Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 225



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The King of Death Smoke Episode 225

The Hope (13)

By the time that happened,

Peter Jaylen, the CEO who attended the meeting, was sweating profusely again.

“… Representative Jaylen.”

“Please speak.”

“Well, it can’t be helped that the movie didn’t do well. We all agreed on it.”

“Right? Haha! And well, it’s not like it’s a total failure, right? I think we’ll break even somehow.”

Representative Jaylen tried to lighten the mood by laughing heartily.

Others did not laugh.

“That’s right. If you break even, it’s not a failure.”

“It’s exactly as you said, haha… .”

“If only your CAE hadn’t picked a fight with those dinosaurs!”

thud.

The broadcasting station director who had been fighting for control slammed his desk.

“What the hell are you thinking? If it doesn’t work out, you should be at full power for season 2, so why are you going to Comic-Con and causing trouble! What the hell are you thinking!”

“And this is a plan that you created on your own? Does it make sense that we had no idea that something so big was going on?!”

“And why are you tearing up the perfectly good spaceship set! Have you gone crazy?!”

Especially the last one, I had nothing to say even if I had ten mouths.

That’s it, and the back of CEO Jaylen, who smiled awkwardly, became wet.

penny.

Oh, Penny.

I didn’t say I was going to tear the whole set apart.

What kind of grudge does this uncle have to do something like this…!

“Explain!”

“That’s right! What is this!”

“No matter what you did, you should have discussed it with us at least!”

“No, even if we discuss it, we can’t tear down the set!”

As the broadcasting station director opened the floodgates, others began to raise their voices.

The conference room was soon filled with angry shouts. CEO Jaylen’s cold sweat increased even more.

But I couldn’t just wave my hand and say I really didn’t know.

I was waving around CEO Jaylen’s signature like it was a family heirloom, but the person I was talking to happened to be my nephew. I was lucky he didn’t flip over the desk and ask if I was joking…

‘It’s strange… I have a strange feeling… .’

If you think about it, something similar happened.

Previously, during the production of Richard I in New York, CEO Jaylen had been put in a similar situation by angry directors.

Of course, the main characters at the time were the crazy director Henry and Kang Min who was even more insane than him, and Penelope, who was a person with common sense, always complained of headaches and begged them to send someone else.

The only difference is that the nephew who used to cry so loudly is now causing trouble himself.

‘… That’s quite a big difference.’

Should I call it ‘the black of the ink and the ink of the ground’?

Representative Jaylen thought that maybe he had made a terrible mistake… .

“Representative Jaylen! What are you doing with your mouth shut!”

“Aren’t you asking me to explain!”

“If you can’t do it, resign!”

“That… isn’t that a resignation?”

Anyway, even as my uncle was doing that, the noise in the conference room continued to grow louder.

Faces turned red and blue, papers flew around, and the old desk rang like a gong.

Representative Jaylen now had to make a choice.

Of course, there was no option to headbutt a company representative.

“Whew, stop it!”

Representative Jaylen banged his desk and became angry.

He raised his voice in return while the audience was dumbfounded.

“Yes! I didn’t get your consent! But that’s not because I don’t have time, it’s because I don’t have the calculations!”

It was a joke.

“I have a very grand plan for this!”

It was a living thing.

“I’ll tell you while I’m at it! What kind of actress is Penelope Olsen? What kind of actor is Kang Min? Don’t you all know? Do you think they did this without thinking? Do you think I approved it without thinking?!”

That was exactly what he said.

“Honestly, I’m disappointed! We’ve only known each other for a month or two since the first audition! Who would have thought that Peter Jaylen would be this unreliable!”

It was all a bluff.

But when the opponent started to raise his voice, the judges who had been criticizing him couldn’t help but feel a little intimidated.

There was a moment of silence. During that time, everyone looked at each other.

The CBC’s finance director asked, just in case.

“So, did you even consider tearing down the entire set?”

“Uh, um… of course!”

“Oh my God! What on earth are you thinking?”

“That’s it, that’s a high degree of flexibility.”

“yes?”

“It’s to maintain a high degree of flexibility and to respond with improvisation!”

“… … .”

“… … .”

It didn’t work.

