130. Start shooting

Of course, it wasn’t that Mflix didn’t receive PPL at all. Of course, the logos of numerous products are exposed in the works of Mflix, and the brand is promoted through this.

However, Mflix advertises that it receives almost no money from PPL companies. Literally ‘almost’. I definitely didn’t get it for the work that I didn’t receive. It means that I received some of the works that were not.

If so, people may ask if it promotes the brand for free, but Amplix was right.

To talk about something else for a moment, Mflix’s head office rarely promotes its own content. no matter what kind of work it was.

However, the publicity of Mflix’s work can be seen everywhere, and popular contents are extremely popular on the Internet, and companies whose brands are exposed in it aim for a great publicity effect.

The secret lies in CO-promotional marketing. Mflix exposes the brand through content.

The brand uses all of its channels to promote its branded content. Instead of giving money to Amplex.

This was the essence of CO-promotional marketing.

Aren’t there many companies that usually put in PPL already have global PR channels and routes? How good would it be for these numerous global companies to promote their works on their own?

Besides, if you produce content and collaboration products in addition to simply promoting, the benefits would be indescribable.

But now, Mflix was in trouble because of its CO-promotional marketing.

(No, why the hell did the marketing offer suddenly increase like this? The cost is beyond imagination.)

(I don’t know! If you have time to grumble, make a list first. Since the movie hasn’t been made yet. I need to discuss it with writer Song and director Spielberg.)

(Another offer came in!)

(You can only get this far and hit the deadline! You can’t get it until when! This is already over! Over!)

(The deadline has already been reached. It is the final decision!)

(Oh, what is this all of a sudden? Really.)

It was the result of Jaeik making a splendid debut in Hollywood, receiving recommendations from people around him and attending several additional parties, literally showing off his presence.

To the extent that after attending those parties, the saying ‘There is nothing Song Jae-Ik can’t do’ was circulated openly.

Unexpected, but magic? As if he had become a professional magician, he performed magic that overwhelms the audience.

conversations with people? No matter what topic it is, he skillfully leads the conversation and shares his opinions. Rather, even those who thought Jae-ik’s appearance was bluffing or running amok with shallow knowledge often showed surprise.

music? Needless to say. He knows how to play most musical instruments, and in particular, it was said that he was crazy about playing the piano. Especially since the piano playing at the party he attended with Spielberg is still talked about.

What’s really strange is that in most fields. No matter which production team you meet, it is not easy to find someone who has an in-depth understanding of your field, so you have no choice but to win the favor of many people.

After the party, a tabloid put it this way:

‘A star in the night sky of a celebrity from Korea. And become a star of stars.’

The result was investment interest from numerous companies. Rumors about Jae-Ik in Hollywood have already passed rumors.

No work in Hollywood is guaranteed to be successful. Just because a star director filmed it didn’t mean that it was a successful place just because a star actor filmed it.

However, the original author, the story writer, and the director, Song Jae-ik, are said to be so good. Was there any reason not to invest? Besides, haven’t all the works that Song Jae-ik has touched so far been successful?

(What? Tom Ford? Why not a suit maker?)

(That’s why. We’re not even James Bond. It would be nice if we could just put it on a character who appears as a villain in the modern part.)

(Ugh, really. Put them all in. C. The two directors have to decide which PPL to put in in which scene.)

Already, the list of PPL companies that came to the world behind the scenes was already turning over five pages.

(It’s a meeting soon, so prepare properly!)

(yes!)

And in this situation, surely it is the employees of Mflix headquarters who suffer the most.

It’s because the situation is being directed as if a bomb has been hit all of a sudden.

—

(Heh heh. This is true.)

Spielberg put on a puzzled expression and slipped through the paper with the list on it. Just looking at it, isn’t it the amount that it’s quite a bit of a headache that it’s not one or two.

However, in film production, PPL was indispensable and, of course, had to be included.

(You always do things that exceed my imagination. Yes. You can bring results like this just by attending a few parties. To be honest, with sales skills like this, you will be treated wherever you go. Heh, really. Companies, prices, and conditions are so diverse. Doing so. To see a situation that is rare in my film career.)

It was a heartfelt statement. It would be the same all over the world, but the biggest problem in filmmaking has always been money.

Especially in such a masterpiece, money was precious. The money was the actor’s performance fee, and it was directly related to the perfection of CG.

(Kuhmm. I will. There is nothing but hard work.)

(If I work a little harder, I think I might be able to shoot a movie by myself.)

Jaeik also looked at the list with a tired expression.

But I couldn’t just ignore it because there were so many companies on the list that I had talked to at least once at a party.

And this is also for the success of the movie, so I have to handle it. It’s all publicity, and at the same time, isn’t it money to put in CG?

(Then I put everything in. All of them. Without leaving out one thing.)

(Yes? All of them? No, not just one or two companies. And I don’t know if you’ve looked at the list of companies, but there are definitely some obscure ones.)

(Such companies, please drastically reduce the exposure time. If you do that, we can put it in somehow. Honestly, it doesn’t cost us a penny or two, right?)

