Samsung Entertainment Headquarters in Yisandong, Gangnam District, Seoul.

It was the afternoon of February 2.

After arriving yesterday, after some routine work and social engagements, I was approached by the Samsung Li family again today. In the afternoon, I came here to watch sample films of two creative movies given by Simon last year, "My Savage Girlfriend" and "My Wife is a Big Boss".

In a screening room in the office building of Samsung Entertainment Headquarters, Li Fuzhen drove away the others with a savage girlfriend, only she and Simon. Even the screening samples were carried out by Miss Li via walkie-talkie. Because it was still a sample, it was finished in January, and the rough cut version had not been completed yet.

I watched a clip of "My Savage Girlfriend" again and signaled the operation room to pause. Miss Li tilted her body toward the man beside her and hesitated: "Will anyone really like this type of girl?"

Simon joked: "Aren't you?"

"I'm not," Miss Li shook her head, looked at the man beside her, and suddenly added: "If you can marry me, I will be very virtuous."

Simon originally hugged the girl's waist next to him, but when he heard this, he gently pinched her: "Wake up, it's dawn."

His Highness the eldest princess suddenly became angry, glared at someone, and counterattacked and hammered him on his shoulder: "How can you be so bad?"

Simon was confident: "If I were a good man, I wouldn't sit here with you now."

Li Fuzhen was speechless, and she reflected on herself for a while, and was a little guilty. Could she be a bad woman, otherwise how could she be entangled with a married man?

So he took the initiative to change the topic and returned to the video again: "I mean, maybe the audience will like the contrasting contrast of "My Wife is a Big Boss", but "My Savage Girlfriend", well, Korean women's rights are still very prosperous at present, but they mainly rely on female audiences, but they can't sell much?"

Simon thought for a while and said, "The real core of this movie has nothing to do with the girl's savage. You have also seen that after a boy or girl falls in love, the girl will also use her savage to protect her boyfriend."

Miss Li still doesn't understand: "Hmm?"

Simon can only be more straightforward: "Okay, probably, I think you Koreans should need a warm embrace to soothe the hurt heart in recent years. In addition, when people are hurt, they often think of their mothers the most. This girl represents a special kind of motherhood, and it is also a strong motherhood that is difficult to protect people."

After hearing Simon's words, Li Fuzhen widened her eyes slightly, with a small expression of "You can't be talking nonsense."

Simon shrugged when he saw her expression: "In fact, film and television entertainment is very realistic. Just like Hollywood, during World War II, "Gone with the Wind" became a memory of a generation, and then classics such as "Casablanca" were born. In the 1970s and 1980s, films reflecting on the Vietnam War were very popular, so "Field Platoon" won the Oscar for Best Picture. At the same time, because of the hedonism of the Beat Generation, it also created phenomenal movies like "Grease". Then in the 1990s, the Cold War ended and the world entered a new era. Americans were actually a little confused, so "Forrest Gump" helped them regain the American spirit, so it was very popular."

Miss Li couldn't help but nodded this time, but caught one of them accurately: "Simon, you just said, 'They'?"

Simon was stunned for a moment and then realized that he didn't expect the girl to be so keen. However, of course, his reaction was not slow. He reached out to grab the girl next to him, went up to kiss her, let go and smiled and said, "Of course it's them. I am such a powerful man, so I don't need any spiritual comfort."

Miss Li was suddenly attacked. Actually, before she got into the state, the hateful man was over. Well, it would be great if you could not mess with people like this if you were in bed.

After thinking so viciously, Miss Li said: "For Hollywood, maybe you are right, but it is too far-fetched that you can actually pull the injured hearts of Koreans in these two small movies. We are not so fragile."

Simon didn't argue: "Maybe."

His Highness the eldest princess was a little unyielding: "Also, we have been like this in recent years, you, you have a great responsibility. If you big capitalists did not attack the Asian financial system, there would not be the disaster in 1997."

Simon replied with a smile: "There is a saying in Asia that flies don't look for eggs without cracks. Is that right?"

Li Fuzhen was speechless.

Who invented this common saying, it should be beaten to death.

He refused to admit defeat, so he continued: "Anyway, you must be the mastermind behind the scenes, and I am increasingly finding that in our South Korea, the capital of the Westeros system is already everywhere."

As he said that, he thought of the current company directly.

