Chapter 180 The Kick That Killed Qixuan
As various parties expressed their support, the attention of bystanders quickly shifted from "Kim Jong Kook leaving RM" to "Kim Ki Xuan refuses to appear in any SBS program" to "Kim Ki Xuan has such a wide network of contacts" to "When will the movie be released?"
Whether it was spontaneous or intentional, it has to be said that this wave of marketing was very successful. It not only downplayed the loss of Jin Qixuan's straightforward remarks, but also maximized the preheating of the movie.
According to the backend data, the pre-sale tickets for "Brave Citizens" have reached 1.4 million. If nothing unexpected happens, the number of tickets sold on the day should exceed 1.5 million.
Not only was the marketing successful at the box office, but the momentum of supporting Kim Ki-hyun (Kim Jong-kook) also grew louder and louder.
Under the innuendos and accusations, Kang Ho Dong could not bear the burden and his agency announced that he would not appear in the second season of RM.
Then, many fans directed their anger towards the RM crew, demanding an explanation.
As for the controversy over leaving the show, it was Yoo Jae-suk and several MCs who finally made the final decision, bypassing discussions with the crew and directly posting a statement saying, "If Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo leave the show, we will not appear in the second season either."
Faced with almost universal opposition, the "Running Man" production team had no choice but to compromise.
Writers have to change their scripts when they are criticized, let alone variety shows.
The farce finally came to an end when the RM crew issued an apology two days later: [We feel guilty for the viewers who have loved the show for so long. We sincerely apologize to Song Ji Hyo and Kim Jong Kook for not taking better care of them, and we also apologize to the other members who were confused by this incident.]
Even though Song Ji Hyo and Kim Jong Kook have returned to RM, it feels like a breakup and reconciliation. There will definitely be some estrangement, and they won't work as hard as before just to make the show a success.
But no matter what, the biggest beneficiary of this RM exit controversy turned out to be Jin Qixuan.
Although there was hype behind it, he actually dominated the hot searches for three days, and completely single-handedly drove up the box office, sales of the products he endorsed, and the ratings of the latest episode of Goblin.
At that time, "Goblin" had already aired up to the eighth episode, and many mysteries were gradually being revealed.
Now we can infer that Sunny and the Grim Reaper are the ancient princess and king, and Sunny is Kim Shin's sister.
In this episode, Ji Eun-tak learned that the Goblin would die if he drew his sword, and Kim Shin also learned that Eun-tak would die if he didn't draw his sword.
The plot has gradually developed from being fresh and sweet at the beginning to being sad.
But this is not the point! The point is that Andy Lau, played by Jin Qixuan, has been a rich third-generation man who has no human rights and always begs his uncle for a card.
But in this episode, his mysterious identity aroused a lot of suspicion.
Eun-tak shows Deok-hwa the Goblin notebook and asks him what is written on it.
Dehua understood, but he said it was a love letter, and then started making up a story:
"One day, 100 years later, when the weather is just right, I will live like this."
But in reality, it is a letter from the ghost to God.
Dehua successfully deceived the jealous Eun-tak, but his expression was very serious! The scary thing is that Dehua's seemingly made-up confession is exactly the same as the content of the goblin's red-eyed prayer to the heavens after learning his and Eun-tak's fate! And because of this scene, many viewers recalled the details that were confusing at the time and became clear one by one.
For example, the reason why the Dead Ghost CP lives together is because of him.
There is an immortal ghost and a messenger from the underworld in his house, but he is not afraid at all.
I have never used honorifics to address ghosts since I was a child.
It was he who took the book that Eun-joo had put Maple Leaf between.
It also includes the scene where he makes his first appearance and has a drink with the three known gods.
Therefore, in addition to discussing the plot, the comments on the new episode online are basically all about Andy Lau.
