Chapter 418 – Audition
Seo Joo-hwan recalled the original purpose and said.
“Hyung, I’m trying to learn.”
There was no tension on Seo Ju-hwan’s face when he said that. It’s like saying ‘the weather is nice today’ and saying hello in the morning.
This was the reason Bae Seong-geun’s reaction was delayed by one beat.
“… I think I didn’t hear something, could you say it again?”
“You heard that right. I will try to learn.”
The next moment, Bae Sung-geun’s face brightened. He burst out laughing after asking Seo Joo-hwan for his doctor several times.
“Good idea! I will raise you, Joo-hwan, into a really good actor! Believe me!”
After saying that, Bae Seong-geun immediately took out the documents from his bag.
“Now, if you’ve made up your mind, shall we sign the contract right away?”
“…… ?”
Seo Ju-hwan looked at the documents with a puzzled face. Could that be a contract?
Bae Seong-geun explained with a happy face.
“Here, look here. Isn’t this what you do to a rookie without a career? But you’re doing it unconventionally because I’ve been hooked on it for the first time in years. The original industry standard, if you look at this…….”
It was true. So far, Bae Seong-geun has always been waiting for an opportunity to come, and he has always been carrying around the contract. He didn’t pay attention to Seo Ju-hwan’s eyes looking at him as if he was absurd, and continued talking.
“First, let’s raise public awareness. You have a strong impression because you have a good physique in the mask of a wolf? So if you shine your face a few times, your recognition will rise quickly. In my opinion, starting with dramas with a lot of home viewers… Coincidentally, a close PD-nim told me that a late-night drama would be in the near future, right? If so, it’s a pretty significant supporting role… Of course, it should be smoke, but…….”
Bae Seong-geun went wild.
Seo Joo-hwan shook his hand and calmed him down.
“Brother, wait, wait. Did you hear me right? I’m not saying I’ll continue to do it professionally, but it’s a one-time thing?”
“…….”
Bae Seong-geun flinched for a moment, but then raised his thumb and said.
“Once upon a time, it was said that it started half way. And if you find your own talent, nothing is as fun as that. It’s unconditional because you have talent on this side. How many actors did I discover? Cancer, one hundred percent.”
Bae Seong-geun lined up his career as if he was trying to somehow give him his trust. It is mainly about which actors have been discovered so far.
Seo Joo-hwan looked at him with absurd eyes and nodded his head more and more interestingly. This is because the names of some known actors came out of Bae Seong-keun’s mouth his.
“Really? Was the heroine of that drama also the one you found?”
“Okay. I brought it because it was a pity that it was rotting away in a small theater club somewhere.”
“Is that the person who appeared in the movie Seongyejeon as a supporting character?”
“He was originally a member of a boy group. However, I was a mangdol whose popularity was at the bottom, and the contract ended and the group disbanded. I tried to enter a small entertainment company again, and I brought him to me because I was tempted to learn.”
“Alas, he didn’t originally want to be an actor.”
“Uh, he said that he dreamed of becoming a singer since he was little… To be honest, it was obvious that I wouldn’t be able to do it with that singing ability. Instead, he showed talent in acting, so he rolled it, and now he has become a well-known actor.”
“In the end, the singer gave up. Aren’t you sorry?”
“I was sorry at first. He suddenly felt embarrassed when he was told to learn. But did I tell you a while ago? People can’t have that much fun if they do what they do well. That’s why he is serious about acting now.”
In addition, various examples have emerged.
A contestant who came for an open audition.
An amateur who used acting as content on WeTube.
Not an actor, but even an assistant director for a college club that dreamed of directing.
Seo Joo-hwan was deeply impressed.
‘You really have a good eye for acting.’
Of course, you shouldn’t believe everything as it is. I’m probably exaggerating to a certain extent because I’m saying this to tempt him, and I’m not talking about failures.
But even taking that into consideration, Bae Seong-geun’s eyes for recognizing actors were genuine. He was always seen as lax because of ‘Whisper’, but his ability to execute and discernment were worth acknowledging.
Seo Joo-hwan quietly listened to the story and said with a smile.
“There is nothing more fun than doing what he is good at. I agree with you.”
“Is not it? You too will fall in love with it after one shoot. The story of a one-time thing will go into it.”
“Things like that happen, too. By the way, brother, have you forgotten anything?”
“Did you forget?”
Bae Seong-geun narrowed his eyes.
Seo Joo-hwan shrugged his shoulders and said. It was the move that Bae Seong-geun often said was unlucky.
“I am good at many things besides acting. Very.”
“…….”
A sigh escaped Bae Sung-geun’s mouth.
Yes. Seo Joo-hwan was unlucky, but he was a very good guy. Aside from being tall and handsome, he was a very successful writer. In addition, he sang well enough to say that Seong Yu-jin is a monster.
‘Right. Chew. That’s why he wasn’t flirting with me.’
