I was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor [EN]: Chapter 367

The conversation in the ‘Columbia Studio’ meeting room, which had been focused on Kang Woo-jin, abruptly shifted to Miley Cara. It was an instantaneous change. One of the executives suddenly brought it up, mentioning that it seemed confirmed that Miley Cara would be appearing in a Korean production.

To this, someone responded,

“Huh? Wasn’t that just a rumor that was debunked?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“The media is still buzzing about it, but the public didn’t believe it at all.”

The foreign executives looked puzzled, and the one who had brought it up shrugged, pointing to his laptop screen.

“But this article seems pretty confident for just a rumor.”

Soon, all the executives who had been discussing ‘Pierrot’ gathered around the laptop. The screen displayed the article.

『LA TIMES/‘Miley Cara’s Appearance in a Korean Production Confirmed!』

The headline was boldly stated as if it were an undeniable fact.

“Huh—if this is just speculation, Miley Cara could easily sue them, right?”

“Wait, wait, let’s look at the content first.”

The executives scanned the article. While reading the text, a foreign man with a brown beard read aloud a section.

“‘Excited Korean reporters?’ At a party in Korea, ‘Man of Cannes’ Kang Woo-jin directly stated that Miley Cara would appear in ‘The Benevolent Evil’?”

“Kang Woo-jin himself said that? Is this true?”

“Well, there are photos.”

“Wait, let’s read a bit more.”

One of the executives read another part of the article.

“‘The Benevolent Evil’ is a Korean drama being produced as a Netflix original, and Kang Woo-jin is the lead. The overseas location shoot in Bangkok was leaked, becoming a hot topic in both Korea and Hollywood. The blonde woman in the photo looked like Miley Cara. It was a big issue, but no one believed it. However, in Korea, Kang Woo-jin himself confirmed Miley Cara’s appearance…”

The article was full of Kang Woo-jin, ‘The Benevolent Evil,’ and Miley Cara. It confirmed that she would appear in ‘The Benevolent Evil.’ A photo of Kang Woo-jin being interviewed by a crowd of reporters was included. It was the first time a Korean actor, who had not yet officially debuted in Hollywood, had been mentioned so extensively.

Anyway.

“Huh—if Kang Woo-jin said it himself…”

“What about Miley Cara? Did she announce it too?”

“No, there’s no mention of Cara acknowledging it.”

“Then this might be a false article too.”

“Well, Kang Woo-jin isn’t stupid, would he make such an absurd joke?”

“Are there any other articles?”

One of the executives, looking surprised, checked other articles related to Miley Cara on the laptop.

“Oh, it’s already spreading.”

Many similar foreign news articles were already appearing.

『CNM/Kang Woo-jin in Korea Directly Stated, “Miley Cara is Indeed Appearing in My Work”』

All the sources were from Korea.

Meanwhile, in New York.

In a large broadcasting station in downtown New York, many people were gathered in a spacious waiting room. Among them, a familiar blonde woman stood out. She had her long blonde hair tied up and wore a black dress that exposed her shoulders. It was Miley Cara, with full makeup.

She was waiting for the recording of a famous American talk show that was about to start.

Cara’s gaze, while talking with her team members, shifted to the phone in her hand.

“It hasn’t been long since the articles came out in Korea, but it’s incredibly fast. I think the timing and place Kang Woo-jin chose were perfect.”

Jonathan, her burly main manager standing next to her, replied.

“It was a luxury brand party, and there must have been many foreign officials besides Korean reporters. That’s why the media here could move so quickly.”

Miley Cara, who was scanning the foreign news articles, crossed her long legs and smiled faintly.

“This kind of strategic media play is quite fun, isn’t it?”

“It’s not common. This was a case where proper planning and the right issues came together and exploded at the right time.”

“Anyway, the movie starring Kang Woo-jin is currently being released in Korea and Japan, right?”

“I heard so.”

“I heard it’s already doing well, but this will probably attract more viewers, right?”

“That must have been one of the goals.”

Cara put on the jacket that was draped over the chair next to her and spoke again.

“We’ll participate in the media play too, right?”

Jonathan, who already had his phone to his ear, nodded.

“Of course, this is helpful for us too.”

It was a statement that it would exert influence in various areas, including Cara’s new album, which was topping the Billboard charts. Soon, Cara sent a DM [Direct Message] to Kang Woo-jin. The message started with ‘That was a fantastic interview,’ and was simple. After sending it, she went to her SNS [Social Networking Service] and started writing a new post.

