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“Self-taught…?? Now, are you kidding me?”
The women on the making team had hope. It must be a joke to lighten the heavy reading atmosphere. However, Kang Woo-jin’s answer is low-key and confident.
“Self-taught is right.”
“Really? Sincerity?”
“Yes, seriously.”
At that moment, the woman from the making team covered her mouth with one hand. It was because I was surprised. I didn’t expect the word self-study to come up. This was the same for the dozens of people remaining in the hall.
Entertainment officials, production staff, and reporters began whispering loudly.
“What did he say just now?”
“love of learning? “You taught yourself acting?”
“Does that make sense? I guess it was a play on words. We saw that guy act, right? “That wasn’t something you could achieve through self-study?”
“Yeah, but his expression is so serious?”
Of course, the situation was similar for actors including Ryu Jung-min.
Among them.
‘love of learning? No, self-taught???’
Ryu Jeong-min, the male lead of ‘Profiler Hanryang’, looked genuinely shocked. Even more so after seeing Kang Woo-jin’s crazy acting. The senior actors sitting around him also had stiff expressions. Naturally, it was hard for all the actors to believe it right away.
Except for one person.
-Sigh.
It was Hong Hye-yeon who had just taken out her cell phone. Out of dozens of actors, she was the only one whose reaction was unremarkable. Because you already know this.
‘Everyone’s eyes are falling out. Well, I understand. Even though I already know, it’s still hard for me to accept it.’
Plus two more. Producer Song Man-woo and writer Park Eun-mi sit side by side at the ㅁ-shaped desk. The two giants are observing the situation without any intervention.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the large hall became succinct.
The only word Kang Woo-jin uttered was ‘self-study’, but at this moment, an incredible amount of illusions and misunderstandings were overflowing. It was impossible to make everyone understand.
Kang Woo-jin, the main character who started everything around this time.
‘Calm down, Kang Woo-jin.’
I was doing my best to maintain a poker face. Because we need to create an atmosphere befitting the term ‘self-study’ for strong people.
‘Manage your facial expressions, manage your facial expressions.’
Although it may have been a smokescreen or cover to hide his shame at first, self-study has become a trademark for Woojin, who is now imbued with a terrible concept. Producer Song Man-woo and writer Park Eun-mi already knew about it.
‘It may seem a bit arrogant, but there’s nothing you can do about it. ‘I’ve already said it.’
The concept required consistency. At least Kang Woo-jin thought so. Saying this or that only makes you look like an asshole. Somehow I didn’t button it right the first time, but what can I do when I’ve already come this far?
What more?
‘It’s not even a lie, right? Even though there are cheats, I taught myself. Yes, that means safe.’
In a way, there was no lie in Kang Woo-jin’s words. The period is crazy short, but it’s true that I did it alone. Kang Woo-jin continued to console himself with self-consolation. At that time, there were many top actors in this hall. It would be better to sell quickly and get hit with one hit.
but.
‘Wow, I’m scared. I think it would be better to just run away.’
The eyes of veteran actors such as senior actors were very harsh. This is a huge burden for Kang Woo-jin, who is a small citizen at heart. The tension is already spreading throughout my body, so it’s problematic to continue talking about concepts in front of them. Since I’ve already been doing it for more than half a day, I’ve lost my stamina. Therefore, Woojin chose to run. In other words, run away.
-Drop.
Woojin, who had a poker face, slowly stood up and bowed slightly to the making team standing in front of him.
“I’m sorry, I don’t have much to say.”
Then the making team responded awkwardly and gave way. At this point, Woojin’s mind was filled with nothing but straight lines. The remaining people in the hall simply followed him with their eyes as he left the hall.
At this time.
“Hey, Hong Hyeyeon.”
Ryu Jeong-min, with a serious look on his face, stood up and approached Hong Hye-yeon and spoke to her.
“You got it, right? “Kang Woo-jin came with you.”
Hong Hye-yeon, who was preparing to leave, answered while brushing her long straight hair.
“huh. sorry. “Because the PD told me not to.”
“···Kang Woo-jin, where are you from? “Is this your agency?”
“no.”
“Do you know what your friend was doing? Self-teaching doesn’t make sense.”
