Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 180



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The King of Dying Smoke Episode 180

Blood Audition (6)

Actress Judith Leroy is affiliated with Actors Studio.

Of course, although it has faded a lot compared to the past, it is not a place that invites half-baked people to join.

She had the ability to detect the threat to life in Seo Bom’s expression, and of course she was shaking throughout the meeting.

It goes without saying that he went to see Kang Min in desperation afterwards.

“What’s going on?”

“Ma, there’s something I want to tell you!”

“hmm?”

“Well, the reason for his actions is because of me! Because I cursed at the teacher! So resign, please resign… !”

“… “Let’s calm down and talk slowly.”

Judith’s feelings were not much different from that of a stunt actor who tried to escape by turning himself in to the police station. He literally began to pour out everything he could get his mouth to say.

Kang Min listened intently to those incoherent confessions and apologies.

Then he nodded indifferently.

“I had a general idea.”

“… … yes?”

“Bom may be a bit impatient, but she’s not the type of person who will take pictures of people for no reason. He might have cursed at himself or at me, but since he couldn’t talk to me, it was probably the latter. “What did I say? I was worried about your temperamental temperament.”

“… … .”

Judith looked at Kangmin with a blank face.

So, you mean you knew what was going on and didn’t do anything? Even though he is in the position of program director?

Kangmin smiled.

“I have been an aspirant for 7 years. Of course, I have been fooled several times by seeing opponents who were better than me. “Why didn’t I swear in my head?”

“Well, I wasn’t at that level… To use it openly, even rumors… .”

“If you have the ability but are wasting away due to lack of opportunities, that would also be a solution. “Wasn’t at least one person saved?”

“… … .”

“Anyway, that scary performance was well received. I hope you can show good acting in the second round as well.”

Kangmin said only that and ended the story.

“… … .”

Previously, Judith had considered the scandal between Kang Min and Aislin Lewis to be buried in plain sight.

It might be different now, but at the time, I didn’t think Lewis had any reason to act against Kang Min.

Looking at Broadway and going to Korea, they must have paid a hefty price, the whole world is like that― she thought sarcastically.

But, well,

Judith thought that maybe Aislin just had a good eye for being a good actress.

She opened her mouth without realizing it.

“meal… .”

“yes?”

“Can I buy you a meal… ?”

“… ?”

“Well, it’s not a big deal. It’s just that it ends with a verbal apology, so just, whatever… .”

Judith’s stammering words stopped for a moment.

It wasn’t because I was embarrassed, it was because I spotted a person walking from the other side.

Seo Bom looked at Judith, who was shaking, with an expressionless face.

And then he opened his mouth in a soft voice.

“Senior, can I take Mr. Leroy with me?”

“It doesn’t matter… “Are you okay?”

“It’s okay.”

Seo Bom said.

“Me and Judith need to develop a friendship for the sake of the role. I think we can reconcile. Yes?”

“… … .”

“… Yes?”

“Yes, yes…” .”

Judith Leroy was dragged away trembling.

Kang Min couldn’t see the two for a while after that.

Kangmin was happy to see that he was working hard at practicing.

* * *

Meanwhile, the agency WMA, which had brought in Hopper Dusk as a collaborator, was making preparations to keep in check.

Director Dusk, who had sharpened his teeth and even received mental counseling, had sharp eyes.

Naturally, the blade of the check, which was famously useless due to heavy heating, gradually began to be sharpened.

“Say it again. “What’s important is that it was the outstanding actors from all over the world who drove the auditions into such a frenzy.”

“Yes, this is a really big problem.”

“I said it wasn’t the problem, it was the important point. “These two things are very different.”

As of now, it is a virtuous cycle in which America’s popularity spreads to each country, and in turn, each country’s soup(?) spreads back to the United States, causing a response.

It is the era of global village. The simultaneous response from all over the world was unprecedented in the history of audition programs.

But of course there were risks in this situation.

“When an accident occurs, the situation changes in an instant. The public will be angry, and instead of joining together, they will split sides and start fighting over who was at fault and who was right.”

