Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 227

227. Who Would Let It Fail? (2)

“Seon-woo ssi…….”

Kim Si-hyuk, who had been crouching down looking out of place with his large frame, raised his head.

He was clearly calling out the name of the character Yeon-woo was playing, but it sounded different to Yeon-woo.

‘He’s pretty scared…….’

Kim Si-hyuk was probably in a complete panic.

It was his first time as the main character, and he was messing up badly at the script reading where he was supposed to be showcasing his first leading role.

The number of eyes on him was enormous, and his acting wasn’t going as planned.

It was no wonder Kim Si-hyuk was looking at him as if he were a savior.

“Why are you like that?”

As he approached with a gentle smile, Kim Si-hyuk’s expression became even more tearful.

Like a child who cries even louder when comforted right before they burst into tears.

That was exactly how Kim Si-hyuk was.

Thanks to that, Kim Si-hyuk’s facial expressions became even more realistic as a bonus.

“Did you get scolded again? You seem more down than usual today. What happened?”

“No, that’s…… that is…….”

A huge man crouching down and sobbing.

It could be seen as an unsightly scene, but it was a perfect fit for his current role.

“Is that so?”

“Yes…….”

“That must have been tough.”

“I don’t know what to do. The chief is like that, and my parents are too…… When I work hard, they tell me not to, and when I stay still, they tell me to do something.”

The life of the main character, Kang-seok, being pushed around here and there.

A ray of light in that life is the conversation he has with Kim Seon-woo, a friend of the same age.

Kim Seon-woo doesn’t ignore or look down on Kang-seok like other people do.

“But, is Seon-woo okay? I’m just complaining too much, aren’t I?”

“Why would I be tired of it? What’s tiring about just listening?”

“Still, I keep talking about pathetic things…….”

“Who says it’s pathetic?”

Many people say that.

However, Kim Seon-woo looked at Kang-seok and shook his head as if that wasn’t the case at all.

“Those people just don’t know how hard Seok-i is working yet. If they knew how hard Seok-i is working, they wouldn’t talk like that.”

“Do you think so……?”

“Of course.”

“Ugh. I’m always sorry. I always complain…….”

“Don’t worry, I don’t think that way. And what if you do? Isn’t that what friends are for?”

“Friends……!”

A look of longing was clearly visible.

It was more of Kim Si-hyuk’s gaze than that of the main character, Kang-seok.

In fact, Kim Si-hyuk was thinking of giving Yeon-woo anything he wanted right now.

The tension that had been in his shoulders gradually eased, and his heart, which had been pounding like crazy, calmed down.

The nerves that had been sticking out calmed down, and the composure he had been desperately seeking returned.

Kim Si-hyuk knew the reason well.

‘A friend……!’

It was all thanks to Yeon-woo being there in front of him.

He couldn’t help but know.

Even in the scenes with the senior actors that had taken place earlier, Kim Si-hyuk couldn’t let his guard down.

No, rather, his best effort was to somehow refocus his concentration, which was about to be disrupted by Do Dong-joo’s constant schemes.

‘I’m going crazy! Why is this happening? Ugh, I think the senior actors are trying to cover for me somehow……!’

A drama is not a solo performance from beginning to end, but rather a team play like a three-legged race where several people run together.

If Kim Si-hyuk starts to falter, it’s useless no matter how divinely the other person acts.

Why?

Because acting, if the harmony between the two sides is not right, only produces tremendous dissonance.

‘I have to do something……! Somehow……!’

Kim Si-hyuk tried.

However, there was a limit to his constantly breaking concentration and depleting immersion.

The veteran senior actors seemed to be trying to lead Kim Si-hyuk somehow, but it was not enough.

Rather, he felt like he was dragging the senior actors into a swamp.

It was like having a cramp in your leg while swimming and sinking into the water.

But.

“That’s right. Friends. We’re friends, aren’t we?”

“Y-yes, that’s right. We’re friends.”

“So, let’s not say things like ‘sorry’.”

Patted, patted.

Kim Seon-woo, who was also crouching down, patted Kang-seok, who was crouching down in an unsightly manner.

It was as if Yeon-woo was comforting him directly, not acting.

Just then.

“Ptooey!”

Another loud sneeze echoed through the set.

But this time, he didn’t care at all.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. It’s the cold again…….”

He seemed to hear something mumbling, but it soon disappeared from his ears.

No more, such trivial distractions did no harm to Kim Si-hyuk.

What was important now was not the noise.

Kim Si-hyuk looked at Yeon-woo next to him.

Before he knew it, Kim Si-hyuk was looking at Yeon-woo, no, Kim Seon-woo, through Kang-seok’s eyes.

They were in the same pose, but one looked unsightly and the other looked like a picture even so.

Kang-seok naturally recited the next line.

“Everyone will probably be surprised.”

“Surprised?”

“If they know that Seon-woo and I are friends.”

“Why, Seok-i?”

“Well…….”

Kang-seok looked at Kim Seon-woo.

Whenever he met him, he was always neatly dressed in a suit, and even a single strand of hair was neatly styled.

The watch and shoes he wore also looked incredibly luxurious, although he didn’t know much about them.

His neatly handsome face and always bright eyes showed that he was the complete opposite of Kang-seok, who was a troublemaker in every way.

“That’s right……. No one will believe it. That we’re friends.”

It had been like that since they first met.

