Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 21

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Episode 21

Drunk driving and hit-and-run. It was an incident serious enough to make it difficult for an actor to recover their career.

In any case, the problem was what would happen to the production rather than that actor.

Moon I-hyun asked Park Sang-pil with trembling hands.

“Director… what should we do about this? We’ve already filmed some scenes…”

“What do you mean what should we do! If you try to carry on with that, you’ll be left holding the bag. Don’t feel sorry about it and cut it out.”

“Ah, understood.”

Director Park Sang-pil pressed his temples hard as if his head was throbbing.

Baek Do-kyung, who was watching this, took a step back.

‘This isn’t a situation I should get involved in.’

He had come to promote Kim Ji-hu, but stepping forward in a situation like this would actually be harmful.

Baek Do-kyung stepped back and observed the situation.

‘This could actually be an opportunity for us.’

Whether they had already filmed or not, whether someone had drunk driving or not, it wasn’t Baek Do-kyung’s concern.

What was more important was that a role had opened up because of it.

‘Should I go back to Ji-hu and ask him about it first?’

***

At that moment, Kim Ji-hu was.

“I’m screwed…”

In the White Room, Kim Ji-hu tested each role that had convenience store part-time work experience one by one.

But the results were disastrous.

‘The main and supporting character roles have too strong personalities…’

He had clearly synchronized with the given script’s situation in mind, but it absolutely didn’t flow according to the script.

‘Why do the lines change on their own… The flow might be right, but it doesn’t match the character…’

An extra should deliver lines like “passerby 1” without drawing attention. But as a result of trying, all of them had too distinct personalities.

That’s right. To put it simply, it was ruined.

If he acted like this, they would definitely say ‘Are you protesting because you want to take up more screen time?’

‘Maybe it would be better to just act without synchronizing…’

When Kim Ji-hu was crouching outside the waiting room, someone approached him.

“What are you doing here?”

It was Baek Do-kyung.

Kim Ji-hu scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

“Ahaha… I don’t really like crowded places…”

“Ah, I’ll try to arrange a private waiting room for future filming.”

“No, no! You don’t need to go that far!”

“Well, there’s something more important right now anyway.”

Kim Ji-hu tilted his head.

“Something important?”

“It looks like a supporting role position will open up. It seems like an incident happened.”

“An incident? Did someone get hurt?”

“Not hurt, but the person who caused it.”

“Ah…”

“That aside, this could be a good opportunity. The timing is just right too.”

As soon as Kim Ji-hu heard those words, he immediately understood what Baek Do-kyung was saying.

And he raised his hand high.

“I’ll…! I’ll do it! That role!”

Baek Do-kyung looked a bit surprised at Kim Ji-hu’s reaction.

The usual Kim Ji-hu was quiet, and even when offered something, he mostly refused.

To see such an active side of Kim Ji-hu.

Of course, Kim Ji-hu had his own desperate reasons.

‘If I don’t grab this, I’m really in trouble…! I might make the film set even more chaotic with my extra acting…!’

Kim Ji-hu really didn’t like stepping forward, but this time he had no choice but to do so.

Baek Do-kyung smiled warmly at that sight.

“As PD Seo said, you seem to get motivated when it comes to acting.”

“Huh? Ah… yes.”

It seemed like there was some strange misunderstanding, but he couldn’t say ‘I don’t think I can do extra acting,’ so he just nodded.

Baek Do-kyung rolled up his sleeves and said.

“Then I have no choice but to get motivated too. If our actor wants to act, stepping forward is what a manager should do, isn’t it.”

“Thank you…”

“For now, everyone seems to be in a panic, so let’s watch the timing. If we suddenly step forward in this situation, it would look a bit strange.”

“Yes, yes, understood.”

Kim Ji-hu was flustered by this sudden situation, but at least he could breathe a sigh of relief.

‘It’s not like that person got into an accident, but they’re the one who caused it… It should be okay to do this…’

***

“I’ve checked the contract for now. Contract termination seems possible.”

“Thank you…”

Filming was postponed, and the staff moved busily.

‘I just thought he had a bit of a bad personality, but to cause something like this…’

Moon I-hyun felt too dizzy from the sudden incident.

This was his first time overseeing a major commercial film, so there were already many problems, and now this disaster had occurred.

‘But why do we have to deal with the media… That’s their job.’

Since both the management and the actor himself were refusing all contact, the arrows had no choice but to turn toward the film set.

And thinking about what was said earlier made it even more absurd.

“Yes, then please handle the contract termination through written documents, and we’ll head back. We might get into trouble if we get caught by reporters.”

Moon I-hyun usually had a weak personality, but recalling those words made his teeth grind.

Then Director Park Sang-pil approached him.

“I-hyun, I’ll take care of the cleanup, so start with the filming.”

“Thank you… Director.”

