Episode 109. First OPEN
Chow ah—
Kangsu took down all but the last three.
The middle of the street was full of really fallen men.
“… … .”
The gap shouldn’t have been too long.
Paul Hoffman, who was admiring inwardly, came to his senses and rushed toward the end.
Each of the three carried a jungle knife the size of a forearm.
Hung— Hung—
It felt like a single blow would cut off his forearm like a tree branch.
However, only the collar and back of Kang-su’s jacket barely brushed through, cutting through the air.
Kang-soo, who avoided twisting his body, turned sideways in the air and landed on the foot of the man he had just passed by, knocked him down, and then wrapped his neck around the inside of the other knee, causing him to pass out.
It was so smooth that it seemed like the man was lying down naturally.
Meanwhile, Paul Hoffman and another man brandished their swords in a pincer attack.
Hung— Hung— Huh—
A thick, heavy trail flew into Kangsu as if filling in the gap.
As if there was an error in each person’s time, Kang-soo’s body dug in between the sharp trajectories they wielded.
As they stopped on the floor and in the air, Kang-soo was right in front of the two of them.
puck- puck-
I hit the man’s chin with my hand that came down from the square and pushed it to the side as it was, trying to break the posture of the man standing there, Paul Hoffman.
Of course, Paul Hoffman wasn’t easy either.
I tried to avoid it when it fell sideways, but the precipitation quickly caught up.
In response, Paul Hoffman stopped and counterattacked with a knife, intending to blow his knee when blocked.
Tak- hook, puck-
Kang-soo grabbed his wrist and tapped the knee that was about to rise from below.
“Big—”
When his back was lowered, Kang-soo swung the arm he was holding back, spinning it in the air and rolling it to the floor.
The only thing standing in the middle of the street was now the river.
In the moment of silence, Marvin Pearson shouted.
“Cuuut—!”
At the same time, people standing behind the camera rushed in.
It was because I saw the actual battle, not the acting. Everyone was worried and checked the condition of the actors who had fallen after being hit by Kang-soo.
“Are you okay?”
“Are there any serious injuries?”
Contrary to their worries, however, the actors who were lying on the floor got up without much trouble.
“Are you not hurt?”
“… Do you think so?”
Those who were hit or broken somewhere also showed bewildered reactions.
Paul Hoffman, who was the last to fall, rose slowly. I caressed the knee that had just been stamped on the hilt.
The pain was only momentary. It was so fine now.
“Are there any injuries? Raise your hand if you have!”
The staff and the medical staff on standby shouted.
It was because they were sure that anyone would be seriously injured while watching the shooting scene.
But no one raised a hand.
Everyone didn’t understand the situation.
Paul Hoffman approached Kang-su after he fully woke up.
“no way… Did you do it on purpose so as not to get hurt? Is that possible?”
“… Anyone with a knack can do it.”
I didn’t know who the rules were based on.
Kang-su’s answer made Paul Hoffman dumbfounded.
Of course, it wasn’t impossible. However, such a case was only possible when the sum was perfectly matched.
The situation just now was completely real no matter who saw it. Even the hit person felt that he was really hurt by being hit or bent somewhere.
Of course, I immediately realized that there was no pain after I collapsed, but I just couldn’t get up because I was filming.
“Wouldn’t you like to hear that this is irresponsible?”
“ha-“
Paul Hoffman burst out laughing.
It was because I had never seen such a reckless and wonderful stunt.
“I can see why coach Hawk O’Brien and team leader Peter Benson have no choice but to care for you.”
“Thank you for thinking so.”
“… Too bad. I’m sorry.”
It was because of the ‘no scouting ban’ on Kangsu, which was delivered to the production team through Jamie Klein.
Honestly, it was also the biggest reason why Paul Hoffman didn’t like Kangsu more. How conceited would a person be to refuse to be so recommended by a coach or team leader?
Knowing their tendency, I judged that it was because Kang-su’s nose was high.
