Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 83
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Episode 83
“Hello. This is Kim Ji-hu.”
-Let’s gooooo
-Woooooooooooooo
-Kim Ji-hu! Kim Ji-hu! Kim Ji-hu!
-When is Office Apocalypse coming out?
The reaction was quite good.
There were about 4,000 viewers. Compared to famous YouTubers, it was a small number, but it was much more than the Content Team had expected.
Of course, that was because some people were drawn in without even knowing who Kim Ji-hu was.
-So who is this person?
-Is this another person only I don’t know?
-Ah, you don’t know Kim Ji-hu? His acting is freaking amazing
At the same time, subscribers were rapidly increasing.
Starting with about 10,000 subscribers, by the middle of the video it had shot up to nearly 15,000.
“Well, let’s finish the introductions here, and try the content that fans have been eagerly anticipating.”
That content was reading reviews written by fans.
-Hahahahahahaha
-This content is really something else
-Hahahaha
-But isn’t this basically public execution? I’d want to die if he read my review
-It’s an honorable death ㅇㅇ
Kim Ji-hu slowly read through the cafe reviews.
“Ah, this review is for The Sea of Sicily. It’s probably the work I recommended to a young fan… I felt a lot when I watched this work as a child. That’s why I recommended it.”
-He’s definitely good with movies, probably because he’s an actor ㅇㅇ
-I really enjoyed watching this too
-But isn’t it a bit loose? Hmm…
-I should watch it right after this video
“Ah, this person seems to have similar thoughts to mine. The Sea of Sicily requires careful observation of the background and characters to better understand the emotional flow.”
-Background?
-The background was pretty though
-I don’t remember it well
“In The Sea of Sicily, it rains or clears up depending on the protagonist’s emotions, and it flows a bit differently from the overall atmosphere of the work. Well, the female actress creates such an atmosphere that it’s easy to miss.”
After that, Kim Ji-hu talked about various things.
Stories about the details and plot of works.
-I’ve watched a lot of critic broadcasts and this feels like that
-Really completely professional
-Haven’t you seen how they recommend works that suit each person lol They’re like movie experts lol
-Are all actors like this?
-Why are you so calm when there’s no one around? lol
-I’m an introvert so I’m invincible when there’s no people around lol
Actually, he was worried that people might find such stories boring, but the reaction was surprisingly good.
Kim Ji-hu’s fanbase liked these kinds of stories, and Kim Ji-hu unexpectedly told these stories in an interesting way.
And there was someone who kept watching this broadcast.
“Hmm…”
It was Oh Jin-woo.
Hearing that a video had been uploaded to Kim Ji-hu’s YouTube, he was watching that video.
Meanwhile, Oh Jin-woo felt a subtle sense of déjà vu.
‘I feel like I’ve seen this somewhere…’
The way of reviewing, the perspective on works, it felt like something he’d seen before.
‘Is it just because I often heard Kim Ji-hu talking?’
But that didn’t seem right either. Although he had many conversations with Kim Ji-hu about works, it was about acting, not really discussing works.
‘Then what is it?’
While harboring such doubts, his manager Shin Jeong-min called.
“Oh, hyung. What’s up.”
-What are you doing right now?
“I’m watching Kim Ji-hu’s YouTube. Why? Is something wrong?”
-It’s nothing major. The person you were looking for suddenly appeared.
“The person I was looking for… Park, the President?”
-No, the Armchair Reviewer. I heard he’s been going to work at RT Entertainment lately?
After meeting Kim Ji-hu, Oh Jin-woo’s interest in the Armchair Reviewer had shifted toward Kim Ji-hu.
It had been a long time since he changed his request to Shin Jeong-min from finding out about the Armchair Reviewer to finding out about Kim Ji-hu.
“It’s fine now. Having that person would be helpful, but…”
Oh Jin-woo said that while looking at Kim Ji-hu’s YouTube playing in front of him.
“…Huh?”
