An Actor Who Has Lived For 10,000 Years [EN]: Chapter 173

173. Opportunity Like Destiny (5)

“Ready, action!”

As Director Hong’s signal dropped, Jin Hee-sung and Song Yu-na faced each other, quickly immersing themselves in their roles.

“I know, but…”

With each line they spoke, the set fell into a deathly silence, everyone focusing on them.

The camera moved swiftly, not missing even Jin Hee-sung’s slightest eye movement or Song Yu-na’s gaze.

Jin Hee-sung seemed to become one with the character he was playing, captivating the staff with even his breathing.

“Haa…”

Sighing, Jin Hee-sung then raised his head to look at the sky.

Such action was nowhere to be found in the script.

However, the act of bending his body to the maximum to look at the sky was a depiction that conveyed his frustration.

At that action, Director Hong smiled, looking at Jin Hee-sung reflected in the camera with a proud face.

“…That’s it!”

Director Hong was once again admiring Jin Hee-sung’s acting, a smile playing on his lips, when…

Zeeek-.

Clunk.

Zeeeeek.

The screw at the end of the lighting stand, which was suspending the light, began to loosen slightly.

Soon, the screw fell out of the loosened hole.

“Oh… no!”

The staff member shouted in surprise at the sight of the screw.

However, Director Hong, unaware of this situation,

frowned deeply and stood up from his seat because the staff’s voice was being picked up by the camera.

But at that moment.

As the screw came out, the light, naturally heated to a scorching temperature, could not withstand its own weight and fell from the stand.

“Get out of the way…!”

The staff shouted in a trembling voice.

The accident happened so quickly.

Jin Hee-sung, who was looking at the sky and uttering his lines, also noticed the light shaking.

However, the light was falling too fast to do anything about it.

The location where the light was falling was slightly out of Jin Hee-sung’s sight.

The place where the light was about to fall was none other than the location of Song Yu-na, who was standing in front of him.

Without hesitation, Jin Hee-sung quickly ran towards her.

“…Huh?”

Song Yu-na’s eyes widened in surprise at Jin Hee-sung’s sudden embrace.

Jin Hee-sung wrapped her in his arms.

Thud-!

Everything happened at once.

All of this happened in a matter of seconds.

The large light collided with Jin Hee-sung’s shoulder and rolled to the floor.

“No!”

“Hee-sung!”

As soon as the light fell, the set was in complete chaos.

The staff, Director Hong, Manager Kim, Song Yu-na’s manager, all rushed to the scene.

Jin Hee-sung was tightly embracing Song Yu-na.

And Song Yu-na was huddled inside his arms.

They remained crouched in place without moving amidst the noisy atmosphere.

Manager Kim quickly ran over and pulled at Jin Hee-sung’s body, which was holding Song Yu-na.

“Hee-sung, are you okay?”

Manager Kim’s eyes were wide as if they would pop out.

His voice was trembling so much that he couldn’t continue speaking.

Thud-.

As Manager Kim turned Jin Hee-sung’s body, his hand dropped powerlessly to the floor as if he had lost consciousness.

“Hee-sung… Hee-sung!”

Manager Kim’s hands trembled like aspen leaves at the sight.

Soon, he strained his voice and shouted.

“119… Call an ambulance, quickly!” (119 is the emergency telephone number in South Korea, similar to 911 in the US)

At his words, the staff member closest to him called with a pale face.

Everyone except Song Yu-na’s manager approached Jin Hee-sung, who had lost consciousness.

“Hee-sung, open your eyes.”

“Hee-sung, can you hear me?”

And Manager Choi approached Song Yu-na with a worried face.

Song Yu-na was trembling with pale lips, staring at Jin Hee-sung.

“Yu-na, are you okay?”

Even at Manager Choi’s voice, she was still staring at Jin Hee-sung with a blank face.

He covered Song Yu-na’s body, which was crouching on the floor, with a large blanket and said.

“Yu-na, can you hear me? Can you see me well?”

At Manager Choi’s words, she nodded very slightly.

“I don’t think so, we should also get in the ambulance…”

Before his words could finish, Song Yu-na opened her mouth.

“No. I’m fine. I’m not hurt at all.”

“But you were surprised…”

“I’m really okay. Please lift me up.”

“Okay, but if it hurts, please tell me.”

Manager Choi grabbed Song Yu-na, who was wrapped in a blanket, and pulled her up.

“Here!”

The ambulance arrived quickly.

The staff waved their hands to explain the situation to the paramedics.

Soon, Jin Hee-sung was carried on a stretcher and taken to the hospital.

At that sight, the staff and actors all watched the ambulance leave, sighing deeply.

“I wonder if Hee-sung is okay?”

“The weight of the light must be enormous, especially since it fell from above, the impact will be huge.”

“I hope everything is alright…”

“What should we do…”

Some were red-eyed, watching Jin Hee-sung being taken to the hospital with worried faces.

***

In the dark.

My head throbbed with pain.

More painful than the headache was my left shoulder.

I frowned at the pain that felt like something was pressing down on my shoulder.

As I closed my eyes and grimaced, I began to hear faint voices in my ear.

“Hee-sung…!”

A groan burst out as if reacting to the voice.

“Hee-sung, can you hear me?”

The voice in my ear grew louder and clearer.

