Chapter 1089 A battle of wits and courage

On the left is the host Yoo Jae Suk, on the right is Lee Soon Kyu and Yoona, and on both sides are jtbc executives and chefs. As for Lee Meng Yong himself, as the PD, host and absolute planner of this show, even if No one wants to recognize him, and he has to sit in the middle.

And to be honest, Li Menglong himself didn't think this dress was inappropriate. At least it looked pretty good to him. Although he was not a die-hard fan of girls, he wouldn't mind an occasional guest appearance if possible. of.

"Ahem, everyone is here, let's get started!" Li Menglong announced carelessly. As for the so-called process, it was dispensable for him. Fortunately, after the quota incident was solved from the beginning, , everyone has already realized this, so there is no surprise.

"That host surnamed Liu, please speak quickly. What did you pay to come here? Are you here to watch the excitement?" Li Menglong was very good at attacking Liu Jae Suk, and unlike other girls, he didn't have to worry about retaliation when he attacked Liu Jae Suk. Ah, and it goes back and forth, which really satisfies his pleasure of talking.

Liu Zaishi tapped the microphone lightly. If there were not so many outsiders at the scene, Liu Zaishi would have responded: From the time he accepted this show to now, has anyone told him about the performance fee of this show? Have it?

The fact is that there is no such thing. As PD, Li Menglong didn’t even remember this matter. Do you expect the staff below to talk about it? Of course, just because he didn't talk about it himself doesn't mean that this matter will be deadlocked here. After all, Liu Jae Suk also needs to get a salary, right? Besides, will it save money for JTBC?

In fact, it is difficult for Li Menglong to come forward due to his personal relationship. Therefore, unlike ordinary programs, the performance fees for this time are directly connected between SW Company and JTBC. There is no conventional procedure of negotiation between PD and host. .

Li Menglong didn't pay much attention to the specific price discussed. Liu Zaishi also believed that the company would not cheat him, and he didn't have time, so he never asked. However, Li Eunxi worked really hard, and the final price was close to two thousand. Ten thousand.

This price is already relatively high among all Liu Jae Suk's variety shows. After all, his market price is between 15 and 20 million per episode, and it is relatively more difficult and difficult to watch his other shows. A bit longer.

However, Lee Eun-hee is not a blind rip-off. You have to see the influence of Running Man and No Choice. To be exaggerated, Liu Jae-seok would record these two programs even if he didn’t pay for them, because of the fame and relevance they bring every year. The income is the bulk of his income.

But come on, Refrigerator is just a food show on a cable channel. Its influence is inherently inferior to others. Besides, this show is not the kind of variety show that can be spread overseas. For Liu Jae Suk, coming here is considered condescension.

It's as if a small ball market wants to attract big stars to join, and there is no better way than spending money. The opposite is Li Menglong. He actually has money. If we talk seriously, he may get more than Liu Zaishi.

On the one hand, it's because he wears many hats, and on the other hand, his audience's favorability is not bad, but who makes him a senior executive of the company? He has received equity dividends, so he can contribute to the development of the company, so The price Li Menglong finally negotiated was only five million.

This has something to do with whether he will be a PD for a long time, otherwise Li Eunxi will come directly to the door, and all the big directors under her will go to film variety shows? I’m so full after eating!

Seriously speaking, this is the first stable salary income that Li Menglong has received in more than a year, and it is not too low. He can earn 10 million for recording twice a month. It's so nice!

It's just that neither of them knows about these things yet. After all, no one will tell them specifically if they don't ask. It's likely that they won't find out about such a large amount of extra income until they settle the accounts half a year ago.

Although he was thinking wildly in his mind, Liu Zaishi was very comfortable in handling such a small scene with hundreds of people: "Today is the press conference for our new jtbc show Please Refrigerator. Thank you to all the fans and media friends..."

He habitually said the words of host, but when he said this sentence, Liu Zaishi paused. There were really few media friends at the scene, and their faces were not very good-looking. He glanced at Li Menglong from the side complainingly. The guy was calm and collected.

Some of the most basic procedures are still required. Several people stand together for the media to take photos. Of course, no one knows how many of the people taking photos are journalists, but the jtbc official has sent a photography team. I believe there will be no shortage of high-quality news photos by then.

A one-and-a-half-minute trailer was also released, which contains various selling points of the program: Li Menglong and Yoo Jae-seok's chatter, the girls' refrigerator, the chefs' cooking skills...

In a short period of time, everyone finally saw the true face of this popular variety show. Many reporters were already cursing in their hearts, which is actually reasonable. After all, just looking at the text and creativity of the show, you can tell that the show is not going to be bad. .