He was such a good guy that there was no part where he could present a clear advantage.
Seo Joo-hwan shook his hand as he saw Seong-geun Bae collapse. He didn’t bring it up to boast about himself, which he had grown tired of. I just tried to calm down the runaway Bae Seong-geun a little.
Above all, he was the one who brought up the story of the current actor first.
“Brother, calm down and listen to me. There is something I want to ask of you before the contract.”
“… Request?”
“Uh. My brother recommended a drama to me a while ago. But I have something else I want to do.”
“What do you want to do? Do you want to do a movie?”
“Oh, right.”
“It’s a movie…….”
Bae Seong-geun repeated with a mysterious expression.
‘Well, the movie isn’t bad either. I don’t see any works worth filming right away, but if you ask around…….’
Do you know one or two people in the industry? It’s been over 10 years since I’ve been following the field and managing personal connections since I was in school before I even joined the company.
It was when I was thinking of a few people to contact.
Seo Ju-hwan broke his thoughts.
“The murderer I spoke of yesterday. I want to try that.”
“… What?”
A look of bewilderment appeared on Bae Sung-geun’s face.
*
Seo Joo-hwan and Bae Sung-geun first headed to Lee Chae-hee’s house. It was because her contact came from her suffering from menstrual cramps.
“Come! My pain reliever… !”
Lee Chae-hee greeted Seo Joo-hwan with a dark dying face.
“Quick massage… !”
“Haha… Yes, got it.”
Seo Joo-hwan smiled awkwardly and nodded his head. She firmly believed that the reason her menstrual cramps got better yesterday was because of his massage her.
“What kind of massage… ?”
Only Bae Seong-geun tilted his head with an expression that he did not understand.
After a while, Lee Chae-hee stretched her face with her much more refreshed face.
“Oh, I will live for a while now. By the way, what were you doing at your company? Only Joo-hwan called, but Seong-geun came too?”
Bae Seong-geun shook his head.
“Sister, there was a scandal yesterday, but are you crazy that only Joo-hwan is singing today?”
“Oh my, look at how he talks to his older sister his.”
Lee Chae-hee crossed her arms and continued her words.
“Don’t worry. It’s been a while since I’ve given you a fuck, so everyone is going to buy some. You know? If I cross the line, I will sue.”
“… Ah yes. Yes.”
I know. Seriously, among the actresses’ nicknames, is there a ‘mad dog’? When she gets her eyes rolling, she accuses her of being a reporter or something.
“Anyway, so what were you doing? If nothing else happens, shall we have a drink today?”
“Sister, please restrain yourself. You have to take care of yourself.”
Bae Seong-geun tackled right away.
Lee Chae-hee snorted at her.
“Sung-geun, your sister is a pro. Actor Jjambab 29 years professional. Of course, you take care of the arrangement~ And the schedule is all over now, so what kind of management? They said I was going to start filming soon, so I lost weight in a hurry, so my menstrual cycle changed! Right now, you have to gain some weight to be at a normal weight!”
I even had menstrual irregularities because I purposely made my body look emaciated to match the role I was assigned. However, the schedule was ruined because of a drug addict. Lee Chae-hee was going crazy because of the unfairness.
However, Bae Seong-geun refuted one by one with a face that was incomprehensible.
“Then, would you rather eat? Are you crazy about gaining weight with alcohol? And you know that if the casting time gets longer, you can shoot the latter part first.”
“Ugh. Seong-geun Shut Up! Don’t just pick the right words! That’s why you don’t have a girlfriend!”
“Yes, I will shut up. But I can’t drink today.”
“It’s my drink! It’s my home!”
“Yes, I am your manager. Is it natural for a manager to manage the actors in charge?”
“… Seongnaa~ Ahh. Can I introduce you to a pretty actress?”
“Where are you? Would you like to do that in your mid-thirties?”
“… Wanna die?”
“Anyway, I’ll just accept the introduction. Until the day I die, I won’t be involved in a relationship with a celebrity.”
No matter what Lee Chae-hee said, Bae Seong-geun was immovable.
Eventually she gave up her persuasion and grumbled limp on her sofa.
“… Sung-geun is not cute. When she was young, it was cute to chase after her older sister her.”
“That’s what my sister bullied me for… Anyway, refrain from drinking alcohol, and please persuade Ju-Hwan together.”
“Eh? What persuasion?”
“Joo-hwan said he would finally try her acting her…….”
“Oh oh?!”
Lee Chae-hee looked back at Seo Joo-hwan with her face full of interest.
Seo Joo-hwan smiled with a puzzled expression. It’s because Bae Seong-geun’s expression of her did not look good after she said her opinion of her.
Bae Seong-geun shook her head and continued.
“They want to play the role of ‘The Killer’ in ‘Stalker.'”
“… What?”
Lee Chae-hee’s face hardened.
*
An hour ago.
‘Finally, Joo-hwan is acting… !’
