Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 147



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The King of Dying Smoke Episode 147

Interlude Masterpiece and Last Companion (8)

If the goal of movies that recreate modern warfare has always been , the goal of movies that recreate medieval style has never deviated from .

There is no way. Prices are rising and labor costs are rising, but how can we really afford what has been done by dragging down the size of the military?

Even if you try hard, there are some things that are physically difficult.

“Heh.”

But “Crusaders in New York” did it.

At least Director Dusk was sure of that.

He cheered and clapped his hands as he watched the two sides, declaring crusade and jihad, charging towards each other in a solemn manner on the large screen at the production center.

“Good good! Very nice! “Even if our movie falls short of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ or ‘Kingdom of Heaven,’ it will definitely receive comparable reviews!”

“Oh, of course!”

“It’s all the director’s power!”

The staff also seemed more than flattered and happy. Although there was still an editing stage left, the power of the rough cut alone was enough to imagine the result.

Investors who were reluctant to pour in production costs will have no choice but to turn their palms over when they see this scene.

Here was the only one who expressed concern.

It was a staff member in charge of historical research.

“Director Dusk. “That first half scene.”

“… “Is there a problem?”

“yes. It is a problem that the declaration of a crusade is carried out randomly, but it is difficult to say that Islamic jihad is a concept that corresponds to the crusades. To be precise, it corresponds to ‘dance jihad’, which is a sub-concept of many jihads, and even if the former has a precedent, the latter cannot be declared like that… .”

“Damn it, who cares about that!”

Director Dusk was blatantly displeased.

“Remember what we’re making, Oliver. We are making a commercial film! Crusader knights and jihadist knights! “The public likes to see the two clash fiercely, but doesn’t want them to sluggishly do this or that!”

“Well, I’m sorry, but in Islam there is no rank of knight in the first place… And isn’t “Richard I of New York” coming out with us? “Since Coach Pian is your opponent, you might be concerned about this kind of thing—”

“Go to work.”

The cold-hearted director turned around.

The scripter catches a glimpse of the staff walking with their shoulders slumped and mechanically writes something down.

A Hollywood scripter is closer to a ‘film recorder’ than a ‘film assistant’, and records things like filming times and minor disputes one by one. Of course, those who were judged to have interfered with filming were finding it increasingly difficult to find work.

The other staff clicked their tongues when they saw the idiot who used poisonous poison unnecessarily.

‘There’s no need to be that serious.’

‘It’s not like it’s not, but who cares?’

‘I don’t know why I’m bringing up the topic of Director Henry in the first place… ‘Don’t you have any sense?’

About a month ago, director Henry announced that would be released on the exact same date as .

The reporters rubbed their eyes for a moment and then asked, “What are you saying?” It was such a crazy thing to ask, but he didn’t say anything.

No, he declared arrogantly again, his eyes shining.

“‘Richard I of New York’ will be unlike any other film ever made!”

“Dusk? Ha, that third-rate thief has also reached the end of his life. “It may seem plausible on the surface, but it is not a setting that a director like that can handle.”

“I will declare it right here! “No matter what that guy does, the result will be the same!”

The public who saw this article all doubted whether Director Henry was sane.

Industry insiders knew he was crazy, so they questioned the sanity of CAE and Penelope Olson.

Unfortunately, no one really doubted whether Kang Min was sane.

Anyway, at this point, it wasn’t even at a level that could be passed over as noise marketing. Director Dusk snorted and said, ‘I guess I should check out the hospital,’ but his stomach was clearly twisted.

In particular, some scolders scratched their heads with titles like , and in particular, they used to unnecessarily emphasize the fact that Kang Min was the lead role.

-Kang’s debut work, achieved results that no one expected! The TV show that everyone laughed at as being obvious became a legendary work that was watched by about half of the entire population, defeating all of Korea’s rivals with the power of just one actor, and gained sensational popularity in Asia and other countries.

-But what is more surprising than this is the situation that everyone remembers. Who would have predicted that a single ad would spawn such a huge meme, or that it would move the hearts of Emmy judges?

-Given Kang’s career, it is indeed worth looking forward to the fight between the two films about New York. Although the outcome may seem obvious, unexpected events can happen.

It was bullshit that even those who wrote the article laughed at, but at least it was enough to deeply offend Director Dusk.

He gritted his teeth and moved right away.

“What was the budget?”