“Hee-sung!”

Flash-!

Drawn by the sound, I strained my body and opened my eyes, and the sight that appeared before me.

A white ceiling, people moving quickly, and voices.

And this place surrounded by white curtains.

“Hee-sung, can you see me?”

A large face suddenly appeared before my eyes.

“…Hyung (older brother or close male friend).”

It was Manager Kim.

He was full of tears, bringing his face close to mine.

“Yeah, I see you.”

“Do you recognize who I am?”

He raised my hand, looking as if tears would fall at any moment, to his cheek.

“Of course, why wouldn’t I recognize you, hyung.”

A drop of tears like chicken droppings flowed down his cheek at my words.

Manager Kim’s tears touched my hand that was on his cheek.

I trembled at the sensation and shouted.

“Agh, my shoulder.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Manager Kim carefully placed my hand back on the bed and said.

“You almost got seriously hurt.”

I blinked at his words.

Manager Kim sat on a small chair next to the bed and continued to speak to me.

“Why did you suddenly block Song Yu-na and take the light instead? You even fainted.”

I frowned at his words.

In an instant, the situation from just now came to mind.

“That’s right, the light.”

“Oh, do you remember now?”

“Yeah, I was acting and looked at the sky, and suddenly the light fell. It was falling on Yu-na’s head, and if I didn’t block it… Yu-na would have been in real trouble.”

Manager Kim sighed at my words and said.

“That’s true, but why did you block it with your body? You also collapsed. You fainted, you idiot.”

I nodded at his words.

“There was no other way. So what did the doctor say?”

Manager Kim bit his lip and replied.

“Fortunately, you weren’t seriously injured. There’s no problem with your bones. It’s really a stroke of luck. If the angle had been slightly different, you could have been hit in the head instead of the shoulder.”

He stroked his chest and took a series of breaths.

I slightly raised the corners of my lips and replied.

“It’s my quick reflexes that controlled it to hit my shoulder. Haha.”

“Is this a time to joke?”

I chuckled at his words.

“Still, it’s a relief that there’s no problem with my bones.”

“That’s true. They said I don’t need a cast. It was really dangerous.”

Manager Kim stared at me intently and asked.

“Is there anywhere else that hurts?”

“Oh, rather, I feel more refreshed because I took a nap in the hospital like this.”

“Is it because you’re young, or is it because you exercise a lot? You’re really amazing.”

“Haha, but what about the filming?”

At my words, he snapped his fingers and replied.

“Just a moment, everyone must be worried. I’ll go make a call to let them know you’re awake.”

He hurriedly picked up his cell phone and walked to one corner to make a call.

After a while, he came to me and opened his mouth.

“Everyone was so worried that they stopped filming. They said they’ll resume filming now that you’re okay.”

“That’s a relief. Let’s go quickly too.”

“We can rest a bit before going. They postponed your filming for today, so let’s just finish this IV drip before we go.”

At his words, I turned my head and looked at the remaining IV fluid.

Seeing that there wasn’t much left, I leaned back on the bed again.

“Okay. I’m sorry that the filming stopped because of me.”

“No. If it wasn’t for you, the set would have been even more chaotic.”

“Still.”

Manager Kim covered me with a blanket and said.

“Don’t worry about the set, worry about your body first. Get some more sleep.”

“Okay.”

***

“Hyung, you worked hard today.”

“What hard work? I’ll just organize the car and go up. Do you want to go into the hotel first?”

I nodded at his words and got out of the car.

“I will.”

“Call me right away if it hurts, and contact me if you need anything.”

“Yes, I understand. Haha.”

Manager Kim was always obsessed with me.

His worry doubled when I got hurt.

I burst out laughing at the sight, took a step out of the car, and started walking.

I immediately got on the elevator and clicked on the floor where my room was located.

The hotel wasn’t a very large building.

The floor where the actors stayed was different from the floor where the director and some of the staff stayed.

Ding-dong-.

The elevator arrived quickly.

I slowly took a step forward.

As I walked towards my room located at the end, I saw a familiar silhouette.

“…Huh?”

I frowned and strained my eyes, and the silhouette became clear.

Song Yu-na, leaning against my door with her feet fidgeting, came into view.

‘Why is Yu-na in front of my room?’

I tilted my head and carefully headed to my room.

Song Yu-na was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn’t even notice me approaching.

“Ahem.”

I thought she would be surprised if I suddenly appeared, so I cleared my throat to make a sound.

Song Yu-na, startled by the sound, raised her head and looked at me.

“You’re here?”

“Yes, just now.”

Song Yu-na slowly straightened up, pushing off from my door, and asked, fiddling with her hands.

“Are you okay?”

She asked, fixing her gaze on my shoulder instead of my eyes.

I rubbed my shoulder with my hand and replied.

“Yes, I’m okay. Don’t worry.”

She nodded at my words, then blinked her eyes quickly and twitched her lips.

“Um, that…”

I tilted my head and asked at the faint voice.

“Yes?”

Song Yu-na was twisting her body, fiddling with her hands, and biting her lip.

“Um… that…”

I raised my eyebrows at her words and took a step closer.

“Ah, it’s nothing!”

Song Yu-na didn’t look at my eyes even once, quickly passed me, and walked to her room as if running away.