I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 90

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Episode 90

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“This can’t be real.”

The 〈Parfait Cherry Heroine〉 Blu-ray funding kept increasing in percentage right up until the deadline. Now it was 1 minute before closing, and I refreshed my phone screen again.

“Isn’t this an error?”

An unbelievable number was displayed.

▶︎Project heroine

The Cherry on the Parfait Belongs to the Heroine

>>> 247% achieved

148.2 million won.

“Really… Is this correct?”

In the meantime, 1 minute had passed. The participation button next to the funding page turned gray.

Seeing that the funding had ended, it didn’t seem to be an error. I hurriedly entered a portal site.

“…It’s real?”

Articles that seemed to be released by JC ENM were lined up. The upset of web dramas, the era of web dramas, the victory of web dramas.

It felt like any praise attached wouldn’t seem out of place. Everyone was singing the praises of new media.

“…Wow…”

It was even the first Blu-ray to be released this year. This alone was an incredible achievement. The works that won awards at the Seoul Drama Awards are now focusing on overseas expansion rather than Blu-rays.

“…Blu-ray production depends on fandom for box office success.”

Unless it caused a syndrome, there are limits with domestic viewers alone.

But now. An InTube web drama had produced a Blu-ray that even works that were hits on terrestrial broadcasting find difficult to make.

Thump-thump-thump-.

My heart was beating wildly without restraint.

One hand wasn’t enough, so I covered my mouth with both hands overlapped. It felt like my heart would come out of my mouth. Heat rose to my ears.

‘Blu-ray. Blu-ray. Blu-rayBlu-rayBlu-ray…!’

I was so happy that I called it out in my mind several times without even breathing. I really didn’t expect this to succeed too. I was going to be satisfied with just the Blu-ray funding page.

‘Because I know how difficult it is.’

That drama goods aren’t recording high sales figures at this time. I knew this better than anyone.

Buzz- buzz- buzz-.

My phone rang incessantly. Contacts poured in from everywhere.

Myeong Jeha, Ju Junseo, Chu Gaeul, Jjang Director, Writer Pi, Dokgo Min, Manager Choi, Dokgo Gyeol, Team Leader Seong, Director So and PD Hwang from 〈No Interest At All〉, Coordinator Hwang and Ryu Lisa. Director Gong from 〈Faster Than Law〉,

Unexpectedly Yoon Hyeonjo, and even my peers.

‘I guess everyone was refreshing together…’

It’s past 12 o’clock now. I smiled a little thinking of the people who would be sharing the same screen until this time.

I should reply quickly. The battery was running low, so I first plugged the charger cable into my phone.

“Huh?”

But my phone wasn’t charging. The cable must be broken.

I carefully entered Han Taeyang’s room where the lights were off. He usually sleeps at 10 o’clock. I was about to unplug Han Taeyang’s phone that was quietly plugged in and take the charger.

Buzz-.

A text message arrived on Han Taeyang’s phone.

[Thank you for participating in the 〈Parfait Cherry Heroine〉 Blu-ray funding. Payment will be processed at 5 PM after funding ends, and for failed payments only, re-payment will be processed at 5 PM the next business day. (Maximum 4 payment attempts)

Your payment item is 〈Heroine Project〉 Special (100,000 won).]

“…Really now.”

If he just asked his sister for one, it’s not like I couldn’t give it to him, but he spends money on this? And the Special edition too? I was a bit dumbfounded at my younger brother spending his allowance on frivolous things, but decided to let it slide.

Who am I?

I’m Han Yeoreum who achieved a whopping 247% Blu-ray sales rate with a web drama.

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Do Gyeoul politely bowed her head in greeting.

“Hello, Team Leader Seong. Please take good care of me.”

“Oh my, we should be the ones asking for your care! Thank you for appearing.”

Do Gyeoul prepared various content as she returned from her hiatus with 〈Beyond the Closed Door〉.

InTube filming was one of them. Gyeoul appeared in JC ENM’s Web Content Department’s original content as well as fashion magazine channels like Ruel.

