I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor - Chapter 396
I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor Chapter 396
Episode 396: Full Bloom (2)
‘Joker’ from ‘Clierrot’ is mine? For a brief moment, Kang Woo-jin, who had his cell phone glued to his ear, wondered what this was all about.
Then a flash.
‘ah.’
I understood the true meaning of Director Ang Bok’s words over the phone. The ‘Joker’ in ‘Cierrot’ meant that ‘Henry Gordon’ was Woojin’s.
in other words.
‘Mine? So, I got the role of ‘Henry Gordon’?’
I heard that I passed the audition and screen test. Otherwise, there was no way Director Ang Bok would have called me this morning and told me. Unless you’re kidding. However, the spirit Angabok was not the type to crack jokes.
At that moment, Kang Woo-jin.
‘Shiba! pass!!’
I cried out in joy and raised one hand. Originally, the Manse had to be completed, but it was difficult to hold the cell phone with the remaining hand. Whatever it was, Woojin started dancing silently. I even ran around without making a sound. He was excited to hear that he had won the ‘Joker’. It seemed like even that would soon turn into a frenzy.
At this time.
“hmm?”
As there seemed to be no answer, Director Anga Bok spoke again over the phone.
“I said ‘Joker’ from ‘Clierrot’ was yours. “Did you hear that?”
Woojin, who managed to stop his rage, forced cold water onto his hot chest. I wanted to shut up and be more enthusiastic, but it was time for the concept to come out. Soon, Kang Woo-jin, who was listening to his ears, lowered his voice as much as he could.
“Yes, Director. I heard.”
“…Do you understand what it means?”
Of course, grandpa. Kang Woo-jin’s smile becomes deeper.
“Aren’t you saying that I finally passed the audition for ‘Henry Gordon’ in ‘Cierrot’?”
“that’s right. It’s yours. No, there is no one else who can do it but you. “Because we brought ‘Henry Gordon’ to the scene.”
“……”
“But aren’t you happy? “I’m embarrassed because the world is calm.”
“I’m glad.”
“After all that, it’s so quiet. “I know Woojin’s personality is different, but I thought the decibel level would be a little higher this time.”
Kang Woo-jin increased his strength.
“I was waiting for you, but it’s surprising that you contacted me a little quickly.”
“haha. were you waiting? Yes, it is confirmed that I will eat ‘Henry Gordon’. It’s worth it. Because your ‘Henry Gordon’ has been hit hard by everyone here. So much so that I will never forget it.”
Director Ga-bok Ang, who was reciting with a calm smile, continued.
“They said it was the first.”
“which.”
“The role. Even prominent Hollywood actors decided on the lead role they were nominated for – in just a few days. ‘Never once.’ “I’m talking about the executives at Columbia Studios.”
Well, it was a bit fast. I was confirmed in just one week after auditioning. Kang Woo-jin thought it would take at least two weeks. It doesn’t matter if it’s early or late, what’s important is that I grab the role. Woojin, smiling heartily, answered roughly.
“Is that so?”
“hmm.”
Director Anga Bok, who was on the other end of the cell phone, changed the subject.
“Columbia Studios will contact your CEO Choi within today. However, I wanted to tell you about passing first.”
“Thank you, Director.”
“and.”
Director Ang Bok paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and lowered his voice.
“The world, including Korea, would be surprised just by the fact that you became the main character in ‘Clierrot.’ That’s not the end. There’s something bigger. “I can’t tell you now, but you will find out soon.”
It was referring to the ‘Cinematic Universe’ project that ‘Columbia Studios’ was 100% putting its life on the line. However, Woojin, who had no way of knowing this, tilted his head but nodded.
“yes.”
“Me and Kang Woo-jin. The picture of becoming the first Korean to properly make a splash in Hollywood has been completed. “There are so many expectations, from the filming of ‘Clierrot’ to something big.”
Since a Korean director and actor took the lead in Columbia Studios’ ‘Cinematic Universe’ project, expectations were bound to explode. Director Gabok Ang then concluded.
“See you soon. “As a director and actor.”
“I understand, Director.”
-Suddenly.
As soon as the call ended, Woojin threw his cell phone on the bed.
“K-I’m so tired!”
We danced loudly again. Shaking shoulders and hips is exciting. It was also full of hearty laughter. What can I say, Woojin has won many roles so far, but the joy was several times stronger because it was Hollywood, which was a new challenge.
What made Kang Woo-jin stop after going into a frenzy for several minutes?
-smart.
