“I received a guarantee for ‘Hwaran’” Song Joong-ki receives wristwatch certification from production company representative

Actor Song Joong-ki captured the attention of the audience by authenticating the wristwatch he received in exchange for the 'Hwaran' guarantee.

At 2 p.m. on the 7th, an open talk about the movie ‘Hwaran’ (directed by Kim Chang-hoon) was held at the outdoor stage of the Busan Cinema Center in Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan. Director Kim Chang-hoon, Hong Sa-bin, Song Joong-ki, and Kim Hyeong-seo were present.

On this day, Song Joong-ki said, "I am embarrassed to see a lot of articles related to no guarantee. The reason is because it is not important at all," and added, "I actually wanted to film this movie with a much smaller budget. A much smaller budget. But (my guarantee was not included). “Because) I was afraid that if the budget went up, box office formulas would be included and pointless action scenes, car chases, etc. would be included.”

At the same time, Song Joong-ki attracted attention by showing off the yellow electronic watch he was wearing on his wrist and saying, "The CEO gave me a watch at a dinner table not long ago. I received a guarantee."

The story unfolds when Yeon-gyu (Hong Sa-bin), a boy who wants to escape from the hellish reality, meets Chee-geon (Song Joong-ki), the middle boss of the organization, and joins him in a dangerous world. 'Dwarf' was officially invited to the Un Certain Regard section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival and received favorable reviews.

Meanwhile, at this year's Busan International Film Festival, a total of 269 films, including 209 officially invited films from 69 countries and 60 community beef screenings, will meet the audience. The opening film was 'Because I Hate Korea' (Director Jang Geon-jae) starring Go Ah-seong, Kim Woo-gyeom and Joo Jong-hyuk, and the closing film was 'The Emperor of Movies' (Director Ning Hao) starring Yoo Deok-hwa.

Busan Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr