142 – Challenge (7)
“2, 20%?”
“Yes. “What’s the problem?”
“I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s a problem… “First of all, that amount is worth billions of dollars.”
Director Park Yong-oh reacted as if he was quite surprised.
According to what he said, the money I will receive will be quite a bit.
Because the previous three works were also treated very well.
In that sense, if I were to brag, I have a lot of money, and I will probably continue to make that much money in the future.
That said, there is no place to spend money.
I have lived a too ordinary life so far to indulge in luxury.
In other words, I don’t necessarily want to do something I’m not familiar with.
And I’m not old enough to drive an expensive foreign car, and I don’t even have a house…… You can raise enough money by donating as much as you want.
Of course, there are reasons to donate with a somewhat good heart, but that is not the only reason to donate.
Just as Seol So-young’s father said before that I am not a saint, I know very well that I myself am not a very good person.
Then why bother donating such a large amount of money? If you ask me, it feels a bit like image management.
Honestly, there is probably no one who doesn’t know my face anymore.
It can be said that it is that famous.
But being famous doesn’t always have good things.
This is an industry that goes straight into the abyss after a single controversy…….
In that sense, I haven’t done anything that would make me have a good image.
No matter how fun it is to make a work, what is the point? If you don’t have a good personality, you won’t be liked.
So, we should start what is commonly called image management right now.
“Anyway, this is okay to talk about, right?”
Director Park Yong-oh nodded his head in response to my question.
Well, it’s my money anyway, so it’s natural that I can spend it however I want.
“Anyway, I have one question.”
“What is it?”
“So far, we have produced works by listening to the opinions and requests of the 927 author and conveying them.”
“Oh, how are you going to do it this time?”
“That’s right.”
I understand roughly what you mean.
Because I have not disclosed my identity until now, I was unable to publicly appear on the scene.
In other words, if any problem occurred in the field, it was not possible to respond immediately.
I was able to hear the news from PD Na and Yongseok as quickly as possible, but of course, since I only heard about it once, it caused a certain amount of delay and inconvenience in production time.
And of course the opposite is also true.
If something needs to be changed suddenly, or the composition I drew in my head, I, the PD, have to explain it to the staff instead.
What… Although it is a bit cumbersome, there has been no particular problem so far.
─Are you telling us to do this? No, it doesn’t mean it can’t be done…….
Of course, there was no problem, but it wasn’t that there were no complaints at all.
Especially during ‘Fly High’, I wanted a lot of unusual compositions.
From what I heard, the director of photography, Ko Dong-bin, lived with a sigh of relief or something.
Anyway, things have changed a lot between then and now.
This is because I revealed my identity very openly.
In other words, there is no longer any reason not to appear on the scene.
However, regardless of the reason, this work was likely to be on site anyway.
“There is something I want to share with you first regarding that. “It’s about casting.”
Director Park Yong-oh and PD I start to look quite anxious when I dare say the word ‘casting’.
“I haven’t said a word yet, why are you all looking like that?”
“I feel like something like this happened in the past.”
“Yes. At that time, it was definitely because of Soyoung’s casting. Will the female lead role be different for the first time this time? For example, Dahye…….”
In fact, it could be seen as a keen deduction in its own way. Since he has read the script, he can probably guess who I have in mind for the role of the female protagonist.
But the perspective is wrong.
This time, it is not the female protagonist, but the male protagonist.
“Aha. “It means that there is an actor you would like to recommend for the male lead role.”
“Then, by any chance, is Park Ha-joon the actor this time?”
“No.”
I shook my head firmly at that question.
Then he pointed his index finger at my face.
“…… ?”
Two people reacted strangely to my actions, the meaning of which, of course, I couldn’t understand.
Soon, I smiled kindly and slowly opened my mouth.
“It’s me.”
In addition, with the most shameless tone… ….
“Yes? “I’m getting older these days, so my ears seem a little weird.”
“I think so too, Director.”
