Chapter 413: The Runner-up Couple
Since Baeksang Arts Awards added a drama award last year, even the first half alone takes an hour and a half.
This is without any singing and dancing performances.
After Jin Qixuan left the podium, the three hosts came on stage to conclude the first half of the award ceremony and warm up for the second half.
Twenty minutes later, the award ceremony for the second half began on time.
The first awards presented were the Best Male and Best Female Variety Show Host Awards.
As expected, the Best Male Variety Show Host award went to Yoo Jae-suk for his performance in "What Are You Doing?"
When giving his acceptance speech, Yoo Jae-suk also mentioned Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Ji-eun.
Then, Park Na-rae won the Best Female Variety Show Artist award for "I Live Alone".
After the variety show awards were presented, it was time for behind-the-scenes awards such as script awards and technical awards to be presented.
Although these awards are prerequisites for winning the grand prize, most viewers are not very interested in them.
Even though the director frequently gave the camera to Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Ji-eun, there was still no escape from the trend of declining number of online users.
It was not until the awards were presented at the grand finale that the number of people in the live broadcast room gradually increased.
"The winner of the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards TV Best Actress is——"
"Congratulations to Kim Hee-ae, the actress who plays Ji Sun-woo in The World of the Married!"
"Hua Hua Hua..."
Although our Ms. Ji Eun’s performance in "Hotel Del Luna" is very eye-catching.
But compared with senior TV drama industry veterans such as Kim Hee-ae, Kong Hyo-jin, and Son Ye-jin, she is still a little immature.
Again, being nominated is the greatest recognition of her acting skills.
What's more, she was nominated for the Baeksang Best Actress Award for two consecutive years.
Of course, compared to last year when Lee Ji-eun was still obsessed with the honor of "Baeksang Best Actress", her mentality has now completely calmed down.
The main thing is to be self-aware...
After all, judging from the lineup of candidates for Best Actress last year, she still has a certain chance of winning.
The Baeksang Best Actress awards were presented and the Best Actor award went to Kang Ha-na.
Regarding Kang Ha-na's award, most netizens in the live broadcast room expressed congratulations and recognition.
The actors nominated for Best Actor this year all performed very well in the dramas, so it wouldn't be a surprise for any of them to win the award.
Next, the Best Actor and Best Actress awards for the film category will be presented.
The Best Actress award went to Jung Yu-mi for her role in "Kim Ji-young, Born 82".
The Best Actor award went to Lee Byung-hun for his role in "The Ministers".
It is a bit regrettable for Kim Ki-hyun that he did not win the Best Actor Award at this year's Baeksang Awards.
It’s not that he is obsessed with awards, he just wants to win a grand slam.
Suppose, for example, Kim Ki-hyun won the Best Actor award at this year's Baeksang Arts Awards.
Then he will become the youngest winner of the all-round Grand Slam (newcomer, supporting actor, best actor) in the history of Korean films, and will definitely go down in the history of Korean films!
It’s a pity that such an achievement is destined to take a few years to achieve.
In this regard, Jin Qixuan could only sigh helplessly, "The old thief Lee Byung-hun shouldn't die."
To be honest, he doesn't think his performance in "When a Man Falls in Love" is worse than Lee Byung-hun's performance in "The Ministers".
But, he is Baeksang Entertainment’s “own son”.
What's more, Kim Ki-hyun's performance in "When a Man Falls in Love" was not enough to completely crush the opponent. He also lost to Jung Woo-sung in last year's Blue Dragon.
Therefore, when the judges' votes are similar, seniority becomes the key.
However, it is worth mentioning that the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at this year's Grand Bell, Blue Dragon and Baeksang Awards ceremonies were not won by the same person.
This also indirectly shows how fierce the competition in Chungmuro is this year.
The following Best Director awards for the TV and Film departments were truly surprising.
If it was a pity that Kim Ki-hyun didn't win the Best Actor award at this year's Baeksang Arts Awards, then it was a surprise that Bong Joon-ho didn't win the Best Director award.
