Kim Jingcheng really knew Korean entertainment very well in his previous life. His understanding included music, variety shows, TV series, movies and other aspects, because he did not pay attention to Korean entertainment with a fan mentality in his previous life, but explored Korean entertainment out of a strong curiosity about Korean entertainment.

Kim Jingcheng had just been reborn in 2003, and he knew that this was his greatest advantage, and this was also an important reason for him to plan the Korean entertainment industry. He wanted to turn the most curious part of his previous life into the great cause he controlled in this life!

If Korean entertainment is a disease, it wants to be a super disease that controls Korean entertainment! This ideal has not changed since the beginning!

Kim Jingsung knew that Korean movies were in a decadent year in 2008. This year, about 100 local movies were released in South Korea, but in the end, only about 10 of them made money!

The fundamental reason is that the local market in South Korea is too small, not as big as the film consumption market in the United States and China. Such a small market has a high yield of about 100 movies. Coupled with the impact of Hollywood blockbusters, it will naturally lead to difficulties in survival of Korean local films.

This situation will gradually improve after 2008, because Korean movies are getting better quickly, and the Korean people have a strong national heart and will support local movies. Therefore, the survival of Korean local movies will become better and better in the future.

The Korean system also has very little restrictions on movies, which makes Korean movies very wide in themes and has a relatively high chance of having excellent movies. This is how movies such as "The Furnace", "Su Yuan", "Defense Attorney", "Uncle", "Train to Busan" were born.

Kim Jingcheng remembers several movies on the 2008 Korean movie box office rankings, including champion movies, runner-up movies, and third-place movies.

The champion movie is "Extreme Anchor", also known as "Speed ​​Scandal". The director of this movie is Kang Hyung Cheol, starring Cha Tae Hyun and Park Bo Young. The film broke the box office record of Korean film comedy and won a lot of awards.

This movie has been booked in advance by Kim Jingsung! Why? Because Kim Jingsung had signed the young director Kang Hyung Cheol long ago. When Kim Jingsung directed "The Furnace", Kang Hyung Cheol was also his director assistant.

Jiang Hyung-chul is a director and director genius. He can both direct and write. "Extraordinary Anchor" was written and directed by him. In his previous life, Kim Jong-chul liked the movie "Sunshine Sisters Tao" was also written and directed by Jiang Hyung-chul.

It is precisely because of this that Kim Jong-sung-chung signed Jiang Hyung-chung at that time. At that time, he also instructed Jiang Hyung-chung: "In addition to having directorial talent, you also have good screenwriter talent. Don't waste it. Keep writing scripts. The written scripts can be handed over to Vice President Shen Lan for review. If you write a script that you think is good, you can even hand them over to me for review directly. After passing, I will invest."

Unfortunately, the movie scripts written by Jiang Hyung-chul have not been satisfied with Kim Jingcheng and Shin Lan. Kim Jingcheng is not in a hurry. He believes that the historical trajectory will not change. Jiang Hyung-chul should be able to write the script of "Extreme Anchor" in a while!

The third-place movie on the box office list of Korean movies in 2008 was "The Chaser", which was written and directed by Luo Hongzhen. The starring includes Kim Yoon-suk, Ha Jung-woo, and Seo Young-ji. This is a case-solving film similar to "Memories of Murder".

Jin Jingcheng had never watched the movie "The Chaser" in his previous life. He only knew that the movie won both box office and reputation in 2008, and won a lot of awards. His rating on Douban in China reached 8:00, which is a very high score.

Unfortunately, it is too late for Kim Jong-sung to remember this movie now, because as far as he knows, the movie was released in South Korea in February 2008, and it is now September 4, 2007, and the movie must have been filmed.

The reason I missed it is because Kim Jingcheng had never watched this movie in his previous life and did not have a deep memory of this movie. Second, because Kim Jingcheng was really too busy to use all the memories in his previous life. Some memories can no longer be used when I recall them. Third, because "The Chaser" did not take the initiative to find a jjc movie investment and distribution company. If he found it, Kim Jingcheng would see it, and if he saw it, he would invest.

What a pity? Kim Jong-sung doesn't think that he has a lot of memories about Korean entertainment in his previous life, and it's nothing to miss a movie called "The Chaser".

Now, the runner-up movie on the box office list of Korean movies in 2008 has come to the door!

This movie is "Good guy, Bad guy, Strange guy"!

Jin Jingcheng is very familiar with this movie because he not only watched this movie in his previous life, but also searched for some information about this movie online.

