Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 152



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The King of Dying Smoke Episode 152

Interlude Masterpiece and Last Companion (13)

Director Dusk’s unconventional promotional plan was immediately conveyed to the three actors of in Korea.

And in just 30 minutes, it was also leaked to through the lines planted by the melody.

But something strange happened.

Strangely enough, there was no significant difference in the reactions of the two groups who received it.

“Um, director… ?”

“… “Something.”

“I’m talking about that person called Director Dusk… “Are you a little crazy?”

“… … .”

Three Hollywood actors were embarrassed.

And Penelope and Seonyul were even more perplexed.

Since there was no place that could be rented, there was no choice but to come up with the idiotic idea of ​​renting Bucheon Sports Complex.

Since there is no answer, are you just going to rent a 35,000-seat stadium?

Have you gone crazy?

“… “Do you have any clue as to what the intention was?”

“Well, well… .”

Penelope and Seonyul racked their brains hard, but they couldn’t understand it at all.

Well, it was natural. Who would be able to figure out that the other party considers Kang Min to be the leader of this project, and that he is even planning to break that guy’s nose? At this point, the person who came up with it was strange.

After much agony, Penelope gave up guessing.

“… I don’t understand at all, but I’ll move on. “As long as the opponent is big, we can’t help but respond.”

“Uh, yes… Since we’ve had so much fun influencing public opinion, I think we should at least get the numbers right… .”

“driving me crazy.”

The side had no choice but to cancel the existing fan meeting plan and match the number of seats with the opponent.

That means it happened like this.

“… “How many people?”

“Well, uh… There was a problem with selecting 1,000 people earlier, so we can’t select fewer people, right? Moreover, as the side had decided, they rented a large playground… In a reasonable way… .”

“So how many people are there in total?”

“… … “10,000 people until the third round.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Kangmin looked at Penelope with a dumbfounded expression.

Penelope quietly averted her eyes.

It was the opposite of usual, but well, that wasn’t the problem.

Kangmin was shocked.

“Why did you do this in the first place? “There was no reason for us to force 10,000 people together just because the other side was like that, right?”

Penelope was also shocked.

“Forcing it! “That’s just the number of people who came rushing in because it was in your name!”

“Wow, there are so many busy people in the world, but why do so many of them pay to come? “Nonsense.”

“It’s not nonsense, it’s the reality?!”

“I knew. “Let’s put it that way.”

“It’s not like that… !”

The loser of the argument that lasted for a while was, as always, Penelope. She stretched out, exhausted, and Kang-min reluctantly agreed, as if there was nothing he could do.

Needless to say, that attitude upset Penelope even more.

‘What on earth does Eishi like about people like this?!’

He’s crazy, everything he does is completely insane, and he has drive for such topics, but he’s also woefully clueless.

Even if you’re good at acting, isn’t this a problem from before?

Penelope began to wonder if it was right to root for the relationship between Aislin and this person.

“Well, there’s no way to do it after signing the contract… “I need to be given the authority to adjust things as I want.”

“Thank you so much! I’ll gladly give it to you! There are so many things I would have done a long time ago if it weren’t for the contract, right?! Just the production schedule—!”

And so, the curtain rose on a very useless pride match.

Up until that point, Penelope thought she had handled the problem well.

It was a misjudgment.

At least, she realized too late that she should not have given Kangmin any authority.

* * *

-So, you are holding a promotional and fan meeting on the exact same date as Kang Min and the actors?

-ㅇㅇ Anyone can see that this was aimed at him. In fact, only one side can go

-It seemed like a lot of money was spent on ; I rented a sports complex, but they said there was a lot of sets and equipment there.

-Honestly, I’m on Kangmin’s side… In other words, isn’t it better to go to Hollywood? Kangmin is Korean, but those people might never come again.

-right… .

The atmosphere two days before the event was quite different from public opinion on the Internet.

To put it simply, the rareness was also a difference.

