Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 211



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The King of Death Smoke Episode 211

The Second Masterpiece and the $400 Million Love Story (21)

“Senior Hopper. You need to know that you’re betting your whole life on this.”

25 days before opening.

The distributor who had just signed a contract with shook his head as he gathered up his documents.

Privately, he was Hopper Dusk’s junior in college.

“It was like the ‘War of New York’, and it would be a laughing stock for the rest of my life, but that was it. If I kept quiet for a few years, they would foolishly call me back.”

“joy.”

“But this is something that was done by borrowing money for investments, borrowing money for connections, and even using tricks here and there. It’s like you’ve really bet your entire senior career on it. Are you really confident?”

He had a somewhat worried expression on his face.

But Hopper Dusk just laughed at it as if it was a needless worry.

“Ha, the reason I got screwed by Richard I of New York was because I didn’t expect it. They exceeded my expectations.”

“I think it was diagonally upwards, I guess.”

“But then again, isn’t that all there is to it?”

This time it was different.

This time it was different.

It’s been about a year since Henry Pyun and Kang Min were attacked, and Director Dusk has been gathering all sorts of information and analyzing them.

Is that all?

Didn’t they even plant a spy on the set to see what level they were at?

“Foolish Henry! I never thought the filming set would be so poorly managed!”

“… … No, I just don’t think they would go to such great lengths to extract such a bunch of data-”

“But his stupidity is what ultimately gave me the upper hand!”

“… … .”

Two months of repeatedly cutting and piecing together a messy rough draft.

Only then could Hopper Dusk be completely sure.

I can’t help it.

If this is all, then I can’t help but feel exhausted.

The reason was simple.

“Huh, Henry is seriously mistaken. Or maybe his abilities are different. The problem isn’t the flashy directing and the tense story. After all, this movie is a prequel.”

“Uh… …What do you mean?”

“The important thing is the connection to the main story. The story of how the captain and information officer of the ended up driving a pirate ship in . People are expecting that.”

Of course, it’s kind of funny that humanity, which used to create hellish planets, is now building a galactic empire and creating hellish universes.

But what the audience always pays attention to is the main character’s story.

What made the captain, who seemed to have iron flowing instead of blood, become hostile to the empire and go around saving people?

And how did the relationship with the information officer, which was cold and even official, end up like the main story where he acts cool and criticizes others?

“But that important thing is so vague!”

The change in emotion on the part of the information officer is not explained at all.

No, the emotional line itself is fundamentally ambiguous.

Maybe it wasn’t Henry Pyen’s problem. He wasn’t that incompetent. Maybe it was the actor’s inability to act properly.

But no matter what, it is inevitably the director’s fault if he wasn’t able to properly capture the scene he wanted.

Can you risk your life?

Of course you can.

“This is a fight or not! If that bastard Henry can’t fundamentally change his lack of emotional intelligence, then the outcome is as good as decided!”

“Huh, is that so?”

The junior scratched his head, but he didn’t think that Hopper Dusk, who was so confident, would lose.

Of course, since his school days, Hopper Dusk was someone whose analysis even made professors roll their eyes. If he was this sure, then it had to be true.

‘Even if there are mistakes, at least we won’t lose.’

Besides, there are only 25 days left until the opening.

It’s already past the point where you can touch the video.

‘Well, it looks like the boat is sailing well.’

The junior who had collected the documents on the desk smiled brightly.

‘There’s no way something could happen in the remaining 25 days!’

and.

Exactly the same time.

“Oh, I see. Okay, I understand.”

“……yes?”

Something was about to happen.

* * *

“Hmm, more than that. Here, I was thinking about this part 2 project.”

“… … .”

“It’s not bad. It’s not bad, but I think the death scene is a bit lacking-”

“… … .”

Penelope sat there quietly listening to Kangmin’s usual nonsense for a while.

To be exact, I looked at Kangmin, who was blinking his eyes blankly and talking nonsense as usual.

But soon I barely came to my senses.

“No, wait, wait!”

“Hmm, I guess it’s impossible to get trampled by a herd of rampaging rhinos. Then let’s use CG… … .”

“No, then how were you going to do that without using CG- No, that’s not it! Is that the end?”

“? What do you mean?”

“No, I’m talking about the Emmys!”

“… … ? Didn’t you explain the situation? It seems like someone was making a fuss.”

“Do you believe that?!”

“? Was that a lie?”

“No, that’s not true! Absolutely not!”

“Okay then. Now back to the rhinoceros-”

“Stop talking about rhinos!”

Penelope had always thought of Kang Min as someone she couldn’t understand at all.

It’s always been like that, all the time.

But I’ve never doubted my ears as much as I did this time.

No, is it not the ears but the head that is the problem?

Am I dreaming?

“No, no… … . Isn’t that weird… … !”

“So what are you saying?”

“Everything! This situation!”

“… … .”

“It’s an Emmy! You won a short-form drama, but it’s nothing compared to the three major categories for best lead actress, and you created the entire project, and I said nothing but dissing things, and yet I’m the only one who gets an award… … No, I’m not getting one right now?!”

