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Shin Chae-ho, who was an independence activist and also a genius historian, said.

“If you have to choose the best person since the 4000 years of Joseon, it is definitely Yeon Gae-so-mun. He is the only person in Korean history who tried to put the Chinese continent under his feet.”

China, which has been through numerous wars as it boasts a long history, had a variety of Peking operas.

The most common are ‘equipment’ in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and ‘Evil Fei’ that prevented the invasion of the Jin Dynasty during the Southern Song Dynasty.

‘Seolin-gwi’, who destroyed Goguryeo, was the most common, and ‘Yeon Gaesomun’ was the most common figure along with ‘Seol-in-gwi’.

Whenever ‘Yeon Gaesomun’ appeared in Peking Opera, ‘Yeon Gaesomun’ armed with 5 weapons accompanied by thick smoke appeared in a very frightening atmosphere.

Even though Goguryeo was destroyed after the Goguryeo War, for about 1,000 years, in the Liaodong region of China, the name ‘Yeon’ in ‘Yeon Gaesomun’ made a crying child stop crying.

It was a part that showed how much China feared Yeon Gaesomun.

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Yixian, Hebei Province, China.

A vast wasteland where dry earth winds tickle your nose, it is about 200 kilometers southwest of Beijing.

It was also an area honoring ‘Jingjia’, a popular swordsman and folk hero who attempted to assassinate the famous Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang.

This was the set where the filming of ‘Godang’ took place.

In fact, the set of Lee Sien’s ‘Godang’ had already been laid eight years ago.

It was first created in 2014 for the filming of [The Assassinated Emperor] directed by Chang Kaige.

However, due to the wrong construction that did not fit the concept, [Assassinated Emperor] moved to Hyangdan and finished filming by building another set.

Since then, no one has been using it like an abandoned house, but it was reorganized for the filming of ‘Godang’.

“Ugh. It’s already freezing cold here. Besides, you can’t see any mountains around because of how big the land is.”

Bong-gu, who had followed Kyu-ha to China, looked around the set and exclaimed in admiration.

“Sure. A lot has changed here too. I don’t recognize it at all.”

“Yes? Brother, didn’t you say it was your first time in China?”

“I remembered something I saw on TV before. Never mind.”

Kyu-ha, who confirmed her appearance in Gaudang, returned to China three months later.

What was so urgent was that the schedule was very rushed, and three days after coming to China, I had already completed the script reading and was about to start full-scale filming.

As befits a movie of the highest scale ever, many actors came to the scene of the script reading, but 80% were made up of Chinese actors.

In the Goguryeo side, only the main characters were Korean, but all the roles without lines were composed of Chinese.

“Gyuha hyung-nim. You arrived early. Let’s go together.”

Hong Hyeon-jun, one of the few Korean actors, spotted Kyu-ha and approached with a smile.

The two entered the set.

After passing through the central earthen wall, there was a castle tower with a large bell in front.

On the right side of the castle, there was a ditch called the moat.

A watchtower was installed at the main gate of the castle to observe the enemy’s movements.

On the west side, a set of old marketplaces, stables, farmhouses, and dungeons was built.

On the east side, there were various weapons made by the art team for war and cranes for siege warfare.

As befitting a film with the highest production budget ever in China, the quality and number were unusual.

In this way, the set of ‘Godang’ in Ishien boasted a scale of more than 20,000 pyeong in order to film as closely as possible to the real thing.

Behind the huge front gate of the castle, under the active support of the Chinese government, a ‘generating vehicle’ capable of generating electricity borrowed from a window in Beijing and a ‘crane’ supporting the lighting were waiting.

“The set was built with a lot of thought.”

Hong Hyeon-joon said as if he was tired of the huge set size.

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Numerous staff were busy moving on site.

The staff size was also close to 300, exceeding the number of employees of most medium-sized companies.

In one corner, manager Justin Sun was giving instructions to the staff.

“When the shoot starts, there will be a lot of camera movement. I want a lot of different angles.”

On the on-site monitor that director Justin Sun sees, the angles captured by the five cameras are divided into monitors so that they can be viewed at a glance.

Justin Sun discovered Kyu-Ha.

“Oh! Gyu-ha and Hyun-joon, are you here? It’s nice to see you on the spot.”

Justin Sun.

For director Justin Sun, ‘Godang’ was a fateful project that came to fruition after about 20 years of hard work.

As a Chinese-American, he has been very interested in East Asian history since childhood.

Among them, his favorite historical figures were ‘Lee Se-min’, Taejong of Tang, and ‘Yeon Gaeso-mun’ of Goguryeo.

Historical research was usually the most important thing in historical plays, but at the time, there was a huge lack of historical records on the war between Goguryeo and Tang Dynasty, so it also had the advantage of being able to add the imagination of the creator.

“I will definitely make their story into a video with my own hands.”

Justin Sun entered Boston University’s Department of Film with great aspirations and graduated with excellent grades.

After a few months of almost no food and drink and enduring efforts, he completed the scenario of ‘High Tang’.

