Life is Easier If You're Handsome novel Chapter 220

"Tarzan, at most, will be done in 5 months."

"Really? That’s it?"

"Filming people doesn’t take long, but the CG work will probably take almost a year."

"Is that so?"

"Of course! You don’t need to ask, that’s how it is for most productions."

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They were continuing their meeting busily.

In fact, when you call it a meeting, it's mostly just about determining the casting list.

Sometimes, in variety shows, who to invite is pretty much everything.

"So... ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) if it's the end of February, you're suggesting we aim for August, right?"

"Yeah, let’s lock in the schedule and sign with Netflix, okay?"

"Not doing it as an exclusive?"

"We can pre-release it, it’ll definitely do well overseas, so we need to sell it quickly."

Moreover, the money Netflix is investing in Korea these days is no small amount.

They continued the meeting.

Scratch, scratch, scratch.

Every time a suggestion was written on the whiteboard, they nodded in agreement.

"Leave out the dangerous areas and just cover the entire U.S., how great would that be?"

"So, the title is going to be 'Will It Work on the Mainland'?"

"Yeah, now you get it?"

"...Yes."

"Well, as long as you understand now. Anyway, so who should we pick as the chef?"

"That’s the tricky part. Donghu is such a great cook."

"Yeah, but it’s not just regular cooking."

From the behind-the-scenes stories when he appeared on The Gourmet,

it turned out that Donghu made every dish himself, and even the courses were all planned by him.

Wouldn’t one person with that kind of skill be enough?

But thinking like that, his looks were just too valuable to be stuck in the kitchen.

With that face, would it make sense for him to stay in the kitchen?

He’s the perfect storm in the world of customer attraction, a one-man power, no doubt about it.

To waste that would prove to be foolish.

"Well, since the menu is Korean... um, this is tricky."

"We don’t necessarily have to hire a chef who specializes in Korean food."

"Really?"

"Anyone who can interpret Korean food is fine."

The main PD of Will It Work on the Mainland, Choi Jaesang, continued with a knowing look.

"Anyway, the main star is Donghu."

It’s Donghu’s food truck.

Is there a possibility it won’t be popular? Almost zero.

So naturally, an experienced chef was needed.

Someone who could handle the crowds and serve fast if needed.

"Chef Choi Seokhyeon... or maybe that chef who’s been getting some buzz lately? How about Chef Cha Gangrok?"

As long as the skills are guaranteed,

Donghu would handle the rest of the publicity.

With that expectation, the meeting came to an end.

After all, all decisions were made based on one thing.

"If Donghu does it, it’s a success. If not, it’s just going to fail."

It all depended on Donghu.

And at the same time,

there was someone else thinking the same thing. free𝑤ebnovel.com

"Why can’t it be done? I just can’t logically understand this!"

On the other side of the world,

Kiryuu Sota, the investor for the Japanese movie Goblin, was passionately arguing with the investors.

"It’s not that it can’t be done..."

"If Kim Donghu is the lead, what’s the difference between saying it can’t be done?"

"Are you saying that the role of Musashi should be played by a Korean?"

"It’s impossible, isn’t it?"

"Of course! It’s like having a Japanese actor play Yi Sun-sin!"

Regardless of the actual history,

Musashi is a figure who has been almost deified in many places.

The master of swordsmanship.

The legend of Japanese swordsmanship, who never lost.

For a Korean to play such a character?

The backlash would be unimaginable.

"Can you even imagine how strong the backlash would be? Musashi has already received more praise than the real historical figure. He’s practically a god of swordsmanship!"

But...

"That’s exactly why it’s Kim Donghu. Don’t you get it? Only he could pull it off without receiving criticism?"

That’s why Sota was certain that Kim Donghu had to be the one.

He was the only one who could truly embody Musashi without backlash.

He had spent so much time writing the script, creating the proposal, and gathering investors.

‘Once he sits at the table, it’s almost all decided.’

Yet, these conservative types continued to doubt.

They wanted to ride the wave of change but were still afraid.

It wasn’t ideal, but he had no choice but to appease them for now.

"Whoever plays Musashi will get criticized! Everyone will say no! So! That’s why!"

Only Kim Donghu could do it.

With his perfect looks and a body crafted by the gods.

And his overwhelming acting ability that could show it all.

"These things together will create an incredible synergy! I’m sure of it!"

The investors nodded as they listened,

but in the back of their minds, they couldn’t shake the thought.

This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.

‘But if Kim Donghu plays Musashi... and it succeeds...’

‘Is it the success of Musashi, or Kim Donghu’s success?’

‘Isn’t this cultural conquest? This is cultural conquest, right?’

‘Still, if he does it, it’ll succeed. He might even break the record for the most viewers in Korea...’

It wasn’t a problem they could approach lightly.

But the actor who made the investors want to jump right in was none other than Kim Donghu.

By the end of February,

the signs of Kim Donghu attracting work were slowly starting to show.

***

"Thank you for your hard work!"

The second script reading went much smoother than the first one.

There was no atmosphere of suspicion.

No one was glancing around or trying to gauge the mood.