The national goddess of Korean entertainment

"Brother, what do you think? Can You Xing really change?" Xu Zhiyuan asked in a low voice, turning her head to look at Rain.

In fact, she is not qualified to attend the meeting of the Film Association, but she is lucky, the cooperators are all big names, and even a newcomer like her can enter the meeting room.

But is this meeting really necessary?Can the next parade really achieve its goal?

Since the news broke that the new film quota system will be implemented, the voices of opposition in the film circle have been heard endlessly.

It's not that there are no demonstrations, there were even large-scale demonstrations and petitions in March, but how?The government did not mean to be accommodating, even the public did not support filmmakers like the "Operation Skinhead" did many years ago.

This world is not what it used to be, and the public no longer supports Korean films like it did in 1999, and even the major media are ridiculing and targeting filmmakers, so that the Film Association came forward to warn the "Chosun Ilbo", declaring that it will no longer attend. Blue Dragon Award organized by Chosun Ilbo.

The toughness of the government, the indifference of the public, and the ridicule of the media are all showing that the new film quota system will not make any changes. Now this meeting is a waste of effort—isn't it?

Looking at the old man standing in the front and speaking loudly, Xu Zhiyuan couldn't help shaking her head.

That is Lim Kwon-taek, a great director in the Korean film industry, who is known as a living fossil of film. In 02, he won the Cannes Best Director Award for "Drunk Painting Fairy".The "Operation Baldhead" was organized and planned by him.And this time the parade, he is still one of the organizers and planners. At the age of 70, he is still spicy and sharp.

His speech made the listeners enthusiastic, and almost everyone was shouting. People came forward one by one, signed the petition, and expressed their willingness to participate in the large-scale demonstration on July [-] two days later.

"Shouldn't children grow up to face their competitors? If they are always afraid of competition, how can they really mature?!"

Xu Zhiyuan murmured in a low voice, Rain who was in front of her turned her head and "hush" at her, but there was still someone who smiled and answered: "Young people have courage..."

Turning his head, not only Xu Zhiyuan, but even Rain's expression changed.

It was Lin Quanze who spoke, and they didn't even notice when the tripod bearer came to them.

"Director Lin, she - she's just too young..." Rain protected Xu Zhiyuan and was busy explaining, but Lin Quanze just looked at Xu Zhiyuan.

Pursing the corners of her mouth, Xu Zhiyuan also knew that Lin Quanze was displeased with her words. Offending Lin Quanze is equivalent to offending the entire film industry, right?

Swallowing her saliva, she first saluted respectfully, then raised her head, and said in a deep voice, "Director Lin, it may be that I am young and vigorous, but I really have confidence in Korean films and filmmakers like us!"

Her eyes lit up, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up, "We are now afraid of Hollywood blockbusters occupying the market, but in exchange, we can also invade and occupy their market—isn't it? They like our movies, At the Cannes Film Festival, many people liked "Han River Monster", really! Isn't there a saying in China that says 'the best defense is offense', expanding the share of foreign markets is better than only defending South Korea. Isn’t the local market a better strategy?”

When Seo Ji Won was talking, Rain was pulling at the corner of her clothes from behind.Looking away from the corner of his eyes, someone has already begun to notice the situation here.

This girl, who always speaks so unexpectedly, is so stubborn, she will be regarded as a dissident and squeezed out.

Staring at Xu Zhiyuan, the corners of Lin Quanze's mouth curled up slightly, "I know you, the little girl Junhao praised! Zhiyuanxi, tell me, do you like Korean movies?"

"I like it!" Xu Zhiyuan replied without hesitation, but then added: "I like all good movies, not just Korean movies."

His eyes flickered slightly, Lin Quanze did not criticize Xu Zhiyuan's boldness, but just smiled and said: "I like movies, but my favorite is Korean movies - Zhiyuanxi, I hope you can come to participate in the parade! On July [-]st, goodbye."

After saying this sentence, Lin Quanze turned and walked away without even looking at Rain.

Even the little heavenly king who is so popular in Asia, in the eyes of a great director like Lin Quanze, is no different from a newcomer like Xu Zhiyuan.

When Lin Quanze walked away, Rain couldn't help exhaling, pulled Xu Zhiyuan down, and he reprimanded in a low voice: "Don't talk like that again! You will be..."

