Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 67

My TV in Hand (1)

2022.01.06.

“Still, thanks to that, you’ve developed to the point where you can understand, so our actor’s teaching method worked well!” The child spirit above my head chirped. Jerry’s gaze once again held awe. “They say sparrows don’t get used to people, but it really likes you a lot, hyung [older brother/friend]. Should I report this to Disney…….”
“Stop talking nonsense. I’m getting up first.”
“Going to watch videos again?”
“I have to.”
“Fighting!” Yeonwoo waved his hand casually and headed back to the cinema room.
[Why? I’m not saying anything wrong! Yeonwoo, you’re smart in everything, but you’re a bit slow when it comes to emotions. Our actor caught that well!]
“Whose side are you on? Haven’t you known me longer?”
[I’m just making judgments with a cold eye!] The tiny thing, smaller than the palm of my hand, puffed out its chest and spread its wing feathers wide. [It’s not just because you’ve always been single that you’re slow to romantic feelings.]
“……Did you have to hit me so hard?” I suddenly feel like I’ve been filleted, and my bones are all chilly. [It’s not just you. Originally, people with abilities like you or Yeonhwa have a hard time blending in with others. Isn’t it natural that a two-eyed person has a hard time mixing in a one-eyed world? There will also be defense mechanisms. It’s natural for you to be like that. You knew it to some extent, didn’t you?]
“Well…… to some extent.”
[Right. It’s not weird. If you were even more sensitive and had even greater empathy, you wouldn’t be alive like this right now, would you?]
“That’s true, but that’s a bit gruesome?”
[It’s the truth. The weak-hearted are the first to be eaten in this industry, what. If you had strength but a weak heart, you would have been eaten right away. It’s not unreasonable to be defensive, is it? Now. So let’s practice hard again. Hurry up and play the next piece!]
“……I feel like you’re the most excited…….” Not only is he crazy about TV, but now he’s about to master all kinds of movies, this child spirit. Yeonwoo sighed and played the next movie in line.

***

The effects of cramming education were indeed remarkable. With the understanding of intention added, Yeonwoo was able to absorb the emotional lines of the ‘romance’ genre like a dry sponge absorbing liquid.

-Wouldn’t it be better to go to an acting academy?

Kwon Seonghyun sternly shook his head at Yeonwoo’s words, suggesting that he should learn step by step since he had decided to go down this path properly.

-No. In Yeonwoo-ssi’s case, it won’t help to go to such a mediocre place. You might pick up bad habits.

-Still, I think it would be better to learn systematically……?

-Your vocalization and the way you handle your gaze are already perfect, so why go? There’s no need to go. It’s a waste of time.

The result of Kwon Seonghyun’s assertion was this. It was an amazing result. Moreover, that wasn’t the end of it.

‘If I use other stats together…… romance, it wouldn’t be bad at all?’

The stat received from Lee Jooha, the enchanting vocal cords. And the tearful eyes received from a noblewoman in Europe.

After mastering numerous romances, the usefulness of these two became greatly apparent.

The role Yeonwoo will play this time is a supporting role who has been in unrequited love with the female lead for a long time. It’s not a two-top piece, but it has a significant presence close to the lead. In particular, emotional expression was very important because the desperate affection line was revealed through Yeonwoo’s role.

‘Kwon Seonghyun, did a god descend on him or something?’

A prescient eye that broadens the pool of images and recommends roles that fit perfectly. I’m starting to suspect that Kwon Seonghyun also has such a system.

“Hey. Do you feel anything from Kwon Seonghyun-ssi [Mr./Ms.]?”
[What?]
“Some minor god…… no. At that level, isn’t it a being of some Seon’gwan [a high-ranking government official in ancient Korea] class who has come down?”
[If there was such a guy, I would have noticed it a long time ago! Of course, you would have noticed it too.]
“Right?”
[Right.]
“But how can he pick it out so accurately?” Back then, I thought, ‘Ah. This human can talk nonsense too,’ but now it’s just amazing.

[Stop thinking nonsense and keep watching the drama. You have to attend class diligently to be a good student.]
“Ugh…….”
If this is an acting class, then it’s a class. Groaning, Yeonwoo began to focus on the screen again. There was still a lot left to see.

***

“Variety show?”

A face I haven’t seen in a while brought unexpected news.

“Yes……. Seonghyun said he had told you, but wasn’t that the case?”
“I think I heard something.” To be honest, it’s a bit hazy. But I didn’t want to bother Kwon Seonghyun’s manager, who was intimidated by the tiny child spirit above my head and looked like he would cry if I poked him, so I nodded obediently.

“What kind of variety show is it?”
“Ahahaha…… I was surprised. Hmm. So…… it’s a program that airs on weekend nights. It’s a program in the form of communicating with viewers through internet broadcasting. The viewership ratings aren’t that high, but it has a core audience among young people. It’s easy to think of it as similar to a radio show format. Um. You can think of it as a visible radio show.” The manager enthusiastically listed the advantages of the program.

“First of all, all broadcasts are streamed live to viewers, so you can’t do things like ‘devil’s editing [malicious editing],’ and the main broadcast is edited, but there is viewer participation, so it will only be moderately edited so as not to greatly interfere with the flow. There is a very big advantage that you don’t have to be swayed by the PD [Producer] or writers.” Unlike ordinary variety shows, which have a host and a script, this one has almost no such interference.

“Of course, we’ll have to talk about how to proceed. We’ll also have meetings. Still, most of the progress is largely left to the discretion of the performers. It’s a variety show that Yeonwoo-ssi is familiar with, so it won’t be difficult, and it has a core audience and the viewership ratings aren’t bad, and it’s a program where the performers’ charms are fully revealed, so it won’t be bad.”

