The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 108



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Episode 108

Since there wasn’t much time left until the crank-in, the demo production was carried out continuously in one or two-day increments.

The schedule was almost on par with the actual filming, but for Hyun-soo and the 21st class graduates who had already gone through basic training, this schedule was nothing.

Rather, the stuntmen were happier because they were able to participate in full-scale filming right after completing training at the place where they entered with the dream of becoming stuntmen.

Meanwhile, Director Lee Cheong-beom also came to the action school on days when he had no schedule related to local location shooting or production and participated in the production of the demo video.

Just like Park Jeong-hoo, he sometimes nodded with a look of great admiration whenever Hyun-soo gave his opinion.

“Really… … Actor Kim Hyun-soo is not an ordinary person.”

Not only is his ability as an actor an ability, but the senior stuntmen who worked with Hyun-soo for the first time were also greatly surprised by Hyun-soo’s ability to handle action scenes.

“That’s the level of someone who only trained for 3 months? And he’s never trained professionally before?”

“I thought that the action scenes with actor Kim Nam-joon that I filmed with this time would be the best… … but I never thought that my thoughts would change in less than a month.”

Kim Hyun-soo personally filmed most of the action demos, except for the very dangerous action scenes such as high-altitude wire action and vehicle stunts.

Although it is only a demo shoot, for Hyun-soo it is practically the same as actual filming.

So, not only simple action, but even Lee Woo-jin’s acting was incorporated into the demonstration action.

The stuntmen on site kept clapping while watching Hyun-soo’s actions and acting.

“You rookies are having a really fun time. Normally, demo shoots don’t go this smoothly.”

If it were normal, not only would the stuntmen have different interpretations of the scene, but even after going through the difficult process of creating a demo, it would often be the case that they would be influenced by the director.

But now, on the contrary, director Lee Cheong-beom is surprised to receive the demo video thanks to Hyun-soo’s analysis of his work.

This was the background for director Lee Cheong-beom personally coming to the site to film the demo video.

Park Jeong-hoo opened his mouth to Lee Jeong-hoo while looking at Hyun-soo, who was working out the action sequence with Han Ik-sang.

“What do you think?”

Lee Cheong-beom thought for a moment and then answered.

“I even thought that I might not have another chance to work with an actor like that.”

Park Jeong-hoo nodded, and the two directors’ eyes met in the air.

“This time, let me show you properly.”

“… … That’s right.”

Lee Cheong-beom, who had been deep in thought while watching Hyun-soo’s activities, suddenly approached him and opened his mouth.

“Actor Kim, can I talk to you for a moment?”

“Yes, sir.”

Lee Cheong-beom, who had called Hyun-soo into the conference room, had a slightly heavy expression on his face for some reason.

“What’s going on, Director?”

“This is still just my opinion… … but I called you because I wanted to hear what Actor Kim thinks.”

“Yes, go ahead.”

“The emotion that actor Kim is holding right now… … I haven’t properly captured it on camera yet, but it feels really good. But… … .”

“… … ?”

“It feels like it’s not quite finished yet, am I right?”

A look of surprise soon appeared on Hyunsoo’s face.

As director Lee Cheong-beom said, his feelings for the character Lee Woo-jin have not yet been fully developed.

The reason was simple.

-I found it. The rat that’s trying to change my existence as it pleases.

Since that day, Jang Gi-chun has sometimes broken through even the willpower of an ‘action actor’ and influenced Hyun-soo’s acting.

“Your acting is still sharp.”

If I had to describe it, it felt like a sharp blade in my pocket was tearing through thick cloth and poking out.

“I hope other actors haven’t seen that yet.”

Most of the characters who encounter the character of Lee Woo-jin are unaware of the ‘shadow’ within him.

What if, at the script reading, you feel the presence of Jang Gi-chun in Hyun-soo’s pocket?

‘It might influence their acting in some way.’

Just as there are drama writers who don’t show their scripts, there are film directors who don’t let their actors see each other’s faces to create tension and perfection in the drama.

Lee Cheong-beom was one of those film directors.

‘Lee Woo-jin is a character who is not greatly swayed by the flow of other people’s emotions.’

Although there may be some change in self-image as the play progresses, he is fundamentally a cold-hearted character with mechanical emotions.

Therefore, there was no particular problem in acting as Lee Woo-jin even without directly understanding the flow of other actors’ emotions.

“So, what do you think?”

Hyunsoo nodded after thinking about it and answered.

“Lee Woo-jin is also a character who is not greatly affected by the emotions of other characters. As you said, I think it would be helpful for the drama if he did not participate in this script reading.”

Lee Cheong-beom nodded with admiration after hearing Hyun-soo’s words.

Just like just now, in every word that actor Kim Hyun-soo casually uttered, one could see his deep understanding of the role he was playing.

“It seems like you already have a deeper understanding of the person named Lee Woo-jin than I do.”

Hyunsoo looked a little hurt after hearing Lee Cheongbeom’s words.

In fact, this was an answer I could give because I had understood the character of Lee Woo-jin, but also because I had once sank deeply into the emotions of the psychopathic serial killer Jang Ki-chun.

“Excuse me, Director. Can I ask you a question?”

“Questions? Ask anything.”

“May I ask… …about the background that led to the conception of this film?”

“What is the background that led you to this idea?”

“For example, an actual motif… … .”

