Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 18

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Episode 18

As the final episode of ‘Trauma’ approached, various media outlets were buzzing with excitement.

-Word of mouth worked… Drama ‘Trauma’ ratings rebound to 9%.

-A presence that made us forget the protagonist, actor Kim Ji-hu in the role of ‘Park Chul-woo’ becomes hot topic

-He was the villain but shone brighter… Actor Kim Ji-hu, the real protagonist of the work

Most of the content was about Kim Ji-hu.

In fact, even though the ratings weren’t that high, Kim Ji-hu’s ‘Park Chul-woo’ character was so groundbreaking that communities were buzzing with stories about Kim Ji-hu.

-What’s with this Kim Ji-hu guy? Isn’t he a rookie?

Is it possible for a rookie to do that kind of acting?

└ Don’t know lol just crazy

└ For real, isn’t his personality just trash? Like he’s just acting out his real life

└ I heard rumors that he’s really gentle though… I don’t know

-Breaking news: Kim Ji-hu is not a rookie actor

Revealed to be a god-tier actor

└ Agreed lololololol

└ I’m getting tired of this repertoire now.

└ But for real, this guy actually deserves this repertoire.

-Kim Ji-hu has something intense about him.

Just intense

└ Go play rock-paper-scissors. Intense.

└ Lololol

Various communities were also noisily talking about ‘Trauma’, or more precisely, only about Kim Ji-hu.

Of course, since Kim Ji-hu was a rookie and there wasn’t much information about him, everyone was just talking speculatively.

In the midst of this, a certain post appeared on the community.

-Looking for the reviewer ‘Corner of the Room Reviewer’ who reviewed ‘Trauma’ here.

If this is you, please contact RT Entertainment, and if anyone knows this person, please tell them about this…

└ This person is here again.

└ Just leave.

└ Don’t do this on the community, go to that blog.

***

Strange rumors had been circulating lately.

A rumor that a manager from RT Entertainment was looking for a certain reviewer on the ‘Trauma’ drama team.

“Isn’t that about Kim Ji-hu?”

Baek Do-kyung from Hanbit Entertainment frowned upon hearing the news.

So the employee standing in front of him said.

“Probably so. I’ve never heard of anyone on the ‘Trauma’ team collaborating with a reviewer.”

Baek Do-kyung clearly remembered Kim Ji-hu’s blog that PD Seo Min-sik had shown him.

‘So they’re looking for Ji-hu. This isn’t good, is it?’

He was already anxious about discussing contracts later, so hearing news that another entertainment company was looking for Kim Ji-hu was bound to be troublesome.

But thinking about it a bit more, he felt something strange.

‘But why are they saying they’re looking for a blogger instead of saying they’re contacting Ji-hu?’

In fact, he heard that no one except PD Seo Min-sik’s team members knew that Kim Ji-hu was a blogger.

But instead of trying to contact Kim Ji-hu directly, they were looking for a blogger.

‘Just a smokescreen tactic? No, there’s no need for that. A major entertainment company like RT Entertainment doesn’t need to hide the identity of someone they’re looking for.’

Especially since it would be difficult to meet Kim Ji-hu in such a way when even the fact that he was a blogger wasn’t well known.

‘Come to think of it, maybe I should check Ji-hu’s blog after a while.’

Baek Do-kyung had read Kim Ji-hu’s blog quite a lot since trying to cast him.

He had read it to understand Kim Ji-hu, but the blog content was more interesting and in-depth than expected, so he used to read it as a hobby.

Of course, he hadn’t been able to read it recently because he was too busy with work.

Baek Do-kyung turned on his phone and entered Kim Ji-hu’s blog.

“Hm? A new post has been uploaded?”

The new post was about the drama ‘Trauma’.

A smile formed on Baek Do-kyung’s lips.

‘As expected, since he appeared in it, he analyzed the drama too. Then let’s see just how detailed his analysis was.’

Baek Do-kyung clicked on the latest post.

-The above drama was an interesting work that rebounded after declining ratings. This was especially true in episode 8. It hit a whopping 9% in ratings. A whole 9%. Not 7% or 8%, but a full 9%.

“…”

Baek Do-kyung stared blankly at the post.

‘Was he that happy about hitting 9% ratings?’

