Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 204



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The King of Death Smoke Episode 204

The Second Masterpiece and the $400 Million Love Story (14)

Kangmin achieved his goal.

At the end of the number that had been given up on even counting, it reached a point where it could (probably) overwhelm even the complete cell.

Even the King of Heaven would (probably) not be able to help but applaud the bone-crushing asceticism, self-denial, and indomitable spirit.

… but there were some very minor side effects.

“Penelope, what time is it?”

“…yes?”

“Oh, sorry. I’m a little confused… Penny? What time is it?”

“……yes?”

“I guess this isn’t it either.”

I’m still half asleep.

* * *

“Well… wouldn’t it be better to rest today?”

“… I’m not being sarcastic. I’m not the type of person to always say things I don’t like.”

“Uh, um, of course it’s the first day. It doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t make sense, but…”

“… I’m asking just in case, but you’re not trying to trick me in this situation, are you?”

Often times, when people wake up from a dream, they may feel slightly less conscious.

It wasn’t that Kang Min-man didn’t have it, but it was that he unintentionally beat up Kim Ho-jin, who was emerging as the best stunt actor in South Korea.

Well, that ended up being a happy ending for everyone. But this time, things were different.

Kang Min tried hard to ignore the lullaby being sung next to him and pulled himself together from his dazed state.

‘Ugh, this… hurts to the bone…!’

Even on that topic, every part of my body ached terribly.

My body is in excruciating pain, and my head is not sure if it’s a dream or reality. But I have to film.

It’s probably the worst condition I’ve ever been in, not just in the past three years, but in my entire life.

‘Whew, at least it worked.’

Pain is fleeting, but the role remains.

How could I give up on something that took three whole years to reach the goal? It was just impossible.

“As I announced earlier, today we will just do a quick check and finish. Each of you will act out your assigned lines.”

Fortunately, there wasn’t much on the schedule today.

Kangmin focused his eyes, which looked like they would become cloudy at any moment, on enduring just today.

It worked. I was still bothered by Director Persona muttering something in my ear, but I was able to get over it somehow.

The problem occurred at the moment when it seemed like it was finally ending.

He recited lines that the other actor couldn’t understand at all.

[I don’t know. The reason humanity dominates the galaxy is because, even at this age, we have not found a way to solve problems other than physical conflict.]

[Oh, did I say something difficult?]

[If you have time to talk nonsense, then come at me.]

Maybe his name was Sean Terry or John Connor─

The other actor with that name laughed heartily while looking at Kang Min.

And Kang Min was deeply troubled.

‘That sounds like my line… doesn’t it?’

‘No, didn’t you say you were going to adjust the camera in the first place? It seems like you’re waiting for my reaction to that?’

‘Hmm…?’

Originally, I would have trusted my own judgment a little more.

However, Kangmin, who got Director Penicillin’s title wrong twice, was a little… no, very much lacking in confidence.

Kangmin came to a simple conclusion while watching his opponent tapping him as if telling him to hit him once.

Here, it is right to adapt to the opponent.

“Cough… ?!”

That was the story of how the filming of the action scene began at an unexpected time.

* * *

Naturally, when the first punch was struck, everyone was shocked.

“What, what is it!”

“omg….”

“oh my god…!”

“This is not the time to be just sitting there blankly! You have to stop it!”

“Damn, what the heck is this from the first shoot…!”

However, there was someone who stopped those who were trying to stop it somehow.

The commanding officer was manager Henry Fein.

He raised his hand to stop the people around him, then stroked his chin and said, “Hoo.”

“… No, let’s just wait a moment.”

“Are you serious?!”

“What are you waiting for! You have to stop it first!”

“Oh, really, calm down and listen carefully. Does that look like actual fighting?”

“No, my knee is stuck in my chin right now, if we’re not fighting─”

The staff members who had been raising their voices as if they thought he was crazy soon died down.

That was because Kang Min’s movements as he repeatedly punched had a slightly different meaning.

“This kid…! Ugh!”

Sean Terry, who was hit once, rushed in in anger and was lightly knocked down. He was moving normally.

