Possessed 10 Million Actors - Chapter 108

‘···It’s no joke.’

Actor Choi Seungyeop, seated at the edge of the table, was swallowing dry saliva and watching Jinseok and Park Jinmo’s acting.

‘Are you really a rookie? ‘Aren’t my acting skills a joke?’

Choi Seungyeop is a ‘used rookie’ actor who graduated from college and worked in plays and minor roles before being cast in a supporting role for the first time. And even though he was his own age, he disliked Jinseok, who played the lead role, much more than other actors.

‘I shouldn’t have made those faces when he came to say hello…’ .’

I now regret the childish behavior that I ignored in an attempt to discourage him. I knew he was good at acting for a rookie, but I never thought he would be on par with, or even better than, Park Jinmo.

His father’s advice to never ignore a ‘leading role’, no matter how new, came to mind.

‘I’m caught in the middle for no reason… .’

However, even if Choi Seungyeop had been given another chance, he would not have been able to treat Jinseok warmly.

He knew what the other seniors thought of Jinseok, and it was impossible for him to be the only one to treat Jinseok kindly.

To survive in the world of actors where connections and rumors are important, a certain level of insight was essential.

However, I still regretted it.

I just regret that I shouldn’t have rejected Jinseok to the extent that others did.

“···Okay, I’ll trust you.”

As Park Jinmo opened his eyes long, he recited the line. Then Director Yeo Jaeyoon clapped his hands as if he was satisfied and said.

“Hmm. It doesn’t feel like it’s overheated. “I’m grateful that you both are working hard, but wouldn’t it be a bit awkward if you both lost all of your energy now?”

Yeo Jaeyoon had a bright smile, but Choi Seungyeop could see a different meaning in that smile.

That smile clearly conveyed the meaning of ‘I was right, wasn’t I?’ to the actors who doubted Jinseok.

“Director, what you said is correct. I can’t believe there’s so much heat in the reading. I guess I was excited to meet a new person after a long time. sorry.”

“I’m sorry. “I don’t mind at all because I know Jinmo’s personality.”

“Thank you for your understanding. Rather…”

Park Jinmo blurted out his words and looked at him Jinseok.

“That guy is good.”

“Yes? “Then shall we smoke a cigarette and start again?”

At Yeo Jaeyoon’s words, the actors and staff stood up.

Their flushed faces seemed to be excited by the acting Jinseok and Park Jinmo showed a little while ago, and anticipation for the upcoming filming appeared.

***

The reading I did with Park Jinmo a little while ago was a scene where I had already been possessed once, so I performed it without any pressure.

‘Why is it so quiet?’

However, after Director Yeo Jaeyoon took Park Jinmo and his staff out, no one said anything even though a considerable amount of time had passed.

Looking at Park Jinmo’s expression and Yeo Jaeyoon’s reaction as we exchanged readings, I think it was pretty good.

‘Are you saying you can’t recognize my skills at this level?’

Of course, I didn’t think I could capture the hearts of other actors with just one reading.

As Park Jinmo said on the rooftop, the actors here were all armed with strong pride and confidence as ‘filmmakers.’

‘I can’t help it. I need to prepare for the next reading…’

Grumble.

“Hmm…”

The sound of a chair being pulled and a sigh broke the silence. When he turned his head towards the sound, he saw Park Do slowly walking towards him.

“This is Park Do, who plays the role of ‘Kim Donggil.’ Nice to meet you.”

Park Do, standing in front of me, held out his hand to me and said.

In any industry, it is not easy for a senior to apologize to a junior first. This is especially true in the case of actors who have a clear relationship between seniors and juniors and have strong self-esteem.

Park Do took the initiative to reach out to me despite his shame.

To be honest, my first impression of him was not that good, but thanks to this behavior, that first impression was greatly diluted.

‘Have you been recognized?’

Park Do’s fingertips tremble slightly. As time passed little by little, the tremors became worse.

Maybe he’s worried that I’m ignoring his greeting like he did to me earlier.

“This is Kang Jinseok, who plays the role of ‘Song Faith’. I will do my best. It’s my first time doing a movie, so there are a lot of things that I don’t know. “Please help me a lot, senior.”

