Peninsula: The Great Producer

5 month.

H country's film and television industry has received big news. Exclusively reported by Dispatch reporter Kim Young-tae, MAX Productions, which hasn't collaborated with any broadcasting stations this year, has officially announced a partnership with tvN to produce the period drama "Reply 1997".

The news report also revealed that this is the first collaboration between MAX Productions and CJ Entertainment, and they will join forces to create a period drama IP.

The news immediately caused a stir in the broadcasting industry.

K Broadcasting Bureau.

Director Kim Hye-joo came to Director Park Jong-min's office again.

Park Jong-min said speechlessly, "Director Kim, this is the entertainment center, not the drama production center."

Kim Hye-joo sat on the sofa, muttering, "I just don't understand, did someone above offend Ki Yo-gu?"

Park Jong-min frantically pressed his hand down and said, "Are you crazy? Saying things like that in my office."

Kim Hye-joo continued muttering, seemingly unconcerned: "That kid hasn't collaborated with us on a self-produced drama for the start of the year for two years. I went to MAX Production Company last week but couldn't find him, and he's not answering his phone."

Park Jong-min also sat down on the sofa and comforted him, "I asked for you. Besides preparing for a drama he's working on with TVN, he's also preparing for a new variety show on JTBC."

"Aren't you in a hurry? The new program is collaborating with JTBC, but they didn't contact you."

Park Jong-min wasn't in a hurry at all, and slowly said, "I asked him, and he said he's planning cable broadcasting, saying he wants to connect with the internet."

What does "Internet integration" mean?

"In the future, the TV dramas and variety shows he produces will no longer be broadcast on broadcasting stations, but will also be broadcast on the Internet simultaneously. In the early stages, he will still work in cooperation, but once the Internet broadcasting environment is mature, he will go solo."

"Going solo? Qi Yaojiu? It's not impossible for him. Wait, how did you ask Qi Yaojiu? Did you meet him?"

Park Jong-min chuckled and said, "If MAX Productions can't find anyone, they can look elsewhere, like LT Apartments."

Kim Hye-joo stood up and said, "Give me the address, I'll go right away."

Park Jong-min stopped Kim Hye-joo, saying, "It's no use going now, he's moved."

"move place?"

"Um"

"You've been invited?"

"No, he said he'd invite me over for dinner after he finished his work. Oh, and he also invited you."

the other side.

TVN Broadcasting Bureau.

In the conference room of the drama production center, Director Kim Jae-in and two other employees who were very familiar with Ki Yo-gu sat together in chairs.

Qi Yaojiu's smile was somewhat awkward.

He knew that Shin Won-ho and Lee Woo-jung had both left with Na Young-seok and joined TVN at K Broadcasting Station.

I just didn't expect that Director Kim Jae-in would call the two of them together to attend the TV drama production meeting.

Shin Won-ho pushed up his glasses and said to Ki Yo-gu, "I didn't expect that Ki PD and I had similar ideas. I was originally thinking of writing a period drama script."

It was because of that sentence that Qi Yaojiu looked embarrassed.

Writer Lee Woo-jung smoothed things over, saying, "We talked about it a few years ago when we were on the production team of '2 Days & 1 Night.' I thought PD Ki had forgotten, but I didn't expect he still remembered."

Qi Yaojiu didn't remember talking to the two about period dramas a few years ago when he was on the production team of "2 Days & 1 Night".

Taking advantage of the situation, Qi Yaojiu smiled and said, "I remember, there was originally a project to produce last year, but it was postponed because of filming. This series of IPs is worth our hard work, as it is also a true reflection of our generation's past."

Kim Jae-in nodded repeatedly. When he first heard Ki Yo-gu say that he wanted to produce a period drama IP, he felt a sense of joy at finding a TVN drama genre. TVN should be different from other broadcasting stations, and dramas based on realism are the easiest to build a reputation.

Moreover, the production costs for period dramas are not high. In Qi Yaojiu's own words, the entire drama does not need top-tier actors to boost the ratings. Suitable filming locations can be found in many regions of H country, and even broadcasting studios are among the filming locations, so the production burden is very light.

TVN will first broadcast the episodes online, and after eight episodes, it will also be available online. Then, advertising segments can be added to the online streaming section, and there are many ways to recoup costs.

The only difference is that Qi Yaojiu, the IP of the period drama series, has stated in advance that he will only sell the broadcasting rights at most, and CJ Entertainment will only take a 3% cut of this part.

