After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 631 exploded the box office, Qinglong's best director!
The road show in Gwangju was like a ray of light that cut through the sky, broke through all the shady scenes, and justified the reputation of Seoul Spring! It set off the entire Internet!
On the second day, the light materialized.

Countless posters appeared on the streets of Seoul. On the posters: On the bridge in the dark night, Lee Tae-shin stands against the light, resisting the rebels alone!
The shocking poster has aroused the curiosity of countless people, and also made countless people heartbroken!

October 12th, Sunday.

On the second Sunday of its release, Seoul Spring saw a crazy amount of 101 million viewers, breaking the single-day box office record in Korea!

Push this record to a million!

Seoul Spring was unexpectedly released, but faced all kinds of doubts and boycotts. Even though half-price tickets were opened in advance, the early box office was still disappointing.

The number of moviegoers in the first five days was less than 160 million, and the box office has since hovered around .

It was not until the Gwangju roadshow that the people of Gwangju embraced the Seoul Spring with their own attitude and broke the shackles of doubt.

The first hurdle for the release of Seoul Spring is Gwangju!
This is a question of subject matter and has nothing to do with politics, business wars, or general elections.

The Gwangju issue was originally something that Lee Mi Jin had to resolve before the release of the film, but it was too late to do so due to the sudden release, and in the end it became a problem that Lee Ming Yang had to deal with.

Use the power of the government to guide public opinion and characterize Seoul Spring as a symbol of national criticism, national self-examination, and democratic awakening.

From reverse ethnic linkage to positive democracy linkage!

The polar reversal led to the explosive box office, which should have come earlier but was just delayed.

The movie with the highest number of viewers in the history of Korean films is "The Battle of Myeongryang". In addition to its excellent film quality, more importantly, this movie conforms to the mainstream values ​​and is endorsed by the government!
One million visitors in two days, two million in three days, over ten million in twelve days, and over 100 million in nineteen days!
Toyo Building, conference room.

"There's still time for everything." Li Mingyang flipped through the movie data table on the table.

Thanks to his unremitting efforts, the box office power of Seoul Spring began to emerge. The next step was to make "Seoul Spring" a movie that every Korean should watch.

Then you are done!
"The movie-watching scene is still very popular today, and the total number of moviegoers has exceeded 450 million." Zhang Wei said after hanging up the phone.

Li Mingyang nodded, "This momentum can be even better. Let's get ready and post the CG production footage of Seoul Spring online at noon. Let all of Korea know that Seoul Spring is not as simple as it looks. It is a real special effects blockbuster that costs a lot of money!"

"Yeah." Zhang Wei nodded, paused, and said, "Lee Boo-jin asked you to have lunch with her."

"No! I'm busy!"

"It has nothing to do with the protesters at City Hall Square. I'm just simply discussing endorsement cooperation. The Shilla Hotel's duty-free shop business really needs your help."

"If you want to cooperate, you have to show your sincerity. Let her pay first. What's the point of cooperation if you can't even see the money?"

Zhang Wei tried to persuade him a few more times and talked to him face to face during dinner, but Li Mingyang was unwilling to help. He would definitely not help unless he saw the money.

The 100 billion endorsement contract given by Lee Boo-jin is actually the debt owed by Huahua Technology.

He said he was using the endorsement fees to pay off his debts.

In fact, whether or not to repay and how to repay are all up to Lee Boo-jin.

Although this money will be greatly reduced after paying taxes when it reaches him, it will not be enough to pay off his debts!

But he didn't trust Lee Boo-jin because there were too many reasons.

He didn't want to be involved in a huge tax evasion problem because of the debt problem.

South Korea implements a progressive tax rate system for personal income tax on entertainers. Among them, taxpayers with annual income exceeding 10 billion won are subject to the highest tax rate of 42%.
A 100 billion dollar endorsement is a huge pit. If Lee Boo-jin really wants to help him, it should be in the form of a loan.

Lee Boo-jin has peach blossom eyes, which is a good thing.

But the eldest princess of Samsung is essentially a chaebol, and a big chaebol of Samsung!

