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Chapter 369: When a Man Falls in Love

(Contains plot, order with caution.)
Since the two officially announced their engagement on August 8, the popularity has remained high.

Affected by national attention.

Basically, all the theaters that Warner Bros. was able to contact gave 30% of the screening time for "When a Man Loves" on the first day.

Even the cinema chains in Anyang City and Jeju Island directly allocated about 50% of their screening time to the film.

One is Jin Qixuan’s hometown, which is also the filming location of the movie.

The other is the "origin of love" between Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Ji-eun.

The theaters in these two places did this to take advantage of the popularity of the two.

After all, who can resist money?
Warner Bros. did a rough calculation and found that on the first day of release on August 8, the total screening volume in theaters across the peninsula reached 31%.

You know, the film market on the peninsula is not big.

A 26% screening volume is basically considered to be at the top level.

It’s a pity that if it was released in CJ, it would have been given at least 30% of the screening time.

After all, as the largest entertainment company in the peninsula, CJ is at the top level in terms of both theaters and distribution.

Unlike Warner, its voice in the peninsula is pitifully low.

If it weren’t for the fact that Kim Ki-hyeon and Lee Ji-eun’s official announcement of their relationship was at its peak, various theater chains would have wanted to take advantage of the popularity.

It is estimated that the number of films will have to be reduced by a few points.

8 month 31 day.

"When a Man Falls in Love" has officially landed in major theaters on the peninsula.

This day happened to be Friday, which was considered the weekend.

Peninsula is different from China. There is no so-called weekend protection period. Movies will be released as they should.

Therefore, the entertainment activities of the people on the peninsula after get off work and school are basically dominated by watching movies.

Especially couples, they basically choose to go to the cinema to watch a movie, and then go to a hotel or something like that to keep in touch with their relationship.

Early that morning.

The young couple arrived at the Dongdaemun Cinema in Seoul on time to attend the premiere of the movie.

The only people who could attend the premiere and watch the movie at midnight were the true fans of both parties.

That night, Lee Ji-eun wore a lavender long dress, looking beautiful and elegant, with a full sense of a wife.

Jin Qixuan was wearing a neat dark blue suit and had a faint smile on his face, looking very handsome.

When the two of them stand together, they are very well matched in terms of appearance and clothing colors.

When the audience saw the two people appear, they burst into screams.

"Ahhhhh!!"

“Jieun-unnie!!”

"Qixuan Oppa!!!"

"..."

Listening to the cheers of the fans at the scene, Kim Ki-hyeon and Lee Ji-eun smiled at each other, then clasped their fingers and raised them up.

"Good evening everyone, I am Jin Qixuan, thank you very much for coming to the premiere of our movie, I hope you will like this movie."

After Jin Qixuan finished speaking, Li Zhien followed suit and greeted the audience with a smile, saying:

"Good evening everyone, I am IU, I hope you will have a pleasant movie-watching experience tonight."

As Peninsula's top celebrity couple.

Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Ji-eun are still very impressive.

Especially after the official announcement of their relationship, the two attended the premiere ceremony together for the first time, which made countless fans excited.

If it weren’t for the good security work on site.

I guess both Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Ji-eun were overwhelmed by their enthusiastic fans.

After a brief interaction with the audience, the two gave up their center stage spot to Park Kyung-lin.

As the top MC of Peninsula, her ability is unquestionable. She can heat up the atmosphere with just a few words.

After a while.

The lights dim.

The golden shield logo with the letters "WB" of Warner Bros. appeared on the big screen.

Then, the movie officially started.

The film begins with the protagonist Han Taiyi, played by Jin Qixuan, going to various shop owners to collect debts.

Faced with different types of rolling cuts, Han Taiyi also used different methods to successfully collect the money, while leaving enough for the bosses who each had their own difficulties to live on.

In just a few minutes of footage, Han Taiyi's character was established.

A gangster who is ruthless in his "career", but has a very kind heart, is loyal and principled.

After introducing the male protagonist, the plot quickly gets to the point.

The company had a bad debt that could not be collected, so the boss sent the "gold medal debt collector" - Han Taiyi to deal with it.

When Han Taiyi arrived, he found out that the debtor was already lying on the hospital bed and could die at any time.

In the name of collecting debts without hesitation, Han Taiyi transferred the debt to the debtor's daughter.

There is nothing wrong with the way of handling affairs. It is the best way both publicly and privately.

But the problem is that Han Taiyi fell in love with the debtor's daughter at first sight.

That is the heroine Zhou Haoting played by Lee Ji-eun.

