I was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor [EN]: Chapter 441

Kang Woo-jin, watching the bald Matthew’s retreating back, maintained a stiff expression but inwardly sighed in relief.

‘Man, that old guy has some serious presence.’

He then turned his head towards the blonde Kara.

“Let’s go.”

Kara, with a slight smile, followed him and spoke.

“You’re bold, aren’t you? Matthew has quite a bit of influence here, so I tend to avoid him.”

‘Oh, really? I didn’t know.’ Woo-jin figured that in Hollywood, Matthew must have influence comparable to a top-tier celebrity. Woo-jin, about to respond with his usual persona, changed his words. He had already confessed to her, so he thought it was okay to show her a bit of his true self. Kang Woo-jin whispered to Kara.

“Honestly, I was a little scared.”

“…Really?”

“Yes.”

“You didn’t look like it at all.”

Kara stared at Woo-jin with her blue eyes, then her smile deepened.

“Are you saying that to reassure me? You don’t have to. I’m not that close to Matthew anyway.”

“……”

‘Why is she jumping to conclusions like this?’ Kang Woo-jin thought it would take a long time to resolve these huge misunderstandings and misinterpretations. Around this time.

“Oh! Mr. Kang Woo-jin!!”

A man with a high-tension perm waved his hand at Woo-jin. He looked about the same age as Kang Woo-jin.

“Haha, I wanted to meet you!”

“…Hello.”

“Your red carpet performance was amazing! Let’s be Instagram friends!”

‘Who are you?’ He was a man who looked vaguely familiar. Kara whispered the answer this time.

“Billy Brown, you know, he’s also a nominee like you.”

He was a nominee for Best Actor, just like Matthew. However, the difference in how they treated Woo-jin was stark. Matthew was an ice block, while this guy was a blazing fire. Afterwards, Kang Woo-jin had to meet several other actors. In particular, he met all the nominees for Best Actor in a Drama Series.

‘They’re more friendly than I thought.’

Except for Matthew and one other, the other two treated Kang Woo-jin kindly.

Anyway.

“Woo-jin! Miley! This way!!”

“Haha, Woo-jin, you’ve finally appeared as ‘Jang Yeon-woo’ [the character he plays in ‘Beneficial Evil’]?”

“I saw your red carpet performance! It was great!”

“Wow—Miley, your dress is so pretty!”

The ‘Beneficial Evil’ team greeted Kang Woo-jin and Kara, who had arrived at their seats, enthusiastically. Director Song Man-woo, writer Choi Na-na, Hwa-rin and Ha Kang-soo, other actors, nominated key staff members, and even Netflix Korea employees like Kim So-hyang, the general director. They were all dressed up in tuxedos, suits, or dresses.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Hwa-rin, who was wearing a beige dress and had met her favorite star after a long time, glanced at Kang Woo-jin, who was close to Kara, and twitched her eyebrows. Of course, no one noticed.

‘Why are they so close?’

Hwa-rin cleared her throat and whispered to Kang Woo-jin. Her fan spirit was soaring.

“Woo-jin, it feels like it’s been a really long time. But what was that you showed on the red carpet?”

“Watch the movie when it comes out later. Then you’ll know.”

Miley Kara, who saw this, also smiled as if she wasn’t bothered, but inwardly, she was constantly bothered by Hwa-rin.

‘……That actress is the one—Kang Woo-jin saved her first. What, she’s so cute? But also subtly sexy.’

Somehow, the entire ‘Beneficial Evil’ team had gathered. Their seats were a little in front of the center when looking at the stage. A foreigner who seemed to be a PD [Production Director] from the broadcasting team pointed at the ‘Beneficial Evil’ team with his finger.

“The angle is from them.”

Several cameras captured the ‘Beneficial Evil’ team. The live broadcast team was the same. This year, the hottest thing at the ‘Emmys’ was undoubtedly ‘Beneficial Evil’. It was the first to maintain the number one spot on Netflix worldwide for over two months.

Of course.

“The main focus is Kang Woo-jin, shoot him as the center.”

The main character was Kang Woo-jin.

