NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 130

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Episode 130. Action Rehearsal

 

On the day of the script reading for “White Blood,” Amy, who lives on the other side of the world in Canada, stopped in front of her cabinet as soon as she arrived at school, surrounded by several friends who had rushed over to her.

 

 

 

“Amy! Do you know this guy? Is he famous in Korea?”

 

“Look at this. The ranking is still low, but it was really interesting.”

 

 

 

She closed the light green cabinet in the hallway and looked at the tablet PC her friends held out to her.

 

On the screen was a Korean movie that had been distributed secondarily to Netflix.

 

 

 

She tilted her head while looking at the page that read “Master Plan.”

 

 

 

“Hmm, I wonder? I haven’t heard of it. You guys always come to me whenever Korea comes up, but I can’t even speak Korean.”

 

 

 

Amy had been adopted to Canada at an age she couldn’t even remember and had grown up her entire life as a Canadian, so she always felt strange emotions whenever her friends asked her about Korea like this.

 

 

 

Since she naturally had no patriotic feelings toward Korea, it was ambiguous to say she felt good about it – it was just a curious feeling.

 

 

 

“Come to think of it, why are you guys asking about a movie?”

 

“We were lounging around at Christine’s house yesterday and watched it out of boredom, but it was so interesting.”

 

 

 

Looking at the screen, it didn’t seem like they were making a fuss just because of the entertainment value.

 

They must have become interested in the idol-like looking male actor displayed prominently on the screen.

 

 

 

The topics her friends usually came to Amy to chat about were mostly K-POP related content.

 

Now her friends had reached the point where they could stumblingly speak Korean slang that even Amy couldn’t understand well.

 

 

 

While it was still difficult to consider it mainstream culture, she could feel that the number of friends who had become interested in Korea had noticeably increased since entering high school.

 

 

 

“Really? Hmm, now that I look at it, I think I’ve seen this actor somewhere before.”

 

“Really? The name is written as ‘Yeonu Ryu.'”

 

 

 

After hearing the name and seeing the spelling written on the screen, a chuckle escaped her.

 

Listening to her friends’ pronunciation, she couldn’t tell what nationality it was supposed to be.

 

 

 

“It’s probably not ‘Raiyu’ but read as ‘Ryu.’ Yeon-woo Ryu. In Korean style, it would be Ryu Yeon-woo.”

 

“Ryu Yeon-woo?”

 

 

 

After saying the name out loud, she remembered where she had seen him.

 

 

 

“I saw him in a movie called ‘Sketch.’ You know how my father is a film buff. We watched it together because it won the Golden Bear Award.”

 

“Golden Bear? What’s that?”

 

 

 

Since English-speaking countries basically weren’t very interested in foreign films or film festivals, she felt overwhelmed about where to start explaining.

 

 

 

“It’s something like that. Think of it as roughly like the Academy Awards.”

 

“Wow! Then he’s a famous actor. I should recommend it to other kids too. Reading subtitles is a bit awkward, but the movie was really interesting.”

 

 

 

Amy also thought “Sketch,” which she had been semi-forced to watch following her film buff father, was quite interesting.

 

The fact that the protagonist had the same background as an adopted child like herself certainly had some influence.

 

 

 

“Hmm, you said the title was ‘Master Plan,’ right? Should I watch it too…?”

 

 

 

While Yeon-woo had expressed his ambition to reach number one on Netflix through “White Blood,” unbeknownst to him, Netflix expansion was already gradually taking place on the other side of the world.

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

He had successfully completed the script reading that had continued until the previous evening.

 

Director Hwang seemed to have a good eye for actors, as all the cast supporting actors were exceptionally skilled.

 

 

 

“Phew… I think I’m exercising more than when I was active duty.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo, who had been reminiscing about yesterday, caught his breath while doing weights.

 

Having a small training room set up on the duplex floor made it more convenient to manage his body than when he lived in the officetel.

 

 

 

“Thanks to this house that’s excessively spacious for living alone.”

 

 

 

Since “White Blood” had a lot of action, he was exercising more tightly than usual in preparation for it.

 

In terms of exercise volume, it actually felt more intense than during his agent days.

 

 

 

Then the phone rang.

 

He stopped exercising and looked at his smartphone screen to see an unsaved number.

 

 

 

“Yes. I’m taking your call.”

 

 

 

A young man’s voice came from the other end of the phone receiver.

 

 

 

– Ah, hello CEO Ryu Yeon-woo. This is Mark Choi, the East Asia representative of Innover Weinstein.

