Aura of a Genius Actor - Chapter 86: Only Good Acting

༺ Only Good Acting ༻

The response to the food truck was enthusiastic.

“I’ll enjoy the meal, Yoomyeong!”

“Wow, the quality of this meal is impressive!”

The food truck was equipped with a large griddle. Some dishes like beef bulgogi and japchae were prepared half-cooked and were then stir-fried and served hot on the spot.

As it was early June and the weather was getting warmer, people scattered under the shade of trees on the set, enjoying a meal that felt like a long-awaited picnic.

However, So-jin couldn’t eat properly.

Although she had been a fan club member for nearly 10 years and served as a manager several times, eating ‘alone’ with her favorite actor was a new experience for her. She was so nervous that she wouldn’t notice even if the food went up her nose.

‘This is crazy… look at the fit of those Goryeo Dynasty official robes… I’m about to get a nosebleed.’

Strangely, Yoomyeong seemed even more handsome.

Bohyung in <Showbiz Studies> was cute and cool enough to be So-jin’s lifemate, but he seemed to have become more striking and eye-catching in just a few months. Was it just the difference between the screen and real life?

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She took a picture of Yoomyeong as he ate. Even up close, his clean cheeks that were stuffed full of food was devoid of any pores.

After chewing it, he asked.

“Haha, why are you taking a picture of this?”

“Candid moments like this are what makes one become a fan!”

Yoomyeong chuckled. In 2010, her expression was systematized with the term ‘fan-attracting point’.

“What’s your cafe nickname?”

“IOnlySeeBohyung!”

Oomph…

Yoomyeong nearly spit out his water but managed to swallow it. He felt embarrassed, while she appeared completely unfazed. Professionals were indeed different…

“I enjoyed the meal. It was really delicious.”

After he had cleaned his plate, So-jin took another picture of it. She said that she needed to ‘verify’ that Yoomyeong had cleaned his plate.

With a mix of embarrassment and amusement, Yoomyeong watched her work.

“You might have heard of this, but videos are not allowed and only photos are due to spoilers. The director asked for you to put a watermark of <The Late Goryeo Dynasty & the Early Joseon Dynasty> for promotional purposes.”

“No problem!”

So-jin answered confidently.

Even though she was a year older than him, her flushed cheeks and tone made her seem like a cute little sister.

“Thank you. I’ll see you again in Seoul with the others.”

“OMG! Yes. I’m… I mean, thank you!”

Then, Yoomyeong went back to filming.

Watching him act, she couldn’t help but fall for him all over again.

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Post 4052 [[Announcement] Food Truck Delivery Completed]

Hello. I’m the president of actor Shin Yoomyeong’s ‘exclusive’ and ‘official’ fan club <GodNamed: GodD for short>.

Our first official activity, which is supporting the <The Late Goryeo Dynasty & the Early Joseon Dynasty> filming site with a food truck, has been successfully completed.

OOO people participated in this food truck support. We spent OOO won and provided a warm lunch, dessert, and coffee to OO staff and OO actors of <The Late Goryeo Dynasty & the Early Joseon Dynasty>.

<GodD> aims for transparent accounting.

You can see the detailed breakdown of expenses by category in the attached Excel file.

And this time, I personally accompanied the food truck support as the president, met actor Shin Yoomyeong in person to convey our gratitude for the food truck, and officially obtained permission to collect behind-the-scenes scoops at the filming site.

I’ll start releasing these scoops gradually, one per day, over the next five days.

I know you’re eager to see them, but please understand that this is to build momentum for <GodD>’s growth.

I deeply thank all the fans who participated in the food truck support.

<Attachment> The Late Goryeo Dynasty & the Early Joseon Dynasty Food Truck_Accounting_20050619.xls

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└ Please hurry up and give us the scoops already. I can’t wait.

└ That’s an impressive and transparent accounting. President, you were famous for your meticulous work even when you were in the other place (whispers).

