I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 113

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Episode 113

Professor Noh Jeongyeon picked up a copy of the Strange Tales scenario.

“Hmm-. No. Just giving episode 1 would have less impact. Together with episode 16! Two would be better.”

He couldn’t help but know who Yeomga that Jeha was talking about was. It would be the same person in Professor No’s mind.

The reason for the recent courtesy call was obvious.

“Well, this is why I teach freshmen…”

Noh Jeongyeon smiled warmly and immediately picked up his cell phone. With the intention of rekindling the fire in an old colleague.

“Bitkang, it’s me. Shall we have a meal together?”

* * *

Though the new year had dawned, not a single page of the calendar had turned in Geum Bitkang’s heart. The calendar in her house had been gathering dust in its place from some point on.

The life of an old actress with no expectations for tomorrow was utterly bland and dry.

“Really, why come all the way to my house?”

“Getting old makes it damn tiring to stay outside for long. Just listen to this!”

“You never listen when you come empty-handed, do you.”

Noh Jeongyeon smiled brightly while presenting a gift wrapped in golden wrapping cloth. Geum Bitkang scolded her but still let her into the house.

After trivial greetings and finishing the meal, it was only when they were drinking tea that Noh Jeongyeon said what she wanted to say.

“So, are you really going to quit your professorship this year?”

“Well…”

Geum Bitkang suddenly recalled the final play. Team B of who had thoroughly interpreted the work.

‘To think she could act like that…’

There are things only visible to those who have stood on the theater stage for a long time.

The stage movements that flowed as naturally as water, the voice that reached even the audience sitting far away, leaving room for interpretation tailored to those present.

And all of that…

‘Why on earth…’

All of it was one person’s doing.

Even if only out of curiosity about Han Yeoreum, she couldn’t easily submit her resignation. She wanted to watch closely the growth of a newcomer who might become a great actress representing the nation, following in her footsteps.

“By the way, Han Yeoreum. That student is taking a leave of absence this year.”

“What!”

With that one sentence casually thrown out by Noh Jeongyeon while calmly drinking tea, Geum Bitkang shot up from her seat like fire. Noh Jeongyeon giggled as if she had expected this.

“Oh my. You pretended not to be interested.”

“Why is she taking a leave of absence? What has she even learned! Just a chick!”

To Geum Bitkang shouting in a booming voice, Noh Jeongyeon shook her head.

“When spring comes, won’t she have to go around promoting the movie with photo calls, premiere attendance, and whatnot? Variety shows are a given, and she’ll have to do interviews too. Photo shoots… oh right, and the drama has regional location shooting too.”

“Tsk… As long as the work turns out well, that’s all that matters. Why make such a fuss.”

“Bitkang. The world has changed. You can’t think like it was our time.”

Noh Jeongyeon recited the remaining schedule as if Han Yeoreum were her direct student.

“She’ll have to do music programs while entering the drama, and when the movie opens, she’ll have to go around doing stage greetings. Forget school, she won’t even have enough time to sleep.”

Geum Bitkang frowned. Across from her, Noh Jeongyeon spoke teasingly.

“Oh right, and I’m also entering a project with Han Yeoreum.”

“You? In what?”

“You know. That thing Jegal Rok is doing.”

“…?”

Noh Jeongyeon raised one eyebrow and teased Geum Bitkang.

“Hmm? You know right away? You pretend not to be interested but secretly look things up.”

“Ah, what do you mean I look things up! I hear about it here and there.”

Noh Jeongyeon smiled while looking at her friend who was still not being honest.

“I’m so excited. When I saw the scenario, my heart was racing. It was so interesting.”

Unlike Geum Bitkang, she who occasionally did project work still had her eyes light up when acting was mentioned. Just like in those young days.

“My role is short, so it’s a shame I only appear in episode 1…”

Geum Bitkang wanted to ask what that role was. Her lips twitched several times, but she deliberately swallowed it down.

“Well, I’ll be going now. The meal was delicious!”

“Yes. Get out.”

