Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 81

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Episode 81

 

“Only a week left now.”

 

“Right… It’ll go well, won’t it…?”

 

Kim Ji-hu was at RT Entertainment to help Gu Jin-seung with his acting.

 

One week until the audition for the independent film that Gu Jin-seung was aiming for.

 

It was a timing when he needed to focus intensely.

 

“Since it’s an independent film… there probably won’t be that many people auditioning, right?”

 

At Kim Ji-hu’s words, Gu Jin-seung brightened up.

 

“That’s right, isn’t it?”

 

“Still, since it’s a fairly famous director… there won’t be none at all.”

 

“I suppose that’s true…”

 

“But with Jin-seung’s skills, it’ll definitely be possible.”

 

“Really?!”

 

Kang Min-hyeok, who was watching this scene, smiled awkwardly.

 

‘Armchair Reviewer, he was passive at first, but he teaches better than I expected.’

 

In fact, he still seemed to be shy in his usual demeanor.

 

Sometimes he would answer questions awkwardly, and when not doing work-related things, he had trouble making proper eye contact.

 

But once he got into work mode, it was as if he became a different person – he spoke well and expressed his professional knowledge effectively.

 

‘He’s definitely a unique person. That mask too.’

 

The Armchair Reviewer who had recently changed from a face mask to a strange mask.

 

From what he roughly heard, he said ‘I was packing to move and I don’t know where my face mask went…’, but surely that couldn’t be the real reason.

 

Seeing how incredibly meticulous and thorough he was at work, and how he remembered all the lines from unique works, there must be another reason.

 

‘But Yun Se-ra doesn’t come as often as I expected.’

 

In fact, Yun Se-ra had only visited once since they met at the cafe.

 

From her attitude, he thought she would come frequently, but that wasn’t the case.

 

Probably Yun Se-ra was busy in her own way, and because the Armchair Reviewer had firmly put up walls telling her not to come.

 

Of course, that wasn’t actually the reason.

 

‘I’m glad I gave Se-ra a hint…’

 

Kim Ji-hu let out a sigh of relief seeing that Yun Se-ra didn’t come today either.

 

After meeting Yun Se-ra at the cafe, he had sent a text under Kim Ji-hu’s name.

 

-Did you meet the Armchair Reviewer?

 

-Yes! It was exactly the feeling you described! It was completely amazing to meet him.

 

-But I think it would be better not to go meet him too often.

 

-Oh no… Did the Armchair Reviewer say something?

 

-He did say something, but more than that, that’s the way to become friends with the Armchair Reviewer.

 

-Advice from someone with experience…!

 

-For now, refrain from going to meet him directly as much as possible, and just show your face as if you’re stopping by on your way somewhere. Then he’ll become a bit softer.

 

The next time Yun Se-ra came saying she bought donuts on her way, he responded as gently as possible.

 

Since that incident, Yun Se-ra hadn’t shown her face.

 

‘That’s really fortunate. Of course, Jin-seung is more of a problem than that.’

 

Kim Ji-hu looked at Gu Jin-seung.

 

“Shall we look at your acting once more today?”

 

“Yes…! Reviewer!”

 

***

 

The independent film ‘Summer’s Tilt’ that Gu Jin-seung will audition for this time is a work with deep emotional lines.

 

Just reading the script, you can follow the emotional flow, and it doesn’t lose credibility until the end.

 

This was exactly why Kim Ji-hu thought this script would suit Gu Jin-seung well.

 

‘Gu Jin-seung’s biggest problem was ultimately that he couldn’t immerse himself.’

 

Gu Jin-seung’s acting is very orthodox.

 

His fundamentals are solid, and things like his voice projection and movements are natural, making him think he has quite good talent.

 

But when watching his acting, there was something awkward about it.

 

Even though he was clearly delivering theoretically correct actions and lines, it felt creaky.

 

Ultimately, it was a problem of immersion.

 

‘That’s why I thought a work that’s easy to immerse in would be helpful.’

