Concept (1)
Around 11 p.m., a writer’s studio.
The interior is a space that is easily over 40 pyeong. Because it was an apartment, it looked like a home at first, but it was actually a writer’s studio. As if to prove it, assistant writers are working hard on their laptops at the desk in the center of the living room.
It is a common sight to see assistant artists providing accommodation and food in their studios. And even in the largest room, surrounded by bookshelves full of books.
-Crack, crack.
The sound of frantic typing was echoing. I saw a middle-aged woman wearing a gray hairband.
“Tsk.”
She was the owner of this large writer’s studio, clicking her tongue as if the writing wasn’t working. Her name is writer Park Eun-mi. She is about 40 years old and has long, permed hair.
Writer Park Eun-mi is like that.
“under-”
It was when he covered his face with both hands as if his bones were in pain.
-♬♪
Her cell phone next to the laptop let out a cheerful ringtone. However, writer Park Eun-mi.
“······”
He only gives a quick glance but doesn’t answer the phone. I’ve been getting phone calls like crazy for about a month now.
The reason was simple.
『[Issue Check] Star writer Park Eun-mi is back…Broadcasters are already excited』
Because she was one of the few star writers in the country. She has written a total of 14 dramas so far, and 8 of them have been hits, including her most recent. So did she ruin the other 6 works? That wasn’t it either. I did above average.
In other words, writer Park Eun-mi was an ultra-star writer whose works were not considered to have failed.
That’s her.
『Writer Park Eun-mi, creator of hit works, collaborates with SBC for this new work/Photo』
This time, we joined hands with SBC Drama Department. The director was producer Song Man-woo, who is considered one of the greatest producers among existing producers. The two have already worked together in 5 works, and this time, one top actor was confirmed even before the pre-production began.
That’s Hong Hye-yeon.
Three huge, enormous people were the basics. Therefore, even before production began, rumors spread at the speed of light.
It was thanks to that.
-♬♪
Writer Park Eun-mi’s cell phone emits a ringtone every minute. Most of them were large-sized to medium-sized enterprise phones. It was obvious that they would want to include their own actors somehow. Well, it was natural.
If you get into this game, it’s so-called a huge win.
Author Park Eun-mi did not know this either.
“It’s a mess, it’s a mess.”
For a writer of her caliber, it was no task to control the casting decision. However, the blueprint for the new cast has been drawn to some extent. Hong Hye-yeon is confirmed. So, the calls from entertainers were just a nuisance to writer Park Eun-mi.
Maybe it’s thanks to you.
“Ugh – it’s noisy.”
Writer Park Eun-mi stretched out her hand, intending to turn off the loudly ringing cell phone. Then it stops.
“huh?”
After checking the caller, she tilted her head and put the cell phone to her ear.
“Uh, PD Song. What are you calling me at this time of night? ‘Super Actor’ is being judged in the preliminaries. Is filming finished?”
Because the opponent was not the entertainers, but the bearded producer Song Man-woo. Producer Song Man-woo then answered urgently over the phone.
“Uh oh, it’s over. Rather than saying, “I’m going to the studio right now, right?”
“now?”
“We’re almost there. “It will arrive in 20 minutes.”
Since we were already on the same boat, it was no problem to come to the studio, but since it was late, artist Park Eun-mi frowned slightly.
“I was going to take a shower now? “If it’s not urgent, I’ll see you tomorrow morning, right?”
“no no. It’s urgent. Writer Park needs to see this right away. Oh, and there’s Hongstar too.”
“What you looking at? “No, Hyeyeon is coming too??”
“Uh oh. “Let’s go and talk about the details.”
After 11 p.m., producer Song Man-woo and Hong Hye-yeon, who was confirmed as the female lead, are coming. It didn’t seem like something small.
“Phew – I heard we were judging together. “I figured it out.”
“okay!”
-Suddenly.
Soon, writer Park Eun-mi, who threw away her cell phone, took off her hair band and left the room. It looks like the assistant writers outside will be sent home from work.
“Guys, PD Song is coming now, so everyone go home today. “Take a break for a day or two.”
As soon as the leader finished speaking, the assistant writers gathered up their bags with a smile on their faces, and writer Park Eun-mi laughed.
