Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 382

382. Good Eye (2)

2022.11.17.

Yeonwoo’s cheat-like ability to see others’ status windows had one condition:

‘Contact is necessary.’

That meant physical contact.

If he wanted to check someone’s status window, he absolutely had to make contact at least once.

Whether it was a handshake or something else.

Only after touching them even once could he access their information.

Frankly, this wasn’t much of a problem.

It was hardly a restriction.

‘But what if I use it in an audition?’

Even without the status window, Yeonwoo could tell what kind of person someone was.

But with the status window, he could find hidden gems more effectively.

In short, ‘Ten Mile Eyes’ was an ability that scratched an itch.

‘I can’t shake hands or touch all the numerous people who applied.’

Whether the higher-ups also thought that direction was the most plausible, related stats came out just in time, luckily.

He wished the old men would use the stats more significantly since they were giving them out anyway…….

Looking at it now, it wasn’t a bad choice.

“Good heavens! Yeonwoo! Are you alright? Are you not feeling well?! Cassie! Get a medic right away!”

“No. I’m fine. I was just a little surprised because there were so many people.”

“Really?! You don’t need to go to the hospital right now……!”

“Mac. I’m fine. Proceed.”

“Th-Then please tell me if you feel unwell.”

Mac Houston insisted that Yeonwoo had to be there.

Almost a fanatic, he was terrified of Yeonwoo’s absence.

“Phew. That’s a relief. I was worried I’d have to postpone the audition.”

There was a slight commotion, but fortunately, the audition started without a hitch.

“Ah……. Hello. My name is…….”

“Nice to meet you! I’m from Florida…….”

“Haha. Looking for talent? I’m exactly who you’re looking for……!”

The beginning went by quickly.

It was just as Raymond had said.

‘It’s more like a flea market than I thought?’

There were normal people, but there were also many who seemed like they’d be in a collection of oddballs.

Some people applied just for the experience, and many came for sightseeing.

‘I see why the beginning goes by so quickly.’

It felt like almost 70 percent of the people were cut off as soon as they came in and immediately went back out.

During that time, Yeonwoo did nothing.

Like a totem pole that Mac Houston had brought, he just watched diligently.

“Ugh. It’s good that a lot of people came…… but will we be able to pick our roles? I’m really in trouble if the other roles are like this too.”

Casting director Cassie had a desperate look on her face.

Unlike that, the voice calling the next person was firm.

“Hello.”

“Ah, a-ah, hello…….”

“Hello!”

Three people with different impressions came inside.

Cassie and Mac had been shouting ‘Next!’ as soon as they came in.

But this time, they were a little different, and they asked the three to introduce themselves with interested expressions.

“My name is Joshua, and I’ve been studying acting for four years. I’m not good enough, but I was taught at RADA [Royal Academy of Dramatic Art].”

“Oh. You graduated at the top of your class. How did you find out about our audition and come here?”

“My close friend is very interested in Hollywood. He recommended it to me, saying that there was an announcement that they were recruiting actors. The synopsis was very interesting.”

The applicant who introduced himself as Joshua spoke fluently.

“Most movies these days are covered in CG [computer-generated imagery], but director Mac Houston avoids CG as much as possible and aims for a retro style, which coincides with the ideal movie I’m pursuing…….”

He had prepared thoroughly and knew Mac Houston’s tendencies.

“Although you’re busy, if I could have the opportunity to show you the acting I’ve prepared for even a very short time, I would be very grateful.”

He was confident but never arrogant or ostentatious.

At the same time, he was very polite and courteous without being servile.

‘He’s buttering them up well.’

Yeonwoo watched the scene silently.

‘Well…… he seems objectively okay. …….The problem is that it’s only on the surface.’

Joshua’s face was already full of pride that he had succeeded.

There were a lot of people who came in and immediately took a step back.

But he even got time to act in this first audition.

It was impossible not to feel confident that he had pleased the judges.

“Ahem. Then would the others like to try it once too?”

If they only made one person do it, it would be a bit much, so the other two also got a chance.

“Yeonwoo. What do you think, Yeonwoo?”

Mac covered his mouth with paper and asked Yeonwoo cautiously.

“It seems fine.”

“Right? It seems like we’ve finally found a good gem.”

“Yes.”

Mac was very satisfied, relieved to have obtained Yeonwoo’s consent.

Without knowing that the person Mac was talking about and the person Yeonwoo was thinking of were different.

“Everyone worked hard. We will inform you of the results individually later…….”

“Wait a minute.”

A low voice stopped the staff’s guidance.

“Could you please come back here for a moment?”

Yeonwoo, who had been silently observing people without saying a word until now.

He spoke to the applicants for the first time.

Mac and Cassie were briefly surprised, but soon gave instructions to the staff as Yeonwoo said.

“Yeonwoo must have liked that person too, right?”

Cassie whispered.

As Cassie said, Joshua was looking this way with a confident smile.