"Good Guy, Bad Guy, Strange Guy" is written and directed by Kim Ji-woon, starring Song Kang-ho, Jung Woo-sung, and Lee Byung-hun. This is a Korean-style western film integrating action, adventure and comedy. It tells the story of the big adventure of the three of them, the Bad Guy, and the Strange Guy around a treasure map of unknown origin.

Kim Jingsung clearly remembers that the film won a high box office of more than 7 million viewers in South Korea in his previous life and also won several awards. However, the reputation of this film is not good, because the movie name, character setting, plot, etc. of the film are all copied and copied, "The Golden Three Guests", which is known as the best western film in history.

It can achieve high box office because it is a "western film" that has never been seen in Korea and can arouse the curiosity of the Korean public. It is also a comedy movie with a pretty wonderful story. It can arouse the interest of the Korean public. It is also because it is starred by three male actors with strong box office appeal, Song Kang-ho, Jung Woo-sung and Lee Byung-hun.

At this time, Kim Jingsung saw the movie coming to the door, his eyes lit up, and it only lit up.

However, he did not intend to invest in the filming of this movie because the production cost of this movie was too high, up to more than 10 billion won, which is twice as high as "Hanjiang Monster". Even though its box office in South Korea exceeded 7 million viewers in its previous life, the profit was very limited and the investment was not cost-effective.

Fortunately, there are two movies that Lin Xiujing gave to Kim Jingcheng this time that Kim Jingcheng is willing to invest in!

One is "Beauty Picture" and the other is "Death Test: Blood Midterm Examination".

In his previous life, in 2008, when the Korean film market was in decline, both films achieved high box office. The box office of "Beauty Picture" was 2.34 million viewers, ranking seventh in the Korean box office list in 2008, and the box office of "Death: Blood Midterm Examination" was 1.63 million viewers, ranking tenth in the box office list.

Importantly, these two movies have little investment. Although the box office is much worse than "Good Guy, Bad Guy, Strange Guy", the money is not less than the latter!

Needless to say, "Beauty Picture" is a costume-like film. It was starring Kim Kyu-ri and Qiu Ja-hyun in his previous life. Under the control of Kim Jingsung, Qiu Ja-hyun will not star in this movie in this life, and will turn to "The Running Turtle".

What Jin Jingcheng was interesting was that he had no intention of letting Qiu Ja-hyun star in "Beauty Picture", but now the movie has taken the initiative to find a jjc movie investment and distribution company to seek investment.

The historical trajectory is a bit weird! Kim Jong-sung sighed in his heart, because at this rhythm, if he did not stop Qiu Ja-hyun from starring in "Beauty Picture", then it is likely that Qiu Ja-hyun will still star in this movie in this life.

"Death Test: Blood Midterm Examination" is a campus horror film written and directed by Yoon Hongcheng. The starring includes Lee Fanxiu, Yoon Jingxi, Nam Kyuri, and Kim Fan. The film tells the horror story of top students competing for survival in order to participate in the midterm exam that blocks lives.

Obviously, the investment in this kind of campus horror film is relatively small. It definitely made a box office of 1.64 million viewers in South Korea in its previous life!

In addition to "Good Guy, Bad Guy, Strange Guy", "Beauty Picture", and "Death Test: Blood Midterm Examination", there are two other movies, but Kim Jong Cheng is really not familiar with these two movies. What is certain is that these two movies will definitely not be blockbuster movies, and he almost knows the Korean blockbuster movies.

Since he is not a big-name movie or is not familiar with it, he is likely to be a loss-making movie, so Jin Jingcheng will not invest anymore.

Thinking of this, Jin Jingcheng didn't hesitate anymore. He immediately signed his name on the materials of "Beauty Picture" and "Death in the Examination: Blood Midterm Examination", signed an agreed investment, and marked them with the words "full investment"!

Full investment is Jin Jingcheng's unique style.

In Korea, many movies have several investors. When Kim Jong-sung first founded the JJC Entertainment Studio, he also participated in this multi-party investment model, such as "The King's Man", which had several investors at the beginning, including CJ Entertainment Company.

After the development of jjc entertainment studio, Jin Jingcheng invested in movies and did not like this multi-party investment model, and usually invested in full!

"Sad Movie", "Welcome to Dongmo Village", "Hanjiang Monster", "Robot Love", "Beautiful Worries", "Miss Shen", "The Essential Miss Shen", "Running Turtle" and other movies, Jin Jingcheng invested in full!

He has such courage, one is because he has strong capital, and the other is because he is sure that these movies are profitable!

If Jin Jingcheng hadn't done this, it would have been stupid if he hadn't had strong capital or the advantage of rebirth.

