Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 287

287. The Importance of Foundation (2)

August 14, 2022

“What is it? Don’t cry, and tell me slowly.”

That’s just how people are.

It’s like, when someone comforts you, you strangely feel relieved, and the tears burst out even more sorrowfully.

Despite graduating from university after several accelerations [skipping grades] and studying abroad, Jerry is still young.

I knew he was soft-hearted, but seeing him sobbing on the phone made me feel sorry for him.

“Sniff, sniff. So, you see…….”

The story that started like that reminded me of one forgotten fact.

‘Ah. That’s right. There was YouTube.’

It had already been several months since I entered the drama and couldn’t pay any attention to it.

‘Well… it was a hobby in the first place.’

The stat I got from Europe was quite interesting, so I uploaded it to see the reaction, and I didn’t know it would be such a hit.

After that, I also worked on the OST [Original Sound Track – music from the show].

‘Because of that, I was caught up in plagiarism accusations…….’

Just thinking about that makes my teeth grind.

Thinking about the reporters who wrote speculative articles like they were the truth makes my blood boil.

It would have been okay if Yeon-woo himself was chewed up, torn apart, spat out, and ridiculed.

The problem was that they touched the people who liked him.

The effect of the OST was definitely visible, though…….

The process of seeing that result was a bit rough.

“It’s over a million?”

“Yes. It’s been over a million for a while now. It’s over 4.5 million now!”

“Ah, really……?”

4. 5 million?

How big of a deal is that number?

‘I don’t know anything about that, so I can’t even grasp it.’

When Yeon-woo’s reaction was lukewarm, Jerry poured out his anger even while sobbing.

“It’s a huge hit to get this many subscribers without even uploading 100 videos!”

“But wasn’t it less than a million last time? Why did it increase so much?”

“That’s the problem…….”

Trevi Hazel also appeared here.

“Why is he doing that again?”

“What do you mean ‘he’? That person is a truly genius artist and has already received several Grammy Awards, and topped the Billboard charts too……!”

“Yeah. Him. What about him?”

I know he’s a great person, but he’s already been ‘him’ for a long time among Yeon-woo, the people around him, and even the fans.

“That person has been constantly promoting your music.”

He kept posting links on his Instagram, YouTube, and social media.

“So, the number of people keeps increasing, but since there are no new works, some guys are taking samples as they please, while others are reporting them, and I have to report copyright violations and check the results…… But in the meantime, some people are contacting me saying they want to work with you, or suddenly some companies are contacting me. Even singers I’ve heard of are contacting me to work together or asking for songs…… Since it’s known that this is your account, domestic fans are gathering and trolls are gathering, but in the meantime, Trevi keeps promoting and periodically attracting people……! The administrator of your YouTube channel is practically just me and one other employee, so I don’t know where to start and how to handle it……!”

It was almost a rapper-level complaint.

“So, you’re saying you’re under a lot of stress outside of work?”

“Oh, can it be reduced like that?”

“First of all, I’m sorry. I didn’t know it would turn out like that while I wasn’t paying attention. I’ll contact the company and tell them to handle it.”

“Oh, no. Why should you be sorry……? It’s just that I think I was a little intimidated by the number of requests that I’m not capable of answering…….”

When I comforted him, a dejected answer immediately came back.

Anyway, the point is that.

The YouTube channel I had forgotten had become bigger than I thought.

‘I was wondering what to do after the end of Season 2 anyway.’

After Onflix.

Yeon-woo learned the true taste of overseas success.

I also learned that I shouldn’t feel aversion to it without reason.

‘Since it’s a place where people live anyway, hmm.’

But when I thought about going abroad, there was something that bothered me.

‘I don’t have a foundation.’

I thought it would be enough to go over, but when I thought about it, it wasn’t.

As the filming of Dramatic Tempest Season 2 was slowly coming to an end, I realized for sure.

The drama will be successful, but Kim Sun-woo will not, at least not on the same level.

“So, you’re saying I should appear in Season 3?”

I feel like I can hear Song Jin-joo’s voice.

But what’s the point of extending life by twisting the storyline like that?

If the work is not good, the influence, the quality of life, and the quantity will decrease.

Besides, it’s even more troublesome if the influence that has been built up with difficulty receives bad reviews.

‘If I’m going to go, I should scrape everything up [gather all possible resources and advantages].’

To do that, I can’t be as ambiguous as I am now.

If I just go there without any preparation,

-Oh, welcome. Welcome!

There’s no way they’ll accept me easily.

Of course, the drama will have an impact now, but…….

That won’t last for years or decades.

In particular, Yeon-woo, who is leaving Season 2, may end up being mentioned only for the duration of Season 2 or for one or two seasons after that.

[It might become a drama that will be talked about for a long time. Like Autumn Sonata?]

When I first mentioned the idea of going abroad.

Dong Ja-ryeong jumped up and down.

[Wow. Is the sun rising from the west today?! Is Kang Yeon-woo crazy?!]

Of course, he calmed down as soon as I took out the Je-ryeong sword.

Anyway, what he said after hearing Yeon-woo’s thoughts was something like that.

“Isn’t it because such dramas don’t come out easily that they are still being talked about?”

[Well, since dramas like Autumn Sonata don’t come out, it’s still considered a legend.]

As a drama fanatic, he quickly understood what I meant.

[But are you really going? What about Yeon-hwa? Does Yeon-hwa know?]

