Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 232

God-Given Top Star 232. Press Conference (3)

232. Press Conference (3)

2022.06.20.

The short video, the culmination of a week’s relentless effort, concluded.

Though the actors had participated in the filming, this was their first time seeing the finished product.

After watching it, Yeon-woo’s impression was:

‘The PD [Production Director] must have really been grinding his teeth.’

The finished product resembled a movie trailer.

It was almost too good to be used merely as a teaser.

Concise, yet containing all the essential elements.

The past week, though grueling, felt entirely worthwhile.

After all, I knew from the start that not all the filmed scenes would make the final cut.

If every scene were included, it might become a grand, epic drama.

‘Simple is best.’

That’s precisely why filming is so challenging, exhausting, and time-consuming.

You have to explore numerous options and then select only the most crucial parts to use.

Even now, we only edited the parts that would generate the most interest, staying true to the teaser’s purpose.

For a more polished result, that level of investment is only natural.

Yeon-woo willingly endured this hardship.

Actually, it didn’t even feel like hardship.

‘Showing the best possible result is what I can do.’

If they have expectations, it’s only right to meet them.

This week’s intense schedule seemed to have thoroughly satisfied those expectations.

Clap, clap!

Applause rippled through the room.

Starting tentatively, applause erupted sporadically from various corners.

“Wow. That was truly a movie-like trailer!”

A beat late, the host grabbed the microphone.

Then, he hurriedly began introducing the people who had taken their places on the platform.

“Wasn’t that an amazing trailer? Let me introduce the people who created this wonderful trailer!”

This press conference was proceeding with a slightly unconventional format.

Typically, press conferences begin with the introduction of the cast.

Starting with individual actor introductions, there’s a photo opportunity.

At this time, explanations of the roles each actor plays are also provided.

A press conference is generally an event with the purpose of saying, ‘We are going to make such and such a work, so please pay attention.’

As such, considerable time is allocated to taking photos that can be disseminated to the media.

However, this Dramatic Tempest press conference completely overturned that established order.

-We need to give it impact. Impact!

Seeing is believing.

It’s a saying that means seeing something once is better than hearing about it a hundred times.

-Let’s seize the initiative! If we grab their attention like that from the beginning, they won’t be able to speak carelessly unless they’re completely clueless.

If it’s a work that looks like it will be a hit, the reporters are friendly.

Since public favorability is at its peak right now anyway.

There’s a high probability that positive articles will be published.

There’s no reason to throw cold water on the public’s darling and risk a bad reputation.

If they’re not quick-witted enough to catch that, they should quit being reporters.

But the articles that PD Gil, writer Song, and the actors wanted weren’t just friendly articles.

‘If we’re going to do it, we have to make it a huge success!’

With that motto, everyone stayed up all night for a week.

Instead of proceeding with the usual greetings and photo session, PD Gil boldly changed the order.

He skipped the greetings and photos and just played the video right away.

And the reaction was overwhelmingly positive.

[At first, they were buzzing! Some guy even called a staff member, asking if there was a power outage, but I remember him well. He’s the type who comes here without even looking at the agenda!]

Dong-ja Ryung, who had gone to the venue in advance, gave the report.

[In the beginning, the atmosphere was just so-so. There were reactions that it was being overly dramatic. The reporters know it too. How great can a promotional video for a drama be if the actual filming hasn’t even properly started?]

Dong-ja Ryung, a ghost and a drama fanatic at the same time.

Knowing this ecosystem in his own way, he nodded, saying that it wasn’t wrong.

[If things go wrong, there’s a crazy filming schedule with scripts written on the fly in this industry, so who would have expected it? Well, they say people even curse the president behind his back, so it could be. But that’s why, as soon as the video started, it became quiet.]

It was a shocking start.

A beginning that starts with the protagonist dying?

‘Strictly speaking, it’s not really dying, it’s just an accident.’

But everything was so realistic, as if he were really dying.

The collapsing body and the slowly continuing futile voice.

And even the empty eyes, as if he were really dead.

The gaze, the voice, the pose, and the ending were all perfect.

‘……I did that much, so of course it had to turn out well.’

Yeon-woo recalled the time when he filmed that scene.

“The director said this will be the opening.”

“……?”

“But the problem is, I’ve never died before.”

“…….”

Kim Si-hyuk came to me so seriously to share his concerns, so I wondered what he was talking about…….

“Say something that makes sense. Then would I have played the role of a serial killer because I’ve killed someone before?”

“……Ah! That’s right?”

It wasn’t for nothing that Kim Si-hyuk’s fans called him pure-brained.

“Anyway! It’s the opening, so I have to do well. Please practice with me.”

“Me?”

“Yeah. Last time, when I did it with you, Yeon-woo, I felt so calm and focused, like I had become an acting genius……. We have so much to film, but I feel like time keeps getting delayed because of me, so I can’t concentrate even more.”

