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Chapter 226: Celebration Banquet

The two said goodbye to Bae Suzy and went to the parking lot together.

While putting the suitcase into the trunk, Lee Ji-eun took out a bunch of miscellaneous items from it.

Then, she carried the pile of things to the passenger seat and started decorating them.

First, a plush toy of Thumper Rabbit was hung on the passenger seat belt, a cushion with a Thumper Rabbit pattern was placed on the back of the seat, and five Thumper Rabbit figures of different shapes were placed above the car console.

During this period, Lee Ji-eun still liked the Samp Rabbit the most, and even her IG profile picture was it.

Jin Qixuan raised his eyebrows and asked:

"You don't ride in my car more than ten times a year, why are you fussing with it?"

"My pleasure."

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan pursed his lips and said nothing.

After Li Zhien finished her work, she looked at the results of her decoration and nodded with satisfaction: "Let's go."

"Well, fasten your seat belts."

After the car started, Li Zhien took out the phone case from her bag and showed it to Jin Qixuan:
"I bought an Oyster Baby phone case. It's a collaboration between High Cheeks and Disney. It's hard to find. Doesn't it look good? I bought one for you too. Do you like it?"

Jin Qixuan quickly glanced at the colorful Q-version underwater world phone case, hesitated for a while, and said:

"It's beautiful, but...is this phone too girly for me?"

"You don't like it?"

"like……"

Afterwards, Li Zhien took Jin Qixuan's phone and fiddled with it for a long time, muttering, "Why can't this be installed?"

Jin Qixuan glanced at her confused look and chuckled:
"My phone is not on the market yet, and there is no phone case that matches it on the market."

"Ouch, I'm such an idiot, I forgot..."

IU knocked her head and blamed herself for being careless.

"It's okay, don't worry about it. There are snacks in the storage box, specially prepared for you."

"Yeah, that's great~"

Seeing this, IU stopped fiddling with her phone case. She first took a few beautiful photos with the Samp Rabbit cushion, then took out snacks from the storage box and ate them while watching videos.

After seeing the interesting video, she did not forget to share it with Jin Qixuan:

"Hahaha...Xuanxuan, look at this, it's so funny...Oh, yes, you can't look at this..."

Jin Qixuan was driving next to her with a smile on his face. Listening to her crunching snacks and laughing while watching videos, everything seemed so beautiful.

After a while, Jin Qixuan suddenly found that there was no movement around him.

I quickly turned my head to take a look and saw that this guy had fallen asleep hugging the Thumper Rabbit cushion...

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan felt funny but also a little distressed.

In a country where sleeping more than six hours is considered laziness, fatigue and dark circles under the eyes are the norm.

For a superstar like Lee Ji-eun, her schedule is so long that it would make ordinary people's scalps tingle.

So, she has been catching up on sleep these days.

Half an hour later, Li Zhien woke up slowly, looked out the window blankly, and said in a daze: "Hasn't it arrived yet?"

"Coming."

Li Zhien yawned, rubbed her eyes and said:
"Aww... it's all because of this weather. It really makes me so sleepy."

Jin Qixuan smiled and said, "You mean, the sleepiness in spring, the fatigue in autumn, the nap in summer, and the sleepy winter months?"

Jin Qixuan wanted to say that being sleepy has nothing to do with the season, it's just that you don't sleep enough. However, before he could finish his sentence, Li Zhien nodded and agreed: "Yes, yes, it's spring sleepiness!"

"Okay." Jin Qixuan smiled and said, "Then you can sleep for a while. I'll call you when we get there."

"it is good."

Twenty minutes later, they arrived at Kakao M company. Kim Ki-hyeon woke up Lee Ji-eun, kissed her goodbye, and drove back to the crew to continue filming.

The next day, an exciting news spread among the crew.

Last night's second episode saw a 2% rise in ratings to an average of 6.1%.

The growth trend proves that the excellent performance on the first day of the premiere is not a flash in the pan. It is not the case that the ratings will be the highest on the first day and then decline all the way.

After the ratings for the day came out, the entire crew became more motivated.

The staff compiled the audience opinions collected online and gave them to writer Bai Meijing.

The crew also held three meetings for this purpose, and asked writer Bai Meijing to stay up late to polish the plot and character dialogues, trying to make the later plot fuller and more attractive.

Because this drama has a lot of CG special effects, just like "Goblin", they are all semi-prefabricated.

There are still two episodes in stock at the moment, so the upcoming filming tasks are quite heavy. We often shoot until the early morning and continue shooting at dawn. This is a taxing job that pushes the actors' bodies to the extreme.

Jin Qixuan had always played supporting roles in the TV series he had filmed before, and there weren’t many night scenes when shooting movies, so he had never experienced this kind of hardship.

