I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor - Chapter 173

I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor Chapter 173

( Stranger (3) )

It was Chairman Hideki’s first time attending a script reading in his entire life.

Of course, the purpose was to see Kang Woo-jin. A Korean actor who restored vitality and life to his grandchild and helped him dream again. I received grace. He too must have had a difficult life.

I wanted to see it with my own eyes. That was Chairman Hideki’s heart.

Kang Woo-jin, who makes you feel a sense of kinship and look back on yourself in the past. When Chairman Hideki first saw Woojin in this hall, his impression was that he was a beast with hidden teeth. Although he seemed different on the outside, I was able to get a glimpse of his strange composure and charisma. His eyes were full of power, and his voice was filled with eloquence.

Indeed, Kang Woo-jin was extraordinary.

Since he was Chairman Hideki, the head of a large corporation, he immediately recognized Kang Woo-jin, who radiated unusual energy. An aura that is hard to see in that age group. This meant that Kang Woo-jin’s concept quality was great.

anyway.

‘…what is that?’

The moment the script reading began and he saw Woojin start acting, Chairman Hideki, with his arms crossed, couldn’t help but twitch his white, furry eyebrows.

‘performance? Is that what you call acting?’

The change in Kang Woo-jin was obvious even to Chairman Hideki, who had no interest in anything other than business and had never focused on acting his entire life.

‘Everything that was full is gone.’

The aura that had surrounded him disappeared everywhere. Kang Woo-jin, who is now showing off Kiyoshi, was penniless. It’s empty. I think about the eyes and the voice moving. How can something that was so full just a moment ago be emptied in an instant? Chairman Hideki gradually focused on Kang Woo-jin’s acting. I couldn’t take my eyes off it.

Are all actors like that?

However, as the reading continues, Kang Woo-jin’s acting builds up the narrative.

“I don’t regret meeting you.”

“It’s time for lunch.”

Chairman Hideki noticed it more clearly. That he alone is special. Around Woojin, who is acting, there are many actors who are considered top Japanese actors. However, it was difficult to say that he was the same as Kang Woo-jin.

‘Other actors definitely have a whiff of imitation. However, Kang Woo-jin has no gaps to show.’

Only Woojin was special. Other actors were acting, but Kang Woo-jin was showing a different life here. At least that’s how it seemed in Chairman Hideki’s eyes.

He asked himself once again.

Is that smoke?

no. That wasn’t smoke. People have changed. Chairman Hideki saw a spark in Kang Woo-jin’s eyes. However, the current Kang Woo-jin. No, Kiyoshi was water. Colorless and odorless. A being that does not feel any emotions or sensations.

‘It’s just flowing.’

At that moment, Chairman Hideki vaguely remembered the past when he saw Kang Woo-jin. Not your own, but your grandchildren’s. The sight of my grandchild, who had lost vitality and life and whose eyes were only breathing had died. Yeah it was similar to that.

Soon to be Chairman Hideki.

-Sigh.

I barely moved my gaze from Woojin. About a hundred people around him, dozens of actors, director Kyotaro and writer Akari. Everyone was looking at Woojin. His presence was exceptional. There is an overwhelming force that catches the eye.

The art of bewitching people and controlling situations. More than just charm.

It is a fairly valuable ability.

At this time.

“Not now.”

Kang Woo-jin began his monologue. After Toka disappears from the world, he becomes a ‘stranger’ and makes a list to make ‘bizarre sacrifices’.

“It must be forgotten.”

Kang Woo-jin took his eyes off Kiyoshi and Toka at the end. Because it’s gone. And his eyes drifted somewhere in the unspecified space. There is nothing on the expression. But the mouth does not rest. The rhythm of the lines is consistent. He seemed to be floating still on the surface of the water without even a single movement.

Following.

“homework.”

Kiyoshi’s devastated eyes move in the air, searching for a destination. Some of the actors in front drift for a moment. 9 people. The list of 9 specific people was confirmed. The actors who made eye contact with Kiyoshi could feel it desperately.

‘I can’t see any reason or instinct.’

That’s why it’s even more scary. I’m vaguely afraid. There is no reason or consequence. Pleasure? Pleasure? Intent? Hatred? Wide? Not everything. There are no actions mixed with emotion. system. Yes, it is a system. He has only one thing to do.

