Does that work?
The tent pole film ＜Permafrost＞, promoted by the KE Group, was a viral disaster set against the background of Seoul and the Antarctic base in the near future.
“hello.”
Perhaps because of the tens of billions of dollars spent on production, even the supporting actors who appeared briefly were excellent in terms of acting skills and recognition, but it was only during the entire reading that all the cast members could be seen. They were mainly people with high names in the film industry.
[I finally see you.]
[Hello, Director.]
The weight of the role that Yoon Jae-yi will take on in the work was quite high, but Lee Seo-won held onto the role even while Yoon Jae-yi was hesitant to confirm the role.
Director Hanlim Lee of ＜Permafrost＞ was a little dissatisfied with that, but seeing Yoon Jae with his own eyes fit perfectly with the role he had envisioned. In addition, he was able to secure additional investment money through his appearance.
[I heard from Changmin that I also watched ＜Garden of Evil＞. You say that’s your first work?]
[thank you.]
Of course, there were many things that Yoonjae showed. His acting ability, which is hardly a rookie, caused a syndrome from his debut, and led to a high topicality by appearing in any media. I decided that I could show ticket power with a lot of fandom.
[I heard that you are a former soldier… Maybe I should look forward to it?]
[I’d like to do it without a band if possible.]
[Oh······ Our assistant director will like it.]
Besides, being able to do action without a double was a huge advantage. Even if we secured a lot of production costs, we had to tighten our belts because CG and other production costs were overwhelmingly high. The assistant director said that he gave a standing ovation after watching ‘Soldier K-Gathering’ in which Yoon Jae appeared.
‘Who is it?’
‘Hey, I debuted last year, but I’m already obsessed with movies like this?’
‘The trend seems to be the trend. Are you going to focus on movies now?’
At the reading site, there were several people looking at Yunjae as if searching for him. It was the actors who appeared or the officials of the agency who followed them.
It was a prejudiced or benevolent gaze that he was an actor from the drama version. Moon Chang-min approached me in a whirlwind of subtle emotions.
“Jay.”
“brother.”
“Ha, I wish there was a scene where I ran into you.”
“me too. There will be an opportunity later.”
There were also faces that Yoon-Ji knew at the scene. ＜Permafrost＞ has two main points of view: Moon Chang-min plays a role who is caught up in political affairs taking place in Seoul, and Yoon Jae-i is a soldier heading to the Antarctic base, so there is no scene where they encounter each other.
“Are you seeing those seniors for the first time?”
“yes.”
Moon Chang-min, who read the subtle atmosphere, took Yoon-jae and introduced him to other senior actors.
‘I didn’t know he was coming out too.’
Yoonjae felt his body stiffen when he saw a woman approaching him.
“Changmin, introduce me to this handsome friend too.”
“of course. Jay, did you say you watched ‘Children’ too?”
It was actress Choo Young-mi who played his ‘mom’ in ＜Children＞. In the play, he came out as Yoon Jae-yi’s boss and was scheduled to run into him several times at the filming site.
“It is an honour. Senior, my name is Yunjae.”
“You don’t have to be so rigid. But… your name is similar to someone I know.”
“······I often hear that.”
He was able to perform well in ＜Children＞ thanks to the influence of Choo Young-mi. So it was very nice, but I couldn’t tease it. Because I’m facing it as Yoon J, not Yoon Jae Hee.
‘There will be something to be revealed someday.’
So far… I haven’t shown anything in a movie. Moreover, it was difficult to keep the overlaid mask intact.
“hello.”
“It’s Minjae.”
“Mr. Minjae.”
And Kwon Min-jae entered the reading room. He smiled and accepted the greetings of various seniors and juniors and sat next to Yoonjae.
“long time no see.”
“uh. how have you been doing?”
It seemed like he was trying to pretend he was okay, but Yoonjae’s eyes couldn’t be fooled. Kwon Min-jae’s thumb nail was worn out while he was reading the script. It is the mark of chewing well with the mouth. I don’t think it was like that originally…
“I couldn’t get in touch.”
“Ah… I’m busy.”
Kwon Min-jae evaded the script and focused on the script.
