Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 22

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Episode 22

‘My Little House’ is an ordinary healing movie.

A movie about the events that happen when the protagonist returns to the countryside.

The role of ‘Jo Hae-jun’ that Kim Ji-hu was trying to get was the protagonist’s friend, a character who had stayed in the countryside unlike the protagonist who had gone to Seoul.

A simple yet lively countryside youth.

‘It’s completely opposite to the role Ji-hu played in Trauma.’

Moon I-hyun licked his lips.

Kim Ji-hu’s role as ‘Park Chul-woo’ in Trauma was truly amazing, but it was questionable whether he could handle a completely different work and character.

“Then shall we start right away?”

Moon I-hyun answered Kim Ji-hu’s question.

“Yes, please start right away.”

“Yes~! Got it!”

Kim Ji-hu answered as if excited about something. Moon I-hyun tilted his head.

‘He seems like a completely different person from earlier…?’

Kim Ji-hu in the Extra’s Waiting Room had been someone with a somewhat dejected feeling.

But the Kim Ji-hu answering now had a lively and bright feeling.

So Director Park Sang-pil quietly said to Moon I-hyun.

“Was that guy originally like that?”

“I’m not really sure… …”

Director Park Sang-pil also asked as if something was strange.

Anyway, Kim Ji-hu’s acting began.

Kim Ji-hu naturally started his acting.

“Hey~ How have you been!!!”

“What kind of man says it’s this hard!”

“Hahaha! You rascal. You’re getting cocky~. Good to see.”

Moon I-hyun stared at him blankly for a moment.

‘It’s incredibly smooth.’

Thinking of Kim Ji-hu from ‘Trauma’, it was acting that would make one tilt their head.

Kim Ji-hu had shown truly explosive acting skills in ‘Trauma’ and received rave reviews from industry people and viewers.

Compared to that, this acting felt much more bland.

But that’s why it was good.

‘I was worried that casting Ji-hu might make him stand out too much, but there’s no such feeling at all.

It feels like he’s naturally blending into the work even without filming.’

This movie is a healing film.

If Kim Ji-hu acted like he did in ‘Trauma’, the work’s balance would collapse.

In other words, acting also requires controlling its drawing power.

‘But Ji-hu is perfectly balancing that.’

The unfolding acting didn’t bring admiration, but it brought a gentle smile.

He was accurately expressing the image of a vigorous yet simple countryside youth as intended by the work, bringing out an everyday feeling.

Moon I-hyun slightly turned his head to look at Director Park Sang-pil.

At the same time, Director Park Sang-pil also looked at Moon I-hyun, then smiled and nodded.

An expression as if there was no need to say much.

Moon I-hyun opened his mouth.

“Ji-hu, I think we can stop here.”

“Really! Thank you!”

“Your acting was really good. And.”

Moon I-hyun said with a firm expression.

“We definitely want to cast you, Ji-hu.”

“Yes!!!!!!”

Kim Ji-hu threw an uppercut toward the sky and jumped.

Seeing his joyful appearance, the staff also smiled along.

Of course, in such a situation.

‘I’m sure he wasn’t that kind of person…’

Director Park Sang-pil was just looking at Kim Ji-hu with somewhat puzzled eyes.

***

After the acting ended. Kim Ji-hu watched Baek Do-kyung’s reaction.

‘He doesn’t think I’m crazy, does he…’

For some reason he didn’t understand, the synchronization didn’t break immediately this time either.

So Kim Ji-hu ended up acting unlike himself at the end.

‘A kid who usually doesn’t even talk suddenly went wild, so what would he think…’

Being quite accurate at self-objectification, Kim Ji-hu could predict how ordinary people would react to such behavior.

So Baek Do-kyung too…

“Ji-hu, you seem to be the type who gets really immersed when acting?”

“…Yes?”

“It feels like there’s some lingering effect even after the acting ends. You know that feeling, right? Actors even get counseling because of that.”

Kim Ji-hu nodded awkwardly.

“Yes… sometimes there are… times like that?”

“Haha, many other actors have such cases, so you don’t need to worry. I’ve even been grabbed by the collar before.”

“Yes…? But were you okay with that?”

“Of course. The actor apologized tremendously, so it was just a happening. Thinking of that time, your level of behavior is cute.”

Jumping with joy wasn’t really comparable to grabbing someone’s collar.

Anyway, hearing that made him feel a bit relieved.

‘Then most other people probably think the same way.’

Come to think of it, during ‘Trauma’ too, even when he acted quite differently, no one really pointed it out, so it seemed to be a frequent phenomenon in this industry.

In a way, it was very fortunate, but he still thought he should be as careful as possible.

‘I don’t know who grabbed CEO Baek’s collar, but seeing him use honorifics, it must be someone quite impressive… If I did that, immediately…’

While thinking such thoughts, Baek Do-kyung smiled and said.

“You seem to be feeling better now. You looked like you wanted to dig a hole because you acted strangely alone, but you don’t need to do that.”

