The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 6



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Episode 6

Why am I dreaming of a murderer who died over 30 years ago?

The accident was just a trigger.

The dream Hyunsoo has is related to the drama.

To be more precise, it has to do with the character who became the ‘motive’ of the drama.

The path to that dream is… … .

“Script – When you are dyed in the darkness”

It is not known why this phenomenon occurs.

I can’t understand it.

But one thing is clear.

‘My acting… is having a huge impact.’

As seen in Yoo Jong-seok and Ko Eun-joo’s reactions, this phenomenon had a direct impact on their acting.

If you think about it, it’s only natural.

In a sense, being in sync with the emotions of others means… … .

‘It’s almost like the foundation has been laid for natural method acting.’

Method acting is characterized by psychological truthfulness derived from Stanislavsky’s acting system.

To become a true character, you have to live as that character with all your heart.

In short, an environment was created where one could directly ‘synchronize’ with emotions and experiences that others could never experience.

But this phenomenon… … .

‘It could be a double-edged sword.’

The moment when I was acting like God number 34.

He himself had to play the innocent suspect at that time.

‘But Jang Gi-chun’s feelings got involved there.’

If you only look at the results, it turned out well, but from the actor’s perspective, it was completely sloppy acting.

It could not be seen as actor Kim Hyun-soo’s acting in the true sense of the word.

What if Jang Ki-chun’s emotions hit him in his future acting like they did then?

It will probably be difficult to use normal acting.

So, what Hyunsoo had to do from now on was set.

‘We must be able to completely control this phenomenon.’

One of the most common side effects of method acting is the blurring of the line between yourself and your character.

And if we apply this to Hyunsoo, we get these results.

You can be consumed by the memories and emotions of the character in your dream.

* * *

After resting at the hospital for about a day, I returned home.

Although no particular abnormalities were found in the body, the problem lay elsewhere.

This is the spirit of Hyunsoo.

Even after being discharged from the hospital, Hyun-soo dreamed of Jang Ki-chun for several days.

Or standing alone in a dark room.

Or just walk around aimlessly.

To keep watching someone.

Or maybe someone… … brutally murdered.

Every time I opened my eyes, I fought inside myself to suppress the strange and terrible feelings that surged up within me.

An inexplicable hostility and anger towards the world.

A hunger greater than that and… … .

‘Brutal murder.’

One thing that is fortunate is that those feelings were just dreams.

Since humans are forgetful creatures, Hyun-soo’s consciousness pushed the heterogeneous emotions in his dreams into the realm of the unconscious.

This was the reason Hyun-soo was able to maintain his sanity despite having cruel dreams every day or two.

“The point is, you have to be able to bring out these emotions and experiences at the right time and place in your acting… … .”

In fact, although he had talked about control in such a grand way, there was only one method that Hyun-soo could take to achieve it.

‘You said it was raw acting.’

Hyunsoo recalled Eunjoo Ko’s evaluation of his acting.

“There needs to be a balance between Jang Ki-chun and me.”

Actor Kim Hyun-soo must take the lead in this experience and emotion without being swayed by the dream.

The training method for him has already been determined.

“performance.”

Through acting, the boundary between dreams and reality must be clearly distinguished.

Before starting full-scale filming, Hyunsoo worked hard to sublimate the realm of dreams in his subconscious into acting.

I wanted to ‘tune’ my dreams through acting.

Of course, it wasn’t something that could be done in a day or two, so he only managed to separate Jang Gi-chun’s experience from his own personality.

After about two weeks, I finally got the call I had been waiting for.

– You’ve been waiting a long time, right? The consultation process with the production company took longer than expected.

It was Eun-joo Ko’s call.

“Has the filming date been set?”

-That’s true, but there’s something important I need to take care of first.

much?

-By the way, Hyunsoo, you said you don’t have an agency yet?

* * *

Joo Chang-seok, the executive producer of the drama “When You Are Dyed in Darkness,” has been in a bad mood lately.

“Anyway, Impact, you punks! If I work with you guys again, I’ll go crazy! I’ll go crazy!”

The reason is that Jang Kyung-hoon’s agency, which received the synopsis for the latter half of the play, suddenly demanded a raise in his guaranteed salary.

“What? You’re saying you can’t do a project with this money because you’re worried about damaging your image as an actor? No, if that’s the case, why don’t you become an idol instead of an actor and lie around?”

In the latter half of the play, Lee Ji-woon, portrayed by Go Eun-joo, was a devil in human skin.

This could be quite an adventure for Jang Kyung-hoon, who has been raising his stock with his usual pretty boy image.

It’s not that I didn’t understand it at all, but when the production cost has been set, it’s impossible to adjust the guarantee for a supporting actor who isn’t even the lead actor.

Joo Chang-seok was suffering from the pressure of drama production every day, unable to do anything from both the actors and the studio.

It was around that time that I received a phone call from Eun-ju Ko.

– Lee Ji-woon, how about going with someone else entirely?

Ko Eun-joo’s words, which have a powerful say in casting, are like a lifeline to Joo Chang-seok.

If Eun-ju Ko raises her hand, there’s no need to argue; she can just blow it off.

Enough with the small talk, the conclusion is that the conversation has ended with me working with Jang Kyung-hoon on another project.

Of course, there was a slight backlash from Jang Kyung-hoon’s side… … .

“That’s right, you shouldn’t have come out and stretched out from the beginning. Are there no other actors in Korea besides you?”

Anyway, I did commit the act in a fit of anger under Eun-ju Ko’s protection(?), but the real problem starts from here.

He is the drama’s executive producer.

The future is even more important for the success of the drama.

