I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor - Chapter 135
I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor Chapter 135
( Back Boat (3) )
First screening of ‘Drug Dealer’. To be precise, the test and blind preview has begun. Thanks to this, including Kang Woo-jin, who made a cameo, Jin Jae-jun, the male lead of ‘Drug Dealer’, leading actors, director Kim Do-hee, director of photography, key staff, film company officials, etc. All over 30 people focused their eyes on the screen in front of the sound studio.
-[And Kang Woo-jin]
After Kang Woo-jin’s name, which had just appeared on the screen, disappeared like smoke, an intense beat that you would only hear in a club suddenly rang out from the magnificent music.
-♬♪
The nightclub was reflected on the black screen. A look from the past, not the present. Many people danced to the music in the same way, but their appearance and costumes had a strong old-fashioned feel. It was natural. The era of ‘drug dealers’ was 1999.
The location is Busan.
Soon the angle follows the back of a waiter serving drinks. The waiter arrived at the room, and a drunken man and woman were displayed on the screen. What was set in this room was not just liquor. It was liquor mixed with drugs distributed in Busan.
So the men and women playing together in the room lost their minds.
At this time, the door to the room suddenly opened.
[“You idiots are excited.”]
A man with a cigarette in his mouth appeared. He was a detective. Jeong Seong-hoon, the main character of ‘Drug Dealer’ played by Jin Jae-jun. Jeong Seong-hoon on the screen is clearly in an energetic mood, and after taking a long drag on his cigarette, he suddenly shouts out loud.
[“Where is the female boss?! Dongtae! Hey, Kim Dong-tae!!”]
The angle changes immediately. The screen quickly merged from the back of a man in a suit running to Jeong Seong-hoon in front of the room. The man who arrived begs Jeong Seong-hoon.
[“Oh my gosh, detective, if you come, you can come to me right away. Why are you picking on my butt? Let’s go this way. “I’ll get you a cigarette pack.”]
The man puts something into Jeong Seong-hoon’s pocket. What could it be? It was money. The angle is a close-up of Jeong Seong-hoon, smiling wickedly.
[“Why is my pocket a little light?”]
A man stuffing more money into the other pocket.
[“Come on, I put it in heavily, so why don’t we go together and get some coffee? “I called them guys with soft buttocks.”]
Jeong Seong-hoon is forcibly dragged away by a man. No, pretend to be dragged away. Here, the screen is dark. Suddenly, the news anchor’s voice spreads.
[“Drug dealers are running rampant in Busan.”]
Then, a news scene was displayed on the screen, with white subtitles underneath. Explaining the situation in 1999. From here, the pace of ‘Drug Dealer’ gradually increases.
That’s how the ‘drug dealer’ increases his speed.
From Jeong Seong-hoon’s perspective, as characters are gradually added, events explode here and there.
A feeling of intense tension and urgency.
‘Drug Dealer’ has reached the halfway point with a story that is hard to take your eyes off. At this point, the screen showed a dark sky, and it soon started to rain. The sound of rain sprays strongly in the sound. -Replace the screen after
shooting
. The driver’s seat of the last of the four sedans opened and a man in a suit got out. It was Lee Sang-man, who had no tie, had the first button on his neck undone, and had a tattoo visible on his chest. The boss of ‘Sangmanpa’.
Kang Woo-jin’s first appearance.
-♬♪
Lee Sang-man’s theme song that plays right away. Heavy and cruel, yet somehow lonely movie music. At that moment, Woojin sat with his legs crossed in the middle of the studio.
“……”
There was no change in his indifferent expression, but he was making a fuss on the inside.
‘Ahh! grow!’
At the time of filming, I checked it on the director’s monitor, but when I actually saw the finished product on the screen, I felt dozens of times more embarrassed.
Even then.
‘…Hmm, it’s kind of cool, isn’t it? is not it.’
Slightly self-absorbed. On the other hand, except for Woojin, the person involved, the rest of the people were busy whispering quietly from Lee Sangman’s first appearance.
“For sure – Lee Sang-man’s character is killed.”
In particular, movie studio officials were speechless.
“At the beginning, it was fast and then slow, and then the pace was adjusted, and then in the middle, when only the ideal came out, the immersion level increased significantly.”
“I guess that’s what the director was aiming for.”
These evaluations degenerated into shock as ‘Drug Dealer’ entered its mid-to-late stages. This was due to the change of Lee Sang-man, who was gradually losing his charisma and dying.