“I’m telling you to tell her. And Lady Kang probably already knows.”

That’s why she said that last time.

It was a sincere request to do what I really wanted to do and what I enjoyed.

[Wow…… you’re serious? But what are you going to do there? And there are more than one or two actors who went abroad to enter Hollywood and came back after failing. Why, there was a very successful girl group that suddenly went to America and never came back…….]

They did come back.

The problem was that they suffered all kinds of hardships in the meantime, and all the recognition they had in Korea disappeared.

Besides, I heard that they didn’t achieve the success that the producer wanted.

[Whenever I think about them, I feel so resentful…….]

An old ghost who becomes scary when resentful said.

“So, did you go into their dreams?”

[……How did you know? I didn’t go often. Just a few times?]

If they had established themselves in Korea at that time, they might have had more recognition than any other group by now.

Dong Ja-ryeong confessed that he couldn’t stand the anger because he had blown it away with the producer’s foolish dream.

[Anyway, the important thing is this! No matter how good you are, Yeon-woo, you might end up being a flop if you just go!]

“I know. That’s why I’m worried now.”

Since I’m going abroad anyway.

It has to be worth going, right?

If I just go, I might be able to gather some initial attention.

But that’s it.

I don’t want to be a rising star that shines brightly and then disappears.

I don’t want to end up as a one-hit wonder at all.

‘If possible, it’s good to have a win-win situation.’

Life is precious.

Yeon-woo prided himself on doing a great job just by grabbing back the lifespan that he might have lost in vain for various reasons.

In return, I take a little of the lifespan that I might have lost.

Just a little.

There’s no need to feel wronged for losing lifespan.

Because it’s the lifespan that I might have lost if it wasn’t for Yeon-woo.

We fill each other’s shortcomings.

What a wonderful and positive cycle this is.

“YouTube…….”

In the meantime, Jerry gave me a commendable call to remind me of YouTube.

He said the number of subscribers was 4.5 million.

Click, click!

“Is it high……? It must be high, so Jerry said that……?”

Since I don’t know anything, I don’t know how good it is even if I say it’s good.

‘At this rate, will it bring in as much as Onflix?’

When I think about it, YouTube was the first to let me know about the overseas influence, even if it was a little bit.

‘I should try YouTube.’

If there’s Onflix recently, there was YouTube before that.

Yeon-woo recalled the considerable lifespan that had come in through YouTube.

Well, there’s almost none now since there are no new works.

‘It wouldn’t be bad to use this to establish a position for now.’

Of course, filming dramas and movies is also fun.

Apart from that, music also has its own fun.

It’s the difference between the fun of collaborating and the fun of exhibiting one’s own world?

‘Okay. I have to finish the drama first.’

Resting or doing YouTube is only possible when Season 2 is all over.

‘I have to focus on the drama first.’

Yeon-woo himself couldn’t tolerate becoming lax just because it was coming to an end.

It’s not like pouring ashes on the finished rice [ruining something at the last moment].

That’s how Kim Sun-woo’s end, who cleanly rejected the Season 3 contract, was gradually approaching.

*

As the season passed the middle and headed towards the end.

The content gained momentum.

It’s also the time to recover the rice cakes [plot points or mysteries] that were scattered here and there.

Because the moment has come when the intertwined grudges and complicated problems must finally be resolved.

Click! 탁! [sound of the knife opening and closing]

Click! 탁!

The jackknife was repeatedly unfolded and folded again in Kim Sun-woo’s palm.

“Should I just…… kill him?”

Kim Sun-woo’s face, saying that, was very desolate and dry.

His eyes were also blurry and unfocused, as if he was wandering somewhere.

“Will I be free if I just kill him?”

I couldn’t tell if he was talking to someone.

Suddenly, Kim Sun-woo took out his cell phone.

A screen full of messages was captured on the screen.

>Sun-woo. Are you busy today too? I haven’t seen your face lately…….

>Have a good day! Do you have time today? If you can, let’s meet at the usual place!

>Please contact me ㅠㅠ Are you sick or something?

>Why aren’t you answering the phone?

>Sun-woo. Please answer the phone.

>……Are you perhaps angry with me about something?

>Sun-woo.

It was Baek Ha-yan’s messages that had been piling up.

Messages that I had read several times but couldn’t bring myself to answer.

In each message, Baek Ha-yan was gradually getting tired.

It was natural.

Because Kim Sun-woo unilaterally disappeared without saying anything to Baek Ha-yan.

“…….”

A confused expression of not knowing what to do deeply eroded Kim Sun-woo’s face.

After Do Gang-hoon’s threat.

Kim Sun-woo intentionally distanced himself from Baek Ha-yan.

The way of a person who doesn’t know how to protect someone was so 허술 [hollow/clumsy] and clumsy.

Click! 탁!

“If I just kill him…….”

That’s when it was.

RRRRR!

The cell phone in his hand vibrated.

It was a call from Do Gang-hoon.

“Quickly, come here quickly. Right now. If you don’t want Baek Ha-yan to find out, come here right now……!”

It was a voice full of anxiousness that was not like Do Gang-hoon’s usual self.

The leash called Baek Ha-yan, which was more powerful than anything else, moved Kim Sun-woo again.

And there, Kim Sun-woo saw it.

“What is this……?”

“You X발 [a very strong curse word]! That’s why I told you to take care of it quickly!”

Do Gang-hoon, who looked half out of his mind, shouted with red eyes.

In front of the corpse.