“Next is my turn.”

She intended to add fuel to the fire, following Kang Woo-jin.

Afterward.

Kang Woo-jin, who had finished the luxury brand event, got into the van nonchalantly, but internally, he was feeling quite fatigued.

‘Ugh—seriously, this is a mess!’

He had to answer countless questions throughout the event and even after it ended. From hundreds of reporters to the celebrities who attended. Most of them, of course, were related to Miley Cara. Anyway, the van carrying him departed for the next schedule, and his dozen or so team members, except for the composed Kang Woo-jin, were in an uproar.

“Oppa! The impact is insane!!”

“Look! The foreign media is already circulating articles??!”

They were the ones who already knew that Kang Woo-jin would make a bombshell announcement at the event, and they had been monitoring both domestic and overseas news, so it was natural for them to be excited.

“Ah! Miley Cara posted something on Instagram!”

“The timing is amazing! Did you guys coordinate this??”

Kang Woo-jin, who was trying to ignore his excited team members, quietly picked up his phone. First, he checked the SNS post that Miley Cara had uploaded.

‘She posted it so fast? Were they monitoring in real-time too??’

The post she uploaded roughly stated that it was true she was appearing in ‘The Benevolent Evil,’ and that she couldn’t say anything due to circumstances. Of course, she also added comments like she was happy to work with Kang Woo-jin. The post that Cara uploaded was already a nuclear bomb. Half-crazed fans were rushing in.

‘Woah—what’s with the number of comments?? It’s insane.’

Various languages from around the world were flooding in. After watching for a moment, Woo-jin’s finger moved. This time, he checked the foreign news articles.

『LA TIMES/‘Miley Cara’s Appearance in a Korean Production Confirmed!』

Indeed, the name Miley Cara was more than enough to shake up overseas, including Hollywood. Articles were pouring out. The result of Cara’s huge influence, her new album that was a global smash hit, issues like the Cannes Film Festival, and several other factors. But the power of the twist must have played a big role.

Because if something that was thought to be impossible turns out to be true, it attracts more attention.

Silent Kang Woo-jin was inwardly smirking. The picture he wanted was being created. The foreign media was kindly introducing ‘The Benevolent Evil.’

‘My name is something, but ‘The Benevolent Evil’ is being mentioned a lot. The planning was amazing.’

It was a work being filmed by Kang Woo-jin, who had turned Cannes upside down and declared war on the Academy Awards. It was being produced by Netflix in Korea, and this drama was not just for Korea but was aimed at the world, and so on. ‘The Benevolent Evil’ was being promoted globally for free.

Of course, Kang Woo-jin’s name was also being promoted.

If overseas was like this, what about domestically? From the time Kang Woo-jin was holding the luxury brand event, he was dominating the portal sites.

『[Breaking News] Hollywood Superstar ‘Miley Cara’ to Appear in ‘The Benevolent Evil’… Kang Woo-jin Confirms!』

『Kang Woo-jin Attending Luxury Brand Event: “Miley Cara’s Appearance in ‘The Benevolent Evil’ is True, Filming is Already Finished”』

『Miley Cara Really in ‘The Benevolent Evil’? Kang Woo-jin Calmly Confirms/Photo』

Hundreds of reporters who had seen Kang Woo-jin directly at the scene, as well as large and small media companies that belatedly grasped the situation, were rushing in like crazy.

“What is this?!! Was it real??!”

“Looking at the content—it seems like Kang Woo-jin confirmed it himself???!”

“Aish!! Kang Woo-jin, there’s never a quiet day for him!! What are you doing!! Scrape some content from other articles and throw it out!”

“Understood!”

As the articles spread at a frantic pace, it didn’t take long for many people to check the content. The entire entertainment industry, including broadcasting stations, film companies, production companies, and agencies, was drawn to the topic.

“Wow—this wasn’t a rumor? They really got that Miley Cara?”

“How did they cast her… her price tag must be enormous.”

“Did Netflix step in? But it’s not the headquarters, what power does Netflix Korea have?”

“Kang Woo-jin is involved, right? Kang Woo-jin and Miley Cara seemed close at Cannes? Is there something between them?”

“…Maybe they worked it out while working on the album together. Whatever it is, that Miley Cara? Interest in ‘The Benevolent Evil’ will explode, both domestically and overseas.”

The public’s enthusiasm was intense.

“Wow—did you see this? It’s real that Miley Cara is appearing in ‘The Benevolent Evil’?”

“Are you falling for it again? It’s a lie.”