 

 

 

Innover Weinstein.

 

The professional distribution company that handled overseas sales for “Sketch.”

 

 

 

‘CEO is a title I’m hearing for the first time.’

 

 

 

Since they called him CEO rather than actor, it seemed they were calling him as an investor.

 

 

 

“Nice to meet you. What can I help you with?”

 

– It’s regarding the overseas settlement for the movie ‘Sketch’…

 

 

 

After talking on the phone for a while, he put down his smartphone.

 

The gist of the call was ultimately about informing him of dividends from overseas profits.

 

 

 

‘Movie investment really brings in tremendous amounts once you achieve results.’

 

 

 

Whether through earned income or financial income, it would be difficult to generate profits several times the investment amount like this unless it was gambling-like investment.

 

The dividends from overseas profits amounted to double the domestic profits he had received last time.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo left the training room and leaned against the railing of the duplex floor, looking around the house.

 

It was still a large house he wasn’t used to.

 

 

 

‘I just started this because I wanted to achieve the dream I couldn’t fulfill in my previous life…’

 

 

 

Acting had more influence than he had thought.

 

Not just financially, but these days whenever he went online, articles about himself never stopped appearing.

 

 

 

Yesterday, many fans were looking forward to 「White Blood」 after seeing the surprise lineup revealed through the script reading.

 

 

 

When he picked up his smartphone and opened the portal site app, sure enough, articles were prominently displayed on the entertainment section.

 

 

 

– Ryu Yeon-woo’s next project announced! 「White Blood」 is scheduled to be distributed through Netflix···.

 

– Major works to be presented next year! Among them, the highlight is 「White Blood」 and 3 other works···.

 

 

 

The comment reactions also made him feel how much the public was anticipating Yeon-woo.

 

 

 

– UnitedWeLiveScatteredWeDie(conan05**) : Finally Yeon-woo God’s new work announcement! Starting to collect spoilers from now on

 

 

 

– 롱백배가즈아(aemo**) : What genre family does medical action fantasy even belong to lol I can’t even guess what the content would be like

 

└ SupremeDonghyuk(sa90**) : About Being Reincarnated as a Military Doctor on a Fantasy Battlefield

 

└ PatrioticYouth(imp05**) : Pfft… Is this light novels infiltrating?

 

 

 

– EvaTuna(dongwon**) : Fantasy in Korea is just cringe, it’ll probably be cringey to watch

 

└ Deer(hyoda**) : But if the protagonist is Aegyo-master, it’s different, right?

 

└ EvaTuna(dongwon**) : Honestly, that’s why I’m kind of looking forward to it

 

 

 

– JoseonDynastyPeekABoo(junehee03**) : It’s not too late everyone, click on the name tag right now and follow the link to join Woo’s fan club···(more)

 

 

 

While Yeon-woo was checking the articles and comment reactions, an incoming call screen appeared on his smartphone.

 

 

 

“Yes. Min-su hyung. I’ll just change clothes and come down.”

 

– Yes. There’s still time, so take your time coming out.

 

 

 

After hanging up the phone, he went downstairs and simply changed into training clothes.

 

 

 

‘Has time already passed this much?’

 

 

 

After preparing briefly and going down to get in the car, Kim Min-su handed him coffee.

 

 

 

“I prepared an iced Americano.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

 

 

He had just come down hurriedly from exercising and was quite thirsty, so taking a sip of coffee seemed to restore some vitality.

 

 

 

“The martial arts director said today’s rehearsal will be quite intense.”

 

“Really?”

 

“He asked about your condition.”

 

“I’m always in good shape. The martial arts director is···?”

 

 

 

Before starting filming in earnest, they decided to coordinate the action for the parts that needed to be filmed first.

 

 

 

“Do Gwang-wook, the martial arts director who handled 「Stars Beyond the Stream」 last time, is coming.”

 

“Ah, it’ll be nice to see him after a long time.”

 

 

 

He recalled the face of Director Hwang Min-kwon, who had excitedly said he would only hire the best in the industry.

 

 

 

‘If it’s Director Do, he really is the best in the industry.’

 

 

 

The previous historical drama 「Stars Beyond the Stream」 that they had worked on together also received many favorable reviews online for its high-level action direction.

 

 

 

But during the previous historical drama filming, there was no need to ask about his condition, so the action difficulty must be quite high.

 

 

 

When they arrived at the set in Paju and entered Building C where today’s rehearsal and practice would take place, the staff were still busily moving around.

 

 

 

“Director.”

 

“Oh! Actor Ryu.”