It was a short knock. Woojin, who flinched, raised his concept again. When I opened the door, Choi Seong-geon, wearing casual clothes and ponytails, was waving his hand.
“Were you sleeping?”
“no.”
Choi Seong-geon entered Woojin’s room and waved his cell phone.
“I sent you a killing news message, but you didn’t see it, so I came here.”
Talk? Ah, I already had a lot of contacts. Although I forgot about it because of director Gabok Ang’s contact. Soon Woojin picked up the cell phone from the bed. Among the many messages piled up, Kang Woo-jin checks Choi Seong-geon’s first.
-Representative: When you open your eyes, check. I love you.
-CEO: (Link)
Choi Seong-geon gestured to Woo-jin, who made eye contact, to quickly check. Kang Woo-jin touched the link. Soon, several movie titles and long numbers were printed on his cell phone.
[Korea’s all-time box office]
[All-time movie rankings (combined)]
-1. Leech/ Cumulative number of viewers: 2,048,558
-2. Island of the Missing/ Cumulative number of viewers: 2,032,451
-3. Strange Sacrifice of a Stranger / Cumulative number of viewers: 16833712
-4. Naval Battle/ Cumulative number of viewers: 1,6715,955
-5. Force Majeure/Cumulative number of audience: 15557118
.
.
.
As soon as he saw it, Kang Woo-jin almost stretched out his arms again. Because this too was an upsetting picture. The first, second, and third best Korean movies of all time were all dominated by Kang Woo-jin. Then, Seong-geon Choi said while firmly holding Woo-jin’s shoulder while he was looking at his cell phone.
“Kill me? “As soon as I saw that, I danced for a few minutes.”
“…Yes, I’m glad.”
“Hahaha, dude, you can like me more. What kind of actor would complete such a picture? Korea is already in an uproar. You have taken over the top three movies of all time. “It’s the same in Japan.”
“What about ‘leeches’ on the Japanese side?”
“ok? Ah, that one also set a record. Because it exceeded 17 million. “It is the first Korean film.”
How many firsts are there today? Kang Woo-jin suppressed his boiling excitement. On the other hand, Choi Seong-geon had no need at all.
“With a record like this, of course it will be recorded in history for a long time.”
“CEO.”
At this point, Kang Woo-jin interrupted Choi Seong-geon’s words.
“I just got a call from director Ga-bok Ang, and he confirmed that I will play the role of ‘Henry Gordon’ in ‘Cclanger.’”
“Ahh- really? Yes, of course it has to be like that…huh? wait for a sec.”
Choi Seong-geon, who had been listening casually, suddenly changed his expression to become serious, asked back.
“what? “What did you just say?”
“I was confirmed to play the role of ‘Henry Gordon’ in ‘Clierrot.’”
“……”
Choi Seong-geon looked at Woojin with a blank expression for a moment and then closed his eyes.
“…You became who you are?”
“yes.”
“Director Gabok Ang called?”
“yes.”
“So- you are the ‘clown’ and ‘Henry Gordon’? Is it confirmed that you will enter Hollywood? Is that right?”
“you’re right.”
It was just 5 seconds. This is the time it took for Choi Seong-gun, who was dazed, to start screaming.
“Wow!! crazy!!!”
backwards.
It took more than 10 minutes for Choi Seong-gun, who was yelling and screaming without losing his soul, to calm down. Fortunately, he managed to find the opposite sex, and his face was filled with something beyond joy.
“Well done – you did really well, Woojin. “Oh, I’m really moved to tears.”
However, this news should not have been released right away.
“Seeing as Director Gabok Ang called me separately, I guess I should still keep quiet, right?”
“maybe. “Columbia Studios said they would contact me shortly.”
It was exactly two hours later that ‘Columbia Studio’ contacted Seong-gun Choi. It was a long story, but to summarize, it was like this. ‘Henry Gordon’ from ‘Cierrot’ has been confirmed as Kang Woo-jin, and the first meeting will be scheduled as soon as possible. Probably the first week of February. Since we haven’t announced it to the world yet, asking for it to be kept secret is a bonus.
Here, the first meeting refers to the negotiation table for signing a formal contract.
There was a lot to decide from now on. The most important thing is Kang Woo-jin’s ransom. There will also be future schedules and other important matters to be communicated. Of course, there was nothing for Woojin to come to the forefront.
“Leave it to me, Woojin, you have done your job well. “Now it’s my turn.”
From here on out, Choi Seong-geon has to take care of everything.
Then the next day.
