The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 97



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Episode 97

Two days later.

Hyunsoo, who woke up early in the morning and ran about 7.8km, was able to arrive at the ‘Sangnamja Action School’ located in Majang-dong.

“Ugh, ugh… … This is a lot more fun than I thought?”

The Running Mate app I installed a while ago guided me along jogging courses all over Seoul.

The fun of running while seeing the various sights and people all over Seoul that I normally don’t get to see was greater than I expected.

Hyunsoo, who had been catching his breath for a while with his hands on his knees, raises his head and a large warehouse-like building comes into view.

“Looking at it, it looks like it was used as a cold meat warehouse in the past.”

Now it has moved to Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, but as everyone knows, Majang-dong is where Seoul’s largest livestock wholesale market was located.

The large warehouses that were used as cold storage warehouses at the time have been changed over time and used for various purposes by various companies.

This ‘Sangnamja Action School’ was also one of them.

“I tilted my head when I heard it was in Majang-dong, but I think I know why.”

Even though the livestock wholesale market has relocated, its long history has not completely disappeared.

Therefore, even now, you can easily find butcher shops offering fresh meat at affordable prices here and there in alleys.

“You can rent a large building in the middle of Seoul where you can do various action training, and it’s an environment where you can get quality nutrition at any time. There really is no place like this.”

Hyunsoo has become a full-fledged athlete(?) before we knew it.

I was starting to like this place even before I entered Action School.

So, Hyunsoo pushed open the large iron door and went inside with eyes full of anticipation.

The first thing you feel is the warm air and the smell of sweat.

Long rails and hooks are visible from the ceiling.

The worn surfaces of the mattresses scattered all over the floor showed traces of the intense training that had taken place there.

Hey―! Hey―! Hey―!

I turned my head toward the place where I heard the sound of the building about to collapse, and there, a senior stuntman was fiercely training young-faced rookies.

“Sit down, stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down, stand up.”

“Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey, hey… … !”

“Aren’t you going to get up?”

“Hey, I’ll stand up!”

“Are you going to just sit there like that when the cameras are rolling?!”

“no!”

“Would you just sit there and do nothing if a sharp aluminum model sword was thrust at your neck?!”

“no!”

“Are you going to just sit there like that when a car is coming right in front of you?”

“no!”

“Then stop dawdling and get up right now!!!”

“yes!!!!!”

The senior stuntman smiled brightly for a moment as he looked at the faces of the rookies who were breathing heavily, but soon started giving orders.

“These have been missing since morning! The one who looks relatively fine is… … Misun!”

“yes!”

“… … These guys have less stamina than the youngest girl, so how are they going to do any action? Anyway, under Misun’s guidance, we’ll run ten laps of the Majang-dong Hell Course No. 4, let’s go!”

“Poetry, implementation!”

“The dropouts will have special training after training, so if you want to live, you can return with all your might! Got it!!”

“Yes, I understand!”

A fierce training scene reminiscent of military training.

The new members, who had somehow managed to get up, gritted their teeth and began to run, following the guidance of their leader, Im I-seon.

Soon, the trainees running towards the entrance encountered Hyun-soo standing there.

“Huh… …? Who are you?”

“I’ve seen your face somewhere… … .”

“Oh my, isn’t that actor Kim Hyun-soo?”

“Actor Kim Hyun-soo? Why is he here?”

“I saw it on a TV show yesterday. I think it really is actor Kim Hyun-soo.”

What’s interesting is that even though they were looking at Hyun-soo with such curious eyes, the new trainees couldn’t stop running.

It was said that rather than the excitement of seeing an actor, they were more afraid of the senior stuntman who had just given them an order.

“Actor Kim Hyun-soo! I’m a fan!”

“me too!”

“Hey, can I get an autograph later… … !”

And so, with that brief fan meeting(?), the trainees disappeared.

Soon, the senior stuntman who had been scolding them came over and discovered Hyun-soo.

“How did you come… … Ah, actor Kim Hyun-soo!”

It was hard to believe that the person who had just been scolding me with a fierce expression on his face was the one who greeted me with a warm and welcoming smile.

“Haha, I got a call from the CEO in advance! You came earlier than expected? Oh, my name is Han Ik-sang. Come this way.”

A round face that doesn’t match his large, menacing physique.

That face of Han Ik-sang was quite familiar to Hyun-soo as well.

“Oh, by any chance, you appeared in ‘The Laughing Killer’… … ?”

“Haha, I only appeared in that one bad movie, how can you recognize me right away? Yes, that’s me, the ‘Killer 2’ in that movie.”

‘The Laughing Killer’ is none other than the name of director Lee Cheong-beom’s latest film, which only attracted 200,000 viewers.

“Of course I remember it. It was a short scene, but I remember your actions for quite some time.”

“……yes?”

He appears with a smiling face and then quickly crumples his face into a vicious grimace.

Although it was a short scene, the scene where he threatens the main character without mercy with nimble action acting that doesn’t match his large body lingered in Hyun-soo’s mind for a while.

Of course, other than that scene, there wasn’t any other scene that was particularly memorable.

This also means that Han Ik-sang’s actions were impressive.

Ik-sang guided Hyun-soo in a slightly embarrassed voice, perhaps because he felt burdened by Hyun-soo’s gaze looking at him.

“Go, go, I’ll guide you to the head coach!”

“Yes, senior!”

“… … .”

