Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 357

357. Didn’t Mishear (1)

October 23, 2022

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the President.

“It’s the star of that famous movie series, ‘Natural Born Black’!”

“Ah, I see.”

That’s what I said, but honestly, I didn’t really know.

‘What is it? I feel like I’ve heard of it somewhere…’

Gabriel quickly pointed out that fact.

“Ah, I see? Ah, I see?! Seriously, why is your reaction only that much?”

“Well…”

“You… don’t know, do you?”

“Yeah, well…”

He gaped at my honest admission.

“Is it just… not that famous?”

“No… No, you can’t just say it’s *not* famous…! Good heavens! How can you not know? Did you come from some alien planet? Or did you live on some deserted island way out there and just come back?”

[Like I’m saying. But this is a lot better now, you know? Can you believe it? Back in the day~. ‘Latte is~?’ [A Korean slang phrase meaning ‘back in my day’] Yeonwoo didn’t even know who our actor was~?]

The two, who couldn’t even communicate properly, were perfectly in sync.

‘Do they think I’m some kind of caveman…’

It’s just a difference in interest.

Ask the average person.

What kinds of talismans there are.

What kinds of ghosts there are.

What process is involved in performing a *Gut* ritual [Korean shamanic ritual], and how one petitions the gods.

Especially how the person presiding over the *Gut* ritual purifies their body and soul to offer sincere devotion.

Yeonwoo could confidently say.

-What? Talismans? There are different kinds of talismans? *Gut* is… isn’t *Gut* just about riding a *Jakdu* knife [a ritual knife used in Korean shamanism]? What…?-

Probably eight or nine out of ten would only give such vague answers.

But no one blames that person.

‘They can’t know if their interests are different.’

There’s no reason to get angry or argue.

You just have to accept the difference.

“I just wasn’t interested. And I said I didn’t *completely* not know, didn’t I?”

“Then tell me the name of the lead actor.”

“…”

There’s no way I’d know that.

Gabriel was once again shocked by Yeonwoo’s silence.

“You were a famous actor in Korea! How can you not know so much?!”

“Well… Isn’t an actor supposed to be good at acting…?”

Honestly, I had devoured hundreds of movies and dramas while practicing and researching scripts.

‘They were hellish but fun days…’

Of course, that included foreign works as well.

Almost like a zombie, I stayed up all night every day, watching several to as many as ten episodes a day.

-Watch closely how other people express their emotions.

-You haven’t been in love, so you can’t act in a love scene? That sounds similar to saying you can’t act dead because you haven’t died before?

-Yeonwoo’s range of emotions is narrow, so let’s start with rote learning. Let’s cram as many emotions as possible into Yeonwoo. To do that, it’s best to observe the acting of other actors.

It was the teaching of Kwon Seong-hyun, who could be called the master of acting.

If you don’t know, learn first!

Learn, master it, and make it your own!

‘Come to think of it, Kwon Seong-hyun said he was in America now. He acted like he was coming soon, but there’s no contact.’

I hope nothing’s wrong.

Anyway, Kwon Seong-hyun’s help was truly invaluable.

‘It allowed me to set a standard by comparing the script with the actual acting.’

And that standard became the most important focal point for Yeonwoo in his acting.

It was also the reason why the filming staff and production team liked Yeonwoo.

-Shouldn’t I be able to act a little like this since I’m at this level?

There are more than a few celebrities who get what is known as ‘celebrity disease’ as soon as they become even a little famous.

But Yeonwoo didn’t.

The actor, who had become nationally popular and was receiving love calls from overseas, was always the same.

Maintaining an unchanging attitude.

“It’s a very easy thing in some ways, but it’s also the most difficult thing on the other hand.”

Kwon Seong-hyun once said that.

“Everyone around you is praising you as great and can’t wait to take care of your every move. How can a person not get used to that?”

“Aren’t you like that, Kwon Seong-hyun?”

“Getting used to it is a scary thing, Yeonwoo. You must always be careful not to get drunk on privileges and popularity.”

I thought while listening at that time.

‘Ah. This is the mindset of a top star.’

Even someone at the top like Kwon Seong-hyun is like that.

How arrogant could I, who is just a rookie who has only filmed a few works, be?

-Yeonwoo is really the same as when he started… People start showing up late to the set as soon as they get a little experience…

-Do you know that Yeonwoo is the first to arrive at the set and the last to leave?

-It’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone dig so relentlessly into character research like this.

Each word of praise proved that the path he had taken was right.

[You have to understand. He’s a bit too old-fashioned for a young guy.]

The chubby cat comforted Gabriel, who was in shock.

The warm, rice cake-like jelly patted the back of his hand, which had turned cold from the shock.

“An actor just has to be good at acting…?”

“Yes. Isn’t that obvious?”

“Just acting? What about other things?”

“What other things?”

“Money! Fame! Connections! Power!”

“…Did you watch some strange movie or something? Why are you suddenly talking about strange things like money and power…?”

