The latest Korean drama "Surviving with an Artist Agent" (also translated as "Survival of Star Agents") is adapted from the Douban 9.0 high-scoring French drama "Ten Percent", with the artist agent as the protagonist, telling the workplace survival story of agents in large entertainment companies, is a workplace light comedy intertwined with reality and fiction, suitable for dinner!
directed by "Very Cheap, Maxima Supermarket" Bai Chenglong, "Don't Want to Go to the Company" Park So-young screenplay, starring Lee Seo-jin, Guo Sun-young, Seo Hyun-woo, Zhu Hyun-young.
In addition, each episode has a special appearance or group of artists - the first episode Cao Ruzhen (Cho Ruzhen), the second episode Chen Sun-kyu and Lee Hee-joon.
After the trailer, there will also be Lee Soon-jae, Wu Nara, Park Ho-san, Daniel Haini, Kim Ya-jung, Kim so-ro, Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Won-hae, Seo Hyo-rin, Kim Joo-ling, and So Ji-seop (?) ) and other actors, in short, are Korean drama "old acquaintances", with a strong lineup ~
The plot is basically the same as the original story, but it has been localized and added Korean popular elements, such as MBTI~
The first episode revolves around the age dilemma of the actress - actress Cao Ruzhen, who is over 40 years old, was rejected by the big director Quentin because of her age, and the emotional agent Kim Zhongdun chose to hide this fact in order to protect the actress's self-esteem, but it was soon exposed, and the artist and agent suffered a crisis of trust.
Director Matai Wu has turned things around through the exchange of interests, as long as Cao Ruzhen is willing to fill her face with fat, she can star in Quentin's movie as planned...
The plot is very simple, it seems that there is nothing particularly innovative, and the age dilemma of the actress and the anxiety of the artist's appearance are also relatively understated, but the director can see that it took a lot of thought to shoot, such as the two scenes here echo back and forth with mirrors.
When Cao Ruzhen learned that she was rejected because of her age, walking alone on the street, she looked at her face reflected on the glass on the side of the road was blurred and ghosted, and the mirror image had the effect of reflecting the character's heart, at this time Cao Ruzhen's inner self-examination, "Am I really old", her expression conveyed such a question.
When she decided to undergo the injection, she looked at her face again in the mirror of the clinic, this time the mirror clearly reflected her appearance, slightly surprised eyes, and she detected something in her heart, indicating that she had made a decision.
Through the contrast of the two mirror images, coupled with Cao Ruzhen's subtle eye changes, it shows the inner transformation process of the characters.
Although there is no suspense in the plot, the interaction between the actress and the agent is very cute ~ Finally, it pays tribute to the classic movie "ET".
The first episode laid the foundation for a light-hearted, humorous, warm light comedy style, the relationship between the characters is simple and easy to sort out, and the unit drama format, each episode can see different artists starring in real names.
The fictional story designed in combination with the artist's own personality is the biggest attraction of this play - "The artists are not simply cameos, and will mix fiction and reality TV appropriately according to their own circumstances." ”
The agents also have their own narratives, the happy and unhappy family Loveline of "Miss Pigeon" Guo Sun-young and Seo Hyun-woo, as well as the father-daughter line of "Meida" Lee Seo-jin and "Dong Grame" Zhu Hyun-young.
But I think the love line and the father-daughter line are old-fashioned, redundant and without suspense, and I hope to focus on the interesting things between different artists and agents compared to the relationship between agents.
The comedy effect of the second episode is upgraded, revolving around the love-hate relationship between actor Lee Hee-joon and actor Chen Sun-kyu. Korean Open audience reaction "suddenly became interesting from the second episode", "Lee Hee-joon Chen Sun-kyu is crazy"~
Lee Hee-joon and Chen Sun-kyu are both friends and competitors from dramas, and they have a "triangular relationship" with representatives of brokerage companies. During the drama period, the representative was originally going to sign Chen Sun-kyu, but Lee Hee-joon, who replaced the sick Sun-kyu, was signed first, and the two competed secretly.
The opportunity for the outbreak of the matter was that Lee Hee-joon announced the boycott of a new film directed by Bian Yongzhu 3 weeks before filming (Note: Bian Yongzhu is a famous Korean female director active in both independent films and commercial films, famous for the comfort women documentary "Weak Voice", commercial film masterpieces include "Secret Love", and Lee Hee-joon starred in his movie "Train")
Filming will start in 3 weeks, but the actor opened the skylight and hid in the temple (Lee Hee-joon will also go to the temple in private, and some Korean bloggers have seen Lee Hee-joon, Song Joong-ki and the temple monks take a photo), just when the agent was freaking out, thinking of the actor Chen Sun-kyu of the same company, Chen Sun-kyu did not know that Lee Hee-joon was cast first, and thought that he was the first choice, and gladly agreed.
Unexpectedly, the two met at the deputy's funeral and learned the truth of the casting, and the two broke out with jealousy and saber rattling.
Lee Hee-joon said that Chen Sun-kyu was hypocritical and wanted to fire and did not admit it. Obviously said that he liked the feeling of a small production team working together, and as a result, he made the commercial blockbuster "Victory" (Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Yoo Hae Allah starring in Netflix original sci-fi movies)
Chen Shangui is not to be outdone, not only criticizing Lee Hee-joon's acting skills, but also attacking his character and appearance. The two tore their faces in public, and everyone was watching the play next to them.
Finally, in front of the representative's tomb, the two found their original intentions, remembered the friendship accumulated in the past, and released their previous suspicions.
This limb is funny full marks, grabbing the microphone in front of the grave, I don't know if it will fight or kiss in the next second, the subtle spark of the two actors is too interesting ~
In the end, the agent proposed to director Bian Yongzhu to let the two actors co-star and replace BG with BL - the hot love between Chen Sun-kyu and Lee Hee-joon?!
The director thought that this was very in line with the international situation and his bold and unconventional film style, and decided to try.
Although completely unexpected and bizarre cp (?) But in any case, the crisis was successfully resolved.
Another interesting fact is that Lee Hee-joon and Chen Sun-kyu also starred in the robbers of the first episode of "Vincenzo", and they were the ones who kidnapped Song Joong-ki. Lee Hee-joon and Song Joong Ki collaborated on the movie "Bogotá", and Chen Sun-kyu and Song Joong Ki collaborated on the movie "Victory", which contributed to this special appearance, and I hope that the two actors can officially cooperate in a movie in the future (love is counted) ~
Looking at the current 2 episodes of "Life as an Artist Agent", I think it is a very good adaptation of localization, the spark between artists is very interesting, and the intertwined interpretation of reality and fiction has a unique flavor. Audiences who often pay attention to and are familiar with Korean dramas and Korean movies, interesting artist short stories should have an appetite for you, just take it as a relaxing dinner drama to unload the fatigue of the day ~~
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