Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 189



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The King of Death Smoke Episode 189

Everyone is a famous actor (3)

Ayshe Kaya, a famous Turkish actress, accepted WMA’s offer five days after the third round of auditions was announced.

Although it is not well known, Turkey is the world’s largest producer of broadcast content, second only to the United States. In particular, Turkish dramas, called ‘dizi’, have an irreplaceable status in the Islamic world.

The important sentence here is ‘not well known’.

Even if we firmly hold on to the Middle East and advance into Islamic Asia such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan, and even South America, what will we do? The United States, the center of the world, is asking, “What is that?”

Even Koreans who raised the national flag together in 2002 said things like, “Turkey? They make dramas too? Didn’t they say Dae Jang Geum was really popular back in the day?” So the reaction from the West goes without saying. It’s inevitable that resentment will build up.

Aishe Kaya, a six-year veteran actress, was the one who boldly threw herself into the ring to break it.

“So, are you saying that our Turkic extreme level is in no way inferior to that of Korea?”

“They just didn’t advance because they were afraid of us. How could our directors fall short of Kim Chul or Lee Hyun-seok, and how could our actors fall short of Kang Min? I think Korea is in its current position because it tries to please the United States.”

“indeed!”

Kim Chul is a director who has won the world’s top three film festivals, and Lee Hyun-seok is a monster who had to give up the throne of the ‘White Oscar’ for two years in a row. Of course, this is nonsense.

But Kang Min─ I was confident that I could compete with Korean actors.

To be honest, how could the action scenes in be attributed to my own skills? I put my life on the line to direct them.

I was confident that I could defeat actresses of a similar age, such as Yoo Ji-yoon and Seo Bom, head-on.

Even though he is local, the actor who has risen to the top in the world’s second largest content production country is confident.

“If a Korean actor can do it, I can do it too.”

“This is believable!”

However, Aishe Kaya’s confidence, which had been evident even after she arrived at the audition, was shattered as soon as the audition began.

Specifically, it started when Seo Bom, who thought she could break it with her bare hands, made a hole in the stage floor with a wrench right from the start.

‘huh…?’

Amidst the cheers of the participants, Aishe Kaya blinked blankly.

Again, because she was a top actress in the world’s second largest content producing country.

‘Huh… isn’t that acting…?’

‘It really seems like he was trying to kill me…?’

‘huh……?’

There was no time to even blink.

The actors who were inspired by the crazy girl all screamed and fought with their fists, and Aishe Kaya couldn’t help but join in, crying and eating mustard.

Known for her elegant acting, she advanced to the second round with slightly torn lips and tears in her eyes.

But that wasn’t the end.

[Ah, the feeling I had on the day I reached that conclusion was so refreshing.]

[If, as the priest who comes every weekend says, the Lord helps those who try to help themselves, then even He must have nodded in agreement that my judgment was correct…]

That crazy bitch acted like all her madness from the first time had disappeared in the second one.

The audience was captivated by the emotional lines sung by the clear voice in a dreamy manner.

But to Aishe Kaya, that was the real madness.

She shivered.

‘Is that… a real confession…?’

‘In the first round, he tries to kill someone, and in the second round, he confesses his love…?’

‘huh……?’

Hwa-ryong-jeom-jeong was Kang-min’s Choco Pie performance before that.

In Aishe’s view, what was mixed in those tears was boundless sincerity.

When you’re on the verge of committing suicide, you really mean it, when you’re acting like you’re going to strike someone with a wrench, you really mean to kill them, and when you’re acting like you want to love someone, you really confess?

Isn’t there a limit to method acting?

That was the realm of madness that would make even the original Actors Studio cry…!

‘Crazy… crazy guys…!’

Aishe Kaya was gripped by fear after seeing the acting secrets(?) of Korea’s top actors.

‘Korean actors must all be mentally ill…!’

This is something that Korean actors would gladly file a defamation suit against if they heard about it, but no one has the ability to read minds.

Bomu, who had boldly thrown down the gauntlet, was naturally scared. How on earth could she possibly defeat such idiots?

It was around that time that an agent from WMA contacted Aishe.

“I think that with the support of our WMA, we can lead actress Kaya to victory. However, you have to do a little bit of annoying work in the subsequent contractual relationship─”

“Oh, good! Good! Please help me!”

“…?”

After Aishe Kaya provided the information, WMA’s evaluation of Kang Min rose even more unnecessarily.

It was something that would make Kang Min jump for joy, but even rumors spread secretly.

The rumor that Professor Jacob Fisher and Professor Kevin Moore of the Actors Studio had chosen Kang Min as their successor was much worse in that it was half true, and it was accompanied by a group of strange Korean-speaking stalkers who made Kang Min tear out his hair.

Unfortunately, the criminals had no idea what they were doing.

“Well, that’s fine. The support our agency can provide is beyond your imagination. Let’s discuss it slowly.”

“thank you…!”

Those words were never an empty promise.

WMA was one of the big three agencies in the United States, and its Hollywood-style factory system was much greater than Aishe Kaya had expected.

When an actor submits a draft, a high-quality scenario and director’s script are piled up in just one day, making it impossible to discern the original.

It was a skill and speed that anyone who saw it could not help but admire. All the actor had to do was tell the film crew about it as if it were his own idea.

Aisha Kaya began to regain her confidence.

“Wow! At this level, we might actually win!”

“You must keep quiet about the fact that you have a contract with us… Well, from our perspective, we think Miss Kaya is the one who deserves to win.”

“thank you…!”

Among those recruited by WMA, Aishe Kaya was the one I couldn’t help but pay the most attention to.

Because he was the most successful actor in his home country and had that much ability.

It was noteworthy that, rather than cowering before the power of WMA, he immediately began to make demands of himself.