“The acting is crazy.”
“It may be because of the makeup, but the expression of Lee Sang-man, who was in good spirits, going crazy is really…huh.”
“Woojin is so hot right now. “If I do it well, I’ll be considered one of the best villains of all time.”
“If his acting is that good, there might be a controversy after the movie is released about whether Woojin has tried drugs?”
It was safe to say that it was overwhelming.
“Oh, no way.”
backwards.
After finishing the blind preview, the distributor of ‘Drug Dealer’ immediately started working on its release.
『[Movie Talk] Jin Jae-jun, Kang Woo-jin, and others in the final stages of post-production, ‘Drug Dealer’ will be released as early as October! / Photo』
In addition to securing a screening theater, a designed promotional schedule has begun. At the same time, trailers and related videos for ‘Drug Dealer’ were released all at once.
-【[Drug Dealer]】Official 1st Trailer｜ENG SUB
Of course, Japan was still in an uproar over the ‘unfamiliar parasite’.
『What is the leading role played by Kang Woo-jin in ‘The Strangest Parasite’? ‘Spreading rumors through the community’
Time melts. This is Kang Woo-jin’s time.
This may be due to the build-up of schedules due to the Japan schedule, but there were also many additional schedules that added to the issues that were growing stronger day by day. Therefore, although the recent blind screening of ‘Drug Dealer’ ended well, Kang Woo-jin had no time or space to feel relieved. The schedule is flooding in. First of all, the backlogged commercial shoots were like that.
『[Star Talk] McDonald’s, which saw great advertising effects with Kang Woo-jin, “Confirmed extension of contract with Kang Woo-jin”』 There were more than one or two
advertisements for newly contracted clothing, including ‘McDonald’, who changed from a short-term model to a long-term model. Because Woojin, who is currently number one in terms of topicality, cannot be left alone by the advertising industry.
『’Advertising Blue Chip’ Kang Woo-jin achieved first place in brand reputation in August!』
In total, in both the long and short term, Kang Woo-jin signed more than 10 advertisements. even.
『[Fact Check] Clothing brands are targeting ‘issue monster’ Kang Woo-jin. If he wears it, will it sell out?』
The response to the products modeled by Kang Woo-jin was also very good. Especially clothing. This is where Han Ye-jeong’s abilities were demonstrated, and the advertisements and sponsored jackets and jeans posted on Woojin’s SNS achieved enormous sales.
thus.
– Kang Woo-jin’s jeans seem to be of good quality haha
– Wearing Kang Woo-jin’s denim jacket that I bought yesterday.jpg
The phenomenon of the name ‘Kang Woo-jin’ appearing on products popular among the public has occurred in many places. In fact, if you type in Kang Woo-jin jeans, that product will be searched.
『How many ‘Crazy Moves’ advertisements have there been from its first appearance until now? What is Kang Woo-jin’s expected income?』
So, money had no choice but to gradually accumulate in Woo-jin’s bank account. However, Kang Woo-jin had no time to spend money.
“Today, we will be recording a total of two songs, and for the video, we will choose a total of four songs in English and Japanese! Please take it easy as you always do!”
“Yes, PD.”
“If I have time, I will also film a small communication video to upload.”
Filming stockpiled videos related to the channel ‘Kang Woo-jin’s alt-character’, which has well over 1 million subscribers, or post-production recording of ‘Male Friend’, who is currently in the middle of post-production editing.
『[Drama Pick] Netflix one-act project ‘Male Friend’ is a one-act, but it is unusual in Korea and Japan』 The
online and offline promotional schedule of ‘Male Friend’ caught in connection with it, photo shoots for magazines, etc., fan signing events with strong publicity, etc., can be listed one by one. It was almost non-existent.
『Kang Woo-jin waving to fans at an event related to ‘Male Friend’ / Photo』
And just like that, the week disappeared as if it were blindfolded.
Monday, September 8, Tokyo, Japan.
The location is the headquarters of the large Kashihi Group. An office located right next to the president’s office at the top. This was the secretary’s office. A woman sitting with an upright posture at a single desk in the secretary’s office stands out. He was Chairman Hideki’s chief of staff. Her name is Riri Tetsugawa, who has big eyes and a generally upright appearance.
She is in her mid-30s and has been assisting Chairman Hideki for over 10 years. Therefore, there were few people in the Kashihi group who did not know her.
