Peninsula: The Great Producer

In early November.

Sangam Cave, S Broadcasting Station.

11th floor, TV drama production center.

Every appearance of Qi Yao Jiu always fills the staff of S Broadcasting Station with a sense of novelty.

The new program "Heroes and Heroes," created by Ki Yao-gu, has not achieved the same success as his previous programs, leading many people at S Broadcasting Corporation's Entertainment Center to discuss Ki Yao-gu behind his back.

Some say that Qi Yao Jiujiang has run out of talent.

Some say that Ki Yo-gu's current achievements at such a young age are entirely due to the unwavering support of K Broadcasting Station. After all, it is a national-level broadcasting station, and Ki Yo-gu was able to achieve his previous success with the cooperation of the entire department.

Some say that Ki Yao-gu was just fooling S Broadcasting Station, as if he was forced to cooperate with S Broadcasting Station. They believe that if the new program had been planned for K Broadcasting Station, the results might have been different.

Qi Yaojiu had actually heard these rumors in the broadcasting station's restroom, but he didn't care.

For him, even if "Heroes and Heroes" were produced and broadcast on K Broadcasting Station, its performance would still be mediocre.

Perhaps, Qi Yaojiu never intended to produce "Heroes and Heroes".

Ultimately, this program is simply a breakthrough for Qi Yao Jiu to establish cooperation with other broadcasting stations.

Fortunately, Qi Yaojiu's "Heroes" did not rank at the bottom; in fact, it ranked higher than the real-time viewership of "Running Man," a new outdoor competition program that S Broadcasting Corporation had been planning for over a year.

Of course, what Qi Yaojiu cares about most is the TV series.

After S Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) announced the cast of its self-produced New Year drama "My Love from the Star" on its official website, the biggest question on major social media platforms was what kind of surprises this drama, which reportedly cost over 10 billion won to produce, would bring to the audience.

TV drama fans are still looking forward to Ki Yo-gu. From his first drama "Brilliant Legacy" to "Secret Garden", he has won the top spot in viewership ratings for two consecutive years. The dramas are of different styles and themes.

This time, just looking at the title of the TV series, "My Love from the Star," makes people inexplicably look forward to new themes and content.

Around 10 a.m., Qi Yaojiu arrived at the production meeting room of "My Love from the Star" with coffee in hand.

Push the door open and enter.

Lee Min-ho, Jun Ji-hyun, Park Hae-jin, and Yoo In-na were all seated.

Yoo In-na gave Ki Yo-gu a meaningful look. Of the four main actors, Yoo In-na was the one who was closest to Ki Yo-gu in private.

Qi Yaojiu distributed coffee to everyone, clapped his hands, and said, "Everyone, today is the last meeting before the TV series production press conference. Let's ask the same question: do you all think there are any parts of the script that need to be changed?"

Director Kim Young-byeon chimed in, "Producer Ki has put 100% effort into this drama. I heard that when he was at K Broadcasting Station, he didn't ask the actors for their opinions, so if you have any good ideas, feel free to bring them up now."

Qi Yaojiu waved his hand and said, "Director Jin, you're being too serious. I'm not a dictator."

"Hahaha"

After the laughter subsided, Jun Ji-hyun spoke up: "Um, PDnim."

Ki Yoo-gu looked at Jun Ji-hyun.

Their eyes met, and Jun Ji-hyun deliberately avoided Ki Yo-gu's gaze.

Ki Yo-gu realized he shouldn't have stared at Jun Ji-hyun with such intense gaze and explained, "I'm sorry, I really am a fan of Jun Ji-hyun."

Yoo In-na glanced at Jun Ji-hyun and then at Ki Yo-gu.

That's Jun Ji-hyun, I feel a little shy.

Please don't like Ki Yo-gu! There's nothing good about younger men, and Ki Yo-gu is someone I like. What if Jun Ji-hyun joins in? It seems like there's no chance of I like him.

Jun Ji-hyun is not really interested in younger men. She accepted the drama invitation because of the outstanding achievements of Ki Yo-gu in his two consecutive works, and she found the script very novel, so she decided to work with him.

There are many questions, and Jun Ji-hyun has many questions about them.

Even after visiting the recording studio that cost 1 billion H yuan to build last time, I still have many questions. For example, how to depict time freezing, how to have endless power to prevent danger after teleportation, how to manipulate objects from a distance, how to have super hearing, and so on.

