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Published at 24th of April 2024 07:21:08 AM


Chapter 23

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Chapter 23:

Two days after the audition, Han Yooil was watching a movie in his room. Ever since he started the play "From the Ground," he had quit his part-time job. However, his schedule had been non-stop with back-to-back plays, dubbing sessions, and auditions.

Han Yooil was intently focused on the monitor. The movie he was watching was "Jinhee," a legendary film from 1970. It was the last work of Director Kim Soobong, known as the Hitchcock of Korea. Han Yooil had already seen the movie more than five times. "Jinhee" was not only well-directed but also showcased the shining twenties of Ha Sunwook, one of Korea's greatest veteran actors.

"Whenever you make that face I feel like I'm being bleached," said Ha Sunwook, her radiant eyes fixed on her co-actor. A cold, settled gaze, but a flicker of fire lurked within, brushing across the screen.

"Wow." Even through the low-resolution screen, Ha Sunwook's intense energy was palpable. Han Yooil felt the shock he always felt at that scene, over and over again.

"I want to act like that." It was a desire he hadn't acknowledged so clearly before.

Achieved 5% of Stage 2 Goal.

"What?"

At that moment of unexpected silence from Brion, Yooil's phone rang.

[Manager Min Woojin]

Seeing the name on the screen, Yooil immediately pressed the call button.

"Yes, hyung."

Yooil!!

The voice was cheerful.

"Good morning, hyung."

Right! Ah, but that's not the issue. Yooil, you

"Yes?"

You are Seon Gihyeon!

"!"

The audition had just been two days ago.

Do results usually come out this fast?'

Congratulations, Mr. Yooil.

While casually listening to Brion's dry greeting, Yooil began to pay attention to what Min Woojin was saying. According to Min Woojin, the main character of "Sing in High School," Lee Taewoo, was expected to be played by Ji Eunho of Black Sea. The character Lee Taewoo, to be portrayed by Ji Eunho, was a student who loved singing and dancing, had nothing to do with studying, and was labeled a troublemaker at school.

He was initially a rival to the class president, Seon Gihyeon, but gradually, they developed a friendship.

You should continue with the training you've been doing and memorize your lines before shooting starts.

The training was hard but certainly effective. Han Yooil slowly nodded at Brion's words. It had been almost nine months since Han Yooil started training with Brion.

Has it been that long already?'

Yooil, reminiscing over the past few months with a distant look in his eyes, suddenly frowned.

"But, you know."

Yes, Mr. Yooil.

"You don't threaten me these days, do you?"

From the very beginning, when he first mentioned his true calling,' Brion had been threatening to blow up his brain' if he did anything wrong during training.

It was like a daily threat to explode my brain.'

Upon reflection, Yooil realized that there hadn't been similar threats recently.

Yooil's comment was met with silence from Brion. After a brief pause, Brion continued.

That is because, Mr. Han Yooil, you have already achieved the first stage goal.

First stage goal?'

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Brion quickly followed up.

Setting goals involves various intricate and complex factors. To put it simply in your case, Mr. Yooil, the desire to achieve your dream as an actor' and creating an environment where you can act for at least the next six months' were your first stage goals. And Brion chose the most effective method to help you achieve your initial goals. In that process, unfortunately, some falsehoods wereThis chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

"Wait a minute."

It felt like a punch to the gut. Yooil, feeling a headache coming on, said,

"So you're saying all those threats were just lies for motivation?"

Yes, that's correct. You understand quickly.

What kind of nonsense is this?

He felt as if all strength had drained from his body.

A mix of betrayal, relief, disillusionment, and anger came over him all at once.

Then all of that was'

It wasn't the case now, but until a few months ago, he had practiced and auditioned to survive. Yooil had genuinely felt fear every time he heard Brion's threats.

Harang had a knack for remembering faces, and the fellow actor he discovered was an unexpected figure.

The handsome convenience store part-timer performing at the rooftop cafe of Wolmyeongdae.

What are the odds?'

Realizing Han Yooil would be part of the cast brought everything into sharper focus.

And, admittedly, it was something he looked forward to.

What would it be like to actually perform alongside him, having only caught a glimpse of his acting on the rooftop?

I'm really curious.'

A playful smile played on Kim Harang's face.

* * *

Yooil awoke early in the morning as usual and took a shower.

Ever since Han Yooil had lost his temper, Brion V.15 had remained silent. They hadn't spoken for days now.

Sometimes, Yooil wondered if Brion had completely vanished.

But at times like these, Brion would subtly make its presence known.

I just don't know.'

Yooil quickly dried his hair and left the house.

Min Woojin, who was yawning in the parking lot, was startled to see Yooil coming down and hurriedly opened the car door.

"Yooil! You're up early!"

"Well, I timed it just right."

Today was the reading session for .

Yooil entered the building, greeted by Min Woojin's robust encouragement, and was met with surprised faces of the staff as he entered the meeting room.

"Oh, Mr. Actor, you're incredibly early!"

"Since everyone's running a bit late, please have some tea while you wait."

By the time Han Yooil had finished his warm green tea, the door opened, and the leads of the drama began to trickle in.

"Hello~! I'm Byul!"

"I'm Hyena!"

Members of different idol groups, the youngest of their respective bands, came in together, and soon Ji Eunho and Kim Harang also arrived.

It was a scene reminiscent of a public broadcast music program.

Bright It's so bright.'

The production company staff surveyed the meeting room with a content smile.

Each one of them was a shining beauty, all currently popular idols. The staff imagined how ecstatic their middle school niece would be to see this scene.

I should get their autographs later.'

The staff member proudly scanned the faces of the leads.

But then again It's a bit unfortunate that this one isn't an idol.'

Out of the five leads of , four were active idols, except for Yooil.

But does he get special management? I heard he recently joined JJ Entertainment.'

Yooil looked even whiter and more handsome than expected. He wasn't frail, but rather tall and well-built.

As the staff member was scrutinizing Han Yooil, Director Kim Kyuoh entered.

With the director's greeting, the actors began introducing themselves.

"Hello! I'm Hyena, playing the role of Heena'!"

"I'm Byul, playing Hyobin'! Please take good care of me~"

"I'm Kim Harang, playing Harang'. I'll work hard."

"I'm Ji Eunho, playing Taewoo'. Please take good care of me~"

Han Yooil also stood up and bowed.

"I'm Han Yooil, playing Gihyeon'. Please take good care of me."

Applause filled the meeting room briefly. And then, the actual reading began.

However.

"Just a moment. Did you properly capture the emotion in that line?"

What seemed like a smoothly flowing reading session started to take an unexpected turn.




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