Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 24

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Episode 24

“Do you know a blog called ‘Armchair Reviewer’?”

At Yun Se-ra’s question, Kim Ji-hu became confused.

‘Uh, how should I answer this?’

It would be a bit awkward to openly say ‘Haha, that’s me’ here, wouldn’t it?

He had been thinking of subtly testing the waters anyway, but he didn’t expect her to ask so directly.

Seeing Kim Ji-hu so flustered, Yun Se-ra let out a sigh.

“I guess you don’t know much about it either, Ji-hu. Well… everyone else didn’t know either…”

Yun Se-ra spoke with a somewhat resigned tone.

Kim Ji-hu carefully asked such Yun Se-ra.

“May I ask why you’re looking for that reviewer?”

“Huh? Oh… I’m a huge fan of that reviewer.”

At the unexpected words, Kim Ji-hu’s eyes widened.

That was because Kim Ji-hu’s blog wasn’t that famous. No, if he had to be precise, it was somewhat well-known, but it wasn’t on a scale where an actress of Yun Se-ra’s caliber would call herself a fan.

Yun Se-ra smiled softly and said.

“It’s a blog I’ve been reading since I was young, and it really helped me a lot. It’s a blog that’s really good at character analysis. I always studied by referencing this blog when analyzing my roles.”

Kim Ji-hu was surprised by those words.

“You… studied by reading that blog?”

“Yes, you should take a look at it too, Ji-hu. It analyzes things in such detail and points out parts I never even thought of. Personally, it feels better than academy classes? It’s a blog I’m so grateful for.”

Hearing her say that made him feel good for no reason. He had worked hard on his analyses and people who read his blog had said the analyses were good, but having a successful actress say it was good felt different.

However, there was something that bothered him a little.

“So you’re looking for them just out of fandom?”

Wouldn’t it be a bit strange to search for a blogger you like to this extent? Plus, considering the email he had received, they had said they wanted to do an interview, so he wondered if there was something else.

“That’s not it. No matter how much I like them, I wouldn’t search for them just out of fandom.”

“Then why…”

Yun Se-ra smiled and said.

“Ji-hu, have you ever thought about wanting to lock up a writer who creates good works and make them only create works while feeding them only dumplings?”

“Huh? I have, but…”

“That’s exactly how I felt when reading that blog.”

Hearing that, cold sweat ran down his back.

‘She wants to lock me up and make me only write reviews?’

Actually, until just now, he had been planning to tell her the truth that he was that blogger.

But locking him up and feeding him only dumplings while making him write.

And saying such scary things while smiling.

Where could you find such a cruel person?

Yun Se-ra burst into laughter seeing Kim Ji-hu’s shocked expression.

“Ahaha, you don’t need to make that face. I’m just joking.”

“R-right? Of course…”

“Though half of it is sincere.”

“…”

Yun Se-ra leaned back in her chair and said.

“Actually, that blog hasn’t been posting much lately. It’s a blogger who consistently wrote about one piece a day for almost ten years. So I wanted to hear about their situation and help solve it if it was a financial problem.”

“Huh? A financial problem…”

“Oh, I don’t mean just giving money, but having them post on the blog like before while commissioning work like analyzing my projects.”

In other words, not dumplings, but paying money to make them write.

‘Honestly, if I were just doing the blog, it would be good conditions, but…’

It wasn’t the case in the current situation.

Since the blog would be deleted if he didn’t work as an actor.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t write on the blog like before.

“But according to my manager, they made contact through email. I think we’ll be able to find them soon.”

Yun Se-ra spoke with a somewhat happy expression.

However, Kim Ji-hu was quietly reaching a conclusion.

‘I should send a rejection email when I get home…’

He felt really sorry for Yun Se-ra, but now was the time to focus on acting work. He couldn’t write reviews every day like Yun Se-ra wanted.

If he explained the whole situation, Yun Se-ra would understand too.

“Oh, I’ve talked too long. Shall we eat something light and look at the script?”

“Yes…”

The two began focusing on the script again while eating kimbap lightly.

***

“Ji-hu’s skills are definitely good. If you just continue like this, there won’t be any problems.”

“Thank you, Director.”

“Then shall we wrap up the reading like this? Everyone, see you at the shoot the day after tomorrow.”

“Good work everyone!”

The reading finally ended at 10 PM.

The fortunate thing was that if it had been insufficient, the reading was scheduled to continue until tomorrow, but since there were no particular parts to point out, they could finish today.

Kim Ji-hu thought as he headed home.

‘First, I should go home and send an email to RT Entertainment, and upload two posts to the blog…’

He was thinking of posting on the blog if only out of guilt toward Yun Se-ra.

It was originally a reserve he had saved up to use when filming got busy, but just this once, he felt he had to post today even if he’d get scolded later.

‘Since Yun Se-ra might kidnap me…’

Of course, from what he heard about public opinion, Yun Se-ra wasn’t that kind of person, but there’s always the possibility of ‘what if’.

She might shout ‘I’ll die if I can’t read the blog!!’ and use the money she’d saved up to do something crazy.

As Kim Ji-hu was a fan of all kinds of creative works and had similar thoughts before, he planned to be as careful as possible.

Ring-

While thinking such thoughts on his way home, a phone call came in.

‘It’s CEO Baek?’

Kim Ji-hu answered the phone.

“Hello…?”