In front of her.
“Hmm-”
Transparent files were placed there. These were materials from Kang Woo-jin, Director Kyotaro, etc., which were investigated at the order of Chairman Hideki. However, she didn’t move much even after the instructions were given a week ago.
The reason was simple.
Because Chairman Hideki changed his instructions. Lili then tapped the transparent file with her index finger and crossed her legs. He then recalled the time when Chairman Hideki reversed his instructions. It all started when she reported the problem of the ‘unfamiliar parasite”s investment funds to Chairman Hideki.
Strangely enough, Chairman Hideki was sensitive to the problem of ‘unfamiliar parasites’, but quickly regained his peace when he realized that the reason was money.
Then he said a word.
“It’s like there’s no problem with money.”
Then, Chairman Hideki calmly set out to understand the problem.
“But why did the investment issue arise?”
“I’m not sure because the ‘Unfamiliar Gisaeng’ side is keeping quiet and it’s not something that’s been revealed on the surface.”
“I know, just tell me what you think.”
“…I think it started with Kang Woo-jin, who asked me to look into it due to the timing.”
“Are investors reluctant to him? “As noisy as it is, there are likely to be opponents.”
“yes. In addition, the number of complaints from fans of the original ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ is noticeably increasing. “It was not common to use a Korean actor or a newcomer as the lead role.”
“Maybe they didn’t like the fact that I was a Korean actor in the first place. My pride was hurt. “It’s a refusal to change.”
Chairman Hideki clicked his tongue, as if he didn’t like it.
“Why don’t you know that the more you do that, the more it stagnates?”
“However, considering director Kyotaro Tanoguchi’s high standing in Japan, the power of the original work of ‘The Unfamiliar Parasite’, and the overlapping issues, we believe that the investment problem can be resolved.”
“How long do you think it will take to resolve it?”
“If it’s as short as a few months, if it’s as long as six months.”
“hmm. It’s clear that there was a setback in the plan. “It means there is a possibility of falling asleep.”
Chairman Hideki, who was rubbing his chin, recalled his grandson’s smiling face.
“You will be disappointed.”
“yes?”
“No, more than that, what is the total production cost of ‘Familiar Gisaeng’?”
“From what I checked, it’s a little less than 20 billion.”
“What’s missing?”
“I estimate it to be around 10 billion won.”
“Right.”
Chairman Hideki nodded slowly and muttered something to himself related to Kang Woo-jin.
“This is all I need to say thank you. “You quietly contact the film company behind ‘The Stranger’ and say that I will pay the money.”
Lili blinks her eyes.
“…Are you planning on expanding your cultural business?”
“well. “Not immediately, but surprisingly, business can grow in unexpected places.”
It was difficult for Lili to understand, but Chairman Hideki had such an eccentric side that he quickly shut up.
“Okay, I’ll move right away.”
At this time.
“Ah, wait a minute.”
Chairman Hideki, who was gently brushing his white eyebrows, called Lili back.
“Rather than intervening right away, it would be better to take some time to create a curve. Since you are going to express your gratitude anyway, it would be better to increase the result by several times. ”
Soon, Chairman Hideki smiled slightly and started muttering to himself. This is because different calculations were made.
“Since it is a film directed by Kyotaro Tanoguchi, investors will come even if it is late. But then the situation becomes very dull for me. It has to be made alone. “So that you can stay focused.”
Although he is indeed old, he is the person who founded the Kashihi Group, so his mind is very quick.
“A twist that will clearly imprint my reputation, while further enhancing the power of the ‘unfamiliar gisaeng’ and inserting a bigger background than before. No way.”
Then, Chairman Hideki slowly raised his head and made eye contact with Lili. His voice was calm.
“If we’re going to let the world know about the investment money issue that’s being talked about.”
“yes?”
“You want to increase controversy over ‘The Stranger’ because the media and public opinion like crises.”
“You are thinking of noise marketing.”
“It would be similar. But it shouldn’t be obvious. Let it flow quietly. Just add some firewood and fan it. “If you just put ‘Unfamiliar Gisaeng’ on the chopping block, it will burn brightly on its own.”
It sounded right. Because the momentum of ‘unfamiliar parasites’ is already infinitely high.
“Then the investment hole will be further closed.”
“…You will definitely be more scared than you are now.”