Getting back to the main point, Ki Yo-gu meant that from tomorrow until the end of this week, this conference room in the TVN Broadcasting Station's drama production center will be used as an audition venue.

Before the auditions, TVN broadcasting station had to issue an audition notice requiring the actors to perform in the Busan dialect. In addition to this, Ki Yo-gu also directly requested that Eun Ji-won be cast in the drama.

Everyone present knew who Eun Ji-won was, even Kim Jae-in knew him as the leader of the Sechs Kies group.

Needless to say, Shin Won-ho and Lee Woo-jung are also very close, as Eun Ji-won is a member of "2 Days & 1 Night".

No one objected to the decision that Eun Ji-won wasn't going to be the lead, and there wasn't much else to discuss or decide.

After the meeting ended, Kim Jae-in and the others left the meeting room first.

In the blink of an eye, only Qi Yaojiu, Shen Yuanhao, and Li Youding remained in the conference room.

Lee Woo-jung spoke up first, saying, "Producer Qi is keeping his promise."

"what?"

“When we finished filming the show in Yeonggwang County and were having a late-night snack, PD Ki mentioned that he would arrange new shows, dramas, and movies for Ho-dong and the others.”

"Did I say that?"

Shin Won-ho chimed in, "It was Ki PD who said it. Na PD also said that he would bring Ho Dong and the others to record a new show in the future, and see who can plan more shows."

"You even made a bet?"

"That's right, but it seems that Qi PD is ahead of Luo PD now."

Qi Yaojiu said with a smile, "PD Luo, do you still remember the bet?"

Lee Woo-jung lowered his voice and said, "It's because I always remembered that I left K Broadcasting Station. Director Park Jong-min attaches too much importance to the program '2 Days & 1 Night'. Director Park Jong-min rejected PD Na's proposal to start a new program since the end of the year before last, prioritizing '2 Days & 1 Night'."

Now we know exactly why Na Young-seok left K Broadcasting Station to join TVN. Apparently, K Broadcasting Station cared too much about "2 Days & 1 Night" and only wanted Na PD to do a good job on "2 Days & 1 Night," so they didn't give him any room for independent planning.

Looking back, this trip to K Broadcasting Station was actually closely related to me.

However, coming to TVN was definitely the right decision. The future program planning for Kiyogu, which combines the internet, also borrowed methods from Na Young-seok, and Na Young-seok himself will definitely do a good job.

Shin Won-ho and Lee Woo-jung originally planned to have dinner together with Ki Yo-gu that evening to catch up.

Before he could even speak, Qi Yaojiu received a phone call saying he had other things to do and had to leave first.

The two asked if he needed any help, but Qi Yaojiu didn't say much.

After Qi Yaojiu left, the two looked at each other, and Shen Yuanhao shrugged and said, "Things aren't like they used to be."

Lee Yu-jung shook his head and said, "Back then, PD Qi wouldn't have asked us for any help."

"He must have moved to a new house."

"You heard the phone call just now; it was from the moving company. They said they've already set off."

“Hey, I remember that Ki PD used to live in Yeouido, and Eun Ji-won even said that he had drinks with Ki Yo-gu in Yeouido.”

"Let's go, we still have auditions to prepare for tomorrow. But by the way, is PD Qi's period drama the same one you're looking for?"

"I wouldn't say they're exactly the same, but they're pretty much the same. We can't make period dramas anymore, but we can think about other workplace dramas. I've been reading a comic recently, a workplace comic by writer Yoon Tae-ho, and I think it's alright."

Underground Parking Lot.

Qi Yaojiu unlocked the car door.

As he hurried toward the driver's seat, someone called out to him: "PD Qi!"

He stopped and turned to look at Na Young-seok, who was waving from a distance.

"Brother, I have to go now."

"Hey kid, didn't Yuan Hao and the others tell you to grab a drink and catch up tonight?"

Get in the car, start the engine, and set off.

As Qi Yaojiu passed Luo Yingshi, he stepped on the brakes and looked out the car window at Luo Yingshi, saying, "Let's drink another day. I'm moving today, so I have a lot of things to do. Bye, brother."

Luo Yingshi muttered to himself, watching the direction Qi Yaojiu had left: "He could have just left the moving to a moving company. Why is he so busy? It's not like he's moving into a new house with his girlfriend. Wait, could that kid be secretly dating someone? Otherwise, why is he acting all flustered and secretive?" (End of Chapter)