When Lee Ji-eun made her first appearance on the big screen, a low cheer was heard in the theater.

There is no other reason, director Han Dong-wook shot the first shot of Lee Ji-eun so beautifully.

Her face is as white as snow, her eyebrows are as dark as distant mountains, and her eyes are as affectionate as autumn water. She is as beautiful as a fairy who has descended to earth.

“Wow, Jieun is so beautiful!”

"The director is so good at shooting. The light, the composition, and the angle are absolutely amazing."

"No wonder Jin Qixuan fell in love at first sight. Who wouldn't be confused after seeing this?"

"..."

Listening to the audience's whispers behind her, Li Zhien couldn't help but reveal a smug smile on her little face.

We did more than 30 NGs when shooting this initial shot of balancing the two, how could it not look good!

In fact, there is more than just this first shot.

Throughout the entire movie, there is no ugly shot of Lee Ji-eun.

Whenever Lee Ji-eun's crying scenes are not beautiful, the camera will be focused on Kim Ki-hyeon's face opposite her.

In the words of director Han Dongyu - You are so beautiful, how could I possibly take a bad shot!

In this regard, Li Zhien expressed helplessness.

After all, the characters in a movie are always diverse.

If you always look pretty, the audience will easily regard you as a vase, and you will not be able to show your acting skills.

But unfortunately, director Han Dongyu doesn't want Lee Ji-eun to feel it, he wants him to feel it.

At that time, Lee Ji-eun also went to Kim Ki-hyeon to complain, but he turned around and sold her out.

Come on, who doesn’t like to see his beautiful wife?

What's more, others want good-looking shots but can't even get them, and you are still complaining about them.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Later, Lee Ji-eun was so angry that she ignored Kim Ki-hyeon for two full minutes.

However, judging from the current audience response, Meimei’s appearance seems to be quite good?

At this time, the plot on the big screen is still going on.

Although Han Taiyi was attracted by Zhou Haoting's beautiful face, he had to be vague about what he had to do.

After an argument, Zhou Haoting was devastated and had to bear the debt owed by her father.

At this point, the story begins Jin Qixuan's journey to pursue his wife.

After Han Taiyi learned about Zhou Haoting's financial difficulties, he took the initiative to ask her out.

I originally wanted to help her, but I ended up giving her some basic knowledge about kidney transplantation.

As a result, Zhou Haoting thought that the gangster was threatening her and her eyes widened with anger. On the other hand, Han Taiyi continued to chatter.

Seeing this, there was laughter in the theater.

"Hahaha, Jin Qixuan is too straight."

"I have to say that the little gangster played by Jin Qixuan is a bit rude, hahaha."

"Jieun looks like a little pufferfish when she's puffy. She's so cute. I really want to pinch her face."

"..."

In this movie, Lee Ji-eun's makeup is basically fake natural, which can highlight the advantages of her youthful face to the greatest extent.

At this moment, coupled with the angry expression, she looks more like the girl next door.

Obviously, she is more eye-catching in this movie than Zhang Man-wol's heavy makeup in "Hotel Del Luna".

After all, compared to the royal sister U, both fans and audiences prefer the cute U.

Amidst the laughter, the plot continues to move forward.

Han Taiyi did not give up after failing his first "date". Instead, he found his boss and took on the debt.

The boss was very respectful to this "gold medal debt collector" and wiped out the interest, so he only needed to repay the principal.

That night, Han Taiyi found Zhou Haoting again.

She was handed a piece of graph paper with a cartoon image of her.

"Spend an hour with me every day. When you're done, I'll color it with crayons. When all the boxes are filled, the debt is written off."

Hearing this, Zhou Haoting was moved by the paper with only 36 grids, so she asked:

"What are the conditions for this hour?"

"Conditions? Uh...what conditions do you want?"

"Meet, take a walk, talk..."

Hearing this, Han Taiyi laughed angrily:

"Ah, are you a kid? Can chatting and walking wipe out hundreds of thousands for you every day?"

"Just pretend I didn't ask!!"

After saying that, Zhou Haoting left angrily again.

Seeing Jin Qixuan being humiliated again, bursts of low laughter were heard in the theater again.

"Hahaha, Jin Qixuan is so stupid, hahahaha."

"Have you noticed? It seems like every time Jin Qixuan asks Jieun out, she gets angry, hahaha."

"Jieun's expressions are so lively, her acting is so good."

"..."

The next day, Zhou Haoting looked at the huge bill in her hand and after much hesitation, she finally called Han Taiyi.