It’s like sports, but much worse.

In sports, you can’t complain about winning if a goal is scored, but in auditions, winning and losing are decided by the judges’ scoring.

If people raise objections to this grading and further disobey it, the current popularity will turn into an uproar.

The WMA director, impressed by the refreshing opinion, asked.

“Then what should I do? Shall we start expressing concern now? Or hold your breath until the problem arises… .”

“Try to think a little more proactively. “Why can’t they think of intentionally creating a problem?”

“Oh oh.”

Director Dusk recited several combinations.

Thailand and Vietnam.

Indonesia and Malaysia.

India and Pakistan.

Greece and Turkmenistan… .

“It’s a case where once something happens, the citizens of the home country won’t sit still. “If public opinion is implicitly encouraged, the explosive power will be enormous.”

“indeed.”

“But I still think Spanner Woman is vulnerable. It’s also the noisiest. “If you implicitly create public opinion that it was a bit harsh, wouldn’t it definitely explode?”

“I’ll report it to the higher-ups right away.”

WMA approved the transfer of the responsible person.

The main reason was that there would be no particular damage even if it failed compared to the , which was uprooted.

Afterwards, the reactions to began to be mixed with subtle reactions.

They began secretly mixing poison, pretending that they wanted to talk normally.

-But didn’t Thailand do much better as expected? It seems like Vietnam keeps being unreasonable!

-Honestly, Pakistan is not in the best grade. What was uploaded this time is close to manipulation… .

-Greece clearly benefited from Basil Papadopoulos! It was the worst, right?

-Doesn’t Spanner Woman seem to have a bad personality in the first place? It seems like he was a little selfish in his acting.

Up to this point, it was no different from the common troubles on the Internet.

However, the story changes when major media outlets, famous influencers, and critics begin to secretly sympathize with this.

Slowly but surely,

An uneasy atmosphere began to arise everywhere.

-Oh, please stop being stupid! The judges, who are said to be powerful, said it was a close match!

-Basil Papadopoulos didn’t even participate in this project… .

-Please, Seo Bom is famous for being the most gentle actor in Korea! What are you talking about?

Of course, refutations continued to come up, but the only truth after the information revolution is that there is no way to stop the precise manipulation of public opinion at an organized level.

The atmosphere spread quickly.

There was no problem right now. However, once the fire started, wicks that could ignite the fuse began to spread everywhere.

It all seemed like a matter of time.

“I can’t believe it! “You’re amazing, Director Dusk!”

“Hmph, it’s not about putting down the person you want to erase, it’s about encouraging them.”

“The higher-ups will also be happy. “How, are you sure you don’t want to take this opportunity to come with us?”

“I’ll think about it.”

While the culprits were laughing, of course the broadcasting station also grasped the situation.

But of course there was no way in this situation. The level of difficulty is no different from calming down excited hooligans.

While the production team was still cheering, concerns were slowly starting to emerge from the higher-ups.

“I expected it to some extent, but somehow the atmosphere is much more disturbing than I expected. And then… .”

“We were happy that it was popular, but then a national proxy war broke out on our program.”

“It doesn’t look natural to anyone! “Someone definitely did something!”

“That’s true, but there’s no way to do it… .”

A countermeasures meeting was convened, but of course no clear solution could be reached.

There were rumors coming out from all over the place about the contestants not being on good terms in their home countries, and even rumors that Seo Bom and Judith Leroy, who were the spark of the current popularity, were having a serious conflict.

The program officials looked at each other with ambiguous expressions.

Something feels bad.

But there is no reason or way to stop.

The meeting lasted for about two hours, but of course there was no significant result.

In the end, the eyes of those who had worked out their hair to the point of pulling out their heads quickly turned to one place.

It was the face of the actual protagonist of this project.

“What do you think about actor Kang Min?”

“Hmm.”

Kangmin thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“Can’t I just leave it alone?”

“… Well, I guess I have no choice but to do it for now.”

