A Genius Director Who Dominates OTT Platforms - Chapter 40

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The Genius Director Who Dominates OTT

 

Episode 40

 

Given this situation, people think I must be laughing at Youngpal’s failure, but that’s not actually the case.

 

I don’t want Youngpal to fail.

 

What did the production team or actors do wrong?

 

It’s all because of Director Jang.

 

Still, Youngpal won’t collapse like this.

 

The data collapsed, not the work itself.

 

I haven’t seen episode 6 yet, and only monitored up to episode 5, but it was entertaining enough.

 

Once Accomplice exits at episode 8, won’t it reclaim the throne again?

 

Compared to competing works from the same period, Youngpal clearly has the upper hand.

 

MBY’s 【First Pick】 was a result that showed why rookie writers are dangerous.

 

It received industry attention because a PD famous for good foresight personally selected the writer, but when they opened it up, there were many flaws in the composition.

 

Each scene is good, but should I say the organic connection between scenes is weak?

 

KBX’s 【High Teen in Their 30s】 was a work that showed how scary original webtoon fans can be.

 

The drama’s completion itself was decent, but original fans went crazy because they ignored the existing settings too much.

 

No, but the fans’ reaction is justified here.

 

If they were going to make it however they wanted, they should have produced an original – why did they buy the original rights?

 

I’m not saying this because I’m a fan of the original, but because that’s the truth.

 

Eventually the PD came to their senses and, no, understood the fans’ hearts and started fixing the development…

 

The drama collapsed.

 

It became neither this nor that.

 

After that, it was a total chaos.

 

It’s buried under the issues of Youngpal and Accomplice, but the noise over there was no joke either.

 

So once Accomplice disappears, Youngpal will be king.

 

Since viewing momentum has weakened, even if it can’t break the 20% barrier, won’t it recover to 15% and end?

 

These days, that level is tremendously successful.

 

Director Jang is not great, but I hope Ra-un does well.

 

I haven’t seen it, but it’s obvious he worked hard.

 

* * *

 

Amid these situations, the Accomplice actors diligently carried out their schedules.

 

The first major variety show will air on Tuesday, but quite a few YouTube and interview contents have already been released.

 

At first they were trembling and only mentioned my name, but they’ve gotten quite good too.

 

Still, even now…

 

-Are these guys hypnotized by Dohyeon-u?

 

-Maybe they’re under a spell by Choi Hyeon-u?

 

-???

 

-For real, they’re like cult followers lololol

 

-But I watched a few in-depth interviews and it makes sense. They all felt like they were at the end of their lives when Dohyeon-u suddenly appeared.

 

-I heard So Jeong-hun was packing his stuff to leave the theater troupe when he met Dohyeon-u.

 

-Really?

 

-Yeah yeah, he really showed up suddenly.

 

-What the hell did he see to do that?

 

-He must have gone after seeing their acting.

 

-How much reference material do unknown actors even have?

 

-Right? What did he see to go there?

 

-I’m telling you he found people who’d be easily hypnotized and put them under an acting hypnosis.

 

They still haven’t changed from mentioning my name, but everyone has gained something called composure.

 

Maybe that’s why the group chat is quite fun to watch these days.

 

[Park Seong-won: Is Seong Hyeon sleeping again today? At that level, isn’t it narcolepsy?]

 

[Moon Jae-won: Maybe because he sleeps so well, his skin is no joke. Totally dewy skin.]

 

[So Jeong-hun: What dewy, it’s baby skin.]

 

[Lee Seon-jae: Skin talk is forbidden in the Accomplice group chat.]

 

[Moon Jae-won: What? Why?]

 

[Lee Seon-jae: How dare you commit blasphemy when milky-skinned Dohyeon-u is here?]

 

[So Jeong-hun: Ah, that’s right.]

 

[Park Seong-won: Jae-won was careless.]

