Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 176

Top Star Blessed by God 176. Listen to My Song! (2)

176. Listen to My Song! (2)

2022.04.25.

It’s a sound full of dreams.

However, it wasn’t entirely impossible.

It’s unsettling that Kwon Seong-hyun is up to something again, but ultimately, nothing Kwon Seong-hyun has done has been bad for Yeon-woo, so whatever.

A few days passed.

Finally, the first trailer for the drama aired.

[Justice?]

[Or]

[Revenge……?]

The heavy music creates a tense atmosphere.

The protagonist’s face appears on the screen.

[If you keep acting like that, you’ll get on the wrong side of people and get demoted. Do it moderately, you bastard.]

[But, sir. If I avoid things because I’m afraid of getting hurt…… then who will protect the justice of this country?]

The screen changes, and a man appears with a smirk.

A man adorned with the finest luxury goods from head to toe chuckles and taps the protagonist’s cheek.

[Listen, Prosecutor. If I say the word, I can cut you off anytime. Why don’t you just cooperate? Huh?]

Ominous music plays along.

The protagonist’s face, divided by clear light and shadow, seems to be in anguish.

[Prosecutor Jung. Do you know the saying that fish can’t live in water that’s too clear?]

[How long are you going to live as a junior prosecutor? Don’t you want to get ahead? Your father’s situation is unfortunate, but the living must go on.]

[Stop doing useless things and do your job. Do you think you’re something just because you became a prosecutor?]

The sounds echo around the protagonist as if reverberating.

The music flowing in the background is chaotic and intense, as if revealing the protagonist’s frustration.

The music, which had been building tension with a fast tempo, suddenly stopped.

And.

[I believe in you. You can do it.]

A benevolent voice rings out.

As the face of his father in the photo fades out, a middle-aged gentleman who still looks healthy smiles warmly and reaches out to pat his shoulder.

In response, a soft melody that seems to soothe the heart slowly flows out, and the protagonist’s face is zoomed in.

[No one wants it, but]

[I]

[Will become]

[A righteous prosecutor.]

[20XX, Month X, Day XX! First broadcast of ‘The Righteous Prosecutor’!]

*

“The reaction is pretty good. I think they put a lot of effort into the trailer because they were really under a lot of pressure.”

The day after the drama’s first trailer aired.

Lee Gyu-han brought a tablet and handed it to Yeon-woo.

[This drama looks pretty good!]

[Oh~ Lee Hye-young is the lead? She’s a good actress, I’m looking forward to it ㅎㅇㅎㅇ [Korean slang for excitement]]

[Congratulations to Hye-young unnie [term for older sister used by females] for her leading role! Let’s make ‘The Righteous Prosecutor’ a hit!]

The reactions on social media weren’t bad, even to Yeon-woo’s casual glance.

Among them,

[Did X company sharpen their knives this time? The background music is unusual ㅋㅋ [Korean slang for laughter]]

ㄴ[Looking at the end credits, it’s my favorite YouTuber. Apparently, they collaborated with a very famous composer and performer, it’s amazing]

Some people recognized Yeon-woo’s work, or rather, the YouTuber Yeon-woo’s work.

‘If things continue like this, it will proceed smoothly.’

The timing was set for the most perfect reveal.

If the drama launches smoothly and then subtly reveals it in the reality show broadcast the following week, a pretty good reaction will come back.

It’s better for both the drama and Yeon-woo to benefit by revealing it when there’s this much attention, rather than suddenly saying, “I’m actually that YouTuber!”

However.

[I’ve been thinking, and something seems a bit off;]

Something started to go wrong.

Slowly, from a very minor place, without Yeon-woo even knowing.

But in a way that was so sticky and thick that it was hard to escape.

*

“Today, we will be giving you a mission, the flower of reality shows.”

The spacious house is filled with filming equipment and staff.

It was an official shoot with staff mobilized once again after taking the first broadcast reactions.

For reference, the reaction broadcast aired in the third week, and the reaction was quite enthusiastic.

Actually, it wasn’t something I particularly wanted to know.

However,

[Kyahahahahaha! Yeon-woo! They’re wondering why our actor has a room in the dorm?]

There was a ghost chattering beside me.

[They say the three of you seem like really close friends! I knew Lee Ju-ha was so extra, but I didn’t know our actor would accept it like that, and they say Yeon-woo is good at ignoring trolls?]

[There are a flood of offers to cast Yeon-woo in cooking shows.]

[They say the kid named Jerry is cute too. They feel sorry for him being stuck between handsome guys and say he looks dazed, but they still think he’s cute!]

The viewership rating even exceeded 10 percent.

The PD’s [Production Director’s] voice was so bright, sonorous, and light as a feather as he conveyed that.

‘Well, it’s not a bad thing for me. Thanks to that, the atmosphere has improved, so it’s easier to talk.’

The episode being filmed now is episode 7.

It was the very episode that Yeon-woo had planned.

It was a plan that hadn’t been notified in advance, but……

Well, so what?

There aren’t any other performers anyway.

The charm of pre-recording is the magic of editing, isn’t it?

‘A PD who cares about viewership ratings doesn’t hate issues.’

Contrary to what I was worried about, the drama ‘The Righteous Prosecutor’ was also sailing smoothly.

It seemed that the obsession that it should never fail was being expressed in a positive way.

Compared to the previous work, the majority of the reviews were favorable, saying it was more virtuous.

It was quite interesting to Yeon-woo.

“You don’t seem nervous at all!”

“No. I’m very nervous.”

“Really? Oh no. Why are you nervous? Did our production team bother you too much?”

Probably, this scene will definitely have these subtitles.

[(Crying face) We are innocent!]

[The production team aims for a broadcast that respects and cares for the performers! -PD feedback-]

“First, I’ll ask why you’re nervous! Yeon-woo, why are you nervous?”

