Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 159



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The King of Dying Smoke Episode 159

Interlude Masterpiece and Last Companion (20)

The public tends to think that critics make a fuss.

When I see an item praised as a lasting masterpiece, I think, ‘Hmm, that organizer…’ ?’ When I think about it, or when I see it being criticized as a third-rate movie with no depth, I think, ‘Hmm, that organizer…’ Or think ‘?’.

There is no way. Aren’t critics inherently ‘hipsters’?

No matter how hard you try to reflect the public’s opinion, you can’t help but get reactions like, ‘So what is , you idiot?’

… But well,

From that perspective, the public and critics agreed for the first time since the historic masterpieces and .

People who entered the movie theater laughing at the critics who were fighting came out with equally polarized expressions.

“crazy! How can a movie like this… !”

“What on earth is this…?” .”

There were people whose faces turned bright red in bewilderment.

“Hmm, it was difficult to understand, but it seems like a movie that paid a lot of attention to metaphor.”

“I agree. In particular, the hymns in the second half seemed like they really put a lot of effort into directing them!”

On the other hand, there were people stroking their chins with faces that said, “Ho-oh.”

“Oh my god, did you see that, Seb? When Richard runs out of RPG-7 while being chased by an Apache, a Stinger falls from the sky! “It was like the Holy Sword of the Lake!”

“The FIM-92 Stinger can definitely be said to be an anti-tank rocket version of the Holy Sword… .”

… Of course, there were quite a few geeks who were genuinely moved by the scene of the horseback (anti-tank rocket) assault.

In any case, the public’s impressions were much more diverse than those given by critics. And those numerous opinions gave rise to numerous conflicts.

Big and small arguments broke out everywhere.

Sometimes, even the group members had different opinions and fought in various places.

There was even a skit where the couple split up and bickered because they were on a date.

“Oh my god, Mark! Anyone can tell that the killer scene in this movie was the conversation between Richard and Saladin! “You can’t agree even after looking at ‘that’ expression that changed the atmosphere at once?!”

“It was nothing more than a luxury. We need to destroy more tanks! “I guess being in your twenties is not enough!”

“… I know that? I don’t want to waste any more time with you! “It’s not the broken tank that’s missing, it’s your flat brain wrinkles!”

“uh… “Do you have wrinkles on your brain?”

“… … .”

Naturally, seeing the theater turned into such a mess, those who had made reservations for later times couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

How many times in your life have you seen an audience pouring in praise from the right and curses from the left? Curiosity could not help but appear on the faces of those who met them.

There were even famous actors who could not attend the preview due to schedules.

For example, Stephen Zischler and Benjamin King, whom I met by chance at the theater, were representative examples.

“?”

“… ?”

In a daze, the two actors secretly made eye contact at the strange sight they had never seen before.

Gischler had a good relationship with Kang Min in many ways on , and King had a bad relationship with Kang Min in many ways at the Emmy Awards, so the two were engaged in an abusive fight for a while.

However, the two were too much actors to continue their petty battle of pride after seeing things like this.

The two, who were paying close attention, soon reached a tacit compromise.

“Hmm, let’s come out and continue talking. “If you see this masterpiece, you too will feel bad.”

“Ha, are you telling me to come out full of swear words about this trash? “Good or bad!”

But after two and a half hours, the positions were switched.

“Well, I like that guy, but… I guess this kind of story is a bit… .”

“Ha, you are completely blind, Gischler! “This movie is innovative!”

“… “Didn’t you openly disapprove of that friend at the Emmy Awards?”

“It’s separate from personal feelings! He may be a very unlucky guy, but if he catches your attention from the beginning to the end, the movie is—damn it, the actor did his job!”

“Uh, um… .”

Well, it was roughly like this.

It wasn’t some kind of Monopoly or Puyo Puyo, but people who had gone to have fun together came out and were all fighting and arguing.

It was truly a terrible friendship-destroying tool.

