Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 91

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Episode 91

 

‘Office Apocalypse’s ranking steadily climbed up without any issues.

 

And so, in the second week since the drama aired, it achieved first place on Netflix.

 

-Everyone worked so hard!!! We reached first place!!!

 

-Whew, we really made it to first place

 

-This is amazing, really

 

-Ji-hu and Jin-woo, you both worked so hard!

 

Kim Ji-hu exhaled and leaned back in his chair.

 

‘Thank goodness. At least we made it to first place.’

 

Of course, this was just the beginning.

 

The key was how long they could maintain first place.

 

That said, there wasn’t anything he could do about it, so all he could do was just watch.

 

‘But they say if you earnestly wish for something, the universe’s energy will help you.’

 

If he kept watching without letting his guard down, maybe they could stay in first place.

 

“Ta-da!”

 

While Kim Ji-hu was having such thoughts, Kim Ji-hye appeared at his room door.

 

“Top 10 chart singer has arrived!”

 

“Oh. You made it?”

 

“Hehe, of course. Making it to 10th place in just 3 days. My talent is scary, so scary!”

 

Kim Ji-hu said to Kim Ji-hye.

 

“I made it to first place.”

 

“What? First place? Already?”

 

“Already? It was a bit late. Too bad. I should have gotten in a little earlier.”

 

“Ugh…”

 

Kim Ji-hye glared at Kim Ji-hu. Then she pointed her finger and said.

 

“Just wait a little. I’ll hit first place too and come back.”

 

With that, she ran to her room.

 

She was probably going to set up water and perform some ritual again.

 

‘Anyway, I should keep my promise.’

 

The promise to promote on social media if she made it into the top 10.

 

Kim Ji-hu immediately posted on social media.

 

-My sister released a new song, so I’d be grateful if you could give it a listen.

 

Comments quickly appeared.

 

Wait what??? Jihye released a new song???? I’m going to listen to it right now lol

 

I should listen to our little brother’s new song

 

ㄴ I’m really enjoying Office Apocalypse, fighting!

 

Is there anything like today’s recommended works?

 

There were comments about Office Apocalypse, and many people who were already listening and saying the song was really good.

 

‘But I actually haven’t listened to it myself…’

 

Kim Ji-hu, who had been too busy worrying about his own work’s ranking to listen to Kim Ji-hye’s song.

 

He immediately checked the album.

 

Kim Ji-hye’s album had a total of 3 songs.

 

It seemed like she had made 2 more songs in addition to the one he heard when he visited last time.

 

Kim Ji-hu started listening from the first track.

 

“Oh…”

 

Unlike her usual grumbling voice, it was a clean tone.

 

The emotion contained in it reached him intuitively.

 

-Today passes by like this too~

 

The first song was a bit melancholy. Depending on how you heard it, it felt empty. It was a song that evoked pitiful emotions.

 

The next song started with a beat that built up some kind of anticipation.

 

And the last song was an exciting track with high notes.

 

It had a refreshing feeling that burst like “Pop!”

 

“…”

 

He felt it anew.

 

First, the fact that Kim Ji-hye was incredibly good at singing. He knew she was serious about music, but he didn’t know she was this good.

 

And the other thing was that these songs sounded like one story.

 

-Now it begins, together with the people beside me. A journey moving forward.

 

The story of a girl who used to just get by each day, now moving forward.

 

That seemed to be what this album was trying to say.

 

Kim Ji-hye had won a rookie award right after debut and received great response, but then fell into a slump.

 

It seemed like this album was created from that slump and her determination to try making something again.

 

Kim Ji-hu sat in his chair for a moment, absorbed in the lingering feeling of the songs, then got up.

 

“Go up!!!”

 

“Hey, Kim Ji-hye.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

He called out to Kim Ji-hye, who was still performing rituals, not satisfied with just 10th place.

 

“Did you make all these songs?”

 

“Well… I made them together with the producers. I did almost all the lyrics, and they helped with the composition.”

 

Kim Ji-hu said quietly.

 

“The songs were good.”

 

“Really? Hehe, should I write that it’s an album recognized by a reviewer with over ten years of experience?”