└ Are you in accounting? Your expertise with the format is exceptional…

└ Ahh, I can’t wait until midnight. Have you seen him eat in person? It must have been so cute!!! But for the revival of GodD, I will hold back.

└ When is the movie going to be released? But I’m so distracted by Bohyung that I might lose focus while watching him in other roles…

└ President: Don’t worry about that. After visiting the set, I’m totally hooked on Lee Bang-won now. Who would’ve thought I’d become a fan of King Taejong (though it’s an extension of my fan love for Yoomyeong)?

The president was active under two nicknames.

Her nickname and the sub-id ‘IOnlySeeBohyung.’

As the president, she couldn’t freely express herself, so she used the president’s nickname for official and polite posts, and ‘IOnlySeeBohyung’ for fangirling.

Other fans who knew about her dual identity enjoyed and played along with it.

And the one who posted the scoop at midnight wasn’t the president, but ‘IOnlySeeBohyung’.

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Post 4055 [Hanbok Scoop That Will Make Your Nose Bleed] / IOnlySeeBohyung

First off, let’s dive into the scoops! 

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Did you know that Goryeo Dynasty hanboks are different from Joseon Dynasty hanboks? Ahh… I can’t talk about it because of spoilers, but there’s a mourning attire as well (to be uploaded tomorrow). But why does this man look so sexy in mourning attire?

And his acting… Ahh, the acting. I knew it when he was acting as Bohyung and when I went to the theater five times to see <Ballerina High>, but this actor’s acting skills are seriously impressive.

It’s not just because I’m a fan, but every time Yoomyeong acts, everyone from the director to the staff and fellow actors looks at him with such dazed admiration… It makes me so proud…

And I… I couldn’t even breathe while watching Yoomyeong act.

Wow… As you know, I’ve been around this industry for 10 years, and while I’ve never been to a filming site before, Yoomyeong’s acting has a different kind of energy. He’s not just my baby.

I’m really looking forward to <The Late Goryeo Dynasty & the Early Joseon Dynasty>. Feel free to share the photos, but remember to credit the source.

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└ Woah, I’m just going to stay here. It looks so comfortable.

└ What’s with the photo quality? Are you a professional photographer?

└ I’m sharing this~♡

└ The hanbok looks amazing… From today onwards, my ideal type is a man who looks good in a hanbok.

└ ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ

└ Is it that good? I’m really curious about his actual acting. I want to see it in person.

└ Hello, President. Thank you for today. I came to say I enjoyed the meal.

└ Fake accounts should be banned.

└ I thought these kinds of people were filtered out after the drama, but they’re still around.

└ Uh, it’s not a fake account… You took a picture of my plate to prove I ate my lunch today.

└ President: Gasp…

└ What? Is it real? President, is this true?

└ President: Yes… It seems so… Please wait, why here of all places…ㅠㅠ

└ Aaah!!! He really appeared!!! Hello, I’m a fan. I love you!!

└ I’m here for the pilgrimage.

└ I’m here for the pilgrimage. I’m a fan. It’s an honor.

└ I’m here for the pilgrimage. Best wishes for the movie.

The community was instantly flipped upside down.

Yoomyeong returned to the fan café to leave a message at Ho-chul’s suggestion. He also checked out a few posts.

Most were pictures of him, with intense reactions about his good looks or coolness, or words of support for his next work.

It was quite embarrassing, but it made him feel warm inside.

In his previous life, he only heard ‘I’m a fan’ once.

Now, hundreds and thousands of people were claiming to be his fans.

‘The only way I can repay them is with good acting.’

Yoomyeong once again engraved this determination in his heart.

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A month had passed, and it was now midsummer. The scorching sun was burning.

Thanks to the actors’ efforts, the filming was progressing smoothly. Today was the first day Lee Seon-ha and Yoomyeong were acting in a scene together.

The role played by Lee Seon-ha was Queen Sindeok, also known as Lady Kang.