‘The name of the actor that writer Ko put forward as a replacement is… Kim Hyun-soo? It’s the first time I’ve heard that name.’

Even Joo Chang-seok, who has a pretty good knowledge of South Korea’s actors, is hearing this name for the first time.

In a word, it meant an unknown actor.

“What on earth are you thinking, author? You yourself know best how important this work is.”

The reason Joo Chang-seok went out on business today was to meet the rookie in question.

Although we met at Eun-ju Ko’s strong recommendation, I didn’t really have any high expectations.

“Director Joo, it’s been a while.”

“Haha, I saw you last week, what did you say?”

“Oh, is that so? I was so busy working on the script that I had no concept of time.”

“That’s why. When you’re busy writing, why are you coming all the way here… ?”

“Oh, I came out to escort actor Kim because he didn’t have an agency.”

“Yes? Escort?”

Joo Chang-seok tilted his head inwardly after hearing Go Eun-ju’s words.

‘No, why would a guy who normally has no interest in actors do something like that all of a sudden?’

Go Eun-joo tends not to get involved much on set or with the actors other than writing the script.

‘But that gentleman… … has a face like he’s carrying a treasure chest of some kind?’

Come to think of it, this was the first time that Go Eun-joo had recommended an actor.

Joo Chang-seok tilted his head again when he saw the man following Go Eun-ju.

‘Huh? What kind of look is that…?’

We just made eye contact for a moment.

In that brief moment, a strange sensation passes through me.

But it was only for a moment, literally, and when I met his gaze again, he had returned to being a normal, smooth-looking young man.

‘Did I see something wrong?’

When I tilt my head and look at Hyun-soo again, his impression is ‘ordinary’.

This was neither good nor bad.

There’s nothing wrong with masks.

To that extent, you could say that it’s a pretty warm face.

But… … it’s not like he has an impactful and attractive appearance.

In short, it is mediocre by ‘industry standards’.

‘Well, for Lee Ji-woon’s role, if he’s good at acting, his looks don’t really matter, but that… ‘

Will the character of ‘Lee Ji-woon’ really be revealed from that ordinary face?

After all, actors also have a job where they make a living off of their looks.

No matter how good the acting is, there are characters that cannot be covered up and that can only be expressed through appearance.

Joo Chang-seok, who had to pay attention to the success and commercial viability of his work, was particularly sensitive to this aspect.

Joo Chang-seok’s thoughts did not last long.

This work is one that the company is putting its life on the line to produce.

The scale of investment is not small compared to the expectations placed on writer Ko Eun-ju, and thus the responsibility placed on the shoulders of Joo Chang-seok, who is in charge of production, was also heavy.

‘To begin with, it doesn’t make sense to entrust the most important main villain in a drama to a rookie like that.’

Even if he is the head of production, he cannot kick out an actor chosen by the PD and writer without a reason.

Joo Chang-seok, who serves as both the production director and casting director, has only one weapon at his disposal.

It’s the production cost.

“I’ll be honest with you, author. The company probably won’t be too happy with your decision this time.”

“is it so?”

“Yes, I think there is also the issue of the dispute with Impact, and in such a situation, it is inevitable to feel burdened by using an unproven, unknown actor.”

“Why are the players like this? Let’s get to the point, Director Joo.”

“50 per session. Anything over that amount is impossible to contract.”

“what?”

At Joo Chang-seok’s words, Go Eun-ju raised her voice with a bewildered expression.

“What the hell…! This isn’t Y2K or 150 people per synagogue, just 50? Was it that hard to say no, Director Joo?”

Although Joo Chang-seok was hit hard, he also had something to say.

Now that it’s come to this, it’s a do-or-die situation.

“Honestly, would you ever ruin a drama by casting a rookie like that? You should consider my position as well, writer!”

“No, is that all if you have to make it? How can you do that in front of the person involved… …!”

In response to Eun-joo Ko’s excited words, Hyun-soo Kim joined the conversation with the same expression as before.

“I’m fine.”

“……huh?”

“As long as I can act, I don’t really care about things like guarantees.”

Eun-joo Ko, who heard Hyun-soo Kim’s words, pressed her head, which was throbbing involuntarily.

Even if Kim Hyun-soo says he’s okay, he’s not okay.

It was he who brought Hyunsoo Kim here today, and so his pride in his own vision was also at stake.

As the situation unfolded differently than expected, Joo Chang-seok also had a bewildered expression.

‘Huh? This isn’t it?’

Between the two who had confused expressions on their faces, Hyunsoo, who had been quietly thinking about something, opened his mouth.

“Your words are correct, sir. I haven’t shown anything through acting yet. More importantly, when will filming start?”

Joo Chang-seok just stuck out his tongue with a face full of amazement.

‘… … Even if you’re unknown, you’re still going to sign a contract for 50 per synagogue?’

It’s the amount he called, but 50 per session is an absurd amount that doesn’t even reach the minimum wage.

As Go Eun-joo said, it was an indirect expression of her opposition to Kim Hyun-soo’s casting from the beginning.

This was Joo Chang-seok’s misjudgment that came from overlooking Kim Hyun-soo’s desire to act.

It was at that time that Joo Chang-seok was speechless with a bewildered expression on his face.

“You haven’t seen it.”

“……yes?”

“Actor Kim’s camera test video… You haven’t seen it yet, right? That’s why you asked for such a ridiculous amount of money.”

“Well, I have so much to deal with these days… … .”

Eun-ju Ko, who had nodded once, continued speaking.

“How about this?”

“… … ?”

“What about monitoring actor Kim’s acting directly on site?”

“yes?”

“You’ll probably know when you see it for yourself.”

“… … ?”

“What a bunch of stupid stuff Director Joo just said.”

Continued in the next episode