Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 29

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Episode 29

“Ji-hu, I really enjoyed watching ‘Trauma,’ and I saw everything from your appearance on ‘Entertainment is the Best’! I couldn’t sleep since yesterday because I was so excited to work with you. Haha!”

“Ah… yes.”

At Choi Tae-geon’s words, Kim Ji-hu nodded slightly. And he thought.

‘If I travel around with someone like this, all my energy might get drained…’

He might collapse from exhaustion even before he starts acting.

Kim Ji-hu already found it burdensome to converse with people, and here was someone so sociable that they’d engage in small talk right after meeting.

At this rate, they might end up just chatting continuously in the car.

‘I think I need to stop this…’

Sorry to the person in front of him, but this was a serious problem for Kim Ji-hu.

Besides, Kim Ji-hu had his own grievances about this.

Baek Do-kyung had clearly said they would get along well, but wasn’t this person almost completely incompatible with him?

Kim Ji-hu made a big decision and looked at Baek Do-kyung.

But Baek Do-kyung spoke first.

“How is it? He has such a great personality and you seem like you’ll get along well, right?”

“Ah, yes.”

Kim Ji-hu answered reflexively.

‘Ah…’

He could only resent his mouth that reflexively answered even when his thoughts were different.

Still, another thought suddenly occurred to him.

‘Ah, no. Actually, this is how you should handle social situations. Right. I’ll say it’s fine in front of him and tell them later in private.’

How could he say he didn’t like someone when they were right in front of him? At least Kim Ji-hu didn’t have that kind of courage.

From what he could hear, this person clearly liked him, so if he rejected him like this, wouldn’t he make an extreme choice saying ‘If I can’t work with him, I’d rather…’?

Kim Ji-hu absolutely refused both having someone he knew appear on the 9 o’clock news and appearing on it himself.

“Then please have a chat for a moment. I’ll go prepare the schedule and things Ji-hu needs.”

“Huh?”

Baek Do-kyung said this and went outside.

The two left alone in the room. Kim Ji-hu and manager Choi Tae-geon.

Choi Tae-geon smiled brightly and said.

“I heard you’re currently filming ‘My Little House,’ so you must be very busy.”

“Ah… yes.”

“It’s Director Moon I-hyun’s work, who is Director Park Sang-pil’s disciple. Ah! Yun Se-ra is also in it, isn’t she? I’m a huge fan of actress Yun Se-ra.”

“Is, is that so.”

“Plus the lead is actor Park Seong-min. And Ji-hu, who showed the best acting in ‘Trauma’! Success is practically guaranteed!”

“Not to that extent…”

Kim Ji-hu felt so awkward and burdened that he only gave short answers.

At his reaction, Choi Tae-geon carefully spoke up.

“Are you… perhaps feeling a bit burdened?”

At those words, Kim Ji-hu was startled.

“No, no! It’s not that… Why do you ask?”

“I was wondering if I was talking too much because I felt a one-sided sense of familiarity. Haha… If you’re feeling burdened, it’s okay to say so.”

Kim Ji-hu hesitated and said quietly.

“A little… it is a bit burdensome… but it’s not bad or anything…”

“I thought so…”

Choi Tae-geon’s expression gradually darkened.

Seeing this, Kim Ji-hu began to have all sorts of thoughts.

‘Did I speak too harshly? Ugh… they say if you stay quiet, you get at least half the benefit, I should have just stayed quiet…’

He thought that being a little honest might have hurt the other person’s feelings.

As his head became increasingly complicated, Choi Tae-geon spoke.

“I’ve always been talkative, so people sometimes find me annoying. Ahaha… I was trying to lighten the mood, but I only caused trouble for Ji-hu.”

“No, that’s not it!”

Kim Ji-hu shouted with the determination to stop this at all costs.

“I, I have a personality that makes it hard to get close to people… so I’m grateful when someone approaches me like this…”

“Really…?”

“Yes…! Tae-geon, you were trying to become friends with me, so what did you do wrong! It’s because I lack social skills, so you don’t need to worry…”

Just then, the door opened and Baek Do-kyung entered with a smile.