A little later.

The hall, where there were no empty seats in the tens of thousands, was filled with an uproar. Everyone was talking to each other.

At that moment.

-♬♪

A rather cheerful music played, the lights in the hall became several times brighter and turned slightly blue. In addition, the stage was also lit up. The same was true for the large ‘Emmy’ trophy statue. The ‘EMMYS’ letters on the monitors on both sides of the statue began to spin.

Then.

-Swish.

A tall, black man in a suit walked onto the stage. He looked like Joseph Felton at first glance, but it wasn’t him. He was Bradley Morgan, an actor and comedian. He was famous for his great speaking skills, and Morgan was the host for this year’s ‘Emmys’.

He stood alone on the huge stage, despite having tens of thousands of spectators in front of him.

“Hello—oh, I’m already tired.”

He started the show as if he was joking, without any sign of nervousness.

“I’m hosting the great ‘Emmys’. Hmm—honestly, it was a bit of a hassle, the ‘Emmys’ are famous for taking a long time, right? I wanted to watch the ‘Emmys’ at home with a beer!”

Laughter spread from the tens of thousands of spectators. Then, the host Bradley Morgan suddenly changed the topic.

“What can I do, I have to do it since I’m here. Let’s see—there were a lot of amazing things at this year’s ‘Emmys’, right? Among them, ‘Beneficial Evil’ stood out the most. I enjoyed watching it too. And Kang Woo-jin! Your red carpet performance was the best!”

Instantly, all the cameras from the broadcasting team focused on the ‘Beneficial Evil’ team, and Kang Woo-jin, with his indifferent expression, was also captured in the frame. Of course, the live broadcast cameras as well. Bradley started with ‘Beneficial Evil’ and mentioned other works and actors to raise the atmosphere.

Finally.

“Now—then, let’s start this year’s ‘Primetime Emmys’!”

With his declaration.

-♬♪

Cheerful music echoed throughout the hall again. The lights repeatedly brightened and dimmed. The applause of tens of thousands of spectators also mixed in. The chat on the live broadcast also surged like crazy. Soon, the host Bradley announced the first award category.

“The first award is! The Art Direction Award in the Drama category!”

As his shout ended, the works were displayed on the huge monitors on both sides of the trophy statue in the center of the stage. There were a total of 5 works, and among them.

-[Netflix/ Beneficial Evil S1]

‘Beneficial Evil’ Part 1 was included. It was the only Korean work among the 5 works. Soon, a male and female Hollywood actor came up onto the big stage. The female actor held a cue card with ‘EMMYS’ written on it.

“Hello, it’s an honor to present the first award at the ‘Emmys’.”

Among the two actors who greeted, the female actor opened the cue card. The ‘Emmys’ hall, filled with tens of thousands of spectators, became quiet for a moment, and the female actor, looking at the cue card, smiled and shouted into the standing microphone.

“The Emmy Award for Art Direction in a Drama Series! Congratulations! ‘Beneficial Evil’!!”

‘Beneficial Evil’ was called from the first category. All the cameras captured the ‘Beneficial Evil’ team again.

-♬♪

Music played and the applause of tens of thousands of spectators echoed. Then, two people from the ‘Beneficial Evil’ team stood up. They were the key staff members in charge of art direction. Everyone except Director Song Man-woo and writer Choi Na-na gave a standing ovation to congratulate the two, who had wide eyes. Kang Woo-jin did the same.

The two art key staff members.

“Is, is this real?! Really??!”

With faces that seemed like they were in a dream, they went up onto the huge stage. While the applause was ringing, the ‘Emmy’ trophies were handed to the two key staff members. First, the female staff member stood at the standing microphone.

“……Ah—thank you so much. Ah, um. First of all, I love my parents so much. Our whole team worked so hard. And—ha, I don’t know what to do? I can’t remember!”

She looked clearly flustered. But she was the better one. The male staff member who followed even started to sob. Whatever it was, it was a historic moment when a Korean work was recognized for the first time at the ‘Emmys’, and the award ceremony moved on to the next category with the heated atmosphere.

