The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 113



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Episode 113

Thanks to the seamless chemistry between Hyun-soo and the manly action team, the first half of the filming of Bad Weather was progressing at a breakneck pace.

It goes without saying that director Lee Cheong-beom’s role was more important than anyone else’s.

This is not limited to the directing of the movie, but as I had previously told Woo Ji-yoon, the filming set in bad weather was more thorough in safety measures than any other action scene.

#Lee Woo-jin jumping onto a speeding vehicle.

#Lee Woo-jin escapes from a crumpled vehicle under threat from a forklift.

#Lee Woo-jin, who charges into the enemy’s lair with his bare body, relying on a single rope from the top of a building.

#Lee Woo-jin barely manages to jump out of an exploding building.

Some gods were played by Hyun-soo himself, while others that required high physical abilities were played by a stand-in from the team of men.

Although filming continued with several dangerous scenes, filming continued without any major incidents or accidents, except for minor injuries.

S#41 National Intelligence Service, External Security Strategy Office

“Codename, bad weather. Real name Lee Woo-jin. A Korean-American, he is believed to have received an unofficial knighthood in the UK. The exact time is unknown, but after that, he went into exile in the UK and enlisted in the SAS, a special counter-terrorism unit. As a member of the ‘Sabre X’ unit, he is responsible for secret reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, direct attacks, hostage rescues, and other missions, as well as being a special sergeant with the highest combat power in all military tactical areas such as air, sea, mountains, and mobile… … .”

It was then that the senior military officer who was receiving the report raised his hand to stop it.

“Wait, wait, wait.”

“yes.”

“Are you writing a novel now?”

The general continued speaking with a look of disbelief on his face.

“It’s okay that you’re Korean-American. But then you suddenly get a knighthood from the UK… … No, you didn’t get one, you just assumed it? And then you enlist in the SAS, which even the monsters from the UK have a hard time getting into? Are you kidding me?”

Despite the military general’s scolding, Choi Chang-jun, the National Intelligence Service’s External Security Intelligence Service officer, continued speaking without any change in expression.

“Lee Woo-jin in his childhood was the youngest and most numerous winner of the International Chess Grand Prix.”

“Huh, and you’re smart too?”

“… … At the time, the British Crown Prince Harry was known as a huge chess fanatic, and the circumstances surrounding the two meeting privately were captured. It was ‘presumed’ that there was no other possible route for a Korean-American to defect to the UK and join the SAS, the world’s best special forces unit, other than being ‘knighted.’”

“… … .”

“Do you have any further questions?”

The military general was left speechless by Choi Chang-jun’s logical explanation.

“Then let’s continue. After his discharge, he is currently working as an international mercenary under the 6th Section of the Israeli Ministry of the Interior. Although I cannot confirm the details due to the nature of his department, his main missions are expected to be hostage rescue, assassination of key figures, and neutralization and destruction of enemy terrorist units.”

“… … Yeah, good. Good. SAS? International mercenaries hired by Israel? That’s all well and good, but why on earth did a guy like that suddenly show up in our country and start causing such a fuss?”

“It seems… … that the group he’s dealing with is connected to an international terrorist group.”

At Choi Chang-jun’s words, the high-ranking executives gathered in the conference room start to murmur in surprise.

“So, a terrorist group has entered our country? This guy keeps on listening, and from the beginning he keeps saying nonsense…!”

“You do know that information about capturing a terrorist group should not be leaked to the press, right?”

The person who interrupted the speech of a military general who was not very helpful to the meeting was Vice Minister Jang Ji-hoon, the real power behind the National Intelligence Service.

“Yes, of course. First of all, I plan to present the scenario to the media as a war over vested interests with organized crime groups.”

“Then what about the gun? What about the gun? That guy Lee Woo-jin, he’s running around shooting guns? Who would believe that our country’s gangsters don’t even carry pistols but rifles?”

“Ha, that’s right. Is that guy a soldier? What kind of soldier in the world would drop his gun, especially a rifle, in the middle of Seoul? If it weren’t for that, this whole thing wouldn’t have happened!”

Choi Chang-jun continued speaking, showing the rifle that triggered this emergency meeting on the screen.

“Well, I think it was done on purpose.”

“what?”

“The gun he had placed in the middle of Seoul was pointed straight at the secret passage of a branch office of a suspected terrorist organization.”

“Huh, it looks like we’ve completely become chess pieces.”

“… … Recently, there was a case where a smuggling organization operating in Vietnam was caught smuggling drugs into Busan Port. I think it would be good to link them together.”

Jang Ji-hoon nodded and continued asking questions at Choi Chang-jun’s smooth briefing.

“So, what do they say in Israel?”

It was at that moment that Choi Chang-jun, who had been giving a fluent briefing throughout, became speechless.

“… … .”

“Agent Choi Chang-jun?”

“Currently… … I sent a letter of protest to the Israeli Ministry of the Interior’s 6th Department, or rather, to the 5th Department, which is a department that does not normally exist, and this is the response I got back.”

Soon, the eyes of the National Intelligence Service and high-ranking military and police officials turn to the screen displayed by Choi Chang-jun.

There is only one sentence written on the screen.

“And Adam lo Ihollyano Asonoth Teba (Hebrews 1:12).”

“Hebrew? What does it mean?”

Soon everyone’s eyes turned to Choi Chang-jun’s mouth.

“Humans cannot prevent natural disasters.”

