The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 675: Damn, Lu Yuan

Let's go back to one hour ago.

At the invitation of iQiyi, the creative team of the Korean drama "The Heirs" came to China to promote the broadcast of the new drama.

In addition to the intensive promotional activities, Lee Min Ho and others are also actively making money. According to the clear provisions of the contract between the two parties, iQiyi cannot make any restrictions on this.

This is a newly opened department store. A red carpet several meters wide extends from inside the mall to outside the door.

On both sides of the main entrance of the mall, there are promotional posters for "The Heirs".

On the third floor of the shopping mall, Lee Min Ho and others were waiting in the lounge.

Park Shin Hye plays the leading female role Cha Eun Sang in the drama, a Cinderella who is madly pursued by the chaebol son played by Lee Min Ho.

She stared through the window at the crowded fans in the first-floor lobby and wondered to herself, am I really that popular?
She was born in 1990 and made her official debut in 2003 with the MV "Flowers".

In the same year, he starred in his first TV series "Stairway to Heaven" and won the SBS Acting Awards Child Actor Award.

Although she has filmed several TV series over the years, her popularity in South Korea is not very high, and she is only considered a second-tier star. But after coming to China, her three views were completely overturned.

The food, clothing, housing and transportation arranged by iQiyi for her are comparable to those of first-tier stars, or even better.

In South Korea, her appearance fee is only 10 RMB, and she also has to sing and dance.

When it came to China, this figure soared to 500 million RMB, a 50-fold increase!
There were bodyguards escorting them throughout the trip, and the pick-up vehicles were all BMW luxury cars. There were more than 20 security personnel on site.

All she had to do was say in her broken Chinese: "Hello everyone, I am Park Shin Hye!"

Whenever she thinks of this, she can't help but feel deeply moved. No wonder Korean artists are so keen on going to China, because it is so easy to make money in China.

"Hello everyone, I'm Kim Ji-won!"

There was an unclear sound and she turned her head to look.

It was Kim Ji-won, who played the tsundere sister of the villain in the drama. She was holding her mobile phone and practicing Chinese muttering to herself.

"Ji-won, you're learning Chinese again, you're already speaking very well, that's enough."

Jin Zhiyuan raised her head, pushed her messy bangs behind her ears, and said with a smile: "I was reading the news about Lu Yuan Oppa. I heard that his salary for filming "My Love from the Star" may reach hundreds of millions. My God, if converted into Korean won, how much money would that be!"

In 2010, Kim Ji-won made her official debut by shooting a mobile phone commercial with the boy band BIGBANG and is a third-tier actress in South Korea.

This time, invited by iQiyi, the agency specially arranged for her to come to China to gild herself and make money.

Park Shin Hye was stunned when she heard this, and was obviously shocked by the number.

Before coming to China, she knew very well that it was much more difficult for Korean artists to make money than in China.

According to her understanding, Chinese actors and talent agencies mostly adopt a 6:4 or 7:3 profit sharing model, while in South Korea it is an 8:2 split, with the agency taking the majority and the artist taking only a small portion.

What’s worse is that Korean artists also need to repay all the expenses they incurred as trainees before their debut.

In South Korea, top-tier actors can be invited for 25 to 30 RMB per episode, while the pay for top Chinese actors is generally as high as 70 RMB per episode.

But the pay for a TV series is over 100 million, what an incredible astronomical figure!
Seeing her confusion, Jin Zhiyuan patiently explained: "If Oppa only received salary for this drama, he would have earned tens of millions, but he chose to invest in the company and get dividends later. The media conservatively estimated that he could earn 100 million for this drama."

Park Shin Hye tilted her upper body slightly, her eyes casually swept across the phone screen, and then stayed on Lu Yuan's face for a long time, savoring it carefully.

Then, he turned to the right side of the aisle, where Lee Min Ho was taking a nap leaning against the window.

In comparison, she had to admit that the two were not in the same league at all. Lu Yuan was more handsome, and his handsomeness was very sophisticated and natural.

"What do you think? Lu Yuan oppa is very handsome, right?" Jin Zhiyuan muttered softly.

Thanks to "Scarlet Heart" and "New World", Lu Yuan has accumulated a certain fame in South Korea. Korean artists know him and are aware that he is a top figure at the top of the pyramid in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Park Shin Hye reminded, "He is handsome indeed, but Ji Won, don't forget that Lu Yuan is our competitor. My Love from the Star is going head-on against our Heirs. Our goal is to create a ratings storm in China again and revive Korean dramas."

Kim Ji-won did not comment. They were informed that "The Heirs" will compete with "My Love from the Star" before coming to China.

But these are too far away from her and are not something she should consider. She is just a minor supporting role.

"Shin Hye is right!" Lee Min Ho opened his eyes, looked at the two of them with a smile, and said confidently.

"Although Lu Yuan is very popular in China, his previous works are not urban idol dramas. When it comes to the plot conception of idol dramas, Chinese screenwriters are not as delicate as our Korean screenwriters."