“It’s good. I’ll give you a card, so buy something delicious before you go home. “Don’t worry about the price.”
“oh! thank you!!”
Assistant writers are excited as they receive cards. Among them, a woman wearing glasses handed a thin wad of paper to writer Park Eun-mi.
“Writer, these are the sociopath materials you mentioned.”
Author Park Eun-mi, who received the wad of paper, let out a small sigh.
“Yes, you had a hard time. But I might not use this one.”
“why?? Ah, is it a problem with the actor?”
“that’s right. There’s a lot of things to do, but the problem is that they can’t digest it. I avoid things with decent acting. ”
Writer Park Eun-mi clicked her tongue and roughly put the data on the table in front of the TV.
“I might change the casting itself.”
A few tens of minutes later.
The writer’s studio where the assistant writers have already left work. Instead, two new people appeared on the living room sofa. It was Hong Hye-yeon, a top actress, who became attached to producer Song Man-woo and writer Park Eun-mi.
“Oh my, writer, the smell of your studio is so nice! “You changed the diffuser, right?”
Either way, writer Park Eun-mi seems a little annoyed.
“Hongstar, you’re crazy, so why don’t you sit down?”
He gave Hong Hye-yeon a slight reprimand. However, Hong Hye-yeon was not special, perhaps because she was familiar with writer Park Eun-mi.
“You always say that? “Even though it was annoying, you secretly wanted me to know that you changed the diffuser.”
“no it’s not? That’s it. “Sit down, tea is ready.”
Behind the table, the tea prepared by writer Park Eun-mi was placed on the table. and.
-Sigh.
He glanced at producer Song Man-woo, who was looking down at his cell phone earlier, and opened his mouth.
“But the PD and director said I can continue directing? “I told you that I might not be able to direct this project, right?”
“joy.”
Producer Song Man-woo, who snorts.
“I said I would do it, but what are they going to do?”
“Ah, but isn’t that the same thing as a group? “Honestly, if you have the PD’s experience and the reputation you deserve, shouldn’t you have sat at the desk for Aejinjak?”
“The desk is a mess. “If I can’t direct, I have to retire.”
Only at this time did producer Song Man-woo look up from his cell phone. To author Eunmi Park across the table.
“But really, this work might be my last. “I’m old, so I have to think about the people behind me and get out of it.”
Producer Song Man-woo, who scratched his beard, appeared to be in his 50s on face value, but was actually in his mid-40s. Considering his accomplishments and age, he should have been a CP or higher level executive at a broadcasting station a long time ago. However, he was of the mindset that he would die if he couldn’t direct.
Then he let out a long sigh.
“There is still no one who reduces viewership ratings as much as me, so I am at least able to sustain my life.”
Writers Hong Hye-yeon and Park Eun-mi added a word each.
“I wish the PD would continue directing!”
“I have similar thoughts. Well, I think it would be okay if the PD only joined as CP.”
However, PD Song Man-woo smiled bitterly and shook his head.
“it’s okay. Anyway, they keep paying attention to me and I have to leave the company once this project is finished. “I’m also looking at starting a production company and continuing directing.”
“Oh, since you are the producer, the investment will come right away.”
This moment.
“therefore.”
Producer Song Man-woo’s eyes gave me strength.
“One way or another, let’s try to get this thing right.”
Hong Hye-yeon, with her long straight hair, smiled.
“Agree, completely agree.”
Author Park Eun-mi, who sighed slightly, also shrugged her shoulders and helped out.
“Well, when did you stop having that mindset? so? “What is the business you two have for attacking us this night?”
At the question, producer Song Man-woo suddenly got up from the sofa. He then connected the cell phone he had been fiddling with to the large TV in front. It is writer Park Eun-mi who frowns.
“What are you doing? “Would you like to watch a movie?”
Producer Song Man-woo, who was operating the large TV, answered calmly as he held up the remote control.
“Just take a look, then talk about it.”
“What you looking at?”
“The hidden coriander I found today. No, actor.”
“······What on earth are you saying?”
Writer Park Eun-mi whined openly, but producer Song Man-woo played a video on his cell phone. Then, a man began to appear on the large TV.
