68. do you tell me

Tick tock tock

Kyu-ha’s eyes opened to the steady sound of the alarm clock.

Gyu-ha, who had been lying in a daze for a moment, got up and put his nose on his fist.

sniff sniff.

The smell of Homeus’s blood still seemed to linger in his nostrils. When more than 10,000 spectators spit out mad cheers while looking only at themselves, I felt such great joy that my heart felt hot.

Recently, as he freely expressed something that was suppressed while living the life of Meoginness, Kyuha’s condition has reached its peak lately.

Above all, the act of killing an opponent with only the bare body without using any tools brought a new catharsis that had never been felt before. In particular, the feeling of breaking a person’s bone, the sound of bone fracture, and the screams of pain form a trio and feel that pleasure all over the body.

It was incredibly addictive.

“I can see why ancient Greek pankration players played death games without any reward.”

In fact, even if Pankration players won, there was little material reward. Only a crown of laurels was placed on the head, which was greatly respected by all the Greeks and at the same time considered blessed by the gods, giving it an unimaginable honor.

However, I really liked the savage way of playing and the rule that allowed me to kill my opponent.

Anyway, Kyu-ha, who greeted a refreshing morning, hurriedly prepared to go out. Manager Bong-gu was scheduled to pick him up in an hour. Today, the three senior actors, Kyu-ha, and PD Son Jun-ik finally had an official pre-meeting. The final travel map was selected through today’s pre-meeting, and discussions were planned on what format to travel in.

Just as Kyu-ha finished preparing to go out, manager Bong-gu knocked on the door.

“Brother~! Are you ready?”

“Yes, Bong-gu! It’s done. I’ll go right down.”

Kyu-ha boarded the van waiting below and greeted Bong-gu.

“Should we start at once? Did you sleep well? If you don’t have enough time to sleep, please tell me.”

“Ugh! brother. To be honest, I don’t think there are any managers with as good working hours or a good work-life balance as I do. I just want to thank you for caring enough. By the way, brother, you seem to be in a good mood today?”

It was Bong-gu who had already been with Kyu-ha for two years, so he quickly grasped Kyu-ha’s condition.

“I’m in good shape because I had a pleasant dream for the first time in a while.”

“Ha ha ha. It looks like you had a dragon dream. envious. I’ve been having trouble with my dream lately… well, I’m happy that you like him anyway.”

It had nothing to do with the dragon dream, but I had no intention of correcting it, so I quietly smiled and headed to the pre-meeting place. The pre-meeting was scheduled to be held at a quiet Korean restaurant in Mapo-gu.

Kyu-ha, who arrived about 20 minutes earlier than the scheduled time, greeted PD Son Jun-ik, who was busy preparing for the meeting.

“Hello, Son PD. you worked hard.”

“Oh my gosh, Mr. Kyuha. You’re here early. Please sit here and rest for a while while we prepare the finish.”

Producer Son, who guided Kyuha to her seat, talked about this and that with the writers again. Maybe I wanted to organize the contents of the pre-meeting today.

The elder actors also began to enter one by one. The actor who arrived in first place was the eldest, Park Chang-soo (81).

“Is the teacher here?”

“Chuck. You arrived early, Kyuha-kun?”

Park Chang-soo and Kyu-ha became even closer. After a while, Lee Dae-ho (75) and Park Hong-sik (78) entered in turn.

“Oh my brother! how are you? Are you in good health? How come you seem to have gotten more correct?”

“shout! It’s been years. No matter how old you get, you still mess around. chuckle.”

Park Chang-soo greeted Lee Dae-ho when he arrived, and I thought he had a bright and pleasant personality as he was known.

“I begged my wife for a week to get permission for this trip. I hope it will be a trip where I can get a lot of things as it is an opportunity that I have sought permission for.”

Like Lee Dae-ho, who is known for his love for his wife, as soon as he arrived, he talked about his wife and exchanged greetings.

“Nice to meet you. This is Park Hong-shik.”

“What should I do because that older brother is still embarrassed? Come sit next to me, bro.”

It was not shameful, it was indifferent, but Park Hong-sik for over 40 years was Lee Dae-ho, who knew how to be shy.

Finally, Park Hong-sik arrived, and all the performers of ‘Children and Children’s Joy’ gathered in one place.

“Seeing this here gives me a really new feeling. Isn’t that right, brother?”

In fact, they have maintained a close relationship with Park Chang-soo at the center. Park Chang-soo, who had been active for almost 50 years, took good care of Lee Dae-ho, who came in as a junior, while working as a senior in the theater company ‘Jeongseong’ at the time. Considering that the atmosphere of the troupe at the time was a strict vertical relationship between seniors and juniors, this was a very unusual case.

Park Hong-sik also didn’t get along well with the people around him, probably because of his personality, and when he was out of the field, Park Chang-soo took him with him and made him get along with people, helping him to adapt well.

The two always lived without forgetting their gratitude for Park Chang-soo, and because of that, when Park Chang-soo suggested a trip together, they accepted without hesitation.

“Chuck. That’s right. It seems like yesterday when you guys were kids. Dae-ho, you still vividly remember being scolded by director Wang for making your performance of being shot so loud.”