Everyone would like actor Yu Ji-yu, but if they could get an autograph from either Yu Ji-yu or Stalin, wouldn’t most people flock to the latter? It was a problem at that level.

-Anyway, the analogy is good.

Director Dusk’s eyes were shining across the phone screen.

-This is a kind of suppression. You can’t start after getting hurt. I’m asking you properly.

“yes.”

“I have no intention of doing this lightly either.”

The three actors, Garfield, Gay, and Gottfried, were now full of motivation.

It was mainly a change after checking the public opinion of this country.

It might be a little confusing, but who wouldn’t be happy with everyone fighting over that? Most of them were eager to strike a blow to the evil .

Of course, quickly realized this situation.

“The idea is to push for scale… “I guess I’m a very stupid person.”

“Any thoughts, Miss Sun?”

“Well, fortunately, the playground they saved is a place where even with those expensive facilities, the results are only pathetic. “Even a budget of about 1/10th will be sufficient to respond.”

“… Please take care of me.”

At this point, Penelope had no reason not to trust the melody. He realized once again that he didn’t have a card this good, at least when it came to screwing over his opponent.

There may be room for discussion as to whether that is the manager’s role.

In fact, Seonyul’s countermeasures could be said to be truly effective. Not only the CAE headquarters but also the head of the Media Contents Division of a company that was indebted to them knelt down, saying it was a silver bullet.

But for some reason, it was Kang Min who stopped him from responding.

When he looked at the plan, he had a shocked expression on his face.

“What are you doing, this?”

“Go, Actor Kang… Even if I made a mistake… ?”

“Those people must have gone to the movies or concerts to see spectacular videos or performances. “Why are you showing a movie to people who paid a lot of time to sit down?”

Kang Min, who gained invincible power in this schedule, immediately demonstrated that power. He crossed out everything in Seonyul’s elegant plan and left only two things.

One was a table for signing autographs, and the other was a microphone to spread conversation.

Penelope couldn’t help but be shocked.

“Are you crazy?! They mobilized $800,000 for this event alone! “It’s $800,000!”

“I heard. So?”

“I mean, it’s going to be incredibly fancy! But are you sane to go beyond the ordinary and set up a stage where people say, ‘What is this?’?”

“Why don’t you just say, ‘What is this?’”

“… yes?”

“No matter what the outside says, aren’t the people who come here just looking to see the face of this guy named Kang Min? “Then you should show your face. Why are you acting strange?”

“I’m saying that now… !”

Penelope jumped up and down, but Kangmin remained steadfast. There was absolutely no room for compromise.

She was angry, placated, and even begged, but wasn’t it Penelope herself who handed over authority in the first place? He eventually had no choice but to give up.

“Ha, take care of it yourself.”

As a result, the atmosphere of the day was literally as big as heaven and earth.

The side uses a very large screen and various sound equipment to repeatedly play spectacular scenes and increase the atmosphere.

On the other hand, set up only a microphone and a small table.

Naturally, the public was astonished.

-No, it’s okay even if you don’t have money… .

-Isn’t this insincere?

-Amman, if you’re here to promote a movie, you should show something related to the movie… .

Such comparisons spread further through social media.

While Kang Min’s side received disastrous reviews, the side’s fan meeting was described as the best of all time and was full of favorable reviews.

And, in the end, the mutual search word trend rankings were overturned.

“So what did I say…” .”

Penelope touched her head.

“You need to stop being stubborn. Miss Sun worked so hard to set things up, but things suddenly changed… .”

“What’s important is not search word trends.”

“Then what’s important? “It’s not like we don’t know that promoting Korea is important for a movie to at least save face.”

Kangmin said nothing more.

However, it was impossible to pick it up and put it away.

That’s how the autograph session began.

The first person to come out was a timid student. He looked like he was in middle school.

Kangmin smiled and asked her as she trembled with a flushed face.

“You didn’t skip school, did you?”

“Dog, it’s the school’s opening anniversary!”

“I don’t believe it… .”

