The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 47



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Episode 47

[In the last week of 2023, all eyes of the public were on one bold newcomer.]

[The public doesn’t like arrogant celebrities. Instead, it’s a different story if you’re an ‘actor’ who is proud and confident.]

[Kim Hyun-soo’s acceptance speech for the Rookie of the Year award, which began by confronting the controversy surrounding him head-on, was enough to reverse existing public opinion to some extent.]

“… … With this, Kim Hyun-soo has managed to quell the various controversies surrounding him with just his rookie-like boldness and his aura as an actor, right?”

“Why, is it weird?”

“No, it’s not weird.”

“sure?”

“So what I’m saying is, why did our reporter Choi write such a favorable article? This is almost like a shield. Everyone was busy bashing Kim Hyun-soo, so maybe his frog instinct kicked in?”

“It’s not a shield, it’s a foundation.”

“chum……?”

Choi Ye-rim held out something with a meaningful smile.

“Here, here are some materials related to the follow-up article.”

“Follow-up article material? You’ve already started writing the follow-up article? What’s the source?”

“Well, if you read the material you have in your hand, you will understand.”

The editor read the material with a dumbfounded expression.

It started with a captured comment from an Internet community.

―That interview is not true. It was the devil’s editing. Actor Kim Hyun-soo is a true actor of this era who knows how to embrace the staff’s mistakes.

―? How do you know that?

-Here comes Kim Hyun-soo himself!

-I am a person in the field.

―ㅋ You start writing as soon as your mobile nickname comes upㅋ I wonder if it came from a Kim Hyun-soo fan cafe or something, but you can’t just ignore it without verification

New posts coming soon.

[Filming location certified.]

There was a photo uploaded there that authenticated the community nickname along with internal photos that only broadcasting station staff could take.

This is not the unedited version of the interview with Goh Kun that contains all the facts.

The mere fact that a question was raised by an insider was enough to trigger the launch of a netizen investigation team.

[Evidence that Kim Hyun-soo’s interview was edited by the devil.]

-Yeah, that’s the devil’s editing. Do you see the vitamin water in front of the MC? In the short time that Kim Hyun-soo can barely speak a sentence, half the bottle of water has been emptied. Does that make sense?

―ㅇㅇ Besides, the flow of the answers to the questions was very awkward from the beginning. To be honest, it was weird from the beginning. ‘I deserve that award.’ Not even a veteran actor, what kind of crazy rookie would do such a ridiculous interview?

– Wow. So the interview was cut out and only that part was uploaded? Does the PD have a grudge against the actor? What is this?

-What do you have a grudge against? He must be doing that to increase the viewer ratings. When I look at it, Kim Hyun-soo is a rookie who just got famous and belongs to a small entertainment company called Pioreum, so he was easy… … .

The editor, reading through the material, let out a gasp.

“Huh, this is interesting.”

“The further you go into the back, the more interesting it gets, right?”

“Huh. Anyway, netizens these days are really amazing. This interview analysis content, you even caught the editing points that most people who aren’t in the industry would know? It looks like a hot post with not many views, but does our reporter Choi even have eyes on the community bulletin board? How did you find this so quickly? Huh?”

“I didn’t discover it.”

“… … Huh? Then?”

“Comment capture data. Insider authentication posts. Interview analysis content referring to themselves as the Netizen Investigation Team. Not only that, but there are also materials clearly organizing public opinion in support of actor Kim Hyun-soo, and even the evil editing content that TVM had done in the past.”

“Huh? What, what did you say?”

The editor’s eyes widened as he heard Choi Ye-rim’s words, and his hands turning over the documents became faster and faster.

“How is it? Isn’t it fun? All the content in there was sent to me by someone. Thanks to the careful writing of the table of contents, follow-up articles have already been selected.”

“Who sent this…?”

“Didn’t the editor-in-chief just say it himself? He’s an industry insider. Who would be a friendly industry insider to Kim Hyun-soo?”