You can deal with them, but you can't trust them.

Li Meijin was in the same group with her and still took more than one precaution against her.

The most important matter of being the vice president was not told to her.

Peach blossom eyes are just lust.

Lust is not necessary; appetite and lust for power are more terrible!
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At twelve noon, the CG special effects footage of Seoul Spring was released across the entire network.

From the behind-the-scenes footage, you can clearly see the real appearance of the streets of Seoul Spring. It is not as old-fashioned as in the movie and is very modern.

The Chinese characters on graffiti, road signs, and store signs were covered with blue cloth during the actual filming and created with CG in post-production.

The cordoned-off street is actually just an ordinary street with blue curtains standing on three sides, and the grand scene is all special effects.

The streets and distant views during the transitions were all post-production.

Driving a vehicle, the scene outside the car is a special effect.

The fleeting spots of light are also special effects.

The furnishings and layout of the interior are also special effects, and the film’s details are far more than what the audience sees.

The filming process involved the arrangement of complex scenes, with dozens of characters appearing in many single scenes and interacting with each other.

In order to make the performances of the main actors as realistic and vivid as possible, director Li Mingyang asked stuntmen or stand-ins to participate in the rehearsals.

After using storyboards and fixing the shots, we conduct a lot of software simulation and real-scene simulation. If the requirements are still not met, we will use post-production restoration to improve the scene little by little.

In the half-hour post-production footage, through a lot of comparisons with the original film, the audience realized that Seoul Spring really did have a lot of special effects.

There is a huge gap between the shooting material and the finished film.

At the end of the behind-the-scenes footage, there is an empty space in the movie.

The actual shooting screen appears.

A warrior wearing armor and holding a spear, the patriotic general Yi Sun-sin.

The bronze statue is located at the front of Gwanghwamun Square. The general overlooks the earth, symbolizing the protection of the country and the people.

The actual picture is pretty ordinary.

After post-production special effects processing, the sun rises and the clouds are fiery, dazzling and eye-catching. Through the changes in light and shadow effects, the statue instantly becomes three-dimensional, tall and real!
As soon as the CG production footage of Seoul Spring was released, a post online saying that the production cost of Seoul Spring was low was immediately criticized by the sharp-tongued Korean netizens, and the post was deleted.

The Internet is full of praise for the special effects of Seoul Spring.

“I really can’t tell this is a special effect!”

"I never expected this film to use so much post-production. I thought it was all real scenes."

"It's amazing, it's perfect."

"This movie is truly a masterpiece that is carefully crafted in every detail. It's truly remarkable."

“A real special effects blockbuster!”

"The last scene of Yi Sun-sin amazed me. The dynamic performance of light and shadow was amazing!"

"The ticket price of over 4,000 won is really reasonable!"

This wave of booster publicity greatly boosted the reputation of Seoul Spring. Overnight, all the major professional websites scored Seoul Spring above 9 points.

In this era, special effects blockbusters are the box office magic weapon, and people go to the cinema to pursue the special effects viewing experience.

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

Inside a restaurant in Wenjingdong, Gangnam District.

Li Mingyang, Lee Byung-hun, Hwang Jung-min and more than a dozen others raised their glasses to celebrate.

"Director Lee is worthy of being the box office king! Seoul Spring had such terrible early results, but now the box office is actually picking up," Lee Byung-hun complimented.

"Hey! It's all thanks to everyone!"

"Director Lee is too modest. The film was released unexpectedly and there was a boycott in Gwangju. Just the boycott in Gwangju could have ruined the film. It was all Director Lee who turned the tide! Let's all give a toast to Director Lee." Jung Woo-sung shouted.

Li Mingyang was about to toast with everyone, but Gao Jinyin stood up and said, "Tonight is the Blue Dragon Awards ceremony, we can't drink anymore."

"If Director Li doesn't drink, then you drink." Lee Byung-hun, the boss, encouraged.

"I'll drink if I want." Kim Go-eun narrowed her eyes and toasted all the movie kings.

