Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 6

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Episode 6

Kim Ji-hu remembered most of the dialogue from the movies and dramas he had watched.

He could even recite lines from his favorite works fluently.

In other words, he definitely had the memory capacity to memorize dialogue.

‘But the method was the problem.’

The very act of just staring intently at the script was the issue.

Kim Ji-hu had been able to memorize dialogue simply because he loved and enjoyed those works.

So now he just needed to create that same situation.

A situation where he could enjoy this work itself.

Kim Ji-hu placed his phone on the desk and stood in front of it.

‘This is the way to fully enjoy this work.’

After all, a script is just a script. To fully enjoy a novel, you read the novel, and to fully enjoy a movie or drama, you watch the filmed work.

So Kim Ji-hu planned to film the work.

By acting it out himself.

Kim Ji-hu, who had closed his eyes, soon opened them with a sharp gaze.

And he began acting.

“Hey~ Long time no see. How have you been?”

He acts slyly and menacingly while synchronized.

And captures that footage on his phone.

“So, did you finish what I told you to do?”

When he couldn’t remember lines, it was fine to occasionally look at the script.

The acting while synchronized had a completely different level of immersion even when done while reading the script.

Hadn’t he acted while reading the script in front of PD Seo Min-sik and Director Kim Deok-chil? Even then, there was no problem with immersion.

Kim Ji-hu, who had always enjoyed even somewhat lacking works, was even more fine with this.

“What did I tell you? I said let’s meet after everything’s done. Don’t you understand Korean?”

“If you come here, this place gets exposed, you pathetic bastard.”

“Ah, damn it. You’re going to make things troublesome again because of you. So, what should you do now?”

Stop.

Kim Ji-hu finished acting, the synchronization was released, and he carefully walked toward his phone.

And he checked the video he had filmed with his phone.

-So, did you finish what I told you to do?

-What did I tell you? I said let’s meet after everything’s done. Don’t you understand Korean?

“Whoa…”

Kim Ji-hu let out an exclamation of admiration while watching the video.

He had certainly been acting all this time, but he hadn’t seen himself acting.

‘I acted this well?’

He had felt that he was doing well, but he hadn’t thought it would be to this extent.

The person in this video was truly a thug incarnate. There was a different person wearing Kim Ji-hu’s shell inside this.

Due to his facial expressions, it was hard to recognize if it was really Kim Ji-hu even when looking at his face.

‘So this is why PD Seo reacted that way.’

There was a reason he increased the money he would give him and even bowed his head to say thank you.

‘Anyway, I should keep filming.’

Kim Ji-hu planned to film all the scenes he would appear in from now on.

Kim Ji-hu intended to memorize the dialogue by repeatedly watching those videos like watching a movie.

‘Well then, shall I film again?’

***

Today was the first filming day for ‘Trauma’.

The lead actors had already finished script reading, and only Kim Ji-hu, who joined late, hadn’t participated in the script reading together.

‘Anyway, since Kim Ji-hu is a villain who appears in the middle, it probably doesn’t matter much.’

There would be a filming break around the middle, so he planned to do script reading once more around that time.

‘Of course, I need to make it well before that.’

PD Seo Min-sik’s secret weapon.

He was confident that if Kim Ji-hu appeared, this drama could take another leap forward.

PD Seo Min-sik stood up from his seat and shouted to everyone.

“Alright, let’s fight for today’s first filming!”

***

“This… is really a big problem, right?”

“…”

PD Seo Min-sik sat in his seat with a serious expression, and Jo Gi-hyeok standing beside him had a despairing expression.

The reason was that the lead actor Song Jae-hyeok’s acting was terrible.

Of course, that wasn’t all.

Even several extras around him lacked acting skills.

“This guy! We must catch him…”

“That. Is. Correct.”

“…”

From the lead actor whose acting didn’t make sense, to extras who acted like they were reading from a textbook.

It was truly astounding.

“I remember it wasn’t this bad during script reading.”

“At that time, Song Jae-hyeok’s health issues and scheduling problems overlapped, so we couldn’t see proper acting…”

“So he made all sorts of excuses because he couldn’t act properly?”

“…It seems so.”

PD Seo Min-sik held his forehead. As if he had a headache.

Jo Gi-hyeok quickly looked for someone.

“Hey, where’s Park Seo-a?”

“Yes! Senior Gi-hyeok!”

“Call the Casting Team right now. Ask them what the hell these people are.”

“…Yes.”

Park Seo-a followed Jo Gi-hyeok’s words and called the Casting Team, and after a moment.

“…They want to talk to the PD.”

PD Seo Min-sik furrowed his brow and took the phone from Park Seo-a.

“This is PD Seo Min-sik.”

-Ah, PD Seo Min-sik, it seems there’s some misunderstanding, so I’m calling.

