Speed ​​of Light (9)

 

“Is that so?”

Kang Woo-jin spoke repeatedly to director Ahn Ga-bok over the phone.

“Thank you for your hard work, Director.”

Woojin answered solemnly, but he was secretly exclaiming inwardly.

‘Wasn’t the prediction mid-January? That was so early??’

The reason was simple. Director Ahn Ga-bok just announced that editing for ‘Pierrot: The Birth of a Villain’ is complete. It’s currently early January. Director Ahn Ga-bok spoke to ‘Columbia Studio’ and Kang Woo-jin at the end of January. It was definitely so fast that my eyes widened. Soon, Director Ahn Ga-bok answered on the other end of the phone. There was a hint of laughter in his voice.

“I was so busy that I reached the end without even realizing it. I could have relayed this to Columbia Studios, but I wanted to tell you in person.”

“Thank you. Did you notify Columbia Studios?”

“Of course. Nora and Columbia Studios will be here soon. Phew- Now all that’s left is to really pounce on it. But don’t worry, I felt it again while editing, but your ‘Joker’ is creepy. Right now, public opinion and the media are saying that it won’t work, but if you see this for yourself, your thoughts will change immediately.”

“I think so too.”

“Haha, okay. Then see you soon.”

After a moderate conversation, the call between Kang Woo-jin and Director Ahn Ga-bok ended. As soon as Woo-jin put down his phone, Choi Sung-geon, who had been looking at it, immediately grabbed it.

“Director? Are you Director Ahn Ga-bok? What did you say?”

A face bursting with curiosity. Of course, the surrounding team members’ eyes were also filled with question marks, and Kang Woo-jin, with a deep indifference, answered quietly.

“I just finished editing ‘Pierrot: Birth of a Villain’.”

At that moment, Choi Sung-geon’s eyes quickly widened.

“Oh, already?”

“yes.”

“So fast?? Wasn’t it expected to be around the end of this month?”

“It seems like the director was a bit hasty.”

“It’s been three weeks since I saved it, but it’s not that long. Wow, you really sped it up. Anyway, the editing is done – I’m really curious to see how the picture turned out. What about you?”

“me too.”

The team members, including the stylists, also enthusiastically agreed. Then, Choi Sung-geon, who had opened his diary, asked again.

“Let’s see, does this mean we can extend the promotional marketing a bit? No, we might even add another week to the opening. But when is the test screening?”

Kang Woo-jin’s answer to the question was quick.

“Well, since you said soon, I guess you’ll do it soon.”

Meanwhile, Kang Woo-jin was also secretly looking forward to it.

”How did Joker turn out? Aww, man, I wonder.”

Meanwhile, in the editing room inside ‘Columbia Studios’.

Director Ahn Ga-bok was seen in an incredibly spacious editing room filled with numerous monitors and devices. He was wearing a light padded jacket because of the chilly weather, and his face had more wrinkles than before. He looked very tired. It was understandable.

Because it wasn’t just one or two nights that I stayed up all night.

That kind of him.

“Hoo-”

He let out a long sigh and leaned his head back on the chair. The editors and staff around him were busy talking to each other. They were praising themselves for finishing the editing. Director Ahn Ga-bok’s gaze was quietly watching them.

-Ugh.

Among the many monitors in front, I moved to the largest, center monitor. The video that was playing had stopped. Kang Woo-jin was smiling on the monitor. ‘Joker’ was being output. Red hair covering his chin, pale face, colorful clothes. Director Ahn Ga-bok stared at ‘Joker’, which had stopped with a dignified appearance. He washed his face dry and muttered softly.

“The loading is complete, now it’s time to hand it over to Columbia Studios.”

Many times have passed through his mind. From ‘Leech’ to the Cannes Film Festival and then to Hollywood. It was quite a long time, but when I think about it here, it seems like it passed by in an instant.

At this time.

-smart.

After a knock, the thick editing room door opened. The first thing that came into view was a woman with a striking head. It was executive producer Nora Foster. Behind her, executives from Columbia Studios, including a balding man, entered one after another.

I heard from director Ahn Ga-bok that editing was complete.

