Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 230 Premiere
"Welcome, Councillor Lee, Minister Park."

At the gate of Kinmen Group, Shi Dongchu, Li You and others gathered to receive Li Lianchang and Park Zhengjian who came to visit Kinmen Group.

After the tour, they will go to the premiere of "The Crucible" with Jinmen and his group.

It is now April of the millennium, nearly two months have passed since the Spring Festival, and three months have passed since the project of "The Crucible" was approved and filmed.

The film started shooting at the end of January and is now set to premiere on May 9th.

Efficiency cannot even be described with a simple word "fast".

There are actually many reasons why it was able to be completed so quickly. Li You attached great importance to the movie "The Crucible", and the actors involved in the film were also very cooperative, and the crew had been conducting closed-door shooting.

Without distractions, the shooting progress will naturally be fast.

Of course, Li Lianchang and Park Jung-geon also played a role in this. Kinmen Entertainment didn't even need to send anyone to negotiate the review and theater distribution. Everything was arranged completely according to Li You's requirements.

Although the subject matter is a bit sensitive, with the help of everyone, the film still arranged a premiere.

Li Lianchang and Park Jung-geon walked into the Kinmen hall. Li You shook hands with them cordially, and the Kinmen group naturally did the same.

Both of them greeted the Kinmen group warmly, without any trace of bureaucratic airs.

Although Park Jung-geon is a man of the Supreme Commander Kim Min-jung, he naturally has to appear to be on good terms with Li Lianchang, especially now that they are temporarily on the same front.

There were more than a dozen people following the group, including bodyguards, as well as some of their parliamentarians and officials from the Ministry of Culture and Entertainment.

As for introducing the Kinmen Group, it was Chairman Shi Dong who did it. He smiled and took them to visit each floor. He talked nonstop and explained every detail clearly.

Listening to his introduction along the way and observing the appearance of the employees inside, Li Lianchang and Park Zhengjian kept nodding, and it was obvious that they were very satisfied.

However, Li Lianchang did pay attention to the standing positions of the Kinmen group. Li You stood steadily behind Shi Dongchu. When introducing Kinmen Real Estate and Kinmen Entertainment, Shi Dongchu also specifically consulted Li You for his opinion.

Li Lianchang's eyes flashed, and he exchanged glances with Park Jung-geon beside him, and they both nodded secretly.

Although they were political opponents, they had an exceptionally good understanding of each other during their collaboration.

Although Shi Dongchu spoke very clearly in front of them, it was obvious that he was not very familiar with the detailed business of Kinmen Real Estate and Kinmen Entertainment. Li You had an extremely high degree of control over these two subsidiaries.

Especially Park Jung-geon, he is different from Li Lianchang.

After all, Li Lianchang and Li You have the same bloodline in name, so they are naturally considered to be from the same faction in the eyes of the outside world.

The relationship between Park Jung-geon and Lee Woo is purely a transaction. The stronger Lee Woo is, the more respect he will get from Park Jung-geon.

The glamorous Kinmen Group has cleaned every corner to make it shine in preparation for today's visit.

Even some decorations that had been used for a year and looked a bit old were updated, making the entire building look much more bright and beautiful.

Coupled with the distribution of those subsidiaries, Golden Gate Group has qualified as a landmark company in Seoul.

After Li Lianchang took the initiative to ask to visit Li You's office, Li You took him to the top floor.

In fact, Li You himself hadn't been to his office in Kinmen Group for a long time, and there were no documents inside. He didn't expect that someone would come to clean the office every day.

"Please come in," Li You led them in.

Li Lianchang glanced at the office environment and shook his head in admiration, "The environment in Jiangnan is indeed good. There will be a lot to be done here in the future."

Park Jung-geon nodded in agreement.

Li You is already a prominent figure in South Korea. After they visited here, he felt that the Kinmen Group would continue to evolve.

Li You didn't say anything to be modest. It would be wrong to be modest at this time. He just smiled and said, "You two can also visit Jinmen Real Estate in the future. The environment is also good."