Before he finished speaking, Park Chan-wook turned back, "What's wrong? I saw Director Lin talking to you..."

"It's nothing, just a casual chat, Kua Zhiyuan is a good newcomer..." Before Xu Zhiyuan spoke, Rain explained for her, and after saying this, he gave Xu Zhiyuan a wink.

Xu Zhiyuan is not a person who doesn't know what to do, so she naturally knows that Rain is protecting her.Without saying much, he followed behind the crowd and obediently signed.

No matter what she thinks of this parade, she still wants to participate.

When you are in a group, sometimes your personal opinion is not important, what matters is whether you have acted together with the whole group - in fact, it's not that she doesn't understand this truth, but she can't help but want to discuss it in private.

On July [-], early in the morning, she was ready.

Kim Dae Jong didn't know why he suddenly went crazy, but he got a protective suit from somewhere, and forced Xu Zhiyuan to wear it inside, "It must be flat bottomed, in case something happens..."

"Brother Da Zhong, stop messing around, okay? Do you think there will be anti-explosion police to drive us away? Or some people can't see it and throw stones at us? Thousands of people are the police. Are you scared away too? Besides, this is a peaceful demonstration, you understand the peaceful demonstration?"

"What an ignorant stinking girl! Your brother and I participated in the 'Operation Bald Head', ah, that, although I'm not a filmmaker, I really shaved my head back then!"

Jin Dazhong gave her a blank look, and after thinking about it, he muttered: "Now is not the past!"

Yes, not in the past...

Putting aside the protective clothing, Xu Zhiyuan only wore simple jeans and shirts, but she actually wore sneakers on her feet.

Just about to go out, I received a call from Rain, "Brother, I'm about to go out, how about it? Are you coming too! Well, aren't you gathering in front of the Film Association?"

Rain on the other end of the phone fell silent, "Zhiyuan, I, I can't go..."

After a pause, Xu Zhiyuan was surprised, "Why? Brother, you know you have to come. If you don't come, what will happen to you? You should know..."

"Zhiyuan," Rain's voice was a little hoarse, and he called her name with inexplicable irritability, "Director Jin said that the company is planning to let me enter the US market..."

With just this sentence, Xu Zhiyuan understood that opposing the new film quota system is tantamount to opposing the flow of more American films into the Korean film market.

If Rain wants to enter the U.S. market, such behavior will indeed reduce the impression of the U.S. side.

"Brother, have you made up your mind?"

"I have to listen to the company..." Rain murmured in a low voice, his voice was very helpless.

Not knowing how to persuade him, until Rain hung up the phone, she was still very frustrated.

When the Film Association and the crew members met, Park Chan-wook had just hung up the phone, and when he saw her, he smiled, "Ah, I just heard the news, jyp announced that because Rain's first movie hasn't been released yet, he can't As a real filmmaker, it would be too impolite to participate in the parade with seniors as a singer..."

Although she was smiling, her smile was a bit gloomy. Xu Zhiyuan still wanted to speak, but Park Chan-wook had already clapped her hands, "Okay! Everyone who is supposed to come has come, um, now it's time for everyone, I'll go to the Directors Association, Zhiyuan, follow those guys to the Artists Association! Seriously, hurry up and ask your agent to complete the registration procedures for you, even if you are a newcomer, you must find an organization... "

Being sucked into the crowd, Park Chan-wook's voice could not be heard clearly, but Xu Zhiyuan couldn't help but turn her head to look.

The scene of the parade was far bigger than she thought.In the previous meeting, there were not so many people.At a rough look, there are four or five thousand people, right?

Directors, actors, screenwriters, crew logistics, and people from major production companies, almost all practitioners in the film industry participated in the parade.

This is a full gathering of the Korean film industry, whether it is famous or not, at this moment, together, it is an inseparable team, and those who did not come...

There was an inexplicable cold war.

Xu Zhiyuan covered her face and took a deep breath.

There were many artists who came to participate in the parade, and Xu Zhiyuan was among them, so it was nothing at all.

Although it was a little far away, she could see the big names in the ranks of artists, including Song Kanghao, Park Hae Il, Bae Doona, whom she knew, and the most popular big names that she didn't know.