Having heard that far, the child spirit raised its head sharply. [Ah! I know what that is! It’s Neti!]

“Neti?” The manager, startled by the child spirit suddenly popping out from above his head and chirping, nodded quickly even in the midst of that. “Ah. Do you know it? That’s right. It’s called Neti, but to be exact, it’s a program called ‘My TV in Hand.’ This time, an offer came to the agency, and Seonghyun rejected everything else and left only this one.”
“Is that so?”
“Actually, Seonghyun set it aside to talk about it himself, but the director saw it while he was having a photo shoot today, so I ended up coming. I’m sorry. Could you please speak well of me to Seonghyun later? He gets sensitive when it comes to Yeonwoo-ssi’s work…… sigh…….” The manager, who was pouring out things I wasn’t curious about, saying it was the sorrow of a salaried worker, quickly left, saying it was time.

[Are you going to go out?] The child spirit above my head asked.
“Kwon Seonghyun wouldn’t have weeded out something for no reason, so I should go out.”
[Not because you don’t want to study acting?]
“……No.”
Movie torment, written as acting study. It’s good to take a break at this point. Just as you have to go sweet and salty in order to eat a lot, studying is the same. ……Of course, this is an unverified brain-official opinion.

***

My TV in Hand. Abbreviated as Neti. The filming schedule for Neti was set faster than expected. On top of that, they’ve already been subtly leaking news here and there. Thanks to that, these days, Yeonwoo had to hear the real-time search rankings from Jerry from time to time.

[Oh! The next episode’s speculation is already up!]
“Speculation?”
[People are already curious about who will come out, and it’s trending in real-time searches? Other people’s names are being mentioned besides you.]

A sparrow doing the internet…… this is the end of the world.

“The offer came a while ago, so they must have been waiting a lot.” As soon as I gave the answer, they immediately changed the program composition as if they had been waiting. Yeonwoo’s filming will be broadcast immediately, and the existing filming will be pushed back one time. Thanks to that, Yeonwoo’s filming date was set very quickly.

“No, well, you don’t necessarily have to broadcast it so quickly……?”
“No. It’s probably judged that it’s more beneficial for them to broadcast it as soon as Yeonwoo-ssi says okay. Do you know, Yeonwoo-ssi? Right now, all the media are anxious about Yeonwoo-ssi?”
“Yes? Me?” Why?

“That’s because Yeonwoo-ssi doesn’t show his face at all except for the radio. Usually, after a successful work, you take CFs [Commercial Films/Advertisements] and get cast in all kinds of variety shows.”

It was a way to increase initial awareness.

It’s also the royal road that most rookies take. But there are also disadvantages here.

“But if you consume your image too much or start showing aspects that deviate from what you showed in the drama, you’ll fall right away. The interest that arises in a flash fades away just as easily.” That’s not what Yeonwoo wanted.

“But Yeonwoo-ssi doesn’t show any signs of that…… The public’s interest is high, but you’re not being cast. They were so anxious that when you accepted the offer, they quickly grabbed it. They’re trying to broadcast it first, preemptively, as if they’re afraid someone else will take it first.”
“Ah. So that’s what it was like when I went to the meeting.” Yeonwoo recalled the writer who said he could do anything when they met. Even the fact that he nodded, saying it was unconditionally good when he told him about a few compositions.

“It seems like I unintentionally raised my value.”
“It’s not raising your value. You’re getting proper treatment. What did I say? There’s no need to turn it around here and there at a bargain price? But.”
“……?”
“Are you really going to go?”
“Yes?”
“Do you really have to go there?” You’re the one who recommended it, though……
“Thinking about it, I don’t think I need to go to that variety show. There are plenty of other alternatives…….”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?” Kwon Seonghyun says something absurd out of the blue.

“……No way. Is it because they said they wouldn’t invite you as a guest?” My TV in Hand is a program that guarantees most of the performers’ autonomy. In other words. If the performer wants, they can invite guests. There were quite a few performers who invited guests to aim for viewership ratings, as the key was who could attract more viewer participation. Because if fans of two people gather, the number will be greater than the fans of one person. But Yeonwoo didn’t intend to invite a guest. Especially if that guest candidate is Kwon Seonghyun. ‘Is there a chance that the broadcast will go to the mountains [become chaotic/disastrous].’ However, when I asked, wondering if it was true, at the sudden words, “No. It’s not necessarily that…….” A very suspicious reaction came back.

“Are they going to invite you?”
“No?”
“Then it would be better not to go to that show.” Speak of the devil. I was caught properly this time too. ‘Why is this human suddenly like this?’ He’s not saying it sincerely, but this is somehow…… ‘Does he seem sulky?’

Thanks to the excellent mask, any expression was exceptionally wonderful. The manager next to him also had a dumbfounded expression, wondering if what Yeonwoo thought was right. ‘……Why does that human look like a scene from a movie even though he’s that old?’ If it were someone other than Yeonwoo, it’s a look that they would have apologized for first, 100 percent. It would be an apology for something they don’t know what they’re apologizing for.

“Is it really better not to go?” Yeonwoo stared at Kwon Seonghyun. It seemed like Kwon Seonghyun flinched, just a little. When I kept staring at him, he even turned his gaze slightly this time. ‘Hmm?’ I have a feeling. I have a feeling.

“Should I really not go?”
“……Yeonwoo-ssi. If you look at me like that, it becomes embarrassing to be even more stubborn…….” When I kept staring at him, Kwon Seonghyun finally covered his eyes with his hand as if he couldn’t stand it anymore.