As the ‘clown’ incident was included, the amount of time Woojin had to stay in LA increased. In the meantime, Kang Woo-jin was told something from the other ‘Big Five’ film companies. It was ‘World Disney Pictures’. Although the screen test date has not been confirmed yet, the things that Kang Woo-jin needs to practice related to it have arrived.
Several sound sources and piano songs related to the role of ‘Beast’.
This means that, unlike ‘Cierrot’ where acting was the main focus, ‘The Beast and Beauty’ also features acting, vocals and piano skills. The acting was a designated performance to practice a scene from the ‘Beast and Beauty’ scenario.
Meanwhile, Korea was overflowing with various issues.
First of all, the main character was Kang Woo-jin.
『In the end, ‘Kang Woo-jin’ did it. ‘The Unfamiliar Parasite’ ranked 3rd among Korean films of all time, sweeping from 1st to 3rd place!』
『[Issue Talk] ‘The Unfamiliar Parasite’ ranked 3rd among Korean films of all time. ‘Leech’, which was released in Japan, ranked 3rd among all Korean films. 17 million viewers 』
Although he is currently in LA, he exploded to the point that it was no different from being in Korea. In particular, the news of ‘Beneficial Evil’, whose official launch was just a few days away, was hot.
『The 3rd trailer for ‘Beneficial Evil’ has been released just before its global launch… Comments are exploding from overseas netizens』
Just like that, January ended and February 1st dawned. On this day, there was a production presentation for ‘Beneficial Evil’. Even though Kang Woo-jin was not the main actor, it was still a big event that had to be held. More than 100 reporters who attended the production presentation asked many questions. Does Kang Woo-jin, Miley Kara, predict the success of ‘Beneficial Evil’, and when will Part 2 begin filming?
However, more than half of the story was about Kang Woo-jin and Miley Kara.
『Producer Song Man-woo said during the production presentation for ‘Beneficial Evil’, “You will be able to see a new side of Kang Woo-jin in this work. There is quite a lot of Miley Kara’s screenplay.”
Currently, interest in ‘Beneficial Evil’ is exploding not only in Korea but also overseas. It was. Although Miley Cara played a part, the power of Kang Woo-jin, who shook the world with roles from Cannes to ‘Clierot’ and ‘Beast and Beauty’, was enormous. The overseas public’s great curiosity is directed towards Woojin.
In Korea and Japan, expectations for ‘beneficial evil’ were generally high.
-<>｜Issue Talker TV
There was a lot of swearing when viewed overseas. I felt like I was going to see how much I learned.
『The overseas public who saw the trailer for ‘Beneficial Evil’ had a cold “I think it’s an action movie, so I’ll watch.”』
Be that as it may, the ‘Beneficial Evil’ team, producer Song Man-woo and general director Kim So-hyang, worked frantically on promotion and marketing. Whether domestic or overseas.
Now let’s wait until the official launch date.
『Two days left until the world’s hottest ‘Beneficial Evil’ is revealed! Officially opening at noon, Korean time, on February 3!』
『’Beneficial Evil’ to be serviced in 80 countries around the world through Netflix at 12 o’clock on February 3 / Photo』 There are
only two days left.
Two days later, February 3rd. L.A.
It was close to noon in Korea, but it was past 7 PM in LA. One of the quiet, yet sparsely populated places a bit away from the hectic city center of LA was bustling.
It was Kang Woo-jin’s two-story house on the LA side.
The spacious living room on the first floor was a bit deserted because there wasn’t much luggage yet.
At least 20 people gathered around the sofa in front of the large TV. The team members, including stylist Choi Seong-gun with a beer in his hand, and employees of BW Entertainment’s overseas branches. Everyone was sitting or standing watching the large TV in the front. With a beer or pizza chicken in your hand.
Excitement is at its peak.
Because more than 20 people were talking non-stop.
In the midst of them, a man sits casually on the sofa across from Choi Seong-gun and watches TV.
“……”
It was Kang Woo-jin.
‘Wow, why are you shaking?’
It was at this time.
“It’s open!!”
An employee shouted and then operated the remote control. Soon, Netflix was displayed as the main screen on the TV screen. A few more manipulations again. I saw a poster for a familiar work that had just been officially launched. Next.
-♬♪
The famous Netflix logo appeared on the TV and sound effects rang out in the living room.
Then, a title appeared in the exact center of the black TV screen.
-‘Beneficial Evil’ Part 1
-‘Episode 1’
EX-level ‘Beneficial Evil’ was thrown into the entire world.