Evil Empire (2)
Back in time, a few weeks ago.
As soon as director Jim Wozney returned to Korea, he moved to persuade Edward and Bahelan, the two co-producers, to guarantee Jeong Seo-hoon’s filming in Korea.
All you have to do is accept them both.
The other one, Dario Ulan, said he would take Jim’s side unconditionally when it comes to Jeong Seo-hoon.
As soon as the story was brought up, the two showed an unwilling reaction as expected.
“load. Is there any reason to use that actor to such an extent?”
“I know he is a good actor. I expect that he will suit the role of Hugo well. But is it difficult to leave Korea? Should Hugo’s scenes be filmed only in Korea?”
“If Hugo works mostly in the US, but only shoots in Korea, doesn’t that mean that everything has to be plastered with CG? The sound of rising production costs is already noisy.”
“There is only one Asian actor, but you can find any number of replacement actors. Let’s just give up that actor neatly.”
“Even now, if that actor adapts to our filming environment, I’ll do away with all of this story. Jim, I believe in your vision.”
The disapproving attitude, however, soon took a big turn.
Jim was looking around the construction site of a filming facility being installed on a huge cliff when he saw Edward running out of breath, gasping for breath.
“load! load! What is this? What happened!”
“what’s going on?”
“Mr. Jung! That Korean actor! You say you win a Nobel Prize, is this really true? What happened?”
The news was so great that the cliff roads that cost millions of dollars for a one-time stunt scene were thrown out of my head.
Director Jim also hurriedly checked the article.
At the verification stage prepared by Science and Japan, it was said that Jung Seo-hoon realized room temperature nuclear fusion in the presence of more than 1,000 scholars.
“Room temperature nuclear fusion?”
Director Jim rubbed his eyes and checked the article again.
It was mentioned that it was published as a front-page feature in Science, and that he was the most influential Nobel Physics candidate this year.
[Nuclear fusion at room temperature has been realized. Prometheus has returned to a small country in East Asia.]
[Is the era of true energy liberation coming?]
[This is not a fictional story in the movie. The vivid reality that is happening right now!]
Edward asked, still looking in disbelief.
“Jim, is this not the story of the drama that the actor is currently filming? Science magazine made a mistake… … .”
“Can it be?”
“No, what kind of Nobel Prize is a movie star? It makes no sense!”
“I told you. He is an actor, but he is also a promising scientist.”
Baheland, who was skeptical of the excessive consideration for Jeong Seo-hoon, was turned upside down when he read the article.
“Will he really win the Nobel Prize?”
“There is still a lot of time left to nominate candidates for this year, so if you do well, you may be able to win the Nobel Prize next year.”
“Assuming you win next year, are you winning the Nobel Prize at the age of 21? Oh My God.”
The situation back then was unusual.
When I inquired into the academic world, you and I were only talking about Jeong Seo-hoon.
American companies were also agitated, unable to let go of their butts even for a second, and even the State Department was even saying that it had entered into an emergency revision of its foreign policy in East Asia.
Judging from the news from Sweden, all they said was that next year’s Nobel Prize in Physics was given to Jeong Seo-hoon.
Scientists who could be competitors were not even mentioned, and it was only heard that those who were mentioned as candidates for the Nobel Prize in physics next year had neatly given up.
Large film investors also went into a frenzy.
“Jim, are we really going to have that South Korean Nobel Prize-winning actor appear in our movie?”
“I looked at the picture and he had a really nice mask. I heard that you are very famous in Korea and that you are a young actor?”
“I heard that there is no language problem at all, but if I do well, I can grow into a Hollywood star representing Korea.”
“If a Nobel Prize winner appears in the role of Dr. Colliers, the curiosity of the audience will be aroused and it will be a good box office factor.”
“what? Not the role of Dr. Colliers, but the role of Hugo?”
“Why on earth did you cast an actor with the world’s sexiest brain as a bodybuilder villain who doesn’t fit in at all?”
“Director Jim, I’m disappointed.”
“Don’t you think the role of Dr. Colliers is the perfect role for him?”
Investors’ inquiries, protests, and interference began to pour in.
There is no media ecosystem where capitalism is praised as much as Hollywood.
Capitalism prefers box office performance, and Nobel laureate actors are unicorns that have never been greeted in Hollywood.
Isn’t it a seasoned horse that can lead a big box office hit?
It is now possible to summon that non-existent fantasy species into reality, but it is not the main villain, but the supporting villain, and it is also a body.
‘done. it’s okay.’
Director Jim realized.
Even Edward and Bahelan couldn’t resist a typhoon like this.
All investors want Jeong Seo-hoon in unison, and no matter how much the producer is, they can’t oppose it.
Jim, who grasped the atmosphere, became confident and went to visit them… … .
“How stupid do you think we are, Jim?”
“Of course we should offer that actor the role of Dr. Colliers! It’s a Nobel Prize, a Nobel Prize!”
“He is the person who performed room-temperature nuclear fusion in real life. Dr. Colliers is an unlucky mad scientist trapped in the curse of wisdom, and of course it will become a global topic.”
“Is the actor who plays the leading Mad Scientist a genius actor who won the Nobel Prize in Physics at the age of 21? As an audience, can you survive without watching this? Director Jim, would you be a bet?”
“You thought we couldn’t go against the flow anymore? We didn’t even think of that!”
“I will yield to your judgment. I could sell my soul to the devil, as long as actor Jeong Seo-hoon plays Dr. Colliers.”