I put aside my pride and approached him first, so I couldn’t make him wait any longer, so I got up from my seat and held his hand.

“This is a really hard-won opportunity and role. Whether before, after, or during filming. “It doesn’t matter at any time, so I would appreciate it if you could say anything.”

“Him… .”

Park Do smiled briefly, not knowing if he was empty or just laughing.

“I don’t know if I can help you with anything, but I get it. “Then you’ll have to say hello to the other actors too, so that’s it.”

Park Do squeezed my hand again. It wasn’t an attempt to keep me in check or pressure me.

It seemed like he was giving me one more promise to do better than that.

Park Do let go of his hand and turned around to head to his seat. He looked at his back for a moment and was about to sit down.

“I···.”

A man’s voice was heard from behind.

“My name is Seungyeop Choi. I couldn’t say hello properly earlier… sorry.”

He was one of the two who didn’t even look at me when I went to say hello earlier.

When I saw him earlier, I thought he had a pretty cynical personality, but it seemed like that wasn’t necessarily the case due to his hesitation.

“This is Kang Jinseok.”

This time I was greeted politely again. Choi Seungyeop’s expression noticeably brightens.

“Hmm! hmm···. I also couldn’t say hello properly earlier. “This is Heo Suyeon.”

“I am Jung Wooyoung.”

“This is Yang Sumin!”

Then, one by one, other actors came over and started saying hello.

***

OS Entertainment Vice President’s Office.

In this place, which was practically the representative office of OS Entertainment, Gayeon Yoon and Sunho Jang were sitting across from each other.

“I’m glad Jinseok Kang solved the problem on his own. “Movie actors have unusually high egos, so it wouldn’t have been easy with even average acting skills.”

Jang Sunho nodded with a stern face at Gayeon Yoon’s words.

“Yes. “As you instructed, the problem was resolved smoothly even though I did not intervene much this time.”

Jang Sunho especially emphasizes ‘instructions’. There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice.

Gayeon Yoon, who noticed this, asked Sunho Jang soothingly.

“Are you not happy that I told you not to help me this time?”

“To be honest, yes. “It’s a shame that it was resolved well, because you may have had trouble keeping the other actors in check.”

“… .”

“It was an instruction that I did not understand. “I don’t think there was any need to take this risk.”

Jang Sunho is the type of man who, if he can prepare and deal with any problem in advance, he will definitely do so. So he didn’t like the fact that he left Jinseok alone like this time, even though he was aware of the crisis.

“But you managed to listen to me.”

“Yes. “It is the duty of subordinates to follow their superiors’ instructions.”

Jang Sunho, who had been speechless, opened his eyes sharply and continued his speech.

“He must have given such instructions for a special reason that I don’t know. “The vice president knows the entertainment industry much better than I do.”

“That’s right. “I also had my own thoughts.”

Yoon Gayeon nodded her head and said to Jang Sunho’s words.

“The reason I told the team leader not to do anything this time is that I wanted Jinseok Kang to learn leadership skills as the ‘main lead’.”

“Leadership as a lead actor?”

“Yes. Jinseok Kang will continue to play the lead role in many works. “There’s no way directors can leave alone an actor who is good at acting and good-looking.”

“Yes.”

“But when an actor with short experience takes on the lead role, many problems arise. Like this time, other actors may look down on the lead actor, or they may be swayed by the supporting actors.”

“… .”

“Well, a mid-level actor can organize the hierarchy, but these days, people don’t want to do it because they get called old-timers.”

This was new information to Jang Sunho, as it was something only people who had worked in the field for a long time would know.

“That’s why I asked you not to help him this time. “Anyway, it’s better to experience things first than to experience them later.”

“I committed rudeness without knowing much.”

“How rude. It was natural for him to get angry because he was trying to pick on his actor. Rather, wouldn’t you have been more disappointed if the team leader hadn’t gotten angry?”

After finishing speaking, Gayeon Yoon got up from the sofa. Then she handed Jang Sunho a thick bundle of documents on her desk.

“This···?”

“The CEO wanted to do something fun again.”

Jang Sunho muttered as he quickly scanned the documents. To Jang Sunho, Yoon Gayeon spoke as if she was interested.

“They say KL Entertainment can’t remain number one in our country forever.”