Oh Jin-woo let out a small exclamation as if he had realized something.
-Why, is something wrong?
“No… something… hmm…”
-What is it?
Oh Jin-woo thought for a moment before opening his mouth.
“I need to meet Kim Ji-hu tomorrow.”
.
.
.
-YouTube subscribers are already at 50,000!!! It’s continuously growing, so at this rate, we should get good results!
“Th-thank you.”
-Haha, it’s thanks to Ji-hu’s hard work. Then I’ll contact you again tomorrow!
Choi Tae-geon said he would continue to update about YouTube’s growth. Thanks to the unexpectedly good response to YouTube, it seemed like there were many more activities they could do.
‘Anyway, work activities would come first.’
That aside, there was one thing that bothered him.
A message from Oh Jin-woo after uploading the YouTube video yesterday.
-I watched your YouTube video well.
-Are you busy these days?
-If you’re not busy, let’s meet tomorrow.
Why was he asking to meet after not saying much until now?
‘I was going to meet him once anyway…’
He had been planning to tell him about that lighting staff member at Park Sang-pil’s set.
But he couldn’t find the right timing because he was so busy.
‘Then I can tell him today.’
Just as you pull out a cow’s horn in one go, isn’t it human nature to handle work all at once?
Kim Ji-hu thought that way and went to meet Oh Jin-woo.
As soon as Oh Jin-woo met Kim Ji-hu at the cafe, he asked.
“Kim Ji-hu, are you the Armchair Reviewer?”
“…What?”
***
Director Park Sang-pil said with a bright smile.
“Tae-hyun, your acting was good today too.”
“Thank you, Director!”
“You’ve completely changed since meeting Ji-hu.”
“Haha! I learned a lot from watching Ji-hu!”
It seemed like a short time to have learned something, but if he said he learned, wouldn’t that be good?
‘In Tae-hyun’s case, it wasn’t really a matter of skill.’
Jung Tae-hyun had simply fallen into a slump. From his debut, even if not quite to Kim Ji-hu’s level, he was an actor recognized for his abilities.
It was just a mental issue that arose because of Kim Ji-hu, so it could be shaken off simply by having a conversation with Kim Ji-hu.
‘Tae-hyun is quite easygoing by nature too.’
While he was sensitive like an actor, which caused the problem, he was fundamentally someone with no grudges and a refreshing personality.
In any case, after Kim Ji-hu arrived, Jung Tae-hyun’s skills not only returned to normal but he was showing even better acting than before.
‘The project seems like it’ll finish without problems now…’
Director Park Sang-pil glanced toward where the lighting staff were gathered.
That guy laughing brightly and chattering among them.
‘What the hell is that guy up to.’
As Kim Ji-hu said, when they investigated his background, he was indeed problematic, but they still didn’t know what reason he had for being here.
A guy like a time bomb that could explode at any moment.
Of course, Director Park Sang-pil had informed the trustworthy people around him, but still, who knew what he might do behind their backs.
As Director Park Sang-pil was watching the lighting staff with a bitter taste in his mouth, Jung Tae-hyun asked with a furrowed brow.
“Who are you looking at? With such a serious expression.”
“It’s nothing. Just… there’s something bothering me.”
Director Park Sang-pil tried to brush it off vaguely.
“Are you perhaps… looking at that lighting staff member?”
“Huh…?”
Jung Tae-hyun was asking with an uncomfortable expression.
Director Park Sang-pil asked carefully.
“Do you… know that person?”
“…I do know him.”
“Besides him being a lighting staff member?”
“…”
Jung Tae-hyun nodded slightly.
Director Park Sang-pil spoke with a stern expression, unlike usual.
“You, come see me for a moment after filming ends.”
***
At that time. On Kim Ji-hu’s side.
“No, no, no, that’s not it????”
With his face pale, he denied it with his whole being.
But strong denial is affirmation.
“Someone who’s telling the truth doesn’t stutter like that.”
