An Actor Who Has Lived For 10,000 Years [EN]: Chapter 278

278. #51 – Breaking Free from the Yoke (1)

Knock, knock.

“Oh, come in quickly.”

As if he had been waiting for Executive Director Choi, CEO Park rushed to the door of his office and flung it open.

“CEO.”

Executive Director Choi approached him with a serious, hardened expression.

However, a subtle, faint smile played on his face.

“So, what happened?”

He walked over to the sofa, sat down, and asked Executive Director Choi.

Executive Director Choi opened his mouth as soon as he sat down.

“It’s true. Director Cheon of the movie ‘Turntable’ has removed all WG Entertainment actors from the cast. Audition notices have been posted to fill those spots.”

“Crazy, is he kidding me right now? Cutting the kids without a single word of consultation?”

“That’s right.”

“What about Director Cheon?”

“I can’t get through to him on the phone. He’s just ignoring us.”

CEO Park frowned and clenched his fist.

Executive Director Choi, despite CEO Park’s reaction, faintly raised one corner of his mouth and said,

“This is definitely Jin Hee-sung’s doing.”

“What do you mean?”

“You know, Jin Hee-sung didn’t like this casting.”

At his words, CEO Park said with a distorted face,

“That’s why I removed half the kids, and I told Executive Director Choi to talk to Jin Hee-sung so he wouldn’t be bothered.”

“Yes, I did. But last time….”

Executive Director Choi edited the story of his encounter with Jin Hee-sung in his head to make it favorable to himself.

After replying to CEO Park, he opened his mouth again.

“So, I have a plan.”

“What is it?”

“Let’s go with a media war.”

He tilted his head at Executive Director Choi’s words.

“I told you, Jin Hee-sung’s head has gotten too big. We need to show him that things don’t always go his way.”

At Executive Director Choi’s words, CEO Park covered his head with both hands.

He pressed down on his head as if he had a headache and pondered.

Then, he stared blankly into the air with hazy eyes and said,

“That’s true… so tell me more about the plan.”

“Now that things have come to this, we can’t let Jin Hee-sung and Director Cheon proceed quietly as they wish. Before Jin Hee-sung’s head gets any bigger, we need to show him that there’s a reason why entertainment companies and actors exist.”

Executive Director Choi smirked slyly.

CEO Park pondered for a moment but then nodded.

“But take good care of Jin Hee-sung. His value will keep rising. We have to keep him with us in the future, especially since we’ve renewed his contract.”

“Yes, leave it to me.”

Executive Director Choi bowed his head.

CEO Park raised his index finger at him as if to warn him.

“I’m making it clear. I know what you want to show Jin Hee-sung, but don’t let him run wild. It won’t do us any good either.”

As his words ended, Executive Director Choi stood up from his seat.

Then, he bent over towards him and said,

“I will keep that in mind. And I will immediately release an article through Reporter Kim and report back.”

A few hours later.

Executive Director Choi jumped into the picture that Jin Hee-sung had drawn.

And articles began to appear immediately.

[Movie ‘Turntable’, Casting Scrapped Overnight?]

[Director Cheon Ji-ho of the Movie ‘Turntable’ Calls for Unilateral Casting Cancellation. What’s Going On?]

[Casting Confirmed → Casting Audition Notice a Few Days Later? Movie ‘Turntable’ Controversy Even Before Filming Begins….]

[Jin Hee-sung Starring in the Movie ‘Turntable’. At the Center of Controversy Even Before the Start Due to Unilateral Casting Cancellation…!]

[Movie ‘Turntable’ Casting Cancellation – The Actors Whose Casting Was Canceled Are All from ‘WG Entertainment’….]

Executive Director Choi raised the corners of his mouth at each article that came out.

He nodded as he looked at the articles.

“Jin Hee-sung… things won’t go your way. I’ll show you clearly.”

He smiled as he examined the media and public’s reaction, which was flowing in the direction he wanted.

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Meanwhile, at the same time.

Beep, beep-

Beep, beep-

The vibration sound rang continuously.

It was the sound coming from Director Cheon’s cell phone.

