Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 266

신이 내린 탑스타 266. 349일 (2)(266/401)

266. 349일 (2)

2022.07.24.

The first drama I made received an enormous response.

The fledgling production company, which had practically bet its life on this drama, was extremely encouraged by the unexpected reaction.

“Is all of this really… a reaction from overseas?”

Yeon-woo asked, checking the tablet that seemed to have no end no matter how much he scrolled.

If this were paper instead of a tablet, wouldn’t it be like a book?

A very thick one at that… like some kind of textbook.

“Of course. These days, translation software is so good that it wasn’t that difficult to collect.”

“Ah…”

So that’s why the staff I saw on the way here had red eyes.

‘I thought it was strange how dark their undereyes were.’

Song Jin-joo in front of him was the same.

Anyway.

Yeon-woo pondered for a moment.

Should he be surprised that this much reaction came in just one day?

Or should he be surprised by the production team’s insane obsession, who managed to find this much in that one night and even finish the meticulous scrap work?

The deliberation didn’t last long.

“Impressive.”

“This is all thanks to the wonderful result that the cast, including Yeon-woo, and we created together.”

Song Jin-joo’s eyes overflowed with unconcealable pride.

She wasn’t just happy that it was a big hit.

“Actually, I had a feeling this would happen. It’s just that it manifested more directly than I thought. Yeon-woo, didn’t you know too?”

That was true.

Song Jin-joo had an unusually good ‘sense’ from before.

Not to the level of seeing something like Kwon Seong-hyun or Yeon-woo himself, or pinpointing things like a diviner, but still.

“Today, episode 2 will be updated. Ahh. I wonder how much of a hit it will be tomorrow….”

Overseas, it’s updated exactly one day after the domestic broadcast date.

“Writer! I bought them!”

Just in time, sturdy staff members came in one after another and placed heavy boxes on the table.

Each of them had dark circles under their eyes.

“We swept up everything at the nearby mart.”

“Good, good. You did well!”

The words written on the surface of the boxes stacked neatly on the table were clear.

“Red… X…?”

If it’s Red X… isn’t that the devil’s drink that keeps you from falling asleep even if you become a zombie?

Why are there so many boxes of that?

Not just a few cans, but several boxes like that?

“Ah, right. Yeon-woo, would you like to take a few cans too?”

“Pardon?”

“This stuff is incredibly effective.”

It seemed so.

Even though their undereyes were dark, their eyes were shining.

“We have to watch the real-time frenzy today too.”

“You seem to be hurting your body a lot….”

“This is all market research for the future. We keep getting offers to extend the season, so we need to know for sure what the overseas market reaction is like so we can reflect it later. And we only sleep when we’re dead.”

Song Jin-joo’s eyes flashed with madness as she smiled quietly.

Behind her, the zombies, no, the staff, smiled eerily as if agreeing.

“Sleep is a luxury at times like these.”

“That’s right. If you think about where the jackpot is 터지고 [teojigo – 터지다 (teojida) means to explode or burst, so in this context, it means where the jackpot is ‘bursting’ or happening] while you’re closing your eyes, you can’t sleep even if you’re upset.”

Then they all ask brightly.

If he will join them.

When Yeon-woo refused, they all mumbled with great regret.

Song Jin-joo left first.

It was to deliver good news to the other actors.

But the staff following behind her with Red X looked ominous.

What should I say?

It felt more like a pack of hyenas searching for sacrifice 1 than good news.

Anyway, in the meantime, while they were gone.

Yeon-woo looked through the contents of the tablet.

[Wow. There’s really a lot. How did you find all this?]

A small head popped out from behind.

“What? When did you follow me?”

[Wow. Look at how cold-hearted you are. You didn’t even know I was coming with you?]

“Of course I don’t know. Because you didn’t come with me. What brings you here?”

[How can you say such hurtful things? What do you mean what brings me here!]

Yeon-woo shrugged.

“You haven’t been following me these days. I thought you were at Kwon Seong-hyun’s, but it doesn’t seem like it. What brings you here, someone who’s been very busy with construction these days?”

[Eueueung……? Did I do that……? 아이 [ai – aish, expressing frustration or annoyance]. That’s not important, so hurry up and turn to the next page.]