[What will happen to Eun-tak and Goblin in the end? It is destined that you will die or I will live. It is sad to think about such an ending! ]
[If Lee Dong Wook is really an ancient king, then the "Dead Ghost CP" who knows the truth will be more miserable than Goblin and Eun Tak! ]
[What does the mysterious Dehua do? 】
[Is Dehua a butterfly? ]
[It seems that in the drama, when he is serious, he is Butterfly (a spirit), and when he is smiling, he is Dehua. ]
[If Dehua is a butterfly, he should be a pair with Grandma Misami, right? A divine couple? ]
[Compared to his CP with Grandma Samshin, I prefer Kim Mi-so (funny dog head)]
[Whose god is still in love? I support Secretary Kim! ]
[Secretary Kim! Secretary Kim! Secretary Kim! ]
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Accompanied by the lively calls on the internet ("Xia Jier is shipping this couple").
On Christmas Day, Kim Ki-hyeon posted a Christmas photo on SNS with actor Jo Woo-jin, who plays Secretary Kim in the drama.
Soon after the photo was released, comments online began to boil.
[Sure enough, the final winner is still Secretary Kim! ]
[Boss Kim Secretary and his lovely wife Dehua, hhh...]
[Secretary Kim, please don't abuse our Dehua! ]
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As the popularity of "Goblin" continues to rise, there are more and more positive reviews online, but there are also quite a few negative reviews.
This also led to screenwriter Kim Eun-sook, who listened carefully to the suggestions of the masses, constantly revising and refining the script, and many of the plots that had been filmed also had to be revised and re-shot.
Of course, these are all Gong Yoo and Kim Go-eun’s business and have little to do with Kim Ki-hyun.
As the plot progresses, Andy Lau's appearances become less and less.
Although Jin Qixuan appears less frequently, whenever he appears, it often represents the next step in the plot.
For example, the scene being filmed now is the one where Kim Shin and the grim reaper formally meet the butterfly possessing Deok Hwa in a bar.
In this scene, in order to highlight the difference between gods and humans, Jin Qixuan's appearance was changed.
In order to increase the majesty of the god, Jin Qixuan's eyebrows were adjusted and modified, and he also wore gold-rimmed glasses to increase the sense of cool distance.
The original hairstyle with a slight parting that highlighted his youthfulness was combed back this time.
After all, everyone is used to seeing Jin Qixuan's playful and funny image in the play. But when Jin Qixuan was dressed up and sitting at the bar, his contrasting image of coldness and seriousness made all the crew members exclaim "Wow".
Not to mention, at this time Jin Qixuan was dressed in a suit and tie with various luxurious accessories, and his serious look gave him a sense of majesty without even showing any anger.
No matter who sees Jin Qixuan at this moment, they will feel that he is out of place in this chaotic scene in the bar.
Just as Jin Qixuan elegantly picked up the wine glass to taste the wine, the moment the wine took a sip, his brows suddenly frowned, he looked at the liquid in the glass in disbelief, and instantly spat it back in.
Then, Jin Qixuan fanned his tongue with a look of pain on his face: "Ahem... Is this real wine? Pah... Why is it so spicy? Ouch..."
"Hahaha……"
The scene of Jin Qixuan, who was only handsome for three seconds, made the entire crew burst into laughter.
"Forget that our Dehua can't drink alcohol, use some drinks instead and try again."
“…”
Jin Qixuan felt like the director wanted to see him embarrassed on purpose and then recorded that part in the behind-the-scenes footage.
After all, happiness is built on the pain of others...
Scene retake.
Jin Qixuan sat at the bar with his legs crossed, shaking the drink in his glass with a playful look.
Then, as if he sensed something, he turned his head slightly, raised the corners of his mouth, and said lightly: "Here it comes."
At this time, Gong Yoo and Lee Dong Wook entered.
Seeing Jin Qixuan drinking elegantly, his image was in stark contrast to his usual appearance. Therefore, Gong Liu pointed at Jin Qixuan and asked in confusion:
"Dehua you..."
