When Kang Woo-jin first arrived at the large warehouse-style studio complex, he was honestly a bit surprised.
‘Wow- It’s bigger than I thought??’
I thought it would be a simple character shoot, so I thought it would be done in a proper studio, but when I actually got there, it smelled really serious. It was comparable to a set for a decent production.
‘Well, I guess we didn’t rent the entire warehouse.’
Woojin quickly calmed down his slightly surprised heart and pulled up a solid concept. Then, Choi Sung-geon and the team members came next to Kang Woo-jin who got out of the van. Among them, Choi Sung-geon opened his mouth while undoing and tying his ponytail again.
“Did you hear the character photoshoot concept today?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Anyway, I’ll give you a continuity sheet when you arrive, so it shouldn’t be difficult. It’s just a promotional photoshoot introducing the actors. It’ll just be a few greetings and comments. It shouldn’t take that long.”
“All right.”
“Oh, but after filming ends, I have a meeting with PD Song Man-woo. Keep that in mind. I want to tell you some things about the script, overseas location shooting, etc.”
Woojin, whose expression remained stern, simply nodded slowly. As they gradually approached the warehouse studio where the filming would take place, Han Yejeong, who had short blue hair, approached Kang Woojin.
“Brother, just wait a minute.”
As expected of a stylist, she was checking Kang Woo-jin’s outfit. Even the smallest details that an ordinary person wouldn’t pay much attention to were a big deal to her. Soon, Han Ye-jeong, who had finished organizing her clothes, spoke to Woo-jin in her characteristically blunt tone.
“I should have gone for dandy style today instead of casual.”
“I like it.”
“Oppa, since you like hangers, you’ll like anything, but I heard that there are a lot of actors filming here today. Everyone from unknowns and newcomers to supporting actors and top actors – they all came, but I think it’s too light.”
“are you okay.”
“Really? I don’t mind if you’re okay with it.”
The stylist team came in after Han Ye-jeong swept her short hair back.
“It’s not too light, but it’s not too heavy either. I think it’s just right. As the manager said, Woojin oppa, the tone of your mask is low, so even casual wear looks high-quality.”
“Yeah, that’s true.”
“And Cody is Cody too, but Woojin oppa just has crazy force. The gathered actors will probably be immediately overwhelmed by him.”
“That’s right! If I were an unknown or new actor, I would freeze when I saw you, oppa!”
While listening to them, Kang Woo-jin thought to himself, Ah, should I put on a more serious front than usual? Now that I think about it, there were a lot of actors I was seeing for the first time on this set. There were some familiar faces, but they were few and far between, and most were unknown, new actors.
‘It was a secret battlefield. It’s better to overdo it than to let your guard down.’
Kang Woo-jin increased the concentration of the concept. It was then that he entered the warehouse studio.
“Mr. Kang Woojin has arrived!!”
The shouts of the production team of ‘Beneficial Evil’ rang out loud. At the same time, Woojin took a quick look around the inside of the warehouse studio. For a short shoot, the scale was quite large. There were about a hundred staff members gathered, and a lot of filming equipment installed.
‘Wow, are those people sitting over there actors? There are a lot more of them than I thought.’
Dozens of actors filled the chairs on one side. At a glance, there seemed to be more than 20 people. All of these unknown, new actors were standing up awkwardly and looking at Kang Woo-jin. No, would it be more accurate to say they were staring blankly?
Around here.
“Mr. Woojin.”
A familiar voice penetrated Kang Woo-jin as he passed through the entrance. It was the bearded PD Song Man-woo, accompanied by several staff members. He looked happy with his smile.
“Hahaha, why does it feel like it’s been so long? Ah- Is it really true that it’s been so long since I’ve seen you?”
“Hello, PD.”
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PD Song Man-woo, who had just finished shaking hands with Woojin, started talking about recent events.
“Congratulations on reaching 20 million viewers.”
“thank you.”
“Well- I thought it would be 20 million. But Woojin-ssi, there’s nothing that goes normally.”
Behind, the surrounding staff also congratulated Kang Woo-jin, and PD Song Man-woo continued the conversation with topics such as the donation to Jinju and recent issues related to Kang Woo-jin.
That’s about 5 minutes.
PD Song Man-woo, who barely got to the main topic, continued the briefing on today’s filming. As we had already heard, the filming wasn’t that difficult.
“Woojin-ssi, you’ve probably seen it too. It’s easier to think of it as a promotional video that comes out as a warm-up before the teaser or trailer comes out. It’s an introduction of the actors, an introduction.”
PD Song Man-woo hummed as he turned over a few pages of storyboard. He then began to walk around the warehouse studio with Woo-jin. As they approached the space where dozens of unknown and new actors were gathered, the bearded PD Song Man-woo smiled.
“The core members of our ‘beneficial evil’. Oh, our Woojin is the heart.”
“What are you talking about, you bashful bastard?” Kang Woojin tried to ignore his comment and lowered his voice.
“It’s my first time meeting you all. Who else?”
“Who? Ah- Hwarin-ssi and the main actors? They’ll be coming. Should we say hello briefly before that?”