“Right. There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding. I didn’t hear that what you called ‘amazing’ would be like this.”

At PD Seo Min-sik’s harsh words, the Casting Team coughed and said.

-Well… these are actors we selected with our best efforts. They’re promising actors, so with some guidance…

“Guidance? Did you just say guidance? We need to start filming and you’re talking about guidance? And if this is promising, then looking at that guy would be really…”

PD Seo Min-sik momentarily thought of Kim Ji-hu while speaking. However, the Casting Team wasn’t there at that time, so they definitely wouldn’t know about Kim Ji-hu.

He swallowed his words and calmed down before speaking.

“This isn’t right. Honestly, I wasn’t satisfied during reading either, but since the Casting Team was pushing so hard, I thought there must be something.”

Since PD Seo Min-sik said that much, the Casting Team spoke quietly.

-Um… PD? Actually… those friends are being pushed by their companies. Where do you think our production budget came from… You need to consider our situation too.

His head started throbbing.

In other words, these guys were actors pushed in by various entertainment companies. They received investment through that.

‘This is completely backwards.’

If they accepted strange actors due to lack of budget, this drama would ultimately fail and future budgets would disappear.

It meant falling to rock bottom in the worst situation.

-We thought PD Seo Min-sik’s abilities would be enough to save them, so we…

“That’s enough. I’m hanging up for now.”

He hung up the phone, feeling that listening to more would only make him angrier.

“Oh my goodness…”

PD Seo Min-sik pressed his temples firmly, and Jo Gi-hyeok asked cautiously.

“Then what are you thinking of doing…? Recasting or something…”

“They’ve probably already stamped all the contracts, and now you want to? And if we recast and do another reading, when will we shoot?”

“Right. That would be a bit…”

PD Seo Min-sik thought for a moment, then stood up from his seat.

“Cancel today’s shooting.”

“What?”

“With acting like this, even filming techniques can’t cover it. And remove all of Song Jae-hyeok’s shoots this week, film other scenes.”

“Then when will those scenes be shot…”

“Squeeze them in and shoot on weekends and such. What kind of filming can we do in this state.”

If they forced ahead with filming to save money, the work would definitely be ruined.

“Then what are your plans for tomorrow, PD?”

“Script reading. And acting coaching.”

“Understood. Then I’ll reserve the Broadcasting Station Auditorium.”

When Jo Gi-hyeok said that and was about to go make a phone call.

“Wait.”

“Yes…?”

PD Seo Min-sik raised one finger.

And after pausing as if thinking about something, he soon opened his mouth.

“Kim Ji-hu. Call Kim Ji-hu. Ask if he can come tomorrow.”

***

“Ughhhhh!”

Kim Ji-hu stretched.

And shouted with a bright smile.

“I memorized it all!”

After watching the video several times, he had finally memorized the entire script.

It took about two days. Considering he had struggled for over a week before thinking to memorize while watching the video, it was incredibly fast.

‘So now I just wait until the shooting day?’

Kim Ji-hu’s shooting was next week.

When he went to see Director Park Sang-pil’s movie, he thought it was tight, but now he had quite a bit of time left.

‘Then during that time…’

Bzzzz-

When Kim Ji-hu grinned and was about to go to the computer, his phone suddenly rang.

The call was from Jo Gi-hyeok.

‘What could this suddenly be about…’

Instinctively he was reluctant to answer, but it might be urgent, so he picked up.

“Hello…”

-Ji-hu?

“Yes, that’s right.”

-Ah, hello Ji-hu. This is assistant director Jo Gi-hyeok. Do you have a moment to talk?

“Yes, yes. It’s fine.”

-How have you been lately? I heard you met with PD Seo last time.

“I’ve just been memorizing lines.”

-I see. How much of the dialogue have you memorized?

“I just finished memorizing it all… Haha…”

Then he heard a surprised voice from the other end of the phone.

-Really? You’ve already memorized it all? That’s so like you, Ji-hu. Amazing.

Kim Ji-hu’s lips curled up at Jo Gi-hyeok’s praise.

“It’s not that impressive~”

-No, it is that impressive. Do you know how difficult memorizing lines is? Especially for a newcomer.

“Hehe…”

Kim Ji-hu let out a pleased laugh. Since Kim Ji-hu wasn’t used to praise, he felt even better.

-Oh, but are you free tomorrow?

“Tomorrow?”

-Yes, there’s something I’d like your help with…

Kim Ji-hu readily answered.

“Yes, if it’s something I can help with, I’ll help!”

-Thank you so much! Then could you come to the TV Station tomorrow?

Kim Ji-hu answered with a beaming smile.

“Yes, yes! Of course. Yes, then I’ll see you tomorrow.”

And soon hung up the phone.

“Wait… TV Station?”

It was a little later that he realized he had been swept away by Jo Gi-hyeok in his excited mood.

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