Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 195

195. Not the Lead (1)

2022.05.14.

It was a question of whether I had a choice.

“No, no. It’s not that I absolutely have to go. But……”

“I understand it’s a good opportunity. You explained it well, so I know the situation.”

Contrary to showing reluctance, Kwon Seong-hyun put even more effort into explaining it later on.

Yeonwoo wasn’t someone who wouldn’t understand after he explained it so thoroughly.

“Then why……?”

“But, well…… do I really have to go right now?”

Yeonwoo shrugged.

“Weren’t you interested in composing, Yeonwoo? You even took vocal training……?”

“I am interested. But that doesn’t mean I have to go right away just because someone called for me, does it?”

“That’s…… true.”

“I’m grateful that you like me enough to look for me like this, but I don’t really see the need to go abroad right now.”

Besides, the thought of getting on a plane again and experiencing that terrible motion sickness made me feel dizzy.

‘Besides, it hasn’t been long since the fan club was founded, so I can’t go abroad already.’

This is a natural courtesy to the people I’m grateful for.

Leaving those people behind and going abroad for my own success?

‘That would be truly ungrateful, so absolutely reject it.’

Besides, Yeonwoo wasn’t that interested in the overseas market.

Just as everyone carries around about three thousand won in their heart [a small, comforting amount of money], Heungseon Daewongun [a historical figure known for his isolationist policies] was alive and breathing inside Yeonwoo, according to Dongja.

Of course, it’s not that he has no interest at all.

It was both grateful and very amazing that people he didn’t even know overseas liked him.

So, someday he might go…….

‘But that’s not now, at least.’

Yeonwoo thought so.

“Really……?”

“Really.”

“Still, this is a really good opportunity…….”

“Opportunities will come along later anyway. And if they don’t, I can make them come.”

At those words, Kwon Seong-hyun’s face finally showed a look of realization.

“That’s right. It doesn’t have to be now…… So, you really have no intention of going?”

“Yes.”

Yeonwoo nodded.

“And right now, I have something more important to do.”

“Something important?”

“I want to do a drama.”

“You could rest a little longer.”

“I’ve rested enough.”

Besides, there’s a synopsis that I feel like I have to do right now.

“What kind of synopsis is it?”

“If I had to classify it, it’s a mystery thriller with a spoonful of comedy mixed in, and the content is interesting.”

There wasn’t a complete script yet, but the synopsis alone was enough to grab his attention.

The story begins with the protagonist, a police officer, getting into an accident.

The protagonist gets into a car accident on a day when it happens to be struck by lightning.

At this time, a very mysterious thing happens: the moment he is hit by the car, lightning strikes the protagonist’s head.

Both the accident and the lightning were enough to cause instant death, but the protagonist survives.

And with a very special ability.

‘It was psychometry.’

Psychometry.

In simple terms, it is the superpower to read the memories of objects.

The protagonist, who is a police officer but is gullible and easily swayed by others, was secretly destined to remain a patrol officer forever.

He wasn’t physically outstanding.

Nor was he particularly bright.

That’s because the protagonist barely passed the police exam and became a patrol officer.

People around him clicked their tongues at the story that the protagonist, who was nothing more than a nuisance to the station, had an accident.

They were pathetic that the protagonist, who was a police officer, was hit and run.

But things started to turn strangely from the time he was discharged from the hospital.

The protagonist began to solve minor cases, almost like chores, very easily.

People around him were surprised to see the protagonist perfectly handling even minor cases.

‘And the protagonist gradually uses this psychometry ability to solve cases.’

The protagonist, who was thought to remain a patrol officer forever, accidentally uses his psychometry ability one day and catches a wanted drug carrier.

Thanks to this, the protagonist, who was promoted several ranks, is finally assigned to the criminal investigation department, which was his wish.

The protagonist, who was initially treated poorly.

By appropriately using his psychometry ability, he gradually solves major cases and begins to have his abilities recognized.

In the process, he boldly catches corrupt public officials who have committed irregularities and catches a kidnapper who kidnapped a child.

A case breaks out for the protagonist, who gradually becomes an indispensable figure in the criminal investigation department.

Another serial murder that has been sluggishly unsolved for several years has occurred.

The protagonist jumps into this case, making full use of his abilities.

“In that way, he even solves almost impossible unsolved cases.”

“That’s interesting.”

Kwon Seong-hyun said after listening to Yeonwoo’s story.

“The narrative of the protagonist’s growth is easy to immerse oneself in, and the catharsis of solving the case is also very good. It’s also good that he digs into the political maneuvering of his boss, who covets the protagonist’s abilities, and that leads to the expulsion of the corrupt police forces.”

Besides, the character itself was 괜찮았다 [Gwaenchanatda – Korean for ‘okay’ or ‘decent’].

“It wouldn’t be bad for Yeonwoo to play the role either. In fact, the superpower is a very abstract concept, so it can be ambiguous to create a character, but Yeonwoo wouldn’t have any problems.”

