Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 61

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Episode 61

‘I’ll have the most fulfilling fun for a week…!’

Kim Ji-hu, who had received vacation time, clenched his fist and made a resolution.

It wasn’t like he had no rest at all until now, but even then, he always had to think about work.

p>But this vacation, he planned to have absolutely debauched fun without thinking about work at all.

He even made a complete list of works he hadn’t been able to watch, and prepared food supplies in advance for the entire week.

A resolution to not step even one foot outside the room.

Kim Ji-hu was planning to have fun with all his might.

And.

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“…”

A week had passed.

He did have debauched fun.

He didn’t step one foot outside his home and stayed up all night thoroughly enjoying dramas and movies.

‘A week is too short…!’

He couldn’t even finish watching all the works he had listed in advance.

It felt like he had done nothing except create quite a bit of blog content reserves.

‘Why does a regular week feel so long, but vacation time feels short…’

Of course, lamenting about it was meaningless.

Since he had to start going to work soon.

“Ji-hu, did you rest well for the week?”

Kim Ji-hu nodded at Choi Tae-geon’s question.

“Yes, I don’t know how I spent the time, but I think my condition has definitely improved.”

Still, having rested thoroughly, he did feel lighter both mentally and physically.

“Then let’s fight on today too! We need to start running now!”

It was about time for ‘Office Apocalypse’ to enter filming.

Once filming began, it would truly be a forced march.

Especially in the case of ‘Office Apocalypse’, since it was such a large-scale work, the filming period would be long and physically demanding.

“Oh, come to think of it, I heard you signed a contract with Ji-hye. Is everything okay with the company?”

During his vacation, he heard from Kim Ji-hye that she had signed a contract with Hanbit Entertainment.

Last time he heard, they said they couldn’t sign a contract due to the company’s position, so he was worried about the sudden news of the contract signing.

At Kim Ji-hu’s question, Choi Tae-geon smiled as if it was fine.

“Since the president said it was okay, it should be fine. Haha.”

“Still… I heard that Ji-hye keeps coming to the company to hang out, so I wondered if you were forced to sign the contract…”

“Well, that probably had some influence too?”

“I’m, I’m sorry…”

“Haha, no. We’re just grateful that she likes our company so much.”

Kim Ji-hu bowed his head to Choi Tae-geon and said.

“Please take good care of my sister…”

“It’s not really something I have much to do with. We should be the ones asking you to take care of us. I hope both siblings will become great pillars of our company.”

***

“Ji-hu! Congratulations on receiving the newcomer award!”

“I’m late in saying this, but congratulations!”

When he arrived at the reading session room, people welcomed Kim Ji-hu with bright faces.

It was the first time meeting since he received the newcomer award.

Today was the day for the final reading.

While the previous readings had been general overviews, today’s reading would catch even the details.

“Thank you… ahaha…”

Kim Ji-hu awkwardly smiled and answered each person individually.

“So are you going for the newcomer double crown this time?”

“If it’s both drama and film… would this be the first time since Ryu I-hyun?”

Unlike the surrounding actors who spoke in cheerful and excited tones, Kim Ji-hu only felt burdened.

“Ah, the drama side isn’t confirmed yet…”

“Come on~ drama awards are easier to get~. And SBC hardly has any competitors.”

Kim Ji-hu knew that too, but he couldn’t shamelessly say ‘Of course~ I’m going to be the newcomer double crown winner~,’ so he just spoke humbly.

“Hello.”

While they were having such a cheerful conversation, Oh Jin-woo entered through the door.

Kim Ji-hu greeted Oh Jin-woo.

“Ah, hello.”

“…”

Oh Jin-woo stared intently at Kim Ji-hu.

Without saying anything, just looking at his face, and then staring piercingly at his face without saying a word.

‘What, what is it?’

He wondered if he had done something wrong and felt bewildered.

Oh Jin-woo continued staring at Kim Ji-hu and then opened his mouth.

“Congratulations on receiving the newcomer award.”

“Th, thank you.”

“But…”

“…?”

Oh Jin-woo was about to say something but stopped. Then he shook his head.

“Never mind. Congratulations.”

It definitely felt like he was about to say something but swallowed his words.

‘Did I do something wrong…’

But there was nothing he could have done wrong. Nothing had happened except taking a week’s vacation.

‘Right, what could I have done wrong! Let’s just be confident!’

Kim Ji-hu had that thought and straightened his shoulders. Oh Jin-woo lightly passed by Kim Ji-hu and sat in his chair.

Then a staff member said.

“Well, since everyone’s here, shall we start the reading? The reading is almost at the final stage now, so let’s work hard!”

“Understood!”

***

Oh Jin-woo thought.

‘How should I ask about this.’

What he heard from his manager a few days ago. That Kim Ji-hu might be related to ‘Park, the President.’

Of course, strictly speaking, it would be Kim Ji-hu’s younger sister, but the important thing was whether Kim Ji-hu was really related to ‘Park, the President.’

‘That person usually doesn’t come forward directly, so an ordinary entertainer might not know, but…’

But if Kim Ji-hu was really related to ‘Park, the President,’ it would be a problem.

