Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 32

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Episode 32

“Thank you all for your hard work following along with the filming, and please continue to support us well for the few additional shoots we have left.”

Director Moon I-hyun said to everyone.

Finally, the last day of main filming.

Director Park Sang-pil, who hadn’t been coming recently, also came and was looking at Director Moon I-hyun with satisfaction.

‘Fi, finally it’s over…’

Kim Ji-hu let out a sigh of relief at Director Moon I-hyun’s words.

The grueling filming schedule that had continued for nearly 2 months. Kim Ji-hu, who was already physically exhausted, was moved by the fact that he wouldn’t have to see people every day anymore.

‘Still, it seems like a good work came out of it.’

Although he hadn’t seen the edited version yet, just from what he saw on set, he was very satisfied.

Then Director Park Sang-pil approached Kim Ji-hu and patted his back.

“Ji-hu, you worked really hard. And thank you so much for listening to my request.”

“Ahaha… It was nothing much.”

“For me and that kid, it was huge. If anything comes up later, I’ll help you out somehow, so contact me anytime.”

“Th, thank you. Director.”

He wondered if all industry people were this kind, like PD Seo Min-sik, but he was just grateful.

“Ji-hu.”

Then Yun Se-ra approached. Director Park Sang-pil smiled and stepped back.

“Then I’ll go greet the other people.”

“Ah, yes.”

Yun Se-ra briefly bowed her head to Director Park Sang-pil, then looked at Kim Ji-hu.

“You really worked hard during filming.”

“You worked hard too, Se-ra.”

“Ah, yes.”

Although Yun Se-ra usually approached him friendly, she greeted him with a somewhat awkward feeling.

‘Why is she acting like this?’

There wasn’t anything particularly concerning. The filming ended well, and there was nothing that would have made their relationship bad.

‘Did I perhaps do something strange…?’

Being aware of his shortcomings, Kim Ji-hu cautiously asked, wondering if he had made some mistake without knowing.

“By, by any chance did I make some mistake…?”

“What? No, there’s nothing like that. It’s just… well…”

Yun Se-ra stammered, then spoke as if she had made up her mind.

“Would it be okay if I contact you sometimes when I have questions for the reviewer?”

Only after hearing that did he understand. She probably thought it would be rude to relay messages since they wouldn’t meet directly once filming ended.

Kim Ji-hu readily answered.

“Yes, that’s possible. Though if I get into my next project, I might not be able to answer right away, but I’ll relay them as much as possible.”

“Thank you, Ji-hu. Thanks to you, my panic attacks have improved a lot, and I feel more energized!”

“That’s good to hear.”

Since Kim Ji-hu had also suffered from panic attacks for a long time, he felt even more rewarded by those words.

‘It seems like she might figure it out if we keep talking… but she’ll probably give up before then.’

Just like Kim Ji-hu did, Yun Se-ra would also get better with time.

So he planned to answer her as much as possible until then.

“Now, we really need to drink until our noses are crooked today, right?”

The voices of the drinking party demons could be heard from somewhere.

Kim Ji-hu was startled by those words.

‘Last time at the drinking party, the next day was really tough… today too…’

Then one person raised his hand.

“Excuse me, but Ji-hu seems like he’ll have a hard time today.”

That person was none other than manager Choi Tae-geon. Choi Tae-geon looked at the drinking party demons with a kind smile.

“What? Isn’t Ji-hu basically today’s main character?”

“Right. The actors really worked so hard. Today’s drinking party main characters are the actors.”

But Choi Tae-geon shook his head.

“What are you talking about. Today’s drinking party main characters are the staff members. I know all about how everyone worked hard without recognition.”

At those words, smiles appeared on the staff members’ faces.

“Tae-geon speaks so nicely.”

“Haha! He’s only been here a short time but he knows everything!”

Then Yun Se-ra, who was next to Kim Ji-hu, tilted her head.

“But why can’t Ji-hu make it today?”

Kim Ji-hu thought to himself.

‘I don’t know either…’

He definitely had work tomorrow.

But that was work as a reviewer, and since Choi Tae-geon didn’t know yet that Kim Ji-hu was a reviewer, there was no way he could know that fact.

So Choi Tae-geon answered Yun Se-ra’s question.

“He has a separate schedule tomorrow. It wouldn’t be good if he has a hangover.”

“A schedule?”

“Yes, he has a profile photo shoot.”

It was something he had never heard of. So Yun Se-ra narrowed her eyes and looked at Kim Ji-hu, and Kim Ji-hu could only nod awkwardly with a smile.

“Well, if that’s the case, it can’t be helped.”

So Choi Tae-geon said to Kim Ji-hu.

“Shall we go then, Ji-hu?”

Kim Ji-hu felt it.

The bright halo shining from behind Choi Tae-geon’s head.

‘Tae-geon… let’s go together for life.’

***

“Huh? There really is a profile photo shoot?”

“Yes?”

“I definitely told you last week. Didn’t you see the schedule?”

“…”

Cancel that. He wasn’t a savior, just a manager doing his job.

‘But why didn’t I hear about it…?’

Then, as if answering that question, Choi Tae-geon said.

“You were reading the script, but I thought you heard me since we talked about it in the car.”

“Ah.”

Kim Ji-hu had been even more immersed in the script after receiving PD Seo Min-sik’s call.

Since he was continuously immersed in the script even in the car, it seemed he hadn’t heard.

‘It’s my fault…’

Still, whatever the case, he was happy to have escaped from the drinking party.

“Then what time is the profile photo shoot tomorrow?”

