The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 91



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Episode 91

“Go, Director, I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’ll work harder…!”

Flash.

When Hyunsoo opened his eyes, the van driven by Gogun had arrived in front of the house.

“Haha, you were sleeping so soundly, hyung… … Are you filming a movie in your dreams?”

In Gogun’s smiling eyes, there is concern for Hyunsoo.

‘… … Even though you didn’t show it on the outside, have you been feeling a lot of pressure all this time?’

Well, it’s only been a year since we started working in earnest.

Having played the lead role twice, it would be strange if I didn’t feel pressure as an actor.

Hyunsoo, not knowing what Gogun was thinking, half-asleep, hurriedly packed his luggage and got out of the car.

“You’ve worked hard, Geon-ah. You should go home and get some rest.”

“Yes, brother! I will work harder from now on!”

“… … Huh? Suddenly? Okay, thank you.”

After sending Gogun off like that and entering the house, Hyunsoo sat on the living room sofa and became lost in thought.

As soon as the filming of the entertainment show ended, a new dream appeared as if it had been waiting.

‘No… …It’s not because the variety show is over.’

“This time, I won’t have to go looking for the script my dreams want.”

It was clear what kind of script the ‘action actor’ in the dream wanted.

Hyunsoo placed the first draft of the scenario on the living room table.

bad weather

Yes, that’s right.

The one who brought about the newly appeared dream existence this time is none other than director Lee Cheong-beom’s “Bad Weather.”

“It’s the dream of an 80s action star.”

For a moment, I felt a strange feeling about the situation where an actor dreams of being an actor.

Hyunsoo closed his eyes and observed his inner self.

Is it because of the sense of kinship as actors?

In the ‘dark alley’ that has newly appeared in the space of the imagination, no ’emotion’ is felt.

‘The aftereffects of my dreams so far have mostly been in the form of ’emotions.’

And those aftereffects are usually strongest on the first day of the dream.

But this time, even though it was the first day I had the dream, I didn’t feel any particular emotional change.

Hyunsoo continued his thoughts, feeling his insides so calm that it was almost as if he had just finished meditating.

‘Does that mean… … that the aftereffects of this dream might appear in a different form than before?’

It was at that time that I sat there quietly for a long time, lost in thought.

A strange sensation suddenly spreads through my body.

Soon, Hyunsoo began to rub various parts of his body without realizing it.

‘My whole body is aching… … I can’t stand it.’

Hyunsoo could easily tell what was happening to his body.

“I see, this aftereffect is… … ‘somatization’.”

At the time of filming the torso.

Hyun-soo experienced somatization symptoms of extreme cold due to the aftereffects of Lee Jun-hyeok’s intense memories of ‘the beach’.

This time, things are a little different than before… … .

“The only thing that remains is that it is having an effect on the body.”

Hyunsoo, unable to bear the trembling all over his body, jumped up from his seat.

“I need to move my body… I need to move my body a bit.”

I don’t know why I want to move.

Hyunsoo left the house with a look of being possessed by something and ran around the neighborhood for a while.

When I got home, I continued with bodyweight exercises like push-ups and sit-ups.

Finally, after stretching and taking a warm shower, the physical symptoms subsided.

Hyun-soo, who fell asleep exhausted, became Kim Young-cheol again in his dreams and trained his body while sleeping.

The next morning.

Hyun-soo, who opened his eyes in a flash like a machine, could tell exactly what the aftereffects of this dream were.

“This is… … not just a memory.”

The reason why no particular emotions were felt in Kim Young-cheol’s dream was simple.

“Not a memory… … but a habit engraved in the body.”

It is a ‘routine’ that is engraved throughout his life, as if he is breathing to live.

Hyunsoo got up from his seat and left the house wearing simple sportswear.

I ran to climb the mountain.

I had a sparring session with middle-aged men who exercise at Sansjang from early in the morning.

Yes, that’s right.

Kim Young-cheol, an action star in the 80s, never missed a single day of exercise in his life… … He was a true ‘action madman.’