‘Let’s see what’s going on.’
While observing Minjae Kwon, Jaeyi Yoon met eyes with Daeun Baek. She pointed at my cell phone to look at it.
(Baek Da-eun) Help me later
(Baek Da-eun) It’s Min-jae’s work.
Yoonjae glanced at her and replied that he knew. I came from the United States, so I didn’t have many friends in Korea, and I didn’t have any friends in the industry, but thanks to Kwon Min-jae, I was able to quickly become friends with actors of the same age. If I can help, I should help.
“Let’s start reading.”
All the actors sat down and opened the script. There were so many presidential seniors, so it was a solemn atmosphere.
After opening, some people took pictures or made videos for promotional materials. There were many pictures of Yoonjae and Kwon Minjae sitting side by side.
“Are you in the minister?”
“You can’t go in!”
Upon entering the reading, Kwon Min-jae also forgot his nervousness and concentrated on giving his lines. Yoon Jae also turned over the script and focused on the breathing of the other actors.
‘Something… exquisite.’
I only looked at the character synopsis and confirmed my appearance, but when I received the completed script, there were parts that were subtly similar to myself.
Yoon Jae-yi will play the role of a soldier who participated in the return operation of the Antarctic base researchers, but survived alone after experiencing some kind of incident. He reported what he had experienced in Antarctica, but was dishonorably discharged after being charged with allowing members to die by a superior trying to cover up the incident.
“Are you going to Antarctica again?”
“There is a suitable person.”
As the scene changed, the assistant director recited the situation.
“Youngdo, who was exercising while holding onto the iron bar on the ceiling, opened the front door at the sound of a knock.”
“Captain Jin, it’s been a while.”
Choo Young-mi recited a line, and Yoon-jae opened his mouth.
“……What are you doing?”
The dialogue itself was nothing special. However, the veteran soldier’s heavy and dry feeling was well preserved. The reading scene cooled down in an atmosphere where you could feel the story in just one word.
‘Hey, does it feel good?’
The director nodded, and the middle-aged actor also glanced at Yoon-jae before returning to focusing on the script. In the meantime, the assistant director recited the fingerprints, and the exchange of lines between Choo Young-mi and Yoon Jae began.
“When did you come to pick up the truth when you left it behind for the sake of the country?”
“We are in a bit of a hurry.”
“Good for you.”
“Captain Jin. How many times have you woken up in the emergency room? Aren’t you tired?”
Jin Young-do suffered from the trauma of being the only one who survived, and made several extreme choices before failing. This is the part where I feel that Yoon Jae-yi resembles the character ‘Jin Yeong-do’ in the play.
“If you’re going to die, why don’t you find a good place? It’s not like we end up lonely in a small room like this…”
While the assistant director recited the passage, Yoon Jae took his eyes off the script and looked at Choo Young-mi on the other side. Even though they were just exchanging glances without saying anything, it seemed like sparks were flying.
‘Really good…’
I didn’t put too much effort into it because it was a simple reading, but I had the power to control the atmosphere. Kwon Min-jae, who was watching it from the side, clenched his fists.
***
“You worked hard!”
After a long reading, the atmosphere was disbanded. Yoonjay was greeted by several senior actors and looked at the situation. Kwon Min-jae hadn’t gotten up from his seat yet.
“Are you doing well?”
“thank you.”
“See you again during filming.”
Looking at the back of Choo Young-mi with complicated eyes, Yoon Jae-yi met Baek Da-eun’s eyes. Eventually, the two came out following Kwon Min-jae, who had a bad expression.
“What are you doing?”
“what. suddenly.”
“Tell me quickly. Why didn’t you contact me?”
While Baek Da-eun blocked Kwon Min-jae and questioned him, Yoon Jae looked at Kwon Min-jae without saying anything.
‘It looks like he’s nervous and anxious somewhere.’
My eyes are bloodshot, probably because I didn’t sleep well, and I think I’ve lost a bit of weight. Yoonjae reassured Kwon Min-jae’s manager, who was restless behind the scenes. And I asked right away.
“Did you have an accident?”
“It’s not like that.”
