39. Above all people

King Sukjong

As the 19th king of the Joseon Dynasty, through various dramas, he is often portrayed as a skinny and fragile image and a king who is swayed by Jang Hui-bin and various women, but it is completely different from the truth.

It is true that Sejo, who is more famous for Taejong Lee Bang-won and Suyang Grand Prince, who are generally well-known, had a strong hegemony politics, but the person who wielded the most powerful royal authority throughout the 500-year history of the Joseon Dynasty was the iron-blooded ruler Sukjong.

King Sukjong ascended the throne at the age of 14, and should have received the consortium from his mother, Queen Myeongseong, but he resolutely refused.

Queen Myeongseong herself was famous for her tyrannical character within the palace, but she gave up cleanly the convergence of the palace because she knew full well that her son Sukjong would not be able to match her.

Like this, King Sukjong has great charisma and stubbornness since childhood, but strangely, most dramas and movies focused on his women, such as Queen Inhyeon, Jang Hee-bin, and Dongi Choi Suk-bin, as the main characters rather than Sukjong.

Director Kim Jong-nam didn’t like that part.

It was because he thought that Sukjong (肅宗), a real man and iron-blooded monarch, should be re-examined.

So, I worked hard to write and conceive of the scenario to produce a movie solely for King Sukjong, by King Sukjong, and for King Sukjong.

The title of the movie he conceived was ‘The Supreme’.

There were so many aspects that the actor who played the role of Sukjong had to show through this movie.

First of all, the movie ‘Jijon’ deals with what can be called the biggest event during the 46th year of King Sukjong’s reign.

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King Taejong and Sejo, who carried out the hegemony politics, did not purify meritorious subjects, but Sukjong carried out three times of returning the country, which literally changed everything.

Director Kim Jong-nam was going to direct these events in chronological order very intensely.

In this process, King Sukjong had to show his cool-headed and decisive charisma, he was a lord of love for the people who took care of the people’s livelihood while secretly traveling, and he had to show the aspect of a bad man while doing good to his women.

There are many actors who are good at acting in Korea, but I have yet to find an actor who has the image of King Sukjong in my head.

As soon as Kim Jong-nam returned home from Taebaek, he began monitoring all of Song Kyu-ha’s works.

There were no overlapping characters from Su-chil in the short but intense ‘Blood Palace’, Ahn Nam-gyu in ‘In the Name of the Devil’, and Lee Si-chang in ‘Pygmalion Reverse Effect’. He acted more than that.

After monitoring, director Kim Jong-nam felt more confident.

The vague but intuition that made me who I am today, that actor Song Gyu-hara could also play the role of King Sukjong, was triggered again.

next day.

Tyron Pictures Conference Room

Director Kim Jeong-nam held a meeting with Director Kim Jong-gil of Tyron Pictures, who was in charge of production and investment.

It was a place to finalize the casting and production of ‘The Most High’.

“Yes? No, no matter how much, let’s use an actor who hasn’t been verified yet as the lead actor? That makes no sense.”

When director Kim Jeong-nam expressed his intention to cast actor Song Kyu-ha as the lead actor in the movie, Kim Jong-gil jumped up and down on the spot.

It was only natural for Kim Jong-gil, who was in fact a production and investment company, to run rampant like this.

This is because the recognition of the leading actor can affect not only the quality of the film, but also all factors such as marketing and distribution.

“Mr. Kim. Have I ever been fooled by box office success with casting? Of course, even if you didn’t make all the box office hits, you’re the one who has passed the break-even point? You don’t seem to trust me, so I’m trying to get a little sad.”

When director Kim Jong-nam showed a sad expression, Kim Jong-gil, who felt sorry for him, began to calm him down.

“No~ It’s me, of course, I trust our coach Kim Jong-nam unconditionally. Where is the trust we have built so far for a day or two? But this time it’s too big. Moreover, historical dramas cost a lot more… Even if it’s not possible, the budget should be around 15 billion, but frankly, even the superiors won’t be convinced if it’s an actor who hasn’t been verified yet in the movie version.”

“I know. Of course I understand. But, sir, you did a good job. Please believe in the trust I have built up until now and go. I plan to stake my life and death on this ‘Jijon’. I have that much confidence.”

“I’m so embarrassed. yes…”

In fact, there was another reason why director Kim Jong-gil was embarrassed. This time, I happened to have a drinking party with Ruby Entertainment president Cha Myung-woo, whom I had a good relationship with. I heard rumors that director Kim Jeong-nam was preparing for his next film, and he asked me to strongly push Kim Won-hae, the leading actor of his agency.

Although he was drunk, it was a request that he could not easily refuse because he was Kim Jong-gil, who had often been helped by Ruby Entertainment CEO Cha Myung-woo.

After thinking about what to do with such an inner feeling, Kim Jong-gil suggested it to director Kim Jeong-nam.

