Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 224



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The King of Death Smoke Episode 224

The Hope (12)

Aislinn Lewis is practically a loner.

The only older brother she had is dead, she has no relatives, and because of her personality, she doesn’t really have any friends.

The reason I use ambiguous words like ‘same’ instead of ‘is’ is because there is at least one person who is like family.

-You quit the play? Phew, good job! What on earth would you do in a place where that pathetic bitch, Megan, is squealing!

-Don’t worry, Acey! You’ll shine more in front of the camera! I can guarantee it!

Penelope was happy to console Aislin when she quit the stage.

-No, I’m not recommending it out of personal interest. If you just watch it─

-Audition! You’re just saying we should just accept auditions!

I once ran around everywhere looking for roles.

-What are you sorry about? There’s nothing to apologize for! That reporter’s eyes are just so damned stupid! Why are you blaming me for a movie with a crappy scenario?!

-You did well!

When that didn’t work out well and I was tied up with a wholesale fund, I actually encouraged him.

-See! That’s it! I told you it would be done!

Aislin still vividly remembers Penelope’s tearful and excited expression when she was finally recognized.

The two met as classmates in middle school. Penelope’s birthday is only two months older.

Still, Aislin often wondered what it would have been like if she had a real sister.

‘… … .’

I wanted to give back as much as I received.

But it was impossible.

Family, wealth, even acting skills─there was nothing about Aislinn Lewis that was clearly better than Penelope.

So, Aislinn planned to pay it forward for the rest of her life.

I thought it had to be that way.

“Whew, this is the first time in my life that I’ve gambled on such a ridiculous plan.”

“……yes?”

“But there’s nothing we can do. We have no choice but to do something about this crazy situation.”

“No, wait a minute. What? A plan without a beginning? A gamble? A crazy situation? Min, do you have the right to say such things to me?”

“Let’s go.”

“No, wait, I have to make this clear! I admit that I was wrong, but this is a separate matter!”

‘… … .’

so,

I didn’t know what to do when I saw this sight.

* * *

The reason movie production companies usually go to Comic-Con is because of the presentations.

This is because announcing a teaser for a new work within Comic-Con generates much more interest and response than holding a separate production presentation.

That’s why being able to host an official event at Comic-Con is considered a kind of power.

… First of all, there was a teaser video for that was worthy of being released here.

“Oh, what is it? Fleet battle?”

“It’s season 2!”

“I knew you’d take on the Empire!”

The stage darkened with magnificent sound effects and a trailer of about 1 minute and 30 seconds was released.

The content is not different.

But sometimes, clichés are enough on their own to excite the audience.

Kangmin and Penelope’s voices on the screen are calm. But the situation makes it otherwise.

[You’re surrounded.]

[Captain, what is the plan?]

[Is that possible?]

thud.

The ship rocks as if it’s about to collapse, and countless flashing red warning signs stream out.

At the same time, the screen shows the Imperial First Fleet lined up across space, seemingly covering an endless horizon.

The one who reveals this beyond the communication is the commander of the 1st Fleet who appeared in the prequel film.

[Finally caught them. Those guys who are a disgrace to the Empire.]

Blue flames bursting out.

A coordinate system that rotates around.

Urgent voices and screams─

The audience is absorbed in the tense scenes that the camera shows for one minute.

After countless escapes and chases, the last one has arrived.

[Well then, there is no other way.]

The captain closes his eyes tightly and the usually relaxed first officer covers his face with his hat.

At the same time, familiar crew members with their faces covered pass by,

Finally, the final narration flows out.

The screen went black.

At the same time, applause broke out.

“This is worth seeing!”

“As expected, the flight attendants are almost decided!”

“The first episode is almost finished! So, the third audition!”

“I still think it’s a crazy idea to make up an episode based on an audition.”

“Oh, who cares! At least it’ll be spring!”

Urgent story.

A magnificent fleet battle.

Above all, the lineup of crew members who fought and grabbed each other by the collars is about to be revealed.

These were elements that everyone who gathered without thinking could not help but get excited about.

“You’re done. What’s next?”

“That’s right!”

The audience, whose atmosphere was on fire, was filled with anticipation, whispering about what would happen next.

… But unfortunately, this was the end of the preparations for .

Director Penelope, who was confident in improving Kang Min’s image, failed to anticipate the level of the crowd and suffered a crushing defeat, just like a lie.

“So, you’re saying that originally you were planning to have a signing event or something like that in this kind of atmosphere?”

“Stop nagging… .”

Penelope and Kangmin were dressed up in the captain and vice-captain costumes of .

As managers, Melody was often useless, so the two of them would straighten each other’s clothes, making fun of each other’s hats being crooked or stepping on clothes. It was a familiar routine between the two of them.

Aislin blinked at that and asked.

“Hey, Penny…? What are you trying to do? You said it was an improvisation?”

“It’s improvisation.”

Penelope sighed.

“I couldn’t think of anything, so I was just going to improvise for an hour or so with the premise that we were just the captain and the vice-captain. I guess that’s the only way.”

“?”

For a moment, Aislin didn’t understand what she had heard.

She hesitated for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“… What the hell are you talking about, Penny? That can’t be happening.”

