NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 40

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Episode 40. Korea University

“Oh my, Yeon-woo.”

“Ah, I’m sorry. It looked empty so I wanted to use the computer for a moment… I’m done now.”

 

Since actors rarely come to the agency building unless they’re renewing contracts, Yeon-woo, who came to work every day to practice acting, was unusually close with the staff.

 

“Huh? An acceptance letter? Amazing! You got accepted.”

 

Waaah!

Congratulations!

 

The PR team staff looked behind Yeon-woo and applauded.

Only then did Yeon-woo look back and see the beam projector that had been turned on in advance for a meeting.

 

“Oh, this was on. Thank you.”

 

He hadn’t intended to show off, but finding himself in this situation, he thanked the congratulating staff.

 

Yeon-woo hurriedly closed the browser, greeted everyone, returned to the practice room, and informed his family and friends about his acceptance.

 

His mother, Lee Seon-ok, seemed happier than when he appeared in dramas or movies.

He could feel through the phone call that she was grinning from ear to ear, saying she had mountains of places to brag about this.

 

In fact, unlike Yeon-woo who hadn’t intended to show off, the PR team had been receiving inquiry calls from reporters since morning.

 

Korea University Admissions Office has a policy of not disclosing personal information, so they contacted the agency instead.

 

Soon articles poured out, and congratulatory texts and calls flooded Yeon-woo’s mobile phone.

 

“In this new life, I’m really… living a completely different life, 180 degrees different.”

 

It was so different from his lonely previous life where he never had close relationships and didn’t easily open his heart to others.

 

Of course, Yeon-woo was extremely satisfied with his new life.

 

***

 

Kim Ju-hyeong was accepted to Korea University’s Economics Department as a 2019 freshman.

 

Ju-hyeong, who got into the nation’s top university, also received numerous congratulatory calls like Yeon-woo.

 

However, for Ju-hyeong who had been the consistent top student for three years, his acceptance was actually quite expected, and everyone who called said the same thing.

 

– So you’re classmates with Ryu Yeon-woo?

“I’m sick of it. I think I’ve heard that a hundred times.”

 

His youngest aunt laughed at Ju-hyeong’s sighing words.

 

– Hoho. Can’t help it. He’s hot right now. Become friends and get me an autograph.

“He’s a celebrity, so he probably won’t come to school much. I’ll get one if I meet him. But I’d need to get about 50. There’s a truckload of people asking for them.”

– Hey, even if you can’t get others’, you have to get one for your aunt. Check your bank account.

“Oh! Did you put in some pocket money?”

– It’s a congratulatory gift for your acceptance. Cash is the best.

“I love you, aunt.”

 

After ending the call, Kim Ju-hyeong lay on the sofa in the empty house since everyone had gone to work, scratching his belly while watching TV.

 

“Ah, is this what happiness feels like?”

 

His high school life had been spent focusing on exam studies, cutting himself off from all temptations, let alone TV.

 

Actually, Kim Ju-hyeong didn’t even know who Ryu Yeon-woo was. He had only searched for him online because people kept asking about it.

 

On the TV that Kim Ju-hyeong was watching, Yeon-woo’s telecom commercial that started airing today happened to come on.

 

“Huh? Isn’t that him?”

 

Kim Ju-hyeong focused on the TV, watching his potential future friend’s appearance.

 

A handsome young man in white cotton pants and a blue shirt was studying in a lecture hall, then stretched and looked at his smartphone.

 

Soon he grabbed the smartphone on his desk, and Ryu Yeon-woo rose in slow motion with majestic music.

Behind him, a vast universe unfolded.

 

Then he flipped his body, the world inverted, and he landed on the ground with a fast-tempo rhythmic pop song.

 

Yeon-woo, wearing a leather jacket and black jeans, handed the smartphone to someone else, and the screen dynamically moved from hand to hand following the phone.

 

Scenes that looked like filming a low-budget amateur movie appeared, followed by Ryu Yeon-woo’s narration.

 

– They say direction is more important than speed. No, living life, even direction can change.

 

Ryu Yeon-woo and others naturally smiled and greeted each other by bumping fists.

The image was youth itself.

 

And then the narration flowed again.

 

– Even if direction changes, as long as you don’t stop, it’s okay. ST Telecom.

 

“Wow, that’s really cool.”

 

Kim Ju-hyeong, who became genuinely interested in the actor Ryu Yeon-woo who might become his friend, started looking up articles.

 

One drama, one variety show, and one movie scheduled to be released.

 

“The movie opens tomorrow?”

 

Ju-hyeong decided to watch the drama since he had nothing else to do at home.

 

And Kim Ju-hyeong, who got completely absorbed in the drama, binge-watched it all day and before he knew it was clicking on the variety show ‘Yeo-reum’s Table’.

 

After staying up all night watching, Ju-hyeong woke up the next afternoon and also booked tickets for the movie ‘Spring Lovers’.

 

Of course, he liked Yeon-woo’s acting, but he had started going wild enjoying cultural activities that had been suppressed due to the college entrance exam.

 

 

Meanwhile, on opening night, Yeon-woo headed to a movie theater near his dormitory wearing a mask and a hat pulled down low.

 

He wanted to feel the audience’s reaction firsthand at a regular movie theater, not a preview screening.

And since I participated in the movie, shouldn’t I personally help increase the audience by at least one person?

Yeonwoo booked tickets through the app and went straight into the theater, then went to his seat and sat down.

Yeonwoo deliberately booked a seat alone in the back row that only had two seats.

‘Usually couples sit together, so the seat next to them would be empty, right?’

