In the final analysis, the person invited by Jackie Chan is still Lee Kyung-won, so even if it is for the sake of politeness, Lee Kyung-won can't be absent when he calls, and leaves everything to Lee so Young to discuss.

In other words, this time, it is necessary to follow the formal process and let Lee Kyung-won say hello first to express his willingness to accept the invitation to the movie, and then hand over the phone to Lee so-young and ask him to discuss the details later.

dialed the phone according to the number on the invitation, and about ten seconds later, a very familiar voice came from the other side: "This is Jackie Chan, may I ask who you are?" ”

Jackie Chan spoke English when he answered the phone, and it was impossible for Li Jingyuan not to understand. As soon as he heard Jackie Chan report his identity, he felt very honored, but at the same time, he was a little surprised.

Li Jingyuan didn't expect that it would be Jackie Chan who answered the phone in person, and, judging from the time he connected the phone, it was obvious that it was not handed over by someone. In other words, this phone number is likely to be Jackie Chan's private number.

According to the general procedure, shouldn't the staff of the film company make the first contact, and then tell Jackie Chan about the matter? Why is this phone number Jackie Chan's private number, not a public phone in a film company?

In fact, Jackie Chan's mind is actually very simple, the reason why he printed his phone number in the invitation letter is to show his sincerity. The rest of the work can be done by the staff, but when it comes to inviting actors, he still feels that he should come forward himself.

"Hello, I'm Lee Kyung-won from K.w in South Korea. Brother Jackie Chan, didn't you send me an invitation letter? I just made a call to make sure. Li Jingyuan's mind was very fast, and after thinking for a few seconds, he roughly guessed a little bit of a sign. All right. Regardless of whether Li Jingyuan's guess is correct or not, even if it is a misunderstanding, Jackie Chan's behavior of personally answering the phone at the first time still makes him feel a sense of closeness.

The other party showed goodwill, so of course Li Jingyuan had to answer. Therefore, when he spoke, he deliberately used the Chinese he was most familiar with.

"Huh? You....... As a person who has lived in South Korea for two years, Jackie Chan certainly does not know the area code of South Korea. So when he answered the phone, he already recognized that the call was from South Korea. So, in his subconscious. involuntarily thought that the other party might reply in English or Korean, and after Li Jingyuan used Chinese, it really surprised Jackie Chan.

At first, he was surprised that Li Jingyuan spoke Chinese, but when Jackie Chan remembered that Li Jingyuan's information did say that he knew Chinese. The point of his surprise shifted a little. Li Jingyuan's pronunciation is too standard. The level of Mandarin is much better than his own.

"Are you Li Jingyuan? Hehe, hello hello. I'm really sorry, I was scared by your Chinese strength just now, don't be surprised. "Jackie Chan's qualifications are very high, but he doesn't have any shelves. And it is also because Li Jingyuan's Chinese strength is too good, which makes him feel close, and of course he will not put on a fight.

"There's nothing to do, nothing to do." Although the other party couldn't see it, Li Jingyuan still subconsciously shook his head. Later, he realized that he seemed to be a little too nervous, and he laughed a little embarrassed. He shook his head again. After calming down for a while, he then asked: "Brother Jackie Chan, I have decided to accept this invitation, when do you think it is better for me to come over?" If I could, I'd like to come over early and learn something from you. Hehe, actually, I also like martial arts, and I really want to learn your skills when you are a martial arts instructor. ”

I have to say that what Li Jingyuan said was just right. Because Jackie Chan planned to use Li Jingyuan as an actor and behind-the-scenes staff from the beginning, he had already planned to communicate with him on the work of martial arts instructors.

If it is just a simple actor, then you only need to pay the remuneration as an actor, but if it is clear that Li Jingyuan will be allowed to work part-time behind the scenes, then Jackie Chan must pay another remuneration. Although Jackie Chan is not a stingy person, he is also talking about business now, and the budget for this movie is not made by him alone, and the investor must be considered. So of course, he will also have the attitude of 'saving if he can't'.

Li Jingyuan took the initiative to 'learn', which gave Jackie Chan a step. What was supposed to be a work thing was invisibly transformed into a private communication. Obviously, you don't have to pay for it.

In other words, Li Jingyuan took the initiative in advance and saved Jackie Chan a sum of expenses. If it were a few seconds later and wait for Jackie Chan to speak himself, the situation would be different. Purely in terms of timing, the time when Li Jingyuan said that sentence was really wonderful.

"Hehe, don't talk about learning or anything, let's communicate with each other." got cheap, Jackie Chan was even more polite, paused for a while, seemed to be looking at the progress of the preparations, and after about ten seconds, he opened his mouth to answer Li Jingyuan's question: "That's it, if you can, please join the group within three weeks." Well, that is, preferably before the first of July. What do you think? Are there any questions? ”

"Three weeks? Okay, no problem. Li Jingyuan agreed very simply, almost without thinking, and immediately agreed.