“Fine. This is the masterpiece of my life. No film studio could deny it.”

Justin Sun went around various film studios with confidence.

But the reality was grim.

When I showed the scenario to the film production company, the answer was the same.

“I admit the quality of the work, but the scale is too big, and you don’t have the ability to handle it.”

There was only ignoring or pinning.

“That’s right. I’m still a kid that’s ashamed to even call myself a director.”

Afterwards, he started from the bottom and went through a harsh period as an assistant director, then debuted with ‘Never Ending Pure’ and proved his talent for commercial films.

After that, he continued to make successful works and solidified his position as a commercial film director.

And after about 20 years, he came here to China with the opportunity to produce ‘High Tang’, which remained as a sore finger and a dream in his heart.

Of course, there were some conditions demanded by the Chinese producers.

First of all, it was about casting authority, but by casting ‘Song Kyu-ha’, who is highly popular around the world, dissatisfaction disappeared.

The second is a request that the Chinese side be more superior in directing. It was not an order.

Justin Sun knew better than anyone how closed and unanswerable China is, so he was prepared to some extent, and as the saying goes, he was an American, but he had Chinese blood flowing in him, so he tacitly agreed.

At that time, a group of people came from far away in a triangular formation.

A huge man at the front greeted Justin Sun.

“Hello, Director.”

“Oh, how are you?”

It was Liao Fan, a Chinese actor who played the role of Tang Taizong Li Shimin.

He had a very intimidating visual, but he was tall and had huge muscles.

What is more intimidating than its size is its eyes.

Like a starving bear, it radiated momentum that dwarfed opponents.

The light scar on his right cheek made his impression even more threatening, and even though he was a gangster, there was no sense of incongruity.

It was the second meeting, but Justin Sun, who still couldn’t get used to the visuals and tough momentum, greeted the other party with an awkward smile.

After greeting Justin Sun, Liao Fan led the group and slowly approached Kyu-ha.

Liao Fan looked down at Kyu-Ha and asked for a handshake.

“I didn’t even say hello properly during the script reading. They say I’m Liao Fan.”

He caught the rude nuance at once in the remarks that he had an extraordinary understanding of Chinese.

Gyu-ha, who silently looked at Liao Fan’s outstretched hand, took his hand.

Then, as if he had waited, Liao Fan gave strength to his thick hand.

The thick forearm muscle, which is twice the size of the others, twitched and tendons sprouted.

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‘I have to step on this arrogant Korean guy from the beginning as my brother instructed. They won’t let me pray at all.’

Liao Fan smiled confidently.

Then, all of a sudden, I felt strange.

‘what? Why are you so unresponsive? Should I scream or twist my body? Did he faint from the pain too much?’

Only then did Liao Fan take a good look at Kyu-Ha’s expression.

‘I’m so fine… Kuh?’

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He managed to swallow his screams, but Liao Fan’s face turned red from the pain, as if he was being squeezed by a press, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

Gyuha whispered in Liaofan’s ear.

“You’re holding up pretty well. Shall we try a little more?”

“Keuheuk that, stop”

In the end, Liao Fan raised the white flag in pain beyond the critical point, and only then did Kyu-ha relax.

“Hee hee hee”

Beads of sweat formed on the tip of Liao Fan’s chin as he fidgeted with his hand, which had turned white like that of a mannequin.

The shaking of his pupils seemed to indicate how flustered he was.

People around them had no idea what had happened between the two.

Director Justin Sun looked at Liao Fan and asked.

“Why are you sweating so much? Aren’t you in a bad mood today?”

“Oh, no. Take a little rest and you’ll be fine soon.”

Liao Fan’s eyes were on Kyu-ha’s back as she headed towards the costume team.

“What the hell is it? Are you really not feeling well?”

Liaopan.

He was an actor affiliated with ‘Sun Century’, one of the leading entertainment companies in China.

And ‘Sun Century’ was also a company secretly operated by the triads.

In the past, the triads dominated the Chinese and Hong Kong film industry, running their own film companies, recruiting celebrities through threats and lynching, and committing atrocities such as forcing them to make films that glorify them.

However, due to a boycott by many filmmakers and a sweeping sweeping operation by Chinese security authorities, it disappeared from the film industry.

Did I say darkness never fades into light?

Although it did not openly control the film industry as in the past, it has become deeply rooted in the Chinese and Hong Kong film industry again in the form of an indirect influence from the shadows.

Liao Fan was also originally a member of the Triads, but an executive who recognized his talent and talent invited him to become an actor.

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Now, 10 years later, Liao Fan has grown into one of the top five actors in China.

In particular, since Liaofan has filmed many such large-scale historical plays, he was confident in acting as kings and generals, and was almost a master at horseback riding and martial arts.

“I must have been in a bad condition. I’ll have to press my nerves properly when we go into filming.”

In China, which boasts a population of 1.4 billion, there was also an amateur arm wrestling championship,

In particular, Liao Fan conceded that something was wrong because he was proud that his grip could break even a person’s bones.

A confident smile appeared on Liaofan’s face.