40. Above all people (2)

King of Victory (le Victorieux) Charles VII.

It was Kyuha’s 11th dream.

“Are you finally free from the pain?”

At first, when he became Charles VII, he thought he would live a comfortable life this time in the status of crown prince.

However, looking into the reality, such a heinous environment could not exist.

His father, a king, suffered from mental illness and was committing all kinds of evil, and his mother, who was persecuted by such a father, was drowning in luxury and pleasure. And the older brothers and sisters above were all short-lived and did not even exist in this world.

Because of this situation, there was no choice but to have a fierce power struggle between the ministers over the king who was suffering from mental illness, and England invaded in such a gap that it was so extreme that it was to the point of losing words to say.

Who can I pick if I had to pick a person most closely related to this kind of Charles VII?

There was ‘Joan of Arc’ right there.

During the Hundred Years’ War, ‘Joan of Arc’ appeared as a saint to save France in front of him who was in a dilemma due to a confrontation with England.

Because of this, Charles can be formally crowned as King of France.

“Currently, the morale of the military is skyrocketing, so we must fight to the death with England and trample them completely!”

“If we fight more, we will only suffer enormous damage to each other. Now is the time to get real.”

Jeanne d’Arc’s morale skyrocketed as she won a series of victories against England, but there was a difference of opinion that Charol should negotiate a peace agreement and Joan of Arc should fight desperately against England.

Due to this conflict, Charol thought that he should defeat Joan of Arc, so he ruthlessly abandoned the captured Joan of Arc, and she was accused of being a witch in England and burned at the stake.

In the end, Charles VII, who succeeded in signing a peace treaty with England, ended the long and long Hundred Years War. From then on, Charles VII was called the King of Victory.

Afterwards, based on the authority gained from victory in the Hundred Years War, Charles VII ended the feudal era and established a centralized power system to create a powerful royal authority.

For this purpose, he used numerous servants, but when he was no longer needed, he immediately returned to the throne, so he was not a trusted monarch among his subjects, but it was clear that he was a monarch who built a strong absolute monarchy.

However, five years after the end of the Hundred Years War, the establishment of an absolute monarchy was successful after a lot of hard work, but Charles VII died of overwork, perhaps because it was too much.

***

Large conference room of Tyron Pictures Co., Ltd.

Employees were busy with the audition for the lead actor in director Kim Jeong-nam’s new movie ‘The Greatest Man’.

The audition screening was decided to be conducted by Han Jeong-bum, CEO of Tyron Pictures Co., Ltd., director Kim Jeong-nam, and investor Park Yoon-kwon, who are the most key figures in film production.

Representative Han Jeong-beom first took a seat in the judges’ seat set in advance, followed by investor Park Yoon-kwon and director Kim Jeong-nam.

“Oh, hello, Director Kim. long time no see.”

“I see. Representative Han, President Park. How were you?”

“All we do is play golf while keeping an eye on the distributor. By the way, I heard that this audition is a place to introduce the actors chosen by director Kim himself? Director Kim Jong-gil jumped up and said that he was almost a rookie.”

“Yeah. I contacted you directly. I’m not a complete rookie. He has done a few works and has recently made a hit as a lead actor in a drama. As soon as I saw that friend, I felt so strongly.”

“Well, director Kim’s perseverance in casting is not famous in the film industry. The results also proved it. I believe this time too, but since it’s a movie version where various interests are intertwined, if you just cast for no justification, rumors may come out, so don’t be too upset.”

As CEO Han Jung-beom, who has gone through all the pre-natal battles, I wondered if director Kim Jeong-nam would be offended.

“of course. Representative Han. It’s not that I’m just stubborn. If I show my skills are lagging during the audition, I will not be stubborn and give up cleanly. So, I would appreciate it if you would consider the evaluation as fair and objective as possible.”

“Yes, of course. Director Kim says this, so I’m curious too? I hope to see you soon.”

Meanwhile.

Even at a glance, inside a fancy van that could have been a celebrity, actor Kim Won-hae was babbling with a wrinkled face.

“No, Mr. Gu. I am a person who even received a supporting actor role at the Yellow Dragon Film Festival in my 10th year as an actor, so should I audition with such a newbie? is this the best? Is our company only this much? I’m really disappointed this time. I just said I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t for director Kim Jeong-nam’s work.”

Director Goo Beom-chang, who was listening, was sweating profusely to soothe Kim Won-hae.

“It’s just formality, formality. Honestly think about common sense. As you say, acting career, ticket power, is there anything you can compare with Kim Won-hae? No matter how much I search, I can’t find it? So just think of it as a meeting, a meeting. I’m going to get my face stamped with director Kim Jong-nam.”

Kim Won-hae, with a wrinkled expression, looked out the window to see if the sugar coating by Director Goo Beom-chang had worked.