“Really? Then, we should hold hands and go to the ENT doctor together. Ha ha ha.”
Director Park Yong-oh and Producer I looked at each other as if denying reality and started laughing awkwardly.
It looks like he’s trying to decide whether what I said was a joke or not.
However, unfortunately, I am not a person with enough sense to make a joke at a time like this.
“I think you all heard correctly. Seriously, as the writer of this script, I would like to entrust the role of the male lead to me.”
A firm declaration that what I just said was true and not a lie.
The two people sitting in front of me seemed a little surprised and looked at me blankly with their eyes wide open.
And the very next day.
After finishing school, I went straight to Studio N Mix with Seol So-young.
“Are you nervous?”
And suddenly Seol So-young, who was sitting with me in the conference room at Studio N Mix, asked me.
“Um… “I committed it, but I’m a little nervous.”
“There is no need to worry. You’re doing well now, right? Performance.”
When I see her meaningful smile, I automatically smile bitterly.
What meaning does that smile contain?
I don’t think it’s a lie… ….
For your information, since the reason why I was practicing acting that day became known, Seol So-young continued to watch my acting by my side.
In the first place, she confessed everything and asked me to teach her how to act.
But that does not mean that we are teaching anything or giving advice.
He literally just watched my acting from the side.
Of course, when I asked something, she answered right away, but I couldn’t say it was ‘taught’.
That’s why I asked.
Are you dissatisfied with my acting or my behavior these days?
─Is that possible?
At this, Seol So-young laughed out loud as if it was a question she had never thought of.
─Do you, the writer, want to act like sunbae Park Ha-joon or me?
I then started to explain the reason, but a somewhat difficult question popped up from the beginning.
I think what Park Ha-joon and Seol So-young have in common is that they are good at acting.
Oh, I will correct it.
He’s not just good at acting, he’s really good at acting.
Even including my past life and this world, I think I am at the top level at that age.
Honestly, it is safe to say that their acting skills played a significant role in the success of my work.
Then, do I really want to perform at the same level as them?
I think that’s probably not true, and I think it’s just greed.
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There is a big difference between me and those people who have focused only on acting throughout their lives.
No matter how much Seol So-young tells me they have acting talent, they are definitely a type of genius recognized by everyone in the world.
On top of that, such geniuses put in the effort and even enjoy acting?
From that moment on, you just can’t catch up.
So, in reality, it is impossible, and there is no way Seol So-young, who knows the extent of my acting skills, does not know that.
I guess that’s why there’s a question at the end.
If you could really do that, would you do it?
The gist of Seol So-young’s question was this.
─…… Why?
Of course, even if the word “If” Is added, I don’t want that.
To be precise, even at this point when I was practicing acting, I felt that I was much closer to being a writer rather than an actor.
In the first place, I don’t expect perfection from myself as an actor.
I just have to immerse myself in the role of the male protagonist as much as possible and act as hard as possible without feeling awkward.
If I could feel that on screen, I would be willing to write myself in this work called ‘Summer Without You.’
In that sense, this movie will be a truly unusual case in which I appear as an actor. Of course, since I don’t know what the future will be like, I can’t be completely sure.
Anyway.
Seol So-young answered my vague answer with a smile.
─That’s enough. The author can just do his own acting like he does now. Easy, right?
…… Since then, there has been no further conversation on this topic.
After hearing such a serious answer, I had nothing to say.
Acting practice continued in such a mysterious situation, and before I knew it, I had reached the current point.
“Eunwoo, everyone has arrived.”
At that time, PD Na Young-jin, who opened the door to the conference room we were in, signaled that preparations were complete.
I declared that I wanted to give myself the role of the male lead, and Studio N Mix readily accepted it as a sign of trust in me.
However, making a movie is not a child’s joke, and the process of verifying my acting in some way is absolutely necessary.
So, I first made this suggestion.
In front of experts and Studio N Mix officials……
“Shall we begin?”
I will try to play the male protagonist of this movie.