When broadcaster Hong Seok-cheon criticized the current system during a livelihood dialogue with President Lee Jae-myung at the Contents Culture Plaza in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, on the 14th, he directly targeted the government's tourism policies, where each local government creates similar tourism products while concentrating budgets on specific companies. This drew applause from the audience. Hong Seok-cheon attended as a representative of self-employed businesses and pointed out, "The problem is the tourism budget going down nationwide," and "Even 200 mural villages, 150 suspension bridges, and cable cars are all uniform." He said, "Certain construction companies It seems like we're running all the projects nationwide," and suggested, "If only 20% of that money were given to local creators, it would do much better." President Lee Jae-myung said, "This was a topic we were actively discussing at yesterday's senior advisors' meeting, and developing the cultural industry is the government's key initiative. It's a core business," and immediately responded, "We need to highlight the characteristics of the provinces and build competitiveness." Hong Seok-cheon spoke more directly about the reality of the self-employed, saying, "Every administration hasn't had an effect, but this time I hope it really works," and especially joked, "I've all failed," revealing the difficulties the self-employed feel with his joke. Hong Seok-cheon also suggested revitalizing traditional markets, and based on his parents' 40 years of experience running in rural markets, he said, "If the parking problem is solved, most will be solved," and added, "We could also consider developing a night market." President Lee Jae-myung responded to Hong Seok-cheon's criticism, saying, "That's a valid point," and joked, "They call it a small business policy, but only a merchant policy," and immediately ordered the policy chief to review it. He instructed the policy chief to review it.
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