Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 148



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The King of Dying Smoke Episode 148

Interlude Masterpiece and Last Companion (9)

“Uh, Ketty?”

“… “What is it, Dad?”

“Now that I think about it. Well, those guys called WTS don’t seem that gay either—”

“what!”

bang.

The door was closed.

Jack Miller, who runs a hardware store on West 6th Street in Texas and lives a decent life, was kicked out of his daughter’s room and came down to the living room with his shoulders slumped.

-Katie, please watch the news. These Koreans are communists. That pot-bellied guy who wonders what’s going on is always firing off missiles and making noises. I mean, what else can things from those countries be like?

-Oh really! That’s North! Tell me how many times!!

– To be naive, aren’t the North and the South the same Korea? Everyone is influenced by people coming and going! Just here in Texas and Oklahoma right now… .

-Please, Dad! Don’t say anything because it’s embarrassing!!

He once had a huge conflict with his daughter, who was into K-pop, and once gathered with his colleagues to gossip about Korea and a Middle Eastern country(?).

However, a short video called “William White and Strange Things” changed Mr. Miller’s life.

Now, nearly a year later, Mr. Miller now knows that Korea is in East Asia and that it is a relatively prosperous country.

In particular, I thought that William White and Kang Min were decent actors, even if they weren’t great.

Recently, Korean warriors thought they were men in their own way and purchased the Blu-ray disc of .

But reconciliation with my teenage daughter was still a long way off… .

“Damn it, why can’t you just say ‘WTS, they’re cool’, Miller!”

“It is not easy… . They dress like the old Backstreet Boys… .”

“… ? “Isn’t that wonderful?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

There was something else that made him depressed more than the huge fight he had with his friend or the lack of reconciliation with his daughter.

It was the latest move of an actor who thought he was not bad at all.

Mr. Miller could not help but suspect that the vision of actor Kang Min’s work was hopeless.

‘First, there may be no choice. Maybe even the second time. But the third, and the first one I chose to appear in with CAE behind me, was something like that!’

“Richard I of New York” itself was not entirely trustworthy, but the real problem was its rival.

After director Henry Pian proudly declared war, was churning out promotional videos as if it had been planned.

A scene where two huge armies face off.

The scene where he stands in front of the army and gives a speech.

Even the scene where they charge at each other again while shouting─

Every time it was revealed, it was so huge that even Mr. Miller’s heart was touched, so the reaction was endless.

When it came to acquaintances from the time when my daughter was into K-pop, which is a bit awkward now, I even reacted this way.

“This is how Director Dusk sharpened his sword!”

“Yeah, I think it’s going to be a really amazing piece of work.”

“Well, I don’t know what to do with Richard I.”

“Ha, what are you asking? “It’s going to be ruined!”

“In the first place, it’s Richard. Why is the lead character Asian? I wonder if they put some thought into making it… .”

“I guess it’s because of some idiot actor who thinks he got his Emmy Award for his skills, hahaha!”

Naturally, Mr. Miller was angry.

He’s an actor I don’t really, really like – but still, why on earth am I filming something like that and hearing all that crap? If I come up with a scenario like or , what’s the point?

In the end, I didn’t have anything to say so I just kept my mouth shut and waved my fist!

‘It’s not working out.’

Then one evening,

Mr. Miller, who came to his favorite pub, let out a long sigh when he saw his former comrades who had fought so hard ignoring him in the corner.

And he cursed at Kangmin’s agency.

‘Damn CAE.’

* * *

At the same time, there were other people in trouble.

It was the agency of Basil Papadopoulos, who appeared in .

Unlike Korean entertainment agencies, American agencies maintain the feel of a dry human resources office relationship, but their relationship with Basil was a bit different.

One was that they were not very large.

The other thing was that the only actor they could recommend was Basil Papadopoulos.

Everyone has no choice but to regard signboards as precious.

But recently a problem arose.

“God, how on earth are we going to do this!”

Such Basil recently committed suicide.

And that too, very grandly.

“It might be better for the film to just fail! “But it’s not normal if there’s even an article saying that an actor stole his personal belongings in such a mess!”

“I agree. I guess I started to doubt my eyes, but my grade dropped… .”

“Why didn’t anyone stop me?”

“Who wouldn’t stop me! “I want to be loyal to Director Pian, but what can I do?”

At first, those who still had some hope were filled with fear when a distraught Henry Pian declared war on the opponent.

Afterwards, director Dusk fell into a panic as he poured all of the additional budget he received into promotions.

That was the reason why the grown ups were now fighting, holding each other by the collar.

“So what can you do! “Are you saying you’re going to get off now?”

“I’m saying something should have been done before!”

“First figure out who is responsible!”

“Oh, please find reason! Nothing has come out yet! Surprisingly, ‘Richard I’ might be good!”

“You sound like a horse, Suzy!”

“Why on earth did you take the river to make Richard I! “These are the thoughts of a madman!”

This shit has been going on for several weeks already.

One of them closed his eyes and muttered.

‘Damn CAE… !’

* * *

Actor Stephane Zischler, who worked with Kang Min on , was also clicking his tongue.

