Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 9

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Episode 9

The acting industry is always flooded with many newcomers. Among them are many talented rising stars.

‘But this industry is a place where only the truly exceptional ones among those guys survive.’

Kang Hyun-seok thought as he looked at Kim Ji-hu.

The guy who had received rave reviews from PD Seo Min-sik and Jo Gi-hyeok. But these types of guys were actually more dangerous on set.

‘On-set movement and script reading are completely different. Worrying about how you’ll look to people versus worrying about how you’ll look on camera are different things.’

In the end, you have to think about how you’ll appear on camera based on your foundation from the script reading and move accordingly.

‘But guys who receive that much praise tend to struggle with that.’

In short, it meant that the self-esteem they’d built up made it difficult for them to accept others’ opinions.

‘Still, that guy seems quite humble, so he might adapt quickly.’

Actor Kang Hyun-seok had warned him out of concern as a senior. The reason he had conveyed those words to Kim Ji-hu was precisely for this reason.

And so Kim Ji-hu’s turn gradually approached.

“Kim Ji-hu, please start getting ready!”

“Y-yes… I understand…”

Kang Hyun-seok scratched his cheek as he watched that scene.

‘Seeing behavior like that, I wonder if I said something unnecessary.’

He had barely seen him chatting with anyone on set. Of course, there was some actor next to him chattering away, but he seemed to barely respond to that either.

Kim Ji-hu showed a completely different feeling from the actors he’d seen before.

Kang Hyun-seok crossed his arms and tilted his head.

“Ji-hu. Tell me as soon as you’re ready.”

“Yes…”

At PD Seo Min-sik’s words, Kim Ji-hu answered quietly and bowed his head slightly.

At the same time, Kim Ji-hu closed his eyes.

A moment later, he opened his eyes and raised his head.

“I’m ready.”

“…!”

Actor Kang Hyun-seok’s eyes widened at that sight. Kim Ji-hu’s appearance had completely changed atmosphere.

‘What the hell is that kid…’

And the acting began.

Scraaape.

Kim Ji-hu walked forward, dragging a baseball bat on the ground.

His expression was slightly visible on his somewhat lowered face.

He was smiling.

As if he was extremely pleased about something.

That face gave Kang Hyun-seok goosebumps all over his body.

‘What is that guy… what the…’

To create such an atmosphere with just one movement. Kang Hyun-seok immediately looked at the preview monitor that PD Seo Min-sik was watching.

Seeing the flawless directorial blocking being captured, Kang Hyun-seok let out a small gasp of admiration.

‘He’s different. From all the guys I’ve seen so far…’

Kang Hyun-seok had been in the acting industry for nearly 20 years. Had he ever seen such a newcomer in those 20 years?

At least Kang Hyun-seok hadn’t.

However, this wasn’t the end.

Kim Ji-hu threw the baseball bat he’d been dragging to the side and sat on the sofa.

Then he looked to the side and said:

“So who’s next?”

A voice that was both relaxed and menacing. Even his vocal projection was perfect.

“Cut! Ji-hu, that was good!”

“Hah…”

Just this one scene.

When Kang Hyun-seok had heard they were adding one scene to episode 1 for impact, he wondered what big difference it could make.

He had even felt the words “If there’s not enough impact, just change the story entirely” rise to his throat.

But there was no need for that. PD Seo Min-sik’s judgment was correct.

This scene would change the entire work.

His long experience told him that people’s expectations would explode with this scene that would become the final scene of episode 1.

‘That guy is completely different.’

Kang Hyun-seok was certain. Kim Ji-hu wasn’t someone he could dare to advise.

The guy was too much of a monster for him to advise with his ordinary acting career.

***

At PD Seo Min-sik’s cut sign, Kim Ji-hu returned to his original self.

‘Phew… fortunately I didn’t cause any trouble this time.’

Since it was a short scene, Kim Ji-hu had worried about what would happen if he couldn’t return to normal. He was worried the same thing as last time would happen again, but no such thing occurred.

“Thank you for your hard work…”

After finishing his greeting, Kim Ji-hu quietly raised his head and looked around.

And spotting Kang Hyun-seok, Kim Ji-hu quietly approached him.

“…”

Kang Hyun-seok was spacing out as if thinking about something. Kim Ji-hu spoke to him.

“Um…”

“Ah. G-good work.”

Coming to his senses, Kang Hyun-seok spoke while avoiding Kim Ji-hu’s gaze.

Kim Ji-hu didn’t know why he was acting that way, but he said what he had intended to say.

“Um… how was my acting? Was it still a bit off? I’ve done script readings a few times, but this is my first time acting on set…”

At those words, Kang Hyun-seok was greatly surprised and waved both hands.

“No! No! I think I gave you unnecessary advice. Ji-hu, your acting was really good. It was the best.”

Kang Hyun-seok rambled and poured out words. Kim Ji-hu was a bit flustered, but soon thought:

‘Is he just flattering me?’

Since they had just met today, he might be brushing it off with rough praise.

But he couldn’t ask PD Seo Min-sik or Jo Gi-hyeok about it.

They would just give thumbs up and say it was good anyway.

Though Kim Ji-hu normally never talked to strangers, this time he mustered up all his courage and asked:

“It’s okay to give me harsh criticism…! I’m prepared to accept any words…!”

Kim Ji-hu had to make this work successful no matter what to protect his blog.

So he tried to get advice somehow.

But.

“It r-really was the best though…?”

