I Only Play Villains

Turkey instead of chicks (1)

“We’re going to remove all the scenes with that bastard and start reshooting them. The woman is also gone. There is no trace of the two of them anywhere in the storage room.”

“Is that possible? Doing a reshoot at the last minute? What about the time and budget? Haven’t you already spent all your production money?”

Hwang Injun gritted his teeth inwardly.

To think that someone who is thinking of turning the movie over is worried about reshoots at the last minute.

Something different from a cheetah eating a rabbit alive saying ‘Tell me if it hurts’.

“The shooting itself doesn’t take very long. If you set the scene, the main shoot can be completed within a week, no, within five days.”

“As expected, the divinity of Chungmuro, Director Hwang. That’s great. But doesn’t the budget get in the way after all?”

“…”

“It’s a guarantee for a new actor, whatever. You have to set up the same scene again, you have to reorganize the filming team, and you have to spend money on this and that, right? How are you going to do that?”

“800 million… No, with 500 million, we can finish all the reshoots.”

“So where is the money? You’re not going to use the marketing budget, are you?”

“I will accept additional investment.”

In an instant, I could read Semin’s mischief in Park Si-hong’s eyes.

Expecting them to beg themselves for additional production costs.

Hwang In-joon knew that he couldn’t fulfill that expectation.

On the way to this point, I even thought about proposing additional investment if things went really well, but at least that shouldn’t be the case for now.

‘What’s in the mood right now? As if they’ve been waiting, they’ll tell me to throw it all away.’

That attitude that deliberately tried to stir up expectations on this side, that was a trap.

“Because I am a director, I compete with films. Wouldn’t you like to see how the CEO invested 11.6 billion won?”

Hwang In-joon decided to throw away his greatest weapon, the movie card, no longer sparing it.

CEO Park Si-hong’s eyes narrowed, and he smiled subtlely.

It is difficult to determine whether it is good or bad.

“If you are a director, that is. turn it on.”

Hwang In-joon let out a big sigh inside like a defendant who was acquitted in the first trial.

“Yes. Then straight away…”

“Secretary Choi.”

With a dry voice, a woman in her mid-thirties in a suit quickly stepped out.

Blinds were drawn on all windows at the touch of a remote button, blocking light, and a large screen came down on one wall.

As if this happened not once or twice, Secretary Choi skillfully connected the laptop, and the beam projector on the ceiling projected the screen onto the screen.

Hwang In-jun looked at the beam and the screen alternately in embarrassment. Even at a glance, it is a super-high-end model that costs hundreds of millions of dollars.

“What are you so surprised about? I like movies too. That’s why you take the money you’ve saved up every day and snoop around at movie theaters all the time.”

“no.”

Then people said it didn’t matter if they overturned a movie that cost 11.6 billion of their own money. That must have been a lot of anger.

‘Somehow, the speaker was unusual from the moment I entered…’

“Do you watch a lot of movies?”

“Not a lot, maybe once every month or two. I don’t like crowded places, so I just set up a home cinema in my office.”

Maybe it would work out, the anticipation soared, but it quickly subsided.

In Park Si-hong’s eyes, the gangster was still roaring and eager to overthrow them all.

It is only thanks to the entrepreneur’s mindset that he will pour out all the opportunities for persuasion.

“I will play.”

***

Throughout the movie, Park Si-hong did not take his eyes off the screen with his chin resting.

There was no appraisal, no admiration or praise. I watched the movie all the time while sitting like a stone.

Even in the few scenes where he was confident that he would catch the audience’s eye, he was upright.

Saying that you like movies is a lie, and is home cinema just an interior?

When Hwang In-joon had a faint sense of resignation, he opened his mouth.

“Something is flat in the middle.”

“Ah, yes. It’s because the editing isn’t finished yet.”

“That’s not what I meant. Why isn’t that kid coming out? Where is Haeran?”

“that is······.”

“Did you get it all? Play it back to the original one. Compare.”

“…”

“The thug is quietly on a leash, so turn it on.”

Injun Hwang quickly played the original version.

The quality was rather poor because it was a video in the editing stage without going through rendering, but expensive optical equipment and speakers made up for the deficiency.

Hwang In-joon canceled the thought that saying that he liked movies was a lie.

Watching a nearly two-hour movie twice in a row without moving.

It’s an attitude closer to a businessman or critic than a spectator, but what does it matter.

Finally, the movie ended, and Park Si-hong finally opened his mouth.

“It’s fun.”