Then, the story begins with Han Taiyi’s clumsy journey to pursue his wife.

However, no matter how he tried to conquer Zhou Haoting, the other party was like a wooden man and did not give any response at all.

After all, the first impression Han Taiyi left on her was really bad.

It was so bad that when Zhou Haoting had a meal with him, she suspected that he was going to cut off her kidneys.

In this way, the two of them went on more than ten "dates".

From her initial resistance, Zhou Haoting gradually began to discover his strengths.

Faced with his various clumsy overtures, she no longer simply rejected them with a cold face.

However, just when everyone thought that the two were going to naturally start showing off their love, the story took a turn.

Because Han Taiyi is immersed in love all day long, he is not very concerned about his career.

Without Han Taiyi's knowledge, the boss sent two of his men to the fish stall to violently collect the debt.

Han Taiyi stepped forward to help, but was seen by Zhou Haoting who was passing by.

Sometimes, the prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain, and the relationship that two people have worked so hard to build collapses in this misunderstanding.

The straw that broke the camel's back in their fragile relationship was that the kind-hearted Han Taiyi pushed the stiff-limbed old man to the rooftop to bask in the sun.

At this point, the two had a big fight.

After that, there was no contact.

Until one day, Han Taiyi learned that Zhou Haoting's father had passed away, and he hurried to the mourning hall.

In the mourning hall, Zhou Haoting was the only one kneeling in front of her father's portrait in a daze.

Not a single relative or friend came, and even the gift-giving table was empty.

Seeing this, Han Taiyi stuffed money into the bag, kowtowed, and burned incense all in one go.

Then he wore mourning clothes as a son-in-law, and invited merchants he had helped in the past to come and pay their respects, and decorated the scene grandly.

Even the fish stall owner who was violently demanded for debt that day came.

Zhou Haoting saw all of this, and the misunderstanding between the two was resolved.

When she was most helpless, this man stood up to protect her from the wind and rain, which melted her frozen heart again.

At this point, the two officially became a couple.

Start to show off your affection like crazy in the film.

——Rooftop Kiss

——Bus ring hug
——Wearing clothes to keep out the rain on a rainy night

——Listen to the other person’s heartbeat when hugging
- Cooking together at home

……

Various romantic plots emerge one after another, making people exclaim how sweet they are.

Especially the part where they were holding up clothes on a rainy night, Han Taiyi would rather get soaked himself than let Zhou Haoting get wet.

In response to Zhou Haoting's concern, he just smiled dotingly.

Zhou Haoting also responded with a smile, and the two hugged each other in the rainy night.

Seeing this, screams broke out in the theater.

"It's so sweet. I'm going crazy."

"Kim Ki-Hyun and Lee Ji-Eun have such a good CP feeling. I really want to be in the movie and experience their love."

"Oh my god, so sweet, Kim Ki-hyeon and Ji-eun are such a perfect match."

"I can watch this clip a hundred times!" "..."

At this point, the plot of the movie has lasted about fifty minutes, and the early foreshadowing of the film has basically ended.

The real tear point also comes with it.

The screen changed again.

Zhou Haoting wants Han Taiyi to quit his criminal business and open a fried chicken shop to live a stable life.

Han Taiyi had already intended to withdraw, so he naturally agreed with her idea.

So Han Taiyi found his boss and offered to resign.

It just so happened that the boss was preparing for an underground gambling game.

He suggested that they work together with Han Taiyi to complete this last big deal, and then retire together. The money they earned would be enough to provide them with a comfortable life for the rest of their lives.

Han Taiyi hesitated again and again when he thought about his promise to Zhou Haoting, but finally refused.

It means that after collecting these last few accounts, he will retire.

At this point, he changed his previous gentle style and used violent means to collect debts.

As the saying goes, heaven does not always fulfill one’s wishes.

One day, when he was collecting debts, his eyes suddenly turned black, foam came out of the mouth, and he fainted on the ground.

Then, the screen changed.

After he woke up in the hospital, he learned that he had cancer and would not live long.

Choosing treatment can delay the onset of the disease, but the medical expenses are very expensive.

Just like that, Han Taiyi returned to his and Zhou Haoting's home in a daze.

At this time, Zhou Haoting took out the insurance money from her father's death and the savings she had accumulated during this period and gave them to him to pay the rent of the fried chicken shop.

Looking at the amount in the passbook, Han Taiyi tentatively asked her if she was tired taking care of her father.

"Of course I'm tired, but luckily Dad brought you to me."

Just this one sentence kept him awake all night.

