NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 152
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Episode 152. Arts Awards (2)
Returning to his seat, Yeon-woo casually pulled out his smartphone from his pocket—the same one he had told Jung Tae-seon was with his manager.
– Target check complete.
– Han Hae-woon: We’ve also confirmed registration in the system on our end. Plan A is a success.
Yeon-woo showed a satisfied expression as he read the messages.
‘Fortunately, we succeeded the easy way.’
If Jung Tae-seon had said he didn’t have a smartphone or refused to hand it over to Yeon-woo, he had prepared Plan B as an alternative method.
That would have made things more complicated, so it was better that Plan A, the easier method, had succeeded. Fortunately, everything went smoothly.
With this, they could now monitor all text-based communications Jung Tae-seon made through his smartphone.
‘Of course, we won’t be able to use this as evidence later.’
According to Article 308-2 of the Criminal Procedure Act, illegally obtained evidence is excluded.
Simply put, evidence obtained through improper means cannot be recognized as valid in court.
Of course, even if the evidence were valid, he had no intention of using it.
‘We’re not moving to catch small fry like him. What’s important is digging up to the higher-ups and revealing their true identity.’
While Yeon-woo was having these various thoughts, time passed and the awards ceremony resumed.
The family watching from home was feeling nervous with anticipation, just like last year.
“Mom! Stop wiping the display case and sit down to watch. The second part is starting now.”
“Last year, Dad cleaned the spot in advance and that’s why oppa won an award.”
Ryu So-hyeon shook her head at her mother who kept standing.
Other awards continued, and finally the moment for the TV division Male Excellence Award arrived.
There were four nominated actors.
– The winner of the 56th Korea Arts Awards TV Division Male Excellence Acting Award is…
Not only the family, but also Jun-su and Seong-sik.
And the Woos watching anxiously from their respective homes all focused their attention on the TV.
– Congratulations. Actor Ryu Yeon-woo from 「Stars Beyond Garam」.
“Yes!”
Not only Mother who was already standing, but all the family members got up from the sofa and cheered in celebration.
And at this moment, there was one more person who jumped up from the sofa.
“Kahahaha! Yes. That’s right!”
“Ch-Chairman. Please calm down. If you get too excited, your blood pressure might rise.”
When Chairman Seo of Ihan Group stood up despite his poor health, the secretary standing behind him tried to dissuade him.
– Actor Ryu Yeon-woo played the role of the national hero ‘Seo Hee’ in KBC1’s 「Stars Beyond Garam」 last year, delivering truly masterful acting. We sincerely congratulate him on his award.
Listening to the MC’s commentary as Yeon-woo walked out receiving congratulations from fellow actors around him on TV, Chairman Seo clenched his fist once again.
“Director Choi! How can I stay calm? Uhaha. Director Choi, you heard it too, right? Our ancestor was naturally a national hero. Of course he was.”
Meanwhile, as Yeon-woo walked out to the awards ceremony venue, countless people flashed through his mind.
The people he wanted to thank were endless if he were to list them all.
Since last year’s Excellence Award winner was Jin Yu-han, who had won by beating the co-nominated Son Jin-wook, it was naturally Jin Yu-han who handed the trophy to Yeon-woo.
As he stepped onto the stage, Jin Yu-han approached with a smile.
He handed the trophy to Yeon-woo and gave him a light hug while patting his shoulder.
“Congratulations. I mean it.”
Looking at Jin Yu-han, Yeon-woo also smiled gently.
“Thank you. It feels even better receiving it from a friend.”
Standing in front of the microphone, he could see countless actors, camera flashes photographing Yeon-woo, and fans on the 2nd floor gripping placards tightly as they looked at him.
Countless people were looking at just one person.
And the feeling of ‘being at the end of all those gazes’ was an indescribably unfamiliar sensation.
Being one of many people looking up from below the stage versus being the one person receiving gazes from on stage—even though it was the same space, it felt like a completely unfamiliar world, as if the world had been turned upside down.
