"Thieves" cost 180 million, and CJ Media was responsible for 20% of the funds, which is 36 million...

What they want is Korean local revenue...

It doesn’t look like much, it’s almost 7.5 billion won when converted into Korean won, but the profit and loss point is around 2 million moviegoers!

What concept?

Last year's Korean local movie box office rankings, 2 million moviegoers ranked among the top 15!

Chinese-language movies and Korean movies ranked first in the G ranking list with 2.7 million viewers for "Red Cliff (Part 2)", followed by "Hero", "Lust, Caution"...

Recently, the box office of "Tongtian Empire" and "Confucius" exceeded 300,000 moviegoers. Last year, Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Baizhi's "Dangerous Liaisons" with Zhang Dongjian only had 260,000 moviegoers at the box office!

Not only "Dangerous Liaisons", but also "Sword Rain" only had 300,000 moviegoers at the box office.

It shows that simply using Korean celebrities cannot please the market...

You have to have real materials!

Let’s put it this way, in recent years, both the Korean film market and Indian films have exploded into Chinese-language films!

Why is CJ Media willing to take risks?

It's simple - the number of Korean moviegoers for "The Band of Thieves" is close to 3 million, and CJ trusts Shen Changlin very much.

So, regardless of that country, you have the right to speak only if you have the ability!

Regarding the choice of actors, Shen Changlin has already decided on it, Lee Jung Jae + Kim Soo Hyun + Jun Ji Hyun...

The reason is very simple. Kim Soo Hyun will become famous in Asia with "My Love from the Star" at the end of the year.

Of course, he is very cheap now, which is one of the reasons...

After arriving in South Korea, Shen Changlin posted a selfie: Hello, Seoul!

Someone asked him below, 'Why did you go to Seoul?'

'We are preparing for a new movie, a Sino-Korean co-production, a big production, and this time we are here to cast the actors!'

Then look, there are a lot of people recommending their idols in order to come here, among which Girls’ Generation’s Kim Taeyeon has the most appearances!

Tsk tsk, she is indeed a woman who is fascinated by Mao Ni. She is indeed amazing!

It's a pity that Shen Changlin doesn't like her very much - she's too short!

…

CJ arranged for Zheng Taicheng to be responsible for connecting with Shen Changlin. Zheng Taicheng is the head of the film department of CJ Media. He is a very capable person. Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook, Kim Ji-woon, and Choi Dong-hun are known as the four major directors of Chungmuro. Worked with him!

This group of people went to sea to conquer Hollywood, and he also escorted them in "Snowpiercer", "Stoke", "The Last Stand"...

He is very optimistic about the script of "Thieves", but at the same time he hopes to increase the number of Korean scenes.

"Unlikely!"

Shen Changlin shook his head: "If the number of scenes is increased, it will destroy the original balance..."

"...OK, you are the director, you have the final say!"

As for the script, CJ didn’t have any requirements, but there were requirements for the role!

They don't really want to use Kim Soo Hyun.

Because Kim Soo Hyun belongs to Bae Yong Joon, and Bae Yong Joon has his own agency, so he is considered to be from another lineage...

"You tell him that I have my own ideas about casting..."

"There are many outstanding young actors in South Korea..."

"But these are the only ones I'm familiar with!"

"…What did he say again?"

"He said that Jun Ji-hyun is no longer popular, so he can consider Han Hyo-joo or Son Ye-jin..."

"...Tell him that "Thieves" is a movie distributed throughout Asia, and Jun Ji-hyun still represents the Korean Wave!"

After arguing for a long time, I finally agreed...

Then Zheng Taicheng started chattering again, and Shen Changlin asked the translator: "What did he say?"

"He asked The Meg..."

"The Megalodon? Damn it, ask him where he heard about "The Megalodon"..."

Shen Changlin was really frightened - even South Korea knew about it, so... those wealthy people in China who were waving RMB and wanted to enter Hollywood must also know about it!

He also wants to make a lot of money from this project...

The translator asked truthfully, and after a while, he relayed it to Shen Changlin: "He said that CJ Media is a shareholder of DreamWorks... There is nothing in Hollywood that they don't know!"

Shen Changlin breathed a sigh of relief...

I thought everyone knew it!

"There is such an idea, but the copyright owner requires too much..."

Zheng Taicheng smiled slightly: "What if we add CJ Media?"

“…”

Shen Changlin was speechless. Where did you get the confidence?

A $150 million production...

The Korean market is so big, it’s incredible that there are 5 million moviegoers!

That’s only a box office of 20 million US dollars!

Do you want to participate in the global ledger?

Why should I share the cake with you?

Am I that kind?

Shen Changlin shook his head: "...Sorry, we have already entered the negotiating unit. We have the money. What we are fighting for now is just the right to speak!"

Seeing Shen Changlin's resolute attitude, Zheng Taicheng kept silent, changed the subject, and asked him if he had any Korean stars he liked...

"Yes, I have always admired Korean girl groups..."

"Is there anything specific?"

"...I can't remember it for a moment..."

"Then let's eat first and chat while eating!"

…

When a Korean invites you to dinner, especially when receiving foreign guests, you must bring something blue!

It is the largest cyan country in the world, surpassing the small Japanese benzene next door.

To a certain extent, this is a continuation of history - during the Park Chung-hee era, also known as the legendary Miracle on the Han River, the Korean government would pay for English and etiquette training courses with the purpose of improving the "sales skills" of women in the erotic industry. We can make more money from the US military stationed in South Korea.

After all, the little Nichiben next door was doing the same thing at the time.

Roll it up!

Let's put it this way, Itaewon was a US military base at that time. The sex industry was developed in this area, and many Korean women who lost their feet gave birth to mixed-race children with American soldiers here. These mixed-race children were called "different babies", and slowly, This place is called "Itaewon".

In a word, this is people's custom...

Are you going to do as the Romans do when you come here to discuss business?

So, when Zheng Taicheng took out a stack of photos for Shen Changlin to choose from, Shen Changlin understood instantly!

photo…

This is online concubine selection...

You still know how to play!

Almost all famous girl groups are on it...

Shen Changlin chose Girls' Generation very calmly...

Zheng Taicheng was a little surprised and couldn't help but remind: "This is a large girl group, there are nine people, and they are very popular..."

"I know!"

"...OK."

Nine, just nine!

Young people don’t know how high the sky is and how high it is…

Shen Changlin is a distinguished guest. If you have any requirements, please try your best to satisfy them!

…

Well, Shen Changlin doesn't have that much weight. Zheng Taicheng did invite Girls' Generation, but it was just for a performance...

The kind that wears clothes!

It was considered a private invitation to perform three songs - all their masterpieces.

After twenty minutes of singing, a toast was given...

It can barely be regarded as a commercial activity, paid by CJ Media...

As for whether there are activities after the performance, it depends on whether your ability is worthy of it.

It's obvious that Shen Changlin is capable!

A big international director, a big production with RMB 180 million, even if he can't play the leading role, he can still enter the film industry by playing a supporting role!

So, that night, Lin Yoona and Huang Meiying stayed...
Chapter completed!