I was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor [EN]: Chapter 309

“Just imagining it makes me nervous already.”

The giant Joseph smacked his lips, watching Kang Woo-jin talking with Choi Sung-gun outside the shop.

“His acting, his martial arts. All were worth seeing, and ‘CQC’ is the same.”

Joseph Felton had already witnessed glimpses of Kang Woo-jin’s acting and martial arts. As a famous Hollywood producer, he found the scenes quite unconventional. That’s probably why Joseph was so captivated by Woo-jin. Joseph hadn’t become a powerful producer in Hollywood by chance. He had an eye for talent, the ability to discover stars, and the skill to anticipate the impact of a project.

In other words, Joseph’s assessment of Woo-jin was practically complete.

From here on, it was more about enjoying than assessing. What kind of performer is Kang Woo-jin? Only a very few people in Hollywood knew him. No, if you include the general public, he was practically an unknown actor, but Joseph had sensed that Kang Woo-jin was extraordinary from the start.

‘He was in the special forces, which is unexpected. But his martial arts, and even his shooting skills today. Seeing Kang Woo-jin’s CQC [Close Quarters Combat] firsthand is necessary for our project.’

Whether it was martial arts, ‘CQC,’ or acting, seeing an actor’s performance in person was always better than watching it on video. When editing is added, the energy an actor emits is inevitably reduced.

Clear skills are best demonstrated on the spot.

Moreover, it was still uncertain how the movie that Joseph and Megan were preparing would turn out. Of course, the film company had provided a concept and ideas. However, those were passed on to various screenwriters and writers, and they would be reborn as several scenarios. It was also unknown which scenario Joseph or the film company would choose.

Would it be a thriller, an action, or a rom-com [romantic comedy]?

Therefore, Joseph, as the executive producer, had to keep all possibilities open and see, hear, and confirm everything that caught his eye or piqued his interest. The explosive power of a movie can sometimes come from unexpected places.

That unexpected thing could be Kang Woo-jin.

Ethan Smith was attached to that Kang Woo-jin.

What form would ‘CQC’ take when performed by that acting monster, a Korean actor with incredible martial arts and shooting skills? It was a technique that even many veteran actors in Hollywood struggled with. Would he be different from them? Or the same?

A smile gradually spread across Joseph’s face.

“The more I know, the more he seems like an alien, and it’s fun how that amplifies people’s expectations.”

Megan Stone, who had just brushed back her brown bobbed hair, agreed with Joseph’s murmur. Of course, her gaze was also fixed on Kang Woo-jin outside the shop.

“You’re thinking of visiting Bangkok, Joseph.”

“…Of course, I’ll ask for the production team’s understanding. And Ethan’s too. If it’s difficult, I’ll even spend money.”

“Kang Woo-jin is such a mysterious actor. He’s making you move from Korea and Japan to Bangkok for him.”

“It’s not that unusual. I’ve gone to at least four countries for one actor.”

“Me too, it’s similar.”

Megan, who was also smiling softly, said.

“Include me in that trip to Bangkok.”

“Of course. The project’s caddy can’t be left out.”

Joseph, who answered simply, crossed his arms. His thick forearms stood out.

“Additionally, if it’s okay, I’d like to have film company officials and our stunt coordinator accompany us.”

At that moment.

-Swish.

Choi Sung-gun and Kang Woo-jin, who had been talking outside, returned. Woo-jin, who sat down, apologized calmly.

“I’m sorry.”

Megan and Joseph shook their heads.

“No, it’s okay.”

Around this time, the food they had ordered came out, and at the same time, Joseph opened the conversation.

“Mr. Kang Woo-jin, recently, I’ve taken on the role of executive producer for a movie production mainly by ‘Universal Movies.'”

The eyes of Choi Sung-gun, who was sitting next to Woo-jin, widened slightly. Of course, he was inwardly shocked.

‘‘Universal Movies’??!!’

It was natural. ‘Universal Movies’ was one of the top major film and distribution companies in Hollywood. Choi Sung-gun knew that Joseph Felton was powerful, but he didn’t expect ‘Universal Movies’ to suddenly appear.

‘This- the atmosphere is flowing sweetly?? Could it be a contact [a potential offer]?’

Yesterday, he had shown Kang Woo-jin the overseas branch of BW Entertainment for the first time, and in just one day, a famous producer named Joseph had brought up ‘Universal Movies.’ It was no wonder that Choi Sung-gun was beaming.