Can you believe that Bong Joon-ho, who won the Oscar and the Grand Bell Best Director Award, actually lost to new director Kim Bora?
In fact, it’s not the judges’ fault.
It is true that the big directors in Chungmuro in 19 were so awesome, and various excellent films emerged one after another.
Although "Parasite" is of high quality, "Hummingbird" is not bad either, not to mention that the latter is a youth film directed by a female director.
Although a large number of outstanding male directors have emerged in the Korean film industry today, such as Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook, Kim Jee-woon, Hong Sang-soo, and Lee Chang-dong.
But there are very few female directors, let alone well-known female directors.
How can the film industry, which Peninsula is proud of, survive without famous female directors?
Therefore, when the difference in level is not too big, the judges want to support female directors and new directors.
However, despite losing the "Best Director" award, "Parasite" still won the film department award without any suspense.
This also made Feng Junhao use the thank you speech he prepared for the best director at the grand prize...
As for the grand prize in the TV drama category, it was won by "When the Camellia Blooms".
This work truly deserves the grand prize.
Crash Landing on You is weak in terms of thematic depth and social significance.
The emotional expression and cultural connotations of "Major League" are not as rich as those of "When the Camellia Blooms", and the overall impact and emotional resonance of "Hyena" are not as strong as those of "When the Camellia Blooms".
As for zombie movies like "Kingdom", it's better not to mention them.
With the final awards for both film and TV dramas being presented, the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards came to a close.
There is no biggest winner, the prizes are distributed evenly.
However, netizens were very dissatisfied with the fact that Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin only received popularity awards.
After all, their performances in "Crash Landing on You" last year were indeed eye-catching, and it is one of the most popular Korean dramas in recent years.
But at this year's awards ceremony, the show only received one of the seven nominations, which is enough to show that there are some problems with the script.
In fact, this drama is basically supported by Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin, which is the so-called "personal guarantee drama".
The reason why netizens feel dissatisfied is mainly because they are upset that the two could not be together in real life.
After the award ceremony ended, the artists present left one after another.
Due to the epidemic, the celebration dinner was cancelled by default.
But if you want to celebrate in private, then that’s not my business.
Jin Qixuan was invited to attend the celebration party of "Parasite".
From Cannes in May last year to the Baeksang Arts Awards this year, "Parasite" won awards for a whole year and created a lot of history.
It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that it is unprecedented, but it is definitely something that will go down in film history.
Therefore, it is indeed worth celebrating.
However, Jin Qixuan declined.
On the one hand, Bong Joon-ho and Song Kang-ho are not here, and on the other hand, he has to go home and heal his wounds with Lee Ji-eun.
Kim Ki-hyun naturally had to act graceful in front of outsiders and didn't care about the fact that he didn't win the Baeksang Best Actor Award.
But in front of his wife, he naturally has to complain and ask for comfort and a hug.
The same goes for Lee Ji-eun who did not win the Best Actress award.
Therefore, the two of them really need to heal each other's wounds several times...
The next day.
The popularity of the Baeksang Awards Ceremony continues to ferment on the Internet, and related topics firmly occupy the hot search list.
#List of winners of the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards#
#Kim Ki-Hyun missed out on the Baeksang Arts Award#
#Bong Joon-ho did not win the Best Director award#
#Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin only won the Popularity Award#
#Parasite ends perfectly#
#Kang Ha-neul wins Best Actor Award at Baeksang Arts Awards#
……
Among them, of course, there are remarks of congratulations and wishes.
But more are the netizens' complaints about various things that are hard to accept.
However, the scene of the young couple Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Ji-eun showing their love at the awards ceremony was also talked about by netizens.
Originally, netizens felt sorry for the fact that Kim Ki-hyun had been running for Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor for two years and Lee Ji-eun had been running for Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actress for two years.
But seeing how loving the two are, netizens have swallowed their regrets. After all, it is rare to have both career and love, and it is already very good to have one of them.
What's more, strictly speaking, the achievements made by Kim Ki-hyeon and Lee Ji-eun in their respective fields are already top-notch.
However, many netizens still jokingly called the two the "running-up couple" and it even became a hot topic.
