The group was kicked out, and low presence means they are bad?

“So can you tell me about the filming of Squidward?”

Shen Minhui snuggled in Li Zhengzai's arms and spoke softly.

However, Lee Jung-jae chose to refuse her request, "I'm sorry, dear, we have signed a confidentiality agreement. So far, we cannot disclose any content related to Squid Game, especially the plot."

Shen Minhui was instantly unhappy when she heard this, "I'm your girlfriend, don't you even trust me?"

Li Zhengzai shook his head insistently and said, "This is not a question of trust or not, but a question about my professional ethics.

Although no one else may know about this except the two of us, I must stick to my heart.

There is an old Chinese saying: God is watching what you do.

I believe this so deeply that I hope you understand my insistence.”

Shen Minhui snorted softly, but did not insist any further.

She is a smart girl who knows when to do something and when not to do something.

The two snuggled on the sofa and continued chatting.

Lee Jung-jae changed the subject and said, "Although I can't tell you the plot of Squid Game, I can tell you some of what I saw and heard during the filming."

"Okay, okay!" Shen Minhui blinked her beautiful eyes, her eyes full of anticipation.

Lee Jung Jae said with a smile: "Bai Xingjian put a lot of effort into filming "Squid Game". Many scenes were built in real life, just like an amusement park, which makes people dazzled..."

Li Zhengzai talked incessantly.

But not long after, his cell phone rang.

When he took out his cell phone, it turned out to be a good friend of his named Jin Xiuan.

Kim Soo-an is a well-known director in Kauriya.

Lee Jung-jae won the Best Actor Award at the Corea Buil Film Awards for his role in the movie "Stop Killing" directed by Kim Soo-an.

After this award, Lee Jung-jae's status in the Corea film and television industry can be said to have risen to a higher level.

Therefore, Lee Jung-jae also expressed special thanks to Kim Soo-an.

And Kim Soo-an is also particularly grateful to Lee Jung-jae.

After all, it was thanks to Lee Jung-jae's outstanding performance that the movie "Stop Killing" ranked first in the annual box office list of Coria's local films in the year it was released.

The two of them have accomplished each other.

After Lee Jung Jae answered the phone, he naturally had to exchange pleasantries with Kim Soo An.

After the pleasantries, Kim Soo-an got straight to the point: "How was the filming of 'Squid Game' going? Did anything go wrong?"

Lee Jung Jae said with a smile on his face, "It went very smoothly. Except for the occasional inconvenience in language communication, everything else went very smoothly."

"You sound like you're in a good mood." Jin Xiuan on the other end of the phone also said with a smile.

"That's natural."

Li Zhengzai laughed and joked: "It's mainly because Bai Xingjian's pay is too generous!"

"How generous?" Jin Xiu'an widened his eyes. He naturally knew Bai Xingjian quite well.

"1.5 million won per episode." Lee Jung-jae said his pay.

"Oh my God! Bai Xingjian is so generous!" Jin Xiuan was immediately surprised.

After a pause, Jin Xiuan continued, "It seems that next time I ask you to film a movie, I will have to find more investors."

"Hahaha, there's no need for that. We don't even need to talk about this in our relationship."

Lee Jung Jae shook his head and directly rejected Kim Soo An.

Kim Soo-an did not continue the topic, but asked: "So what do you think of the drama "Squid Game"? Does it have the potential to become a hit?"

As an insider, Kim Soo-an definitely knows what to ask and what not to ask.

As a good friend of Lee Jung-jae, the questions he asked did not actually make Lee Jung-jae particularly embarrassed.

"From my personal feeling, there is a great possibility that it will explode."

When mentioning this topic, Li Zhengzai's tone began to become excited:

"The show "Squid Game" will definitely give you a big surprise, a surprise you will never expect!"

Hearing this, Shen Minhui, who was sitting next to Li Zhengzai, looked over unconsciously.

"Wow, Bai Xingjian is so powerful?"

