novellhall Chapter 44 Kim Tae-hee: What wrong thing did you do?
Chapter 44 Kim Tae-hee: What wrong thing did you do?
It was still the same producer's office.
A newly printed contract was placed on the table.
Zheng Taiyuan leaned back in his chair, his face slightly grim, and said in a businesslike tone, "The conditions have been added according to your requirements. If there are no problems, please sign quickly."
After reading the contract word by word, Li Zhixing looked up and asked with a smile, "Representative Zheng, wasn't it said that the salary would be increased to 800 million per episode?"
Zheng Taiyuan's eye twitched slightly, and he snorted coldly, "Kid, don't push your luck."
"Alright, alright, I'll compromise then." Li Zhixing smiled magnanimously and then readily signed his name.
Director Kim Kyu-tae breathed a sigh of relief, scratched his messy long hair, and his half-closed sleepy eyes revealed his exhaustion: "Finally finished. I guess I'll have to rush to meet the deadline. I won't be able to sleep well for a while."
Writer Kim Hyun-joon smiled gently and extended his hand, saying, "Ji-haeng, welcome back to the IRIS crew."
Li Zhixing bowed deeply and grasped the other person's hands with both of his: "Thank you for trusting me, Writer Xianjun. I will definitely not let you down."
Jung Tae-won remained seated in the boss's chair, and said curtly, "We will try our best to meet your requirements, but as you know, TV dramas are filmed and broadcast simultaneously, and the script will be constantly revised. If your character is not well received by the audience after the broadcast, then your scenes will definitely be cut."
Li Zhixing nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, I know the rules."
Kim Kyu-tae waved his hand: "Alright, I'll take you to meet everyone."
Lee Ji-haeng picked up his contract and followed Kim Kyu-tae and Kim Hyun-joon out of the office.
Zheng Taiyuan, who was walking at the back, picked up the production contract on the table, looked down at it, and slowly curled a cold smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Kid, do you think it's so easy to take advantage of me, Zheng Taiyuan?"
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When Jung Tae-won and his two companions led Lee Ji-haeng onto the set, the director of Group B was directing the filming.
Upon seeing these people approach, everyone present immediately understood that the role of the assassin "BIG" had been decided, and it was none other than the rising star Li Zhixing.
After the B-team director yelled "Cut!" and finished filming their take, Jung Tae-won clapped his hands and shouted, "Alright, everyone gather around here."
Not only the staff on the perimeter, but also the main actors in the rest area looked over.
Lee Byung-hun was sitting in his private lounge chair, flipping through the script. Hearing the noise, he merely glanced over casually.
Kim Tae-hee crossed her arms and looked at Lee Ji-haeng walking over, letting out a disgruntled snort.
"Let me introduce you to our newest member of the crew, the actor who plays the assassin BIG, Lee Ji-haeng," Jung Tae-won said with a smile, pointing to the person next to him. "Those who have recently watched 'Haeundae' should know him, so I won't go into too much detail. The filming schedule is very heavy from now on, so I hope everyone can cooperate with each other and catch up on the progress we've fallen behind on."
Then, Zheng Taiyuan stepped aside to make room for him: "Zhixing, you should say a few words too."
Li Zhixing stepped forward, bowed, and then smiled broadly: "Hello, seniors. I am Li Zhixing, a new actor. I am honored to join this excellent production team. I will do my best to play the role of BIG well and will definitely not hold everyone back. Please take good care of me in the days to come."
As soon as he finished speaking, applause broke out around him, which was neither enthusiastic nor indifferent.
The loudest applause came from the stunt team.
The lead action director, Park Jin-woo, walked over and patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "With Zhixing here, the action scenes will definitely be fine."
Li Zhixing chuckled and greeted him, "Brother Zhenyu, so it's you leading this group."
The South Korean martial arts choreographer circle is not large. Although Lee Ji-haeng is not from the same martial arts team as them, most of the martial arts choreographers who have made a name for themselves have received guidance from Jung Doo-hong. Even if they have never worked together, they are already familiar with each other.