Of course, this is just a joke.
This indirectly shows the young couple's high popularity and national recognition.
Although Kim Ki-hyun was a runner-up at the Baeksang Awards for two years, he won the Best Actor Award at the Grand Bell Awards for two consecutive years.
Although Lee Ji-eun did not win the Best Actress Award at the Baeksang Awards, she still won all three major awards for Best New Actress in a Film.
Therefore, if the word "runner-up" is applied to these two people, then 99% of the actors on the Peninsula will be ashamed to death.
The couple was happy to accept this title.
He even posted a video on Instagram to publicly respond to netizens' "teasing".
In the video, Li Zhien first held up her phone and showed off for a while, then moved to Jin Qixuan who was reading the script behind her and said:
"Hubby, netizens call us the running couple."
"It's a cute name."
Jin Qixuan turned his head to look at his wife, smiled and said, "It can be considered an alternative."
Seeing this, Li Zhien blinked and said in a naughty tone:
"So, do you think we can be called the 'award-winning couple' next year?"
"I think it's okay."
Upon hearing this, Jin Qixuan nodded very solemnly:
"I will call the judges of Baeksang Arts Awards later and ask them to give us the award next year. If they don't, I will sit in front of their house."
After saying that, he waved his fist with a vicious look.
"Pfft-"
Seeing her husband like this, Lee Ji-eun couldn't help but laugh.
The video ends here.
When netizens saw this video, they immediately said that they were fed a mouthful of dog food again.
The two are known in the fan circle from "working couple" in "B&B" to "top couple" in "Same Bed, Different Dreams 2" to now "running-up couple".
No matter how the name changes, what remains unchanged is the blessing for the relationship between the two.
However, the only thing that makes fans a little disappointed is that the two have been married for nearly half a year but don’t even have a child.
It’s not that the fans are urging them to have a baby, it’s just that both of them have such excellent genes, it would be a shame not to have a child.
Before, fans were not too anxious. After all, the two were not too old and were both in the rising stage of their careers, so it was understandable that they did not want children for the time being.
But since the outbreak of the epidemic at the beginning of this year, the two have had no schedule and can only stay at home.
This means that the two now have plenty of time to have a baby.
If we put aside their status as artists, they are indeed at the age where they should have children.
However, to the regret of fans, there is still no movement in Lee Ji-eun's belly.
……
On the Internet, the heated discussion about this year's Baeksang Awards winners lasted for more than a week before gradually dying down.
At this time, what made Jin Qixuan happy was that the epidemic situation on the peninsula had miraculously improved.
The number of new cases per day has dropped to single digits, and there has been no community transmission or deaths for many consecutive days.
In response, the authorities also announced that the epidemic prevention level would be lowered to the lowest level.
This gave Jin Qixuan, who had already prepared to continue working at home for the second half of the year, hope for business recovery.
Sure enough, in mid-June, director Hwang Dong Hyuk sent a notice in the group.
This means that the crew of "Squid Game" is scheduled to start filming on June 6 at the Daejeon City Image Filming Park.
The shooting is expected to take five months, and we aim to wrap it up before the end of the year.
To prevent accidents.
Huang Donghe requested that the number of visits from relatives and friends be reduced, and each main creative staff member was only allowed to bring one assistant into the crew.
The actors also have to stay in the hotel designated by the crew and are not allowed to go out without special circumstances.
Although the current epidemic has been temporarily under control, for safety reasons, the crew still decided to implement closed management throughout the process.
Seeing this news, Jin Qixuan was naturally very happy.
Although life of picking feet at home is comfortable, it is indeed a bit boring.
After learning the news, although Lee Ji-eun felt a little resentful, she still helped Kim Ki-hyeon pack his luggage in a virtuous manner.
"We have three rules."
"First of all, take a break after the show, and be sure to send me a message as soon as possible."
"Secondly, you are not allowed to get close to actresses."
"Finally, no matter how late it is, you must video chat with me."
"besides……"
"Wait!" Jin Qixuan interrupted her, "This isn't even the third chapter!"
