Jiang Xiu Na found a photo of Kim Tae Hee and handed the phone to Song Yi. Although it was not a high-definition photo, Song Yi was still able to recognize that the beauty in the photo was indeed the familiar Kim Tae Hee.
Before his rebirth, Song Yi had watched many Korean dramas, including "Stairway to Heaven", "Love in Harvard", "IRIS", "My Princess" and "Dragon Eight" starring Kim Tae Hee. Song Yi likes "Love in Harvard" the most, because in this drama, Kim Tae Hee plays a female academic bully who studies at Harvard, which is more in line with her. Kim Tae Hee contributed above-par acting skills in this drama.
Compared to actresses like Lee Young-ae, Jun Ji-hyun, Song Hye-kyo, and Son Ye-jin, Kim Tae-hee's acting skills are not outstanding, so she has not won any awards. However, Korean audiences are more tolerant of her. In their words, an actress like Kim Tae-hee only needs to be beautiful, and her appearance on the screen is enough to make people happy.
Song Yi lamented the coincidence of fate. Song Yi remembered that Kim Tae Hee also starred in an advertisement in 2000, and then was spotted by a TV drama director and debuted as an actor. Perhaps this time Song Yi will become Kim Tae Hee's mentor to enter the entertainment industry.
Song Yi suppressed his thoughts and said to Jiang Xiu Na, "Your junior schoolmate has outstanding appearance and does have the innate qualities to become an actress. See if you can contact her and arrange for her to come to our company to audition for the commercial."
Although it was time to get off work, Jiang Xiuna still took her work very seriously. She first contacted a junior from the ski club, and then got Kim Tae-hee's contact information through this junior.
When Jiang Xiu Na was about to contact Jin Taixi by phone, Song Yi stopped her and said, "The university hasn't started yet. Jin Taixi should be on summer vacation. Wait until Seoul University starts, then contact her to come for the audition."
Jiang Xiu Na knew that Song Yi was right, and introduced Kim Tae Hee to Song Yi, "Kim Tae Hee caused a sensation when she entered the school last year. I heard that her family runs a company, and she took a private jet to Hawaii for vacation when she was in high school. I wonder if her family agrees with her debuting as an actress."
Song Yi comforted Jiang Xiu Na, "Everything will work out when the time comes. Even if Kim Tae Hee doesn't agree to appear in the commercial, we still have other options. Our mission today is to have a happy meal. Remember not to drink later, because I may need you to drive me back later."
After colleagues from the planning team arrived at the barbecue restaurant one after another, Song Yi stopped talking about work and started greeting everyone.
Koreans like to drink Korean sake when eating barbecue. This is a low-alcohol liquor with an alcohol content of about 20 degrees. It tastes relatively fresh and is not as stimulating as Chinese sauce-flavored liquor.
Before Song Yi was reborn, he worked in an investment bank. When he received big clients, he basically served Moutai, Wuliangye or red wine. Having fought on the battlefield for a long time, he naturally had a good alcohol tolerance.
However, this dinner was mainly to celebrate Song Yi's promotion, so everyone naturally focused their attention on Song Yi. At the end of the dinner, it was Jiang Xiu Na who helped pay the bill and then drove Song Yi home.
Song Yi's home is located in S Apartment in Ziyang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, which is also a high-end apartment in Gangnam. South Korean houses are divided into Gangnam and Gangbuk, bounded by the Han River. Gangnam is a wealthy area, and celebrities or foreign company executives like to live in this area. However, no matter how Song Yi recalled, he couldn't remember how he got home after eating barbecue that day.
As September approached, Song Yi had already started contacting the director of the commercial. Currently, there were two main candidates, one was Director Kwak Zairong and the other was Director Min Bingtian. Song Yi was more familiar with the former because Kwak Zairong later worked with Jun Ji-hyun and Son Ye-jin to shoot classic love movies such as "My Sassy Girl" and "If You Were Me".
Min Bingtian was recommended by Chen Zaican. He is a young director who graduated from Hongik University. After graduation, Min Bingtian has been engaged in TV dramas, documentaries, TV station PD, and shooting commercials and music videos.
Song Yi is of course willing to build a good relationship with Guo Zairong, after all, Guo Zairong is not famous yet. Song Yi will definitely get involved in the Korean entertainment industry in the future, and it is certainly not a bad thing to get to know a big director in advance. If Guo Zairong lacks funds when shooting a film, Song Yi can make an investment through Guo Zairong.
But a great director also has his own pride, although Guo Zairong is not yet famous. But when Guo Zairong learned that Song Yi already had a female lead candidate for the commercial, Song Yi clearly felt that Guo Zairong had begun to retreat.
Jiang Xiu Na was a little indignant. "We at Shinhan prepared a high salary of 100 million won for the director, and he dared to pick and choose our filming plan?"
Song Yi understood Guo Zairong's idea, "If there is no 100 million yuan salary to attract him, how can Director Guo Zairong be willing to shoot our Shinhan commercials?"
