Peninsula: The Best Actor Starts from an Idol Battleground

Chapter 99 Love of IRIS

July 29th, morning.

After a quick breakfast, the actors sat together in a corner of the hotel lobby, waiting for Jung Tae-won and Kim Kyu-tae to arrive.

During our time filming in Hungary, we would have a short meeting every morning before splitting up to go to our respective filming locations.

At this moment, the atmosphere in this corner of the lobby was rather lively.

The exclamations and exclamations never stopped.

It's all because of Kim Tae-hee's new look.

She cut her hair short last night.

After switching to short hair, Kim Tae-hee's beauty was not diminished at all; on the contrary, she gained a more capable and heroic air that she did not have with long hair.

Just as Li Zhixing had predicted.

When Kim Tae-hee suggested to Jung Tae-won and writer Kim Hyun-joon that she wanted to change her hair to short in the later episodes and appropriately increase the proportion of action scenes, Jung Tae-won slapped his thigh excitedly.

"That's a good thing!"

Kim Hyun-joon was initially a little surprised, but after hearing Kim Tae-hee's idea, he quickly nodded in agreement.

Lately, he has also been racking his brains over the design of Choi Seung-hee's future storyline.

He originally wanted to add some action scenes for Choi Seung-hee, but was worried that Kim Tae-hee wouldn't be able to handle such a change in character.

Now that Kim Tae-hee has brought it up herself, he certainly has no reason to refuse.

Furthermore, Kim Hyun-joon even hoped that Kim Tae-hee would complete the styling adjustments during the filming in Hungary.

In the following scenes, he planned to have Choi Seung-hee appear with a short hairstyle.

After things were settled, Kim Tae-hee didn't delay any longer and had her styling team get started last night.

Just as Kim So-yeon was pulling Kim Tae-hee along, Jung Tae-won and Kim Kyu-tae finally arrived late.

Zheng Taiyuan was clearly in a good mood; his laughter could be heard even before he got close.

This time, Kim Kyu-tae unusually didn't argue with him; instead, the two chatted enthusiastically the whole way.

As soon as Jung Tae-won sat down in the chair, he immediately noticed Kim Tae-hee's new look and praised her with a smile, "Tae-hee's short hair looks great."

"She's already showing the makings of a female secret agent."

Kim Kyu-tae couldn't help but nod, then looked at Kim So-yeon with a smile.

"Soyeon, your rival has arrived. Tae-hee is going to steal the spotlight from you now."

Kim Tae-hee and Kim So-yeon both rolled their eyes at him.

Kim So-yeon directly took Kim Tae-hee's arm, making it clear that she was not going to accept his provocation.

Lee Byung-hun crossed his legs and took a sip of coffee.

"Representative Zheng seems to be in a very good mood. Is there some happy occasion today?"

Zheng Taiyuan smiled and nodded.

"There are indeed two pieces of good news."

"Let Director Kyutae speak first."

Kim Kyu-tae didn't refuse, cleared his throat and said, "The ratings for the fifth episode that aired last night are out, 29.6%."

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"What?"

"That much higher?"

Everyone was somewhat surprised.

The ratings dropped a little in the fourth episode, which made everyone a little uneasy, worried that it might be a sign of a decline.

Unexpectedly, the fifth episode not only stabilized but also surged to 29.6%.

Jung Joon-ho clapped his hands happily.

"Will the sixth episode break 30%?"

Kim Seung-woo smiled and added, "We can look forward to it."

As soon as the ratings came out, the atmosphere in this corner of the lobby became noticeably warmer.

Even the enthusiasm of everyone filming today seems to have increased.

Kim Kyu-tae smiled smugly.

"I guess people don't care much about their competitors' ratings anymore, so I won't say anything."

"Let Representative Zheng speak for himself on the next matter."

Zheng Taiyuan raised his hand and pointed at him, somewhat amused, before taking over the conversation.

"Our production team received two more product placement collaborations yesterday, with the producers proactively reaching out to us."

"They're both from LG. One is the new LG Chocolate phone, and the other is the menswear brand LG Fashion."

Hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with smiles.

Kim Seung-woo said with a smile, "This will greatly alleviate Representative Jung's financial pressure."

The revenue generated by product placement directly benefits the production team and production company.

But it's not entirely without its advantages for the actors.

Once the production team's financial pressure is relieved, they will be able to make more arrangements for subsequent filming conditions, publicity, and production.

Whether the actors will use these products in the drama, or in conjunction with stills, portraits, and off-screen promotions, is another matter to be discussed later.

At least for now, this is indeed good news for the entire production team.

"A new chocolate phone?"

Li Zhixing was stunned for a moment.

LG has been making a lot of noise about this flagship phone lately, spending a lot of money on marketing.

However, more than half a month after its launch, sales have consistently failed to meet expectations.

Samsung has further squeezed LG's market share.

It now appears that LG has its eye on "IRIS," which is already showing signs of becoming a hit, and wants to leverage the show's popularity to give it another boost and try to increase sales.

When Li Zhixing looked up again, he saw Kim Tae-hee giving him a speechless glare.