“I brought evidence, evidence!”

Only after carefully reading the school opening anniversary notice did Kang Min sign the letter as if he was satisfied.

Penelope, who had given up on everything, just sighed, thinking that it would all end quickly. He didn’t feel the reward for all the time he had saved.

It was a complacent thought.

Penelope still didn’t even understand half of the crazy person named Kangmin.

For some reason, Kang-min muttered a few words and immediately grabbed the girl who was blushing and trying to back away.

“Wait.”

“yes… yes? If I do anything… .”

“No, that’s not it… Do you have any concerns? “It looks like that.”

“… … yes?”

“I thought I would have time to listen.”

Penelope’s jaw dropped.

* * *

Typically, an autograph session consists of about 100 people.

It’s not that I’m being particularly grumpy, it’s just that it’s tight enough.

By simple calculation, if you give each person just 1 minute, it is 100 minutes, and if you add the preparation, progress, and other delays for the event, the time more than doubles. I literally reach the limit of my physical strength.

Therefore, ‘s method of preparing a flashy video and handing out autographs through a lottery is not a trick but a standard in itself.

… And Kang-min, who had to make hundreds of signatures, was ignoring it right now.

“Hmm, I see. “Why don’t you reconsider why your friend is so upset?”

“Exercise is hard. It’s important to make it a habit. “There is a way I have adapted”

“Hmm, I think it’s difficult for you to judge people like that. “Why not try being a little more lenient?”

“What a late age! “I also debuted after 7 years, where can something like that happen, haha!”

‘What on earth do you want to do?!’

Penelope would rather curse.

‘If you want to do counseling, you can just become a counselor! Why on earth are you giving life advice at a fan meeting?’

Even the time allocation was a mess.

Even if you invest just 1 minute for 500 people, it would be 500 minutes, or over 8 hours.

With that in mind, I started early in the morning, but it still doesn’t finish until 5 PM.

However, Kang-min was randomly passing the time as if he didn’t know anything. If this continues, the night will get deeper.

It’s so bad that even the melody can be heard with trembling eyes.

“Uh, Actor Kang? This pace is dangerous. You need to speed up a bit… .”

“I’ll try my best, but isn’t everyone’s situation different? “How can I go at my own pace when I have different things to say?”

“No, that’s not it… .”

It was roughly like this.

While the rival was attracting attention by releasing a magnificent new video with ultra-luxurious facilities, this one was quietly giving life advice with a microphone.

There was no answer.

Of course, the response from fans wasn’t bad, but wasn’t the reaction from the public, which was most important, dismal?

Penelope was slowly feeling disappointed in the person named Kangmin.

‘… He’s stubborn and doesn’t know how to admit his mistakes. Is it right to support the relationship between Acey and someone like this?’

It was a question to ponder. At least she had a duty to take care of that immature kid instead of her dead idiot.

But no matter what, Kang-min just continued to ask questions seriously, listen to nonsense, and support what seemed like good things.

I sighed.

‘I came here for no reason.’

Out of a sense of responsibility, I accompanied them on their trip to Korea even though they were busy. What was the point of doing this?

I may have overestimated my partner a little too much because of the talent he showed as an actor.

It was the moment when Penelope clicked her tongue.

“Oh, hello.”

A girl came up hesitantly.

While Penelope was looking at her indifferently, Kang-min signed her autograph and asked her what she was worried about.

But this time things were a little different.

The words the girl hesitated and stammered out were as follows.

“Well, my friend’s mother passed away not long ago… .”

“… … .”

“My friend is having a hard time, and I don’t know how to comfort him. I wonder how I can overcome it… .”

crazy─

The atmosphere froze in an instant.

Everyone within earshot of the voice was frightened, and the whole place began to commotion.

While cold stares were pouring in, asking what kind of thing that was, Seonyul and the emcee staff rushed out to resolve the situation – to pull out the other party.