His cell phone was constantly receiving calls and texts without a moment’s rest.

The content was all on the same topic.

The cancellation of WG Entertainment actors’ casting.

The story asking for the reason and Director Cheon’s thoughts.

“Wow… so you’re going to go with a media war?”

Director Cheon distorted his face at the countless articles that were being posted.

However, he was not angry and quickly prepared for the next step.

As if he had expected everything.

“Okay, you have to come out like this. Then, for the next step…!”

Then, with a face full of poison, he made a call somewhere.

-Yes, Director.

And soon, Jin Hee-sung’s voice was heard.

“Hee-sung, did you check the articles?”

-Yes, I just checked and was about to contact you.

“Have you spoken with the company?”

-No. They released the articles without even telling me. How are things going with Director Cheon?

“Executive Director Choi has been contacting me since the audition notice went up, but I haven’t responded separately.”

-Yes, I didn’t expect the company to respond with articles so quickly. But this was also in my expectations. Should we start responding too?

Director Cheon nodded at Jin Hee-sung’s words.

“Yes, I’ve already finished talking with the association.”

-Director Cheon, then let’s start a media war too.

“We have to.”

They didn’t seem to be greatly shaken by WG Entertainment’s reaction.

Like people who had anticipated and prepared for all of this situation in advance.

And soon, they brought up another topic as if it were not a big deal.

“It seems like the casting won’t take long to finish, and I’m going to proceed with the script reading again, even if it’s a hassle. I’ll let you know as soon as the schedule is set.”

-Director, you’re going through so much trouble because of our company.

“No. When you’re a director, there are many things in the world. Haha.”

-Since we’re doing the script reading twice, I’ll practice hard and do better than last time.”

“Oh, is there anyone in the world who doesn’t know that our lead actor is good at acting?”

-Haha, no. I have to work harder. As much as the filming has been delayed, as much as it has been embroiled in controversy from the start. I have to prepare more thoroughly.”

Director Cheon smiled and joked.

“Thanks to Executive Director Choi, it’s become an unintended noise marketing [using controversy to generate publicity], so I think the work will be successful?”

Beep, beep-

Director Cheon checked his cell phone after receiving a call during the call and said.

“Hee-sung, I’m getting a call from a reporter. Let’s put out the urgent fire first, and let’s make a movie more thoroughly as much as we’re late.”

After hanging up the phone.

Director Cheon continued to talk on the phone for a long time while sitting down.

Officials from the film association.

And several reporters.

He calmly explained the situation with only facts without a single lie.

And Director Cheon’s story was being delivered to Executive Director Choi through articles.

The response to the media war had begun.

[[Exclusive] Movie ‘Turntable’ Director Cheon Ji-ho – The Reason for the Unilateral Casting Cancellation… ?]

– ‘Turntable’, which was embroiled in controversy even before the start of filming.

The actors who had been confirmed for casting were canceled with a unilateral notice overnight….

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In response, Director Cheon Ji-ho released his position.

“From the beginning, this casting was not my intention. Due to the coercive casting pressure from WG Entertainment….”

Director Cheon Ji-ho revealed the casting pressure from WG Entertainment and said that he felt embarrassed by the actors with characters that did not match the roles.

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The film association said this about ‘entertainment casting pressure’.

“We need to break the tacit rule that if you want to cast the actor you want, you have to cast supporting and minor actors from that company….”

Like this, uncomfortable casting has taken root in the industry.

Film associations and directors were in a position to be suffering from casting pressure.

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All day long, the internet was hot with ‘WG Entertainment’, ‘Movie Turntable’, and ‘Director Cheon’.

WG Entertainment was pouring out a series of articles saying that they had never made coercive casting requests.

It seemed that they knew how to lead public opinion like a large entertainment company.

As a result, public opinion leaned towards WG Entertainment.

When the content of Director Cheon’s direct interview came out as a rebuttal article, it was once again noisy.

Until now, in the film industry, and for viewers watching movies and dramas.

These were the contents that they were taking for granted and watching.

If a top-class celebrity from a large entertainment company appears in a work.

