Chapter 86

"Senior Li Huale, can you sign for me?"

Just as he had stepped out of the computer room and into the living room, a girl in a black dress carefully approached with a pen and paper in hand.

"Hmm~~ a signature?? Are you sure you want my signature?" Li Huale looked at the girl with long flowing hair, a fresh appearance, and a slightly chubby face, and asked uncertainly.

And Li Huale easily recalled the girl's future appearance on Earth. Although she had beautiful long hair now, she would have a long period of short hair in the future.

But her long hair looked quite pretty.

Han Enjing nodded, a bit shyly, and said, "I really like your music. I watched the show in my dorm yesterday. Also... are you the Li Huale from Hongyi Middle School?"

"~~~ Am I that famous? You've heard of me too?" Li Huale asked, somewhat surprised.

Han Enjing nodded and replied seriously, "I have a high school classmate who is a member of the Peace Guardians. I've heard many things and even attended a gathering once. Is it really you, Senior Li Huale?"

Li Huale nodded helplessly and then took the small notebook from Han Enjing's hand. At this moment, he became more concerned, thinking that there must be many people like Han Enjing who were curious and doubtful.

Li Huale was very clear about this. He had mentioned it before: outside of Jiangnan, his name had spread in many schools. However, the spread was just that—some schools made Li Huale seem like a super idol, while others portrayed him as a righteous fighter. The difference was quite significant.

Actually, dealing with those seniors was a minor issue for Li Huale. If those so-called seniors dared to step forward, Li Huale could find internet trolls to blast them and expose their past misdeeds.

The main concern was the incidents involving teachers. Li Huale was more worried about those, as he was the one who had mostly done those things. Although there were other parties involved at the time, he didn't know if he could still contact them. Moreover, public opinion generally favored teachers, and with his numerous past misdeeds, it was indeed troublesome.

"It looks like I need to pause the TV script and focus on the movie script first!" Li Huale thought seriously as he signed.

Upon careful reflection, there were still some pure elements in the memory fragments. The movies in his memory were still quite good and didn't involve too much adult content.

However, Li Huale felt a bit helpless... it was still about connections. Where should he submit the script once it was written? Or which director should he approach?

Li Huale handed the notebook back to Han Enjing and suddenly asked, "Your name is Han Enjing, right?"

"Ah~~ I forgot to introduce myself. How did you know my name, Senior?" Han Enjing took the notebook and realized she hadn't introduced herself. Not only her, but the other girls sitting on the sofa also noticed they hadn't introduced themselves to the host. They had only greeted him, and because they had seen him on TV, and Jeon Bora had mentioned him, they all knew who Li Huale was.

Li Huale smiled at Han Enjing's slight panic and said, "Aren't you a former child star? I paid a bit of attention. By the way, since you've also been an actor, what do you think... if I have a movie script with a darker theme, reflecting some social issues and being quite realistic, which directors in Korea do you think would be suitable for such a genre?"

Han Enjing, caught off guard by this sudden question, thought subconsciously but couldn't recall many directors' names.

"Kim Ki-duk!"

At that moment, Park Hyo-min, sitting on the sofa in a black hoodie, suddenly raised her hand and called out, as if she were a model student.

Li Huale was taken aback. Kim Ki-duk... he didn't know him.

Well, Li Huale wasn't particularly fond of movies with overly dark themes, especially those that criticized society, and his girlfriend didn't like them either, so he had never watched Kim Ki-duk's films.

Even for the movies he had seen, Li Huale hadn't paid attention to the directors, though he had heard the name, he didn't recognize it at all.

Kim Ki-duk was, of course, very famous in the industry, a true master director in Korea.

A director who spoke through his visuals, an artist who always focused on the marginalized, each of his works carried Kim Ki-duk's unique personal charm. His life experiences were tumultuous, and he had received no formal film education, yet his works shone at international film festivals.

However, Kim Ki-duk's films were always filled with cruelty, violence, and explicit content. Although these elements were used for artistic expression, they were also a silent indictment of society, much like how his films always had very few lines.

For this reason, Kim Ki-duk was firmly a "flop director" in Korea. He faced the dilemma of being well-received abroad but having poor box office performance in Korea.

To date, Kim Ki-duk's highest-grossing film was in 2002, with 300,000 viewers, and many of his other films had fewer than 10,000 viewers.

His films were always too heavy and cruel, easily making audiences uncomfortable.

But fortunately, Kim Ki-duk's films always sold to many countries. Although he couldn't make money in Korea, he could recoup his costs overseas, allowing his film career to continue.

After hearing this name, Li Huale had a bit of a memory, but it was his own. He thought for a moment, introduced himself to the girls, and then ran back to the computer room, leaving Jeon Bora outside, fuming and wanting to bite someone.

At this moment, Li Huale was already sitting in front of the computer, searching for information on Kim Ki-duk. Although Park Hyo-min had just mentioned it, Li Huale did think of this director who always flopped in Korea.

He quickly found the information he wanted.

"Kim Ki-duk Suffers from Social Anxiety Disorder"

According to a close friend of Kim Ki-duk, during the filming of "Sad Dream," an accident occurred that nearly cost an actor's life, causing Kim Ki-duk immense guilt after the shooting ended.

The Korean newcomer director Zhang Xun, whom Kim Ki-duk had mentored, left due to funding issues and developed many conflicts, leading Kim Ki-duk to suffer from social anxiety disorder and temporarily live in seclusion...

"Damn it~~~ What kind of seclusion is this!"

Li Huale rolled his eyes and muttered helplessly. However, after researching Kim Ki-duk's life, he felt a deep respect. Regardless of anything else, his unwavering commitment to his niche and sensitive themes, without being swayed by money, was indeed admirable.

Compared to the commercial films in Korea that often drew over a million viewers, Kim Ki-duk's films were far from profitable.

Such a person was indeed an excellent director choice, but if not restrained, the films he produced would likely flop.

Although this great director was in seclusion, as long as he was still in Korea, he would eventually be seen. Li Huale wasn't in a hurry. After all, he hadn't even written the script yet, and he was just preparing for the future. Even if he were to seek a director to shoot the script in his mind, it wouldn't be now. At this point, journalists would need to do a lot of research to investigate him.

Even if there were news online, it would need to be verified first, otherwise, it wouldn't be convincing.

"I just need a few months to buffer!"

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