Chapter 63

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In the time that followed, the members of Girls' Generation were still entranced by Lee Jong's muscles, until suddenly, Seohyun noticed, "Sisters, that Yoon Seon-hee is looking at Uncle differently..."

"What, what?" All the women snapped out of their daydreams, wiping away their drool, blushing, and pretending nothing was wrong. "What's going on? Why does it feel like this woman knows Oppa Lee Jong?" Jung Ah-yeon watched as Yoon Seon-hee kept glancing at the back of Lee Jong, a feeling that was hard to describe.

"Could they know each other?" Hyoyeon said.

"Does this Yoon Seon-hee seem to be watching Uncle Lee Jong's reactions? It feels a bit like she's trying to please him." Yoona also said, and she didn't like the way Yoon Seon-hee danced just now.

"Could they be dating?" Sunny exclaimed in surprise...

Everyone fell silent. It seemed that only the reason of them dating could explain why Yoon Seon-hee, who was definitely a well-bred young lady, would be so anxious and uncertain.

Thus, everyone watched until the end of the show. Yoon Seon-hee indeed chose Lee Jong, and Lee Jong looked exceptionally handsome, completely embodying the image of a cool uncle, which was particularly attractive to little girls who lacked fatherly affection.

After the show ended, it was already past midnight. Everyone went back to their rooms to sleep, but each had their own thoughts. After the lights were turned off, except for the carefree Kim Sura and the young Seohyun who didn't understand much, the rest of them almost all did the same thing: they pulled the covers over their heads, waited a bit, took out their phones, and sent a text message to Lee Jong.

Lee Jong had just used the remaining money to buy some things from the fridge, not much, just enough for a few bottles of beer and a few bags of peanuts.

Lee Jong sat on the balcony, drinking and looking at the pitch-black outside. At this moment, his phone beeped seven times in a row. Lee Jong thought to himself, "What's going on? Seven messages after midnight, who's so bored?" He picked up his phone and saw that all the messages were from Girls' Generation.

"Oppa, what's up with that Yoon Seon-hee?" This was from Jung Ah-yeon.

"Uncle, who is Yoon Seon-hee?" This was from Sunny.

"Uncle, did you drink with her yesterday?" This was from Yoon Ah-reum.

"Uncle, Uncle, is that girl pretty? Does she have a good figure? Can't really tell from the TV..." This was from Yoona.

"Uncle, do you like that girl?" Sunny also sent a message.

"Uncle, when are you going to treat us to a meal?" Sooyoung was as independent as ever.

"Hehe, Uncle, Yoon Seon-hee is pretty good, you should go for it!" This was from Taeyeon.

"Hehe, what a bunch of gossipy kids, it seems today's show aired, and it will probably be a hot topic tomorrow." Lee Jong said to himself after reading the messages. After all, this was a new MBC show, and they even invited Lee Hwi-jae and Lee Hyori, so there were definitely some ambitions behind it.

"Um... That girl and I had a blind date before, that's all!" Lee Jong thought for a moment and sent this message to all seven of them. The girls next door, who had their heads buried under the covers, received Lee Jong's reply. Whether it was what they wanted or not, at least they got a response, and that was enough. In the end, everyone slept soundly that night.

The next day, Lee Jong woke up and sat by the desk, waiting for the copy fees to come in. An hour passed, and Lee Jong was hungry; two hours passed, and his stomach started growling; five hours passed, and Lee Jong could only use the beer in the fridge to fill his stomach.

"What's going on? It's already afternoon, why hasn't the money come in? Could it have been swallowed by Showbox?" Lee Jong thought.

Unable to wait any longer, Lee Jong called Showbox, and the explanation was that the copies were only delivered to theaters nationwide today, and the settlement would be tomorrow...

This left Lee Jong in a tough spot. He would have to go hungry for another day and wouldn't receive the copy fees until after 3 PM the next day...

With no choice, Lee Jong had to go home for the day. Fortunately, there was still some food at home, or he might have been the first person to faint from hunger despite having money.

That night, Yoon Ah-reum secretly knocked on Lee Jong's apartment door, but was disappointed to find that he wasn't home. Later, she learned that Lee Jong had gone home, and the yam soup she had prepared was enjoyed by Yoona and the others.

On February 10th, the copy fees from 300 theaters across South Korea were credited to Lee Jong's account, 2 million won per copy, totaling 600 million won.

On February 11th, the official poster for "The Chaser" was released, featuring a dark rainy night background, with Kim Yun-seok drenched and his sharp gaze looking straight ahead, giving a sharp and intense feeling. A large-scale three-day promotional campaign began nationwide.

On February 14th, the premiere of "The Chaser" was held at the Megabox Cineplex in Samcheong-dong, owned by Showbox. In addition to Showbox CEO Choi Min-woo, several Showbox board members, as well as the entire distribution and production departments, were present.

However, the red carpet was rather starless, as Lee Jong didn't allow the cast to invite friends to the premiere. His reasoning was that the movie was too dark and not suitable for friends to watch together. In reality, he was afraid of running into Lee Hyori and the others, who reportedly didn't get up the next day.

At the premiere, Lee Jong, Jang Hoon, Kim Yun-seok, Ha Jung-woo, and Seo Young-hee, among other key cast and crew members, were all present. Director Ahn Byung-ki also unexpectedly showed up.

"Director Ahn, why are you here?" Lee Jong saw Ahn Byung-ki and bowed deeply.

"Hehe, I came uninvited. I wanted to see your final cut! Kim Min-suk only told me that this was the film he was most interested in after 'The Host,' so I'm very excited!" Ahn Byung-ki said with a smile.

"Welcome, welcome," Lee Jong also smiled. During the editing process, Director Ahn Byung-ki had been a great help, and even introduced him to Showbox. So, the smooth release of this film owed a lot to Ahn Byung-ki.

After a half-hour press conference for the premiere, Lee Jong was quite moved. At his own film's press conference, he had to provide travel expenses and gifts to get a few minor media outlets to attend. But with just one word from Showbox, over a hundred major media outlets showed up. At this moment, Lee Jong truly felt the benefits of having a strong backing!!!

The journalists followed the cast and crew into the cinema. Megabox Cineplex is the largest cinema in South Korea, with 16 screens, and the premiere was held in the largest Screen 1.

Screen 1 was packed, with Showbox executives, the main cast and crew of "The Chaser," and journalists sitting in the front rows, while the audience who bought premiere tickets sat in the back.

Most of the audience who bought premiere tickets were attracted by the 19+ age restriction. From the beginning of the promotion, Showbox had spread the word that Lee Jong had re-edited the film from an 18+ rating to a 19+ rating, making it clear that this was a director-driven film with the director having great confidence in his work!

Combined with the popularity of Kim Yun-seok and Ha Jung-woo, and Jang Hoon's reputation as a Kim Ki-duk protégé, "The Chaser" became the most recommended film for Valentine's Day.