Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 35

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Episode 35

‘Just how long is he planning to stay here…’

Writer Hwang Eun-seok checked the time.

It was currently 4 AM.

While working as a writer often meant pulling all-nighters, staying this late was almost a first for him.

Still, he couldn’t leave because the ‘Armchair Reviewer’ was still watching the work.

‘I thought he’d watch a bit and come back tomorrow to see more, but is he planning to watch everything before leaving?’

The ‘Armchair Reviewer’ had been watching the work from almost lunchtime until now.

He had eaten meals and snacks in between, but even those were hastily consumed.

He’d been watching the work in the same position for more than half a day – wasn’t his body stiff?

‘But I kind of understand it. That’s probably how he managed to watch over 10,000 works.’

Someone who watches works even during meal times, and would probably postpone sleep until finishing everything.

Without being that obsessed with creative works, there’s no way he could have watched that many.

Of course, there was still one thing that bothered him.

‘Speaking of which, isn’t that mask stuffy? Is it some kind of specially made product?’

He’d been wearing the mask for almost 12 hours without even thinking of taking it off.

Even when eating, he just widened the mouth area and ate like that.

‘What kind of person is he to hide his face to that extent?’

That reminded him of what the Junior Writer had said.

“Maybe… he didn’t commit some crime or something? So his face can’t be revealed…”

‘I’m starting to get suspicious too…’

He looked at the ‘Armchair Reviewer’ with suspicious eyes.

The ‘Armchair Reviewer’, perhaps finding the mask stuffy, stopped watching and lifted his mask slightly while fanning himself with his hand.

“Oh.”

The ‘Armchair Reviewer’ then made eye contact with Writer Hwang Eun-seok.

As if just noticing, he opened his mouth.

“S-sorry. I was so focused on the work that I didn’t realize you were still here…”

“Not at all. I’m grateful that you’re watching so intently.”

“What time is it now… Huh… You should go home now. You can leave first if you want.”

“It’s the broadcasting station’s policy that I have to stay with outsiders.”

“Then I should head back now too… You need to rest as well.”

So Hwang Eun-seok said with a smile.

“If you want to watch more, you can finish it all before leaving.”

The ‘Armchair Reviewer’ brightened up and responded.

“Really?”

Hwang Eun-seok had just made casual small talk, but he felt like he’d said the wrong thing.

***

“Phew…”

Early morning. As soon as Kim Ji-hu returned home, he took off his mask and washed his face.

Having worn the mask for more than half a day, not only was the mask soaked with sweat, but his face was also burning hot.

‘If I keep wearing this mask everywhere, I’m going to collapse…’

It was fortunate that the weather was cool – if it had been summer, he felt like he would have collapsed.

‘Speaking of which, I wonder if I should have watched it all the way to the end. I feel bad for Writer Hwang Eun-seok…’

Remembering Hwang Eun-seok who was half out of it when he tried to go home after finishing everything, he felt guilty for no reason.

Anyway, Kim Ji-hu had managed to watch the entire work.

When they first asked him to review before advertising, he didn’t understand why, but after watching everything, he could understand it a little.

‘I’ll organize my thoughts after sleeping.’

Whatever the case, sleeping came first.

***

“…You watched it all in one day?”

“Yes…”

“Then the writer also stayed the whole time…”

“That’s right, well…”

“…Thank you for your hard work.”

“It was really hard work…”

PD Go Yeon-ha and Writer Hwang Eun-seok sat facing each other having a conversation.

Today was the day to hear the ‘Armchair Reviewer’s’ review.

So besides PD Go Yeon-ha and Writer Hwang Eun-seok, several other staff members were also seated.

PD Go Yeon-ha felt unnecessarily sorry for Writer Hwang Eun-seok and quietly asked.

“So what was his reaction? Were there any problems…”

“I was too sleepy at the time to ask…”

“I see… That makes sense…”

Writer Hwang Eun-seok had left work around the time people were coming to work, so it would be inhuman to say anything about it.

Anyway, they could ask the ‘Armchair Reviewer’ today.

While they were having this conversation, a staff member entered the meeting room.

And behind him stood the ‘Armchair Reviewer’.

“Hello…”

The ‘Armchair Reviewer’ came wearing his colorful mask again today.

He was hesitating near the door while greeting them.

PD Go Yeon-ha stood up from her seat and gestured to the front seat.

“Hello, ‘Armchair Reviewer’. Please sit over here.”

“Ah, yes yes…”

The ‘Armchair Reviewer’ sat in the seat PD Go Yeon-ha had indicated and glanced around at the people nearby.

Writer Hwang Eun-seok said to the ‘Armchair Reviewer’.

“So, could we hear from you right away? About this work.”

“Of course… But there’s something I’d like to ask first… Would that be okay?”

“Sure. What is it?”

“About whether I can speak my thoughts without holding back.”

The ‘Armchair Reviewer’ had seemed somewhat passive every time they met, but while saying this, he was looking straight at them as if he had something important to say.

Hwang Eun-seok readily answered.

“By all means. That’s exactly what we brought you here for.”

“Understood. Then… I’ve written up a review, so could you please distribute this?”

The ‘Armchair Reviewer’ distributed pre-printed materials to everyone.

“I wrote it like I usually write reviews. But I added a bit more detail.”

“Did you make all of this by yourself?”

“Ah, yes…”

The materials the ‘Armchair Reviewer’ distributed contained various content.

