Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 238



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The King of Death Smoke Episode 238

The Last Masterpiece and the Final Choice (11)

Director Hong Ji-ho was wrong.

Surprisingly, it wasn’t millions of people watching this broadcast right now.

-Fifty-two million! Fifty-two million citizens of the water world are sharing this moment with us!

Well, that fact didn’t really make him happy.

“10 years ago, when those two were in school, I should have sat them down and made them do a head-butt… That would have been the way to world peace…”

While the director was holding his head and mumbling, Seo Bom in Manhattan across the sea closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them.

Aislinn Lewis was seen far from the stage, looking nervous.

Even though it was not a discernible distance, he looked quite restless as he glanced at the judges’ table and swallowed dry saliva.

‘I was wrong.’

Seobom admitted it without any selfish intentions.

‘I didn’t know I could throw my pride away like this.’

To Seo Bom, such a concept is vague. But to an actor like Aislin, I know how much meaning and binding force it has.

Aislinn put it down and rolled it up in front of tens of millions of people.

It must not have been easy.

Penelope Olsen’s appearance from afar, frowning, will attest to that.

‘That’s amazing.’

While the audience applauded, Seo Bom joined in and applauded obediently.

It was worth it.

But that was it.

‘What’s the point of letting go of your pride?’

Seobom looked up at the screen in the air with her clear eyes.

The reflected light and the shadows from the stage blended together on Seo Bom’s cheeks, creating a dreamy atmosphere. When the camera captured this scene, exclamations poured out from the audience.

It was an incredibly beautiful sight that happened by chance.

Inside, Seobom gritted his teeth.

‘I gave up on that kind of pride more than 10 years ago…!’

… the inside wasn’t even a little bit cool.

* * *

No matter what, a disciple is a disciple.

Ten days ago, Director Hong Ji-ho sighed and used his connections to the best of his ability to find people who could give advice to Seo Bom.

Those who gathered like that all shook their heads after watching the second audition video and Kangmin’s reaction to it.

-Whew, they say there are two similar people in the world… .

-No, shouldn’t there be one more man like this?! What on earth is going on with the world!

-That man is Ido Na’s senior’s husband.

-You have no right to speak, so be quiet!

-Well, I thought it was too much too… .

The four advisors talked for a while and then kicked out Director Hong, the one who had called them, and spoke separately to Seo Bom through the screen.

Seo Bom, who came out an hour later, blinked her eyes blankly for a moment. Then, she bowed deeply to Hong Ji-ho.

Director Hong asked, feeling anxious.

“What, what is it, Bom? What does that mean?”

“Oh, I was mistaken. I thought it was a historical drama.”

“You’ve never filmed a historical drama before! Tell me! What did you hear?”

“Just put your heart into the filming.”

“Huh? Oh, okay… That’s some good advice, huh… .”

Director Hong Ji-ho blinked, but felt relieved inside. No matter what, he thought that he had not given his junior such ridiculous advice.

But this time, I hope something decent comes out─

Our director David also had similar thoughts.

‘Damn, I can’t wake up… I guess this isn’t a dream… .’

I closed my eyes tightly.

He gave up worrying about whether he had turned around or whether the world had turned around.

‘Ugh, let’s think about it later and focus on the next play for now…! How many critics have been surprised by an actor whose name no one even knew! How can we approach a new masterpiece with this kind of feeling!’

Seobom, Seobom’s work will make you forget this heavy feeling in an instant.

David focused his eyes on the screen with such anticipation.

‘Oh!’

And the second actor did not betray such expectations.

David was instantly absorbed into the screen as if he had never thought of philosophical thoughts before.

[Where is this planet…?]

As shown in the teaser video, Seo Bom is disguised as an alien who is similar to a human but different. The synopsis of this play is that the alien crash-lands in human territory by accident and causes conflict.

To tell the truth, it was a setting that had many concerns even internally.

was not hard SF, but a space opera, and the very act of expressing aliens who were different from humans was too difficult. There were concerns that they had to be different races.

[Check out the planet’s native inhabitants.]

[Let’s begin the observation.]

─But Seobom did it all perfectly.

[They have no sense organs to understand each other’s emotions. All of their communication is through sound waves transmitted through a medium.]

[They have no organ of identification that can guarantee mutual respect. Their class is established by the power that is formed by the belief in the existence of the quantity and form of goods they possess.]