 

 

 

When he approached Director Hwang, who was directing various things in the middle of the filming set, he welcomed Yeon-woo warmly.

 

 

 

When they first met, he seemed like a clueless third-rate director, but perhaps because he was starting his own work, he seemed to have developed quite the bearing of a director.

 

 

 

“We’re finally starting. Ehehe.”

 

 

 

···Maybe not entirely.

 

Seeing him laugh foolishly, he was exactly the same as when they first met.

 

 

 

But his passion for his work was certainly second to none as a director.

 

 

 

“Wait, where did Director Do go?”

 

“Ah, he’s coming over there.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo could see Director Do walking from a distance.

 

 

 

“Oh! Yeon-woo. It’s been a long time.”

 

“It has. It’s already been over a year, hasn’t it?”

 

 

 

The action filming for 「Stars Beyond the Stream」 had ended last summer.

 

 

 

‘Time has already passed like that.’

 

 

 

While offering a handshake to Yeon-woo, Director Do complained.

 

 

 

“By the way, you said you’d drop by when you were resting after filming. It would be nice to do some light sparring.”

 

 

 

Seeing Director Do’s expression showed genuine disappointment, so Yeon-woo scratched his head and answered.

 

 

 

“That’s right. I was a bit busy. Right after the movie filming ended, I had to go to school···.”

 

“Though it’s late, congratulations on your award.”

 

“Thank you. But is today’s action so difficult that you’d ask about my condition?”

 

 

 

When Yeon-woo asked, the martial arts director looked at Director Hwang Min-kwon with a troubled expression.

 

 

 

“The level that the director is demanding is so high that when I tried to match it···.”

 

“A-ahem…”

 

 

 

At the martial arts director’s words, Director Hwang hastily looked elsewhere and pretended not to hear.

 

 

 

Watching this, Yeon-woo smiled slightly and spoke up.

 

 

 

“It’s fine. I’m quite confident in action myself.”

 

 

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, martial arts director Do Gwang-wook nodded.

 

Having worked together last summer, he knew this wasn’t empty boasting or bravado.

 

 

 

“Then I’ll give you an explanation along with a demonstration right away.”

 

 

 

White lines tangled chaotically like a spider web over the green chroma key set.

 

 

 

Do Gwang-wook began moving frantically across it, demonstrating the action along with his explanation.

 

 

 

“Here! Huff. After moving to point 3, then again… Hah!”

 

 

 

He rolled to the side, got back up, swung his sword, then deflected an incoming gray-white cylindrical rod with his arm and moved frantically in another direction.

 

 

 

Since all objects in the chroma key studio would be covered with CG, the key was to reach precise points at the right timing while performing the movements.

 

 

 

After demonstrating the action for quite a while, Do Gwang-wook stopped, breathing heavily.

 

 

 

“Phew, that’s one scene. Ideally, we’d film it in one take without cuts.”

 

 

 

Hesitating, martial arts director Do Gwang-wook continued.

 

 

 

“…Honestly, that seems impossible, but the fewer cuts we make, the better the scene looks.”

 

 

 

Even the martial arts director himself thought it would be too much to handle such complex choreography in a short time.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo’s expression was peculiar as he watched Do Gwang-wook’s demonstration.

 

A slightly incredulous look.

 

 

 

Seeing that expression, Do Gwang-wook mentally cursed Director Hwang a little.

 

 

 

‘I guess it really is too much… Sigh, sure it would look cool, but we need to be realistic. Why does Director Hwang want such high difficulty?’

 

 

 

Meanwhile, Yeon-woo was incredulous for a completely different reason as he watched Do Gwang-wook’s demonstration.

 

 

 

‘This is totally CQC Tactical Training.’

 

 

 

CQC (Close Quarters Combat) refers to a tactical system developed by combining situational judgment, weapon arts, and close-range shooting to fight enemies within 30 meters.

 

 

 

CQC Tactical Training was one of the most common forms of training agents received, starting from VIP Protection and preparing for countless urban warfare situations.

 

 

 

They trained to perform complex movement patterns at precise positions and timing through quick judgment in combat situations to increase survival and mission success rates.

 

 

 

And in his previous life when Yeon-woo worked in the Domestic Division, he had even served as an instructor for that training.

 

 

 

So seeing Yeon-woo’s incredulous expression, martial arts director Do Gwang-wook scratched his head and spoke up.

 

 

 

“I guess it’s too intense, right? I did prepare a simplified version…”

 

“No.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo grinned.

 

 

 

“This should be fun for the first time in a while.”

 

 

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