I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 325
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Chapter 325
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IP 85.152 finished a neat bath, applied her precious hair oil to her hair, and opened a newly purchased perfume.
Pssh-.
IP 85.152 sprayed the perfume so it wouldn’t be too overwhelming, but would leave a lingering scent when someone came close, then took out a coat she rarely wore because dry cleaning was bothersome.
“I have plenty of time.”
IP 85.152, who had somehow unintentionally ended up booking a stage greeting showing by coincidence, was going to see 【Faster Than Law 2】 on its opening day.
“What? Why are there so many people…?”
IP 85.152 had expected there would be quite a few people due to the holiday. But something was strange.
‘Missing the elevator three times?’
She kept missing the elevator to the theater because it was packed with people.
Since people were taking the elevator up from the underground parking garage, people on the 1st floor had to wait in line continuously.
‘I definitely had plenty of time though?’
She needed to go up quickly for the stage greeting before the screening. Of course, it absolutely wasn’t to see celebrities up close.
IP 85.152 checked the screening room on her cell phone. Just as she was about to check the time, the elevator stopped at the GCV floor with perfect timing.
Ding-.
As soon as the elevator doors opened to both sides, the thick smell of popcorn hit her nose strongly.
‘Someone spilled popcorn…’
IP 85.152 thought that with this level of scent, someone must have dropped and spilled a popcorn container.
But as if to remind her that this judgment was mistaken, the inside of the theater was completely filled with sounds calling for customers.
“Number 481!”
“Number 485!”
“Number 492!”
The pickup counter bells rang ding-ding-ding non-stop, and the scene of people lining up in front of kiosks unfolded before her eyes.
‘Why are there so many people?’
IP 85.152 noticed all those people simultaneously turning their heads somewhere.
“Oh…!”
It was the cast of 【Faster Than Law 2】 entering with several guards wearing walkie-talkies.
Click click click click!
The theater area that had been filled with popcorn order number notifications just moments before now burst loudly with cell phone shutter sounds.
“Just a moment! We’ll check tickets and enter-.”
As the 【Faster Than Law 2】 cast moved toward the screening room, the hearts of audience members who had booked stage greeting showings became anxious.
The staff standing in front of the screening room responded while sweating profusely.
‘Me too! I need to enter now too!’
IP 85.152 quickly entered the screening room. Before she knew it, the 【Faster Than Law 2】 cast was standing in a line in front of the screen. The stage greeting had begun.
“Hello-.”
Director Gong started things off. The timid Director Gong seemed very nervous as he swallowed once and looked at the audience.
‘This was the first one time-wise!’
This stage greeting schedule was the first start. Gong Mujin gave his greeting with a slightly trembling voice, and next was Yoon Hyeonjo.
Stage greetings before screenings were shorter than those after screenings, so they quickly delivered their prepared comments and moved on.
IP 85.152 looked at Han Yeoreum. Han Yeoreum made eye contact with someone, then slyly raised her hand to make a half heart.
‘What? Who is it?’
IP 85.152 turned her head to the opposite side.
She was someone who never watched movies unless she had good seats, but this time she somehow ended up on the left side. There was an audience member on the right side who had made eye contact with Han Yeoreum.
‘No way, that person… came all the way here?’
It was the person who had startled IP 85.152 when she happened to see their cell phone screen last time. ‘Everyday Summer’,
That person was on the right side holding up their cell phone and filming Han Yeoreum.
“Yes. I’m Influencer 1 Han Yeoreum.”
Though she was a supporting character and the only female actress, she wasn’t overshadowed by Yoon Hyeonjo or Han Yohan’s fandoms.
Since Han Yeoreum and Gwak Cheolsik were actors with high public appeal, ultimately everyone drew similar reactions at the 【Faster Than Law 2】 stage greeting.
“During the holiday break, I hope you enjoy watching Faster Than Law and have a good rest!”
After the short stage greeting ended, people in the front row began receiving fan service.
‘What!’
Han Yeoreum and Han Yohan walked to the right, while Yoon Hyeonjo and Gwak Cheolsik walked to the left. IP 85.152 tried to look at Han Yeoreum but…
“I’m a real fan! Please show me your fist just once!”
“Haha. Yes, here’s my fist-!”
Her view was completely blocked by Gwak Cheolsik. While people were taking photos of Yoon Hyeonjo and Gwak Cheolsik, taking selfies together, and requesting autographs, IP 85.152 looked to the right.