“Forget it. I came to help with this kind of work anyway. More importantly, can you film today’s scenes without that guy?”

“Uh… wait a moment.”

Moon I-hyun quickly skimmed through today’s filming script, and soon let out a big sigh.

“It doesn’t… seem possible.”

“What a headache. Such a headache. Then it’ll be blocked later too. We should do casting quickly…”

Director Park Sang-pil suddenly stopped moving.

“Wait. Hey, where’s the extras’ waiting room.”

“Huh? The extras’ waiting room?”

“Kim Ji-hu is there, right. Call him over right now.”

“Ah…!”

The person he had completely forgotten while dealing with work. Moon I-hyun was about to move quickly but then asked Director Park Sang-pil.

“But will the character fit? The role Ji-hu played in ‘Trauma’ is very different from this role…”

“Is this the time to be picky about food! Go quickly!”

“Ah, understood!”

Director Park Sang-pil held his forehead as he watched Moon I-hyun running off like that.

“I don’t know if this is my set or his set… Sigh…”

***

Thud!

“Huff… huff… Ex-excuse me, is Ji-hu here?”

“Yes?”

Director Moon I-hyun rushed in, hurriedly lifting the tent flap of the Extras’ Waiting Room.

Kim Ji-hu, who had been having a brief conversation with Baek Do-kyung, opened his eyes wide.

“I’m Kim Ji-hu.”

“Ah! Ji-hu-ssi! Nice to meet you. I’m Moon I-hyun, the director of this project. Could we talk for a moment?”

“Yes, yes, that’s possible.”

“Then please come this way for a moment…”

Moon I-hyun guided Kim Ji-hu outside the tent, and Kim Ji-hu followed him while glancing at Baek Do-kyung.

Baek Do-kyung smiled and nodded in response.

‘Are they trying to cast me first?’

Kim Ji-hu followed Moon I-hyun for now.

After reaching a place somewhat far from the waiting room, Moon I-hyun spoke to Kim Ji-hu.

“By any chance, Ji-hu-ssi… do you have any other schedule after your extra role? No, no. I shouldn’t start with this… I’m sorry. I’m a bit flustered right now…”

“Ah, it’s fine. I roughly understand the situation.”

Kim Ji-hu answered calmly, and Moon I-hyun continued speaking.

“Thank you… To put it bluntly, we need to cast a new actor right now, and Director Park Sang-pil suggested how about having Ji-hu-ssi do it. Would it be possible?”

Kim Ji-hu looked at Baek Do-kyung once more at that question.

Then Baek Do-kyung opened his mouth.

“Ji-hu-ssi also said he wanted to work together on this project, which is good. But we also have to consider the conditions. I hope you understand our position.”

“Oh of course! Naturally. I’ll try to meet the conditions as much as possible. But… we also need to confirm if Ji-hu-ssi fits the role…”

Then Kim Ji-hu said.

“Then could I see the script…?”

“Yes, I’ll get it for you right away! Would it be okay to check today? The filming schedule is a bit urgent…”

“I’ll try my best…”

“Thank you! Then please let me know when you’re ready in a bit.”

Moon I-hyun left like that, and Kim Ji-hu immediately thought deeply.

‘It’ll take some time to read through the entire script… but I should be able to read it within an hour.’

He planned to confirm the mannequin was created and then try acting.

Baek Do-kyung smiled.

“You’re lucky.”

“Indeed.”

“Let’s try our best to get you cast. Well, I think if it’s Ji-hu-ssi, you’d be fully capable even doing it right now.”

“Ahaha…”

Somehow Baek Do-kyung’s trust seemed quite heavy, but it was still okay.

This would be much better than acting as an extra without the mannequin ability.

‘Still, this is fortunate. I thought it would just end with extra acting…’

Kim Ji-hu, who fortunately got an opportunity. So he was determined to never miss this chance.

***

After a commotion. The film set resumed operation.

More precisely, they proceeded with filming excluding the scenes with that role.

About 2 hours passed like that.

‘Now there are hardly any scenes to film…’

Since today’s main filming was supposed to feature that guy who disappeared, there weren’t many scenes to shoot.

‘Let’s take a break for now and have a meeting with the staff…’

Then the assistant writer next to him tapped Moon I-hyun’s arm.

“It seems ready! They’re coming…!”

Moon I-hyun looked where the assistant writer was pointing, and there Kim Ji-hu and Baek Do-kyung were walking together.

“Hmm…?”

Moon I-hyun looked at Kim Ji-hu with a slightly puzzled expression.

The reason was that he had a somewhat different atmosphere from the Kim Ji-hu from earlier.

‘But somehow… it seems to overlap with the character’s image…’

Then Kim Ji-hu opened his mouth.

“I’m ready now. How should I act?”

Kim Ji-hu was speaking with a confident attitude different from usual.

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