And at the center of it all, Yeon-woo smiled pleasantly as he held up the trophy to chest height with one hand.
“Countless people I should thank are flashing through my mind.”
But today, he had no intention of listing many names.
After pausing briefly, Yeon-woo looked toward the 2nd floor and called out.
“I dedicate all this glory to the Woos who always believe in me and cheer me on.”
With that short speech, he left the stage amid cheers and applause.
But today wasn’t over yet.
Before long, the MC’s commentary could be heard again.
– The winner of the Male Excellence Award in the Film Category is actor Ryu Yeon-woo from 「Master Plan」.
TV and film.
He became the first actor to simultaneously win excellence awards in both categories in the same year.
***
Yeon-woo woke up in bed with messy hair and stretched.
He picked up his smartphone and first contacted Han Hae-woon.
– Did you find anything?
– Han Hae-woon: Ah, this guy is a bigger catch than I thought.
– Really?
After waiting a moment, another message came from Han Hae-woon.
– Han Hae-woon: Starting with the An Jun-ho case you asked me to investigate last time, then Park Kyung-wan, and even Jeon Ki-hoon – they were all this bastard’s work. I’ll send you the materials.
Soon after reviewing the materials Han Hae-woon sent, he could see that this guy was involved with Baek Sol much deeper than he had thought.
He was receiving instructions from an agent who called himself ‘Hwang-geum’ and mainly carried them out while receiving monetary compensation along with drugs that were difficult to obtain on the market.
This guy didn’t seem to know that the organization Hwang-geum belonged to was Baek Sol, but from the conversations they exchanged, he seemed to know it was an organization with quite impressive backing.
– Han Hae-woon: The conversation content we obtained is extensive, so if we use this as a basis to trace back to Hwang-geum, I think we can get some clues. By the way, he uses quite a unique alias.
Yeon-woo stared intently at the name Hwang-geum and suddenly recalled an old memory.
And immediately sent a message to Han Hae-woon.
– Hwang-geum might not be the gold we’re thinking of. Among wildflowers native to China, there’s a flower called ‘Hwang-geum’, and I once heard about an agent who mainly used wildflower names as code names.
Hwang-geum is a purple wildflower that’s also used medicinally.
If it’s the right guy, from Yeon-woo’s memory, he was in charge of Northwest China, and Northwest China is geographically connected to Eastern Europe, making it a place where drug criminals mainly hide.
– Han Hae-woon: The wildflower Hwang-geum?
– I think he was mainly active in the Uyghur Region. Try starting the investigation focused on that area.
– Han Hae-woon: Yes. Understood.
After finishing his conversation with Han Hae-woon, when he went to the entertainment section of online news, articles about last night’s Korean Entertainment Awards were pouring out.
– [Weekly Sports] Ryu Yeon-woo writes new history with the honor of winning two awards at the 56th Korean Arts Awards.
– [N Sports News] Lee Ji-baek to Seo Hee, Jin Yu-han to Ryu Yeon-woo from 「Stars Beyond Garam」 (Photo)
– [Movie Point] Ryu Yeon-woo sets new record dominating both home and theaters.
– [News TN] The honor of Best Film Award goes to Director Park Chan-hong’s 「Master Plan」.
– [Korea Economy] The current status of K-Culture with 「White Blood」 still having its finale remaining…
When he clicked on the comments, there was a lot of discussion about last night’s awards.
– But isn’t Ryu Yeon-woo’s Excellence Award too weak? I thought he’d get Best Actor. He still had ten million viewers.
– He didn’t create ten million viewers alone, and Excellence Award is fine enough, plus he got Best Film Award
– Maybe it’s because he received both TV and film awards simultaneously?
– Honestly, next year seems like a sure thing
– Right, there was Sketch this year
– There’s also White Blood!
– White Blood? Netflix isn’t drama or film, so they won’t give it, right?
– No no, from next year they’ll definitely give OTT awards too. Korea creates awards that don’t exist if you do well abroad
– Honestly, watching foreigners’ White Blood reaction videos these days makes my heart swell with pride
Yeon-woo scrolled down reading the article comments, then went to the fan cafe while brushing his teeth with a toothbrush in his mouth.
