The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 101
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Episode 101
It is said that his mother ran away in the middle of the night after falling in love with a neighboring uncle when he was three years old.
Yeongcheol’s father was a hunchback.
The townspeople whispered that his wife had run away because of his hunchbacked father.
Young Yeong-cheol thought.
Rather than gossiping behind someone’s back so that everyone can hear, it’s better to criticize them openly like old gamblers at a gambling table.
“You hunched over cripple who can’t even look after your own wife would rather crawl into a tunnel than do it in broad daylight. Why are you wandering around the neighborhood in broad daylight, fighting?”
“Hehehe, Seoul Seongnim Banggeupsoya. Have you eaten? I heard that you don’t have any work to do, so don’t come out. I came out because I thought you might be able to eat some warm dumplings while I’m at work.”
“This damn guy… … And every time you have trouble with work, you beg your colleagues and write to the manager. Okay, that’s it!”
Crunch!
“Hehe, thank you. I really appreciate it, Your Majesty. May your fortune be good and you will receive many blessings.”
“Thank goodness you don’t get sick from that damn thing! Get out of here, you punk! Phew!”
His hunchbacked father was a miner who dug coal in a mine.
Unlike other miners, he could not work every day, and was only able to receive daily wages and enter the mine shaft when he came across a narrow tunnel that was too narrow for an adult male to enter.
So when he had no work, he would take Yeong-cheol with him and go around the miners’ gambling houses here and there in the neighborhood and beg for money.
“It wasn’t because of Dad that Mom ran away. You don’t even know that it was because of that mean uncle who tricked you into doing it.”
“… … Hehe, Yeongcheol. Still, you are such wonderful saints who share your love with us. There’s no need to lose.”
“Yes, father.”
“You shouldn’t live a miserable life like this father. You should live like a man.”
“From what I’ve seen from the investigation, it seems like your father is a manly man.”
Yeongcheol really thought so.
On days when he would come home with black soot all over his body, Yeong-cheol’s father would show his yellow teeth and bring home a delicious dinner in a bag.
That was something only a man could do.
Otherwise, how could such a small body crawl into a dark cave and come back with a whole bag full of her favorite delicious dumplings?
“No, not me. I mean that gentleman who is like that bastard.”
As he spoke, the father’s eyes were fixed on the color television on display at the town broadcasting station.
Oooooohh …
Ah, ah, ah!
Yup!
Iryacha!
A hero of justice who instantly destroys bad guys with lightning-quick punches and kicks.
“Young-cheol, you are different from your father in that you are born with natural talent and have a physique as big as Jangseung. You can definitely become that brave knight.”
The father’s longing became the son’s dream.
I vowed to myself that I would become a great man like my father in front of me, not a hero like the one on TV.
“Yes, Dad, when I grow up, I want to become a loyal and devoted swordsman like that.”
“Haha, just hearing that makes me happy.”
Yeong-cheol became a swordsman as his father wished.
Before he was even twenty, Yeong-cheol had become a gangster who dominated the gambling ring in the coal mining villages of Gangwon Province.
* * *
Hyunsoo woke up from his dream with a slightly puzzled expression on his face.
“This time, there is no significant change in emotion.”
The dream of an ‘action actor’ shows his entire life in more detail than any of his previous dreams.
It felt like watching Young-cheol’s ‘life’ from a third-person perspective, as if watching an 80s movie.
That is why I do not feel the need to investigate materials on Kim Yong-cheol.
‘Estimated to be born in the early 50s.’
Yeong-cheol, who was born and raised in a coal mining village in Gangwon-do, spent his childhood there without even going to school.
Before he turned twenty, he lived the life of a gangster in a gambling den.
‘And then again, in Seoul in the 80s, I was making movies as an unknown action actor.’
One thing I’m curious about here.
“What does he have to do with the movie Bad Weather?”
Based on the information given in the dreams I’ve had so far, I can’t see any connection between ‘Kim Young-cheol’ and ‘bad weather’.
“We’ll find out once we get into production.”
Last night, I heard from Woo Ji-yoon that he had received a revised version of “Bad Weather.”
