I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 300

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Chapter 300

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Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

Aetami momentarily thought this noise was familiar. The woman next to her was clapping alone with the force of ten people.

‘This… when Yeoreum had her Taiwan 【Strange Tales】 fan meeting…’

It was the same clapping sound she’d heard from the seat next to her back then. It was amazing how such sound-effect-like applause could come from human hands.

Even after Yeoreum’s figure disappeared as she went down with her trophy, the applause from the seat next to her didn’t stop.

‘This isn’t the time for this!’

Aetami quickly grabbed her phone. She wanted to check the Fire Board’s reaction.

-Wow, midsummer was insane, totally killed it with the style hahahahaha

-They said it was Geumbitgang’s comfort doll and it’s real ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ so fucking precious

-Honestly, it seems like the agency pushed for this lol.. it’s too obvious, tone it down a bit^^

ㄴㄱㄴㄲ Hong Sang Theater Awards too, that intern academy went up there but since they couldn’t give them the grand prize, seems like they just rotated the awards around;

-Baby melon bread is good at acting too~

-Mid-summer is seriously no joke, this is the first time I’ve seen a female actor rise up this fiercely while doing League fangirling lololol

Damn, I really can’t compete with even average rising male actors

The reaction was hot. What Han Yeoreum received wasn’t just a simple rookie award.

It was an indicator that would plant expectations in the public about how much better she would do in the future.

[Geum Bitkang-Han Yeoreum’s beautiful two-shot at Hong Sang Arts Festival ⎜Star Cut Cut]

[Han Yeoreum shines with 2 crowns… “I’ll work even harder from now on” reveals aspirations]

[【The Great Garland】, 【Intern Academy】 rising star Han Yeoreum’s award acceptance speech]

Aetami was so happy she bit her lips. Her whole body seemed to be in vibration mode. She trembled.

‘Yeoreummmm!’

As much as this precious baby melon bread was doing well, she wanted to do well too. Even if not as much as the idol scene where spoilers poured down like rain and you could even shower in spoilers, she wanted people who noticed Yeoreum to naturally seep in. She kept getting greedy.

‘Good. First, I’ll finish editing one more video before We Land’s final broadcast…’

Just thinking about getting busy along with Yeoreum’s filmography made her happy.

Much later, even if a day came when there were so many people who loved Han Yeoreum that Yeoreum couldn’t spot her among the countless crowds, that would be fine too.

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“Ahh… I’m so honored…”

I held the trophies in both hands and enjoyed the taste of being a rookie rising popular actor. The Hong Sang Arts Festival was over, but I couldn’t forget the thrilling feeling of standing on stage.

“Yeoreum.”

The one who called my name was Lee Yeongju.

When I turned around, Kim Ilhui and Park Sehui were poking Tak Jeongyun’s waist with their elbows next to her. What’s this?

“Unnie, tell her quickly.”

“If not now, when will you tell her.”

“Well, I… *cough cough cough*!”

Tak Jeongyun cleared her throat as if embarrassed. Lee Yeongju, who couldn’t stand it anymore, spoke.

“Jeongyun unnie is going to be in the same work as you!”

“What!!!”

I opened my mouth wide at those words.

“【Seoul】!”

“What role, what role!!!”

The four people covered their ears at my question where I couldn’t control the decibels.

If it’s the role that suits Tak Jeongyun best right now, it’s probably that role.

‘Will my guess be right?’

Tak Jeongyun, who briefly tapped her ringing ears a couple times, answered.

“Nurse.”

“Are you appearing as Do Gyeoul’s senior?”

“Huh? How do you know?”

Of course I know.

‘There were opinions that she was frustrating, but overall, she’s a character that stays in the public’s heart for a long time.’

Strictly speaking, absolute good.

When all systems collapse, trust hits rock bottom, and the world is filled with selfishness to survive at all costs.

“Still, save them.”

She’s a character who sacrifices herself leaving those words behind.

‘And Do Gyeoul is a character who inherits that spirit and agonizes between good and evil…’

Do Gyeoul has probably memorized the entire script by now. Without missing a single particle.

