Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 12

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Episode 12

-Tonight at 9 PM. Everyone must watch the live broadcast!!!

An announcement was posted in the ‘Trauma’ filming group chat.

Today was the day Episode 1 of ‘Trauma’ would air.

Everyone seemed nervous.

Of course, the most nervous among them was, naturally.

‘Please hit 9%. Please hit 9%. Please hit 9%.’

Kim Ji-hu.

While everyone hoped the work would do well, Kim Ji-hu, who had a specific goal, was even more desperate.

‘Do they round up? Or would it really be a failure if it’s just slightly short of 9%?’

All sorts of thoughts crossed his mind, but it was a problem that would be solved if they just exceeded 9%.

Kim Ji-hu clasped his hands together, thinking of every deity he could remember.

‘Please let it be a huge hit…’

The problem was that there were still about 3 hours left until the broadcast. Even after sleeping in and doing various tasks, there was still plenty of time left.

Kim Ji-hu let out a sigh.

‘I can’t just keep praying like this, so let me do something.’

Kim Ji-hu went to his computer to try to calm his anxiety as much as possible.

He figured that watching other works might ease this anxiety even a little.

Before that, Kim Ji-hu habitually opened his blog.

‘Oh, come to think of it, I haven’t posted on my blog for a while…’

Kim Ji-hu used to post almost daily. Of course, Kim Ji-hu occasionally had things to do, so it wasn’t like there were never any gaps, but he had never taken such a long break.

‘Even if the blog doesn’t get deleted, it’s meaningless if it doesn’t generate sustainable income…’

While he did place great meaning on posting to the blog itself, ultimately it was also important to see people’s comments and earn money from it.

Kim Ji-hu opened his blog for the first time in a while and checked the comments.

‘There are… a lot of comments…’

Usually, each post got about 3 comments. Even when the view count was decent, there were rarely many comments.

But now there were a whopping 100 comments.

-Where did this person suddenly go?

-I’m worried. Don’t you have any acquaintances?

-ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Reading this person’s posts was part of my morning routine…

-Reviewer sir. Post a notice while you’re still on good terms.

-Did you get possessed or something? Well, getting possessed into the 10,000th work you’ve seen is a cliché.

“…”

There were worried posts, and some people making jokes in between.

What the commenters had in common was that they had all commented on posts at least once before.

‘I thought they were just passing by and leaving comments, but they were all following along?’

He never imagined it. While he thought quite a few people read his blog, he never expected there would be readers who would even check on his well-being after his unintentional disappearance.

‘I, I should at least write a notice. Since there are many people worried…’

Kim Ji-hu quickly wrote down a notice.

-I’m sorry for suddenly disappearing without any notice. I had some issues in real life for a while…

After writing the notice, Kim Ji-hu let out a small sigh.

‘I should write posts whenever I can…’

It seemed like he should write enough to avoid problems when returning as a professional reviewer.

‘Since I posted a notice, I should probably write something today…’

Honestly, he could probably manage to watch other works absentmindedly, but writing reviews for his blog like usual would be difficult.

Most of his attention was focused on the ‘Trauma’ broadcast right now.

‘Then what should I do…’

That’s when Kim Ji-hu’s eyes fell on the ‘Trauma’ script.

‘Wait… this might work…’

Kim Ji-hu picked up the script and skimmed through it. Since it was a script he had read several times, just glancing at it brought back the content, character personalities, and various other information.

‘I could write about this?’

Since Episode 1 was airing today anyway, he could just post a review of Episode 1.

Kim Ji-hu immediately opened a new post window on his blog and started writing.

‘Let me write it in advance and post it after the broadcast.’

He planned to watch it directly first and then post it, in case there were any changes made during editing.

Several hours passed like that.

“I’m done…”

Kim Ji-hu proudly skimmed through the finished post.

And hit enter.

-A new post has been created.

“Ah…?”

Out of habit, after finishing his proofreading, he had posted the article. He panicked and immediately looked for the delete button.

‘People will think it’s strange if I post a review of a work that hasn’t even aired yet…!’

Of course, while thinking that, another thought occurred to him.

‘I, I can’t delete it right away…!’

If he deleted it immediately, the entire post would be lost. Kim Ji-hu quickly pressed the edit button first, moved the post to notepad, and only then could he press the delete button.

“Th, that was almost a disaster.”

Since he was involved with this work, he could have been caught up in suspicions of paid promotion or controversy, so he had to be as careful as possible.

Anyway, since he had quickly taken down the post, he thought no one would have seen it. Surely no one would check a blog that had been empty for nearly a month within just one minute.

‘But how much time is left until the broadcast?’

Kim Ji-hu checked the time. The broadcast would start in just a few minutes.

Kim Ji-hu took out some snacks he had been saving from his drawer and sat in front of his computer.

Although he wouldn’t contribute to the ratings since he didn’t have a TV at home, he planned to pay and watch on the official website as a consolation.

And so Episode 1 of ‘Trauma’ was beginning.

***

[After my parents were brutally murdered by a killer.]

[My trauma began.]