In fact, Yeonwoo could do something like psychometry.

To be exact, it’s not that he uses superpowers, but rather that he catches and kills the 잡귀 [japgwi – minor spirits or 잡귀] around him and digs up information.

“Rather, the character will come to life more deliciously. Hmm. The character image is also very good.”

If he played a sincere and deep character in The Most Beautiful Days, the protagonist of this work is the opposite.

“Widening the image pool is always a good thing.”

Kwon Seong-hyun said that.

But Yeonwoo’s answer was a little strange.

“I think you’re misunderstanding something.”

“Yes? What?”

“The role I want to play isn’t the protagonist.”

“Then……?”

Yeonwoo pointed to one of the many roles written in the synopsis.

“What I want to do is the serial killer role.”

“No, you got an offer for the lead role?”

Yeonwoo’s decision turned the company upside down once again.

To be exact, it was the head of manager Lee Gyu-han.

“Yes.”

“But why are you auditioning? You’ve already received an offer for the lead role, so there’s no reason to audition……?”

“Because what I want to do isn’t the protagonist.”

“But why……?”

That’s what most people think.

Isn’t the main character better?

Of course, the lead role gets more spotlight than the supporting role in this industry.

However.

“I’m interested in that role.”

“The serial killer……?”

“Yes, well…….”

“Aaaani, why a serial killer of all things……?”

Lee Gyu-han shuddered as if even the word was disgusting.

“There are plenty of other roles, aren’t there? At least the protagonist’s direct senior. Or that, what, that youngest bad guy who was promoted at lightning speed and is crazy about power. Or there’s a member of the National Assembly, too?”

Lee Gyu-han said in a desperate tone for some reason.

“If you want to play a bad role, wouldn’t it be better to be in a more normal category if possible? A serial killer seems too extreme……!”

“Isn’t widening the range of acting a good thing?”

It was Kwon Seong-hyun who said that.

When he quoted those words, Lee Gyu-han groaned and rubbed his head.

“That’s true…….”

Why does Lee Gyu-han’s drooping shoulders look so pitiful?

“Still, I think the main character suits Yeonwoo better!”

But Lee Gyu-han, who had not given up hope, tried again.

Of course.

“Not for me.”

He was mercilessly bounced off Yeonwoo’s iron wall, though.

“That…… the special thing is that it’s not similar to Yeonwoo? Then wouldn’t it be easier for you to act……?”

“That’s why I don’t feel much charm.”

I don’t want to choose just because I think I’ll be able to play the role well.

It’s not like he’s that unsure of his acting skills.

Is there really a need to rely on familiar things……?

‘If I start getting into the habit of looking for easy things from the start, it will be difficult to develop.’

I wanted to taste this world a little more.

I didn’t want to disappoint the people who were doing me favors without expecting anything in return.

Besides, while I’m at it.

Should I try something new?

‘I want to do a little better.’

Yeonwoo’s ambition was wriggling from deep within.

I don’t want to stop at just being ‘good’.

If possible, I wanted to look a little higher.

To do that, you can’t be complacent with the current results.

You can’t just walk the easy path laid out in front of you.

The easy and sweet path may be good right now, but it’s nothing more than poison in the long run.

Eventually, you’ll get used to it and shy away from any challenge.

Besides.

‘The duplicitous appearance of a serial killer.’

This character appealed to Yeonwoo.

A character who was twisted from birth.

How could I not be interested?

In some ways, this side might be closer to Yeonwoo himself than the protagonist who does psychometry.

Of course, he’s not abnormally twisted, though.

Not only that.

I wasn’t just doing this because I was interested.

What should I say.

‘Strangely, I keep seeing this character.’

Beyond mere interest, there is something that is pulling him.

This is commonly referred to in the industry as a ‘feeling’.

And whenever Yeonwoo’s ‘sense’ was activated, the result never went wrong.

“Kkeueung…….”

Lee Gyu-han rubbed his head again.

Not feeling the charm of the role is the same as saying that it is difficult to immerse oneself in the role.

Therefore, it is impossible to push it forcibly.

If an actor who has to become the character completely cannot empathize with the character, how can that be acting?

“Still, isn’t it a waste? It’s a lead role? Huh? Seong-hyun-ah. You say something. If you’re going to do it, you have to go as the lead to establish yourself. Huh? You even played the lead role in a movie and surpassed 8 million, so does a supporting role in a drama make sense?”

For a typical actor, it is common to follow the route that Lee Gyu-han said.

Yeonwoo’s choice is tantamount to throwing away the opportunity to firmly establish himself as the lead role.

However.

“What’s so great about the lead role? I even rejected Hollywood.”

“Huh……?”

Kwon Seong-hyun, who was leaning lazily on the sofa, said.

“Hollywood? What’s that again?”

“There is such a thing.”

“Heol. Seriously. By any chance?! Did you reject the offer from that foreign singer, too?”

Someone said that.

Silence is affirmation.

“Yeonwoo……?”