Tonight, the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony was held at the Sejong Center in Seoul.

Everyone present was invited.

Basically, the competition for Best Actor is among those present here.

Hwang Jung-min from "New World", Lee Byung-hun from "The King and the Demon", Choi Min-sik and Ha Jung-woo from "Standing by a Criminal", and Kim Yoon-seok from "Fighting Boys".

Kim Yun-seok, what impressed Li Mingyang the most was the Northeastern boss who killed everyone in the Yellow Sea with a bone stick.

He and Ha Jung-woo are good brothers.

The total box office of Li Mingyang’s movies in Korea this year has exceeded 20 million so far!

The best of the year! The best of the gap!

And Seoul Spring is still creating new box office miracles!
Most of these movie kings are successful and famous, and their desire for box office is even more hungry than awards. This is related to their pay and quality of life.

The status of Korean entertainment movie kings is high, but their ability to make money is not strong and they have few endorsements!

They rely on the pay.

After all, people like Won Bin are still very rare.

The appearance of an idol and the ability of an actor.

The reputation is good and is obvious to everyone inside and outside the industry. It is very positive.

Therefore, Korean movie stars are very prolific.

The box office of the film market has exploded this year, and the actors' pay has also risen sharply. The pay of first-line stars has jumped from 5 million to 7 million.

Some first-line stars receive box office bonuses. When the movie passes the break-even point, the income increases in proportion to the profit. However, not many stars receive this treatment.

Song Kang-ho, Ha Jung-woo, and Kim Yoon-seok are all stars with a net worth of over 700 million.

More than 500 million, less than 700 million, Won Bin, Jang Dong-gun, Lee Byung-hun, Hwang Jung-min.

4 million to 5 million line: Kim Bum-soo, Park Hae-il, Ko Soo, Kang Dong-won, Kang Ji-hwan, Lee Jung-jae, etc.
3 million to 4 million line: Kim Soo-hyun, Cha Tae-hyun, Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seong-ryong, etc.
The price is really low, which means that one movie can invite several movie stars to work together.

It's a bit like Hong Kong's golden age.

With the same script, excellent actors can always bring unexpected effects and raise the ceiling of the film.

No matter how popular a female lead is, her pay will be 1 to 2 million yuan lower than that of a male lead. This is determined by the market.

4 million to 5 million: Ha Ji-won, the heroine of Sex is Zero, who was born in the th grade.

Gao Xianzheng, the daughter of a chaebol, is the wife of the nephew of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee.

Son Ye-jin, the queen of romance movies and the queen of low-budget movies.

3 million to 4 million: Kim Hye-soo, Jun Ji-hyun, Lim Soo-jung, Lee Min-jung, Lee Na-young, etc.
Jun Ji-hyun should be the first, but she is too unproductive and too picky about scripts...

Although her pay is lower than that of male stars.

But when it comes to money-making ability, female stars are much stronger than male stars. Female stars generally have a good reputation and a good image and temperament.

Unlike male celebrities who are good-looking and have good personalities, they are rare. Lee Byung-hun is handsome enough, but few brands actively approach him. Korean netizens are very disgusted with the products he endorses and even boycott them.

Lao Huang...has a bad image.

Lee Jung-jae is a regular spokesperson.

Jung Woo-sung was originally in an awkward position, but his image as Lee Tae-shin in Seoul Spring was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and his endorsement fees skyrocketed, with more than 30 brands in talks.

In addition to film pay and endorsements, the most important source of income for celebrities is activities.

Compared with domestic activities, activities in Korea involve too many political and business factors!

Especially for those artists who are placed on the entertainment blacklist in the future, their income from activities will be cut to zero.

Korean entertainment is the back garden of the chaebol. The more you rely on the chaebol, the more income you will earn. Otherwise, you can only rely on your own efforts.

Korean entertainment may be criticized, but it is difficult to completely ban the actors...

Actors are never short of work. Even if they are banned by the authorities, they can still rely on their own efforts to film in their own country, support themselves, and gain enough respect and status.

