Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 77

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Episode 77

“…What time is it.”

Kim Ji-hu’s eyes were bloodshot red.

He hadn’t slept a wink since returning home with the scripts.

Outside was dim and dusky.

Exactly 24 hours had passed since he came back with the scripts.

Kim Ji-hu had received about 30 scripts in total. He had stayed up all night reading through every single one.

“I’m tired…”

Now that he had finished reading them all, it was time to sleep. Kim Ji-hu checked his phone.

There was a message from Choi Tae-geon.

He must have missed the vibration while concentrating on the works.

-Ji-hu, they say the house candidates have been decided! They’re asking you to set a date to go look at them!

-They found really good places too!

-If you see this, please set a time and send me a reply!

It was very good news, but he didn’t even have the energy to be happy.

‘First I need to sleep…’

Still, since Choi Tae-geon might worry, he sent a rough reply.

After that, Kim Ji-hu immediately lay down on his bed.

‘I’ll sleep first and send a message to Jin-seung when I wake up…’

Kim Ji-hu fell asleep like that.

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“…”

“Tae-geon, is something wrong?”

“No, it’s nothing serious.”

Choi Tae-geon said that while staring intently at his phone.

-Oh wa thank yuo so muhc I’ll tel you the dat later.

If someone else had seen it, they would have made a fuss asking if something terrible had happened, but Choi Tae-geon just accepted it and put his phone away.

‘He probably stayed up all night looking at something.’

It was something that occasionally happened when he gave Kim Ji-hu time off.

***

“Ah, refreshing.”

Kim Ji-hu woke up and checked his phone again.

After sending several apologetic messages to Choi Tae-geon, he checked his other messages.

‘Most are advertising messages… and…’

A message from Yun Se-ra.

Yun Se-ra was one of the few people Kim Ji-hu contacted regularly.

Of course, they were messages that Yun Se-ra sent unilaterally like “Please tell him today’s review was really good…!” or “You were 10 minutes late with your post today, I hope nothing’s wrong…”

But today was a slightly different story.

More precisely, it was about the ‘Armchair Reviewer,’ but it wasn’t about the blog.

-The Armchair Reviewer came to our company today! But I couldn’t see his face. Next time he comes, I’m definitely going to go see him!

The message window was starting to feel more and more like a diary, but the content was what mattered.

‘But… would it be okay to meet her?’

When he went around as the Armchair Reviewer, he wore a mask, but ultimately his voice and way of speaking were Kim Ji-hu himself.

Honestly, he thought that someone who knew him might recognize him quickly.

‘Then… my identity would be exposed.’

Yun Se-ra showed no signs of tiring, whether it was chasing the Armchair Reviewer or sending him messages – he thought she would quickly stop doing one of the two.

‘Though it has become less frequent than before…’

Even her blog comments, which used to come immediately, were getting slower.

Yun Se-ra seemed to be getting busy with other works too.

‘Then if more time passes, she might forget completely.’

Losing one devoted fan of the blog was sad, but if it was because she was focusing on her own work, he would actually welcome it.

Someone like Yun Se-ra had the talent to become one of the top actresses later, so he could be satisfied just sending her off if she mentioned him on a famous variety show later.

‘To be forgotten, I can’t meet her either.’

Kim Ji-hu came to that conclusion and sent a message to Gu Jin-seung.

-Jin-seung, I’ve read through all the acting videos and scripts. Can we meet tomorrow?

A reply came immediately after sending it.

-Of course. Will you come to the company like last time?

-No. How about meeting at a nearby cafe?

Then the replies stopped for a moment. A reply came after 1-2 minutes.

-Last time, senior Yun Se-ra said she wanted to meet you, would it be possible at the company?

-No, I won’t be meeting Yun Se-ra.

Kim Ji-hu sent that firmly.

-I understand for now. Then which cafe would you like to meet at?

After deciding on a cafe near the RT Entertainment office, he ended the conversation.

‘I feel guilty about it… but it’s all for Se-ra’s sake…!’

Though it seemed like an excuse, there was some sincerity in it.

Yun Se-ra had shown panic symptoms during the filming of ‘My Little House.’

Though she had recovered from her past trauma thanks to the ‘Armchair Reviewer,’ meeting the ‘Armchair Reviewer’ now would actually be poison.

‘For the panic to get better, it would be better if that past became blurry.’

Thinking about the ‘Armchair Reviewer’ would inevitably bring up that past too.

So it was better to be forgotten as much as possible. Along with that past.

But there was something Kim Ji-hu overlooked.

‘I can avoid her if I try. Until I’m forgotten.’

That Yun Se-ra was a much more persistent person than he thought.

***

“Hello.”

“Hello, Reviewer.”

“Ahaha… Hello…”

Kim Ji-hu met with Gu Jin-seung and manager Kang Min-hyeok at a small cafe near RT Entertainment.

Gu Jin-seung was the first to speak.

“Reviewer… have you decided on a work for me to do?”

At that question, Kim Ji-hu tilted his head.

“Huh?”

“Uh… you said you’d look at the scripts at home…”

“Yes, I read through all the scripts.”

“…What?”

“Yes.”

From Gu Jin-seung’s perspective, he wondered what that meant. Reading through all the scripts.