It was a no-brainer. Bringing up a topic that depresses the atmosphere at an autograph session is considered the worst nuisance. This is because everyone wants to communicate with Choi Ae in a bright mood.

How much less you and your friend? What are you saying?

It seemed like he missed the point of speaking as he was met with cold stares. Her face immediately turns pale and she lowers her head.

“S-sorry.”

That was the moment when the girl was about to leave in a hurry.

Kangmin opened his mouth.

“You can’t get over it. Start with that.”

“yes?”

Everyone’s attention was focused on that absurd answer. The staff members who were trying to remove the disruptor froze for a moment. Even the melody desperately used hand and foot gestures as if to stop immediately.

But Kangmin continued speaking.

“I can assure you that even now, if you ask me if I could devote a year to meeting my parents for 10 minutes, I would think for a bit and then nod. “That would be completely different from what you two intended, and it probably means that I haven’t overcome anything.”

It was definitely not a sound that would come out at an actor’s fan signing event.

Penelope thought, what the fuck is this? My anger also rose.

However, the next word made me blink for a moment.

“What can I say about experiencing something without preparation? It’s a feeling that I really don’t understand. “It seems like the world should be destroyed right now, the earth should crack and the sky should fall, but the world is still rolling and I’m left alone.”

“ah… .”

“The most painful time is when you are hungry. The world has fallen apart, everything is wrong and I’m hungry. Eating something is delicious. “There is really no room for comfort in that sense of self-destruction.”

Penelope closed her mouth.

That’s because she’s experienced it too.

Hunger follows sadness. The sobs that seem like they could kill you at any moment are ultimately defeated by hunger.

Penelope ate food three days after her fiancé died.

I ate like crazy.

I ate it greedily, stuffing my whole mouth with it.

It was a pretty dirty experience.

As if─

“It’s like an experience where you feel like trash.”

Penelope looked blankly at Kangmin.

Know.

“What comes next is self-justification. It’s the same no matter when you die anyway, so isn’t it okay at any time? “You’re deceiving yourself as if the rest of your life is a bonus.”

That person knows.

Although I know,

How can you be so calm─

The girl said gloomily.

“Well, I’m not qualified to comfort you…” .”

“Not at all. Do not misunderstand. “It just doesn’t have to be that way.”

“… … .”

“That friend probably feels like he’s living a life of privilege. This is not a problem that anyone can help with. Even people who have had the same experience.”

In Kangmin’s case, it lasted quite a long time.

Ordinary people who suffer tragedy and the person who caused the tragedy cannot be fundamentally the same.

The words you said when you were young, ‘I want to become an actor,’ sometimes remain as something that becomes your lifelong goal.

but.

“But eventually, there comes a time when that bonus becomes the whole thing.”

Penelope blinked.

“Even if you can’t overcome it, there comes a time when the moments you think about it become longer and longer. What makes that time come faster is not comfort, but daily life. So there is no need to do that.”

“There are many better things we can do as friends.”

You may not believe it, but Kang Min actually didn’t like Seo Bom at all.

Kang Min is not a saint. Of course, a child who causes accidents, swears, and makes noise every day can’t be good.

But still, time passed while I was soothing, scolding, and punishing the mischievous guy.

And maybe someday,

Hesitantly wondering what the ugly guy was thinking, the candy he gave me was sweet.

It was very sweet.

Kangmin took out a bag of chocolates from his pocket and handed it to him.

“Please tell your friend.”

“This… ?”

“It will take time, but it will be okay.”

Kangmin smiled.

Just like I treated all my opponents so far.

“… … .”

Moment,

Penelope purely understood what her old friend had fallen in love with.

* * *

… And, in such a soft atmosphere, Seon-yul, a dark-hearted 10-year Eagles fan, thought purely.

‘Uh, so… .’

‘Isn’t this quite a picture?’

Seonyul hesitated and retreated so as not to break the mood.

And I immediately called the video staff.

Director Dusk’s promotional battle that involved money, emotions, and pride came to an end.

The release date has arrived.