45. It’s great… he’s a grateful person

Director Kim Jeong-nam stared intently at the filming site, forgetting to shout the cut sign for a moment. The thrill I felt when I faced King Sukjong’s cool gaze and roar was something new that I had never felt while filming.

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No, not only Kim Jong-nam, but everyone at the filming site couldn’t hide their surprise at Kyu-ha’s acting.

“Oh, okay cut!!!!!! This is today’s shoot. Thank you for your effort!!”

After director Kim Jeong-nam’s cut sign was dropped, the actors finally took a breather and took a break. Jang Jin-dong and Kim Min-jae, students of the Department of Theater and Film at Hankuk University of the Arts, rolled their tongues while watching Sukjong’s performance without blood or tears.

“Wow, that’s really scary. Crazy. is that real acting? Jindong-ah, can you do that?”

“I can not. Can you say a single line properly because you are so overwhelmed by those great seniors?”

Director Kim Jeong-nam, a graduate of Hankuk University of the Arts, tried to open up opportunities as an actor by having students in the Department of Theater and Film at his alma mater who were recommended by a professor appear in a minor role in his film.

On the recommendation of professors Jang Jin-dong and Kim Min-jae, they took on the role of Uigeumbu warriors of the highest rank. Although there were almost no lines, it was an opportunity to learn a lot just by being able to see the acting of great seniors like the sky in person.

But what surprised them more than anything else was the regulation of King Sukjong’s role.

“I heard that you’ve only recently started acting…”

They thought that Kyu-ha would have a hard time playing the role of Sukjong.

They themselves struggled to enter the Department of Theater and Film at Hankuk University of the Arts and did all kinds of rigorous classes and assignments.

Of course, most of the actors who play the role of Minister of Justice are senior actors with more than 20 years of acting experience, and it was not easy to act while showing off the dignity of a king without being overwhelmed by the momentum of such seniors, so I had to admit it.

“I guess there are geniuses in the real world, Minjae.”

“I know. I thought I was a genius… After all, the world is wide. Should I look for something else?”

When the two aspiring actors were in despair, Kim Won-hae, who played the role of Heo Gyeon, who died horribly as an older brother, approached Kyu-ha.

He was also an actor who auditioned for the role of Sukjong with Kyuha, but today he was sentenced to death and there was no more filming.

“Song Gyu-ha, can I talk to you for a moment?”

Kim Won-hae took Kyu-ha to a sparsely populated hanok and seemed to hesitate for a moment before opening his mouth.

“As of today, my filming is over. It’s something sad, and it’s a little bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of To be honest, I was very jealous of Song Gyu-ha. It was like a villain who suddenly appeared and took away the opportunity given to me. So even after I failed the audition, I took on the role of Heo Gyeon with the feeling of seeing how well I could do.”

Kyu-ha was listening with an expression that did not know what was inside, and Kim Won-hae, who was sitting on the veranda, continued the conversation.

“But while working with Song Gyu-ha this time, I thought that the actor is a natural-born actor and a star that shines anywhere. I felt as if I was born to act. I couldn’t help but admit it. No matter how much I felt inferiority, I couldn’t help but feel it.”

He spoke as if he were making a confession.

“When I first saw Kyu-ha’s acting, I thought, ‘Can I do better?’ I was stressed at the thought, but eventually I recognized and accepted my abilities and talents. It’s not something I can do with my mind. Only then did I see Kyuha’s true face. He is a junior, but he has a lot to learn from me. Mr. Kyuha.”

I thought I was going to curse coolly, but when I praised him with a sudden change of pace, Kim Won-hae grinned and patted the shoulder at Kyu-ha, who was still not knowing what to say.

“It’s just a promise I make to myself. Anyway, Kyuha is a really good actor. And I want to get to know you better in the future. Although it won’t be easy to meet because my filming is over, let’s have a drink at the finale party after the filming is over.”

“Yes. That will be fine. Seniors. Anyways, I’m glad you like me. And I also learned a lot from watching seniors’ acting.”

It was true. In fact, I have seen many criminals who were severely punished for being punished, and there were many times when I directly handed down the sentence. If I recall the look of the sinner I looked at carefully at that time, from the mouth wide open in pain to the saliva dripping out, to the eyes widened with blood vessels bursting in pain and fear.

It was because the scene played by Kim Won-hae was not very different from the real criminal Kyu-ha himself saw.

“Then, the next time we see each other, we’ll decide to be brothers and sisters, and I’ll leave. See you next time.”

“Your senior. I’ll go ahead and organize my thoughts.”

Kim Won-hae went back with such a relieved expression, and by the time Kyu-ha thought about the remaining scenes, he was alone.

“Meow~”

“Geumbi, are you here again?”

The bright yellow cat that Kyuha had saved came near and rubbed its head against the leg. After Kyu-Ha saved her, she often appeared in front of Gyu-Ha and acted aegyo. At first, Kyu-Ha, who didn’t care about her, kept looking at her, and soon she even gave her the name ‘Geum-bi’.

“It’s warm. Geumbi, how do you know that you appear like a ghost just in time for something to eat?”