Of course, it wasn’t just at the level of his usual blog reviews, but included more diverse knowledge and perspectives, and the written content was much more extensive than what he posted on his blog.

Moreover.

‘…The content isn’t vague but clear and well-organized.’

Hwang Eun-seok let out a small exclamation of admiration as he skimmed through the materials.

Scene and character interpretations, and even thoughts on the overall direction and storytelling.

All kinds of review essentials were packed tightly into it.

The ‘Armchair Reviewer’ opened his mouth when it seemed people had somewhat skimmed through the materials.

“So there’s something I want to say as the main point.”

The people who had been skimming the materials looked up at the ‘Armchair Reviewer’.

“From what I can tell… this work doesn’t seem to have problems in terms of direction or story… However, could you please turn to page 7?”

Looking at those materials, there was a picture of actor Oh Jin-woo.

“I… don’t know if I should say this, but… I think there’s a bit of a problem with Oh Jin-woo’s character…”

At those words, PD Go Yeon-ha spoke up.

“What do you think the problem is? You do know that actor Oh Jin-woo is one of our country’s top-tier actors, right?”

“Ah, yes yes… Of course I know that. And I think he did the core acting very well. The problem is the ad-libs that actor Oh Jin-woo added in between, I think that’s the issue.”

“Ad-libs?”

“The scenes where Oh Jin-woo says funny things here and there. Those weren’t in the original script, were they…?”

Hwang Eun-seok nodded at this.

“Those were indeed actor Oh Jin-woo’s ad-libs. But didn’t the scenes come out entertainingly?”

“Ah, that’s true… If anything, each individual scene was interesting when viewed alone. But when looking at the bigger flow, there seems to be a problem. I roughly summarized the 7th scene of episode 1, could you take a look?”

People examined the materials at the Armchair Reviewer’s words.

“Clearly in the 7th scene of episode 1, actor Oh Jin-woo spoke playfully. And in episode 2, he does the opposite behavior. He says he doesn’t joke around when working. In other words, the character’s personality isn’t consistent.”

Where did the initial timid man go, and the Armchair Reviewer, a master in this field, had descended.

“There are quite a few parts like this. I’ve organized them into materials for now, but to give you a supplementary explanation…”

Time passed and the Armchair Reviewer’s story was coming to an end.

“So I think it would be good to reshoot the problematic scenes. These flaws will gather together and interfere with immersion. Ah… of course, actor Oh Jin-woo is such a busy person, so if it’s not possible, then what can we do…”

PD Go Yeon-ha listened to all those words and clapped.

Clap clap clap.

Then other staff members also began to follow and clap.

The Armchair Reviewer made a bewildered expression.

PD Go Yeon-ha spoke to such an Armchair Reviewer.

“Indeed, someone recognized in one field is different. Honestly, I didn’t think you’d go this far. You’re really amazing.”

“Yes…? Uh… it’s, it’s not that much…”

“No. It is that much. It was impressive enough to make me admire it naturally.”

PD Go Yeon-ha spoke with sincerity as if it wasn’t a lie.

The Armchair Reviewer spoke while awkwardly adjusting his mask as if embarrassed.

“Th, thank you…”

“Then we don’t have time to be sitting around like this either. Since the Armchair Reviewer worked so hard, we need to make a good work. There’s not much time left until broadcast, so let’s move quickly. Contact actor Oh Jin-woo and prepare for reshooting.”

“Understood!”

Writer Hwang Eun-seok also stood up from his seat.

“Then I’ll escort the Armchair Reviewer and we’ll also participate in the work.”

“Yes, please do that. Armchair Reviewer, thank you for the good review.”

The Armchair Reviewer, who had returned to timid mode by now, nodded awkwardly as if dazed.

“I, I’m also grateful.”

Hwang Eun-seok guided such an Armchair Reviewer toward the outside.

“Shall we go then?”

***

‘Did I do well?’

Kim Ji-hu, who had finished the presentation, felt his head was in a daze.

It was even more so since it was his first time presenting like this in front of people.

Kim Ji-hu had clearly pointed out the work’s shortcomings. That meant a non-professional had criticized their work.

It wouldn’t have been strange if they got angry.

‘But why did everyone seem happy? I thought they would be angry?’

Then writer Hwang Eun-seok, who was going out of the broadcasting station together, opened his mouth.

“Armchair Reviewer, thank you so much for today.”

“No… I feel a bit sorry for only criticizing and leaving.”

“Not at all. That’s what we wanted. The PD, other staff, and I as well. If you hadn’t done this, it would have been difficult to reshoot.”

“…Yes?”

Writer Hwang Eun-seok smiled slightly.

“Then we’ll contact you again after we finish reshooting and editing the work, so please take care of the review.”

Writer Hwang Eun-seok, who had guided him outside, bowed his head to Kim Ji-hu.

Kim Ji-hu looked at such writer Hwang Eun-seok and thought.

‘The words about it being difficult to reshoot… means they already knew about the problem?’

The production team that knew about the problem.

Actor Oh Jin-woo who was praised as a great actor.

The Armchair Reviewer who came in during all this.

It felt like the puzzle pieces were fitting together in his head a little.

‘Did I provide them with justification?’

If they had directly told actor Oh Jin-woo that there were problems so they should reshoot, there might have been trouble with actor Oh Jin-woo.

It seemed like they used the Armchair Reviewer to prevent that.

‘Of course, there probably are deeper circumstances within that… the broadcasting industry is indeed a bit scary…’

It was a day when he came to feel something new about the broadcasting industry.

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