Li Lianchang and Park Zhengjian nodded solemnly, "Okay."

Shi Dongchu stood silently in the back and could understand the attitudes of the two men. In fact, the reason why these two men came to Kinmen Group today was because Li You made a great effort. The two men were also examining Li You's strength rather than the strength of Kinmen Group.

It is estimated that in the future, these two people will reach a deeper cooperation with Li You and may even have already started discussing it.

Shi Dongchu sighed silently in his heart. It was a good thing that Kinmen Group could expand along with Li You's footsteps.

But he still had some worries. After all, getting involved in politics too early was too risky.

The current commander-in-chief, Jin Minzhong, seems to be a peace-loving person. No one knows what he is up to. It is possible that he will go insane one day. If they target Kinmen to death because of Li Lianchang's incident, the Kinmen Group will also be seriously damaged.

"Vice President," Park Jung-geon smiled, "I think we can discuss the new form of cooperation you proposed earlier."

Since reaching a cooperation agreement with Li You on "The Crucible", Li You has also proposed new cooperation matters to him, such as the support of the cultural and entertainment department to Kinmen Entertainment.

After careful observation and consideration, he concluded that although it was impossible to hastily decide on cooperation in the short term, it was still okay to talk about it.

"Okay," Li You nodded at him, "Then we'll talk after the premiere."

They all carefully and completely observed the Kinmen Group.

I found that the Kinmen Group no longer had the violent nature it had before, and it was now a completely honest company.

Along the way, we visited various departments of the Kinmen Group. In fact, we didn't have any special purpose. We came in just to go through the motions. The next premiere was the real destination.

After the tour, the group took a group photo in the lobby of Kinmen Group, planning to hang it in the office later.

Before leaving the door, Li Lianchang asked curiously, "I remember that the vice president is engaged to the daughter of Xiancheng Daily?"

"Isn't she attending the premiere this time?"

Li You smiled softly, "She will attend on behalf of Hyunsung Daily and will not go with us."

Li Lianchang nodded. "I heard that you invited quite a few people. Can you tell us about them now?"

Shi Dongchu glanced at the two of them, and seeing that Li You had no intention of objecting, he immediately stepped forward with a smile and said, "We're at the door now, why don't Councillor Li and the vice president take the same car so that you can communicate with the vice president." Li Lianchang smiled and nodded.

After the two got in the car, Li Lianchang smiled and continued, "I didn't expect that you were able to reach a cooperation with Park Jung-geon some time ago."

He shook his head and said, "You guys at Golden Gate Entertainment are going to make a fortune this time."

"It's just that we signed contracts with a few actors, plus the fame brought by the film 'The Crucible'," Li You shook his head slightly, "We did make some money in terms of fame, but in reality, the cost alone is frighteningly high."

Li Lianchang glanced at Li You with a smile, and naturally knew that Li You was playing the victim. He waved his hand and said, "After the premiere, our plan will officially begin."

Li You nodded, indicating that he understood. "For this premiere, I invited almost all the medium-sized and larger media in the Korean Peninsula to come to create momentum."

He said seriously, "The fire of the people of Gwangju will spread to the entire Korean Peninsula through "The Crucible."

Li Lianchang looked at Li You in surprise, and was somewhat curious about Li You's obviously serious words. After thinking about it, he did not continue to ask more questions, but just nodded, "Since you know the situation, I am relieved."

Li You smiled and pointed to the cinema in front. "This cinema has been rented temporarily as the premiere venue. My security company has checked it inside and out many times."

"Chairman Li is thoughtful." People like Li Lianchang, who have been in politics for decades, worry about their personal safety every time they go out.

This is not a joke. In both South Korea and Japan, there is a strict hierarchy between superiors and subordinates, but there are constant incidents of subordinates rebelling against their superiors.

The prosperity of the modern city of Seoul is displayed in front of the cinema.

There were many invited guests, and there were a large number of reporters both inside and outside.