“No, I really think you should just leave it alone.”

“yes?”

“I received word that things were going better than I expected.”

“… ?”

The judges tilted their heads, but Kangmin didn’t say anything.

Of course, there was nothing more to say.

The meeting ended without any results.

And, Kang Min called me right after the meeting ended.

“Bom, is it okay if I don’t go?”

* * *

“Yes, it’s going well.”

“yes yes.”

“We became really close. “I also received an apology.”

“yes.”

“Do not worry. “There will be no problem.”

“uh… well. I do not know. “I’ll tell you to contact Judith.”

“yes.”

The phone was disconnected.

Seo Bom stroked the phone a few times and then put it in her pocket.

A long time ago, when I was in an orphanage. Kang Min was earning living expenses by working a long-term part-time job ahead of the end of his protection. Seo Bom became desperate because she thought there would be no way to contact her once she left.

But of course, it was impossible for Seo Bom, who was a middle school student at the time, to have a cell phone.

So I came up with a trick.

After entering high school, she was silenced by the bully who did not know her well.

I was treated like that for a few weeks, and when I felt like this was a bit harsh, I crawled all the way to the police station.

“Save me… Help me… .”

“What happened to you?! “What the hell is going on?!”

“Huh… .”

“Tell me! “Because it’s safe here!”

“same… A kid in the same class… .”

“oh my god! Classmate?!”

“No matter what, how could a classmate treat a child like this…” !”

Seobom: I chose a police officer who I thought would listen to my story, but in reality, there was no need for that.

This was because Seo Bom’s situation was so miserable that even the most troublesome police officers could not help but be horrified.

I was lucky that my classmate’s parents had similar personalities to my classmate.

“Woah, our Hyeyeon says she doesn’t know anything!”

“that’s right! I’m not an orphanage kid! Who knows where they will be beaten and punished if they return!”

Naturally, Seo Bom chose a place with CCTV every time she got hit.

The parents did not have enough resources to get their child out of the dozens of pieces of evidence. The police added a troubling crime to the indictment, and the parents paid a considerable amount of money as a settlement to somehow prevent their daughter’s life from ending.

Seo Bom used the medical expenses and alimony she received to buy the cheapest cell phone and make calls. Her body was throbbing, but when she heard Kang-min’s voice, she realized that she wasn’t that bad.

Maybe, sometimes there are situations where there is no need to resort to any means— Seo Bom thought so.

That was the reason a new guest was brought into the practice room.

“So, why did you ask me to come here? “What is this person again?”

In the practice room that Kangmin arranged with the help of Penelope, an unfamiliar person was with his arms crossed.

Aislin Lewis, an actress whom no one knows, was treated as an outlier in this audition and was ‘invited’ to the third round.

Judith Leroy in the corner was shaking with an expression that didn’t know if it was a dream or if she was alive.

Seo Bom nodded.

“Welcome.”

“Hehe, welcome to you and all. Isn’t it strange that you called me here? “I don’t think we were ever this close.”

“I think I need to borrow a little bit of Mr. Lewis’s help.”

“… “I’m sorry, are you a little crazy?”

“It’s a senior issue.”

hmm.

Aislin’s eyebrows twitched for a moment.

After 13 seconds, she spoke in a slightly relaxed voice.

“Tell me.”

“Judith Leroy here said to her senior that it was ‘stupid and low-quality trash.’”

“… … .”

Moment,

The atmosphere has changed.

Judith hiccuped for a moment due to the immense pressure she felt throughout her body.

“… Once again.”

“Judith Leroy here said to her senior that it was ‘stupid and low-quality trash.’”

“… … .”

“I spread rumors about that topic to use it for auditions. And the day before yesterday, he even suggested a meal.”

“… … .”

“And I need to become friends with this person. “My senior told me to do that.”

It was an incredibly neat arrangement.

As Aislin muttered, “Hmm,” her pitch black eyes turned to a trembling hamster.

The corners of his eyes gradually became narrower.

It was the day before the second audition.