I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor - Chapter 180

I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor Chapter 180

(Ransom (5))

“In Woojin’s first appearance scene… the instantaneous highest viewer rating was 19.1%” The

main producer of ‘Freezing Love’ looked a little surprised at the assistant director’s words.

Soon, everyone around the directing team, including him, checked the laptop screen in front of the assistant director. The numbers were unmistakable. The overall viewership rating of ‘Frozen Love’ was 12.8%, and the highest viewership rating was Kang Woo-jin’s first appearance. Of course, the directing PD and production department personnel also predicted it to some extent.

but.

“Wow, since Woojin is so hot, I thought there would be a lot of interest… like this.”

“It’s amazing. “If you look at the viewership ratings, you can tell where Woojin came from.”

“I know yeah. “I can feel Woojin’s popularity once again.”

The numbers that came out far exceeded expectations. In response, the KBC Drama Department PDs who were gathered around like onlookers added their words one by one.

“Hey, there’s quite a difference from the comprehensive version, isn’t it??”

“Not a lot, but a lot. “This is my first time seeing such a difference.”

“The highest viewership rating at the moment was 19.1% – it’s crazy. Should I definitely cast Kang Woo-jin in my next work?”

“Hey PD Kim, when you call, Kang Woo-jin says ‘Yes!’ And he comes obediently? “Are you sure I’ll criticize you?”

“But in Hanryang, when Kang Woo-jin was there, it was up to 25%, right? But after he left, about 5% evaporated. “Are you sure Kang Woo-jin really has ticket power?”

Rather than talking about ‘frozen love’, the PDs had a conversation about Kang Woo-jin. Either way, the main producer of ‘Freezing Love’ has made up his mind.

‘My grades are good enough.’

This year’s KBC dramas were sluggish. There are only a handful of dramas that exceeded the 10% mark. If you think about it, ‘Frozen Love’ is at the top of the list. However, as expected, the best drama of the year was Hanryang, and the media set up a confrontation between writer Park Eun-mi and writer Lee Wol-seon.

Thanks to this, a bit of disappointment spread through the heart of the main producer as he held up his cell phone.

still.

“Oh yeah. Writer.”

The main PD had to inform writer Lee Wol-seon, who was waiting, of the overall viewership ratings.

“The overall viewer ratings have come out.”

I could hear the calm voice of writer Lee Wol-seon over the phone.

“What are the results?”

“…it came out great! “It’s the best of the year.”

“So how much?”

“The overall viewer rating was 12.8%.”

After hearing the results, writer Lee Wol-seon was silent for a moment and then muttered softly.

“Tsk, I lost.”

The main PD urgently intervenes.

“Writer! You can ignore the ratings battle! “The genre itself is different in the first place!”

“are you okay. Because I’m just talking to myself. Rather, which scene had the highest viewership rating in episode 1?”

“yes? Ah, the highest viewership rating at the moment was 19.1%, and it was the first cut where Kang Woo-jin appeared.”

Then, I heard a smiley answer from author Lee Wol-seon over the phone.

“19.1%? “With this, Woojin’s ticket power has been proven.”

1 hour back.

The official viewership ratings for ‘Freezing Love,’ which aired its first episode last night, were announced on the Internet.

『[Official] Writer Lee Wol-seon’s ‘Freezing Love’ first episode viewership rating of 12.8%』

『’Freezing Love’ first episode exceeded 12%, but the results are a bit disappointing』

Articles published by KBC’s drama department or circulated by the media themselves are combined.

『The performance of ‘Freezing Love’, which recorded 12.8% in the first episode, was respectable, but the impact was low』

Unfortunately, it did not have the explosive power of ‘Profiler Hanryang’. It was natural. In the first place, Hanryang had the highest viewership ratings of the year. In the first place, a lot of content was mass-produced, and the overall viewership in Korea has recently decreased. So 12.8% was a sufficiently respectable viewership rating. It wasn’t surprising that KBC’s drama department burst into congratulations.

However, the media also adds stimulation to get clicks.

『[Issue Pick] War of Star Writers… Among writers Eun-mi Park and Wol-seon Lee, the winner is Hanryang』

『Writer Eun-mi Park vs. Writer Wol-seon Lee It was writer Eun-mi Park who smiled』 It

determines the winner and loser of the two star writers. Articles are spreading that writer Lee Wol-seon lost to writer Park Eun-mi. Since they were such big names in the world of writers, it was an inevitable phenomenon. Still, there were quite a few articles that clearly understood the content of ‘freezing love’.

And as expected.

『[Moment Photo] Kang Woo-jin who appeared at the beginning of ‘Frozen Love’/Photo』 The

drama media never left out the story of Kang Woo-jin.

