Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 259

259. Last Scene (1)

July 17, 2022

‘What is this?’

It was quite a sudden upgrade notification.

The funny thing is,

‘Wasn’t it only supposed to upgrade through script analysis like dramas or movies?’

The notification popped up just as he was digging through papers to better understand Kim Sun-woo.

-……Are you planning to contribute to an academic journal or something? What are all these papers? 「The Correlation Between Psychopathic Tendencies and Empathy」, 「A Psychological Case Study of Antisocial Personality Disorder」, 「The Reality and Absence of Empathy: Focusing on the Predictive Analysis of Psychopathic Tendencies」? What is all this?

So many papers were piled up on the table that Lee Gyu-han, who came to pick him up at the dorm, shuddered and turned away.

After reading those papers, a sudden upgrade occurred.

‘Well, it’s good if it’s an upgrade.’

Thanks to it, he could peek into Kim Sun-woo’s complex brain, which had felt a bit hazy.

At first, like Song Jin-joo said, he was a bit confused by the newly revised and greatly added story.

The character Kim Sun-woo, after being rebuilt once.

Became a slightly more difficult character to grasp.

Someone might get angry, asking how they were supposed to play such a role.

‘Interesting?’

Yeon-woo wasn’t.

Rather, he felt like his competitive spirit was ignited.

Well.

Some even said that he had successfully played a multiple personality disorder with dozens of egos.

Compared to that, a psychopath whose values are slightly shaken is definitely worth trying.

‘So, characters can be created in this way. Well, life is like a complex whirlpool where you never know what will pop out from where.’

Although he has only lived for about twenty years, his experience is dozens of times that.

The reason for that is very simple.

If you meet dozens of ghosts, each with their own complex stories in their hearts, anyone can become like that.

‘The more complex the character, the more realistic it will be.’

That gives the character depth.

If depth is created, you can break free from the limitations of being just a character created by someone.

It becomes another person living and breathing.

The more realistically you capture that reality, the more viewers will be immersed.

The thought that such a thing might be happening somewhere on Earth.

Once you have that thought, it’s a success.

Because there is a reason for viewers to focus.

‘Simple but not just simple.’

It might sound like nonsense, like a hot iced Americano [a paradoxical drink], but the Kim Sun-woo that Yeon-woo created was like that.

As it was originally created as a disposable villain, the Kim Sun-woo up to the audition had a straightforwardness that ran through its core.

However, the Kim Sun-woo that came out after the synopsis was revised and repeatedly modified was a bit different.

The more he dug into Kim Sun-woo.

It felt like a thin layer of Kim Yeon-woo was slowly being applied to himself reflected in the mirror.

‘If I’m going to do it, I’ll do it perfectly.’

The not-so-easy process of someone who didn’t know emotions gradually realizing their own changes.

However, because it was not easy, Yeon-woo’s concentration became more and more maximized.

In addition, the A+ grade upgrade in understanding intentions was, in retrospect, quite timely.

“Well, I like it because our actors are so good, but this shoot is so smooth that I have nothing to do, nothing to do……”

Although she said it with regret, Yeon-woo could easily understand that Song Jin-joo’s words were the highest praise.

“Well, it’s a good thing, teacher. There aren’t many teams that finish production as leisurely as we do, right? Thanks to you, we can go and come back leisurely.”

“That’s right.”

Song Jin-joo, who was nodding, continued, “Ah, Yeon-woo doesn’t know yet, right?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Our contract with Onflix has been confirmed!”

Even though it was the time to put the most effort into the filming, there were times when Song Jin-joo was not seen, or the filming schedule was slightly delayed.

Of course, thanks to the fact that there were almost no NGs [no-good takes, meaning few mistakes], the schedule was so relaxed that it was scheduled to end much earlier than planned.

It was said that most star writers don’t come to the set often, but Song Jin-joo was exactly the opposite.

At first, it seemed that she came to check the actors’ performances every day because of the pressure to ‘make it well’.

These days, she achieved 100% perfect attendance, saying strange things like she couldn’t miss this honey jam [something very enjoyable].

The staff was the same, and one menu was added to the snack truck these days.

That’s popcorn.

-This is more quality than what you eat in a movie theater?

-Crazy. Eating it while watching the shooting just goes down smoothly.

-We’re the only ones who have a snack truck that prepares popcorn for us to eat…….

Everyone was making such noises, holding a large container the size of their upper body and eating hard, and it became another famous thing in the filming site.

How much would people who saw the photos Kim Si-hyuk posted on Instagram only put question marks?

-????… ??????….??..

-Aren’t those people filming staff? Why aren’t you filming and eating popcorn…?

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ??? Crazy, Si-hyuk is eating popcorn next to him tooㅋㅋㅋ???

Anyway, Song Jin-joo, who was 100% full-time even with such selfish reasons, was often not seen…….

‘It seems like something really big…….’

The voice full of pride and that expression.

I couldn’t help but know.

The problem is.

“I’m sorry, but what is Onflix?”

Yeon-woo had never heard of the name before.

‘I think I’ve heard of it, but I don’t think I have……?’

