I Will Live As An Actor - Chapter 108

I will live as an actor Episode 108

Oral interview.

Isn’t there a common saying about the university located at the top of the entrance exam pyramid? It is said that when you enter Korean University, your fortune will bloom and a party will be held in the village. After all, it was a university that received the most passionate attention in Korea, a country known as an entrance exam powerhouse, so it must have been strange. The symbol of Korea University, which I had no connection with in my past life, catches my eye.

“Youngkuk, just calm down and go to sleep. Breathe slowly and just do as well as usual. I prepared Cheongsimhwan just in case. Would you like me to give you one now?”

“It’s okay. I guess I’ll have to take the Woohwang Cheongsimhwan. Just by looking at your face, it feels like you’re watching the oral interview, not me.”

“I’m the one in charge, right? I’m nervous because I came to Korea University for no reason.”

Just as spring flowers excite people’s hearts, the Korean University campus is enough to make the hearts of prospective students flutter. The same goes for parents. I hope that your child will have a good harvest in the field of college entrance exams through which he worked hard. The feelings of manager Lee Bong-chun, who always cherishes England like his own younger brother, are probably no different from other parents.

“I’ll be back.”

I stare endlessly at the back of England through the car window, perhaps regretting the short goodbye or not having calmed down yet. As I arrived at the interview waiting room with the help of a teaching assistant, I saw many students who had arrived earlier.

Those who applied to the law department at Korea University are all considered to be among the brightest students in Korea. In order not to agitate the entrance exam students, he even wore a hat and scarf. Of course, the teaching assistant already knew that England was coming, so he glanced at him.

The waiting room is filled with silence, as if you were immersed in the ocean. Everyone is busy reading the oral interview prediction report they prepared. Occasionally, I would glance at England, where the entrance exam students seemed to be meditating with their hats pulled down, but it didn’t last long. When the interviewees’ numbers were called, they all looked like soldiers going into battle. No one knows who among them will be the winner and who will be the loser. yet.

“Please enter interview room 21.”

The UK interview number is also called. Before entering the interview room, take off your hat and scarf. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. However, there is no trace of tension on his face, as is his habit. In the silence, only the sound of the door opening echoes through the hallway.

“Hello, I am Jang Young-guk, examinee number 21.”

Three old professors are sitting in an interview room measuring about 7 pyeong. They all have unique eyes. To make matters worse, there is not even a single common window in the interview room, perhaps to create pressure. It is an oral interview conducted in an atmosphere similar to an interrogation room.

“Read the passages on the table and give your personal opinion about them.”

This is the interview paper that becomes the topic of the oral interview. Even the passages are in English. To put it simply, it is an argument about judicial justice. The first is to talk about the problems of the Korean judicial system from the perspective of a prospective law student. Second, it tells us to predict solutions to overcome judicial problems and the future direction of the legal profession. How should I explain this?

If I were an ordinary college entrance exam student, it might have been easier to answer. However, hasn’t Britain seen the past life scenes? Of course, I made a living as an actor, but the legal profession was also close to me. Since ancient times, even trivial issues have always been exaggerated by celebrities, making it easy for them to get caught up in legal battles.

Just as a moment passed, enough for the old professor, with his white hair, to blink once. Britain decides. I decided to speak directly rather than answer the question to find an interpretation rather than a dream.

“There is no solution because there is a lack of self-reflection.”

“What does that mean?”

“The problem with the legal profession in Korea is that it is impossible to establish judicial justice in itself. This is like a disease that has already spread throughout the legal profession. Not only is there unfair sentencing, including treatment of all officers, but even institutional accessibility is poor.” “I understand that it is a judgment based on common sense. It is a discipline that must guarantee the convenience of the people, but from the beginning of the Korean judicial system until now, who would have been comfortable talking about the law?”

“There is an error in what you say. You say that only the rich use the law conveniently, but in reality, there are many lawyers, including human rights lawyers and public defenders, who serve the underprivileged. What do you think about them?”

“Of course, what the professor said is not wrong. I just want to ask you a question. Why do you assume that the initial intention of becoming a lawyer is service?”

The debate continues. One of the old professors sitting on the left and right narrows his eyebrows, while another twitches his cheeks and continues to talk to England. Only the gray-haired old professor sitting in the middle looks at England with an interesting gaze.

“Keep talking.”

The justice that the people want is fundamental.

Gongmyeongjeongdae (公明正大).

Therefore, even the interview arguments need to be looked at from the perspective of a prospective law student.

Judicial justice is all about trust. Trust in the judiciary should not come from the pens of lawyers, but from the mouths of the people. After all, if the legal profession truly upholds the virtues of the judiciary and has been based on basic common sense, who would complain? The phrase “innocent hereditary” and “guilty without prior knowledge” did not come out for nothing. How much time has passed? The interview time (10 minutes) is already coming to an end.

