The Rise of Korean Entertainment

July 20, 2012, was not a holiday, not a weekend, or even the day a certain group came back. In short, it was an extremely ordinary day.

Kim Tae-ho was lying lazily in the car. As a boss with no problems, he was personally very happy about the MBC strike. He was busy 365 days a year. After so many years, he finally took a big vacation, which made him a little bit nervous. He misses the days of shooting Wuchao. At least he still has a group of people for him to play tricks on.

"Why are we going to Busan today? Is it to collect news in advance? Doesn't it mean that the strike will be at least more than a month away?" asked the employee who was pulled over by Jin Taihao.

"Just follow, you will be surprised when the time comes. As for the salary, I will give you more overtime pay when MBC starts working!"

"This is a trivial matter! I can't stay at home anymore, my wife pouts my ears and scolds me every day!"

"Hey! I understand this pain!" Jin Taihao rubbed his eyes that were still a little blue, feeling very lonely for a moment.

Following the navigation, we drove all the way to a semi-suburban area of ​​Busan. There were a few buildings, but it was a normal town. As for the location we were going to go to today, it was very convenient. Two security guards at the door were enough to separate the crowd.

But the embarrassing thing is that there are no melon-eating people watching at all. Kim Tae-ho is still a little incredible. When did Kang Dong-won, Yoon Eun-hye, and Lee Soon-gyu become so unattractive? Or do people in Busan have more opportunities to meet celebrities than in Seoul?

After explaining his identity to the security guard, they called and asked, and then stuck their heads out to confirm Kim Tae-ho's appearance: "Well, it's really ugly!"

Unlike these security guards who have never seen Wuchao, Jin Taehao walked into this very ordinary high school. If there is any difference, it is that the environment is more retro, or the infrastructure is relatively poor, it is basically the same. Maintaining the pre-millennium style, Director Luo asked many familiar talents to find this, which is very consistent with the positioning of the TV series.

Because it was summer vacation, Li Menglong simply spent more money to book the entire school, including dormitories, classrooms, canteens and bathrooms. In short, everyone can eat and live here, saving a lot of trouble.

Jiang Dongyuan and others didn't say anything. They have been in worse environments. At this point, the basic quality of Korean actors is still good, and it is still relatively rare to be a big star in material terms.

Following the direction of the people carrying things, Jin Taihao signaled to the two VJs behind him that they could set up the camera, and then they all came over. The scene was obviously still being set up, with hanging cameras, director monitors, and camera monitors. Orbits and stuff...

Although Kim Tae-ho has never filmed a TV series, he has seen many crews over the years, and I always feel that this crew has an indescribable flavor.

"Hello, which section are you in?"

"I'm Kim Tae-ho from Infinite Challenge, who are you?" Kim Tae-ho saw the other person asking like this and thought he was a high-level person, but he didn't expect that the other person was just a small camera assistant, or a handyman for short.

But even if a handyman comes over and takes the initiative to confirm the identity of a stranger, this kind of owner-like attitude is really rare, or even never seen at all, at least among ordinary handymen.

"Everyone, please stop what you are doing. I will take you a minute!" Li Menglong stood on the high platform and said with a loudspeaker.

"I mean just start shooting right away, but if they insist that the director has to say something before shooting, then I'll just say it! Isn't it inappropriate to eat and drink well?" Li Menglong himself laughed after saying this.

"I have been involved in this TV series from the very beginning, but I am not a professional director, screenwriter or even actor. I am just a professional assistant. As you all know, my artists are still here!" Everyone around Li Menglong laughed kindly.

"So, at least in this TV series, my concept is that whether you are a handyman, cameraman, costumer, actor or anything else, as long as you are on this crew, you are the director. If you have any good suggestions, you can go to them 24 hours a day. Luo Yingshi and Liang Shouzhen, every suggestion you make will be seriously considered by them, you..."

"Why don't I go find you? Aren't you also a director?"

Li Menglong directly ignored Director Luo's complaint in the audience and continued to say forcefully: "I hope that after filming this TV series, you will have your own harvest, or your first work! Please answer 1995 officially launched!"

Director Luo's continued complaints were directly drowned in everyone's applause. Jin Taihao could clearly see the light in the staff member's eyes. He believed that Li Menglong's words were definitely not just words. He had probably made something that made everyone Something to believe.

Putting aside his doubts for the time being, he would have more time to interact with them in the future, so Kim Tae-ho directly found the leading actor. This was the first time he saw the complete cast. The configuration should not be too reasonable based on a rough look.

There are those who are responsible for acting, those who are responsible for comedy, and those who are handsome. In short, it is like a combination. As long as Li Menglong can give full play to their respective advantages, the audience of this TV series will be extremely high, but Li Menglong’s ability?