There was even a bizarre rumor going around that Professor Jacob Fisher and Professor Kevin Moore, who advised on Richard I, had a fight over a difference of opinion.

In other words, it was so loud that such rumors even spread.

… However, whatever.

Penelope Olsen was one of the few people who knew it wasn’t a rumor.

* * *

“W-what?”

Penelope was blinking blankly when she just heard the news.

The light brown eyes vibrated for about 10 seconds, barely seeming to return to their original position, but failed and fluttered again.

Even the agent sighed as if he understood.

“If you heard about Professor Fisher’s nose being broken and Professor Moore’s tooth falling out, then yes. “You heard correctly.”

“… … Oh God.”

“To be exact, it was said that the mid-tank battle was a fight over whether one was a warrior or not. I think the nose suffered the most damage, but the cost of the implant is also high, so the winner or loser has not yet been decided… .”

“What is it yet! Are you saying we’re doing it again?!”

“maybe… .”

“Ah—”

Penelope, who somehow maintained her composure and ordered the situation to be resolved, hit her head on the table as soon as her subordinate left.

It was about to turn around.

I thought I was getting used to Kang Min and the other three maniacs wreaking havoc on the filming set, but now they are wreaking havoc everywhere!

Slowly, Penelope couldn’t help but suspect that she might be playing the role of a disaster movie villain who unleashes the reins on a creature from hell and throws it into America.

Only the floor director comforted her.

“Don’t worry too much. Isn’t the box office success better than expected? “To the extent that I couldn’t even imagine.”

“Yes, everyone said that… .”

On the second day of the release, Penelope was speechless for about 30 minutes due to shock and astonishment when she received the report on the number of viewers.

‘This’ has passed the break-even point?

already?

Even higher?

Am I dreaming now?

But no matter how much I pinched my cheek, it was the world that was crazy, not Penelope.

Tickets were sold excitedly amidst a groundbreaking viewing culture in which families were falling apart, society was collapsing, and audiences were fighting and fighting.

Penelope admitted really, really hard after a night of holding her head.

“Richard I of New York” was a success.

Even with this ridiculous method, I ended up succeeding… .

“Although it is still more than five times behind ‘Crusaders of New York.’”

“Whew, that’s natural. From production costs to promotional costs, there is nothing that can compete with it. Rather, it makes no sense to come this far against such a monster.”

“Well, that’s true, but… .”

At this point, the difference was in capital power rather than popularity.

What can you do when the opponent has been defeated by releasing the film five days early, and there is a difference in the number of hits in theaters and the screen share?

Even the distributor predicted sales of “Richard I of New York” to be in the range of $130 million to $150 million. At this level, even after giving away everything, it was three times the original price.

Needless to say, the CEO of CAE, who had some shares in the distribution company (but was definitely not a subsidiary), was upset.

“What did I say, directors! Hahaha!”

“Ugh, this is embarrassing… .”

“I think I was a bit impatient last time.”

“I was right, right? CEO Jaylen and Director Olson both have their own thoughts!”

Of course, Shim Yu-hyeon, who received three times the investment back, was also upset, and when it came to Basil Papadopoulos, who destroyed Jerusalem, he was so happy that he even prayed in gratitude every day.

‘… … .’

But Penelope Olsen’s feelings were complicated.

It was very complicated.

Of course, it was an unexpected hit, and I was happy, but if it becomes this much, there is no way to control the weirdo that is Kang Min.

At least Penelope couldn’t think that something like this would work twice.

She asked her uncle, who was happy, with concern.

“Well, it’s good that it was successful, but… What if that person says he wants to film something like this again?”

-… Well, what can I do.

“… … .”

-… … .

Sukjil, who had barely overcome the crisis, looked at each other and let out a long sigh.

After struggling for about 30 minutes, the two decided to think about it later. They were busy expressing their position on the dispute related to , which was causing a lot of noise right now.