Jin Xiuan was a little surprised by what Li Zhengzai said: "This is not like your style. Is it because Bai Xingjian paid you enough that you are now speaking well for him?"

Li Zhengzai rolled his eyes through the phone: "Do I look like that kind of person?"

"That's exactly what they look like." Jin Xiuan ruthlessly exposed him.

Because the phone was on speakerphone, Shen Minhui was able to hear their conversation clearly.

And she was also sitting on the sofa at this moment, covering her mouth and laughing.

Li Zhengzai pursed his lips and said, "But I really didn't say polite words for Bai Xingjian this time. The drama "Squid Game" is definitely full of contrasts."

"The contrast is extreme?" Jin Xiu'an immediately became interested. "How much of a contrast is there?"

Li Zhengzai grinned, "You will never expect this contrast. When I first read the script, I was also surprised. It was simply a shocking feeling."

As he spoke, Li Zhengzai's tone suddenly became emotional: "I can only say that Bai Xingjian is indeed a one-in-a-million genius in screenwriting!"

"Is he so powerful?" Jin Xiuan's eyes gradually narrowed.

“Yeah, it’s really amazing.”

Lee Jung-jae's tone was still excited. "I am now particularly looking forward to seeing what the netizens in our country who attacked Bai Xingjian online will think of when they see the drama Squid Game."

Jin Xiuan heard this and shook his head and laughed. His brows began to frown and he muttered to himself:
“Squid games and contrast…

What kind of effect will it produce when these two elements are combined?

Squid game, traditional children's game, contrast.

What's the difference? "

Jin Xiuan on the other end of the phone fell into a state of deep thought.

Li Zhengzai did not disturb him or hang up the phone.

After three or five minutes, Jin Xiuan suddenly spoke and asked a question:
"Jungjae, are there a lot of gory scenes in the drama Squid Game?"

When Li Zhengzai heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

No, can all this be guessed?

"You are truly worthy of being called Jin Xiu'an. You actually guessed this."

Since this did not involve leaking the detailed plot of "Squid Game", Lee Jung-jae did not hide it.

"Haha, if that's the case, then I have some ideas." Jin Xiuan said with a smile.

"Awesome!" Lee Jung Jae gave Kim Soo An a thumbs up from a distance.

However, Jin Xiuan on the other end of the phone sighed and said:

"What a pity that such a good idea was filmed by Bai Xingjian first. Even if I write a script with related content now, with your "Squid Game" as a benchmark, I probably won't get any benefits if I follow you."

Thinking of some of the filming process of "Squid Game", Lee Jung-jae nodded, "It is indeed true. After all, "Squid Game" is really hard to surpass."

"...It's a bit heartbreaking." Jin Xiuan's tone became a little low.

Li Zhengzai smiled and encouraged: "But I still believe in your ability, it's just that you lack some investment. As long as the investment is enough, you will definitely be able to shoot a drama that surpasses "Squid Game"!" "Then I'll give you good luck."

After being comforted, Kim Soo-an's tone became lively again.

"So when will your drama "Squid Game" be broadcast online?" Jin Xiuan continued to ask.

Li Zhengzai hesitated for a moment, "I don't know the exact time, but from the information revealed by Bai Xingjian, it should be in the near future. After all, it won't be long before our Squid Game will enter the period of full promotion."

"Like this?"

Jin Xiuan on the other end of the phone suddenly raised his mouth and said, "It seems that those directors who have new dramas online recently are going to be in trouble."

"Really? Which ones?" Lee Jung Jae blinked, obviously very interested in this topic.

Jin Xiuan said a few names.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhengzai slapped his thigh fiercely and laughed:

"So it's these people. Hahaha. I really look forward to seeing them jumping up and down in anxiety when the time comes!"

……

Time flies and it is already mid-March.

On March 18th, "Squid Game" officially began its promotion.

However, what surprised many domestic netizens was that the promotion and publicity base of "Squid Game" did not seem to be in China, but in Corea.

The reason is simple. Almost all the promotional tweets about "Squid Game" on Weibo in China were copied from Corea.