What they liked most was that they immediately grasped the essence of Kang Min.

I’d have to wait and see, but the agent thought maybe it was worth pursuing beyond this audition.

“The time given is about 80 days, but you have to complete one teaser video in the third week. You will receive a midterm evaluation there. That’s not everything, but public opinion will definitely be a strength.”

“I know. I’ll just beat you out of there.”

“Style is….”

“We had enough action in the first season, and we had enough high-teen confession play in the second season. Now, people want a slightly different atmosphere.”

“for example?”

“Mystery.”

“Hoo… .”

A great cast of actors with tremendous support.

Moreover, since they were compatible with each other, it was inevitable that they would have a good conversation.

Four days before the deadline, after seeing the completed teaser video, both the actor and his agent were convinced.

‘It’s perfect! Everyone will be amazed!’

‘I would believe it if you said it would be released in theaters next month! No one can compete with it…!’

If you look at it objectively, there were some regrettable aspects here and there.

But considering that it was practically completed in two weeks, it was almost a feat.

The actors and their agents were all delighted.

“Thank you! It’s all thanks to Mr. Fred’s help! Even a crazy person like Seo Bom would back out when he sees something like this! No, Kang Min might not be my match either!”

“Don’t let your guard down too much. There are many people who are participating from the third round, including Aislinn Lewis.”

“Of course it will be considerable, but at least it won’t be inferior. Right?”

“… Well, I guess so.”

The two exchanged glances at the same time, then awkwardly looked away.

Aishe glanced at Agent Fred, who was sorting out his expression.

She cleared her throat and asked.

“That, Mr. Fred?”

“yes.”

“Are you married by any chance? Or, someone similar to that…?”

“I don’t really have any connection with that kind of thing.”

“Then, if this teaser video gets a good response. As a souvenir… .”

“… … .”

The love between a handsome man and a beautiful woman is always a blessed thing.

The relationship between an actress who coughs in vain and a male agent who tries to hide his shyness by stiffening his expression might be similar.

But what,

The world’s evil villains tend to ruin other people’s relationships because their own aren’t going well.

-(Hopper Dusk) Actor, I am the director Hopper Dusk who contacted me before.

-(Hopper Dusk) As I said before, your situation is very dangerous. Your big friends will get beaten without doing anything.

-(Hopper Dusk) This Hopper Dusk can support you much better than those blackmailers. If you’re interested.

“Who are you?”

“There’s this crazy guy who keeps sending me annoying spam these days. I blocked him, but how did he get my email address? The atmosphere was nice…!”

As always, the prophet was ignored.

… Well, this time I had no choice but to be ignored.

[Calm down… Calm down and think about it…]

[There has to be a culprit…! There has to be one…! That’s an illogical answer…!]

In conclusion, Aishe Kaya’s choice of mystery was a successful strategy.

Mystery is usually equated with detective fiction, but it can also be easily linked to genres like horror or thriller, both of which excel at manipulating the emotions of the audience.

That is, it leaves a deep impression.

The host had that same expression on his face right away.

He shouted in a loud voice.

[This was the work of actress Ayshe Kaya from Turkey! She captured the atmosphere of mystery incredibly well!]

[The creepy directing was amazing more than anything else! I can still see the audience frozen in place!]

[I have a lot to say, but I have no choice but to pass this baton to the judges!]

The judges gave favorable reviews, but it was the audience that gave an even greater response.

The mystery genre is very different from the stage shows that were similar to the previous ones, so the impression the audience received was bound to be big.

Cheers and applause erupted from all sides.

‘That’s it! I won…!’

Aishe clenched her fists.

‘Ha, it looks great! Seo Bom? Kang Min? America? If I had the right background, do you think I would lose to anyone?! Not even Aislinn Lewis!’

The agent, who had been applauding in the audience, smiled brightly when their eyes met.

Aisha felt pleasure.

Everything was perfect.

The WMA also had a festive atmosphere.

therefore,

Until exactly 15 minutes later.

-thud!

Until the video of Aislinn Lewis started, Aishe secretly thought that she might be surprisingly worth dealing with.

Well, that’s Louis. Just by appearing in this audition, he’s an actor who’s enough to make people complain, “Isn’t he not on the same level?”

The more such an actor is, the more strict the public is.

Even in places where it’s really hard to find any flaws, they somehow manage to find dust while wearing gloves. The level of anticipation is different.

In fact, the audience is also looking at the screen with their arms crossed and faces full of anticipation.

Soon, Aisha thought that she might be able to defeat that Louis.

That was because the background that appeared after a few seconds of delay was just a plain white background.

There are murmurs of discontent mixed with questions like, “What is this?” from all over the place.

‘Were you short on time? Well, maybe.’

Three weeks is an incredibly short period of time.

On the contrary, it is strange that Aishe was able to rent an abandoned house with filming equipment set up with secret support from WMA.

Even so, it was unlikely to receive a good evaluation.

Aislin, who was on the screen without any makeup on, opened her mouth.

[What I’m going to talk about today is a trivial story. It’s not about any role, it’s just the plain and trivial story of Aislin, the actress.]

The response was low.

The audience’s expressions are not just disappointing, they are also disappointed.

No, if it’s your story in the first place, it’s not acting. What are you talking about?

Aisha smiled brightly.

I don’t know what you’re thinking, but it’s my victory after all─

That conclusion was, quite a bit too soon.

[Well then, let’s start by talking about who I have a crush on.]

“?”

“?”

“… … ?”

Silence came.

There was a very long silence.

The audience looked at each other, as if they weren’t sure if they had heard the right thing.

And, inside, Aishe just blankly blinked her eyes.

… … .

… … .

… … .

… … ?????

what?