Since Kang Hyun-seok spoke like PD Seo Min-sik and Jo Gi-hyeok, Kim Ji-hu pressed him more.

“It’s really okay. I’m prepared for it…!”

“No, no. It really was… the best…”

“You can curse at me all you want and I won’t say anything!”

“I’m being sincere, you know?”

Kim Ji-hu couldn’t believe Kang Hyun-seok’s words, and Kang Hyun-seok couldn’t believe that Kim Ji-hu didn’t believe his words, so they were both frustrated.

Of course, Kim Ji-hu knew that continuing to ask like this was also rude, so he just bowed his head.

“If you insist… I understand. Thank you…”

Kim Ji-hu looked at Kang Hyun-seok with unconvinced eyes.

Kang Hyun-seok could only scream internally.

‘No, it’s really true…’

***

PD Seo Min-sik headed to the editing room with the footage.

There wasn’t much video, but since the schedule was a bit tight, he needed to edit quickly to have breathing room.

He planned to edit bit by bit as much as he could.

So Jo Gi-hyeok, who was following beside him, asked:

“This project will definitely succeed, right?”

PD Seo Min-sik nodded slightly at Jo Gi-hyeok’s question.

“That’s right. That kid Ji-hu… I don’t know where such a gem fell from.”

“Honestly, if we didn’t have actor Kim Ji-hu… ugh. Just imagining it gives me chills.”

For this drama, they used fairly well-known actors for supporting roles, but the main actors who appeared most frequently had low name value.

On top of that, their acting skills were absolutely terrible, so there really wasn’t a single element that would make it successful.

The only thing that created the potential for success now was Kim Ji-hu’s talent alone.

Jo Gi-hyeok spoke with a somewhat excited voice.

“His acting today was absolutely insane too. To dominate the entire set with just his walk and a single line. I’ve never seen anything like this.”

“That’s true. It really is an unbelievable talent. But…”

PD Seo Min-sik pondered something thoughtfully. Jo Gi-hyeok tilted his head and asked PD Seo Min-sik.

“Is something wrong?”

“What did that kid say he was doing before he came to audition?”

Jo Gi-hyeok laughed and answered.

“Haha! Didn’t Seo-ah tell us last time? Review… er…”

Jo Gi-hyeok, who was about to continue speaking, seemed to understand where PD Seo Min-sik’s doubt was coming from.

‘Could a simple reviewer show that kind of talent?’

Video acting is a comprehensive art form.

The script tells you how to move and what emotions the character should have, and the PD explains from the side, but ultimately the detailed movements are done by the actor themselves.

It’s natural for actors to get lost in this process.

However, Kim Ji-hu perfectly understood the script and expressed it without ever receiving a single correction.

PD Seo Min-sik and Jo Gi-hyeok stopped walking and looked at each other.

And they spoke simultaneously.

“Is that even possible?”

“Is that even possible?”

Until now, they had been too busy with various overlapping matters to have doubts, but thinking about it now, there were quite a few strange things.

PD Seo Min-sik quickly said to Jo Gi-hyeok.

“Contact Seo-ah and ask her to show us the reviews Kim Ji-hu wrote.”

“Understood.”

Though a bit late, the two were trying to find out just what kind of person this Kim Ji-hu really was.

***

“I’m telling you it’s real! A truly unbelievable guy has appeared.”

At that time. An office in Seoul.

“How does that make sense? How could a rookie actor show that kind of acting?”

“I can’t show you inside my head, so this is frustrating…”

Two people chattering noisily.

One of them was actor Kang Hyun-seok who had returned after finishing filming, and the other was Baek Do-kyung, the CEO of Hanbit Entertainment.

CEO Baek Do-kyung, who started an entertainment company at around his mid-thirties.

Although the number of actors and singers under the company was small, it was a solid company.

“Come on, Hyun-seok, you recommended an actor last time too, but he messed up in the end.”

“This time it’s real. I was going to give him some advice because of what happened last time, but this guy didn’t need any of that!”

Although Baek Do-kyung was using formal speech, he was treating Kang Hyun-seok comfortably as if he were a friend.

Because their relationship had continued since before Hanbit Entertainment was established.

Despite their age difference of about 10 years, their bond was extraordinary.

Kang Hyun-seok beat his chest as if frustrated and said.

“Should I show you my insides so you’ll understand? Want to see?”

“No, I’ll have to decline that.”

Kang Hyun-seok pulled at his clothes as if to rip his shirt. Baek Do-kyung politely refused.

Baek Do-kyung soon sighed and said.

“Okay, then I’ll go take a look.”

“There’s nothing to lose by looking~. If he’s really an unbelievable guy, it would be a shame to miss him.”

“If he’s really an unbelievable guy, does that mean he’s not really unbelievable?”

“No, that’s not what I meant…”

“I’m joking. Well, I am busy with work, but I’ll go take a look. When did you say the next filming schedule was?”

As fall, the peak season of the entertainment industry, was approaching, the affiliated celebrities were getting busy, so Baek Do-kyung was also busy, but taking a day off wasn’t difficult.

And.

‘If it’s Do-kyung, he’ll be able to see that guy’s abilities accurately.’

Kang Hyun-seok thought.

The reason Baek Do-kyung could succeed at such a young age was because he had an accurate eye for people.

As if he had learned physiognomy, he accurately filtered out troublemakers and had the ability to pick out successful people like a fortune teller.

So if he saw Kim Ji-hu, he would see him more accurately than himself.

“If you bring him over, you’ll buy me a drink, right?”

Kang Hyun-seok grinned and said.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————