The Underground Emperor: Starting with Running Away with His Sister-in-Law

Ding Xin is indeed used to being a hands-off manager.

It's been a long time since I've paid attention to the development of Kinmen's film and television industry.

But I didn't expect...

Kinmen Film and Television, which was thought to be developing in a conventional manner, has ushered in a major explosion!

Moreover, it seems to have been completely unaffected by the overall environment.

......

Let's start with the main event...

Kinmen Films has produced and released three films since May of last year...

The first book is "Sunflower".

It was released last September and received a good response after its release.

It ran in theaters for two months and attracted a total of 200 million viewers.

After the screening...

It grossed a total of 200 billion Korean won at the box office and received 7+ nominations at the three major South Korean film awards at the end of the year!

Subsequent copyright revenue also contributed approximately 600 billion Korean won to Kinmen Films.

Overall, it was a win-win situation in terms of both fame and fortune.

However, as it was Kinmen Films' first self-produced film, the potential of "Sunflower" did not seem to be fully realized.

A bit regretful!

The second part, "I Saw the Devil".

This film was rated R, and although it was shown in theaters for two months, it only attracted a total of 150 million viewers.

The final box office revenue, including copyright income, totaled 470 billion Korean won.

Not particularly outstanding...

However, it garnered a great deal of critical acclaim, unexpectedly winning the Blue Dragon Film Award in South Korea.

This allowed Kinmen Films, a fledgling company, to finally establish itself in the South Korean entertainment industry!

The third installment, "The Outlaws".

This movie is incredible; it can truly be called a phenomenon.

It was just released at the end of April...

It broke various film and television records in South Korea in its first week and was the box office champion every week.

It was also shown for two months.

The final number of viewers reached a staggering twelve million!

To know...

The total population of South Korea is only around 50 million.

What a terrifying influence this is!

In fact...

That's a clever trick.

Riding the wave of the Busan gang wars, the movie "The Outlaws" quickly gained public attention.

You could say...

It's incredibly exciting!

This result is quite normal!

Ultimately, the total box office revenue and copyright income of the movie "The Outlaws" reached 1600 billion.

As for what award he will receive...

It's still uncertain, as the screening only ended recently.

but...

It's already been reported that 10+ nominations for the three major awards are a certainty.

In summary...

These three films alone generated a total of 2670 billion Korean won in online revenue.

After deducting all costs, including marketing and distribution, theater revenue sharing, and necessary expenses, the net profit reached 1790 billion won!

It's terrifying!

To know...

This is only the revenue from the first half of the year.

Strike while the iron is hot!

In the second half of the year, Kinmen Films will release two more major films, which are currently in production...

One of them is called "Playthings"!

Needless to say, the popularity is immense, and the female lead is played by Jung Ji-hee herself!

Wu Xiuyan once conducted market research.

I'd like to know what the public thinks about bringing the "plaything incident" to the big screen.

The results were very encouraging!

Ninety-nine percent of the interviewees were extremely interested in the film.

You could say...

It has already saved a lot of money on publicity even before its release.

Another one...

It's called "The Uncle"!

There were some slight changes made here; the main storyline of the other timeline was not followed.

Instead, it is adapted from real events in this world.

It merges two films from different time periods: "Angry Bull" and "The Man from Nowhere".

certainly...

Some minor adjustments were made.

for example...

Ding Xin would never put himself in a movie.

Another example...

The true identities of Cha Tae-sik and Kang Dong-cheol have also been slightly altered.

besides...

This greatly amplifies the role of the police.

Overall, it's a movie that already has a lot of buzz, though it may not be as popular as "Playthings," but it's just as entertaining.

Ding Xin was very much looking forward to it...

What kind of revenue will these two movies bring him after they are released?

......

Next is the TV series segment.

Due to business adjustments, only one Korean drama was adapted for television in the first half of the year.

You're Beautiful.

This Korean drama received an unexpectedly enthusiastic response after it aired on QBS.

It has even surpassed the popularity of "New Employee" and "Witch Yoo Hee" and directly occupied the number one spot on the TV drama ratings chart.

Horror!

It's important to understand that QBS was just a small television station with relatively low influence.

It's nothing compared to the previous MBC.

However, "You're Beautiful" still became a huge hit.

At this point, the screenwriters at Kinmen Film and Television also came to a conclusion.

At present...

The market has a very high level of enthusiasm for this kind of musical idol drama!

The next goal has been set!

The TV dramas "Boys Over Flowers" and "Mary Stayed Out All Night" have also begun to attract investment and project approval.