The structure of Korean entertainment is very different and quite different from the entertainment circles in all regions of the world.

On one side is a popular idol, and on the other side is a hard-working actor.

It is very difficult for idols to enter the acting circle.

It is even more difficult for an actor to become a skilled actor.

Chungmuro ​​is the commanding height of Korean entertainment. Once you enter Chungmuro, it’s basically another world - a new world!

If you want to enter Chungmuro, the Blue Dragon Award is the most valuable ticket!
Both the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Grand Bell Film Awards claim to be the most authoritative symbols of the Korean film industry, but the Grand Bell Film Awards' 15 awards to "The King" have been collectively questioned by people inside and outside the industry.

The selection of the Blue Dragon Awards has attracted greater attention from the Korean film industry and audiences.

Almost all the famous filmmakers in Korea are here!

At seven o'clock in the evening, Li Mingyang, Kim Go-eun, and a group of movie stars walked the red carpet together.

The whole audience was excited as soon as he appeared on stage.

"Oppa!"

"Ah! Oppa!"

"Look here, Oppa!"

The screams were deafening and the Oppas kept on screaming.

After entering the inner field, Lee Myung-yang was sitting in the second row, with Kim Go-eun on his left and Hwang Jung-min on his right.

This seat was arranged by Li Mingyang. The director of CJ can do this.

The judging criteria for the Blue Dragon Film Festival is based on voting by 500 filmmakers and netizens.

Logically speaking, this should be the easiest to manipulate behind the scenes, but the Blue Dragon Award is the most credible film award in South Korea.

I guess it has something to do with the fact that netizens are not allowed to falsify votes... This rule has been implemented effectively.

After an opening speech by the host, the first award to be presented was the Best New Actor Award.

The final award was won by Zhao Zhengxi from Introduction to Architecture.

Next up is the Best New Actress Award.

Kim Go-eun lived up to expectations and successfully won the trophy for Best New Actress.

Recognized by many awards including the Grand Bell Awards, Busil Film Awards, Korean Film Critics Association Awards, Jecheon International Music and Film Festival, and the Blue Dragon Award, it is already the "Five Crowns" this year.

Since then, there is one more new star emerging from the 19+ track.

When this award was presented, a very funny thing was that the award presenter was Ryu Seung-ryong.

Who is the female celebrity that Ryu Seung-ryong praised the most this year? It was Kim Go-eun. He praised her whenever the media interviewed her, and the praise was different every time.

He praised Kim Go-eun so much that she became shy.

Kim Go-eun's opponent this year, who caught Li Mingyang's attention, is Go Ara from SM. This girl is really beautiful, with the looks of an idol.

He has made several movies, and he has the nerve to compete for the Best Newcomer Award...

After being praised for being beautiful by Liu Chenglong, she was basically done for.

Kim Go-eun went on stage to receive the award in a red strapless dress. After thanking the actors, director and staff of the crew, she burst into tears and expressed her apologies and gratitude to her family.

After the two newcomer awards, the next ones are some technical awards.

There are also singing and dancing performances in the middle.

Just when Li Mingyang was feeling bored, Kim Sae-ron appeared in a little white dress.

"Hello everyone, I am Kim Sae-ron who starred in the movie Uncle and Neighbors..."

"The reason I am standing on the Blue Dragon Awards stage today is because I have something to say to the senior actors and directors present here."

“I debuted in 2009, so it’s been four years now.”

"I have some small, simple wishes."

"My first wish is if we can film the second season of Wolf Spider Boy. I want to play the role of Park Bo Young's sister. Joong Ki Oppa is waiting for me."

"I also have a second wish, I want to become the nation's first love like Suzy. Suzy's nation's first love is exactly five years later, and I will take over."

"My third dream is that I really like Uhm Jung Hwa. She is a good dancer and beautiful. I like her very much. In the future, I want to be like her and make a movie like a dancing queen."

"How's my dancing ability? Do you want to see it?"

"And all the directors, I still can't watch the movies I star in. Please let me star in a movie I can watch. I want to watch the movie I star in in the cinema."