However, contrary to Yeonwoo’s expectations, the sold-out seats were packed, and next to Yeonwoo sat a man who appeared to be around his age, who had come alone.

‘Did he come to watch a movie by himself? Well, I guess I did too.’

Yeonwoo thought it was a bit strange, so he glanced at the person next to him who appeared to be around his age.

And so the two young men, who would become colleagues in the future, watched the movie while thinking each other was peculiar.

Yeonwoo listened to the conversations of couples discussing the movie as they left the theater after the film ended.

The response was better than expected.

The film, which began to spread through word of mouth, attracted 260,000 viewers on its opening day across 647 theaters nationwide, and achieved 1.02 million cumulative viewers in its first week, known as the opening performance.

– Movie “Spring Lovers” What is true love? Kang Joo-won · Han Ye-jin

– “Spring Lovers” unstoppable box office success – will it soon surpass the break-even point?

– Kang Joo-won and Han Ye-jin’s realistic romance resonated with audiences. Box office #2

– Ryu Yeon-woo rises to Chungmuro blue-chip status, but what’s next for his upcoming projects?

The break-even point for the movie “Spring Lover” is 1.4 million viewers. At this rate, it looks like it will easily surpass that by the second week.

Compared to that, it means they can attract at least 2 million viewers.

 

Articles about Ryu Yeon-woo, who played an important role despite his small screen time, are also appearing frequently.

 

LN Entertainment Building, Main Conference Room.

 

At Monday’s regular meeting, CEO Kim Ju-seong, a middle-aged gentleman with neatly styled pomade hair, asked.

 

“Team Leader Jeong. How is the Master Plan coming along?”

“Team Leader Jung. How is the master plan coming along?”

“Yes, they say casting is almost finished. The lead actor playing opposite Ryu is Ma Seok-do.”

CEO Kim interlaces his fingers, seemingly intrigued by Team Leader Jung’s words.

“Yes. That’s correct.”

“Wasn’t the master plan for our actor Ryu to take on the role of problem solver?”

“Yes. That’s correct.”

“Hmm, so a magic stone for the hacker role? Interesting.”

The exhilarating action movies he’s starred in mostly perform well at the box office.

 

He debuted quite late in life, so his acting career is just over 10 years, but in terms of box office success, he’s a major actor.

 

Planning Team Leader Yoon Mi-yeon pushed up her horn-rimmed glasses with her finger and said.

 

“It seems like they’re trying to create comedic elements by miscasting Ma Seok-do, who’s famous for action, in a timid role. It seems like a fresh choice.”

Planning Team Manager Yoon Mi-yeon pushed up her horn-rimmed glasses with her finger and said.

He’s an actor worth the early investment he made after keeping an eye on him since his first drama casting.

 

At that moment, Yeon-woo was struggling with SNS alongside stylist Ye-eun.

 

“So there is something that perfect you can’t do.”

At that moment, Yeonwoo was huddled with stylist Yeeun, wrestling with social media.

Since Yeon-woo could handle tactical equipment skillfully, such things weren’t a problem.

 

What Ye-eun meant by ‘can’t do’ was taking selfies.

 

When Ye-eun asked Yeon-woo to try taking a selfie as a test upload, question marks exploded in her head after seeing the result.

 

“How do you take a photo like this with that face…? It looks like it’s automatically composited.”

 

Composited in a bad way, that is.

 

“Just give it to me, Yeon-woo. I’ll take it.”

 

Click—.

 

She pressed it casually, but what’s called a ‘boyfriend photo’ was automatically generated.

“Give it to me first, Yeonwoo. I’ll take the picture.”

Click―.

I pressed randomly, but what they call a ‘boyfriend pic’ was automatically generated.

A natural smile and warm sunlight streaming through the blinds.

“What is this sunlight? How did a single ray of light just fall and touch my face, turning into art?”

“Wow, Sister, you could write poetry. You should try submitting to literary magazines.”

 

Ye-eun, who had been looking at Yeon-woo, shook her head and handed back the smartphone.

 

“Let’s upload this for now. From now on, only post photos that people around you have taken. If you upload your selfies, you’ll unfairly get caught up in plastic surgery controversies.”

 

Seeing Ye-eun’s reaction, Yeon-woo resolved to absolutely never take selfies.

Even he thought this wasn’t right when he looked at it.

 

***

 

Hae-woon saw students streaming out, indicating the Pilates class had ended, and adjusted her outfit while looking at her reflection in the elevator.

 

She had researched her family and life story online, but strangely, there was very little information available online.

 

In the end, she found out that she was married and had a daughter, but she couldn’t learn about other family relationships, let alone any other information.

 

It looked as if someone had intentionally deleted it.

 

The 3rd floor commercial building where the Pilates studio was located had a cafe across from the training center and a dental clinic right upstairs, so it wouldn’t be strange for a man to be there.

 

After waiting about 15 minutes, she saw the back of a woman cleaning up the training center and locking the door with a security card.

 

And Jung Hye-min walking toward the elevator.

 

Han Hae-woon, who had been glancing sideways to observe, froze in place when her eyes met Jung Hye-min’s.

 

“···Ugh.”

 

Han Hae-woon let out a weak groan as an unbearable headache spread and unknown memories swirled around, and she collapsed against the wall.

 

“Oh my, are you okay? What should I do.”

 

Jung Hye-min ran over and shook Han Hae-woon.

 

“119! That’s right. I’ll call 119! Just hang in there a little!”

 

‘What is this···, what kind of memory is this again···?’

 

Han Hae-woon’s vision gradually blurred as she watched Jung Hye-min frantically pressing her smartphone and speaking urgently.

 

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