“I told you so. I said you and Ji-hu would get along well.”

Baek Do-kyung spoke with a pleased smile, apparently having heard from outside.

At the same time, Choi Tae-geon said.

“Sniff… Ji-hu is the first person to say something like that to me. I, Choi Tae-geon! I’ll do my best to serve Ji-hu!”

“…Huh?”

Baek Do-kyung continued following Choi Tae-geon’s words.

“At this level, you can go together right away. Tae-geon, please take him home today and accompany him to tomorrow’s schedule too.”

“Yes!!! Understood!!!”

Kim Ji-hu gaped at how quickly things were being decided.

He had definitely planned to ask Baek Do-kyung after today’s meeting if there were any other managers available.

‘Did I… perhaps get played?’

He didn’t know the details, but Kim Ji-hu seemed to have already missed his chance to change managers.

***

The next day.

“Hello. I’m Choi Tae-geon, actor Kim Ji-hu’s manager! Please treat me well!”

“We look forward to working with you too!”

Choi Tae-geon cheerfully greeted the staff, other actors, and managers.

Yun Se-ra, who was sitting nearby, said.

“Oh, you were worried last time, but you got assigned a manager?”

“Yes… I did get one.”

Yun Se-ra spoke as if she understood the reason for Kim Ji-hu’s lukewarm response.

“It’s hard because you have opposite personalities, right? Someone like that would drain Ji-hu’s energy.”

“How, how did you know?”

“It shows on your face. Most people who act well have poker faces, but Ji-hu, you’re really obvious.”

“Ahaha…”

The thought ‘Actually, I’m not good at acting’ came to mind, but he brushed it off with an awkward laugh.

That aside, as expected, Choi Tae-geon, who was a capital E extrovert, was instantly becoming friends with the surrounding staff.

Kim Ji-hu saw people he hadn’t even had a conversation with yet talking comfortably with Choi Tae-geon.

‘I think I kind of understand why CEO Baek paired me with him…’

Since Kim Ji-hu had such difficulty getting close to people, couldn’t Choi Tae-geon complement that aspect?

‘But it’s still too exhausting for me…’

Today too, he had started talking to him from the moment they met in the morning, but Kim Ji-hu had politely declined as much as possible, saying he needed to look at the script.

Of course, it was partly because it drained his energy too quickly, but he really did need to look at the script, so he thought it was a pretty good excuse.

‘We’re gradually getting into the important scenes anyway.’

‘My Little House’ was starting to film important scenes as filming progressed.

The highlight scenes were slowly approaching.

‘But there’s probably nothing to worry much about. There haven’t been any problems so far.’

Even when they did the important scenes during the reading, there were only minor parts to polish, no real problems. So filming would flow smoothly.

“But when filming flows this smoothly, it makes me anxious.”

Director Moon I-hyun walked over, muttering to himself as if he had read Kim Ji-hu’s thoughts.

Hearing this, Yun Se-ra, who was nearby, spoke up.

“Oh! Director, you’re psychic! I was thinking the same thing!”

“Haha, maybe we developed telepathy from being together so long. That aside, it’s industry wisdom that when things flow too smoothly, they smoothly fail. There should be some fighting and bickering for a good work to come out.”

Of course, Kim Ji-hu had quite a few incidents during ‘Trauma’ too.

‘But I wonder if we would have done even better without such problems….’

If the actors had acted well, wouldn’t there have been no such problems?

However, Yun Se-ra and Director Moon I-hyun seemed to have slightly different thoughts as they continued their conversation.

“Well, when only good people gather together, it does flow smoothly and produces good work. It’s just a bit worrying.”

Director Moon I-hyun nodded at Yun Se-ra’s words.

“The actors’ interpretations match perfectly with each other, and my interpretation also matches perfectly with theirs, so that might be why. But we’ll need to film the highlight scenes to get a clearer picture. Since it’s a healing movie, there wasn’t much happening in the beginning anyway.”

“That’s true. What do you think, Ji-hu?”

At Yun Se-ra’s sudden question, Kim Ji-hu smiled awkwardly.

“Ahaha… I just hope it ends without any problems.”