Even movie investment and distribution companies such as CJ Entertainment often seek partnership investments with other companies. The risk of independent and full investment is too high. The company invests in multiple movies a year. If all departments invest in full, the result will definitely be stable and unprofitable, because the Korean film market is really small!

Only in the United States will there be many companies that fully invest in a movie. The movie market is very large and can reduce investment risks!

Jin Jingcheng handed back the information to Lin Xiujing. After checking it, Lin Xiujing asked in surprise: "Why are you willing to invest in the two films "Beauty Picture" and "Death Examination: Blood Midterm Examination"?"

Jin Jingcheng smiled slightly: "I think these two movies can make money!"

Lin Xiujing said: "Beauty Picture is a costume-like movie. Although this kind of movie is easy to make money,... we have never invested in this kind of movie. "Death Test: Blood Midterm Examination" is a campus horror movie. It is difficult to sell well in this type of movie at the box office."

Jin Jingcheng asked playfully: "Then why did you show these two movies for me?"

As the director of the film production department of the JJC film investment and distribution company, Lin Xiujing has great rights. Her greatest right is to have the right to choose the films invested in by the company, although in the end, it will be signed and agreed by Jin Jingcheng.

Since Lin Xiujing has used several movies for Kim Jong-sung to review this time, it means that she, the director, is optimistic about these movies.

Lin Xiujing responded frankly: "I think the movie "Beauty Picture" can definitely make money, and although it has the same passion, it is mainly an art film. I like the script of "Death Test: Blood Midterm Examination", so I want to show it to you."

Kim Jong-sung nodded: "Beauty Picture, the reason you gave is enough. Since it will definitely make money, and it is mainly an art film, why can't we JJC invest? As for "Death in the Examination: Blood Midterm Examination", I am optimistic about its box office. Although there were few examples of such campus horror films that were sold well in Korea in the past, it does not mean that there will be no future."

Lin Xiujing nodded, then hesitated and asked, "So what about the movie "Good guy, Bad guy, Strange guy"? Why don't you want to invest in this movie? Is it because the investment in this movie is very large? If so, we can invest in it in partnership with other companies."

Jin Jingcheng didn't say anything, picked up the teacup, savored the tea while staring at Lin Xiujing playfully.

Lin Xiujing felt a little awkward after being stared at for a while: "Why do you think of me like this?"

Jin Jingcheng asked with a smile: "Do you have a ghost in your heart? I feel uncomfortable after watching it for a while?"

Lin Xiujing was told through and became embarrassed: "Well... I have a ghost in my heart."

Jin Jingcheng laughed: "It's normal to have ghosts in your heart, and I don't mind having ghosts in your heart, but if you lie to me, especially in a job as an important job as a movie investment, I'll be unhappy."

Then he said, "If I guess correctly, Director Kim Ji-yun must have begged you, right? I hope you convince me to invest in this movie?"

Lin Xiujing said "yes".

Kim Ji-won is the screenwriter and director of "Good Guy, Bad Guy, Strange Guy" and is also a friend of Lin Soo-jing, because Kim Ji-won once wrote and directed the horror suspense film "Rose, Red Lotus" in 2003, and Lin Soo-jing is one of the leading actors of this movie.

Jin Jing said earnestly: "Siu-jing, personal friendship affects work, this kind of thing is normal, and I am often affected by personal friendship. For example... you, when I appointed you as the director of the film production department of the jjc film investment and distribution company, you were a little unqualified, but because you are the woman I love, I promoted you in an extraordinary way."

A sense of sweetness surged in Lin Xiujing's heart.

Jin Jingcheng said: "But this kind of thing needs to be measured. The reason why I promoted you was not only because of your personal relationship with me, but also because I had the confidence to train you to become a competent film industry executive. I also judged that you have potential in this regard, otherwise I would not have done that."

Lin Xiujing said "um" and realized the profound meaning of Kim Jingcheng. She responded: "Sorry, I chose this movie because of my personal friendship when I couldn't confirm whether "Good Guy, Bad Guy, Strange Guy" could make a profit."

Jin Jingcheng smiled slightly: "Since you didn't lie to me just now, I don't need your apology now. Based on the relationship between us, such a thing can only be considered a trivial matter. If it were other executives, I would have started to scold you."

Lin Xiujing chuckled.

Jin Jingcheng changed the subject: "The movie "Good Guy, Bad Guy, Strange Guy" actually has investment value, and I guess it may be a big box office hit by then."

Lin Xiujing showed doubt on her face.

Jin Jingcheng said understandably: "But its investment is indeed too large, and the content plagiarized "Golden Three Prostitutes". Even if it can be sold at the box office, it will not make a lot of money, and its reputation will not be good."
Chapter completed!