I Will Live As An Actor - Chapter 112

I Will Live as an Actor Episode 112:

I am not interested in celebrities. It was like that even when I was in school. When friends wearing school uniforms started talking about celebrities, the number of people who knew about them could be counted on one hand.

Even when my peers laminated pictures of their favorite male actors and used them as book rests, they used plain colored book rests, and instead of the celebrity bromide that people of my age would post on their walls, only the five letters ‘Hankook University’ were posted like a class motto.

“Jaehee, did you hear that actor Jang Young-guk is entering your department this time?”

her mother asked fussily. However, Shin Jae-hee, who is drying her short hair, only nods briefly and does not elaborate further.

The mother continues to recite stories about actor Jang Young-guk. From dramas he appeared in to movies. Although we may not know it, it seemed clear that her mother was a big fan of actor Jang Young-guk. Since my daughter didn’t show any reaction, I now hold her hand and ask for her.

“Jaehee, I want you to get just one autograph from Jang Young-guk for your mom’s sake.”

“Mom, I have to go to school early today to prepare for orientation. Let’s talk later. And you can ask Dad, why are you doing this to me?”

“No, I don’t know. Your dad.”

Dry hair flutters in the wind. What on earth is so good about actor Jang Young-guk that there’s all this fuss? Isn’t that the best you can do to be an actor? In Shin Jae-hee’s mind, the profession of an actor can be defined in one line. A person who acts on a TV or screen. It was nothing more, nothing less.

‘Well, I think I’m really good at studying.’

Of course, it was surprising that he was the top student entering the law department this year, but that’s it. By the way, wasn’t Shin Jae-hee also at the top of his class when he entered the law department at Hankuk University three years ago?

“Korea University Law Department Orientation Begins…!”

Jaehee Shin stops talking when the back door of the classroom suddenly opens. And then my eyes widen when I see a man coming through the back door.

‘What’s happening like that?’

The picture your mother showed you is so good that it looks shabby. With wide shoulders, skin without a single blemish, and sharp nose, the bridge of the nose draws attention. It felt like an unknown halo was shining through the words, “An actor is an actor,” so Shin Jae-hee quickly came to her senses and put strength to the tip of her tongue.

“Why are you so slow when you’re late? Hurry up and sit down.”

after.

“You’re a freshman in the law department, right? What have you all seen? No matter how good-looking your classmate is, how can you stare at him with your mouth open like that? How sad the current students here must be. Now, everyone, focus!”

However, after hearing what he said next, I found myself saying that he was handsome. But fortunately, no one seems to care about that. Shin Jae-hee quickly erases his thoughts. Even though he is a freshman in law school, he has nothing to do with him. Since my main job was as an actor, the possibility of taking the bar exam was significantly low.

“There is no solution because there is a lack of self-reflection. Those words have been lingering in my heart ever since. Student Jang Young-guk, do you still think that way?”

Shin Jae-hee’s eyes widen at the question of department head Professor Shin Jeong-gil. This is because I cannot believe that he gave such an answer in an oral interview about judicial justice. But what is even more surprising is Jang Young-guk’s answer.

“After coming today, I knew for sure.”

“What?”

“One loach muddies the river.”

My face gets hot without me realizing it. As the president of the society, he was in a position to lead the students, but didn’t he start a war of nerves with his senior from the first day of orientation? It is clear who the mudfish that Jang Young-guk refers to refers to in a narrow sense. As proof of this, the senior with whom he had a war of nerves had a bright red face.

Moreover, the answer to the question of whether catching a loach is enough is outstanding.

“Fish growing in river water that is already muddy grow under the illusion that they are loaches.”

Shin Jae-hee’s perspective on actor Jang Young-guk changes.

* * *

Is this what the baby ducks that follow their mother duck look like? Freshmen are divided into groups of three and are touring the law building with guidance from current students. As if they were forming a military comrade group, three people sat down and cut each other off. Coincidentally, except for me, the two new students were all women.

While I was glancing around so I couldn’t tell if he was looking around the school or at me, a senior student spoke.

“This is the Ulpian Hall where you will study from now on. You probably won’t be able to come here often because the first year curriculum is centered on liberal arts, but still, take a look around. At the shortest, it’s four years, but if you go for a long time, even the fifth and sixth years won’t be department heads. First year. “The building may look interesting because it is pretty and exotic, but you will probably be bored setting foot in this building.”

As named after an ancient Roman jurist, the Ulpian Building follows the Western building style rather than looking like a department building. It seemed like an effort was made to preserve the feel of an ancient temple. It was then.

“Let’s all focus!”

As I was about to enter the Ulpianus building, another student suddenly appeared. He cleared his throat a few times as if he was waiting for us and made a mischievous expression.