The next day, Han Taiyi found his boss, agreed to join the gambling game, and was ready to give it a try.

a few days later.

Zhou Haoting made an appointment with the landlord and waited for Han Taiyi to come and pay.

Unfortunately, this day was also the day when the casino opened.

In order to prevent Zhou Haoting from knowing that he was gambling, Han Taiyi rejected several of her calls.

However, when he was about to win a great victory.

Suddenly, a group of masked gangsters in black rushed in and stole all the money on the scene.

Han Taiyi risked his life to stop it, wanting to get back the money that belonged to him.

But they were outnumbered and were soon beaten to a bloody pulp.

At this moment, he threw a gangster to the ground like a madman and struggled to remove his mask.

However, it turns out that this man is one of the boss's right-hand men.

This time, he woke up instantly.

This is the boss’ trap!
Han Taiyi, who was so angry that his heart was broken, was hit with a club. His eyes turned black and he fainted.

When he woke up, he saw the messy gambling scene and ran back to the company's original address unwillingly.

But what he saw was an empty building.

At this time, Han Taiyi, whose family fortune had been cheated away, didn't know how to face Zhou Haoting.

So, feeling regretful, he went to the pub they often went to and drank alone.

the other side.

Zhou Haoting stayed in the agency for a whole day but Han Taiyi didn't show up. She left in disappointment amid the accusations from the landlord and the agency.

As if they had telepathic connection, she searched all the way to the tavern. When she saw Han Taiyi with a bruised face, Zhou Haoting felt extremely disappointed in an instant.

Faced with Zhou Haoting's angry questioning, Han Taiyi remained silent.

Now he has nothing, and he has destroyed his own and Zhou Haoting's future with his own hands.

Now that I'm suffering from cancer, I don't want to be a burden to her anymore, nor do I have the face to stay by her side.

So, Han Taiyi chose to use bad words to hurt the person he loved the most.

After Zhou Haoting left in a daze, several new recruits mocked him.

Then, the two sides started fighting.

In the end, Han Taiyi was sentenced to three years in prison for disturbing public order.

Originally, he thought, it would be nice to die in prison.

However, two years later, his condition worsened and he was given about three months to live.

The prison released him early on humanitarian grounds.

After being released from prison, he asked around for Zhou Haoting's whereabouts.

Then I bought gifts and went to visit her.

However, two years did not allow Zhou Haoting to eliminate her hatred for him.

After all, before everything was explained clearly, Han Taiyi was just a swindler in her mind!
Therefore, she just cursed him coldly for not dying yet, then turned around and left angrily.

The camera turned.

Han Taiyi fell ill in the bathroom and vomited blood.

As he didn't want to be a burden to anyone, he realized now that it was time to deal with his regrets.

So, after asking around.

He found his former boss.

At this time, the boss had successfully switched careers and started a logistics business with the black money.

Naturally, he was too lazy to pay attention to Han Taiyi who came to ask for money.

Therefore, Han Taiyi was furious and smashed his office and beat his former capable subordinate half to death.

As a boss who also came from the underworld, he naturally had a plan to deal with this situation.

He called a few of his men and threw him into the freezer in no time.

Of course, the boss still had some regard for their old friendship, so he just taught Han Taiyi a lesson, told him not to come again, and then let him go.

But at this moment.

Han Taiyi, who had always been unruly, knelt down.

With tears in his eyes, he took out his brain tumor diagnosis and begged his boss to return the money.

Looking at Jin Qixuan, who was like a broken-back dog on the screen, many viewers felt sad.

And Li Zhien, who was beside Jin Qixuan, had already started wiping away tears.

Although she starred in this movie, she did not participate in some scenes.

Besides, this was the first time she watched it after filming.

Moreover, as a woman, her empathy is stronger than Jin Qixuan's.

Not only IU, many girls in the theater were in a similar situation and had already started wiping their tears.

At this moment, most of the audience felt something was wrong.

Wasn’t it supposed to be a “super sweet” romance movie?

That's what the propaganda says.

But looking at it, it doesn’t look like a warm and sweet romance movie, does it?
However, this doubt did not stay in the public's mind for too long, and they were soon attracted by the plot on the big screen.

Faced with Han Taiyi's dying plea, no matter what his psychological reasons were, the boss finally gave him the money.

After getting the money, Han Taiyi washed the blood off his face, then hurriedly found Zhou Haoting and gave her the money.

Zhou Haoting doesn’t want it.

Han Taiyi forced it into her hands.

However, during this pushing and shoving process, Han Taiyi suddenly fell ill.