The eyes of the judges, who had been hopeful, became cold.

Representative Jaylen’s back was soaked with cold sweat.

Ugh.

Now that it’s come to this, I have no choice but to share the responsibility with director Henry Feynman, who gave me advice on Comic-Con!

So, it was around this time that Director Henry was trying to acquire the entirely incongruous status of an innocent victim.

A staff member from the broadcasting station barged in.

“Ouch, we’re in trouble!”

The broadcasting station director frowned.

“Oh, let’s do it later. I don’t think anything bigger will happen. Hey, Representative Jaylen, if you don’t speak up right now─”

“I’m sorry, but this is really serious!”

“Whew, something.”

“Our movie’s advance ticket sales are rising rapidly!”

Only the staff’s voices echoed.

It meant that there was a long silence.

No one understood the situation.

“?”

“…?”

“…what?”

why?

While everyone was blinking, a few people looked back at CEO Peter Jaylen just in case.

But even CEO Jaylen was blinking without being able to control his facial expression.

“???”

What is it?

* * *

A day earlier, after the Comic-Con event, the audience left feeling very satisfied.

What can I say, I felt like I had made a huge profit from a place I had never expected.

Joyful voices came out from everywhere.

“It feels like we’ve all been shown a hidden episode or director’s cut of by ourselves.”

“Oh, and I personally watched it on set! And it lasted an hour! Who would believe that!”

“The chemistry between the characters was so great that it felt like they were bursting out of the screen. I want to go and draw this as a comic right now!”

“Huh? Comic Con ends tomorrow, right?”

“What does it matter, mate? If you want to draw, then do it!”

Their excitement reached its peak after boarding the set of ‘The Hope’, which was exactly as it was on the screen.

Of course, those who set up booths at Comic-Con are also participants.

They were so impressed by Kangmin and his friends who were so serious about Comic Con that they prepared like this for their first time participating.

They went back and worked through the night.

Fan art poured out.

Fan fiction also poured out.

There was even a weirdo who drew a cartoon in one night and exhibited it at his booth.

They chattered excitedly on social media.

-I drew a behind-the-scenes picture of the captain when he was young!

-I drew the captain’s hat! Who would have thought that there would be such a setting there too…!

-Isn’t the Hope’s overcharged main gun cool? It’ll definitely play a big role in Season 2!

And there were those who were bewildered.

They were existing fans.

-What the hell are you guys talking about? 🙁

-If it’s a self-made setting, put it in front!

And there were those who were bewildered.

They were Comic Con attendees.

-No, what are you guys talking about?

-It’s a setting that was revealed at the Comic-Con performance. It’s official.

-?

-?

Fans confirmed this to be true with videos and photos taken by the participants.

Even though the video was only a few dozen seconds long, it was enough to get a grasp of the situation.

Comic-Con attendees were literally watching improvisational theater right before their eyes, something fans would be willing to shell out thousands of dollars for.

-… … .

-… … .

Comic-Con events are inherently very closed.

The events that took place there are rarely mentioned in detail, with only a few photos or so being released if you’re lucky. It’s a sort of reward for the winners of the ticket reservation competition.

Still, there hasn’t been any major issues so far. I’m envious of the autograph sessions and other events within Comic-Con, but they’re not really that important.

But isn’t this a different problem?

-… … .

-… … .

The uncomfortable silence lasted only a moment.

Soon, anger began to explode.

-HOLY SHIT… !

-Don’t be ridiculous! Why can’t we see it!

-Comic-Con exclusive? Does that make sense?!

-Make it into a video!

-Why are you doing this!!!

Because, from the beginning, it was a corner intended to patch up the situation in a hurry.

But somehow that corner turned out really well, and the fans were really upset.

He was so angry that he cursed and beat up the innocent Comic Con attendees for no reason.

-This is a spoiler! Put the article down!

-Nobody filmed that?!

Once they got hit, of course they got angry too.

-Spoilers are freezing to death, it was all hinted at in the main story!

-And no photography is allowed at Comic-Con events, you idiots! Anything that’s a few dozen seconds long is a violation!

There were fights all night long. When two people started fighting, people came in to help them, and there were four of them. Then, when they tried to help the four, there were eight, and soon there were sixteen.