‘What are they doing?’
Han Yeoreum approached ‘Everyday Summer’s’ camera closely… ah damn Gwak Cheolsik. And in the row behind, a bouquet… ah damn Gwak Cheolsik. And another selfie… Gwak Cheolsik!!!
“Everyone, that’s enough now-. Everyone, please stop-.”
A voice calling the cast together in front of the screen was heard. People were disappointed.
“Awwww-.”
There were still plenty of people who hadn’t received fan service yet. However, the screening time was approaching.
Han Yeoreum ran quickly, almost sprinting, to briefly touch the hands of people sitting in the back rows as she passed by.
“We’re leaving now! Everyone please enjoy the movie!”
“Have a good day.”
“Happy New Year-.”
“Be happy…”
“Thank you! Really thank you!”
The cast rushed out under the guards’ protection. At that moment, Han Yeoreum, who was walking away, slightly turned her head. Their eyes met. She waved and smiled. Then disappeared.
“Huh…?”
IP 85.152 had to taste bitter pain in the bustling screening room.
‘Why am I… feeling like this…’
Yoon Hyeonjo really did have a small face and broad shoulders when seen up close. And Gwak Cheolsik had both a big face and broad shoulders. And Han Yeoreum… Han Yeoreum was…
“Aww, so cute.”
“I should have brought a headband…”
She could hear people on the right side talking about Han Yeoreum and Han Yohan’s real-life appearances.
Meanwhile, a Kumho Tire commercial was playing on the screen.
-We will guide you to the emergency exit route…
After the movie ended and she left the screening room while watching the ending credits, the first thing IP 85.152 did was search.
Search: Faster Than Law stage greeting
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IP 85.152 looked at the photo of Han Yeoreum taken cheek-to-cheek affectionately with someone,
Search: Faster Than Law stage greeting Gyeonggi Hanam schedule
She searched again.
The floodgates of multiple viewings had opened.
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“Did we already get these t-shirts made?”
I picked up the t-shirt with trembling hands. Yellow printing on a black background. It was 【Faster Than Law 2】’s 5 million promise. Wearing t-shirts for greetings.
“No. That was made from opening day.”
Yoon Hyeonjo answered calmly. Wait, where did Director Gong get this kind of confidence? Making 5 million t-shirts before opening…
‘But looking at the current reaction, 5 million? We’ll really hit it soon.’
We already broke through 1 million just today. Thanks to that, we were now in a waiting room provided by the movie theater, filming a video to fulfill our promise.
“Let’s go one more time-!”
That was the ball poke. A short video expressing 1 million’s “1” with our hands.
“It’s definitely good having MZ generation around!”
Gwak Cheolsik had been pleased with me for coming up with all sorts of promotional ideas since last time. This is… the taste of being the youngest in a ten million movie…?
“We’ll probably be wearing them around next week, right?”
Han Yohan, who had quietly approached from the side, looked at the t-shirt I was holding and said. I nodded my head.
“I think so too…”
So does this mean I’m becoming a double ten-million actor now? At this rate, might I reach triple ten-million before Myeong Jeha? Ah… it’s already making me dizzy…
“Alright, let’s move!”
But the stage greeting wasn’t completely over yet. We went outside the waiting room as soon as we finished filming the video. While walking through the theater hallway, cheers could be heard from here and there.
“Huh? What’s that?”
“Amazing…! The Lawless cast must be here.”
“The movie was great!”
Both audience members coming out from other movies and those who had booked tickets without stage greetings spoke to us without exception. I waved my hand while moving according to the guard’s guidance.
‘There are people whose gazes are focused only on me!’
The accuracy of Han Yeoreum’s attention detector cannot be beaten by any machine. The feeling is different from when we did stage greetings last time. I can frequently see people who keep filming only me.
Attention focused not on Yoon Hyeonjo, Gwak Cheolsik, or Han Yohan, but just on Han Yeoreum alone.
‘Huh? I saw them earlier too…’
And in the stage greeting theater we entered again, I met my fan whom I had definitely met earlier. This time too, they were holding a camera and waving at me.
As if they would stay there like that forever.
I smiled brightly and waved my hand.
The shutter lights pouring down especially today sparkled brilliantly.
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On the very day 【Faster Than Law 2】 was released. Not only the film industry but even the drama industry was paying attention to its box office performance.
“Will it hit ten million this time too?”