It was a post that somehow seemed to reveal Kim Ji-hu’s feelings quite nakedly.

***

‘I was really happy about hitting 9% ratings, but…’

Kim Ji-hu stared blankly ahead.

He was in the white room, and in front of him was the system window that had been threatening him.

Goal Achieved

Reward: 1 week rest

“…”

He didn’t expect them to give him a special gift to commemorate achieving his goal, but the special gift they gave him was a one-week rest.

‘Is this how Sun-wook felt when he received an empty lunchbox?’

For some reason, he felt bad. They might as well not call it a reward.

And what could the phrase “one week rest” mean?

It meant there would be another mission after one week.

‘Sigh… It’s fortunate that I solved it roughly. If it had really happened… I don’t even want to think about it.’

What if Song Jae-hyeok had really made a mess and tried to block his path. What if he had firmly rejected Hanbit Entertainment’s proposal.

It was fortunate that he had left some room, but if he had been openly reckless, it would have been a real disaster.

‘Then should I contact CEO Baek Do-kyung first?’

He didn’t know what kind of mission they would give him next, but having management would be much more convenient.

Especially in the case of ‘Trauma’, he was lucky, but the next work might not be the same.

Kim Ji-hu soon closed his eyes and left the white room, then looked for his phone.

“Where did I put my phone…”

As he was looking around, he heard his phone vibrating somewhere.

“Is it over there?”

The vibrating sound coming from under the pillow. The vibration kept ringing as if a call was coming in.

Kim Ji-hu checked his phone.

“It’s CEO Baek?”

He was just about to call Baek Do-kyung, but the call came first.

Kim Ji-hu carefully answered the phone.

“Hello. This is Kim Ji-hu.”

-Yes! Ji-hu, it’s been a while. This is Baek Do-kyung. I really enjoyed watching the drama. It was truly amazing acting.

“Thank you… Haha…”

-So I contacted you because I wanted to talk about what we discussed last time… Would that be okay?

What they discussed last time was probably what Kim Ji-hu had said about “let’s have a conversation after this work ends.”

‘I was going to talk about it anyway.’

Kim Ji-hu calmly opened his mouth.

“I’ve been thinking about it too, and would the contract with Hanbit Entertainment still be valid?”

-…! Are you serious!

“Yes, then for the detailed contract…”

-Let’s meet in person to discuss that. But.

Baek Do-kyung hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth.

-Have you received any contact from other entertainment companies by any chance? Like RT Entertainment…

“RT Entertainment?”

Although Kim Ji-hu didn’t know much about management, he had heard of RT Entertainment before.

It was one of Korea’s top major entertainment companies.

‘But why would a place like that contact me…?’

Kim Ji-hu answered Baek Do-kyung’s words in bewilderment.

“No, I haven’t received any contact.”

-Is that so? Oh, it’s nothing major, but I heard they were looking for you.

“For me?”

-To be precise, they were looking for reviewer Kim Ji-hu, not actor Kim Ji-hu.

That made it even more puzzling.

‘…Why?’

***

At that moment. The ‘Trauma’ film set.

Kim Ji-hu’s story had wrapped up, but episodes 11 and 12 were still remaining, so filming was in full swing.

“Looking for a reviewer?”

PD Seo Min-sik furrowed his brow.

The reason was the strange behavior of the RT Entertainment people who had come to tour the film set.

“Yes… I really need to find them.”

“If you want to find a reviewer, you should send an email to their blog. Why come to us?”

“That reviewer isn’t responding to emails, so what can I do… Is there perhaps… a reviewer you collaborate with or something like that?”

Most people had an atmosphere of ‘Is there such a person?’, but all the key people on PD Seo Min-sik’s team figured out who they were talking about.

‘They’re talking about Kim Ji-hu, aren’t they?’

PD Seo Min-sik clicked his tongue.

‘Did they come without knowing that Ji-hu is a reviewer?’

If so, there was no reason to tell them. It would be rude to reveal personal information without Kim Ji-hu’s permission.

‘But…’

PD Seo Min-sik looked at the manager carefully.

“I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before…”

“Ah, you’ve met me before with Se-ra.”

“Se-ra? You’re actress Yun Se-ra’s manager? Why is Yun Se-ra’s manager looking for a reviewer?”