“As you may have heard in the orientation classroom, each time you move through the building, you are given a problem. Among the freshmen, the group with the most correct answers will receive an exemption from the upcoming MTV program, so everyone must do their best. Now, I will give you a problem.”

It was a question related to law. Of course, the level was low because they were freshmen who did not know anything about law yet. Moreover, if they were admitted to the law department of Korea University, aren’t they recognized as bright students across the country? As a joke, it was said that new law students from Daechi-dong prepare for the bar exam starting in their first year. by the way.

‘I’m not going to attend MT.’

Fortunately, the two freshmen ahead of me solved the problem before I could do it. I guess they were from the rumored Daechi-dong area. Even the current student who gave the problem looked embarrassed because he solved it so quickly.

Every time you visit a building named after a famous legal scholar, such as Ulpianus Hall or Jering Jelinek, you are given a problem. Except for me, the two freshmen are passionate about solving problems as if they are competing with each other. Finally, we arrived in front of the building named after Astraea, the goddess of law and justice.

“This year, there are a lot of freshmen who have studied in advance, right? There are three more teams besides this team that answered three questions correctly in a row. It wasn’t even to this point for us either.”

Shin Jae-hee, the president of the society, walks out, nodding his head. Apparently, the person who asked the last question was the president of the academic society. The remaining three teams, who arrived around the same time, are already brightening up their eyes. Anyway, all the groups gathered here are tied, so the group that solves the last problem first wins.

“It’s the last question, so anyone who knows the answer raises their hand and says. Don’t just raise your hand because you think it’s a first-come-first-served basis. After all, the difficulty level of the question is harder than the previous questions. If no group gets the last question right, all four teams will receive second place. “I will do it, and there is no first place.”

Seeing as there is no prize for second place, it seems like the MT fee exemption is no different. Soon, Jaehee Shin, the president of the society, addresses the problem. It is not false to say that the difficulty of the problem has become more difficult. Unlike the previous legal problems that were close to common sense, this is a problem related to civil law litigation.

‘How can a freshman guess that?’

The task is to recite precedents and state civil law provisions related to them, but the questions are given that even most undergraduate students cannot answer. After all, aren’t these test takers who were studying for the Scholastic Ability Test just a few months ago? At that time, a female student who was in the same group as me raised her hand.

“In accordance with Article 2, Paragraph 1, Article 750 of the Civil Act, we must focus on finding out whether obstruction of sunlight due to new building construction is recognized as an illegal act under the law.”

her.

I had forgotten. The fact that there are Daechi-dong Kids. I don’t know, but if I had studied law at a Korean university, I would have taken prior law studies. That’s why Daechi-dong’s academic enthusiasm is considered the best in the country. The female student who answered the question looks triumphant.

From time to time, he looks at me and seems to be appealing to me about his smartness. Shin Jae-hee, the president of the academy, also looks surprised. However, the correct answer has not yet been declared.

“I didn’t expect that he could even memorize the provisions of the law, but I guess new students these days are no joke. But I was only half right.”

Embarrassment flashes across the female student’s face. Then, I briefly look at the face of a current student standing next to the president of the institute. The current student is embarrassed and nods his head, pretending not to know. It seems like we knew each other from the beginning. Well then.

“I guess there are no new students who know all the answers?”

It was then.

“I know.”

The reason I knew the answer was simple. While preparing for the oral interview, I also looked into civil law precedents just in case. That’s because I heard that some of the most stubborn law professors often ask questions about civil law and criminal law precedents. Of course, if I didn’t have an excellent memory, I wouldn’t have remembered it until now.

“A judgment must be made as to whether the infringement of view interests has exceeded the limit in terms of social norms, and before that, it must be determined whether this case satisfies the requirements for legal protection of view interests pursuant to Article 35 of the Constitution. .”

Soon, the eyes of Shin Jae-hee, the president of the society, widen. I couldn’t help but be surprised that the correct answer suddenly came out of my previously quiet mouth.

* * *

Perhaps a ghost who died from alcohol poisoning in a past life was attached to me?

‘her.’

I burst out laughing as I watched the woman drink a glass of soju and beer mixed in a ratio of one to one. Since he is said to be the president of a law school, I thought he was just an ordinary criminal, but he is no different from a drunkard. At the same time, the faces of the freshmen are full of drunkenness. I guess I’ve just gotten rid of my minor status. Moreover, after drinking this much, you must feel like you have become an adult.

‘nice.’

Like them, I also pick up a glass of soju and pour it into my mouth. The spicy sensation that went down my throat reminded me of memories of my past life.

‘At that time, I thought I was going to die because I was drinking so much.’

The law department seemed to have strong discipline, but it was nothing compared to the theater and film department I entered last year. Haven’t the seniors been brewing all sorts of alcoholic beverages since the OT afterparty? Among them, the one that still remained in my memory was the kimchi cocktail with a 1:1 ratio of kimchi stew broth and soju.

