396. A Fate That Can’t Be Ordinary (2)
“Huh? Madam Kang said that?”
“Yep! At first, we couldn’t understand, but she repeated it, so we looked it up in the dictionary. We asked if she meant for us to come, and she nodded! Actually, we were going to use an interpreter.”
“Were going to?”
“Yeon-hwa said it was a hassle and waved her hand. So, we just talked among ourselves.”
*What on earth did they do with an interpreter present?*
It was even more amazing that it worked.
Yeon-woo became afraid to even ask.
‘Madam Kang has changed a lot too…….’
A conversation we had in the car when everyone was passed out.
Thinking back to that time, she has changed a lot.
‘That much…… have I changed too?’
Madam Kang said so.
It seemed he was slowly changing too, without him knowing.
“Take care. They seem like good people.”
Normally, he wouldn’t even glance at foreign actors he couldn’t communicate with, but he was saying goodbye to them as they went inside.
And the fact that she said that when only the two of them were left suddenly made sense.
He thought it was just a formality, but it was a natural result since they actually had a conversation and became friends.
‘Come to think of it, this outing is full of things that aren’t like Madam Kang at all.’
It wasn’t too strange since Madam Kang would have changed as much as Yeon-woo himself had changed.
But the words Madam Kang left before leaving were a bit strange no matter how he thought about it.
“You’ve made good connections.”
“Yes, well…… not all foreigners are people to be wary of.”
“No. I’m not just talking about those people.”
“Yes? Then who? My fans?”
“Fans. You’re starting to look like a celebrity now, aren’t you? Anyway, I’m not talking about those kids.”
“……?”
“One of them was born with the pulse of a different ghost, and the other has opened his eyes but has a firm heart.”
He immediately understood.
Who Madam Kang was talking about.
“The reason I could put you out there and still feel at ease was because there were benefactors around you, Yeon-woo.”
“Did you hear something strange from that child spirit, by any chance?”
“Do you think I would even bother listening to that kid, no matter how much he babbles on?”
“……That’s true.”
Benefactors, huh.
Certainly, as Madam Kang said, the two of them had been quite helpful so far, one way or another.
Putting aside their personalities and character, that was the result.
‘It’s just that it seems a bit excessive sometimes…….’
Looking at this schedule alone, Madam Kang was right.
It was a problem that they showed up at the airport with strange bouquets of flowers.
But aside from that, everything from beginning to end was beneficial to him.
“And you are a benefactor to them.”
“Me?”
“Yes. It’s like you’re complementing each other, so you’re a benefactor to them.”
Thinking about it, that was also true.
If Yeon-woo wasn’t there, Kwon Seong-hyun’s soul would have left his body and he would have died.
Woo Do-gyeom, on the other hand, would have had his children hit by a fatal misfortune and lost his cute twins.
“I’m starting to think that maybe you spent your childhood lonely in order to meet such good people.”
“No, Madam Kang? I don’t think that’s quite right?”
“Get along well without fighting. Okay?”
“No, no. Madam Kang. I’m not a child…….”
“You are a child. In front of this mother. I’m relieved that you’re doing well, but that’s what a mother’s heart is like. It’s like you’re a child I’ve let out near the water, really.”
He felt a bit wronged, but he didn’t really have anything to say.
The only thought that came to mind was,
‘I need to keep Dongja-ryeong [child spirit] in check.’
If he ran to them, babbling about how Actor Yeon-woo this and that, only he would be bothered.
He absolutely had to keep it a secret from Kwon Seong-hyun.
Ah. Come to think of it, he had to keep the Woo twins from talking too.
“Going to play is something you do after work. Not right away.”
Yeon-woo said firmly, recalling the conversation they had before parting.
“Oh, no. We came here to relax!”
The actors, who were putting their heads together to decide when to go play, looked upset.
“That’s very different from what I know. You came to Korea to work.”
“That’s true, but we came with a vacation vibe!”
“Too bad.”
The schedule was set like a bolt from the blue, but that was the truth.
In fact, their first stage greeting [actor appearance at a movie theater to greet the audience] schedule was in two days.
‘It’s like cooking beans over a lightning fire [doing something very quickly and hastily].’
Everything was progressing on its own at an incredibly fast pace.
Not even a few hours after he said on the phone that he was thinking of going to Korea.
-Yes? Already?
Yeon-woo heard from both Kwon Seong-hyun and Miracle that the dates and locations had all been arranged.
The Last Piece.
A movie that grossed over $180 million on its opening day in North America alone, reaching $190 million.
It broke the all-time opening record and took first place.
The situation was similar in Korea.
[Expected to surpass 10 million viewers in the shortest amount of time…… Will it set a new record? ‘The Last Piece’ craze!]
It wasn’t just the news Kwon Seong-hyun gave him on the opening day.
The opening score record on the first day was already epic.
The focus was now on when it would hit 10 million.
And there was another reason as well.
“Now is the most optimal time. And it is also meaningful that the lead actor, Yeon-woo, is greeting people for the first time in his hometown.”
Publicist Andrew, who was not only the head of the PR team but had also decided to put down roots in Miracle, said that.
Miracle, which was established at a crazy speed at the time, like the crazy schedule now.
Now it has grown into a very decent large film company.
All sorts of directors, writers, and actors are knocking on the door with dreams, as if they were climbing the gateway to success.
Anyway, considering the film company’s full support, the explosive reaction in Korea, and the symbolism, they were very sorry that even those two days were too long.
‘These people need to know that.’
