NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 139

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Episode 139. White Blood – Launch

 

The next day, the exclusive article that reporter Oh Seung-hwan fired off was enough to turn South Korea upside down.

 

 

 

– Shocking Exclusive Report! Actor A, famous for volunteer work, caught with large quantity of drugs.

 

By Reporter Oh Seung-hwan.

 

 

 

Actor A (46), who is famous for his image of doing many good deeds such as volunteer work, is under arrest and investigation after a large quantity of powder suspected to be narcotic drugs was discovered in his vehicle parked at his home on the 16th.

 

 

 

According to prosecutors on the 16th, the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office discovered 195g of white powder suspected to be narcotics in Mr. A’s vehicle. The single dose amount of this substance is known to be 0.03g, which is known to be enough for 6,500 people to take simultaneously, shocking the public…

 

 

 

 

 

The Editor-in-Chief, who was checking the site’s traffic numbers at the office building in Gangnam, burst into a pleased laugh.

 

 

 

“Kahahaha! Manager Oh. Where on earth did you dig up such an exclusive story?”

 

 

 

At the Editor-in-Chief’s question, Oh Seung-hwan momentarily thought of the anonymous informant, but smiled nonchalantly and patted his slightly protruding belly.

 

 

 

“Come on, Editor-in-Chief. Who am I? I’m Oh Seung-hwan who does things properly when I do them. I sensed something was there, so I persistently dug into it.”

 

“That’s right, that’s right. Oh, how adorable. Manager Oh looks especially handsome today, doesn’t he?”

 

“Hehehe.”

 

 

 

 

 

And the “White Blood” team, who encountered that article, couldn’t help but be swept up in an even greater shock than the public.

 

 

 

Of course, since Yeon-woo had already pulled strings through Han Hae-woon in advance, the article didn’t contain any content about “White Blood,” but the fact that a fire had fallen on their doorstep remained unchanged.

 

 

 

The production team gathered in LN Enter’s meeting room, having temporarily suspended today’s filming due to Jeon Ki-hoon.

 

 

 

Director Hwang Min-kwon let out a deep sigh.

 

 

 

“Haah. When on earth are we going to list up and cast again? This is really a big problem.”

 

 

 

Jeon Ki-hoon’s individual filming portions for the role of Dipangdal weren’t that much, so they could reshoot if another actor was cast, but that casting was the problem.

 

 

 

They couldn’t hold supporting role auditions again at this point, and casting someone suitable through recruitment would take quite a bit of time procedurally, starting from listing up, and if they started now, filming could be delayed by three to four months in the worst case.

 

 

 

Writer Kim Jin-ju listened to those complaints, pondered something, then opened her mouth with a resolute expression.

 

 

 

“If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll completely revise the script. I’ll have to modify and recreate all the scenes where the ‘Dipangdal’ role appears.”

 

“Phew, I don’t doubt Writer Kim’s skills, but wouldn’t suddenly modifying it mess up the story development?”

 

“I think so too, but we have no choice…”

 

 

 

Unable to do this or that, only continuous sighs could be heard in the meeting room.

 

 

 

At that moment, Yeon-woo, who had been quietly listening while exchanging messages with someone in the corner, put down his smartphone and raised his hand.

 

 

 

“I have an actor to recommend. I just coordinated the schedule too.”

 

“What?! You do, Yeon-woo? Who is it?”

 

 

 

If they had pulled out a rotten tooth that was festering, it was natural to fill that spot with an implant or something.

 

 

 

Before this incident happened, he had casually asked and checked the schedule in advance, and just now through text, he had also received confirmation of willingness to appear.

 

 

 

Although he had worked with Yeon-woo in the previous work “Sketch,” it was somewhat disappointing since he appeared so briefly in the beginning.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo’s acting teacher and an actor who could digest supporting roles better than anyone.

 

 

 

“It’s actor Jeong Cheol-min.”

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

“Kids, let’s take a commemorative photo.”

 

“Yes, teacher!”

 

 

 

Han Byeol approached Jeong Cheol-min, calling him familiarly.

 

Jeon Ki-hoon’s position being replaced by Jeong Cheol-min was truly a blessing in disguise.

 

 

 

Jeong Cheol-min fully demonstrated his abilities among the main and supporting actors whose average age was so low that Yeon-woo called them the school lunch expedition.

 

 

 

Not to mention his own acting skills, his experience of running an acting academy and teaching children for a long time was a great help.