“You’ll probably get makeup at 9 o’clock and start shooting at 10. It might get pushed back a little, but I think it’ll finish before lunch.”

“I see…”

That was actually better. He could eat lunch and come straight home to enjoy his alone time.

“Ah, we’re almost there. Then I’ll come again tomorrow morning.”

“Yes… You worked hard today too.”

Kim Ji-hu greeted him and got out of the car, watching as the car drove away.

‘Looking at this, being a manager is really tough work too. Having to drop people off at night, waking up early in the morning. Plus meeting tons of people and having to read the room.’

Kim Ji-hu thought he definitely couldn’t do something like that.

***

After returning home like that, Kim Ji-hu sat in front of his computer after washing up. And he habitually opened his blog.

“Huh…?”

Kim Ji-hu’s eyes widened as he looked at his blog. The reason was because there were quite a lot of comments.

‘Usually, there were barely even 10 comments… why are there so many?’

The review he posted the day before yesterday had nearly 100 comments.

It was safe to say this was the most comments he’d ever received, excluding the time during ‘Trauma’.

Kim Ji-hu quickly scrolled down to read the comments.

-Reviewer! Fighting!

-Had a fun read.

-I’m a loyal reader who’s been reading this blog for 10 years. Until now, I just read without commenting, but lately you seem to be having a hard time, so I wanted to leave an encouraging message. I always enjoy reading. Fighting.

-You can take it easy sometimes, just keep working hard! Health comes first!

‘Wh-why are they suddenly acting like this?’

The readers who had been crying for daily updates like bandits demanding tribute when he went silent during ‘Trauma’ filming were now all leaving encouraging messages.

He hadn’t said anything other than posting his review.

‘Why are they acting like this?’

***

“We need to appease him. Somehow.”

A cafe near MBS Broadcasting Station.

About 5 people were gathered, plotting together.

“That reviewer is clearly an introverted type. If we come on too strong, he might just hide somewhere. Look at his username. ‘Armchair Reviewer’.”

One person who seemed to be the leader spoke passionately.

The four people sitting in front of him nodded in agreement.

These were secretly organized fans of ‘Armchair Reviewer’. More precisely, they were writers from MBS Broadcasting Station’s drama department.

The Junior Writer quietly asked.

“But… is he really that famous?”

“No, he’s not famous.”

“Huh? Then why…?”

A Senior Writer sitting nearby chuckled.

“Ah, you don’t know. The greatness of this blog. The greatness of this blog that brings enlightenment to writers, directors, and even actors!”

“…Excuse me?”

The new writer looked stunned, while the other writers nodded in agreement.

“He’s a god.”

“Right. ‘Armchair Reviewer’ is truly like a prophet spreading the gospel to us broadcasting industry people.”

Watching what looked like a cult meeting, the Junior Writer felt cold sweat running down his spine and could only force a smile.

“Anyway, now that we’ve left comments and created an encouraging atmosphere with other people, let’s move to the next step.”

“Understood. Should we send the email right away?”

“Yes.”

The writers immediately sent an email.

The content of that email was.

-We’re contacting you regarding MBS drama advertising.

They were asking ‘Armchair Reviewer’ to advertise their drama.

***

The next day.

“Huh…?”

Kim Ji-hu, who was riding in a car for a profile shoot, checked an email on his phone.

It was an email from MBS Drama Department.

“Is something wrong?”

At Choi Tae-geon’s question, Kim Ji-hu smiled awkwardly and answered.

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

Then Kim Ji-hu read through the email on his phone again.

-We’re contacting you to request promotion for MBS’s drama ‘Why Does the Third-Generation Chaebol Work Part-time at a Convenience Store’. If you have time, could we meet as soon as possible to discuss? Please reply quickly.

“…”

Promotion. And for a terrestrial drama at that. While Kim Ji-hu had received promotional requests during his blogging career, he had never once received a request to promote a terrestrial drama like this.

‘Why would something like this come to me… Actually, thinking about it, there were signs this might happen.’

Hadn’t he been invited to the SBC meeting before? Although things got twisted when he met that strange system while auditioning for ‘Trauma’, he had felt his blog growing in scale since then.

‘I’ve been too busy with acting work to pay much attention to the blog, but with yesterday’s comment count and all, people were recognizing me.’

He felt somewhat proud.

‘But… why did they ask for a reply as quickly as possible?’

Kim Ji-hu was puzzled, but sent a quick reply as requested.

Ding-

A reply came immediately.

-Would you be available today? We’d like to meet and talk.

‘Uh…’

He was available, but he wasn’t really in the mood. He had planned to go home after the profile shoot and have a happy time.

Kim Ji-hu had been constantly busy and meeting countless people, so he wanted to be alone at home today.

‘But I can’t let this opportunity slip away…!’

Kim Ji-hu squeezed his eyes shut and sent a reply.

-I’m available this afternoon.

Within just a few minutes of sending the email, the location and phone number arrived by email.

‘Ugh… I really don’t want to go… but I guess I have to.’

But there was something Kim Ji-hu had missed.

Something he missed while his reluctant self and his self that couldn’t miss the opportunity were fighting.

Wait.

That’s when Kim Ji-hu realized.

‘Hold on, shouldn’t I avoid revealing my face?’

If he met them in person, his face would definitely be revealed. There was a slim chance they hadn’t watched ‘Trauma’, but it was too unlikely.

No matter how different his atmosphere was when acting, unless they had face blindness, they would definitely recognize him.

‘What… should I do?’

Cold sweat began running down Kim Ji-hu’s back.

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