"Director! Do I have to act a little silly here? For example, there are rice grains on the clothes or something?" Lee Kwang-soo was still studying the details of the character while repeating the lines.

"Is the rice grain a little too much? Or is there soy sauce or something?"

"Very good, then I'm going to the cafeteria first!" After Li Guangzhu said that, he ran away directly. There was still some distance to the cafeteria.

"Menglong, according to the script, I shouldn't have a clear relationship with Eunhui yet, so shouldn't I be more indifferent!"

"Well, you know this better than me. Let's try one later and let's see the effect!" After Jiang Dongyuan was comforted, Li Menglong was immediately caught by Li Shunkyu.

"Yeah, tell me a show!"

"Didn't we talk on the phone for a long time yesterday?"

"That was yesterday. Didn't you come up with any new ideas today?" Li Shunkyu really wasn't looking for trouble, it was just that other people put too much pressure on her.

She just arrived today, and unlike the others who had been in the crew for a few days, she immediately realized that these people were too serious, to the point of being overly serious. If ordinary actors love to be clean, these people are mysophobic.

So Lee Soon Kyu, who originally thought she was well prepared and full of confidence, was a little panicked when she came over. She was really working hard in Japan these days, talking in Busan dialect in her dreams, and asking Yoona and others for advice on acting skills.

However, her experience is still only in the written stage. For example, she knows the lines by heart, but her understanding of the characters is too superficial. She doesn't even know that she still needs to consider these things? Isn’t it okay to just act according to the director’s wishes?

So she had no choice but to hold on to Li Menglong, who had let him fool her, and now he was irresponsible if he deceived others.

Li Menglong smiled bitterly and waved to Kim Taeho across from him, telling him to take pictures casually, and then began to comfort Li Soonkyu. In fact, starting from Li Guangshu's words, careful people can find that Li Menglong gave any reliable opinions?

Absolutely not. Li Menglong even thought that the audience would pay attention to whether there were rice grains or soy sauce on your collar? Can you tell the difference between fondness and love in your eyes?

Don't be ridiculous, the audience is not a film critic, they just watch the plot. However, the actors worked so hard that Li Menglong had no choice but to follow their advice, so Li Menglong is basically functioning as a humanoid like machine now.

Director Luo was directing the actions of the on-site staff, and Liang Shouzhen was communicating with the writer over the script while studying the camera positions for the next scene.

The entire crew is full of energy, and the division of labor is clear. Everyone is willing to come and contribute. These are not obtained out of thin air, but it took Li Menglong almost a week of getting along to convince them.

Filming is not done in the order of the main plot of an episode. Li Menglong can only integrate scenes according to the existing script. When to use them depends on the director's mind.

"Please answer, scene one, scene one, first time!" The recorder stopped and looked at Li Menglong in the distance.

Everyone in the field looked at this, even the actors who were preparing. Li Menglong took a deep breath. He believed that with so many people working together with him, he would definitely make a good TV series for everyone. A satisfactory answer.

"Actiong!" Following Li Menglong's words, the clapper board was knocked down hard, and the scene was suddenly silent. The only things moving were the camera and the actors, and the only thing that could be heard was his own breathing.

After many years, Jin Taihao directly set up the camera himself. He felt that only he could capture the key points he wanted, and at this time, the people in the field gradually began to move.

All the protagonists, four men and two women, stood together in the earthy playground, including the impatient Kang Dong-won, the silly Lee Kwang-joo, Song Joong-ki who peeked at the male protagonist, and the indifferent Cheon Myung-hun, while Yoon Eun-hye stood excitedly hugging the equally happy Lee Soon-kyu. On the side.

The atmosphere at the scene was very solemn for a moment. At this time, the staff on the side began to play with the blower, and a burst of dust was raised, which looked like a Western movie for a while.

At this time, the huge radio in front of everyone started to work faithfully. Yin Eun Hye jumped out: "Be more serious for a while. If anyone makes a mistake, don't blame me for turning against you!"

After saying that, he kicked Jiang Dongyuan directly without looking at him: "If you dare to make a mistake, you will die even worse! Do you know?"

"Alasou——" Jiang Dongyuan covered his calves speechlessly, then crossed his hands on his chest, reluctantly shaking his legs to the music. On the opposite side of him was Li Guangzhu's excited look, as if his hands could be thrown out at any time. come out.

"Who is the most beautiful girl in Busan No. 1 Middle School!" After Yoon Eun Hye finished speaking, she still closed her eyes and covered her ears with her hands as if to listen to everyone's shouts.

"Yoon Eun Hye!"

"Louder, I can't hear you!"