-Ah, Ji-hu. Did the reading go well?

“Yes, yes, it just ended and I’m on my way home.”

-I see. I’m sorry. I should have picked you up.

Originally, Baek Do-kyung had said he would drive him to the reading location today too, but Kim Ji-hu had firmly refused.

His conscience was pricked at the thought of continuously using a company CEO as a driver.

“No, it’s fine. There’s a bus that goes straight home anyway, so I can take that.”

-That’s the problem!

“…Huh?”

Kim Ji-hu tilted his head. Then Baek Do-kyung passionately spoke over the phone.

-Ji-hu, you need to gradually understand your position! You’ve already made an impression with ‘Trauma’ and your recognition is growing, but what if you get into trouble on the bus! I’ll send you taxi fare, so at least take a taxi.

“Ahaha… It’s not that serious yet…”

-It will be soon! You need to be somewhat aware and act accordingly!

“Yes… I understand…”

Of course, today and even when walking around during ‘Trauma’ filming, no one recognized him.

He thought it was probably because his atmosphere when acting and normally were quite different.

‘He seems to be worrying unnecessarily, but still, it would be good to be careful…’

Kim Ji-hu smiled awkwardly and said.

“Yes, then I’ll take a taxi home.”

-Good! Oh, I got sidetracked with strange talk and forgot the main point. The SBC ‘Trauma’ team contacted us earlier.

“The ‘Trauma’ team?”

-Yes, an entertainment news program asked if you could appear together with PD Seo Min-sik, so they were asking if it was possible. I roughly checked the schedule and it doesn’t seem to conflict with filming. Will you appear?

Kim Ji-hu had some doubts about those words.

“Don’t entertainment news programs usually have guests appear while they’re airing?”

Movies might be different, but it seemed a bit odd to be asking about appearance inquiries for a drama that had already finished airing.

Baek Do-kyung answered that question.

-These days, the OTT market is big too, so appearances after airing are quite common. Especially for works like ‘Trauma’ that gained attention for their latter half storylines, even more so.

“Is that so?”

Of course, even as he answered that way, Kim Ji-hu suddenly had this thought.

‘I wonder if I should be happy about having more work…’

Making money was good. Who wouldn’t like money?

However, he was worried about what kind of trouble he might cause going there.

‘Honestly, if I do an interview without synchronizing, would I even be able to answer properly…’

Although he had gotten somewhat better at meeting and talking with many people lately, interviews were a different story.

He had once seen photos of variety show filming sets while browsing the internet.

That scene where countless people surrounded just one or two individuals.

‘Movie or drama filming is similar, but… that’s when I’m synchronized…’

He wondered if he could stand in the center without synchronizing and properly answer questions.

He was receiving good reviews in communities for his intense character, but if he showed himself stuttering there, wouldn’t his image itself be damaged?

‘Then refusing would be the best strategy…’

Give up a little money in exchange for protecting his image. Wouldn’t that be better? Just as he was thinking that, Baek Do-kyung said.

-And appearing on that program to promote ‘My Little House’ wouldn’t be bad either. Since it’s a time when you’re getting a lot of attention, the promotional effect would be significant too.

Promotional effect. Those words tempted Kim Ji-hu.

The cast lineup for this work was quite good, but that alone wasn’t enough.

After all, audience numbers come from a combination of various factors beyond just that.

Kim Ji-hu thought about this and said.

“…Then I’ll do it. The program.”

-That’s a good decision! Then I’ll send you the schedule and related materials!

“Yes, thank you.”

Kim Ji-hu listened to those words and was soon hailing a taxi.

‘Still, since the ‘Trauma’ drama was somewhat popular, it should provide quite a bit of promotion…’

There was one thing Kim Ji-hu was mistaken about. A misunderstanding that arose because he had been living too busily lately to properly browse communities.

[Kim Ji-hu appearing on Entertainment Tonight is officially confirmed!!!!!!!]

That was precisely the fact that Kim Ji-hu’s current popularity in communities was much more tremendous than he thought.

***

“…You said they refused?”

-Yes… I think it would be rude to that person if we contact or look for them any further.

“I’m sorry. For being stubborn for no reason.”

-No, it’s fine. I can do that much. It’s the first time you’ve asked for something like this.

“Thank you as always.”

-Yes, get some rest.

Click

Yun Se-ra stared at her phone after the call ended.

On it was a new post uploaded to the ‘Armchair Reviewer’s’ blog.

She had been humming while reading the post, but sighed upon hearing the news that the interview was rejected.

‘What kind of person refuses even when offered money…’

They said they would pay money just for coming out for an interview, but they refused.

That only made her more curious.

‘From what my manager says, PD Seo Min-sik seems to know, but… seeing how he won’t answer, it seems like that person is hiding their identity.’

It seemed rude to deliberately seek out such a person.

And seeing how two posts were uploaded today, it might mean they’re going to consistently post again.

Actually, if they just posted properly, Yun Se-ra had no particular reason to seek out that blogger.

‘Right, let’s wait and see for now. And if posts don’t go up again, I’ll think about it then.’

Soon Yun Se-ra let out a small breath and left a comment on the blog.

-Corner Fan : Please consistently serialize I beg you if posts don’t go up like before I really don’t know what I might do I could even make you write while eating only dumplings and beer so either post consistently or if you can’t at least leave a reason why you can’t thank you.

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