 

Rather, wouldn’t he be able to naturally immerse himself if it’s a work with clear emotional lines?

 

But that was a misconception.

 

“What should I do. What should I…”

 

He had been helping with the acting for several days, but the emotional lines were stiff.

 

The acting was good. But shouldn’t it not be obvious that the acting is acting?

 

‘There’s no point in continuing to watch the acting like this.’

 

In fact, he thought that by repeatedly reading the script, he would come to feel the emotional lines and be able to express them, but now he didn’t think that would be possible.

 

Then he would have to think of another method.

 

“Jin-seung. I think you can stop now.”

 

“Yes…? Was it strange again today…?”

 

“More than that, I think there’s something Jin-seung needs to do first.”

 

Kim Ji-hu asked Gu Jin-seung.

 

“Jin-seung, is there any work you’ve enjoyed watching recently?”

 

“Work I’ve enjoyed watching…? Well… ‘My Little House’ with actor Kim Ji-hu… or director Park Sang-pil’s works…”

 

He was a bit surprised that his own name came up, but he cleared his throat and spoke.

 

“Ahem, then what was interesting about ‘My Little House’?”

 

“Uh… Actor Kim Ji-hu and senior Yun Se-ra’s acting was very detailed… and senior Park Seong-min was there… And in terms of direction too…”

 

“Those aren’t reasons why it was interesting, are they?”

 

“…What?”

 

He seemed to be getting a feeling about something.

 

“The reason something is interesting is usually because you liked a certain character, or because you liked certain content.”

 

“Uh…”

 

“Do you perhaps watch other works like it’s work? Since you’re an actor, you have to watch all the famous movies once, and analyze the acting too.”

 

“Th-that’s right.”

 

“Then was there any work you watched recently because you thought it would be interesting?”

 

“…”

 

At Gu Jin-seung’s silence, Kim Ji-hu finally seemed to understand something.

 

‘I also once watched works to write reviews.’

 

When he first started making money from his blog, there was a time when he tried to review as many works as possible to earn even a little more money.

 

But that was when his blog had the lowest views.

 

People said the articles he wrote then were stiff and boring.

 

From that, Kim Ji-hu realized.

 

Ultimately, people like reviews that contain his genuine feelings.

 

Of course, that situation was a bit different from now, but ultimately it was similar.

 

“I think Jin-seung should approach acting more enjoyably rather than treating it as work.”

 

“B-but other people said… that acting should become work… Otherwise you become lazy…”

 

That didn’t seem wrong either. If you only treat acting as something enjoyable, you’ll quit when it stops being enjoyable.

 

“But wouldn’t it be best to maintain a balance? Treating it as work, but doing it enjoyably.”

 

“That’s true, but…”

 

“So this is what I was thinking.”

 

Gu Jin-seung was in a state of low immersion because he treated acting too much as work. There was a best method to increase immersion in such cases.

 

“What was the work you enjoyed watching most as a child?”

 

“As a child…?”

 

“Yes, the work you watched most enjoyably without thinking about quality or anything.”

 

Gu Jin-seung hesitated before opening his mouth.

 

“Well… among Korean films, there’s a work called ‘Reformed Gangster’…”

 

“Oh, that’s interesting. The content is good, and it’s funny too.”

 

“You know it…?”

 

“Of course. Wait a moment… I wonder if it’s on Netflix. Oh, it’s there.”

 

Kim Ji-hu looked at manager Kang Min-hyeok.

 

“Could I possibly borrow a laptop?”

 

“A laptop? What do you plan to use it for?”

 

“Let’s watch the movie together.”

 

“Then let’s use the beam projector here. That would be better.”

 

“Oh! That would be even better.”

 

Kim Ji-hu began setting up a good environment for watching movies using the beam projector.

 

Gu Jin-seung watched him blankly and asked.

 

“What are you trying to do…?”

 

“Let’s watch this movie together.”

 

“What? Suddenly? There’s only a week left…”

 

“It’s fine. This is the most important thing right now. Oh! Should I go to the convenience store and buy some popcorn and drinks?”

