Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 20

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Episode 20

The next day. A message came from Baek Do-kyung.

-Ji-hu, I found ‘My Little House’ that you mentioned. Could I contact you for a moment?

‘He already found it?’

He thought it would take some time and planned to spend it leisurely, but Baek Do-kyung had found it in just one day.

‘His work processing speed is incredibly fast… I was going to wait while watching the backlogged works. Well, it’s good that he found it anyway.’

Kim Ji-hu had such thoughts as he called Baek Do-kyung.

-Ji-hu. Good morning.

“Yes, yes, you said… you found it.”

-Yes, I did find it… You want to do this work, right? That’s why you asked me to find it?

Baek Do-kyung spoke as if seeing through Kim Ji-hu’s intentions. Kim Ji-hu was momentarily startled by those words.

‘Could it be… maybe it’s a small-scale production… or an independent film, so he’s against it?’

If that were the case, it would be a headache for Kim Ji-hu too. Didn’t he suffer countless hardships with the previous ‘Trauma’ because the actors’ acting skills were poor?

This time, with the need to attract 3.5 million viewers, an independent film or small-scale production would be truly terrible.

And if Baek Do-kyung was against it too…

‘It would mean reaching 3.5 million is almost impossible…!’

Baek Do-kyung was someone with good judgment that many people recognized. If such a person opposed it, it meant that work also had problems.

Kim Ji-hu asked carefully.

“By any chance… are you against doing that work… or is it a very small-scale production… something like that…?”

-…What? No. It’s not like that.

It seemed to be just a misunderstanding.

Playing both the drum and gong by himself made him feel somewhat embarrassed.

‘Then it means it’s a decent work, right?’

Kim Ji-hu tilted his head and asked.

“Then why are you saying that?”

Baek Do-kyung said.

-Ah, the scale of this work itself seems perfect for you, Ji-hu, but it’s already in production. The casting is already finished, so it seems difficult to participate.

“…What?”

It seemed like an even bigger problem had occurred.

***

“The casting is finished…?”

Something unimaginable had happened.

When the previous mission was given, wasn’t it right in the middle of casting?

It hadn’t even been a few days since the mission appeared, but the casting was already finished.

Moreover, it wasn’t just finished a day or two ago, but filming had already begun.

‘This is the worst of the worst…’

If it were an independent film or low-budget movie, he could do something, but there was no way to handle this.

‘Is promoting through blog reviews really the best option?’

Then he remembered when he posted the ‘Trauma’ review last time.

‘But did blog reviews really help that much? I don’t think so…’

Even if it helped the ratings slightly, it couldn’t change a work that was destined to fail into one that would succeed.

‘Then what should I do…’

Kim Ji-hu searched for ‘My Little House’ on the internet, thinking he had to do something.

But the information he was looking for wasn’t visible, and only fairy tale books or house interior-related information appeared.

‘Maybe this isn’t it…’

When he briefly entered a site where movie enthusiasts gathered, he could see articles related to that movie. Roughly about actor casting.

‘Actress Yun Se-ra? And it seems actor Park Seong-min was cast… Well, that’s not the problem…’

Kim Ji-hu continued searching.

“Some different information… Huh?”

Kim Ji-hu discovered one post below.

It seemed completely unrelated, but it was like a ray of hope shining down.

-XX Drama. Recruitment notice for minor role actors.

***

“Are you sure you’re okay with this? You’re someone who’s done a work before.”

“Ahaha… I’m fine.”

“Hmm, well, it should be fine anyway. It’ll take quite a while before your next work, so it’s good to keep your body warmed up until then.”

The place where Kim Ji-hu and Baek Do-kyung were having a conversation. It was the film set of ‘My Little House’.

How did Kim Ji-hu come to be here?

‘Actually, I was lucky…’

The post Kim Ji-hu found while searching the internet. It was a recruitment post for minor role actors.

Of course, it wasn’t for ‘My Little House’ but for another drama.

As soon as Kim Ji-hu saw that post, he immediately contacted Baek Do-kyung. And he heard the news that ‘My Little House’ was also looking for minor role actors.

And now.

“President Baek, thank you for bringing me here. You can go back now.”

“Hey, I can’t do that. Our agency actor is on the film set, so it wouldn’t look good for us to leave him alone without a manager.”

Kim Ji-hu broke out in a cold sweat hearing those words.

‘The problem is getting too much attention…’

Since it was the minor role actors’ waiting room, everyone else came alone, but Kim Ji-hu had Baek Do-kyung right beside him treating him like a celebrity, making the difference stand out.

As a result, everyone was glancing at Kim Ji-hu and whispering among themselves.

“I think I’ve seen that person somewhere…”

“Really? I’m not sure.”

Fortunately or unfortunately, they didn’t seem to recognize him.

‘Well, even I would have trouble recognizing myself if I saw that.’

‘Trauma’ had some recognition, and especially Kim Ji-hu’s recognition was enough to make communities buzz.

Nevertheless, there was a big gap in atmosphere to match Kim Ji-hu who played ‘Park Sang-cheol’ in ‘Trauma’ with the current Kim Ji-hu.

‘This is probably better. If they recognized me, it would become even more burdensome.’

Today’s goal was to quietly do the minor role acting and leave.

He didn’t know how much he could change the work with minor role acting, but he planned to do his best as much as possible.

Then a staff member came in and said.

