chapter 34
34 – Cheongsang Arts Awards (1)
The airing of Fly High, a blockbuster hit in the third quarter, has ended, and the cold winter has entered.
And the hottest topic in the world these days enough to blow away the cold is who will receive the grand prize at the Cheongsang Arts Awards.
Here, the Cheongsang Arts Awards is the most prestigious awards ceremony in the TV sector, and in fact, it is the only major awards ceremony for dramas and entertainment programs, so the importance of the Cheongsang Arts Awards is needless to say.
And the awards ceremony held at the end of the year was so high that the attendance rate of officials was over 95%, so the awards ceremony held at that time was moved a little earlier or postponed to January to avoid the awards ceremony.
In particular, the grand prize is given to only one person by integrating drama and entertainment from terrestrial, cable, and general broadcasting, and it is difficult to win the award because it is sometimes given to non-human works every year.
For reference, the public was picking two works and one actor as candidates for the award.
-Welcome to whoever sees the target this time, isn’t it Cafe Violet? No reply
I admit it
ㄴ It’s a box office hit all over the world.
Yes~ The viewership ratings were higher for Fly High~
N Ah, the Fly Hi Musae is out again. You just go
No seriously, if you look only at grades, isn’t Fly High a landslide victory?
N But this is also true to some extent, seeing the flash mob crisis on You Tube and Outstar, the ripple effect here is not a joke either;
-I don’t need all of them, I just want Seol So-young to be the grand prize. He’s just a trust in acting
Let’s wear it while giggling. Isn’t it just a matter of giving the rookie award this time and giving the acting grand prize at the KDS awards ceremony?
Are you kidding me? What kind of rookie award is Seol So-young? Even giving the best acting award isn’t enough ㅋㅋ
ㄴ Honestly, do you think you will receive the best acting award? Right now, there is no actress that stands out other than her on the actress side.
-I don’t know about the subject, but if it’s Studio Enmix and 927 writers who are laughing at this situation, I’ll give it a go.
Nah, ah… Are you another 927 writer…. Just GOAT
On the other hand, Seo Eun-woo looked at public opinion through the community.
Looking around, they weren’t even giving a target, but they were fighting fiercely over who the target was.
What… Certainly, this kind of argument makes for a good story.
“Hey, Eunwoo Seo. Are you listening?”
At that time, Seo Eun-woo’s friend Cha Moo-shik was looking at him with a sullen face.
“Weren’t you just talking about games?”
“This bastard really wasn’t listening. You were talking about the upheaval in Japan.”
“Hmm? Why was there a sudden uproar there?”
“After… It’s annoying, but I’ll explain again from the beginning. This is information my father has secretly obtained… “
The starting point of the incident was after “Welcome Cafe Violet” Was aired in Japan.
A few months ago, the Japanese drama market was also on a downward trend, just like Korea. And this is not just a problem for these two countries.
Why did Seo Eun-woo despair after researching the movies and dramas of the world in this drama?
It means that even when he looked around the world, there were only works that he was not completely satisfied with.
At least the United States in terms of movies and Korea in terms of dramas seemed like fairies in his eyes.
As for how serious this is, the drama 「The Warm Princess」, Which Seo Eun-woo rated as the worst, was doing quite well overseas.
However, a drama of a higher level, unprecedented in Korea, was suddenly born.
A broadcasting station in Japan was the first to react to this unusual event overseas.
Tadayoshi, the director there, was famous for being friendly, and he watched most of the popular dramas in Korea.
That’s how he naturally came across Welcome Café Violet, which is currently a big hit in Korea, and he immediately thought of this.
This drama, our broadcasting station must win the right to air it unconditionally. Unconditionally exclusive if possible!
Director Tadayoshi, who has been solidified by his long career, had a hunch. That this drama would bring about a great change in the Japanese drama market, which was in a period of stagnation.
The moment he had that thought, he immediately contacted Yoo Yeon-jeong, director of Studio N Mix, who was in his personal network.
He made an unconventional proposal that would meet the conditions of Studio Enmix.
Of course, it was not a bad proposal from Yoo Yeon-jung’s point of view. The only thing that took a while was that the second half of the story was set during the Japanese colonial period.