Li Zhien wrinkled her nose, glanced at him and said, "Do you have any objection?"
Jin Qixuan: “…”
How dare he!
It was the afternoon of June 19th.
Jin Qixuan took his suitcase and his assistant to the hotel designated by the crew.
This time, "Squid Game" was filmed entirely in the film and television park, without the need to travel around the country for location shooting.
Therefore, the crew saved the actors the trouble of traveling and directly booked them in a hotel near the park.
After everyone arrived, they went to the launch banquet together.
Ten o'clock in the morning the next day.
"Squid Game" officially started filming.
To Jin Qixuan's surprise, many Netflix executives attended the ceremony.
But think about it.
The total investment of "Squidward Furious" is about 2100 million US dollars, which is relatively cheap compared with Netflix's investment in European and American dramas.
But in the history of Korean dramas, it can be regarded as an upper-middle-level production, and can be called Netflix's largest investment in Asia.
If this can't get Netflix's attention, then what can we do to get attention?
After the opening ceremony and the shooting of promotional photos, the first scene was the scene where Kim Ki-hyun and Gong Yoo met on the subway.
The original plan was to shoot the film in chronological order, starting with establishing the character of the male lead, Sung Ki-hoon.
But because Gong Yoo's schedule was quite tight, Hwang Dong Hyuk decided to shoot his cameo scene first.
Since the two of them had already gone over this plot several times during the online script reading, the filming process was very smooth.
In just three hours, they finished filming the three scenes of the two meeting in the subway, playing games and slapping each other, and parting after the show.
Huang Donghe watched the playback footage on the monitor and was very satisfied with the performances of both actors.
Especially Jin Qixuan.
The expressions and tone are just right, establishing Sung Ki-hoon's loser character without making the audience hate him.
After Gong Yoo finished filming, the director then started to talk about the scene and the actors rehearsed it.
By the time we finished work in the evening, it was already past nine o'clock.
After returning to the hotel room, Jin Qixuan immediately called Li Zhien to inform her via video.
(End of this chapter)
Since Baeksang Arts Awards added a drama award last year, even the first half alone takes an hour and a half.
This is without any singing and dancing performances.
After Jin Qixuan left the podium, the three hosts came on stage to conclude the first half of the award ceremony and warm up for the second half.
Twenty minutes later, the award ceremony for the second half began on time.
The first awards presented were the Best Male and Best Female Variety Show Host Awards.
As expected, the Best Male Variety Show Host award went to Yoo Jae-suk for his performance in "What Are You Doing?"
When giving his acceptance speech, Yoo Jae-suk also mentioned Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Ji-eun.
Then, Park Na-rae won the Best Female Variety Show Artist award for "I Live Alone".
After the variety show awards were presented, it was time for behind-the-scenes awards such as script awards and technical awards to be presented.
Although these awards are prerequisites for winning the grand prize, most viewers are not very interested in them.
Even though the director frequently gave the camera to Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Ji-eun, there was still no escape from the trend of declining number of online users.
It was not until the awards were presented at the grand finale that the number of people in the live broadcast room gradually increased.
"The winner of the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards TV Best Actress is——"
"Congratulations to Kim Hee-ae, the actress who plays Ji Sun-woo in The World of the Married!"
"Hua Hua Hua..."
Although our Ms. Ji Eun’s performance in "Hotel Del Luna" is very eye-catching.
But compared with senior TV drama industry veterans such as Kim Hee-ae, Kong Hyo-jin, and Son Ye-jin, she is still a little immature.
Again, being nominated is the greatest recognition of her acting skills.
What's more, she was nominated for the Baeksang Best Actress Award for two consecutive years.
Of course, compared to last year when Lee Ji-eun was still obsessed with the honor of "Baeksang Best Actress", her mentality has now completely calmed down.
The main thing is to be self-aware...
After all, judging from the lineup of candidates for Best Actress last year, she still has a certain chance of winning.
The Baeksang Best Actress awards were presented and the Best Actor award went to Kang Ha-na.
