The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 115



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Episode 115

[Yoo Sang-jin – Waist]

Sangjin suffered an injury during the filming of Laughing Killer that affected not only his stuntman work but also his daily life.

‘The scene filmed then was a high-altitude gliding scene.’

Iksang and Sangjin are not only action team mates, but also comrades who served together as special forces non-commissioned officers in the Airborne Brigade.

“It’s all my fault that Sangjin ended up like that. If I hadn’t caught the landing point wrong, such a terrible accident wouldn’t have happened!”

Iksang thought that the reason Sangjin ended up like that was because he, as a comrade and classmate, had not supported him properly.

That was the reason why I had been staying at home and not going out to the field.

“Iksang, why are you doing this to me too! Hey, stop giving him alcohol.”

He looked more drunk than ever before, as if he was trying to get revenge for Hyun-soo getting drunk last time.

“If you do this job, accidents can happen at any time. Brother Ho-cheol… … No, that’s not why we’re mad at the director.”

A story from five years ago soon began to flow out of the mouth of the drunken action team veteran.

“It was an accident, but that high-altitude gliding scene that Sangjin hyung threw his whole body into… wasn’t even used in the movie.”

“Isn’t Ho-cheol hyung completely out of his mind that I’m going to film the same scene again, which is exactly the same as before? To be honest, I felt relieved just a little while ago!”

The high-altitude gliding scene that led to Yoo Sang-jin’s injury wasn’t even used in the movie The Laughing Killer.

This was the reason why Lee Cheong-beom and Park Jeong-hu had not contacted each other for the past five years.

“What on earth… why did Sangjin become like that?”

A silence fell for a while.

It was then that Hyunsoo, who had been listening silently, opened his mouth.

“actually…….”

“… … ?”

“The movie ‘Bad Weather’ is a scenario that has been turned upside down from beginning to end.”

Soon, Hyun-soo told everyone on the action team about the process from the first meeting with Lee Cheong-beom to the production stage.

“From one to ten, every scene in the movie has changed. But… … .”

“… … ?”

“Just one scene. The high-altitude gliding scene from 46 to 47, as you said, has not changed a single word.”

Lee Cheong-beom, who promised to prioritize safety above all else, did not touch the ‘high-altitude gliding’ scene, which is considered more difficult than any other action scene.

“As if… … it was a scene that had been written down and kept for a long time.”

To be more precise, it is a scene that has been kept for the past five years.

“What is that… … ?”

Hyunsoo nodded and continued speaking.

“Yes, probably the 46th high-altitude glide god… … .”

“Are you all gathered here?”

“… … ?”

A voice heard before Hyunsoo finished speaking.

“These guys, they’re drinking while filming. While I was away, they’ve turned into a Tang Dynasty army?”

Knock knock!

Everyone jumped up from their seats with surprised faces.

The person walking towards the masculine action team with a slight limp on one leg is none other than him.

“Sangjin! You… … !”

Everyone on the action team was looking at Sangjin and his legs alternately, their eyes wide.

“What? As you can see, it’s a little uncomfortable, but I’m walking around just fine.”

Soon, a drunken Iksang rushed towards him and hugged him.

“Iksoon, this kid, he still acts like a troublemaker when he drinks. I came here after going through all the trouble to see the sights, but he’s just having a drinking party.”

“Sangjin… … .”

“So, when will you start filming the ‘high-altitude gliding’ scene again?”

Yes, that’s right.

“S#46. The Sky Beyond the Dark Clouds” was an action scene prepared just for Yoo Sang-jin.

* * *

“… … I came too.”

Ho-cheol peeks his head out from behind Sang-jin.

Sangjin continued speaking with a smile, pointing at Ho-cheol.

“I went to Director Park first to greet him, and this guy was kneeling in front of him? How is it that even though he’s old, he still gets upset by the director?”

“… … .”

“I’ve heard the whole story. You’re still talking about something that happened five years ago, and you’re just having a drink with me, huh? It’s going to make you cry, you gentlemen.”

Yoo Sang-jin, who said that, looked at Hyun-soo and greeted him.

“Hello, actor Kim Hyun-soo. This is Yoo Sang-jin.”

Yoo Sang-jin smiles strangely while looking at Hyun-soo.

“Do you two know each other?”

“Then, is there anyone here who doesn’t know actor Kim Hyun-soo?”

“ah…….”

“Actor Kim Hyun-soo. I read the script you sent me.”

“script?”

Soon everyone’s bewildered gaze turned to Hyunsoo.

Hyunsoo nodded and continued speaking.

“Scene 46 of this movie. I knew it the moment I saw it. I felt like it was a scene for senior Yoo Sang-jin and no one else.”

So Hyun-soo immediately told Park Jeong-hoo about this.

-Director. I want to show this ‘action’ to senior Yoo Sang-jin.

After hearing Hyun-soo’s words, Park Jeong-hoo immediately sent the script to Yoo Sang-jin.

-Sangjin-ah. Actor Kim Hyun-soo said that this scene was for you. Even though the director didn’t say anything until now, he… … for you.

“After reading it, I understand why the director didn’t include that scene in the movie at that time.”

You can understand the following without even hearing it.

Director Lee Cheong-beom kept that scene while waiting for Yoo Sang-jin to return to the scene.

“It wasn’t anyone’s fault that I couldn’t return to the scene, it was my choice.”

As the screening of The Smiling Killer came to a close, Cheongbeom went to see Sangjin with his shabby report card.