Because of the two projects that the man mentioned last year, Li Fuzhen was able to personally intervene in Samsung Entertainment, and then first paid attention to the equity structure of Samsung Entertainment. Nominally, the largest shareholder of Samsung Entertainment is Samsung Life Insurance Company controlled by the Samsung family, holding 30% of the shares, but the other 70% of the shares seem to come from all over the world. Some Li Fuzhen can't find out. However, based on just a few companies that can be judged, Miss Li is enough to confirm one thing, and other equity is basically controlled by the man around her.

That is to say, the other party actually holds 70% of the shares.

Then there is the company itself. Even if Li Fuzhen wanted to intervene last year, it was after some tugs and finally got the man's approval, and he got some small authority before that. Before that, he could not get in. In name, he belonged to a company under Samsung Group. His eldest princess of the Samsung Li family actually needed to get permission from others to pay attention. This is really depressing.

And Miss Li is currently fully responsible for the entertainment complex project on Jeju Island.

Even though it was due to the relationship between men, the final negotiation resulted in the Samsung Li family's shareholding ratio was still 30%, and the other 70% was still in the hands of the Westeros system. This is not considered the casino business as the core of the entertainment complex. Even if the two parties break up in the future and suddenly no longer open a casino in this project, you can imagine that without the casino business that can only support popularity, how dismal will this project be in the future.

The only thing that made Miss Li happy was that at least, the control of this entertainment complex was handed over to her with confidence.

But, I think about it occasionally, but I feel that it is wrong.

Why do you look like you have become a...strong man working for others?!

Even if there is no pride or even madness of the children of other Korean chaebol families, Miss Li was once very proud of her family's status in Korea. However, since this man appeared, he suddenly realized that everything in the past seemed to collapse.

This is the big capitalist.

Abominable American capitalist.

After watching two sample films that will be released this year, Simon took advantage of the situation to learn about the operating status of Samsung Entertainment.

It is mainly the "Common Guard Zone" in the summer season.

Speaking of this, even Miss Li is still a little guilty even if she does not have the management authority for Samsung Entertainment.

This film, which may be a little lower than "The Life and Death Transformation", but has reached 11 billion won. The final number of viewers was 6.27 million, which is nearly two million less than the 8.09 million in "The Life and Death Transformation". Even though it is still phenomenal, and the number one and second place in the box office of South Korea last year was the next year, the gap is still obvious.

In addition, after the release of the "Life and Death Transformation", after the release of last year, the results of subsequent channel operations have been released. Including the cost, the cumulative income of local theaters has reached 7.3 billion won. Including the previous box office split and government subsidies, minus all costs, as of the end of 1999, the profit had reached 2.8 billion won, which was equivalent to 2.15 million US dollars based on the exchange rate at that time.

$2.15 million may not be anything in Hollywood, but in South Korea, the profit of 2.8 billion won is already a considerable profit compared to the total production and promotion costs of 16 billion won. Moreover, this is only a year of operation cycle. In the next one or two years, "Life and Death Transformation" will continue to make a lot of money.

Let’s talk about “Common Guard Zone”, which was released last summer and was not out of stock until October. Although South Korea does not have a forced window period like the West, as of 1999, after operating, various peripheral channels have only earned 3.2 billion won in excluding costs, and overall, they are still in a loss of 1.6 billion won.

Even if you can definitely make a profit this year and make a profit, it is still a lot worse than "The Life and Death Transformation".

Not to mention that it has not been released yet, it has won widespread attention from the "Mingliang Battle", which has won widespread attention from the entire society due to its publicity momentum and several documentaries. Some media have even predicted that this movie will likely create a movie viewing record of tens of millions of people.

It's definitely not a million, and it's going to be released. But even if it only reaches the level of "The Life and Death Spy", "Common Guard Zone" will undoubtedly be at the bottom.

Even Miss Li herself understands that the significance of the three movies to the Korean film market is not mainly about profit, but rather about activate the film market and activate Koreans' attention to Korean domestic films. However, with the result of "Common Guard Zone" produced by Samsung Entertainment's name, it still makes people feel a little overwhelmed.

When Simon asked about the matter here, he also felt a sense of guilt in Samsung Entertainment, including Miss Li.

Of course there will be no comfort.

Only by knowing shame can one be brave. Anyway, just don’t learn to know shame and bow.

