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Chapter 173: Goblin Premiere

12 month 2 day.

The much-anticipated "Goblin" will be aired on TVN at 8 o'clock that evening.

After the crew finished filming their scenes for the day, Kim Ki-hyun was invited to ride to Kim So-yeon's house to watch the premiere of "Goblin" together.

According to tradition, the premiere of a TV series starring Jin Qixuan is usually watched at his grandmother's house.

But... the older generation really can't watch TV series like "Goblin". They seem to prefer watching family ethics dramas...

Therefore, Jin Shaoqi invited Jin Qixuan to his house to watch the show and listen to the spoilers at the same time.

As soon as Jin Qixuan entered the house, he saw the cat that Jin Hannah had fostered here confronting the dog raised by Jin Shaoyan on a high place.

Hearing the noise, the two kids looked at Jin Qixuan at the same time.

Then, the puppy's tail shook like a propeller, and it jumped towards Jin Qixuan.

Jin Qixuan changed his shoes, picked up the dog, and sat down on the sofa.

"You haven't eaten yet? The kitchen has made you some kimbap and soybean paste soup."

"Oh, good."

Putting the dog on the ground, Jin Qixuan went to the kitchen to bring the food to the coffee table, and chatted with Jin Shaoxiang while eating:
"Mmm~ delicious! I'm such a virtuous sister, who knows which brat will get the good fortune in the future."

"You know what, I actually made a few friends recently, but after they found out that my uncle is Kim Jong Kook, there was no sign of further development in our relationship..."

Jin Shaoya picked up the dog that wanted to eat the seaweed rice rolls that Jin Qixuan fed it, and touched its head dejectedly.

"Oh? An artist?"

"Ah."

"No wonder, they probably wanted to play with you, but were afraid that their uncle would cause trouble for them, so they backed off."

Seeing her instantly depressed look, Jin Qixuan thought for a moment and said:

"How about I introduce you to a boyfriend?"

There were only a few people around Jin Qixuan. Jin Shaoya thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, and asked, "Is it Park Bo Gum?"

"The sword is not for you."

Jin Qixuan shook his head, took out his phone, found a photo, and handed it to her:

"My mentor's son. If you're interested, I can introduce him to you."

Jin Shaoyang took a look at the photo and pursed his lips:

"She looks average."

Jin Qixuan gave her an example:

"You can't be obsessed with looks. When choosing a husband, you can't just look at his face, you have to look at his inner qualities. Since you are in the music industry, you should know the couple who are currently living a fairy-like life in Jeju Island, right?"

"Are you talking about Lee Hyori and Lee Sang-soon?"

"Ah."

"Oh my god, when they got married, I had just debuted and my uncle took me to the wedding so that I could show my face. At that time, I was wondering why Hyo-ri, who was so beautiful, would marry him..."

"Have you figured it out now?"

"No."

Jin Shaoyan shook his head.

Jin Qixuan: “…”

Fortunately, the TV commercial had already ended by then, and the two stopped chatting and focused on watching the TV.

At the beginning of the scene, Kim Shin is wielding a sword and fighting in the chaos of the army.

Whether in terms of music, lens, or color composition, one can feel a strong sense of history.

Then, the camera turned.

The scene where Kim Shin returns victoriously, the people kneel down and kowtow, shouting "Long live Kim Shin", and then he is killed when he enters the palace.

Seeing that Jin Xin was dead, Jin Shaoyi punched Jin Qixuan in dissatisfaction:
"Ah! You are a tyrant who cannot distinguish between loyalty and treachery! Goryeo was destroyed because of you!"

The clips of Kim Kye-hyun defending Kim Shin in the court meeting and his memories of life were not broadcast, so from the perspective of Kim Shin, Kim Kye-hyun is indeed quite hateful.

Regarding the random accusations made by drama fan Jin Shaoya, Jin Qixuan said calmly:
"If I didn't kill him, the fantasy drama would have become a historical drama, and the goblins wouldn't have been born. He should thank me for giving him a second life."

"Oh……"

After hearing Jin Qixuan's explanation, Jin Shaoqi's anger subsided a lot and he continued to watch the show attentively.

The screen continued to broadcast, and at this moment, Jin Qixuan's cell phone rang.

I picked it up and saw that it was a message from Lee Ji-eun to Kim Ki-hyun on Kakaotalk:
[Why did you kill Kim Shin? ]

Jin Qixuan typed and explained:

[I am a puppet emperor with no real power. If I don't kill Kim Shin that day, Park Jung-won will send me a bowl of poisonous medicine at night. I would rather betray Kim Shin than Kim Shin betray me~]

Lee Ji-eun: [A tyrant!!! (staring jpg.)]