“I don’t know, it just feels like it came out of nowhere for me too. “You can ask the PD at the company dinner.”
After answering appropriately, Hong Hye-yeon held up the script and joined CEO Seong-geon Choi, who came closer. When the distance between Ryu Jeong-min and Ryu Jeong-min increased, the pigtail-haired CEO Choi Seong-geon whispered to Hong Hye-yeon. There was excitement in the tone of her voice.
“Hey, Hong Hyeyeon. Is it true what that thing said earlier? Self-taught that.”
“that’s right. Even if you try to get involved in theater through your brother’s connections, you won’t get anything, right? Was acting your hobby? In fact, ‘Super Actor’ also came out as a way to kill time.”
“No… does it make sense now? Is acting a memorized subject? “Then what about overseas?”
“I told you, his past is unclear? “I don’t know what’s going on… Anyway, go to my room and talk.”
At this moment, everyone remaining in the hall was busy talking like crazy about Kang Woo-jin.
Meanwhile.
Kang Woo-jin, who had left the large hall a few minutes ago, was walking down the hallway with a straight expression. There are quite a few staff members passing by, and since this is a war zone, you can’t let your guard down. However, because of the accumulated tension, each step feels heavy.
‘Ha-are you really tired? I want to quickly go to my room and lie down.’
Kang Woo-jin, who had maintained the concept from morning until now, was very tired. My body is sore. He wanted to eat meat, but he felt like he needed to sleep in his room for an hour.
That was when he crossed the first floor lobby.
“Mr. Woojin.”
Someone called Kang Woo-jin from behind. It was a male voice. When I turned around, a slightly chubby man approached me with a sad smile.
“Hello, I was impressed by Assistant Manager Park’s acting. No, I chewed up this script reading.”
“thank you.”
Who is it. Kang Woo-jin responded as if it was no big deal, but shook her head. Because there were so many people, I couldn’t identify who this man was. Did you learn? Fortunately, at this point, a chubby man handed Woojin a business card.
“This is BHM Entertainment Manager Kim Nam-gu.”
Ah, you’re from the entertainment side. Today’s script reading was attended by more than twice as many entertainment officials as the actors. Anyway, Director Kim Nam-gu continued speaking with a smile.
“I am very interested in Woojin. Do you have any agency?”
“No, not yet.”
“Oh oh! Is that true?!”
Woojin nodded cynically, but was a little excited on the inside.
‘Wow – this is the contact or scout I’ve only heard about?! oh my god.’
Director Kim Nam-gu, who had no way of knowing this, snapped at Kang Woo-jin.
“please! Come on! Please contact. After this reading, I would like to have a long talk at our company. Woojin, I really, really want you. “This strange atmosphere, as well as the crazy acting skills from before.”
“Oh, yes.”
“Haha, as you know our BHM Entertainment…”
The chubby manager behind him boasted about his company. He seemed to be a large entertainer. Of course, it was a boring story for Woojin, who didn’t know much about the market, and fortunately, the manager who read Woojin’s expression hurriedly finished the explanation.
“Let’s talk about longer things at work. Please contact us. “If you are Mr. Woojin, unprecedented conditions are possible.”
I don’t know what ‘unconventional’ means, but Kang Woo-jin nodded moderately as he put the business card in his pocket.
“Yes, I will think about it.”
Kang Woo-jin starts walking as soon as he finishes speaking. I wanted to get to my room quickly. But when Woojin arrived in front of the elevator.
“Mr. Kang Woo-jin!”
I was grabbed by someone again. This time it was a woman’s voice.
“Do you have an agency?!”
A few tens of minutes later.
Normally, it would have taken 5 minutes to get there, but it was 30 minutes later when Kang Woo-jin arrived at his room. Whatever it is, as soon as I close the door to the room.
– Sweet.
Kang Woo-jin, who leaned his back against the door, collapsed. His legs feel weak and he sits down on the ground.
“Ha-I’ll search.”
An unfamiliar place, unfamiliar top actors, hundreds of people I was seeing for the first time, etc. And even acting. The tension was at its peak for more than half a day starting in the morning, and it was difficult to maintain the concept for a similar amount of time.
Next, Kang Woo-jin hit his head on the door and was stunned.