‘You’re completely out of your mind, CAE too.’

* * *

S&W’s Lloyd Gonzales, who was preparing to propose another series of Kang Min’s public service announcements, was also tilting his head.

‘Are you crazy, CAE?’

* * *

Even Aislin Lewis, who sent out ten requests for appearances but was criticized by an investor who said the price was high, tilted her bottle and muttered despondently.

“Fuck you, CAE.”

* * *

… The last one is a bit different, but anyway,

This was the recent evaluation of the very global agency that Kangmin belongs to.

That was natural. It was CAE that connected Kang Min to Henry Pian’s plan, which seemed to be on the verge of failure from the outside, and it was CAE that provided the funds, and it was CAE that was unable to stop the crazy director from declaring war on a $180 million movie. It was CAE. Where else can you find these crazy people?

If Penelope had heard, she would have been furious and tried to prove that all of this was the fault of a crazy man named Kang Min, but unfortunately, she only had one mouth.

In other words,

CAE representative Peter Jaylen, who was present at the meeting, was now in a corner.

“… Representative Jaylen.”

“Please tell me.”

“I believe you know that six months ago we agreed to hire actor Kang Min under unconventional conditions.”

“Oh, I don’t know. You really made a big decision. “I don’t know if I bought a meal.”

CEO Jaylen chuckled and tried to lighten the mood.

The directors did not laugh.

“Of course, I did all of that because I trusted the CEO and Director Olson. However, looking at the recent situation, I cannot help but wonder whether this trust was meaningful at all.”

“Uh, um… . haha… .”

Cold sweat ran down the back of Peter Jaylen’s head as he tried to pretend to be relaxed.

He inwardly closed his eyes tightly.

Why?

Why did it become like this─

‘I knew Henry Pian was a little spoiled! but… !’

Kang Min was an actor with even more potential, and legendary actors and educators such as Jacob Fisher and Kevin Moore also served as advisors.

Even his maternal niece, Penelope, was excellent as an actress, but when it came to managing production costs, she was even better than the CEO himself. At this point, the picture of failure could not come to mind.

So I left it alone.

Even the nearby town hall completely ignored my nephew’s screams.

However, a project with such an all-star cast somehow ended up crossing the mountain and heading into space… .

“CEO. Do you know how much time is left until the opening?”

“Well, haha.”

“It’s 77 days. There are less than three months left. So far, has released a total of 17 teasers and various special videos… . On the other hand, do you know how many anticipated projects we invested in have been released?”

“Uh, um.”

“There are 0! I mean, we haven’t revealed a single thing, until now! “Is the production even working properly?!”

The director slammed the table.

It was clear that the person’s face was turning red and upset, and it wasn’t just one person.

“When the CEO brought in the actor, he said that CAE would be able to surpass its eternal rival, WMA, but it turned out to be exactly the opposite! Do you know what our CAE image is these days!?”

There was no way even ten people could say anything about it.

The CEO responded with an awkward smile.

“Well, I am receiving the report. Enough until the release date… .”

“Just getting enough isn’t enough! There was a fight over a $180 million masterpiece! “At least you have to be able to convince yourself that it was worth it!”

“you’re right!”

“Could you really guess in the first place?”

“Actually, it would be better not to guess! If only Director Pian hadn’t started an argument so openly! “Why on earth do you make things like this!”

“What on earth is Director Olson doing!”

Shouts erupted from all over the conference room.

CEO Jaylen’s cold sweat became even more intense.

He desperately pretended to have a relaxed attitude and used a politician-like speech to waste time, then asked for a short break.

And in the meantime, I urgently called Penelope.

The phone rang seven times and was connected.

-… Something.

“Oh, Penny! Please save my uncle! “Production is going well, right?!”

-Maybe.

“Maybe! “Where in the world is there such a thing as that, Penny?”

-Oh, I don’t know. I think I heard this often when I asked for help.

“Uh, um… . that… With the intention of enhancing Penny’s experience… .”

-I’ll hang up.

Penelope really hung up.

They even blocked me.

My uncle was barely able to restore the call line after sending a bunch of begging emoticons to his work cell phone.

My nephew sighed.

-Well, progress is underway. I don’t understand at all, but I wonder how things are made… .

“As for the evaluation, what did you think the evaluation would be like?!”

-… I don’t know that.

“what? There’s no way you wouldn’t know it with your own eyes. “If you’re grumpy, I’ll pay you back well, so stop—”

-No, I mean I really don’t know.

“… ?”

-I can not help it. This really doesn’t make sense to me.

CEO Jaylen is willing to hand over the position because he trusts Penelope’s connoisseurship.

It was the first time he had heard his nephew sound this unclear.

The representative became even more frightened.

perhaps,

Maybe there will be a truly extraordinary failure… !

-Ah, I put it all together and made a teaser video. It’s scheduled to be released in an hour, but I’ll send it to you in advance.

Penelope threw a video into the message box and ended the call.

This meant that only one teaser video had been completed until this day.

At the same time, it also meant that CEO Jaylen had to go back with a video that was only 40 seconds long and explain the situation to the directors.

As he returned to the conference room, his shirt became damp.