He was surprised that a man who looked like a great businessman spoke to him so kindly.

He was even more surprised that such an elite person was so easygoing.

Kang-seok had never imagined that he could become friends with someone like Kim Seon-woo.

“Isn’t that because those people are strange? I think Seok-i is a very cool and great person. You’re the people’s champion, the police, who protect us.”

“I think I’m going to quit being a police officer soon…….”

“Quit? Why?”

“I think it would be more of a threat to the people if someone like me was a police officer.”

Kang-seok smiled ambiguously as he looked at Kim Seon-woo, who was saying that he would scold them all if he brought them.

“That’s…… everyone says that. That’s why I get scolded all the time.”

“Those people don’t know Seok-i’s true worth yet. Why listen to what those people say?”

His softly smiling face gave him infinite trust.

It felt like everything would be alright as he said it, just by looking at him.

So, acting that came from the heart came out naturally.

It was a perfect sincerity without a single grain of falsehood, both as Kang-seok and as Kim Si-hyuk.

“So…… is there anything going on at the police station these days?”

“Anything going on? What could be going on? This is such a peaceful neighborhood…… Except for my mistakes, nothing will happen in this neighborhood.”

Kim Seon-woo’s smile deepened a little at Kang-seok’s answer.

“That’s right. Well. What problems could there be with Seok-i around? Right?”

“Well. What help could I be? Still, it’s a relief that it’s peaceful without any incidents. Except for me……?”

Kang-seok sighed deeply.

The emotions he felt were conveyed rawly.

Self-disgust.

Confidence that has improved a little by receiving comfort.

And even the appearance of wavering and shaking between these two.

This was the scene where Kang-seok, who seemed like he was going to quit being a police officer right away, wavered and softened.

“Writer, you can breathe now.”

This scene, where the precariousness of deciding not to quit while seeming like he would quit, was the point.

This scene was the point that would lead the upcoming accident to a more dramatic development.

Not only that.

How much Kang-seok relies on the character Kim Seon-woo.

How much he trusts his words.

And even the way he tries to change his mind about quitting because of Kim Seon-woo’s comfort.

All of this was an important element in building up not only the character Kang-seok but also the character Kim Seon-woo.

If this scene falters, even Yeon-woo’s character, which will come out later, will have weak roots.

But.

“Hoo. Was I not breathing?”

“Yes.”

“Ugh. Did I have to be like that? How important is that part? If that fails, our drama will fail. The charm of the psychopath dies. If the villain has no charm, it’s difficult for the main character to shine.”

“Yes, yes. I know. But Kim Si-hyuk was doing well just now, wasn’t he?”

“Ugh. I know. I really thought we were going to fail earlier…….”

Fortunately, Kim Si-hyuk seemed to have come to his senses.

Kim Si-hyuk, who had been putting on an unsightly performance that could not be called acting even if he was given a hundred chances.

He was well aware that his mentality had been shaken by Do Dong-joo’s interference, but that was it.

‘The viewers, subscribers, and reporters who will watch this broadcast will not consider such a situation at all!’

They’ll just be whispering diligently.

Controversy over the lead actor’s acting skills or something.

All sorts of terrible imaginations flashed through her mind.

Crash.

She heard such a sound.

Such a sound as a tower built with effort collapsing.

It was an auditory hallucination, but Song Jin-joo really thought she heard such a sound.

Until just before the scene with Yeon-woo started.

“Si-hyuk seems to have calmed down a bit, right?”

“Yes. He seems to be properly immersed now.”

“I’ve aged ten years. What is this really? We’re even broadcasting live right now.”

Song Jin-joo sighed softly.

She glanced at the press corps and their reaction wasn’t bad either.

Rather, they seemed surprised that his acting had suddenly deepened after showing a mess in the beginning.

“But…… it’s been like that since Yeon-woo came in, right?”

If you have ears and eyes, you can’t help but know.

The reason why Kim Si-hyuk’s agitation subsided and he began to properly display his original acting skills was none other than right after the scene with Yeon-woo.

And.

‘It’s definitely effective.’

The prediction was perfectly accurate.

It was a natural thing to do.

‘I’m glad it worked well. Well, I thought it would work, of course.’

What Yeon-woo used was the A-grade ability, Emotion Transference.

Emotion Transference.

It is a derivative ability of the A-grade ability, Eyes Filled with Sadness.

It had the effect of directly transmitting emotions to the other person by gazing at them.

There was a restriction that the degree of effect varied depending on the other person’s favorability, but fortunately, Kim Si-hyuk’s favorability seemed to be quite high.

‘That’s what abilities are for.’

The emotion that Yeon-woo conveyed to Kim Si-hyuk was none other than calmness.

It was to calm his agitation and relieve his tension.

For this, Yeon-woo deliberately stared into Kim Si-hyuk’s eyes while reciting his lines.

There was no need to make eye contact like this…… but the situation was what it was, so that was okay.

Besides, wasn’t this a script reading that was no different from a rehearsal anyway?

“Ptooey!”

Do Dong-joo, who saw Kim Si-hyuk calming down, played another trick.

‘I told you.’

Kim Si-hyuk, who was already completely relaxed, did not waver.

The more they exchanged lines, the more Kim Si-hyuk’s acting skills gradually returned to their original orbit.

Yeon-woo smiled deeply as he watched Kim Si-hyuk, who had completely escaped from his messy appearance in the beginning.