『[Issue Check]’Freezing Love’ also recorded a viewership rating of 19%. The moment Kang Woo-jin appeared, the highest viewership rating was 19.1%』

『Viewers flocked to see ‘Kang Woo-jin playing sign language’? Kang Woo-jin proves his ticket power/photo』

There was an endless variety of prey and rice cakes to throw.

『“Did you do enough?” After seeing Kang Woo-jin’s sign language acting, the public is pouring in rave reviews』

The popularity and firepower of sign language acting Kang Woo-jin, comparison with the quality of his sign language acting, etc. Therefore, among the YouTube videos uploaded by the ‘Frozen Love’ team for the first episode, there was a surprising amount of interest in the edited version of Kang Woo-jin’s ‘The Strange Man Next Door’.

What’s unusual is that

-The drama was fun, but I was impressed by actor Kang Woo-jin’s sign language skills… Thank you.

Among the viewers’ reactions, there were many who shared their own experiences or said that they were impressed. It was said that Woojin’s sign language acting soothed the hearts of many people.

This time.

“Woojin.”

The news also reached the filming set of ‘Island of the Missing’ in Buyeo. Several actors and staff talked about ‘frozen love’ in a casual chat. On the other hand, Kang Woo-jin, whose military uniform was worn out and torn.

‘Viewership rating of 12.8%? Hmm, I kind of understand.’

I accepted it calmly while preparing to film the next scene. Well, the viewership ratings were delivered in the morning, but Woojin had already known the results for several months. Grade, to be exact. Of course, the ability of subspace.

-[5/Script (Title: Freezing Love) Grade B+]

Therefore, it is true that it felt good, but it was not very inspiring. I just input the subspace grade numbers into my head.

However, Woojin’s teams were exceptional.

“Oppa oppa, have you seen the comments on YouTube?? “The praise for my sign language acting was crazy!”

“There are already a lot of videos that have been edited specifically for sign language acting??”

Meanwhile, pony-haired Choi Seong-gun, who was calm in his own way, guessed something else in this situation and muttered quietly to Kang Woo-jin before he was put into filming.

“Woojin, did you see the highest viewer rating at that moment? “It’s because of you too.”

“Yes, CEO.”

“The previous works, ‘Drug Dealer’ Hanryang, and even this ‘Frozen Romance’. The viewership ratings jumped regardless of whether you were there or not? Do you know what this means? “Your ticket power is incredible.”

Seong-geon Choi continues his explanation with excitement.

“Besides, your grades are all good, right? There is no failure. Of course, you will become an actor that the public can trust and look up to, and your level will quickly rise in the eyes of those in this jungle-like entertainment industry. “The difference between you and me is clearly visible.”

“……”

“Then what comes up?”

Choi Seong-geon’s smile becomes excessively dark.

“Your price is soaring.”

The next day, Saturday. night.

Episode 2 of ‘Frozen Love’ was aired. Of course, in the aftermath of episode 1, the viewer community became even more upset, and the number of waiting reporters also increased significantly.

『Episode 2 of ‘Freezing Love’ has begun, which has surpassed 12%… Can it really get a higher viewership rating than the first episode?』

Thanks to this, more attention was focused on episode 2 than episode 1. Episode 2 of ‘Frozen Love’ was mainly about resolving the conflict in episode 1 and adding new characters and new events. The content gradually becomes boring.

In that gap, Kang Woo-jin played the role of licorice to a great extent.

There weren’t many cuts, but it caught the attention of viewers by appearing only once. It was that level of acting and impact. Then, the next day, Sunday morning, the overall viewership ratings for episode 2 of ‘Freezing Love’ were released.

『[Official]’Freezing Love’ Episode 2 viewer rating 13.3%』

It was a higher figure than episode 1, and at this moment, Kang Woo-jin was also the one with the highest viewer rating. This creates a firmness that no one can criticize.

『Netizens of Kang Woo-jin, who has already established himself as a trustworthy actor, say, “When Kang Woo-jin comes out, you have to watch it!”』

This is Kang Woo-jin’s ticket power. Anyway, on Sunday morning, the entertainment world was bustling with talk of ‘frozen love affairs’. However, around the afternoon of the same day, other issues also joined in. For example, the current situation of Bulldog Seo Seo-seop.

『’Seo Gu-seop’ walking to the interrogation room with his face down / Photo』

Even ‘Drug Dealer’ barely took the top spot at the box office.

『Drug dealer, a hit with 7 million viewers, is it difficult to reach 8 million? It will likely end at around 7.6 million』

It was a week full of many issues, but the weekend disappeared quickly, and the morning of Monday, November 30th dawned.

It’s already the last day of November.

Tomorrow is December, and the end of the year and Christmas season are in full swing. It’s a hectic time in the entertainment industry and everywhere else, domestically or internationally.

Of course, it was the same in Japan.

Among them, a large animation production company located near Tokyo Station. The scale was considerable. Because the entire 4-story building was being used as a whole. On the exterior walls of the building were several large posters of hit animation films made by the production company, and small posters and various character models were scattered throughout the first floor lobby.

