NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 78

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Episode 78. A Hero Appears in Turbulent Times

“No, Manager Oh, why on earth did you publish that kind of article?”

 

The editor-in-chief who had given the okay just yesterday, saying it was perfect for stirring up controversy, seemed determined to pin all the blame on him.

 

“No, Editor-in-Chief, when I told you yesterday…”

“Hmm! What are you talking about? How many articles do I approve in a day? How could I read every single one in detail? I thought since you’re a manager-level employee, you would have written it well. President, this is all my oversight.”

 

The editor-in-chief cleverly shifted all the blame onto him and bowed his head to the president sitting beside him.

However, since he had indeed written the article himself, there was nothing he could say.

 

The president, who had been listening quietly, opened his mouth.

 

“Manager Oh. We should now avoid drawing attention with aggressive rhetoric. It’s behavior that lowers the company’s dignity. K-Culture is expanding globally, and pulling each other down while fighting over our own rice bowls in this small land is, in a way, traitorous. The committee will decide on disciplinary action, so for now, please reflect on your actions.”

 

Reporter Oh Seung-hwan silently bowed his head and bit his lips.

 

‘Ha, why did things get so twisted?’

 

 

It wasn’t just Reporter Oh Seung-hwan who got twisted due to the explosive interest in “Master Plan.”

 

“Ah, the timing is really bad.”

“At this rate, we might really get overtaken.”

 

The production team of “Baldur” felt their vision go dark as they anticipated that audiences from the successful movie of Ryu Yeon-woo, the lead actor of competing drama “Stars Beyond the Stream,” would flow into the drama.

 

“Why on earth is a dark horse emerging from a place like KBC Channel 1?”

 

“Baldur,” scheduled as MBS’s major production, had only been concerned about SBC’s competing work and hadn’t even investigated the drama being produced on KBC Channel 1.

 

As a public broadcasting channel that mainly dealt with current affairs, news programs, or documentaries, and had dismal ratings in the 20-49 age target demographic that broadcasting stations considered important rather than overall viewership, KBC Channel 1’s dramas had never once been competition.

 

Then PD Kim Seung-gwan, who had been listening quietly, stood up from his seat.

 

“I’ll step out to make a phone call.”

 

PD Kim Seung-gwan left the meeting room and went to a deserted place to make a call.

 

“Yes, this is Kim Seung-gwan. It seems we need to borrow your power. I understand your investment company put in quite a lot this time.”

 

PD Kim Seung-gwan continued the call for a long time afterward, his expression reluctant and uncomfortable, but a sinister gleam flowed in his eyes.

 

 

“Stars Beyond the Stream” was scheduled to air episodes 9-10 this week.

 

Content-wise, it would start with the horseback riding chase scene between Yeon-woo and Seo Ji-eun that had nearly caused an accident during filming, then continue with pursuing the villain and a combined action scene between Yeon-woo and Jin Yu-han.

 

After that, Lee Ji-baek confesses his feelings to Hong Ui-yeon in the drama, but Hong Ui-yeon rejects him because Seo Hee has already entered her heart.

 

Heartbroken by unrequited love, Lee Ji-baek decides to give up cleanly and bless his foolish friend who still hasn’t realized his own feelings, leading to content where he gets dispatched to Song Dynasty following the Song envoy, and here Park Kyung-wan appears as the Song envoy’s escort warrior.

 

Today’s filming scene was Park Kyung-wan’s first face reveal, and since all the surrounding content had been filmed in advance, only Park Kyung-wan’s appearance scenes remained.

 

It was quite an impactful entrance, and since he would save Seo Hee and Lee Ji-baek from crisis, it was perfect for building a good image.

 

“Cut, let’s go again. Why does the action seem a bit off today? Park Kyung-wan. Did you drink yesterday?”

 

Park Kyung-wan shook his head vigorously at the director’s words.

 

“Absolutely not, Director.”

 

But Park Kyung-wan’s face looked like that wasn’t the case.

A face that automatically looked haggard even while staying still, due to the aftermath of running around all night.