He changes the subject when he’s at a disadvantage.

I’d be willing to pretend to be fooled if you moved on naturally.

‘That’s just advertising that I’m suspicious.’

He doesn’t even sigh at the sight of him advertising to the whole neighborhood that he’s 티나요 [tinayo – stands out, is obvious] because he’s being stabbed right now.

Yeon-woo’s eyes narrowed.

“You. What have you really been up to these days?”

It was a question, but the end of his words was strangely subdued, giving off a feeling of interrogation.

He took his eyes off the tablet and stared at him, and the child spirit turned his head slyly.

[Aaanio, what am I……?]

“You’ve been disappearing somewhere without saying anything these days. I thought you were at Kwon Seong-hyun’s, but it’s not. You say you’re cleaning up the surroundings, but your spiritual power is still the same… no. It seems like it’s decreased? Hey. What are you really doing? Maybe Ms. Kang…….”

[Aaanio! Is he interrogating me right now?! Do you think I raised you for this?! 아이고 [aigo – expressing frustration or exasperation], Ancestor! I have no face to see my ancestors! That’s why they said you shouldn’t take in black-haired animals!]

The child spirit suddenly raised his voice.

Then he suddenly disappeared somewhere again.

“…….”

It’s absurd.

‘What? Raised? Who raised who? Why are the ancestors coming out of there? What’s a black-haired animal?’

Anyone who heard it would think that the child spirit raised him.

‘Is it puberty……?’

The way he spouted nonsense and turned around and disappeared was exactly like that.

‘It’s definitely a reaction that he’s being stabbed [feeling guilty]. Well. I guess I can ask when he comes back.’

“Hey, what are you looking at?”

Suddenly, a heavy weight was felt on his back.

When he turned around, Kim Si-hyuk, who had come at some point, was leaning his body on Yeon-woo’s shoulder, showing off his biceps, which had become even thicker.

“You……?”

And then he lost his words.

“How is it? Cool, right?”

No.

What’s with that look……?

He barely managed to hold back the words that were about to pop out.

“It was hard to get this. This is D-X, D-X. The stylist said that this came out as a limited edition for this season’s s/s [spring/summer], and there were only three in Korea, so it was very difficult to get. How is it? Doesn’t it look good on me?”

“…….”

The glossy blue silk shirt was covered with colorful, primary-colored floral prints.

Below that, palm tree patterns of different colors blatantly revealed their presence.

At first glance, it was a flashy tropical Hawaiian shirt.

‘There are two other people besides that guy who buy and wear something like that?’

It was the end of the world.

Well, let’s concede a hundred times to the shirt.

‘Does that stylist over there have a grudge against that guy?’

At least they should put clothes that fit the person’s body.

He was already muscular, but his whole body was pumped up from doing something.

The silk shirt was stretched taut, revealing his muscles.

The threads seemed to be screaming for help.

On top of that, there were the large, black, retro-style aviator sunglasses that reflected all the light.

Yeon-woo once again recalled the stylist’s grudge theory.

“Phew, Yeon-woo. This is Hollywood fashion.”

“What?”

“Hollywood. You know Hollywood, right? The stylist said this is Hollywood fashion. Hollywood stars wear it like this.”

“…….”

Who on earth?

He felt like he wanted to meet that person and ask them.

“Hehe. If I wear it like this, I’ll be able to go to Hollywood someday. Our drama was a big hit too… I wonder if I’ll get a movie casting offer? What do you think, Yeon-woo? Don’t you think so too?”

“I think even the casting offers you were getting will be canceled.”

“Ha, should I start studying English now? What are you doing, Yeon-woo? The president said he’d get you a conversation partner. Want to do it together?”

“I’m not really interested…….”

“Oh? This is a drama still cut? Wow. Awesome. There’s even a story about me?”

“…….”

Please listen to what people are saying.

“Can I watch it with you too? Wow, this isn’t domestic, is it? Wow…… I’m being featured overseas…… Hollywood isn’t far away…….”

Yeon-woo gave up talking.

This big puppy tends to go wild when he gets excited.

“They say I’m cute.”

“Yeah.”

“Wow, there are people asking about my filmography! How do I comment on this?!”

“I heard your manager 형 [hyung – older brother or male friend] commented after the capture was over.”

