Lee Byung Hun To Receive 1 Billion Won?

Lee Byung Hun is expected to receive more than 1 billion won for his movie "Masquerade". 

On SBS's "Night of TV Entertainment" that aired October 17th, the hosts talked about money in the entertainment industry.

The show attracted attention by revealing that Lee Byung Hun, who starred in the movie, "Masquerade" which is about a commoner (Lee Byung Hun) that looks like the king of the country who secretly takes the place of the poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos, regardless of the fact that he's putting his own life in danger, received 600 million won as his basic fee for just acting in the movie. On top of that, he will be receiving more guarantee fees (Incentives an actor receives if the movie exceeds its expected profit margin.) due to the movie doing so well, totaling up to 1 billion won.

The show also introduced Han Seok Gyu as the first person to receive a guarantee fee. Han is known to have received 950 million won as his guarantee fee with his movie, "Swiri" (1999) which is a movie about 2 agents Ryu and Lee, special agents of South Korea's secret intelligence service, who attempt to track down North Korean terrorists and find explosives that are supposed to blow up South Korea. Meanwhile Hee a female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu while he tries to complete his job. 

"Masquerade" is currently in theaters in North America.