Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 28

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Episode 28

After Yun Se-ra’s condition improved, filming proceeded smoothly.

‘If things continue like this, we’ll finish without any major problems, right?’

Whether the system’s demand for 3.5 million viewers would be met remained to be seen once the work was released, but for now, the work itself was turning out to be extremely satisfactory in Kim Ji-hu’s eyes.

Some people might get bored with repetitive daily routines, but Kim Ji-hu was extremely satisfied with these peaceful days.

Especially since there had been so many strange incidents recently.

Kim Ji-hu sat in his chair with a satisfied expression, enjoying this leisure.

“Excuse me! Is there any water? Seong-min says he’s thirsty.”

“Ah! There’s cold water over there.”

A voice from far away. It seemed Park Seong-min’s manager was looking for water.

‘I’m thirsty too.’

Kim Ji-hu had that thought and went to get water by himself.

Normally, Baek Do-kyung would have given him water before he even stood up, but today Baek Do-kyung couldn’t come due to work, so he had to go get it himself.

‘It was burdensome but it was convenient…’

Baek Do-kyung’s behavior was extremely burdensome from the receiving end, but it was convenient nonetheless.

Moreover, since this lifestyle had been going on for almost a month now, he seemed to have gotten used to it.

Suddenly, Kim Ji-hu was surprised at himself for having such thoughts.

‘Wait… isn’t this like some kind of celebrity disease?’

Weren’t there celebrities like that? Celebrities who don’t know how the world works and think people around them should act according to their commands.

He clutched his head, thinking he might have already become like that.

‘It’s only been a few days!! At this rate, when I go back to being a blogger later, won’t I become a complete mess?’

As he was having strange thoughts by himself and digging into the ground, he heard a voice from behind.

“Um… are you okay?”

That person seemed to be Park Seong-min’s manager who had just gone to get water.

Kim Ji-hu was startled and nodded his head vigorously.

“I’m, I’m fine!!!”

“Ah… yes. Should I give you some water if you need it?”

Park Seong-min’s manager, who immediately noticed that Kim Ji-hu needed water, offered him some.

Kim Ji-hu bowed his head as he received it.

“Thank you…”

“Haha, don’t mention it. But Ji-hu, don’t you have a separate manager? CEO Baek always comes with you.”

“Ah, yes. Since I’m still a newcomer…”

“Even newcomers usually have managers. Even if they can’t follow you around every day. And someone of your level would have a dedicated manager assigned.”

“…?”

Honestly, he had never thought about needing a manager. Baek Do-kyung handled most things for him.

Now that he thought about it, it was a bit strange.

Baek Do-kyung was the CEO of a company. Even if it was a small company, did it make sense for the CEO to follow him around this much?

It would be better to just assign him a manager.

‘Should I ask CEO Baek Do-kyung when I have time…?’

***

At that moment. Hanbit Entertainment Office.

Countless resumes were piled up in front of Baek Do-kyung.

All the resumes in front of him were for hiring Kim Ji-hu’s manager.

“This person seems pretty good.”

Baek Do-kyung looked at one resume and smiled with satisfaction.

There were two reasons why he hadn’t assigned a manager to Kim Ji-hu until now.

One was because he wanted to give Kim Ji-hu a good manager.

Kim Ji-hu was an important talent who would lead Hanbit Entertainment. So he wanted to assign him the best possible manager to make his work easier.

And the other reason was precisely.

“If I assign just anyone to Ji-hu’s personality, it’ll be a disaster.”

Baek Do-kyung had a keen eye for people.

He clearly understood that Kim Ji-hu had a timid and introverted personality, so if he assigned the wrong person, Kim Ji-hu might suffer alone and collapse.

So he tried to assign the best person possible, someone skilled and reliable, to Kim Ji-hu.

Even if it meant hiring a new manager.

“Should we conduct interviews right away?”

At the employee’s words, Baek Do-kyung nodded.

“Yes, let’s resolve this as quickly as possible. We can’t leave Ji-hu alone forever.”

Baek Do-kyung would like to keep accompanying him, but he couldn’t because he was busy with his duties as CEO.

In the end, he just had to finish the hiring as quickly as possible.

‘I hope it’s someone who can get along well with Ji-hu.’

***

“Hmm…”

Kim Ji-hu was lost in thought alone on the film set.

Because he was bothered by the story about managers he had heard earlier.

Then someone asked with a bright smile.

“Is something wrong?”

That person was Yun Se-ra.

“Oh, no. Nothing’s wrong.”

“It looks like there is.”

“…”

“Tell me. How do I know if I can help solve it~?”

Since she spoke playfully, Kim Ji-hu reluctantly opened his mouth.

“Well… I don’t have a manager yet. So I heard that’s a bit strange…”

“That’s right. That is a bit strange. If it’s hard for you to say, should I speak for you?”

At Yun Se-ra’s words, Kim Ji-hu shook his head.

“It’s, it’s okay. I’ll try talking about it myself.”