As Kang Woo-jin and PD Song Man-woo approached, the unknown and new actors who had been sitting on the folding chairs stood up one by one. As Woo-jin gradually got closer, their reactions varied.
‘Oh, crazy!’
‘I’m shaking – I’m shaking so much!’
‘What? Your physique is more ordinary than I thought.’
‘The main male lead… The atmosphere on set definitely changed after Kang Woo-jin arrived.’
‘What the heck??! How can that be considered a second year force!’
‘Don’t be scared! It’s the same actor!’
Shock, jealousy, confusion, etc.
On the other hand, Kang Woo-jin.
“······”
There was no significant change in his plain appearance.
yet.
-Ugh.
Kang Woo-jin stood in front of the actors. He looked them over quietly. If they were stiff, they were stiff. That’s why he was worried about whether he should greet the unknown and new actors first.
but.
“hello.”
Woojin, with his indifferent face, suddenly bowed 45 degrees to the actors. His expression was clearly one of respect.
“This is Kang Woo-jin. Please take care of me.”
The unknown and new actors were surprised, their eyes wide open. Some even bowed down to follow Woojin. The reason was simple. It was an unexpected situation. Of course, the bearded Song Man-woo PD was the same. But he quickly smiled.
‘This is probably what kids these days call ‘strong and weak’. They seem arrogant, but they definitely draw the line. They really make people do whatever they want.’
At the same time, a woman wearing round glasses entered the warehouse studio, gasping for breath.
“Oh, thank goodness. I’m not too late.”
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It was writer Choi Na-na who wrote ‘Beneficial Evil’, and while she was greeting the staff, she found Kang Woo-jin with producer Song Man-woo.
“Wow – you’ve become more and more awesome.”
There were two copies of the script tucked under her arm.
back.
Kang Woo-jin greeted the unknown and new actors. In the past, he might have been a little nervous at this point, but he was calm now. This is nothing. However, in Woo-jin’s eyes, some of the actors looked special.
A short, cute-looking actress, or a handsome male actor with sparkling eyes who looks at you.
The actress was staring at Kang Woo-jin with a blank expression.
‘What the heck, your eyes are so scary. The main character has been sold.’
The handsome and kind male actor looked like he would hug Woojin at any moment.
‘I strangely want to run away.’
The introduction of the two began with PD Song Man-woo. He introduced an actor who is often paired with Kang Woo-jin among unknown and new actors.
“This actress here is Im Hae-eun. She passed this large-scale audition. She’s a very good actress. Contrary to her appearance, she also has a dark image.”
The short and cute Im Hae-eun greeted Woo-jin indifferently. Her voice was unexpectedly gloomy.
“hello.”
Kang Woo-jin was a little surprised inside, but he also greeted him without any particular problem.
“Nice to meet you.”
After the greetings, Im Hae-eun stares at Woo-jin again. Normally, she would just ignore it, but Kang Woo-jin, who has a strong concept, doesn’t let it slide. Noh Pak-kku.
“why.”
“···no.”
“I don’t think it’s not like that.”
“I just found it fascinating.”
PD Song Man-woo intervened. He whispered in Kang Woo-jin’s ear.
“My mother said she was a shaman.”
Shaman? Wow – This is my first time seeing this. It’s not me who’s surprised, but you who’s surprised? However, Woojin’s expression didn’t change as he commented to Im Hae-eun.
“It wasn’t the eyes of wonder, it was the eyes of magic.”
“······”
To change the mood, PD Song Man-woo pointed to another actor. It was Jo Moo-chan, who had been feeling nervous since earlier.
“This guy is actor Jo Moo-chan. Mr. Woo-jin knows Mr. Jeon Moon-guk, right? Of course, he’s so famous. He’s a member of that theater company. In short, he’s Mr. Jeon Moon-guk’s direct disciple.”
A tier 1 veteran actor specialist. Of course, Kang Woo-jin knew about it. It’s not that he had seen his work, but it’s just that if you’re a citizen of the Republic of Korea, you can’t not know about the specialist. At that moment, Jo Moo-chan, who was about the same height as Woo-jin, opened his mouth with difficulty. He stuttered.
“Ahhhh! I’m Jo Moo-chan! Uh, idol. No! I’m a fan of Kang Woo-jin!”
“hello.”
Woojin, who had been greeted appropriately, scanned Jo Moochan briefly. The answer came quickly.
‘He’s so handsome.’
A gentle, kind image with clean skin, clear eyes, nose, mouth, and facial features.
‘What should I say – a handsome senior from university? It feels like that.’
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This one too, like Im Hae-eun, had a great character, and this time PD Song Man-woo added additional explanations to Woo-jin’s ear.
“Don’t you think it smells a bit different from Woojin? I really liked that. It looks like a mess when you see it, but when you start acting, it really increases in power. Indeed, you could call it the child of a specialist.”
Is that so? Woojin looked at Jo Moochan again. His eyes were sparkling. Well, it was definitely the exact opposite of the current Kang Woojin. Of course, it was a condition of the concept. Then PD Song Manwoo continued to whisper.
“Ah- and. I heard that Jo Moo-chan’s role model is Woo-jin. I heard it during our meeting, and he’s a huge fan. No, it’s almost like he sees him as a god.”