There are a lot of people going in and out of the lobby.

Visitors taking pictures of posters and models, employees of animation production companies, officials, etc. A meeting was in full swing in the medium-sized conference room on the third floor of the production company. The lighting in the conference room was a bit dark, and a prepared PPT was projected onto the small screen in the front using a beam projector.

People filled the U-shaped desk.

Half of them were executives of animation production companies and half were practitioners. Among them, a woman in a suit standing next to the front screen spoke to everyone in Japanese.

“As such, our performance in the second half of this year is poor. “Not only viewer ratings but also sales rates.”

The bald executive in front of me tapped his chin with a fan and asked back.

“Why do you think that is?”

“Except for the first quarter, the second quarter, third quarter, and now the fourth quarter are all passionate and action-packed… I think there is a big loss of female viewers compared to last year.”

“hmm.”

Another executive with his arms crossed joined in.

“Then, starting from the first half of next year, we need to add works that will attract female viewers and fans.”

“Yes, we are still finding direction.”

“Have you tried searching for works?”

“I have something ready for you.”

The female employee who answered looked at the male employee standing next to the beam projector. Soon something else appears on the front screen. These were original works to be made into animations, not animations.

Comics, novels, light novels, dramas, etc.

In general, these were works focusing on romance and romantic comedies. However, although several works were listed, the expressions of the executives did not improve at all. It seems like there is nothing left to do with this. At this point, a middle-aged female executive wearing square glasses sighed softly and joined in in a low voice.

“Shouldn’t a fresh flavor be added little by little? “You had similar feelings last year or the year before, right?”

The other executives nodded in agreement.

“yes.”

“The number of animation production companies is increasing every year, and at this point, we need to try something challenging.”

Here, the female employee standing next to the screen cleared her throat and added strength to her voice.

“Then how about something like this? Rather than looking for a familiar taste, the original work itself is to be found in Korea or China. However, there are already quite a few Chinese originals, so Korean is better.”

“Well, the web novel and webtoon market there has grown noticeably.”

At this time.

“If you’re looking for the Korean original.”

A middle-aged female executive wearing square glasses wore them again.

“How about going for a proven work?”

“verification? which?”

“‘Boyfriend’ on Netflix. I’m sure some of you have seen it. It’s a four-part one-act play, and the story itself is suitable for animation. As everyone knows, the popularity is very high. “There is still an uproar on social media and communities.”

There is already a precedent for making dramas into animations, but making animations using Korean dramas was challenging enough.

“Since the original work was such a hit, we can aim to attract fans of the original work and also benefit from the power of the Korean Wave.”

Most of the executives nodded, and the middle-aged female executive continued what she was thinking.

“Let me add one more freshness to it. “It’s just my opinion, but how about casting one of the actors from ‘Boyfriend’ as a voice actor?”

While I was muttering, I heard a familiar name.

“By any chance – Kang Woo-jin?”

“Are you talking about Kang Woo-jin?”

A middle-aged female executive said to everyone, putting her hands together as if she was saying the right answer.

“That’s right, Kang Woo-jin. From Hanryang to ‘Male Friend’ and this time, ‘Unfamiliar Gisaeng’, his popularity has increased, and if you look at ‘Ametalk show!’ or his YouTube channel, his Japanese is at a native level, so there is no problem.”

“Hmm, I guess Kang Woo-jin would be unconventional.”

“And have you ever heard Kang Woo-jin sing? Even if you say he’s a singer, I can’t believe it. It is also his main content on YouTube. In addition, it became a hot topic with funny stories at the fan signing event held in Japan this time. So he could participate directly in the OST.”

The popularity of animation in Japan is beyond imagination. An unwavering leader in the content market.

It was safe to say that animation dominates the Japanese content market. What can I say since it enjoys enormous popularity around the world? And now.

“If you look at ‘The Unfamiliar Parasite’ that comes out later. ‘Male Friend’ and Kang Woo-jin.”

Kang Woo-jin is mentioned as one of the top three animation production companies in Japan that has produced many hit films.

“Isn’t it enough of a challenge?”

The next day, December 1st. Director Angabok Ang’s house.

Director Ang Bok, wearing comfortable pajamas, was sitting on the living room sofa. What was unusual was that he was looking down at his cell phone and smiling strangely.

What he was looking at was an article.

『[Exclusive] Director Ahn Ga-bok, who had not been seen in public, was suddenly caught having a meal with the great actor Shin Shim-ho… Has Shim Shim-ho chosen to be the lead in the legendary 100th movie? / Photo』 Then, the corners of Director Ahn Ga-bok’s mouth, who was quietly looking down at the article, wrinkled

. A smile spread.

“Oh my – was there a reporter there?”

( Ransom (5) ) End