Director Kyotaro, who fixed his gaze on Kang Woo-jin, recited the passage.

“Kiyoshi is sitting in his seat in a bustling classroom, looking at the blackboard in front. “It’s still a blank face.”

In the scenario, the world is turned upside down after two students die at school, but that doesn’t last long. As the living must live, the school worked hard to normalize it. Of course, the spirit of all students was not sound.

Only Kiyoshi’s time stopped.

Just like the moment when Toka sat on the railing and smiled.

However, there were changes at school. Of the nine students on Kiyoshi’s list, some transferred schools and some dropped out. Some were still attending school.

Kiyoshi didn’t mind.

What he needs to do now.

“study.”

It was about accumulating knowledge. Because I had to watch the long game. There is basic information about 9 people. Even the data accumulated so far and student records. From here, Kiyoshi had to fill in what was lacking.

Director Kyotaro spends time with his fingerprints.

1 year 2 years 3 years. Meanwhile, Kang Woo-jin’s mindset was not much different. Live a normal life.

‘Just a little more, soon.’

He had been forgotten by the world, but the plan had already been implemented. Fast forward four and five years. From here, the scene becomes more about Woojin’s monologue than Director Kyotaro’s fingerprints. The scene shows the other person, but Kiyoshi’s voice is heard underneath.

Everyone in the hall stares at the ‘stranger’.

Kang Woo-jin was rolling his eyes with an expressionless face. The posture is stiff. Eye contact and breathing are constant, hand tremors and heartbeat are calm. But it was clear what to do. His appearance is reminiscent of calm madness. Woojin’s mind was filled with calculations.

‘Once I started, everyone and the world forgot about me.’

An unknown purpose stirred. And then a line was spit out from Kang Woo-jin’s plain mouth. It was a monologue.

“Five years. I spent 5 years filling in what was lacking. And now, following the first, I am about to begin my second sacrifice. One out of nine. Konakayama Kinjo.”

A voice with a steady rhythm that is neither hot nor cold. There is nothing in it that makes you wonder if this is a human voice. More than anyone else, the actors sitting around Woojin felt it most accurately.

‘Apart from the fact that Japanese acting is natural…how on earth do you do something like that?’

‘This is my first time seeing an acting method. Like a person who lived without emotions from the beginning – but why can I hear it so clearly? Even though nothing is loaded, the power is good.’

Among the actors, Kang Woo-jin, who played the role of ‘Kinjo Konakayama’, has perfect facial features and a handsome boy style. Take a moment to catch your breath. Maintain gaze silently. He tells everyone that he is watching him from afar. The monologue continued next.

“The reason I chose ‘Kinjo Konakayama’ for ‘Restart of a Disaster Without Foreshadowing’ was because of his elegant appearance. He is a man who is overly flashy and knows how to attract others’ attention. Of course, among those nine people, he is the furthest from me. That’s why I targeted him. ‘Kinjo Konakayama’s bizarre sacrifice will immediately attract attention, but it will not interest me.”

It was a pretty long line. However, Kang Woo-jin finished his monologue in a straight line without any distractions or splashes. Gradually, a dreamlike air began to surround Kang Woo-jin. Writer Akari, who was looking at Kang Woo-jin through the glasses on the tip of his nose, felt a shiver.

‘I am seeing Kiyoshi with my own eyes when he wrote this book. I’m scared, but I’m greedy. How far can he show Kiyoshi?’

At this time, Kang Woo-jin pretended to take something out of his pocket. It was a list of nine people written down on Toka’s desk five years ago.

“‘Kinjo Konakayama’ is married. There is a home. But I still like women. Human habits are incredibly carefully planned. That’s why traces of Ginjo’s habits remained. Prostitution aid dating affair. On the outside, they look homely, but on the inside, they are rotting. He tells his family he is on a business trip, but he commits sexual crimes. “There are a lot of negatives.”

Woojin, who was muttering about endless designs, slightly lowered his head. The empty expression remained the same, and the empty eyes stared at the Japanese actor across from me.