Before Gong Liu finished speaking, Jin Qixuan gently placed the wine glass on the bar behind him.
"Bang!"
A crisp sound.
Everyone at the scene was frozen in time, and the originally noisy bar became silent.
Jin Qixuan glanced at everyone in the bar who was unable to move because of him, and he felt secretly happy. He acted more and more naturally, showing off his sacred sense of pretending to be cool.
However, a "light curtain" appeared in front of Gong Yoo and Lee Dong Wook, preventing them from getting closer.
Gong Liu raised his hand and "touched" the light curtain, then hesitantly withdrew his hand and asked tentatively: "Who... are you?"
Compared to Gong Yoo's reaction after "seeing" the light behind the curtain, Lee Dong Wook's emotional response to the performance was half a beat slower than Gong Yoo, giving a sense of shock that came after realizing it belatedly.
When Kim Ki-hyeon saw that Lee Dong-wook was a beat slow, he thought they needed to retake the scene, so he didn't say his lines and just blinked.
When Gong Yoo saw that Kim Kye-hyun didn't say his lines, he thought he was going to improvise. After all, Kim Kye-hyun only had a few lines, and the possibility of him forgetting them was very small.
Therefore, Gong Yoo took over Kim Ki-hyun's "improvisation".
His pupils gradually dilated, as if he had seen something incredible, which shocked him greatly.
When Lee Dong Wook saw that neither of them said a word, he looked at Gong Yoo with some confusion.
The tacit understanding formed through three months of filming, just with this one glance, Lee Dong Wook understood what Gong Yoo meant.
Then, he also acted as if he had seen some incredible scene.
The director was also used to the trio's improvisational performances, and even though they didn't say any lines or shout "Cut," he watched their eye contact with great interest.
Seeing that the director didn't call cut, Jin Qixuan could only bite the bullet and say his lines: "I have been listening to your prayers."
“God is just the questioner.”
"Destiny is just a question I asked, and the answer is..."
"You need to find it yourself."
After saying that, Jin Qixuan elegantly picked up the wine glass again, took a sip, and said lightly: "It's up to you to say goodbye to this child."
“Cut!”
"Qixuan, you should point at yourself when you say this."
Li Yingfu came to Jin Qixuan and gave him instructions.
"Pointing like this?"
Jin Qixuan pointed at himself with the middle finger holding the wine glass.
"Use your other hand."
Lee Dong Wook gave instructions from the side.
"Like this?" Jin Qixuan pointed at himself with the index finger of his other hand and asked, "But, isn't it too uncool for a spirit to point at me like this?"
"The person the gods are pointing at is not me."
Jin Qixuan nodded:
"Okay, but director, do we need to reshoot that scene?"
"I feel fine, do you think something is wrong?"
"When I smashed the cup just now, Dongxu's expression was slow to respond. I thought it was going to be cut because the lines were said too late."
Hearing this, Lee Dong Wook explained:
"Because the character of the Grim Reaper has always been a rather dull one, I deliberately showed the slowness. If you think it's inappropriate, you can reshoot it."
"Let's watch the replay first."
After saying that, the three followed Director Lee Eung-bok to the monitor.
In the slow-motion replay, it can indeed be seen that Lee Dong Wook's shocked reaction was half a beat slower than Gong Yoo's.
"I think this part is great, there's nothing wrong with it. Ah Shi has this dull character."
"So I said that part of my speech late... is that OK?"
Seeing this, Gong Yoo yelled, "Ah, I thought you were improvising just now!"
Jin Qixuan looked confused: "Ah? I thought it was going to be cut, so I didn't say anything. But what were you acting like you were shocked just now?"
"I played the role of God blinking his eyes and Kim Shin seeing his own memory of death, so he was shocked."
"Great! As expected of you, your acting is really good."
Jin Qixuan started to flatter her.
Hearing this, Kong Liu curled his lips and patted Jin Qixuan on the shoulder to express his satisfaction.
