Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 151



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The King of Dying Smoke Episode 151

Interlude Masterpiece and the Last Companion (12)

It was just bad luck.

And I just didn’t notice.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The three actors, who have long careers in Hollywood, naturally have many fans in Korea as well. That number, encompassing the entire generation, must have been enormous enough to overwhelm Kang Min.

If it had been promoted sufficiently in advance, or if it had been handled properly on the spot, it would not have been impossible to steal the spotlight according to Director Dusk’s evil plan.

“… … .”

“… … .”

… Of course, the conditional statement if was necessary.

The three actors were awkwardly frozen with their hands raised.

The gathered crowd centered around was looking at them with eyes wondering, ‘What are those things?’

There were few people who did not know the face of a Hollywood actor who had seen his face quite a bit. However, there were few people who liked it so intensely that they could understand it right away from a distance and without having heard anything about it.

So, only meaningless silence remained at the airport.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Of course, there were exceptions.

-click.

The camera flash went off. It was probably a three-page story, and it was from reporters who came to cover Kang Min’s plight.

They didn’t see Kang-min embarrassed, but they saved much more valuable material.

After a moment of confusion, the reporters of all looked at each other with excited faces.

“Willie Gay, JA Gottfried, Latham Garfield… Right?”

“what? “What kind of situation is this?”

“What do you know? First of all, the scene is crazy! ”

“Photos, send photos quickly! “The fastest one is the one who owns it!”

Similarly, out-of-town reporters who were hiding could not have thought otherwise. As people everywhere were wiping down desks, pictures of this bizarre situation were pouring in from all over.

When the situation became like this, even the dazed YouTubers had no choice but to react belatedly.

Real-time broadcasts began to turn on everywhere.

[Uh, well, if my eyes aren’t weird, I think they’re great actors?]

[Godfried? That’s Gottfried, right? I think I was a bit confused… ]

[No, what on earth is this… ]

well,

If it had been a little longer from here, the gathered crowd might have figured out who the other person was and started cheering.

In that case, the embarrassing photo just now could have ended up as a simple incident.

But unfortunately, the security personnel waiting in Korea came to their senses at exactly this moment. And then quickly wrapped the three actors and disappeared somewhere.

It was a reasonable decision, but at the same time, it was like throwing away the last chance to resolve the situation.

The crowd looked at each other blankly.

“uh… “What was it?”

“I don’t know. “Aren’t you just a tourist?”

“Is it just that tourists get bodyguards like that?”

“He could be a rich tourist.”

“is it… ?”

If Director Dusk, who had spent a lot of money and money to send three people at once, had heard this, he would have been upset, but there was no way.

Before long, the arrival hall door opened again.

“――!!!”

“―――!!!”

“――――!!!!!!!”

Kangmin blinked when he saw the gathered crowd.

At the same time, people came rushing in with shouts.

Another click erupted due to the extreme difference in atmosphere, and this photo also became a set menu like the previous photo and was added as a second step.

It was truly an incident that would be talked about for half a year.

‘Hmm… ‘

Just what,

Unfortunately, there was one person on the side of who had no intention of ending this incident as just an incident.

* * *

About 20 minutes ago, luckily, Penelope received a note as soon as she got off the plane and was able to understand the situation.

“Oh my god… !”

Surprised, she called Seonyul, who had accompanied her, and questioned the situation.

She frowned, looking at me.

“Uh, that… This is actually because the first button itself was inserted incorrectly… .”

“yes?”

“It was my first fan meeting, and it was held on a first-come-first-served basis, but since I couldn’t make any announcements due to the schedule, it was… .”

“No, you expected it?! “You expected this crazy situation and you didn’t tell me?!”

“No, I didn’t know it would turn out like this… Just to get some words out… .”

Penelope was stunned for a moment. What on earth did my uncle pick this idiot for?

She decided to hire a new person as soon as she finished this schedule.

‘Whoa.’

What should I do by thinking more about fools?