 

 

 

As he easily explained and guided the difficult parts that Dong-ha from the idol group EXYZ or Han Byeol, who had a short acting career, struggled with, the overall quality of acting felt like it had risen by two levels.

 

 

 

‘I’m really glad I brought the teacher.’

 

 

 

Seeing Jeong Cheol-min caring for the supporting actors like a teacher supervising children on a field trip, Yeon-woo also smiled with satisfaction.

 

 

 

‘Teaching is difficult.’

 

 

 

At first, he thought that when Dong-ha or Han Byeol asked questions about acting, if he showed them an example, they would follow along well.

 

 

 

Each time, Han Byeol and Dong-ha shook their heads.

 

 

 

“Ugh, talented people are really annoying, oppa!”

 

 

 

When Yeon-woo showed an example and then tilted his head with an expression like ‘Hm? Why can’t you do it?’, Han Byeol shook her head saying that was only possible because he was her oppa, and beside her, Dong-ha sighed even deeper.

 

 

 

“Han Byeol, from my perspective, you’re plenty talented too, you know? Haah… Filming music videos was child’s play.”

 

 

 

Among such kids, Jeong Cheol-min’s role was truly light and salt.

 

 

 

And that eventful filming ended today.

 

 

 

“White Blood’s” wrap-up.

 

 

 

Among those gathered to take commemorative photos, Jung Su-yeon looked at Yeon-woo and gestured.

 

 

 

“Yeon-woo! Let’s take a photo, come quickly.”

 

 

 

Everyone’s faces were bright because they had poured everything out without regret.

 

Yeon-woo smiled and headed toward where the actors and staff were gathered, and as he stood in the center that had been left empty for him, the camera director’s voice could be heard.

 

 

 

“Alright, we’re shooting! Keep your eyes wide open for 10 seconds!”

 

 

 

The camera director who had quickly run over after setting up the composition pressed the shutter with the remote control.

 

 

 

‘Somehow this reminds me of when we did the final shoot for “Summer’s Wardrobe.”‘

 

 

 

He remembered the incident where the staff member who had shouted not to close their eyes was the only one who closed his eyes.

 

 

 

The image of Yeon-woo chuckling softly and the other people was captured one last time by the camera, and the filming of “White Blood” came to an end, leaving only the day of reckoning ahead.

 

 

 

 

 

After filming ended, Yeon-woo returned to his family home to rest thoroughly, then came up to Seoul for the launching event.

 

 

 

“This is my first time at a launching event, sir.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo nodded at Kim Min-su’s words coming from the driver’s seat.

 

 

 

“That’s right. We’ve always had production press conferences. But it’s probably just a different name – I think it’ll be similar.”

 

 

 

Kim Min-su’s car arrived at an outsourced filming location in Pangyo that Netflix had arranged.

 

 

 

As Yeon-woo was about to get out, he saw Han Byeol and Su-yeon getting out of a car parked on the opposite side.

 

 

 

“Hm? Han Byeol, Su-yeon.”

 

“Oppa!”

 

 

 

Han Byeol came running over quickly.

 

Yeon-woo looked at Su-yeon who was walking over with a smile behind her.

 

 

 

“You two came together?”

 

“Yeah. Han Byeol’s mother gave us a ride.”

 

 

 

These two had become the closest during filming.

 

Both Jung Su-yeon and Han Byeol had grown up as only children and had wished they had sisters, so they became like older and younger sisters to each other and got along perfectly.

 

 

 

“Dong-ha oppa came early and sent a message in the group chat earlier!”

 

“Really? Let’s go in too. Teacher Jeong Cheol-min just arrived and went in first.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo and the two sworn sisters entered the studio.

 

 

 

Since it had been several weeks for final editing after the wrap-up, it had been quite a while since the production team and actors had met, so they asked about each other’s well-being.

 

 

 

Once everyone was seated in their designated spots, Announcer Kim Min-ah, who was acquainted with Yeon-woo, entered the set holding cue cards.

 

 

 

“Oh my, it’s been a long time since “Master Plan.””

 

“It really has. Thanks to Announcer Kim Min-ah’s excellent hosting, the results were good.”

 

“Oh, you said that back then too, and I don’t know what to do with myself.”

 

 

 

Since she was the announcer who had hosted the production press conferences for “Summer’s Wardrobe” and “Master Plan,” it was true that LN Enter had asked her to host again, hoping for the success of this project.

 

 

 

As they chatted about various things, the event time approached.

 

 

 

“Alright, standby.”

 

 

 

A countdown began on the prompter in front, and as the number pointed to 0, the launching event started.