On the other hand, Kang Min showed strange movements as if he was lacking weight in his body, and it was obvious to anyone that he was not fighting sincerely.

And even in that state, Kang Min lightly kicked Sean Terry and pinned him to the ground.

Sean Terry, his throat choked, let out another gasp of air.

But unfortunately, the staff’s interest was no longer in the fistfight itself.

“weightlessness…!”

One of the filming staff members hit his knee as if he had finally realized something.

And I surprised myself.

“That’s zero gravity acting!”

“ah!”

“Now that I think about it…!”

Everyone opened their eyes wide in surprise for a moment.

When filming weightless scenes, commonly called zero gravity scenes, in science fiction or space stations, there are three main methods used.

The first is to create true weightlessness on an airplane.

This is a method called parabolic flight, where the aircraft rises rapidly as if climbing a hill and then turns its nose at a speed similar to the acceleration of gravity, causing the aircraft to experience a momentary state of weightlessness of up to 0.001G. However, the problem is that due to the nature of the method, it is only possible to film for a few tens of seconds.

The second method is to use special equipment using wires.

Although it is possible to film long takes that make it seem as if the subject has lost weight using a dozen or so wires and thousands of light boxes, the problem is that the movement itself is severely limited.

The third one is, well, just pretending to be weightless.

It’s the most free, and of course, cheap, and if you just hit the big moves, you can reinforce them with CG later, so the results can be much better.

But it rarely works out well. In the first place, how can an actor act in zero gravity if he has never experienced it? Even if he knows, it won’t be easy.

That’s why low-budget movies can’t give up on a scene and gamble, only to end up making people laugh.

But─

“That… Director Pian?”

“Tell me.”

“Hey, our lead, have you ever worked on a space station? Or maybe a zero-G plane?”

“I don’t think so.”

Among the assembled staff, there were many who had experience in similar genres, and of course, they had experience filming actual zero gravity or low gravity scenes.

But even they had a moment of suspicion that there was some kind of device in this crude filming set.

It was such a smooth performance.

Even, it’s not just a weightless smoke that just flailing around. You can’t fight there in the first place.

“The ship’s corridors were set to have exactly half a G… It really felt like that.”

“Does that make sense…?”

“Look at that whole thing fried and then I slowly make a fist.”

“He’s a great actor, but I still don’t get it… Isn’t that crazy?”

The staff all shook their heads.

And the actors all just gaped in amazement.

Is it possible to pull something like that off in just a few weeks with this hastily put together project?

Those who had secretly underestimated Kang Min could not help but blush.

And then, well, the situation became clear.

In the first place, there’s no way that someone would be shocked by such subtle movements.

“I guess you finally realize what’s happening.”

Director Henry shrugged.

He continued speaking with a big smile.

“It looks like we were taken in by the surprise show of the two actors. We were completely fooled.”

‘No, fuck!!!!!!!’

Sean Terry, the only one left out of the mood, screamed.

‘What the hell are you talking about! Are your eyes in your ass?! That kid is really beating me up!’

‘Look! He’s going to get in trouble again… Heuk! How can this kid move so fast and with such crazy movements!!’

‘Damn it, isn’t there a single one with eyes that are properly open? No one? Kkeuk!’

There wasn’t any.

The staff were amazed, and the actors were even more amazed.

When Roland, who had been fidgeting, came around, he even said, “I thought you would have another accident, but you were preparing for something like this…!” and his eyes were red.

And of course, the director wasn’t in his right mind from the beginning.

He thought of something as he watched Kang Min, who was beating his opponent expressionlessly.

I kept thinking about it for a long time.

And then, he hit his knees.

“This is great! I can use it!”

“Uh… Are you serious? About this surprise show?”

“Whether it’s a surprise show or something else, if it’s a good scene, shouldn’t we use it? Get ready right away!”

“No, to begin with, even Sean Terry’s tempo is different─”

“Don’t worry, I’ve got an idea for that too! I’ll kick that Dusk ass real good!”

like that,

Sean Terry was beaten between the admiring faces of all.

It was a surreal sight.