Penelope took a long sigh and waved him away.

“That’s Okay. Go try it. Well, I guess I have no choice but to apologize. In Asia, they tend to bow down… .”

“Well, I don’t think you need to do that… .”

“What nonsense are you trying to say again?”

“Rather than just nonsense, don’t you think the situation is somewhat interesting?”

“?”

Seonyul smiled awkwardly. As always, she had an entirely unreliable face.

But why?

The tone feels a little cold.

“Hollywood actors who entered the country before us were met with cold winds. “If it were a situation like this, it would probably have been reported right away.”

“What’s funny is that it’s because of the people who gathered to criticize us in the first place! This is a position that needs to be explained! How on earth do you make a situation like this?!”

“Well, maybe people don’t know… ?”

“… yes?”

“Just a little bit of seasoning. It doesn’t seem difficult to influence public opinion by saying that people were more enthusiastic about actor Kang Min than other Hollywood actors, and about than … ?”

Penelope blinked blankly.

what.

What is this woman talking about now?

Seonyul laughed even more awkwardly, wondering how she accepted that.

“Well, I was thinking about this while looking at the promotional style for over there. It’s a bit amateurish. “I spend a lot of money needlessly.”

“… Haven’t you seen all the promotional events and teaser video quality? “It’s useless—”

“Surprisingly, not many people look for such things. I don’t know much about going back to the US, but… At least it’s not a publicity stunt. “Instead of advertising myself, I should bury the other person.”

“… … .”

“Well, I don’t think they know either.”

As soon as she got off the plane, Seonyul quickly grasped the situation.

At the same time,

Same date flight,

Three Hollywood actors─

It is certainly. That side is determined to bury this side.

Well, isn’t it the law of this floor that if you hit the first bread, you have to be prepared to get hit? Those who don’t know how scary the Eagles’ home stadium is, it’s okay to get knocked down.

Seonyul, who has been a friend for 10 years, laughed.

“First of all, could you please give me $100,000? “This is very beneficial.”

“… Throw it away?”

“What about ? It seems like you think you can plan your itinerary once you arrive, but that’s not true. In the end, we have to hold a public promotional event and fan meeting, but there are limited places that can accommodate that size, right? “You can’t rent a sports complex for a concert.”

Seonyul quietly pointed her finger.

COEX,

Yangjae Art Hall,

Facilities in Olympic Park,

Goyang Starfield,

Hanam Starfield,

Universal Arts Center─

In Korea, a total of 23.

“Well, let’s save up the money and sell it out for a week.”

“… yes?”

“Then those actors are at a loss. “You can’t promote it on the street.”

“… … .”

“At the same time, sports newspapers are inciting and spreading today’s ‘humiliating shot’ everywhere. If you make a good start, public opinion will be interested, but there are countless ways to bury it like this. I really like the picture. “I don’t even know if it’s thanks to actor Kang Min.”

“… … .”

“And, uh, you signed a distribution contract with CV here? Very, very good. The head of the media content division there is a pretty interesting person. “When you talk to him, he becomes a little more interesting.”

As everyone knows, Seonyul’s last six months have not been very pleasant.

She was naturally tactless and weak-willed, and American culture was quite different from her common sense.

Moreover, there was nothing she could do while filming the film, which was isolated from the media. It was natural for her to stir-fry Penelope whenever she had time.

However, Kang-min always treated Sikchoongi politely.

Like Yoo Ji-yu, I didn’t even make him run coffee errands.

Therefore, Seonyul had a debt of heart.

“Well, you may not trust me, but could you leave it to me for a little while? I think I should repay the favor… .”

“… … .”

“I’m really confident I’ll do well.”

Penelope stared blankly at the laughing melody.

Regarding what he just said, his attitude seemed to be that it was good, that he was just saying something ordinary.

‘… oh my god.’

for the first time,

Penelope wondered why her uncle, Jaylen, grabbed this woman as soon as he saw her.