Ahn Sung-ki, Choi Min-sik and other big names in the Korean film industry are holding signs and walking in the forefront.

In the next few rows, there are popular stars such as Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Byung-hun, Jun Ji-hyun, Ha Ji-won, etc., as well as new stars such as Lee Jun-ki, Lim Soo-jung, Hyun Bin, Song Hye-kyo...

Looking around, this team is an all-star lineup. If there are reporters who are troublesome and give this team a price, it will probably be half a three-star team, right?

Starting from the Film Association, the team marched all the way to Daxue Road. More than 5000 people sat quietly on Daxue Road. Well-known artists took turns holding petitions, asking the citizens to sign, and petitioning together with the filmmakers.

Sitting on the ground, although there was no shouting, the dignified atmosphere gave people an indescribable sense of oppression.

Although the media had been laughing at the behavior of the filmmakers before, but at this moment, the media people who were interviewing and filming along the way couldn't help but keep silent.

"Without the film quota system, there would be no Korean films!" More than one person made such a voice, fighting for the due rights of Korean films in front of the interview camera.

But on the other hand, the passers-by who were interviewed complained: "These filmmakers are only doing it for their own jobs, they are all thinking of themselves!"

"We just want to watch those Hollywood blockbusters! What's the matter? Even watching them on the computer is better than watching Korean movies in theaters..."

Sitting quietly in the crowd, you can occasionally hear the shouts of bystanders on the side of the road.

The public is no longer on the side of the local Korean film industry. Hearing these shouts, how do those seniors, such as director Lim Kwon-taek, feel?

Xu Zhiyuan didn't know, but in the unspeakable silence, there was an indescribable feeling.

The general trend is gone, if you want to stand firmer and climb higher, you have to work harder!

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the parade disbanded, and the people who had been sitting quietly under the sun for most of the day dispersed one after another. Xu Zhiyuan could vaguely hear crying.

Looking back, she couldn't find out who was crying, but for some reason, she also felt her nose sore.

Looking from a distance, Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook and other directors are surrounding Lin Quanze and walking away.

I don't know if he noticed her gaze, but Lin Quanze turned his head, looked at this side from a distance, and suddenly smiled.

Facing Lin Quanze's gaze, Xu Zhiyuan smiled back, blinked her eyes, and the corners of her eyes were a little moist.

Suddenly, she somewhat understood why there was this parade.

Perhaps, this parade will not bring any turning point, but at such a moment, Korean filmmakers are more united than ever before.

This is probably the meaning of parades, right? !

And now, Parade Xing is disbanded, but the efforts will continue, and the next fan meeting still makes everyone hold great hope.However, this hope will probably come to nothing in the end!

Closing her eyes, Xu Zhiyuan let out a long breath.

Turning around slowly, he saw a young man standing under a street lamp on the side of the road in the distance, staring at her silently with his pockets in his pocket.

Blinking her eyes, she smiled and waved, walked over and leaned against the lamp post naturally, "Have you been here for a long time?"

"Well, why don't you take a look at such a big commotion?" Tilting his head, Kim Soo Hyun looked at the sun hat on Xu Zhiyuan's head, "Looking at it this way, it's weird, um, it's similar to the aunts in Dongdaemun ah!"

Ignoring Kim Soo Hyun's clumsy joke, Xu Zhiyuan raised her head, looked at the sky that had not yet darkened, and exhaled, "You know, the most unbearable thing is not the sun hat that was handed out randomly, but ——The prepared bread is really unpalatable! Hey, treat me to something delicious!"

"Ah?" Kim Soo Hyun stared at her amusedly, "Aren't you losing weight? No more?"

"Well, today's no less - the tonkatsu is ready! I'm so hungry now that I can eat several pieces - well, ten!"

"Really, aren't you afraid to last!?" Kim Soo Hyun laughed, his eyes fell on Xu Zhiyuan's face, and suddenly said quietly: "Actually, I envy you..."

"What's so good..." Envious?

Suddenly reacting, Xu Zhiyuan thought about it and smiled.

"Yeah, yeah, parading with so many great people, I suddenly feel great. Kim Soo Hyun, I'm waiting for you to come together!"

In a word, Kim Soo Hyun shook his head and laughed.

How could such a big event happen anytime?However, even as a bystander, I feel that I have witnessed a historical moment!