“If you say so… Saying things like that isn’t rude, so it should be fine.”

He had become quite close with Yun Se-ra since their conversation about the blog.

‘Did I speak unnecessarily… But I couldn’t not answer when she asked…’

Of course, Kim Ji-hu still had some walls up.

Yun Se-ra asked such Kim Ji-hu.

“But… did you happen to tell that person what I said…?”

‘That person’ referred to the ‘Armchair Reviewer’.

Since that day, Yun Se-ra occasionally asked him to pass along messages.

“Ah, yes. He said he’d probably post the next article tonight.”

Of course, most of those conversations were about when the next article would be posted and what kind of work reviews would be possible.

‘Honestly, I didn’t know we’d talk this much when I said I knew him. If it was going to be like this, I should have just said it was me…’

But revealing Kim Ji-hu’s identity was something Director Park Sang-pil had also advised against.

“You don’t need to reveal your identity to Se-ra. It might actually be better for both of you not to reveal it.”

Those were the words he said when asking if Kim Ji-hu could help Yun Se-ra. Since he said that, Kim Ji-hu didn’t reveal his identity.

But that lie felt like it was growing like a snowball, which was troublesome.

‘Still… we probably won’t meet much after this work ends.’

Then Director Moon I-hyun shouted from far away.

“Then let’s move on to the next scene! Ji-hu, please come this way!”

“Yes…! Then I’ll go now.”

Yun Se-ra smiled and waved briefly at Kim Ji-hu.

At the same time, she thought.

‘I need to hurry home and check the blog.’

***

“He’s a talent. No, a genius. His acting is really amazing.”

Park Seong-min, the lead actor of ‘My Little House’, nodded with an extremely satisfied expression.

What he was watching was Kim Ji-hu’s acting. After seeing the filming scene, he let out an exclamation of admiration.

Kim Ji-hu said with a troubled expression.

“…You say that every day.”

“Because your skills are good enough that saying it every day still isn’t enough. Mm-hmm.”

“…”

“That aside, what kind of practice do you do to have such skills? Do you have some secret method?”

“I don’t have any…”

“Hmm… That’s disappointing.”

Park Seong-min, this person was also quite a strange person.

‘Come to think of it, all the actors seem like people who are a bit off in some way.’

Song Jae-hyeok and Go Jun-tae, whom he saw during ‘Trauma’, also felt a bit strange, but Park Seong-min was even stranger.

The only relatively normal one was Yun Se-ra.

Bzzzz-

Just then Kim Ji-hu’s phone rang, and he answered it.

“Hello?”

-This is Baek Do-kyung. Ji-hu, do you have time right now?

“Ah, yes yes. We just finished a scene so I think it’s possible. What’s the matter?”

-I’m calling about the manager. We were looking for a good manager for you and we just found the perfect candidate.

“Ah…”

Baek Do-kyung, who told him exactly what he was curious about when he was just about to ask.

Kim Ji-hu’s expression brightened as his troublesome matter was resolved at once.

-So rather than prolonging the time without a manager, I think it’s better to assign one quickly. If you have time tomorrow, how about coming to the company to meet them?

***

The next day.

Since there was no filming, he was thinking of watching some works and writing blog posts, but since they were introducing a manager, he headed to the Hanbit Entertainment office.

When he arrived at the building, he could see the faces of actors he had seen before.

‘I just need to go in here, right?’

Kim Ji-hu walked along the path that felt familiar just from having been there once.

“Have you arrived?”

As soon as he entered the building, Baek Do-kyung welcomed him.

Kim Ji-hu bowed his head briefly.

“Hello. Have you been well?”

“Yes yes, I’m always doing well. How is your filming going these days, Ji-hu?”

“Ahaha… It seems to be going well.”

“That’s a relief. Shall we go up then? The manager is waiting.”

Kim Ji-hu followed Baek Do-kyung’s guidance up to the office and was led into a room inside the office.

One person sitting inside.

As soon as he saw Kim Ji-hu and Baek Do-kyung entering, he jumped up from his seat.

“Hello!!!! I’m Choi Tae-geon!!!! Please take care of me!!!!”

That person greeted them with a booming voice.

Kim Ji-hu’s eyes widened at the sight, and Baek Do-kyung smiled awkwardly.

“Tae-geon… If you greet him like that, Ji-hu will be flustered.”

“Ah! Is that so? I wanted to show a bright side for the first impression. I’m sorry if I startled you too much.”

Choi Tae-geon smiled with his eyes and bowed his head. Kim Ji-hu felt it immediately upon seeing that sight.

‘This is big trouble.’

A person with handsome looks, the courage to greet loudly from the first meeting, and enough social skills to apologetically say sorry.

‘An extremely extroverted person.’

For Kim Ji-hu, who was an extremely introverted person, this was someone with the worst possible compatibility.

A person who seemed like he would drain all his energy just by standing quietly beside him was standing right in front of him.

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