It seemed like words meant to comfort him since he was being too conscious. Kim Ji-hu scratched his head awkwardly.

“Yes… ahaha…”

“Anyway, congratulations today. You ended up getting this work.”

“Thank you. I think I was very lucky.”

“Indeed. On top of that, casting decision and filming starting today. You really couldn’t be luckier.”

Kim Ji-hu tilted his head.

“Is that very good?”

“Of course. It’s an opportunity for us to properly squeeze them.”

“Yes?”

Baek Do-kyung grinned and said.

“If they film without even stamping the contract, they’ll have to make you stamp it somehow, right? But we haven’t even discussed conditions yet. In other words, we absolutely become the superior party.”

“Ah.”

Normally, they would just decide on casting through condition negotiations.

But if filming has started, they can’t do that.

‘They’ll have to hold onto me somehow?’

Then they could ask for conditions more boldly.

And the other side would accept them in most cases.

“Regarding conditions, I’ll tear them out by the roots for you. To the point where you’ll say it couldn’t be better from your position, Ji-hu.”

Baek Do-kyung smiled frighteningly with an almost mastermind-like expression.

Kim Ji-hu looked at him while breaking into a cold sweat.

‘I must never make CEO Baek my enemy…’

At the same time, Kim Ji-hu felt incredibly reassured that Baek Do-kyung was on his side.

***

-So you cast him right away?

A woman asked in a surprised voice.

Director Moon I-hyun answered her question.

“Yes, that’s what happened. So I think we need to do some script reading to get the actors in sync. When would be a good time for you, Se-ra?”

-Hmm, this isn’t about finding time to fit in, but rather making time no matter what. Even tomorrow if possible.

“If you’re willing to do that, Se-ra, we’d be so grateful…”

-The others might think differently, so contact them and let me know. If that doesn’t work, I’ll at least meet separately.

“Understood! Thank you, Se-ra!”

Director Moon I-hyun hung up the call and let out a sigh of relief.

Director Park Sang-pil, who was beside him, asked.

“How did it go?”

“She says let’s do the reading tomorrow right away. Se-ra is really kind. To have that attitude when she’s such a popular actor these days.”

Director Park Sang-pil shook his head.

“You’ve got it backwards. That’s exactly why she became an actor of that caliber.”

“Haha, that’s true too.”

“But was there nothing else she said?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“There’s been rumors lately that Se-ra’s manager has been looking around the ‘Trauma’ filming set for some reviewer.”

“Hmm… now that you mention it, she did come alone during the last filming, didn’t she?”

Director Park Sang-pil stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then spoke.

“Well, if she didn’t say anything, then it’s fine.”

“Yes! Then I’ll contact the other actors.”

Director Park Sang-pil recalled the conversation he had with PD Seo Min-sik recently.

‘Well, it’s probably not something I need to worry about.’

Director Park Sang-pil soon stopped thinking about it and got up to attend to other matters.

***

Kim Ji-hu returned home and checked his email.

-This is Gu Dong-pal from RT Entertainment! Thank you so much for contacting us! The reason I’ve been looking for you is because our actor Yun Se-ra really! really! really! wants to meet you, so we’d like to arrange a meeting sometime if that’s possible? It’s for interview purposes and we plan to provide financial compensation as well!

The reply had come almost immediately after Kim Ji-hu sent his email.

Though he was only checking it now.

‘Actor Yun Se-ra? If it’s Yun Se-ra, she should be cast as the female lead in ‘My Little House’…?’

Kim Ji-hu was puzzled by the sudden mention of Yun Se-ra’s name.

‘At least it’s certain that this person doesn’t know I’m Kim Ji-hu…’

Considering everything that had happened so far, that much was certain.

Then why would Yun Se-ra want to meet him?

And an interview at that.

Kim Ji-hu thought carefully and soon reached a conclusion.

‘There’s no particular reason to go out right away.’

Since money wasn’t urgent right now, going there would only result in losses.

From what he’d heard so far, these people had even gone to the ‘Trauma’ filming set looking for him and had been asking around to other people. Fortunately, it seemed no one had talked about him.

‘Everyone must have been trying to protect my privacy. It’s better not to reveal it anyway.’

Since revealing it wouldn’t bring any benefits, protecting his privacy was the safer path.

‘But they went through all this trouble just for an interview?’

Even thinking about it again, it was too strange.

It would make sense if some broadcasting company contacted him for an interview, but Yun Se-ra herself looking for him for an interview?

‘If I really had to guess, maybe she wants to upload it somewhere like YouTube, but would she go through all this trouble to find a mere blogger for YouTube?’

Various questions arose, but he decided to stop overthinking.

‘Thinking about it like this won’t lead to any conclusions. I’d rather meet her and think about it directly.’

As it happened, he was scheduled to do script reading with Yun Se-ra and other actors tomorrow.

So he planned to meet Yun Se-ra directly and figure out what kind of person she was.

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