A total of 3 awards were presented, including the Costume Design Award and the Casting Award.

-♬♪

Similarly, thunderous applause poured out for the winning teams, but the ‘Beneficial Evil’ team was not among them.

Next was.

“The Music Award in the Drama category!”

‘Beneficial Evil’ was included in this category, but.

“The Emmy Award for Music in a Drama Series! ‘White Man’!!”

Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful.

However, in the following award.

“The Stunt Performance Award! ‘Beneficial Evil’!! Congratulations!!”

‘Beneficial Evil’ was called again. The Stunt Performance Award was, simply put, the Action Award. Director Song Man-woo and the entire team clenched their fists. They had high expectations for the action category, if nothing else.

“Yes!!”

Kang Woo-jin’s action had amazed the world. And by now, ‘Beneficial Evil’ had already achieved two awards at the ‘Emmys’. It had broken the general atmosphere that winning just one award was a huge deal.

However, the next award, the Special Effects Award, in which ‘Beneficial Evil’ was nominated, was unsuccessful again.

Around this time.

-Swish.

The host Bradley, standing on one side of the huge stage, spoke into the microphone.

“Next is the actors’ turn, right? We’ll start with the Supporting Actor Award in the Drama category.”

The atmosphere had shifted from the staff to the actors who had made the works shine. It started with the Best Supporting Actor Award. But unfortunately, ‘Beneficial Evil’ was not included in the supporting actor category. Hollywood actors from other works filled the stage. They were supporting actors from American Netflix works and HOB, a foreign broadcasting channel.

After each actor’s acceptance speech, the host Bradley came onto the stage with a smile.

“The atmosphere has heated up, but it seems like it’s going to get even hotter. This time, it’s the Best Actor Award in the Drama category. We’ll start with the Best Actor Award, as well.”

From this point on, dozens of broadcasting teams and live broadcast teams from the ‘Emmys’ side became busy. The murmuring of tens of thousands of spectators also increased several times.

“It’s finally here. Isn’t this one of the big events of this year’s ‘Emmys’?”

“Ah, Kang Woo-jin? Hmm—his momentum is scary, but… it’ll be difficult to win the Best Actor Award right away, wouldn’t it? Maybe if he came through the supporting actor award.”

“I think so too. He achieved a miracle in Cannes, but the ‘Emmys’ are more stubborn than Cannes.”

“That’s true, but he also has too little experience. He’s already won two awards, and that alone is amazing.”

Directors, actors, producers, and other related people. Kang Woo-jin’s name was being mentioned by many people.

“Honestly, Kang Woo-jin’s tension is amazing. I enjoyed watching ‘Beneficial Evil’ too. But when it comes to acting quality, isn’t Matthew Majors a step above?”

“It seems like it, but—well. I find Matthew’s acting a bit boring these days.”

“Boring?”

“With that much experience, you should feel more than just good acting, you should feel an energy that takes your breath away. But it’s always the same atmosphere, you know?”

“Is Kang Woo-jin different?”

“When I see his acting… I don’t know. It just feels like the character itself is running wild.”

“Are you saying that Kang Woo-jin will receive the Best Actor Award?”

“That’s my wish, but the ‘Emmys’ consider many things, so the possibility is a bit low.”

By now, the ‘Emmys’ live broadcast angle was showing Kang Woo-jin, who was sitting with his legs crossed, with no big change in expression. Comments like ‘Why is he so calm?’ were being posted in the chat, but in reality, Kang Woo-jin’s heart was pounding like crazy.

‘Wow—crazy, wait a minute. Why does it feel different from Cannes??!’

There were many reasons, but the biggest one was probably that this was the vast Hollywood and the ‘Emmys’ of Hollywood. What stopped his heartbeat was the two actresses who had come up onto the stage. One was wearing a yellow dress, and the other was wearing a pink dress. The one holding the cue card was the one in the pink dress.

“I’m nervous to be presenting the Best Actor Award.”

The two actresses had a brief conversation and then announced the nominees. The actors were displayed on the huge stage monitor. It wasn’t their actual appearance, but their appearance in the works. From the bald Matthew Majors, whom he had met earlier, to the curly-haired Billy Brown.

