thirst in the throat (2)
The circle of Taejong, a self-proclaimed competitor, was overturned beautifully, and other channel programs in the same time period gave up fighting at all at that time.
He thought it would be better to save even a penny of the production cost and invest it elsewhere, rather than wasting his strength dealing with the worst.
Among the broadcasting stations, a unity was formed to broadcast programs that did not cost money, such as reruns, from 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Ha Geuk-sang, which steadily received quiet and solid support, finally surpassed 30% in viewership ratings, and Jang Seung-won invited all the cast members and held a small party.
“Jinwon, you’ve been very popular lately. Everyone makes a fuss about seeing a new side of Yang Jin-won, a supporting actor in later years.”
“Oops, no. It’s all thanks to PD-nim’s directing.”
“What is my virtue? It’s all thanks to Jinwon’s character analysis. I wonder if there will be people who say that watching Han’s shaman is more fun than watching Daegun?”
“I’m the main character leading the play, so what do you say? I am like a cicada attached to an old tree. Without a big tree, they can’t even cling to anything, so they have to stick to the ground.”
Yang Jin-won (played by Park Soo-dang), who was a supporting actor in his late years, has recently received a new spotlight.
I didn’t know he was such a charismatic actor, I only thought he was a comedian for a long time, and he was good at serious acting.
An actor colleague in his mid-thirties helped.
“That’s right, senior. I was also impressed by the acting of the senior Park Soo-moo-dang this time. What’s the secret?”
“What is the secret? I just read the script diligently, follow the producer’s directing, and then…”
As he stopped talking, Yang Jin-Won’s eyes shifted to the other side.
Jang Seung-won let out a little laugh.
“What is it, is Jin-won also Ki Seung-jeong Seo-hun?”
“Strangely, when I was with actor Jeong Seo-hoon, I was immersed well. I have no other thoughts at all. Sometimes I forget that I am acting.”
“Everyone who acts together says the same thing, so I’m even thinking about putting the megaphone down for a while and standing in front of the camera together.”
“Oh, is that very good? PD-nim, let’s try it once. Actor Jung Seo-hoon has something that really attracts people…”
“It’s very friendly over there.”
Jung Soo-ryun looked at the producer and spoke to her sister in a low voice.
“I didn’t get attention once in 100 days, but now that I’m getting attention properly, that person must be quite excited.”
“I thought the acting was okay. He did well.”
“I’ve been rolling on the acting board for several years, but that should be the basics.”
“what’s the matter? Don’t you like that person?”
“It’s because the Jeong family is stealing the attention they deserve from viewers. It’s a problem if you do too well. It’s become natural for me to do well now.”
Jeong Seo-hoon’s recognition and acting in the lower drama were stable like a solid rock.
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No matter what anyone says, he was the main character, and he was the center and pillar of the play that received the most appearance fees.
Maybe that’s why viewers left the placid tuna in the fishing grounds and snooped around to see if there was anything worth chewing on among the caught fish outside the net.
Then, it was Yang Jin-won who received a lot of attention.
“Still, it’s nice that people aren’t conceited. To be honest, the biggest benefit I got from hanging around with you.”
The shaman of the Han clan rarely appeared unless accompanied by a large army.
Jeong Su-ryun looked around again and spoke lowly again.
“But the writer is quieter than I thought? It doesn’t look like a party to celebrate a 30% viewership rating.”
“This must have been the expected result.”
The table for six was empty except for the two siblings.
Han Seo-hee and Lee Seo-hyun appeared late and joined the table.
“Why is it so empty here? I also need to fill the position.”
“Brother, how have you been? Congratulations on the 30% rating.”
“Don’t put anything like a drinking glass near Han Seo-hee. I’m underage, but if I get a picture taken, I’ll be in trouble for drinking.”
The two actresses sat on the left and right and competed for attention, and on the other side, Jeong Su-ryun lonely and self-made.
***
A few days after having a 30% breakthrough dinner party, Jeong Seo-hoon quietly found Jang Seung-won and asked for a favor.
“A rehearsal? Nothing difficult. Let’s just call the cinematographer and the three of us move modestly.”
Jang Seung-won readily accepted, and the cinematographer who received the call also joined the rehearsal.
