I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor - Chapter 199

I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor Chapter 199

(Special (4) )

LA International Airport.

While Kang Woo-jin was taking a screen test, a Korean filming team was occupying many seats on one plane.

It was the ‘Our Table’ team.

Just before I finally return to Korea. Perhaps because of this, the atmosphere in the seating area where the production crew of ‘Our Table’ was crowded was very excited.

“Ah, it’s finally coming back!”

“Oh my, if anyone hears it, they’ll think the filming is over hahaha.”

“I know? You know that when we go back, we will only be able to rest for two days and it will be straight to hell, right?? Editing the filming is also editing, but preparing for the next filming! After all, the end of the year is just around the corner.”

“Ugh…I guess I’ll just have to spend the rest of December attending the end-of-year event party and awards ceremony.”

“The entertainment industry around the world is the same at this time. The movie industry will also be busy preparing for the awards ceremony. “Producer Yoon said he’s preparing a pilot broadcast?”

“still! “I’m happy just to go back to Korea!”

The above-mentioned atmosphere was also the same for PD Yoon Byeong-seon, the head of ‘Our Table’, the directing team, and the writing staff. However, rather than making fanfare, they first had a meeting about editing this shoot.

“Oh, now that I think about it, I didn’t get an interview with the reporter who posted the story about ‘Our Table’ in the local newspaper.”

“Oh my gosh, maybe I should go back and make a phone call? “You can even pick on the voice.”

Then suddenly the story of Kang Woo-jin came up.

“But Woojin, why did you stay in LA? “You didn’t get on the plane, right?”

Producer Byung-seon Yoon, who was looking at his cell phone, was quick to answer.

“Oh, I didn’t get on it. “Choi Dae-pyo says there’s work left to do, but you don’t know.”

“huh?? What do you have to do? Ah, since you’re in LA, are you planning on taking a day off while sightseeing?”

“Maybe so.”

“Well… Woojin will be really, really busy when he returns to Korea. Not only does it involve entering a film, but also preparing for film festivals and award ceremonies. ah? But Hyeyeon was on a plane, right?”

“I guess Hyeyeon has a schedule.”

At this time, the main author joined in with a small smile.

“By any chance, Mr. Woojin, did you have a meeting related to Hollywood?”

Other writers responded immediately.

“Oh, no way. “Woojin is really, really great right now, but even so… he’s already a bit out of Hollywood.”

“that’s right. Besides, aren’t there a lot of projects waiting for Mr. Woojin right now??”

“That’s right, aren’t there a lot of additional schedules with advertisements and Youtube?”

“But if you’ve just auditioned for a real Hollywood production, it’s a big twist!”

“With Woojin’s personality, don’t you think he’ll be like that even if he passes the audition? ‘Ah, it doesn’t suit me.’”

“I can imagine. But even if it’s Woojin, that’s outrageous.”

Ahn Jong-hak, who was seated in front of them with the cast of ‘Our Table’, listened to the writers’ stories. He soon put on an eyepatch on his head and asked Hong Hye-yeon.

“What is Woojin doing while staying in LA? Hyeyeon, don’t you know anything?”

Hong Hye-yeon, wearing a hat pressed down on her long straight hair, put down her cell phone and shrugged her shoulders.

“I don’t know either.”

“Is this really what happened after auditioning for Hollywood?”

“No way.”

“You’re not from the same agency as Woojin.”

“Maybe not? “No, we just talk about the same agency, but honestly, it’s rare for us to even see each other face to face.”

“Well, really.”

It was An Jong-hak who accepted it casually, and Hong Hye-yeon, who let out a small sigh, was grumbling inwardly.

‘What on earth is it that you two left me out… so shamelessly? Or is there something really important??

Hong Hye-yeon really didn’t know Woo-jin’s situation. First of all, because Choi Seong-geon kept it quiet. Anyway, Hwarin, who was wearing big glasses next to her, was also thinking about her favorite Kang Woo-jin.

‘I can also put off tidying up for a day and stay. This week……passed too quickly. It was truly a blessing to see Woojin every morning.’