The black car that Li Lianchang and Li You were riding in slowly stopped beside the red carpet, drawing all eyes in its direction.

The car door opened slightly, and Li You's shiny leather shoes touched the ground first. When he walked out calmly, Li Lianchang followed closely behind.

After getting out of the car, the two adjusted their clothes in front of the reporters, and then walked onto the red carpet hand in hand, as if they were very close. Reporters rushed forward, and the sounds of camera shutters and video camera flashes were intertwined.

Under the spotlight, both of them had calm smiles on their faces.

After arriving at the cinema, their arrival undoubtedly became the focus of the premiere.

The premiere hadn't started yet and many people came up to greet them.

Including Pastor Li's family, as well as some prosecutors headed by Zhao Changzhi.

There were also some ordinary people who won tickets and entered the theater after inspection. Most of the whispers in the crowd came from them.

On the giant poster in the cinema, several children snuggled up to the male and female protagonists, and the tragic atmosphere could be seen from their eyes on the poster.

The theater is large enough to accommodate hundreds of people. In addition to some officials and invited media critics, there are also about ten to twenty ordinary people.

After entering the theater, I sat down in the assigned seat.

As soon as “The Crucible” began, the chatter slowly died down.

They did know what the movie was about beforehand, or at least everyone did.

Because this movie is adapted from the Gwangju Deaf School incident that just happened.

But most of the audience did not see the truth of the matter with their own eyes. They just watched the Gwangju people’s parade on the show, or heard people talk about it, but it went in one ear and out the other without any feeling.

Only when they sit here and immerse themselves in watching this movie can they understand how ugly this matter is.

A mute art teacher from Seoul came to Wujin to apply for a job at the Ci Ai School for the Deaf
The plot is almost the same as what Li You saw in his previous life.

A few people from Gwangju at the scene had already started sobbing.

Li Lianchang sat next to Li You, feeling a little heavy-hearted. He was born into a noble family and had received an aristocratic education from the very beginning. With the help and support of his elders along the way, he moved up smoothly.

He had known about such things before, and had read the information Li You gave him some time ago. He knew that there were many such things, but he had never seen such cruel scenes.

Li Lianchang pursed his lips and asked in a low voice, "Chairman Li is thoughtful."

Park Jung-geon also sighed and whispered, "This will be an epoch-making work."

Pastor Li, who was not far away, lowered his head silently and no longer looked directly at the work. He prayed in his heart, hoping that God would forgive him for not discovering these ugliness sooner.

But the more he prayed, the worse he felt. After being a pastor for so many years, is prayer really any use?
Min-soo in the movie did not have such a good ending as it does now, where he was adopted by Jeon Jae-joon.

In the movie, because Park Bo-hyun could not be punished through the law, Quan Minxiu chose to die together with Park Bo-hyun late at night.

At the end of the movie, outside Minxiu's funeral, many people gathered and protested, and the police force forcibly dispersed the crowd with violence.

The male protagonist in the movie, who was based on Kang In-ho, also broke out. He walked on the street holding Min-soo's photo, rushed to the riot police, and repeated it with tears in his eyes.

"This is a child who can neither hear nor speak. His name is Minxiu."

The tragedy of the story reaches its climax.

The previous life's "The Crucible" caused legislative reforms on the Korean Peninsula. Li You didn't know the inside story. Perhaps there really were some tricks played by some politicians.

But now, he feels that art does have the power to touch people's hearts.

The big screen finally went black, and then words began to appear little by little.

"This film is based on a true story that happened at the Gwangju Charity School for the Deaf in 2000. All real names have been given permission by the individuals involved."

“We fight not to change the world, but to prevent the world from changing us.”

At the end, there were no usual behind-the-scenes footage or crew lists, but instead some photos that could not appear in newspapers or on TV shows.

It's not just about the Gwangju Charity School for the Deaf, but also about things that have happened in the past, many of which have even passed the prosecution period.

(End of this chapter)