Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 195



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The King of Death Smoke Episode 195

The Second Masterpiece and the $400 Million Love Story (5)

On Saturday morning, the day the two TV shows aired, the mood in East Asia was tense.

Koreans are creatures who fight among themselves as if they are going to kill each other, but when someone gets beaten up somewhere else, they stick together and become furious.

But doesn’t this look like a big shot like Hopper Dusk and his cronies are gritting their teeth and causing chaos to catch and kill Kang Min?

What was even more terrifying was that they were even indiscriminately spreading groundless rumors.

Everyone who heard that could not help but be angry.

-These X guys are really ridiculous.

-“America can be summed up in one line: White people always fail for obvious reasons, while everyone else always fails for unclear reasons.” – Malcolm X

-No, I really need to make senseㅋㅋㅋ If you look at the time period, it was when Kang Min was a total rookie, so how on earth did that actor bother the broadcasting station directorㅋㅋㅋ

-Really lol

-The director looks like he’s wearing ice leg hot pants;

-Even if you’re talking nonsense, shouldn’t you do market research? Lol

Again, this reaction produced unfortunate victims.

“Our newsroom staff would like to get an interview with Director Kim Kang-hyun. Could you help us for a moment? Shouldn’t we help each other as fellow MBS staff?”

“Uh, um… It’s a bit difficult, senior…”

“Hey, 10 minutes will do! You know those ridiculous rumors! That guy Kang Min made Director Kim lose all his hair, and the Vice President got traumatized! If we were to directly criticize them and say they’re joking, the ratings would really go up! They have to be ridiculous!”

“… … .”

“Please help me just this once! I will repay this favor, for real!”

While Director Mo, the originator of the rumor, kept his eyes tightly shut, the Koreans gathered together and hurled curses at him.

The program, which originally had the tendency to be a proxy war between states, ended up dragging even the suzerain state into the pit.

On the other hand, the reactions of neighboring countries Japan and China were completely opposite.

-Regardless of the truth of the rumor, this shitty audition is overwwww

-Koreans lie as if they are eating rice.

-It was wrong to expect that

As always, these people, whose lives are all about the Internet, may not represent the entire public opinion, but the fact that there were no Japanese or Chinese people among the third round finalists was enough to fuel their ferocity.

“It’s manipulation.” “What do you want me to do when you can’t do it?” “There are three Southeast Asians.” “It’s time for you to admit that you’re not as good at making live-action films as Southeast Asians.” “Tsk.” “What the hell?” Conflicts like these poured out from all over the place.

Of course, this conflict completely turned into a cheerleading battle.

-Kangmin will hit it hard again with !

-What are you talking about, Director Dusk is going to get revenge with !

Add to this the story of Le Huyen Linh and Ngoc Phong Thanh from Vietnam, who unexpectedly ended up holding the casting vote, and countries that were excited by the neighboring country’s fortunes also jumped in, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was global bait.

The number of factions gathered in this way is almost half and half.

However, Korean directors were unable to hide their doubts even before the broadcast.

“It’s not fair. Dusk can do whatever he wants, but Kang has to match up with his audition partner.”

“Right. If you eat it all by yourself, you’ll just say whatever you want.”

“No, how can the script written by an auditioning actor and the script chosen by a Hollywood master be the same? That doesn’t make sense.”

“This is….”

But there was nothing I could do in the situation that had arisen.

They focused their eyes on the screen with a glimmer of hope.

“hmm….”

“You put a lot of work into the typography.”

The screen brightened as a title that seemed like it could cause big trouble if read a little wrong passed by.

A city was reflected, in ruins and buried in sand.

The sight of the sound effects being intentionally suppressed was eerie, as befitting a post-apocalyptic setting.

At first, everyone felt relieved because the atmosphere seemed good.

But that was only until 5 minutes later.

“?”

“?”

“Hey, is this really going to keep going like this?”

“… This is seriously boring?”

Everyone’s expression became serious.

At the same time, Hu Yanlin, the main character of the glorious special episode 1, was shaking her legs anxiously.