The moment Hwang In-jun heard that, his heart boiled hot as if he had been acquitted in the third trial.

“It would be more fun if only those two f*ckers didn’t come out. So, who are you going to use as a substitute?”

“I am a new actor. With Yoon Hyeong-sik…”

“Just call it an affair. It annoys me to hear your name.”

“Ah yes. Although the texture is completely different from the affair, from the visual to the tone of the acting, I expect it to give a fresh feel to the movie.”

“Does it get better here?”

“That’s right. There are scenes that I imagined. You just have to take a picture.”

“Show me.”

Although it is a word without a subject, Hwang In-joon understood it perfectly and played some scenes from the Illegal drama.

The best scenes that Lee Jin-wook’s madness was eerily revealed.

Hwang In-joon saw it for a moment.

That Park Si-hong bit his lip very lightly.

-Huh, heehee… Bad guy, I killed another one. hahahahaha, hahahaha!

At the last moment when Lee Jin-wook even hunted himself, Park Si-hong even clenched his fists.

The screen completely went out, the blinds were drawn back, and the office was bright again.

“Did you talk to that actor? He would hate to come in as a substitute in a hurry.”

“Okay. That friend also saw this movie and said that he liked the role of Kim Chan, and that he wanted to do it himself.”

“You should have used that friend instead of having an affair. Everything would have been clean.”

“At the time, I didn’t know that friend. It’s been several months since we debuted. That drama also ended a while ago.”

“You’ll have to pay for that friend’s appearance, and if you reshoot, what’s the extra production cost?”

“I have to pick up a new investment proposal and sell it again. But there are still people who believe in me just by looking at my face…”

“it’s okay. don’t do it.”

Hwang Injun’s mouth muscles twitched. At last, I almost failed to manage my facial expression.

“Do you like to gamble?”

“no. I’ve only pulled a few slots for fun.”

“I enjoy it quite a bit.”

Park Si-hong relaxed the muscles of his interlocking hands and continued his speech with his eyes fixed on the air.

“Folding after burying 116 is stupid.”

“CEO.”

“I raise. Give the number to Secretary Choi. as much as needed.”

done!

Hwang In-joon landed several victorious uppercuts inside.

“Bring that friend over. The sooner the better.”

“All right! thank you! Thank you, CEO!”

Park Si-hong waved his hand lightly as if he had nothing more to hear, meaning to leave.

***

As soon as Hwang In-joon came out, he contacted Jeong Seo-hoon.

“Finished! We secured additional production costs, and now we just have to shoot Seo-hoon’s part! can we meet now? I think I’ll be relieved if I stamp it.”

– My father returned home after a long time, so it seems difficult to go out today.

“Then I will go there. Let’s meet for a while near the house and stamp it.”

-All right.

Hwang In-joon took a taxi and went to Jeong Seo-hoon’s neighborhood as if flying.

The standard contract that I always carry with me just in case has never been as reliable as it is today.

While waiting for a seat in a secluded cafe, the door opened and Jeong Seo-hoon entered first. Jeong Su-ryun followed suit.

Hwang In-joon stared blankly with slightly bewitched eyes.

The aura that naturally emanates from the superior visuals is the same, but it seems that even the halo is seen in vain, perhaps thanks to the movie being revived thanks to that.

“Welcome.”

“Director. You have worked hard.”

“That is what being a director is all about. This level is non-trivial. No big deal.”

“If this is not a big deal, shouldn’t I also reconsider my career path?”

“Hey, director, you must have felt like you barely got out of the swamp, but don’t do that even as a joke. Can’t you see he’s getting pale for a second?”

“Let’s sign the contract quickly. Please help keep my heart from stopping.”

Jeong Seo-hoon held up the contract and read it.

It was a standard film appearance contract recently prepared by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

All I had to do was write down the name, amount, and number without going into details.

“I’m very cautious about the appearance fee, so it’s a rule to negotiate with the agency instead of talking to the actor…”

Jeong Seo-hoon did not have an agency yet.

I suddenly entered the drama version, and it wasn’t long after that ended, but I was in a hurry to enter the movie.

“it’s okay. I’m not proud or sensitive about that.”

It is more than once or twice that he has been fighting with a supply unit officer by the collar over a supply issue, until he has made a life-and-death decision. I went to the prison a few times for the crime of insanity.

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Negotiations on appearance fees are like a fun party for babies.

