After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 516 New World preview, fortune telling set!

Li Mingyang suddenly became very curious about whether the peach blossom eyes had any effect on this Frost Lady.

But think about it, this lady has too much power, it would be difficult to deal with if we get entangled by her.

In the words of Xiao Ma Ge, this person wanted to compete for the position of chairman of Samsung, but unfortunately his mother did not agree, so in the end he had to withdraw. He could not and did not dare to compete anymore.

Of course, she didn't know what her mother was thinking at that time.

She wanted to replace her eldest brother.

"This is Director Lee Myung-yang from Dongdaemun, and this is Lee Boo-jin, the president of Shilla Hotel." Lee Mi-jin introduced the two.

Use Korean for Lee Boo-jin and English for Lee Myung-yang.

"Nice to meet you." Li Mingyang said with a smile in English.

"Really?" Lee Boo-jin said in English without comment.

The conversation just fizzled out.

Li Meijin waved to Li Mingyang, indicating that Li Mingyang should sit next to her.

After Li Mingyang sat down, the atmosphere remained unchanged and it was very cold.

However, Li Meijin seemed to be used to it. The two aunts chatted with each other in Korean, which was incomprehensible.

After sitting there for more than an hour, Lee Boo-jin finally realized that he existed and went straight to the point, asking Li Mingyang if his next movie could be shot at the Shilla Hotel.

The benefit was 100 million won, but not in cash, but a VIP gold card of Shilla Hotel with the money in it.

"You called me here, is that all?" Li Mingyang did not reply to Lee Boo-jin, but said to Lee Mi-jin.

"It will be very helpful for you to participate in more activities and help some helpful people." Li Meijin said with a smile.

Li Mingyang knows this truth.

But... he is a celebrity in Dongda University, so he must be on guard against others and protect himself when he goes out.

So as to avoid being set up by others.

Dongzi was worth hundreds of billions, and he tragically turned into a Super Saiyan. It’s all still fresh in our memory!

It's too awful.

"Okay, I agree." Li Mingyang said to Li Fuzhen.

"You are surprisingly nice to Lee Mi Jin." Lee Boo Jin said suddenly.

"I am a director, a director at the University of East China in Korea. If others treat me well, I will naturally treat them well."

Lee Boo-jin nodded, stood up, pulled her shawl tighter, folded her arms, and walked towards the open study at the other end.

Li Mingyang was wondering what she wanted to do?

Li Meijin talked to him about movies.

The two chatted for a while, and then Lee Boo-jin came over with a very thick file bag, put it on the coffee table, and motioned Li Mingyang to open it and take a look.

Li Mingyang opened the file bag and was immediately surprised to find that he was secretly photographed.

There were hundreds of photos in the file bag, including photos of him taking actors to nightclubs, some at the door, some in the private rooms, and there were also many photos of him and Yang Mi shopping in recent days.

In addition to the photos, there are also many shopping bills and nightclub bills.

Logically, these bill documents should be in Korean, but what Li Mingyang saw were in Chinese.

Li Mingyang began to wonder, what does this mean?
Threaten me? Not really.

"Director Li, although we control the media, the Korean media are not united... In addition, secret photography is rampant and there are countless paparazzi. You should be more careful when traveling in the future." Li Meijin said kindly.

Well, the Koreans are really good at taking secret photos and tracking people, and he didn’t even notice.

"What's up with this bill?"

"Nightclubs are legal, and they are basically our business." Li Meijin paused and continued, "If you have ideas for nightclubs, you can invest in them, but don't open a nightclub. It's very troublesome."

This is a misunderstanding. Li Mingyang has no intention of opening a nightclub.

Seoul is so small that nightclubs are similar to domestic chain brand milk tea shops. There are only a few on each street. Everyone wants to make money, so they avoid saturation, and it’s a bit like hunger marketing.

Besides, for this business, big companies always ask gangs to handle it. There are all kinds of people in the gangs, and once outsiders dive in, nothing will be left.

As for... other places in Korea are pretty much the same. The prosperous areas are monopolized, and the remote areas are used to trick you into developing.

"I don't have any intention of opening a nightclub. That's just a few bucks."

