I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 328
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Chapter 328
-KBC drama <The Great Garland> has been nominated for the ‘Critics’ Choice Awards’ hosted by the American Broadcasting and Film Critics Association. This is considered exceptional for a work produced after the Korean Wave restrictions to be recognized at a major overseas awards ceremony. This nomination announcement adds meaning by proving that our drama has competitiveness not just in Asia but in the global market as well.
That evening, news of <The Great Garland> was broadcast. KBC quickly compiled memorable scenes from <The Great Garland> and aired them as reference footage.
-Drama <The Great Garland> is an epic work set against Korea’s turbulent period from the late 1940s to the 1960s, depicting the relationship between two men and women who met in a port village, war, and the love and ambition that bloomed during post-war reconstruction.
On screen, the faces of young Taeseok riding an old bicycle across the port and young Huijae carrying a water pitcher to the servants briefly passed by.
This was followed by a scene of young Taeseok running through battlefields transforming into an adult.
-With meticulous historical research, sensual direction, and the actors’ immersive performances, it received passionate love from viewers from the beginning of its broadcast and was evaluated as ‘a new milestone in Korean modern history dramas.’
Images of adult Taeseok and adult Huijae depicting life of that era – distilleries, US military bases, night schools – appeared on screen, and this news video was soon uploaded to InTube.
INTUBE
[National drama goes global? <The Great Garland> nominated for American Critics’ Choice]
Views: 238,772
-Young Huijae who smiled brightly when receiving her name, who had determined eyes… The synchronization rate was so high that I thought there must have been a child who lived like that in that painful history. Not just Huijae, but all the people of that era who did what they could despite rain and wind were so beautiful.
-This was truly a masterpiece among masterpieces. This kind of drama must win awards.
-ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Even watching it again, Hee-jae is just my damn tear button
-I thought it would be reevaluated later, but I never expected it to go global this quickly~ㅎ Anyway, there’s a deep emotional impact that people who haven’t seen it won’t understand!!
Algorithm.
What is that?
It refers to the phenomenon where if you watch a specific video on InTube, OTT, SNS, etc., other videos containing related topics and people will continuously appear afterward.
For example, if I watched a hamster video once, then when I refresh the screen afterward, things like making snacks that hamsters like or hamster animations would appear.
“Why does this keep following me around? So annoying.”
Eun Baekhap was also dominated by the algorithm.
She had only watched <The Great Garland> videos to monitor footage she appeared in, but Han Yeoreum’s face kept getting attached along with it.
“This must be appearing like this for other people too. Damn…”
Her brow furrowed thinking that Han Yeoreum’s face would probably continuously appear on the feeds of people who searched for Eun Baekhap.
During this period when <Faster Than the Law 2> and <The Great Garland> were receiving attention simultaneously, it seemed like more people were clicking on any video featuring Han Yeoreum.
The view count of Han Yeoreum’s fan video that seemed to be uploaded a few days ago had dramatically increased.
INTUBE
[Experience Having Han Yeoreum as Your Ordinary Girlfriend] 03:48
Views: 118,331
Eun Baekhap clicked on the video to prevent Han Yeoreum from further ruining her algorithm. It was to press the ‘Don’t recommend this content’ button.
Han Yeoreum looked at the camera lens and smiled enthusiastically. She made heart signs with her hands, asked through lip movements if you had eaten, and was very busy.
“What the hell…”
Eun Baekhap immediately understood why the video title was like that.
Eun Baekhap tried to stop the video by pressing firmly on Han Yeoreum’s face, but ended up accidentally adding a like due to pressing wrong.
“Ah, damn.”
Eun Baekhap finally pressed the ‘Don’t recommend this content’ button. She didn’t bother to cancel the like since she would have to press Han Yeoreum’s face again to retrieve it.
“This isn’t the time for this.”
Eun Baekhap immediately prepared to go out to check her dress. Now her face would spread through American media with the title of being Korea’s first.
Her heart was beating like crazy. She couldn’t calm down at all.
The path toward the Oscars. Now that the floodgates had opened.
‘Somehow, I have to get there before you…!’
Eun Baekhap chose her dress while thinking of Han Yeoreum, her junior who was about to advance to America after only 4 years since debut.
She had pride. The thought of winning the grand prize before Han Yeoreum and rising higher dominated her mind.
And from the moment Eun Baekhap added that one like,
INTUBE
Real-time trending videos
▼ [Experience Having Han Yeoreum as Your Ordinary Girlfriend] 03:48
Han Yeoreum’s fan fancam video made it to the trending list.
* * *
Ding-.
「Mission Temperature with Audience」
Keyword: Core Fans
Now you have rapidly gained core fans. People who will come to see you immediately whenever your name appears have emerged. Core fans who are completely absorbed in perfect fan service will become your reliable allies.
Success Condition
[‘Make it to trending with a legendary fan service video!’]
Reward
[Recognition] increase
B >>> B+
[Skill increases]
The One and Only Protagonist C >>> C+
Lucky Points 100,000p acquired
A status window appeared before my eyes. With this, all four missions given along with the trophy at the awards ceremony two years ago had ended in success.
Following that, ding-! ding-! ding-! ding-!
Another mission window appeared.
[「Mission My Life’s Work」
Keyword: Rewatching
Life’s works are something you can rewatch many times without getting tired and discover something new. While there are works you watch once and finish, there are works you keep watching. Let’s create a life’s work that will be engraved in hearts enough to memorize all the dialogue, scenes, and even OST!
