Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 10

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Episode 10

A few days later.

The filming proceeded smoothly. Most of Kim Ji-hu’s scenes had been shot, so the number of times he appeared on set was gradually decreasing.

‘If I just finish today’s filming, I can rest for almost a week…’

He had been coming to filming almost every day until now, but soon he would have room to breathe.

But more important than that was today’s filming itself.

‘PD Seo Min-sik said today’s scene is extremely important.’

A few days ago, PD Seo Min-sik had said:

“Ji-hu, prepare to put in some effort for this scene. This will be the turning point of the battle.”

‘Ugh… It would have been fine if I hadn’t heard that, but now that I have, it’s even more pressure…’

Kim Ji-hu swallowed dry saliva and looked at the script.

As he was going over the script several times like that.

‘But… the atmosphere on set today seems a bit strange.’

Kim Ji-hu looked around the film set.

The scene looked a bit busier than usual. Several actors were nervously wiping their faces as if they were tense.

Kim Ji-hu tilted his head at such a sight.

‘Is something going on?’

When various questions arose, just the right person to ask was approaching him.

“Ji-hu! Did you hear? The Hanbit representative is coming today!”

The person telling him before he even asked was none other than Go Jun-tae.

Kim Ji-hu carefully asked Go Jun-tae.

“Who is… that person?”

“You don’t know the Hanbit representative? Representative Baek Do-kyung. He’s quite famous in the management industry.”

“Yes… I don’t know much about that industry…”

While Kim Ji-hu was well-versed in directors, writers, and actors, he didn’t know much about the management industry.

He hadn’t been very interested in that side of things.

So Go Jun-tae kindly continued his explanation.

“Even though it’s small-scale, it’s a management company recognized in the industry. All the celebrities who belong there are outstanding people. And the biggest thing is, even if you’re a rookie, if you just get into this management company, you’ll hit it big! Even now, everyone is probably preparing to catch Representative Baek Do-kyung’s eye, right?”

“Is that so… Then do you want to go to Hanbit Management too, Jun-tae?”

“Ah, I already have a company I belong to, so that would be difficult. But if I make a good impression, it’ll definitely help, so I’m satisfied with just making an impression!”

Go Jun-tae, who usually talked almost one-sidedly by himself, seemed excited today since Kim Ji-hu was asking him something.

At that sight, Kim Ji-hu felt some inexplicable guilt.

‘I should try to respond as much as possible from now on…’

When Kim Ji-hu was having such thoughts, Go Jun-tae asked.

“But do you have an agency, Ji-hu?”

“No, I don’t.”

“Oh! Then this is a great opportunity! Someone like you, Ji-hu, would immediately catch Representative Baek Do-kyung’s eye!”

Kim Ji-hu smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.

Then, one person walking from far away with actor Kang Hyun-seok.

So Go Jun-tae said.

“That person is Representative Baek Do-kyung.”

Baek Do-kyung, wearing glasses and dressed neatly.

He seemed to know PD Seo Min-sik as well, as they were having a pleasant conversation.

Kim Ji-hu tilted his head while watching that scene.

‘But why would such an important person come here?’

If he was someone important enough that everyone was nervous trying to look good, he must be that busy. He wondered why such a person would come all the way to a film set like this.

Kim Ji-hu looked at PD Seo Min-sik and Representative Baek Do-kyung heading toward the back of the film set with such questions.

***

“I came to see actor Kim Ji-hu.”

“As expected. You must have heard from Hyun-seok.”

“That’s right. He said I absolutely had to see him once.”

PD Seo Min-sik and Representative Baek Do-kyung had a quiet conversation at the back of the film set.

“So actor Kim Ji-hu. How good is he?”

“Haha, it would be better for you to see for yourself rather than me telling you.”

“Still, I’d like to hear the opinion of someone like PD Seo Min-sik. They say food tastes better when you know what you’re eating.”

PD Seo Min-sik smiled at those words, then returned to a serious expression and said.

“He’s a genius. One of the best in the industry.”

“You, PD Seo Min-sik, who’s been around the block, evaluate him that highly?”

“Yes. To be honest, I don’t know how much longer I’ll live, but I think it’ll be hard to see another guy like this before I die.”

At PD Seo Min-sik’s words, Baek Do-kyung let out a small exclamation.

‘PD Seo Min-sik, who’s famous for being picky, evaluates him this highly. But…’

Baek Do-kyung glanced in Kim Ji-hu’s direction.

‘So far, most of the genius rookies who shined briefly ended up ruined.’

Acting skills worse than before.

Or personal life problems.

The entertainment industry had shadows as thick as its brightness.

When choosing celebrities to bring into his company, Baek Do-kyung always used sustainable celebrities as his standard.

People who were always hungry for growth, knew how to control themselves, and had enough talent to achieve their goals.

If they weren’t such people, he would never bring them into the company.

As Baek Do-kyung was having such thoughts, PD Seo Min-sik smiled and said.

“You seem to be wary in case he might get ruined.”

“How did you know…?”

“Just looking at the people at Hanbit Entertainment, I can clearly see what kind of person Representative Baek wants. But you don’t need to worry about that with Ji-hu.”

“What?”

PD Seo Min-sik took out his phone and showed him a blog.

Baek Do-kyung looked at the blog and opened his eyes wide.