 

“I’ll go buy those. Jin-seung and Reviewer, please wait a moment.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

Gu Jin-seung was puzzled.

 

Whether it was right to watch a movie at such an urgent time when every hour mattered.

 

‘But, he must have his reasons.’

 

Gu Jin-seung decided to do as the Armchair Reviewer instructed for now.

 

***

 

-THE END

 

The OST played as the ending credits rolled up.

 

“…”

 

Gu Jin-seung was shedding a few tears, immersed in the afterglow.

 

Actually, it wasn’t such a sad work.

 

Though there was a touching scene at the ending, it wasn’t comparable to today’s high-quality works.

 

But childhood memories enhanced the work, making him feel greater emotion.

 

‘Ah… maybe I was the only one who enjoyed this…’

 

Honestly, this was a work he’d feel sorry to recommend to others.

 

He found it interesting, but it was hard to call it objectively entertaining.

 

It was a work that depended heavily on personal taste.

 

Gu Jin-seung glanced at the Armchair Reviewer and Kang Min-hyeok.

 

Kang Min-hyeok was cleaning up the snacks and drinks with an indifferent expression.

 

‘As expected… I should recommend a different work instead…’

 

Gu Jin-seung turned his gaze to look at the Armchair Reviewer.

 

“…?”

 

The Armchair Reviewer’s expression showed slight excitement and sparkling eyes as if he had really enjoyed it.

 

The Armchair Reviewer looked at Gu Jin-seung and said.

 

“…Watching this after so long, it’s really interesting.”

 

“Is, is that so?”

 

“Of course! Especially the scene at the end where he greets while working part-time at the cafe, the lingering feeling… it’s an emotion you rarely see in today’s works.”

 

“Right! Nowadays, all the protagonists either succeed completely and become amazing, or they just die.”

 

“Exactly. It’s extreme. This kind of everyday ending has its own special afterglow.”

 

“Right, right, right!!! And wasn’t the protagonist’s transformation really good too?”

 

“That’s right. Since they clearly show the change in thinking, the satisfaction from that hits you precisely.”

 

The two began having a heated discussion about ‘Reformed Thug.’

 

Watching this, Kang Min-hyeok was just a bit surprised.

 

‘I think this is the first time I’ve seen Jin-seung talk about a work like this.’

 

Whenever discussing works, Gu Jin-seung usually talked analytically rather than about what emotions he felt.

 

He had assumed that’s just how he viewed works, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case.

 

He simply hadn’t been able to purely enjoy works.

 

“Ah…”

 

Gu Jin-seung seemed to come to his senses only after talking for a while.

 

“Sorry, sorry. I got excited and rambled because it’s a work I really love…”

 

“Not at all. I wanted that on purpose, which is why we watched this work.”

 

“What…?”

 

The Armchair Reviewer looked directly at Gu Jin-seung and said.

 

“Remember that emotion. That feeling of loving it so much and being immersed in the role. Then look at the script. It’ll feel different.”

 

“…Then right now.”

 

“No, it’s late, so go home today, look at the script, and let’s see your acting tomorrow.”

 

“Ah, understood.”

 

“Good. Then thank you for your hard work today.”

 

The Armchair Reviewer greeted them like that and left RT Entertainment.

 

***

 

‘The script he reads today will probably feel different too.’

 

Kim Ji-hu thought as he took off his mask and put it in his bag.

 

‘If he views the work with that elevated emotion, he’ll be able to immerse himself more.’

 

Until now, Gu Jin-seung hadn’t been able to immerse himself because he viewed works not as works but rigidly as just a job.

 

So if he had that emotion of enjoying works, he would surely be able to immerse himself in the work.

 

‘I’m looking forward to tomorrow a bit… how he’ll change…’

 

As he was thinking that and trying to catch a taxi.

 

“Huh…?”

 

A familiar voice came from far away.

 

“Ji-hu?”

 

Kim Ji-hu turned his head.

 

“Ah.”

 

Standing where the voice’s owner was.

 

It was Yun Se-ra.

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