“The distributor decided to put more effort into it. “It will probably increase by about $30 million.”

“Good, very good!”

The production cost of 30 million, which Director Henry had barely scraped together from his personal resources, came out of nowhere.

It was even the second increase.

The total production cost is now a whopping $180 million.

It was an enormous amount, six times the amount of , and not much lower than that of most Hollywood masterpieces.

It can be said that the trust in director Dusk, who said that although the evaluation of the work’s quality may be subtle, will ensure commercial success, was so great.

Only then did Director Dusk relax and chuckle.

“Ha, it looks like that guy is trying to stop me somehow, but what should I do? On the contrary, they only made me bigger!”

“As expected, you are the director!”

“This guy, if you raise your voice like that and get beaten up, your face will be a sight to behold! Hahaha!”

impossible.

There is no way this can be overturned.

I will say that no matter who I bring. At this point, it was a matter of common sense.

… Well, even if you didn’t have much common sense, it wouldn’t have been any different.

Contrary to director Dusk’s paranoid concerns, the situation in ‘Richard I of New York’ was truly a mess.

* * *

“Please, Coach Pian! What on earth do you want to do!?”

“Uh, um… As I rode the momentum… .”

“Holy Mackerel! momentum? A statement like that comes out with momentum?! If you wanted to do noise marketing, didn’t you think you should at least consult with us? “If you’re going to do it that way, why on earth are you investing?”

At the same time, Henry Pian was frying.

Even a madman who was not afraid of the world could not even make a sound in response to the anger of the first investor. I just quietly avoided eye contact.

Needless to say, that upset Penelope even more.

The relief pitcher, who felt sorry for the sight, cleared his throat and came out.

“Um, Director Olson? You don’t have to go that far, haha! In Shim Yu-hyeon’s opinion, these were truly refreshing words… .”

“Mind your own business, editor! What kind of historical research do you dislike so much that you turn it over nine times? “Do you know how I am treated in art studios these days?”

“Keuhum, kheuhum.”

Shim Yu-hyeon could not hold on for even 10 seconds and quietly averted her gaze.

Then, Kang Min, who was studying the seven-line script in a corner, read the mood and averted his gaze.

Penelope felt the limits of her patience, especially towards the end.

She finally exploded.

“please! If a release date has been declared, shouldn’t we at least stick to it? “Am I weird?!”

It was like that. The only thing that was good about Richard I in New York was the first filming.

The filming that followed was a mess.

No, actually, this wasn’t even filmed.

At least Penelope thought she couldn’t say she was filming when the director criticized the camera position because he didn’t like it, the actor criticized it because he said he could do it better, and the editing director criticized the position of the steel plate chain because it went against historical evidence.

Isn’t Kang Min even considerate(?) of his collaborators at Actors Studio in many ways?

“Well, I think actor Jason didn’t stand out because Lee Kang-min wasn’t enough. “Please do it again.”

“Oh, no… I don’t really… … .”

“There is no need to decline. Mr. Jason can definitely do better!”

“… … .”

Jason became Hojin Kim’s friend, and Penelope shed tears.

I’ve probably shed more tears in the past few months than I’ve ever cried in my entire life.

‘Acey, what on earth have you been fighting about? !’

Penelope even felt longing.

It meant that I was completely fed up with it because I missed my friend who would poke his head in and say, ‘I want to appear too,’ and then disappear while sulking.

It’s already a terrible situation, but now they’ve proudly declared war on a movie worth tens of millions of dollars?

What on earth do these people want to do?

“I want to create a masterpiece.”

“I’m trying to create a masterpiece!”

“I just need a role that dies.”

“please… “Please be quiet for 30 minutes, Min!”

“Hmm.”

Why only me─

Kang Min felt unfair, but even Kang Min could do nothing against the agency director, who sat down and shed tears. It was the sad reality of capitalism.

Kangmin silently sent a signal with his gaze. The three men facing each other quietly retreated.

Penelope was left alone.

To be exact, there was a cringe-worthy melody next to it, but as always, it didn’t help, so it didn’t mean much.

How long has it been like that?

Penelope finally gritted her teeth and stood up.

“… “That’s how you’re going to come out.”

The situation was simple.

The three nerds, including Kang-min, have no intention of considering her at all.

Even my uncle, who asked for help, said, ‘You said you would do it haha’ and passed it all on to you.

Thanks to this, Penelope had a crazy schedule, filming a TV show every week and stopping by a studio 800 km away.