This morning, Kang Woo-jin was the first participant in the ‘Super Actor’ preliminaries.
As soon as she saw him, writer Park Eun-mi tilted her head.
“What is it? Ah, is this a recording of ‘Super Actor’?”
However, producer Song Man-woo, who was standing holding the remote control, answered the question with a question. While watching TV with my index finger.
“How is that friend?”
Kang Woo-jin sits on a chair. Her head is slightly tilted and she is holding her cell phone to her ear. Plus, her pupils were slightly dilated. Writer Park Eun-mi immediately gave her evaluation as if she had no interest.
“I’m a little taller. The visuals are also good. There was also a slightly rough feeling mixed in. But did he drink? Do you think you’re drunk? Pupils are dilated. “Your eyes are a little different.”
Hong Hye-yeon, with her legs crossed, was quick to answer.
“S-do it? “Stupidly.”
“I think the taste has gone down a bit. new man? aspirant? Anyway, for an unknown person, the atmosphere is unique.”
“no. “It is difficult to classify them as rookies or wannabes.”
“what? Ha – PD, why are you asking me to look at a kid like that? I’m really tired. “I’m already feeling dizzy because my post didn’t come out today.”
It was at this time.
-Drop.
On TV, Kang Woo-jin moves slowly and stands in front of the judges. And then something started to appear.
Somewhere between a seizure and a mania.
Rough breathing, desperate eyes, gruesome hand and foot gestures, body tremors mixed with sorrow and despair, and detailed expressions radiating from the facial muscles.
So 30 seconds, 1 minute, 3 minutes.
On TV, Kang Woo-jin became a different person than before, and writer Park Eun-mi, who was sitting on the sofa.
“······”
Before I knew it, I was stuck in front of a large TV. The complaints from earlier disappeared completely. Her expression now is firm and upright.
‘Is this really acting?’
Is there such a twist in the world? I kept having doubts while watching author Park Eun-mi.
‘Have you ever actually been stabbed with a knife? Otherwise, how could such an expression be possible?’
At this time.
-Sigh.
Producer Song Man-woo suddenly stopped the video that was playing. Then he asked author Park Eun-mi, whose eyes were wide open.
“The beginning when I felt like I had taken a pill and now when the world is miserable. “Which one do you think is this guy’s true personality?”
“I don’t know. More than that, why is he acting like this? “This is the first time I’ve seen something like this. It’s not factual, it’s factual.”
“okay. What if you saw that after looking at the script for just one minute?”
“What kind of crazy nonsense is that? Does it make sense??”
“I don’t know, but it must have taken a tremendous amount of effort.”
“What did you say??”
“No, take a look at this interview.”
Soon, a short interview with Kang Woo-jin, who had stopped acting, was shown on TV. He seemed very arrogant this time as he gave answers like ‘I taught myself.’ Or have high self-esteem. Producer Song Man-woo asks again here.
“Does this look real?”
“······confused.”
“yes?”
Next, bearded producer Song Man-woo approached writer Park Eun-mi, who was staring intently at the TV.
“While the child’s acting is crazy, the sense of the season is clear. It was cool, then hot, then cold. Like psycho. “When you look at him, can’t you think of a role?”
It was only at this time that writer Park Eun-mi came to her senses. Then she turned her body back and focused her gaze on the table.
What she saw on the table.
“ah.”
It was sociopath material given by an assistant writer.
The next morning, the 13th. Kang Woo-jin’s studio.
The time is around 8 o’clock. Kang Woo-jin, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes. Her hair is scattered, and her bedside is littered with book scripts and scenarios. He probably fell asleep while reading the script.
anyway.
“Off-”
Woojin got up and stretched and drank bottled water first. Then he checked his cell phone. Stop here.
“Ah, you’re here.”
A message arrived from a stranger. The ‘Super Actor’ PD sent Woojin’s acting cut. Kang Woo-jin downloaded that video onto his cell phone.
-Sigh.
I sat cross-legged. Because I had to check the video. However, he could not play the video easily.
“That’s a bit cocky.”
Because the shame that had been turned off was turned on again. It must be something like a blanket kick. It’s awkward to listen to a recording of your own voice. But watching your own performance, full of embarrassment and shame, clearly shows that you are a struggling asshole?