“So… when you say you read all the scripts… do you mean you skimmed through them?”

“No? I read them all.”

“All of them… you mean? There must have been over 30 scripts there…”

“Yes, I read them all as soon as I got back. They were interesting.”

The three had met after a day’s gap. But he had read through over 30 scripts completely. Among those scripts, there were some with full content written out.

Even if it took a minimum of 1 hour to sit and read through one completely, that meant it would take over 30 hours.

‘He, he must just be saying that.’

Gu Jin-seung smiled awkwardly and said.

“Then, did you find scripts that suit me… or something like that?”

“Hmm… it’s not that there aren’t any, but I think I need to hear what Jin-seung wants first.”

“If that’s what you want…”

Kim Ji-hu thought for a moment, then asked Gu Jin-seung.

“Um… Jin-seung, do you want to make money from this project, or do you want to gain fame? Or do you want to improve your skills as an actor?”

It was a direct question. Since it was a question he had never heard from anyone before, Gu Jin-seung was bewildered.

“Well… ideally all three would be nice…”

“If you had to pick one of the three… which would it be?”

“…”

Gu Jin-seung pondered for a moment, then quietly spoke.

“Then… I want to improve my skills…”

At that, Kang Min-hyeok said with a surprised expression.

“Jin-seung…!”

“Looking at the long term, I think this is right. Even if I gain money and fame in the short term, it’s meaningless if I don’t have skills afterward…”

Kim Ji-hu smiled.

‘He’s incredibly sincere. He’s serious about acting.’

As someone who loved creative works, and as someone who acted even though he didn’t want to, it was something that made him feel good.

Usually people would choose money or fame.

That’s not to say that’s bad. Kim Ji-hu also liked both money and fame.

But he liked that mindset that ultimately, if skills followed, those two things could be obtained together.

‘Jin-seung is definitely the sincere, hardworking type. You can tell just by looking at his acting. So…’

After deliberating, Kim Ji-hu selected a script on his tablet and showed it to Gu Jin-seung.

“This is…”

“It’s an independent film. You probably won’t make money from it. In the short term, anyway.”

Still, looking at the director, it wasn’t a bad choice. The director of this work was someone who had already done commercial films.

He had a commercial perspective and his own originality too.

Plus, if it was a director who had already done commercial films, he would pay money, even if it was a small amount.

Kim Ji-hu thought it wasn’t a bad option.

‘Especially since it’s the most suitable project for someone like Jin-seung.’

Looking at Gu Jin-seung’s style, there was a high probability he had learned acting like a complete model student.

Especially since his personality seemed like he had never done anything completely outside the box, this independent film would be a good experience.

“Would that be okay…? Isn’t independent film too risky…?”

Kang Min-hyeok asked with a worried tone.

Kim Ji-hu shook his head.

“What risk is there for an actor? You just need to spend time. Time is a resource, but it’s not like you’re investing anything, and there’s not much to lose.”

“That may be true, but…”

“I’ve presented you with an option that can maximize skill improvement.”

Even as Kim Ji-hu said this, he thought to himself.

‘I feel good because I seem to be speaking better than usual…’

Kim Ji-hu usually stuttered or spoke passively, so he couldn’t express his opinions well.

Today it felt like he was saying everything he needed to say and wanted to say.

Kang Min-hyeok pondered for a moment, then came to a conclusion.

“Since the CEO entrusted this to you, I’ll completely trust you, Reviewer.”

Perhaps because he spoke so confidently, Kang Min-hyeok was also convinced.

‘Thank goodness. It seems to have worked out well.’

Actually, he thought the management side might refuse when he suggested an independent film.

After all, management is a group for making money. Especially for a large management company, even for a newcomer, they could push projects that guarantee some profit.

But making investments that think about the future rather than immediate money isn’t easy.

Kang Min-hyeok had come to this conclusion even though he could get scolded for it.

Kim Ji-hu said with a satisfied expression.

“Then we should talk about the acting part too.”

“Yes, yes, that’s the main part.”

“In this independent film…”

Just then, the cafe door opened and a voice was heard.

“Haa… haa… Is… Armchair Reviewer here…?”

It was Yun Se-ra.

Her hair was a bit disheveled, as if she had run here quickly.

How she ran in heels was questionable though.

But the real problem was something else.

‘H-how did she get here…?’

Hadn’t he chosen the cafe as the location specifically to avoid meeting Yun Se-ra?

Kim Ji-hu looked at Gu Jin-seung.

Gu Jin-seung shook his head vigorously.

“I… didn’t tell her…”

Same with Kang Min-hyeok.

Yun Se-ra spotted Kang Min-hyeok and Gu Jin-seung and approached the table.

‘H-how should I handle this…!!!’

If they talked, she would definitely realize he was Kim Ji-hu. And the people in front of him would also learn that he was Kim Ji-hu.

He had to hide his identity.

‘I have to do something…’

Then one thought entered Kim Ji-hu’s mind.

‘If I use the synchronization ability…?’

Since his face was covered anyway, the only way to figure it out was through his way of speaking.

If he changed that with the synchronization ability…

Kim Ji-hu squeezed his eyes shut faster than ever before.

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