“······What did I do today?”
I think I definitely experienced the war, but looking back, I couldn’t remember much. Then Woojin took something out of his flight jacket pocket.
-Sigh.
There were several overlapping business cards. Kang Woo-jin placed the business cards down in front of the river. There seemed to be about 8 pages. I didn’t even look at it clearly. Everyone gave me business cards and explained something, but my memories were vague.
“Were they all entertainers? Ah, I think there was something about the place of production.”
I don’t know. Right now, Woojin just wanted to lie down in bed. I needed to wash, but my brain desperately wanted rest. Therefore, Woojin.
-Lots!
I threw myself on the bed. I quickly fell asleep. Oh no, no. Woojin, who was about to close his eyes, set the alarm on his cell phone. 1 hour back.
soon.
“Uh, it’s being reorganized…”
Kang Woo-jin fell into a deep sleep.
About two hours later, around 7 p.m.
A meat party was in full swing in a fairly large vacant lot behind the outdoor parking lot of the condo in Building 1. Of course, it was the ‘Profiler Hanryang’ team. A simple desk, chairs, and meat grilling equipment were set up on an area covered with artificial grass. The menu includes beef, pork belly, etc.
Approximately 50% of the total number of people attended.
Almost the entire production team, including producer Song Man-woo, joined. However, writer Park Eun-mi is not visible. Quite a few entertainment officials also gathered. Some actors left the condo or chose to take a break due to their schedules. Senior actors only entered the room with their faces shown at the beginning or rarely came out of the room.
There are about 50 people left.
The problem is that Kang Woo-jin, who was craving beef, is nowhere to be seen. The reason was simple.
Because right now, Kang Woo-jin is asleep without the world knowing.
Meanwhile, Ryu Jung-min, who was sitting at the table where the eight actors were sitting, looked like he was deep in thought. Because I was full of Kang Woo-jin’s thoughts from a while ago.
‘Kang Woo-jin, he was a type of actor I had never seen before. Even if you see it in person, you can’t guess anything, right? And what about self-study?’
Ryu Jung-min was a high tier even among top actors. He has seen thousands of actors so far. However, it was difficult to identify the actor Kang Woo-jin. It was truly a different species. Unknown facial expressions and actions, empty yet solid eyes, aura with high self-esteem, crazy acting skills whose origin and end are unknown, etc.
There was only one thing that was certain here.
‘Yes, self-taught is just a phrase. ‘You can never achieve that quality through self-study.’
‘Director Park’ was said to be one of the best performances of Ryu Jung-min’s acting career.
At this time.
“But it’s a bit like that.”
A female actor sitting at Ryu Jung-min’s table grumbled a little.
“I don’t know about anyone else, but shouldn’t Kang Woo-jin attend the dinner party? “You changed the script reading earlier, and after all, you’re a rookie, right?”
Looks like he’s dissatisfied.
“I don’t know if acting has already made me arrogant. I’m a bit uncomfortable with friends like that. “The fact that his expression is almost indifferent seems to be a bit out of character.”
Soon, the actors sitting at the table seemed to sympathize a little. Surprisingly, it was Ryu Jeong-min who rebelled against it.
“well. He seemed closer to a monster than a decent actor, in my eyes. And from the beginning, the PD said he was free to attend the company dinner. This isn’t the 90s. “If it’s hard, you might fall out.”
“Well, still!”
“There it is.”
Ryu Jeong-min brushed off his long hair and spoke calmly.
“Didn’t you see Assistant Manager Park earlier? After drawing out such deep emotions. It’s not a feeling that can be cleared up by diluting it for a few hours. “Woojin, wouldn’t you have thought coming to a company dinner would be detrimental?”
“hmm······”
“Uri is a role whose emotions build up as the story progresses, but the sociopath Assistant Manager Park has already been completed. You have to show that right from the first part. “The concentration itself is different.”
At this point, one or two actors began to understand.
“but. “Woojin, you were able to bring out that much emotion in an instant, right?”
“That’s right, I probably did a lot of mind control a few hours before the reading started.”
“Our mouths were agape as we watched, but I guess he had a lot of emotional conflicts.”
Ryu Jeong-min took over the baton again.