 

 

 

“Hello everyone. This program is being broadcast live through LN Entertainment’s official YouTube channel and Netflix Live. Please understand if there are any broadcasting issues.”

 

 

 

After Announcer Kim Min-ah greeted the screen, she looked at the actors.

 

 

 

“Hello to the actors of “White Blood”!”

 

 

 

At Announcer Kim Min-ah’s greeting, the actors looked toward the camera and each bowed their heads in greeting.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo smiled slightly seeing the somewhat stiff expressions of the actors sitting next to him.

 

 

 

‘I need to lead well, even covering for Director Hwang’s part.’

 

 

 

Director Hwang Min-kwon had adamantly refused to appear, saying he absolutely couldn’t stand in front of cameras, so only the actors were in the set.

 

 

 

And thinking about it, the other actors except Yeon-woo had no experience with such production press conferences.

 

 

 

Jung Su-yeon’s last time was during “Spring Lover” when she appeared as a child actor, and Han Byeol and Dong-ha were newcomers.

 

Jeong Cheol-min had also only worked as a supporting actor with relatively small roles, so this was his first time with such an experience as well.

 

 

 

“First, I heard this series deals with quite an interesting subject.”

 

 

 

At Announcer Kim Min-ah’s words, Yeon-woo naturally took the microphone.

 

 

 

“That’s right. At first, I looked at the scenario’s cover and wondered what this could be, so I started reading.”

 

“The genre is unfamiliar. It says medical action – could you explain it briefly?”

 

“Of course. This series is about the protagonist Jeong Do-jin who…”

 

 

 

The launching event, which was mostly conducted through tiki-taka between Yeon-woo and Announcer Kim Min-ah, moved on to a Q&A corner where they answered questions from viewers watching on YouTube and Netflix Live on the spot.

 

 

 

“Shall we take opinions from our viewers?”

 

 

 

With Announcer Kim Min-ah’s comment, numerous chats began appearing on the monitor installed in front.

 

 

 

However, it began to flow differently from what the production team who planned the launching event had expected.

 

 

 

– Ganadara Magician: Fantasy in Korea? Precedents tell us it’s 100% going to be a complete disaster

 

 

 

– Heukwahan Dot: And the actors are all nobodies except Ryu Yeon-woo lol where did they bring these extras from

 

 

 

– Africa Youth: Ryu Yeon-woo isn’t at the level to carry alone yet either

 

 

 

– Mo-ssol: Is Ryu Yeon-woo’s career finally going to collapse? I predict he might become the second King Meow Eight Girl

 

 

 

– King Jun-su : The chat comments are too harsh, criticizing before even watching the preview shows how full of envy and jealousy they are

 

 

 

– Freshman Laurent : I get the lady above is a fan, but tone it down lol Isn’t the answer obvious just from looking at the genre and supporting cast size?

 

 

 

– King Jun-su : I’m not a lady.

 

 

 

With too many chat messages being entered at once, the server started lagging and the screen froze momentarily with only a few comments displayed.

 

 

 

Then it quickly recovered and countless chat messages rapidly scrolled up, reaching a point where they couldn’t be read immediately.

 

 

 

However, even though it was brief, there was no way the actors in the venue could miss the comments displayed on the large monitor.

 

 

 

Originally, they planned to briefly show the chat window and then proceed with carefully selected questions, but due to a server error, the screen froze momentarily and unfortunately, negative reaction comments were broadcast.

 

 

 

While announcer Kim Min-ah hesitated, flustered by the unexpected incident, Yeon-woo picked up the microphone.

 

 

 

“Wow, so many people are participating that I can’t read the comments. Could the production team perhaps select just a few and put them up?”

 

 

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, announcer Kim Min-ah regained her composure and exchanged some words with the production team before picking up the microphone again.

 

 

 

“We apologize for the uneven proceedings due to server congestion. We’ll select a few questions and proceed right away.”

 

 

 

While listening to announcer Kim Min-ah’s recovery comment, Yeon-woo’s attention turned to the other actors.

 

 

 

‘They probably don’t have experience with this kind of thing, I wonder if they’re okay.’

 

 

 

Yeon-woo glanced to the side.

 

And was a bit surprised.

 

 

 

‘…Their faces are full of confidence.’

 

 

 

As if Yeon-woo’s worry was unfounded, the actors’ faces were filled with confidence in their work, and to put it metaphorically, they had expressions as if they were saying this:

 

 

 

– Go ahead and criticize all you want. Once you watch our series, your opinion will definitely change.

 

 

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