“that’s right. Let’s let it mature for a while. Until the fire of controversy reached its peak. “When the right time comes, the picture of us pulling the ‘unfamiliar parasites’ out of the abyss should be completed.”
At this point, a rough picture was formed in Lili’s head.
“After that, do you plan to announce to the world that we will take over the investment of ‘The Stranger’?”
Chairman Hideki answered in a relaxed, harsh voice.
“No. Confirming anything is dangerous. It’s enough to just spread vague rumors like ‘The Stranger’ is behind the Kashihi Group. Just confuse me. Just by doing that, the promotional power would be several times greater than it is now. “Either we or the ‘unfamiliar parasites.’”
“Are you going to keep burying it?”
“Well, I don’t know. It’s not too late to do that after seeing the results of ‘Unfamiliar Parasite’. If the performance is not good, it would be okay to ask and if it is good, to announce it. An image of investment in a challenging cultural industry. “Not bad.”
Chairman Hideki, with a faint smile, gave changed instructions.
“Just wait a week. In the meantime, let’s solidify the information on the ‘unfamiliar parasite’, and since you will see that we are throwing firewood, we will take care of it next week. Mainly large media companies. “It’s just right to make a little fuss.”
Here again, your place. In other words, Lili returned to reality. She checked the date displayed on her laptop. Exactly one week has passed since the chairman’s instructions.
Soon she picked up her phone.
-Sigh.
We contacted large media companies that had sprayed the drug in advance.
“I can do it now.”
Later, around noon on the same day, an article about the ‘unfamiliar parasite’ appeared on Japan’s No. 1 portal site, Entertainment Myeon.
『[Exclusive] Is 10 billion out of the 20 billion won investment in the hot topic of “Familiar Parasite”? Why?』
It was posted on the main page.
Two hours later in Korea. grant.
Around 2 p.m. There were many staff members running around on the large set of ‘Island of the Missing’. It wasn’t as many as during the script reading, but there seemed to be at least 40 people. In addition, all the main and supporting actors of ‘Island of the Missing’ also gathered.
Because there was a teaser poster shoot today.
The teaser poster was different from the official poster. You could roughly see it as a trailer for the poster. A poster to be used as promotional material during movie filming. The teaser poster was very important. Because this was the poster that the public would see until the filming of the movie was completed.
Anyway, by this time, Kang Woo-jin was in the van.
‘I think I’ve been waiting for about 30 minutes – how much longer do I have to wait??’
They are waiting because the filming setup is in full swing. Of course, all actors, including Ryu Jung-min, were the same. What’s interesting is Kang Woo-jin’s current outfit.
‘Anyway, the military uniform is really a waste of time. Ugh, Tonawa.’
It was the military uniform that was also in Woojin’s house. It was when Woojin frowned at the feel of the hard military boots and scratchy military uniform.
-Drur!
Suddenly, the back door of the van opened, and pigtail-haired Choi Seong-geon stuck out his face. The expression is a bit serious.
“Woojin, something happened.”
“What’s wrong?”
“The article about ‘unfamiliar’ investment funds missing in Japan has become a huge hit.”
Right away, Kang Woo-jin screamed inwardly.
‘Oh – crazy. Didn’t I say that it would be ruined if it was revealed??’
At the same time, Choi Seong-gun continues,
“There is an uproar now that the additional article has spread. Just know it for now. We’ll have to wait and see how things turn out. Anyway, the poster shooting starts in 10 minutes, so get ready.”
Seong-geon Choi closed the car door after giving his closing remarks. Woojin quickly picked up the scenario nearby. When I picked it up, it turned out to be ‘Island of the Missing’. Whatever it is, he stabs the black square right away.
-Hook.
Kang Woo-jin, who quickly entered subspace, quickly moved towards the white square.
“Ah, won’t this lower your grade further?”
The grade of ‘unfamiliar parasites’ I checked while in Japan had dropped from A+ to C. However, the issue of investment funds was thrown into the world.
“D? What if I fall and even get an F? Tsk! “It’s a bit embarrassing.”
Woojin, whose complex thoughts deepened, immediately identified the white square of the ‘unfamiliar parasitic’. however.
“Eh?”
Woojin closed his eyes.
“what? What?”
It was worth it. The grade went from A+ to C, and even D or F was considered an ‘unfamiliar parasite’.
-[7/Scenario (Title: A Stranger’s Bizarre Sacrifice) S+ grade]
Because I was suddenly awarded an S+ grade.
(back belly (3)) end