Imagining Li Zhien's expression at this moment, Jin Qixuan laughed dumbly and continued to explain by typing:

[Actually, that butterfly is also me. In a way, he should thank me for giving him a new life.]

Lee Ji-eun: [Butterfly? What is a butterfly? Is it a god? (curiousjpg.)]

[The answer is in the play, watch it carefully! ]

Then, Jin Qixuan responded with a spread-hands expression, put down his phone and continued watching the show.

After watching TV for a while, Jin Qixuan suddenly thought of something, picked up his phone and sent a message to Li Zhien, asking:

【You didn’t go to MAMA tonight? 】

Lee Ji-eun: [Thank you for your attention to me, but I didn’t release a new album this year. ]

Jin Qixuan: [Sorry...]

Jin Qixuan put down his phone awkwardly and continued watching TV.

When Kim Shin was still a human, he was a god in the hearts of the people, an invincible iron-blooded general.

He fought bloody battles for his country and returned with honor, but he could not overcome the suspicion and alienation between the monarch and his subjects.

In the end, he did not die at the hands of his enemies, but at the hands of the king he protected. He was framed by a traitor for no reason and his body was abandoned in the wilderness.

With his heart pierced by a sword stained with the enemy's blood, our Kim Shin ended his tragic life as a human being.

The end of life as a human being is the beginning of life as a ghost.

He has the reward of endless life and eternal reincarnation, but he also has to accept the punishment of loneliness and a sword piercing his heart. As the saying goes, the lonely and brilliant god - Goblin.

From this we can see that the only bug with the infinitely powerful Kim Shin is the sword on his body, and the only person who can pull out that sword is "Goblin's Bride".

When this sword is drawn, Jin Xin will be reduced to ashes and rest in peace.

Now that the flag has been raised to this extent, we can finally summon our heroine.

The story begins again from the year when Eun-jo was born, yes, born.

Eun-tak was supposed to die in the womb, but her mother's sincere request for help moved the kind-hearted Kim Shin. With the help of Kim Shin's divine power, her fate was forcibly changed.

So, she had the ability to see ghosts since she was born.

Ever since her mother died on her ninth birthday, she no longer believes in the myth that blowing out birthday candles and making wishes can come true. But life is hard, and she won’t die if she blows out the candles, so maybe her wish will come true.
"I want to work part-time, I want... most importantly, I want to find a boyfriend!" (The urgency of a perpetually single dog 233333~)
Then, after Eun-jo blew out the candle on his phone, the ghost became like Aladdin’s lamp, and could be summoned anytime, anywhere by just blowing out the spark!

(Electronic ones are fine too, we Goblins are very up-to-date~)
From then on, our Eun-joo started to flirt with men in a shameless and quirky way, making people's hearts flutter.

First meeting.

"Forcing flowers"

The reason is very fresh and unconventional. It’s my birthday and I’m the boss. It’s not appropriate for a grown man to receive flowers!

However, the flower language of buckwheat flowers is "lovers".

There is a faint ambiguity in the air~
Second meeting.

"I'm Tinker Bell, are you in love with me?"

Ghost: I believed your lies!
The third meeting was awesome!

"You are a goblin, and I am the goblin's bride! No matter where you go, I will follow you!"

I followed it and traveled to Canada!

Ghost shocked face: How could you follow me? !
Eun-joo’s surprised face: Ah~ I’m so happy to be going abroad!
Now that it has been discovered that goblins have such magical powers, Enzhuo, who used to be able to be sent away with 500 million, is no longer able to do so.

Therefore, Enzhuo said with a girlish face:

"I've decided! I'm going to marry you!!"

Then, Eun-tak launched a sweet talk offensive against the Goblin.

After more than 900 years, the ghosts who are used to seeing life and death are like a dead vine and an old tree that suddenly sees spring~
Throughout the episode, from "How Kim Shin became a Goblin" to "Why Eun Tak is the Goblin's Bride", the story style gradually changed from solemn and sad to fresh and interesting.

But it also posed a dilemma:

The hero waited for a hundred years and finally waited for the goblin bride who could end his eternal life. But facing this girl who could take his life, should he escape or welcome her with open heart?
In addition to the male and female protagonists, there is also the cold-blooded and ruthless messenger of hell, Lee Dong Wook, and Gong Yoo formed a "mutually bickering CP" as soon as they met.

Gong Yoo: What a vulgar taste!
Lee Dong Wook: Ah~ I feel so wronged~
Even though they don't like each other, they have to live under the same roof...

In addition to the king who made the fans hate him at the beginning, our Jin Qixuan also played the role of Dehua, who was very flirtatious when he appeared on the stage. He passed by Grandma Samshen on the overpass, and the two of them wore red and blue clothes, which made them look like a perfect couple.

