Chapter 2164 pull investment
Kim Yu-hwan's proactive statement also made director Lee Se-hoon have a better impression of Kim Yu-hwan, and he couldn't help but sigh: He deserves to be Kim Yu-hwan, and he has really made people say nothing about his behavior and can get recognition from others as soon as possible.
You should know that as the president of MC, Kim Yu-fan is really too high in the entertainment industry. For anyone in the entertainment industry, it is definitely a huge pressure.
There is no way. The momentum that MC Company is currently showing as the number one brokerage company in South Korea, especially MC Company, seems to have not yet come to an end. This naturally drives MC Company to be absolutely dominant in the Korean entertainment industry, and can even be said to be dominant.
In this case, it is impossible for other brokerage companies to be without pressure when they see Kim Yu-fan. In fact, even officials from the Culture, Sports and Tourism Department will not really treat Kim Yu-fan as an ordinary president. You should know that Kim Yu-fan is the president of MC company and the president of the largest brokerage company in South Korea. If Kim Yu-fan really offends or offends Kim Yu-fan. If Kim Yu-fan leads MC company to cause trouble, the Cultural, Sports and Tourism Department will not be able to withstand it.
The presidents and presidents of major brokerage companies, including officials from the Culture, Sports and Tourism Department, are in this situation when facing Kim Yu-fan, let alone artists in the Korean entertainment industry.
There is no doubt that when artists in the Korean entertainment industry meet Kim Yu-hwan, the president of the MC company, the pressure is absolutely useless. It is very great. Those who have to think twice before speaking to Kim Yu-hwan, so as not to offend Kim Yu-hwan inadvertently. With the energy of Kim Yu-hwan and the MC company, it is absolutely no effort to ban himself.
Therefore, people in the entertainment industry cannot be without pressure when facing Kim Yu-hwan. Even if Lee Se-hoon is a director and the director has the highest status in the Korean entertainment industry, this is useless. No matter how awesome the director meets Kim Yu-hwan, a young man who has an MC company, more importantly, Kim Yu-hwan can write, direct and act by himself, and can achieve great success every time. This also means that no matter how awesome the director is, he cannot be tough in front of Kim Yu-hwan.
After all, in a certain way, Kim Yu-hwan doesn't need to rely on you. You are good at filming and have a high box office. It doesn't matter. I can also write, direct and act myself, which is higher than your box office. When you lose the greatest capital to stand in the entertainment industry, you are nothing in front of me.
Kim Yu-hwan's current self-examination is not meeting director Lee Se-hoon as the president of MC, but meeting director Lee Se-hoon as an artist. This will undoubtedly reduce the pressure on director Lee Se-hoon a lot.
Although Kim Yu-fan's identity as an artist is also very terrible, and he has won too many high honors, and Kim Yu-fan is the identity of the president of MC, this is an indisputable fact and an unchangeable fact. Even if Kim Yu-fan uses his identity as an artist to meet and talk to people in the entertainment industry, this does not mean that the other party has no pressure.
However, compared to Kim Yu-fan's direct identity as the president of the MC company, the pressure to meet artists in the entertainment industry is undoubtedly much less.
"Hello Kim Yu-hwan, I'm Lee Se-hoon!" Director Lee Se-hoon didn't really forget the identity of Kim Yu-hwan's president of MC because Kim Yu-hwan said hello to him as an artist. Kim Yu-hwan gave him face, and of course director Lee Se-hoon didn't, and he didn't dare not give Kim Yu-hwan's face, so he stood up and bowed slightly to Kim Yu-hwan and greeted him.
The reason why he bowed slightly was entirely because of Kim Yu-hwan's attitude. Since Kim Yu-hwan greeted him as an artist, in the opinion of director Lee Se-hoon, it was more because Kim Yu-hwan greeted him as a junior. After all, he was in his early forties and was older than Kim Yu-hwan, so director Lee Se-hon also bowed slightly to return the gift.
It is impossible to bow ninety degrees, otherwise things will be completely complicated. But if you don’t bow and nod your head proudly, it will be rude to Kim Yu-fan. This is something that director Lee Se-hoon is absolutely unwilling to do, and director Lee Se-hoon would not be so stupid.
Soon, the three of them sat down separately. After all, they had to talk about things, and they didn’t talk while standing. Everyone could sit down to relax and have a better atmosphere to talk to each other. Wouldn’t that be better?
"President Kim Yu-fan, this time I took the liberty to come to you. I also know that you are busy with the MC family concert and there is no time now. But I really have no choice but to ask Mingxiu to come to you as an intermediary. I want to apologize to you first here!"
Speaking of this, Director Lee Se-hoon stood up and bowed to apologize to Kim Yu-fan.
How could Kim Yu-hwan ask Director Lee Se-hoon to really bow and apologize to him? After all, this is nothing. Moreover, Director Lee Se-hoon also learned from Lee Myung-soo in advance where Lee Myung-soo has. Not to mention that Kim Yu-hwan has respected and admired Director Lee Se-hoon very much. As for Director Lee Se-hoon’s purpose this time, it is an absolute good thing for Kim Yu-hwan, not a bad thing. How could he really accept Director Lee Se-hoon’s apology, especially bowing and apology.