Ha Kang-soo, who was looking at something on his cell phone, opened his mouth as if he remembered something.

“Ah-Woojin, I heard you studied abroad? “I guess I went to see something because of memories from that time.”

As a result, his words gave the highest possibility. Even Hong Hye-yeon, who is in the same agency, admitted it to herself.

‘is it? Hmm, if it’s related to acting, LA might be the right place? Hollywood auditions are so strange.’

But regardless of her curiosity.

‘Ha-I’m curious. What on earth?!”

The plane gradually began to rise into the sky.

At the same time, ‘Last Kill 3′ studio.

The studio, where many foreign staff members had just engaged in intense martial arts during the screen test, was quiet.

“……”

“……”

Director George Mendes, who is in charge of this test, and the film company executives around him. Behind him is a team of casting directors and leader Megan Stone. Joseph Felton, a tall black producer who is somehow holding back his laughter. The key staff that handles the camera, etc. Everyone is looking at the Korean actor standing in the center of the studio with a confused look on their faces.

To be precise, seeing Kang Woo-jin in a suit.

In general, their eyes were a mixture of shock and bewilderment, but Kang Woo-jin’s face displayed on the monitor was extremely innocent.

About this way.

“What did that actor just say?”

Dozens of dazed foreign staff began to whisper as if they had finally come to their senses. English is spat out little by little. There were too many unfamiliar scenes. Kang Woo-jin, a Korean actor with martial arts skills that can crush Chinese actors, was rejected in just 5 seconds by Director George, who suddenly presented him with a certificate of acceptance.

“Did I hear that correctly?”

“It’s definitely… difficult? “I told you it was hard, right?”

“that’s right. I said it was hard. “See you next time.”

“Next chance? Next time? “I’ve already had my chance in Hollywood, so what’s the next opportunity??”

“I probably said it wrong. “Didn’t you understand what the director said?”

“For that matter, that actor’s English skills are really good.”

“It’s rare to see someone get a role through a screen test, but I’ve never seen someone turn it down on the spot.”

The level of shock deepens among the foreign staff. Director George, who resembles Santa, also sat down at the table and asked Woojin again if he felt the same way. The voice is full of confusion.

“Did you hear what I said correctly?”

Kang Woo-jin calmly answered in a low tone of English.

“Yes, Director. He said filming will begin around June next year, and the role I was testing for today will join the team in August.”

“yes. But before that, I have to join the team to practice action skills, and personally, I would be grateful if I could join from April…” “I

also remember you saying that this role suits me well and is perfect.”

Director George narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the film company executives around him and then spoke again.

“that’s right. My current role is Jo Dan, but it is not a small role. Therefore, a meeting had to be held after the test, and a decision was to be made after an additional second or third test. However, the decision to let Woojin join without such a process means that it is a final acceptance. “Are you sure you understand?”

“yes. “I consider it an honor.”

“But you said it would be difficult, right?”

“Yes, sorry.”

Director George Mendes tilted his head slightly and frowned. A face that is completely difficult to understand. The executives of the surrounding film companies felt the same way. At this time, Joseph, a tall black producer with the corners of his lips twitching, who had been suppressing laughter all this time, joined in behind the director.

“Mr. Kang Woo-jin, this is Joseph Felton, the former producer of ‘Last Kill 3.’ The answer is impressive. I’ve been working in Hollywood for a long time, but this is the first time I’ve heard of it. “I passed the test for ‘Last Kill 3’ with a straight line, but may I ask why it was difficult to join?”

Since he was so tall and big, Woojin also recognized Joseph.

‘I got hit by a person. Wow, each one of you is really big. Look at the size of your hands? If I get slapped by that person, I might have my hair pulled out.’

Woojin, who was internally impressed, lowered his voice even more.

“The time is not right.”

“……This time?”

“yes.”

“So you’re rejecting it because the time isn’t right?”

As expected, it was far from an ordinary answer.

“Yes, there are works I have already participated in and there are also promised works.”