Gabriel looked at Yeonwoo, who was dumbfounded, with even more disbelief.

“Why do you want to gain popularity? Isn’t it all to make a lot of money and become famous? An actor can’t *just* be good at acting! You have to socialize with people and build connections, and you have to go to the director and producer and pretend to be friendly to get a role!”

“‘All’? I’d be grateful if you could exclude me from that.”

“Oh my god… Good heavens. How can such a human exist…?”

It’s incomprehensible, but…

Gabriel seemed genuinely shocked.

‘A role? Isn’t that something you prove with your acting first?’

If you do your job well, its value will be properly discovered someday.

At least, Yeonwoo believed so.

“Anyway, it’s not like I don’t know at all. I’ve probably seen it. It’s just that I can’t remember it right away.”

“What’s the difference between that and not knowing at all…?”

Gabriel, who was already wearing an even deeper fatigue, sighed deeply.

“How can you just say you’ve heard of a movie that has a history that is almost a symbol of a country? It’s not a movie that came out a year or two ago, but a historically significant movie that has been going on for decades, changing the main character. If you play the main character in this series, you become the most beloved darling in Hollywood. That’s why there’s no one who doesn’t know this series…”

Listening to this, I remembered a little more.

“Ah. Now that you mention it, I remember. I remember enjoying it. The protagonist’s agonizing appearance was quite impressive.”

“…That’s the end of your impression?”

“Yeah, well. He was quite good at action acting.”

I guess that wasn’t the right answer.

Gabriel’s expression, filled with absurdity, showed no signs of clearing up.

But soon,

“Hoo… Well, what would I expect? He’s the kid who didn’t even know who I was…”

Gabriel seemed to have come to terms with it in his own way.

The reason, which was mixed with a bit of narcissism, was a bit unique.

“But why did you suddenly bring up that person? You didn’t bring it up to scold me for not knowing a famous movie series, did you?”

I have a rough idea.

I contacted the agency, but I couldn’t get in touch, and then I happened to meet Gabriel.

So there’s only one thing to say.

“He asked me very earnestly to meet you.”

As expected.

“Why would the lead actor of such a famous work want to meet me?”

“Well…? Why don’t you go and find out?!”

Yeonwoo stared at Gabriel.

“Do you know that you’re surprisingly bad at lying?”

“…What? Really?”

“Yes. It shows. A lot.”

I don’t know how he acted with that.

According to him, he boasted and boasted that he was the best among child actors.

“Fortunately, Ray is in LA, and you’re in LA, Yeonwoo, so I had no choice but to fly to LA. I have to be there to introduce the two of you.”

The person who came to me asking to be saved is good at turning words around.

‘Well… I can dig that out slowly.’

Those with open spiritual eyes often have many wounds.

Yeonwoo had seen countless such people.

He was one of those people himself.

Perhaps because he understood that pain, he didn’t want to rashly poke at it.

‘It suits him better to be elated like this than to be slumped over as if he were about to die, like before.’

“So. When are we going to meet? Have you made an appointment?”

“Of course!”

While saying that, I roughly searched on my smartphone, and it seemed like he was in the middle of filming.

‘With such a busy filming schedule, I guess I’ll see him after filming.’

That’s what I was thinking.

“Now.”

“Yes?”

Did I mishear?

But once again, as if driving a wedge, Gabriel confidently shouted.

“Let’s go now!”

“…Is this okay?”

“What’s not okay? Ray is the one who’s in a hurry, not me. He said that. He told me to make it possible for him to meet you right away.”

“Still, shouldn’t we contact him before going…?”

“Yeah. That’s what I’m doing now.”

Gabriel was surprisingly good at driving.

He was so skilled that he could drive with one hand while wearing sunglasses and send text messages with the other.

Of course, Yeonwoo was horrified.

“Haven’t you heard that you shouldn’t use your phone while driving?!”

“Oh, why? It’s okay. I won’t die.”

“Do you know how high traffic accidents are among the causes of death for modern people…?”

“It’s okay. I’m so good at driving with blurry eyes. I can’t drive without doing this. It’s okay. I can do it with my eyes closed.”

It’s not okay at all!

But like he said, Gabriel was a very skilled driver.

I can understand the reason that if I don’t distract myself because of my open spiritual eyes, I might have an accident because of the wandering ghosts.

‘But that doesn’t mean you have to risk my life too!’

Eventually, by the time I got out of the sleek, well-designed red sports car.

Yeonwoo was almost exhausted.

“I didn’t know you got motion sickness so easily.”

“…”

Isn’t the right word a threat to my life rather than motion sickness?

“Is this the filming set?”

Yeonwoo looked around.

No matter how I looked at it, this seemed more like a village where people lived than a filming set.

Of course, there were some places that were not fully made or were decorated to look plausible, so it was a bit different from reality.

“He said he’ll be out soon. He told me I could take you in and show you around?”

“Is that so?”