Even if special effects are used, will they really produce the desired effect?

Don't write a grand script that fails to deliver the desired effect in the end, resulting in a hodgepodge. Putting aside your reputation, any hope of using this TV series to revive your career will ultimately be nothing but wishful thinking.

Jun Ji-hyun voiced all her doubts.

In fact, it wasn't just Jun Ji-hyun who had these doubts; Director Kim Young-bin, as well as the directors and screenwriters at the drama production center, also had similar questions.

Qi Yaojiu remained calm and composed, patiently explaining, "The recording studio cost 1 billion H yuan to build, and at least 10 billion H yuan of the remaining production cost will be used for special effects. So you don't need to worry, I have already contacted a special effects team from Hollywood in the United States to join our production team this time."

Qi Yaojiu wasn't exaggerating; he didn't handle the special effects filming himself. Hollywood is undoubtedly the most authoritative and expensive place in the world, and special effects production is the only one. Qi Yaojiu didn't consider the interests of the MAX team in the post-production editing. The biggest expense for this show was the sale of the copyright.

While answering questions, Qi Yaojiu told the actors, "The open casting call will begin in three days. If you have any actors you think you can recommend, I will consider them."

Jin Yingbian was a little confused.

When Qi Yaojiu was producing dramas for K Broadcasting Station, he always had a firm word, especially when it came to casting. Why is he doing this by going along with the flow and playing by personal connections?

Some people understand, some don't.

Lee Min-ho hesitated, but he actually wanted to recommend Kim Bum, who co-starred with him in "Boys Over Flowers," to also participate in this drama. When he read the script, he felt that Kim Bum could give the role of the villain, who was also the brother of the second male lead, a try. This was mainly because Kim Bum had mentioned wanting to challenge himself with other roles after filming "Boys Over Flowers."

The contrast between his seemingly harmless and handsome face and the dark side he hides would broaden Kim Bum's acting range if he were to actually take on the role.

The problem was that no one recommended him first, and it was Lee Min-ho's first time working with Ki Yo-gu, so he didn't feel comfortable asking.

Jun Ji-hyun remained calm. She didn't recommend any actors, mainly because among the actors she had worked with, those she felt were not suitable due to their good character and acting skills, such as Cha Tae-hyun and Park Shin-yang.

As for Song Seung-heon, Lee Byung-hun, and Lee Jung-jae...

Park Hae-jin didn't ask for a recommender; he was already very satisfied to be handpicked by Ki Yo-gu to play the second male lead in this drama.

Liu Renna glanced at the other people's expressions.

She wanted to recommend Lee Ji-eun.

This drama features the female lead as a child and the female lead's stylist. Although they are both supporting roles, Lee Ji-eun's recognition and popularity would definitely be higher if she could star in them.

Unfortunately, Ki Yo-gu hadn't mentioned to Lee Ji-eun that he would be starring in this drama, so it seemed like Ki Yo-gu didn't want Lee Ji-eun to be in it.

Anyway, sometimes Yoo In-na just doesn't understand what's going on between Ki Yo-gu and Lee Ji-eun.

For something this good, the production team invited a Hollywood special effects team to join in. Combined with the script, it's sure to cause a sensation when it airs.

I looked around, but no one recommended it.

Qi Yaojiu calmly said, "Since that's the case, then let's have a public audition. I'll have to trouble everyone to go to the recording studio later to take some costume photos. That's all for now."

The actors went to take costume photos under the guidance of Zhao Enhui.

In the conference room.

Kim Young-byeon pulled Ki Yo-gu aside and asked, "Producer Ki, give me a heads-up, is this drama going to be a hit?"

Ki Yoo-gu shrugged with a smile and said, "Director-nim, I decided to put this drama on S Broadcasting Station because of Director Choi In-young. Let me put it this way, S Broadcasting Station's decision to produce its own drama was definitely a wise one."

Kim Young-byeon laughed and said, "That's exactly what I've been waiting for. Now I'm looking forward to the premiere of the drama. As always, PD Ki, just say what support you need. No matter the department or the situation, I can guarantee that the support you receive from K Broadcasting Station will be no less than that from K Broadcasting Station."

Qi Yaojiu got up and left the production conference room first.

I had just walked towards the elevator when my phone rang.

Seeing that the caller ID showed Park Jiyeon, Ki Yo-gu waited a few seconds before pressing the answer button. (End of Chapter)