"When it comes to the visual presentation of idol dramas, Chinese directors are no match for our Korean directors. In this competition, even though My Love from the Star is more popular online, it is doomed to lose!"

"I agree with Minghao oppa!"

Park Shin Hye echoed: "Chinese directors don't know how to make idol dramas."

Kim Ji-won raised her eyebrows slightly. The Korean entertainment industry has a strict hierarchy. Although she did not completely agree in her heart, she still chose to nod against her will.

"I agree too."

Opposite this newly opened shopping mall, there is an elementary school cram school. Lu Yuan slowly parked the car on the side of the road.

He picked up his phone, activated the rear camera, and pointed it at the sign of the cram school.

"Look, this is the Galaxy Cram School. I'm not illiterate. Why are you rushing me? I asked you to come pick me up but you didn't come."

"Aren't you just passing by?" Lu Jia's face appeared on the screen.

"What if I get another interview at the last minute?"

"No, you didn't. Shishi just said, come on, Shishi, show your face."

Liu Shishi appeared on the screen with her head tilted, waving excitedly: "Brother, we were shopping in Xidan, and I brought you some delicious food, wait for me to come back."

"You guys." Lu Yuan hung up the phone depressedly.

Zhou Yaoyao’s grades in elementary school were extremely unsatisfactory. She knew everything when asked, but got none of the answers right when tested.

The old woman was disheartened by this, but she still held on to a glimmer of hope.

In addition, since the summer vacation, the little girl has become extremely naughty. She gets up at 6:30 every morning to watch TV and play iPad. She is more active than when she was in school. She refuses to change despite repeated admonitions, which makes the old woman unable to sleep well even when she is asleep.

In desperation, I had to hide the remote control, but it didn't help.

Zhou Yaoyao would fight with Zhou Qi, relying on the fact that he was born a few years earlier, he was a very down-to-earth brother. He pinned Zhou Qi to the ground and beat him, almost bullying Qi Qi into Zhou Daiyu.

The old woman could no longer bear it and decided to enroll her daughter in a cram school.

But Lu Yuan felt helpless as to why the task of picking up the child was given to him.

Even though he is not married yet, his level of taking care of children is almost maxed out.

If he encounters this type of role one day, he may be able to show the peak acting skills of his career.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Uncle, open the door!" Zhou Yaoyao, carrying a small pink schoolbag, pressed her forehead against the car window, stared with her big eyes, and knocked on the door "DuangDuangDuang".

After she climbed into the car, Lu Yuan asked, "How was your study today?"

"It's so easy. I can understand it as soon as the teacher explains it."

So you ranked last in the class in the final exam. Lu Yuan's mouth twitched, and he wanted to kick her. He felt sorry for the old woman. Isn't this a waste of money?

He was about to start the car when Zhou Yaoyao shouted from the back seat: "Uncle, can we go to the mall across the street?"

"What?"

"Just now, a sister was handing us coupons at the door, saying that we can eat for free when we go to the mall." Zhou Yaoyao took out a flyer from her schoolbag like a baby.

Lu Yuan glanced through the rearview mirror, and three of the words made him frown: "It's a lie, I won't go."

"Go ahead, uncle." Zhou Yaoyao came closer, hugged his neck from behind and acted coquettishly: "Muah, Muah!"

"No." Lu Yuan wiped his face in disgust.

"Did you secretly eat spicy noodles at school? I'll tell your mom."

"No, my classmate gave it to me. Please, uncle, take me to the mall."

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes as he was being strangled, and said unhappily: "It's no use begging, let go!"

"Humph!"

Zhou Yaoyao sat down angrily, crossed her arms, and pouted: "Bad uncle, next time the teacher asks me about you, I will never say anything good about you. I will say that you are the worst uncle in the world. You don't brush your teeth or wash your face every day, you don't flush the toilet, you don't change your socks for a week, and you even cover Qiqi with the quilt to fart." "Oh, my stupid Yaoyao, you are the stupidest niece in the world."

"I will help Qiqi shave her head during the first month of next year."

"Okay, then I'll go to the bookstore later and buy you some tutoring materials."

Zhou Yaoyao was very angry. She rolled her eyes and threatened again: "I will sleep in your room tonight, between you and my aunt. My aunt is the best. She will definitely agree to me."

"Hiss!" Lu Yuan got angry. This little girl was black-hearted and his soft spot was pinched. After hesitating for a long time, he finally compromised.

"Just this once, never happen again!"

"Okay!" Zhou Yaoyao agreed obediently, her eyes narrowed into slits with joy.

"Uncle, please don't buy tutoring materials."

"It depends on your subsequent performance."

"Uncle, I want to eat ice cream."

In the mall, Lee Min Ho and others walked onto the red carpet and went straight to the podium in the center of the hall.

Both sides of the red carpet were packed with fans, estimated to be over a thousand, 90% of whom were women, and screams and shouts were heard one after another.

There were also many reporters mixed in the crowd, pressing the shutter button non-stop.

"Oppa, sarangheyo!"

"Aaaah, I can't wait to watch The Heirs."