“Oh right. Make sure to unwrap my gift. Don’t just stuff it in a corner again.”

“What is it anyway? Probably something useless again.”

At the grumpy response, Noh Jeongyeon covered her mouth with her hand and chuckled.

“No. If you don’t unwrap it quickly, it’ll spoil. If you don’t listen to me, you’ll regret it later. You might even cry.”

After sending away her bothersome friend, Geum Bitkang sat on the sofa. It was a somewhat irritated movement.

“…Han Yeoreum.”

Just a chick, having learned nothing, just a young green newcomer. Taking a leave of absence already was unacceptable.

Just thinking about Han Yeoreum growing beyond her sight made her feel like her insides were twisting.

“Of course! I won’t be acting anymore…!”

Geum Bitkang was a veteran among veterans. So she could act to deceive even herself.

“Who would have lingering attachments to acting anymore.”

From some point on, the only roles coming to Geum Bitkang were someone’s mother or someone’s grandmother.

From some point, the protagonist’s position in plays was no longer permitted to Geum Bitkang.

Not a corrupt prosecutor, not a chaebol chairman, not a retired war hero, not a servile salaryman, not a killer or dealer, not a merchant raking in money.

No role whatsoever was granted qualification to an elderly woman.

“Oh my. Look at my mind.”

What caught the eye of Geum Bitkang, who had been sitting blankly on the sofa, was the golden wrapping cloth that Noh Jeongyeon had left. Geum Bitkang trudged over and unwrapped the cloth with halfhearted hands.

Click-.

When she opened the wooden box, inside was pear and bellflower syrup.

“What about this would spoil, spoil indeed.”

[Actors must take good care of their throats~^^]

It was a note that Noh Jeongyeon had left with the pear and bellflower syrup. But there was something more under the glass bottle. What looked like a book was.

It was the scenario.

Geum Bitkang unconsciously picked up the scenario. Then a card that was inside fell out with a thud.

[To Yeomga ]

It was an invitation meant for her.

“…”

Geum Bitkang opened the scenario with trembling hands.

Rustle-.

And she began reading down the script of in which that Han Yeoreum was said to star.

Rustle-. Rustle-.

Gradually, her hand movements turning the pages became faster.

Having read all of episode 1, Geum Bitkang immediately grabbed episode 16.

Rustle- Rustle- Rustle- Rustle-.

Geum Bitkang’s eyes moved busily. Her breathing became rapid.

A sensation she had forgotten from long, long ago came back to life. Her heart pounded violently.

Buzz-. Buzz-.

Beside Geum Bitkang, her cell phone vibrated. The caller was Noh Jeongyeon.

-How is it, my gift? Did you receive it well?

“….”

-If you don’t eat that quickly, it’ll go bad. What will you do?

“Damn it….”

Geum Bitkang burst into a hollow laugh. The day when she had vowed to abandon the acting world that didn’t need her was still vivid, yet here she was falling for it again.

“Send me the rest of the scenario quickly.”

Right. This was just because she was worried that the chick might tarnish KNUA’s reputation.

This burning sensation in her heart was only….

“Because he’s a guy who hasn’t learned anything.”

It was just a teacher’s heart that couldn’t stand by and watch her student stamping his feet alone on the filming set. That was all it was.

[ Draws attention with ultra-luxurious casting… The beautiful meeting of Noh Jeongyeon and Geum Bitkang]

[The queen’s return? ‘Geum Bitkang in a fusion historical drama~’ Netizens stirring]

[The reunion of Noh & Geum, queens of 70s home theater… Can truly become a ‘luxury drama’?]

It didn’t take long for the new casting articles about to decorate the portal sites.

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“Wow! Amazing! Did you see that article?”

This was Ilsan’s production center where Music N’s live broadcast recording took place. Seo Eden, who had been acting much friendlier since the Gi Juye incident, was making a fuss.

“Teacher Geum Bitkang’s hiatus has been how many years. Like a really cherished student? That kind of thing, right? You went and knelt down saying ‘please help me,’ and then ‘just this once,’ right?”