“Ah~ Brother! In front of a lot of people, you embarrass yourself and bring up the story. I really want You’re embarrassing.”

“Ha ha ha ha ha.”

Lee Dae-ho’s humor, which is not suitable for his age, quickly softened the atmosphere. Producer Jun-Ik Son handed out a copy of the program plan, probably thinking that the atmosphere was somewhat relaxed.

“If you look there, you will find information about the basic format and expected shooting date. Please read it and ask if you have any questions.”

There was silence in the room and everyone was immersed in reading the plan. Park Chang-soo opened his mouth.

“I can see the traces of Son PD’s hard work. But the most important travel destination is not there. So where are we going?”

Everyone looked at Son PD as if they agreed, and he replied as if he expected it.

“I thought about many countries, but the final destination was… Greece. Since there are people of my age, I decided that a warm country is better than a cold one.”

“Oh, Greece… Have you guys ever been to Greece?”

Everyone shook their heads at Park Chang-soo’s question.

“Come to think of it, I’ve never been to Greece. Great. If you’re going to go, it’s better to go to the first place at all. Aren’t they?”

“Your brother is right. Traveling to a new place is more meaningful than going back to the same place.”

After adjusting the departure date and schedule, the three elder actors left first with a light meal, and only PD Son Jun-ik and Kyu-ha remained and continued the conversation.

“Actually, the most important role in this trip is Mr. Kyuha. It’s not that I’m burdening you, but… is it already a burden? sorry. Still, as the general manager of the program, I ask for your understanding that I have no choice but to say this. Apparently, the three elderly people are old enough to travel on foot, and I can’t help but think about health problems. So, I would appreciate it if Kyuha, a young person, supports the elderly so that they can travel safely, and also responds well to unexpected situations that may occur on site. Of course, I’m not saying that I absolutely leave everything to Gyuha and say I don’t know. I will do my best in my role, so please take good care of me.”

I could feel PD Son Jun-ik’s strong desire and urgency to somehow make this ‘live and play’ a success.

After thinking for a moment, Kyuha calmly nodded.

“Don’t worry too much, Son PD. I’ve been thinking a lot about what role I should play, and I have many thoughts. Trust me, I will do my best to make your trip a success. And in Greece… a lot of pretty fun things could happen.”

PD Son Jun-ik’s heart was relieved at Kyu-ha’s confident words.

‘By the way, I heard that you’ve never traveled abroad, but it’s a nuance that seems like you’ve been to Greece.’

I was puzzled inside, but I didn’t care too much.

***

Incheon International Airport on the day of departure for ‘No and So Dongrak’.

Finally, the 10-day trip to Greece is quickly approaching.

Producer Jun-Ik Sohn formed a minimum staff of 20 people, including the writer, for efficiency.

The main writer, Park Yoon-hyang, asked PD Son Jun-ik with a worried expression.

“Is it really okay to go with just this amount of people?”

“Don’t worry, it’s enough. On the contrary, if there are too many people, it becomes more of a problem. That something might happen overseas. Every time I have to make a quick decision and deal with it, but if there are a lot of people, that’s not possible. There is a saying that if there are many boatmen, the boat will go to the mountains.”

“The PD is right. But I’m worried that it seems too little. Can we do it well?”

“Don’t worry, writer Yunhyang. That’s what we do best. Let’s have confidence this time too.”

Writer Park Yoon-hyang’s face, which had been worried about whether it was because of the confident voice of PD Son Jun-ik, who was in charge, soon brightened.

“Yes. If you think about it, there were many worse situations in the past. We will be able to do well.”

“That’s right! Ha ha ha.”

After a while, the senior actors and Kyu-ha arrived at the airport in comfortable clothes.

“Welcome, teachers. Gyuha-san also came early.”

“hahahahaha, I couldn’t sleep at night because I was so excited about how long it had been since I traveled. This is not really a child.”

“This man. I know that travel is only for young children. Even old people like us can fully enjoy the trip.”

When Lee Dae-ho and Park Hong-sik quarreled, Park Chang-soo intervened.

“Oh, these people. no time Let’s go through the departure procedures quickly.”

With Park Chang-soo’s tidy arrangement, everyone quickly checked in for departure, and finally arrived at Athens International Airport in Greece after a long 16-hour flight via Istanbul.

“Oh, far, far away. My whole body hurts even though I just got on a plane.”

“Is this Athens? And the air is different.”

The ‘Children and Children’s Joy’ team, which was looking around, stood at the checkpoint to go through immigration procedures. But a problem arose.

buzz buzz.

“What is it?”

Producer Son Joon-ik hurried to the scene due to the sudden commotion, and there the immigration officer was pouring out something in Greek to assistant director Yang Seong-il, but the nuance did not look positive.

“Sungil-ah, what’s going on? Why is that person suddenly like that?”

“Mo, I don’t know, PD. As a matter of etiquette, I asked him in English what his occupation was and why he came, so he just answered, but suddenly he got excited and said something, but I don’t know what to do.”

Assistant director Yang Seong-il was embarrassed and did not know what to do. In the meantime, the immigration officer was talking excitedly to himself, but I couldn’t understand what he was saying.

Then a familiar voice was heard.

“Τι συνέβη? πες μου”

(What’s going on? You tell me.)