Lee Min Ho, wearing a white shirt and black trousers, waved to the fans who were singing at the top of their lungs with excited faces.

This move once again ignited the enthusiasm of the fans, and the screams almost drowned out the entire shopping mall.

Standing on the stage, he spoke word by word: "Hello everyone, I am Lee Min Ho, nice to meet you!"

The fans in the audience cheered.

The host said, "Lee Min Ho, this is your nth visit to China."

Staff from iQiyi translated it immediately.

"First time." Lee Min Ho replied.

“What is your biggest impression of China?”

Lee Min Ho pursed his lips and wanted to say that China is too big and the Korean map is a lie, but he swallowed the words back as soon as they came to his lips.

He shook his collar and laughed, "It's too hot."

"Hahaha."

The host asked the audience, "Do you know what Lee Min Ho is doing in China this time?"

"know."

“Say it out loud.”

"Promote "The Heirs"!!!" the girl in the front row was hysterical.

"Aren't you looking forward to it?"

"expect!"

"On August 8, The Heirs will be aired on iQiyi on time. Will you watch it?"

"meeting!!!"

The host smiled and looked at Lee Min Ho: "Do you have anything to say to everyone about the drama "The Heirs"? "

This sentence is quite long, and the translator is not very good at it, so he explained it haltingly.

Lee Min Ho was complaining crazily in his mind, but the smile on his face continued to grow.

"Oppa, come on!"

"Oppa, look at me."

Seeing this, the fans in the audience cheered passionately. In such an atmosphere, Lee Min Ho couldn't help but squint his eyes.

In 2006, he made his official debut with the TV series "Secret Campus" and in 2009 he gained some fame in Asia due to the TV series "Boys Over Flowers".

But during the past few days in China, everything he experienced and the enthusiastic response from his fans made him deeply immersed in it. At one point he felt a little dizzy and lost himself.

It was as if he had really become an Asian superstar, enjoying the admiration of thousands of people.

His eyes wandered among the fans, thinking of "My Love from the Star". He heard that Lu Yuan was very popular in China, but he didn't think it had reached this level.

The translation and explanation are completed.

Following iQiyi's request, he blurted out in Korean: "I think 'The Heirs' is a better idol drama than 'My Love from the Star'!"

Translation from iQiyi, repeat this sentence in Chinese.

The cheers from the audience seemed to be paused, and after a brief silence of a few seconds, they began to boil again.

"Is this guy out of his mind? If it wasn't for the 300 yuan coupon and the possible 1,000 yuan prize, who would come? Ahhh, Oppa, The Heirs is the best, I want to watch it ten times!!!"

"That's right, a rubbish idol drama wants to compete with Lu Yuan? You're crazy! Oppa, look at me, look at me, Sarangheyo!!"

"Well, that's not true. Korean idol dramas are indeed better than domestic ones in some aspects. The level of domestic screenwriters still needs to be improved. If the script is not good, even if Lu Yuan's acting skills are good, it will be difficult to make a meal without rice..."

The fans cheered and the echoes lingered in the air for a long time.

Lee Min Ho couldn't suppress the smile any longer as he watched a burly female fan walk up to the stage and hand him flowers.

I don’t know if Lu Yuan’s popularity is that high.

"nonsense!!"

Suddenly, a little kid grunted and squeezed out of the crowd.

She had two braids, cream on the corners of her mouth, her hands on her hips, her head tilted back, and she said angrily: "My uncle is the best, my uncle is the best in the world!!"

The host on the stage frowned unhappily and was about to speak when he was interrupted by a scream.

The sturdy female fan standing on the stage suddenly covered her mouth, pointed her finger, and shouted in disbelief: "F*ck, Lu. Lu. Lu Yuan!!!"

Everyone looked in the direction of her finger.

I saw a tall man wearing a mask and a baseball cap, carrying a cute pink backpack, bending over, preparing to leave quietly.

“Ahhhh, it’s really Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan, I love you so much!!”

“Lu Yuan, ahhhhh!!”

"Lu Yuan, please don't misunderstand. What you saw was fake. Listen to my explanation. He didn't have that. He wasn't like that. Woohoo, I'm so excited. Mom, I saw the real person. Woohoo."

Lu Yuan was speechless as he looked at the crowd rushing towards him.

He really didn't mean to ruin the show. As soon as he brought Yaoyao into the mall, he heard Lee Min Ho disparaging "My Love from the Star" on the stage. He didn't care at first, after all, he didn't take that drama seriously.

But Zhou Yaoyao, a senior Lu fan with 9 years of experience, became anxious when she heard this, and relied on her thin arms and legs to squeeze to the front row.

Lee Min Ho was a little confused when he saw the fans suddenly dispersing in the audience and the reporters with red eyes.

He turned around and was about to ask what was going on when the female fan who handed him the flowers rushed out from beside him with heavy steps.

One moment of carelessness and he was pushed off the stage.

Lee Min Ho fell to the ground in an extremely embarrassing posture.

The host looked at this scene and exchanged glances with the iQiyi staff, feeling at a loss.

Pills!

(End of this chapter)