“You’re late, CEO.”

“Haha, I ate well yesterday… .”

“Oh, you don’t have to tell me.”

“haha… under.”

CEO Jaylen smiled awkwardly while receiving cold stares from all directions.

And in order to somehow kill time, I approached the screen on one side of the conference room.

“Well, I got some progress data from Director Olson. Maybe it will help you understand the situation… .”

“Let me help you, CEO.”

“No, no! Shouldn’t the CEO take the lead in this matter? haha!”

“… “I don’t think you need to take the initiative to connect the cables.”

Representative Jaylen desperately tried to think through numerous transmission methods and deliberately connected cables at the speed of a sloth.

What should I do?

Maybe it’s good─

But the gray brain cells that had saved him countless times over the years remained silent for today. It was as if he had given up and said there was no way.

It goes without saying that the expressions of the directors toward the CEO who was wasting time for no reason became colder.

‘Tsk… !’

Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to place all of the blame for this mess on Director Pian and play the media.

That was the moment when CEO Jaylen was about to come up with a last resort solution.

-thud.

At that moment, the directors’ attention was focused.

The CEO blinked, wondering what was going on, and belatedly realized that the video had started playing.

He turned his head.

And then, I blinked blankly.

[It feels like it was only a few years ago to me, my friend.]

[glory.]

[Our glory.]

[A time when everything had meaning.]

It was not Kangmin who recited the narration.

However, it was Kang Min who was reflected on the screen.

He was fighting multiple mafias.

Kang Min is so skilled at stunts and actions that they have become his trademark. The perfection is beyond words.

However, the camera focuses on something else.

scream.

And, the eyes.

puck.

puck.

Kwasik.

Kwasik.

The man in the heartbreaking scream kills the person indifferently.

Because he tried to kill himself.

What catches the eye more than the spectacular action is the attitude of the man who takes it for granted.

He is a person from a time when killing people was an honor.

The screen makes you understand that fact very naturally, without any explanation.

Darkness.

The screen revealed after that is ocher colored.

[Friend, I will tell you right here. Jerusalem was nothing.]

[The land actually went back to the Jews, but there was no glory for them.]

[Those who want to find the land and those who want to protect it are constantly fighting, but there is no glory for either of them.]

In a dry desert, the flags of the Knights Templar and the Knights Templar, brilliantly raised by knights, are buried in the sand in just one shot.

Something far from glory is poured upon it.

High explosive bomb.

Bullet.

missile.

poison gas.

And, scream.

[The glorious temple of warriors has now turned into a lamentation as weapons of slaughter fall on the heads of the helpless who spin linen and seek learning.]

[And probably, this will never end.]

[Forever.]

One foot,

A bomb dropped from the group burns away the only remaining old flags.

There is no distinction between the King’s flag and Duke Leopold’s flag.

The screen goes dark again,

The King of Knights, who was standing under the brilliant sunlight, is now inside a dark and damp ghost station where the subway has been discontinued.

He blinks his eyes and slowly walks away.

Posterity will remember, King of England.

However, the identity that remains in Richard’s memory is Anjou, the farmland between the basin and the mountains.

However, the new era no longer remains as he remembers.

[I changed my method.]

The screen changes.

A candle is lit on a dark night, it becomes a lamp, and soon it becomes the dawn of a light bulb.

Half timber soon becomes a brick house and a city house, and then it becomes a huge skyscraper and begins to rise as if piercing the sky.

Current humanity is not afraid of the myth of the Tower of Babel.

New York.

capital of the world.

The crowning glory of human civilization of the time, the age of light that turns dusk into dawn, unfolds before a knight who believed in the glory of God.

And, in the end, the back view and the person reciting the narration overlap.

[Friend.]

[I have chosen a different way in this day and age.]

[I have come to this age and acknowledged that there is no such thing as glory and that all our fights were meaningless.]

[What are you going to do, Oc ​​e no?]

[How do you intend to purify this corrupt era?]

[Are you my opponent again this time?]

Numerous cuts pass with the music reaching its peak.

collapsing,

disintegrated,

collapsing,

Disbanded─

And among the numerous scenes, there is only one unity.

flag.

A very familiar flag.

“is it.”

A man’s muttering.

“You, Salah al-Din Yusuf.”

Along with that, a missile flies into the air─

As the Golden City was engulfed in flames, the screen went black.

[Gates of Hell.]

[Or, temple.]

[November 8.]

Silence fell in the conference room.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The directors were silent for a while.

And then, he turned his head with a face that could not contain his exclamation.

There was commotion everywhere.

“Huh, at least the teaser is good!”

“This might be more worth trying than you think!”

“Representative Jaylen, did you know something like this would come out? “Is that why you were so calm?”

“… … .”

“… representative?”

“… … Oh, of course, okay! That’s my nephew’s favor! I had a hard time hiding it, haha… Hahaha!”

The representative’s back was wet as he tried to show off his bravado.

‘what.’

What on earth?

This definitely wasn’t this kind of movie?

However, CEO Jay Ren didn’t even have time to understand Chae’s situation.

An hour later, reactions started burning like fire from all directions.