* * *

About a month has passed since the entertainment show filming ended.

Even though the temperature was slowly approaching fall, the temperature inside the studio apartment where Hyun-soo lived was as warm as a summer day.

It’s not like I turned on the boiler just because it got a little cold.

Phew… … ha!

Hoo… … Hook, hook!

Shoot shoot, shoot shoot shoot!

Bang! Papang! Bang!

The table and sofa that were in the living room have disappeared somewhere.

Instead, a variety of bodyweight exercise machines have taken their place.

16 ounce boxing gloves and a 4 kg sandbag.

They even brought in a home sandbag.

Hyunsoo finished his bodyweight workout routine that he had been working on for the past month, with an intense shadowboxing session.

Then I went into meditation to calm the ‘dream being’ and maintain a clear mind.

That too, with a water gun.

Yes, that’s right.

The reason Hyunsoo’s house maintained a warm temperature was because of the heat radiating from his body.

‘… … This is really driving me crazy.’

I can confidently say that the aftereffects of this dream were more difficult to control than any of my previous dreams.

That would be the case, as this was not something driven by emotion or desire.

Just the fact that I’ve been exercising like this every single day…

‘The life of action actor Kim Young-cheol.’

This is why I brought exercise equipment into my home.

Because until he properly digested and controlled his routine, he couldn’t even think of going to a place like a center to work out.

“… … .”

In fact, concerns that this kind of aftereffect might appear had been around since the filming of ‘Nineties Dive’.

‘When I first saw Goldmary’s performance.’

Hyunsoo took out his guitar and plucked the strings without realizing it.

There is one difference between then and now.

At that time, Hwang Su-in’s ego was in control and he took out the guitar, but now, he was simply executing the routine imprinted on Kim Young-cheol’s ‘body’ with Hyun-soo’s spirit.

So while I was training regularly throughout the day, the dominant consciousness was still Hyunsoo.

Hyunsoo thought, standing on his head and shaking all over.

‘… … I wish you would take the initiative in consciousness.’

Hyunsoo, who had never trained this hard in his life, found the past month extremely difficult.

So, for a while, Hyun-soo focused on finding a trigger that would stop these somatization symptoms caused by Kim Young-cheol’s presence.

‘There is only one way I have found so far.’

While maintaining the handstand position, Hyunsoo turned on the TV.

Soon, the title of will rise to the top of the TV.

Today was the first day of Misari Dive.

‘Monitoring entertainment is also one of the important things an actor must do.’

Not long after I thought that, strangely enough, the strange sensation that had been flowing through my whole body disappeared.

Hyun-soo’s body, which had been doing a handstand, suddenly loosens up.

After observing this continuously for the past month, there was only one trigger that could release the action actor’s ‘body embodiment’.

“If there is anything related to my tasks or schedule as an actor, the somatization symptoms stop as if it were a lie.”

This phenomenon occurred because all of Kim Young-cheol’s training was solely for his activities as an action ‘actor’.

“I don’t know what kind of person my senior was, but… … .”

‘Really, I respect you.’

Meanwhile, Hyun-soo has been working tirelessly to find out information about action actor Kim Young-cheol.

However, no matter how much I searched through the information on domestic action actors and stuntmen, I could not find anything related to Kim Young-cheol.

It wasn’t hard to guess why his information couldn’t be verified.

“… … Kim Young-cheol’s acting career ended in obscurity.”

There is no way that any information about an unknown action star from the 80s still exists.

That’s why the ‘training routine’ that had been performed until just now was the only trace of Kim Young-cheol’s life that Hyun-soo could know.

* * *

On the TV screen, Hyun-soo is sitting quietly in the living room, meditating.

– Are you really the person who acted like Ji-yu? How can someone be so static?

―It’s creepy that someone like that can act like Ji-yu. Isn’t he really just a god of acting?

In the scene where the manager turns the car around and heads to the office building.

―ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The manager is in trouble. He must have felt that something was wrong.