"Dongxu, what do you think of this part? Or do you have anything to say?"
The director turned and asked Lee Dong Wook.
"I listen to the director."
Lee Dong Wook said modestly.
"Then let's leave this part like this for now and shoot the next one."
"OK."
The three of them responded and returned to their original positions.
The shooting continues.
Jin Qixuan followed the director's request and pointed at himself and said, "Follow the child's farewell, you guys can do whatever you want."
After saying that, Jin Qixuan gently put down the wine glass, and the "spirit" in his body instantly left, and he lowered his head and slowly fell to the ground.
And the moment he fell, the originally quiet bar returned to its noisy and bustling carnival atmosphere.
After five seconds, Jin Qixuan slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the ground, then raised his head and saw the two people who were still in shock. He asked in confusion: "Eh? Why are the uncles here? When did they come? And why am I lying on the ground? Did I black out?"
Jin Qixuan slowly stood up, scratched his head, and pointed at the wine glass on the bar with a confused look on his face:
"Just because of this glass of wine?"
Seeing this, Gong Yoo and Lee Dong Wook turned their heads and looked at each other, then rolled up their sleeves and walked towards Jin Qixuan aggressively: "No matter who you are, get beaten first!"
"Hey!!! Uncle!!!"
Seeing this, Jin Qixuan raised his hand to indicate "stop" and kept backing away. In a blink of an eye, he jumped and sat down on the bar.
At this time, Lee Dong Wook hugged Gong Liu and said:
"Why do you treat the child like this? He didn't do anything wrong!"
"That one? Huh? What honorific are you talking about!?"
Although being stopped by Lee Dong Wook, Gong Yoo threw his fist in the air and waved it.
"Feel sorry."
Seeing that Lee Dong Wook was still apologizing to Kim Ki Heon using honorifics, Gong Yoo got even angrier: "Sorry!? Ah!"
Seeing Gong Yoo waving his fists angrily in the air while being held in Lee Dong Wook's arms, Jin Qixuan couldn't hold back the smile on his face, so he just smiled and asked:
"Uncle Suejian, what happened to him?"
Lee Dong Wook did not respond to Kim Kye Xuan's words. Instead, he hugged Gong Yoo tightly and turned to apologize to the people next to him in the bar, saying that Gong Yoo was drunk.
"Ah! How could I be drunk!"
Gong Yoo was indignant. Seeing that he couldn't break free from Lee Dong Wook's iron arms, he could only glare at Jin Qixuan and said, "You still dare to say you are Dehua? Ah, Butterfly! Butterfly! Butterfly, come here!"
"Mr. Butterfly? Hahaha, uncle, you are drunk!"
Faced with Jin Qixuan's undisguised ridicule, Gong Liu became even more angry. He turned to Lee Dong Wook and pretended to be calm:
"Wait, let go first, let go, let me go."
This part should have ended here, but at this moment, Lee Dong Wook suddenly whispered in Gong Yoo's ear:
"I'll hold you, jump!"
Then, Gong Yoo performed a kicking move that was sure to kill Kim Kye-hyun. His body suddenly flew into the air and he kicked towards Kim Kye-hyun with both feet.
Because the scene was so funny, Jin Qixuan couldn't hold it anymore and burst into laughter.
"CUT!"
As soon as the director called for cut, Gong Yoo quickly turned back to check Lee Dong Wook's chin.
Because he jumped too hard just now, his head hit Lee Dong Wook's chin hard.
"It's okay. It's okay."
Lee Dong Wook waved his hands to indicate that he was fine.
Gong Liu covered the back of his head and narrated vividly:
"Ah, I didn't want to jump just now, I said pause, I wanted to take another shot. Then Dongxu whispered in my ear: Brother, jump, I will hold you tight. Then I did that, and I crashed into it."
"Hahaha……"
Hearing this, the whole audience burst into laughter.
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