So Yun Se-ra made a “mm-hmm” sound and nodded.

“That’s a very Ji-hu-like answer.”

With that, the brief chat ended, and Moon I-hyun clapped his hands to gather everyone’s attention.

“Well then, shall we start filming? Since Ji-hu’s manager is here today too, let’s film hard and go for dinner afterward!”

“Ooh! Dinner!!”

“Wow~ As expected of the director~!”

Of course, Kim Ji-hu made a sullen face at those words.

***

“He’s meditating again today. Hehe.”

Park Seong-min, the protagonist of ‘My Little House’, smiled as he looked at Kim Ji-hu.

Just before entering filming, he could always see Kim Ji-hu closing his eyes and meditating.

Park Seong-min looked quite satisfied with that sight.

“Meditating while doing image training alone before filming is incredibly helpful.”

Park Seong-min looked to the side. Yun Se-ra was there beside him.

“That’s true. It helps with concentration when the camera starts rolling too.”

“Right. And did you see Kim Ji-hu’s expression when the director mentioned dinner earlier?”

“I did see it… He didn’t look happy about it.”

“Of course not. A guy like that acts according to his daily routine. Does he have time for dinner when he needs to go home quickly and practice? I really like kids like that.”

“…It just seems like he doesn’t like dinner gatherings.”

Whether Yun Se-ra said that or not, Park Seong-min seemed to be running his own mental fantasies.

“Plus, today and the scenes coming up are all important ones, so that makes it even more so. Mm-hmm. Ji-hu will become an incredible actor.”

Of course, Yun Se-ra also agreed that he would become an incredible actor.

Even though he joined in the middle of filming, he showed that he could handle everything perfectly.

Then Director Moon I-hyun spoke.

“Alright then, let’s start filming. Ready. Action.”

At those words, Kim Ji-hu opened his eyes and made a playful smile.

“Hey! How did it go? Did it work out?”

The scene begins with Kim Ji-hu’s line. It starts from a scene where the protagonist’s friend ‘Jo Hae-jun’, played by Kim Ji-hu, playfully talks to the protagonist.

However, the protagonist ‘Kim Tae-su’ is not in a good mood. The conflict with his parents, which is the core element of this work, is at its worst.

So it was a scene where the irritation directed at a close friend escalates the conflict almost to the point of a fight.

Park Seong-min, who plays the protagonist ‘Kim Tae-su’, said:

“I don’t know. Just drop it.”

“Huh? Did it work out or what?”

“Don’t you have any sense? Stop being annoying and just go.”

“…What do you mean I’m being annoying? I was just worried about you and trying to talk.”

“No, so….”

Yun Se-ra enters between them.

“What’s going on that you’re all shouting? It’s time for everyone in the countryside to sleep now.”

At those words, Kim Ji-hu says:

“It’s nothing~. Sorry about that. I was being stupid. Let’s just have a beer. I’ll just have one drink quietly and then go.”

At those words, Yun Se-ra and Park Seong-min paused for a moment.

“…?”

“Hmm?”

Moon I-hyun also made a puzzled expression seeing the actors’ reaction.

“Cut, cut. What’s wrong?”

“Uh, was that line supposed to feel like that originally?”

Park Seong-min spoke as if agreeing with Yun Se-ra’s words.

“Doesn’t this make it awkward to fight? Honestly, if we fight after he said that much, wouldn’t that make me a psychopath?”

The protagonist ‘Kim Tae-su’s’ personality was that of someone with many wounds, not someone cold enough to push away people who approached him.

Moreover, since they needed to build up to the highlight soon, there needed to be an emotionally confrontational scene here to make the final resolution scene more deeply moving.

However, if he coldly pushed away ‘Kim Hae-jun’ who was approaching gently here, only the protagonist would end up looking like trash.

Director Moon I-hyun looked at the script with some confusion.

“Uh… let’s take a break and look at the script again. Se-ra, Seong-min, and Ji-hu, please come over here.”

At those words, Kim Ji-hu slowly came out of his synchronization, and soon realized the situation as his spine grew cold.

‘Did I do something wrong…?’

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