Among the promotional materials for "Squid Game", the most popular content is a video.

In the video, accompanied by a slightly strange and rapid background music, a group of people wearing red jumpsuits and black masks with various patterns and shapes are walking on the streets of downtown Seoul.

Such a strange group of people naturally attracted the attention of people passing by.

"What are you doing? Street performance art?"

"This costume... why does it remind me of the silent period a few years ago? But the color of the costumes at that time was mainly white."

"It's quite interesting. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

"Let's go take a look. We don't have anything important to do anyway."

Amid the discussions of many passers-by, the game manager wearing a square mask came to a passer-by who stopped and looked at them.

It was a girl wearing a short skirt and thick platform shoes.

Under the puzzled and curious gaze of the girl in the short skirt, the man with the square mask handed over a business card.

There was a line of words written on the business card, which read [Would you like to play card games together? If you win, you can get prizes].

"Play picture cards?" The girl in the short skirt's eyes lit up.

Isn't this a popular children's game on the streets in the 1970s and 1980s?
Although she was not very good at fighting, the familiar feeling made her agree.

So, some masked men behind the square masked man began to spread a special blanket on the ground.

On the blanket there are standard elements of Squidward: circles, triangles and squares.

A red picture card was placed in the square frame of the square pattern on the carpet, and the other blue picture card was handed to the girl in the short skirt.

"You have three chances to hit. If you flip the picture on the ground over, you will get a reward."

The man with the square mask said to the girl in the short skirt.

"OK!"

The girl in the short skirt made an OK gesture, then picked up the picture card with ease, stood at the edge of the carpet, found a specific angle, and threw it with force.

"Snapped--"

A crisp sound was heard, and the blue picture hit the carpet directly without touching the red picture in the square frame.

Obviously the girl hit the wrong target.

However, the violent force still surprised the onlookers.

This girl who looks quite petite has such great strength?

"There are two chances left." The emotionless voice of the square-masked man sounded.

The girl in the short skirt stretched her arms, took the blue picture that had just been thrown out from another masked man, and began to aim in front of her eyes.

Obviously, the girl was serious.

"Snapped--"

Another crisp sound was heard.

This time, the blue picture accurately hit the edge of the red picture on the carpet, and the red picture was successfully turned over.

"YES!!!"

The girl in the short skirt clenched her fists excitedly.

The bystanders around who were just watching the show also burst into celebration.

"Congratulations, you have completed the challenge of [playing picture cards]."

The square-masked man spoke in an emotionless voice, "Because you succeeded in your second chance at the picture card, you will receive the second prize of 200,000 won."

As soon as he finished speaking, another masked man carrying a silver toolbox came over and opened the toolbox.

The inside was filled with stacks and stacks of Korean won.

Such a scene caused an uproar among the onlookers around.

"Oh my god, I can get 200,000 won just by punching a small piece of paper?"

"Fuck, what kind of good man is this!"

"Excuse me, can we participate as well?"

"It's obviously fake, just a gimmick."

"Even if it's fake, I'm willing to give it a try! It's 100,000 won! And it won't waste any time!"

"Attention, the second-tier reward is 200,000 won. How much is the first-tier reward? 300,000 won?"

Ten thousand won is about 50 yuan.

One hundred thousand won is 500 yuan.

Two hundred thousand won is 1000 yuan.

Three hundred thousand won is 1500 yuan.

While the onlookers were in an uproar, the girl in the short skirt had already taken 200,000 won from the man in the square mask.

"thanks, thanks!"

The girl in the short skirt said excitedly, with a smile on her face: "Can I still participate?"

The square-masked man shook his head and said, "Of course not. Each person only has one chance to participate."

After replying to the girl in the short skirt, the man in the square mask took a loudspeaker and began to speak to the onlookers.

Soon, people started lining up to play the card game.

A banner with the words "Squid Game" written on it was also pulled up by the masked man.

The scene is quite spectacular. (End of chapter)