Soon, Joseph continued his explanation.

“I can’t say anything specific yet, but I’m thinking of Kang Woo-jin for this project. No, actually, I’ve been thinking that since I saw you in ‘Last Kill 3.'”

Choi Sung-gun clenched his fist without showing it. Joseph, unaware of this, smiled more deeply.

“Nothing is certain yet, but would you seriously consider it?”

Woo-jin’s face, which had been a poker face since earlier, didn’t change much.

“······”

However, inwardly, he was quite excited.

‘What? Is this the moment I’m getting a love call [an offer of work]?’

Outwardly, he exuded a lot of coolness.

“The scenario would come first.”

Around the afternoon, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in LA.

After finishing the shooting range experience and meeting with Joseph and Megan, Kang Woo-jin returned to the five-star Beverly Hills Hotel. He could be found in the lounge, which was still magnificent and frequented by many foreigners, sitting in one of the areas with various sculptures and sofas.

Of course, Choi Sung-gun and the team members were around Kang Woo-jin, and Woo-jin, who was looking down at his phone, seemed to be waiting for someone.

Meanwhile.

-Screech!

A large van stopped at the entrance where the hotel staff were stationed. What was strange was that foreigners with cannon-like cameras were swarming around the van. Roughly counting, there were more than 20. They were clearly paparazzi. The hotel guards were even trying to stop or control them.

Then, burly guards got out of the van. After them.

-Thump!

A blue-eyed woman with a denim shirt and long blonde hair appeared. As soon as she did, the paparazzi, who were blocked by the guards, started snapping photos like crazy.

The reason was simple.

“Miley! Miley!! Why did you come to the hotel?!”

“Kara! Nice to see you, Kara!!”

“Miley Kara!!”

She was Miley Kara, a superstar in Hollywood and around the world. The paparazzi were also following her every move. Soon, Kara’s appearance caused a stir among dozens of hotel staff and guests. Regardless, Kara spoke briefly with her manager and then entered the hotel.

Her appearance caused an explosion of interest among the foreigners inside the hotel.

Some foreign women were startled as if their souls had left their bodies, and some groups were excitedly calling out Kara’s name like children. Most of the hotel guests who had seen Kara were busy taking pictures with their phones. On the other hand, Kara, who was used to this situation, walked straight to the hotel lounge with a slightly cold face.

Finally.

-Swish.

Seeing Kara enter the lounge, someone got up from the sofa. It was the black-haired Kang Woo-jin. Kara, who had been looking cold the whole time, smiled for the first time when she saw Woo-jin and extended her hand.

“It’s been a while, Mr. Woo-jin.”

Kang Woo-jin, of course, made his concept even thicker [maintained his cool demeanor].

“It’s been a while.”

The luxurious lounge was quickly filled with onlookers centered around Kang Woo-jin and Kara. Regardless, Kara, who had brushed back her blonde hair, spoke to Woo-jin again.

“That calm reaction is still the same.”

“You too.”

“Me? What about me?”

“I don’t know.”

Kara tilted her head slightly, and Kang Woo-jin answered inwardly.

‘You’re pretty, you’re pretty. You know you’re gorgeous.’

But it was a word he could never express outwardly. Miley Kara shrugged slightly and opened her mouth.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t come right away. My schedule got messed up. Is the hotel okay?”

“Yes, thanks to you.”

“While we’re working together, please stay without any worries. If there’s anything uncomfortable, tell me right away. Um- the full meeting and album work will probably start tomorrow afternoon, I just came to say hello today.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. I have to move on to my next schedule right away.”

The blonde Kara checked the time for a moment and then looked at Woo-jin with her blue eyes again.

“But Mr. Woo-jin, do you have any schedules booked before tomorrow afternoon?”

Schedule? Kang Woo-jin looked at Choi Sung-gun next to him. He shook his head. It meant there were none. Woo-jin answered Kara again in a low voice.

“No, I don’t.”

Kara smiled mysteriously as if it was good news.

“Then, how about we attend a fashion show together tomorrow at noon to greet the fans? Many celebrities in Hollywood will be participating, and of course, the press will be there too. I think it will help with your recognition here.”

From the explanation, it was a fashion show of a famous luxury brand. In a way, it was like Kang Woo-jin’s debut. If he went with Miley Kara, he would definitely attract attention. Choi Sung-gun, who immediately understood this, subtly gave a thumbs up, and Kang Woo-jin, with his indifferent face, answered calmly.

