Peninsula: I'm the Top Streamer

Chapter 182 Hidden Logic
Quan Xuanhe talked on the phone with Zhou Ziyu until late at night before hanging up.

The relationship has made a breakthrough and is in a period of rapid development, but the emotional relationship has not yet surpassed the close physical relationship between the two people.

The best way to develop feelings is to meet each other, but due to their special identities, they cannot meet every day. The situation forces them to do so. Both of them have busy schedules, and if they want to meet, they may have to squeeze out some time late at night.

It’s not that both of you are so busy that you don’t have time all day, it’s just that you both have your own schedules. On one day you are free but I’m not, and on another day I’m free but you’re not. This is the reason why the press release said that you can’t meet because of busy schedules.

The next day, Seocho District.

Kwon Hyun-hyuk got out of the car. Park Jung-jung whispered a few words to him before he got out of the car, and then took him to a conference room upstairs to meet the main creators behind Squid Games.

Park Jung-jung knocked on the door, then motioned for Kwon Hyun-hyuk to go in. As for himself, he did not go in and waited for him to come out.

Quan Xuanhe tidied himself up, then pushed open the door and walked in. Several people sitting in the conference room also looked up at him. He greeted each of them and briefly introduced himself.

He came here today just to meet first. After all, if he didn't meet and get familiar with each other after getting the role, and waited until the script reading to meet, it would be too late, which is not his style.

"Ani Asaiyo, Quan Xuanhe Yimida, it's an honor."

There were many big names behind the scenes present.

The only woman in the room was Kim Ji-yeon, the owner of Siren Picture Productions and the producer of the Squid Game project.

It is worth mentioning here that the TV series produced by Netflix are usually outsourced to local production companies. Netflix itself does not have a production company.

Including the Netflix-exclusive TV series you see online, such as Kingdom, Sweet Home, etc., they are all outsourced by Netflix to local production companies in South Korea. The production company is named after Netflix, and the copyright naturally belongs to Netflix.

Following this logic, if the project becomes a hit later, the money earned will naturally have nothing to do with you. As a result, a series of labor disputes arose subsequently, which I will not elaborate on here.

In short, some screenwriters, producers and production companies are actually quite close to Netflix, because Netflix is ​​rich and does not interfere in the production.

My style is a bit like that of the coal bosses from 10 or 20 years ago. I'm not as knowledgeable as you about how to shoot, so I just invest money. You can create freely and just make sure the content is good.

While Netflix is ​​also capital, there are different levels of capital, right? For example, in this regard, Ali in China is not as good as Netflix, and outsiders intervening usually don't have very good results.

Netflix's generous approach and its delegation of power are a major advantage compared to local and other capital, and it has indeed made the film and television industry increasingly inclined to produce content for Netflix.

Therefore, Netflix’s dominance in South Korea is due to the three essential factors: time, place, and people. This has also led to the somewhat distorted development of the Korean film and television industry today.

Closer to home.

Kim Ji-yeon is a senior producer in the industry. She originally worked at Showbox. Showbox is simply a giant among film production companies and one of the four major film production and distribution companies in South Korea.

Also present was director Hwang Dong Hyuk.

There is no need to introduce this director, he is the director of the famous Korean movie "The Crucible". There is no need to introduce the movie "The Crucible" too much, as it has created unparalleled social influence.

Kwon Hyun Hyuk was able to get this role this time thanks to Lee Byung Hun's help. Hwang Dong Hyuk and Lee Byung Hun met each other after working together on a movie called Namhansanseong in 2017.

So it's no surprise that Lee Byung-hun made an appearance in Squid Game. Of course, Lee Byung-hun was also there, and Kwon Hyun-hyuk, as an actor he brought into the crew, had to be brought along to meet him.

In addition to the three mentioned above, Kim Min-young was also present. She is the president of Netflix's Korean content. She was formerly the Asia-Pacific content executive of Twitter and has worked at NBC Universal's French branch and CJ E&M.

Squid Game is one of the most important projects at the moment, and it is worthy of Kim Min-young's personal attention. After all, this project can be traced back to 2018, when she had just taken office and Hwang Dong-hyuk approached her.

At that time, the script of Squid Game was not well received and repeatedly ran into obstacles. Otherwise, Kim Min-young, who had just taken office not long ago, would not have been found.

Everything that seems normal to us has its own traces when we think about it carefully.

Look at the people here, which one of them is not in the film circle, which one of them is not from Chungmuro ​​or has more or less connection with it? This is clearly the Chungmuro ​​team, the circle that actors dream of squeezing into.

Why does Kwon Hyun Hyuk go to such great lengths to get to know all kinds of people? Isn't it just to squeeze into this circle? Look, he just paid homage to Lee Byung Hun at first, and then if he performed well in BH, he could get involved in big projects.

He felt the real gap before he even set foot in.

Lee Min Ho, Lee Jong Suk and others were very popular a few years ago, but now they are gradually declining. At their age, they can't get into the circle and get resources, so they can only stay in the same place and act in melodramas. To put it more miserably, there is only one word: yellow.

On the other hand, Park Seo-joon, who was not doing well at the same time, made great progress in the later period with the support of others and the company and is also a powerful figure in Chungmuro. He has constant resources and can play roles in key film projects from time to time. He also appeared in Parasite and joined Marvel in the following years. He is clearly one of the new representatives of Chungmuro.

"This is a junior from our company, a guy who performed very well."

Lee Byung-hun sat in his seat and turned his head to look at the others. With a smile on his face, he introduced him to the others present. In fact, he was supporting him. The subtext meant that this is my man, give him some face.

"I've heard of it. It's been a collaboration with our company before."

Neither the director nor the producer said anything, but CEO Kim Min-young, who was sitting in front of them, smiled and spoke.

The famous Kim Min-young is a middle-aged woman with a kind face and a slightly plump figure, but she is a real strong woman.

"My Day, which Xuan He previously starred in, was also launched on Netflix with Xuan He's help and achieved quite good results."

Everything Kwon Hyun Hyuk did was not in vain, otherwise he wouldn't have received such friendly treatment and wouldn't have left such a deep impression on Kim Min Young.

After these words were spoken, many people present were quite surprised, especially Lee Byung-hun. He paused for a moment and then remained silent.

Lee Byung-hun didn't know about what he had done, and no one would take the initiative to tell him about it. After all, he is now more of an honorary founder, and it is actually Sun Seok-woo who is in charge.

"It seems this is fate."

In private, Lee Byung-hun is not a very talkative person, but he does not hesitate to speak when it is necessary. After all, he has been in the industry for quite a long time.

He just wanted to praise Quan Xuanhe and liven up the atmosphere.

　It was quite troublesome to search for information, and it took a lot of time. I hope that everyone will not be disgusted when they see this content. It can be regarded as a popular science of the Korean entertainment and film and television industry.
　　
　
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