On the 9th, Woojin Kang’s holiday passed by at the speed of light. Normally, days off would melt away so quickly that he wouldn’t even remember what he did, but there was also the reason why the internet that Woojin was browsing was so muddy.
“Wow- Why are there so many?”
Recently, Kang Woo-jin has been holding his cell phone more often. Although his name is not directly mentioned on it.
“Oh! Is this when the closing ceremony was held? What’s with my face? What’s wrong with my face?”
Most of the news currently circulating on the Internet was deeply related to Kang Woo-jin. The film industry was still in a state of turmoil after the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’, which had been quite noisy a few days ago.
『The ‘Grand Prize’ is finally here, this year’s Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, a great success [Comprehensive]』
Since it has a long tradition and this year’s film festival was successful in terms of issues and interest, the reason the film festival committee continued to promote it was big.
『This year’s Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Grand Prize Winner! The Grand Prize has been awarded for the first time in 4 years』
『[Star Talk] Short Film Festival is a total disaster! Surprise ‘Hong Hye-yeon’, wins Best Acting Award and smiles leisurely / Photo』
We need to make a good impression on the public’s minds now so they’ll watch it next year. In addition, after several years, the grand prize for a work has been awarded, and the grand prize, ‘Detective Agency’, swept the newly established acting award.
『Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, this year in particular was filled with stars from the film industry, triple crown winner ‘Detective Agency’ draws attention』
『[Photo] Director Shin Dong-chun of ‘Detective Agency’, “It was a great honor to win three awards, I will continue to contribute to the film industry.”』
The committee and the film industry press continued to point out the ‘interest agency’. Every industry needs a superstar. Especially in the non-mainstream short film sector. A clear example is sports. Even in unpopular sports, when a star player appears, people watch.
In other words, ‘Detective Agency’ was a superstar with many issues.
Meanwhile, Park Jeong-hyeok, who tried to use the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’ for laundry, was buried without a sound. All he was mentioned was a brief mention at the beginning of the awards ceremony.
『Where is Park Jeong-hyeok who declared ‘from the bottom’? Park Jeong-hyeok’s side who did not attend the awards ceremony remains silent』
The funny thing is.
『Who is the main character of the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’ acting award? Judges: “He is the future of Chungmuro” / Photo』
Interest is gradually being focused on Kang Woo-jin, who was unknown and had low recognition even after receiving the award due to being overshadowed by Hong Hye-yeon.
Why? Why is this actor so quiet when he beat Hong Hye-yeon to win the grand prize? Not all the film industry media outlets covered it, but a few reporters began to cover Kang Woo-jin.
『[Movie Talk] Unknown actor Kang Woo-jin, who won the acting award unanimously from the judges, is talking in Japanese with Japanese master director Kyoshiro/Photo』
As expected, the entertainment industry was heated with the drama war.
[@__19yy__] [(Article Link) Ah… What should I watchㅜㅜㅜI want to watch all three! But it seems like they won’t all be airing on Netflix at the same time… .ㅜㅠㅜ]
SBC, MBS, and TVM, which had put forward ‘Profiler Hanryang’, were in a desperate state to promote the show, perhaps because the first episode was just around the corner. The media also responded accordingly.
『[Drama IS] First episode just around the corner, SBC, MBS, TVM crazy promotional war!』
Public opinion also became very excited. Advertisements were placed on portal sites and anywhere the public could see and hear them.
『Public opinion has already moved, netizens advertising the dramas they want in various communities/ Photo』
Among these, the news of the production presentation of ‘Profiler Hanryang’ yesterday, the 8th, was the most provocative. Of course, the production presentation was held by MBS and TVM in addition to SBC, but the winner was ‘Profiler Hanryang’.
『[Star Talk] Ryu Jung-min at the production presentation, “Drama War? I acted hard and I’m confident”』
『Starting with writer Park Eun-mi, the entire ★ Corps, ‘Profiler Hanryang’ team ‘exuding confidence’』
There were many delicious sauces, and the reporters were entranced by the mouth-watering smell and kept writing articles about ‘Profiler Gang’. The Internet ended the day in a state of chaos.
However, the next day wasn’t quiet either. Rather, it was noisier than yesterday.
『★Writer Park Eun-mi “The scene-stealing actor I chose will crush everyone”』
In particular, today, there was a lot of talk about the scene-stealing actor who appeared at the end of the production conference for ‘Profiler Hanryang’, and about Hong Hye-yeon who got into a fight with a reporter.