 

“I’m not a music reviewer though?”

 

“Music, movies, dramas~. They’re all similar.”

 

He probably wouldn’t have agreed with this before, but now he felt like he could understand it a bit.

 

‘Because the fundamental thing of containing emotions and telling stories is the same.’

 

Like the saying “all roads lead to Rome,” he thought the basics might be the same.

 

“It’s a bit embarrassing… but I feel like this album could be made thanks to you… So I’m grateful… but… ugh, I’m getting goosebumps.”

 

Kim Ji-hye, who said it herself and then suffered from it herself. Kim Ji-hu chuckled at that sight.

 

“You did well, so what’s there to thank me for?”

 

“That’s true, right? If I had no skills, I couldn’t have done anything, right?”

 

They said that and smiled together.

 

“Then shall we go out to eat with Grandmother today?”

 

“Sounds good~. Let’s eat the galbi that Grandmother likes.”

 

“Alright.”

 

***

 

“I told you to win over Kim Ji-hu, not to ruin the business!!!”

 

The Tattooed Man shouted angrily.

 

At his shouting, a man bowed his head.

 

“I… I didn’t know Kim Ji-hu would conduct a sting operation himself…”

 

“You should have checked that!! Should have!!!!! Geez, Doo-ya. And a sting operation? Weren’t you guys the ones who approached first? I told you to keep an eye on that bastard Dok-go Cheol.”

 

“Y-yes, that’s true… but still… I didn’t think he’d move like this…”

 

“Damn it.”

 

The Tattooed Man leaned back halfway in his chair and held his forehead.

 

“So what are you going to do? Are you going to hand over all the drugs to the cops and end it? Turn yourself in too?”

 

“T-there’s no way.”

 

“Then. You need to have a plan! A plan!”

 

“We’re working on it… but we’ll probably have to abandon the bond side… but then…”

 

“These incompetent bastards.”

 

Bzzzz-

 

Just then, the Tattooed Man’s phone rang.

 

The phone displayed the name ‘Park, the President’.

 

“….”

 

“That… phone call….”

 

“I know too, you bastard!!!”

 

The tattooed man stared at the phone intently before finally answering it.

 

“Yes, President.”

 

-They say everyone’s been caught.

 

“…I’m looking for a way to handle this somehow.”

 

-Is there anything to find? If the tail is too long, you get caught.

 

“Actually… I’m planning to cut off as much as possible.”

 

-Won’t this affect business?

 

The tattooed man pressed his temples firmly.

 

“I think it would be best to be as careful as possible for a while….”

 

-Then the money. Are you going to earn it for us?

 

“No… that’s not it, but….”

 

-Or, would it be possible to approach Kim Ji-hu?

 

“That gentleman Dok-go Cheol is stuck right next to Kim Ji-hu and Kim Ji-hye…, that seems difficult too….”

 

-I trusted you and left everything entirely in your hands.

 

The tattooed man pressed his lips tightly shut and let out a big sigh.

 

“I’m sorry…. I’ll make sure this doesn’t happen again….”

 

-Not from next time, you need to do well now.

 

“…I’m sorry.”

 

-So what are you going to do now?

 

The tattooed man glanced at the man in front of him.

 

So the man mouthed the name ‘Kim Ji-hu’.

 

“Even if we lose the business, if we can just pull Kim Ji-hu to our side… wouldn’t that work out somehow?”

 

-Can you do it?

 

This seemed to be the right answer. Park, the President had been obsessing over Kim Ji-hu from before.

 

The tattooed man spoke vigorously.

 

“I’ll try. Somehow.”

 

-Don’t disappoint me this time.

 

Park, the President said that and hung up the phone.

 

“What the hell is there between him and Kim Ji-hu that he’s acting like this?”

 

The tattooed man just stared at his phone as if he couldn’t understand.

 

“Still, it’s fortunate that we managed to work something out….”

 

“But can you seduce Kim Ji-hu? That gentleman Dok-go Cheol has his eyes wide open watching?”

 

“We… have to try, don’t we? If this fails, we’re finished too….”

 

“….”

 

The tattooed man didn’t say much else, as if he agreed with those words.