This is already considered to have reached a cooperation intention. The main problem has been solved, and the next thing is not necessary and suitable for the two to talk in person, so I asked the phone number of the film preparation team, hung up the phone and waited for a few minutes before Lee Kyung-won asked Lee so young to contact the preparation team for specific discussions.

Lee Kyung-won didn't care how much he could get paid, and after handing over the matter to Lee so-young, he left K.w directly. Seeing that it was still early, he didn't want to go back to S.m.'s studio to continue sorting out the songs, so after a little thought, he turned around and drove in one direction.

The place Lee Kyung-won is going to Seoul National University. Although he hasn't been to school in a while because of his work. However, he is still a college student and lecturer.

The identity of a college student is put aside for the time being, and it doesn't matter if you don't go to school for a while. Anyway, the school side is used to it. For Li Jingyuan, it is nothing more than delaying the graduation time.

However, the identity of the lecturer cannot be ignored. Follow the itinerary that has been set. After a month, he had to give a lecture to the students according to the agreement of two lectures a year, which was not a trip that could be dismissed casually.

Obviously, after accepting the invitation to the film, there was a conflict in the itinerary. If you don't want to give up one end, you have to make adjustments to the other end, Li Jingyuan went to school this time. I just want to communicate with the Academic Affairs Office and adjust the time of the lecture.

The discussion was very short, that is, a few minutes. After Li Jingyuan explained that the reason was to participate in the movie produced by Jackie Chan, the director of the Academic Affairs Office immediately agreed to his request to adjust the time. Of course, it is impossible to postpone the lecture time, after all, he doesn't know how long it will take him to go. Maybe not for half a year. You can't just postpone the lecture until half a year later.

The final time was set two weeks later, the day after Lee Kyung-won participated in the "Infinite Challenge Song Festival".

Seoul National University's itinerary needs to be adjusted, and this is not the only case. In addition to the lectures at the university, Li Jingyuan's other schedules in the entertainment industry must also be adjusted.

To put it bluntly, it's just catching up with the schedule and asking for leave. In the last three weeks, I tried to shoot as many times as I could, and then I had to take time off work when I had a spare time.

On the KBS side, it is "Youth Undefeated", and on the SBS side, it is "RunningMan". MBC's side is "Infinite Challenge" and "We're Married", and Lee Kyung-won has programs on all three TV stations. You have to go to three houses in a row to discuss the same thing.

In the end, there are distant relatives and relatives, Li Jingyuan's habit is to solve problems first, and then deal with those problems that are not too difficult. So, he put KBS's "Undefeated Youth" program team in the first place, and first came to the door to explain the situation.

According to Li Jingyuan's thoughts, it should not be difficult to ask for leave, and it is probably a matter of one sentence.

However, after he explained the situation to the "Youth Undefeated" program team, he got a reply that surprised him.

It's not that he won't ask for leave, the program team not only agreed to his request, but even persuaded him to simply quit the show. This made Li Jingyuan very surprised, you must know that he has never been dismissed by the program team.

When encountering such a situation, everyone will ask for the reason, and Li Jingyuan is of course no exception.

After the explanation of the PD of the program group, he understood the situation. It turned out that it was not that the program team wanted to dismiss him, the reason why PD would persuade him was entirely because of PD's own intentions.

The show "Youth Undefeated" has been on the air for a long time, although because of Li Jingyuan, Xiaoyang and Yu Li did not quit the show halfway through as they did in history, so that the vitality of the show has been extended.

But then again, the G8 has basically done everything it can do in the countryside, and to shoot it again is nothing more than to do the work done a year ago again. In this case, no matter how well Kim Shin-young, Lee Kyung-won and the G8 members perform, the novelty of the show is still very limited.

The lack of novelty means that the audience's interest will gradually decrease, which will eventually lead to a decline in ratings. And when the ratings drop to a certain extent, it is a matter of course that the show will be cut.

The PD of "Undefeated Youth" also discovered this sign and felt that the show was likely to gradually go downhill, so he put forward a suggestion to Li Jingyuan to 'retreat bravely'. In fact, he not only has the same idea about Li Jingyuan, but even has the same idea about the show "Youth Undefeated" itself, and is ready to stop the show when the audience is still buying it, leaving everyone with a better ending impression.

Li Jingyuan is still very supportive of PD's idea, and he doesn't want to see this show end without a problem as in history. It was precisely because of this thought that he did not mind at all that PD was going to use his withdrawal as an introduction to propose termination.