“Then please wait in the waiting room for a moment. They said they’d finish as early as possible, but since our actress is appearing, we want to pay a little more attention.”

“Yes. That’s fine. Then please call me comfortably.”

Do Gyeoul briefly watched the staff moving busily. Before long, JC ENM’s original content would appear in real-time popular videos whenever it was uploaded.

Intube

@JC ENM 680,000 subscribers

[What’s under the bed right now? Evil Spirit Prayer ASMR to listen to before bed with bell sounds]

460,000 views

As soon as Han Yeoreum stepped forward as the first pioneer of the new market and hit it big like a formula, the summer season special horror movie that JC ENM distributed hurriedly took over the baton.

More than any activity that tried to inform the public that a new work had come out – terrestrial entertainment program interviews, variety shows, magazine shoots, radio events, and so on.

-Wow I’m seriously so fucking scared I can’t stick my feet out from under the blanket..ㅜ I really feel like there’s something under the bed fuck

︎˪I wasn’t the only one feeling this way

-Just absolutely insane ㄷㄷㄷ I wish they’d make this into an occult series. After listening to streamers mumbling, hearing actual actors is no joke lol

-Fine I’ll go watch the movie, please stop.. The gentle bell sound is truly insane

One InTube video had much more impact.

Existing JC ENM channel subscribers, fans of the actor, people who happened to click once after getting caught in the algorithm, people who came after reading related posts on SNS and communities.

-It didn’t look that interesting just from the trailer lol but now I’m suddenly really curious

After watching the video, they became interested in that work.

The view count was several times higher than the official trailer. It was because the method of approaching the public was much newer.

‘Unless it’s a movie you’re interested in, no one really wants to know information.’

Rather than trying to inform about the movie’s story, it was a strategy to make people even more curious.

You could tell what concept it was from the ASMR theme, and lines from the trailer appeared like Easter eggs.

Plus you could enjoy the unique atmosphere without watching the movie.

[First week of release, 〈Evil Spirit〉 takes 1st place… “The occult boom will definitely come”]

[〈Evil Spirit〉 providing cool horror this summer surpasses 3 million viewers]

Thanks to this, even the occult movie, which had elements that made it hard to be a hit, achieved results that easily surpassed 3 million. ‘That’ niche occult movie achieved the feat of leaving behind one popular catchphrase.

-Bell sounds… I can hear bell sounds

︎˪Begone, evil thing!

-It was worth watching after a long time lol

-Look here, you ignorant fools, the age of the occult has come, and soon the era of rock and SF won’t be far behind

︎˪If you gather 10 occult fans, 10 rock fans, and 10 SF fans together, you get 13 people total. I really love this joke

Where do you live? You’ve won the event, you bastard. Give me your address, I’m bringing the prize, damn it.

After that, JC ENM’s original content never lacked for performers.

Though it was a new Intube content, idols making comebacks, actors breaking their hiatus, models who had just debuted – everyone wanted to appear on it.

‘Just looking at how the production budget increased… you can tell.’

The set gradually became more luxurious. It was different from Han Yeoreum, who had simply stood alone holding a single microphone against a white background. Before long, an interior similar to the filming space of 〈Beyond the Closed Door〉 was created.

“Actor- please standby now!”

At the staff’s words, Gyeoul stood up from his seat. The cameras, lighting, and microphones were all directed toward Gyeoul alone.

Do Gyeoul stood in front of the ASMR microphone. Now that filming preparations were perfectly complete, the situations that would unfold ahead appeared ridiculously clearly in Gyeoul’s mind.

‘What Han Yeoreum did.’

And what everyone would soon be doing.

“We’ll begin now. Are you ready, actor?”

Influence becomes money. There isn’t a single fool in this industry who doesn’t know that.

When something unprecedented becomes popular, once is luck and twice is coincidence. And from the third time on, it becomes a kind of guaranteed check.

Since JC ENM had jumped in themselves, everyone else would come rushing in after them.

The camera’s eye glowed bright red. Recording had begun.

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