Oh Jin-woo had been acting to avoid being caught by ‘Park, the President’ as much as possible until now.

If Kim Ji-hu informed ‘Park, the President’ that he was being pursued, it wouldn’t just be a little troublesome.

‘Maybe it would be better to just quietly pass by.’

After watching Kim Ji-hu for nearly a month, it had become certain that he wasn’t a bad person, but there was also the possibility that even that was acting.

Moreover, as Oh Jin-woo who had been following ‘Park, the President’ for nearly 6 years without being caught, he didn’t want to turn all his efforts into bubbles at once.

While Oh Jin-woo was having such thoughts…

‘Did I really do something wrong????’

Kim Ji-hu was very confused.

Unlike Oh Jin-woo who usually threw around ad-libs freely, wasn’t he just staring at him, then shaking his head, or smacking his lips, doing uncharacteristic behaviors?

The more Oh Jin-woo’s strange behavior continued, the more Kim Ji-hu began to get scared, to put it crudely.

‘Is the problem that I took a week off?’

But even so, they said Oh Jin-woo also didn’t participate in the reading for that week due to other schedules.

Then that wouldn’t be it either.

Just because he wasn’t doing ad-libs, thinking there was a problem with his acting was too much of a leap.

‘Or maybe he’s just in a bad mood today?’

If he thought about it rationally, he could come to that conclusion.

However, if that were the case, he should be acting similarly toward other people too, but he was only doing this when looking at Kim Ji-hu himself, which was truly frustrating.

‘Should I just ask him directly…’

Of course, there was no way Kim Ji-hu could do that.

How could Kim Ji-hu, who had never even attempted casual small talk, possibly approach someone who looked so menacing?

‘Ah, or maybe… Huh? Rather…’

That’s when Kim Ji-hu had a good idea. A way to ask without directly approaching him.

***

“I-jun, what are you going to do when this trash is over?”

“I have to go to the company. Or maybe inherit my father’s business.”

“How very young master-like of you. Sigh, maybe it’s better for me to just stay like this.”

“Still, the original world is better than constantly being in mortal danger, right?”

Oh Jin-woo and Kim Ji-hu exchanged lines. Though his thoughts were complicated, he was trying not to let it affect his acting at all.

‘Well, as long as I don’t do ad-libs, I can manage just fine anyway.’

The reason he wasn’t doing ad-libs right now was because his emotions could affect his acting.

If he didn’t do ad-libs, he just had to act, but when doing ad-libs, his own emotions had to be involved.

‘So now about two more lines… lightly…’

While Oh Jin-woo was thinking that, a line came flying from Kim Ji-hu’s direction.

“But you seem to be in a bad mood today, did something happen?”

“Huh?”

It was a line not in the script.

Oh Jin-woo looked at Kim Ji-hu with slightly surprised eyes.

Until now, Kim Ji-hu had only received Oh Jin-woo’s ad-libs but had never initiated an ad-lib first.

And it sounded like something he was saying to him personally, not to his character.

Oh Jin-woo hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

“I’ve just been thinking a lot lately.”

“That’s understandable.”

“Don’t worry about it. It’s nothing serious.”

Then Kim Ji-hu said.

“Still, if something’s bothering you, tell me. It’s more comforting to talk to someone than to suffer alone, right?”

Kim Ji-hu smiled brightly.

He was smiling so brightly that it was hard to tell if it was acting or if he really meant it.

‘Is he telling me to try talking to him once?’

He had noticed that Kim Ji-hu had been looking at him with strange eyes since earlier.

But since he couldn’t say anything about it, he had just been staring back.

‘Was I too complacent?’

The Kim Ji-hu in front of him was focused only on filming. But in his own head, he was only thinking about ‘Park, the President.’

As an actor, he felt ashamed for not being able to focus on his acting.

When the acting ended, the surrounding staff and actors applauded.

“Ji-hu, I didn’t know you could do ad-libs too?”

“The emotional flow just now was so good? Let’s add this to the script?”

Since it was acting with genuine feelings, the emotional flow seemed even better. Plus, it was perfect timing for the work, so even Oh Jin-woo thought it was a good ad-lib.

Kim Ji-hu seemed awkward about such comments, constantly bowing his head saying ‘Th-thank you.’

Oh Jin-woo looked at Kim Ji-hu like that and made a decision.

‘Right, let me ask him once.’

He thought there was no point in agonizing over it internally.

He planned to ask casually so he wouldn’t notice.

***

“Thank you for your hard work today!”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Th-thank you for your hard work…!”

Kim Ji-hu greeted everyone and walked out of the building.

‘In the end, I didn’t find out why he kept staring at me.’

It would have been nice if he had pointed out any frustrating parts about him right away.

Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable for both of them if he just kept staring with that burdensome gaze?

As he was walking toward where Choi Tae-geon’s car was parked.

“Ji-hu.”

“Huh…? Oh, Oh Jin-woo?”

Oh Jin-woo stopped him at the entrance.

Kim Ji-hu looked at him with a surprised expression, and Oh Jin-woo said casually.

“If you don’t have any schedule after this, how about having a beer with me?”

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