This was an important question for Hyunsoo.

The reason why Hyun-soo’s acting feels excessively sharp, as Lee Cheong-beom just mentioned.

It was a phenomenon that appeared because he could not control the presence of Jang Gi-chun, who occasionally appeared in the image.

How to properly control Jang Gi-chun’s existence?

‘We need to be able to utilize the willpower of action actors more effectively.’

Figuring out the movie’s motif was an essential element for an action actor to fully utilize his dream ability.

Director Lee Cheong-beom, who had been thinking about Hyun-soo’s question for a moment, continued answering.

“It’s based on a real motif… … As you can see from the script, most of the elements of this film are fictional and do not exist in reality. Although some real-life ‘crimes’ or ‘incidents’ did provide inspiration for the creation, most of them are stories from imagination.”

“That means… … .”

“The story is that almost 99% of it is a product of imagination.”

What Lee Cheong-beom was saying was simple.

It was said that there was no connection whatsoever between the movie ‘Bad Weather’ and Kim Young-cheol.

* * *

“But it’s still a shame, hyung. I thought I would be able to see actor Kim Hee-woon in person if I followed the script reading.”

A few days ago, the media was once again in an uproar over bad weather for the movie.

This was because of the news that actor Kim Hee-woon had joined as the villain of the bad weather drama.

Kim Hee-woon.

This actor played the main villain in Lee Cheong-beom’s masterpiece, ‘Uncle Neighbor’, and using that film as a stepping stone, he rose through the ranks and became synonymous with villain roles in the Korean film industry.

‘An actor who is truly unrivaled when it comes to playing villain roles.’

That kind of actor is appearing in the same movie as Hyun-soo this time.

“But I guess Director Lee Cheong-beom was a popular person. Director Park Jung-hoo and senior Kim Hee-woon were all like that. They all readily agreed to participate in the project.”

Looking at the media’s reaction, the prevailing theory was that actor Kim Hee-woon participated in the production to keep his loyalty to director Lee Chung-beom, who may be taking on this role for the last time.

This is what Go Gun-do, who is speaking now, and the stuntmen from the Sangnamja Action School all say.

But Hyunsoo’s thoughts were a little different.

“The director’s popularity… … I guess that’s true. In my opinion, Director Lee Cheong-beom’s script was that appealing.”

Of course, the loyalty to director Lee Cheong-beom may have played a role, but the charm of the villain ‘General Choi’ in the script was too great to be seen as the only reason.

‘It seems like the act of acting face to face is almost halfway through the play. It’s a bit disappointing.’

In fact, Hyun-soo was thinking of meeting Kim Hee-woon, a master of villain acting, and asking for advice on acting as a ‘psychopath’.

Maybe I could still get a hint to control ‘Jang Ki-chun’ who occasionally causes trouble in my dreams.

Since he is not participating in the script reading, Hyun-soo has to complete the character of Woo-jin Lee on his own before the main shooting.

‘Anyway, now that it’s come to this, what’s left is… … .’

It was then that Hyunsoo’s smartphone vibrated in his arms as he continued his thoughts.

It was a call from Jeong I-shin.

Hyunsoo answered the phone with a slightly surprised expression.

“Yeah, Isin-ah. I was just about to call you.”

This was the first time I had contacted Jeong Ee-shin since the KBC Drama Awards after-party.

‘But didn’t you say that Lee Shin-i was going to start a movie soon? Why did you suddenly call me?’

Hyunsoo, who had been talking on the phone for a while, was so startled by Jeong Ishin’s words on the other end of the phone that he almost dropped his smartphone.

* * *

A few days later.

A day of script reading before filming in bad weather.

On this day, action team members also participate in the script reading.

In order to create action, it was also important to understand the acting tone of the supporting and supporting actors.

Most of the filming crew, except Hyun-soo, will probably be gathered for the script reading.

The place that Hyun-soo, who had just come off alone, headed to was none other than Chungmuro.

―Hyung, I will probably be going abroad for a while to film a movie. Before that, I want to have a meal with you and talk about the new project I am working on.

The call I received from Jeong-in a few days ago was to make a dinner appointment.

In fact, when Jeong In-shin met Hyun-soo at the year-end awards ceremony, he really wanted to talk about his work with him.

This is because among people of similar age, Hyunsoo was almost the only person with whom he had seriously discussed roles in a production.

But at the time, since I was only present at the event, there wasn’t much time to talk about the work.

So, I took some time out to make a dinner appointment with Hyunsoo.

Since Hyunsoo was thinking that they should meet and talk, he immediately agreed to Leeshin’s suggestion of a meal.

So, Hyun-soo returns to Chungmuro ​​after a long time.

However, Hyun-soo, who was waiting for Lee Shin, had an inexplicable look of tension on his face.

“Hyunsoo hyung.”

When he heard the familiar voice of Jeong-i Shin, Hyun-soo turned his head in that direction.

Even though I’ve already prepared myself mentally, I can’t help but feel my voice tremble.

“… … Nice to meet you, Director.”

A large man standing next to Yishin.

Even though he was a middle-aged man, his eyes looking at Hyun-soo were filled with pure curiosity like that of a child.

“Hello, this is Bong Jin-woo.”

No other explanation is necessary.

It was my first meeting with the master, director Bong Jin-woo.

Continued in the next episode ▶