Bae Seong-geun wanted Seo Ju-hwan to walk the path of an actor. Because he saw a brilliant talent in him, and she felt a near-intuition that he would succeed.
But this is not it.
“Juhwan-ah, let’s start with something else. No ‘stalker’.”
It was Bae Seong-geun who told Seo Joo-hwan about the movie ‘Stalker’. But the reason I said that was not to encourage you to try out for a vacant role. It was just a story from a drinking party.
Bae Seong-geun tried to persuade Seo Joo-hwan gently. However, Seo Ju-hwan did not give up his stubbornness of her. He didn’t raise his voice his or show his excitement his, but he never changed his mind.
Bae Seong-geun spoke well for a long time, and finally opened his mouth with a serious face.
“That role is not an easy one to get just because it is vacant.”
The ‘murderer’ that Seo Joo-hwan covets is a role that appears and exits at the beginning. However, it is also a role that requires very high acting skills compared to the quantity. It is because the role has a very strong impact as it has to lead the early part.
Bae Seong-geun continued with a hard face.
“I guess I gave you too much. I told you that you have talent, but it takes a lot of practice and experience for that talent to shine. You are a beginner with nothing yet.”
Talent and skill are not synonymous. In order to have enough skills, it takes bone-breaking effort.
It was the right theory, but it was a very frustrating idea for Seo Joo-hwan.
‘How can I convince you? I can’t even talk about the system.’
It is the ability of the system that can drastically shorten the painstaking effort. He has already raised the current grade of his ‘acting’ talent to A+.
Bae Seong-geun, unaware of the circumstances, still had a hardened face.
“Juhwan-ah, let’s think again. It’s not a position I can put in through networking, and even if I could, it’s a position I shouldn’t be doing.”
This is because it is a work in which Lee Chae-hee, not anyone else, entered the lead role. Bae Seong-geun was well aware that Lee Chae-hee had fallen into mannerisms recently. In such a situation, it was not possible to put Seo Joo-hwan, a novice, in the role of confrontation with Lee Chae-hee at the beginning of the movie.
While opinions were conflicting, Lee Chae-hee contacted me.
And now.
Lee Chae-hee put her chin on her chin and looked at Seo Ju-hwan and said.
“I didn’t see it that way, but Joo-hwan has less conscience than I thought? I mean, you’re trying to get into your first project as a back.”
Lee Chae-hee’s voice was colder than usual.
Seo Joo-hwan scratched the corners of his eyes and spoke calmly.
“Well. First of all, there is a bit of a misunderstanding.”
“What misunderstanding?”
“I didn’t have any intention of going into the bag.”
Really. In the first place, I didn’t even think that Lee Chae-hee would be able to play a supporting role as a back in the work that she was preparing with all her might.
“In the middle of talking about it with Seong-geun hyung, my sister called and cut off the conversation?”
“Aha, is it my fault?”
“Ah, rather than a fault, it was a little bad timing. Anyway, I’m not saying I’m going to go back, I’d like to audition if possible.”
“… Audition?”
“Yes. Yesterday, Sung-geun hyung said that. There will be a private audition soon.”
Now, the production company is in a situation where they urgently need to find an actor suitable for the role of ‘The Murderer’, which has become vacant. However, most of the actors with acting skills have already entered other works or turned down roles once. Because of that, the production company sent a message about the private audition to a small agency that would normally not have paid attention to it.
“Aha.”
Lee Chae-hee’s eyebrows moved. She said, smiling as if she was having fun.
“So, Joo-hwan, who has never acted before, will you prepare, audition, and get the role in a week?”
“Yes.”
“Do you think it will be possible?”
“Yes.”
Seo Joo-hwan calmly nodded, and Lee Chae-hee’s smile deepened in her.
At some point, Bae Seong-geun, who closed her mouth, looked at Lee Chae-hee with a white face.
‘Why is Joo-hwan acting like that guy from earlier! Wasn’t he this stupid?’
Now, Seo Ju-hwan’s words were misleading. Doesn’t he seem to take the job of being an actor at first glance?
‘No, is it right to look at it funny?’
Maybe it’s not a misunderstanding. Isn’t he the guy who pretended to be proud of himself by saying that he knew how to do a lot of things? It’s true that he’s really good, and he’s basically a smirk, so I’ve taken it as a joke, but now….
At that time, Seo Joo-hwan said.
“Oh, I hope you can help me practice.”
It was a surprisingly bold face.
Lee Chae-hee smiled at her and tilted her head.
“Why am I?”
“Because that would be good for my sister.”
“… Isn’t that good for you?”
“Yes, it will be good for your sister.”
Saying that, Seo Joo-hwan smiled brightly.
‘I can’t even properly explain it anyway.’
Even if they are a little misunderstood, it would be quicker to show them directly.
In any case, it is not enough to go only to Seoul.
*
A week later.
Seo Joo-hwan arrived at the audition hall.
