Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 230

230. Press Conference (1)

June 18, 2022

Song Jin-joo practically rewrote most of the synopsis after seeing Yeon-woo at the audition.

Naturally, the nearly completed synopsis was scrapped.

The story’s structure became higher quality, but the hard work was still hard work.

“Nope. Revealing it now would be a waste.”

Song Jin-joo shook her head at the question of whether she would reveal the process of blood and sweat.

“There are a lot of people who like Yeon-woo, so wouldn’t they like him even more if they knew he was a supporting character with main character potential?”

“No, you still don’t know!”

“Oh, what is it? Let me know too.”

“Everyone knows Yeon-woo as a healing character, right?”

“Right.”

She deliberately didn’t reveal the role during the script reading.

Of course, the fact that he was a psychopath killer would be kept secret at the press conference as well.

Fortunately, the staff who were betting their lives on this drama and the actors who were united by loyalty didn’t leak anything, so this not-so-secret secret was well kept.

“Isn’t it so thrilling……?!”

“Huh……?”

“Imagine it being revealed later. He was known as a healing character, but he turns out to be a murderer! A twist!”

“Song Writer? Calm down.”

Song Jin-joo had a truly happy face.

Yeon-woo thought as he watched her.

‘They say there’s no such thing as a completely normal person working in this industry…….’

Well.

In fact, Yeon-woo agreed with Song Writer.

Wouldn’t it be better if it was revealed a little more dramatically if possible?

“What if the viewers go crazy on the message board saying they were backstabbed?”

“We have to plant the seeds well so that doesn’t happen. And Yeon-woo is bringing them to life in a spectacular way. The chilling feeling felt within kindness!”

Yeon-woo didn’t miss the coolness that occasionally popped out, even though he seemed kind and friendly.

‘He smiles so well, but suddenly he gets serious, so it’s even more eerie.’

That’s what someone commented.

A twist can only achieve plausible results when its signs are consistently and effectively placed.

Perhaps viewers will feel something strange.

They will feel more and more questions and become more interested.

And that was exactly what Yeon-woo and Song Writer wanted.

“And then we blow it up in one shot!”

Song Writer shouted with eyes full of joy.

Goo Jun-wook shook his head at Song Jin-joo with a look of seeing something scary.

“She’s in that mode again. The muse has descended again.”

“The muse descends?”

Even though Song Writer had an unusually developed sense for a regular person, she wasn’t at the level of being possessed by a god.

So when he asked, Goo Jun-wook answered with a nonchalant attitude.

“Sometimes when she gets hooked on something, she becomes like that, that’s what we call it. But she’s our writer, so we can’t call her crazy, can we?”

That’s true.

“No one would have thought of it, right? That our Yeon-woo is a serial killer……! Ah, just thinking about it makes me so happy. It’s so thrilling……!”

“…….”

It was a relief that there was at least one person who was sane.

Anyway, that’s how it is.

Yeon-woo’s twist, which wasn’t really a twist, was also kept secret at the upcoming press conference.

One way or another, the preparations were steadily being completed.

A video pieced together from scene to scene.

However, even that was filled with the blood, sweat, and tears of the staff and actors.

Enthusiastic filming and editing sublimated all of this.

Without saying anything, everyone could guess.

That this press conference would definitely be successful.

Time flew by like an arrow as they were engrossed in it.

The time to check the results was fast approaching.

The week had already flown by, and the day of the press conference dawned.

*

“Yeon-woo. Am I shaking right now?”

“What?”

“It’s weird, the table keeps shaking. I don’t know if I’m shaking, or if there’s an earthquake happening right now.”

Yeon-woo just turned his head and looked at Kim Si-hyuk.

A neatly dressed casual look.

Not too sophisticated and not too old-fashioned to match the personality of the main character in the play.

Kim Si-hyuk, with a moderately likable outfit and neatly combed hair.

His usually expressionless face looked quite atmospheric.

But what good is it?

Daldaldaldal [onomatopoeia for trembling].

He was dressed neatly and had finished setting up, but his legs were shaking.

The upper body, which looked strangely calm, and the lower body, which was completely contrasting, looked very unbalanced.

Kim Si-hyuk didn’t even know he was shaking.

“…….”

That human is also a very unique human.

He looked like he was very nervous in every way, but Yeon-woo put his hand in his pocket instead of answering.

Yeon-woo, who took something out with an indifferent expression, handed it to Kim Si-hyuk.

“Eat it.”

If the main character is shaking like this before the event starts, the surroundings are bound to become uneasy.

Yeon-woo immediately prescribed a special remedy.

“Huh? Huh? Is this perhaps?”

“Eat it, quickly.”

“Wow. Chocolate! Awesome.”

Kim Si-hyuk quickly unwrapped it.

As soon as the sweet sugar entered his mouth, the vibrating legs stopped.

‘It works after all.’

First, feed him.

Unintentionally, he had perfectly mastered how to handle Kim Si-hyuk.

Yeon-woo made good use of that method.

After feeding him a chocolate, Kim Si-hyuk was already calm and composed as if he had taken a sedative.

“Ha. The only thing that can make my mouth and head feel so refreshed and invigorated is mint chocolate.”

“Agreed.”

“By the way, do you know that mint chocolate tastes a little different in each country?”

“……Really?”

He didn’t know that.

