Chapter 176

# 177

They say Mount Tai is high (2)

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“Hey! Hisashiburi!”

It was 11 p.m. when Do-wook returned to the dorm after filming. Ahn Hyeong-seo, who was in the living room, was the first to welcome Do-wook. Hyung-seo Ahn felt like he was seeing Do-wook for the first time in a long time.

After filming began, Do-wook barely slept in his dorm and went to the filming set to film or wait.

The actor’s acting skills were more important than anything else in order for the character created through the author’s hard work to become three-dimensional and shine. In order for a character to come to life in a drama, he had to become the character himself.

Do-wook was immersed in becoming the character of ‘Director Cheon Min-jun’. Unlike the filming of the movie “Blue Whale,” which was completed in a short period of time, for the drama, I had to live as “Cheon Min-jun” for about three months.

In order not to break the immersion while going back and forth between the site and the accommodation, Do-wook tried to minimize what he thinks and says as much as possible as Kang Do-wook.

The reason why Do-wook was with Ahn Hyeong-seo for a long time was because of his filming schedule, but also because he was ‘immersed in the role of Cheon Min-jun’ by refraining from spending time with the members at the dorm, going to his room, memorizing the script, and making up for the lack of sleep.

“Oh bro. What is that….”

As Kang Do-wook spent less time laughing and talking, Do-wook, who spoke less but never felt stiff, has recently even given the impression of being hard like ‘Chief Cheon Min-jun.’

That’s why Director Oh Baek-ho, whom I saw a few days ago, also said, ‘He’s an accomplished actor.’ was said.

Dowook seemed to know why so-called idol group members were rumored to have ‘acting disease’. While watching people who were intensely immersed in their characters at the filming site, seeing the realistic members felt somehow foreign.

Because it seemed like the immersion would be broken, the amount of talk was bound to decrease in reality, no matter what the role was.

Of course, some people who lacked enlightenment maintained that attitude even after filming was over, and even became pretentious because they were caught up in acting superficially, regardless of their acting skills.

Because of these people, the term ‘smoke disease’ was coined and frowned upon, but none of the people around Do-wook thought that he was into such ridiculous bravado.

Most people responded that if they were going to get that kind of disease, they would have already got it when they entered Cannes, and Oh Baek-ho said, ‘I’m done as an actor.’ What he said was sincere on the surface.

Do-wook had been shrewd before, but recently his eyes were even more keen and shining.

Anyway, Do-wook, who had been as stiff as ‘Chief Cheon Min-jun’, had no choice but to relax when he saw Ahn Hyeong-seo greeting him with a happy face and speaking strangely in Japanese.

When Do-wook burst out laughing, Ahn Hyeong-seo raised his arms even more exaggeratedly and waved his fingers as if he liked it.

“Hey~! Hisashiburii~!”

“Hyung…what on earth are you doing? haha.”

Ahn Hyeong-seo finally lowered his arms and answered Do-wook’s question.

“You’re studying Japanese these days.”

“Ah…what on earth do you study with…”

“Isn’t it enough to just communicate?”

“that’s right.”

Dowook smiled and answered. It was Ahn Hyeong-seo who was steadily studying Japanese even during the break in preparation for another dome tour and activities in Japan next year.

“The filming ended early today?”

“yes. “It ended quickly.”

“Is the filming going well? No one is bothering you, right? “When are you going out tomorrow?”

Ahn Hyung-seo asked questions as if he had many questions about Do-wook, whom he had not seen in a long time. Do-wook suddenly remembered what happened today, but quickly smiled and answered.

“yes. Things are going well and no one is bothering me. “I have to leave at five in the morning.”

“omg. I have to go in quickly, take a shower, and go to sleep! “I’m going to be tired if I have to go out at dawn again.”

Do-wook felt at ease as Ahn Hyeong-seo pushed Do-wook’s back with a worried look, telling him to go in quickly.

However, even after entering the room, Dowook could not fall asleep right away.

Do-wook sent a message to reporter Seong-jun Choi and asked if it was possible to call him. Immediately, I received a call from reporter Choi Seong-jun.

Reporter Seongjun Choi was known as the person in charge of KK within Newspatch. Reporter Choi Seong-jun’s junior was in charge of the reporting, but it was Reporter Choi’s job to set the context for the big story and ask for news.

It has been like this ever since Manager Oh Baek-ho made a comment to Lee Dae-hyung, head of the fan-marketing team. Do-wook’s purpose was to enable reporter Seong-jun Choi to gain some standing within Newspatch by giving him access to exclusive news articles related to KK.

In fact, reporter Choi Seong-jun has been receiving quite a bit of recognition in Newspatch recently. Thanks to this, the external pressure from Director Seo Jung-won regarding Seo Kang-joon’s spilling of the sauce, which he was worried about, seemed to have been overcome for the time being.