Since no one on the action team was ready to see me, we deliberately chose a time when no one was around.

“I’m sorry, Sangjin. Everyone worked hard… … but it seems I was lacking in many ways.”

“Director, please go back now.”

“Sangjin… … .”

“I don’t think I can continue doing this.”

“What do you mean? If you rehabilitate properly, you’ll be able to get back on your feet somehow. So don’t worry about the cost… … .”

“no.”

Sangjin’s eyes are trembling with fear as he continues speaking.

“I’m scared to get up again.”

Sangjin recalled the pain that had struck him as his feet touched the ground.

I couldn’t feel anything, but it was definitely painful.

It was the fear of death.

‘Ah, I guess this is how I’ll end up dying.’

“I have doubts. I’m not the main character in a movie anyway, so why should I risk my life and throw myself into it?”

Cheongbeom couldn’t answer Sangjin’s words.

It was difficult to put words to his despair because the results of the ‘action’ he had brought about were too shabby.

“… … High-altitude gliding god, why didn’t you put it in?”

“That’s… … I thought it was your scene.”

“… … .”

“Just wait.”

Sangjin was unable to return to the set because of the trauma from his injury, rather than because of his leg injury.

Of course, I didn’t do any rehabilitation training either.

“I could tell after reading this script that Director Lee Cheong-beom’s words about waiting were sincere.”

“… … Director Lee Cheong-beom, why didn’t you tell us this story before?”

Sangjin answered someone’s question.

“Maybe Director Lee Cheong-beom did that because he didn’t want anyone to know about my weaknesses.”

Hyunsoo continued speaking.

“Isn’t it because you believed more than anyone that I would come back stronger?”

okay.

Just like a real man.

* * *

Two days later.

Filming for “S#46 The Sky Beyond the Dark Clouds” has resumed.

This is a scene where Woojin, who has laid waste to enemy branches all over South Korea, uses an airplane to jump from a high altitude in order to infiltrate the ‘island’, the final stronghold.

As the title of the movie suggests, a 25-ton high-pressure water cannon and large cranes were mobilized to recreate the ‘bad weather’ during the infiltration process.

Director Lee Cheong-beom, who was moving around the filming set, muttered as he was hit head-on by the wind blowing through the set.

“It seems that heaven is helping us.”

These are the perfect conditions to create ‘bad weather’.

For the skydiving in the sky, Han Ik-sang, a former special forces non-commissioned officer in the Airborne Brigade, was chosen to act as a stand-in.

“Can you do it?”

“… … Don’t you know?”

Since the accident at the last Smiling Killer, Han Ik-sang has devoted himself to skydiving training whenever he has time.

It wasn’t that I was going to throw away my life out of guilt for hurting my friend.

If I ever get to film the same scene with my friends again… … .

‘I will never repeat the same mistake again.’

Today was that day.

The only difference from five years ago was that this time their roles were reversed.

Yoo Sang-jin, who returned to the filming set after a very long time, joined the martial arts team and did his utmost to prepare for any accidents that might occur.

Han Ik-sang, who risks his life to complete the film.

Yoo Sang-jin faces the trauma of death head-on for his dream.

Park Jeong-hoo replaced his return with a single word saying that it was hard work, and Lee Cheong-beom, as always, silently captured their appearance in the frame.

Hyunsoo, standing on top of a 15m high crane, looked at them and thought.

‘At least for today, I am not the main character of this movie.’

The main characters of this movie are none other than them.

‘They are action actors.’

– Actor Kim, today’s scene could be really dangerous. Are you really going to do it yourself?

Lee Cheong-beom’s voice was heard over the walkie-talkie held in the staff member’s hand.

In “S#46”, the high-altitude jump scene was performed by Han Ik-sang, a skilled professional, but in “S#47”, the landing scene was performed by Hyun-soo himself.

Hyunsoo nodded with a solemn expression at Park Jeonghoo’s question.

“Yes, because action isn’t something you do alone.”

“S#46 The Sky Beyond the Dark Clouds”

Sound.

camera.

Ready – Action!

Han Ik-sang, who took on the role of Hyun-soo, skydived with all his might from hundreds of meters above the ground without a moment’s hesitation.

The body cam attached to Iksang’s body captured Lee Woo-jin’s vision of infiltrating enemy lines through bad weather more realistically than any other action scene.

But it was a scene where Lee Woo-jin jumped towards the enemy lines.

At the same time, it was Han Ik-sang’s jump and Yoo Sang-jin’s glide.

Hyunsoo thought as he watched Haniksang fall from a large crane in the sky.

‘Perhaps the dreams Kim Yong-cheol had had until now… must have been a ‘flash in the pan’ of the moment he fell from the building.’

Kim Young-cheol’s dream has nothing to do with the film’s ‘narrative’.

If it has nothing to do with the narrative, then there’s only one thing left.

‘Kim Young-cheol has been dreaming for a long time to succeed in just one ‘action’ scene.’

“S#47 Bad Weather, Landing”

Sound.

camera.

3, 2, 1.

Ready – Action!

On top of a giant crane about 15 meters high.

A wire weighing up to 1 ton and 5 to 6 mm thick firmly supports the suspended body.

A giant water cannon sprays water into the air, and strong winds blow from all directions as if waiting for it.

He flew in heavy rain, strong winds and bad weather.

At the end of the sense of floating and brief dizziness.

The action actor landed safely on the ground with everyone’s help.

Cut, okay!

It was Kim Young-cheol’s landing.

Continued in the next episode ▶