“Didn’t you see JC’s bloodshot eyes? Those crazy bastards are churning out merchandise one after another…”
JC, which had prepared merchandise for the first week of release, didn’t stop there.
Following the high-quality photo zones placed throughout theaters, they put effort into securing booking rates among younger audiences.
[HOT/ Right now they say Faster Than Law movie promotion is so on point it’s like riding a shaman’s blade.jpg]
It was good that they rolled out all kinds of memes on Intube, but now they’re just showing what a major corporation’s capital power is like
(Collaboration with hot donut brand you can’t eat without waiting.jpg)
Just like in the trailer, they make salty pills out of marshmallows lol and they collaborated with Wanted Donuts to create a seasonal menu
Marshmallow+chocolate+cherry+glazed, the calories are just insane
(Twosome Place new smoothie & cake collaboration.jpg)
New marshmallow chocolate cherry smoothie and black forest cake! They seem to have used cherry as the main ingredient for both the donut and twosome to represent blood from action movies ㅠ The cross-section looks so damn delicious
(GCV signature menu renewal)
And they’re also using the newly released popcorn lol They’re planning to sell spicy chili popcorn and spicy cheese nachos with a 30% discount for people who pre-booked for Beoppa, calling it the “spicy punch combo”
Since Yoon Hyeonjo is a beer model, you can get a discount even if you add beer to the combo
(Faster Than Law Han River popup.jpg)
They also opened a new popup by the Han River in collaboration with fitness brand FDXX, which has Kwak Cheol-sik as their model, running a “Beat Kwak Cheol-sik” event. Literally, if you lift the same weight that Kwak Cheol-sik actually lifted, you win 10 million won prize money lololol But this one… they just don’t want to give it away… But just for participating, they give you a protein bar + Beoppa logo water bottle + first-come-first-served towel
It’s so obvious they’re desperately trying to reach 10 million by any means necessary, it’s hilarious lmaooo
-Anonymous 1: Wow fuck, rich families really are different… Even doing just one of these would be impressive, but what is this?
-Anonymous 2: According to someone I know, JC took the money left over from projects that were withdrawn after the Korean ban and poured it all into Faster Than Law
︎˪Anonymous 15: Crazy lol actually I like it
-Anonymous 27: Please let the next villain be my actor..ㅠ It seems like the series will keep succeeding with all the law fans
-Anonymous 34: YouTubers are already rushing to beat Kwak Cheol-sik for content like “Oh, do you think I can beat Ham?! Please cheer for me~!!!” then they can’t even lift half the weight and drop out crying ㅠ
︎˪Anonymous 42: That loud, obnoxious voice in my ear with audio support lmao
JC didn’t rely solely on the Lunar New Year holiday special. They focused on promotion that only JC could do.
[20s Anonymous Board/ Tried the Wanted Donut law student limited edition lolol First off, the visuals pass]
[Just between us / I really hope they don’t discontinue the Two Sun new products ㅠㅠ Cherry cake is already hard to find and I’m really happy about this..]
[Small Daily Stories/ Is this Faster Than Law combo too spicy for kids? Please comment if you’ve tried it~]
Not just the movie, but donuts and cakes and smoothies, popcorn and popup stores and electronic billboards on passing streets, soon-to-be Intube videos and lines used as SNS memes, interviews with actors that both general audiences and otakus could enjoy together.
All of this was a flow leading to 【Faster Than Law 2】 bookings.
To be precise, it was a path to explosively increase the influence that the work 【Faster Than Law 2】 had on society as a whole.
INTUBE
[What Daechi moms do to make their kids rank #1 in school..ㄷㄷ 【Faster than the Law 2】 Review]
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[Will it hit ten million this time too? 【Faster Than Law 2】 related story complete summary]
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[Familiar taste is better, frustration-free comic action 【Faster Than Law 2】 like?dislike?⎜Popcorn King]
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From the first day of release, public attention was completely focused on 【Faster Than Law 2】. This soon led to record-breaking booking rates.
[HOT/ The current chaotic movie theater situation.jpg]
[Issue Board/ Faster Than Law 2 spoilers already circulating everywhere.jpg (!!Spoiler Warning!!)]
[Movie Actor Drama TALK] Han Yohan really suits this kind of intense acting seriously; I already went for a second viewing]
Thus 【Faster Than Law 2】, which instantly rose to become this year’s hot topic, grabbed another kind of buzz,
“Are you fucking crazy?”
It was enough to make even Eun Baekhap scream.
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