Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 231 Unexpected Help

Walking out of the theater silently, looking at the audiences around him who were leaving with tears on their faces, Li Lianchang said calmly, "This movie will definitely be a hit. The audience's reaction has proved everything."

Lee You calmly replied, "Actually, I have already watched it beforehand. This movie will definitely be a success because it is the reality of the Korean Peninsula."

Li Lianchang nodded, "Your efforts over these days are over, and it's my job now."

If you want to push a bill through Congress, you need not only public opinion but also an irreplaceable leader like him.

When interviewed by reporters, Li Lianchang did not say much, but said solemnly, "I recommend everyone to watch it."

"Because the hope of this world lies in the fact that there are still a group of people who, knowing that it is like an ant trying to shake a tree, still stubbornly choose this difficult and almost impossible path."

“I hope more people will join us.”

"We?" The reporter's eyes lit up. "Excuse me, who are you?"

"You will know soon," Li Lianchang refused to answer the question.

Li You also accepted an interview after him. When asked when the film would be released, Li You gave a specific time, which was the day after tomorrow.

Film critics are now publishing their reviews on various channels without involving spoilers.

In this era, most of the film reviews in various film forums and film magazines on the Korean Peninsula are written by professional film critics.

“What makes people despair the most is not the fighting, not the aggression, not the indifference when bullying the weak, not the unequal right to speak, not the scars of the victims, not the helplessness in the face of injustice, and not being able to shout or cry.

Instead, all of this will become commonplace and slowly be forgotten by the world, as if it had never happened. The perpetrator will eventually forget the victim's face, but the victim will have to remember it for the rest of his life."

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"The film clumsily displays shocking corruption and evil, and the plot is unimaginative. The film constantly reminds you of the ironclad facts and the helplessness of the final ending.

This story leaves people speechless, but the movie has nothing special about it. It doesn’t seem like a re-creation of the story, but more like a popularization of the truth. It will let everyone see the truth of the Gwangju incident.”

On the first day after its release, a wildfire called "The Crucible" began to burn across the Korean Peninsula.

A lot of people were hesitant to watch it because many people watch movies just for entertainment, but the reviews from the audience moved them.

The writing style of many viewers is very crude, and their word choice and sentence structure are all mixed up, but what they express is very sincere.

"The most difficult film to watch in recent years, but it will tell you the truth."

“You may not be able to watch this movie, but you definitely can’t miss it.”

"Thank you Golden Gate Entertainment, thank you Li Youxi."

"Poor children."

"This movie gives us the truth that TV shows and newspapers can't give us, and there are more shocking photos at the end of the movie."

However, this is completely different among college students on the Korean Peninsula. They are the main force in Internet use and have a relatively high level of education.

The enthusiastic college students have been discussing the issue non-stop in the forum.

"I heard these bastards were only sentenced to less than two years."

"Less than two years? Did the presiding judge and the prosecutor take money?"

"My lawyer predecessor told me that it was because there were no relevant laws."

"What if you want to punish them?"

"Unless the law that imposes too lenient sentences is fundamentally changed."

Just as Li You expected, the movie became a hit, and a very big hit.

On the night of the release, all the tickets for "The Crucible" were sold out in all theaters and the screening halls were packed.

If we follow this trend, no other movie released during the same period can rival it. Even the Hollywood production "Mission Impossible 2" was crushed by "The Crucible" in South Korea.

Judging from the performance alone, from that day on, this movie had already secured the film awards at the end of the millennium.

On the first day of The Crucible's thrilling release, college students in an online forum launched a signature campaign demanding a reopening of the trial.

The next morning, when we woke up, the number of signed users had reached one million. The forum server was shaking under the impact of the massive request and even collapsed.

With the help of traditional media, similar cases that were once silent due to the limitation of the public prosecution period were exposed to the public in a bloody manner, which was shocking.

Every report and every shot is a call for justice, an accusation of past negligence, and a profound interrogation of the current system.