Success Condition
[Must achieve 78% completion rate on OTT]
[「Mission Overseas Media」
Keyword: Korean Wave
The time has come to expand to the world. Shall we try to make your name heard farther and by more people? So that anyone can think ‘Ah, that person!’ and recall your face just by hearing it.
Success Condition
[Let’s get 10,000 articles containing the words ‘Han Yeoreum’ published]
[「Mission Trustworthy Triple」
Keyword: Ten Million
Shall we try repeating the success of a series? You who reached ten million once, now let’s challenge triple ten million. Engrave your name in a ten million movie for the third time.
Success Condition
[Surpass ten million audience!]
[「Mission One Step Up」
Keyword: Best Supporting Actress
You who received both Rookie Awards at film festivals and acting awards, now you should go up one more step. Let’s solidify your position even more with a Best Supporting Actress award.
Success Condition
[Let’s win Best Supporting Actress!]
I smiled looking at the status window. Because,
‘I feel like I can do all of this well…’
It really felt like I could accomplish anything.
“Not ready yet?”
“Filly! You need to put it on quickly!”
“Should we change it if the size doesn’t fit…”
“Yeoreum, come out comfortably, comfortably.”
Noisy voices could be heard from outside the door. Yoon Hyeonjo, Gwak Cheolsik, Han Yohan, and Director Gong were waiting for me outside the waiting room.
Right now <Faster Than the Law 2> was just short of 5 million. The movie sold out completely at the same time as the article about <The Great Garland> being nominated for Critics’ Choice.
I gripped the t-shirt with the <Faster Than the Law 2> logo printed on it tightly. The texture of the fabric felt at my fingertips was telling me this wasn’t a dream.
“I’ll change quickly and come out!”
When my starring work becomes someone’s life’s work, when Han Yeoreum is known overseas, when I win three ten million movies and even Best Supporting Actress. How far will I be able to climb after that?
“You need to fix your bangs.”
“Filly-. Isn’t that size a bit big for you? Did you lose weight?”
“Weight goes up and down, so don’t worry too much…”
“We have to go to the awards ceremony soon, aren’t you too tired, Yeoreum? Still, let’s fight. We might even… maybe… hit twenty million. Am I getting too excited? Was it a mistake to print the 5 million t-shirts first? What if it ends right here? Should I have made ten million t-shirts too?”
<Faster Than the Law 2> team filmed their 5 million pledge video, and the cumulative audience count headed toward 6 million.
This happened just one week after its release.
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INTUBE
[<Faster Than the Law 2> Already 5 Million! Pledge Video Full of Gratitude]
Views: 98,112
-Did midsummer make this happen too ㅠㅠㅠ This is so cuuute hahahahaha
-???: Did you diet? Just now?
-Korea’s pride~^^ Acting genius Han Yeoreum. Always supporting you. Hope you finish beautifully in America too..
-At this rate, they’ll probably hit 10 million pledges next week ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ why is it so fast
Do Gyeoul quietly reminisced about her own childhood while watching Han Yeoreum.
Genius girl.
Do Gyeoul was once called that.
For acting with mature facial expressions, for being able to carry several minutes of dialogue alone, for rarely making NGs, for not acting like a child.
Do Gyeoul easily rose to the position of a genius.
“Definitely need Gyeoul for the child actor parts to come alive!”
“How can someone so young act so well, hm?”
“Smart, so smart. You’ll be flying high when you turn twenty!”
Do Gyeoul didn’t attach much meaning to such words. Because for Gyeoul, acting was easy. Every time she received praise for completely melting into her role, people seemed ridiculous to her.
So she had never been happy about the genius title. But what was this feeling now?
“Han Yeoreum…”
When she first saw Han Yeoreum, it was just amusing. Do Gyeoul was at the top and Han Yeoreum was far below.
But Han Yeoreum, who grew too quickly and dramatically, was now trying to surpass Do Gyeoul’s position.
Once she realized this, watching Han Yeoreum was no longer purely enjoyable.
Do Gyeoul had developed a goal at some point.
“Manager. Could you bring back those scenarios the planning office was checking?”
She wanted to completely occupy the position above Han Yeoreum.
It was the first time Do Gyeoul had coveted the genius title.
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“Wow…”
“This is incredible…”
This was MBS Drama Center. The Center Director was currently holding his forehead.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that entertainment news was completely dominated by <The Great Garland> and <Faster Than the Law 2>.
<The Great Garland> award predictions,
<Faster Than the Law 2> record-breaking box office success,
Ji Haebeom and Eun Baekhap’s interviews,
Shin Seojin emerging as the new advertising powerhouse,
Myeong Jeha and Han Yeoreum’s next projects.
Really, no other entertainment news was visible at all.
“They said they’re calling Director Ja today for special programming, right? KBC is really rowing hard…”
KBC didn’t just cover <The Great Garland> in the news. They even arranged a setting where they could invite Director Ja as a guest for conversation.
At a time when the economy was shrinking due to the Korean ban, KBC was feeding the public a lethal dose of national pride.
The value of broadcasting fees. Korean Wave reaching America.
Watching KBC blow trumpets and cheer, the MBS Center Director expressed firm determination.
“Everyone. Hold on tight.”
“…Yes…”
Director So and the <Youth Disqualified!> team also nodded.
“It’s coming our way!”
When <The Great Garland> was nominated for Critics’ Choice, <Youth Disqualified!> InTube videos also began benefiting from the algorithm.
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