“Magic… … No, Woo Ji-yoon of Piorum?”

Choi Ye-rim shook her head at the editor’s words.

“It’s not CEO Woo Ji-yoon’s style. Well, it’s probably someone under him.”

“… … Huh, really? So that employee is the representative?”

“Of course, TVM, a major media channel, will not be shaken just by a few negative Internet opinions. But.”

Choi Ye-rim thought that it was no longer important to Kim Hyun-soo.

The most important thing at this point is that Kim Hyun-soo has now become an actor whose name and face are known to everyone in Korea.

For an actor, name value is synonymous with ‘body value.’

‘His acting skills have been proven to some extent through his previous work. If he continues with this momentum, maybe this year… . . . ‘

“TVM might hit the ground and something happens that they regret.”

* * *

‘TVM DRAMA AWARD’ achieved a sensational 4th place in overall viewership ratings for year-end award shows.

For the first time since its founding, it achieved the feat of closely following terrestrial broadcasters in year-end broadcasting, and thanks to this, TVM’s beginning of the year was filled with a festive atmosphere for a while.

But that was only for a moment.

……bang!

“What kind of nonsense is this from the beginning of the year!”

TVM’s festive atmosphere didn’t last long.

Hyunsoo’s acceptance speech and the controversy over the devil’s editing that was posted on an internet entertainment journal brought about a bigger aftershock to TVM than expected.

What this means is this:

This means that numerous competing broadcasters did not just sit back and watch TVM’s promotions.

Soon, competing broadcasters began to eagerly spread the evil editing controversies that had surfaced on the Internet.

It goes without saying that the impact of simply posting an article in an internet journal and having it covered on TV news or current affairs programs are completely different.

[Why didn’t the sincerity of countless Kim Hyun-soos reach us?]

A clever frame that makes it look as if all the previous evil edits were done on TVM.

It was natural for TVM President Lim Jae-man to become furious when he saw this.

“What on earth were you all doing until you were all talking like that!”

As Choi Ye-rim said, we cannot say that this level of incident has a negative impact on the entire TVM channel.

But if it’s just the individual presence, it’s a different story.

Even if he is the CEO, he is still just an employee.

It was clear that this noise would have some negative impact on his future career.

“Huh? Say something!”

Despite Im Jae-man’s scolding, everyone just looks flustered and doesn’t respond.

“What about a rebuttal or something? Are they not ready yet?”

Park Hyung-seok, the head of the entertainment department, continued talking while scratching the back of his head at Im Jae-man’s holy fire.

“That’s it, in fact, everything they’re saying is true, so there’s nothing that can really be called a rebuttal… … .”

bang!

“You’re saying that now! You should have done everything in moderation, you guys! What kind of time is this to be messing around with an actor interview? Who’s the PD in charge of broadcasting? Tell him to write a statement right now!”

Park Hyeong-seok, who heard Im Jae-man’s words, made a look of inward resentment.

“When you say you’ll give me a reward, you already knew from the beginning that I was cutting it with scissors… … .”

“what?!”

“Oh, no.”

Yoon Jung-sik, the head of the drama headquarters, who was watching this with a stuffy face, let out a deep sigh.

‘Now is not the time to be leisurely discussing responsibility.’

According to frontline PDs, Pioreum is currently refusing to contact TVM for dramas.

Although Piorum is not an entertainment company that produces huge top stars, it is a place where many talented newcomers are gathered.

In drama casting, hiring new talent is in some ways just as important as casting top stars.

TVM was basically kicking away a pool of great new talent just to get some ratings for the year-end awards show.

‘The problem doesn’t end here.’

Some actors are showing lukewarm reactions to appearing in TVM works, dissatisfied with the fact that they were fooled around with sincere interviews.

Because of this, several quick-witted writers, especially Eun-joo Ko, who worked with Hyun-soo Kim, temporarily stopped discussing their next work.