“What type of ‘grotesque sacrifice’ would you like? Ginjo You have to be a firecracker. So I chose the gorgeous you. Because the scattered fragments should hit the remaining eight people. I think it’s right to start with the conflict between you and your family. “Your wife is not included in my work.”

The Japanese actor was soon a bit dazed. No, Yasta, who was in charge of ‘Konakayama Ginjo’, suddenly came to his senses. After Kang Woo-jin’s monologue, a cut of his daily life appeared and he had to say his lines.

He spits out certain lines as if he were talking to himself. Appearance at the company.

At this point, Chairman Hideki could sense how serious he was.

‘It’s definitely different. Even though I don’t know much about acting, the two actors’ acting is on a different level. That Yasta actor is acting in a stereotypical way.’

The gap between Kang Woo-jin and top Japanese actors is quite severe. If there was no object of comparison, Kiyoshi’s Woojin was the focal point, so he could be seen and heard clearly. Nowadays, Japanese actors are being pushed out by new Korean actors.

At the same time, Choi Seong-gun, who was sitting behind Kang Woo-jin, also noticed.

‘Japanese actors have a lot of acting, so it smells like I’m acting. ‘Excessive emotions, intense dialogue, and handling of gazes with a lot of force.’

Why did director Kyotaro cling to Kang Woo-jin, what are the problems with the Japanese actor version, and why does he want to dominate the Japanese content market?

‘You may not have felt it when we were together, but when Woojin is running wild in front of you, you will know it even if you don’t like it. ‘That it’s not enough.’

Japanese master director Kyotaro wanted to give a warning to all Japanese actors through actor Kang Woo-jin. You guys are stagnant. So, I hope you can watch, enlighten, and learn.

In fact, director Kyotaro muttered to himself as he looked at the shocked Japanese actors.

‘An actor of this caliber spent a long time in obscurity, learning alone until a few months ago, and is now seeing the light of day. ‘You must feel something.’

The illusion of a gap is a bonus.

like that.

“Fade out.”

About the beginning and middle of the reading of the scenario, Director Kyotaro recited the entire reading.

“Let’s rest for a while.”

A few tens of minutes later.

Approximately 20 minutes were given for a break during the script reading for ‘The Stranger.’ However, none of the actors left. The same goes for Kang Woo-jin. The atmosphere was strange. Most of the actors pretended to read the scenario but glanced at Kang Woo-jin, who had an innocent face.

Reporters and about 100 staff members were busy whispering.

Meanwhile, Choi Seong-geon, who had ponytails, was talking on the phone with someone outside the hall. His expression was serious.

“Is that so? Um, okay. We will carefully check the response to the proposal you sent us by email. yes. “Thank you.”

-Suddenly.

After finishing the call, Choi Seong-geon lowered his cell phone and frowned.

“Tsk.”

It looks like it wasn’t the desired result.

In fact, the person Choi Seong-gun was talking to was an investor for the expansion of BW Entertainment. It was a project that had been in progress for a long time, and there were quite a few investors, including companies, that met with Seong-gun Choi. BW Entertainment is small and new, but it has Kang Woo-jin, who is gaining crazy momentum with the appearance of top actress Hong Hye-yeon.

Thanks to this, there were many investors who were interested.

Seong-geon Choi felt the need to expand the company and carried out the work, ultimately leading to a situation where investment was imminent.

But the problem is.

‘You’re trying to massage everything.’

The conditions for all potential investors include management interference. Of course, I am saying this in a roundabout way, but if you dig deeper, it was like trying to make Choi Seong-gun the president of pants. Although he will not interfere openly from the beginning, he is sure to reveal his true colors little by little.

It is said that if there are many boatmen, the boat will go to the mountain.

Choi Seong-geon, who has experienced all the hardships in the entertainment industry, knows it better than anyone else and has personally experienced or witnessed it in abundance. Therefore, the condition for management interference had to be avoided, but the words were all slightly different, and what they wanted was to take control of BW Entertainment.

“Huh-”

Choi Seong-geon’s worries deepen.

‘Hye-yeon and Woo-jin. The current bw enter is too small to contain the two. Expansion is essential for more extensive care, and we cannot continue to rely on just the two of us. Finding new talent is also essential.’

It was at this time.

“excuse me.”