He probably felt a little uncomfortable thinking that he had just lost the endorsement but might have to use the phone himself in the drama.

Zheng Taiyuan continued with a smile, "Speaking of which, we have to thank one of us here for bringing in these two guys for product placement collaborations."

"Um?

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Everyone's curiosity was piqued.

Does anyone still have connections with LG?

Kim So-yeon seemed to have thought of something and patted Kim Tae-hee on the shoulder.

"Tae-hee, you're the one who brought her here, aren't you?"

"Haven't you taken a lot of pictures of LG's penises?"

Kim Tae-hee quickly shook her head.

"It wasn't me; I just found out myself."

"Who is that?"

Everyone became even more curious.

At this moment, Lee Byung-hun sat up straight, straightened his clothes, and was about to speak when Jung Tae-won revealed the answer first.

He looked toward the corner.

"That's our maknae (youngest member)."

"Knowledge and action?"

"Really?"

Everyone looked at Li Zhixing in surprise.

Lee Byung-hun's expression froze on his face.

Li Zhixing also looked bewildered and pointed to himself.

"Representative Zheng, are you kidding me? What does GG implantation have to do with me?"

Jung Tae-won, however, said, "How can it be alright?"

"When LG contacted me to discuss the product placement in GG, they specifically mentioned you."

Li Zhixing frowned.

"They explicitly stated that I was the one who brought in these two male phone implants?"

Zheng Taiyuan was stunned for a moment.

No, not at all.

Li Zhixing breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's probably because I used to work at LG, and someone who knows me mentioned it casually."

"Representative Zheng, you've misunderstood."

After saying that, he noticed that Lee Byung-hun's expression was a little off, so he smiled and added, "If we're really talking about relationships, it should be on Byung-hun's side."

"Didn't Byung-hun just sign an endorsement deal with LGFashion?"

Everyone was taken aback and looked at Lee Byung-hun.

If it's Lee Byung-hun, then it makes sense.

Lee Byung-hun glanced at Lee Ji-haeng, and his expression softened considerably.

He then waved his hand dismissively, responding to everyone's congratulations.

Is that right?

Only Zheng Taiyuan still had some doubts.

Recalling LG's attitude when they contacted him, it didn't seem like he had just mentioned it casually.

However, with so many people around, he didn't press the matter further.

After the meeting ended, everyone gradually walked out.

Today, Jung Tae-won is still with Lee Ji-hsing's filming crew.

While waiting for the car to pick him up, Li Zhixing handed the iPod containing the OST demo to Zheng Taiyuan.

Jung Tae-won clearly valued this song, as he immediately put on headphones and listened to it.

After listening for a while, Zheng Taiyuan's expression clearly changed.

After taking off his headphones, he looked at Li Zhixing with admiration.

"good."

"The 20 million was well spent."

"Would you be interested in singing this song yourself?"

Li Zhixing quickly waved his hand.

"I don't have time, Representative Zheng."

"You'd better hurry up and find someone to record it, so that it can be released when it airs next week."

"It'll be good to release the OST album sooner."

Zheng Taiyuan nodded.

That makes sense.

Do you have any singers you would recommend?

Li Zhixing thought for a moment and said, "Senior Cheng Shijing, her voice is very suitable for this song."

Kim Tae-hee, who was standing next to him, patted him on the shoulder.

"Sung Si-kyung is serving in the military."

Li Zhixing then realized what was happening.

"Oh, right."

He paused, then asked, "And Senior Shin Seung-hoon?"

Zheng Taiyuan's eyes widened.

"Wow, you really know how to pick."

"How much does it cost to hire Shen Shengxun?"

Li Zhixing helplessly shrugged.

"Then let's look at Representative Zheng's budget."

Zheng Taiyuan pondered for a moment, then, as if remembering something, asked, "What's the name of this song?"

Lee Ji-haeng smiled and pointed at Kim Tae-hee.

"Let Noona tell you, she's the one who gave you the name."

Jung Tae-won looked at Kim Tae-hee with interest.

Kim Tae-hee said with a smile, "Ji-haeng is too lazy to come up with a name, so he insisted that I do it."

"I'm thinking of calling it 'Love of IRIS,' but I don't know if that's okay?"

Zheng Taiyuan's eyes lit up immediately.

"Great name!"

"The lyrics are well-written, and the person who named it is also good."

"This song feels like it was written specifically for our female lead."

"Not bad, not bad."

Li Zhixing sensed something was amiss and frowned.

"Representative Jung, Tae-hee just picked out a name on a whim."

"The lyrics weren't written based on Choi Seung-hee's style, and they don't actually have much to do with our drama."

"It's not important, haha."

Zheng Taiyuan smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

After saying that, he turned and got into the car.

Li Zhixing stood there stunned for a moment, then suddenly felt an urge to return the 20 million.

Just then, his phone rang.

When I took it out, it was a number that I hadn't saved, but that I recognized very well.

Li Zhixing answered the phone, his tone still impatient.

"What now?"

The next second, his expression froze.

"Where did you say you were?"

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