“Alright, we’ll start filming soon. I’ll give you the scripts. Who’s playing Convenience Store Part-timer 1?”

It seemed like they were about to give out the scripts. Kim Ji-hu also followed the others and received a script.

‘Huh, but…’

The script was a bit strange. Unlike other times when he received a full script, it was just about one A4 page with a few lines of dialogue and situations written on it.

Kim Ji-hu read through that script in about 10 seconds and looked at Baek Do-kyung.

“Um… don’t minor role actors usually get scripts?”

Baek Do-kyung spoke as if it were natural.

“They usually don’t give them out because the full script might get leaked.”

Kim Ji-hu felt his heart sink at that moment.

‘No way…’

And Kim Ji-hu quickly closed his eyes and entered the White Room.

“…It’s not here.”

Kim Ji-hu searched among the countless mannequins. But it wasn’t there. There was no mannequin that looked like the role Kim Ji-hu had read.

‘Come to think of it… minor roles aren’t generated as mannequins, are they?’

Although mannequins were lined up in rows in the huge space, the number of mannequins was too few to include minor roles.

In other words, these mannequins were only generated for main and supporting roles.

“…”

A truly emergency situation was unfolding.

***

“Ah, Ji-hu, I’ll go greet the director for a moment. Please wait here.”

“Yes…”

Cold sweat trickled down Kim Ji-hu’s spine.

‘Should I say I can’t do this even now…?’

Of course, he didn’t have the courage to say he was quitting now after saying he would come.

‘Then I need to find a solution…’

Kim Ji-hu glanced around and headed behind the waiting room tent.

And sat in a corner and closed his eyes.

Kim Ji-hu opened his eyes after a moment.

‘Let me quietly test this first. With roles that have part-time job experience.’

There were various roles in the White Room. So he thought maybe he could take on a minor role with a different character.

***

At that time. On Baek Do-kyung’s side.

“Hello. Director. I’m Baek Do-kyung, representative of Hanbit Entertainment.”

Moon I-hyun, the director of this ‘My Little House’. He was a slender man wearing a cardigan and glasses.

“Oh? Representative Baek? Hello!”

Hanbit Entertainment was a management company that everyone in the industry knew about. So he recognized it immediately.

Baek Do-kyung smiled with his eyes at Moon I-hyun and thought.

‘This is his first commercial film. But he was quite well-known in the short film scene.’

Director Moon I-hyun had worked under Director Park Sang-pil and won several awards for short films. Although this was his first commercial film, he was a promising talent with high expectations.

Moon I-hyun looked at Baek Do-kyung and asked.

“But what brings you here? I didn’t receive any separate contact…”

“Ah, our actor doesn’t have a manager yet, so I came briefly. Haha.”

“A Hanbit Entertainment actor? Uh…”

Moon I-hyun looked at the script with puzzled eyes. He was sure there were no Hanbit Entertainment actors in this project.

“He came as a minor role actor, so you probably don’t know.”

“As a minor role actor? What’s his name?”

“It’s actor Kim Ji-hu who appeared in ‘Trauma’ recently.”

At those words, Moon I-hyun’s eyes widened.

“Ah!! Actor Kim Ji-hu! I really enjoyed watching ‘Trauma’. His acting was incredible… But why a minor role…”

“Haha, I guess he was a bit interested in your work, Director. He asked if you were casting for your project and said he’d do even a minor role, so he came.”

While they were having a light conversation, a voice could be heard from far away.

“Representative Baek came?”

It was a quite familiar voice to Baek Do-kyung.

“Director Park! What brings you here…”

The person walking toward Baek Do-kyung was none other than Director Park Sang-pil.

Director Park Sang-pil smiled warmly and shook hands with Baek Do-kyung.

“It’s been a while. I think this is the first time since I saw you with Min-sik last time.”

“Haha, that’s right. How have you been?”

“Not well~ Because of this guy I-hyun. I don’t know where he sold everything he learned from me, but I’m doing all the hard work. Haha!”

“Director… I’m also doing my best…”

Director Park Sang-pil spoke jokingly. If he could joke around like that, he seemed to care quite a bit about Director Moon I-hyun.

“Anyway, Kim Ji-hu came? I should see his face.”

“He’s probably reading the script in the minor role waiting room right now.”

“Ah, then never mind. I’ll see him during filming. I actually wanted to see actor Kim Ji-hu anyway. Min-sik keeps praising him so much.”

“Haha!”

While Baek Do-kyung and the two directors were having a conversation.

“Excuse me…! Director… I think we have a big problem.”

“Huh?”

A staff member ran to Moon I-hyun and showed him something.

It was an internet article.

“…”

Moon I-hyun’s expression gradually hardened.

Then he said.

“Actor Roh Sang-jin. Isn’t he here yet?”

“He’s here… but I heard he’s resting in his car right now. Should I call him?”

When Moon I-hyun spoke with a pale face, Director Park Sang-pil frowned.

“What’s wrong?”

“This… I think we’re in big trouble…”

Moon I-hyun showed Director Park Sang-pil the article that the staff had shown him.

-Ahead of joining new work ‘My Little House’… Actor A charged with hit-and-run while drunk.

“…”

The title referred to Actor A, but looking at the content, it was easy enough to deduce who it was.

Director Park Sang-pil usually spoke in a gentle, gentlemanly tone, but today he spoke in a very irritated tone.

“A really shitty thing has happened.”

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