Money Likes Me Too - Chapter 94



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Episode 94.

Director Bang Ho-jun was a sad person.

“nice to meet you.”

At a fine dining restaurant near Trycell headquarters, Chairman Jeong Se-jin, Director Bang, and I sat side by side for a meeting.

It wasn’t a stiff atmosphere.

“Mr. Ho-jun, you’ve heard a lot about Chairman Kang Si-hyeon’s insight, right?”

“Of course. There is no one in Chungmuro ​​who doesn’t know it.”

Then, he brought up the story of , which will be released this Lunar New Year.

“At first, I was worried that it would just be a patriotic, sorry, overly patriotic marketing movie, but looking at the atmosphere, it seems like it will be a proper work that has both box office success and artistic quality. I’m looking forward to it.”

I flinched.

I thought to myself, ‘These guys are calling people and beating them up.’ But I knew it wasn’t a bad thing. I quickly fixed my expression.

“I brought the scenario too.”

Director Bang continued.

“But I want to focus on the food here. I don’t think it’s polite to serve such good food.”

“That’s a good point.”

I agree.

This is not your average fine dining restaurant. Following Hwapyeong, [La Table Cheongdam de Joël Levuché] opened in Cheongdam, Seoul.

Unfortunately, Joel wasn’t there, but his soul still lives in the food.

Director Bang Ho-jun hit the nail on the head.

The first dish just came out.

“Then I will eat well.”

Because delicious food is always right.

After the meal, we moved back to the office of Chairman Jeong of Tricell headquarters. Only then did the movie talk begin. The real meeting began.

I said.

“Where should we look?”

Director Bang Ho-jun was a master.

He didn’t just bring me a scenario or a synopsis. He handed me a thick book with a colorful cover.

[Title: Rorschach ]

“What is this?”

“This is a storyboard book. I drew it myself. You’ll definitely feel it when you see it.”

Indeed, his promise was true.

As soon as I turned the first page, the detailed mise-en-scène overwhelmed my eyes. It was colorful. To exaggerate a bit, just looking at the storyboard felt like watching a movie.

Thanks to that, I could feel it right away.

‘I’m sure. It’s a mess.’

It can be determined.

Above all, this film is an auteur film. It is inevitable that the results will be lacking compared to the money invested. People like fun films, and they do not want to spend their own money to study the philosophy of the auteur.

I gave him plus points for that part.

‘Plus 100 points.’

Even if I look at the contents, nothing changes.

‘The upper class and the lower class meet in one place. Amazing things happen here. Okay, so far it’s fun. But suddenly the atmosphere is suspenseful? Who watches movies like this these days? Plus 200 points.’

‘And what? The title is Rorschach? You don’t even know what it means. No one will come to the theater after seeing the poster. Plus 300 points.’

It’s already 600 points.

Two people stared at me as I was lost in thought. Director Bang spoke first, half-jokingly.

“The god of box office is personally evaluating my scenario. Isn’t that really exciting?”

“Me too. So just wait. Our Chairman Kang is a precise person.”

Chairman Jeong Se-jin’s answer was also filled with anticipation.

There was only one answer I could give here.

“This is good. I’ll invest in it.”

Look at that, what did I say? Jung Se-jin said to Director Bang, and Director Bang also expressed his gratitude to me in a happy voice.

“Good idea, Chairman Kang.”

“Thank you. I will repay you with a good movie.”

What’s the reward?

I am grateful to both Director Bang, who created this scenario that was sure to fail, and Chairman Jeong, who gave me the opportunity instead of taking it for himself.

As expected, this world still has the spirit of helping and caring. It’s a good world.

I asked, swallowing my saliva.

“Then shall we stamp our seal on the contract first?”

* * *

As the Lunar New Year approaches, the Coco I&M film department is getting busier by the day.

[ Lead actor Ji Sung-hoon’s recent SNS status is surprising? ······ ‘I had a drink. Our movie could be the best.’ Netizens are debating over his remark. ]

‘Oh my, really.’

I really couldn’t understand why someone would post something like that.

Fortunately, the reaction wasn’t that bad.

– Wasn’t Ji Seong-hoon a noodle actor? He seems a bit more confident this time. But I’ll decide on the movie after seeing the evaluation of the advance team.