Han Ik-sang, who was walking ahead of Hyun-soo, suddenly stops walking in response to Hyun-soo’s answer.

“But who is your senior?”

“Yes? Well, you’re an actor with more experience than me… … .”

Han Ik-sang’s face became somewhat subtle as he watched Hyun-soo speak like that.

But that was only for a moment, and soon he was leading Hyun-soo up the stairs to the director’s office on the second floor.

* * *

“Nice to meet you, I’m Park Jeong-hu, the representative of the Sangnamja Stunt Team.”

“Hello, director! This is actor Kim Hyun-soo!”

For some reason, Hyun-soo’s voice as he greeted Park Jeong-hoo was more spirited than usual.

That’s understandable, since the martial arts director in front of us is Park Jeong-hoo.

“Uncle Neighbor, I really enjoyed it.”

This is because he was the martial arts director for Lee Cheong-beom’s film, “The Uncle Next Door,” which left its mark on the Korean action film industry.

Holding his strong hand, Hyunsoo was once again amazed at Woo Jiyoon and Go Geon’s preparedness.

‘I just said I wanted to enroll in action school.’

I will connect you with none other than Park Jeong-hoo, who is arguably one of the busiest military officers in South Korea today.

Park Jung-hoo, martial arts director.

In complete contrast to director Lee Cheong-beom, who went downhill after the huge success of “Uncle Neighbor,” Park Jeong-hoo has grown into a leading martial arts director, competing for first or second place in South Korea.

Most of the action movies he directed were box office hits, including three that grossed 10 million dollars.

Perhaps the martial arts director who has worked on the most tens of millions of films is Park Jung-hoo.

Director Choi Jong-hoon’s recently received a love call from Hyun-soo for his 10 million-viewer film “The Robbers,” which he also participated in, so there is no need to explain his career any further.

And come to think of it, there’s photographer Gina, GML editor Yoo Jin-sook, the hidden hermit (?) Im Jin-han, and even Park Jeong-hoo right before our eyes.

All of the people who have been connected through CEO Woo Ji-yoon so far have been recognized as exceptional and extraordinary people in the industry.

And Hyunsoo knows very well how difficult it is to coordinate personal schedules with a big shot like Park Jeong-hoo in front of him.

‘The representative may be… …a much greater person than I thought.’

There is only one way for Hyunsoo to repay the agency’s efforts.

Do your best at every given opportunity.

Park Jeong-hoo met Hyun-soo’s firm gaze and looked at him with a strange expression for a moment.

He also felt the extraordinary quality that Lee Cheong-beom felt from Hyun-soo.

‘His gaze is fierce… … He seems closer to us than an actor?’

Of course, there was no need to show his true feelings on the outside, so Park Jeong-hoo continued speaking with the same indifferent smile as before.

“Haha, my neighbor uncle… … It’s a wonderful movie that made me who I am today. It’s embarrassing to say this myself, but there’s probably no man in Korea who hasn’t seen that movie, hahahahahahaha!”

Park Jeong-hoo’s face, smiling heartily, showed pride that could not be hidden.

He was a man who deserved such pride.

“Well, since then, all the work I’ve done with that guy has been a waste.”

There was an awkward silence for a moment as he poured cold water on her remarks.

“Anyway, Jiyoon… … Oh, no, I heard from CEO Woo. You want to get training at our action school? Anyway, CEO Woo has always had incredible timing. Since you don’t have any productions scheduled for a while, it will be a good environment for Actor Kim to learn.”

“Yes, I ask for your help in the future.”

“No. These days, it’s rare for young actors to come to such a rough place. I guess your next project will be a pretty hard action genre.”

Hyunsoo tilted his head after hearing Park Jeonghoo’s words.

“… … Yes? Didn’t you know that?”

“You know what that means?”

Looking at Park Jeong-hoo’s bewildered face, Hyun-soo soon figured out what was going on.

‘Oh, by the way. Strictly speaking, I haven’t signed a contract to appear in Director Lee Cheong-beom’s next film yet. I guess I didn’t mention it because it’s not confirmed yet.’

Well, it was a natural thing for the agency.

The moment news leaks out that director Lee Cheong-beom is being considered for Hyun-soo’s next project, related articles will be pouring out all week long.

What if the appearance is canceled in that situation?

Useless rumors that have nothing to do with the current situation will haunt Hyun-soo for a while and annoy him.

‘Well, since Director Park Jung-hoo and Director Lee Cheong-beom are friends who even worked together on recent works, I guess it’s okay to say that.’

“Um, that’s true… … It’s not certain yet, but the next work I’m preparing right now will probably be Director Lee Cheong-beom’s work.”

“Huh? What did you just say? Who?”

In response to Park Jeong-hoo’s question, Hyun-soo took out the script from the sling bag he was carrying and showed it to him.

“Director Lee Cheong-beom’s “Bad Weather.” This is the film I’ll be appearing in next.”

Park Jeong-hoo stared blankly at the words ‘bad weather’ written in large letters on the first page of the scenario for a moment, but then his expression hardened and he looked like a completely different person than before and continued speaking to Hyun-soo.

“I’m sorry, but it seems like actor Kim Hyun-soo came to the wrong place today.”

“Huh? Why did you suddenly come to the wrong place? What do you mean…?”

The reason why the sudden evacuation order was issued was simple.

“I have decided not to work with director Lee Cheong-beom any longer.”

Continued in the next episode ▶