『’Who will show great acting skills’, the scene-stealing actor praised by PD Song Man-woo and writer Park Eun-mi?』
『[Photo] Top actress Hong Hye-yeon reacts sharply to reporter’s questions, “Please come see ‘Detective Agency'” / Photo』
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Indeed, looking at the overall picture, there are more exaggerations than truths in the articles being spread. So what? If you make it sweet and salty, it’s a jackpot. This is exactly the mindset with which they spread out articles. Of course, it was the reporters’ own tantrum to get more clicks, but for the ‘Profiler Gang’ team, it wasn’t a bad situation.
No, that’s exactly the intended picture.
As the media fanned the flames for about two days until the 10th, public opinion began to throw firewood here and there on Monday the 11th.
-Reporter suppression scene at Hong Hye-yeon’s production presentation.jpg
Dozens of edited videos of the production conference were uploaded to YouTube, and SNS and various communities were also excited and chattered about it. The initial focus seemed to be on ‘Profiler Hanryang’, and of course, the drama teams on SBC and TVM were aware of this.
“PD! Is it because Hanryang dropped so many spoilers at the production conference that the community response is almost exclusively Hanryang!”
“I know, Emma! I’m still monitoring it!”
“The meme where Hong Hye-yeon fights with a reporter is a meme, but this scene-stealing actor bait that PD Song and writer Park mentioned. Is this real??”
“What the heck! I’ve never seen Writer Park like that, but he’s trying to draw aggro like this?”
“But, isn’t it true that the top level ones are just coming out?”
“Hey, you bastard, don’t you know that their production costs are really high? This is a total joke! Hey! Let’s throw anything away too! We can get cursed at later!”
So other drama teams quickly joined the aggro war.
Then on the 12th.
There are exactly 4 days left until the first episode on the 15th. Starting with ‘Profile Hanryang’, the other drama teams felt that now was the time.
『’Drama War’, Official Trailers for Each Drama Released as if They Were Planned! What’s the Quality?』
Almost simultaneously, the main trailer was released. There have already been several teasers released, but the trailer uploaded this time is over a minute long and is enough to raise the public’s expectations.
In some ways, it was like a cycle of ups and downs.
Meanwhile, inside Kang Woo-jin’s van.
At the same time that the main trailer for ‘Profiler Hanryang’ was released, Kang Woo-jin was heading to a studio. He was there to film an interview that would be included in the second half of the trailer for ‘Profiler Hanryang.’
“······”
Today again, he had a cynical expression. However, the manager team, including Choi Sung-geon with his long hair, were not indifferent.
“Hey- The quality of the main trailer was really good. Did PD Song risk his life?”
“That’s right. It’s a bit of a shame that Woojin oppa isn’t here.”
“Haha! If you weren’t expecting it at all and got hit in the head, wouldn’t it hurt more?!”
Everyone was busy praising the main trailer. Kang Woo-jin was also watching the trailer, although he couldn’t do the shoulder dance like the other teams due to the concept he was wearing.
‘Wow – this scene appears like this on video. It’s amazing.’
Comparing the cuts I shot myself with the edited video, I couldn’t help but feel amazed. Well, Woojin had some experience with video editing while working at a design company.
‘This is on a different level.’
At this point, he realized that what he had done was a stain on his toenails.
‘Oh, right.’
Kang Woo-jin, who was watching the trailer, suddenly remembered something and turned off the video he was watching and logged into phone banking. He had a blank expression, but there was a faint sense of anticipation mixed in.
-Knock, knock.
With just a few touches, Kang Woo-jin’s poker face wavered slightly as he saw his bank account balance spread out before his eyes.
‘······Crazy. I came in.’
Stylist Han Ye-jeong, who has a keen eye for detail, asked Kang Woo-jin.
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“Brother, why? What’s wrong?”
Woojin shook his head solemnly at her question, which had changed to brown short hair.
“No, I don’t mind.”
Kang Woo-jin, who had answered appropriately, turned his gaze back to the phone screen. He was already practically dancing to the tune of a talisman in his mind.
The reason was simple.
’60 million, 60 million in one shot!’
Because tens of millions of won were added to his meager balance. The agency contract fee and the first appearance fee for ‘Profiler Hanryang’ were paid. In fact, the agency contract fee had arrived earlier, and the first appearance fee for the drama was paid today. Kang Woo-jin confirmed it late.
Because I’ve been so out of it lately.
Anyway, after two months of starting acting, my first monthly salary of over 60 million won was deposited into my account. Even.
‘You said that the gangsters would keep coming in even after the first round, right?’
