Chapter 215
Chapter 215: Management Business Division Team 4 Leader (4)
TL: emptycube / ED: Isleidir
Everyone who gathered in Supernatural’s production meeting room darted their eyes . They should be opening champagne thanks to the unexpected effective marketing strategy, but the mood was gloomy . It was because of Director Cha Jaeho, whose eyes glowered as he sat in the seat of honor .
-Irritable Cha, what’s got him all worked up?
A female employee wrote on the planner of her co-worker sitting next to her . Her co-worker silently showed her his phone under the table . The article headline on it read:
{City Jungle hits crowdfunding goal in 1 hour, breaking the previous record}
Exchanging glances, the production employees tried to flatter Director Cha .
“Director, why are you so concerned about City Jungle? They aren’t even on our level . ”
“Our breakeven point is 4 . 2 million, and our goal is 10 million . They will be over the moon if they reach 4 million with that film . ”
“There’s no comparing directors either . You’re a master, and she’s a greenhorn . ”
“To be honest, if not for Jung Sunwoo, City Jungle wouldn’t have been such a hot topic . ”
Director Cha Jaeho, who seemed to relax at being called a master, grew sullen .
“How can I not be concerned?! I’m about to collapse from high blood pressure because of that bastard! Do you know what that Jung Sunwoo bastard said-!”
His employees perked their ears .
Something scandalous was going on between W&U’s Jung Sunwoo and Director Cha Jaeho, and although everyone was hush-hush about it, they knew that Jung Sunwoo stabbed Director Cha Jaeho in the back because of it . This was because the director made several outbursts on set .
“That bastard, that cocky bastard said…!”
Director Cha Jaeho opened and closed his mouth a few times before bursting into a tirade of curses .
Then, soon, he turned around with glittering eyes .
“Where is the marketing coordinator?”
***
-Has City Jungle not started accepting funds? Why won’t my payment go through?
-It’s been sold out, dear customer . The exit is on your left .
-LOL I was fortunate enough to do it as soon as they launched it . If not, I might have missed out!
-Oh my god . I missed it because I was careless . I succeeded in buying tickets to a solo concert that sold out in a minute and never failed to sign up for classes, but how could I miss this?! I’m speechless . q . q Why won’t they take my money when I want them to!
-Their original time frame was a week . Won’t they increase the funding goal?
-I thought everyone moved to Supernatural because that’s all they were talking about . Were all those posts made by Heo Kakyung fans? Or was this the big picture of those who wanted to get rid of competitors?
-I knew this would happen . Since crowdfunding became a hot topic because of Jung Sunwoo lol .
-But do all you investors think you’ll profit? Because it’s Jung Sunwoo’s film? Only a few crowdfunded films until now have profited . You guys are better off investing in shares .
-I only put in 100,000 won . It said that I would receive a VIP screening ticket as well as a general advance purchase ticket, so I didn’t think I would be losing much even if I lost all of it . Looking at other community sites, it looks like there are tons of people who invested 100,000 won .
-I put in 1,000,000! To be honest, half because of expectations and half for fun .
-2,000,000 for me! Half for never-failing Jung Sunwoo, half because I’m Lee Songha’s fan . Songha, let’s get another hit!
Carbonated bubbles surged up glasses . Having received soda, the employees were chuckling .
“If not for the fact you’re still working, I wouldn’t have popped some champagne!”
“Now, let’s get in the mood!”
Although this was a simple celebration at the office, the mood was as though we won the world cup . People chatted while pouring soda into champagne flutes .
“When the producer messaged me, I was like ‘Is this guy on drugs?’”
“This guy? On drugs?”
“I mean, it just doesn’t make sense logically! It ended as soon as it launched!”
“We left our mark on the history of crowdfunding films! The Jung Sunwoo effect is incredible!”
“I told you! It’s more effective than bringing an actor in a star marketing campaign!”
I couldn’t even count the number of flutes that clinked with mine .
Although I did expect a pretty decent result when I sprinkled ‘investments’ onto my special image, this was beyond my expectations .
Soda instantly poured down my throat . My frustrations that built up from Supernatural’s media manipulation was swept away . I was receiving tons of messages from W&U too . Team Leader Park was laughing about how she missed her chance to invest .
“It still feels surreal to me . I asked a few of my friends to invest, but I guess I was worried for nothing . ”
The film production company Forest’s CEO looked partly out of it as he laughed . He didn’t have any alcohol, yet his face was red . I looked at the employees behind him and asked,
“Did Director Oh Hyunkyung not come?”
“Ah, I told her to come even for a moment, but Director Oh is really focused right now . She said that she would make a few adjustments after the feedback we received from internal screenings . She really looks… I can’t even strike up a conversation with her . ”
I recalled the film I saw at the screening . It made me lose my sleep for the next few days .
Just then, SBE Film’s CEO and project producer, as well as World Art Pictures’ general manager, approached me .
“The platform is asking if we have any plans on raising our goal . They say that they are receiving a crazy amount of inquiries . ”
“We originally considered 300 million as our maximum . Is there a reason to be greedier?”
“Well, that’s true, but the public is so…”
SBE Film’s CEO and project producer licked their lips . World Art’s general manager shook his head .
“If we raise the target, it’ll put pressure on us internally . Also, on our partial investors . ”
While there was a slight conflict of opinions, we eventually decided not to increase our goal . We were already fully enjoying the marketing effects of having reached our goal in one hour .
The project producer raised his glass .
“Anyways, it’s an overwhelming victory for us in terms of crowdfunding! There are probably a few of you who couldn’t get enough sleep from Supernatural or whatever, but now you can sleep easy!”
Laughter shook the office .
However, the smiles of victors quickly faded the next day .
{Supernatural vs City Jungle}
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