-You work hard, our manager.

―ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I see even the CEO came running out. It’s almost like the entire agency is mobilized?

-Yes, great actors aren’t made by one person alone.

In the scene where Hyun-soo shows off his acting skills thanks to Go-geon’s performance.

-Ah, Senior Ji-woon is standing out. I guess I should go to the dark one for the first time in a while.

―ㅋㅋ It seems like the manager saved this episode.

– Actor Kim Hyun-soo is a person with a surprisingly quirky charm.

The first episode ended with the four members watching Gold Marie’s performance, and then a trailer was aired showing the group cleaning with gloomy faces and playing a game while bursting into laughter.

-No, what the ㅋㅋ is it possible for a prologue to be this interesting!

– Have you all seen the trailer? It’s the first time I’ve seen Jeong-in smile like that.

―What is this two-shot of Ajin and Jihoon? How am I supposed to wait until next week with this? ㅠㅠㅠ

―But… … I didn’t think much of it until now. It seems like Kim Hyun-soo’s form isn’t that different from mine? Isn’t his face more attractive than I thought?

-You know that now? Kids these days don’t sing that sweet song for no reason.

Unlike the viewers who were showing a heated reaction in the real-time chat, Hyunsoo, who was watching TV, had an inexplicable sense of longing(?) in his eyes.

“… … I liked it when I could just sit still and meditate like that.”

Hyunsoo, who used to be a static person(?), has become more dynamic than anyone else over the past month.

“Is it time to make a decision?”

Soon, Hyunsoo, who had decided on something, took out his phone.

“… … I don’t know what you want, senior. I have no choice but to give it a try.”

There is only one way to alleviate the aftereffects of this dream.

That’s right, take action.

Over the past month, Hyunsoo has been reviewing several scenarios at Woo Jiyoon’s request.

Among them were action genre scenarios, and the aim was to see if there was any interest in scripts other than those about bad weather.

To conclude, Kim Yong-cheol’s dream was pointing precisely to bad weather.

The ‘dream sense’ does not respond to any script other than bad weather.

“I don’t think it’ll be easy to persuade the CEO this time.”

As I said before, bad weather is not a very appealing scenario.

‘Doesn’t the dream necessarily involve choosing a work that is guaranteed to be a hit?’

Hyunsoo, who had been thinking, soon shook his head.

“Well, since when did I become an actor who only thinks about box office success?”

It’s already been a month since I started dreaming of Kim Young-cheol.

“Being further immersed in the dream routine… … might be more dangerous than you think.”

At that moment, Hyun-soo, who had finally made his decision, pressed the call button.

Woohoooooooo―

They say even a tiger will come if you call it.

“Yes, sir.”

– Did you enjoy the variety show? It was better than I expected. It seems like the response is pretty good. Can we expect the ratings for this one too?

“Haha, yes. I was just amazed at how PD Na Young-jun could make the scene of meditating quietly at home so entertaining.”

―Haha, really? Anyway, the variety show has started airing and so… … I think it’s time to talk about the next schedule. What do you think, Actor Kim?

Without even thinking about it, Hyunsoo was just about to call Woo Jiyoon for the same thing.

“Okay, see you tomorrow then.”

Hyunsoo, who had scheduled a meeting with Woo Jiyoon, turned his gaze to the “bad weather” placed on the table.

As the title suggests, I have a feeling that it will be a very difficult journey.

“… … Since I’ve decided to do something, I have to do it properly.”

Hyunsoo took out a pen and opened the first page of the scenario.

Read each word carefully, underlining and adding notes.

I pictured in my head the relentless action scenes of Director Lee Cheong-beom, captured in the script and dialogue.

At some point, Hyun-soo got up from his seat with the script in his hand and started moving his body.

“So… … In this scene, is the composition like this?”

“I think a crane lift will be installed here.”

“I don’t think it would be possible to do this scene myself… … No, if I use a body double, it won’t seem realistic.”

The action has begun.

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