Squid Game became a sensation and a global hit with a spectacular and thrilling story of a group of people who accepted a strange invitation to compete in a mysterious children’s game. The show received overwhelmingly positive reviews.
Even though it seems like Squid Game was an instant success, the truth behind how this show became so popular is really inspiring. Did you know that Squid Game was rejected over and over again for 10 years?The creator Hwang Dong-hyuk had to overcome a ton of rejections, obstacles and difficulties before Squid Game became a global hit.
His success story is so inspiring because it gives people courage to overcome challenges and obstacles and never give up on their dreams. Do you know how the idea for Squid Game was born? It was actually inspired out of his own personal experiences. It was based on his own financial struggles.
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While living with his mother and grandmother, money became short, so at one point he was forced to stop writing the script and sell his laptop for money to pay the bills and make ends meet. In 2009 after finishing the script, things didn’t become easier because it was rejected over and over again by studios and actors who thought the script was too weird and unrealistic.
For a decade, no one was interested in taking up his project. “There were a lot of people who told me that Squid Game was a project that was weird and too unrealistic. I continuously got rejected from investors and actors,” he said.
But after Netflix decided to give the script a chance, Squid Game has fast become one of Netflix’s most viral sensations in just a few days. Squid Game has completely taken the world by storm by becoming Netflix’s most watched show in history. The show that is currently ranking number one around the world took 10 years in the making.
The creator of Squid Game is a living proof of what happens if you just don’t give up. Remember, if you have a dream that you genuinely believe in, hold on to that dream because who knows, it might change your life forever.