The evening happened to be the premiere of "The Battle of the Mingliang".

The film is completely Hollywood release pace. The painting will be held on New Year's Eve on February 4th, Friday. Today is Wednesday, premiere, and tomorrow's reputation will be lifted on a large scale.

Since Simon is here, of course he was invited.

He didn't refuse, but he didn't show up publicly, and quietly took Lee Fu-jin to watch the audience.

I have to say that the huge amount of money invested compared to South Korea is really effective, and it is difficult to make the Koreans who are substituted excited.

Simon just couldn't help but complain.

According to historical records, in this battle, dozens of Japanese soldiers were killed and injured, and seven or eight Korean soldiers drowned... Well, compared with the time two hundred years ago, the Poyang Lake battle where 800,000 troops gathered, it is not even a fight in the neighboring village.

However, in China, it is probably difficult to think of filming a Poyang Lake water battle or something.

If the history is too long, there are too many magnificent waves, and too many magnificent soups, it is difficult to care about it.

Just like when South Korea constantly applies for various historical heritages originating from China, most people are just making fun of it. On the contrary, few people really want to do something regardless of the top or bottom.

After watching the premiere and attending the after-event party, Simon finally took away the heroine he chose from the party.

The famous girl Li Shenjing plays a boatman girl who has a great impact on the plot in the film. This is somewhat similar to another role she played in history. On the original timeline, this actress has another stage name, Xu Qing, who starred in a Korean movie "Drifting Room" that is often pushed by various undescribable websites in the Internet 1.0 era.

Simon likes this girl's stubbornness and a bit nervous.

Of course, Miss Li didn't like it very much. She could only comfort herself that night. After all, there was only one this time.

The next morning, I was still acting coquettish and hoped that Simon could stay. After all, it was the New Year of the Korean calendar soon, so I still hope that Simon could visit her home.

Simon came for this and could only refuse.

Departing for China in the morning.

This is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Moreover, coincidentally, this year is still not New Year's Eve, and tomorrow's 29th is New Year's Eve.

Like South Korea, at the end of the Lunar New Year, the film industry, which continues to recover, has been very lively during this period.

First of all, let’s talk about two small production films launched by Jinshu on December 31, 1999 with the gimmick of "New Millennium, New Generation", "Wormhole" produced by Huanzhu Film and Television and "Tongtian Pu" produced by Jinshu.

When the first week of painting started, the unexpected sales of both films directly recovered the cost and made countless people look at each other.

The second day after Simon arrived in China, the fifth week of the two films also ended, after all, it was the kind that got the extension license after 30 days.

First of all, "Wormhole". As of the week from January 28 to February 3, this comedy movie, which uses playing time as a gimmick, continued to earn 7 million yuan, and the cumulative box office has successfully exceeded 100 million yuan, reaching 103 million yuan.

It's just a little bit of a pity that was the film that started painting on the last day of the previous year. Otherwise, it would definitely be a gimmick of the first film in 2000 that broke the box office with the film.

With the success of "Wormhole", Jinshu began to hesitate to ask the film director Jing Zong to be responsible for "Detective Chinatown". There was no obstacle. Here we just make sure that we should send a few reliable producers to help. After all, talent is talent, and filmmakers must not lack talent, but equally, experience in this industry is also crucial.

Otherwise, if you only have ideas but don’t know how to implement some ideas and record them on film, it will be useless.

Then there is "Tongtian Tu".

In the first week, it was a big step behind "Wormhole". Similarly, as of the last week, even though it was postponed, the film earned only 5 million yuan, with a cumulative box office of 78 million yuan.

There is little hope for breaking 100 million.

Of course, for a small film that costs only RMB 5 million, there is absolutely no dissatisfaction with the current achievements, and some are just some small regrets. After all, if the debut work can exceed 100 million, it will be a very dazzling growth for the director's resume.

Similarly, even if it did not exceed 100 million, there was no objection to the Mongolian director's director of "Painted Skin".

Speaking of which, the box office of both films was still above 10 million in the previous week, but it was postponed this week, but it was quickly cut in half. In addition to the inevitable spread of piracy, there is another reason, that is, China's 2000 New Year holiday has officially started.

This has to mention a small comparison.

In South Korea, based on the release date of "The Battle of Mingliang", the New Year's Eve is on February 4th, which is actually somewhat consistent with China's 20 years later.
To be continued...