“… … .”

“That’s why that guy’s codename is Bad Weather.”

* * *

In the film industry, there is one eternal truth that has been passed down across all genres.

‘Originally, the taste you know tastes better.’

The scene where Lee Woo-jin’s secret story is revealed is close to the essence of the action genre cliché, but the effect is very powerful.

By revealing the unrealistic background of the character Lee Woo-jin, all of the actions he performs in the movie are given legitimacy.

Based on this, the director can freely carry out the action he has in mind.

‘Lee Woo-jin, who has near-incomparable combat abilities, wages war against an unidentified criminal group linked to a series of disappearances that have occurred in Korea for a very long time.’

Since the main character alone wages war against a huge armed criminal organization, Lee Woo-jin’s setting was very close to that of a war weapon disguised as a human.

And that was also the reason why Hyunsoo had gritted his teeth and devoted himself to action training.

‘… … Will I be able to act like such a ridiculous monster?’

It is true that at first, I had these concerns as an actor.

However, Hyun-soo, who has successfully completed several action scenes over the past month, has now gained some confidence.

The source of that confidence was Hyun-soo himself who had trained hard, the amazing chemistry of the action team, and the smooth action sequences designed by Park Jung-hoo and Ik-sang.

However, what gives the most persuasive power to the actions of the main character, Woojin Lee, is

‘Director Lee Cheong-beom’s directing is really… … I can’t help but be amazed while watching it.’

Hyun-soo, who was monitoring the action scene that had just been filmed, was once again amazed by the genius of director Lee Cheong-beom.

‘Even in simplicity and elegance, it reveals the movements of violent action without any filter.’

After all, film is the art of directing.

No matter how flashy and stylish the actions of actors and stuntmen are, if they are captured blandly in full shots, it will be no different from gymnastic movements.

In short, any action that isn’t properly captured on screen is just a waste of time.

‘It’s not just about capturing simple movements.’

It captures the tension that flows in the fleeting moments when the protagonist and villain share their action moments.

Contains the flow of emotions amidst the swinging of weapons.

Even in the midst of the crazy scene changes, it captures a focus that makes it impossible to take your eyes off it for a second.

Lee Cheong-beom was a director close to a ‘craftsman’ who studied how to capture the action in front of him on camera and pickled himself, with a blunt expression throughout the filming.

The reason why Lee Cheong-beom was able to pour all his skills into directing action scenes was simple.

‘It must be because I know what kind of action Director Park Jung-hoo will take.’

On the other hand, director Park Jung-hoo also knows what kind of scene director Lee Cheong-beom has in mind.

Just as the combination of Hyun-soo and the manly action team is great, the combination of Lee Cheong-beom and Park Jeong-hoo also contributes greatly to the bad weather action.

‘Perhaps this kind of action is possible because of the strong chemistry between the two that has been built up over many years.’

Hyunsoo looked at Lee Cheongbeom and Park Jeonghu, who were discussing and reviewing the script together, and thought.

‘Can I, as an actor, have a colleague with such strong chemistry?’

While he was thinking like that, the faces of his colleagues, including Jeong-i Shin, flashed through Hyun-soo’s mind.

Action team members including Ik-sang and Mi-sun are seen.

‘No, maybe I’m already in the process of creating a solid group of colleagues one by one.’

As Hyun-soo was walking to take the next shot, he tripped on a solid rock sticking out of the ground and fell.

“Actor Kim Hyun-soo, are you okay?”

A female staff member who had been watching Hyun-soo ran out and helped him up.

Hyunsoo’s gaze, caressing his sore toes, turns to the sharply protruding stone.

‘It hurts a lot more than when I was hit directly by a model sword.’

Yes, that’s right.

The harder something is, the stronger the impact it will have when hit.

“… … Director, isn’t this wrong?!”

It was then that a loud noise suddenly erupted from somewhere.

In the place where everyone’s eyes, including Hyun-soo’s, were focused, Lee Ho-cheol, one of the most experienced stuntmen in the Sang-namja Action Team, was speaking passionately to Park Jeong-hoo with a look of discontent on his face.

“No. 46, 47… Didn’t we decide not to do this? But why are you suddenly telling me to prepare a large crane?”

It was the first time even Hyun-soo, who had been training with them for the past several months, had seen a member of the action team express dissatisfaction with director Park Jung-hoo.

And for some reason, even the assistant manager Han Ik-sang just watched with a dark face and did not stop the excited Ho-cheol.

Just as Park Jeong-hoo was about to open his mouth to say something about Ho-cheol’s complaint, Lee Cheong-beom, who had come up next to him, hardened his expression and continued speaking.

“… … I said I would consider making revisions, I never said I wouldn’t.”

“But a high-altitude gliding god… … Isn’t that too dangerous! If possible, this should just be done with CG or something… … !”

“Are you saying that the stuntman won’t do the action scenes because it’s too dangerous?”

“That’s… … Director, don’t you know why I’m saying this?”

“… … .”

Ho-cheol, who had been watching Park Jeong-hoo’s expression, continued speaking with a very angry face.

“If this continues… … what if an accident like that happens again?”

“… … .”

“Honestly, I know I shouldn’t say this on set. Even if I get cut, I just can’t stand it this time. Director Lee Cheong-beom. Since that incident… … Sang-jin, have you ever been to see him? Yes?”

The once solid ‘union’ began to crack little by little.

Continued in the next episode ▶