I Will Live As An Actor - Chapter 16

I Will Live as an Actor Episode 16

A small fishing boat leaving the South Port roars through the current. Under the warm sunlight, the color of the sea shone like a jewel. Compared to the strong currents experienced by sailors, the shaking was like that of a newborn baby, but I guess that wasn’t the case for the filming team. The assistant director had already vented several times and was barely standing on the line. On the other hand, cinematographer Kim Deuk-hyung’s eyes looked more excited than ever.

“Director Yoo, take a look at the picture! Did you find Wooye in a place like this?”

“Sir, how could I know about the sea route? It’s all thanks to the ship owner. When FD mentioned England in the South Port, everyone came forward and said they would provide directions. If it wasn’t England, we would have had a hard time finding a good place.”

“Wow, that guy is really lucky!”

There was a boy standing at the bow, which could be called the head of the ship. Even in the rippling waves, there is no shaking at all, as if there were magnets attached to the soles of the feet. What’s more, there are seagulls flying by my bed and even herons flying far from the land. It was so mysterious that it seemed like a scene from a movie.

“Scene number 57, the anniversary of our death on the sea!”

About ten members of the filming team began filming with great difficulty. A fishing boat cutting through the water stops for a moment to the sound of slats being struck. A mother wearing old shoes approached her son with tears in her eyes.

“Jin, I have to say hello to my father.”

“Why are you flattering my father? My mother can’t even see in front of me anymore! Isn’t the ocean smelling terribly fishy?”

“Jin….”

The mother, with a thin face, struggles to get to the boat and pours soju into the blue sea. The son was looking at that with a dissatisfied expression. What is so good about the sea that took away your husband and the father of one of your children? However, my mother explained in a strained voice, pushing away the emotions welling up to her chin.

“Jin’s father, we came. I was lonely because I was alone. I wanted to come often, but I couldn’t help it because I was busy with life. Our Jin has grown up a lot. He’s so kind, just like someone. It would have been really nice if you could have seen it… ….”

The mother finally expresses her unbearable emotions through tears. As the hand holding the soju bottle shakes violently and my shoulders shake, tears like chicken droppings flow down my thin cheeks. At that time, my son Jin grabs my shoulder.

“I’m going to fall! What are you doing, behaving like this?”

“Jin….”

“Give it to me, I’ll do it!”

The boy snatched the soju bottle from his wrinkled hand and scattered it. Tears were flowing like an inexhaustible spring from the boy’s eyes. On the outside, he resents his father, but in the end, he is a child who lives with longing more than anyone else. The seagull let out a sad cry at the hat’s tears.

“It’s my father.”

While the mother was sitting on the boat and resting, the son went out to the bow alone and looked down at the sea. Whether he knew his feelings or not, the sea was as blue as ever. Without saying a word, he takes out a small apple from his pocket. The apple, which boasted an unusually bright color, was thrown vigorously.

“I miss you.”

At that moment, the seagull flying in the sky circled as if in response.

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It was right after we finished filming. The ship owner, with a black face, walked out in person. Only then could I properly see the shipowner’s face. I only heard that they had hired a ship owner who knew the sea routes well, but it was hard to get a glimpse of his face as he never came out of the wheelhouse with his hat all worn down.

“England! You don’t even pretend to be happy to see me!”

“Hey, can’t you see me smiling? I don’t know if the name of the boat was changed to Eunje. By the way, you didn’t go out on a fishing trip due to a rainy day and drove on the boat? I’m sure it’s not because you couldn’t go out when the tide was right, right?”

“Ai. I hurt my finger while pulling up my net, so I’m taking a break. But just in time, a person came from Seoul for filming or something. He mentioned your name and asked if you could drive the boat, so I said, ‘I’ll do it.’ Everyone in England is looking at you and feeling warm. la!”

“They just carry people up and down the sea with a tongseon key, but it’s not because they’re paid, right?”

“Wow! It’s amazing how much you noticed! If the filming is over, why don’t you go to the fishing port and bring one with you! Still, I had to eat at least one piece of fresh food from the gentlemen from Seoul so I could see the sea!”

“Who knits the porridge? I heard you hurt your hand.”

“You’re doing well too, kid! I saw you nagging your mother about cleaning the fish at the South Port!”

After all, isn’t there a lot of past life? Since he was already skilled at cleaning fish, he did it well when asked. At South Port, I even cleaned fish on behalf of my mother a few times. My mother tried to stop me, saying it was dangerous, but when she saw the grooming skills, she couldn’t keep her mouth shut.

As soon as I caught one of the fish from the fishing port and ate it straight away, I could feel the eyes of the camera crew widening all of a sudden.

“England, do you even know how to cook raw fish?”

“Director of photography, what is there that a guy who was born and raised in Namhang can’t do at the sea? Moreover, it’s not difficult to fillet a pufferfish. Just take a bite without swallowing your mouth. Everyone else, please come too. You have to eat it while it’s fresh, so you can enjoy the sea as the owner said. “Did you do it right?”

Fortunately, because the fishing boat was small, there were only a few members of the filming team selected. The cinematographer, who put a piece of raw fish into his mouth, spoke with admiration.