(Though it is.)

If Jaeik did that, of course Mflix would be just grateful.

(Are you okay, Steve?)

(The writer said so, so it must be. Of course, we’ll have to see how to do it.)

(Then you decide that. Writing a script is something that I only need to write once.)

(Thank you! I will know that and proceed with the negotiations.)

After the most difficult PPL meeting was over, the other meeting was swift.

(The casting of the actors has been completed. The contract with the company has been completed. The real preparations are almost complete.)

(The main character is Aaron Leisure, as he said then?)

(That’s right. Aaron Ledger is best suited for the lead role on camera.)

(Once the storyboard comes out, the real shooting will begin.)

It couldn’t have been a little heartbreaking. It means that the film adaptation of my work is really approaching. It was because of the process of making this film rather than simply being a movie.

In the Hollywood style with Spielberg, who is called the best director in Hollywood, and also as a co-producer, screenwriter, and director.

I’m going to Hollywood Even that was new.

Although it was a bit disappointing not to get it in the cinema because it was an Mflix movie.

(That’s right. It’s really the beginning of filming. Now, it won’t be easy to have a chance to fix or change something more in the big picture.)

(If there is a problem, you can fix it a little on the spot.)

(Okay. I feel relieved because I think I made a clear decision.)

(It’s because a good teacher is by my side.)

(Euhaha. Teacher. That sounds good to hear. I should take a look at the outstanding disciples in my later years.)

Spielberg laughed out loud and nodded, probably liking the term Jaeik’s teacher.

What’s wrong with Master? If you teach and lead, that is your teacher.

—

In the fall of 2021, in a distant foreign land, something strange was happening to foreigners.

(No, what is all this?)

(Director Song was preparing it himself? With the staff who came with him.)

First day of shooting.

Numerous actors and staff sat in groups of threes and fives at the filming set and looked curiously at the things placed on the desks in the empty lot of the filming set.

Dried fish wrapped in thread, a pig’s head on a tablet screen, fruits and rice wine.

It was an old idea that could not be easily seen in Hollywood, and in a filming set with only a few Koreans.

It was an old thought prepared for fun and at the same time as a kind of superstition.

Of course, of course.

‘Jaeik, Gosa is essential! You have to go through the exam unconditionally! I like this effect! I’ve been through everything while filming so far?’

It was also because of the influence of Na Young-jin, who called me as soon as I heard that we were going to be filming for the first time and assured me that it was necessary to go through a test before filming.

“yes? Did you do well to prepare?”

It was also the work of Um Kang-seok and Joo Su-in, who brought ancient materials from Korea after receiving Na Young-jin’s request for trust.

“Okay. Good job. Didn’t you get caught at the airport? To the drumstick and the silk thread. Even makgeolli.”

“It has not been an easy journey. But anyway, the director told me that I had to go through the exams in order for the movie to go well. Sup- Is this the smell of Hollywood?”

As soon as Um Kang-seok arrived in Hollywood, he started filming with his camera like a fish out of water.

Besides, since it was Jaeik’s Youtube filming, the reaction of the people on set was subtly favorable, so it was even more frustrating.

“Did you study well, Sujin?”

“yes? yes! I worked hard.”

“Learn well. It will definitely be of great help.”

“Yes, yes!”

Unlike Um Kang-seok, Joo Soo-in looked frozen and repeated his answers like a machine.

Although he himself came as an assistant cinematographer, the main director here was Steven Spielberg, and the director was Januz Kaminski, who can be said to be Spielberg’s persona.

From Joo Soo-in’s point of view, isn’t he a senior in the industry, respected, and at the same time a teacher he saw and learned on the Internet?

After the exam asking for the filming to go well, the full-scale shooting began and the actors headed to the makeup trailer one by one to dress up.

(Who is this. It’s Craig MacLaine himself!)

(Well, I’m not sure. Um. I’m Craig MacLaine.)

Just before filming, Jaeik was busy walking around the filming set to relieve the tension of the actors and staff.

(That’s right. It’s Craig MacLaine I made up. Is the makeup okay?)

(Yes, it’s really good. I’m used to makeup. Is there anything else I’d like to add to the makeup? Like scars.)

(No, no. It’s perfect. Is it exactly what I envisioned while writing the novel?)

At that, Aaron Ledger let out a small breath as if he was relieved.

It was the role of the main character of the world behind the scenes. It is natural to be nervous as there is already news on the Internet full of doubts about whether Aaron Ledger will be able to play Craig MacLaine well.

(Relax. Did you see the storyboard? All you have to do is film it as it is. Then there will be no problems.)

Jaeik tapped Aaron Ledger’s chest, who was still tense.

(Let’s start filming!)

And with the shouts of the staff, the actors entered their positions. The production team fixed their eyes on the filming site where the shooting would take place outside the angle.

(It’s your work, so you’ll announce the beginning.)

(It’s an honor. Now-! Then! Then, we’ll start filming for the first time in the world-!)