42. What… what kind of person’s eyes…?

The day of the script reading for director Kim Jeong-nam’s new film, The Most High.

Today’s script reading took place in the large conference room of the Tyron Pictures office building in Cheongdam-dong.

It was the first time that all of the main casts of the best were gathered in one place, and as rumors circulated that a large number of prominent actors had been cast, actors with relatively short acting careers arrived early and sat nervously.

As time passed, actors who finally played important roles began to appear one by one.

Park Chang-soo, who plays the role of Song Si-yeol, the representative of the Seoin faction, who has the strongest confrontation with King Sukjong, entered the room dressed in comfortable clothes as if taking a walk in a neighborhood park.

“hello? teacher!”

Park Chang-soo, who lightly greeted the juniors, took his seat.

Actor Park Chang-soo is one of the living witnesses of Korea’s broadcasting history, which marks his 45th year of acting career this year, and is respected as a representative role model and mentor for many Korean actors. Like Song Si-yeol’s actual personality, he was known to be straightforward, straightforward, and easy-going without embellishment.

“Oh, hello brother! It’s long time no see. That constant. Do you remember?”

Following this, two middle-aged men wearing neat striped shirts and gray jackets entered at the same time, Jung Sang-soo as Heo Jeok and Park Yeon-jin as Yun-Hyu, who can be said to be representatives of the Namin faction.

Both were veteran actors with more than 30 years of acting experience among their seniors and juniors from the famous theater company Michu. He was also an actor who gained recognition by appearing in so many historical dramas that he was called an actor specializing in historical dramas.

The next person to appear was an unexpected person. It was Kim Won-hae, who auditioned for the roles of Kyu-ha and Suk-jong. The fact that he failed the audition shocked him to the point of leaving the house for a while, but he soon became curious.

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No matter how much I think about it, I thought that the acting at the audition that day was good enough to satisfy myself. The reaction was not bad enough that even the three judges nodded, but the result was that I was dumbfounded by the unanimous decision that Song Kyu-ha was finally selected.

At first, I was resentful and ashamed that I had been pushed by a candidate who was far behind in terms of my acting career, but it was curiosity that suppressed all these negative emotions.

“What the hell did you do at the audition?”

I couldn’t sleep because I was curious about what kind of acting he had shown to be able to gain that much trust from director Kim Jeong-nam, and whether he had dazzled the judges.

Kim Won-hae, who could not stand it, asked the representative of the agency to get a role that he could play in The Most High, even if it was a small role, and the role he was given was the role of Heo Gyeon, the son of Heo Jeok.

Heogyeon is a role that has a lot of weight in the play, and was also a person who provided a decisive opportunity for King Sukjong to get out of the way.

In any case, Kim Won-hae had the intention of ruthlessly biting off Song Kyu-ha’s performance, who played the role of Sukjong, over him. It was because I couldn’t tolerate it if I said that I passed the audition because I was lucky that day even though I didn’t have any skills.

“Where am I going to watch? A good junior.”

Later, new actors who played the roles of Bokchang-gun, Bokseon-gun, and Bokpyeong-gun, who are called Sambok (son of Prince Inpyeong), who could be called small roles, entered, Cheon So-young in the role of Queen Myeongseong, the mother of Sukjong, and Hong Da-eun in the role of Jang Hui-bin. , Seulgi Lee in the role of Queen Inhyeon, and Boram Lee in the role of Sookbin Choi in Dongi came in greeting.

In existing dramas and movies, the best actresses of the time would have been cast for the roles of Jang Hee-bin, Queen Inhyeon, and Dong-i Choi Sook-bin, but the proportion of women in ‘The Supreme’ directed by Kim Jeong-nam was not so high, so actresses of appropriate recognition were recruited. lost.

And finally, the leading actor Kyu-ha, who played the role of King Suk-jong, entered with director Kim Jeong-nam.

When Kyu-ha appeared, all the actors stared at Kyu-ha. Sukjong’s casting was unprecedented enough to be known by everyone in the film industry.

With director Kim Jeong-nam seated, the first script reading for the movie The Supreme began. Before the start, we had a brief self-introduction and greetings.

“hello. I am Kim Jeong-nam, the director of this episode. It is an honor to be with such great actors. Please believe in me and the staff and ask for your help so that I can successfully complete the long marathon. thank you.”

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“hello. It is Park Chang-soo who plays the role of Song Si-yeol. I hope everyone can shoot the movie safely without any accidents.”

That’s how Kim Won-hae’s turn came.

“Hmmm, hello. This is Kim Won-hae, an actor who is still lacking. Normally, I really wanted to work with director Kim Jeong-nam, but this time I got a chance, albeit in a small way, so I could be with the best. I have always been interested in the character of King Sukjong (肅宗). Through this movie, I am excited about how King Sukjong will be accepted by the public. I will do my best not to become someone in the movie. thank you.”