“Since today’s schedule is all over, let’s go to rehearsal without any wish, Mr. Seo. But what kind of cat is it?”
“I asked one of the staff to bring me for a little while today.”
Jeong Seo-hoon carefully put down the transparent cage containing the cat.
Jang Seung-won, who was confused for a while, suddenly realized why he brought the cat in front of the camera.
“Is the cat your nephew?”
“Yes. Imagining a newborn nephew and trying to capture emotions. Because I can’t recruit a real human baby by myself.”
“The size is roughly the same and the cuteness is the same, so that’s okay. Let’s go.”
The situation described in the play was simple.
[Daegun, through the open door, glances at the atom that the courtier is holding and retreats. A look that does not welcome the appearance of a new obstacle.]
Kim Sang-hee also expressed this scene simply without describing it in detail.
To Jeong Seo-hoon, who wants to become a king, atoms are not welcome.
A nephew and an uncle with perfect legitimacy cannot even be compared in the right to the throne.
Daegun’s gaze, accidentally spying on a young atom under iron protection, is bound to contain all sorts of complex emotions.
“Very good?”
After the rehearsal, Jang Seung-won admired the video while watching it together.
He pointed to the monitor and evaluated it.
“Here, this gaze, the true intent to kill is alive. I think it will kill more if you watch it on a big TV screen instead of a small monitor like this.”
“Isn’t this too Lee Jin-wook?”
“I can see Lee Jin-wook at first glance, but the identity of Daegun is stronger. I wish I could do this even during actual shooting. Ah, the recruitment of the newborn baby should go well soon.”
The cinematographer also stroked his chin and said something.
“The hatred of future competitors is alive and well. PD Zhang is right. It’s impeccably good facial expression.”
“…”
“Seohun, what are you not satisfied with?”
“Actually, it’s because of scene #32 in the final episode.”
“You mean that scene where you stare at your nephew who has been demoted to the military while contemplating how to kill him? That’s still a long way off. But why is that all of a sudden here?”
“Isn’t it a scene where a large army watches the birth and death of a nephew, the beginning and the end, respectively?”
“Five. Yes.”
Jang Seung-won also began to listen attentively as his expression changed. The cinematographer also became a little more serious.
“I want to give a sense of unity in the emotions Daegun treats his nephew at the beginning and the end. I think it’s an important meaning to Daegun and an emotional line that runs through the theme of the drama.”
“Well, I agree. Quite literally. I want to have the same emotional framework for my newborn nephew and later deposed nephew, right?”
“Yes.”
“But do you think it would be okay to postpone it later like we did now? It’s really flawless.”
“Something is missing.”
“It’s enough to overflow… Well, because the actor himself is like that. Okay, what do you think is lacking? Once you know that, I think you can give advice or not.”
“I don’t know either. So it’s a little frustrating.”
The truth is well known.
The feeling of murder itself is comfortable and familiar like old slippers.
The emotions of the lieutenant colonel, which he built while encountering countless trials on the battlefield, easily created the unstoppable violence of the pleasure killer Lee Jin-wook and the action leader Kim Chan.
However, all three had one thing in common: they had never treated a good and harmless being like a baby with pure hatred.
“Peddy. Still, if I had to force myself to explain it…”
If it was a scene in Illegal where a young baby is killed like breaking a doll, I would have been able to act calmly.
But if it was a scene where a baby was treated with pure hatred, it would have stumbled countless times.
“Well, that makes enough sense. I hadn’t even thought of that.”
At the appropriately edited explanation, Jang Seung-won nodded. The cinematographer, who listened intently, also looked with admiration.
“But this is something like perfectionism, so I don’t think there’s anything I can do to help. First of all, I’m satisfied with what I’ve shown now.”
“…”
“The filming of the scene of spying on a baby atom… is four days later? For now, I’ll postpone it as much as possible. After all, that episode can only be filmed and edited. In the meantime, slowly study your emotions. Let me know anytime you need help. I’m a little sorry.”
“no. Even the delay was helpful enough.”
“Now then, shall we go home soon? Oops, it’s already time like this again.”
It was well past 1:00 in the morning.
