Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 75

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Episode 75

Childhood.

Kim Ji-hu’s family was harmonious.

Although his father had passed away early and only his mother, Kim Ji-hye, and Kim Ji-hu remained as a family of three, they were still happy.

His mother raised Kim Ji-hu and Kim Ji-hye while achieving decent success as a writer.

Kim Ji-hye and Kim Ji-hu also grew up like any other ordinary children.

However, the family changed after his mother wrote ‘Millennium Empress.’

Financially, they became much more comfortable than before.

But his mother began coming home less frequently, and when she did come home, she started becoming violent.

And Kim Ji-hu received more severe abuse than Kim Ji-hye.

“If only you… if only you weren’t here…”

“Why are you…”

“You were just lucky. It wasn’t your skill, you were just lucky…”

Words of resentment poured out along with the violence.

The reason was simple.

The success of ‘Millennium Empress’ was thanks to Kim Ji-hu’s advice.

Character settings, dialogue, plot development – the casual words of a young child were directly reflected in its success.

And after that, she was never able to produce another work with similar success to ‘Millennium Empress.’

‘Perhaps what Mother felt was… an inferiority complex.’

He couldn’t know for certain.

Before he could ask such questions, before he could sort out his feelings about his mother, she had died.

And his mother’s death was…

‘This… it would be better not to talk about this.’

His mother’s death, which occupied the largest part of Kim Ji-hu’s trauma. Although Kim Ji-hu was almost overcoming his trauma, this particular part remained as a deep wound in the deepest part of his heart.

That’s why it was difficult to bring it up.

Even with Baek Do-kyung, whom he could trust.

“I see… That must have been very difficult for you.”

“Ahaha… just… a little…”

Baek Do-kyung looked at Kim Ji-hu with eyes full of concern.

“Well… I don’t know if it’s appropriate to talk about this in such a situation, but would it be okay to discuss Park, the President?”

“Yes, that’s why I told you this story.”

When his mother was alive, the name ‘Park, the President’ that he had heard during her phone calls.

He never expected to hear that name again, but since there was now a small connection with Kim Ji-hye, he had to take some kind of action.

“You said her attitude changed after she wrote Millennium Empress.”

“Yes…”

“Then, aside from her attitude, were there any outward changes?”

“Outward…? Just… she seemed a bit haggard…”

“That’s not what I mean. I’m talking about fingernails, dark circles, or symptoms that appear externally.”

“Those aspects… I don’t remember them well…”

It was during his childhood, and whenever he made eye contact with his mother, he would get beaten more severely, so he didn’t even think to look at her properly.

“Ah…”

But there was one thing he had seen.

“Her skin… seemed to be badly damaged. Like she had been scratching…”

His mother’s arms always had scratch marks and scabs.

That much remained vivid in his memory.

“I see…”

Baek Do-kyung let out a small sigh after hearing that.

Then he looked at Kim Ji-hu and said.

“Perhaps… your mother took something that Oh Jin-woo mentioned.”

“Something…”

“I don’t know what it was either, but probably… some kind of drug.”

Hearing those words, Kim Ji-hu felt like he understood what he meant.

Baek Do-kyung spoke as if summarizing.

“Still, it seems like we’re getting a clearer picture. The timeline fits too.”

“Does it…?”

“Yes, I’ll investigate as much as possible using the clues. Please focus on your work, Ji-hu.”

“Thank you…”

This was the first time since Oh Jin-woo that he had opened up about his mother like this to someone. And it was truly the first time he had talked about it in such detail.

‘It feels like some kind of burden is being lifted.’

Kim Ji-hu was wearing a small smile.

***

*shivering* *trembling*

-Is something big coming? Is something big coming? Is something big coming? Is something big coming?

-Oh Jin-woo! Oh Jin-woo! Oh Jin-woo! Oh Jin-woo!

-Wow, how long has it been since Oh Jin-woo did action like this

-Kim Jihu is really a factory owner lol how long has it been since his movie came out and he already has another project

3 minutes before the preview release of ‘Office Apocalypse’ PV.

The chat window was truly in a festive mood.

Of course, not everyone was showing positive reactions.

-Is zombie content even possible in Korea?

-They’re not going to ruin it with CG again, are they?

-Please, let’s leave fantasy and sci-fi to foreign countries.

Since works with heavy CG in Korea rarely received good reviews, there were mixed looks of concern.

And among them, reactions from Kim Ji-hu fans were quite visible.

-Kim Ji-hu!!! Hit it big this time too!!!

-Kim Ji-hu, always reliable

-How long has it been since he won the newcomer award and he’s already working on another project

-Fuck, come out well Kim Jihu, fighting!

Since Kim Ji-hu’s fanbase had a thick layer of enthusiasts, there were many fans watching the preview in advance.

As time passed and the PV was released.

-We need to get out of here.

The first scene was Oh Jin-woo.

A story of office workers escaping from a tidy office that had become a mess.

They blocked entrances with desks and knocked down zombies with various office supplies.

And then.

-Do-won, we’re getting out of here together.

Kim Ji-hu appeared.

-Kim Ji-hu!!!!

-Wow, Kim Ji-hu’s physique has changed?

