Chapter 536 – #79. Casting Directed by Yeon Hwa-Jeong (8)
Even though I am director Yeon Hwa-jeong’s main character, I am not someone who can be involved in casting.
It was so absurd that I didn’t have that kind of authority, so the senior actor asked me how I was casted for the lead role.
‘How is it! I passed the audition fair and square and was cast as the main character!!”
After hanging up the phone, I contacted Bianca to find out about her circumstances, and something really absurd was happening.
Rumors spread in the industry that I was cast in director Yeon Hwa-jeong’s work as a result of an illegal solicitation.
This was an act of ignoring both the coach and me.
They argued that director Yeon Hwa-jung had no choice but to cast me as the main character, who was encouraged by investors to produce an experimental action movie that everyone else stopped.
Without such a behind-the-scenes story, can that explain why a male idol was suddenly cast as the main character?
‘You don’t know anything, but you talk recklessly as if it’s true…’
It was a side effect of not building a career step by step like Juni.
No one thought that I would have won the lead role in director Yeon Hwa-jeong’s work with my skills.
The only people who thought that way were my friends.
‘It happened because I didn’t have too much to build on my acting side… People’s thoughts are too twisted.’
This prejudice must be broken.
‘I’m pissed off, but I can’t help it because I haven’t shown anything yet.’
If you shoot a movie and see the result, people who think that way will probably go into their mouths.
However, there was still a year left before filming, and now I had to suffer here and there.
Besides, I don’t think I’m the only one who suffers like this.
Isn’t director Yeon Hwa-jeong also suffering from various places?
On the side of investors, for example.
However, there was no news that there was a problem in that part, as if director Yeon Hwa-jeong was blocking it on her own.
‘It’s true that I got a ridiculous opportunity in my current position. Still, isn’t this kind of rude?’
If you are an actor, you want to appear in director Yeon Hwa-jeong’s work at least once, and if you can build a network with her, you know very well that there are many people who will jump right in with her socks.
After thinking for a while, the phone hung up.
I was going to block the number, but since I didn’t answer, I decided to just turn off my mind because I didn’t want to come again.
“You must be tired too. Haven’t you contacted the director?”
“Why are you saying such unpleasant things to the director? The director must be having a hard time too. I have to deal with this on my own.”
I am still in constant contact with the director.
Not only did I give my homework and it was over, but the director even told me the process of the film.
It was clear that he cared for me, who knew nothing about the scene, and informed me.
You must be busy just preparing for the project, but paying attention to it like this was tantamount to receiving preferential treatment.
“Are you going to contact the director today?”
“Huh. I need to get my homework and turn it in.”
“What homework did the director give you this time?”
Juni, who was very envious after hearing the news of my casting, showed great interest after hearing that I was receiving acting guidance from the director these days.
What kind of homework I get, how I do my homework, and how I get evaluated for it.
From people around
Everyone wanted to know, and if it was helpful to Jun, he was willing to share it because he didn’t have to hide it.
“I think it’s related to the main character’s costume.”
“It’s a character idea.”
“Huh.”
“But does hyung even have to pay attention to the clothes?”
“Wouldn’t that be better than not thinking at all?”
“That’s right.”
The director was meticulously teaching me how to act, one by one, as if I were a beginner in acting.
“And the director listens to my thoughts and exchanges opinions with each other rather than teaching me.”
“Exchanging opinions… Very cool I’ve seen seniors filming while discussing scenes with the director on set. I really wanted to do something like that.”
“You can do it too.”
She is currently acting mainly in minor roles, but with Juni’s acting skills, she will be able to play the lead role.
Since Airplane is doing well, Joon-yi was an attractive actor just because of his popularity.
“I don’t know if it will be helpful to you because the director gave me homework, but if possible, why don’t you try it with me too?”
“Try it? What, what?”
Knowing but pretending not to know
“It’s the homework the director gave you. There’s nothing wrong with writing it down personally. I’m not even going to show it to the director.”
“Me, am I alone?”
“Huh. We may not be able to deliver it to the director, but aren’t we able to do it ourselves? I think it would be nice if I could do character research with you because I could hear various opinions.”
It wasn’t that bad for me.
Jun, who is more serious about acting than I am, so I will give you a lot of helpful opinions.
“…”
“You don’t have to be embarrassed. You knew because you kept telling me what homework I was doing anyway. I also meant to ask for help because I thought it would be helpful if you said something.”
“If you say that, I can’t help it. Thank you.”
Juni pursed his lips, embarrassed, but did not forget to say thank you.
Boy! To be peculiar.
Even though Jun-yi was envious of me for acting, he was steadily building his career.
Look at it now
What kind of controversy arose when I was cast in director Yeon Hwa-jeong’s work?