This familiar conversation piqued the curiosity of Jung Joon-ho, who played the second male lead: "Director Jin-woo, what do you mean by that? Is Zhi-xing very good at action scenes?"
Li Zhixing turned his head and replied with a smile, "Senior Junhao, before I debuted as an actor, I was a martial arts instructor."
"No wonder," Zheng Junhao said with sudden realization, then asked with some surprise, "Martial arts choreographer? So young, which films have you choreographed?"
Lee Ji-haeng didn't mince words and readily gave his answer: "Rough Cut," "Haeundae," and Choi Dong-hoon's "Jeon Woo-chi," which will be released in a while.
"Wow, are all the new recruits this good these days?"
The resumes that Li Zhixing casually presented clearly surprised the seniors present.
After all, his face looks so young.
Moreover, he's so good-looking that he doesn't look like a martial arts performer at all.
Kim So-yeon stood next to Kim Tae-hee and whispered in her ear, "This newcomer's background is a bit unusual. With big-name directors like 'Haeundae' and 'Jeon Woo-chi' involved in such productions, it's not something you can just get on board with just your talent."
Even Lee Byung-hun paused in his flipping through the script, turning his head to look at him a couple more times, as if he had remembered something.
Of those present, perhaps only Kim Tae-hee maintained her expressionless and indifferent demeanor.
"Alright, everyone, disperse and get ready for the next shoot." Kim Kyu-tae waved his hand at the right moment, dispersing the crowd.
Lee Byung-hun handed the script to his assistant, stood up, and walked towards the film set.
He stopped as he passed by Li Zhixing.
He sized Li Zhixing up and down, his tone carrying a hint of warning: "Being good at martial arts doesn't mean you're a good actor. Being an actor and being a stuntman are two different things. I hope you don't end up like that idol who drags us down!"
Li Zhixing stopped smiling and nodded seriously: "I understand, senior."
Lee Byung-hun didn't say anything more, and walked forward. As he passed by, he casually left a sentence: "Act well, don't embarrass your teacher."
Li Zhixing was stunned.
teacher?
Before he could think it over, Zheng Taiyuan walked over and said, "Alright, that's all for now. You don't have any scenes to film today. You can go back first, or you can stay here and familiarize yourself with the environment. Remember to come early tomorrow to reshoot the costume photos and promotional posters, and also to discuss the newly revised script with the writer."
At this point, Zheng Taiyuan casually added, "Zhixing, you're about to enter a high-intensity filming phase. If you have any extra schedules during this time, please make arrangements in advance."
Li Zhixing nodded: "There's a GGMV shoot next month, and I'll coordinate the schedule."
Jung Tae-won assumed it was just a normal GG endorsement and didn't pay much attention. He casually replied and turned to leave.
Only Kim Tae-hee, who was standing not far away, seemed to have a hidden nerve touched when she heard the words "GGMV". Her hands, which were originally crossed in front of her chest, tightened subconsciously, and her eyes turned icy cold as she looked at Lee Ji-hyung.
After Zheng Taiyuan walked away, Jin Kuitai strolled over and patted Li Zhixing on the shoulder with a smile: "You're a quick-witted and daring guy. You managed to make this unscrupulous merchant suffer such a big loss. Not bad."
Li Zhixing chuckled and replied meaningfully, "The producer might not necessarily suffer a loss."
Then, he put away his joke and bowed seriously to Kim Kyu-tae: "I still want to thank the director for giving me this opportunity. Without your recommendation to the producer, I might have missed out on this role."
"Oh, don't worry about it. Just focus on acting. That idol from before was really terrible," Kim Kyu-tae waved his hand, then muttered regretfully, "What a pity. BIGBANG promised to sing the OST for this drama, but now that they're gone, it's probably off the table."
After saying that, he shook his head and walked toward the director's chair, preparing for the next part of the filming.
OST?
Li Zhixing watched the director's departing figure, lost in thought.
Then, he turned around and walked straight toward the woman who had been staring at him coldly.
Ignoring the other person's annoyed gaze, he grinned and approached, saying, "Tae-hee sunbaenim."
Kim Tae-hee crossed her arms and sneered, "What wrong have you done that you're too ashamed to even call me Nuna?"
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