At this point, Kang Woo-jin understood why Jo Moo-chan’s eyes were sparkling like that.
anyway.
‘There’s something new about this work.’
Kang Woo-jin’s heart was filled with anticipation. In vulgar terms, should I say that he had some time to himself? In previous works, there were always many formidable towers, but this time, Kang Woo-jin was unrivaled.
‘Well, if you do that, you’ll just have to act the way you’re supposed to.’
at that time.
“Hwarin is here!!”
The main actors of ‘Beneficial Evil’, such as Hwarin and Ha Kang-soo, began to arrive.
“Ah! Woojin! Ah, big. Mr. Woojin, aren’t you contacting me too rarely?”
“Is that so?”
“It’s enough to confirm that you’re alive through an article.”
Character filming for ‘Beneficial Evil’ has begun in earnest.
Early afternoon, the same day.
As planned, the character filming for ‘Beneficial Evil’ did not take that long. In particular, Kang Woo-jin’s cut was finished in less than two hours. That was because it started first. Sai Woo-jin went to another schedule and is currently in the meeting room of Netflix Korea.
Of course, there were many people in the meeting room.
Kang Woo-jin, Choi Sung-geon, General Director Kim So-hyang, PD Song Man-woo with a beard, Writer Choi Na-na, and the production director of ‘Beneficial Evil’. Naturally, they all gathered after finishing the character shooting that had been done in the morning. Kang Woo-jin, who had been in the glass meeting room with posters of various hit dramas hanging for the first time in a long time.
‘It’s been a while – here.’
He kept a poker face while recalling the past. In the meantime, the slightly chubby Kim So-hyang, who was talking about something with PD Song Man-woo, looked at Woo-jin across from him. A smile was a bonus.
“Woojin, I’ve been checking the news to see how you’re doing these days. Oh! And congratulations on reaching 20 million for ‘Island of the Missing.’”
As Kang Woo-jin gave a vague answer, General Director Kim So-hyang’s smile grew wider.
“I hope our ‘beneficial evil’ explodes properly too.”
The production manager intervened.
“Hahaha, we have Kang Woo-jin with the ‘Hand of Midas’, so what are you worried about?”
Kang Woojin also nodded. Of course, inwardly.
‘I admit. Beneficial evil is SSS+ level.’
But Woojin, who couldn’t say it out loud, answered calmly.
“I guess I have to work hard.”
I gave a vague answer, but for some reason, PD Song Man-woo and Kim So-hyang said that Woo-jin was very dependable.
‘If that monster works hard, there’s no need to worry.’
‘It’s not the Hand of Midas, it’s a totem.’
At this point, Choi Na-na, who was pushing up her round glasses and still looking timid, pushed two copies of the book towards Kang Woo-jin.
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“Woojin, I’m sorry I’m late. Here’s the script for episodes 1 and 2, including the added scenes.”
“it’s okay.”
“It’s almost identical to the original script, so you just need to check the added scenes.”
PD Song Man-woo with a beard intervened.
“You must have seen the materials I sent you regarding overseas locations. Please check the script first, and if you have any opinions, feel free to let me know, Woojin.”
If there are no other opinions, it was also said that there will be frequent rehearsals and drills with the martial arts director, such as collecting overseas location action scenes before the script reading. Of course, it is also said that it will be done according to Kang Woo-jin’s schedule.
At this point, Kang Woo-jin.
-Ugh.
He was pulling out the revised script of ‘Beneficial Evil’ with a black square attached. He pretended to listen to people’s stories, but in fact, Woojin’s index finger was already moving.
-Phew.
Why? It was to enter the subspace. He was a little tired, and he had to replace the revised ‘beneficial evil’ script. Whatever it was, Woojin entered the endlessly dark subspace.
“Haam-”
I stretched out and yawned. The concept was quickly removed. I walked towards a place where many white squares were lined up. As expected, the white squares of ‘beneficial evil’ were listed separately, both the existing ones and the new ones.
Since he had had similar experiences in the past, Woojin deleted the existing ‘beneficial evil’ white square without any particular problem.
“Episodes 1 and 2 – Have you read them quite a while ago?”
Woojin, who just finished organizing, was newly added.
-[9/Script (Title: Beneficial Evil), SSS+ Grade]
-(Episode 1)/(Episode 2)/(Episode 3)······
-[*This is a very high-quality drama script. 100% readable.]
I touched the white square of the ‘beneficial evil’ that gave me the ‘martial arts’ ability. To be exact, it was episode 1.
-[List people who can lead (experience)]
I already finished reading (experience) in the past, but I had to check out the newly added cuts. Well, it won’t be too late to read the actual script later. Of course, Kang Woo-jin chose the male lead of ‘Beneficial Evil’, ‘Jang Yeon-woo’.
and.
[“······”]
The robotic voice of the woman I had been waiting for spoke unexpectedly.
[“Ability beyond basic specs detected. Acquire ‘CQC’ first.”]
Kang Woo-jin’s eyebrows furrowed in an instant.
“What?? What is that! What the heck is ‘CQC’?”
It was a word I heard for the first time in my life.
end