However, it was a complete misunderstanding when I personally experienced precipitation through this action.
“Thank you for your understanding.”
“but… I was too reckless. What would you have done if you got hurt? Maybe it didn’t end with getting hurt. Besides, didn’t you even provoke me?”
“That’s why I’m going to run at it with the utmost sincerity.”
Of course, it didn’t show any intention to kill, but there was enough intention to attack.
In response, Paul Hoffman raised his eyes wondering where such an object came from.
“really… Great.”
Paul Hoffman reached out.
In response, Kang Soo held his hand.
“It’s an overstatement.”
As the conversation between the two ended, the surroundings were almost cleared.
At the same time, the conversation between Kangsu and Paul Hoffman was focused on them.
Applause broke out. It was thanks to Kang-soo for the terrifying action he had just shown.
clap clap clap—
Kangsu slightly bowed his head and greeted them.
* * *
A few days later.
After Kang-soo finished filming Yoo So-hyun today, he headed to the company instead of home.
Everyone got out when the car was parked in the parking lot of Jin Entertainment.
“Whoa—! It’s been a long time since I’ve been going back and forth from the filming set lately.”
“yes? I had a hard time today too. Sohyeon.”
“My sister too. Oh, and Teresa too.”
“Non era niente.”
When the Italian language came out, Yoo So-hyun was surprised.
“Ah, was your sister a foreigner? I forgot to keep answering in Korean.”
“hahahaha— is that a compliment?”
After Kang-soo parked the van and joined, everyone got on the elevator and went up to the floor where the conference room was.
It was because we were going to watch the first episode of ＜My Neighbor Diablo＞, which will be open for the first time at ‘Webplex’ there today.
Even Jin Entertainment itself is in an emergency because of that.
At the end of the first episode, we were going to check the reactions of netizens and send additional reports to the media from the marketing team.
When we entered the meeting room, everyone was seated.
“Hello, CEO.”
“It’s been a while, actress Yoo So-hyun.”
“How are you?”
“I am always the same. But are you here to see? You can go home and take a look.”
Only the staff were summoned to the meeting room today.
However, Yoo So-hyun appeared in person, which surprised the other employees.
“I thought I would too, but it’s the first episode. I wanted to see you all together. I am also curious about the evaluation.”
“I think the response will be as good as expected.”
“I really hope so.”
In the meantime, Kim Bo-ran went to the front of the conference room and checked the clock and said.
“It starts soon. Everyone please sit down.”
It was supposed to be released at 10pm. And there was less than 5 minutes left.
The lights in the conference room were turned off, and a beam projector projected light onto the large screen in the middle.
You are connected to the ‘Webplex’ site.
A large promotional banner for ＜My Neighbor Diablo＞ was hung on the main page of the site.
And inside the banner, a countdown was in progress.
[D-day 00:00:03]
[D-day 00:00:02]
[D-day 00:00:01]
Finally, after the countdown ended, a play button appeared along with a thumbnail of the first episode of ＜My Neighbor Diablo＞.
The thumbnail showed Yoo So-hyun looking shocked at something.
Kim Bo-ran, who was on the podium, played the video on his laptop.
coo goong—
The first episode of ＜My Neighbor Diablo＞ started with a magnificent sound.
Everyone watched with bated breath.
The story begins when Jessica Kim, an ordinary college student, moves into a townhouse with her family and discovers that a real demon named Diablo lives next door.
Among them, Jessica Kim faces a situation where Diablo may be the real devil.
The villain who was targeting Jessica Kim’s family had sent a lot of men. Then Diablo appears and knocks everyone out with a flashy action.
“and-“
It was Kang Soo who did the stunt for the action scene.
Everyone watched the scene nervously, and at the end shed an exclamation.
All the men collapsed on the screen. Flames shot up from Diablo’s body, who had defeated them.
It was to show that he was a real devil.
Episode 1 ended with Jessica Kim shocked to see it.
Doong- Doo-
As the ending video came to mind, the majestic drumming sounded louder and louder.