 

“Since Bond is ruined anyway, this is our last chance. This time, report to me before you move. Got it?”

 

“Yes….”

 

***

 

“Hmm hmm~.”

 

Yun Se-ra finished her shower and opened the Armchair Reviewer blog.

 

Taking a shower, reading Armchair Reviewer blog posts while drinking tea.

 

This was Yun Se-ra’s favorite routine.

 

Of course, she’s been busy lately, and the Armchair Reviewer doesn’t post as often as before, so she can’t enjoy it frequently.

 

After drinking tea and reading reviews like that, Yun Se-ra showed a very satisfied expression.

 

“Today’s review was written quite deliciously too. I should leave a comment.”

 

Yun Se-ra hummed while leaving a comment. However, there was something a bit puzzling.

 

‘Come to think of it, didn’t Ji-hu’s work come out recently?’

 

Until now, the Armchair Reviewer had left reviews every time episodes of ‘Trauma’ or ‘My Little House’ came out.

 

But this time, those reviews weren’t being posted.

 

‘Why didn’t he post one this time?’

 

In the case of ‘Trauma’, wasn’t he so sincere that reviews would be posted in advance?

 

But she wondered why he didn’t do that this time.

 

‘Were those before advertisements or something like that? Then this time….’

 

There were two possibilities. One was that he was thinking of writing a review after it finished.

 

‘The other is that the work isn’t interesting.’

 

She acknowledged Kim Ji-hu’s acting skills a hundred times over, but who knows about his eye for works?

 

Being a rookie actor, he might choose strange works.

 

‘People around me definitely said it was incredibly fun though….’

 

Of course, she thought that since this work was such a big production, everyone might have just thought it was worth watching.

 

Yun Se-ra couldn’t contain her curiosity and turned on the TV to access Netflix.

 

“Let me watch once… just until bedtime….”

 

Yun Se-ra started Office Apocalypse like that.

 

-Do-won, can you do it?

 

-If I can’t do it. What, we just die like this?

 

-We can’t die.

 

“….”

 

-Can you… trust me?

 

-Jin Do-won, I’ll take the lead.

 

-Why… why… why did you do that….

 

She was gradually drawn into the work.

 

She was captivated by the action as well as his acting skills.

 

‘His acting has improved compared to Trauma or My Little House.’

 

Even before, Kim Ji-hu’s acting was evaluated as almost perfect.

 

But his acting in this work was beyond that.

 

As if proving there was something above, despite the question of whether there was a higher place to reach.

 

-Aren’t we going to die at this rate?

 

-Don’t worry, that won’t happen.

 

Kim Ji-hu stably handled lines that deviated slightly from the work.

 

‘This seems like… ad-lib. He caught that and even maintained the tragic beauty.’

 

One thing was certain: Oh Jin-woo seemed to have thrown out tremendous ad-libs, and Kim Ji-hu seemed to be catching them.

 

She didn’t know how many NGs there were in between, or how far the coordinated ad-libs went, but one thing was certain: Kim Ji-hu was catching them perfectly.

 

‘Especially since Oh Jin-woo supposedly doesn’t give away the answers to his ad-libs…. Then all of this is Ji-hu’s….’

 

It didn’t seem like much time had passed, but Yun Se-ra had already finished watching all 4 episodes.

 

And she fell into the afterglow alone, staring blankly at the black screen.

 

‘If I had been in that position, could I have acted as well as Ji-hu?’

 

She felt like she absolutely couldn’t have.

 

Yun Se-ra was confident that her acting skills weren’t behind anywhere she went, and that she had worked harder than anyone.

 

But it didn’t seem comparable to Kim Ji-hu.

 

‘Somehow Ji-hu looks different.’

 

Until now, he felt like a close friend, or a kind colleague, and a younger brother she needed to take care of.

 

She had seen him being clumsy while filming together, yet also taking care of her.

 

But now it was a little different.

 

‘An insurmountable wall. An ideal as an actor.’

 

Kim Ji-hu’s acting could be called perfect until now, but now that experience was added, he seemed to have reached a slightly different realm.

 

‘What exactly… is that person Kim Ji-hu…?’

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