Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 110

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Episode 110

“By any chance… you’ve been looking tired lately, is there a reason? Ah… if you don’t want to talk about it, you don’t have to…”

Lee Sun-yul paused at that question. After hesitating for a moment, Lee Sun-yul quietly opened his mouth.

“Well… I’ve been attending an academy lately… I’m a bit tired because of that…”

“Academy?”

His eyes widened at the mention of academy when Kim Ji-hu, PD Seo Min-sik, and even a guest instructor were already teaching him.

“Well… you said I lacked fundamentals. I thought maybe it’s because I’ve never properly attended an academy… Ah! You said you didn’t attend such things, Ji-hu…!”

“That’s… true, but…”

“That’s amazing… As expected of Ji-hu.”

Of course, Kim Ji-hu was able to act well without attending academy thanks to his synchronization ability.

Somehow he felt embarrassed.

“Then… aren’t you tired?”

“I am tired, but… I still have to do it. Everyone else already has their fundamentals down, but I’m the only one who doesn’t…”

He smiled with an inexplicable bitterness.

“How many hours are you sleeping these days?”

“About 3 hours. Maybe 4 hours…”

“You’ve been continuing like this?”

“If I don’t, I can’t find the time…”

Recently, they had been gathering for practice, so he had been at SBC Broadcasting Station all day.

On top of that, attending academy meant he was continuously acting except for about 3 hours of sleep.

‘No wonder he’s tired…’

If it was this exhausting even with synchronization ability, regular acting would be even more tiring.

Rather, his stamina deserved praise.

‘But if this continues, he might break down instead.’

Lee Sun-yul’s current condition was very unstable.

As if he might shatter if touched wrong.

Effort was good, but this was excessive.

At this rate, he wouldn’t be able to endure during filming.

After a moment of consideration, Kim Ji-hu spoke up.

“Well… this isn’t about acting… it’s just my personal story.”

“Yes, yes.”

“Actually, I think there’s no need to make extreme efforts when doing something.”

“…What?”

After Mother passed away, Kim Ji-hu didn’t meet anyone at all.

To be precise, he did meet people for part-time jobs and such, but he avoided having proper conversations with anyone.

But the current Kim Ji-hu could have conversations like a normal person. That wasn’t because Kim Ji-hu made extreme efforts.

If he had forced himself to meet people back then, he probably wouldn’t be able to be like this now.

“In the end, there are things that time resolves.”

“What do you mean…”

“Fundamentals aren’t something you learn quickly by investing a lot of time and studying. Your body just gets used to it.”

At those words, Lee Sun-yul’s eyes widened.

“But, shouldn’t I do this? If I can’t internalize it by filming time…”

“Then it would be unfortunate…”

“That’s irresponsible!”

“But it’s better than collapsing from practicing like this. When filming starts, the physical demands will be even greater, so you won’t be able to act properly.”

This was really an unavoidable part.

Rather, it was the fault of PD Seo Min-sik who misjudged people and Kim Ji-hu himself.

‘We predicted that his fundamentals would improve by then.’

Kim Ji-hu didn’t know much about fundamentals, so he just used ‘Trauma’ as a reference, and PD Seo Min-sik chose Lee Sun-yul after considering various things.

So he thought it would be better for Lee Sun-yul not to burden himself excessively.

What they were doing at SBC was already investing plenty of time, and health management would be more important during filming.

“Then… would it be better not to attend academy anymore…?”

“Hmm. I think so, but for accuracy, it would be better to consult with your academy teacher and PD Seo Min-sik. I don’t know much about that side…”

“Ah… That’s right.”

He nodded, perhaps remembering that Kim Ji-hu had said he didn’t attend academy.

Lee Sun-yul quietly pondered, then soon downed his soju.

“Keuuu! I’ve decided! I’ll quit the academy!”

“Uh… consulting with PD Seo Min-sik…”

“I will do that, but my mind is already made up! If PD Seo Min-sik says to continue, I’ll continue, but…”

Lee Sun-yul smiled.

“Even I think if I continue like this, I’ll collapse before my fundamentals become perfect. Just looking at today’s acting, it was a bit like that.”

Kim Ji-hu silently nodded.

So Lee Sun-yul spoke as if feeling relieved.

“I guess I was being too greedy. Everyone else seemed to be growing rapidly, but I wasn’t, so I think I was impatient.”

However, there was one thing Lee Sun-yul didn’t realize.

The areas where they were growing were Lee Sun-yul’s strengths.

In areas like script interpretation and emotional expression, Lee Sun-yul was superior.

Rather, in terms of talent, those aspects were harder to possess.

Even Kim Ji-hu, who had seen countless works, had only seen a few people with that talent.

In any case, Lee Sun-yul’s method so far was wrong enough that even Kim Ji-hu, who hadn’t formally learned acting, could feel it.

He was glad to have made him quit now.

“I’ll cheer you on, so practice well.”

“Yes!!”

After finishing the remaining soju and soup rice.

“…”

“Mmnya…”

Lee Sun-yul nodded off and fell asleep face-down on the table.

He must have been continuously tired lately, and with alcohol added, he fell fast asleep.

‘I hope things go well.’

***

The next day.

“Hello!!”

Lee Sun-yul entered with an energetic greeting.

The complete opposite of greeting half-dead every day until now. No, to be precise, he had returned to normal.

“Did you have a good time drinking yesterday?”