“in korea?”

“you’re right.”

“Is the table full until next year? Are you sure all contracts have been completed?”

“Some work has been completed and some work has only been promised.”

Here, director George Mendes got involved again.

“promise? Doesn’t that mean that schedule coordination is possible? But…are you really refusing? Even throwing away the opportunity you had?”

Joseph, a black man, added an explanation.

“Yes. It is common to coordinate appointments and schedules. “This is not an opportunity that is easily obtained.”

Kang Woo-jin’s answer was firm and cold.

“Because it’s a prior promise.”

For some reason, Joseph once again looks like he is suppressing laughter.

“Ah, I promise. okay. “It’s important.”

At this moment, Kang Woo-jin’s feelings were calmer and simpler than expected. It wasn’t particularly complicated, unfair, or scary. It was just simple.

‘It’s unfortunate, but what can I do? The adari doesn’t fit.’

I’m not sure about the skills of the previous Chinese actors, but the Hollywood director who resembles Santa immediately chose Woojin. So, I put everything together and came in first place, and the competitive spirit or desire to win that I had before the test was resolved.

‘Once I get back to Korea, I can stretch out and sleep.’

I don’t know when, but the tension and trembling that had soared in an unfamiliar environment and in front of Hollywood’s leading figures disappeared. In the first place, this test itself was okay for Kang Woo-jin. Crazy thoughts that you can have because you are Kang Woo-jin.

Continue to inject it with mind control.

Hollywood? Amazing. Just looking at the quality of this studio was incredible.

Cameras you’ve never seen before, scale of the audition room, props you don’t know what they are, foreigners who seem to have some kind of force. I have a vague feeling that this is an enormous opportunity. However, in this screen test attended by many Hollywood celebrities, Kang Woo-jin understood the ‘level’ and ‘extent’. It wasn’t intentional. It just felt natural once all the tests were over.

There was only one conclusion reached.

‘It works. ‘I guess I can dig through it.’

It’s Hollywood and it’s crazy, but it’s not particularly difficult. It’s just that more expensive equipment is used, the lines are spoken in a different language, the actors are foreigners, and the system is quite different. Of course, what Woojin saw now was just the tip of the iceberg.

Still, it was clear that this was a no different filming site.

Above all, the concept works well.

‘No, it seems like you feel more at ease than in Korea? I also like American Mind.’

No one knows Kang Woo-jin. What are the advantages of living abroad? America’s openness was also a plus for Woojin. Here, Kang Woo-jin himself did not clearly realize it, but he learned something that even Korea’s top actors cannot easily possess.

Experience and pride. In other words, it was pride. Or self-esteem.

I developed a strong belief in myself, and because of that, my perspective on the high world of Hollywood changed. It was worth a try. There was nothing to be afraid of. My acting is working and my martial arts are useful.

Therefore, Kang Woo-jin has some leeway.

My thoughts became more flexible and I was reminded of many things. From ‘Island of the Missing’ being filmed, to the works being prepared, to the ‘Beneficial Evil’ that I promised with producer Song Man-woo before coming to the US.

To be honest, it was not impossible to coordinate the schedule.

If we cancel the verbal promise of ‘Beneficial Evil’ for ‘Last Kill 3’ and cause damage to other works, we will somehow be able to make time. However, Kang Woo-jin just shrugged his shoulders.

Why?

‘Well, it’s working in Hollywood right now, but it’ll work even better later when I grow up a bit more.’

Disrupting all of my connections in Korea to get a small role in Hollywood wasn’t a good idea. So what is the remaining answer? Just rejection. Director George Mendes’ face, who had no way of knowing what Kang Woo-jin was up to, became very hard.

He asked Woojin again in a calmer voice than the first time.

“…I understand very well that there is a prior agreement. “Then why did you come here?”

What are you saying, Santa Claus? Woojin answered lowly.

“It was the director who called.”

“ah.”

When I heard it, it turned out to be true. Director George Mendes seemed to be a bit speechless and smiled without realizing it. Then he sighed softly and muttered to Kang Woo-jin.

