NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 37

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Episode 37. Spring Lovers – Preview Screening (1)

“Yes, Ji Woo-hyeok in this film is a young man suffering from PTSD who works as a firefighter and wants to gradually heal his worn-down heart.”

 

The host chimed in as if prepared for Director Kim Han-su’s answer.

 

“That’s right. Recently, foreign content has been dealing with PTSD in deployed soldiers, but this work deals with firefighters, the heroes around us. I’m looking forward to it.”

 

The host turned his gaze back to Ryu Yeon-woo and spoke.

 

“You’re the hot ‘perfect son’ actor these days. Mr. Ryu Yeon-woo. It’s really nice to meet you like this.”

“Haha. Nice to meet you.”

 

Since today’s schedule was a gathering of only veteran actors with stiff atmospheres where it was hard to get interesting elements from usual interviews, Kim Young-hwan’s eyes lit up as he looked at Yeon-woo.

 

“I can’t help but talk about the college entrance exam that’s been a hot topic lately, but after watching our movie introduction video, another question came to mind first.”

“Yes, I’ll answer sincerely.”

 

Yeon-woo smiled as he looked at Kim Young-hwan.

 

“Hahaha. It’s just like a hearing. While watching the video, I felt that Actor Ryu Yeon-woo and Actor Kang Ju-won blended together seamlessly without any sense of disconnection in their connecting parts. What kind of effort or know-how was involved?”

 

Kim Young-hwan, like a veteran in this industry who had conducted countless film production briefings, quickly extracted the core of the introduction video.

 

“Yes, this is something I worked on after listening to advice from my acting mentor, Actor Jeong Cheol-min.”

 

He mentioned Jeong Cheol-min to convey his gratitude in this way.

 

“I watched Kang Ju-won sunbae’s entire filmography and tried to capture his characteristics and emulate them.”

 

Kang Ju-won’s eyes lit up at Yeon-woo’s answer.

 

At the same time, host Kim Young-hwan, who had found interview material, also had his eyes light up.

 

“Actor Kang Ju-won. Did you usually help Actor Ryu Yeon-woo on the filming set?”

“No. Actually, we met for the first time today in the waiting room. Since the student role and adult role playing the same person don’t really have opportunities to meet.”

 

The host looked at Yeon-woo again and said.

 

“So you really practiced through analysis just by watching the screen.”

 

Kim Young-hwan, having caught something good, grinned and continued.

 

“Then, could we perhaps see Actor Ryu Yeon-woo mimicking Actor Kang Ju-won’s acting?”

 

At the sudden request for a personal performance, Yeon-woo smiled awkwardly.

Soon, he stood up from his seat.

 

Waaah!

 

The director and actors sitting nearby laughed softly and responded to Yeon-woo’s boldness in standing up without hesitation.

 

“I’m not sure if I can properly deliver sunbae’s acting with my skills, but I’ll give it a try. ‘Spring Lovers’ fighting!”

 

The journalists and officials in attendance laughed at Yeon-woo’s spirited fighting cry.

 

“Then I’ll do a scene from ‘Joseon Fraud Squad’ among Kang Ju-won sunbae’s works.”

 

Yeon-woo looked at Ju-won sitting behind him and bowed.

 

Ju-won also looked at Yeon-woo, smiled, and nodded.

 

“Oh my, why are this woman’s eyes so full of sorrow? The unfinished love from a past life makes you fall into the poison of sadness.”

 

Yeon-woo began to recreate the movie scene exactly as if Kang Ju-won had possessed him, delivering lines with a rhythm like classical poetry.

 

Soon he wore a sly smile and spoke the final line in Kang Ju-won’s characteristic slow tone.

 

“How about… I help resolve that resentment once?”

 

The role of ‘Lee Hyeon’, Joseon’s playboy who charmed the women of the Capital City with his handsome looks in Kang Ju-won’s movie ‘Joseon Fraud Squad’.

 

Clap clap clap.

 

At the perfect recreation, the attendees in the audience seats and Kang Ju-won applauded, while Han Ye-jin beside him let out a soft scream and kept hitting Kang Ju-won’s forearm.

 

“Oh my, oh my, he’s exactly like sunbae!”

 

Han Ye-jin hitting Kang Ju-won while shaking him to look at that.

 

“It hurts. Ye-jin.”

 

Kang Ju-won felt strange watching someone imitate him and smiled awkwardly.

 

The host praised Yeon-woo’s perfect acting ability and then threw questions to other actors as well.

 

Following Kang Ju-won and Han Ye-jin, questions continued to Jung Su-yeon.

 

After Han Ye-jin mentioned the friendship between Yeon-woo and Su-yeon earlier, came the natural question of ‘how did you first become close?’

 

“…Actually, today is only the second time we’re meeting, but we’ve contacted each other often, though I wonder if Yeon-woo thinks we’re close, ah! I think we’re close but…”

 

Su-yeon rambled somewhat with a trembling voice at the question that suddenly came to her.

 

Being typical for this age group, Su-yeon had little experience with such social situations.

 

Director Kim Han-su came to the rescue for the flustered Su-yeon.

 

“Su-yeon is quite shy, so Yeon-woo probably made a lot of effort to become close.”

 

Su-yeon’s face turned red as she bowed her head deeply and spoke into the microphone in a small voice.

 

“No. I… got his number first.”

 

Hahahaha!

 

The stage and audience seats burst into laughter at Su-yeon’s cute reaction.

 

In fact, Jung Su-yeon had been inwardly uncomfortable with the nuance that seemed to flow as if Yeon-woo had approached her first since the waiting room.

 

Moreover, since Yeon-woo’s fans would also watch the production announcement, she worried that if they misunderstood, his fans might end up disliking Yeon-woo.

