I was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor [EN]: Chapter 443

Kang Woo-jin, standing in the pitch-black subspace, was smiling.

“Heh heh, that’s right. Good.”

What he saw in front of the white rectangles were the Hollywood projects with increased grades. In particular, ‘Clown: Birth of a Villain’ caught Kang Woo-jin’s eye.

-[11/Scenario (Title: ‘Clown: Birth of a Villain’), EX+++ Grade]

EX+++ Grade? It was originally EX+ Grade, so it jumped two levels? EX+ Grade was already a huge hit, so what kind of crazy things are going to happen? Kang Woo-jin’s heart pounded as he looked at the upgraded grade of ‘Clown: Birth of a Villain.’ And he thought.

“As expected—the red carpet performance really paid off, right?”

Kang Woo-jin, who walked the ‘Joker’ red carpet.

With this, thousands, tens of thousands of people at the ‘Emmys’ were shocked. Of course, the same would have been true for the global audience watching the live broadcast. And the line Kang Woo-jin delivered was, ‘This is the villain, watch it or not.’ Kang Woo-jin already had a considerable presence in Hollywood, and with the aggro [Aggro is a term used in gaming to describe drawing the attention of enemies. Here, it refers to the attention he drew to himself] he pulled, it was like dropping a nuclear bomb, so curiosity would explode.

“I wouldn’t be able to stand it either.”

That performance must have had a big impact. Additionally, Woo-jin winning the ‘Emmy’ for Best Actor this time must have also played a part. In other words, Kang Woo-jin’s power, performance, and Best Actor award all came together, creating an explosion.

The result was.

“Grade skyrocketed.”

It came out as an absurd EX+++ Grade.

‘But is EX+++ Grade the final one? Or does it get more +s as the grade goes up?’

Well, it didn’t matter either way. There might be a higher grade, or this might be the final grade. Woo-jin, who had the subspace, just had to enjoy it. Then, his gaze moved to other projects.

“‘Beauty and the Beast’ is EX+ Grade, ‘John Persona’ is SSS+ Grade.”

Both projects went up one level. This was clearly a spillover effect from ‘Clown: Birth of a Villain’ and the ‘Emmy’ Best Actor award. More than anything, the grade of ‘John Persona’ was rising sharply. It started as S Grade and suddenly jumped to SSS+ Grade. Of course, it was not possible to be completely relieved about all the projects yet.

There was always a possibility of a sudden drop if something happened.

Still.

“That’s then, and this is now. For now, I’ll just enjoy it, heh heh.”

Woo-jin had the mindset that the future him would handle future problems. With that, he danced with excitement. Anyone would do the same if they saw this amazing result. After shaking around for a while, Kang Woo-jin suddenly lay down. He needed to conserve his energy again to endure the long journey ahead.

How much time had passed?

After resting for a while, Woo-jin slowly got up.

“Shall I go out now?”

He returned to reality, where his name was everywhere.

After that.

Kang Woo-jin, who returned to reality, completed the remaining ‘Emmy’ schedule. It was mostly a wrap-up party, but he also had to do interviews with the remaining broadcasting team and reporters.

In addition.

“Hahaha, congratulations, Mr. Woo-jin! I’d love to talk to you next time.”

“Yes, thank you.”

“Is the agency representative here?”

He also had to talk to countless people, including directors, producers, and production companies. Not only that, but Hollywood actors and actors from all over the world also flocked to Kang Woo-jin. They shook hands, greeted him, took pictures, and exchanged SNS contacts. It was past 2 AM, but everyone was still energetic.

At this time, the live broadcast of the ‘Emmys’ had stopped, but the chat window was still active. Various languages from around the world were frantically being posted.

– lololololol crazy lolololol seriously Kang Woo-jin won the Best Actor award lololololol

– Wow!! Honestly, it’s hard to believe that Kang Woo-jin won the Best Actor award??

– It’s also amazing that ‘The Evil is Right’ won 6 awards

– There must have been some kind of deal! Kang Woo-jin had the lowest chance of winning!

– Stop it, he deserved it, that’s why the Emmys gave him the Best Actor award

– No… wow…. seriously Kang Woo-jin is amazing… ‘The Evil is Right’ won 6 awards! Congratulations, Kang Woo-jin ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– It must be an exciting night for Koreans, though it already looks like they’re excited

– lololololol Kang Woo-jin beat all the Hollywood actors, right??

– I’m more curious about Kang Woo-jin’s villain now? He won Best Actor at Cannes and now the Emmys, so it must be something different

– Woohoo!! National pride is surging!! Flutter!!!

– What kind of drug did Kang Woo-jin put in Hollywood??

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It was a result that everyone was surprised by.

Anyway, it was around 4 AM when Kang Woo-jin finished his ‘Emmy’ schedule and arrived at his home in LA. As soon as he arrived, he threw off his tuxedo jacket and immediately threw himself onto the bed.