The expressions of Nora and the executives were filled with anticipation and excitement. Soon, Director Ahn Ga-bok got up from his chair and greeted them as they entered. After shaking hands and greeting Director Ahn Ga-bok, Nora and the executives turned their eyes to the monitors that had stopped in front of the editing room. The bald executive opened his mouth while looking at the stopped ‘Joker’.

“Thank you for your hard work, now I can show him off to the world.”

“This is the beginning of a ‘cinematic universe.’ My heart is racing now that I’ve finally arrived.”

“Hehehe, me too. Finally······”

The executives of ‘Columbia Studio’ all seemed to have many thoughts going through their heads. It wasn’t strange. They were about to fire the first shot of the huge ‘cinematic universe’ that they had been preparing for several years and had risked their lives for. At this point, Nora Foster, who was watching ‘Joker’ on the monitor, met Director Ahn Ga-bok’s eyes.

“Director, the remaining tasks are publicity marketing, pre-release, and the ‘Academy Awards.’”

“······Yes.”

Nora partially skipped one of the intermediate steps. The official announcement of nominations by the Academy Awards. If it fails there, Clown: The Birth of a Villain will not even be able to challenge for the Academy Awards. However, Nora eliminated even the possibility of failure, and she spoke to Director Ahn Ga-bok again.

“A test run is necessary before we begin in earnest.”

“I know, are you going to gather everyone?”

“Yes, of course. All the people here, all the actors.”

Nora Foster, who answered, recited the test preview schedule.

“We plan to open it as soon as possible, within this week.”

after.

When ‘Columbia Studio’ was heating up, including Director Ahn Ga-bok, as the editing of ‘Pierrot: The Birth of a Villain’ was finished, Kang Woo-jin arrived at the filming location of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. The 50,000-pyeong ‘SPT Studio’. Woo-jin had been working here for several months already, and the production team of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ all had considerable fighting power.

This filming has also reached its final stages.

Woojin was waiting in the trailer in tights.

‘Oh, man, just hold on a little longer and I’ll be done with this outfit.’

Then he picked up his phone. He wanted to check several things, but the first thing that caught his eye was the articles overflowing with issues. There were foreign news, and especially the Korean media, which was very diverse. From ‘Beneficial Evil’, which had already given up the first place but had maintained the world’s first place longer than Part 1, to ‘Pierrot: The Birth of a Villain’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, and news of the ‘Academy Awards’.

『When will ‘Pierrot’, which declared its challenge for the ‘Academy Award’, be released? Industry insiders say, “It will be tight to meet the conditions”』

『[Issue Talk] Netflix CEO: “Part 3 will definitely be produced” after Beneficial Evil Part 2 becomes a hit

January 2023 has been a bumper crop of issues. Of course, as always, Kang Woo-jin was at the center of it all. The most powerful issue was the issue related to ‘Pierrot: The Birth of a Villain’, and ‘Joker’, which is aiming for the ‘Academy Award’, is being chewed and enjoyed by the media and the public all over the world.

A foreign staff member came to Kang Woo-jin’s trailer while he was surfing the Internet.

“Mr. Kang Woojin! Standby!”

Woojin put down his phone and muttered to himself as he left the trailer.

“Will it get even more noisy when it’s announced that editing for ‘Pierrot: Birth of a Villain’ is finished?”

Meanwhile, a few more spoilers were being added to Hollywood, a place where news is rife like Korea. Rumors began to circulate among famous media outlets.

Miley Cyrus is one of Hollywood’s top actresses.

“Miley Cara has decided on her next project?”

“Already? She’s filming ‘Beauty and the Beast’ right now.”

“It’s just a rumor, but it’s pretty credible. They say she contacted a film company.”

“Where is the movie studio?”

“Well, not yet. I have to look into it further.”

It was Chris Hartnett’s bait.

“Have you heard of the movie ‘The Guest’?”

“Guest? This is the first time I’ve heard of it.”

“It’s a project that’s been floating around for a few years now, but I heard that Chris has recently become interested in the film. I heard it from a person in Chris’s agency.”

“Are you sure?”

Both actors were filming a project with Kang Woo-jin, and since they are such great actors in Hollywood, the news broke out quickly. Of course, it was an issue that was more like a rumor and not confirmed, but it was enough to cause aggro.