It’s because he has Heungseon Daewongun [a Korean historical figure known for his isolationist policies] in his heart, so he hasn’t paid attention to overseas.

“Why don’t people recognize this God-mint-chocolate? I don’t have any imported into Korea, so I’m ordering it directly these days.”

Kim Si-hyuk, who had returned to his usual self as his tension was relieved, spat out an unfamiliar word.

“Direct order?”

“Yeah. Since they don’t import it, I buy it directly. Huh? You don’t know what a direct order is?”

“……I think I know the meaning roughly after hearing it.”

“Wow. So you only ate what was brought into Korea? Ah, you poor soul…… Mint chocolate is a minority in Korea, but it’s a majority overseas. I can’t do this. I will bestow upon you the mint chocolate I ordered directly. I couldn’t bring it because my manager would notice. I’ll secretly bring it to you next time we film.”

Kim Si-hyuk whispered, leaning his body like a smuggler in a movie.

“Okay.”

While they were talking like that.

All the tension had subsided.

It wasn’t just them.

“The two of them are playing so cutely.”

“The audition was a mess, but they’re not on bad terms. I’m so proud of them.”

“It’s so hard to find kids who are so innocent and kind at that age…….”

Yeon-woo and Kim Si-hyuk didn’t know, but the eyes looking at them were very warm.

What should I say?

It was like two puppies were planning to play tricks.

Besides, even the topic of conversation was about food.

‘I heard that young kids are very scary these days, but they’re so kind.’

On the outside, they pretend to be bright, kind, and nice.

There are often cases where actors with good images who do all kinds of pretenses are not like that at all.

Due to the nature of the entertainment industry, it is easy to become arrogant.

Why did so many stars disappear due to personality controversies?

But.

“Did you hear? They’re ordering directly.”

The conversation that the two of them were secretly having was about ordering directly.

That’s also a cute conversation about secretly giving it to them because they don’t want to get caught by their manager.

There was an audition issue, so they could have been on bad terms, but instead, they were showing off their friendship, so the atmosphere was bound to be good.

Just before the start of the first official event that brought in all kinds of media.

Despite the good atmosphere, tension is natural.

However, even the tension that remained at the scene disappeared with the two peers’ mismatched cute conversation.

It was a very smooth start.

“There are so many people outside!”

“Yeah.”

“I heard the press seats are all full?”

“I see.”

“Our manager said the atmosphere is really good right now. They’re being friendly to us.”

Yeon-woo also knew that.

After a series of events.

Dramatic Tempest received a lot of friendly attention.

In particular, the testimonies and GIFs of those who watched the live stream played a big role.

In a situation where the villain was obvious, the arrow of public opinion was bound to be directed.

It was Do Dong-joo.

The concentrated fire of public opinion pouring on Do Dong-joo was so strong that the media that watched the situation couldn’t even think of doing dirty tricks.

In many ways, it was effective.

“I guess so.”

I know the answer, so I can’t help but answer indifferently.

Kim Si-hyuk misunderstood that and lowered his eyes.

“Aren’t you worried, Yeon-woo?”

“Why worry? Nothing will happen.”

“Wow. So firm. Sweet potato [Korean slang for someone reliable]. Awesome.”

“What……?”

“But how are you so sure?”

“Well…….”

Because I’ve already filtered it once.

It’s complicated to explain in detail, but roughly speaking, I used a kind of barrier.

It’s a role that prevents people with impure thoughts or evil spirits from appearing in advance.

‘Thanks to that, I had to come for a preliminary visit, but oh well.’

People who are trying to play tricks will probably feel strange.

I don’t want to go in for some reason.

I feel uneasy that something big will happen if I go inside.

You can think of it as that kind of effect.

‘Woo Do-gyeom and Kwon Seong-hyeon also seem to have taken some measures…….’

It’s a so-called clean zone.

I’ve already disinfected in many ways, but you never know what will happen in the world.

A fly that sneaks in from somewhere might be annoying.

‘I can’t let this fail again.’

Yeon-woo was that sincere.

If he wasn’t, he wouldn’t have even thought of using something like an amulet.

Yeon-woo’s eyes flashed with a blue determination to make it a success and disappeared.

And.

“Cast members, please stand by for entry 3 minutes before. Please finish what you were doing and prepare to enter.”

The staff of the progress team announced that the time was near.

It was finally the beginning.

*

[Is this…… how I die……?]

A large screen flickered.

The angle that fell to the floor, as if showing someone’s perspective, flickered slowly and moved slowly.

The sight of heavy rain hitting the floor and water droplets scattering was seen in slow motion.

A smoking tire was caught in one side of the view.

The screen shown with the futile narration clearly showed what had happened to the owner of the view.

Beee-

Black shoes approached through the noise like tinnitus.

Tuk Tuk [sound of footsteps].

The view shook a couple of times.

After a while, the shoes that had approached quickly moved away, unlike when they had approached.

Even though everything was flowing slowly, the car left the spot very quickly.

The license plate of the car moving away in the blurry view due to the rain looked blurred.

But that was only for a moment.

The flickering screen slowly closed.

It was a situation where anyone could see that the owner of the view was losing consciousness.

And the moment the screen went completely black.

Everything started to go backwards.

The screen quickly switched to the past as if pressing the rewind button at 10x speed.

Click Click.

A cursor flickered on the black screen.

[7 hours before that happened.]