In order to prevent Zhou Haoting from knowing his illness, he endured the severe pain and hugged her tightly.

"Just a moment, please, just a moment..."

Zhou Haoting in his arms kept struggling and hitting him with her hands, as if venting the pain accumulated over the past two years.

The camera in this scene is also entirely focused on Jin Qixuan's face.

Only at the end, when Lee Ji-eun became numb and allowed him to hold her with tears on her cheeks, did he give her a close-up shot of her face.

As for the reason, everyone knows it.

Then, the camera turned.

After dealing with his emotional affairs, Han Taiyi plans to return home to show his final filial piety to his father.

However, as soon as I entered the house, I saw my dad folding a pizza box.

Lee Kwang-soo, who played the brother, was lying on the sofa watching TV.

Seeing this, Han Taiyi started fighting with Lee Kwang-soo without saying a word.

But it was a misunderstanding.

Folding pizza boxes just to help my father delay Alzheimer's disease.

Han Taiyi apologized to his brother with an embarrassed look on his face and hoped that he could take good care of his father.

Lee Kwang-soo simply thought that he was going to hide from his debts and readily agreed.

After all, he was the one who took care of the old man before.

Then, Han Taiyi took his father to take a bath and treated the old man to a big meal.

The old man, who didn't know the truth, thought that he had a criminal record and forced him to surrender.

Seeing this, the people who had been wiping their tears suddenly burst into laughter.

I have to say, the originally depressing atmosphere became a lot more relaxed after this disturbance.

Although everyone has guessed that the ending will be a tragedy, the father-son relationship in the middle is still very heartwarming.

In particular, the scene where Jin Qixuan was scrubbing Song Kanghao's back while enduring the old man's scolding to find a wife moved many viewers.

This section can be said to be the turning point of the movie.

It not only eases the audience's emotions, but also enriches the plot and makes the overall film more layered.

On the big screen.

After fulfilling all the regrets in his heart, Han Taiyi chose to leave the city quietly, planning to find a place to die in silence.

However, on the bus.

Coincidentally, Han Taiyi saw through the window that Zhou Haoting was chatting and laughing with a man in a restaurant.

It looks like they are on a blind date.

Seeing this, Han Taiyi couldn't help but get out of the car and stood not far away, quietly looking at the woman he loved most.

Seeing her smile so brightly.

At this moment, a trace of sadness appeared on Han Taiyi's face.

But when he thought that this man could take good care of Zhou Haoting on his behalf, a bitter smile appeared on his face.

Then, just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly fell ill, vomited blood, and fainted on the ground.

When he woke up and went through the discharge procedures.

However, he found out that his family member Zhou Haoting had already paid the money for him.

On the other hand, after sending Han Taiyi to the hospital, Zhou Haoting went to find the police to find out about his condition.

After learning the truth, Zhou Haoting jogged along to block Han Taiyi who was trying to escape.

Next comes this crying scene with super beautiful composition shot by Lee Chang-dong.

Seeing this, the audience who were originally just wiping their tears now began to sob.

The movie begins when Han Taiyi goes to his boss to ask for money, and then he starts to go into a mode of handing out razor blades crazily.

Especially the scene where Zhou Haoting learned the truth from the police and ran towards Han Taiyi crying, made countless viewers break down.

And Li Zhien has already cried so much that Jin Qixuan's shoulder is wet...

The plot after this is still cruel.

Zhou Haoting takes care of the seriously ill male protagonist just like she took care of her father.

Beneath the seemingly sweet interaction lies regret and despair that is difficult to ignore.

This kind of contrast, which is not stated but made up by the audience's imagination, is more heartbreaking to some extent.

The camera turned.

At Han Taiyi's funeral.

Zhou Haoting took care of his funeral as his wife.

Then, the camera inserts a flashback.

There is also a clip where Han Taiyi, before his death, cried and asked his father to help take care of Zhou Haoting.

The end of the video.

Zhou Haoting got off the night shift.

An empty bus stopped in front of her.

The driver was Han Taiyi's father.

The bus started slowly.

Han Taiyi's favorite song during his lifetime was played on the radio.

Recalling the past.

Zhou Haoting leaned against the car window, crying.

At this point, the video ends.

In these short two hours, there are laughs and tears.

When I saw Han Taiyi, played by Kim Ki-hyeon, finally die of illness and be separated from the heroine Zhou Haoting, played by Lee Ji-eun.

Countless audience members were so moved that they cried out loud.

Until the end of the movie's ending song, the lights in the theater came on.

Everyone was still unable to recover from their sadness.

(End of this chapter)