Even Kang Min ended up smiling broadly and extending his hand after talking about that topic.

“Thank you for making such a good scene. Thank you.”

“Oh, I see, hahaha… .”

Of course, even as Sean Terry, he couldn’t say that this was nothing special and that he had been hit.

Kangmin’s eyes were clear. He looked refreshed, as if he had just woken up from a little sleep.

Sean’s eyes finally welled up with tears as he shook hands with the madman.

‘I messed with someone I shouldn’t have…!’

It was a moment of correction for Hollywood’s longtime bad boy.

…but what,

Like his predecessors before him, Sean Terry’s enlightenment did not end with just enlightenment.

* * *

Two months later,

Jack Miller and his daughter, who run a hardware store on West 6th Street in Texas and live a decent life, were watching the 15th episode of Cookie.

[You know what? Even though you may be tall now, you used to be a pretty cool guy!

You know what? You’re fool, but you used to be a pretty cool!]

[I remember─ Well, it’s still like that now.

Seems ‘pretty’ not different.]

[Then shut up and grab the main gun panel, you idiot!!]

The daughter shrugged and turned her head.

“Today was fun too.”

“Ahem, well. It was just so-so. As for the bonus, it seems like I’ve fallen into a bit of a rut these days!”

“Who do you always have to be so squeamish about? Last week, when won in the ratings, you drank all night.”

“Ahem, that’s even more of a problem!”

Mr. Miller blushed.

“If you just make a movie that’s a little popular, even if you focus on what you have, do you think people will watch it? I’m disappointed in that guy Kang!”

“Then can I sell the knife hanging over there?”

“… That’s called investing, Cathy.”

“You have to sell it to make money. The price has gone up a lot. Should I sell it?”

“Uh, um…”

It was while the couple was living their usual happy daily life.

The screen froze with a thud.

“?”

“…?”

The screen flashed for a moment as the captain screamed while the two blinked.

And then, it started moving backwards.

Episode 14, Episode 12, Episode 10… .

The screen, which had been moving slowly in reverse, gradually gained speed and eventually reached a speed that was difficult to even recognize.

And then, in an instant, everything stopped.

And then, subtitles appeared on the dark screen.

What was then revealed on the screen were the captain and first officer who had been seen just a few minutes ago.

It looks familiar.

Although it was a familiar sight, the woman rubbed her eyes for a moment.

Well, no matter how I looked at it, it seemed like the roles had been switched by mistake.

A woman, often walking towards a man, shouts desperately.

[I suggest you reconsider, Captain!]

[The decision is not in my hands, Intelligence Officer.]

[But─]

[I said it wasn’t my business.]

[Captain! That alien civilization did us no wrong─!]

[lieutenant commander.]

My feet stop.

In the future, a man who drinks brandy or something and acts like a fool.

He looks at his future boss with strict, if not cold, eyes.

[Are you going to disobey the decision of the Imperial Council?]

thud.

The screen goes black.

A large subtitle appears between them.

Countless stars.

The camera passes through them, capturing the vastness of space in its view.

.

.

.

A series of sentences follow.

But soon all that disappears, and only one sentence remains.

Drums.

timpani.

Kahon again─

Numerous scenes flash by amidst accelerating percussion.

The red eagle’s flag flutters among the stars, each one twinkling with the light of civilization.

[We met many friends.]

[A civilization stronger than ours.]

[A civilization wiser than us.]

[Even civilizations superior to ours.]

The photo shows humans smiling and shaking hands with alien creatures.

The photos are connected like a film.

Some resembled lizards, some resembled cephalopods, and some had shapes that made it hard to believe they were living creatures.

However, the results are not all the same.

[That’s why we became the final winners.]

Screams and explosions echo.

When a pawn with a piece in its place on the chessboard advances, the country is divided.

As the rook with the enemy piece on the chessboard advances, the continent collapses.

As the queen, who has pinned the enemy piece on the chessboard, advances, the entire planet bursts into flames.

“… … .”

“uh…….”

While the woman was in a daze,

The full-scale trailer began as the flag fluttered and fell on the ground, leaving only ashes behind.