“They say they want to see me a lot in the future. Is this real?”

“If it hurts, it’s not a dream, should I hit you?”

“No. Nope. Never.”

Before they knew it, the two of them were putting their heads together and looking at the tablet.

Without even knowing that passersby were taking pictures of them with happy faces as if they were looking at something cute.

*

The tablet that Song Jin-joo gave him really had all sorts of reactions.

There were few people who recognized Kim Si-hyuk, who still lacked recognition both domestically and internationally, but the reaction was not bad.

-He’s so cute:D He looks like my Labrador Retriever <3 -Oh my god. I've never seen such great muscles! -Is the story interesting? Oh. I know that investigator who comes out there. He's an actor I've seen often in other dramas. He's very good at acting. He has charisma. Compared to Kim Si-hyuk, there were many Hallyu fans who recognized Min Ye-rin. As she was one of the top three Korean actresses, there were even people who said they would start watching because of Min Ye-rin. In addition, the other supporting actors were people who had shown their faces in dramas quite a few times, so there were many people who remembered their names or faces. And the one who accounts for the largest share among them is still……. "Wow. This is it. This is real madness." Yeon-woo recalls the words Kim Si-hyuk muttered every time he flipped through the tablet. "Isn't he a very famous musician? But is this okay?" "……I wonder." "Wow, oh my god. He even created a category on his YouTube channel. Ahahah! He says he'll keep uploading reaction videos to our drama in the future. Wow. You're so lucky, Yeon-woo. You even have a real fan like this." "Does it look good?" "Ah, why. It's good. These reactions here say they came from watching the reaction streaming. What reason is there not to like it when they're promoting us?" "It's not your business, is it?" "Did you find out? Heheh." Yeon-woo coldly ignored Kim Si-hyuk, who was wearing a bursting Hawaiian shirt and winking. "They said it's airing today, so it'll probably be 난리 [nanri - chaos, uproar] again tomorrow. I'm already looking forward to how much the page will increase this time. I wonder how much 난리 [nanri - chaos, uproar] the real madness will cause this time." Originally, today's meeting was a schedule set up for the Dramatic Tempest team to appear on variety shows. Requests for casting from those who smelled it from episode 1 came in quickly. Among the variety shows these days, there's the most famous program. Or a variety show that is exported to China and is guaranteed to be a hit. Even a program that is said to bring in several CFs [Commercial Films, i.e., advertisements] once it airs. The types of programs that were being cast were also very diverse. When he heard that story, Song Jin-joo said very refreshingly. "Variety shows? We might as well make it ourselves. Either way, the interest is ultimately the best official." They had forgotten for a while that they were legends in the entertainment industry because they had set up a production company and started filming dramas. Rather than having the actors split up and find them separately. It would be better for the topic to show them all at once. "I'm not sure if the meeting will go well tomorrow since it didn't go well today……." A ambitious plan to start filming from the idea brainstorming part and make it into a variety show. It was a part that clearly showed the idea that they had to row when the water came in [strike while the iron is hot]. However, it was unlikely to go well because their minds were 떠 있는 상태 [tteo inneun sangtae - in a floating state, meaning unfocused or distracted]. Fortunately, there was one thing they 건진 [geonjin - salvaged, recovered]. Like the 모습 [moseup - appearance, state] of some of the cast and staff who were too happy and happy in a zombie state. Thanks to that, the filming disguised as a meeting was postponed to the day after tomorrow with the consent of the majority. Of course, the day after tomorrow, which is one day later, was actually a filming day. Click. When he turned on the light, he saw an empty 숙소 [sukso - lodging, accommodation]. "What. Isn't he back yet? Where did this guy go that he's still not coming back?" They say you don't know when you're in a place, but you know when you're out of it [absence makes the heart grow fonder]. That's exactly what the child spirit was like. It's not very strange since he used to go out often. But lately, it's definitely been strange. It seems like his mind is sold elsewhere, and he can't concentrate on this side. Even when Kwon Seong-hyun, who he likes so much, asked him directly if something was wrong, he just mumbled. "I'm worried because he's not usually like that……." I think I should talk to him once. But. Something other than the child spirit began to bother Yeon-woo. It was from that day. That's when Yeon-woo started having strange dreams.