On the sixth day after the film was released, under such a wave of public opinion and the dual pressure from high-level officials, the Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office and the Seoul National Police Agency could no longer remain silent. They set up a special task force to investigate a series of similar cases.

As the investigation deepens, the punishment for the Gwangju Charity School for the Deaf and Mute case can indeed be appropriately increased according to existing laws, but it is only an additional one to two years in prison.

However, for those crimes that have long exceeded the statute of limitations for public prosecution, the law seems so weak and powerless that it is unable to impose the appropriate punishment.

This discovery was like a bombshell dropped in the hearts of the people, triggering an even stronger response.

People are no longer satisfied with the correction of individual cases, but are looking to the more distant future.

Led by public opinion, people began to hold large-scale rallies and marches on the Korean Peninsula.

They demanded that the sentencing standards for such crimes be raised and even that unreasonable statutes of limitations be completely abolished, so that justice is no longer limited by time and every victim can receive the redemption and comfort they deserve in the sunshine.

Perhaps because of the birth of "The Crucible", Li You learned an unexpected news.

One of the most popular congressmen under President Kim Min-jung is actively promoting "The Crucible" in his constituency and has even taken the initiative to apply to Congress to change the law.

This matter is actually quite serious, because this is what Li Lianchang wanted to do, and now someone has taken the lead.

But when Li Lianchang called Li You, he seemed helpless.

"This reckless guy," Li Lianchang sighed on the phone, "Congressman Lu was going to give up the Seoul constituency, but he stayed because of this movie. What can I say about him?"

Li Lianchang understood Roh Wu-hyun's character well, so he couldn't lose his temper.

In fact, he didn't know there was another reason. Although Roh Moo-hyun was born in Gimhae City, South Gyeongsang Province, his original hometown was the Ro family in Gwangju.

He shook his head. "Today I will directly give a TV speech and then publicly request Congress to amend the law." Li You laughed secretly twice, but did not pay too much attention to it. He simply asked Li Lianchang, "Thank you very much, Congressman Li."

Nearly half a month after The Crucible was released, it has unsurprisingly topped the box office rankings of released movies.

Li Lianchang, Roh Moo-hyun, Park Jung-gon, more and more lawmakers and officials began to voice their support.

It brought them a huge response and the support rate of these MPs in their constituencies continued to rise.

In addition to making a lot of money, Kinmen Entertainment's popularity naturally increased.

At the same time, Golden Gate Entertainment announced that it would donate half of its box office revenue to create a fund to help disabled children on the Korean Peninsula.

On the 37th night of The Crucible's release.

Night is falling, but at this moment the South Korean National Assembly Building is brightly lit.

As the numbers on the vote counter continued to jump, they finally settled at 207 votes in favor and 1 abstention.

The Sexual Assault Prevention Amendment Act was passed, and it was given the more somber name of the "Meltdown Act."

This name is not only a profound reflection on the cruel reality revealed in the movie "The Crucible", but also a firm promise to every soul that may encounter misfortune in the future.

For similar crimes, the scales of justice will tilt towards the victims, and the most serious offenders will face severe punishment of life imprisonment.

The abolition of the public prosecution period has lit the light of justice for those victims who have been forgotten by time.

What is particularly noteworthy is that more severe sanctions will be imposed on those who abuse their power in social welfare institutions or special education units.

In addition, there is the "Furnace Prevention Law", which is an amendment to the "Social Welfare Act".

The amendment requires all social welfare organizations to operate openly and transparently and introduce external supervision to ensure that every penny of donations falls accurately into the hands of those in need.

In addition, the social welfare licenses of all the institutions involved were revoked, and all their assets were taken over by the government and merged with the proceeds from the film "The Crucible" to establish a disability welfare fund.

At the same time, the government will establish four national special schools in various parts of the Korean Peninsula, which will be built under the leadership of Kinmen Real Estate.

