Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 164



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The King of Dying Smoke Episode 164

The power of first impressions (5)

The strength of talk shows in Western countries, especially the United States, is exceptional.

This is even more true when viewed in Korea.

There may be many reasons, but the biggest difference is probably the cultural difference.

Korea is met with criticism even when a guest comes out and shows his political inclinations. “Oh, the Republican Party is a bunch of assholes!” Because the culture of giggling with one’s tie loose cannot be the same.

However, this ‘free’ culture also has its own problems.

There is no line.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Amos Hoban. “I can simplify it so you don’t have to!”

The camera started rolling.

The lighted screen shows a comfortable talk room with several sofas lined up.

Host Amos Hoban, sitting to his left, grinned and tilted the water bottle in front of him to pour five glasses of water.

This means there are five guests.

“Today I have with us a film team that everyone knows has achieved impressive results.”

“Seriously, I wish I could get some thanks! i know? This might make director Hopper Dusk throw a tantrum and declare that he will never come to my show again! “Maybe they’ll come and crush my nose!” (laugh track)

“I’m sure everyone can guess the main character at this point, right? Today’s is hosted by director Henry Pyon, the main character of , his silent assistants, and Min Kang, a man from Asia who is luckier than anyone else!”

Cheers and applause poured out from the people sitting in the audience.

On the surface, it was a pleasant start, as always.

But when you look at it, the inside is a little different.

If you think about it all, Amos Hoban was cheered after calling Kang Min ‘just a lucky Asian’.

Of course, the audience noticed this dark meaning and clapped their hands.

‘It’s so obvious it’s shocking.’

Penelope pressed her temples while maintaining her natural smile as always.

‘This won’t be much easier than I thought… .’

My bones hurt.

* * *

The trouble is that movies have an expiration date.

This is because, no matter whether you are on a variety show or anything else, you have to do it before the expiration date.

Of course, for super blockbusters, the schedule is set before release, but the story is different in the case of a blockbuster that no one expected.

If you don’t want to kill the momentum, you have no choice but to just go for it and appear as soon as you can.

That was the reason why CAE had no choice but to accept The Amos Hoban Show.

“Weren’t there some bad rumors there, uncle? There were also rumors that it was a bit racist… .”

-Oh, Penny. The problem is that there is no place without such rumors.

CEO Jaylen sighed over the phone.

-It was only a few years ago that racism broke out on a historic talk show with the slogan ‘Be kind to each other.’ Unless it’s something like “Late Night” or “The Tonight Show,” you have no choice but to accept it to some extent.

For reference, the former started in 1982, and the latter started in 1954.

They said there was no answer unless it was a ‘respectable’ show.

After saying that, CEO Jaylen seemed a little taken aback and ended it like this.

-But Amos Hoban is a young fellow. Wouldn’t you be a little more conscious?

“This is only the third time in history that an Asian has taken on a leading role in Hollywood. “There was ‘Joy Luck Club’ in 1993 and ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ in 18, but none of them were very popular!”

= When Asians come to Hollywood, everything is ruined.

“No one has ever courageously ventured into such a barren place. “Because I didn’t knock, the door never opened.”

= And that’s because they were lazy and didn’t try hard.

“But here Mr. Kang knocked and the door was opened! Courage brings luck! I would like to pay my respects personally!”

= It was luck that you succeeded, but congratulations anyway.

‘My vision is so much better!! It’s the worst!!!!’

Just 10 minutes into the talk show, Penelope’s smile almost collapsed several times.

I expected it wouldn’t be easy.

But this went beyond that and was almost like penance.

Even the frozen remains are like oil fountains, and Amos Hoban had repeatedly pretended to praise Kang Min.

Is it because Asians didn’t take on the challenge? Who doesn’t know that racism in the American entertainment industry is many times more terrible for black people than for black people?

Moreover, Amos Hoban even grabbed and shook Director Henry, who seemed clearly unfamiliar with this type of talk show.

“Director Pian, the result is truly amazing considering it was made with a production budget of $30 million! “Can you tell me the secret?”

“I’ve said this many times, of course you learn! I still vividly remember the shock I felt when I first met actor Min! That’s literally—”

“That’s amazing! Who introduced him?”

“hmm? That’s CAE. They even made additional investments that gave us some breathing room. “It was a fortunate thing.”

“I guess you also provided overall production support?”

“Uh, that’s right… .”

“Indeed, the success of ‘Richard I of New York’ was largely due to the insight of CAE CEO Jaylen and Director Penelope here, I understand.”

“No, that is a mistake. Of course, it was a big role, but the actor’s role was big.”