He had no money for a hotel room, so he was watching “Kangmin Special” on the old TV in the guesthouse he rented and “The Streets of Los Angeles” on his cell phone.

But even a screen size nearly ten times larger couldn’t overcome reality.

The response to Le Huyen Lin’s work was subtle, if not miserable.

“Ugh… I should have listened to the staff…!”

He grabbed his head.

Le Huyen Lin almost went missing when she was young.

In a country where public safety is a mess, becoming missing is usually a fate worse than death.

The world seen through the eyes of a terrified child was a place overflowing with dryness, caution, and even more malice.

Although it was a fateful experience, the experience left a big impression on Hu Yanlin. He vaguely thought that he wanted to act out a story like this someday.

So, he felt he had to act out his anxiety in a very static way.

[… … .]

-Clap

On the screen, the protagonist, played by Hu Yanlin, pulled back the bolt of his rifle with a wary expression.

It was a kind of signal.

Soon, someone 150 meters away who had been silent also answered.

-Clap

In the huge ruins where only traces of what used to be a city remain, not a single bird or water can be heard.

There are only two people in the stillness.

And, the two who didn’t even know each other’s faces confirmed that they had arms and were armed just by their voices.

That was enough.

Instead of risking unnecessary danger by running into each other, the two exchanged silent signals again.

The other man left first to the north, and then the man retreated to the south.

The camera continued to increase the tension by focusing on the back of the full shot. The man also looked anxious as he glanced behind him.

Fortunately, however, there was no pursuit.

The man arrived at a grocery store that was a little far from where he had intended to go.

The relief was short-lived, as it was a dud.

Hu Yanlin on the screen let out a small sigh and picked up the three or four cans of food that were left… .

“shit…!”

Off-screen, Hu Yanlin banged her head against the wall and cried.

“What on earth do you think would be so interesting about a story like this, I…!”

In fact, if you look at it objectively, the atmosphere itself wasn’t bad.

Well, the film crew arranged by the world-class broadcasting station CBC had the ability to make Hu Yanlin’s holey thoughts seem plausible. It’s a bit boring, but I think it’s ‘okay’ enough.

But the comparison was so bad.

Of course, director Dusk’s strategy for “The Streets of Los Angeles” was to grab attention from the beginning.

[Thank you for your hard work. I’ll go now.]

[Yeah, you worked hard.]

[Every time I see you, I tell you that you are such an exemplary friend!]

Director Dusk’s protagonist, as the dialogue suggests, was an exemplary office worker.

He seems to be the extreme embodiment of the image that often comes to mind when thinking of a white-collar worker, but he is actually a talented person who grew up in a devout Christian family and graduated from Wheaton College.

He doesn’t drink or smoke. He’s never been to a club. After getting married in church, he’s been faithful to his family, so it’s hard to find fault with him.

The story of the love story begins with a woman who dislikes such a man and tries to seduce him.

[This time, it won’t be easy even for you, right? Mr. Liam is a man who really can’t be beaten!]

[well.]

The actress lights a cigarette and smiles seductively.

[Everyone used to say that.]

Director Dusk had never made a so-called ‘soap opera’, a genre of romantic drama, but he had a natural instinct to realize what was needed there.

Probability is a question for later.

What matters is how provocative it is at the moment and how much it can capture the viewers’ attention.

As a result, while Hu Yanlin was walking through the desolate ruins on CBC, a seductively smiling woman was facing a man on NBS.

[Nice to meet you. It’s been a while.]

[…that.]

[Why are you doing that?]

[No, you look a little different than usual.]

[Oh, I’m a little surprised. You can even say that?]

[… … .]

The story of the seducer and the seduced has never left the public’s main interest since Shakespeare’s time.

Moreover, viewers know how much detailed calculation is hidden in those insignificant lines.

To pass or not to pass─

At this point, there was no way we could be rivals in the first place.

The gap in viewer ratings began to widen in an instant.

-Um, this is… .

-Unfortunately, it looks like the game is decided.

-It was an unfavorable fight 🙁 CBC is just an extension of the audition program. It might turn around again….