“Um……. The missions I looked up were too amazing.”

“What kind of missions did you look up……?”

“……Moving paper with your mouth?”

Yeon-woo recalled the reality show he had looked up to study in advance.

‘How are you supposed to move that?!’

The young people on the screen were moving very, very thin paper one by one.

They were very enthusiastic at the sound of receiving a pack of premium Korean beef if they succeeded.

However, when the thin paper got wet due to the moisture and their lips were revealed beyond the paper.

Yeon-woo turned off the TV.

His mind did not allow him to watch any further.

“Unfortunately, there is no such mission.”

“That’s a relief.”

“If you want, our staff can provide support…….”

Jeers erupted from all directions at the PD’s words.

“Ahem. I’m sorry. There’s absolutely no personal interest! Ah, writer. I’m wronged if you look at me like that?”

Regardless, the jeers continued to follow.

“The mission for Yeon-woo today is…… none other than a trip to the amusement park!”

When the jeers subsided, the PD finally revealed the mission.

“Many people have become interested in our program. The production team expects that there will be more people who recognize Yeon-woo as much as that! You’ve been working hard, so why don’t you heal at the amusement park! How about spending a pleasant time with your fans?”

“Amusement park…… you mean?”

“Yes! You can go to XX Land!”

Ah.

So that was it.

‘I was wondering why he suddenly called me in the early morning.’

Yesterday at dawn, Kwon Seong-hyun suddenly called out of the blue.

-Yeon-woo.

-Yes.

-There will be a lot of people going tomorrow.

-Tomorrow?

-I gave them a warning to be careful not to stand out, so they’ll probably be careful on their end too. It seems that they can mobilize manpower more easily…….

-……?

-It’s what that human is doing, so I can’t be completely relieved…… Anyway, have a good time tomorrow. I wanted to be the first.

The call ended with a slightly regretful tone.

It thoroughly lacked a subject.

Who on earth is that human?

That question was finally resolved today.

Perhaps Kwon Seong-hyun requested security personnel from Woo Do-gyeom.

‘It’s strange how the two of them seem to have a good relationship?’

They’re busy growling at each other when they meet, but now they even contact each other on their own.

Well, wasn’t it said that the scariest thing in the world is affection born from hatred?

‘It’s none of my business, though.’

“What am I supposed to do there?”

“We’ll leave that to Yeon-woo’s discretion.”

“To be honest, it’s my first time at an amusement park.”

“Wow. Is it your first time?”

“I’m not sure what to do yet.”

For some reason, pitiful gazes are pouring out, as if looking at someone unfortunate.

‘No. I avoided it on purpose…….’

There have been several opportunities so far.

Wasn’t the amusement park a regular destination for school trips in middle and high school?

However, thanks to the fact that attendance was voluntary, Yeon-woo naturally chose not to go.

‘When I was younger than now, crowded places were even more of a weakness, so to speak.’

The more people gather in a place, the more dead people gather as well.

Back then, when I didn’t have much strength, there was no reason to go to such a ghost field.

I didn’t want to deal with the clinging guys and get strange looks again.

‘Well, maybe it’ll be okay now?’

“You can do anything! You can just ride the rides, or you can take a light walk. It’s a place with a fairy tale concept, so the landscaping is decorated very beautifully.”

“That’s right. The food there is pretty good and delicious. It would be fun to just film a mukbang [eating broadcast].”

Everyone desperately tried to comfort Yeon-woo at the sound of it being his first time.

The person in question had no thoughts at all.

*

‘I have to let him do everything he wants!’

As soon as they heard that it was his first amusement park, the same thought popped into everyone’s head.

Originally, there wasn’t a set format, but this episode was the moment it completely switched to autonomy.

“They said it was a park, but it’s not a park? It’s really big…….”

Yeon-woo was amazed by everything from the ticket office decorated like a fairy tale country.

It was on the overpass connected to the outside that he finally exclaimed.

“Is that a real castle?”

That’s because a huge fairy tale castle, beautifully built at the end of the overpass, revealed its appearance.

‘Isn’t it a set or something?’

Amazing.

It’s so amazing!

I never knew an amusement park was such a place.

‘This is more serious than I thought?’

The building, which looked like it could only be seen on overseas sets, was unfamiliar yet natural.

“Oh my gosh. It must be his first time.”

“Who planned this? We should praise them.”

Without knowing that the production team was whispering, Yeon-woo was busy looking around here and there.

‘They made it artificially. An apartment forest across from the fairy tale land. Still…….’

It’s not bad.

No.

It was better than Yeon-woo expected.

It’s a bit concerning that more uninvited guests than expected are coming and going……

‘Well, people tend to flock to crowded places no matter where you go.’

Moreover, Yeon-woo is someone who is skilled at seeing ghosts.

This much is enough to tolerate compared to the joy of experiencing new things.

Perhaps because that expression was revealed on his face, the production team smiled like mothers and sent warm gazes.

Maybe this scene will definitely be broadcast.

With a very cute comment attached to it.

*

“But…… strangely, there aren’t many people today? PD. Did you rent the place out?”

“Where would I get the money to do that?”

“But why aren’t there so many people?”

Of course, they didn’t even think about renting the place out.

Renting out the entire day to film a reality show.

What kind of crazy act is this that wastes money?

‘……Well, it’s good that it’s not complicated.’

The problem is that Yeon-woo knows someone who spends money like water.

Not just one, but two.

In this case, there’s a story I heard before coming, so the candidate is narrowed down to one person.

Fortunately, it didn’t seem like a crazy act like a real rental.

There were people passing by.

People were gathered on one side of the square, perhaps because they were holding some kind of event.

“Hmm? Music festival?”