It is unrealistic to expect that Li Menglong's directorial skills will suddenly drop, and the lineup of guests and hosts is so strong. Although they feel a little cursed, after watching this pilot film, they know that they can only look forward to Li Menglong's next step. One of my works was sold out, and there is no chance this time.

After a round of tossing, everyone sat down again. In fact, this was also the reason why Li Menglong felt that the press conference was unnecessary, because there was nothing to do, so we could say goodbye after chatting for a while, right?

Because there were not many reporters, the scene was very harmonious for a while when asking questions. After all, do you expect these fans to ask tricky questions? So YoonA and Lee Soon Kyu were very relaxed, and Lee Mong Ryong was even less energetic.

"The program is very interesting. Our Mr. Li Menglong also showed off his skills live. You can watch the live broadcast then!" Li Shunkyu said tactfully. After all, it is his own program, so he should be more careful in promoting it.

"Since it's a food show, why isn't there any preparation for cooking today?"

Finally hearing some powerful questions, Li Menglong immediately picked up the microphone: "Who asked the question? It must be a reporter, right? I used to hate you when I was with you, but now that you are gone, I feel so sad It’s still empty!”

Ignoring the laughter at the scene, Li Menglong said kindly as if meeting old friends: "Don't worry and ask boldly, I will try my best to cooperate! The main reason why there is no cooking session is because you have also seen that the chefs have gone to beauty salons. It’s not easy for them to become celebrities once, so don’t let them go back to their old profession!”

Li Menglong's answer was still so funny, and he was very smart and skipped the trap set by the reporter. Otherwise, if he answered slightly carelessly, he would be labeled as disrespectful to the fans at the scene.

Now that a colleague has already stood up, those reporters who wanted to buy tickets at a high price will naturally not waste this opportunity. Fortunately, there are really not many reporters who come in in the end, less than ten in total.

"Mr. Li Menglong, you have been filming TV series since you finished filming Room No. 7, and when the results of the TV series were not satisfactory, you came to film variety shows. Have you exhausted your talents?"

This question successfully made the audience scream. The problem is not that you are tricky, but that the question itself is a bit disrespectful to Li Menglong. Fortunately, Li Menglong is quite calm: "This time I want to praise you, and you also know how to use honorifics. That’s it, keep up the good work from now on!”

"As for whether Jiang Lang's talents are exhausted or not, what does it mean that the TV series' results are not satisfactory? Your heroine is sitting next to you, why don't you discuss the TV series' results with her first?"

Yoona is indeed eager to give it a try. Star You are her pride. Although the ratings cannot be said to be record-breaking, the average ratings of more than 20 years can become the annual ratings champion in some lean years. , not to mention that this drama has done extremely well overseas.

This reporter was not a fool. Seeing Li Menglong evading important matters, he immediately brought the topic back: "I mean, you have made two TV series since you made a movie, and now you are making a variety show. What else do you have?" The opportunity and ability to make movies again?”

This time everyone understood it clearly. It was nothing more than a debate about whether Room 7 was because of Li Menglong's bad luck. This theory has always existed. After all, Li Menglong did not make any movies to clear his name, and it was also suspected. normal.

Liu Zaishi tapped the table lightly and signaled to Li Menglong that if it was not convenient for him to answer, he could change the topic for Li Menglong, but Li Menglong had always been timid when he had a confrontation with a reporter.

"I know what answer you want to hear. After all, the girls have specially trained me on what to say that will make big news!" After speaking, Li Menglong showed his classic bad smile: "But think about it from another angle, have I always not Do you have to keep doubting me when I make a new movie? Even if you want to scold me openly, you won't have the chance? Because my only movie is worth tens of millions, and you can't cheat on this!"

Li Menglong's thinking was very clear, and everyone at the scene couldn't help but laugh out loud. Isn't this just playing hooligans, and the reporters couldn't do anything about it, because what he said was the truth. Li Menglong's performance in the movie so far It can be suspected but cannot be hacked.

In fact, many reporters are looking forward to Li Menglong making another movie, because it is almost impossible for two consecutive movies to be successful, so there will be an excuse to criticize Li Menglong.

Unlike TV dramas and variety shows, the rules of these two can be easily summed up. As long as Li Menglong's script is reasonable and he is willing to spend a lot of money to hire big stars to act, at least he will not end up in the street.

"So when I go to make a movie, it depends on your attitude. If you reporters beg me, I might seriously consider it!" Li Menglong nakedly teased the reporters again.