A straight female voice penetrated. It was Japanese. Choi Seong-gun, who flinched slightly, turned his head. In the back stood a woman in a neat suit with long hair tied in a single line. It was Chairman Hideki’s chief of staff, Riri Tetsugawa. Choi Seong-gun also remembered her face.

I saw you standing behind Chairman Hideki a few hours ago.

Then, Choi Seong-geon gave a small bow and spoke awkward Japanese.

“Ah, tell me.”

Lily’s answer was slow but clear.

“Do you mind if I take a moment?”

“You mean me?”

“yes. “You are CEO Seong-geon Choi, right?”

“That’s right.”

Communication progressed, albeit clumsily, and Lili slightly turned her body and showed a polite hand gesture. To follow. Seong-geon Choi is a little embarrassed, but follows her for now.

-Sigh.

The two arrived at the staff-only room at the end of the hallway, past the ‘Unfamiliar’ script reading room. Lili, who was ahead, wrote a note in the room and opened the door. Soon the interior of the room was visible to Choi Seong-geon. Perhaps because the room was for employees, it had a strong office feel.

Among them, there is a 5-seater sofa placed in the center.

“ah.”

Choi Seong-geon’s eyes widen slightly. The reason was simple. Sitting at the head of the five-person sofa was Chairman Hideki, head of the Kashihi Group, who had white hair on his eyebrows. Next to him was a man in a suit, and Lili, who guided Choi Seong-geon, motioned to the sofa next to Chairman Hideki.

“Sit.”

Choi Seong-geon was deeply embarrassed. It was natural to see the owner of a Japanese conglomerate sitting in front of me. Still, he sat on the sofa with as flexible a face as possible. At the same time, Chairman Hideki, who was smiling a wrinkled smile, opened his mouth.

“It was impressive.”

Japanese in a harsh tone. A man in a suit across from Choi Seong-geon translates it into Korean. Choi Seong-geon, who thought Korean would soon be okay, asked Chairman Hideki.

“What do you mean?”

“Actor Kang Woo-jin. “The acting I saw earlier was the first time I’ve seen it at this age.”

“Oh, thank you.”

“It was a refreshing shock. Hehe, I wish my grandson could at least imitate Kang Woo-jin.”

“yes?”

“no. Rather – that’s right. I saw potential in Woojin Kang. “His value is very high, as is his acting.”

Chairman Hideki, who was leisurely muttering, sent a glance to Lili. Then she handed the transparent file she had prepared to Seong-gun Choi. The explanation was given by Chairman Hideki.

“It’s a suggestion.”

“……which?”

“I’m thinking of recruiting actor Kang Woo-jin to our Kashihi group. “As an advertising model for several affiliates.”

Choi Seong-gun, whose eyes widened, opened the transparent file. Proposal in Korean. At a glance, I could see words such as department store food. There wasn’t even just one, but several types. what? Choi Seong-geon was a little puzzled. It’s not unheard of for Korean celebrities to film commercials in Japan, but that doesn’t mean it’s frequent.

Additionally, the company that made the suggestion was Kashihi Group.

The level of randomness was severe.

‘What on earth is this…suddenly without context??’

Chairman Hideki must have seen Kang Woo-jin for the first time today, and he was working on something like this? Since it came out of nowhere, did Choi Seong-geon buy it for a while? I also wanted to.

That moment.

“I saw an article from Korea a few days ago.”

Chairman Hideki’s old voice continued as if this was not the end.

“I heard that Kang Woo-jin’s contract period is coming to an end. Are you transferring?”

Choi Seong-geon came to the conclusion that Chairman Hideki was looking over Kang Woo-jin. There must be some agency connected to it. Therefore, Choi Seong-gun goes strong.

“The contract period part is true. But there will be no transfer.”

“…So does this mean that Kang Woo-jin will continue to be associated with BW Entertainment?”

“That’s right.”

After hearing the answer, Chairman Hideki stared into Choi Seong-geon’s eyes for a moment. Although his face was full of wrinkles, his gaze was as big as anything. Chairman Hideki suddenly smiled.

“I heard that BW Entertainment is looking to expand.”

He made a calm but big proposal.

“I want to invest personally, what do you think?”

( Stranger (3) ) End