‘There are still a few issues that need to be resolved, but if you just look at the script, I think I passed.’
The fact that Woo Ji-yoon, who had been so vehemently opposed, was saying something like that meant that the quality of the revised version far exceeded initial expectations.
‘I wonder how it was modified.’
If it weren’t for the rigorous training at Action School, Hyun-soo probably wouldn’t have been able to sleep properly due to anticipation and excitement.
“There are a few issues that need to be resolved, and they are probably related to the ‘martial arts team’.”
Woo Ji-yoon talks about safety and production costs, but Hyun-soo thinks the most pressing issue is none other than the martial arts team.
The team that plays the most crucial role in the production and filming of action movies is the martial arts team.
‘It would be perfect if Director Park Jung-hoo’s manly stunt team could be with us in bad weather.’
First, the director has full authority over the composition of the filming crew.
This is the end of Hyunsoo’s voice to the director.
“For the rest, we have no choice but to trust the director.”
First, Hyunsoo decided to focus on what he had to do as an actor.
* * *
“Brother, this is the bad weather correction center.”
As soon as he got on the van, Hyunsoo accepted the harsh weather with an expectant face.
After glancing at the cover with shining eyes for a moment, he carefully put it back in the bag containing his gym clothes.
“Why don’t you read it right away?”
“Yeah, I was worried that I might not be able to concentrate during morning training if I read it for no reason.”
After hearing Hyun-soo’s words, Go-geon burst into laughter and said.
“Huh? Haha, bro. If someone saw me, they’d think I was an athlete from Taereung… … .”
Gogun, who had been speaking vaguely, continued speaking with an awkward laugh.
“Well, it’s almost like an athletes’ village.”
“Yeah, I agree.”
“I’m telling you, I wish I could train in your place, hyung?”
“Really? Then do you want to do that?”
“… … .”
As Gogun’s eyes glance towards the rearview mirror, they meet Hyunsu’s eyes filled with sincerity(?).
“Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“… … .”
“No, really, can you do it for me?”
“… … .”
Hyunsoo arrived at the action school in a calm and quiet atmosphere for the first time in a long time.
“Haha, bro! Fighting again today!”
Gogun clenching his fists from a distance.
Hyunsoo shook his head and joined the group of fellow trainees.
“Hello everyone!”
“Oh, yes… … You’re here… … .”
“Brother Hyunsoo, are you here… … .”
“Brother… … You’re here… … .”
A group of zombies(?) weakly greeting Hyunsoo.
At first, they were the kind of classmates whose eyes would sparkle whenever the famous actor Hyun-soo appeared, but the hellish training that continued every day was taking the life out of their eyes.
Hyunsoo smiled bitterly as he looked at his classmates.
‘There are four people today.’
The number of trainees, which used to be around 50, has already decreased to around 30.
The number of defectors is increasing day by day.
‘If I hadn’t had a dream of becoming an action star… … how many days would I have been able to last?’
It’s a meaningless thought.
Because the commander of the hellish army that raised the zombie army(?) did not give the trainees time to think of useless things.
“Everyone, gather together!”
“ancient!”
“Before we leisurely exchange morning greetings, let’s first take a quick tour of the Hell C Course! Let’s do it!”
“practice!”
Now, without anyone saying anything, the trainees automatically begin to practice under Misun’s guidance.
Hyunsoo also started to keep pace with the trainees with shining eyes(?).
“Brother Hyunsoo, your eyes are full of gunfire today too… …? Aren’t you tired?”
“It’s tough, but isn’t it fun that the course changes every day? Oh, and what did you say about today’s training? I’m already looking forward to it.”
“… … I’m sorry to ask you this so early in the morning, but don’t you often hear people call you a pervert?”
“Now that I think about it, I think I’ve heard it a few times.”
“I don’t think it’s been that many times.”
The trainees who completed the Hell C Course with such a friendly conversation(?).
As soon as they arrived, Han Ik-sang continued speaking to the trainees who were gasping for breath as if he had been waiting for them.
“What should I do if it’s this hard! Like I said yesterday, today’s training will be harder than any training I’ve ever done!”