"I will follow the example of my seniors and work hard to become a good actor."

"By that time, I think I will definitely have a boyfriend as handsome as Li Mingyang."

"Finally, if I can work with Lee Ming Yang Oppa, I wouldn't mind if I can watch my own movie in the cinema."

After Jin Sae-ron finished speaking, she held the microphone and looked nervously at Li Mingyang in the audience.

Li Mingyang didn't expect that he would end up eating the melon himself.

Li Mingyang likes Kim Sae-ron very much. It is rare to find a girl with such good acting skills.

Just look at the fact that the Blue Dragon Awards specially held a separate screening for her, and you will know how much Korean filmmakers value her future.

But I met a ltp scumbag...

Li Mingyang smiled and nodded.

Kim Sae-ron jumped up happily, then realized that this was an award ceremony, and continued reading the script, "Until now, this has been Kim Sae-ron's dream. Now, let me introduce the next stage, Jang Ki-ha and the faces."

Next came the performance, but it was just a man singing, which was not interesting at all.

Qinglong is still too conservative, he should organize a girl group to dance.

What followed was another boring awards ceremony, with the grand prize of the Blue Dragon Award all to come.

The Best Director award was about to be presented, and Li Mingyang became excited.

"It's time to announce the director awards. I've seen all five of these films and really wanted to keep the results a secret so I could take the trophy home myself, but now it's time to announce it."

"Wow!"

"Director Li Mingyang of New World!"

"Congratulations!"

When Li Mingyang came, he knew that New World would win an award, but he was not sure which award it would win.

I didn’t expect it to be the Best Director Award!

Li Mingyang went on stage and received the first director award in his life.

He looked down at his first director award in his life. It was so ugly, a golden sculpture of a woman dragging a large medal.

He rubbed the trophy with his thumb, examining it carefully.

For a while, I was confused and confused. I had never won any directing awards in China, but I actually won the Blue Dragon Award for Best Director when I went abroad.

How ironic!
The Blue Dragon Film Festival set a new precedent in the history of Korean films!
For the first time, the Best Director Award was given to a foreigner!

Just like the three major film festivals in China, they mainly reward and support local filmmakers.

The Blue Dragon Award has never been given to a foreigner as an important award.

But Li Mingyang broke this tradition!

Korean filmmakers, media, and audiences all warmly welcomed his arrival and were eager for him to truly integrate into Korean films.

This award is the greatest recognition for him!

This is the first time that the Blue Dragon Award was given to a student from the University of Tokyo. The first person in the previous life was Tang Wei, who was awarded the Best Actress award.

The Best Actress award is totally incomparable to the Best Director award.

Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor are the three most prestigious awards at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

The Golden Rooster Award was coldly received, the Golden Horse Award got zero points, and the Hong Kong Film Award was a clown.

Li Mingyang was actually not confident about winning the award tonight, so he asked Hwang Jung-min and Kim Go-eun to sit on his left and right to share in the festive mood.

Unexpectedly, good news came from the sky!

At this moment, Li Mingyang felt relieved.

Man! Only when you get it, you will let it go!

"It's very unexpected and I'm very happy. Thank you Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik. Without you, there would be no New World, and I wouldn't have received this award today."

"Thank you CJ for your support, thank you to my film team, thank you to my family, thank you to my friends, thank you for all the hardship I've been through, thank you for all the injustice I've experienced!"

“I want to say here, never give up. What you persist in will one day become a boomerang of fate that rewards you.”

Li Mingyang raised his head and held up the trophy. "To the audiences who like New World, my new movie "Seoul Spring" is now in theaters. All fairness and justice need to be protected. There is a light in everyone's heart, and everyone is Lee Tae-shin! Thank you everyone!"

After Li Mingyang finished speaking, he faced the audience and bowed deeply!
Thunderous applause broke out.

When Li Mingyang raised his head, the audience was already standing.

Everyone in the audience regarded him as one of Han Ying's own.

at the same time!

He couldn't turn back.

We can only move forward! Move forward! Move forward by any means necessary!
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(End of this chapter)