… Well what,

In other words, it meant that even Penelope considered this fight to be over.

Well, it was natural. It may be before production or even before release, but what more can be done in a situation where the release has already been completed and the results are being released? It would be nice to say that it was a very common sense conclusion.

But there was one thing Penelope overlooked.

“Huh, Henry Fian! How dare you think you can screw me over with a trick like this?!”

“Huh, Dusk guy! How dare you try to cover up the greatness of this with money. Do you think we will let that happen?”

The point was that there was no one with common sense on this side or that side.

* * *

Director Dusk was in a bad mood recently.

It was very bad.

In fact, it has always been like that since the release of “Richard I of New York.”

“Henry Fyan… And Kangmin! How dare you guys do such a petty trick… !”

“Uh, director? First of all, we are more than four times better in terms of performance… .”

“Of course we have to overwhelm! Isn’t there a bigger difference in production costs? “On the contrary, this is nothing short of a terrible situation!”

“… … .”

Other than that, it was correct.

The etymology of ‘blockbuster’ is an aerial bomb of the same name, and is extremely expensive.

One thing that the two words, which are now separate expressions, have in common is that just trying to break even is that you need a lot of criminal records.

was not an opponent of . However, due to the excitement gathering attention and being held back, Director Dusk’s plans suffered a major setback.

A movie that should have made at least twice the break-even point suddenly fell to a mediocre level.

From Director Dusk’s point of view, it was a source of exasperation.

“Ugh, I have to admit there are some scenes… In the end, most of them are tricks! “I can’t keep being dragged into movies like this.”

“Even if you say that… “What are you going to do?”

It was a reasonable question.

I also had exactly the same thoughts as Penelope Olson, the only conscience of .

The movie was released and Arrow went on a protest. What can I do now?

The answer to that was really simple.

“I have to snipe.”

“… yes?”

“Call the reporters together. Let me kindly explain how pointless a movie is! If that side is noisy with 10 points and 1 points, wouldn’t it be okay to push 1 point?”

“… … .”

The staff could barely contain their expressions as if they were looking at a crazy person.

But surprisingly, his rival was also thinking the same thing.

“Director Olson, I would like you to gather the reporters.”

“… yes?”

“I will personally criticize and see how pathetic and pointless it is! How dare a movie like that be buried under a carpet of money! “The world is wrong!”

“… … .”

However, when the last public opinion campaign began like this, it did not have as much of a resonance as expected.

It was not because Henry Fion and Hopper Dusk were lacking in harsh words, but because “Richard I” was already so noisy that even the authors were drowned out.

When things happened like this, Director Dusk became very angry.

He raised his voice in a gathering of reporters.

“Henry Fion is nothing more than a fraud! I am ready to publicly refute what a piece of trash is! “If only that coward would agree!”

Of course, Coach Henry did not lose either.

He smiled and raised his fist as reporters watched.

“If I get the chance to crush that thief’s nose, I won’t avoid it!”

Now attention has been drawn.

With both directors grinding their teeth together, the progress was lightning fast.

released on the 8th day,

The third day of the release of ,

A truly bizarre plan in which directors and leading actors from both sides gathered together to have an argument came to fruition.

Of course, Basil Papadopoulos, who played the role of Saladin, who was confirmed to attend along with Kang Min, could not help but feel dumbfounded.

He slammed the table and stood up.

“No, why am I going!”

“… hmm.”

“Mr. Kang, this is wrong! Let’s go argue with the director! Why does an actor have to attend such a useless event in the first place? “What on earth are you doing?”

“Senior Basil.”

“Yeah, I know! This needs to be considered right now… !”

“Let’s participate. “This is like a fight from which a man cannot escape.”

“… … .”

Basil looked at Kangmin blankly.

Kang Min also looked at Basil with a heavy gaze.

And now, Basil also knows a little about this person named Kang Min.

‘Mr. .’

He was dragged away, giving up.