“Ugh!”

Thanks to the subspace, he wasn’t sleepy, but his body was heavy. Thanks to Director Ahn Ga-bok’s consideration, he could rest today without filming, so Kang Woo-jin, sprawled on the bed, slowly picked up his phone. There were tons of texts, messages, and DMs piled up. He had already talked to his family, so he could check the rest of the messages after sleeping.

– Swish.

Kang Woo-jin accessed the Korean internet. Needless to say, Korea was already filled with ‘The Evil is Right’ and Kang Woo-jin.

『[Breaking News] Kang Woo-jin Wins Best Actor in Drama Category at US Emmys, Gives Acceptance Speech in Fluent English, Then Says in Korean, “Thank You to the People of Korea and My Fans”』

Articles were being released endlessly.

『It’s Exploded, Kang Woo-jin Wins Best Actor, Director Song Man-woo Wins Best Director… ‘The Evil is Right’ Wins 6 Emmys!』

『[Breaking News] Kang Woo-jin, Emmy Best Actor… First Actor of Asian Nationality』

『[Comprehensive] ‘The Evil is Right’ Wins 6 Out of 10 Nominations, First Record for a Non-English Speaking Work』

『Standing at the Pinnacle of LA… ‘Kang Woo-jin’, Emmy Awards Best Actor! In Acceptance Speech, Declares, “Now the Academy Awards are Left”』

It was a natural phenomenon since the ‘Emmys’ had just ended.

『[Star Talk] Appeared as a ‘Villain’ and Finished as ‘Jang Yeon-woo’, Emmy Best Actor Kang Woo-jin···Directly Challenges the ‘Academy Awards’』

『Conquered Cannes and Now the ‘Emmys’! Best Actor Kang Woo-jin, Interest in ‘Clown: Birth of a Villain’ Explodes Due to His Performance on the Red Carpet』

Kang Woo-jin, lying on his side, slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

“Heh heh, this high is something I never get tired of.”

Furthermore, his thumb moving across the screen also sped up.

Korean portal sites, various cafes, blogs, and communities were all going wild over Kang Woo-jin and ‘The Evil is Right.’ Woo-jin, who was lying down and watching the heartwarming and thrilling scene, slowly closed his eyes. He had fallen asleep without realizing it.

However, Korea, and the world, were in an uproar even in the early morning while he was asleep.

『The World Went Wild! Kang Woo-jin Wins Best Actor, ‘The Evil is Right’ Wins 6 Awards, Foreign Media Reports, “The Evil is Right Rewrote the History of the Emmys”』

『[Big Issue] CNM “The Evil is Right, It’s Really Amazing!” Foreign Media Give ‘Thumbs Up’』

From the moment the ‘Emmys’ ended, Korea, Japan, and even Hollywood. No, the whole world, including the United States, was frantically reporting on the ‘Emmy’ awards, which had a twist. Everywhere you went, whether it was the media, various outlets, YouTube, or SNS, Kang Woo-jin and ‘The Evil is Right’ were noisy.

Especially Kang Woo-jin.

-【Breaking News!!】Full Version of Kang Woo-jin’s Best Actor Acceptance Speech at the Emmys!! Speaking in English, then in Korean… He’s just pure light…

Praise and hero treatment soared to the sky. From right after the ‘Emmys’ ended, until August 3rd, about two days later, the fire was not diminishing but rather growing several times larger.

『”Wrote a Legend”… The Evil is Right, Which Caused a Global Sensation, and What Will Be the Next Work for Best Actor Kang Woo-jin at the ‘Academy Awards’?』

In addition, the ‘Academy Awards’ that Kang Woo-jin mentioned, and the ‘Joker’ teaser he showed through his performance, were also heating up the global community. While everyone was frantically consuming Woo-jin, Kang Woo-jin, who had finished resting, returned to the filming set of ‘Clown: Birth of a Villain.’

“Hello.”

Soon, about a hundred staff members and actors rushed towards him.

“Oh!! Mr. Kang Woo-jin!! Congratulations!”

“Wow—the Best Actor has arrived!! You know that Hollywood is going crazy over you, right?! Congratulations!”

“It’s really great! I’m so happy that our project’s lead actor won an award?!”

“Best Actor is great, but! The ‘Joker’ performance was really awesome!!”

“Hahaha, that’s right. Actually, wasn’t this ‘Emmy’ awards ceremony for you, Mr. Woo-jin?!”

Congratulations and exclamations poured out. It was understandable. It was good that Kang Woo-jin’s influence had increased, but it was rare for an actor to win the ‘Emmy’ for Best Actor while filming a movie. This was a win-win for both Kang Woo-jin and ‘Joker.’ While Woo-jin was being congratulated by the foreign staff, Director Ahn Ga-bok and producer Nora approached him. They were accompanied by executives from ‘Columbia Studios,’ not just the two of them.

