NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 76

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Episode 76. The Movie “Master Plan” (3)

The screen went black and stayed frozen for 3 seconds.

3 seconds is longer than you’d think. In broadcasting, if audio cuts out for 3 seconds, it’s considered a broadcast accident.

During that time, countless thoughts raced through the audience’s minds.

 

Soon, rough breathing sounds came first, and when the screen returned from the blackout, they could still see a dark view and rough-textured surfaces.

 

“Mmmmph!”

 

A muffled groaning sound, as if someone’s mouth was blocked.

 

“Looks like that thing from earlier woke up. Take it out.”

 

A man’s voice could be heard from a distance, followed immediately by a thunderous sound.

 

Bang—!

Crack—.

 

Along with the thunderous noise came the sound of wood breaking, and light began seeping in before their eyes.

 

The screen, which had been unfolding from Park Gang-woo’s perspective, finally showed the inside of the room.

 

Wood fragments scattered around, and in front of them, Park Gang-woo tied up and sprawled out

 

“Hiiiik!”

 

Park Gang-woo trembling like a leaf at the sight of the Red Logging Axe held by a large foreigner.

And in front of him, Pierre sitting cross-legged, looking down at Park Gang-woo.

 

Park Gang-woo, who had risen to the position of organization boss through Social Maneuvering rather than courage, through Reading the Room rather than force, quickly struggled and knelt down.

 

With his limbs tied up, kneeling naturally caused his head to hit the ground.

 

“Interesting. Very quick to read the situation. Treat our guest well.”

“P-please spare me.”

“You’re alive right now, aren’t you?”

 

The positions of Pierre and Park Gang-woo had completely reversed 180 degrees from before the blackout.

 

Critic Yoo Kang-jin was impressed watching this.

 

‘When Park Gang-woo entered the Party Venue, he kept ascending the Marble Stairs, his voice tone kept rising, and even when he grabbed Pierre’s collar, actor Ryu Yeon-woo deliberately hunched his body despite being taller, guiding the angle so Park Gang-woo would be positioned above.’

 

And he looked at the screen again.

 

‘Pierre Choi is sitting on a high chair looking down, while Park Gang-woo keeps shaking and falling, with his head pressed against the floor, the lowest point in this room.’

 

Through the contrast of ascent and descent, the bright Party Venue and the darkness inside the ship, the reversed relationship between the two was being expressed aesthetically.

 

‘Though he’s only recognized as a master through commercial films, if Director Park Chan-hong puts his mind to it, he could aim for awards overseas with art films. And the actors who fully express this are amazing too. Especially that young actor Ryu Yeon-woo.’

 

Critic Yoo Kang-jin looked at Ryu Yeon-woo on screen, Pierre Choi.

 

The screen was showing the scene where Pierre proposes a poker game with Park Gang-woo’s fate at stake.

 

Reporter Joo Yeo-ul finally felt goosebumps all over her body as she realized.

 

She’s been a movie specialist reporter for 10 years, and if she couldn’t figure it out despite all these hints, she should put down her Name Plate.

 

‘There’s probably going to be one more final twist.’

 

But most of the audience still had puzzled expressions as they focused on the screen.

 

Though he was the villain, since this scene started from Park Gang-woo’s first-person perspective, there was an immersive effect that made the audience feel tension along with him.

 

The poker game proceeded as it did during filming, with Park Gang-woo achieving a dramatic victory with a full house and gaining the rights to domestic Drugs from the ‘Italian mafia’s Asian representative.’

 

And the movie raced toward its conclusion.

 

Several scenes passed, and Pierre and Park Gang-woo appeared making a deal inside the Warship.

 

“Haha. Let’s work well together from now on. Once the brothers of Sicily establish a trust relationship, we never betray first.”

“Of course. Please take care of us going forward.”

 

Then an urgent voice came through the Radio.

 

Beep beep—.

 

– Run away. We’ve been discovered!