“This is Seonyul, there was a misunderstanding! Those 1,000 tickets were the first round released as an event! We are planning to set dates for the 2nd and 3rd fan meetings in the near future! i look forward to!”

“Waaaaaa—!!!”

“I knew that would happen—!!!”

“CAE! CAE─!!”

… Of course, there was no choice but to sell Kang Min for the accident that occurred.

“Hasn’t the story changed a lot?”

“that… uh… I’ll give you something later, so please look at it now… .”

Penelope quietly avoided the gaze of Kangmin, who had a shocked expression.

Anyway, the complaints turned into cheers…

* * *

“So, how’s it going on the PR side?”

“There is a lot of interest in South America, Coach Dusk. Europe is also responding well.”

“Good, good… Oh, I guess things went well for Korea too, right?”

“… Um, that’s—”

“Well, I guess it worked out well! Even if it’s the hometown of that river guy, does the name value make any difference? “It must have been so smashed!”

“Uh, that’s… That’s it… .”

“Henry must be a little grumpy, haha!”

Several days have passed.

Director Dusk chuckled, and Penelope, who was dubious, couldn’t help but realize once again that the entertainment industry in this small country was a hell of philandering and scheming that made her hometown look like heresy.

And, in a neighborhood like that, the unbridled melody is like a fish in water.

-No haha, but I didn’t even advertise that I was coming, so there’s no way anyone would recognize me haha.

-ㄹㅇ I waved my hand with some kind of bullshit lol.

-I’m going to sell it lol

-Honestly, am I the only one who feels a little offended? I think we thought that a country like Korea would naturally recognize us and welcome us when we came.

└222

└33333

└It really feels like that!

-In the first place, I just saw your face and that’s it. What kind of Hollywood actor should the whole world know about?

-I also saw with somewhat blurry eyes. From the beginning, I felt like I was sniping at Kang Min.

-That’s not a bit overkill… ?

-Kangmin’s visit to Korea was scheduled exactly, but three people moved around, so it wasn’t a sniper? If you respected Korea that much, you wouldn’t have done something like that.

-hmm… .

It was as if magic had been performed.

The incident, which was supposed to end as a joke, gradually degenerated into a cold atmosphere due to the tone of the newspaper, the conflict between all walks of life, and the anonymous inducement.

The fact that and are rivals was brought into the spotlight again, and the fact that director Dusk poured out a lot of bad reviews, contrary to director Henry’s rational(?) criticism, was repeatedly highlighted.

Rumors even began to circulate that director Dusk had privately ridiculed Kang Min, calling him a ‘sloppy actor’, and public opinion became even colder.

Even though three leading Hollywood actors visited Korea, they were unable to even make ends meet.

Of course, Director Dusk was dumbfounded.

No, at this point I was just going crazy and jumping around. This is a situation that makes sense.

“What the hell happened! “How can I send those three away and the situation turn out like this!”

“that… .”

“No, everyone else, how did these guys overhear what I said about the river! “Who spilled it?!”

Of course, it was only one of the 21 false rumors that Seonyul had loosely spread, but Director Dusk couldn’t think of it that way. He had suffered too much so far to think that way.

When the news soon came that they could not even find a venue for the event, Director Dusk felt a moment of chill.

‘oh my god! At this point, it can’t be a coincidence!’

It’s a coincidence.

At least the airport incident was a complete coincidence.

But well, at this point, it actually felt strange to believe that.

Director Dusk shook his head in confusion.

‘Henry… Henry is not the kind of guy who would turn his head like this. There’s a bigger one behind him.’

‘Penelope Olsen? ‘I’m a kid who trusts my uncle and runs wild.’ ‘CAE CEO Jayren? After all, he is an actor. He’s not a guy who can pull off a proper trick. In the first place, he is not a person who can understand the country of Korea to that degree.’

‘Well, then. To be able to use a calculator while exerting that level of influence in Korea right now… !’

After all possibilities were eliminated, there was only one name left.