But whatever.
‘Taking a break isn’t bad either. But let’s finish some work first.’
Anyway, Yeon-woo was in favor of the idea of taking a break.
Looking back, he had been running like crazy for almost a year without rest.
Making songs, shooting movies, making movies.
-Life is not a sprint. It’s a long-distance marathon.
He remembers Kwon Seong-hyun saying that once.
At that time, he wondered why a top star like Kwon Seong-hyun had so few projects.
But now he seemed to know.
‘Because I need time to fill myself up.’
It’s not about image depletion or anything like that.
Strangely, Yeon-woo felt more and more thirsty as he acted.
He wanted to know more about the world he didn’t know.
When he was young, he hated himself so much that he wanted to become someone else.
‘Now I want to become someone else with a completely different feeling.’
Really.
Life was worth living after all.
Not giving up on everything in the face of the situation at that time is now paying off.
The meaning of a long-distance run resonated deeply.
“Ah, we came to rest. Yeon-woo is a workaholic.”
They grumbled as if they were disappointed, but Yeon-woo knew.
The people who were denouncing him as a workaholic were also workaholics.
Otherwise, no matter how crazy Max Houston was with the schedule, there was no way the movie would have been completed in less than a year.
And a few days later.
The day of the first stage greeting finally dawned amidst the interest of many people.
*[What’s with the competition rate for the stage greeting;]*
-ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
It’s not like I’m saying this because I failed ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
I saw someone calculate the competition rate and I thought I was taking an examㅠㅠㅠ
(Comments)
-I mobilized all my relatives and applied, but I failed miserably…….
-Is there anyone who got in?
ㄴㅇㅇ My friend got in so I’m going with them!
ㄴDid you save the country in your past life……?
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ The movie theater site server crashed…….
-It’s already so hard to see our Yeon-woo’s face, but now it’s worldwide……. It’s so hard to be a fan ㅠ
ㄴDid you call me, who recruited a foreign friend and added one more competitor ^_^? Now even foreign countries are not safe……
ㄴㅇㄱㄹㅇ My foreign friends are coming to Korea this time
[But when did our Yeon-woo come to Korea without a sound?]
-Why did I find out about this from Seong-hyun’s Instagram……
Can’t you let us know in advanceㅠㅠㅠ I know how to go to the airport too! I’ll take a monthly leave!
(Comments)
-Successful fan Seongdeok Seonghyun [a pun combining the character’s name with “successful fan”]…….
ㄴYou’re the only one who knows what’s good, Seonghyunㅠㅠ Don’t do this as a fellow Mincho [mint chocolate lover, often used to denote a specific fandom]ㅠㅠㅠ
-My friend was a hardcore fan of Kwon Seong-hyun and was recruited by Yeon-woo because of Kwon Seong-hyun, and now she’s angry that she feels betrayed by Kwon Seong-hyunㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴAre you leaving the fandom?
ㄴNo, but she decided not to see him for a month by herselfㅇㅇ
ㄴSelf-imposed banㅋㅋㅋㅋ ㄱㅇㅇ [abbreviation for a laughing expression]
-It must be fun to be an actor at times like this, Seonghyun…….
……
[Stage Greeting_Went_and_Came_Sser_Punda.jyp]
-There’s no need to talk about the movie. I’ll skip it.
Maybe there are no Minchos who haven’t seen it, but if there are, you must see itㅇㅇ
If you see it, your thoughts on life will change a bit. You also get time to look back on yourself.
If I may be nosy, I hope that students who are worried about their career path or job seekers who don’t know what to do after graduating from school will take the time to watch it.
You will seriously think about what to fill your life with and how to live.
Anyway, to start the review……!
…….
He was really cute until the endㅠㅠ
When the kids asked them to recommend something delicious, everyone was so upset that they couldn’t feed them chickenㅋㅋㅋㅋ
And everyone seemed to get along well! They said it was almost like a family.
The director treated Yeon-woo like a god, and considering the behind-the-scenes stories he told, it’s understandableㅋㅋ
By the way, the reaction was so good this time that there are several more stage greetings scheduled.
I hope the Minchos who failed this time will succeed!
And it seems like they’re going to rest in Korea!
(Comments)
……
*The stage greeting ended successfully.
“Wow. Are all these people here to see us?”
The actors, who were unable to hide their shock at the first crowd that gathered, all said after it was over,
“Oh my gosh. I think I’m going to fall in love……. Seriously……!”
They didn’t know what to do because their image of Korea, which was already good, was soaring through the sky.
They even enjoyed talking to fans beyond the time that was originally scheduled.
Was it thanks to that?
Even the prim and proper Gabrielle said,
“Should I immigrate here?”
That says it all.
Thanks to the explosive reaction, a few more similar events were added, but the actors’ reactions were very positive.
“Ah, of course. Did we come to work or to rest?”
It was a completely opposite attitude from before.
“Let’s go eat the food they recommended. We have to leave proof shots on Instagram as promised!”
Of course, they didn’t forget to prepare to have a good time.
“Yeon-woo, aren’t you going with us? I’m going to the place they recommended as a really delicious place!”
“Yes. I have something else to do for a while, so I’ll go with you later.”
“Okay! If it’s delicious, we’ll go there several times, so let’s go together then.”
While the actors were excitedly going on a Korean outing.
Yeon-woo picked up his smartphone and checked the message.
[>Yeon-woo. I have prepared the things we talked about then. When are you coming?]
Yeon-woo tapped the screen.
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