“I see. It’s a shame. Thank you for your hard work.”

“thank you.”

“You may go.”

Kang Woo-jin, wearing a suit, was given permission to leave. It’s a very strange situation. I passed the exam, but the Korean actor turned down the role. If the Hollywood press got a hold of this, it would probably be a source of ridicule, and executives at the film studios around Director George did not like it.

“It’s good to go, but today’s screen test will be something we’ve never had before. “You understand, right?”

It means to keep quiet. I’ll probably tell all the staff in this studio to be careful about what they say. In other words, today’s test is not known whether in Hollywood or Korea.

However.

“All right.”

Kang Woo-jin, who calmly answers and leaves the studio, has quite a lot to gain. For example.

“Mr. Kang Woo-jin.”

That was the case with stunt coordinator Gary Peck, who called Woojin who was about to leave.

“Do you use social media?”

“yes.”

“Woojin’s martial arts skills today were very impressive. “I want to see the Korean work I shot and I look forward to working with you in Hollywood in the future.”

Kang Woo-jin was deeply ingrained in the memory of the famous stunt coordinator in Hollywood, who was like a martial arts director.

“Thank you, I’m looking forward to it too.”

After a while.

Kang Woo-jin, who left the studio, was even shaking off the remaining dust on his suit.

-Sigh.

I glance behind me.

‘Ugh- crazy. Somehow it ended.’

dizzy. I remember what I did when I left the studio, but it wasn’t all in detail. Anyway, Kang Woo-jin returned to the waiting room under the guidance of the staff. The Chinese actors and their staff were not visible in the large waiting room.

Just one person.

“Woojin! What happened??!”

Only Choi Seong-gun, with his flushed face and ponytail, welcomed Woojin. Kang Woo-jin, who saw him approaching at once, slowly scratched his chin. Well, it would be right to be honest and say everything here.

Soon, Kang Woo-jin told the whole story of what happened in the studio.

Choi Seong-gun’s eyes gradually widen as he listens to Woo-jin’s calm explanation. What can I say, the story I’m hearing now is like a fairy tale. really? That something like that happened?? Kang Woo-jin then finished his explanation in a low tone.

“I said I’d see you next time.”

Choi Seong-geon looked at Kang Woo-jin in front of him like an idiot.

“……next time?”

“Could I have made a mistake?”

Suddenly, I sighed and burst into laughter.

“Kkkkkk next time? What kind of lottery is this? It’s bad, it’s bad. “You are probably the only actor in Hollywood who would reject me like that.”

“Is that so?”

“Oh my, you clown. Ha, well done. Today is not the only day. “Honestly, since I’m with you, I don’t really know what’s going on. In the past, Hyeyeon took me to a few Hollywood auditions.”

“……”

“Still, it’s refreshing that you removed those Chinese things. “I was a little annoyed at you staring at me earlier.”

“Ah, today’s test will be kept secret.”

Seonggeon Choi nods as if he already knows.

“Oh, I know. When you were taking the test, the staff came and signed a confidential contract. “It’s a pity, I don’t know about anything else, but it would be an uproar even if the media only aired things about China that you won.”

Soon Choi Seong-geon checked the time and gestured for us to go.

“We have some time left before our flight, so let’s eat and look around the area. “Look at some of the major film companies around here.”

So Kang Woo-jin and Choi Seong-gun took the elevator and came out to the first floor lobby. The van I rode was in a nearby parking lot outside, and I had to wait for about 5 minutes. Thanks to this, Kang Woo-jin and Choi Seong-geon were able to see the surrounding area in India, where many foreigners were passing by.

At this time.

“Mr. Kang Woo-jin!”

Someone called Woojin from the building behind him. When I turned around, a group of people were approaching Kang Woo-jin. Leading the way was Joseph Felton, a tall black producer.

He smiled deeply.

“I said hello briefly above, right? This is producer Joseph Felton.”

I handed out my business card to Kang Woo-jin.

(Special (4) ) End