And finally.

-[Netflix/ Beneficial Evil S1/ Kang Woo-jin]

Kang Woo-jin, who played ‘Jang Yeon-woo’, was displayed. He was the first Korean or Asian actor to be nominated for the ‘Emmys’ Best Actor Award. Then, the actress in the pink dress opened the cue card.

“The ‘Emmy’ Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series goes to—”

At that moment, the cameras captured the nominated actors. The last one was Kang Woo-jin. Around this time, Miley Kara, who was sitting behind Woo-jin, glanced at the back of Kang Woo-jin’s head.

‘The flow of ‘Beneficial Evil’ is good, it’s already won two awards. The issue-related aspects must have been included in the evaluation. There’s a possibility. But—the ‘Emmys’ have a long tradition and they don’t like change. I wonder what will happen…’

At this time, prayers were being offered all over the world watching the live broadcast of the ‘Emmys’. Especially in Korea.

“Please! Please!! Please!!!”

“Let our Woo-jin be called! Let Woo-jin be called!”

“Oppa [a term used by younger women to address older men] will be it! He will be! He has to be! He will be!”

Kang Woo-jin’s family, Hong Hye-yeon, Ryu Jeong-min, and everyone else who knew him were holding their breath and hoping.

“I hope Woo-jin wins—no, he has to win. Ah! Why am I so nervous!”

“Be quiet! Everyone’s praying, you’re making them jump!”

Perhaps. No, 100% of Korea was wishing for it. For the name of Kang Woo-jin to be called from the mouth of that foreign actress.

Then.

-Swish.

The actress in the live broadcast held up the cue card and.

“Oh!”

Smiled.

“The ‘Emmy’ Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series goes to—”

And then, she shouted the name so loud that the stage seemed to shake.

“Beneficial Evil!!! Kang! Woo! Jin!!”

The two actresses on stage clapped excessively.

“Wow!!”

“Congratulations!!”

-♬♪

Music burst out.

-Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!!

Applause echoed loudly from the audience of tens of thousands. Half of them stood up and clapped while looking at Kang Woo-jin. The standing ovation was the same for the ‘Beneficial Evil’ team.

-Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!!

Miley Kara and the other actors besides Hwa-rin couldn’t hide their joyful smiles.

“Woo-jin!! Woo-jin!! Congratulations!”

“Amazing!!! You did it!!”

“Wow!! No! Wow—congratulations, Woo-jin!!”

Director Song Man-woo, with his beard, hugged Kang Woo-jin, who had stood up.

“Hahaha! That’s it!! That’s how it should be!! Congratulations, Woo-jin!!”

Writer Choi Na-na, who was clapping from behind, had tears in her eyes. The entire ‘Beneficial Evil’ team was jumping up and down. The audience around them also gave a standing ovation to congratulate Woo-jin. The broadcasting team and the live broadcast cameras focused on Kang Woo-jin, who was being congratulated.

“……”

Kang Woo-jin, in his navy tuxedo, with a calm face.

-Swish.

Walked towards the huge stage where the actresses were standing. The stage was close, so it didn’t take long to get there. Soon, Woo-jin, who had gone up onto the stage, received the trophy from the actress in the yellow dress. At that moment, one of the broadcasting team’s cameras captured the other nominated actors. The bald Matthew Majors was clapping with a blank expression. The forced atmosphere was strong.

Regardless, Kang Woo-jin on the stage.

“……”

Stood in front of the center standing microphone. The booming music stopped. The thunderous applause also subsided. Tens of thousands of spectators were staring at him. Woo-jin looked down at the golden trophy in his hand. The figure of a winged woman supporting a sphere. After looking at the trophy indifferently for a moment, Kang Woo-jin raised his head. Then, he opened his mouth towards the tens of thousands of foreign spectators.

It was the first words of the Korean actor who won the Best Actor Award for the first time at the ‘Emmys’ and raised the golden trophy. Of course, it was in English.

“Now, only the ‘Academy Awards’ are left.”