The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 33



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Episode 33

A hazy figure standing alone in the dark sea.

But that blurriness was clearer than anything else in the world to Yuseol’s eyes.

There was no time to react or feel emotion.

As soon as I heard Hyunsoo and Gunhoo’s voices, tears started to flow.

‘What I’m doing right now… … is it acting… …?’

Yoo Seol’s sadness is drawn out by Geon-hoo’s feelings calling her.

It felt like he was sharing Jeon I-seo’s sadness with her, rather than simply acting out a role.

This is exactly why I’m confused as to whether what I’m doing now is acting or not.

Come to think of it, Lee Seo has never properly expressed her feelings until now.

‘I’ve been good at packaging myself since I was little.’

He had an appearance that attracted attention wherever he went, and other people’s eyes followed him.

I became sensitive to other people’s gaze.

So I had no choice but to follow.

So strictly speaking, it is packaged.

When I came to my senses, I was preparing to become an idol.

It failed and people around me were worried and concerned.

Yishu sometimes thought that it might be a reproach and a criticism.

It is said that one of the members started broadcasting on the Internet.

I heard that you have entered the entertainment industry.

Some members are preparing for their second life by working part-time at a cafe, while others seem to have become influencers.

All their dreams were turned upside down.

‘It’s probably because of me.’

Because among all the sparkling real things, there was a ‘fake’ version of myself.

So I can’t stop.

Oneself… must become ‘real’.

If I don’t properly tie up the package that surrounds me, the very existence of Jeon I-seo may collapse.

For the past ten years, Lee has lived in such fear.

I remember something I once heard from a senior member of the extreme group.

‘The character exists within the actor from the beginning.’

Looking back, life was all smoke.

I acted bright and innocent so as not to break down while being conscious of other people’s eyes and carrying the unwanted life of another person.

The package, which had barely maintained its shape with the string of fear and the loose knot of smoke, burst in front of Geon-hoo, who had come to find Yuseol after ten years.

Gunhoo’s voice says this.

My feelings for you are real.

‘So now you too, stop spitting out what’s really yours.’

The fleeting thoughts soon scattered to pieces.

Before she knew it, Lee Seo was simply following the emotions swirling inside her.

Fear is sadness, and at the same time, sorrow.

Yishu was feeling some of those emotions bursting out right now.

I think I have a little bit of an idea what acting is.

Acting.

Your feelings.

The inner self that Jeon I-seo originally possessed… …is being expressed to the world in a slightly different form.

“Why are you so… late?”

At this moment, ‘Yuseol’ became ‘real’ by borrowing Jeon I-seo’s existence.

* * *

The reunion of Gun-hoo and Yoo-seol after 10 years was given the okay in one go.

However, Maeng Jong-ho, who actually gave the okay sign, just kept rewinding the takes for a while with an unreadable expression on his face.

The guard who had been watching this came over and opened his mouth.

“That thing just now… was different from the script, wasn’t it?”

Maeng Jong-ho nodded.

That scene earlier was one that the director hadn’t pictured in his head.

As seen at the script reading, there was originally a conversation between Gun-hoo and Yoo-seol in that scene.

We face each other, hug, and talk about our body temperatures that have changed over the past 10 years.

Each line was placed so that it was organically connected to a past flashback scene, and it was a scene that was written with great care as it was the scene that announced the real beginning of the movie.

But the acting of Kim Hyun-soo and Jeon Yi-seo just now was completely different from that.

The two did not say a word to each other.

‘It’s different from ad-lib.’

If the acting of those two actors just now was simply ad-lib, Maeng Jong-ho would not have had such a hard time.

‘Let’s be honest with ourselves.’

This is not the first time that Gun-hoo and Yoo-seol have acted differently from the script.

From the first filming, the two acted with a ‘knot’ that was slightly different from the script.

Does an actor act differently from the script prepared by the director for a long time?

To be honest, this was not a pleasant situation for the director.

It felt like I was ignoring the world I had drawn, and sometimes I even felt a sense of self-loathing, thinking that maybe I was the one who had drawn a world that was worth ignoring… … .

‘but.’

Stanislavsky, known as the father of acting, said this.