“Oh, of course my uncle was noisy! But what can I do? There’s no other way. When I lay down with my stomach full, he held my head and told me to do whatever I wanted.”

“No, that’s not what I meant… There’s no script, right?”

“huh.”

“But how can you create lines right away while maintaining the character settings? It doesn’t make sense. From the beginning, the actors wouldn’t have been compatible.”

“?”

Penelope also seemed for a moment not to understand what she had heard.

She hesitated for a moment and then tilted her head.

“Hey, you’ve acted with Min in Korea too, right?”

“huh.”

“Then you know? It can be done.”

“… … .”

Aislinn closed her mouth.

It was strange.

Something was terribly strange.

Aislinn was right and Penelope was wrong. No matter what common sense told me, that was the case.

But what was in Penelope’s eyes was not anger, but simple bewilderment.

You can’t?

why?

‘… … .’

It was Kangmin who broke Aislin’s silence.

“I have to leave now, Director. I’ll see you later, Aislin.”

“Ah, Acey. See you later! And the title!”

Kangmin and Penelope went out onto the stage.

Aislin stared blankly at the sight.

The distance between the stage and the end of the waiting room was roughly seven or eight meters. It was close enough to reach the staff ladder that was placed nearby.

But why is that,

Aislin felt as if a bottomless valley had opened up between them.

‘… Penny is being unreasonable.’

Aislin thought hard.

‘An hour. An hour. In that time, you’re going to improvise an episode and act it out? In front of a large audience, and while maintaining your character?’

‘It’s impossible. Even if you somehow manage to get through the beginning, you’re bound to make mistakes in the end.’

‘For that to be possible, the two actors have to be almost perfectly in sync. When one person is speechless, the other person has to pick up the pieces, and then the other person has to take over, like ping-pong. There’s no way that’s possible. It’s likely to be childish.’

Depending on the situation, she might have to step in and take charge. Aislin smoothed out the wrinkles in her sponsored coat with slightly trembling hands.

$18,000. If you include other sponsored costumes, it comes to about $30,000.

On the other hand, I heard that Penelope’s costume was hastily airlifted when the decision was made to produce the Cookie video, so it didn’t even cost $1,000. Kang Min’s would probably be similar.

So, yeah.

It’s not really related, but

It won’t be easy.

‘… … .’

Aislin tried hard to deny that she had even momentarily hoped that someone who was like family to her would make a mistake. She couldn’t possibly be that much of a piece of shit.

The eyes of the evil spirits in this direction were directed towards the stage outside the waiting room.

and.

-Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa–!!!!

Soon, a roar much louder than expected shook Aislin’s mind.

* * *

If we had to categorize it by genre, it was a feast of words.

Maybe it was an extension of the order that Director Henry had given to the two a month ago, to just have a little chat.

The topics of conversation between the captain and first officer changed endlessly.

But there was a small but crucial difference.

It turned out that Penelope understood Kangmin much better than she did back then.

[Please, Captain! There’s no need to bring a bottle of alcohol to a place like this!]

[Ugh, isn’t life supposed to be completed with a glass of wine and brandy?]

[I want to show you what you looked like 5 years ago, really!]

Kangmin and Penelope were not picky about the material.

Sometimes it was a comedy show.

Sometimes it was behind-the-scenes of the main story, sometimes it was trivial backstory, and sometimes it was a prequel story.

He even often took questions from the audience and answered them as a character.

But none of it was awkward at all.

Even the audience, who were initially puzzled by the unfamiliarity, gradually became immersed in the play.

Even the head of Federal Films, who was always quick to find fault, was the same.

‘What the heck is this!’

He gritted his teeth and grabbed his hair.

‘There’s no way it could have been done! It’s something that couldn’t have been done in the first place!’

‘But for something like that, the level of completion is incredible! The actor not only perfectly understands the character, but he also gets on board with it!’

‘What the hell am I looking at right now?!’

The audience had no idea what they were watching.

Perhaps even the actors on stage didn’t know what they were doing.

But, one person knew.

I couldn’t help but know.

‘I know, what this is.’

Aislin thought blankly.

‘This is Playback Theatre.’

There is no script.

There is no scenario.

Instead, there is a momentary rarity and flash.

Even the audience’s questions are incorporated into it as tellers.

A perfect playback theater that even seasoned veteran actors in the theater world find difficult.

Kang Min and Penelope created it with just the pure chemistry between the two actors.

Aislin stared blankly at the sight.

‘… … .’

My friend was right.

Her friend was able to match well with actor Kang Min.

It could have been.

─Even though that’s my territory.

“Ugh…!”

Aislin covered her mouth without realizing it.

I barely managed to suppress my nausea.

The thought that came to mind and the ugliness of my own body surged up. How could Aislinn Lewis think such a thing about Penelope Olsen? How could she?

‘but.’

still,

This is so─

“Ugh…!”

Aislin couldn’t stand it anymore and ran out of the waiting room.

Applause and cheers poured in through the open door.

Seobom in a corner looked at the scene calmly and then turned his eyes away.

A day later.

A one-hour-long makeshift project began to change the course of a movie showdown that seemed already decided.