Perhaps negative opinions will come out from the Japanese government level.
However, Tadayoshi had a slightly different opinion on the matter.
Anyway, if they imposed sanctions on this side, they would suffer the loss.
As Tadayoshi first predicted, Welcome Café Violet has achieved great results in Japan.
And after the 15th and 16th episodes were aired, the Japanese government strongly demanded Director Tadayoshi to completely ban the airing of Welcome Café Violet in Japan, saying that it violated the screening rules.
However, Tadayoshi decided to just observe the situation at this shameless notice.
Instead, it was coolly spread through the media that the Japanese government had issued an absurd notice to ban the airing of Café Violet.
The Japanese government overlooked one fact.
How media control works in modern times. Moreover, how will viewers react to a drama that boasts a tremendous ripple effect?
The result led to huge anger from the Japanese people.
In addition, the remarks of the 927 writer who heard the atrocities of the Japanese government were the decisive blow.
It’s a shame, but the government over there just bans the export of Fly High as they want, doesn’t it? Called.
“Thanks to that, the atmosphere in Japan is really bloody now. It is said that the people turned against the government at all. At this rate, it won’t be long before you raise the white flag.”
“What… Things are going in a fun way.”
Seo Eun-woo smiled bitterly.
The fact that such a situation occurred in itself must mean that the drama itself is that much fun and the quality of the work is excellent.
That’s definitely a good sign.
“It’s fun, honestly, if we keep going like this, won’t the 927 writer win the Nobel Peace Prize?”
Well, that’s just bullsh*t.
“Anyway, Seo Eun-woo. What have you been watching on your phone since before? Could it be that she is that woman who keeps in touch?”
“Hush, my friend.”
“What is it? Why are you laughing so badly all of a sudden?”
As Mu-Sik Cha said, Eun-Woo Seo was smiling for some reason.
It was because of the contents of the text message from Seol So-yeong.
[Writer! The operation was completed safely!]
The operation was, of course, the story of Mrs. Lee Hwa-young.
Anyway, it seems that the surgery was successful, breaking through a 40% chance.
For some reason, it was fortunate that her joy seemed to be felt even here.
Fly high.
Now that I think about it, I think I did well.
***
A few days after that.
I received a phone call from my PD.
─Ah, Eunwoo-kun. I’m calling about the Cheongsang Arts Awards. 927 An invitation came from the author.
“Of course I refuse.”
─I see. If the author receives the award, don’t worry, I will receive it as a substitute.
Your mind seems already convinced that I’m going to win the prize, right?
If I were to win an award, it would probably be for the screenplay/screenplay award.
And besides me, the PD, another call came from someone else.
[Writer, are you not participating in the Cheongsang Arts Awards… ?]
This time it was Seol So-young.
She asked me if I would like to attend the awards ceremony.
[Yes. I just want to watch it on TV at home.]
[Then you mean you’ll continue to watch the awards ceremony, right?]
[Maybe?]
[Then, look forward to it.]
[???]
What is it? What are you expecting all of a sudden?
In the midst of such doubts, the day of the Cheongsang Arts Awards has dawned.
I watched Cheongsang Arts Awards on TV with my family in the living room.
At the beginning of the broadcast, the actors walked the red carpet and walked into the awards ceremony, and numerous camera flashes covered them.
And.
When it was Seol So-young’s turn, I could immediately understand what she meant by ‘expect it.’
Ttogak- Ttogak-
Against a dark background, a beautiful girl in a pure white dress lightly steps onto her red carpet, holding onto the hem of her skirt.
Clear light brown eyes and black and white hair. Whenever the sound of her high heels resonates, the sound of the camera’s shutter is somehow significantly reduced.
…… From that point on, it was safe to say that the main character of this awards ceremony was decided.
How much effort did you put into makeup…….
For an already pretty person to dress up like that is just at the level of cheating.
I opened her mouth slightly and caught her beautiful figure in my eyes.
Then she found her camera and waved her hand and smiled softly.
It was as if he was giving a friendly greeting to someone who might be looking at him now.
Perhaps all the men who are watching this show across the country by now have similar thoughts.
But I hope you don’t get me wrong.
That’s because you’re saying hello to me.
…… Maybe?