Kangmin let out a small sigh as he hung on until the end.

And he had a very annoyed expression on his face.

“penny.”

“yes!”

“Aren’t we supposed to be suspicious of each other?”

“… … .”

“If it weren’t for you, then it wouldn’t be, right?”

for a moment.

Penelope licked her lips absentmindedly.

‘that is.’

now.

‘What does it mean-‘

On the other hand, Kang Min really thought that the Emmy Awards were a good thing.

‘It would be nice to receive it, but it’s not really necessary.’

The actors in may not have any particular connection to awards, but the public knows their faces.

Kang Min thought that the honor was more than enough even now, considering them as role models.

No, it might be just the thing to undermine the project and its evaluation that is going crazy.

‘The important thing is to somehow get this series back on track as it heads towards the mountains! The third audition is almost over! Time is running out!’

For him, securing a ‘death scene’ in the main script after the audition was very important.

Somehow I got the rhinoceros thing through-

Kang Min prepared himself inwardly, thinking about persuading the same lead actor before the production crew.

‘Uh… … Uh… … ?’

And Penelope was still broken.

She listened to the speech blankly and was on the verge of signing the Rhino Planet proposal. Then, she barely managed to come to her senses and threw the papers down.

I tried to ignore Kangmin, who was sighing as he looked at the pen marks left by the person just before signing, and took a deep breath.

‘You seem like a scary person… … .’

I almost ended up like that old friend or that poor kid who cried backstage… … .

Penelope looked at Kangmin, who was picking up the documents with a depressed look.

And then, unable to bear it any longer, I asked.

“min.”

“Phew, go ahead.”

“Isn’t that Emmy thing unfair? Anyone can see that it’s suspicious.”

Again, Penelope has always thought of Kangmin as someone she cannot understand.

But leaving aside that eccentricity, I literally couldn’t understand it now.

The acting world is a zero-sum game.

There are only a limited number of films released each year, and there are hundreds of thousands of actors in the United States, all competing for just a few Academy Awards and Emmy Awards.

How can you be so calm after having that taken away from you so unfairly?

And how can anyone trust themselves in a situation that is obviously suspicious?

“Well, if you ask me if it makes me feel good, it doesn’t. Who wouldn’t want to receive it?”

Kang Min tapped the papers and stood up.

And then, rarely, he turned his head in a non-joking manner.

“I just think there’s something more important than that.”

“… … .”

“Wouldn’t it be better to just let it go rather than losing your temper and letting it go?”

There was silence.

Penelope’s eyes twitched slightly.

Suddenly, she realized that Kang Min, who had stood up, was much taller than her.

‘much.’

I don’t know exactly what that is to Kangmin.

It could be the acting itself, it could be trust in people, it could be something else.

But at least it was clear that it was sincere.

So much so that the Emmys can be treated as a non-issue.

And, to the point where you can trust Penelope Olsen without any hesitation, even when everyone in the world is looking at you with suspicion.

‘perhaps.’

Suddenly, an idea occurred to Penelope.

Perhaps, it is arrogant to think that you cannot understand Kang Min?

Could it be that Penelope herself was not mature enough to understand Kangmin’s personality?

‘Well, the Emmys are just a speck of dust compared to the grand goal of creating my own !’

Of course not.

If there is a person who understands this kind of person, then they are the one who has the bigger problem.

Unfortunately, Penelope had no poison.

‘Okay. Let’s take our time and reorganize. This movie can’t happen again!’

‘For that person, even the honor of an Emmy, which is a lifelong goal for others, seems like a good thing.’

‘Even if I don’t die in every shoot, I need a death scene at least every few episodes! I have to get that done somehow!’

‘The trust I have with you, whom I’ve only known for about two years, is more important than that.’

‘Huh, was that a rhinoceros too much?! What kind of creatures could be dangerous in space? Could it be the giant squid?!’

‘So this is the kind of person he was.’

It was such a dizzying dream that a ghost in one corner was banging its head begging to be allowed to attain Buddhahood.

But soon, something even more shocking happened.

Penelope, who had gained enlightenment, suddenly nodded her head slightly.

‘Yeah, I get it now.’

she is.

Now, I think I can finally understand why Kang-min and the captain acted that way in the movie.

… … Of course, it was all a mistake.

It was natural because the base was a mistake.

But sometimes, it is the feeling of being enlightened that exerts a strange power, rather than the enlightenment itself.

* * *

‘Phew.’

After parting ways with Kangmin, Penelope sighed softly and slapped his cheek.

And then I called right away.

-Tch, sorry, Olsen. It’s too late. There are less than four weeks left until the opening. You’re going to mess with the data now-

“I’m really sorry about that. But I really hope you’ll take a look at it at least once.”

-actor.

“please.”

-… … Phew, just come and take a look.

The beginning of the year, after Christmas and the end of the year.

As the noise surrounding the Emmy Award winners list gradually quiets down, the release dates of the two films approach.