“No, it’s not. It’s not…”
“Don’t go around lying everywhere. It’s all obvious.”
Oh Jin-woo was looking at him calmly as if already certain.
Further excuses seemed meaningless.
“…Do other people know too?”
“Only I know. You haven’t been lying to other people too, have you? Like management?”
“My manager and President Baek know… And a few people from Seo Min-sik PD’s team at Trauma…”
“So most people don’t know.”
“The Armchair Reviewer isn’t that famous… I thought there was no need to tell everyone…”
Oh Jin-woo nodded as if that made sense.
“That’s true. But I know both the Armchair Reviewer and Kim Ji-hu, so why lie to me???”
“There, there was a good reason…”
“What was it.”
“Oh Jin-woo… you said… you’d make me work… but I have to do acting work…”
Oh Jin-woo let out a deep sigh.
“Haah… If you said you were an actor, would I make you work? I’d just ask while working together. And if you offered to give me advice while doing acting work, you could have done acting and earned money too… Ugh, it’s all in the past anyway.”
“I’m, I’m sorry.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry about. No wait. Is there? You lied, so you did do wrong.”
“I don’t think I actually lied. You didn’t ask…”
“You did today.”
“…I’m sorry.”
As Kim Ji-hu shrank like that, Oh Jin-woo waved his hand as if it was enough.
“Like I said, it’s all in the past. Now I understand why I learned so much from your acting this time.”
“But, but how did you know? That I’m the Armchair Reviewer…”
“Watching that YouTube video, it was obvious? Your review style is exactly the same as the Armchair Reviewer’s.”
“What???”
He hadn’t thought of that. After writing reviews for several years, that method had apparently become a habit.
“Plus that Sea of Sicily thing, it was in the Armchair Reviewer’s past posts too. The way of speaking was the same. That’s when I was certain.”
“Ah…”
He hadn’t thought of that either.
He had just made the video hearing only good things from Choi Tae-geon and the Content Team.
That meant someone might figure out that he was the Armchair Reviewer.
“Should, should I take down the YouTube video now?”
“That thing has almost 200,000 views and you want to take it down? Rather take down what you posted on the blog.”
“Should I? Then right now…”
“But would hiding it actually hide it? This content was popular so you’ll have to do it several more times. Then you’d end up taking down all your blog posts.”
“There are over ten thousand blog posts, so taking down one or two probably wouldn’t be noticeable…”
Oh Jin-woo looked at Kim Ji-hu for a moment at those words, then changed his tune.
“Ten thousand… that wouldn’t be noticeable. But how long will you hide it? No, is there really a need to hide it? If it’s revealed, your standing as an actor would improve too.”
“Oh… would it?”
“Of course. It’s not like you caused trouble as the Armchair Reviewer, and it’s proof you analyzed over ten thousand works, so you’d get better evaluations. It would give credibility to your ridiculous skills too.”
Actually, there were three reasons Kim Ji-hu hid his identity as the Armchair Reviewer.
One was for his future after retiring from acting.
Another was because of Yun Se-ra.
The last was because of Oh Jin-woo.
Oh Jin-woo, one of those reasons, already knew.
Moreover, Kim Ji-hu had decided to try his best at acting work.
‘Besides the blog, I now have reasons to do acting work.’
So except for Yun Se-ra, there was practically no reason left to hide it.
“Well, I won’t tell you to reveal it, but think about it carefully. The reason for hiding might not be that important.”
At Oh Jin-woo’s sincere advice, Kim Ji-hu bowed his head.
“Thank you. I’ll think about it more.”
Bzzzz-
Just then Kim Ji-hu’s phone rang.
Oh Jin-woo nodded as if telling him to answer.
“…Hello?”
-Are you busy right now?
The caller was Director Park Sang-pil.
“Um… I’m meeting with Oh Jin-woo.”
-Then I’ll make this as short as possible.
Director Park Sang-pil said.
-The wine that lighting staff member gave you, absolutely do not drink it.
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