– Evaluation of the advance team? Don’t you trust Cocoa Kang Si-hyeon’s taste? It’s not just anyone who picks two movies and makes them into double digits. And , which is scheduled to be released on Netflix this time? Isn’t that a highly anticipated movie?

“president.”

“Are you ready?”

“Yes, you can come down.”

“What about the chairman?”

Today is the day of the private screening. As usual, it was Sharon Cinema Gangnam Premium Hall. You have to leave early to get there.

“The chairman will also go with you.”

That was fortunate.

Because the sensitive gaze of Choi Jeong-hyeon, Sharon’s distribution manager, came to mind. I didn’t really want to see it. I couldn’t dare show that kind of appearance when I was with Kang Si-hyeon.

The car started.

“You said the movie turned out well?”

Song Yu-hwa nodded in response to Kang Si-hyeon’s question.

“I completely changed the scenario and took care of everything from the extras to the props. This movie is quite important.”

Because we can’t let the trust in our company be damaged because of the trash the chairman threw at us, Song Yu-hwa held back from saying this.

“You must have spent quite a bit of money.”

“To some extent······.”

“Good. Our CEO Song is really trustworthy.”

It was an unexpected compliment.

‘What is this guy trying to say now?’

Song Yu-hwa felt goosebumps run down her spine.

The car was already running along the Han River. There were about 20 minutes left until the premiere. Kang Si-hyeon looked outside and said.

“Oh, I forgot.”

“yes?”

“Would you like to take a look at this? This is the scenario I received when I met with Chairman Jeong Se-jin of Trycell. I think it’s pretty good.”

Rorschach?

But the first thing that caught her eye was the five letters [Scriptwriter Bang Ho-jun] under the title. Song Yu-hwa’s eyes widened.

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“Why, Mr. Chairman?”

My true feelings came out without me knowing.

“ is the next project. But isn’t this the first opportunity for Coco I&M to work with such a great director? I hope you will show us your utmost sincerity.”

* * *

February 14, 2018.

It was the day before the Lunar New Year holiday. I went up to the Coco I&M studio again.

Oh, the private preview of went well recently.

‘For this film, we don’t plan on monopolizing all the profits like we did last time.’

I gathered the three distributors together and made a declaration.

It was something I said with the regret I felt after watching the last two movies.

Those three people rushed to bring in profits to our side. As a result, Coco I&M, which had made huge profits with both in 2014 and in 2015, ended up making a profit.

It was unfair. But I endured it.

But not today. I couldn’t just let it go. When I hit the player, I felt the three people’s eyes change.

“Isn’t it your turn now?”

It’s give and take. Even if you don’t like it, there’s nothing you can do, kids. I smiled inwardly.

“This way.”

“Thank you, Mr. Song.”

Since then, Song Yu-hwa has been acting increasingly rude to me. What could be the reason?

Is it because I gave each employee a Tesla Model X as their Lunar New Year’s gift this year?

Oh, that’s it.

I heard that Song Yu-hwa bought a new car a few days ago. It would be understandable to be upset if you received a car as a gift right after buying a car.

‘Of course you wouldn’t like it since you’ll be making money by selling it.’

Oh no. If I had known this would happen, I would have given Song Yu-hwa something else.

“Chairman Kang!”

“Is the chairman here?”

In the studio, Nero TV’s Kwak Dae-hyun, who is now a million-subscriber YouTuber, and Jaybla, who will be the guest on this message, were sitting side by side.

“Jaehee (Jaebla) is here too? He’s watching the video well.”

Jiblea blushed.

She reached 10 million subscribers this time. She is the first in Korea. To celebrate, she was invited as a guest.

At that moment, the ‘ON AIR’ light blinked above my head, signaling that it would soon turn on.

“You can’t make a mistake this time. It’s live.”

This message was planned live.

“Then let’s begin.”

“cue!”

The lights are on. It’s time to begin.

“Hello, our Cocoa members. Nice to meet you. This is Kwak Dae-hyun from Nero TV, who appears every New Year without fail. Next to me is our Chairman Kang Si-hyun and the pride of Cocoa, Mr. Jaybla, who achieved 10 million subscribers. Nice to meet you.”

Greetings continued.

“Last time, we invited CEO Han Jang-soo, so the atmosphere was a bit gloomy. But now that Mr. Jable has arrived, the studio seems to have brightened up.”