‘Actors should naturally evoke emotions through sincere actions.’

Geon-hoo just called out and Yuseol just sat down and cried.

But that alone… … .

‘It was true.’

That’s why Maeng Jong-ho must have shouted the okay sign without even knowing it.

Although it was different from the scene they had drawn, it was the result of the two actors truly ‘immersing themselves’ into the characters of Gun-hoo and Yoo-seol.

‘I wonder… is there anything I need to add here?’

Maeng Jong-ho’s eyes turned to the blurry figure on the monitor.

‘Kim Hyun-soo, what on earth are you?’

At first, I just thought it had tremendous potential.

I just thought I had a talent that was superior to others.

But the more I captured his acting on camera, the more I realized that this idea was a complete misconception.

Kim Hyun-soo always shows more than what Maeng Jong-ho expected.

It is something that goes beyond eliciting the emotions of the other actor and even affects the director’s own ‘world’.

“Let’s admit it.”

‘I am still lacking as a director.’

Maeng Jong-ho still doesn’t know what Kim Hyun-soo has.

But he knows clearly what he must do.

‘Until I finish this movie… … .’

We need to properly capture what they have on screen.

* * *

“Thank you for your hard work today!”

After wrapping up their first day of filming in the fall, the Torso on the Blue team finally had their first proper get-together.

It could be said that this was the first dinner where most of the cast members gathered together.

The location is a raw fish restaurant in Taean.

The sound of waves crashing in between the drunkards’ boisterous conversations adds to the atmosphere.

“Huh?! You met Sister Jumi?”

Seo-i, who had been chatting with Hyun-soo, opened her eyes wide in surprise.

“Huh? Does Seo Lee know actress Joo-mi Choi?”

Lee Seo nodded with a happy face at Hyun Soo’s question.

“Of course! It was just for a short while, but we used to be trainees at the same company. Is she still the same?”

Hyunsoo nodded with a bitter expression(?) at Leeseo’s muttering.

“Ah, yeah. There are a lot of things to learn from actress Choi Ju-mi in many ways… … .”

“She was such a kind and gentle sister.”

“……huh?”

Gentle and kind-hearted?

“Whenever I was having a hard time practicing dance, she would appear from somewhere, bring me snacks, and cheer me up. She was like an angel.”

Cheer me up?

Angelic sister?

“I was so happy to see you doing well as an actor later on. Are you still the same? I think so. I was worried about how such a delicate person would do in the entertainment industry. Well, now that I think about it, my nose is three feet long, so who was worried about whom?”

What on earth has been going on…?

“Although I couldn’t become an idol like Jumi, I will definitely become an actress like her in the future.”

‘No, I hope that doesn’t happen.’

Hyunsoo swallowed his feelings and nodded.

“It will definitely happen.”

“Hey, we still have a long way to go. Thank you for your words, Senior!”

“No, I’m not just saying that.”

“… … ?”

“I’m saying this after watching the performance today.”

The emotions that Hyun-soo showed on set today were the result of his extreme immersion into the person known as Lee Geon-hu… no, ‘Lee Jun-hyeok’.

Lee Jun-hyeok’s feelings for Ha-young that remain in his ‘last moments’ are not that different from Gun-hoo’s feelings for Yoo-seol.

For the past month, Hyunsoo has been training himself to fully accept Junhyeok Lee’s feelings.

Instead of controlling it, I let it run wild.

And Jeon I-seo somehow accepted those feelings and expressed them through her own acting.

This result was possible because we achieved greater growth than expected in a short period of time.

Lee Seo’s face turned pale after hearing Hyun Soo’s praise, but soon her anxious gaze turned somewhere else.

“But, today, that god… … was it really okay?”

Lee Seo’s eyes are now turned to Maeng Jong-ho, who is talking to the filming staff, including the head of the filming room.

Maeng Jong-ho had a heavy expression on his face ever since he filmed the scene earlier.

Soon, Hyunsoo realized what Leeseo was talking about.

Clearly, Lee Seo did a great job acting.

The problem is that he was so overwhelmed by his emotions that he couldn’t deliver the lines as written in the script.