But unfortunately.

‘The one I want isn’t you.’

Yeonwoo designated someone else, not Joshua.

“Elliot? Could you take a look at this for a moment?”

A staff member took a piece of paper from the table and handed it to a man called Elliot.

He was next to Joshua and looked relatively small and intimidated compared to the handsome Joshua.

“Huh? Yeonwoo. Did you call the wrong person?”

Mac Houston whispered quickly in a flustered voice.

But Yeonwoo just smiled and urged the other person.

“Yes. Mr. Elliot. I called you.”

Elliot, who had inadvertently performed because of Joshua.

His acting was just plain average.

The people watching were puzzled as to why Yeonwoo was interested in that ordinary person.

Joshua’s confident expression subtly soured.

Regardless,

“Try acting this out once. I’ll give you three minutes.”

Yeonwoo requested to the flustered person.

It was a fearless voice without hesitation.

*

“How did you think of picking that person? It wasn’t an audition to pick the role of Elliot, was it?”

Cassie asked with sparkling eyes.

“Is it not good?”

“Ah, no? It’s because it’s too good! I’ve recast actors with roles that fit them, but that was after going through a few more times and choosing from proven actors. It’s really the first time I’ve found the right person from the beginning!”

Since the audition ended.

Cassie’s twinkling eyes did not leave Yeonwoo.

“I felt like Yeonwoo knew everything about the other person from 1 to 100? The casting director should have Yeonwoo’s name on it, not mine. Oh, Mac. Please don’t fire me. It’s not that I’m incompetent, it’s that Yeonwoo is too great!”

It sounds like she’s exaggerating a lot just by listening to her.

But the staff who were in charge of the audition, including Cassie, were all sincere.

That’s because the applicant Yeonwoo found couldn’t have been more suitable for the role of ‘Elliot’.

“His name is also Elliot. Elliot playing Elliot.”

“I really didn’t know that he would memorize the dense script on the spot in 3 minutes and rattle it off…….”

‘I should just watch and see what Yeonwoo does.’

It was the next moment that the expressions of the judges, who were just trying to observe the situation, changed.

The long script that Yeonwoo had given him at the audition.

That’s because Elliot memorized it on the spot without missing a single word.

“I don’t know why such a talented person applied for the role of Logan. No matter how I look at it, he’s Elliot himself.”

“It’s our job to cast such people correctly, I guess.”

The sight of him memorizing so many letters at once was so impressive.

Thanks to that, the number of passers in the Elliot role audition was very small.

“But really, how did you find him? He wasn’t noticeable at all.”

“Well. Well.”

Yeonwoo shrugged lightly.

“I have a good eye.”

“Ah ha. It’s a trade secret, right? Sigh. I can’t ask you to tell me this.”

Cassie, who misunderstood that he didn’t want to tell her, waved her hand, saying she understood.

‘It’s real, though.’

Of course, there is some embellishment.

Isn’t it impossible to say outright,

‘I can see the other person’s status window. Isn’t it amazing?’

The reason Yeonwoo was able to pinpoint Elliot and order a customized mission was simple.

[Specialty: Photographic Memory [S], Awkward Facial Acting [B+], I Become the Character [B+]]

It was because he really saw Elliot’s stats.

‘Photographic memory?’

An S-grade stat.

The explanation was unconfirmed, but it was a very intuitive name.

It was the ability to memorize what he saw as if taking a picture.

‘If it’s real, I can’t miss that?’

The Jo-something next to him didn’t even catch his eye.

In fact, from the moment the three opened the door and came in, Yeonwoo’s gaze was fixed only on Elliot.

‘Hmm. Someone who should be doing business, not acting, has come in. And a criminal came to the audition? It’s really Amazing America. It’s my first time seeing a gang member? No, wait a minute. What’s that? Photographic memory?’

It was from the moment he confirmed that stat.

‘Well, the other stats are mediocre…… but the stats can grow, so it doesn’t matter. Photographic memory……?’

The role of Elliot was literally a genius character.

Coincidentally, this role also had the incredible ability to memorize everything in one go.

‘Elliot’ with photographic memory captures everything about the target like a photograph.

‘It’s like a living evidence maker.’

Elliot was the one who could immediately catch what had changed from the previous one by watching the video transmitted by the master.

In a precarious situation where he might be discovered and caught at any time, he was the assistant who could find subtle changes from the previous one and steal the medium.

That was the role that ‘Elliot’ played.

No matter how you look at it, it was the perfect role for Elliot to play.

-Someone might say, “You have to experience something to act? Then what about fantasy movies? Does someone who acts dead have to die to act? Are all murderers murderers?”

That’s right.

But if possible, wouldn’t the side with the living reality be more immersive?

‘There’s a reason why there’s data research. The reason why they go around interviewing is to add more realism.’

Anyway, for that reason.

Elliot would surely make it to the final audition without any problems.

And.

Similar things continued to happen in the auditions that took place over several days.