Regarding Kang Ha-na's award, most netizens in the live broadcast room expressed congratulations and recognition.
The actors nominated for Best Actor this year all performed very well in the dramas, so it wouldn't be a surprise for any of them to win the award.
Next, the Best Actor and Best Actress awards for the film category will be presented.
The Best Actress award went to Jung Yu-mi for her role in "Kim Ji-young, Born 82".
The Best Actor award went to Lee Byung-hun for his role in "The Ministers".
It is a bit regrettable for Kim Ki-hyun that he did not win the Best Actor Award at this year's Baeksang Awards.
It’s not that he is obsessed with awards, he just wants to win a grand slam.
Suppose, for example, Kim Ki-hyun won the Best Actor award at this year's Baeksang Arts Awards.
Then he will become the youngest winner of the all-round Grand Slam (newcomer, supporting actor, best actor) in the history of Korean films, and will definitely go down in the history of Korean films!
It’s a pity that such an achievement is destined to take a few years to achieve.
In this regard, Jin Qixuan could only sigh helplessly, "The old thief Lee Byung-hun shouldn't die."
To be honest, he doesn't think his performance in "When a Man Falls in Love" is worse than Lee Byung-hun's performance in "The Ministers".
But, he is Baeksang Entertainment’s “own son”.
What's more, Kim Ki-hyun's performance in "When a Man Falls in Love" was not enough to completely crush the opponent. He also lost to Jung Woo-sung in last year's Blue Dragon.
Therefore, when the judges' votes are similar, seniority becomes the key.
However, it is worth mentioning that the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at this year's Grand Bell, Blue Dragon and Baeksang Awards ceremonies were not won by the same person.
This also indirectly shows how fierce the competition in Chungmuro is this year.
The following Best Director awards for the TV and Film departments were truly surprising.
If it was a pity that Kim Ki-hyun didn't win the Best Actor award at this year's Baeksang Arts Awards, then it was a surprise that Bong Joon-ho didn't win the Best Director award.
Can you believe that Bong Joon-ho, who won the Oscar and the Grand Bell Best Director Award, actually lost to new director Kim Bora?
In fact, it’s not the judges’ fault.
It is true that the big directors in Chungmuro in 19 were so awesome, and various excellent films emerged one after another.
Although "Parasite" is of high quality, "Hummingbird" is not bad either, not to mention that the latter is a youth film directed by a female director.
Although a large number of outstanding male directors have emerged in the Korean film industry today, such as Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook, Kim Jee-woon, Hong Sang-soo, and Lee Chang-dong.
But there are very few female directors, let alone well-known female directors.
How can the film industry, which Peninsula is proud of, survive without famous female directors?
Therefore, when the difference in level is not too big, the judges want to support female directors and new directors.
However, despite losing the "Best Director" award, "Parasite" still won the film department award without any suspense.
This also made Feng Junhao use the thank you speech he prepared for the best director at the grand prize...
As for the grand prize in the TV drama category, it was won by "When the Camellia Blooms".
This work truly deserves the grand prize.
Crash Landing on You is weak in terms of thematic depth and social significance.
The emotional expression and cultural connotations of "Major League" are not as rich as those of "When the Camellia Blooms", and the overall impact and emotional resonance of "Hyena" are not as strong as those of "When the Camellia Blooms".
As for zombie movies like "Kingdom", it's better not to mention them.
With the final awards for both film and TV dramas being presented, the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards came to a close.
There is no biggest winner, the prizes are distributed evenly.
However, netizens were very dissatisfied with the fact that Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin only received popularity awards.
After all, their performances in "Crash Landing on You" last year were indeed eye-catching, and it is one of the most popular Korean dramas in recent years.
But at this year's awards ceremony, the show only received one of the seven nominations, which is enough to show that there are some problems with the script.
In fact, this drama is basically supported by Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin, which is the so-called "personal guarantee drama".
The reason why netizens feel dissatisfied is mainly because they are upset that the two could not be together in real life.
After the award ceremony ended, the artists present left one after another.
Due to the epidemic, the celebration dinner was cancelled by default.