“Or… who are you harassing?”
Kwon Min-jae looked at Yoon-jae in surprise.
“Right.”
“what? You made an accident, you are suffering, tell me quickly.”
“that is······.”
Kwon Min-jae was inspired by Yoon Jae-yi’s acting in ＜The Garden of Evil＞. It was not jealousy or envy, but a healthy spirit of improvement.
‘I want to act like her.’
I already had the experience of being a child actor, but I felt that I was lacking.
(Unknown) Minjae, have you been busy lately?
In the meantime, a suspicious contact that suddenly appeared. He said he ignored it at first. It’s not like I don’t have a phone number to get in touch with…
However, this person is said to be on a different level than the person he has been through.
At first, he took pictures of him going to the local gym and sent them to me, but now he says it has gotten worse, such as putting the body of a dead magpie on the car.
“I heard there are a lot of stalker cases in the entertainment world these days…”
Yoonjae brushed his chin down and pondered.
“Why are you talking about that now?”
“It won’t change anything if we talk.”
“I was worried because I couldn’t contact you. make some contact Did you report it to the police?”
It is said to have been reported. However, he did not commit a clear crime, and he told me to wait a bit, saying that many other celebrities suffer from this kind of obsession.
In addition, it is said that the agency is also keeping quiet because they are afraid that the filming of ＜Permafrost＞, which is a blockbuster movie, will be hindered.
“No, is that important now?”
“Daeun. Don’t say anything to our manager hyung.”
Kwon Min-jae said that he thought he would just have to endure it because he would soon be cranking in. But he didn’t know what to do in a situation that was getting worse.
“For now… I’m still not responding…”
“That was good.”
Yoonjae, who had been silently listening to the conversation between the two, intervened.
“The more attention they receive, the more they do it.”
“Mr. Jay, can you be a detective?”
“I’ve been through something similar before.”
There was a time when I caught a persistent stalker who followed Emma Stewart, and coincidentally, I had a lot of scenes with Kwon Min-jae on set. I am worried because I know the circumstances to just move on.
“I will help you.”
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***
After a few days like that, ＜Permafrost＞ cranked in. The place where Yoonjay came was a large studio covered in green chroma key for CG shooting.
“······ These days, it seems like they don’t have a gosa or something like that.”
“I’m not doing. I heard that old directors still do it now…”
By the way, ‘nowadays’? You speak like you’ve been through it before. Baek Da-eun felt strange, but she passed it for now. Solving your best friend’s problems comes first.
“How are you going to help Minjae?”
“I need to find a suspicious person.”
Baek Da-eun frowned at the same answer as the alumni answer.
“I need further explanation.”
“I looked at the text message Minjae received from beginning to end.”
“How are you?”
“I was persistent.”
Having obtained Kwon Min-jae’s cooperation, Yoon Jae-yi looked through the texts and letters he received. I found a peculiarity of the sentence and inferred the personality or combined the time to send a picture.
“I think it will probably be a person in this industry with a high probability. You can also come in by applying as a low-level staff member at the filming site. Or, since there are so many people, I don’t think anyone would even notice if they sneaked in.”
“Security on set isn’t that strict.”
I was just starting out, so there were some messy things.
“But how many of our film crew are there, can you identify the suspicious person?”
“It’s possible.”
There was no doubt in Baek Da-eun’s eyes. Sensing an unspoken question asking for more, Yunjae answered in a dry tone.
“It is a habit. looking out for people.”
“Is that really going to happen?”
“It worked.”
“Then have you memorized all the low-level staff members of the works you’ve participated in so far?”
“yes.”
“Could it be… even now?”
It’s just, obsessive-compulsive. I had to know to some extent and keep it under my control so that I could prepare for the enemy. Yunjae raised his arm and pointed at someone.
“That’s Choi Hyeong-woo from the lighting team, Kim Yong-ju from the props team, and the person just passing by is Choo Young-mi’s stylist.”
“wow······.”
“There are a total of 5 entrances and 3 emergency exits on this set, and the fire-related preparations are good…”
“her.”
Baek Da-eun looked up at Yoon-jae, feeling full of energy .