– I couldn’t sleep last night ㅠㅠ I was crying so much because Yeonu only mentioned Woojin in her acceptance speech
– I was a muggle but became a late fan as of yesterday
– Yesterday [#RyuYeonwoo_TwoAwards] even trended, it wasn’t something our cafe did, right?
└ It probably trended purely naturally! What is my actor’s destructive power
Yeon-woo scrolled through the posts and stared blankly, then put down his smartphone again and focused on brushing his teeth.
‘Hmm, the fans seem happy that I won awards. Honestly, I don’t understand half of it.’
The only ‘Schild’ I know is the German-made body bunker shield used against personal firearms or grenades, but that’s obviously not it…
But seeing them discuss destructive power, I wonder if it’s something similar…
Yeon-woo came out after a simple wash while having these random thoughts.
Today, as the final week of 「White Blood」 was being released, it wasn’t a wrap party but the cast and crew had decided to gather and watch it together in a similar spirit.
“It’s been a while since I’ll see the expedition team’s faces.”
Since filming ended over two months ago, he thought of the actors who had been practically living together for several months.
Bzzzz─.
– Min-su hyung: Actor-nim. I’ve arrived in front of your house. Please come out when you’re ready.
Yeon-woo saw the message, quickly put on clothes, and went outside.
In LN Enter’s main conference room, which he reached by taking Min-su’s car, all the actors and production staff were already there, having apparently arrived early.
“I came in last place.”
As Yeon-woo entered with a joke, everyone welcomed him warmly.
“There are still 20 minutes left, but somehow everyone’s already gathered.”
“Oppa! Congratulations on winning the award yesterday!”
When Han Byeol, whom he hadn’t seen in a while, congratulated him on his award, Yeon-woo was so happy that he ruffled her hair.
“Ugh.”
“Are you doing well in school?”
“Yes! The kids asking me to get your autograph must be over a hundred already.”
Yeon-woo chuckled at Han Byeol’s words.
“Don’t they ask you for an autograph?”
“Well, I also kind of…”
“How many times have I given you autographs so far?”
“A whole lot…?”
Then Dong-ha, who was behind them, laughed and poked Han Byeol’s cheek.
“Ooh. Superstar.”
Just then, Jeong Cheol-min, who had stopped by the restroom and came in late, entered while raising his hand.
“I also give out a lot of autographs these days.”
“Oh come on, you’re going to get celebrity syndrome soon.”
“Hey. I’m also a celebrity, right.”
Jeong Cheol-min touched the back of his head sheepishly and laughed.
As they were chatting, Team Leader Yoon Mi-yeon finally opened the door and entered the meeting room.
“Everyone. It hasn’t been updated yet, but when I checked with the partner account, our global ranking is currently 3rd place. It might go up one more spot when it’s released.”
With those words, she displayed the screen on the monitor at the front of the meeting room.
1. Alliance [-]
2. C.A New lawfirm [-]
3. White Blood [+7]
Global 3rd place.
Among all the countless content provided by Netflix in every country they service.
It meant 3rd place among all that content combined.
“Wow…”
“Honestly, it doesn’t feel real.”
Since last week’s episode ended, they had already achieved an overwhelming 1st place among domestic content.
Yeon-woo looked at Director Hwang Min-kwon’s bewildered expression and smiled brightly.
“How do you feel, Director?”
“Heh heh heh…”
Hwang Min-kwon couldn’t figure out how to express this feeling.
Just at the beginning of this year, all he did was scratch his butt in the corner of his room while watching TV.
The actor who appeared on that TV every day, bringing honor to the country, was right in front of him.
And more than anything else, he was happiest that he had turned his imagination into reality.
It might be a stretch for unmarried Hwang Min-kwon to compare it to having a child, but the feeling seemed similar.
“It’s about time.”
The episodes that had been released weekly now had only three remaining.
And that final chapter had begun.
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