Isolated worker.

So, isn’t it okay for you to behave as you please just as the other person behaves as you please?

She turned her gaze towards Seonyul with a menacing force.

“Miss Sun.”

“Yes, yes! Please speak!”

“Three months before the release, we… “I’m preparing for that person’s fan signing event.”

“… yes?”

“First of all, starting from Korea, we ask for cooperation from existing fan clubs and schedule a lot of fan events. Even if you can’t do it, at least four. “It’s okay to follow what we’ve done before, so let’s push it with numbers.”

“… … .”

“Afterwards, we select other countries in order of popularity. A place where previously filmed shows are gaining popularity… Japan, China, Southeast Asia, the Middle East─ go to at least 6 countries and come back here at the end. “You can do it, right?”

It was a forced march.

That too was an insane forced march.

It’s not uncommon for directors and actors to get scared before a movie’s release – a certain director who caused the ‘Great Disaster’ once showed such desperation that brought tears to our eyes – but at this point, it was unprecedented. I guess we’ll have to find the idol industry that started collecting global money, not actors, to come up with something similar.

But Penelope didn’t think she was particularly bad.

“Min, he’s been doing whatever he wants so far. “Then, as the director of the agency, isn’t it okay to ask for a little bit of sacrifice?”

“Uh, that… .”

But for some reason, Seonyul noticed.

Penelope became even more displeased.

“what. “Are you saying I’m bad?!”

“No, that’s not it… .”

“No, what! “Say it straight!”

“Hi! That, that… He told me to keep doing what I was doing! no!”

“… … “What?”

“It’s a fan meeting! Actor Kang Min has never held a fan meeting! So, there is no precedent!”

“?”

Penelope, who was losing her temper, quietly blinked her eyes.

The round brown eyes blinked repeatedly for a while.

Has the actor never held a fan meeting?

While debuting and filming the third project?

never?

“Oh, well, and you said there was no agency.”

“yes yes… .”

“Aha, well, then maybe… .”

is a mess,

“Is there an actor in the world who doesn’t hold a fan meeting at least once? “What does that person really want to do!!”

“Hi!”

Finally, Penelope exploded and kicked the wall.

She held her head as she vented her anger on all sides like a rival to the female lead in a Korean drama.

If there is no precedent, there is no choice but to negotiate and create it from scratch. Before tormenting Kang-min, he started to suffer again.

It happened again.

how,

What on earth did I commit? … !

‘I, too, am not particularly guilty… .’

Seonyul, who was scared in a corner, also cried, but no one really noticed.

Borrowing other people’s money is inherently difficult.

* * *

Meanwhile, the three men who had run away from Penelope’s hysterics were facing each other and sighing.

“The image of actress Penelope is being shattered quite a bit. “It’s so different from the image in the movie.”

“You seem to have a little less free time these days.”

“Famous actors and hysterics are best friends. There is no way. “Isn’t it our job to appease those who lack the magnanimity to understand masterpieces?”

“Uhm… .”

“indeed.”

If Penelope heard it, she would be furious again, but at least they were serious.

The three, who did not forget to giggle at least once, soon dispersed to their own business.

But the first process was no different.

Before starting the actual work, I watched the recently released teaser video for .

[In the name of the Lord, judge!]

[Allah looks down on us!]

[[Waaaaaa—!!!!]]

It was truly a great scene.

The lance charging of an enormous army was refined even more than the rough scene that director Dusk and his staff admired, and the exciting sound effects and music added to it.

It was a video that was already driving those who were waiting in doubt into a crucible of enthusiasm.

However, the reaction of the three madmen was a bit different.

“Ha, Dusk. Compared to the powerful production, the ground is weak. “It looks like you’ve already forgotten why the old failed.”

Director Henry smiled crookedly with glossy eyes.

“Oh my gosh, crazy! Did you get the historical facts wrong from the teaser?! Saladin is protecting us, so it’s a good thing if he doesn’t jump up and grab us by the collar! Ouch! Angry! “I’m angry!!”

Shim Yu-hyeon was furious and frantically drew lines on the storyboard.

“… Are you weak at living? “Is that okay?”

And Kangmin tilted his head.

So again a few months,

By the time Penelope’s dark-rimmed eyes and Kang Min’s preparations for her first fan meeting came to fruition,

Finally, the teaser video for was released to the world.