“indeed! Speaking of actors, there were reviews that Mr. Basil Papadopoulos’ performance of Saladin was also great, right?”

“hmm? Well, of course he’s a great actor.”

“And from what I found, there is a familiar name called ?”

“Uh, that’s… .”

Well, it was roughly like this.

For about 30 minutes after filming began, Amos Hoban continued the conversation by cleverly, really cleverly, changing the topic of Kang Min or dismissing it as nothing special.

Whenever Director Henry or Basil started talking, they would often cut him off.

As time passed, it became increasingly difficult for Penelope to manage her facial expressions.

Although she only behaves rudely in front of Aislin, Penelope has always thought of herself as a fairly cool-headed person. In fact, the evaluation of those around me was like that.

But is it because of the way he speaks? This was strangely bubbling.

no,

It’s right to throw this away!

“Let’s leave it alone.”

“yes?!”

However, despite the passionate speech during the break, Kangmin’s reaction was sour.

“It was somewhat expected. Not everyone can like me. Especially in this country.”

“No, you’re not even angry?! Even if you were a little crazy, the acting itself couldn’t be discounted by luck! “Where did you pull such a trick!”

“So, does it change when you get angry?”

“… … .”

“Once you decide to appear, you are the one in charge, Director. “I don’t want to just light a fire and give you more to chew on.”

Penelope was momentarily speechless at the unexpectedly cold perspective.

Well, ‘Ugh, I don’t have time to worry about guys like that.’ ‘who am I? Owner (scheduled)! If she had read the mind, she might have thought a little differently, but she didn’t know how to use her mind reading skills.

She was shocked by Kang Min’s unexpected professionalism(?).

And, I became a little discouraged.

‘Maybe, in terms of mindset, I should learn from this person.’

Years ago, while Aislinn Lewis had been fighting like a mad dog after her brother’s death, Penelope had been hiding behind closed doors.

The two overcame the death of one person in their own ways.

Probably, Kangmin was like that too.

But either way, like Kang Min does now, he couldn’t think of people’s gaze as ‘what’s there to know?’

What difference is there between you and that person?

‘… Anyway, it would be right to respect one’s wishes. I’m about to finish the handover and break up.’

Penelope paused to think for a while.

I sighed and walked back to the filming set.

My thoughts were complicated.

Maybe that was why.

Amos Hoban, who had been talking nonsense for a long time, had no choice but to be late in responding to the malicious question.

“By the way, Miss Olsen.”

“… yes.”

“Did you really scout a young Asian actor and put him in a challenging work because he needed a track record for a full-fledged comeback?”

“… … yes?”

1 hour after starting filming,

When Penelope came to her senses and looked up, the net had already been perfectly woven.

* * *

‘Ha, this is so easy!’

Amos Hoban had two main purposes.

One is to correct the exaggerated evaluation of That Lucky Asian by unraveling the story behind the movie that viewers may be reasonably interested in.

In his opinion, this wasn’t particularly malicious. For someone like Asians to want to become an actor, it’s just because they don’t know the topic, and it’s not something that should be criticized.

There will be many people who will implicitly sympathize with you just by doing that.

And, of course, the one remaining target was Penelope Olsen.

‘Good good. The expression on his face broke beautifully from time to time. Was there a long gap?’

Among these guest members, there is only one whose viewer ratings will increase the more you poke at them.

Amos grinned as he looked at Penelope, who looked clearly embarrassed.

‘You can gently touch it.’

He pretended to be cheerful and slowly shifted up the gear.

“If you think about it, Actor Olsen’s hiatus was quite long, right? “After four years since his debut, he has not appeared in anything other than the TV show .”

“That’s right… .”

“But recently, there have been rumors of a full-fledged comeback! “Everyone is in a happy mood.”

“… … .”

First, a top-notch host doesn’t necessarily do anything to create controversy.

“Well, I guess there were a lot of rumors about that!”

“… that.”

“Oh, of course you need a break! Who is to blame! I remember there was a lot of noise around the 4th year when he left all the projects, but I’m glad it seems to have been resolved well!”

“… … .”

Two, instead, it makes the guest a source of controversy.

It was the greatest lesson he learned from his seniors on this floor.

Penelope’s complexion was pale.

In the meantime, she managed her expression as best as she could and continued to give an acceptable answer.

However, of course, it was not enough to deal with Amos Hoban, who was slowly starting to irritate the viewership ratings.