 

[Lee Seon-jae: Jae-won hyung, I think you made a mistake. Please quickly offer a prayer of repentance.]

 

[Moon Jae-won: Domen…]

 

[Eum Seong-hyeon: I’m awake. My skin is much more dull than the Director’s.]

 

[Lee Seon-jae: Giving a faith testimony right after waking up, is this real? Eum Seong-hyeon is a legend…]

 

Watching this, it’s so absurd it’s funny.

 

Excluding Eum Seong-hyeon, Lee Seon-jae, the youngest at 30, has considerable comedy ambitions.

 

Moreover, to prove he’s young, he keeps bringing memes, but the funny point is that they’re way past their trend.

 

“…”

 

Come to think of it, is this why Seo Jae-yeon teases me?

 

[Yu Won-sang: What kind of meme is that again?]

 

Of course, to Yu Won-sang, the eldest, it would be a recent meme.

 

[Me: Everyone’s up early? Do you have morning schedules?]

 

[So Jeong-hun: Domen.]

 

[Park Seong-won: Domen.]

 

[Moon Jae-won: Domen.]

 

[Lee Seon-jae: Do-hwang is really fucking cool.]

 

[Yu Won-sang: Is that a meme too?]

 

[Me: ;;]

 

Everyone looks good.

 

Especially Eum Seong-hyeon’s face has bloomed pale and his complexion has brightened.

 

Should I say his appearance has peaked?

 

Anyway, I need to warn M2M not to cause trouble saying the contract period is ending, or it won’t be fun.

 

I’m more worried because Agent Secret got a breathing apparatus thanks to Eum Seong-hyeon.

 

Still, well, if I go with Go Team Leader, there shouldn’t be any problems.

 

If M2M is an ant, then D.P is a dinosaur.

 

If they try any foolish tricks, D.P will side with Eum Seong-hyeon and show the power of a dinosaur.

 

In such moments, time passed steadily.

 

Tuesday returned.

 

The first major variety show for Accomplice’s main and supporting actors, 【Elegant, Wow】, was broadcast.

 

* * *

 

【Elegant, Wow】.

 

Shortened to Woo-woo.

 

MBY’s flagship program that was a filler pilot program but became regularly scheduled after hitting jackpot ratings.

 

Woo-woo was a common guest invitation talk show, but the criteria for inviting guests was a bit unique.

 

Sometimes celebrities appear, sometimes ordinary people, but fame isn’t their casting criteria.

 

What’s important is whether they have an agenda that can be ‘elegant’ and make you go ‘wow’.

 

The expression is a bit childish, but since it’s from a filler pilot origin, let’s move on…

 

You can think of it as casting people involved in issues that viewers might be interested in within the past year.

 

What viewers especially like is that there are almost no promotional appearances timed to drama or movie launches.

 

It’s not that they avoid casting celebrities, but you can’t appear just because you’re a celebrity?

 

In that sense, the group appearance of Accomplice actors seems slightly unexpected, but it’s not really unexpected.

 

Because there’s no hotter issue than Accomplice right now.

 

They could focus on ‘unknown actors’ and have an in-depth conversation.

 

…was the original broadcast plan.

 

That’s right.

 

We destroyed the basic format that the program had maintained for a long time.

 

With the actors’ catastrophic and violent interview skills.

 

As a result, the Main Writer presented a new format, and the broadcast currently airing was the outcome.

 

It wasn’t a completely hastily assembled format, but rather the first attempt at a new format they had been considering for some time.

 

The beginning was like a crime exposé program.

 

Like an anonymous informant’s interview screen, a distorted voice flowed over a spinning cassette tape.

 

[Do○○u : Huh? Casting? Me?]

 

[Dohyeon○ : I have no reason to appear on variety shows. That’s something the actors should handle themselves.]

 

[○hyeon-u : It’s not my fault….]

 

As soon as I saw the opening, a sigh of relief escaped me.