Li Meijin nodded with a smile, "Sometimes investing is not necessarily for the purpose of making money, it is a relationship. You will understand it later. All this information was arranged by President Li for you. You should thank her a lot."

Although these photos and information are harmless to him.

Precisely because it was harmless, there was no need to worry about being blackmailed. On the one hand, it showed strength, and on the other hand, it reminded him to be careful about secretly filming.

"Thank you very much, President Li. If you need any help in the future, please let me know. I will definitely do my best to help you."

After Li Mingyang finished speaking in a righteous manner, Lee Boo-jin began to make requests and asked for a photo.

This photo is not just a simple photo with Lee Boo-jin.

Instead, we went to the first floor lobby and took a group photo with the management of Shilla Hotel.

Lee Boo-jin wants to use him for publicity.

Finished taking the group photo.

Li Mingyang wanted to leave, but Li Boo-jin made another request, asking Li Mingyang to take off his sunglasses and take another photo.

"Sunglasses are one of my trademarks, I think it's great." Li Mingyang refused.

Lee Boo-jin asked again, but Lee Ming-yang still refused.

In the end, it was Lee Mi-geum, who did not participate in the group photo, who stepped forward and made Lee Boo-jin give up the idea of ​​forcing her, but her expression became even colder and she was obviously unhappy.

After leaving the Shilla Hotel, in Li Meijin's Mercedes-Benz business car, Li Meijin smiled bitterly and said, "Director Li, you should agree. She is sometimes very serious and will definitely come to you again."

"I'm surprised that you guys have such a good relationship."

"Business is business."

"President Li, when will New World be released?"

"Let's take a look at the finished film first. I have prepared the most professional film critics."

“You are conducting an internal audit, right?”

"Director Li, you misunderstood. Film critics watch movies for the publicity and public opinion that follows. There must be some publicity!"

Li Mingyang did not comment. It was the first time for him to shoot a movie in Korea. He was actually quite curious about the process of making Korean movies.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Li Mingyang and Li Meijin came to the viewing room of CJ Entertainment.

The viewing room was no different from the screening room in a movie theater, and it was packed with people.

The fifth row, the best viewing spot, is empty.

Not long after Li Mingyang and Li Meijin sat down, the lights in the screening room dimmed, and a new world slowly opened...

A bloody face appeared on the big screen, accompanied by bursts of wailing. Then the man was poured with cement and sealed in an iron cylinder, sinking into the deep sea in the misty night.

The series of movements were done cleanly and smoothly in one go, as skillfully as the assembly line operations in a factory.

There were no knives or guns, no fighting. The only weapon used from beginning to end was a hammer, but it made the audience shudder, and a strong smell of blood hit them in the face.

More than two hours later...

The New World ends.

There was complete silence in the screening room, and all the film critics were shocked by Li Mingyang from Dongda University.

Everyone heard that it was a gangster movie, but after watching it they found that it was actually a gangster intrigue movie.

Continuing the Witch's extremely violent aesthetics, the fighting scenes are tense and exciting, full of power and speed, and the soundtrack is refreshing, both passionate and tragic.

The life-and-death fight in the elevator is even more exciting.

As for the fighting, everything is predictable. With the Witch as a great example, she won’t be any worse than before.

What shocked the critics and Lee Mi-jin the most was the psychological game of the new world…

There are not too many lines, but through superb camera movements, tense music, clever lighting and shadows, plot tension, superb acting... the audience can intuitively feel the inner thoughts of the characters.

"As expected of a director from the University of Tokyo who created a billion-dollar movie, he's amazing."

"Yanbian swordsman, Dongda hacker, this Director Li knows too much, haha!"

"The ending is so unexpected, he actually turned evil! He became the boss straight away! So cool!"

"The background of each character is very complete, and the actors' acting skills are impeccable, and they bring the characters to life."

"It's totally different from his previous film style! New World gives off a sense of the New World! It turns out that the censorship of the University of Tokyo is a harm to the director!"

"A group of excellent people. This is one of the best gangster movies I have ever seen. It gives me a feeling of the law of the jungle."

"It seems that Director Li has made a very thorough analysis of our social structure! The script is great! The sense of immersion is so strong!"

"This film was shot in just one month, and post-production was completed in less than ten days. Oh my god! Such an excellent film was completed in less than forty days. It's incredible."