What did this guy see now….

“Or like ‘I want to know how to grow more.’ ‘Ah- so the answer is ultimately on the set where I, Geum Bitkang, am present.’ Like that? The emotion is no joke, really.”

The country should enact laws to reduce idols’ waiting time. Looking at Seo Eden, who was more consumed by clichés than any character in , even the government would agree.

“I guess it’s because you act well. When you think about it, Teacher Geum Bitkang is also a senior, right? Originally, when seniors see juniors who are excellent at their main job, their hearts just overflow with emotion.”

Watching Seo Eden on set, I realized he had sense. Good work instincts, you could say. Being an idol, he also knew well what ‘appealing’ styling was.

“It’s time to do something openly childish. Like an amusement park part-timer, put stickers on your face and wear a headband. Just good. This is intuition. Intuition.”

“Now the suit cycle has come around. No, cycle spelling? You know, you know. That… starts with S. Anyway. With a shirt, don’t bother wearing a skirt, wear pants. I don’t know. Just dressing like that gets better response? This is Seo Eden’s cold analysis.”

Thanks to almost monopolizing the cute challenges, my buzz volume increased a lot. I really benefited from Seo Eden.

‘Idol-style styling combined with cute challenges. This is a sure win.’

CutieGirlArchive @archive_mygirl

(Yeoreum following the cute point choreography.mp4)

The bride’s entrance starts now… my woman

4887 retweets 14k likes

˪Daengzzi @clangzzi

Kyaaah Han Yeoreum must absolutely be loved.

˪L @lesekilllin

Han Yeoreum has something.. something… Han Yeoreum has what should I say… that thing… Han Yeoreum has kind of… that kind of thing… Han Yeoreum has slightly… something there… Han Yeoreum has a little… what is it anyway there is… Han Yeoreum has re-bit… something….

‘My followers have now risen to 410,000!’

Anyway, he’s quite useful in various ways. Absolutely not because he gives lots of compliments.

It was while I was feeling the taste of being a rising actor next to praise bomber Seo Eden.

A story I didn’t want to hear came up.

“The KNUA professors must be happy. All their students are doing so well! Right, right! That Do Gyeoul is also huge in Japan and China. It’s completely crazy right now. I guess only geniuses go to KNUA? That’s why I couldn’t get into university….”

Right. Do Gyeoul was doing so well in Japan now that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she was creating a new syndrome.

Even without trying to look it up, every portal site main page was talking about Do Gyeoul.

‘Mind Control….’

Let’s not worry about it. Overseas expansion. I can do it too.

I imagined the great actor Han Yeoreum who would soon make her face known in Japan.

-Korean actress level amazing www(´>∀<｀)♡ This child an angel?

-Tremendous aura… truly the same human www unbelievable…｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д`ﾟ)ﾟ｡ Amazing something is being transmitted

-Hey what are you guys doing losing to a Korean actor-!! Go more full power! Damn

‘Good. Recovery.’

Right. This isn’t the time for this. I brought up what I was going to ask Seo Eden.

“But Kwon Junhyeok. What kind of person is he?”

I needed information about that person who would play the lead role in with me. At my question, Seo Eden paused his praise bombing for a moment and cast his gaze into the air.

“That hyung is… um… first of all, a good person….”

…A good person, really?

* * *

“What should I do….”

The man looking at his cell phone screen quietly muttered. As if anxious, he pressed his lips firmly inward with force.

This was the Academy located in Jangchung-dong.

Like the spirit faintly visible in its name, it was an academy that mainly taught martial arts and action.

“Geum Bitkang and… even Teacher Noh Jeongyeon…. Keung….”

On his cell phone screen was an article about . Transparent tears formed in his sharp, peerless eyes, not matching their appearance.

“What should I do….”

This man who rolled his large hands into fists and pressed firmly around his eyes was named Kwon Junhyeok. He was a member of the idol group VYBE and the person cast as Myeongdo in .

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