"Director Lee Se-hoon, you are really too polite. In fact, although I am busy with the MC family concert, I am not really as busy as Director Lee Se-hoon imagined. In fact, I am just responsible for the township, and there are staff responsible for the specific matters and arrange them. I am not that busy. You don't need to be so polite to apologize, and you don't need to apologize to me."
Kim Yu-fan quickly stood up and reached out to stop Director Lee Se-hoon who was about to bow and apologize to him, saying seriously.
However, Kim Yu-fan soon discovered that Director Lee Se-hoon is also a very stubborn person. No matter how much he blocked and persuaded him, Director Lee Se-hoon seemed to be dissatisfied and insisted on bowing and apologizing to him, which made Kim Yu-fan embarrassed at once.
"Okay Shi Xun, don't be polite. I've told you a long time ago that Yufan is not the kind of person you imagined. Yufan has a very direct personality. He says whatever he wants and does whatever he says, instead of pretending to behave on purpose, don't stick to it."
Facing Kim Yu-fan's look of help, Lee Myung-soo smiled and stood up, reached out to hold director Lee Se-hoon and sat down, and said seriously: "Now Yu-fan is busy with the MC family concert. Time is limited, so don't care about these hypocrisy and politeness, just talk about the matter."
"Yes, Director Lee Se-hoon, you came to me this time. What happened when Brother Ming-soo said it was for the movie?" Kim Yu-hwan also got Lee Myung-soo's eyes and knew that Director Lee Se-hoon probably could not change the person who Director Lee Se-hoon insisted on this, so he immediately diverted his attention and talked about the movie.
Sure enough, with the words of Lee Myung Soo and Kim Yu-fan, director Lee Se-hoon's attention was instantly attracted by the movie, so Director Lee Se-hoon no longer insisted on bowing and apologizing to Kim Yu-fan, but became serious.
Director Lee Seo-hoon held his glasses, then looked at Kim Yu-fan, and suddenly said very directly: "That's right. Recently, I saw a story by the screenwriter of Qianshengri, which was about pirates. I was very interested in the script, so I wanted to shoot this story."
When talking about movies or work, director Lee Se-hoon no longer had his original silence and stubbornness. Instead, he became very serious and serious, completely like a top workaholic.
"For this script, after careful research and calculation, I expected to need 8-9 billion won investment funds. After confirming it, I started to invest. Unfortunately, not many people were interested, and only a few people were interested. When I saw that the movie I prepared was a pirate-themed movie, they all expressed their rejection."
Speaking of this, director Li Shixun's expression also became angry: "In the end, only the wealthy CJ Group is willing to invest, but the CJ Group's requirements are too much, indicating that money is not a problem, but it does have a great influence and threat to my filming work and the authority of the director. There are even some requirements. Once I agree, I don't even know who the crew has the final say at that time. I can't guarantee that the final effect of the filming can achieve the expected effect in my heart."
Speaking of this, director Lee Seo-hoon smiled bitterly: "In the end, I found that no one was optimistic about the first pirate-themed movie I prepared in the Republic of Korea. Even if someone was optimistic, they would make various requests. The impact and limitations on me are too great, and I would rather not shoot it."
Shaking his head, Director Lee Se-hoon continued, "In the end, I was very upset, so I found Mingxiu and several relatives to drink together. I told this about it while drinking. After Mingxiu found out, she immediately agreed to come to you, President Kim, look for MC company, and see if MC company can invest in this movie for me."
Speaking of this, Director Lee Seo-hoon stood up again: "This time, I came here just to try it out, and there was no other meaning. I just hope that President Kim, you can listen to me and talk about this movie carefully, and then decide whether to invest. This matter doesn't matter to Mingxiu at all. Mingxiu is just worried about me, just for my own good. I don't want to see me continue to be upset and frustrated, so I asked me to come to you. I didn't mean to bother President Kim, I didn't mean to bother you on purpose. I also know that President Kim, you must be very busy in the MC family concert. I hope that President Kim, you can give me a chance. But tell me the script in detail, so you can listen first?"
In the end, director Lee Se-hoon's tone even turned into begging, which made Kim Yu-fan sigh.
Director Lee Se-hoon's talent and ability are beyond doubt. Unfortunately, sometimes, for the sake of the script he likes, in order to make a good movie, and in order to invest in this matter, Director Lee Se-hoon has to ask for help everywhere.
In contrast, top Korean directors like Kang Di Gu and Bong Joon-ho are obviously much better than director Lee Se-hoon. At least the status of Kang Di Gu and others is there. If you really want to make a movie, countless people will waving checks and throw them to you to choose. In contrast, those who are clearly capable and talented, such as director Lee Se-hoon, are seeking people everywhere in order to shoot a movie and to attract investment, pretending to be pitiful and pitiful. They are very despicable and may not be able to succeed.
This also proves the cruelty and irony of the entertainment industry. No matter in that field, there will be people who enjoy a lot of privileges. But more people continue to work hard for their dreams, but life is very difficult.