There was still quite a bit of appearance fee left to be paid. Of course, he would receive a larger appearance fee in the future. Kang Woo-jin himself still couldn’t believe it. But 60 million won was a lot of money. To Kang Woo-jin, who was a commoner, it was honestly the first time he had seen that amount.
‘Wow- what should I do with this?’
So, there was a strange trembling in Woojin’s expressionless face. Even though he suppressed it, joy was seeping out. Han Ye-jeong glanced at him and whispered to Choi Sung-geon in the passenger seat.
“Sir. Woojin oppa is acting a little strange right now.”
Choi Sung-geon, who had briefly checked on Kang Woo-jin, had seen Woo-jin’s current condition once before.
“No, you’re practicing your role again.”
“ah-”
“If you do that sometimes, just don’t bother me.”
“yes.”
Kang Woo-jin didn’t notice this.
‘What should I do with this? Man, I’ve never handled this much money before, so I don’t know. First, I should give some to my parents.’
I was lost in thought about what to do with the large sum of money I had never seen before.
‘Oh! Should I save up some more and move??’
The next day, Wednesday the 13th. Kang Woojin’s one-room apartment.
It was morning. The time was around 9 o’clock. Kang Woo-jin, wearing a man-to-man suit appropriate for the warm weather, stood in front of the shoe rack. However, he did not put on his shoes right away.
“Hmm- How beautiful.”
I was looking at the trophy on the shoe rack with satisfaction. What could it be? It was the grand prize trophy from the Mise-en-scène Film Festival.
“Brother, I’m going and coming back.”
Well, Woojin was raising the grand prize he received for the first time in his life with great care. It was only two months after becoming an actor, so it was understandable.
soon.
-Suddenly.
Kang Woo-jin, who finished greeting the trophy, left the studio. Today, too, a black van was waiting in front of the house. However.
“Brother! Good morning!”
“Hello, brother.”
The only ones who came to pick up Woojin were Jang Su-hwan and Han Ye-jeong. Choi Seong-geon was nowhere to be seen.
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“hello.”
“Hey, big brother! Can you speak more comfortably?!”
“That’s right, brother. We’re uncomfortable.”
“Okay, I got it.”
The reason was simple.
“Brother, I’m going straight to the company! Oh! Do you know that there’s chaos at the company right now??!”
BW Entertainment, Kang Woo-jin’s agency, was currently a battlefield. It was difficult for CEO Choi Sung-geon to leave his post. If it was peak season, it was peak season. In fact, when Woo-jin got into the taxi, all the employees at BW Entertainment were busy without rest.
“Yes, yes, it’s BW Entup! Oh, the interview with Hong Hye-yeon? I’ll check it out!”
“Huh? No, sir. Why are you saying that? Is it a problem that you asked me to take down the article because it’s a flyer?”
“Ah- Mr. Kang Woo-jin, nothing has been decided yet. Yes, yes. Then would you like me to send it to you quickly? A meeting? Then I will ask the CEO.”
“Ms. Hong Hye-yeon, would you please send your advertising inquiries via email?”
No, to be exact, it was like that right after the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’. It wasn’t dull to begin with because of Hong Hye-yeon’s power, but with the recent issues and Kang Woo-jin joining in, things have gotten even worse. Of course, Hong Hye-yeon is overwhelmingly dominant, but there have been inquiries about Kang Woo-jin as well.
Because of that, five or six PR teams had to answer phone calls like crazy.
“Quick! Where should I put it??”
Quick came quite often to the crazy BW Entertainment. The contents were mostly scenarios or scripts. When meetings were difficult, they used Quick, but judging from the amount piled up on the operations team’s desk, it seemed to be four or five times the usual amount.
At this point, Chief Choi Seong-geon.
“Okay, then Hye-yeon will go as usual, and Woo-jin will go after Hanryang for now.”
I was having a brief meeting with executives.
“And Mr. Woojin has also come in. I think we need to increase the number of employees. What is the most urgent matter?”
“I think the PR team’s top priority is this.”
“hmm.”
“The management team is also struggling a bit.”
“Let’s figure out the number of people and increase it as quickly as possible.”
30 minutes later, Woojin Kang, a new employee at BW Entertainment, entered the company. Since he was still unfamiliar with the employees, many of them looked at Woojin with curiosity.
Anyway, Woojin sat across from Choi Sunggeon in the CEO’s office. Choi Sunggeon was the first to open the conversation.
“Woojin, I can see what’s going on at the company. It’s a mess everywhere right now. In particular, the number of scripts and scenarios coming to you has increased dramatically, and you’ve got quite a few interviews scheduled. What are you going to do?”