Far from defying the storm, the two dissenters gladly threw themselves into its current.
For those who love and defend Hollywood capitalism more than anyone else, this kind of reaction is only natural.
After reconciling opinions until the end, Jim finally bought a ticket to Korea.
It was a schedule to depart right after the end of Beautiful Campus.
Before leaving, director Jim received another confirmation from the other three co-producers.
“I will offer Mr. Chung a blank check. The three of you, are you going to unconditionally accept whatever request is written down?”
“Let’s stop talking nonsense. I just need to get a signature.”
“Don’t you know that the Saudi dynasty is also waiting anxiously for their turn with a blank check?”
“Jim, from the beginning I have unquestioningly trusted and respected your judgment. There is no need to ask and confirm.”
“If Mr. Chung wants it, I will revamp the whole scenario.”
After repeated warnings, the three producers just smiled broadly.
“Jim, do whatever you want.”
“Because that’s a blank check.”
“I heard that the Nobel Prize will appear, but can’t you do something?”
* * *
Jim Wozney never panicked while talking to Jeong Seo-hoon. I was just pretending.
Although he is now a Hollywood director, he also started his Hollywood career as an actor.
I became a director because I felt a greater attraction in creating a work than acting, and even tried my hand at production to overcome the limitations of just filming as the producer ordered.
The embarrassing appearance now was a directing to more dramatically present the blank check he had brought.
“A good fix idea just came to me. Mr. Chung is my muse, giving me explosive inspiration just by being there.”
It’s a lie.
It was a big picture that I had already organized several times before meeting him.
Ah, of course it is true that existence alone gives explosive inspiration.
“Doctor Collier is a character who originally appeared as a scientist from the Soviet Union. That’s why I’m white.”
Doesn’t it make sense that the main person in the Soviet Union is a race other than white?
“However, I would like to change the setting to Korean, not Soviet.”
“Are you from Korea?”
“So it makes sense not to be white.”
“But wouldn’t that shake the world view of the series itself?”
“No problem.”
Director Jim became confident and began to lay out his ideas.
“Doctor Colliers is from Korea, and he is the head of the dark side who is messing with the Korean political and business world with one finger in the dark. The entire Republic of Korea is a battle fleet under the command of Colliers.”
Cha Do-jin from the side struggled with the flow of the conversation that was going too fast, but somehow kept up with it.
“The United States had always misunderstood Colliers as coming from Nazi Germany or the Soviet side, but later found out that the real enemy was Korea, which they thought was their ally.”
“Interesting.”
“Of course, it is a reversal setting that will be revealed in the future without appearing right away in the first part. Colliers’ motives and driving force remain unchanged. If this is the case, Mr. Cha’s role as Hugo could also be a hint for revealing a twist.”
“Oh, I see. Because Colliers is from Korea, his chess piece, I, is also Korean… … .”
“To the audience, Colliers appears to be operating mainly in South Korea, an ally of the United States, in order to avoid surveillance by the adversary, the United States, but the truth is that Korea was the flagship he boarded.”
“It’s good. great. I look forward to hearing it.”
Cha Do-jin even applauded and was delighted as if he had taken on the role of Colliers.
“Colliers is in a position where he must defeat the United States to achieve his goal, and South Korea, an ally, can be a trump card that can stab the United States at a decisive moment. That is why… … .”
Cha Do-jin swallowed dry saliva and waited for the words to follow.
“Korea is small in territory, but it is emerging as a scientific and economic powerhouse that competes with the United States for first or second place in the world. Of course, there are Colliers forces in the background.”
“Oh oh.”
“The character of Colliers does not change. However, as he changes his origin and background to Korea, the country setting will change significantly. First.”
Director Jim stuck out his chin confidently.
“Korea will rise as an evil empire. It is a fate that cannot be avoided by changing the scenario.”
“It is an evil empire. It’s a setting that Korean fans will be very happy with, isn’t it?”
Cha Do-jin could not calm down his excitement by opening and closing his fists.
Korea is an evil empire.
Isn’t it a major position that occupies a big antipode of the world view, not just a small and wasteful cluster of evil.
Until now, Korea has been an unimportant background in Hollywood blockbusters. The limit was the position of a passing tourist attraction, which was conscious of the Korean market and fans and made an occasional appearance as a service.
Such Korea appears as an evil empire in a blockbuster series created by a Hollywood master.
A hostile country recognized by the United States as a rival villain country that could only be enjoyed at the level of the Soviet Union or Russia.
Korea takes on that role.
If you are a Korean who loves movies, your heart will be beating fast.
Jeong Seo-hoon, who had been listening quietly, asked.
“What is Collier trying to bring down America for? What is that goal that cannot be achieved without taking down America?”
“Why don’t you become a Collier yourself and check it out?”
Looking at his smiling face, Cha Do-jin thought that coach Jim was really bad.
‘If you say that, no one can say no! But Seriously, Seo Hoon hyung, how can he not change his expression like that? I’m not reluctant to offer this much, is this?’
In the eyes of Cha Do-jin, director Jim was great, and Jeong Seo-hoon, who was unshakable, just looked tall like a cliff soaring far away.
“I’m curious. The life of Dr. Colliers and its conclusion. I have no choice but to experience this for myself.”
“The main filming location for Colliers will be Korea. Filming overseas… … .”
“A short business trip is okay for me. Long-term stay was just difficult.”
“Nice to meet you, Colliers. Welcome, Evil Korean Empire.”