Among them, Director Ahn Ga-bok opened the conversation.

“Congratulations on the award, and you did a great job with the ‘Joker’ performance. I heard that Columbia’s SNS was paralyzed that day.”

That was actually the case. As a result, Columbia executives came to express their gratitude. This level of publicity would be hard to achieve even with hundreds of millions of dollars. Soon, Nora and all the executives shook hands with Woo-jin and sincerely thanked him.

“Thank you for being a great help to our ‘Cinematic Universe.'”

Woo-jin nodded calmly.

“Yes.”

The executives, who were leaving the set, all had a common thought.

“We need to raise his value even more.”

If another actor were to play ‘Joker.’

“Of course, let’s reconfirm the completed proposal.”

They didn’t know that a global rebellion might occur.

August 8th.

About a week had passed since the ‘Emmys’ ended. But the power of the ‘Emmys’ was still enormous. Media from all over the world were throwing out new teasers every day, and behind-the-scenes videos of the ‘Emmys’ were circulating on YouTube and SNS.

Especially, if the title included ‘Kang Woo-jin,’ it easily surpassed 1 million views.

Regardless, Kang Woo-jin was once again focused on filming. Casting offers, interviews, and broadcast appearances were flooding in like a nuclear bomb, but they all had to be postponed.

Filming was more urgent at the moment. ‘Clown: Birth of a Villain’ was in the mid-to-late stages, and the first filming of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was also imminent. There was no time to turn his attention to other schedules.

Meanwhile, the ‘The Evil is Right’ team, except for Woo-jin.

『[Issue Pick] ‘The Evil is Right’ Team, Winner of 6 ‘Emmys’, Makes Group Appearance on US Talk Show!』

They continued to fulfill their remaining schedules in Hollywood, and today, on the 8th, in the late afternoon.

『[On-Site Photo] US Emmys Conquered… ‘The Evil is Right’ Team, Including Director Song Man-woo, Returns Home in Triumph! / Photo』

They returned to Korea with golden trophies. There were hundreds of articles welcoming them, and a large crowd gathered to greet the ‘The Evil is Right’ team. The ‘The Evil is Right’ team had a lot of schedules in Hollywood, but there were many places looking for them in Korea as well. In particular, various entertainment programs were drooling over them.

However, Director Song Man-woo, who received the Best Director award.

“Director, are you going straight to the editing room?? You could rest a bit before doing that.”

“No, I can’t. We’ve caused such a commotion in the world, if we do it half-heartedly, the current welcome will all turn into curses.”

“That’s true, but—at least have a meal before you go.”

“I’ll eat there, I’ll eat there.”

He was in work mode, similar to Kang Woo-jin. The editing for ‘The Evil is Right’ Part 2 was almost finished, and he planned to finalize it within a few days and hand it over to Netflix.

So, a few days later.

Late morning. The location is DM Production’s large editing room. Director Song Man-woo, who had been holed up in the editing room since returning to Korea, can be seen. Unlike a few days ago when he looked neat, he now looks quite like a wreck with his stubble and messy hair.

“Ughhh!”

After staring at the monitor for a long time, he suddenly stretched and muttered softly while looking at the ceiling.

“It’s over—”

That meant the editing for ‘The Evil is Right’ Part 2 was all done. Then, he lowered his head, stared at Kang Woo-jin in the monitor, and chuckled.

“It feels like yesterday when he was filming as a slacker, and now that guy is the Best Actor at the Hollywood Emmys.”

At that moment.

– Woo-oong.

His phone vibrated twice briefly. He checked and it was a text from Kim So-hyang, the general director.

“She’s a ghost? She texted right after the editing was done? Is she watching me from somewhere??”

Surprised, he checked the message. But it wasn’t about editing.

– Kim So-hyang, General Director: Director, did you see the Hollywood ‘Clown’ movie poster? I think it just came out.

– Kim So-hyang, General Director: (Photo)

– Kim So-hyang, General Director: The mood is crazy

Song Man-woo, who opened the photo file she sent, was slightly surprised with his eyes widened.

“······Wow, this is crazy??”

Meanwhile, in LA.

It was morning in Korea, but it was afternoon here. The downtown area of Hollywood was full of cars. Among them, Miley Kara with blonde hair was seen in the front van. Unlike Song Man-woo, she was looking at a tablet screen, but the photo displayed on the screen was the same.

‘Clown: Birth of a Villain First Poster—’

Kara, who was quietly looking at Kang Woo-jin’s pale face filling the screen, smiled faintly. It was mixed with admiration.

“Is this the villain? The visuals are amazing.”

The face of ‘Joker’ was revealed to the world for the first time.