‘Because that’s Do Gyeoul’s greatest strength.’

Not deviating from the set line, and the terrifying memorization ability that supports it.

Do Gyeoul exists exactly as the character the writer created.

‘But now… Do Gyeoul is probably…’

Stuck in character analysis. Wherever she goes, it’ll be a wall.

‘Because she can’t understand the character.’

She’s probably dissecting every single sentence written in the script.

‘It’s insufficient.’

If it were before, maybe not. But now I don’t analyze this character or that character for auditions, and even if I did, Do Gyeoul can’t get those videos.

Pi Chaewon, Jeong Yeondu, Influencer 1, Seoryeong, Yeonhuijae.

The acting Do Gyeoul wants isn’t in there. No matter how much she breaks it down, only crumbs are usable.

“Unnie. Can I ask you for one favor?”

I said to Tak Jeongyun.

“Do Gyeoul will definitely ask to analyze the scenario together at least once.”

There’s no way Do Gyeoul could understand a nurse who extends a helping hand even to messy, ugly humans who deserve to die.

“Please tell me what interpretation Do Gyeoul made.”

I need to know what she’s planning to copy this time.

‘And conversely…’

I’ll use Do Gyeoul’s appearance to analyze my Lee Seorhae from 【Unfair Trade】.

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Do Gyeoul visited the general ward of a large general hospital for her nurse role.

‘Nurse…’

Since it was a character with a professional job, she needed to take a couple of distinctive habits that could blend into daily life.

Certainly, the pure white hospital building didn’t suit zombies just by its existence alone.

Something dirty, ugly, and absolutely undying.

Something white, sacred, and unable to definitively say ‘absolute’ in the face of life and death.

‘Certainly there’s contrast… so they set the stage here.’

Do Gyeoul took in the nurses passing by.

Restrained emotions, faces subtly showing fatigue, feet constantly moving around.

The ward was busy from early hours. Do Gyeoul, who habitually read letters whenever she saw them, read a sentence written in large letters.

“Meeting is… another form of healing.”

The phrases written on the wall all seemed to encourage patients and guardians.

Do Gyeoul, who was thinking what could change from reading such phrases once, briefly turned her gaze to the side.

It was a nurse wearing scrubs. Even as she walked quickly toward somewhere, she glanced at that phrase.

A very short, momentary movement.

‘Ah… that.’

Why do people like recording their resolutions somewhere so much? Do Gyeoul couldn’t understand.

‘Do they forget if they don’t read it while passing by?’

Motivational phrases stuck on exam students’ desks, notes in soldiers’ lockers saying to become different people after discharge, daily uploaded #dietstart hashtags on SNS, phone wallpapers of depression patients saying ‘I am someone who can be loved enough.’

‘If it’s just that much, recording it outside is meaningless.’

It’s better to choose analysis over understanding. Most humans don’t need understanding anyway.

Because they like comfort, hate making effort, like making excuses, hate facing reality.

Most humans’ actions could be explained by that.

Do Gyeoul’s role was a rookie nurse who couldn’t understand her senior who risked her life to the very end trying to save such pathetic humans in an extreme situation pushed to the limit.

‘I can somehow manage that tired, frustrated, and despairing expression…’

The problem was what came after. Even while embracing such feelings, she had to fulfill her professional duties.

Do Gyeoul walked slowly. She observed all the people passing by in the hospital hallway.

A patient with an IV drip limping along, a doctor in a white coat holding coffee in one hand, a guardian sobbing while talking on the phone…

Do Gyeoul thought of the oaths that countless people in this massive hospital must have written down somewhere.

All the laws, safety guidelines, and oaths that exist in the world are created through someone’s sacrifice.

‘If such things hadn’t happened, they wouldn’t have felt the need for them in the first place.’

-I swear before God and all of you that I will live righteously all my life and do my best in professional nursing.

But even when all common sense in the world has collapsed, must I still do my best? Why?

-I will not do anything harmful to human life under any circumstances.