However, if someone like Joon-i, who builds up his career step by step, had been cast, this level of controversy would not have arisen.
The path Juni walked was a stable one, and I couldn’t see it as wrong just because it was slower than mine.
However, I was in a high risk high return situation.
If I succeed in appearing in director Yeon Hwa-jung’s film, the spoils that will return to me will be very valuable.
‘But how easy is success? Some say it’s time for even a monkey to fall from a tree.’
It was a situation where the public opinion that I would ruin Director Yeon Hwa-jeong’s film was forming a general trend.
At first, when I heard that I was casted, the fans who had liked me saying that I had done a great job were secretly expressing their concerns.
I didn’t even act properly, but I was asked what to do if I took on a role that was too big and ruined it.
I also hoped that he would win and win by doing only what he was good at.
“Is it time for you to take care of Jun? Is your current schedule manageable?”
At that time, Kyung-tae expressed concern that he thought my current schedule was too excessive.
I’m too busy living and dying, but how are you going to handle it if Jun is included?
“When have I ever collapsed because I was having a hard time? You know i’m strong And I haven’t even started being really busy yet.”
When the preparation process is over and work begins in earnest, the current busyness will come out in a funny situation.
“The problem is that you work too hard on anything. If you’ve built up a career like this, you’ll be able to use some tricks.”
“What is the point? If you do that, it’s your own loss. I’m not trying hard. How can I love the people who are cursing me right now? You will never see that.”
Maybe because I liked the song, the choreographer created the choreography in an instant.
The lyrics came out well too.
Almost all comeback schedules have been set.
The members started to take care of their bodies vigorously again, and I was taking care of my body harder than anyone else as I overlapped my movie appearance and comeback.
Of course, my body wouldn’t spread if I didn’t do these exercises, but I tend to follow what the members do as much as possible.
“Don’t worry about me.”
“How can you not worry? Besides, it’s not long before that day.”
As soon as the word ‘that day’ came out, the tension of the members’ atmosphere plummeted.
“Ah! Why do you talk like that bro? What a good thing.”
Even though the members understood my situation, my worries about that day did not completely disappear.
I was especially worried about my mental health.
After I hold a press conference, people around me will pour out all sorts of swear words, asking if I can endure it with a normal mentality.
It was something I hadn’t experienced yet, so I vaguely said that I would be able to endure it, but to be honest, I couldn’t be scared at all.
“A man and a woman can meet and fall in love! People are too far fetched when it comes to celebrity work.”
“I can’t help it because I’m an idol.”
“Am I rather cool inside? I hope that day will come soon and reveal everything.”
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to get help from an item only at that time if you think your mental state will be shaken.
I don’t know how shaken I’ll be at this age, when I’ve always maintained a firm mentality against malicious comments…
If I was really struggling mentally, I thought I would be flexible.
And maybe because I had a reliable method, my mentality has been well established up until now.
At the press conference, they said it was necessary to maintain a sympathetic attitude, but I didn’t want to do that.
‘I’m proudly revealing my family, so I have to buy sympathy?’
It’s not something I like very much.
I was thinking about what kind of attitude I would show while receiving advice from Yeon Joo and the members.
At least I won’t bow my head servilely at a press conference.
I will politely apologize to fans who feel betrayed by hiding my family…
I will not be ashamed of the existence of my family.
The press conference, which seemed so far away, was really not far away.
It was something I had been preparing for a long time, and I had put all my energy into composing for the last 7 days.
I never doubted that the talents I had would help me to be who I am.
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The date for the press conference was exactly two months from now.
By that time, I thought that I would be able to make a comeback because the preparations for the comeback were all over.
We will hold a press conference as soon as we announce our comeback, and we will also renew our contract.
And there were people who absolutely needed help for the press conference.
Our dedicated airplane team.
I had to confess my situation to them and ask for help at a press conference.
“Until now, because of security, I had discussed it only with the CEO and was hiding it.”
“Under… Did the CEO know?”
“Yes.”
“I feel like I’ve been stabbed in the foot by an ax I believe in.”
Even in the dedicated team, there are team leaders who direct the work, and I gathered the team leaders and confessed my situation.
Yeonjoo’s sister also said that now is the right time to talk, and even I think now is the perfect time for the dedicated teams to prepare.
“I’m sorry for hiding this secret for so long.”
“You mean the members know? Do you understand?”
“Yes. The kids were nice, so they worried about me.”
“It’s fortunate. And while it’s sad that he hid it from us, it’s a good thing. A secret is not a secret if many people know it.”
The team leaders were astonished for a while, and quickly grasped the situation and tried to come up with countermeasures.
Looking at it, I felt reassured.
It is because these people are with me that Airplane can be where it is today.