“Nyaaaong”

Gyu-ha squeezed out the churro he kept in his pocket to take care of Geum-bi if he ran into her. Geumbi licked the churro so much that she couldn’t even see her tongue, as if she liked the first churro she had ever eaten since birth.

“Where the hell are you from? It looks like you don’t have any friends.”

“Nyaaang”

Watching Geum-bi, who only cries incomprehensible in response to Kyu-ha’s question, Kyu-ha also gets up.

“I also have to start preparing for filming again, Geumbi. I’ll give you another delicious one next time, so see you.”

Gyu-ha went back to the filming site, and as always, Geum-bi stared at Kyu-ha from behind. As if you’ll never forget

***

The shooting lasted until late at night.

“Cut! OK. Today’s shoot ends here. Thank you for your effort.”

“Ugh, I’m going to die. really.”

“It ended much later than expected. Even if I sleep right now, I can only sleep for three hours?”

The staff and actors, who were tired of the night filming that lasted longer than expected, prepared to finish with their bodies.

Usually, when the filming was over, the actors headed to the bus with the makeup team, and the other staff cleaned up the scene.

This was because, due to the nature of historical dramas, the beard and topknot had to be removed by experts.

That’s why the makeup team was the first to arrive at the scene and the last to leave.

All the actors erased their makeup and went to their lodgings to sleep, and the youngest members of the makeup team, Jung Ha-young and Yoon Seo-yeong, cleaned up their beards and topknots that they had busily removed and brushed them one by one.

“Ugh. How can the two of us do this much? The manager is also really nice. I will die of sleep.”

“Let’s not do that too much. Still, the angle on YouTube came out. And the team leader went to Seoul at this time to pick up makeup tools for tomorrow.”

The door of the bus opened just as we were continuing to clean up, complaining about the tight shooting schedule.

“Are you in trouble? You seem busy, so I’m here to help.”

“Huh? Song Gyu-ha!? How did you… didn’t you go?”

Jung Ha-young and Yoon Seo-young are actors who suddenly appeared. When the lead actor Song Kyu-ha appeared out of nowhere, my eyes widened.

“All the staff are working hard. What’s the point of going alone… And even if I go, there’s nothing to do. It would be better if I could help you with something here.”

‘How….’

Jung Ha-young and Yoon Seo-young looked up at Kyu-ha with impressed expressions.

“Is there anything I can do?”

“Then could you just brush these wigs for me? I can finish it really quickly because you did that.”

“Sure, it’s nothing like that.”

Jung Ha-young carefully asked Kyu-ha if there was anything that came to her mind.

“That Mr. Kyuha. I’m actually uploading VLOG videos on You Tube as a hobby, but could Kyu-ha come out for a moment…? ah! If you feel uncomfortable, don’t come out! I do it as a hobby anyway.”

“Of course it is fine. What’s wrong with that coming out? You’re struggling so late. I don’t know if I can help, but it doesn’t matter.”

Jung Ha-young was delighted at Kyu-ha’s words, and Yoon Seo-young patted Ha-young on the shoulder and made a fuss.

“Wow, Hayoung-ah, it’s great! Great! It’s worth the hard work until late! Suddenly things become fun?”

So Ha-young, Seo-young, and Gyu-ha sat together and talked about doran-do and cleaned up afterward, and they finished it sooner than expected.

“Whoa, I did it. Since we were chatting, we didn’t know how much time passed. It’s all thanks to Kyuha. thank you so much.”

“I’m glad I was helpful. It’s fun because I’m talking with you too, right? Whenever I have time, I will often help.”

“Even just the word gives me a wave of emotion…”

jump.

Just in time, team leader Kim Soo-hwan, who had gone to get the makeup props, entered the bus.

“Guys, I’m done organizing… Huh? Mr. Kyuha? Aren’t you in yet?”

“I want to go in now. Let’s just go in. See you tomorrow. You worked so hard today.”

I got off the bus and went back, and team leader Kim Soo-hwan asked the youngest members what they were doing.

“what. Why is Song Gyu-ha here? Could I beg you guys by any chance?”

“Oh, team leader, what are you talking about to our Song Gyu-ha? To a great person who didn’t even go home to help us clean up!”

“What? Did you help with your work?”

“Yeah. I didn’t ask for help, but he came and helped me. Is there anything that impresses you?”

“yes? Really… He is a very grateful person.”

Team leader Kim Soo-hwan, who worked on the makeup team for over 10 years, had never seen an actor who helped clean up after work until such a late hour. In fact, it was only natural that the actor did not pay attention to such things. So, of course, I didn’t feel sad or anything like that. However, since he was a human being, when the actor showed goodwill like this, the staff had no choice but to be very moved.

“Song Gyu-Hara… He was a much better person than I thought… Anyway, let’s go home quickly. It’s too late.”

“Yeah! manager! You have suffered a lot.”

Jung Ha-young took her GoPro camera for VLOG and left the scene and headed home.

Even Jung Ha-young, who filmed the video herself, did not know what kind of repercussions the VLOG she would upload later would have.