It was common for celebrities such as actors and singers who were not famous in that company to appear in that work.

Although they knew it, there were few viewers who bothered to ask.

Directors also accepted it and continued their activities.

However, the public’s reaction was completely divided by the ‘illegal casting’ that seemed to have exploded.

-Originally, if you want to use top-class actors, singers who came over to act have to come out [a Korean slang expression indicating that less talented singers are often included in casts to promote them] ㅋㅋㅋ

-I was annoyed by the actor bundling all the time, but it just exploded now.

-Yeah ㅋㅋㅋ If you think about it, I wondered why they use actors and singers who can’t act, but they were all plugged in by the agency [meaning they were cast due to connections] ㅉㅉ

-Anyway, the director also okayed it, so haven’t they appeared all this time? Why is the film association making a fuss now?;

-So, because Jin Hee-sung is appearing in Turntable, WG Entertainment plugged in a bunch of actors. No wonder, I wondered why so many WG Entertainment actors were appearing ㅋㅋㅋ

-WG Entertainment seems to be upset because they confirmed the casting of the actors and are now cutting them off. Isn’t that too much for the director?

-They’re winning each other. Why is the director suddenly cutting the casting of the actors?

-So, is what WG Entertainment is saying the truth, or is what the director is saying the truth?

└Who is lying here!

└It seems like Jin Hee-sung is the only one who can tell the truth here.

└That’s right. Jin Hee-sung is the only one in the middle. Tell us the truth!

└When will the person who will end this fight appear.

‘Illegal casting’ has been a hot topic of controversy for more than half a day.

The only person who could reveal whether this was true was Jin Hee-sung.

Jin Hee-sung was also opening his mouth to quell this controversy and reveal the truth.

He did not spit out his story through reporters.

Articles that filled the internet from WG Entertainment.

And a few articles from Director Cheon that were occasionally visible.

It may be difficult to become an issue by squeezing in and publishing articles between these.

Because entertainment agencies were places where these things were common.

It was difficult to raise his voice by publishing articles in the same way as them.

Furthermore, it was difficult for Jin Hee-sung, who was in the agency, to hold a press conference.

So, the method Jin Hee-sung chose was….

‘SNS’ [Social Networking Service] full of people’s attention.

-Hello, this is actor Jin Hee-sung.

The reason I am posting this is because of the movie ‘Turntable’, which is currently noisy with the word ‘illegal casting’.

I am writing this to express my position directly regarding this.

Before the long article, I am telling you only the truth, risking my entire acting career.

To put it bluntly, the casting of WG Entertainment actors in the controversial Turntable was made because of me, ‘Jin Hee-sung’.

When I was cast as the lead role, the company pressured the film director to cast me.

Of course, I found out about that fact and asked them to correct it.

I was also an actor who started from extras and minor roles.

This illegal casting takes away the opportunities of other actors.

It also tramples on the dreams of actors who appear through illegal casting.

Of course, that appearance may be an opportunity for them.

Rather, it can be imprinted as acting controversy and illegal appearance.

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…So I repeatedly asked the company to correct it, but was repeatedly rejected.

I hope that the entertainment industry will be clean and honest, where such ‘illegal casting’ disappears again.

As Jin Hee-sung’s post was uploaded to SNS, people began to spread the post to various sites.

The article was delivered to reporters and countless articles poured out.

The controversy was covered with definite truth.

It didn’t calm down.

These people are constantly talked about.

And what joined their interest was the new actors who would appear in the movie ‘Turntable’.

As the movie became controversial, it was natural that attention was focused on it.

WG Entertainment CEO Park also checked the SNS post posted by Jin Hee-sung.

“Oh no…!”

An actor in his agency exposed it.

He realized that everything had gone terribly wrong, distorted his face, and jumped up from his seat.

At that time.

Beep, beep-

[Sender: WG Entertainment Jin Hee-sung]

A call came from Jin Hee-sung, the center of the incident, and CEO Park answered the phone without taking a breath.

“Where are you now…!”

Before his words were finished, Jin Hee-sung’s voice was heard.

-CEO, I’m calling about contract termination.