“If you think about it, Mr. Kang’s first ‘luck’ started with winning an Emmy, right? The person I became very close with at that time was Aislinn Lewis. “I believe she is also an old friend of Mr. Olsen.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“There were many articles published at the time, and there was also a rather unconventional move by Mr. Lewis to visit Korea in return for his performance on Broadway. At the time, the agency denied the rumors and said that Mr. Kang was a good actor and that they would like to sign a contract with him if possible, dismissing it as just a move by the company.”

Amos rested his chin.

“But, it was CAE that actually signed the contract. “Can I hear the circumstances?”

(=Didn’t you hit your friend in the back and drag him there to judge your return?)

“That wasn’t a big deal. It’s just that CEO Jayren, who happened to be visiting Korea, was interested, and because of that—”

“CEO Peter Jaylen! He is a very famous person. Are you Mr. Olson’s maternal uncle?”

(=It’s your family)

“… yes.”

“There was something a bit unusual about his actions. From what I heard, despite opposition from the directors, you insisted on bringing them in with the maximum treatment, right?”

(=Didn’t you instigate this?)

“Impression… “It seems like you really accepted it.”

“That’s amazing. Since you are a former actor, I guess you sometimes place emphasis on intuition… .

(=Does that make sense?)

In particular, it seems like he had an eye for seeing it because it worked out well for him to take a bold move at a time when he needed to strengthen himself.”

(=I got lucky because I took a ridiculous gamble, but I didn’t just throw it to get a good deal, right?)

“… … .”

“Anyway, I’m glad that lucky Mr. Kang and Miss Olsen seem to have become friends so quickly. Thanks to you, I was able to serve you! “I’d like to hear Mr. Lewis’ opinion too!”

(=But I know your rumor, what kind of relationship are you with? What does your friend say?)

“that… .”

Words have a blade.

Sometimes it’s sharper than an actual blade.

Kang Min was not a very quick-witted person, but for some reason he was sensitive to malice.

That was the reason why I immediately recognized the strangeness of ordinary conversation that no one present here had noticed.

Kangmin’s eyes briefly glanced at the eyes that were trembling so hard to notice.

‘… … .’

-Hehe, okay. When are you going to make that damn declaration?

‘… It’s really unfortunate, but we have to scrap it.’

-? why?

‘Because it feels like the old spring.’

-what?

Kangmin said nothing more and looked around.

Just like in the teacher’s room at Seo Bom’s school, Kang Min’s head grew faster as it got colder.

Penelope Olsen is by no means an underdog. There is no reason to gain anything by unilaterally attacking a Hollywood actor with 6 years of experience, and the nephew of the CEO of a major company, CAE.

Unless there is no return in return.

Kangmin quickly came to a conclusion.

‘There must have been a request. Perhaps, somewhere where there will be a big fight with CAE.’

And maybe, there is some great weakness in ‘4th year’ that he doesn’t know about.

Seeing that Penelope was as embarrassed as I was, it seems like she wasn’t expecting it either.

I don’t know if they received compensation or if they were just satisfied with covering up the opportunity to increase viewer ratings, but let’s move on. What is important is the following.

‘It’s the moderator’s arbitrariness that’s coming out like that right now. At least the production team doesn’t know anything about this fight.’

Some people feel uncomfortable and open their eyes, but that’s it.

Fortunately, this filming location itself is not an enemy.

‘Finally, there is a time limit. Amos Hoban seems like the type of person to pile on random remarks and then raise suspicions at the end. You have to do it now to stop the sound from coming later.’

The conclusion was simple.

A method that is immediately effective is needed to instantly break this atmosphere without giving an excuse to the filming crew and the audience.

It would be better if you could turn the situation into a mess.

Of course, the ghost who heard that made an absurd expression.

-No, where is that?

‘There is just one.’

-what?

‘If you think about it, it’s been a while since I haven’t done it.’

Kangmin shrugged his shoulders, picked up the cup in front of him, and drank the contents.

Then he opened his mouth.

“Excuse me, Mr. Hoban?”

Amos Hoban reacted like a cat seeing fish.

“Mr. Kang! Do you have anything to say? What about CAE?”

“No, that’s not it, it’s because the water ran out. Could you please give me another drink?”

“… .Oh, of course.”

As was the case at the beginning, the important concept of is that the host pours water into the guest’s glass to welcome them.

Amos, whose flow was cut off, tried his best to hide his annoyance and poured water into Kangmin’s glass.

The camera captured the scene.

“thank you.”

“It was nothing.”

Kangmin smiled politely and drank some water.

And then, the glass fell to the floor.

Anyway—Amos, who had caught the problem, turned around with a malicious smile.

It was a bit of a hasty action.

“Oh my god, Mr. Kang? “If you don’t like my hands, just tell me—”

“Gagging…!”

“?”