 

‘This is all because of Ryu Yeon-woo. Damn bastard. I wish he would just disappear.’

 

The inferiority complex he had been nurturing alone finally exploded when Ryu Yeon-woo’s movie, which opened yesterday, received rave reviews and continued its success.

 

Because of such reasons, when he was irritated and friends he’d been hanging out with recently said they had booked a private room and ordered expensive alcohol, asking him to come out, he couldn’t resist the temptation and impulsively went out last night, which was the root of the problem.

 

Of course, Ryu Yeon-woo had done nothing wrong, but Park Kyung-wan had already focused all the blame on Ryu Yeon-woo.

 

Unable to concentrate due to various distracting thoughts, Park Kyung-wan disrupted the choreography, and as his coordination got tangled, the prop sword he was holding was struck by the opposing action actor’s sword and flew toward Jin Yu-han.

 

The prop sword flying toward Jin Yu-han’s face as he was engaged with another actor according to the choreography.

 

Yeon-woo grabbed the sword of the masked opponent he was facing with his bare hand and quickly raised his own sword to deflect the sword flying through the air toward Jin Yu-han.

 

Park Kyung-wan’s sword, whose trajectory changed from Jin Yu-han’s face to his lower body thanks to Yeon-woo’s reaction speed barely managing to alter its direction.

 

The sword struck Jin Yu-han’s lower body directly.

 

Thwack─.

 

“Ugh.”

“Are you okay?!”

 

Yeon-woo and the staff hurriedly attended to Jin Yu-han.

 

“No, Park Kyung-wan! The guy who came to save those two is attacking Lee Ji-baek? If this had been a real sword, you would have killed Seo Hee and Lee Ji-baek right now!”

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”

 

Director Lee Sang-hoon sighed looking at Park Kyung-wan repeatedly bowing his head.

 

“Sigh, let’s take a break and start again. Everyone rest for a bit, and Yu-han, just in case, go see the team doctor. Actor Ryu, is your hand okay?”

“Yes. I’m fine.”

 

Park Kyung-wan crouched in a corner and slapped his own cheeks repeatedly.

 

“Ah, get it together. Was the alcohol too strong yesterday? Why is this hangover so severe? Damn.”

 

While he was trying to clear his head by washing his face and stretching his body, he felt the murmuring sounds from the staff in the corner getting louder.

 

When he looked in that direction, all the staff were also looking at Park Kyung-wan.

 

“Why are they looking at me? Don’t tell me Jin Yu-han got seriously injured? It was just a prop sword though?”

 

Then a special effects team member who usually trained with him approached Park Kyung-wan and held out his smartphone.

 

“···Kyung-wan, I think you need to see this.”

 

Park Kyung-wan tilted his head and took the smartphone, seeing an article displayed on the screen.

 

– Supporting actor P, a former stuntman who has been expanding his recognition through consecutive appearances in recent works such as “Dead End” and “One Meter Forward.” Recently, CCTV footage was leaked showing him assaulting employees at a bar, screaming, and exhibiting abnormal behavior. Authorities have announced they will begin an investigation on suspicion of drug-related charges.

 

The CCTV in the photo attached as reference material definitely resembled the private room he had visited last night.

His pants were nowhere to be found and though his face was pixelated, the top he was wearing was definitely the clothes he had worn yesterday.

 

“···What is this? This is supposed to be me?”

 

He definitely had blacked out last night.

He couldn’t even remember how he got home, and when he woke up, his whole body was aching.

And most decisively, “Dead End” and “One Meter Forward” mentioned in the article were indeed works he had appeared in, and he was the only one who had appeared in both.

 

Park Kyung-wan, whose whole body turned cold in an instant, hurriedly went to a corner of the filming set and started making phone calls.

 

Ring ring─.

 

Friends who wouldn’t answer no matter how long the signal went on.

Those friends he had recently started meeting always called him “Star-nim” and “Actor Park-nim,” accommodating his moods well and answering calls immediately, but for some reason, all four of them weren’t answering their phones.

