Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 213



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The King of Death Smoke Episode 213

The Hope (1)

-What did I say?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Kangmin’s bubble burst right?! It’s just beginning!!!!!

If actress Choi Na-kyung was the leader of the malicious commenters who were very popular in Korea, then naturally, there was someone in the United States who was just as powerful.

The man was Amos Hoban.

As soon as the pre-sale results for both films came out, he went crazy and commented on almost every post day and night.

-See, I told you so! That’s what they did to the historic !

-Oh, this would never happen on the Amos Hoban Show!

-To borrow a local expression, tried to follow and got its legs ripped off!

The comments were cold, like, “Here he is again…”, “Is this guy Hoban?”, and “I’m sure he’s unemployed :(“, but he didn’t care.

To be more precise, I was so excited that I didn’t have time to care.

That’s no wonder, as the advance ticket sales for were a whopping 2.3 times higher than those for .

Kangmin has finally failed.

Finally, that damned bastard is ruined!

When I think about it, it was unfair. Just because they wanted to use Penelope Olsen as a little spice, they ended the long-running ? And they even put a program named after a guy like Kang Min in its place, and it became a huge hit?

How can such an absurd thing happen!

But in the end, in the end, that bastard got what he deserved!

Justice was alive!

– Mr. Hoban. This is the store manager. Well, as I told you, I have a nephew’s funeral in the afternoon. Please take care of me for a few days. The salary will be extra─

“I can’t go today.”

-…yes?

“No, I won’t go any further. Just cut it off and send the remaining salary to my account!”

-Huh? No, look at this! Even so, where is this law─

Amos hung up the phone.

Many actors who were successful ruined their careers and were forgotten because they chose one bad movie. Kang Min may be ambiguous to that extent, but it is clear that it will be a huge blow.

Then, after broke up and dispersed, wouldn’t the broadcasting station naturally come after Amos Hoban by the leg of his pants?

Now, there is no time to worry about petty part-time jobs.

‘Whew, finally everything is starting to go back to normal!’

Amos happily put on his coat. His footsteps led him to the movie theater.

Needless to say, it was to lend a helping hand to director Hopper Dusk, the hero.

* * *

The movie theater was already packed.

The interior was divided into the on the left and the on the right, as if it had seen blood at some point, and the population density was overwhelmingly higher on the left.

On both sides there were posters for each movie.

Amos Hoban stepped to the left, laughing at the slogan on the right poster that had become terse.

The quality of the movie was, needless to say, excellent.

The audience, who had been resting their chins on the table without much expectation, began to slowly raise their heads.

“… It’s actually better than I thought?”

“I know….”

The work that Hopper Dusk devoted his life to was indeed powerful.

Those who only saw memes like ‘Oh lol, this kid will grow up to be the main character in a soap opera lol’ were instantly drawn into the screen.

production.

Story.

Something more than that─

The epitome of human drama. No, more than that.

Was this the reaction of the audience who went to the cinema in the 90s without thinking much and saw ?

The excited audience suddenly became quiet, and Amos Hoban became even more delighted.

120 minutes passed like that.

The audience in the left theater all walked out the door with expressions of frustration on their faces.

“Fuck, shit! This is driving me crazy, seriously!”

“It was good, really good….”

“So, this heartwarming story is ‘that’?”

“Now I understand why the critics were upset!”

They looked at each other and sighed.

If not, if not for ‘that’ prequel─

But of course, Amos Hoban had a completely different idea.

‘You idiot! It got this much attention because it was supposed to be a prequel to that love story. Of course, it was all planned.’

‘Hopper Dusk is a true genius. It’s no wonder that someone like Kang Min or someone like Henry Pyen, who I trusted, couldn’t win!’

He smirked and looked at the waiting crowd, who were shocked by the audience’s enthusiastic response. It was obvious that they would be the next audience.

There was no need to come to see it─Amos Hoban felt relieved.

That was when.

Following the left, the door to the right theater also opened.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Needless to say, the new audience members were those who took a gamble by booking tickets to movies that were released without any previews.

They all walked out with blank expressions.

Some even shook their heads.

“it’s crazy.”

“This is crazy….”

“It’s a complete mess.”

Was it an even bigger failure than expected?

The corners of Amos’s mouth went up and the audience on the left quietly listened.

“The explosion scene in the middle is the best….”

“No, what comes next is….”

“I started off with a bang from the very beginning….”

Was it surprisingly worth watching?

The corners of Amos’ mouth dropped and the audience members on his left looked at each other.