This time it was different, Jin Qixuan was really exhausted...

After filming for 48 hours straight, Jin Qixuan even considered not taking on TV dramas in the future...

next week.

The third and fourth episodes of "Strong Woman Do Bong-soon" were broadcast on March 8.5th and th, with an average viewership rating of %!
Lee Sung-kyung & Nam Joo-hyuk's "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo" was quite popular some time ago.

By the ninth episode, the ratings were only around 5%, not to mention that it was broadcast on MBC.

The cable channel's 8.5% viewership rating can almost be said to be a national-level drama.

"Signal", which won the "Best TV Series" and "Best Screenplay" awards at the Baeksang Awards last year, had an average viewership rating of only 8.8%.

The ratings of "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon" soared by 10 percentage points after only four episodes, and it is just around the corner to break %.

The last drama to see such a rapid rise in ratings was "Goblin" starring Kim Ki-hyun.

For a time, "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon" received numerous praises.

The chemistry between Park Bo-young and Kim Kye-hyun quickly became a hot topic.

Although the filming process was very hard, such excellent ratings results have also become an important cornerstone of Jin Qixuan's "ratings resistance" ability.

At the same time, this drama also earned a lot of face for JTBC's TV dramas. It can be said to be the most successful TV drama of JTBC in three years.

On the evening of March 6, Jin Qixuan took a leave from the night filming to attend the celebration party of "Brave Citizens".

As the actor who plays Han Xiugang, Jin Qixuan has contributed a lot of topics and reputation to the movie, so of course he cannot be absent. At the same time, he also has to hint to Lin Yuna to give him a red envelope.

"Brave Citizens" was officially released in early March, and its box office performance finally settled at over 507 million viewers.

After deducting 10% tax, 3% donation to the Film Fund Association, 40/ split with theaters, cost, share with the film production company, and finally personal tax, Yoona will get about billion won.

It took one year and the return rate was 133%.

From an investment perspective, it's not bad, and it's about the same as her salary for filming the two "The Legend of Zhao Zilong" movies.

In addition, her debut on the big screen attracted nearly 800 million viewers (although she was ranked fourth).

Now, Yoona Lin can be said to be in high spirits, gaining both fame and fortune.

At the celebration banquet, before Jin Qixuan could give her any hint, she took the initiative to give him a red envelope of 1 million won.

Lin Yuner sighed at her own vision and luck, raised her wine glass and walked towards Jin Qixuan, and asked with a smile:
"Tell me, if I had made this movie at that time, and we had been a perfect match, would the box office have been higher?"

Lin Yuner has not been in China for nothing, she can also make some idioms. But maybe the magnificent box office performance of "Cooperation" gave Lin Yuner confidence, Jin Qixuan felt that if they really starred in it, it would be very likely that they would not be able to make back their investment.

Even after this, Jin Qixuan will probably have to work in the TV drama circle for a few more years before he can get in touch with film resources again.

However, just because Lin Yuna gave him a red envelope of 100 million yuan, Jin Qixuan couldn't hurt her feelings.

"Of course, it might even make tens of millions at the box office."

Jin Qixuan also smiled and clinked glasses with her.

Hearing Jin Qixuan's flattery, Lin Yuner's chest shook and she smiled with full apple muscles:
"Hahahaha... that's an exaggeration. I'll be satisfied if it can have over 700 million viewers like The Help."

"..."

Sister, you really dare to say that...

"By the way, I still have to thank you and Sister Hyo Joo for helping me make so much money. Do you need me to make a cameo appearance in the TV series you are filming recently, or play a supporting role or something?"

Jin Qixuan thought for a moment and said, "Well... there is a female character who was captured by a pervert and locked in a basement. She was beaten every day and only given one meal..."

Lin Yuner's face froze, and she asked, "Are there any other roles?"

Jin Qixuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Nothing else, but in the second half of the year I will make a movie about disabled people redeeming each other..."

When Lin Yuner heard about this topic, her eyes lit up: "This is great! No problem! What roles will they play? Doctors or nurses?"

Jin Qixuan recalled for a while and said, "Mental retardation... can you act?"

Lin Yuner: "..."

I suddenly feel like I'm not feeling well. What's going on?
After a few casual words, Yoona gave up the idea of ​​making a guest appearance.

Jin Qixuan's acting style was too wild, and she felt that she couldn't cooperate with him...

After all, not every female idol dares to subvert their image.

Lin Yuner thought about it, patted her chest, and said proudly:
"What about investment? Have you found investment for this movie? You can contact me."