 

Along with tension-building music, Pierre Choi’s distorted expression of panic was captured as the screen showed a wide view of the interior.

 

Pierre drew his Pistol and aimed it at Park Gang-woo, then immediately turned it toward his subordinate behind him, expressing his confused state of mind.

 

“What! Was it you?”

“Huh, huh? What do you mean?”

 

Then the Ship’s Cabin door opened and special agents in black Protective Suits came bursting in.

 

“Interpol! You have the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a Courtroom.”

 

The audience was stunned by the sudden development.

 

Han Yu-kyung, who used the cafe nickname ‘Space Seo-hee’ and attended after winning today’s Woods member lottery, was equally surprised.

 

‘So Pierre is going to use Park Gang-woo as a human shield to escape from here? What’s going to happen.’

 

But contrary to Yu-kyung’s thoughts, Pierre didn’t seem to have any intention of running away, while Park Gang-woo was actually backing away.

 

Park Gang-woo raised both hands high and stepped backward.

 

“I, I have nothing to do with this.”

“Stop! Don’t move!”

 

At that moment, from the opposite corridor, another group appeared with noisy sounds, wearing masks and holding guns.

 

Pierre Choi pointed his pistol in all directions and shouted.

 

“What! Who the hell is it!”

 

Then one particularly large man in a black suit among them removed his mask and aimed his gun at Pierre Choi.

 

As the mask came off, Kwak Ji-cheol’s face was revealed.

 

“It’s me, you bastard.”

 

At Kwak Ji-cheol’s sudden appearance, Pierre Choi’s face contorted into an expression that was neither smiling nor crying.

 

“This is too interesting. Life is this interesting?”

 

Meanwhile, Han Yu-kyung watching the movie seemed unable to keep up with the plot’s progression.

 

‘…What? So Kwak Ji-cheol has been acting this whole time? To catch Pierre Choi? Isn’t this too problematic in terms of plausibility? What about our Yeon-woo? It seems like he got caught up in a weird movie…’

 

Other audience members were also murmuring like Han Yu-kyung.

 

The audience who had been deeply immersed in Kwak Ji-cheol’s character from the very beginning of the movie couldn’t accept this situation.

 

Regardless, Ryu Yeon-woo on screen fired his pistol at Kwak Ji-cheol in rage.

Using that as a signal, the three groups holding guns and facing off began firing at each other, and Park Gang-woo grabbed his head and fled toward the ship’s cabin entrance.

 

Park Gang-woo and his subordinate frantically ran off the ship with trembling legs, listening to gunshots echoing beyond the iron plates.

 

When the camera showed the inside of the ship’s cabin again, it revealed chaos with indiscriminate gunfire being exchanged, paying no attention to Park Gang-woo’s escape.

 

A festival of blood bursting from bullet wounds here and there.

Mechanical devices breaking with sparks flying and ceiling lights flickering and shattering.

 

The gunfight was filmed in slow motion, slightly slower than normal speed, giving the audience enough time to think.

 

‘So this is a bad ending where everyone dies and only Park Gang-woo survives…? Then who gets the 30 billion won that Park Gang-woo transferred? Does Jennifer take it?’

 

The screen silently captured the scene inside the ship’s cabin, now filled only with corpses shot down.

 

The space that had been filled with loud gunshots changed in just a few seconds to a situation where only silence flowed, and the contrast was so stark it felt eerie.

 

After a few seconds passed, only the fluorescent light hanging from the ceiling flickered pitifully, with intermittent crackling sounds from broken machinery.

 

Then Pierre Choi suddenly sat up from the middle of the pile of corpses like a zombie.

 

He covered his mouth to muffle his voice in case it might be heard outside and began laughing.

 

“As expected, this is too interesting.”

 

Then all the men who had fallen bleeding in the ship’s cabin got up one by one.

 

“Kwak Ji-cheol. It seemed like there was some real emotion in that? You didn’t curse during rehearsal.”