[They do not have the extrasensory ability to detect each other’s lies. All their communication is based on the precarious assumption that everything they say is true.]

[That’s strange.]

[Here is a question.]

[How can they trust each other?]

That was actually the question that Seo Bom had when she was in an orphanage as a child.

Everyone lies.

About 30% of what children the same age say is lies.

However, this does not seem to be the case for older adults. Their lies may be fewer in number, but they are much more clever and deadly.

If so, then why does trust exist in the first place?

Isn’t that some kind of contradictory concept that exploits the ‘naive’ – the relatively low-intelligence ones?

[…I will try to contact you.]

The alien approaches the human to explore this incomprehensible concept. The human is surprised and rambles on, so the alien decides to ‘trust’ him.

And, of course, it fails.

[Loss, 23 rare ores, 3 smelting tools, 8 sets of clothing, 1 dimensional chest, and more.]

[Check the emotional state of the natives.]

[Joy, happiness.]

Aliens continue to attempt contact.

However, even those who initially accepted it kindly and selflessly changed the moment a certain material seemed to be more than necessary. Sometimes, it was common for companions called couples, bound together by ‘love’, to fight and kill each other.

The aliens are puzzled. According to the data obtained from this planet, ‘trust’ and ‘love’ would be the most important values. How can the most important values ​​be so rare?

The alien decides to approach deeper… .

‘I see. Fichte.’

30 minutes later, Director David sighed pleasantly again.

‘The absolute self is real, supra-individual, and beyond all consciousness. In the city it exists as a pure impulse to action, and as a consciousness of duty within the individual self as a moral purpose.’

‘Again, the ethical purpose realizes itself in the world, and in this respect nature and man are instruments that contribute to the good. And again, it is man’s instrument to know what he is doing.’

‘Again, it is the very thought of matter that scatters that infallibility…’

It was amazing.

In a very short one-act play, with only short lines, actress Seo Bom conveyed the entire story convincingly.

It was an acting skill and insight that naturally drew admiration.

‘This is a masterpiece, no, a masterpiece.’

It’s not that I don’t have any regrets, but it’s not cool to say that.

David felt his emotions of excitement and bewilderment wash away in an instant.

Yeah, I wanted to see something like this!

This is exactly what I wanted to see!

‘Even Aislinn Lewis would feel ashamed when she sees this amazing work! What kind of disgrace is this!’

Director David was overwhelmed with emotion.

As the experience of the previous work was an experience, the excitement was even greater than before.

Oh, yeah.

There were many twists and turns,

Really, I’m glad I came here─

[And in the meantime.]

[I met a man.]

Well done… … .

* * *

-Seo Bom, that’s a good name.

For Seo Bom, Kang Min was the first person she didn’t have to suspect of malice.

-I believe in spring. I said I wouldn’t do it anymore.

Kang Min didn’t lie.

In fact, that’s why I was more suspicious at first. Those who use lies as weapons usually hide the most fatal lies within the 99% truth.

But eventually I realized.

In the end, the lie itself wasn’t the problem.

-If you think it’s cool, whether it’s cost-effective or whatever, you have what it takes to be a top actor!

It was natural. Well, Kang Min’s lies weren’t scary at all.

The aliens were saved by a man.

In the latter half of the play, Seo Bom, following the advice of her advisors, revealed her realization without any packaging.

And that was enough.

“ah….”

“How.”

Again, it is always emotion that captures the audience’s heart.

And above that are even more genuine feelings.

The ending, which contained something that had been buried for over 10 years and Seo Bom’s selfish desires, was enough to bring tears to the eyes of even the audience beyond the camera.

“Ugh.”

“They should be happy… That couple should be happy… .”

“Oh, don’t go, alien… .”

and,

In the midst of that sea of ​​tears, Director David sat alone and thought blankly.

‘What the hell, this kid doesn’t even think about hiding it.’

The audience once again gave a standing ovation and shed tears at the heartbreaking ending of the story.

It was a momentum that was not at all behind that of Aislinn Lewis before her.

The audience whispered excitedly.

“I can’t believe it! Who the hell will win?”

“Anyone can understand it!”

“I wondered if it was necessary to come all this way, but I almost regretted it for the rest of my life!”

In the midst of that frenzy, the renowned director David was surprisingly able to reduce the themes of both one-act plays to exactly two words.