 

Getting even more flustered by the bursting laughter, she continued speaking like rapid fire.

 

“No, that’s not it. He’s an actor my age, but his aura that commands the filming set was so cool, I wanted to be like him…”

 

Though Su-yeon’s cute reaction was amusing, the experienced host Kim Young-hwan changed the subject to rescue the flustered young actress.

 

“Hahaha. Having seen actor Ryu Yeon-woo’s brilliant acting directly, I understand what actress Jung Su-yeon means. Then shall we look at the three questions that audiences waiting for ‘Spring Lover’ have personally selected?”

 

Kim Young-hwan lifted up a panel prepared below along with his comment.

 

After that, the latter half proceeded mainly centered around lead actors Kang Ju-won and Han Ye-jin.

 

The production announcement ended safely with the host’s smooth, flowing progression, and Yeon-woo greeted Director Kim Han-su and the actors, saying they’d see each other at the preview screening, then returned to his officetel.

 

That evening, the production announcement video and teaser were uploaded to the internet, and this content was also released to the fan cafe Woo’s through his talent agency.

 

– What the hell. When did our actor film a movie?

– A cheat character who even films movies while studying

– Amazing. I just watched it. The sync between our Yeon-woo and Kang Ju-won is insane.

 

 

Not only was the fan cafe’s reaction like this, but the comments on the production announcement video released on the internet were no different.

 

Since it was a work featuring great actors, there was a lot of content about Kang Ju-won and Han Ye-jin, but there were just as many comments about Ryu Yeon-woo.

 

– Ryu Yeon-woo really speaks so well and coherently, and it’s so cool how he becomes a different person when acting

– The check suit is insane, absolutely insane… His physique and outfit, opening next month?

 

– Why are the comments here so artificial? Did they already deploy part-timers?

└ You. Watch the video once. That kind of reaction is normal. You’re the abnormal one.

 

– 34:59 ~ Ryu Yeon-woo’s Kang Ju-won voice mimicry

└ Thanks for the timeline

 

 

Yeon-woo looked through the comment reactions and then called his father.

 

– Oh my, our son. Actor Ryu. What brings you to call?

 

Yeon-woo thought he should contact his father more often based on his reaction and opened his mouth.

 

“Hahaha, what are you doing, Father?”

– I just got off work and was thinking of meeting some friends for a drink. What about our Actor Ryu?

 

This was Ryu Cheol-woong deliberately calling him ‘Actor Ryu’ because he was next to his friends and wanted to brag about his son.

 

“I finished the production announcement today and came to my accommodation. That’s why I’m calling – do you have time on the 13th? It’s a Sunday. I want to invite our family to the preview screening.”

 

– Huh? Preview screening? Oh my, of course I have to go. Our Actor Ryu.

 

It was amusing how his father deliberately repeated the words ‘preview screening’ loudly as if for his friends to hear.

 

“Father. Then I’ll contact Mother and So-hyeon separately now.”

– Alright. Our actor. Make sure to eat your meals on time.

“Yes, and Father, don’t drink too much and go home.”

 

After hanging up with his father and contacting his mother and younger sister So-hyeon in turn to let them know, Yeon-woo recalled what a staff member had said – that since it was a media distribution and VIP preview screening, it would be fine for each actor to invite about ten acquaintances generously.

 

“Hmm…”

 

After stroking his chin briefly, Yeon-woo picked up his smartphone again.

 

“Hey, Jun-su.”

 

***

 

Morning of the 13th.

 

Yeon-woo’s family dressed up in their finest clothes and got into Cheol-woong’s car from the morning to head to Seoul.

 

“Hoho, he said it’s a cameo role so the screen time is short, but going to a preview screening to see our son feels different from the drama.”

“Our Actor Ryu got into Director Park Chan-hong’s movie this time. As the lead role too. Let’s think of today as practice for both you and me. Hehehe.”

 

Hearing the endless laughter from the front seats, So-hyeon in the back seat grinned.

 

“Our mom and dad. Their smiles are so wide they won’t come down.”

 

 

It wasn’t just Yeon-woo’s family whose smiles wouldn’t come down.

 

Jun-su, sitting in a KTX seat heading to Seoul, was actually even more excited than Yeon-woo’s family.

 

“Geez, are you that happy? Man.”

“We’re adults now, so do you understand the heart of a man going to win love?”

 

Jun-su and Seong-sik, who became adults at 20 as the year changed, though they hadn’t had their high school graduation ceremony yet.

 

Watching Jun-su like this, Seong-sik shook his head back and forth.

“You don’t know love yet. Kid.”

“What are you saying. Do you know?”

 

Woo Seong-sik, who had quite a bit of dating experience during his school days, shrugged his shoulders dismissively as he watched Jun-su going on about true love and whatnot.

 

“Have you ever kissed anyone?”

 

There was no way Jun-su, who had only played games all the time and then came to high school with a one-sided crush on Hong Yu-ri, would have done that.

 

Seeing Jun-su say nothing, Seong-sik acted smug as if he had won.

 

“See. You are a kid. You can’t say anything. So annoying…”

“Stop it already.”

 

Seong-sik took a step back at the sight of Jun-su speaking through gritted teeth.

 

The KTX arrived at Seoul Station before they knew it.

 

“Seong-sik, then let’s meet at the movie theater. I’m going to catch love.”

“Alright. Dude, since it’s come to this, fighting. When you see Yeon-woo, bow to him once later.”

 

Yeon-woo had given Jun-su two of the remaining tickets and cheered him on to do well.

The remaining one ticket Jun-su received was naturally for Hong Yu-ri.

 

Although Yeon-woo’s help made up one hundred percent of the contribution, today was Jun-su’s first date.

 

With a heart that felt like it could fly but was also nervous, he walked toward the subway station entrance.

 

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