“This is the end of the oral interview with candidate No. 21 Jang Young-guk.”

At that moment, the old professor with white hair sitting in the middle of the three professors calls out to England, who is leaving the interview room with a smile on his face.

“Jang Young-guk, a test taker. No, the interview is over, so now you can call me Jang Young-guk, actor.”

“yes?”

The rest of the old professors, who until now had pretended not to know that England was an actor, also had faint smiles on their faces. It was as if they had forgotten the heated discussion from earlier and were enjoying a refreshing sauna.

“No matter how you look at it, it would be perfect to play the role of a lawyer.”

* * *

Like the Yeouido stock market, broadcasters are also more sensitive to rumors than anywhere else. Just as birds listen to words during the day and mice listen to words at night. The same goes for UK entrance exams. There is still a week left until the entrance exam results are released, but rumors are already circulating. A reporter was said to have been drunk and started talking loudly, but fortunately, perhaps because of the embargo, the article was not published.

“What? Korea University Law Department?”

Actress Cha Hye-jin’s eyes widened.

“That’s right. The rumor has already spread all over the broadcasting station. Jang Young-guk applied to the law department at Hankuk University. It’s absolutely amazing. If he wins the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor at that age and actually enrolls in the law department at Korea University! These days, among Gangnam moms,

‘ ‘Be half as good as Jang Young-guk.’

There is even a saying.”

The stylist chatters excitedly. Even at the filming site, the young actor Jang Young-guk was always a hot topic. The appearance at the script reading was amazing, but it was nothing compared to the appearance at the filming site. He acted as if he was possessed by two characters, Lee Yong and Lee Gyeol. Because of that, other actors had to grit their teeth and focus on their acting.

‘by the way.’

Cha Hye-jin’s cheeks twitch. I had already finished putting on my makeup and was waiting for my standby. Originally, Jang Young-guk, who was playing opposite her, would have come to the waiting room and said hello by now, but she doesn’t think about coming to the waiting room.

‘Are you being arrogant just because you’re a little hot?’

Like the military, the relationship between superiors and subordinates is clear at drama filming sites. It was natural for juniors to visit seniors and say hello. Moreover, isn’t it a scene depicting the first meeting between Jang Noksu and Yeonsangun? Just when the dream of talking together and building friendships was in vain.

smart.

A knocking sound is heard from beyond the waiting room.

Well then.

“Come in.”

Cha Hye-jin crosses her legs with a haughty expression. However, the person who opens the waiting room door and enters is not the person she has been waiting for. He was a famous producer. A look of disappointment appeared on Cha Hye-jin’s face for a moment, but like an actress, she quickly erased it.

“In this scene, Actor Cha. We’re going to catch him with an inside walk, so even if the angle turns to the back, don’t panic and continue to show your true colors as a prostitute. Okay?”

“I understand, but director. Is Actor Jang busy right now?”

“I saw you earlier and you were still reading the script. Why? And you just had a rehearsal.”

“It’s not that, even after the rehearsal, he didn’t say hello to me, so I was wondering if something bad had happened. The friend who greeted me warmly at the script reading had a different vibe today.”

“ah.”

The famous producer waves his hand.

“It’s a habit. It’s a habit. Actor Jang usually doesn’t have personal conversations with his co-star before an emotional scene. It gets in the way of his emotions. I forgot to tell you in advance. But he’s not that rude. He’d probably bow his head at 90 degrees as soon as the filming is over. ? So don’t worry too much.”

“I’m not that old fashioned, so you don’t have to worry.”

Cha Hye-jin twitches her cheeks. Sensitive actors sometimes avoid having personal conversations with their actors during emotionally charged scenes. It was only fitting that this was the first meeting between Jang Noksu and Yeonsangun. But does that mean that you are the only one who can learn? Suddenly, something passes through Cha Hye-jin’s mind.

“Director, can I just do one ad-lib in this scene?”

* * *

Jang Noksu (張綠水).

A woman called the seductress of Joseon. Opinions are divided about the first meeting between Jang Noksu and Yeonsangun. There is a strong theory that Yeonsangun heard rumors about the skills of Jang Noksu, who was King Jeonan’s first wife, and later selected him as Heungcheong, but the scene to be filmed today was a story from the past that was passed down orally as a private history.

fluttering around.

The red skirt of the beautiful hanbok flutters in the wind. While the skirt is rich, the skirt is thin and has a beautiful pattern. The Janggo dance (杖鼓舞), which involves dancing with a janggo draped diagonally over one’s shoulder, dazzles the viewer’s gaze. Moreover, isn’t that person Jang Noksu?