PD was very good to Li Jingyuan and said a lot of heartfelt words, which made him feel very considerate. However, the show is still going to end, and he is still a little sad in his heart.

With a stunned expression, Li Jingyuan was a little distracted when he was driving. After he parked the car, he realized that he had arrived at SBS.

I was going to come back tomorrow. But now that we've arrived at the place, let's just get things done. sighed, and Li Jingyuan found the variety show department of SBS familiarly. I met with the PD of "RunningMan", who was busy making plans for the next shoot, and when there was no one else around, I explained my intentions the same as when I was at KBS.

At the beginning, the power PD of the running man was also very surprised by Li Jingyuan's request for leave. This point is actually expected by Li Jingyuan, after all, as long as you are in this circle, it is impossible not to be surprised when you hear Jackie Chan's name.

But. The next reaction of the power PD surprised Li Jingyuan. In Li Jingyuan's opinion, the leave on the running man's side should be very good, and basically there will be no accidents. However, after thinking about it for a while, Mi PD still shook his head and said something he didn't want to hear now.

"Jing Yuan. Instead of taking a leave of absence. You might as well just quit. "It's exactly the same as what I heard on KBS before, I just cleaned up my mood a little bit, and when I heard it again, Li Jingyuan was suddenly depressed again.

"What are you doing?"

"You've already said it, I don't know how long it will take." Mi PD didn't want to dismiss Li Jingyuan, so his expression at this time also looked helpless. However, as the person in charge of the show, his first task is to be in charge of the show, not to take care of a certain member. So even if Li Jingyuan is a little unacceptable, he still has to make things clear. sighed. Power PD went on to say, "Let's just compare the general situation. The movie that Jackie Chan is going to make should be considered a big production anyway, right? So how long is the shooting cycle of a big-budget movie? Excluding the post-production process, the shooting time alone will take at least half a year. ”

"Maybe you can take a few free days to participate in the show once in a while during this half year. But that was clearly not enough. Think about it for yourself, if you really participate in the show every one or two months, what is the difference between your role positioning and the guests who come to the show? ”

"And that's not what bothers me the most. Maybe you didn't even remember it, in addition to being an artist, you are still an athlete. ”

"Won't there be an Olympics next year? As an athlete, you should inevitably participate in training camps, right? Look at the time, the filming will last from August to March and April next year, and in March and April next year, should you go to the Taeling Player Village? ”

"In other words, you can't really get back on the show until the Olympics are over. If you do the math, from August this year to August next year, it's a whole year. Jing Yuan, it's not that my brother doesn't agree, your leave is for one year, it's really hard for me. ”

Indeed, Lee Kyung-won will definitely be called by the South Korean Ministry of Sports to participate in the 2012 London Olympics, after all, he is also a gold medalist.

Li Jingyuan himself didn't think of this stubble, and when he was in KBS before, the PD of "Youth Undefeated" didn't think about it, but because he felt that the vitality of "Youth Undefeated" could no longer last until the time of the Olympics, whether Li Jingyuan was an athlete had no impact on the program, so he didn't bring it up. So, now that he was suddenly reminded by Mi PD, Li Jingyuan felt a little sudden.

Suddenly, but the truth is true. Li Jingyuan thought about it, and had to admit that what Mi PD said was right.

"Well, it's a pity, but it seems like that's the only way to go. However, I said Brother PD, can you give me a hope, when I finish participating in the Olympics, if there is still a chance at that time, let me fix it again, right? "The show "RunningMan" is Li Jingyuan's favorite program except for "Infinite Challenge", and he was very reluctant, so he couldn't help but say another word to Mi PD.

"Of course, I said let you quit, it's a temporary quit. When announcing to the public, you should say 'quit', but the actual concept is still the same as asking for leave. I just said that I can't 'take leave', but in fact, it's ......, hey, I'm confused when I go around, you know what I mean, right? ”

"Yes, I know the truth. Brother, thank you very much. Zhilu Daomi PD wanted to maintain the stability of the show, and in addition, he also meant to defend himself, so Li Jingyuan didn't say anything more, but expressed his gratitude very directly.

"Hehe, thank you, then do it. You go and do your thing well, and when it's done, even if you don't say it, we won't let you go. Do you think, I co-acted in a movie with Jackie Chan and participated in the Olympics, how could we not use such good 'material' as you? ”

Although the reply given by "RunningMan" is also a little regrettable, in the final analysis, it is still much better than that of the "Youth Undefeated" program team. After receiving such an answer, Li Jingyuan's mood was also slightly better.

It seems that the situation is getting better and better, and if this trend continues, will the answer given by MBC be better? With a little superstition and a little bit of luck, Lee Kyung-won took out the phone again and dialed Kim Tae-ho's phone number. (To be continued......)