“I think it’ll be fine.”

The blonde Kara’s smile deepened.

“Then, we should dress up a bit, right?”

Later, the next day at noon.

A long sedan stopped in front of the fashion show venue, which was packed with crowds, celebrities, and the press. Kara, wearing a tight-fitting dress from a luxury brand, got out of the car. Then, a man with black hair and a black trench coat followed.

-Swish.

It was Kang Woo-jin.

More than a hundred reporters were frantically taking pictures of the two of them. About 30 minutes later.

『Who is the Korean actor who appeared at the fashion show with Miley Kara?』

Kang Woo-jin began to be mentioned in foreign news articles.

After that.

The news of the famous luxury brand’s fashion show in LA quickly spread in Korea as well.

『[Star Photo] ‘Kang Woo-jin’ appears alongside ‘Miley Kara’ at a famous luxury brand fashion show / Photo』

『Global superstar Miley Kara and Kang Woo-jin pose leisurely in front of hundreds of reporters / Photo』

The album work itself between Woo-jin and Kara was already a hot issue, and the first news of that schedule was a huge fashion show with Hollywood celebrities, so it was natural.

『20 million actor ‘Kang Woo-jin’ visits a fashion show before working on an album with Miley Kara… He’s become a Hollywood actor』

The two-shot of Kang Woo-jin and Kara spread to the domestic media in an instant.

Of course, it was the same in Japan.

The Japanese media also watched Woo-jin’s activities in LA with interest and reported on them quickly. However, there were also many other rumors circulating about Kang Woo-jin in Japan.

Especially in the animation industry.

It was because of ‘My Guy Friend: Remake.’

In the Japanese animation industry, they were chewing, biting, and enjoying [analyzing and discussing] Kang Woo-jin, who had become a hot topic again. Animation production companies, broadcasting stations, entertainment companies, etc. In short, there were countless speculations and conjectures.

“Is the broadcast of ‘My Guy Friend: Remake’ tomorrow? What do you think it will be like?”

“Well, but I don’t think it’ll be easy. Originally, rom-coms [romantic comedies] haven’t been doing well lately.”

“Especially since the original work is Korean?”

“That too, but this time ‘A10 Studio’ has put too many challenges into the project. Too much is a problem.”

“There are also many popular works in this third quarter.”

“Yeah, no matter how strong Kang Woo-jin is, he can’t beat the power of the original.”

It felt like they were half-bashing ‘My Guy Friend: Remake.’

“How high will the viewership ratings be? These days, if an anime gets 5%, it’s considered a good result… maybe around 3%?”

“Hey, there are a lot of issues with Kang Woo-jin, so the first episode will be over 3%. Anyway, the content will be important.”

“What was the highest viewership rating among recent anime?”

“It’s been fluctuating between 9% and 10%.”

They also showed a half-expectant look.

Thus, July 12th dawned, a few days after Kang Woo-jin arrived in LA.

The Korean communities were in an uproar from the morning.

To be precise, it was the communities with a strong anime-related character.

-Isn’t today the first broadcast of the Kang Woo-jin anime??

-Yeah, I’m curious how the quality will be

-lololol Kang Woo-jin’s voice acting is so bad, he’s gonna get a lot of hate lololol

-The first broadcast is today in Japan, and it’ll be released in Korea tomorrow

-I live in Japan, I’ll watch it and post a review lol

-What’s the reaction of the Japanese people right now??

-It’s half and half lololol There are a lot of complaints on Twitter lololol

-Kang Woo-jin’s voice acting is one thing, but the production company is A10, so the quality should be good?

-But there are a lot of anticipated works in this third quarter, so the viewership ratings will be tough lolololol

Various SNS in Japan also showed similar patterns. It continued throughout the day, and around 9:50 PM on the 12th, many Japanese people gathered in front of their TVs. Among them was Asami Saya, who had a deep connection with Woo-jin and was the voice actress for ‘My Guy Friend: Remake.’ Of course, her daughter, Asami Yusako, who was in a wheelchair, was also with her.

The TV channel was the private broadcasting station TBE.

Before they knew it, the anime OP [opening song] was playing on TV.

-♬♪

Kang Woo-jin’s voice, his vocals, spread across Japan through the airwaves. Asami Yusako, with a flushed face, covered her mouth with both hands.

“Ah- I’m nervous.”

Soon, along with the opening, the Japanese anime title appeared.

-‘My Guy Friend: Remake’ / Episode 1.

End