Thump thud thump.

All the staff members can’t take their eyes off Jang Noksu’s dancing moves at the filming site. Not only men but even women are dazzled by its beauty and open their mouths. The red lips and sparkling eyes are nothing short of extravagant.

I can say without a doubt that if she were more beautiful than Jang Noksu recorded in the Annals, she would not have been less beautiful. If you look at the Annals, it is recorded that Jang Noksu was a woman of ordinary beauty, but with a youthful appearance and the words and actions of a seductress. However, actress Cha Hye-jin, who plays Jang Nok-su, is currently called the most beautiful woman in Korea.

Yeonsangun, who disguised himself as a nobleman and visited the gibang (妓房), is faced with Jang Noksu’s dance moves. Although he was the queen of Prince Je-an, Prince Je-an, who valued arts, recognized Jang Nok-su’s talent and sent him to the best performing arts school in Joseon to learn singing and dancing. Yeonsangun Lee Yung cannot take his eyes off the dance moves that stand out more than others.

“Could you call that child?”

Yeonsangun Lee Yung asks as he looks at Jang Noksu performing a song and dance alone in the backyard of Gibang. However, the manager, who pretends to be a nobleman and does not know his identity, bows his head and pleads.

“Sir, that child is just practicing singing and dancing at the manor and is not active as a gisaeng.”

“If the person performing the janggo dance in the gisaeng is not a gisaeng, does that mean she could be a woman from a noble family? Her dance moves are unusual for a young gisaeng who has not yet put her hair up.”

“That’s not true, in fact, that child is Prince Jeon’s Kanobi. In the past, at our Gibang teacher’s home, he sometimes learned dance moves from a singer and dancer. Coincidentally, today is the day that the great man came looking for.”

“Grand Prince Jean….”

King Yejong’s second son and Yeonsangun’s uncle. Originally, he should have succeeded to the throne due to the death of his eldest son, Prince Inseong. However, because of his young age, he had to hand over the throne to King Seongjong. After that, he lived a very foolish life and showed immature behavior, so he was even called a fool prince by the people.

However, Yeonsangun is well aware that it is all a ploy to survive. Just as he pretended not to know his mother’s death in order to survive.

“Call that kid.”

“yes?”

“Didn’t the great man tell you to call him? Come on!”

When Gwak San, who was guarding Yeonsangun by his side, yells, Gwan-Rin does not know what to do. If you don’t listen, he’s ready to take out a knife. It was then.

Again.

Jang Noksu stops dancing and approaches Lee Yong. Then, he slightly says hello and moves his red lips.

“I offer my greetings to His Majesty the Crown Prince.”

The manager’s face turns pale at the mention of crown prince. On the other hand, Lee Yong’s face shows an interesting expression.

“Do you know me?”

“I have seen you chatting together at the Grand Prince’s mansion.”

“Then can you show me the janggo dance again here for me?”

Just as the red flower does not bow its head, the corners of Jang Noksu’s eyes quirkily curve. However, no movement is visible from the django hanging diagonally on her shoulder.

“I wish to inform you, Your Majesty, but I am unable to show you the dance moves you want right now.”

According to the original script, Jang Noksu should have performed a song and dance to captivate Yeonsangun. The famous producer wipes his dry lips and watches the filming site. It was an ad-lib that actress Cha Hye-jin said. Her argument was that Jang Nok-su, known as a rare seductress, was frightened by Yeonsangun’s words and acted accordingly.

On the other hand, I was curious about how Britain would react. So I didn’t give it to him. If there is an NG, just cut the editing point and reshoot. But.

Slurp.

Yeonsangun Lee Yung immediately takes out a knife and puts it to the side of Jang Noksu’s neck. The movement was so fast that everyone at the filming site was surprised. Although it was a fake sword, I wonder if it really cut off Jang Noksu’s head.

“Even like this?”

Actress Cha Hye-jin struggles to calm her startled mind. The slight trembling of her pursed red lips was evidence of this. When I did an ad-lib that wasn’t in the script, I expected the other person to be quite embarrassed.

But instead of being embarrassed, they responded as if the original script was like this. When Cha Hye-jin is shocked and unable to speak, only then does Yeonsangun Lee Yung burst into laughter towards the sky.

“You’re so brave, I’ve never seen a child as bold as you in my life. When my time comes, I’ll go to the mansion where your master lives. Then, show me your dancing skills. Looking at you now, I feel like I have no desire to see your dancing skills.”

When Yeonsangun retrieves the sword, a thin stream of blood flows from the corner of Jang Noksu’s red mouth, as if it were a lie. Cha Hye-jin was so surprised that she bit her lip without realizing it. At that moment, the famous producer, who was watching the whole scene through the camera, cried out in joy and cut!

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