In the first episode, Sunny, played by Liu Inna, who uses her beauty to defraud money, has not yet appeared.

However, in the trailer at the end, it was revealed that Sunny was the person who made Lee Dong Wook, the regional messenger who had lost his memory, feel excited.

Overall, the 90-minute first episode does not feel lengthy or tedious at all. The story is both sad and funny, and it also lays out many exciting clues.

After the premiere, there was an overwhelming amount of comments online.

"I really like the title of this drama. It has a cold, warm, literary, and zombie feel to it."

"The first episode was above expectations, the picture quality was great, the plot progressed quickly without dragging, Gong Yoo, Lee Dong Wook, Kim Go Eun, and Kim Kye Hyun were all highlights, and the sequel is worth looking forward to."

"Funny and tear-jerking, the male lead and the second male lead have a sweet CP feeling, another masterpiece of superpower theme, the shipwreck special effects are absolutely movie-level. The new male god Jin Qixuan's fashion show is the first choice for licking the screen, and it is much more beautiful than the blue sea."

"Kim Go-eun and Gong Yoo have a strong sense of CP, especially when they pass by each other and their eyes meet, I look forward to Kim's subsequent plot development."

"How can Lee Dong Wook remain as handsome as before for more than a decade? I licked the screen in the first episode. I feel bad for my computer. I hope he continues to be so popular in the future!"

"Jin Qixuan plays two roles and it's amazing!"

"What is the identity of the woman in red who is staying with Eun-tak disguised as an old lady?"

"Agassi, the brat lurking beside you is the tyrant, kill him now!!!"

"As the messenger of hell, will Lee Dong Wook still forcibly take Eun Tak's life?"

"What is the story between Yoo In Na and Lee Dong Wook? Isn't that ring on Kim Yoo Jung's hand?"

……

The next day, the ratings for the premiere of "Goblin" were announced.

Just by looking at the comments, you can tell that the high ratings were completely expected.

Even though it coincided with the MAMA Music Awards last night, it was still able to break the first episode ratings record set by "Reply 1988", setting a record for the highest first episode ratings in TVN's history with an average of 6.9% and a maximum of 9.3%.

In addition, "Goblin" has received unanimous positive reviews on Naver.

What’s even more rare is that “Goblin” became the first Korean drama to be introduced to China after “The Magistrate”, and it also received an incredible high score of 9.5 on Douban, with almost all of them being five-star recommendations.

In terms of cast and plot development, the premiere effect was achieved with "reputation and ratings soaring together, and good looks and acting skills on par". The first episode made the audience feel "no matter what, I will definitely follow it to the end".

On the same night, the second episode aired saw its viewership rise by 1.4 percentage points from the first, reaching a national average of 8.3%, once again setting a new record for the same episode (the second episode of "Reply 1988" had a viewership of 7.4%).

You know, surpassing the god-level ratings of TVN's mainstay "Reply 1988" is a shot in the arm for both the actors and the crew, and setting off firecrackers to celebrate is considered calm.

However, Jin Qixuan did not show any major emotional fluctuations when he received the text messages of congratulations from his friends.

Since he acted in both dramas, what's there to brag about if he broke his own record?
In the following days, "Goblin" not only continued to set new records in tvN's ratings, but also dominated the TV topic ranking in the 11th week of November.

At the same time, several leading actors in the drama, including Gong Yoo, Lee Dong Wook, Kim Go Eun, and Kim Kye Hyun, also took the top four spots on TV's most talked-about figures from November 11 to December 28, achieving All Kill on the topic list.

In addition to the topic, the first released OstPart.1 of "Goblin" - "Stay With Me" and OstPart.2 - "Only in My Eyes" have successively occupied the first and second places on music software charts such as Melon.

Simply put, Goblin has become the phenomenon it is today with its impeccable performance.

Its popularity completely surpasses that of "Reply 1988" at this time last year.

In terms of word of mouth, tvN's reputation as a top-quality product has once again been proven.

The 90-minute long first and second episodes did not make the audience feel tired at all. Instead, the high production and completion level comparable to that of a movie left people wanting more.

When the actors met again on the set, they all had happy smiles on their faces.

After being cheated by "Big", Gong Yoo stopped acting in TV dramas and has been hanging around in the film industry.

With the first episode of "Goblin" receiving such positive reviews, Kim Ki-hyeon could clearly see that Gong Yoo seemed to have let go of the stress he had been feeling, and was acting more smoothly and naturally.

As a result, he began to perform more and more improvisations to enhance the script.

As the "Goblin" crew was filming in an orderly manner, Kim Ki-hyun began promoting his first film "Brave Citizens" in mid-December.

As a result, Jin Qixuan had to start a tiring life of promotion during the day and filming at night.

(End of this chapter)