Hwang Dong-hyuk, the name behind Netflix’s series Squid Game, which has taken the online drama and movie industry by storm, gave an interview to The Guardian. Speaking about the work he created, the screenwriter also made a striking statement about Netflix. Dong-hyuk stated that Netflix did not give him any bonuses and he is not rich because of Squid Game.
Hwang Dong-hyuk said, “I’m not that rich. But I have enough money. There’s enough to put food on the table. Netflix doesn’t pay me a bonus. I got paid according to what the original contract was.” .
“I wanted to give a message about modern capitalism”
The audience knows; Squid Game was actually born as a reaction to capitalism. Speaking to The Guardian about this, Hwang Dong-hyuk said, “I think the current economic order is not fair. 90 percent of the world thinks so. During the pandemic, poor countries could not get their people vaccinated. They catch the virus and even die on the streets. A message about modern capitalism in the series. I wanted to give it to him.” He seems to have achieved his goal.
Bloomberg recently published a striking report on the relationship between Squid Game and Netflix. According to documents that are said to have been leaked by a Netflix employee, Netflix earned $891 million with Squid Game. Although the series wanted to give a great message to the world, it allowed us to witness a striking example of modern capitalism in blood. . .
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