“Kiya, let’s taste it!”

It’s a face that makes me desperately think of soju. The same went for other filming crew members and famous producers. He puts a thick piece of raw fish into his mouth and looks like his fatigue has completely disappeared. Of course, only one person is an exception.

“Mom, don’t you eat? Oh, you don’t eat because you need to control your weight. I made a mistake.”

“She’s finished filming, but she keeps saying mommy! I’m going to give it to her too!”

“I knew that would be the case, so I saved the most delicious part. Now, I’ll give you one. Ah, go ahead.”

No one would spit on a nice face. Park Soo-young also opens his mouth, pretending not to be able to overcome one point of the episode that suddenly approaches. As soon as the raw fish is put in, my eyes light up. It seems that the fresh raw fish suits my taste quite a bit. After all, bottlefish was in season. Fresh raw fish like this can never be found inland. How amazing is it that even Buddhists who have given up eating grains can satisfy their appetite with just one piece of seasonal bottlenose?

“Try this too. It’s sea urchin roe, and you can’t eat it with a spoon like this on land.”

“He knows how to eat too, so you don’t have to spoon feed him like that!”

“I’m just feeding you because you’re mom. Just eat some.”

When the offer is repeated, he pretends not to be able to resist and takes a spoonful of sea urchin roe. The sourness of the vinegar and the sweetness of the sea urchin roe fill your mouth with umami, so it will literally feel like the sea is in your mouth.

“how is it?”

Park Soo-young nodded briefly.

* * *

Seonju even cooked a simple seafood ramen for the film crew of about ten people. Everyone could not come to their senses from the hot soup and salty flavor. The assistant director, who suffered from severe seasickness, shook himself off and got up as if he had never been so, and grabbed a bowl of food on the spot. The cinematographer still felt disappointed in Soju, but what could he do? I have no choice but to return to the mainland and comfort myself at the Daepot House.

“Captain, I guess you’ve known England for a long time?”

“I know. As Mr. PD knows, England’s Noma is just famous in the South Port. It is treated as a famous item in the bottom of Yeongdo. If I see England, I feel bad and try to act like I know about it.”

“Do you feel bad?”

“Jeonoma, my father, and I are very grateful. We went fishing together, rain or shine, and there were many times when we drank and screamed at Nam Port to go away. But he was so busy that he went first. While fishing, he got caught in the current and fell into the sea. Jiye. After that, I felt like it was all my fault, and I hadn’t seen England’s face for a few years.”

The bronze-skinned captain had hunched shoulders, in contrast to his sturdy appearance. He seemed to be overcome with emotion as he thought about his old friend who had passed away.

“I’m sorry for my rude behavior.”

“No, it’s okay.”

“England is good at acting, isn’t he?”

“Of course, you saw it earlier. I’ve seen many child actors on broadcasting stations, but I’ve never seen a child as big as England.”

It’s not pretentious. Child actors have a difficult time filming. This was because the physical factor played a big role. Moreover, isn’t he the child actor of the main character? Even though there are lines that are difficult to memorize, there is no mistake. Instead of appearing to be having a hard time as it approaches the end, he actually cheers up the filming crew and actors.

“Of course. Kangdaguhana is as broad as my father. He’s still sharp, but he’s an adult in his heart. I’m afraid my mother will have a hard time, so I’ll have to go to work and do all the hard work. Now, my friend really does have a son. “I took good care of it. When my friends who were working on a boat with me set up a stall in the South Port on a regular basis, I wondered if Jesu could handle the tough job well, but I was worried for no reason. Look, Jeonoma is not doing her best as the head of the household. It’s Greco.”

A thick grip held Yumyeong’s hand.

“I am truly grateful that you went to sea a while ago.”

Yoo Myung recalled what happened before filming. After finishing the filming sketch, it was time for the filming team to load the equipment onto the small fishing boat.

-Director, can I sprinkle all the soju in this scene and throw an apple at the end?

‘apologize?’

-I think Hajin’s father would have liked it.

He was a child who could clearly see the world in the script as if it were his own bedroom. Yumyeong felt persuasive in the child’s words. Moreover, when I took the picture, the picture didn’t match up perfectly. As if I had found a missing piece of a puzzle. It was then.

“That’s why my friend really likes Busa. It’s still like that now, but it was even worse in the past. If you can’t eat and live, you won’t be able to live properly as a dead person. It’ll be good if you find a body, but if it’s washed away by the current, it’ll be gone forever. “I can’t find it. All I can do now is go out to the sea and spread the food that I liked before. I’m really grateful, and I’m sure my friend at the sea will really like it. It’s been a while since I’ve had a delicious apple.”

A middle-aged sailor who doesn’t seem to know that he is crying has tears in his eyes. Yumyeong felt his heart getting warmer without realizing it. Namhang has many stories. Just like a drawbridge rising and closing, it’s just something we hide deep in our hearts. The same goes for that child. However, the child neither fears nor avoids the sea. Because I know that it is right to vent my sadness rather than hide it.

“I like it because I saw my son grow up like that.”

A boy was sitting alone on the bow. The sea, scattering blue rays of light, waves as if greeting the boy.