“Although the production cycle was short, the quality is so good. It is worthy of our Smecta team and actors! It is even better than Dongda!”

"I've said it before, all the movies in Dongda are fake."

"By the way, how should this movie be rated? I feel like it should be rated 19+!" "A 19+ rating will result in a significant loss in box office revenue."

"Witches are only rated 15, there's no way they can be rated 19."

Li Meijin looked at the dark screen with lingering interest and listened to the film critics around her discussing film ratings. Li Meijin immediately became alert. Based on her experience, this movie should be banned.

Koreans are actually very tolerant of violence and blood, but they are very strict about sensitive topics, such as Z-related and heretical hints.

"Director Li, have you ever considered adding some passionate scenes?"

"I'm not a fake art director who shows off eroticism. I rely on real materials and don't need passionate scenes to attract attention."

Li Meijin smiled bitterly and said, "Director Li, your movie will definitely be rated 19+, why not add more passionate scenes..."

"Must it be 19+? There's not much blood or violence in my movie! It's much more refreshing than Witch!"

"Director Li, if it was just a flashy gangster movie, they wouldn't care, but New World is so well made, so profound, and so real... so real, do you understand?"

Oh my god, it's too real, it's 19+!

However, compared to the domestic ones that directly refuse to pass the review, the Korean ones are still quite amazing.

The film received good response, exceeding expectations, and Li Meijin also liked it very much.

But if you want box office success, you can’t ban the film under 19-rated screens, as there are too many moviegoers who are turned away!

What Li Mingyang is best at is compromising with the market, but he communicated with Li Meijing for more than an hour.

He suddenly thought of something. It was a man's political drama. Adding passionate scenes would certainly be the finishing touch, but who should be allowed to show off?

Should we let the Empress come, or should we let Li Bingbing come?

We can't let Kim Hae-sook, who is nearly 60 years old, come! That would be chasing away the audience!

It's boring to have so many passers-by, it's better not to do it.

Domestic actresses must sign contracts when filming passionate scenes, unlike Korean actresses who can freely decide and add scenes at will.

"It's quite troublesome, so let's just forget it." Li Mingyang said regretfully.

"Okay, that's it. Let's go to the temple tomorrow to pray and choose an auspicious day to release the movie."

Uh... they're still asking for help before the movie is released! That's too much!

“I want to release it sooner.”

"It doesn't matter when it's released. New World is your first Korean movie, so you should ask for it. It won't take much time."

So, early the next morning, at dawn, Li Mingyang took a car to Bongeunsa Temple in Gangnam District, Seoul.

I don’t know what Li Meijin’s concept of time is.

It was said that it would not take much time, but it actually took the whole morning, more than four hours, and I even had vegetarian food in the temple at noon.

Korean vegetarian dishes are simple, just tofu and kimchi... Compared with the imitation meat vegetarian dishes in China, they are simply inedible.

Probably because she was used to eating delicacies from land and sea, Li Meijin was quite satisfied with her meal and actually finished it all.

"You don't have much appetite?"

"Can't eat it."

Li Meijin smiled and said, "After being used to Dongda's delicious food, it's really hard to adapt to our place. Shilla Hotel has very authentic Dongda chefs and serves all eight major Chinese cuisines."

"Go try it when you have time... I just heard you talking to that monk, has the movie release date been decided?"

"Not yet. He wants to do the math."

"..."

Li Mingyang was just speechless when the abbot of Feng'en Temple came. He had a kind face and looked like a liar at first glance.

Then there was another burst of bird calls, which Li Mingyang couldn't understand either.

After the abbot left, Li Meijin said, "The date has been set. July 7th."

Today is July 3th.

More than 4 months...it’s a bit long!
“Can it be brought forward?”

"This date was calculated by Master Jin Zhi. He is very accurate. He chooses the good dates for almost every Korean movie championship every year. He can't be wrong." Li Mei Jin advised.

"He's so godly, it can't be you four major film companies, all come to him for help!"

Li Meijin smiled without saying anything, indicating her agreement.

Li Mingyang said helplessly: "Are you heading for the summer season?"

"The box office performance of movies released in the summer has always been good, and the annual champions are basically in this period."

The movie schedule in Korea is similar to that in China, so the schedule advantage is still very strong.