Soon, the next trailer came out and the video was finished.
“ha-“
People watched while holding their breath, and only then seemed to be able to breathe.
Exclamation burst out here and there, saying, “I don’t know if I’ve seen the drama or the movie.”
The lights are on. Applause broke out starting with Jin Soo-hyuk.
clap clap clap—
The response was that I genuinely enjoyed watching it.
“Thank you for watching everyone. Everyone can go do their own thing.”
People got up and left the conference room.
Then, only the closest officials remained.
“I wonder if it’s also unheard of… . Indeed, it is directed by Hawk O’Brien. How can you make a drama like this?”
Jin Soo-hyeok pondered over the contents of the drama he had just watched. At the same time, I kept wanting to see the next episode.
It was the same for Yoo So-hyun. Even though he appeared and received all the scripts.
“I haven’t even seen the first edited version of the video, but I didn’t know it was directed to this extent.”
It seemed that the term Hawk O’Brien was not for nothing.
In the meantime, Kim Bo-ran looked at netizens’ reactions to watching ＜My Neighbor Diablo＞.
“The response is also good. Regarding acting, Sohyeon, Hong Ah-jin, and Hwang Seong-min have a lot of good reviews.”
“Good thing. Well— I knew it would work, but.”
Kim Bo-ran, who continued to look at the contents, tilted his head.
“There is also something about Mr. Kangsu.”
“You mean that?”
“In the ending credits, Kang-soo’s name is the stunt ‘Mr. You left with ‘Han’. I am very curious about who it is by that name. Maybe it’s because of the action scene at the end of episode 1.”
It was a question that anyone would have guessed if they knew the difficulty of the action.
Of course, the directing was well done, but I couldn’t help but admire the difficulty as it continued for a long time without interruption.
Those who remained in the conference room felt proud.
At that time, Kim Bo-ran’s expression hardened.
“Uh, uh—”
“What’s wrong. sister?”
“Something happened.”
“What’s going on?”
“Someone posted about me witnessing an action scene reshoot.”
At the same time, the eyes of Kim Bo-ran, Teresa, and Yoo So-hyun turned to Kang-soo.
Only Jin Soo-hyeok and Yoo Chae-yeon looked at each other without knowing why.
Then Jin Soo-hyeok asked.
“What is it about?”
“Once I show you.”
Kim Bo-ran found the article on his laptop earlier and displayed it on the big screen.
[I saw it myself when I was shooting the last action scene. Waiting until the day of the broadcast to rob this. that’s real The main character’s stand-in knocked it down while avoiding all the knife attacks without making a single sum. real. (yea＊＊＊)]
There were also comments on the article below.
└ You talk nonsense. is that real? I see. It’s almost one take, but if you do it wrong, people die. (ijfh＊＊＊)
└ Agree to the above. How did you not time the sum of the stunts. (litt＊＊＊)
└ Can’t it be true? (eat13＊＊＊)
└ It’s real. But it doesn’t fit right once. doesn’t seem human. (yea＊＊＊)
└ Don’t lie. If that’s true, that’s a big deal. Safety comes first, so how do you do that? I know that if I do something wrong, it will take a lot of things. (mam＊＊＊)
Yoo Chae-yeon, who was watching this, spoke first.
“Are false information being spread? But it doesn’t seem to be a problem.”
“I look like that too, what’s the problem?”
Jin Soo-hyeok seemed to think the same way.
In response, Kim Bo-ran glanced at him and answered.
“that is… Because it’s not false.”
“… what?”
“What do you mean, Mr. Boran? So, are you saying that the action scene we saw earlier didn’t even match, so we did it for real?”
“… yes.”
The two were shocked by Kim Bo-ran’s short answer. At the same time, his gaze moved toward the river.
Of course, Yoo So-hyun and Kim Bo-ran, who found out about it too late on set, were the same.
Beside her, only Teresa was calm.
Returning life of a retired S-class mercenary