Naturally, users who came to Comic-Con to find out news about the big production companies were dumbfounded to see the poor dominating the trend and users fighting over it.

-Hey, anyone know about the new Federal Films release?

-What do you want to know? Go find out somewhere else!

-… … .

Naturally, the CAE public relations team could not help but be shocked by this situation.

The team members who realized the situation were in a hurry and tried to find the person in charge.

It was three o’clock in the morning.

And, unfortunately, there was only one PR team leader who was up at that time.

“Wow.”

Melody slapped her knee in admiration after seeing the dogfight going on on SNS.

“As expected, Director Olson! This is exactly what you were aiming for! As expected, someone like me has a long way to go before he can keep up!”

“This is truly the realm of deep thought…!”

no.

But at that moment, no one could stop the moving melody.

Even Penelope had recently delegated full authority to Melody when she was plotting her own plans.

The team member asked cautiously.

“Well, what should I do?”

“Oh my god, do you really need to ask that to know?!”

“Oh, yes. Right! I’ll calm you down right away─”

“We need to grow it more!”

“…yes?”

That’s how the rumor started to spread that moviegoers would be given away tickets to a play called “The Two Captains” by raffle.

It was 13 hours later that Kangmin and Penelope had smiled happily and shook hands like Pat and Matt, saying that they had somehow managed to patch things up.

And 19 hours later,

The first digits of movie ticket sales have begun to change.

* * *

Again now.

‘I didn’t hear it.’

Representative Jaylen, who heard the explanation of the crazy situation, thought blankly.

‘I’m the representative and I didn’t hear a single thing, FUCK.’

Comic Con?

Improvisation?

Movie ticket raffle?

Crazy rise in advance ticket sales?

This is all new to me.

I couldn’t help but curse.

But there was no time to be so dazed.

That was why other high-ranking officials soon began to look at him with awe.

It’s almost a miracle. A race that was thought to be over got an absurd last spurt booster.

“Is this the improvisation through high flexibility…!”

“As expected from actor Kang and Isaya Olsen! They had a lot of thought!”

“It’s something that old people like us could never even think about.”

“CEO Jaylen knew everything, but was worried about it leaking….”

“A true hero…!”

‘No, shit… .’

It was a strange thing.

Unlike before, everyone was in awe and admiration, but the back of CEO Jaylen’s neck was even wetter than before.

‘What the hell is going on at my company…!’

I don’t know what it is, but I couldn’t hold back any bluff at this point.

CEO Jaylen barely managed to keep an arrogant expression on his face, using the remnants of his acting days to his advantage.

“Ahem, well. That was faster than I thought! I thought you guys would be bothered for a day or so.”

“Oh… .”

“I believe this will be a lesson to you all. There is nothing to be gained by doubting actor Kang Min. I knew that from the moment I first saw him.”

“Ohh…!”

“I see, that’s true!”

“CEO Jaylen’s eyes are amazing! Hahaha!!”

Everyone around me was laughing.

Representative Jaylen also laughed along, hiding his cold sweat.

The only person with a sour expression was the broadcasting station director who had just been pressuring CEO Jaylen.

“Ahem, in this case, shouldn’t you at least say something?”

“I’m sorry, haha… .”

I didn’t know either.

“By the way, that’s surprising. Are actor Kang Min and director Olson also skilled in theater? I understand that it’s quite different from acting for the camera.”

“How could such common sense apply to a true genius, haha…!”

Oh, Penny. Please tell me.

How did you do it, really─

That was when CEO Jaylen’s facial muscles began to tremble.

“By the way, hmm, if it’s a play, haven’t you ever thought about hiring someone as an assistant?”

“Who are you talking about?”

“Do you know that? When it comes to acting, it’s naturally Aislinn Lewis. Aren’t you close with Director Olson?”

“Hmm.”

“I’m sure I’ll pass the third audition anyway, so I think it would be a good idea to tie it up in advance.”

For a broadcasting station director who was always busy picking a fight over every little thing, it was a very clean opinion.

Besides, he knew best how close his nephew and actor Louis were.

Representative Jaylen also nodded happily.

“Good idea! I’ll send the order right away!”

A truly warm feeling of goodwill came to Aislin.