Interview? Oh, that’s still a bit much. Kang Woo-jin, who was silently looking at Choi Sung-geon, was negative. Well, I guess I’ll have to do that kind of schedule someday.
‘I’m not mentally ready yet.’
To be honest, I was still a little uncomfortable. Thanks to that, Woojin answered with a low voice.
“I feel a little excited.”
“Right? Honestly, I still think it’s right for you to go mystic. Even if you go around a few times on YouTube or in media interviews, there won’t be much of a response. It’ll just waste your image, so it’s a shame.”
“I think so too.”
“I think the timing is to maintain a bit more mystery even after leaving the gang?”
Choi Sung-geon, who pulled his body towards Kang Woo-jin, put his heart into the briefing.
“First of all, the media and public opinion are curious about you. But there is almost no information, and in the meantime, the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’ grand prize and Hanryang are connected. There will be more question marks, right? Then, Director Kwon Ki-taek’s case, bang. Well, that’s roughly it.”
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I see, I don’t know. Kang Woo-jin heard it, but he didn’t know what most of it was. However, Kang Woo-jin could sense that Choi Sung-geon was planning something right.
“Yes, it seems okay.”
“Since there are only two days left until the first episode of Hanryang, let’s keep it a secret as much as possible. Be careful what you say to your close friends.”
“Yes, sir.”
Choi Sung-geon, smiling with satisfaction, immediately stood up, moved to the desk, and placed dozens of books in front of Kang Woo-jin. Woo-jin flinched inwardly at the amount of violence, but looked at Choi Sung-geon dryly.
Choi Sung-geon, who was smiling, shrugged his shoulders.
“The scripts and scenarios that I received. In addition, the melodramas and romantic comedies that I have researched separately are also included.”
In other words, the dozen or so books piled up in front of Woojin were scripts and scenarios. This many? Woojin, who was inwardly surprised, tried to keep a blank expression.
‘Whoa- this is crazy. All this stuff came to me? That’s a lot of dogs. When am I going to read all this??’
At this time, Choi Sung-geon derived the wrong answer from Woo-jin’s expression.
“Are you disappointed? Haha, don’t be disappointed. The company first filtered out the meaningless ones. But, well, it’s a bit less than you expected. Maybe it’s because you lack information.”
Woojin nodded slowly and returned his gaze to the piled up scripts and scenarios. As expected, there were black squares attached to each one. Woojin roughly picked up the top one and unfolded it, and Choi Sung-geon added an explanation with a sly smile.
“You have that sense of possession, so take a look and choose. It doesn’t have to be a melodrama or a romantic comedy. Or, if you’re okay with it, you can go for a romantic comedy. You have some time. Director Kwon Ki-taek’s work is in the early stages of its prequel, so you have time to go for a few short ones. Well, it’s your choice.”
“Isn’t this the time to rest?”
“That’s right, right now it’s good to go all out without any breaks in the rain.”
Kang Woo-jin, who had been calmly listening to the explanation, suddenly stopped. Of course, he had secretly raised his index finger and Choi Sung-geon didn’t notice. In other words, Kang Woo-jin.
‘Oh- this.’
I quickly went to the subspace and came back.
‘It was a B+ from the beginning?’
Woojin asked Choi Sunggeon, pointing to the scenario in his hand.
“Sir, what is this?”
“Huh? Oh- I think that was a cameo.”
“A cameo?”
“Uh, uh. I didn’t get to talk to the director for long, but I heard that he’s already in the middle of filming. He said he saw you at the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival.’ We even talked about Japanese. I really want to meet you and talk.”
This moment.
-Knock knock, knock!
The door to the CEO’s office opened wide. It was the head of the management team. His eyes widened and his face looked strange.
“Yes, sir. I think you should come out and see me.”
Seong-Geon Choi, with his eyebrows furrowed and his hair pulled back, sighed and got up.
“Why? What is it?”
“No······Someone came looking for you.”
“Who is it?”
Soon, Choi Sung-geon left the office. At the same time, he discovered a group of four or five people standing at the entrance of the office. Choi Sung-geon also opened his mouth slightly when he saw the man with the most hair standing at the front. He thought it was a hallucination.
“Huh······?”
A man full of scallions approached him with a smile and asked to shake his hand. The words he spat out were in Japanese.
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“I’m sorry, did I come too suddenly?”
Japanese master director Kyotaro appeared out of nowhere.
“I came to meet actor Kang Woo-jin.”