But if you want to celebrate in private, then that’s not my business.
Jin Qixuan was invited to attend the celebration party of "Parasite".
From Cannes in May last year to the Baeksang Arts Awards this year, "Parasite" won awards for a whole year and created a lot of history.
It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that it is unprecedented, but it is definitely something that will go down in film history.
Therefore, it is indeed worth celebrating.
However, Jin Qixuan declined.
On the one hand, Bong Joon-ho and Song Kang-ho are not here, and on the other hand, he has to go home and heal his wounds with Lee Ji-eun.
Kim Ki-hyun naturally had to act graceful in front of outsiders and didn't care about the fact that he didn't win the Baeksang Best Actor Award.
But in front of his wife, he naturally has to complain and ask for comfort and a hug.
The same goes for Lee Ji-eun who did not win the Best Actress award.
Therefore, the two of them really need to heal each other's wounds several times...
The next day.
The popularity of the Baeksang Awards Ceremony continues to ferment on the Internet, and related topics firmly occupy the hot search list.
#List of winners of the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards#
#Kim Ki-Hyun missed out on the Baeksang Arts Award#
#Bong Joon-ho did not win the Best Director award#
#Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin only won the Popularity Award#
#Parasite ends perfectly#
#Kang Ha-neul wins Best Actor Award at Baeksang Arts Awards#
……
Among them, of course, there are remarks of congratulations and wishes.
But more are the netizens' complaints about various things that are hard to accept.
However, the scene of the young couple Kim Ki-hyun and Lee Ji-eun showing their love at the awards ceremony was also talked about by netizens.
Originally, netizens felt sorry for the fact that Kim Ki-hyun had been running for Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor for two years and Lee Ji-eun had been running for Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actress for two years.
But seeing how loving the two are, netizens have swallowed their regrets. After all, it is rare to have both career and love, and it is already very good to have one of them.
What's more, strictly speaking, the achievements made by Kim Ki-hyeon and Lee Ji-eun in their respective fields are already top-notch.
However, many netizens still jokingly called the two the "running-up couple" and it even became a hot topic.
Of course, this is just a joke.
This indirectly shows the young couple's high popularity and national recognition.
Although Kim Ki-hyun was a runner-up at the Baeksang Awards for two years, he won the Best Actor Award at the Grand Bell Awards for two consecutive years.
Although Lee Ji-eun did not win the Best Actress Award at the Baeksang Awards, she still won all three major awards for Best New Actress in a Film.
Therefore, if the word "runner-up" is applied to these two people, then 99% of the actors on the Peninsula will be ashamed to death.
The couple was happy to accept this title.
He even posted a video on Instagram to publicly respond to netizens' "teasing".
In the video, Li Zhien first held up her phone and showed off for a while, then moved to Jin Qixuan who was reading the script behind her and said:
"Hubby, netizens call us the running couple."
"It's a cute name."
Jin Qixuan turned his head to look at his wife, smiled and said, "It can be considered an alternative."
Seeing this, Li Zhien blinked and said in a naughty tone:
"So, do you think we can be called the 'award-winning couple' next year?"
"I think it's okay."
Upon hearing this, Jin Qixuan nodded very solemnly:
"I will call the judges of Baeksang Arts Awards later and ask them to give us the award next year. If they don't, I will sit in front of their house."
After saying that, he waved his fist with a vicious look.
"Pfft-"
Seeing her husband like this, Lee Ji-eun couldn't help but laugh.
The video ends here.
When netizens saw this video, they immediately said that they were fed a mouthful of dog food again.
The two are known in the fan circle from "working couple" in "B&B" to "top couple" in "Same Bed, Different Dreams 2" to now "running-up couple".
No matter how the name changes, what remains unchanged is the blessing for the relationship between the two.
However, the only thing that makes fans a little disappointed is that the two have been married for nearly half a year but don’t even have a child.
It’s not that the fans are urging them to have a baby, it’s just that both of them have such excellent genes, it would be a shame not to have a child.
Before, fans were not too anxious. After all, the two were not too old and were both in the rising stage of their careers, so it was understandable that they did not want children for the time being.