Judging from Kim Ki-hyun's recent performance, Yoona feels that investing in his new movie should not result in a loss, it's just a matter of how much profit she can make.

"Well, thank you, Sister Yuner, for your kindness, but the script is not finished yet, so there is no rush."

Jin Qixuan can also see his own situation clearly. If investing in movies can make money, he would rather let Li Zhien earn the money and then use this as an excuse to get ahead.

"Okay then, you can contact me when you need money... oh yeah, let's change our contact method."

As she spoke, Lin Yoona took out her cell phone from her pocket and exchanged contact information with Jin Qixuan.

After chatting for a while, Jin Qixuan was called over by Lin Runze to talk to the senior management of CJ.

This celebration party was attended not only by the cast and production staff of the production crew, but also by many unknown actors who wanted to get close to the cast and build relationships.

For example, Ding Haiyin, he didn’t know through what relationship he came to the scene.

Jin Qixuan had an impression of him as he had special appearances in "1988" and "Goblin".

He has good acting skills and is handsome, but he has no resources and has always been tepid.

This guy had obviously drunk a lot of wine, and his eyes were a little dazed when he met Jin Qixuan.

"Oh my god, isn't this the future youngest movie star, Jin Qixuanxi! Nice to meet you!"

His voice was quite loud, and many people's eyes instantly shifted to Jin Qixuan, making him the focus.

The topic of Best Actor was something Jin Qixuan and Lin Runze talked about as a joke in private. They would never say such gossip-inducing words in formal occasions.

I don’t know what’s going on with Ding Haiyin.

Even though he was drunk, he could still speak honorifics.

He wasn't drunk at all, so he couldn't say such flattering and offensive words.

Jin Qixuan was a little confused for a moment.

Ding Hae-in lost the competition with Park Bo Gum for the role of "Aze" and missed the opportunity to become famous.

Seeing how popular Park Bo Gum is now, it's normal to be jealous.

But every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor, so why is it not his turn to find fault with me?

So Kim Ki-hyun felt that he should be taking the blame for Park Bo-gum.

After all, everyone in and out of the circle knows that the two have a good relationship.

After guessing the general situation, Jin Qixuan narrowed his eyes and said with a fake smile: "Senior, please don't flatter me. I rely on the elders to take care of me and follow them to make a living."

You little bastard, do you want to flatter me and make me the target of public criticism?

Jin Qixuan's words mean that he has someone protecting him, so don't cause trouble for me, or I'll tell on you.

After all, when he had no film work at all, Jin Qixuan played the second leading role in a movie that attracted 500 million viewers.

It's a matter of luck, but more importantly, connections.

Ding Haiyin obviously understood what Jin Qixuan said. His smile froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal. He still looked sunny, laughed and slipped away.

In this regard, Jin Qixuan can only say that his acting skills are pretty good...

Jin Qixuan, who scared off the enemy with just one sentence, walked excitedly towards Han Hyo Joo who was waving at him.

"What are you talking about with him? They are all dishonest people."

Han Hyo Joo said this, as if she was worried that Kim Ki Heon's reputation would be ruined by him.

"It's coming for me, there's nothing I can do~"

Kim Ki-hyun's smug look made Han Hyo-joo burst out laughing.

"By the way, Sister Hyo Joo, didn't you go traveling?"

"I have been approached by a new script recently. I am selecting the script. I will check the time after it is finalized and then go traveling."

Jin Qixuan asked curiously: "I see a lot of travel photos on your IG. Don't you feel lonely when you travel alone?"

Han Hyo Joo smiled with curved eyebrows:
"Yes, but it's more about enjoyment. When you travel alone at any time, the happiness you get from the process is definitely greater than the loneliness."

"But it's very dangerous. You're so beautiful...if something happens, there won't be anyone you know around you."

"It doesn't matter. The worst that can happen is death."

"..."

I can't chat anymore...

"By the way, the sneakers I promised to buy for you have arrived. I'll visit you tomorrow and deliver them to you."

When promoting the movie and recording a variety show, Han Hyo Joo set a goal that if the number of viewers exceeded 500 million, she would give a pair of AJ shoes to all crew members.

Jin Qixuan joked:
"Ah... Sister Hyo Joo, you are not here to "claim your sovereignty" on the set, right? After all, Sister Bo Young and I are in the "honeymoon period" right now."

"Hey, you dare to make fun of your sister? Don't even think about walking home tonight!"

……

Indeed, Han Hyo Joo does what she says.

After four glasses of red wine, Jin Qixuan fell asleep...

Because he had a premonition, just in case, Kim Ki-hyeon sent text messages to Sung Byung-wook, Kim Jong-kook and Lee Ji-eun in advance, asking them to come and pick him up.

(End of this chapter)