Chapter 633 - Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) (2) – Part 2
Director Sim continued to talk about the progress of the soap opera production to Gun-Ho.
“We are currently casting actors and actresses. We will find a Chinese actor for the main male character and a Korean actress for the main female character. The pay for the actors, actress, and the screenwriter won’t exceed 50% of our entire production budget. I will make sure of it.”
“Good.”
“I actually have an actress that I’d like to work with for this drama. She is with BM Entertainment. She sings very well, and she just needs a bit of guidance for acting, which I can give to her. Chinese people will love her.”
“Once the casting is done, they will start shooting the soap opera?”
“No, sir. We will have to do a table-read first, where actors and actresses sit together and read through the script. During this phase, we make sure that the actors understand their roles and see if they work fine with the other actors. We give feedback and comments, and discuss the roles and certain lines to make sure they express them as they were initially intended by the screenwriter.”
“Wow, it sounds so complicated. I guess there is no easy work in the world, huh? The drama production field sounds complex enough.”
“We are creating characters. It’s not an easy work at all, sir.”
“If a Korean actress joins them, they will have to get her a five-star hotel to stay, right?”
“Of course, sir. That’s why half of a drama production cost is spent for actors and screenwriters. In Korea, we usually spend more than that.”
“Well, keep up the good work. I told them that I would send 1 million dollars once the casting is completed. So, let me know when it’s done.”
“Okay, sir, I will do that.”
Gun-Ho then made a call to Jae-Sik Moon in China.
“Hi, President Moon. How was your Thanksgiving Day in China? The business must have been hectic since people travel around a lot during the holiday season.”
“Oh, my gosh. We were extremely busy. Our buses had to operate from very early in the morning. Thanksgiving week is considered as a special week, and they increased the number of bus operations, and we worked more hours than usual.”
“I guess you couldn’t go home early.”
“When she was staying with her parents in Wonmee Town, Bucheon City after placing our condo in Mangweon Town on the market, she experienced a minor stomach pain, and she told me that sometimes she felt like suffocating. All those symptoms were gone after she moved here.”
“Really?”
“Our condo community has a lot of trees; it almost looks like a forest. Also, the area is very clean with many luxurious vacation homes. She said that she takes a walk pretty often around the area and she loves it. She wanted to ride a bicycle, but I told her no. She will have to wait until she gives birth.”
“Of course. It’s dangerous to ride a bicycle at the moment.”
“She is going everywhere exploring the area. She already went to the traditional market for a grocery shopping without me. She bought bean sprouts and tofu the other day. Eun-Hwa Jo often joined us for dinner at our home. She loves my wife’s food.”
“I see.”
“Oh, I was going to tell you this. I made the final payment for the five condos here. The loan is taken care of as well.”
“Really? Good work.”
“They are finishing the interior right now. Once it’s done, I will place them on the market to rent them out. It was supposed to be done earlier, but delayed because of the Thanksgiving holiday. I’m sorry about it.”
“You don’t have to rush. Take your time. That’s fine. You said that the monthly rent will be about 3,000 Yuan per condo, right?”
“Yeah. Since it’s a luxurious condo, we can ask for the price.”
“If we rent out the five of them, the total monthly rent that we receive would be 15,000 Yuan.”
“Right. But, we will have to pay for the interest of the loan that we took out when we purchased them. It will be about 10,000 Yuan.”
“We will make 5,000 Yuan per month then. I will give you 3,000 Yuan per month which is a monthly rent of one condo. That’s for your work managing the condo rental.”
“You don’t have to pay me for it. I’ve received a lot of help from you, President Goo. I owe you. I can’t accept it.”
“If you don’t accept the payment for the work that I asked you to do, then I can’t ask you for more work in the future. You should take it.”
“Okay. Then, give it to my wife. My wife will handle the rental management work from now on.”
“Really? That sounds great.”
“My wife is an active woman. Once she gives birth to the child, I’m sure that she will go to every corner of Antang City on a bicycle.”
“Being active is good. That means that she is healthy. I think you are a lucky man.”
“Haha. Thank you.”
Jae-Sik Moon often laughed out loud these days. Gun-Ho thought about the past Jae-Sik Moon who was asking him for 50,000 won, over the phone, that he would send him a book of the alumni directory of their high school, in return. At that time, his voice was gloomy and depressing. Jae-Sik Moon was no longer that man. He was a confident businessman now, who was meeting with important government officers in China, such as the director of the Public Security Bureau and the city’s party secretary.
‘He should be proud of himself. He owns a nice condo in East Incheon City, that is worth 200 million won. He is working as the president of a company in China with a corresponding salary. Even his voice exudes his confidence and high self-esteem.’
Gun-Ho grinned and said, “I feel so relieved that you are settling there very well. Also, I’m so glad that your wife likes the place too. Well, I will let you go now. Talk to you later.”
“Okay, thank you, and take care.”