“Hmm…”

A woman sitting cross-legged, half-lying on the sofa while watching TV. It was actress Yun Se-ra.

She was watching the drama with a somewhat subtle expression.

‘The overall storyline is decent… but it’s a bit subtle.’

Yun Se-ra made notes of her thoughts on her phone and clicked her tongue.

‘Even if we can’t help the lack of acting skills, they haven’t even properly analyzed their characters.’

The story was good, but the actors were too weak.

Especially the protagonist.

Instead of being the pillar of the work and holding the center, they shouldn’t become an obstacle, but it was becoming the worst situation where they were even breaking immersion.

‘I heard the broadcasting station put tremendous effort into this drama, but if it looks this bad even so, how much of a mess was it originally?’

She sighed and then checked the time.

The drama was almost over.

‘I had quite high expectations, but it’s more than I thought…’

That’s when a sound flowed from the TV.

[Drag. Drag.]

A person coming out dragging a blood-stained baseball bat.

“Huh…?”

Suddenly she focused on the TV.

The face of the person dragging the baseball bat was briefly shown. He was smiling.

‘What’s with that person…’

The person who had been dragging the baseball bat threw his body onto the sofa as if lying down, sat comfortably, and spoke with a fishy smile.

[So who’s next?]

“Oh…”

She let out a small gasp of admiration.

Just one scene. And one line. That alone sparked a small sense of anticipation.

‘Who is that person? Is he like the culprit who killed the protagonist’s parents or something?’

Since the goal from the beginning was to catch the killer along with the hint that the protagonist’s parents had died, she thought the killer or related figures would appear in the latter half.

Of course, it could be a different role, but one thing was certain.

That person was playing an important role.

‘They wouldn’t immediately remove a character who seems more charming than the protagonist.’

Acting that could captivate people with just a brief appearance. If they removed such a person, they wouldn’t even deserve to be in this industry.

‘Since the main PD is PD Seo Min-sik, that wouldn’t happen though.’

Anyway, there was something more concerning than this.

‘How did this happen…’

On the phone Yun Se-ra was holding, a blog was visible.

Although a window saying ‘Post has been deleted’ was displayed, behind it was definitely written the content of the drama she had just watched.

She watched this drama precisely because of this.

‘Does this mean they’re someone related to this work?’

To know the content before the drama even aired, that was the only way.

‘I can finally find them.’

A smile formed on Yun Se-ra’s lips as she made a phone call somewhere.

“Manager, could you possibly find one person for me?”

***

After the drama screening ended, Kim Ji-hu was looking at his phone with his hands clasped together.

After some time passed, one staff member said.

-Viewership rating came out to 7.8 percent!

-Ooh… That’s not bad considering.

-This is just the beginning, so let’s work even harder. Everyone, let’s fighting.

-Fighting!!

Kim Ji-hu looked at those messages and thought.

‘Wait, what came out of that White Room said highest viewership rating…’

Come to think of it, wasn’t the standard a bit strange?

When talking about highest viewership rating, there were usually two things. It could mean briefly hitting 9 percent, or it could mean the average viewership rating of an episode reaching a maximum of 9 percent.

Kim Ji-hu tilted his head and soon came to a conclusion.

‘I’ll know if I go into that White Room.’

Having said that, Kim Ji-hu was instinctively entering his blog first.

‘Let me post first.’

Kim Ji-hu re-posted the article he had deleted earlier. He made a satisfied expression and soon closed his eyes.

***

“Hmm…”

Goal: Achieve 9% highest viewership rating for drama 【Trauma】

Upon failure: Blog deletion

Kim Ji-hu, who had entered the White Room, looked at the window in front of him.

The exact same content as what he had seen before.

‘But I don’t think it answered when I asked questions before…’

Kim Ji-hu stared at the window for a moment before opening his mouth.

“What exactly does this highest viewership rating mean? Is it average viewership rating, or are you talking about the highest viewership rating in one episode?”

As before, no answer came.

These days even AI would give answers when asked, but seeing this system that wouldn’t budge at all, he let out a sigh.

‘If you’re going to make me work, at least tell me precisely.’

Just as he turned around to leave the White Room.

Crackle-

A small noise sound rang in his ears.

Kim Ji-hu turned around again, and there was.

Goal: Achieve 9% highest average viewership rating for drama 【Trauma】

Upon failure: Blog deletion

“It really changes however it wants.”

As the content changed as if answering his question, he became dumbfounded.

Last time too, the condition changed from ‘death’ to ‘blog’, and now it was trying to explain precisely.

“What exactly are you? What is this ability? Are you planning to keep testing me like this?”

Kim Ji-hu asked boldly, but no answer came back. He clicked his tongue.

‘What exactly are you trying to do with me…’

Kim Ji-hu scratched his head. For such a thing to happen as if a god was playing a prank.

‘If I solve this, will I be able to get some answer…’

Anyway, the goal became clearer.

Producing an average viewership rating of 9% or higher.

It was disappointing that they couldn’t get 9% or higher for the first episode, but this work becomes more interesting as it progresses.

Kim Ji-hu clenched his fist tightly. Though with a small doubt.

‘I can… do it, right?’

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