“No, no, Kang Woo-jin said it himself.”

“Huh?? Kang Woo-jin? Look. Woah—crazy?? Amazing? Seriously, Miley Cara is appearing in ‘The Benevolent Evil’??”

“Cara also posted on Instagram! She admits it!”

The remnants of the firecrackers thrown in the late morning were all over the place by the afternoon of the same day. Articles, SNS, YouTube, radio, blogs, communities.

-Breaking News) It’s true that Miley Cara is appearing in The Benevolent Evil. news

-Kang Woo-jin, Miley Cara’s recent updates. jpg

-Foreign media reaction after Kang Woo-jin confidently admitted it!!

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Since it was an unprecedented event, the public’s frenzy was not unusual. It was the first incident that broke out again not long after he made a name for himself at Cannes. And again, Kang Woo-jin was the lead in this.

-(link)lololololol so amazing lololol

-Isn’t this the first time a Hollywood actor is filming a Korean production???

-↑That’s right, and Miley Cara is a top-tier in Hollywood

-I’m living to see the day when a Hollywood ultra-class actor appears in a Korean production…

-I’m so looking forward to The Benevolent Evil lololololol

-Wow… I’m looking forward to it, but… I’m so curious how much they paid Miley Cara

-Then that leaked photo was Cara, right?? How did they hide it, seriously lololololol

-Kang Woo-jin and Cara seem to be best friends lololol They walked together at Cannes and worked on an album together. Maybe it’s a similar route this time?

-There’s a guy in the comments saying it’s no big deal, but this is amazing, okay? Why would a global superstar like Cara film a Korean production??

-Just with Cara joining, The Benevolent Evil’s overseas recognition is going to skyrocket

While the flames of the issue were burning fiercely, as if they had been waiting, ‘The Benevolent Evil’ side released a statement.

『[Official] Netflix Korea: “’The Benevolent Evil’ will be released in two parts, Part 1 and Part 2… Part 1 is expected to be released as early as the beginning of next year”』

It was clearly intentional.

The next day, Friday, November 12th.

The location was BW Entertainment. It was early morning, and the country was in turmoil over Kang Woo-jin, ‘The Benevolent Evil,’ and Miley Cara. In the conference room of BW Entertainment, people above the team leader level, including Choi Sung-gun with his ponytail, were gathered for a meeting. It wasn’t yet working hours, but an emergency meeting had been called. BW Entertainment had been incredibly busy recently, but they had to gather no matter what.

It was a meeting related to Kang Woo-jin.

‘Naughty Gisaeng’ and ‘Leech,’ ‘The Benevolent Evil,’ Hollywood advancement, the year-end that was just around the corner, and so on. There were countless core schedules mixed with Woo-jin. So, they had no choice but to call an emergency meeting.

The meeting, which started before 8 a.m., was not finished until after 9:30 a.m. The team leaders who came out of the conference room called their team members who had already arrived at work and then dispersed. Choi Sung-gun was the last to come out.

The entire BW Entertainment was more than just bustling. The phone was ringing non-stop, dozens of employees were on the phone, the sound of keyboards was endless, and employees were communicating urgently. Choi Sung-gun, who was looking at BW Entertainment, which resembled a temporary flea market, thought.

‘I should start moving too, there’s no time to be spacing out.’

First, he moved to the CEO’s office. After getting ready and having meetings with a few companies, he had to go to Kang Woo-jin, who was in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi-do.

-Swish.

That was when he entered the CEO’s office.

“CEO!!”

A hurried male voice was heard from behind. When he turned around, the male team leader of the overseas department was running towards him, and the team leader showed Choi Sung-gun the tablet he had brought.

“We received a request from ‘Columbia Studio.'”

‘Pierrot’-related Hollywood giant film company ‘Columbia Studio’ had made a move. They wanted to meet with Kang Woo-jin as soon as possible. Director Ahn Ga-bok had delivered the message, but from here on, ‘Columbia Studio’ and BW Entertainment had to communicate separately.

At that moment.

“And CEO. A scenario has arrived.”

“A scenario? Ah—’Pierrot?’ Did ‘Columbia Studio’ send it again?”

“No, it’s not that.”

The overseas department team leader’s expression became quite serious.

“It was sent from another Hollywood film company. From ‘Walt Disney Pictures.'”

“Ah—’Walt Disney Pictures’? Oh, oh, another big place…”

Choi Sung-gun, who had been answering casually, paused for a moment and blinked his eyes.

“…Wait, wait a minute. Where did you say??”