If Lee Seo’s lines don’t come out, Hyun Soo won’t be able to say his lines either.

To be honest, at the moment when Yuseol started to shed tears and after a certain point, Hyunsu had a gut feeling that it was NG.

But surprisingly, Maeng Jong-ho gave the okay sign.

This result was even more surprising because, until now, Maeng Jong-ho has been a director who has pursued the style of acting that is written in the script, except in unavoidable cases.

“The reason the director’s expression didn’t look good earlier is probably because I blew my lines… … .”

“Haha, it’s already been decided, so why are you worrying about it? It looked fine to me.”

The person who interrupted and burst into hearty laughter as if telling Seo, who was making an anxious face, not to worry was Bae Geum-sik, who played the role of ‘Chonbu’.

“Huh? You saw actor Kim act like the previous actor, right? Right? It wasn’t a joke, was it?”

Bae Geum-sik winks at Hyun-soo.

Hyunsoo nodded his head in exaggerated agreement with his secret(?) signal.

“Yes, Lee Seo’s acting today was really… … the best.”

Of course, even if it is an exaggeration, it is by no means a lie.

Today, Jeon I-seo showed the best acting she could give.

And I have no doubt that I will be able to show that kind of appearance in the future as well.

“Really… … right?”

Seo-i, who is now embarrassed by the secret plot between the two people.

“I, I think I did well, but still… … .”

“Eight, acting doesn’t always go according to the script! This kind of thing happens more often in plays than you think, so don’t worry!”

“But this isn’t a play, is it?”

“Don’t worry about it though! Come on, relax and have a drink!”

“I can’t drink too much because I have to film starting tomorrow morning… … .”

“Then just half a glass.”

“Oh, half a glass would be fine… … .”

“Half a glass, twice.”

“Yes… … Huh? Then it’s just one drink!”

A drinking ritual in which a glass is filled in one go.

“Oh, so that’s it? You’re saying you’re going to throw away the glass you received from your senior? What’s going on?”

Everyone watching bursts into laughter at Lee Seo’s shocked expression.

Next to him, Hyunsoo also nodded and laughed.

‘As expected, I can’t match the experience of my seniors.’

When an actor starts to shrink on set, it’s bound to affect his performance in some way.

As soon as Baek Geum-sik noticed this, he approached and skillfully changed the atmosphere.

It may not be the case for other actors, but for an inexperienced and young actor like Jeon I-seo, this method was the most effective.

“Now, why is an actor an actor?!”

“I am an actor because I have to constantly learn about the world!”

“Yes, this is a toast that only actors can do, so everyone, don’t forget to use it! Then everyone… … One shot!”

“I told you, we have filming tomorrow morning… … .”

“Then I’ll just do two half-shots of the actor!”

Wahahahahahaha!

At that time, the drinking party was getting lively and full of laughter as people reminisced about the day.

Maeng Jong-ho, who had been talking with the staff, came up behind Lee Seo and opened his mouth.

Lee Seo looked intimidated when she turned around to see Maeng Jong-ho’s face.

The director who appeared behind him had an expression on his face as if he was not pleased with something.

“Senior, what kind of nonsense are you talking about?”

“Huh? What?”

“A toast just for actors!”

“… … ?”

“There’s always something to learn… … and that goes for directors too!”

Maeng Jong-ho raised his glass and shouted in a louder voice than Bae Geum-sik, and his gaze turned to Hyun-soo and Lee-seo.

“Actor Kim, former actor.”

“yes.”

“Yes, Director!”

“I always say this, but… … .”

“… … ?”

“Just do it like today.”

The heavy gaze of Maeng Jong-ho directed at Hyun-soo feels a little different than before.

Maeng Jong-ho, who had just turned his gaze away, continued speaking to Lee Seo, who was looking up at him.

“I saw you today and I’m learning.”

“… … ?”

“Now I can take off my business card that says I’m an idol.”

After hearing Maeng Jong-ho’s words, Jeon Yi-seo was silent for a while.

He just laughed bashfully.

“Cheers, cheers, the director is here too, so let’s have a real cheers this time!”

“Cheers-!”

The actress, who was about to start filming at dawn, took a shot with a happy face.

Continued in the next episode