“Ahem. Oh my, this is so realistic. The ‘Junk Dealer’ uncle is amazing. Everyone get up quickly.”

 

Only then did the audience understand the situation and opened their mouths while rubbing their goosebump-covered forearms.

 

‘So this was all a con… From Park Gang-woo’s perspective, he just handed over money and his trading partners died. Wow…’

 

After that, the team members were shown boarding Jennifer’s boat waiting behind the warship and escaping.

 

“Should I press this?”

“No. I can’t let you take away the biggest fun.”

 

Pierre held the switch high and pressed the button, causing the bridge to explode and burst apart.

Simultaneously, through cross editing, Park Gang-woo was shown escaping the warship with trembling legs and collapsing in surprise at the explosion.

 

Reporter Joo Yeo-ul also nodded.

 

‘With this one more twist, Park Gang-woo has nowhere to appeal, neither in the legitimate world nor the underworld. A perfect operation, truly a master plan.’

 

Unlike during filming, realistic CG was layered over the actors’ performances, and the audience’s faces were tinted with the crimson glow of the explosion from the screen.

 

The movie showed a boat heading toward the sunset with cheerful and rhythmic music, and the same logo used at the beginning of the film appeared.

 

 

「Master Plan」

Those who deceive and deceive again.

 

 

Then the screen brightened again and a post-credits scene appeared.

A scene that would appear after all the ending credits rolled following tomorrow’s release.

 

“Brother, where should I drop you off?”

“Well.”

 

Jennifer laughed upon hearing Kwak Ji-cheol’s answer.

 

“Hmph, I knew this would happen. This old man got a taste for it?”

 

Jennifer poked Kwak Ji-cheol’s side with her elbow as if she knew everything.

Pierre chuckled watching this.

 

“Get off whenever you want to. No one will say anything if you don’t get off.”

 

The post-credits scene ended with Kwak Ji-cheol joining as a member and hinting at a sequel, and the lights in the premiere hall brightened.

 

Then everyone stood up for the director and actors taking the stage, sparing no effort in their vigorous applause and cheers.

 

Waaaah!

Clap clap clap.

 

The applause continued for so long that the director and actors who had come up to give their final stage greeting were bewildered by the unending ovation.

 

***

 

“Everyone, please wait a moment.”

 

It was Manager Kim Min-su who blocked the path of Yeo Nu-ji-na, Space Seo-hee, and the other 15 members of the Fan Cafe Squad who were about to leave after the premiere ended.

 

“Hello. I’m Kim Min-su, actor Ryu Yeon-woo’s manager. If it’s alright with you, the actor would like to treat you all to a meal. Would anyone be available to join us for dinner?”

 

The fan cafe members’ eyes widened as they eagerly raised their hands.

 

“Of course we can! Even if a meteor falls right now, we’ll attend!”

“Totally awesome.”

 

 

Meanwhile, Yeon-woo, who was leaving the premiere hall, was waiting briefly at Director Park Chan-hong’s request.

 

“Um, Yeon-woo. It seems difficult to talk at length right now, so if it’s okay with you, could you spare some time soon? I’d like to treat you to a meal and discuss a project I have in mind.”

 

Seeing Director Park Chan-hong speak with slight hesitation, Yeon-woo smiled and answered.

 

“Of course, Director. Just let me know and I’ll adjust my schedule to meet with you anytime.”

“Good. Thank you. You really worked hard during the filming of this project.”

 

Director Park Chan-hong patted Yeon-woo’s shoulder with a pleased smile.

 

Yeon-woo remembered how Director Park Chan-hong had looked at him with dry, uninterested eyes when he first went to audition, showing no interest in rookie actors, and felt a sense of how much time had passed as he smiled back, realizing how much he had grown through filming with him.

 

After that, Yeon-woo headed to the restaurant that Min-su had reserved in advance.

 

Meanwhile, while this movie’s premiere was in full swing, the internet was in chaos with malicious comments about Yeon-woo.

 

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