Only in situations like now do we pretend to respect each other’s lives and safety, but when the fear of possibly dying immediately rushes in, everyone inevitably does things harmful to others’ lives.

-I will do my utmost to raise the standard of nursing, and I will keep secret the personal and family circumstances I learn while nursing.

Even if someone in the same shelter has an infectious disease? Even if they hide it out of selfish desire not to be found out? Even if an unfair situation arises where healthy people suffer, must I keep my mouth shut? Must I follow the rules even for humans who break rules out of selfishness?

-I will sincerely cooperate with healthcare workers and dedicate myself to the welfare of those who receive my nursing care.

Why must I dedicate myself?

Then is it natural for ‘me,’ who faithfully carried out regular education and lived with an altruistic heart toward others, to dedicate and sacrifice myself for selfish, vulgar people with nothing in their heads?

Is it really right for below-average humans to step on and climb over above-average humans to survive?

Is that the right path for humanity in the long term?

Isn’t self-sacrifice just a result created by selfishness and avoidance tendencies to avoid feeling uncomfortable?

No, even if they weren’t zombies, do those inferior humans deserve to live?

“Up to here, I can somehow understand it.”

But still, save them. She had no idea how to move according to that sentence.

Only an unclear silhouette came to mind. Her own unique nurse that Do Gyeoul had to create.

Obsessive habits about hygiene, hand sanitizer used frequently, a work environment demanding memory to the limit, a pen carried in her pocket…

Do Gyeoul, who had been thinking of her nurse character, sighed.

“This won’t work.”

The world is still full of incomprehensible things.

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“Hey… The new year is really coming after all.”

Manager Hong flipped the calendar with tired but satisfied eyes.

The war-like year-end had passed. After the award ceremonies ended, entertainment companies became relatively quiet. JC ENM was the same…

“Like hell it is. Absolutely not.”

Manager Hong monitored with bright eyes today as well.

The rookie currently receiving the hottest response.

It was to check the reaction to Han Yeoreum.

[Movie*Drama Talk/ Han Yeoreum’s filmography is really solid, there’s nothing to throw away lololol]

You really have such good taste in art ㅠㅜ I have a good feeling about this actor, hope they do even better going forward..

Anonymous 1: Personally, the one-act play was most to my taste, so I wish they’d do something similar just once more ㅠㅠ

Anonymous 2: They do pick good works, but the main thing is that the person themselves digests the roles like rice cake ㅇㅇ..

Anonymous 3: I was also impressed by this person’s filmography lol While legal dramas aren’t really my taste, I feel like this one would actually do well when it comes out

Anonymous 4: For real lol law nerds are the type that Katban people go crazy for ㅠㅠㅠ

Anonymous 5: Isn’t it about time for the law nerds to slowly reveal themselves

“Good today too-.”

Being mentioned in a positive direction without running separate viral marketing, having information about Han Yeoreum circulate without promotion.

These two things were values that couldn’t be bought even with money.

At least they had succeeded in being recognized by the public as an actor worth watching.

“After Eun Baekhap finishes We Land, our kid will receive the trickle-down effect from the influx…”

Manager Hong started calculating. After We Land ends, the vlog that signals 【Youth Disqualified!】 will be uploaded immediately, followed by the release of 【Faster Than Law 2】.

A movie released during the Lunar New Year holiday means it’s the most anticipated work of the year. JC ENM’s aggressive marketing and meticulous support will go into it.

“I have to make them all successful.”

After growing with those two works, what remains is 【Unfair Trade】.

After showing that to the public, Han Yeoreum will have to fight against other actors who will be imprinted in the public’s minds alongside her.

“She’s too disadvantaged in terms of screen time. I have to build her up as much as possible before then.”

Do Gyeoul’s role in 【Seoul】 had several times more screen time than Han Yeoreum’s.

“Maybe it’s a fight we’re losing from the start, but…”

Manager Hong bit her lips.

“Still.”

An actor who had never disappointed.

“Our kid might be able to win, don’t you think.”

In the end, Han Yeoreum seemed like she would seize victory.

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