But since the outbreak of the epidemic at the beginning of this year, the two have had no schedule and can only stay at home.
This means that the two now have plenty of time to have a baby.
If we put aside their status as artists, they are indeed at the age where they should have children.
However, to the regret of fans, there is still no movement in Lee Ji-eun's belly.
……
On the Internet, the heated discussion about this year's Baeksang Awards winners lasted for more than a week before gradually dying down.
At this time, what made Jin Qixuan happy was that the epidemic situation on the peninsula had miraculously improved.
The number of new cases per day has dropped to single digits, and there has been no community transmission or deaths for many consecutive days.
In response, the authorities also announced that the epidemic prevention level would be lowered to the lowest level.
This gave Jin Qixuan, who had already prepared to continue working at home for the second half of the year, hope for business recovery.
Sure enough, in mid-June, director Hwang Dong Hyuk sent a notice in the group.
This means that the crew of "Squid Game" is scheduled to start filming on June 6 at the Daejeon City Image Filming Park.
The shooting is expected to take five months, and we aim to wrap it up before the end of the year.
To prevent accidents.
Huang Donghe requested that the number of visits from relatives and friends be reduced, and each main creative staff member was only allowed to bring one assistant into the crew.
The actors also have to stay in the hotel designated by the crew and are not allowed to go out without special circumstances.
Although the current epidemic has been temporarily under control, for safety reasons, the crew still decided to implement closed management throughout the process.
Seeing this news, Jin Qixuan was naturally very happy.
Although life of picking feet at home is comfortable, it is indeed a bit boring.
After learning the news, although Lee Ji-eun felt a little resentful, she still helped Kim Ki-hyeon pack his luggage in a virtuous manner.
"We have three rules."
"First of all, take a break after the show, and be sure to send me a message as soon as possible."
"Secondly, you are not allowed to get close to actresses."
"Finally, no matter how late it is, you must video chat with me."
"besides……"
"Wait!" Jin Qixuan interrupted her, "This isn't even the third chapter!"
Li Zhien wrinkled her nose, glanced at him and said, "Do you have any objection?"
Jin Qixuan: “…”
How dare he!
It was the afternoon of June 19th.
Jin Qixuan took his suitcase and his assistant to the hotel designated by the crew.
This time, "Squid Game" was filmed entirely in the film and television park, without the need to travel around the country for location shooting.
Therefore, the crew saved the actors the trouble of traveling and directly booked them in a hotel near the park.
After everyone arrived, they went to the launch banquet together.
Ten o'clock in the morning the next day.
"Squid Game" officially started filming.
To Jin Qixuan's surprise, many Netflix executives attended the ceremony.
But think about it.
The total investment of "Squidward Furious" is about 2100 million US dollars, which is relatively cheap compared with Netflix's investment in European and American dramas.
But in the history of Korean dramas, it can be regarded as an upper-middle-level production, and can be called Netflix's largest investment in Asia.
If this can't get Netflix's attention, then what can we do to get attention?
After the opening ceremony and the shooting of promotional photos, the first scene was the scene where Kim Ki-hyun and Gong Yoo met on the subway.
The original plan was to shoot the film in chronological order, starting with establishing the character of the male lead, Sung Ki-hoon.
But because Gong Yoo's schedule was quite tight, Hwang Dong Hyuk decided to shoot his cameo scene first.
Since the two of them had already gone over this plot several times during the online script reading, the filming process was very smooth.
In just three hours, they finished filming the three scenes of the two meeting in the subway, playing games and slapping each other, and parting after the show.
Huang Donghe watched the playback footage on the monitor and was very satisfied with the performances of both actors.
Especially Jin Qixuan.
The expressions and tone are just right, establishing Sung Ki-hoon's loser character without making the audience hate him.
After Gong Yoo finished filming, the director then started to talk about the scene and the actors rehearsed it.
By the time we finished work in the evening, it was already past nine o'clock.
After returning to the hotel room, Jin Qixuan immediately called Li Zhien to inform her via video.
(End of this chapter)