However, there is no fixed end-of-screen date for movies in South Korea, and those with better box office potential can basically be released for more than two months.

Most of the popular Korean movies are released during the summer and Lunar New Year seasons.

I can also tell fortunes!

What a waste of my time.

"Okay, then it will be released during the summer. By the way, I have a new movie in mind and I want to shoot it this month."

Li Meijin was about to pour a cup of tea for Li Mingyang when her body suddenly froze. "New movie? It's going to be filmed this month."

"Well, being idle is also idle."

"Okay, Director Li is really productive...won't you take a break?"

"Isn't making a movie just a rest?" Li Mingyang asked back.

Li Meijin nodded in appreciation. This was a great director who truly loved movies. After finishing one film, he immediately started filming the second one. "Is the script ready?"

"I think it needs to be revised a bit more. CJ has a writing team, I think I'd like to use them."

"No problem at all."

It's easy to communicate with Li Meijin, but the twin version of the matter cannot be mentioned now.

The benefits are simply too great.

It won’t be too late to talk about it after the movie is made and the matter has been settled.

To be honest, Li Meijin's attitude is quite intriguing.

New World is listed as R-rated in Korea.

It was obvious at first glance that this was not a movie that could be screened at the University of Tokyo, but she acted very calmly and didn't seem to care about the University of Tokyo market.

Too different...

After eating the vegetarian dishes and drinking tea in the dining hall, Li Mingyang and Li Meijin chatted for a while before leaving the dining hall.
On the way to the gate of Bongeunsa Temple, Li Mingyang met the president of Sobao. As soon as he saw President Li, he nodded and bowed, with a fawning look on his face, without any backbone as a competitor.

However, Li Mingyang's attention is not on the other party, but on Lee Jung-jae, Kim Soo-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun, and Kim Hae-sook.
Body.

There is also Zeng Aizi’s son, Zeng Guoxiang.

There was a huge group of people, it seemed like they were a film crew, and they seemed to be here to ask for time off?
There were quite a lot of acquaintances there. After greeting everyone, Li Mingyang left the temple and got into his car.

On the way back, he was feeling uneasy. These people looked so familiar to each other. He had the impression that they had made a great movie.

As one of the ceiling of Asian actresses, Jun Ji-hyun is not very productive and has very high requirements for scripts and production teams.

More than half an hour later, the car drove into the villa area in Chengbeidong, but Li Mingyang still had no clue.

"Xiucheng, park the car on the side of the road. Don't rush to leave. Come back with me and help me get some information." Li Mingyang said to Li Xiucheng who was driving.

"Okay! Boss, did you see Jun Ji-hyun in there just now?"

Li Xiucheng knew that he was a chatterbox, so he tried not to talk while driving so as not to annoy his boss. However, as soon as Li Mingyang started talking, he immediately lost control of his mouth.

"Met."

"She's getting married next month. What a pity! I was thinking of marrying her when I become successful."

Li Mingyang rolled his eyes immediately. What kind of confidence is this?

What can I say about Jun Ji-hyun? She herself comes from a wealthy family, and her husband's family is not poor either, and they are quite famous in the fashion circle. The two of them complement each other's strengths, one is famous and the other has resources.

Of course, to be honest, My Sassy Girl is an Asian actress of top tier, a woman that even chaebols wouldn’t easily touch. If she didn’t really love him, she wouldn’t get married.

In terms of freedom, Song Hye Kyo and My Sassy Girl are not on the same level at all.

Have the confidence and strength to be willful.

"Boss, have you received the wedding invitation? Take me there when the time comes!" Li Xiucheng shouted.

"You can go by yourself. After all, you are the representative of the flower agency. Is it difficult to get an invitation?"

"Boss, there is only one flower bouquet agent named Ma Dong-seok. He is just an empty shell. How can he give me an invitation?"

Li Xiucheng was mumbling regretfully. When he was about to reach the villa, he suddenly said, "Boss, Jun Ji-hyun filmed a movie called Thieves last year. You'd better not meet her. Jun Ji-hyun is very popular here. "

Thieves Alliance!

Li Mingyang suddenly knew why he was so uneasy. It turned out to be "The Host" which broke the box office record and topped the Korean film history!

(End of this chapter)