Jiblea’s cheeks turned red once again at Kwak Dae-hyun’s teasing.

“Chairman Kang, how is it this year?”

“Haha, it’s always the same.”

I have to spend money, I told myself.

“You’ve had a great start this year. The question I got the most was that you aired a commercial that was 1 minute and 30 seconds long during the Super Bowl halftime. How is that possible? I heard it was the longest commercial ever. It must have cost a lot of money.”

“I didn’t hear much. Only 40 million dollars?”

“Eek!”

Jiblea, who had been quiet, counted her fingers and made a snapping sound. The production crew burst into laughter.

Kwak Dae-hyun did not miss that fleeting moment.

“Mr. Bla, you are a singer, so your voice is surprisingly loud.”

“······No. I was just surprised.”

“I was surprised too. 40 million dollars is almost 50 billion.”

Yes, that’s all there is to it. While I was nodding, Kwak Dae-hyun continued.

“Well, that’s the kind of person he is, so wouldn’t he have given a big car as a New Year’s gift? If he had bought as many cars as our employees, it wouldn’t have cost 50 billion won, but two or three times that amount.”

“Even so, no one knows how many years it will take to deliver the vehicle.”

I added a word.

“That’s true. It’s incredibly popular.”

Kwak Dae-hyun nodded, looked at his cell phone, then looked at the camera with a surprised voice and said.

“As I speak, Elon Musk of Tesla posted a video on Twitter. I see that the tag says cocoa, so I think it’s related to us. Let’s watch it together.”

With a cue from the director, the screen turned to Elon Musk, meaning the studio was given a moment to breathe.

“phew.”

Kwak Dae-hyun sighed as he put down the microphone.

“You can watch the video on the auxiliary screen. I’ll just relax for a moment.”

As he snickered and cleared his throat, my eyes, J-Blah, and all the staff turned to the screen. Elon Musk appeared on the screen. He was dressed in a hanbok. That alone was surprising, but what came out of his mouth was Korean.

— Cocoa, thank you! New Year, um… New Year? Happy New Year! And thank you for the New Year’s gift to Tesla!

It was a bit awkward though.

“New Year’s gift?”

The quick-witted Jiblea asked back.

“Oh, Jaehee, you don’t know yet.”

Kwak Dae-hyun smiled and explained to her that he had cleared his throat.

“We ordered 10,000 Tesla Model Xs. Last year, Tesla ordered just over 100,000 units. To put it simply, we’ve spent 10% of last year’s sales at once. If that’s not a New Year’s gift, what is?”

“Eek! Then how much is it?”

This time, Jiblea’s voice was a little louder.

“Maybe around 1 trillion? Mr. Chairman, is that about it?”

“It’s way more than that.”

I answered proudly.

“Because all the employee gifts ordered this time have the Tesla Autopilot FSD (Full Self-Driving) Alpha version option plan applied. The plan cost alone is $15,000 per unit.”

Even Kwak Dae-hyun’s mouth was watering at those words.

“I didn’t know that, but I’m looking forward to the day this car comes.”

“Seo, are you going to give it to me too?”

Jiblea asked.

To state the obvious.

“Everyone who has ever worked at Cocoa is a Cocoa employee. We should give a New Year’s gift to Mr. Jable. Didn’t you want to not accept it?”

Why are you trying to get away alone?

I answered in a loud voice. The venom from before disappeared from Song Yu-hwa’s face as she listened to that answer. That’s what camaraderie is. It hurts less when you get beaten together. It makes you less angry when you earn money together.

That’s what it meant.

That was when.

“Wait a minute. Elon Musk started talking about something else.”

The small talk stopped. This time it was in English.

– Our Tesla, or rather SpaceX, remains steadfast in our belief that Korea’s Cocoa and we share a common destiny. In that sense, we declare that we will make efforts to become one in the future, starting with the consortium for the development of the HLS lunar manned lander with the newly established space division of Cocoa Alexis America (KAA), Cocoa’s US subsidiary.

He continued speaking.

– Musk will continue to talk with the Trump administration and the Korean government so that Cocoa of Korea can become the second foreign partner company for the U.S. Artemis program, just like Nokia of Finland, which decided to build an LTE wireless network on the lunar surface.

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