It’s not easy.
still.
“Calm down, it’s just a video.”
Kang Woo-jin had to see it. Because this video was evidence immediately after entering subspace for the first time.
soon.
-Talk.
I touched the video that Kang Woo-jin had saved. He was printed out on his cell phone. Woojin felt disgust right away, but he held back.
That’s roughly 5 seconds.
“huh?”
Woojin tilted his head. The shame that had been exploding also faded. The reason was simple.
“Isn’t this okay?”
Because his acting on the phone wasn’t bad. Of course, there was still some awkwardness.
but.
“You’re good at it, right? “Why am I not good at this?”
His acting skills were not at the level of embarrassment or shame. That too for a while. When you reach the part in your phone where you are stabbed by something and scream.
“···Wow, how are you doing?”
Kang Woo-jin was impressed without even realizing it. Is this really me? Of course, since he doesn’t know anything about acting, there are no standards, but if you look at it as a viewer, the person in the video was amazing enough.
Kang Woo-jin is suddenly immersed in the video. At this time, he suddenly realized something.
“Was I not ugly?”
A level where there is no need to feel embarrassed or kick the blanket.
‘Okay, now that I think about it, I was in a bit of a trance at that time, wasn’t I?’
I was numb and my brain function was slow. Additionally, Woojin did not know the clear criteria for ‘acting well’. Even if everyone comments on your acting as being possessed, if you conclude that you are trash, that’s the end of it. Yesterday’s Kang Woo-jin was exactly like that.
That’s why acting is evaluated by others.
However, Kang Woo-jin was so embarrassed that he ran as soon as he finished acting. No, he ran away. Woojin, who had calmed down a bit around this time, recalled yesterday.
‘My acting has gone bad. What if we use that as a standard?’
All the dark history that had been forcibly erased seemed new. All the questions the three judges asked were out of shock, not politeness. The same goes for the ‘Super Actor’ PD.
“wait for a sec. Then, my passing on the first round wasn’t just for laughing – I actually passed because of my acting.”
Everyone I met yesterday fell in love with Kang Woo-jin’s acting. That was the conclusion. This moment.
“Ah, Mr.”
Kang Woo-jin covered his face with one hand. Because I remembered the terrible concept that was shown all day yesterday. Pretending to be solemn, acting strong, bragging, etc.
“I’m going to turn.”
At the time, it was a smokescreen to hide embarrassment, but now that I see it, it was like inciting arrogance.
“I thought Ozzy was crazy talented.”
A top predator or monster genius actor. A guy like that had sky-high self-esteem, so it was enough to cause misunderstanding. Kang Woo-jin’s lament was largely true. However, the snowball of misunderstanding has already begun to roll. At a fairly high speed.
Of course, Kang Woo-jin, the person involved, did not know.
Then.
“What do you think?”
Kang Woo-jin, who muttered moderately, answered at once.
“These are people I won’t see again, so I don’t really have to worry about them.”
Because what we need to focus on right now is the other side.
“Anyway, I can enter subspace or naked space and have a role in the work.”
Kang Woo-jin was able to show the ‘frightened man’ of yesterday even right now. A feeling that seems to be stored in the brain. Soon, Woojin crossed his arms and looked at the script next to him in silence.
To be exact, the black square next to the script.
“······”
What he muttered softly was this:
“It’s such a ridiculous thing to say. Should I become an actor instead of working in Australia?”
It was at this time.
-Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
The cell phone in my hand let out a long vibration. It was a phone call, and there was an unknown number on the screen. Thanks to this, Kang Woo-jin puts the cell phone to his ear without a big deal.
“Yes, hello.”
A male voice was heard over the phone.
“Mr. Kang Woo-jin. I’m producer Song Man-woo, remember? “I sat in the middle of the judges’ table.”
“Ah, the beard naked.”
The opponent was producer Song Man-woo.
“Hahaha, that’s right. If nothing else, can we meet? “As soon as possible.”
me? why? Kang Woo-jin frowned for a moment and cleared his throat softly. She then answered in a very low tone.
“I think the order is to tell me the reason first.”
Because I had to maintain the quality of the concept.