Director Dusk was momentarily dazed by the conclusion that was finally reached.

‘Kang Min… ! Is this really a masterpiece by that young actor?!’

Absolutely not.

But what can I say—there were all kinds of amazing coincidences.

Surprisingly, when Kang Min was put in place, all the dots instantly began to connect as one.

All of the actions of , which director Dusk had been unable to understand at all, suddenly began to make sense.

‘Why did CAE show interest in guys like Henry over me?’

That’s because Kang Min, who signed the contract, was interested.

‘Why did Basil Papadopoulos throw away $10 million without even consulting with CEO Jaylen?’

That is because there must have been a discussion with Kang Min, who led the investment.

‘Why did Actors Studio choose to cooperate?’

That’s because there are a lot of rumors that Kangmin, the two professors, and the Styx sisters don’t have a normal relationship.

‘Why did they declare war right before the release?’

In any case, as long as there was a separate subject, there would have been no loss to Director Henry.

‘Why didn’t they change the schedule even after finding out about Director Dusk’s Korean promotion plan?’

He must have been confident that he wouldn’t be able to get lost like this.

and,

And─

“her… !”

Did you say that no matter how ridiculous it is, once you eliminate the impossible, what remains is the truth?

His misunderstanding was further heightened by the fact that strange propositions that were false and not particularly true were thrown in at random.

Director Dusk’s hands were shaking.

Everything was so certain.

It was the young actor, not Henry Pyon, who was taking the lead in this whole situation!

“Oh my, this is such an amazing thing…” !”

He finally gasped.

“Henry Fion! Are you saying you even gave up your pride as a director?!”

Director Dusk was exhausted.

There was something about it that seemed a little, oddly enough, but he wouldn’t have come to this conclusion so easily.

No, in fact, if I had stayed here for 30 more minutes, I might have shaken my head and thought, ‘What a crazy idea I was having, that guy isn’t even Marlon Brando.’

But unfortunately, at the time, he was faced with a situation where he had to make a decision.

First, the staff member next to me asked cautiously.

“Um, director… ? Ultimately, what do you plan to do about Korea?”

“… … .”

“I don’t think the mood will get much better. Just plan a reasonable schedule and send it to Japan… .”

“… Would $800,000 be enough?”

“yes?”

“800,000 dollars.”

Director Dusk looked up and his eyes were shining.

“I’m not saying there’s no room for them because they’ve taken over all the mid-level holes. Then, wouldn’t it be okay to rent a playground and expand it to a large size?”

“No, that’s… .”

“Just tell me if it works or not.”

“Yes, it will work! but… !”

“good. Then do it. “I’m asking you to rent a place that’s reasonably large and take pictures so that you don’t have to worry about unnecessary things, do you understand?”

“… … .”

So for 8 days,

Thanks to a simple misunderstanding at the airport, a fan meeting guillotine match was held in Korea between Kang Min and three mid-level Hollywood actors.

It was truly an amazing butterfly effect.

But even that wasn’t the end.

“This is reporter Lowell! “Thank you for your time today, Coach Dusk!”

“hmm.”

“Everyone is looking forward to the match between Coach Dusk and Coach Henry in a month now. “Can you tell me something about that?”

“Hmph, well. “It seems like my opponent is not that guy Henry.”

“uh… “Could you please tell me more?”

An inexplicable high evaluation struck Kang Min, who was suffering from headaches.

And─

* * *

“it’s okay! It’s pierced! “I even pierced Rahee’s!”

“Mom, you’re the best!! “I thought everything was ruined after watching ‘Lee Seon-jwa’!!”

“Doesn’t he know his mother’s reaction speed? In my old days—”

“Huh, honey? Rahee, you know there’s about a month left until the college entrance exam, right? “You don’t know, right?”

“Ahhhh! “Mom, I love you!”

“Rahee???”

… And at the same time, an inexplicable fear struck Lieutenant Choi Nam-hyuk of Mapo Police Station in Seoul.