“Well… haha…”

As if it was difficult to answer, he just laughed awkwardly to brush it off.

‘There are quite a few suspicious things here.’

So PD Seo Min-sik made up his mind.

‘If they’re hiding something too, we don’t need to reveal everything either.’

PD Seo Min-sik said to the manager.

“For now, we can’t tell you. It would look strange for us to spread information about a blogger who hasn’t even disclosed their personal information, wouldn’t it?”

“That’s true… Then does that mean they’re definitely with the ‘Trauma’ team?”

“I won’t answer that.”

Although he said he wouldn’t answer, it was practically the same as saying there was someone related among them.

Of course, since that manager had come knowing roughly that the reviewer was among them, it probably wouldn’t matter if he told him.

The manager nodded as if he understood and said.

“Then could I possibly come to the film set tomorrow as well?”

“If you come here, what about Yun Se-ra?”

“She’s on break right now so it’s fine. If PD Seo Min-sik permits it, I’ll keep coming until filming ends.”

PD Seo Min-sik clicked his tongue at those words.

‘Anyway, Ji-hu’s filming is over so he won’t be able to find him. And seeing that he’s saying he’s looking for a reviewer, it doesn’t seem like he’s trying to take Ji-hu to RT Entertainment either.’

Various thoughts came to mind, but he nodded for now.

“Go ahead. Just keep in mind that you might not find them.”

“Yes yes, of course. The reviewer might want to keep themselves hidden.”

So Yun Se-ra’s manager said he would come to the film set every day.

“A reviewer? Is there such a person?”

“Well…”

Song Jae-hyeok and Go Jun-tae just tilted their heads watching that scene.

***

The next day. Kim Ji-hu personally visited the Hanbit Entertainment office.

The reason was to sign a contract.

Since Baek Do-kyung said he would personally explain the contract and introduce the company office, he reluctantly left his room again.

‘The company is bigger than I thought…’

Kim Ji-hu looked up at the building in front of him. It was a three-story building. The faces of actors were painted on the exterior wall, showing that Hanbit Entertainment used the entire building.

‘If I sign a contract, will my face be carved there too…?’

While Kim Ji-hu was having such thoughts, he heard a voice from beside him.

“What are you looking at?”

“…!”

Baek Do-kyung had appeared right next to him, looking at the same place Kim Ji-hu was looking.

“You were looking at the actors’ faces? Haha, thanks to those people, our entertainment company has been able to do well.”

“Ahaha… But… if I sign a contract, will my face appear there too?”

Baek Do-kyung tilted his head for a moment at that question, then said.

“Should I do that for you? I can do it.”

It was as if he was asking whether such a thing was appealing. Kim Ji-hu was startled for a moment.

“No no! I was just asking out of curiosity. You don’t have to!”

“Hmm… Yes. I understand. Ah, it’s awkward to just stand here, so let’s go inside.”

“Yes yes…”

The two walked into the company like that.

‘Does he have more desire for fame than money? I should keep that in mind.’

Baek Do-kyung, who had misinterpreted Kim Ji-hu’s words, was having a pointless misunderstanding.

***

“President, here it is.”

“Ah, thank you.”

In one of the company’s meeting rooms, Baek Do-kyung placed the tablet he received from an employee in front of Kim Ji-hu.

“We’ve structured the contract to be as favorable to you as possible, but if there’s anything you don’t like, we’ll revise it, so please tell us right away if you have any questions or concerns.”

“Yes, thank you…”

Kim Ji-hu answered like that and thought.

‘Still, I studied hard about contracts so there shouldn’t be any problems…!’

Before coming here, Kim Ji-hu had studied about rookie actor management contract methods.

‘Rookies usually get 50-50 contracts with contract periods of 3 to 5 years. Contract money is usually 2-3 million won, or up to 10 million won if it’s big.’

As long as it didn’t deviate greatly from this, he had no intention of finding major fault. After all, his reason for wanting to contract with Hanbit Entertainment wasn’t something like ‘to enjoy wealth and glory’ but simply to find work.

‘And who am I to ask for better conditions…’

Kim Ji-hu checked the contract like that.

-Contract Period: 3 years

-Contract Money: 50 million won

“…?”

From the first page, he was already putting question marks in his head.

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