 

As soon as he hung up the unanswered call, another call came in.

 

Thinking it might be one of them, he hurriedly looked at the screen, but it was a call from his agency’s president.

 

“Hello···.”

– You crazy bastard. What the hell have you been doing?! I’m sending Tae-wook right now, so get in that car immediately, go home, and don’t come outside for now.

 

Click─.

 

The agency president, sensing the urgency of the situation, said what he needed to say along with curses and immediately hung up.

After that, Park Kyung-wan got into the car that arrived and hurriedly left the filming set.

 

On one side, Yeon-woo, who had been massaging the hand that had grabbed the prop sword barehanded earlier, was quietly organizing his thoughts while recalling Han Hae-woon’s words.

 

‘I thought it would just pass since Park Kyung-wan showed no particular movement, but it finally exploded. Plus Ten’s Byeon Hak-gyu.’

 

If this was an intentional attack, the reason certainly wouldn’t be because of him, so he needed to think about who would benefit most from this attack.

 

‘Who would reap the benefits from this incident? “Baldur” would be the most likely candidate for now.’

 

Yeon-woo picked up his smartphone and sent a message to Han Hae-woon.

 

– As predicted last time, Park Kyung-wan caused trouble. Investigate the relationship with MBS “Baldur’s” investment companies. Use Baek No-ya’s connections to dig deeper into Byeon Hak-gyu first.

– Yes, Team Leader.

 

After seeing the message that arrived shortly after, Yeon-woo looked at the filming set.

 

The filming set right now was like a bolt from the blue.

 

“No, what should we do about today’s filming? Contact Writer Kim Jin-ju. This is a big problem. Do we have to revise the entire latter part and remove all of Park Kyung-wan’s parts? That aside, what do we do about today’s scene?”

 

Even if they could revise the script for the latter parts to not have him appear, the problem was what to do with today’s filming portion.

 

All the scenes filmed while wearing the face mask were completed, and now Park Kyung-wan just needed to remove the face mask after the final action sequence, but he had disappeared along with the incident.

 

“Damn it. This part is supposed to air next week, how do we edit this?”

 

Director Lee Sang-hoon fell into panic.

 

A masked stranger suddenly appears, joins between Seo Hee and Lee Ji-baek to save them, then disappears again?

And after that, that person never appears again?

 

This was like throwing filth on a completed drama.

 

 

Rattle rattle rattle─.

 

Then a truck appeared at the filming set with the sound of a diesel engine.

 

– Son Jin-wook treats you. Please take good care of our Yeon-woo.

 

The banner attached to the coffee truck sent by Son Jin-wook fluttered forlornly in the wind blowing through the coldly subdued filming set.

 

“Ah, the timing···.”

 

A staff member unconsciously muttered while looking at the coffee truck.

Normally, a coffee truck event would be welcomed, but the timing wasn’t good for entering the currently frozen filming set atmosphere.

 

Thud─.

 

Then a man opened the passenger door of the coffee truck and got out.

 

The man looked around the filming set with its chilly atmosphere and spoke.

 

“What? The reception seems less welcoming than I thought?”

 

Son Jin-wook grinned.

 

Son Jin-wook, thinking of Yeon-woo like a real younger brother and his first leading role, decided he had to send support even if he couldn’t make it to the movie, so he personally visited with a coffee truck and support vehicle.

 

Yeon-woo brightened up and went out to greet Son Jin-wook.

 

“Jin-wook hyung!”

“Oh, my younger sibling.”

 

At that moment, one man ran even faster than Yeon-woo.

 

“No way! It’s actor Son Jin-wook!”

 

Director Lee Sang-hoon rushed over with an expression like he’d give his liver and gallbladder.

 

‘This is a miracle sent by God, no, sent by the god Yeon-woo! I absolutely must secure a cameo role as a bodyguard.’

 

He had to seize this opportunity no matter what, even if it meant demanding the additional production costs that Director Hwang had boasted about last time.

 

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