A man was watching this closely.

“Is it time to throw it away?”

It was Choi Sung-geon who was in charge of the main investment in the movie ‘Guest’. He, who had been on edge since last year, decided on the timing to move. ‘Guest’ is in full-scale pre-production, but there has been no clear news delivered to Hollywood, including Korea. Anyway, on the 4th, a day later, Choi Sung-geon…

“Yes, I will. Now, I can start preparing the things I have prepared.”

We started something by communicating with ‘A8 Media’.

Then, exactly on the afternoon of the 4th, a scoop broke out. It started in Korea, with BW Entertainment announcing a new business they had been preparing since last year through their official SNS.

-[Hello, this is BW Entertainment. We have something to say to our fans who always support us. We, BW Entertainment, have started investing in a Hollywood movie. The title of the movie is ‘Guest’ and it is a remake of Kang Woo-jin’s past work ‘Detective Agency’······]

It was a message that contained the entire story of ‘Guest’. From ‘A8 Media’ purchasing the copyright of ‘Detective Agency’, to the adaptation, and to recent events. Of course, it also included BW Entertainment taking charge of the entire investment. This was almost the first time something like this had happened in Korea or Hollywood.

『[Breaking News] bw Entertainment Takes Main Investment in Hollywood Movie! The Work is Kang Woo-jin’s ‘Detective Agency’ Remake ‘Guest’』

『BW Entertainment, which suddenly invested in Hollywood, went straight to Hollywood before even settling in Korea?』

It quickly became a hot topic. The media was busy with its own story, and the Korean public also quickly jumped on board.

-Kang Woojin is doing really well in Hollywood, so his agency is also impressed ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ But isn’t he a bit of an Eva?? What kind of confidence is that?

– Wasn’t it a short film? Are you saying Hollywood is going to remake it into a feature film?? Then Kang Woo-jin will be the lead role?

-An article came out saying that Kang Woo-jin can’t star and that his schedule will be clear until the year after next

-Wow!! Awesome!!! Detective Agency is so much funㅠㅜㅠㅜㅠIf not Kang Woo-jin, who will play the role of Kim Ryu-jin??!

-According to foreign media, there was a rumor going around that Miley Cyrus and Chris Hartnett were considering a guest role in the movie.

-↑Will it work?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-This is a bit too BW;;; It feels like we’re going to waste hundreds of billions and fail miserablyㅋㅋㅋㅋ

It didn’t take long for the issue to reach Hollywood.

『CNM/Main Investment in Movie ‘Guest’, Following Kang Woo-jin, His Agent Also Reaches Out to Hollywood』

Even in the vast Hollywood, the name of the once-declined ‘Guest’ was loudly spread. But the real one remained. It was from the mouth of Choi Sung-geon, who smiled at the ‘Guest’ whose recognition was increasing.

“Haha, the flow is nice-”

It was spat out softly.

“If the winning leads were Chris Hartnett and Miley Cyrus, it would be a huge hit.”

A few days later.

Inside a large building in LA. At first glance, there are foreigners who seem suspicious. There are at least 20 of them. They are high-ranking officials from an organization with a lot of influence in Hollywood, and there are tablets and transparent files in front of everyone.

The funny thing is.

“As expected, ‘Pierrot: Birth of a Villain’ is making a lot of noise.”

All the tablets they are looking at are showing posters and trailers related to ‘Pierrot: Birth of a Villain’.

“Has there ever been a case like this?”

“Not at all. I haven’t seen it. But theoretically, what they said is possible.”

“We’re going to release it in LA for a week or two and then try to get into the Academy Awards.”

“Because the conditions are met.”

“It’s almost February, and the selection of candidates starts then. Will you be able to release it before then?”

“You’ll know if you wait and see.”

“As you live, you experience all kinds of situations.”

The characters were all busy talking about ‘Pierrot: The Birth of a Villain’.

“Thousands of members are also expecting it. Of course, they are half shocked. They have caused such an absurd situation.”

They handle the ‘Academy Awards’, the most prestigious award in the world and the dream of all filmmakers around the world.

“When you see the work, you will know how great the directing and acting is.”

It was the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).