Peninsula Asteroid

The cafe is near the tvN building. There are not many high-end people and the environment is very quiet. At first glance, it looks like a place suitable for middle-to-high-end people to talk.

Originally, Chi Jingyuan thought that as a junior, he would come and wait in advance, so he arrived fifteen minutes earlier than the agreed time. Unexpectedly, when he entered the cafe, he immediately saw Yin Xialin sitting in the corner, and the person next to him. A middle-aged woman.

Coming so early?

Before Chi Jingyuan could speak, Yin Xialin stood up and waved to him:

"Jingyuan, this way..."

"Brother, I'm so sorry..." Chi Jingyuan smiled at him, strode over, nodded slightly, and expressed his apology.

"We got here a little early, sit down quickly, and Jaehyun, sit down."

This guy didn't mind at all and waved his hand to warmly greet Chi Jingyuan and Park Jae-hyun to sit down.

Yin Xialin is a gentle middle-aged man in his forties who looks chubby. He is very careful in doing things, but has a relatively easy-going personality. When he was on the crew, he got along well with most people and was relatively capable. Chi Jingyuan was very fond of him. He had a pretty good impression.

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Then he took the initiative to call the waiter over and asked Chi Jingyuan to order a cup of coffee each. While the coffee was being made, he introduced the protagonist of this meeting: "This is Jingyuan Xi. There should not be many people in the peninsula now. You know him... he is really a very good young man. Not to mention other fields, in the field of actors, he is now among the younger generation of actors born in the 1990s. "

Yin Xialin obviously has a good relationship with Chi Jingyuan. He used some exaggerated words in his introduction and spoke in a tonal and toned tone, as if he was complimenting him. Chi Jingyuan felt that it was a bit excessive.

But these are actually all nonsense... Since the other party is looking for someone to ask her to meet, it is impossible not to know this.

"This is Li Jixixi, one of the people in charge of film and television content on Netflix Peninsula, and a director of the company. She is currently responsible for the selection and production of TV series content..."

"Director Li nim..." Chi Jingyuan was about to say hello according to the etiquette of the peninsula, but was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Just call me Gisele,"

Li Zhixi interrupted her, his tone slightly aggravated, and he seemed a bit forceful.

It seems that this sister prefers her English name to her Korean name.

"..."

Chi Jingyuan paused for a moment, but he didn't refuse. He just followed the good advice, but his impression of her was slightly diminished in his heart.

Li Zhixi is probably in his thirties, which is considered very young according to the age of a company director. He is not tall. Although his facial features are OK, his pair of single-lidded triangular eyes seriously affects the overall look. Her thin lips made her look a bit mean. Coupled with the serious aura she deliberately created, her whole person exuded an aura that was not easy to get in touch with.

But she does have the feeling of a strong working woman.

After the coffee was served, they exchanged a few pleasantries. Seeing that everyone knew each other, Yin Xialin took the initiative to stand up and say that he would go out for a cigarette and give up some space.

If he is here, it may affect some of Chi Jingyuan's judgments. He is just an introducer, and they have nothing to do with him after they meet.

In fact, compared to Li Zhixi, he has a better relationship with Chi Jingyuan. He also knows some of his background and has the idea of ​​​​getting close to each other.

As soon as Yin Xialin left, Li Zhixi stirred the coffee with a spoon and asked in a somewhat stiff voice: "I heard that Jingyuanxi used to go to school in LA. Didn't he usually use an English name?"

"Of course..." Chi Jingyuan smiled: "But now I'm used to using the name Peninsula, and by the way, I also have a stage name."

Hearing this, Li Zhixi paused, and the smile on her face seemed to froze for a moment. She put down her spoon, stopped talking, and said straight to the point: "The main reason for meeting with Jingyuan Xi this time is to discuss cooperation."

"It's an honor."

Chi Jingyuan nodded and said casually: "But why not directly initiate an invitation with my agency?"

"I heard that most of the film and television invitations sent to SM have no response." Li Jixi pursed her lips. "We happen to be discussing cooperation with tvN. Xia Linxi and I also know each other, so I asked him to ask you to meet."

As for what she said about "cooperating" with tvN, Ji Jingyuan was clear about it. The discussion was about purchasing the broadcast rights of the TV series. In addition, the focus was on Kim Eun-sook's new work. Netflix really wanted to get that new work. First broadcast rights.

Chi Jingyuan heard about it from Yin Xialin and Jin Eunshu.

It's just...according to their tone, rather than talking about cooperation, it's more like Netflix begging to buy it.

"I think Jingyuan Xi must have some knowledge of our Netflix..."