-Still, the difference in viewer ratings of two times seems severe.

-Dusk got his revenge properly LOL

“Ugh…!”

Hu Yanlin trembled as he watched the reactions on Reddit and elsewhere.

It would be understandable if he had failed because of his own fault, but behind him there were many finalists who had equally high expectations.

If the momentum of the specials is broken like this, and they don’t receive the attention they deserve, how can someone like Hu Yanlin bear the blame for that!

‘I shouldn’t have been so stubborn…! Even if the teacher had said that, I should have known how to control myself…!’

My hands and feet were cold and I had no feeling in them.

The sky was spinning and I was breathless.

I would rather lose my mind and pass out.

But the reality was that things weren’t resolved with just those feelings.

The gap in viewer ratings that had begun to widen will soon reach its peak.

-Three times the viewership ratings www (JPN)

-That’s a bit harsh… (HKG)

-Because I sent out Hu Yanlin in episode 1. It’s my own fault! (THA)

-I don’t like Rawit Thanat either… but I don’t think he would have done this (IDN)

-I don’t know what the story is trying to do (IND)

-Maybe you can’t trust Kang’s eyes that much? (LAO)

Vietnam was somewhat in an uproar because the actress who appeared in it was Vietnamese, and even Koreans could not make any excuses other than cursing, saying, “Why did you put up such a story?”

If Asia and other places were like this, it goes without saying that other places would be like this as well. Following the public, even experts soon began shaking their heads.

Everyone thought that was wrong at the most important moment.

Needless to say, Director Dusk’s new owners were overjoyed.

“As expected! The reputation of being Hollywood’s King Frost isn’t something you just get for free!”

“That’s why!”

“WMA These guys used that kind of talent for strange purposes, so that’s why it turned out like this!”

That was when everyone thought that the great fight had ended more blandly than expected and that there was no way it could be overturned.

The atmosphere on the special side has changed a little.

The protagonist’s partner appeared.

[Oh, it’s rare to meet people in such a desolate place. What brings you here?]

[… … .]

But the viewers’ reaction was simply lukewarm.

“It’s Kang Min.”

“It’s no use coming out now… ”

“What is this? The message density of the story itself is different, so what can I do?”

Actually, that thought seemed to be correct.

The protagonist was a very cautious person, and of course he would not easily exchange greetings with a friendly intruder.

In fact, the protagonist just lowered his voice with a wary expression on his face.

[What’s going on with you?]

[Well, I think I asked first… Oh, skip it! You’re lucky today! I didn’t know you’d find out so quickly!]

But for some reason, the other person let his guard down after hearing those words.

Bam.

After a while, the folded paper airplane was blown away by the wind.

The protagonist carefully spread it out with his tool, wary of what might be buried there.

[?]

The protagonist blinked for a long time and then unfolded the paper.

The contents inside were even more delicious.

There was even a smiley mark at the end of the sentence.

It was a little crooked, as if he had drawn it himself.

“?”

“…?”

What is it?

While the viewers off-screen blinked, the main character on-screen laughed in vain.

Perhaps the opponent is crazy, or worse, a predator pretending to be crazy.

His expression turned cold as he sighed.

[It doesn’t seem like a world where Santa Claus can survive.]

[Oh, don’t be like that. Can’t you still make a wish without Santa?]

[Where is that? Everyone lives because they can’t die.]

[Hmm, if that’s true… is death your wish?]

[under.]

Crunch.

The protagonist, feeling that further conversation was useless, began a silent conversation.

In this world, those who knew that their opponents were armed usually backed down without saying a word. This time, it was going to be the same.

But this time the opponent was a bit persistent.

[Is it right? Or is it not? It’s free to answer.]

[That’s right, so get out of here. Or I’ll shoot you.]

[Hmm…]

Silence has arrived.

But it didn’t last long.

The opponent licked his lips.

[Well, if that’s what you want.]

like that,

A very simple ending caught the viewers’ eyes.

-Kwaaaaaaaang─!

“?” is prohibited by law.