“That’s right, Mr. Gu. Ugh, but auditioning for this jjambab… I really won. If this rumor spreads, I might be embarrassed and carry my face in the movie version.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. You know the hit ‘Thousand and One Nights’ this time? There, Kim Seok-joon also auditioned and got the lead role. It’s an openly known fact on this floor.”

“Are you Seokjun Kim? Wow… I must have really wanted to do that work.”

“Anyway, Song Gyu-ha or something, you can think of him as a maid, so don’t worry too much about it and just write the lines you prepared well.”

“Okay, Mr. Gu. I need to see the dialogue again.”

***

Large conference room of Tyron Pictures Co., Ltd.

“This is all the acting I prepared.”

It must have been quite a passionate performance, and sweat was forming on Kim Won-hae’s forehead, and both cheeks were flushed. CEO Han Jeong-beom smiled and applauded.

“I saw the acting very well. This is also Kim Won-hae. Thank you for willingly coming here.”

“no. It was directed by Kim Jeong-nam’s work, so I really wanted to work with him. If there is a work that an actor wants, it is right to go and find it.”

At the same time, he looked at director Kim Jeong-nam and appealed how much he wanted this work.

“good. The results will be communicated through the company. You did a really good job.”

“Yeah. I’m going to leave, hoping for good results.”

As Kim Won-hae left, the three judges shared their feelings.

“As expected, Kim Won-hae. I definitely like the delivery of lines and the handling of gazes.”

“Kim Won-ha is a friend who is above average no matter what role he entrusts.”

Director Kim Jong-nam also nodded slightly, as if acknowledging that part.

“How did Director Kim view it?”

“It’s not that different from what you two think. He’s always above average. However, it is a little different from the color of Sukjong I want to portray. We really need the image of everyone looking down on everyone.”

“When director Kim thought, do you think Song Kyu-ha can show that kind of Sukjong? I also looked for all the works that friend appeared in, and the acting was good. But I’m not sure if I’ll be able to show everyone’s king’s acting…”

“You will be able to do it. Let’s take a look and judge.”

After a while, Kyu-ha entered the audition hall following the guidance of the staff and greeted the judges.

“hello. I am actor Song Kyu-ha.”

“Nice to meet you, Song Gyu-ha. I really wanted to see you at least once because our director Kim praised him so much, and now I see him like this.”

“I just want to thank you for taking good care of me.”

“Then would you like to show me the performance you prepared?”

“Yeah. All right.”

The scene prepared by Kyu-ha was a so-called ‘the enchantment case of the ghost’.

At the moment when King Sukjong was gradually getting irritated by the incompetence and tyranny of the men, he was greatly angered when he learned that he had used the yuak (oil tent), which could only be used with the king’s permission, without permission.

The next day, along with instructions to pardon the crimes of former Jeong Seung Kim Su-hang, who was in exile in Cheorwon, a shocking order is issued to remove Lee Won-jeong from office and throw him out of the castle.

At this time, I was thinking of presenting a scene in which Sukjong announces the royal commandment and severely scolds the ministers in this audition.

“Then let’s begin.”

After closing his eyes for a moment, Kyu-ha’s eyes, which opened, became those of a sad tiger and scanned the crowd heavily.

Startle.

The three judges unknowingly shrank at the completely changed atmosphere in the room and Kyu-ha’s spirit.

“ah! It’s sad. Yeompa (廉頗) and Im Sang-yeo (藺相如) are mere scholars of the Warring States period, but they are still praised for prioritizing the urgent needs of the country rather than personal enemies. Leaving the country behind, on the contrary, it is not like the classical scholars of the Warring States period. How pitiful is this!!”

Kyuha slowly approached the judges and continued his lines.

“Recently, justice has been destroyed and has long since disappeared, and only evil deeds are greatly practiced. Because the power is so biased to one side, there is a lot of arrogance and lax habits, and even if there are mistakes, there is no correcting at all, and there is no feeling of resentment.

ah! Even though Namyang was the hometown of Emperor Gwangmu, Kwok Gyeop rather said that it was wrong because the emperor hired only Namyang people. Even more so, how can people from the state use the people of the state, even if there are no people in the Han Dynasty who are not the king’s subjects?”

The ferocious eyes like a tiger flashed and glared at the judges.

“Are you going to go to the point of ruining yourself by sympathizing with the discussion at the time? This is the part I always lament. Even though I have never deliberately and kindly advised Jim to select and appoint people fairly and not to discuss sides, when he recommends and appoints them afterwards, it is only a recommendation from one or two people to avoid rebuke. How can Jim not be surprised and hate it? ”

As if there were ministers in front of him, he severely rebuked them as if a raging roar roared.

“Although I am dark and valiant, I absolutely cannot tolerate giving real power in reverse, isolating the power of the monarch from above, and making the group on one side stronger from below! First of all, remove Lee Won-jeong, the judge of Lee Jo, and send him out of the castle gate!”

Director Kim Jong-nam’s body trembled with joy as he watched all these performances in a daze.

“This is it! The image of Sukjong, the iron-blooded lord I always pictured.”