"Well, Director Lee Se-hoon, you're too polite. Although I'm busy now, I still have the time to tell you about the script. And Director Lee Se-hoon, please rest assured. I won't blame Brother Mingxiu, let's not say that Brother Xiu is originally from our MC. And Director Lee Se-hoon, your movies are different. Whether I invest or not is a matter of investing. If you invest, everyone will be happy. If I don't invest, I won't lose anything. It's just a waste of time. But being able to make friends with someone like you, Director Lee Se-hoon, is enough, so I naturally don't have to be angry."
Speaking of this, seeing what director Lee Se-hoon was going to say, Kim Yu-fan smiled and said, "However, I am really anxious now. If Director Lee Se-hoon, you can, can you introduce this script in detail to me now?"
"Of course!" Director Li Shixun nodded decisively without thinking.
In the opinion of director Lee Se-hoon, Kim Yu-hwan is willing to listen to himself to talk about this script in detail. This is a good start. At least Kim Yu-hwan didn't know that the new movie he was going to shoot was about pirates like others, so he refused in one go, saying that there was no future in shooting pirate-themed movies in Korea, and even cursed himself, saying that he wouldn't be foolish in pirate-themed movies, and so on.
"My script is very simple. It is based on real history. Based on the loss of the National Seal in North Korea in 1403, it added a pirate theme for adaptation, which tells the story of various people coming to the sea to compete for the National Seal..."
With the story of director Lee Se-hoon, Kim Yu-fan is becoming more and more certain that the script directed by director Lee Se-hoon is the movie "Pirates" released by director Lee Se-hoon in 2014.
On the surface, he was silent, but in fact, in the dark, Kim Yu-fan was already laughing. This is really a chance for God to make money for himself.
There is nothing to say. Director Lee Seo-hoon rarely comes to him. He will definitely not miss the movie "Pirates". What is investment? 10 billion won or even 20 billion won, which is nothing to MC company.
More importantly, Kim Yu-fan knew that investing in the movie "Pirates" would definitely make money, which is enough.
Not to mention anything else, the box office number of viewers of the movie "Pirates" exceeded 8.66 million. According to the current movie ticket price of 10,000 won in South Korea, this is equivalent to 88.6 billion won.
Among them, the film company and all distribution aspects will get 40%, which means that it can get 34.64 billion won of 88.6 billion won. However, because MC company invested in the film "Piracy", it is only the film company, but not the distributor. It is necessary to give the distributor 10% of the total box office, which means that MC company, as an investor, can only get 30% of the box office, but it also reaches 26.58 billion won.
Director Lee Seo-hoon's investment budget for the movie "Pirates" is about 9 billion won, which is 10 billion won. MC company invests in the movie "Pirates" and almost only needs to pay for money, and then does not need to worry about anything, and can earn 16.58 billion won in pure profit. What a great thing.
It is said that the production cost of "Pirates" directed by Lee Seo-hoon reached 16 billion won, but what does it matter? It's just a little less, but you can also earn 10 billion won, and some make money. What's the difference between production cost 10 billion won or 16 billion won? The key is that you just need to pay money and then you can earn at least 10 billion won without paying anything. Where can you find such a good thing?
More importantly, Kim Yu-fan is very clear about director Lee Se-hoon's talent. Although director Lee Se-hoon's filming speed is relatively slow, his advantage lies in stability, and more importantly, he can ensure the box office market.
After 8.86 million viewers of "Pirates", director Lee Seo-hoon was able to film "Himalaya" the following year. The box office of this movie also exceeded 7.75 million viewers. Based on the production cost of 10 billion won, it was also a big profit.
Not to mention, Director Lee Se-hoon really has a very strong control over movies with real stories adaptations. It seems that because of the adaptation of real stories, painting from this big framework, director Lee Se-hoon can draw a wonderful pattern every time, which is also the talent and ability of director Lee Se-hoon.
This time I was generous and straightforward, and decided to invest in the movie "Pirates" on the spot, which won the recognition and gratitude of director Lee Se-hoon. If nothing unexpected happens, if nothing unexpected happens, if the "Himalaya" directed by Lee Se-hoon will definitely find MC company to invest, which will be equivalent to sending money to MC company.
This is normal. The more direct and happy Kim Yu-hwan is this time, it left a deep impression on Director Lee Se-hoon. Then when you need to shoot a movie and find an investment next time, Director Lee Se-hoon will definitely think of MC company at the first time. After all, the cooperation between the two parties was very pleasant. In addition, Kim Yu-hwan would not deliberately interfere with director Lee Se-hoon's filming, which gives Director Lee Se-hoon the greatest freedom and rights. Director Lee Se-hoon is not tolerant if he doesn't look for an MC company.
Director Lee Se-hoon's talent and ability are beyond doubt, especially Director Lee Se-hoon is only in his early 40s. According to the director's career life, he can shoot a movie that lasts for decades. Even if director Lee Se-hoon's filming speed is slower, there is basically no problem in shooting more than a dozen movies in decades.
Chapter completed!