-He seemed to be working out since that variety show

-Kim Ji-hu in an action movie? Really awesome

-Kyaaaaaaaaaaaa

-This looks really fun?

As the PV progressed, people’s reactions became more and more heightened.

-What, the CG is good

-I heard this studio’s CG is really good

-It’s a script chosen by Oh Jin-woo, just trust and watch it ㅇㅇ

The PV video ended like that.

Just from watching the PV, people’s evaluation was extremely positive.

-If they don’t mess up the ending, it seems like it could enter the ranks of masterpieces

-Director Cheon Yeonghu is in charge now, what’s there to worry about lol

-Our Ji-hu is cool, right? Our Ji-hu is cool, right? Our Ji-hu is cool, right? Our Ji-hu is cool, right?

-When will it be released

-I canceled my Netflix subscription but I guess I’ll have to subscribe again

And Hanbit Entertainment, who was watching all this, was also moving quickly.

“Now you can comment on Netflix’s SNS accounts and post content.”

“Understood…!”

“Don’t forget to comment using the YouTube accounts we prepared in advance.”

“Yes…!”

Because they had decided to set up SNS and do YouTube promotion on the day the PV was uploaded.

“Phew~ Now we just have to wait.”

Choi Tae-geon finished all his work and let out a sigh of relief.

Kim Ji-hu asked such Choi Tae-geon.

“Will this promotion go well…?”

“Of course~. Vivid Studio is also paying a lot of attention to this work, so it’ll work together with their promotion.”

“That’s a relief then…”

A celebrity’s SNS follower count is like their combat power.

The higher it is, the stronger that celebrity’s combat power.

It was good to create as many followers as possible, even to get higher appearance fees.

“Still, you don’t need to worry too much. This time is the first wave, and when the drama is released, an even bigger wave will come.”

“I see.”

“For now, let’s focus on YouTube! Before that wave comes!”

The reason Kim Ji-hu came to the company today was to film YouTube videos.

He had already gotten an earful from Choi Tae-geon during the last Kim Ji-hye content.

Usually when filming at home, your home address could be revealed, so it’s better not to do that if possible.

That’s why they decided to film this content at the company.

“Let’s film a light self-introduction video first, then move on to the content.”

The content to upload to YouTube was the fan cafe reading they had talked about before.

It was content where Kim Ji-hu would read questions and reviews posted by people and share his thoughts.

“Let’s keep it light. It’s not content that needs to be heavy anyway!”

“Yes…!”

Kim Ji-hu sat in front of the camera.

“Ah, hello. I’m Kim Ji-hu.”

“Again.”

“…Excuse me?”

Choi Tae-geon, who was holding the camera, said.

“You can’t stutter from the very first words. Let’s do it again.”

“Yes…”

Kim Ji-hu started filming again with a displeased expression.

“Hello… I’m Kim Ji-hu.”

“Again.”

“Yes???”

Kim Ji-hu looked at Choi Tae-geon.

Choi Tae-geon wasn’t wearing his usual bright smiling expression, but a more strict and serious expression than anyone else.

“When filming works, didn’t you project your voice well and have a confident expression? You need to do the same for YouTube! Let’s go again!”

“Yees…!”

Kim Ji-hu had forgotten.

When he first met Choi Tae-geon.

Choi Tae-geon was an extrovert among extroverts.

This might sound out of nowhere, but Kim Ji-hu had seen someone similar to this before.

“Our team has to get first place in the presentation, so let’s work hard, okay?”

A complete extrovert from his middle school days who even made them dance to get first place in presentations.

What was so important about candy and snacks that they had to practice dancing and go through hellish training?

Of course, it being a history class was a bonus.

And now.

“Ji-hu! This won’t do! It won’t work like this!!!”

“So, sorry!!!”

Choi Tae-geon reminded him of that friend. The action-oriented nature and passion typical of extroverts.

“Ji-hu! How about trying to speak while moving! That would create better scenes!”

Choi Tae-geon’s usual energy was greatly suppressed to match Kim Ji-hu.

Kim Ji-hu didn’t really like high energy either, and he had been acting to match his introverted personality.

But now it was different.

‘Wh, what is this?’

Kim Ji-hu had thought lightly of Choi Tae-geon’s words, but seeing him now, he seemed more passionate and fired up than on filming sets.

***

“But is it okay to leave Ji-hu with Tae-geon…?”

A Content Team employee asked Baek Do-kyung.

“Why, is there some problem?”

“No… Tae-geon is on the manager side. So it might add to his workload, and he might not know much about promotion…”

“You don’t need to worry about that. Tae-geon was originally on the promotion team.”

“What?”

Baek Do-kyung shrugged his shoulders.

“Didn’t you know? Tae-geon originally started in promotion.”

“But… he definitely said he’s been a manager since he was 20…”

“He didn’t do it for long though. He said the promotion team was too boring and switched to being a manager. But his promotion abilities and such are really good. Even when he was at other companies, Tae-geon managed his assigned celebrities’ SNS and YouTube.”

“Oh… this is the first time I’m hearing this.”

Then a loud voice was heard from the meeting room.

“Ji-hu!!! More energetically!!! Put strength in your stomach!!!!”

“Yeeeeees…!!!!!”

For some reason, Kim Ji-hu’s crying voice seemed to reach all the way to the executive office.

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