“Yes… I got sleepy right after drinking one bottle.”

“So that’s why you’re so energetic?”

“I think so.”

PD Seo Min-sik smacked his lips.

“It’s good to be young. Recovering immediately after resting for one day.”

“Ahaha…”

“Anyway, well done. Even I could see it was too much. Really. Where else would you find a guy who enrolls in more academy when he’s already being taught well.”

PD Seo Min-sik said this while laughing. Soon he got up from his seat.

“Then shall we take a look. See what level comes out when you’re in good condition.”

Soon the reading began.

PD Seo Min-sik checked each person’s acting as they read their lines one by one.

And Lee Sun-yul’s turn approached.

Lee Sun-yul fidgeted with his fingers, seeming a bit nervous.

‘I need to do well.’

Still, he had worked hard until now, and his stamina had recovered.

So he hoped that his efforts would finally pay off.

Just then, his eyes met with Lee Sun-yul’s.

‘Uh… this is kind of awkward.’

Getting caught staring made him feel embarrassed for some reason.

Still, suddenly looking away would seem even stranger.

‘Fighting.’

He briefly raised his fist and mouthed words of encouragement.

Lee Sun-yul saw this and smiled brightly.

“Next, Lee Sun-yul.”

“…Yes!”

Lee Sun-yul took a deep breath as PD Seo Min-sik called his name and began his acting.

“Why… are you doing this?”

“…!”

You can tell an actor’s skill from just one line.

And this line made it clear.

‘His fundamentals have improved tremendously?’

While his skills had been steadily improving, there had always been something lacking.

But after just one day of rest, he felt like a completely different person.

“Please stop!!! This won’t change anything!!!”

From his voice projection to his physical expression. It wasn’t perfect, but it was good enough for him to appear on set.

‘Is, is this because he went to acting school…’

His skills had already been improving significantly, but maybe fatigue had prevented him from expressing it properly, or maybe it was really from practicing without sleep for hours.

He couldn’t be sure exactly, but at this level, there seemed to be no need to practice without sleep.

PD Seo Min-sik seemed to have similar thoughts as he smiled and said.

“See, you can do it when you try. Good!”

“Th, thank you!”

Lee Sun-yul, who had never received praise from PD Seo Min-sik before. Receiving his first compliment like this seemed to make him truly happy.

Also.

“That guy… his skills have improved tremendously?”

“What? Is that really Lee Sun-yul?”

“Why has his voice projection changed?”

The others seemed to clearly feel his improved skills too.

The looks from people who had been ignoring him were now slightly different.

‘Thank goodness. He did well.’

From Kim Ji-hu’s perspective, he didn’t feel like he had done anything major, but it seemed he had helped a little, which made him feel proud somehow.

***

“So did you find out? Why is RT Entertainment investing!”

“I’m not sure exactly… there’s actually no one connected to them…”

“That’s why I’m telling you to look into it!”

“I’m sorry…”

After RT Entertainment put in their investment, the Finance Team was in complete chaos.

RT Entertainment had no connection whatsoever to PD Seo Min-sik.

Yet they had received an investment of nearly 1.5 billion won from RT Entertainment, which made no sense.

‘He doesn’t know either, so what does he expect us to do.’

‘Still, we’re the same company, so isn’t it good that we got investment? Why is he acting like that, really.’

The sentiment within the Finance Team was gradually changing.

Originally they had complaints about the in-house production team, but since they solved it themselves, wasn’t that a good thing?

But since Ma Jae-gil had been continuously angry about this for several days, their hearts were leaning toward PD Seo’s side.

“This can’t happen. This can’t…”

Ma Jae-gil gritted his teeth and muttered to himself.

Ring-

Just then, his phone rang.

Ma Jae-gil looked at the caller and showed a surprised expression before clearing his throat.

“Ahem, I’ll take this call for a moment.”

He went outside and answered the phone.

“Hello. How have you been, Director?”

-Yeah, I heard things didn’t go well?

“Ah, no, that’s… RT Entertainment suddenly got involved…”

-Tsk. Can’t even handle that properly. Now you guys figure it out yourselves. Whatever happens, it has nothing to do with me.

“No…! Why do you think I did this!”

Then he heard a snickering sound.

-Why did you do it? You did it for money. You readily accepted it when Juam offered money, didn’t you?

“Th, that’s because the News Director connected me with them… so I tried my best…”

The person Ma Jae-gil was talking to was the News Director who produces the news.

He was someone who could be called a power player at SBC Broadcasting Station.

-Anyway, I just made the connection, so keep that in mind. You’ll have to solve the problems yourself.

“But if you do that… Director? Director?”

Soon the call was disconnected.

“Aaahhh!!!”

Ma Jae-gil was screaming while frantically messing up his hair.

“Nothing goes right because of that bastard Seo Min-sik!!!”

Just then, a voice came from behind.

“Hey, hey. You’re noisy. Talk on the phone more quietly.”

“Uh…”

Ma Jae-gil had definitely checked that no one was around before taking the call.

However, there was someone lying in that corner with a newspaper covering his face.

It was Drama Director Kim Deok-chil.

“Di, Director, why are you here doing that…”

“The sunlight is nice here. This is my favorite napping spot.”

“…”

“Mmm!”

Director Kim Deok-chil stretched and got up, then smiled.

“So shall we hear the story? What exactly happened.”

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