Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 670 Some Korean Jokes
Pacific Rim 2 was released in various parts of the world and also competed fiercely with Justice League around the globe.

Pacific Rim 2 won more than it lost, and it was better than Justice League in terms of word-of-mouth. The theatrical version of Justice League was really no good.

Pacific Rim 2 was hailed by the media as "the best robot movie of the year" just seven days after its release.

It seems like there haven't been many robot movies released this year.

Anyway, it doesn't matter, it's just the best.

The Hollywood Reporter added, "If Toro can learn to control the budget, he will get a larger budget."

Another comment stated: "While the quality of Pacific Rim 2 is a huge surprise, the high cost remains the most worrying issue."

But now is not the time to worry about costs and profits, and this is not the actors' responsibility. What the actors need to do now is to do a good job of promoting each stop.

Liu Yifei is currently doing activities in South Korea with Toro. She has many fans in South Korea and is quite popular; she even has a dedicated fan support website.

However, the Chinese voices at the event were louder than the Korean voices.

"Yifei!!!"

"Sissi!"

"Ah—Sissi!!"

There were more Chinese banners than Korean banners at the scene.

Liu Yifei was a little confused. She had just been called on stage by the host when she heard someone in the audience shout in Chinese:

"Liu Yifei!!!"

My voice is hoarse.

The audience, whether they understood Chinese or not, laughed. It was because the woman's emotions were so intense that even if they didn't understand the meaning, they could still understand her feelings.

Liu Yifei couldn't hold back her laughter as soon as she stepped on stage. She covered her mouth and laughed, then said in Chinese, "I thought I hadn't gone abroad. Are you all Korean exchange students?"

"Yes!!"

"Ah!! Yifei!"

But this was in South Korea after all, and Liu Yifei couldn't keep interacting with the Chinese audience in Chinese, so the host immediately moved on to the next procedure.

Director Guillermo del Toro is a fan of mecha and monsters, and when discussing these two elements, Japan is naturally an unavoidable topic. del Toro has also said more than once that he is deeply influenced by Japanese anime, and there are many Japanese anime elements in the two Pacific Rim films.

Toro has also said that he likes Chinese culture, especially Sun Wukong from "Journey to the West".

When they returned to South Korea, the host naturally wanted to introduce Korean culture to Toro, so he asked him what he knew about Korean history and culture and whether he had any knowledge of classic Korean elements.

Toro didn't mince words and said directly, "I don't know much about Korean culture."

It's fine if you don't know.

The host began enthusiastically introducing Korean film culture to Toro and Liu Yifei.

However, Toro is a Mexican-American Hollywood director and knows very little about Korean films.

Liu Yifei doesn't download pirated content, and she doesn't usually think about watching Korean movies.

So it's very awkward on stage now. The three of them are sitting together, and the two guests who should be talking eloquently about the film with the audience are silent. On the contrary, the Korean host is talking non-stop, and his spittle is almost spraying onto Toro's face.

"The Host is the best monster movie in South Korea."

When the host mentioned "The Host," the South Korean audience erupted in cheers, demonstrating the film's immense popularity in South Korea.

But the Chinese fans in the audience were unhappy. "I came all this way to see Liu Yifei speak. Why is the host rambling on and on?"

Actually, both Toro and Liu Yifei on stage were quite uncomfortable. I came here to promote the movie, but after half a day, I hadn't said more than a few words, and the host had already said everything.

"Have you two seen 'The Host'?" Both Toro and Liu Yifei said they hadn't.

The host lamented, "Oh, what a pity! Such a great monster movie should have been seen."

Since both Pacific Rim movies feature Hong Kong, and the PPDC headquarters are located there, and China is also a major country for manufacturing Jaegers in the film's setting, the Korean host asked Toro, "Why not set up the PPDC headquarters in South Korea? Why not manufacture the Jaegers in South Korea? South Korea's shipbuilding industry is the most advanced in the world."

Toro immediately thought the host was out of his mind. He didn't tolerate it and directly retorted: "Because South Korea is not suitable. If aliens were to invade Earth one day, South Korea would not be the main rear base to protect humanity. South Korea's military strength and resource scale are insufficient to support it in this role."

The host was speechless after being confronted. He understood English, but Toro's translator was considering whether to transmit Toro's words to the Korean audience in the audience through the microphone.

Liu Yifei realized that the atmosphere on the scene was not right, so she quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Let's talk about the filming."

The host, seizing the opportunity, immediately switched back to filming.

The audience was a bit confused; it looked like the two were arguing.
What exactly did they say?

The average South Korean has a limited level of English proficiency, and most people in the audience couldn't understand Toro's retort to the host.

The conversation went very unpleasantly, and the Koreans left Toro with the impression of being arrogant and disrespectful.

The post-interview banquet proceeded as usual, with radishes and pickled vegetables served. Oh, and instant noodles too.

Toro posted photos of the banquet on his social media, saying, "A delicious meal in Korea."

After dinner, Toro flew to Japan, while Liu Yifei flew to Taiwan.

Don't forget, after the Chinese premiere, Liu Yifei treated them to hot pot, which was only a mid-range price in Beijing, but the table was filled with a dazzling array of ingredients, making it very appealing.

Toro didn't intend to make comparisons, but the two meals from the two countries being placed side by side touched a nerve with the sensitive and fragile Koreans.

South Korean netizens collectively lost their temper and launched a scathing attack on Toro.

"Just looking at the photos, the ramen and kimchi look even better."

"The ramen is much better; you can eat as much of the tasteless food as you want!"

"Now we know what this kid really is, so everyone should stop watching his movies."

"Damn it, I was thinking of buying tickets to see it after watching the trailer, but now I'm not."

South Koreans criticized Toro on foreign websites, which ended up trending on Weibo in China.

#Toro angers South Korean netizens#
The comments under this trending topic are all Chinese netizens mocking South Koreans.

"That's enough, Toro. This is already a state banquet."

"We've reflected on this; we shouldn't have fed our guests so much meat and seafood. We've reflected on this."

"That's hilarious, I suspect Toro did it on purpose."

Then, some netizens spontaneously brought back videos of the event in South Korea and translated and subtitled them.

Chinese netizens launched another round of mockery.

"This host is so unprofessional!"

"Qiuya got married, and you're here singing and dancing, dressed like a feather duster. What are you showing off for?"

"If I were in their shoes, I would have argued back too. Don't you need a host's license in South Korea?"

“I was there that day. Ye-bi’s Korean fans were all cursing the host. Ye-bi didn’t say much that day; she just listened to him babbling on and on.”

"I heard that South Koreans are going to boycott Pacific Rim 2. It's ridiculous. They're boycotting this and that in such a small market."

South Korea's daily life has become a source of amusement on Simplified Chinese websites.

(End of this chapter)