It’s a cocktail, and I still can’t forget the fiery sensation that went down my esophagus. The next day, I had to go in and out of the bathroom several times. Still, this is a decent person. Isn’t the atmosphere at the after-party free? Not only is there no senior who offers a drink to a junior who can’t drink…

“Hey, freshman. Would you like a drink from me?”

They say words become seeds.

“Why can’t celebrities drink alcohol served by ordinary people?”

His cheeks twitch and his snub nose as big as Hallabong flutters. I can’t even laugh at the sight that seems like a provocation. I guess what I said in the lecture room still bothers me.

“Yes, please give me a drink.”

“What kind of person would accept a soju glass from his senior? Did he leave a beer glass next to him?”

Damn.

As I picked up the beer glass, Snub Nose poured me some soju. They pour so much that they pour out the remaining half bottle of soju. It’s like saying, if you can drink it, try it.

Without hesitation, I picked up the glass of beer, poured it into my mouth, and set it down loudly.

“Sir, would you like to have a drink for me too?”

“uh?”

A look of surprise appeared on his face, as if he didn’t know that I would drink all that soju in one breath. However, he seems to have some pride in being a senior, so he quickly picks up a glass of beer.

You picked the wrong person.

As I poured as much alcohol as I had received earlier, the snub-nosed senior raised his eyes. But when I offer him a drink with a smiling face, he can’t even spit. In the end, he picks up the beer glass and pours it down his own throat.

He paused for a moment, but it was because he didn’t want to embarrass himself in front of the freshmen. He could be seen pouring alcohol into his mouth.

“Ugh. Yes, it tastes like this.”

Anyone who sees me will think that I am a prolific person.

“Now, can I get another drink?”

The snub-nosed senior flutters the tip of his nose. As if to see if I could drink it again this time. Moreover, not only freshmen around me but also current students are looking at the masterpiece with excitement.

Man, I’ve spilled more alcohol than you’ve ever drank in your entire life.

“thank you.”

When I put a beer glass full of soju into my mouth again, Snub-Nosed’s eyes widened. yet.

“Now it’s your turn, senior.”

How much time has passed? The soju bottles in the pub’s refrigerator were almost empty. The snub-nosed senior in front of me has his face pressed against the table and is speechless. So, I’m just saying I’m going to show off a little. It was then.

“Have a drink with me too.”

What is this guy again?

“Why do you hate it?”

“That’s not true, Mr. President, you’ve already eaten a lot.”

“Okay, I’m glad you know how to control yourself. By the way, don’t hate this guy too much. It’s been a while since I went back to school, so I’m still not into the military stuff.”

“Do law students also go on active duty in the military?”

“I don’t know because I’m a woman. But if you don’t have the confidence to pass the bar exam right away, it’s better to go and come back. If you pass the bar exam for no reason and get taken away, you’ll end up like a stone head. So don’t hate Hwang too much. I’m not the type of person I like, but I’m not that much of a loach. .”

“I know.”

By the way, this person’s last name is very strange. Is it a coincidence that it reminds me of Hwang Cheol-soo, who used to eat up Songwon Entertainment? If you look closely, it looks like they have similar greedy cheeks. At that moment, Shin Jae-hee’s voice awakens my thoughts.

“You know? Wasn’t the thing you mentioned about loach earlier a story about our department?”

“I am not a contemplative person, so would I call someone I saw today a loach? And the professor’s question was about judicial justice. It is too shallow and narrow to call the department a river of judicial justice.”

“Aren’t you preparing for the bar exam? When I gave the last question in front of the college building earlier, I never thought there would be someone among the freshmen who could get it right.”

“Wasn’t there a freshman who got the class right?”

“Byungcheol said, the guy who was standing next to me earlier was the student he was tutoring. He said he was going to be a junior in the same department, so I guess he showed me the answer sheet before coming to me. But that freshman couldn’t memorize everything. But you miraculously got it right. Are you really preparing for the bar exam?”

“That can’t be possible. And I’m not smart enough to take the bar exam. I was just lucky that the precedent I was looking for to use in the oral interview came out.”

“Then why did you apply to law school?”

“It’s because I want to see the world broadly. As an actor, if you only read the script, you don’t know how the world operates outside of the script. And you never know. As someone said, I will be playing the role of a lawyer in the play.”

“Yeah?”

But why does this senior look like this? Earlier, I saw him gulping down wheat like a general, so maybe that’s why. The corners of Shin Jae-hee’s eyes, the president of the society, were strangely bent. I was afraid that he might use an injection right here.

“President.”

“why?”

And should I tell you this?

“I got red pepper powder in my front teeth.”