“Then do this. Do you know actor Kim Won-hae? That friend sang a song for a long time saying that he really wanted to be in the director’s work, but everyone above him knew about it. As a result, it is not a good situation to blindly exclude that friend. That’s why I decided to go through an audition with my friend Song Kyu-hara. How are you?”

Kim Jong-gil looked at director Kim Jong-nam with a triumphant smile, as if he really liked the arbitration proposal he proposed.

It was because, according to common sense, it was thought that Song Kyu-ha, who had just escaped from being a rookie actor, would not be chosen in an audition match against Kim Won-hae, who has been in his 10th year of acting, who is emerging as a dark horse in the film industry.

“Hmm… Then you can do that. Well, I can’t just blindly be stubborn. Instead, I will go without saying anything about the audition results.”

“Yes, yes. Then I know you’re doing that, and I’ll set up a schedule and let you know. Ruby Entertainment will be contacted by me, and Stella will be contacted by Director Kim?”

“Yeah. You do.”

That’s how the audition was decided for the role of Sukjong in the movie Jijon (至尊).

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Stellar Entertainment Breakout Room

“This is how it happened.”

Director Kim Jeong-nam personally visited Stella Entertainment to explain the overall story and appealed to the fact that he wanted Kyu-ha to be cast.

Team leader Han Jeong-hee listened to coach Kim Jeong-nam and let out a quiet voice.

‘Wonhae Kim…’

To be honest, from the point of view of team leader Han Jeong-hee and Kyu-ha, this was a perfect opportunity. Director Kim Jeong-nam has already directed several hit films and is a recognized director in the film industry.

However, the problem was that he had to win the role through an audition competition with Kim Won-hae, which made team leader Han Jeong-hee frown.

Speaking of Kim Won-hae, he was already an actor with thick bones in the film industry, and he was also the recipient of the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Yellow Dragon Film Festival the year before last. Regarding his private life, he was an actor who had gossip, but he was also an actor with enough acting skills to calm down all the controversies with his acting alone.

‘It’s too disadvantageous…’

Since Han Jeong-hee had heard about director Kim Jeong-nam’s casting eccentricities, there was a strong possibility that it would be an audition for show in order for the production company to respect the director’s opinion.

“First of all, the director looks good on our actor Song Kyu-ha and I am very grateful as an agency for the part that he wants to cast. It’s honestly burdensome to have to compete with actor Kim Won-hae for an audition, but I’ll prepare hard.”

Director Kim Jeong-nam looked at team leader Han Jeong-hee with a strange smile and opened his mouth.

“Chief Han Jung-hee, it seems you haven’t read the entire script yet?”

At those words, Han Jeong-hee was embarrassed and uttered gibberish.

“Ah.. It hasn’t been long since I received the script, so I only read the beginning. I’m sorry, Director.”

“Oh, that’s not what I meant. If you read all of my scripts, you would have thought, ‘I have no choice but to become Mr. Song Kyu-ha’. Others may think that I just cast actors on my own, but I definitely have my own standards. Of course, the biggest thing is intuition as a director. hahahaha.”

At the same time, director Kim Jong-nam looked at Kyu-ha with a calm expression and talked.

“And this scenario was written by Sukjong, thoroughly thinking of Mr. Song Kyu-ha.”

Kim Jong-nam grinned as if he had noticed something.

“It seems Gyu-ha has already read the script.”

Gyuha also smiled and replied.

“I will try to live up to the director’s expectations.”

“Good. He is also the actor I chose.”

Director Kim Jong-nam stood up, perhaps thinking that the purpose of his visit had been accomplished.

“Then I’ll see you at the audition. I’m alone.”

Just like that, coach Kim Jeong-nam went back, and team leader Han Jeong-hee looked at Kyu-ha with a worried expression.

“Are you okay, Kyuha? It’s not that I don’t trust Kyu-ha, but Kim Won-hae is an actor with ticket power, so the production company will definitely try to catch Kim Won-hae. There is a high probability that it will be a show audition for the cause of persuading director Kim Jong-nam.”

Kyu-ha said while looking at Han Jeong-hee.

“You just have to make me have no choice but to pick me up. Do not worry too much.”

Han Jeong-hee, who looked worried at Kyu-ha’s appearance, also relaxed her expression.

“sorry. We must win this audition! I will also help with both my heart and soul. Let’s work hard together!”

Gyu-ha smiled as he saw Han Jeong-hee, the team leader, burning with fighting spirit.

Kyu-ha was confident about this audition.

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No, it had to be.

It was because he had already lived the life of a similar king.

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No, in comparison, the given conditions were rather better for Sukjong.

Isn’t King Sukjong a king who properly inherited the legitimacy of his bloodline, who proudly ascended the throne by inheriting only seven of the eldest sons in the entire Joseon Dynasty?

Charles VII (Le Victorieux)

He was the one who ended the Hundred Years’ War, which had brought France to the brink of destruction, by recovering after being deprived of the right to succeed to the throne.