The cinematographer roughly organized the equipment and left work first, and Jang Seung-won and Jeong Seo-hoon went to the bathroom together.
“Aren’t you washing your face for too long? The skin on your face will be ruined.”
“You seem to have a lot of heat on your face.”
“Not at all red? I guess I was too focused on catching my emotions earlier.”
Jeong Seo-hoon raised his face wet with water.
The self in the mirror had various faces at the same time.
Jeong Seo-hoon, lieutenant colonel, Lee Jin-wook, Kim Chan, and Daegun······.
In the eyes of others, the face looks the same as one person, but inside the pupil, the colors of the five people do not mix like water and oil, but are entangled and radiate colorful colors like a prism.
“I feel like I’ve been running too slowly lately… so I’m going to tighten up my shooting schedule again…”
The voice right next to me changes to a weakening echo like a distant echo.
The silence created by the passage of time is scattered and fills the surroundings.
Jeong Seo-hoon looked at himself in the mirror with his body straight.
The self in the mirror slowly raises the corners of his mouth and smiles.
With both hands on the sink marble, I put my face forward as if I was going to pierce the mirror.
Every time a small breath on the other side of the mirror touches the surface, the surface of the mirror shimmers like ripples on the surface of the water.
-Mr. Seo Hoon? What did you bury there?
Above the noise like an old speaker far away, a whisper resonates as if it were delivered directly to my head.
‘I know what you need right now.’
His own voice was never as unfamiliar as it is now.
The deep and heavy voice of the great army resonated with a small echo, and the self in the mirror slowly raised its upper body.
With each cut of his movement, the costume was erased, and a new one took its place.
‘I know what I lack now.’
He, who had transformed into a dignified army before he knew it, reached out his hand toward us.
Ripples spread in concentric circles around the fingertips blocked by the mirror surface.
‘Come yourself. I will show it to you.’
The irresistible gravity slowly took my hand and led me.
Jeong Seo-hun’s hand touched the tip of Dae-gun’s fingertips that were blocked by the mirror.
As if dipping your hand into a clear lake, he passed through the mirror casually, and soon the large army’s hand firmly grasped it.
And pull with all your might.
The last thing I was conscious of before sinking into the mirror was the water flow in the sink that had stopped as if frozen.
***
Six large transport helicopters were flying rapidly along a large river like a lake, making a loud rumble of rotors.
‘Captain Rashid. Your mission is to liberate the camps in area X301 and rescue the interned enemy civilians. I know it’s a difficult mission with enemy lines everywhere, but I believe I’ll do it.
The success of the Civilian Liberation Operation, despite the risk, will make our righteous cause known to the whole world.’
The enemy country threw all its civilians who did not comply with the war call into concentration camps.
It is estimated that more than 1,000 people are trapped in the place where Rashid’s battalion is heading.
The strategy is that other units besides his battalion attack the camp simultaneously and liberate the civilians, encouraging future propaganda.
The members of the battalion were extremely nervous because of the extremely dangerous mission that if things went wrong, the battalion might be isolated and annihilated.
The transport helicopter unit arrived safely at the camp without being caught by the surveillance network.
Perhaps because it was a strategically unimportant base, the surveillance network was neglected.
The battalion easily killed all the guards and opened the camp gates wide.
A stench emanated from the wide, enclosed space, and I could see elderly people with skin and bones in contact.
There were no strong adult men, just old people, women, children, and disabled people who didn’t seem to be useful in battle.
A feedlot for cattle that eat and sleep by rolling on dung would be cleaner.
Rest assured, I have come to rescue you, the moment I was about to shout the slogan that I practiced and practiced again, the communicator vibrated.
-This is Alf 3, pass it on.
– Command the return Alf 3 from the Seawolf Nest.
The lieutenant colonel and close subordinates were nervous.
Seawolf’s nest was a term used to describe the naval base where the commander of the 1st Fleet was located.
Do you think the 4th General commanded the field units directly?
– The operation is cancelled. Ban all contact, completely incinerate the operation area and withdraw.
-Sea Wolf Nest, on-site suppression has been completed. Only civilians are alive.
– repeat. Completely incinerate the area of operation.
The whole battalion froze at the incomprehensible and cruel new order.