“This is…”

“Ji-hu was originally a reviewer, they say. I cast him by chance, but looking at this, you can see why the kid has excellent acting skills, can’t you?”

PD Seo Min-sik had learned about Kim Ji-hu’s blog a few days ago.

He was greatly surprised when he saw the blog.

The analysis of works was at a professional level, and he had analyzed the meaning and character analysis of roles, as well as the content of works and the reactions and movements of characters.

Moreover, the number of works analyzed on the blog was 9,999, which was amazing, and it made Kim Ji-hu’s excellent acting skills understandable.

“This kid isn’t just someone with outstanding talent. He has the effort to match his talent, and he also has passion for works.”

Baek Do-kyung returned PD Seo Min-sik’s phone and asked.

“I definitely… heard from actor Kang Hyun-seok that he’s a bit passive…”

“He’s like that normally. But when he needs to do something, he does it properly. It was Ji-hu who prevented this project from falling through.”

PD Seo Min-sik touched his thick chin and laughed.

Baek Do-kyung nodded as if he understood.

“Thank you for telling me. Now I’ll see and judge for myself.”

“Good. You’ll see something great today. There’s a reason I postponed my schedule for several days.”

Baek Do-kyung had originally planned to visit the next day after hearing Kang Hyun-seok’s words.

But PD Seo Min-sik refused that and specifically requested that he come today.

The reason was simple.

‘Because the best scene will come from Kim Ji-hu today.’

***

‘Today’s filming is the day to shoot the most important scene.’

To be precise, today was the last day of the added content.

A week later, filming would continue according to the original script.

‘This scene will determine the direction of the ratings.’

Finally, the highlight part where Kim Ji-hu’s character ‘Park Cheol-woo’ steps forward directly. All the filming up to now could be considered buildup for this.

That’s why this was the most important scene.

‘Whether people break through the viewership ratings peak will depend on how they receive this scene.’

Kim Ji-hu had watched many dramas up until now.

And he had seen just as many countless reactions from people.

Among them, what was particularly mentioned was the phrase ‘it gets interesting from this point onwards.’

But that phrase ultimately meant it wasn’t interesting up until that point.

In fact, this work would likely receive a similar evaluation.

Although PD Seo Min-sik was dragging it along by the scruff of its neck, the protagonist’s acting skills were lacking, and the overall quality of the extras was also insufficient, so people would need that much more shock to become immersed.

‘That’s why this scene is even more important.’

Making people watch up to this point and transition to the next episode at the final scene. That was the best he could do right now.

‘Honestly, I’m incredibly nervous and my hands and feet are trembling…’

Of course, always, he had trembled tremendously without fail until now.

But it didn’t matter much.

‘When I’m acting, I’m not Kim Ji-hu.’

Kim Ji-hu slowly opened his eyes.

PD Seo Min-sik shouted.

“Action.”

***

A person reading through documents in a dark room.

He slowly let out a laugh.

“Interesting… Hey, isn’t it funny? The cops are making a fuss over something a cop ordered them to do?”

He spoke while looking at a person next to him.

When that person showed no reaction, he clicked his tongue as if it was boring.

“These pig bastards don’t know where to point their guns. Well, it’s natural since they’re weaklings who’ve never killed anyone.”

Saying that, he slowly stood up from his seat.

“Spill it.”

“Pardon…?”

“Just tell them everything. Who I killed someone for. You tell the pigs that and go rest peacefully. That place might actually be safer, right?”

“Th-thank you…”

“That bastard Oh Gwang-cheol needs to shit his pants too. That’s why this thing called trust is so important. Right? Breaking promises is really easy, but earning that trust back is really difficult.”

“…”

He slowly stood up from his seat and spoke with eyes filled with hatred that had never been shown before.

“And I’m going to kill that bastard Lee Jun-ho myself.”

At the same time, a small sound of admiration came from the set.

“Ah…”

That admiration was uttered by Baek Do-kyung. He could immediately understand.

Why PD Seo Min-sik had said that, why Lee Hyun-seok had told him to definitely hold onto him.

‘Cunning yet obsessed with promises, and the murderous intent contained in his eyes.’

Like the sharp evaluation posted on the blog, he had perfectly analyzed that role.

This wasn’t acting created through talent alone.

It was absolute skill forged through decades of time.

‘That person prepared by organizing characters on his blog. To seize opportunities like this.’

It was only one scene, but Baek Do-kyung was certain.

And he trusted his own eyes.

His eyes that had observed and distinguished countless celebrities until now.

“Thank you for your hard work!”

“Everyone worked hard! Ji-hu, you’ll be resting for a while now.”

“Phew, now I can finally rest a bit on the weekend.”

“Don’t let your guard down just because you’re resting this weekend. Episodes 1 and 2 will also air next week.”

While the film set personnel were having conversations like that.

Baek Do-kyung crossed through the crowd and stood in front of Kim Ji-hu, who was collecting his emotions.

And he opened his mouth.

“Ji-hu, would you be able to work with our Hanbit Entertainment?”

At Baek Do-kyung’s sudden words, the film set people began to turn their ears in that direction.

“Um… I’m sorry. That seems a bit difficult…”

They couldn’t help but be shocked at Kim Ji-hu’s answer.

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