 

They were telling the viewers that I wasn’t appearing because I was an attention-seeker who got excited about it, but because it was an unavoidable appearance.

 

This was the only condition I had presented for appearing, unable to resist the actors’ pleas.

 

Someone might ask why I care so much about what others think, but this is quite an important issue.

 

These days, there are many people at CL 2 Team spreading rumors that I’ll soon quit and return to acting.

 

A director coveting to be an actor?

 

That’s definitely not a good image in the long run.

 

Just then, my phone buzzed.

 

It was Sung Tae-chang.

 

[Sung Tae-chang: Hahahahaha]

 

[Sung Tae-chang : AI analysis of viewer reactions > What is this, I thought I changed to the wrong channel.]

 

He’s talking nonsense about AI analysis.

 

Doesn’t the regional manager have anything better to do?

 

But wait, why is the opening like this?

 

Is it okay to start the program with my story?

 

Meanwhile, subtitles that would fit a crime program lead the screen.

 

[But here’s the thing.]

 

[Is Mr. Do-something really without fault?]

 

Soon the screen switched, and a pre-meeting scene clearly shot with a fixed camera began playing.

 

[June 1x, 2028]

 

[MBY Entertainment Department Meeting Room]

 

[Pre-meeting]

 

Along with the clicking sound of a typewriter, eight actors appear.

 

Looking extremely nervous.

 

They seem to be speaking earnestly, but no sound can be heard at all….

 

Above their heads, subtitles that appear to be interview questions scatter.

 

-Whatwasthemostdifficultpartwhilepreparingfor Accomplice….

 

-Asanunknownactorapperinginacommercialwork makesmenervous….

 

They pass by so quickly that I can’t read the full text, but I can tell they’re questions related to Accomplice.

 

The actors’ answers pour out in parallel.

 

-Thanks to Director Dohyeon-u.

 

-Since we were struggling, the Director….

 

-At Director Dohyeon-u’s House….

 

-The Director in the Theater Troupe basement….

 

-Together with the Director on set….

 

-Director….

 

-Director, Director.

 

-Di-di-di-rec-rec-rec-tor-tor-tor.

 

Why did they layer the audio like that?

 

With the speed increased too, they really look like fanatics.

 

I had seen this catastrophic interview too.

 

The writer had sent me a separate edited file to cast me.

 

But it definitely wasn’t this bad.

 

I could see them trying their best to give good answers….

 

Is this devil’s editing?

 

Did I, no, did we get played by the broadcasting station?

 

The subtitles continue.

 

[We thought they were hiding their true feelings.]

 

[So we asked questions that would force answers other than about the Director.]

 

-When episodes 1 and 2 were released, how did you savor your joy?

 

-I was sleeping at Director Dohyeon-u’s House….

 

-What? Alone?

 

-No. All together. What happened was….

 

[We were disappointed.]

 

[But we didn’t give up.]

 

[Because we have a brain who always provides direction with cool rationality.]

 

Main Writer (41, Brain).

 

The Main Writer, introduced with dry subtitles.

 

-Aaaaaaahhh!

 

Screams.

 

I can see the actors jumping up from their seats in shock.

 

I hadn’t seen this part either.

 

So that’s why her voice sounded so scary during the casting call.

 

-What is this, Rome? All roads lead to Dohyeon-u?

 

-If your acting doesn’t work, you should suffer! Wander! Challenge yourself! Create episodes worth using for broadcast!

 

-Aaaaaaahhh! We don’t need this!

 

The cool, rational writer who had been screaming like a madwoman approaches the PD in the corner of the screen.

 

-Why are we doing pre-interviews like this! If we’re going to do this, cast Dohyeon-u too! Otherwise, I’m not doing the broadcast!

 

With a roar that could be called a lion’s roar, the screen went black, then brightened with a triumphant brass sound.

 

It was the Studio.

 

Finally, the opening ended and the main variety show began.

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