When I was in Reply 1988

Chapter 121 Insufficient Budget
"Nanzhu, do you have anything else to do this afternoon?"

"I'm going to participate in a variety show this afternoon, and the director asked me to promote "Gift from Room 7."

Hearing this, Ma Il-sung rolled his eyes at Lee Chang-dong.

It really doesn't waste any manpower.

After the meeting, the four of them went to Lee Chang-dong's office together.

His office is quite big.

"Please sit anywhere. I have ginseng tea and Nanzhu here. Please make some for them first."

Lee Chang-dong's style has now become more sophisticated and he is no longer the unknown director he used to be.

Ma Richeng found a seat and sat down without any hesitation, looking very casual.

"Ayong, I heard that you asked someone to sign a little girl and planned to let her audition for the female lead?"

Li Changdong was a little surprised: "Is this true?"

He doesn't know about this yet.

"Lee Mi-yeon is a very talented girl. I brought her here on the day of the audition and we followed the procedures. If her acting skills are not good enough, she will be eliminated directly."

Hearing this, Ma Richeng nodded slightly.

Their business has just started, and they can't let someone ruin the good situation.

Lee Chang-dong smiled frivolously and asked, "Is she pretty?"

Li Renyong has always suspected that Lee Chang-dong is an LSP, but he has no evidence.

"Beautiful."

That’s the second generation of national first love, how could she not be beautiful?

Zheng Nanzhu placed a cup of brewed ginseng tea in front of each person.

She glanced at Li Renyong inconspicuously. What's the use of being beautiful?

I am so beautiful but Ayong doesn’t like me.

Who else could he have eyes for except that girl named Paula?

"It seems you have a lot of confidence in her."

After Ma Il-sung's introduction, Lee Chang-dong finally understood the situation of this girl named Lee Mi-yeon.

Someone who can't even act well wants to play the leading female role?

"Watch her performance at the audition tomorrow."

Li Renyong didn't say much. Anyway, whether it was a mule or a horse, he had to take it out for a walk.

Just then, Lu Feng hurriedly pushed open the door of the office.

He was breathing heavily and sweat was beginning to appear on his forehead.

It was obvious that he had just finished a meeting and came here.

He bowed directly to everyone with a very solemn attitude.

"I'm sorry, I didn't get the budget approval right this time."

Both his expression and attitude are full of sincerity, which can't help but move people.

A senior leader bowed and apologized to his subordinates for such trivial matters as the budget.

Such a thing has never happened anywhere else, let alone in a country like South Korea where seniors and juniors are clearly distinguished.

Li Cangdong quickly stood up and said, "How can you be blamed for this? After all, budget review is not up to you alone."

Zheng Nanzhu also very colorfully made a cup of ginseng tea for Lu Feng.

After Lu Feng sat down, he thanked him and then explained the whole story.

Although BCB TV is a thriving new TV station, it has serious internal factions.

The industrial conservative faction headed by the director has the biggest financial backer of BCB as their backer.

Generally speaking, we just sit back and watch the clouds roll by, and all we have to do is ensure the stable development of the TV station.

There is also a group that focuses on TV dramas, a group that deals with news, and a group that focuses on movies headed by Lu Feng, and so on.

But there are not many people in Lu Feng’s group.

The TV station has a limited budget each quarter. If we give you more, others will have less.

This time their budget was taken away by a TV series. The film department was originally a newly established department in the TV station. If there was no document issued by the higher-ups, they would not have been established at all.

Therefore, in terms of status, it is currently at the bottom.

What is the most important thing in television?

Ratings.

No matter whether it is news, variety shows, or TV series.

There is only one standard to measure your ability, and that is the ratings.

At this time, Li Renyong stood up with a confident smile on his face.

"Then let those TV drama producers see what we are capable of."

Hearing this, Li Changdong and others also smiled.

Well, if you have good works in hand, why worry about the lack of ratings?

Fortunately, I didn't sign a lifetime contract, otherwise I would have to argue with them just over the budget.

If the filming is not good, it is their fault. If it is good, they don’t get much share.

Zheng Nanzhu smiled and said, "I don't want the share of "The Gift of Room 7", use it to shoot "Heartbeat"."

Although she is not physically by Li Renyong's side, she still supports Li Renyong with actions.

"Sister Nanzhu, aren't you going to buy a car?"

To be honest, Li Renyong was somewhat touched.

Zheng Nanzhu has just graduated from college, and one percent of the share is quite a lot for her.

She just moved and needs a lot of money for her living.

But for the investment in a movie, it is just a drop in the bucket.

Zheng Nanzhu smiled sweetly and shook her head, saying that you can buy a car at any time.

Lu Feng sat quietly aside and his impression of Zheng Nanzhu changed slightly. He originally thought she was just an actor.

We often see her in Rle magazine, and she is an actress with a bad reputation.

I didn't expect that she actually got a share of the profits. So we can't look at her like an ordinary actress.

Besides, using his own share to invest in movies is a slap in his face.

However, he had no choice regarding the budget.

It looks like I have to treat them to dinner again. No meal can't appease them.

There is still some office expenses.

"Don't worry. If you need anything else, just ask. For tomorrow's audition, we will send invitations to the actors on behalf of the TV station. Let's go eat now."

Hearing this, Li Changdong was overjoyed.

It adds another layer of protection.

An invitation from a TV station does not carry the same weight as an invitation from a film production company.

"I won't go. I still have to contact the idol artist's company."

You won’t die from skipping a meal.

The audition will be tomorrow. It will be very frustrating if no one is suitable to play the male lead.

Lu Feng tried to persuade him to stay, but Ma Richeng just wanted to go to work.

Migrant workers, migrant workers, and migrant workers are all human beings.

At the same time, Lu Feng also solemnly invited Zheng Nanzhu this time.

After the meal, Li Renyong had a deeper understanding of Lu Feng's shrewdness.

It only took him one meal to make Lee Chang-dong and Jung Nam-joo forgive him, and he also let them know his difficulties.

The two were moved and said that the budget had nothing to do with Lu Feng and they did not blame him.

Li Renyong was speechless. As a worker these days, if your leader speaks to you from the heart, you have to open your heart out?
In the afternoon, Ma Richeng called and said that he had communicated with the idol management company and the results were promising.

Today is the second chapter.

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