Han Ik-sang continues to increase the intensity of his training even as more and more people drop out every day.
It goes without saying that being a stuntman is something that cannot be achieved with just ordinary mental strength.
Physical strength is one thing, but Han Ik-sang was testing the will of the trainees to continue their career as stuntmen.
The practitioners who knew that fact all came to their senses and focused on Han Ik-sang’s words with poisonous eyes.
“Today’s training is perhaps the most important training for a ‘stuntman.’ It is more important than any other training, so it could be said to be the most difficult training so far.”
At Han Ik-sang’s words, whose expression was more stern than usual, a look of tension appeared on the trainees’ faces.
It was the same for Hyun-soo, who was mixed among the practitioners.
“Misun.”
“Yes, teacher!”
“What do you think is the most important training subject for a stuntman?”
After hearing Han Ik-sang’s words, Mi-seon thought deeply for a moment and then continued.
“I think it’s wire action.”
“Oh… …Why do you think so?”
“Action ultimately means performing dynamic movements. However, there are clear limits to the movements that a human being can demonstrate.”
“continue.”
“Therefore, I think that wire action is the most important subject because it can provide various variations to the action depending on how it is used to capture the attention of more viewers.”
“Okay, that’s a great answer. Applause.”
As expected of a model student like Misun, Han Ik-sang nodded with a satisfied expression.
At this, all the trainees, including Hyun-soo, burst into admiration and applauded.
“Well, I heard it from my seniors. They said that maintaining balance in the air while wearing wires is more difficult and challenging than you think.”
“It’s hard to keep your balance, but your whole body is so tight that it hurts so bad.”
“Ugh, I have to hang in the air like that all day? Ugh, I hate it already.”
“Oh, so today is going to be a good day for core training? It’s better than I expected.”
“Didn’t someone just… say something pretty perverted?”
At that time, Misun was looking embarrassed while receiving applause from everyone.
“That was a very good answer. But… … it’s not the answer I was looking for.”
Soon everyone’s curious gaze turned to Han Ik-sang.
“The wire action that Misun mentioned is also one of the best parts of stunt acting that can never be left out. However, what I was asking about was not ‘stunt acting’ but the most important subject that a ‘stuntman’ should train for.”
Stunt acting and stuntmen.
The trainees became quiet as they could not find a proper answer to the ambiguous distinction that seemed to be known but not known.
Han Ik-sang, who was smiling while looking at those trainees, turned his eyes to Hyun-soo, who was deep in thought.
‘It’ll be hard to guess the correct answer, but… … Let’s take a peek and see what you’re thinking.’
“Hyunsoo.”
“Yes, teacher!”
Since Hyunsoo started participating in basic regular training, he started calling Iksang “teacher” just like the other trainees.
Naturally, Iksang also treated Hyeonsu like other trainees.
“It’s okay if you’re wrong, but answer confidently like the voice you just gave me. This is the most important training subject for a ‘stuntman’ as I said. What do you think?”
After hearing Iksang’s question, memories of the ‘action actor”s dreams began to emerge one by one in Hyunsoo’s head.
The dream showed Kim Young-cheol’s life in general, but, unsurprisingly, the scene that appears most frequently is the one in which he is active as an ‘unknown action actor’.
The ‘unknown action actor’ who continued filming in his dreams was by no means the type to show off flashy action scenes and beat up bad guys.
If I had to say, it was mostly the role of getting beaten up instead of the main character.
I got hit and rolled around.
Jump out of the car.
Break the window and climb over.
Jump off a building.
Flying his body in a heroic way.
Therefore, the ‘action’ that took up the largest proportion of his acting was none other than.
“Falling?”
Iksang looked slightly surprised after hearing Hyunsoo’s answer and asked back.
“… …Why do you think so?”
“Huh? Well, he’s a stuntman… … .”
Soon, Hyunsoo continues answering while looking at the surrounding trainees, including Iksang.
“No, we need to be there for there to be action.”
Iksang nodded slowly with a blank expression on his face and said.
“… … is correct.”
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