While Goryeo was primarily a monogamous society, it was a customary practice at the time for local powerholders to have a wife from their base region (*Hyangcheo) and another in the capital (*Gyeongcheo) when expanding to Kaesong (the capital).

And the Gyeongcheo chosen by Lee Seong-Gye was Lady Kang, who was about twenty years younger than himself.

Born and raised in a powerful family in Kaesong, she was the epitome of elegance and dignity, possessing a charm irresistible to a warrior who had lived his life on battlefields.

After their marriage, she wielded considerable influence in the Lee family.

She arranged marriages between Lee Seong-Gye’s sons and daughters of Goryeo’s most prestigious nobles.

Originally, Lee Seong-Gye had no base in Kaesong.

Though he was a legendary warrior who returned victorious from every battle, the high-nosed nobles of Goryeo would mock him as a ‘country bumpkin who only knew how to behead people’ behind his back.

Lee Seong-Gye, who had a complex about the city and the nobility, must have been delighted by his young and noble wife, who solidified his position by marrying their sons into prestigious families.

In fact, after Queen Sindeok’s death, King Taejo (Lee Seong-Gye) personally toured the tomb sites with the land officials and decided to be buried there with her, indicating that Queen Sindeok was his lifelong love rather than his legal wife, Han.

How would the young boy, who moved from his hometown in the northeast to Kaesong in his early teens, have seen his stepmother?

Initially, the relationship between Bang-won and Queen Sindeok was not bad.

Their age difference was about 11 years (estimated, as Queen Sindeok’s exact birth year was not known).

She must have seemed more like an older sister than a mother—a young and sophisticated noblewoman of Kaesong, always elegantly dressed and surrounded by pleasant fragrances.

Her gentle laughter and the tender touch of her hand stroked his head.

He must have wanted to get closer to her, perhaps even seeing her as his ideal woman.

There were records of Queen Sindeok sighing, “Why isn’t Bang-won my son?” as she watched him study diligently, suggesting that their relationship wasn’t initially bad.

However, Bang-won was quick-witted and insightful.

Especially after feeling abandoned by Jeong Mong-ju, he developed a habit of keenly observing people and not letting anyone get close to him. Thus, he eventually realized Queen Sindeok’s true nature.

He understood that beneath her always gentle and bright smile was a heart filled with ambitions of the same shade as his.

Her willing marriage to a man two decades older and who already had a wife.

Her actions of marrying off him and his brothers to daughters of Kaesong’s powerful families to solidify their father’s foundation.

And how she persuaded her husband to bring Jeong Mong-ju as a mentor and supported Bang-won’s studies.

All of these actions were done with a purpose.

Realizing this, Bang-won looked up at the sky and laughed.

“So it is. The art of flattery and deception, serving the strong and betraying the weak, the two-faced behavior. Mother fits this perfectly. It’s not something she learned; she’s a natural schemer.”

Bang-won did not dislike her.

She was a ‘kindred spirit’ and a ‘comrade’ for the great cause, a colleague whose judgment he could trust more than anyone.

He didn’t know what would happen after the great cause, but he could at least trust her until then.

And yet, he sometimes felt disgusted while looking at her. Being aware of her true nature, he found her pretense of innocence repulsive.

Yoomyeong carefully sorted out those emotions towards Queen Sindeok and reviewed the scene they would shoot today.

Bang-won was 22 years old then.

It was in Scene 58, where he paid a visit to his mother, Queen Sindeok, just before leaving as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty as a chief clerk under Yi Saek.

He provoked her in this scene, inducing her to reveal her true self.

And after seeing each other’s true intentions, they agreed to become collaborators towards the ambitious goal of usurping the throne.

However, what Bang-won revealed wasn’t his true face.

His master had taught him that ‘You should only show your true colors if they are a means to an end.’

By the age of 22, Bang-won had already become exceptionally skilled in applying this teaching.

Bang-won and Queen Sindeok.

Two ambitious souls of the same breed joined hands after a tense standoff.

The shooting of one of the ‘iconic scenes’ of the movie…

Was just around the corner.

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