After the script reading.

Yeon-woo suffered from a side effect that wasn’t a side effect.

It was none other than the side effect of using emotional transference, something I couldn’t even talk about.

‘I didn’t know this result would come out. If I had known…….’

Actually, I would have used it even if I had known.

I would have been sincere about feeding Dong-joo Yeot [Korean taffy], whenever it was.

“Do you only need help with the beginning?”

“Yeah. Just help me catch the emotion.”

“Okay.”

“Awesome! Thank you. I secretly bought something directly and brought it, without my manager knowing? I’ll give it to your manager later.”

“Good.”

It’s not like I particularly wanted mint chocolate direct purchase products.

In fact, Yeon-woo learned for the first time that there was such a wide and deep world of mint chocolate.

‘I didn’t understand why people bothered to go abroad, but if there’s something like that, I might want to go once……?’

Yeon-woo, who never thought about going abroad except for short-term filming, changed his mind a little because of this.

The Heungseon Daewongun [a powerful political figure in the late Joseon Dynasty], who was alive and breathing in his heart, became a little more generous after receiving high-quality mint chocolate as tribute.

“Take a deep breath first. You’re too excited right now.”

“Really? Okay, okay.”

“If you think about dying, it’s too vague, so think about it this way.”

“How?”

“Starting tomorrow, you’re going on a diet, no, a fast.”

“……!”

“The refrigerator is completely empty and there’s no delivery. You can’t go outside either. The only thing you can drink is water.”

That’s what one commercial said.

Education tailored to the level of the student is important.

Yeon-woo faithfully put those words into practice.

“Oh my god. What a terrible…….”

Despair appeared on Kim Si-hyuk’s face.

‘Anyone who sees it would think I’m talking about the end of the world.’

Kim Si-hyuk shuddered with such a desperate expression.

Such a reaction to just fasting.

It’s a bit absurd, but the effect was very effective.

“How can you do that……? How can you live without eating anything……? Is that even possible……?”

Kim Si-hyuk muttered as if something unbelievable had happened.

Well.

I used a little bit of emotional transference.

Only very weakly, to the extent that I could focus a little more on the example.

But this effect was too good.

“……Okay. That’s how you should act.”

“No……. That’s nice, but……. Wow……. So dying in an accident feels like this……. Such a frustrating, absurd, and dumbfounded feeling that makes you want to jump up and down……!”

Looking at that expression alone, it’s like he’s about to shout Eureka!

The other actors who were watching said.

“Yeon-woo, you. You could start an academy later? If you do something like an acting academy, it’ll be successful. Your customized explanations are excellent.”

“It’s a cram school, a cram school.”

It must have been heartwarming to see the two cute ones bickering and teaching and learning acting from each other.

The older actors looked at them very fondly and praised them.

Thanks to that, the atmosphere was very warm even during the tough filming.

That’s how the first scene was completed.

A sudden accident.

And the protagonist’s futile narration as a result.

That intense start grabbed everyone in their seats at once.

‘The reaction is pretty good.’

The actors entered quietly after the video started.

It would have been okay to enter after the video ended, but it was judged that there was no need to divide the attention that was focused on the video.

‘You can really see that they were grinding their teeth.’

A teaser video like a movie with all the points in it.

The actors also worked all night for a week, pouring their souls into it, but the result of the editing team also pouring their souls into it was great.

The speedy editing and the arrangement that increased the tension.

In particular, the effect of the blinking cursor telling the time played a big role in raising the atmosphere.

‘The personalities of each character are also very well revealed…….’

It’s thanks to hitting the key keywords very well.

The appearance of using special abilities was also very plausible.

In the video, Kim Si-hyuk acted as if he was seeing all kinds of sounds and hallucinations, but in reality, he was acting in a situation where there was nothing.

Of course, Yeon-woo helped a little in the beginning.

In addition to Kim Si-hyuk, it was easy to see what kind of personalities the other characters had.

Baek Ha-yan, played by Min Ye-rin, or Kim Seon-woo, played by Yeon-woo.

And Do Gang-hoon, the prosecutor who passed by in a flash.

In addition, even the police chief Kim Cheol-ho and mother Lee Yeon-mi.

The video contained scenes that were perfectly suited so that you could know what kind of personality they had and what they would do without having to explain it.

[Why can I see this? What on earth to me…….]

Is this what silence descending on the audience is like?

Everyone held their breath as if they could hear a pin drop.

I could feel people focusing their attention on each line.

Looking at their faces, Yeon-woo realized that one emotion was rising.

‘This is quite…… rewarding?’

A pleasant sense of elation.

Or an emotion that could be named as overwhelming.

There was also a pretty funny thing at the screening.

[Well done. Congratulations.]

The moment the scene changed and Kim Sang-woo, played by Yeon-woo, was zoomed in on the screen.

There was a stir in the hall that had been holding its breath.