"We are selecting a director, and the director is also selecting the advertising company to work with. Besides, I am relatively young. If I designate the female lead for the commercial from the beginning, Guo Zairong will definitely worry that I will interfere with the progress of his commercial shooting."
"With a strong producer like me under his pressure, he will have to take the blame if the advertising shooting effect is not good. It will also affect his acceptance of advertising from other companies. It is normal for him to have such concerns." Song Yi explained patiently.
Jiang Xiu Na was a little unwilling, "Then should we choose Director Min Bingtian to shoot the Samdasu commercial?"
"Min Bingtian is indeed an excellent advertising film director. He can at least shoot an advertising film with a score of 70 to 80. But Director Guo Zairong's ceiling is obviously higher. He has the hope of shooting an advertisement with a score of 90 or even 95. Of course, I hope to have the best of both worlds."
"Doesn't Guo Zairong have some concerns about the selection of the heroine for the advertisement? It doesn't matter. We can invite Kim Tae-hee to come for an audition and let Director Guo Zairong see how Kim Tae-hee performs in front of the camera. After all, he is very good at capturing the delicate emotions and artistic beauty of actresses." Song Yi said confidently.
In mid-September, Song Yi, Guo Zairong and Jiang Xiu Na met Kim Tae Hee at the company. Kim Tae Hee came with her classmates, and this was the first time Song Yi met Kim Tae Hee in person.
Although she came to the advertising company for an audition, Kim Tae-hee did not dress up deliberately. She was seen with her long hair tied in a headband, a pink short-sleeved T-shirt and black sports pants, with no makeup on. Perhaps the girl did not think that she might become a star, but just held the purpose of curiosity, so she accepted Jiang Xiuna's invitation.
Whether before his rebirth or now, Song Yi has no resistance to such innocent-looking girls, but he still conceals his true emotions well.
Jiang Xiu Na led Kim Tae Hee to Song Yi and Guo Zairong, "Director Song, Director Guo, she is the Kim Tae Hee I mentioned. She is a sophomore this year and a student of fashion design at Seoul University."
Jin Taixi took a look at Song Yi, who was wearing a blue shirt, black trousers, and an Audemars Piguet watch. He looked like a business elite. Song Yi was just over 1.8 meters tall, and his figure was clearly visible under his shirt, which showed that he exercised regularly.
Although Kim Tae-hee was impressed by Song Yi's youth, she was still very polite. She held the collar of her clothes and bowed to Song Yi and Guo Zairong in turn to say hello, "Director Song, Director Guo, hello, I am Kim Tae-hee."
Song Yi led Kim Tae Hee and Guo Zairong into the conference room, accompanied by Jiang Xiu Na. After the four of them sat down, Song Yi spoke, "Classmate Tae Hee, don't be nervous. We at Shinhan are going to make a mineral water commercial. Jiang Xiu Na recommended you to me, so I wanted to ask you to come over and have a chat."
Kim Tae Hee sat very straight, just like she was attending a class at university. She shook her head and said, "I'm not nervous. Senior Jiang Xiu Na is my senior, and she also introduced the situation of Shinhan to me."
Guo Zairong couldn't help but praise Kim Tae-hee, "Ms. Tae-hee sits very straight. It's obvious that she studies very hard and pays attention to etiquette. No wonder she is a top student at Seoul University."
Jiang Xiu Na's face was dark, and she couldn't help complaining in her heart, "Director Guo, you didn't say that in front of us before. How come you are a different person when you see Kim Tae Hee? Aren't middle-aged men like you too fickle?"
Guo Zairong continued to ask, his tone still very friendly, "Has Tae Hee ever participated in a performance at school before?"
Kim Tae-hee put her hands in front of her, as if she was attending a graduation defense, and said, "When I was studying at Ulsan Girls' High School, I participated in the school drama club's performance."
Guo Zairong relaxed a little, "So, Tae Hee does have some acting experience. We will have a simple audition later. The content is actually very simple. You will walk through the camera holding a bottle of mineral water and recite a line, 'Samdasu, real natural mineral water'."
Jin Tae Hee repeated it, and when she remembered it, she raised her hand to signal, and Song Yi smiled, "Student Tae Hee, this is not a school, you don't have to raise your hand to ask questions."
Kim Tae Hee blushed slightly and glanced at Song Yi, not knowing whether Song Yi was joking with her on purpose. However, she still put forward her idea, "Before my audition, Director Song, can you tell me the promotional concept of this advertisement? It would be best if you can provide me with some information about Samdo Mineral Water, so that I can better understand the connotation of this slogan."
Song Yi looked at Kim Tae Hee with admiration. Sure enough, all the top students have the same way of thinking. "That's no problem, Xiu Na, can you please help Tae Hee get Sam Da Shui's information?"
The first female lead has appeared, throw flowers, and ask for recommendation votes and monthly votes, thank you!
(End of this chapter)