“I was able to recover my emotions incredibly quickly after I finished acting, but it’s obvious that I’m just muddy on the inside. “If you talk to others in that state, it will only be difficult for both of you.”
“I also have experience. “When I get emotional, I tend to get irritated with people around me.”
“Kang Woo-jin looks breathtaking. Always expressionless. “You need to be good at controlling your emotions.”
“I look a little dangerous. Isn’t it? Woojin’s acting was really method-oriented. “Maybe more.”
“The role itself is sensitive. Sociopath. Even if you are good at distinguishing between reality and the dramatic world, it will be difficult.”
As expected, they are experts in acting, so their opinions come out freely. Here, Ryu Jeong-min struck the final blow.
“You probably don’t know it, but you’re probably going through a really hard time alone right now. “I’m recovering my emotions.”
Wrong. The main character of this story is actually.
“Everyone has experience, right? “It’s difficult to recover emotions.”
I was sleeping comfortably without thinking about anything.
The next morning, Kang Woo-jin’s room.
Kang Woo-jin is seen sleeping in his clothes from yesterday. It was at this time that the cell phone near his bedside rang.
-♬♪
Kang Woo-jin suddenly opened his eyes to the loud ringing sound. Wiping off the spit is a bonus.
“Huh! Did you fall asleep? “What time is it?”
He muttered to himself and picked up his cell phone. There was a phone call. The opponent is top actress Hong Hye-yeon. I also checked the time.
“7 o’clock?? Wow, did you sleep for two hours?”
Then, Woojin, who was trying to answer the phone in a bit of a hurry, stopped. The voice was meant to be used.
“Yes, hello.”
I heard Hong Hye-yeon’s laughing answer through the phone.
“You’re awake, right? Come out, shop.”
“All right.”
-Suddenly.
The moment he hung up the phone, Kang Woo-jin thought of beef. The dinner party was at 7 o’clock, so it wasn’t too late yet. Hong Hye-yeon is leaving now, so it will be okay.
Then, Kang Woo-jin stopped moving.
“huh? Why is it bright?”
Because I could see a little bright light through the curtains. That wasn’t afternoon light. Thanks to this, Woojin opened the curtains comfortably.
“town!”
Bright, dazzling sunlight surrounds him. At this moment, Kang Woo-jin had an intuition.
“Wow, no way.”
Check your phone right away. Soon, Woojin lamented and covered her face.
“It’s 7 AM, not PM – s***, I’m screwed.”
Because I realized I skipped the beef due to sleep.
About an hour later.
The outdoor parking lot in front of the condo was crowded. Staff packing luggage, actors riding in vans, etc. Meanwhile, producer Song Man-woo, who had greeted Kang Woo-jin a few tens of minutes ago, was seen.
Of course, next to him was writer Park Eun-mi, wearing a hair band.
The two are looking at the large white van ahead. It was Hong Hye-yeon’s Ben. And now Kang Woo-jin and Hong Hye-yeon are in the van, and the next hitter is BW Entertainment CEO Choi Seong-gun.
Author Park Eun-mi, who was watching this, crossed her arms and opened her mouth.
“We came separately, but after seeing Woojin’s performance, Choi Dae-pyo came with us.”
Producer Song Man-woo laughed.
“Hongstar was very interested in Woojin. Since Choi Dae-pyo and Hong Star are one body, it is obvious that they have nothing to say. I thought it would be like that. Oh, now that I think about it, Hyeyeon was the CEO and investor of BW Entertainment?”
“From what I heard, Woojin, it looks like you received a lot of entertainment business cards yesterday. “This is the first time in my career as a writer that I am collecting business cards on a reading day.”
“Because Woojin is not an ordinary unknown person. The impact is different, right? Anyway, no matter where Kang Woo-jin signs, he will be the first unknown in the industry to receive a down payment, right?”
“Down payment?”
Producer Song Man-woo smiled brightly at the question.
“This is a friend who, after giving him time to determine his own worth, negotiated an increase in his appearance fee from me. “He’s smart.”
Producer Song Man-woo, who remembered the day he signed a contract with Kang Woo-jin, recited as if he were asserting.
“With that much guts, there’s no way you wouldn’t get a down payment.”