At first glance, it seemed to be talking about expectations for the movie, but if you look at the intention, the meaning of watching how well Song Gyu-ha, who plays the role of Sukjong, was hidden, and the astute actors grasped the hidden meaning in Kim Won-hae’s words and shook their heads. there was also

“Good. Now, let’s start the script reading in earnest.”

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# Scene number 26: The captive incident: The beginning of anger

King Sukjong, who was enraged at the incident of using the Yuak (oil tent) without permission, deposed Lee Won-jeong, the judge of Yi Jo, and kicked him out of the castle.

“video! How can I do this? The Lord is so angry that there is no way to do anything.”

“….. Let’s wait for the moment.”

Even on the day of the feast, Heojeok, who was kicked out of the Prime Minister’s Office, had no choice but to lie flat and hold his breath. I felt that something was going wrong, and there was no proper solution.

a few days later

King Sukjong’s eyes looking down at the officials sitting on the throne were stern, and when there was a harbinger of a typhoon coming to the royal court, the ministers looked as if they were walking on thin ice, trying to somehow survive in the tense atmosphere.

With his sharp, shiny eyes, Sukjong targets the three men, Jeongseung, and makes a sharp dismissal.

“If it was not a crime committed by Lee Won-jung in a short time to follow one’s personal circumstances in the screening and selection of officials, now Jim has given only a light punishment.”

At this time, King Sukjong’s sad eyes scanned the court officials.

“Even though there are three kingdoms in the country, I refrained from doing so!”

“Without striving to cooperate!”

“There are only people who neglect to do many things and spend their time wasting their time waiting to see them, so how can this be said to be the way to govern a country with loyalty? Jim finds this really pitiful.”

King Sukjong’s hatred and anger toward the Namin regime’s incompetence and rotten factionalism came out, and it was a stern scolding that was unbelievable for a young man of his age.

Afterwards, when the atmosphere was grasped, Daesangan Jeong, etc. submitted a resignation letter, and Sukjong accepted it on the spot.

Heojeok also filed a desperate appeal, saying that all of them were his own negligence.

“majesty! The first is the sin of God, and the second is the sin of God. Please contact me.”

In response, Sukjong fired a direct hit at Heojeok.

“The discussion of party strife has already raged, but we neglected it and could not properly coordinate it, and finally we were shaken by empty discussions.

Soon after, King Sukjong was only responsible for intensifying the party strife, and first of all, he ended the matter by resigning from the position of manufacturing the conductor and the inner court.

However, the fact that Sukjong, who had just entered the terms and conditions, almost destroyed the senile Namin ministers, who could be said to be the 9th dan in politics, in just a few days, became deeply rooted in the minds of many ministers.

The script reading made my eyes feel sore from the heavy air and tension. Normally, a script reading meant greeting each other for the first time. It was common for people not to put their energy into each and every line like this, but Park Chang-soo, who can be said to be the greatest grown-up, played the role of Song Si-yeol, and the script was well written to the extent that his advanced age was indistinct. He showed explosive acting while looking at his juniors without looking. This suggested that he had memorized all his lines.

Park Chang-soo’s unique and accurate command of Korean language and his husky yet charismatic cool vocalization overwhelmed his junior actors.

How can the oldest adult do that, but as a junior Dori, how can he roughly recite his lines?

Afterwards, all the actors were so nervous that they spit and performed passionately, unaware that the script was getting wet with sweat.

As the atmosphere progressed like this, the atmosphere inside the Tyron Pictures conference room became so heated that it was confusing whether this was a script reading or an actual filming location.

In fact, this was a secret request from director Kim Jeong-nam to senior actor Park Chang-soo in advance.

Director Kim Jeong-nam, who has the nickname of the king of details, extremely disliked doing it without sincerity, like reading lines roughly, even if it was a script reading. It was because, through script reading, it was necessary to figure out how an actor digests his lines with his own color so that he could check the characteristics of each actor and think about whether he could harmonize well with the character he envisioned.

Director Kim Jeong-nam carefully watched the actors perform and took notes diligently.

However, there was a time when his pen, which showed no sign of stopping, stopped as if time had stopped, and it was when Kyu-ha recited his lines.

“Perfect. It’s exactly what I was envisioning, King Sukjong.”

overwhelm

He overwhelmed everyone by exuding a dignity suitable for everyone, but the part that surprised people the most was his voice and eyes.

In reality, King Sukjong is said to have been extremely hot-tempered with a fiery personality. He was famous for his eccentric personality since he was young, and even his mother, Queen Myeongseong, shook her head and lamented, “I gave birth to a son, but he has a different temperament at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so even I, the mother, can’t handle it!”

The acting Kyu-ha’s eyes sparkled as if they were breathing fire, and her voice was as loud and rough as if she had boiled and ate a train firebox, so Jeong Sang-soo, who was the target of direct scolding, shook her shoulders without realizing it.

“Wh…what kind of person’s eyes…?”