“Seo Hoon is still a rookie and it’s his first time doing a movie, but he exploded in a big way in Illy Girl, and I’m appearing in this movie because of circumstances…”

Jeong Seo-hoon was calm, but Jeong Su-ryun was rather nervous, swallowing dry saliva, waiting for the next words.

Hwang In-joon looked at Jeong Seo-hoon and spoke cautiously.

“They say about 5,000…”

“Five thousand?”

Jeong Su-ryun almost jumped out, saying, ‘I’ll give you 5,000!’

Jeong Su-ryun, who managed to press herself down, reacted as calmly as possible.

“The role is a supporting role, and production costs are tight right now, so even if I want to give more, I can’t afford it. In the future, I will give you a lead role on very good terms, so if you are satisfied with this level for now…”

Jeong Seo-hoon glanced at his sister.

The older sister uses facial muscles from an angle Hwang In-joon can’t see and says, ‘Take a picture, take a picture!’ was shouting

“I’ll do it.”

***

When the son and daughter, who had been out for a while, brought a contract to appear in the movie, the father, Jeong Tae-hyun, expressed concern.

“Are you okay? I never went in to tinker with a ruined project and it never ended well. In the past, I also went in for a follow-up at ARM, and in the end, I barely finished it with a shudder.”

“This is different, Dad. There is no problem with the movie, but only one actor was cut because of his private life.”

“Are there any problems with the contract?”

“He probably knows better than most lawyers. I dug the law like that because I was a patent attorney. But why did you study to be a patent attorney?”

“There’s nothing wrong with having one, so my advisor advised me to pick one up when I have more time.”

“This professor is a very good scholar. He is too big a person for Korea University to embrace. If it wasn’t for that, I would have stayed at Caltech.”

Jeong Tae-hyun, who expressed regret for a moment, asked a question with interest in the contract.

“Then what will the performance fee be? Since Seo Hoon is a rookie, I don’t think he will receive much.”

“They said they were going to get 5,000, Dad. That’s enough…”

“As expected, the treatment is not cool for being a rookie. But don’t be too disappointed, Seo Hoon.”

Jeong Tae-hyeon clicked his tongue as if feeling sorry for him, and Jeong Su-ryun was dumbfounded and retorted.

“Dad. If a rookie like Seo Hoon, who is a rookie in a movie without an agency, gets 5,000 for a supporting role, the director did it unconventionally.”

“Is that a good thing? My friend who lives next door is also an actor, but he’s not famous and I’ve never seen him on TV, but he said he earned 30 million dollars last year.”

“Dad, you can’t compare Hollywood to Chungmuro. The weight class is completely different.”

“Anyway, it’s really hard for artists to make a living in Korea.”

***

The next day, Jeong Seo-hoon and Hwang In-joon moved to meet the investor.

“He seems like a scary and cold-hearted person, but he conducts business without mercy. As an investor, I rather like this dryness. And… I tend to speak a little less, but Seo Hoon-ssi, please understand.”

“Speaking in half is natural. All right.”

“We have already invested 11.6 billion in our film, and we decided to invest more. Money is a lot of people. You seem to be from the finance side, but you seem to be very interested in the media business.”

Instead of the word ‘underground finance’, it was expressed as finance.

Hwang In-joon does not know what CEO Park Si-hong was before.

What is certain is that SH Invest is a legal investment company that has no problems externally and legally.

“Welcome.”

Upon entering the representative office, Park Si-hong got up and greeted the two of them in a friendly manner.

A bright atmosphere that was completely different from when I came yesterday, as if someone else had put on a shell and greeted me instead.

“Director Hwang, when do you start filming?”

“Now we are regrouping our staff and restoring the site. At the earliest, I don’t think we can start until the end of this month.”

“Don’t rush and ruin it. You can save 100 million but lose 1 billion. By the way, is this the rookie actor that director Hwang praised so much that his mouth was dry?”

Unlike the mouth that always smiled, the calm eyes stared straight at Jeong Seo-hoon.

“Nice to meet you. This is new actor Jung Seo-hoon.”

“I’m Park Si-hong. You can call me CEO Park.”

“Yes, sir.”

After that, the two did not speak.

They just stared straight into each other’s eyes, keeping their eyes straight.

Hwang In-jun didn’t know why, so he couldn’t help but feel restless.

Park Si-hong, who had been looking at it for a while, slowly opened his mouth.

“Our rookie actor, your eyes are very nice. It’s a familiar eye.”

“thank you.”

“What did you do? Before becoming an actor?”

“I studied. I was a student.”

“No, not that. What else did you do?”