Li You took the initiative to convert the school he bought into the first national special school on the Korean Peninsula, enrolling disabled children aged six to eighteen from all over the Korean Peninsula. After graduation, they could stay in the school and find employment depending on their performance.

His reputation among the people of the Korean Peninsula is ridiculously high, and this will be a talisman for him in the future.

The support rate for people like Li Lianchang who contributed to this has risen to an outrageous level.

These days, he was focused on manipulating public opinion behind the scenes, and even had many ongoing plans, which Li You temporarily put aside.

After the dust settled, even after returning home, Li You did not choose to rest.

Instead, he was wearing pajamas and looking at a document intently.

This document was handed to him by Shi Dongchu. It was dozens of pages long and its contents involved almost all industries in Kinmen.

Shi Dongchu had told Li You about this matter several months ago, and Li You told him about "The Crucible" and asked Shi Dongchu to wait for the right time now.

The Kinmen Group is preparing to go public, and this document is the draft that was recently released.

This listing is completely different from the original merger with Kinmen Group.

At that time, Kinmen needed help from all parties and had to be cautious in doing things. They tried to win over forces and entrepreneurs from all sides.

After the merger, Shi Dongchu and Li You took the lead in expanding the board of directors and diluted the shares of these forces and entrepreneurs to prevent them from being controlled by external forces.

Today, the listing of Kinmen Group has nothing to do with others. Most of the shares of Kinmen Group are in the hands of Shi Dongchu, Li You and Ding Qing.

It has many subsidiaries, but the most important ones are: Kinmen Real Estate and Kinmen Entertainment are in the hands of Li You, and Kinmen Trade is in the hands of Ding Qing.

These companies brought in a lot of money for the Golden Gate Group, and now The Crucible has brought a lot of positive reputation.

This is the perfect opportunity to go public.

Li You was reading the documents. Li Youmo brought a cup of tea, placed it next to him, and then sat quietly beside him.

After Li You finished reading the document and closed it with a frown, Li Youmo slowly stood up and massaged Li You's shoulders. "Kinmen Group is planning to go public?"

Li You nodded calmly, "It's been more than a year since the merger. Now the company is big enough, it's time to go public."

After the Kinmen Group goes public, its scale will expand again, squeezing out all the forces in Seoul.

It is time to complete it as soon as possible while we still have the protection of "The Crucible".

Of course, he has more than just "The Crucible" to protect him. In the eyes of many people, the better he develops, the better these people will become.

For example, Li Lianchang and Park Zhengjian, who are full of reputation, and the Hyunsung Daily, and prosecutors like Cho Chang-sik from the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office.

The Li family in Quanzhou are even more like a group of people who are bound together.

Just at this moment, Li You's cell phone rang. It was Ding Qing calling, "Brother!"

A carefree voice came over, and Li You smiled, "Have you finished reading the document? What do you think?"

"Going public is a good thing. I think it's feasible." Ding Qing, as the executive officer and major shareholder of Kinmen Trade, naturally also had a draft. "With the reputation you have built, no one can stop Kinmen Group."

Li You nodded, "In that case, we can write back to President Shi."

"Okay," Ding Qing changed the subject, "I have to go to Shanghai to discuss business tomorrow. I'll go over there and sign the documents and you can be my agent."

Li You raised his eyebrows, "Aren't you afraid that Kinmen Trade will be sold once you return?"

"Don't worry," Ding Qing laughed. "Even if you really sell it, you will give me enough money to last for several lifetimes. I'm not afraid of anything."

"It saves me from running around like a donkey to do business."

Li You smiled helplessly, then suddenly noticed what Ding Qing said and frowned, "You're going to Shanghai? When will you be back?"

"Maybe about a week," Ding Qing chuckled on the other end of the phone, "It's pretty comfortable staying there. If Zicheng needs you for anything, you can help him solve it."

Li You was silent for a while, then nodded, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)