People tried to eavesdrop on the evaluation somehow, but it wasn’t easy. Most people were busy shaking their heads with blank expressions.

Anyway, overall the reaction seemed lukewarm.

Amos laughed inwardly, saying it was obvious even without looking.

But, it seems that among those who were waiting, there were some who thought a little differently.

“I hate boring movies… Should I watch the one on the right, honey?”

“Hmm, maybe. Judging from the reaction, it looks like something is going to explode─”

“ is not boring at all! It’s a masterpiece! Let’s watch it first and then talk!”

“?”

“…?”

While a couple was looking at each other like crazy – isn’t that the old Hobbit Show host? Oh, no way – Amos gritted his teeth internally.

Don’t you even watch the news? Are there still this many people who don’t know that is a total flop?

And what’s the old story about something that happened just a year ago! Now, I’m just looking forward to a glorious comeback!

‘Ugh….’

Anyway, when things turned out this way, Amos Hoven, the US representative of Kang Min-ah’s malicious commenters, felt the need to do some publicity(?).

And, in order to find fault somehow, it was necessary to first look at .

‘Huh, I don’t want to increase the audience number for that guy even by one person…’

That way, we can reduce the number of people who will go to see it and give objective reviews on social media and other places.

It was one step back to take two steps forward─Amos tried to convince himself so as he headed to the ticket booth.

“Ha, there’s still room left?”

Normally there aren’t many empty seats on opening day, but happened to have one empty seat.

Amos, who was trying to find out the time slot separately, laughed at the level and purchased the remaining seat.

I entered the theater.

Fortunately, the audience wasn’t just a bunch of idiots, and there was definitely a sense of uneasiness.

“Dad. Is this really okay? I heard your schedule is a mess….”

“Ahem, if something goes wrong I’ll be a beggar!”

“The model sword that Dad bought is going down in value. It’s tripled in price. Can’t I sell it now?”

“Um, ahem… .”

Amos, sitting behind a woman, leaned back with his arms crossed.

In fact, he was convinced that the problem with the was not just that the silk production was haphazard.

‘Kang Min, you idiot. The biggest problem with prequels is that the audience doesn’t care about the ending.’

This is the past of the main story. Naturally, the ending has already been decided.

‘Then what’s important is the spectacle in between, and you guys have over-exaggerated it.’

The first trailer, which featured Kang Min’s action scenes, and the second trailer, which featured a human (literally) Hollywood action scene, I think Ho-jin Kim, were definitely pretty good.

But at the same time, it was also a limit to expectations.

All I can expect is action, but it’s so sloppy that it’s even messing up the production schedule?

Isn’t it natural for people to be suspicious?

‘On the other hand, Director Dusk kept it hidden until the very end. He held on until the very end, almost drowning, but he blew it all up in one go. That instantly attracted attention.’

‘Of course, the level of anticipation is bound to be different.’

The story of can be mostly inferred from the trailer and the main part of .

And it’s really not easy to satisfy an audience that expects everything.

They’re losing from the start.

‘Haha, I can already see the whole movie! As you can see, Captain Kang, who only knows how to listen to orders from his superiors, will meet Officer Olson and be impressed! In the meantime, there will be some conflict, some action, and in the end, he will reflect and create a predictable touching scene, and it will end there.’

‘What a plain spectrum! They say in Korea there is a vested interest and deep-rooted evil, and it seems like there is a reason for that!’

That way, Amos could sit back and relax as the commercials and intro videos played.

In fact, other audience members felt the same way.

Because there had been so much bait up until now, the scenes in the first half had been anticipated countless times, so I was prepared to calmly think, ‘That’s it.’

Well, that was definitely the case.

Clearly, the first scene of the movie was one of the countless hints already sprinkled throughout the film.

But the moment they saw that, everyone blinked.

[Ugh… ugh!]

[Crunch… Crunch…]

[Khehe…]

It was an unknown planet.

Countless people were dying up there.

There was no scream. The mouth didn’t move enough to scream in the first place.

A distorted face.

Parisian lips.

Tears that flow out of physiological function rather than pain.

And above all, the desperate eyes─

The entire planet had turned into hell.

And then, a calm narration flows out.

-Sarin gas treatment has been carried out as you ordered, Captain.

-Destroys the central nervous system, causing loss of vision and paralyzing muscles, along with significant pain.

-The main cause of death is estimated to be asphyxiation, in more than 80% of cases. This is because the respiratory muscles become paralyzed, making it impossible to breathe.