Since entering the entertainment industry, he has been watching dramas and movies all the time.

It was mainly for research or study, but anyway, he watched quite a lot as if he was trying to make up for what he hadn’t seen so far.

Monitoring the movies and dramas he appeared in is now easy to do without any resistance.

He can now perfectly do the X app [formerly Twitter], which he used to stutter at first.

‘Well, it’s almost routine.’

But Onflix was a strange name even to Yeon-woo, who was slowly getting used to modern civilization.

The Heungseon Daewongun [a historical figure known for his isolationist policies] in Yeon-woo was still healthy.

“Heol [gasp].”

“Oh my god.”

At Yeon-woo’s question, sounds of astonishment popped out from here and there as they took a breath.

Fortunately, Song Jin-joo calmly calmed the surroundings.

“No. Guys. Calm down. Yeon-woo doesn’t seem to be very interested in that kind of thing.”

“Oh. That’s right. There are no celebrities who don’t do Instagram these days, but Yeon-woo is someone who barely does it…….”

Even Kim Si-hyuk, who is the same age, posts all kinds of photos on his Instagram.

There is a promotional effect, so the people on the set are laughing happily and looking at it cutely.

Song Jin-joo found something on her phone and handed it to Yeon-woo.

“Ah. Is it like a broadcasting station app?”

“Um…… it’s similar but a little different. It’s an online streaming service.”

“Like YouTube……?”

“……It’s a little different from that too. It’s not real-time streaming…… To put it simply, think of it as watching TV on the Internet.”

“……?”

Yeon-woo received an intensive lecture on what Onflix was for a long time.

He heard a lot of new terms such as OTT [Over-The-Top, streaming services] and VOD [Video On Demand].

As he was only unfamiliar with the concept itself, not ignorant of it, Yeon-woo was able to quickly grasp what kind of market it was.

It was truly a new civilization.

While Heungseon Daewongun was alive and breathing inside, all sorts of things seemed to have happened in the world.

“The landscape of the export market has changed a bit these days. In the past, we exported a lot to China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. So, the Korean Wave [Hallyu] is blowing in China~ and there were a lot of news about it.”

After a scene from a drama was exported to China and aired.

Suddenly, Korean brand chicken was selling like crazy.

There was a time when people flocked to anything that was a Korean brand in the drama.

Several products, stores, and actors that appeared in dramas and movies in succession hit it big.

That’s also bigger than you can compare with the success of all time.

“So, many actors went abroad. Chinese? Well. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know. It’s a plus, but since they replace everything with voice actors, you don’t have to be fluent in Chinese. So, many people went over…….”

“Many have returned.”

“There are many PDs [Production Directors] and directors who were scouted and returned.”

The assistant writers added.

“The market is big, but the risks are also big in the overseas market.”

There is a saying that shrimp’s back is broken in a whale fight [small businesses suffer in conflicts between large corporations].

The problems caused by various international politics had a considerable impact on the cultural side.

Recently, there was Japan’s anti-Korean sentiment.

There was China’s Korean Wave ban.

Of course, there are various complex reasons, but in the end, to put it simply, it is nothing more than the result of conflicts between countries and political retaliation.

“So, these days, the number of cases of directly plugging into overseas countries has decreased a bit. This neighborhood is changing little by little. Well, exports themselves haven’t disappeared at all, but we don’t have to take such dangerous risks, right?”

Song Jin-joo added that the market is big, but the risks are also big in the Chinese market.

“Then is Onflix different?”

“Of course. World Wide Web. As Onflix has grown rapidly, the market has really expanded worldwide. It’s true that North America and Europe are a bit more unfamiliar than Asia. But if you look at Onflix statistics, several of the top 10 programs in viewership are Korean programs.”

Then, Song Jin-joo emphasized that this contract was a very unusual and special contract in which the CEO of Onflix contacted them directly.

“They offered us, saying they wanted to sign a contract!”

It must be a good thing, right?

Because it’s a good thing, Song Jin-joo’s expression must be so beaming.

“It’s a very unusual thing. They either co-produce in advance, or receive investment, or form a partnership with the production company itself, or if we hit the jackpot, they may make an offer. But we haven’t received any investment and haven’t even aired yet, but they have already contacted us directly to sign an exclusive contract.”

That’s a very rare thing.

In particular, Onflix has a lot of its own content, and it’s not a system that puts in and pushes advertisements like PPL [Product Placement], so they compete thoroughly with the content.

In other words…….

“That high-eyed place sent us a love call first.”

Song Jin-joo’s shoulders soared as if they would pierce the sky.

“Ah. Come to think of it. The CEO is a fan of Yeon-woo. He said he was expecting Yeon-woo to come out.”

“Yes……? Wasn’t that CEO a foreigner?”

Was the CEO of the streaming site, which became famous from overseas, Korean?

The answer came from an unexpected place.

“That’s right. But he said he has a fan of Yeon-woo among his acquaintances.”

“……?”

Fan?

“He said he was very impressed with all the dramas and movies Yeon-woo appeared in.”

What is it.