‘This author has already grown a lot with this work, so if he makes a mistake, this… … .’

“Hey, Devon. What are you thinking about in the middle of a meeting? Is there no solution there? What is Piorum saying? Let’s try to coax them together with a casting card so that they can kiss each other… … .”

At Im Jae-man’s words, Yoon Jeong-sik sighed deeply again and continued speaking.

“Do you think it would be possible to have a conversation with Pieroreum in the current situation?”

“Didn’t you hear me say, ‘Give me a few casting cards?’”

Yoon Jeong-sik shook his head with a frustrated expression.

“Have you forgotten who the representative of Pieroreum is?”

“Who is the representative there?”

“This is Woo Ji-yoon.”

Lim Jae-man’s face became blank as he heard an unexpected name coming out of Yoon Jeong-sik’s mouth.

“If it’s Woo Ji-yoon… …Woo Ji-yoon from Ja-seong Planning? Was the place he started independently called Pi-oreum?”

“Yes.”

“Then… … it’ll be difficult.”

“Yes.”

“Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

“I said.”

“when?”

“When you were giving awards to the broadcast relay team last time?”

“Oh, really?”

“yes.”

“I see.”

An odd silence fell over the entire conference room, including CEO Lim Jae-man, after Woo Ji-yoon’s name appeared.

Thus, TVM’s first weekly meeting of the new year ended in a dull manner without any concrete results being achieved.

* * *

spotlight.

cry.

Applause.

The maddening hunger and longing for the stage… … .

It is headed towards the ‘glory’ that follows.

―This year’s TVM Rookie Acting Award winner is… … Congratulations! Actor Kim Hyun-soo!

……omg!

Hyunsoo woke up, his whole body drenched in sweat.

Hyunsoo, who had not yet woken up from his dream, stretched out his hand toward the empty space.

A cold sensation felt at the fingertips.

The feeling of holding the trophy on the stage still remains vivid, even subconsciously.

【I want to climb higher.】

【I want to shine brighter.】

【With my music… … no.】

【I want to make the whole world cry with my ‘acting’.】

Hyunsoo, who had been following the rising consciousness, soon came to his senses.

When Hyun-soo came to his senses, he had a confused expression on his face that he had never seen before.

“With smoke… …you’re going to make the whole world cry?”

Even though he was asleep, it was Hyun-soo’s own thought just now, and it was an ambition that any actor would dream of.

But that wasn’t why Hyunsoo’s face was so confused right now.

“Is the dream connected to my experience?”

The beginning of the dream I had last night was definitely the same as usual, starting with the stage of a ‘musician’.

Hyunsoo, who became a musician in his dream, continued to play and sing in a state of ecstasy, giving himself over to the music on stage and the cheers of the audience.

If things had been as they were, the musician’s dream would have remained just a musician’s dream.

It had to be done that way.

“The last moment of the dream was definitely… … .”

It led to actor Kim Hyun-soo’s ‘reality’.

The musician’s stage has now changed to the stage of an acting awards ceremony.

In a word.

“The dreams of the dead have invaded my territory.”

There was never a time like this when I dreamed of Jang Gi-chun and Lee Jun-hyeok.

It is not known what kind of ‘aftereffects’ this phenomenon will bring about right away.

However, it was clear that this was a phenomenon that required strong caution.

Hyunsoo closed his eyes for a while to contemplate his dream and did not get up from his seat.

After spending most of the morning like that, I finally calmed down as a musician and then I got a phone call.

– Actor Kim, you said you wanted to do a music-related piece for your next project, right? I found the script.

Hyunsoo’s heart started to beat when he heard the word ‘script’.

However, the eyes that were shining with anticipation for the next work were short-lived.

Hyunsoo soon realized that the strange excitement stirring inside him was very similar to a certain ’emotion’ he had felt just a moment ago.

That is the ‘musician’s’ longing for the stage of his dreams.

Continued in the next episode