After seeing Chi Jingyuan nod, Li Zhixi continued: "Since entering the Asian market last year, we have made great progress in market expansion in various countries. So far, we have acquired more than 100 film and television dramas. Last year, we invested US$50 million to secretly shoot the movie "Okja" for director Bong Joon-ho..."

Li Zhixi talked about Netflix's strength and development to herself. Looking at the serious and proud expression on her face, Chi Jingyuan could only secretly sigh at the shamelessness of these business people.

The other party should know that he definitely understands Netflix's situation on the peninsula, but he can still brag so openly in front of him. This skill is indeed extraordinary.

But what she said was not all exaggeration... "Okja" did receive a lot of attention after the news spread, after all, Bong Joon-ho still has a very high status in the hearts of the people of the Peninsula.

But so far, the only work that Netflix can show off is "Okja".

"... So the head office is very confident in developing the Peninsula market, and it also has the strength, and the most important thing is that the vigorous development of streaming media in the fields of music, film and television has proved that it is a destined trend for streaming media platforms to surpass and replace traditional broadcasting platforms..."

Then, she began to introduce the development of streaming media, talking about the bright prospects of streaming media and the advantages of Netflix platform.

But it is true that although he thinks that "surpassing and replacing" is a bit too much, Chi Jingyuan also believes that streaming media is an important trend in the future.

"Jingyuanxi has had several very popular and influential works after years of steady development, especially the recent "Goblin" has reached an unprecedented height, which is the top level in the decades since tvN was launched. In addition, your idol status brings loyal fans and popularity. After our market survey, you can be said to be the most marketable male actor in the field of TV dramas."

"And if you use our Netflix platform and resources, it will be a strong combination..."

After praising the platform, she started to praise Chi Jingyuan, and her face, which had been a little stiff before, smiled.

But with her triangular eyes, it looked a little awkward.

And although she was praising herself, Chi Jingyuan still faintly heard a bit of "high and mighty" in the other party's tone, a kind of innate sense of superiority that the platform has when facing an actor or artist, and a feeling of "we are looking for you to cooperate with you, to praise you, and to respect you."

He didn't know if he was too sensitive. After all, they had specially asked someone to find him for cooperation and had conducted detailed market research. It was obvious that they were very optimistic about him and wanted to cooperate with him. There was no need to offend him with words and tone.

Then...it might be that this sister always spoke in this way.

However, although this 'Giselle' was not pleasing in appearance and way of speaking, she was indeed quite capable. In her mouth, Netflix was now strong and had a very good development prospect. It was destined to surpass the local TV stations in the peninsula. Cooperating with them was a manifestation of recognition and also an honor. It would be too late if she didn't get on board now.

Even Chi Jingyuan, who knew the inside story very well, was aroused by her advocacy.

After saying a lot of preludes, she finally came to the point: "...After the success of "Okja", we decided to start filming the first self-made TV series. This time we wanted to invite Jingyuanxi to play the leading actor...

It hasn't even been broadcast yet, how do you know it's successful?

Sneering in his heart, Chi Jingyuan ignored her exaggerated words and asked directly: "Do you have a script?"

"...This is it. ”

Li Zhixi, who wanted to brag about the treatment, was stunned when she heard the words. She seemed to be a little surprised by Chi Jingyuan's calmness and directness to the point. However, she quickly took out a document from the bag next to her and handed it over: "This is a script that our team has evaluated in many ways and feels very promising. It tells the story of..."

Ignoring her introduction, Chi Jingyuan simply lowered his head and opened the script to read.

"My Only Love Song"

This is the name of this script, which is quite romantic.

After just looking at the name of the writer, and then roughly browsing the content and character settings, and the plot outline, he immediately felt a little ridiculous.

Just now, I heard Li Zhixi bragging about Netflix's development and prospects for so long. From her tone, I felt that Netflix had so many resources and so strong strength. How confident.

Just looking at the script, I felt a little exposed. Over the years, Chi Jingyuan has had his own experience in choosing scripts. At this time, with his eyes, he doesn't need Yoona to help him guide the way. He can roughly see the level of this script.

Just looking at the setting, it belongs to the kind that has no highlights and prospects. If it is placed in those TV stations, it can only be some selected second- and third-tier projects.

Well, after all this time, Netflix's first self-made drama, covetous and full of confidence, ended up not even getting the A-level scripts and projects in the TV station, and could only come up with this kind of water-goods.

Chi Jingyuan was a little speechless for a moment,

It's so exaggerated, but in the field of film and television, if the content is not good, it's all empty.

There will be more later