“Ah, reporter. “You’re not asleep yet.”

-Where can a reporter be day and night? There was a message from Mr. Do-wook, and it is true that he wakes up even when he sleeps. But what’s going on?

Reporter Choi Seong-jun became Do-wook’s strongest assistant.

Dowook asked resolutely.

“Reporter Choi, do you know Jumin?”

-Are you a resident?

“yes. He’s a celebrity from Ara Entertainment…”

-Ah! You’re the actor appearing in Do-wook’s drama this time, right? From a girl group……

“Yes. that’s right. Have you ever heard anything about that Mr. Jumin? Regarding Director Seo Joong-won.”

-Director Seo?

Reporter Choi Seong-jun’s voice as he asked the question quickly quieted down. The monster that raised Seo Kang-Jun. Just hearing the name ‘Seo Joong-won’ still made me feel like my teeth were grinding.

Reporter Choi Seong-jun, who was silent for a moment as if thinking, carefully opened his mouth.

-well. If it’s related… Actually, I heard something about it while digging into the university corruption case.

“Tell me something.”

-I was planning to talk to Mr. Do-wook once I found out more and became more certain. There is talk that Seo Joong-won is arranging sponsorship.

Dowook’s eyes, which had been closed due to fatigue, opened wide.

The main singer in charge of Director Seo Joong-won was Man to Man. Nevertheless, I just felt like something was strange because he seemed to be in frequent contact with Joo Joo-ah, who was not his main source of income. But then I heard an unexpected story.

“You mean spawn?”

-Until the current Seo Joong-won… He currently holds a significant stake in Ara. Where did all that money and power come from?

Of course, it is undeniable that Seo Joong-won had ability, but reporter Choi Seong-jun’s story was also understandable. No matter how talented he was, he could not aim for the position of CEO due to the structure of Korean companies. If he was acting as a pimp between sponsors and celebrities, it also made sense that Seo Joong-won’s connections spread across all walks of life.

If true, it would have been a very useful card for Do-wook to bring down General Manager Seo Jung-won.

However, it was not easy to conclude.

‘You have to be suspicious. Nothing is certain. If you step forward too hastily, you could end up making a mistake.’

Dowook thought and said.

“The evidence is…”

-Not yet. It was word of mouth that came out after digging. But if you look at the places where Seo Jung-won and Joo Won-dae met… the angles are roughly apparent.

“okay. “Reporter Choi, you have worked hard in many ways.”

-What about your hard work? Those bastards should be wrapped up and fed with beans and rice… Huh. sorry. My heart is so angry… In fact, even if we catch the evidence, we won’t be able to completely eradicate it. There must be a lot of people involved.

Do-wook also knew that Seo Joong-won was not the only evil in society. There were more evil people and less evil people, but there were enough people to get kicked.

therefore. So more. Do-wook wanted to punish the ‘evil’ that Do-wook knew best, Seo Jung-won.

“no. Reporter Choi, I understand your feelings.”

-haha. I’ll have to look into Jumin’s side as well. I wonder if there is some connection…

“Yes. “Please.”

-I always have to ask for favors. If this drama does well, how many hits will it be?

Reporter Choi Seong-jun said, easing the heavy atmosphere.

“Why are you doing this to Reporter Choi?”

As Do-wook spoke lightly, reporter Choi Seong-jun said that he was looking forward to the drama.

After hanging up the phone, Dowook was barely able to fall asleep.

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[First broadcast of Lovers from Space! It smells like an all-time masterpiece!]

[Wang Hee-jin, did you act this well? Wang Hee-jin’s spectacular return…]

[Kang Do-wook has definitely made a mark as an actor! Acting as if using supernatural powers]

[Chun Min-jun, who stopped time, viewers’ channels also stopped!]

[Lovers from Space, Mr. Cheon Min-jun, please be my lover too (photo)]

[Drama review: 〈Lovers from Space〉 The birth of a new romance genre]

[Thanks to SVS Broadcasting Company’s trust in writer Oh Young-ji!]

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[How popular is 〈Lovers from Space〉, which has high viewership ratings?]

[From 15% to 35%! Space Lovers swept the hearts of Korean women in just two weeks!]

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The drama’s response and popularity were already exceeding expectations.

Do-wook already knew that “Lovers from Space” would do well, but it was also different from what Do-wook expected. The main character changed, the title changed, and the setting of episode 1 changed.

Those changes brought greater popularity. The viewership ratings were already higher than Dowook originally knew.

‘It was a national drama at the time, but…’

Do-wook was in a dazed mood.

Currently, filming for the drama has progressed up to episode 9. The situation wasn’t as bad as other dramas, but it was still rushed considering that the broadcast was quickly catching up with the filming speed.

Writer Oh Young-ji and the people in her studio were already pouring all their energy into writing the script without even thinking about stepping outside the studio door.

With the script for episode 10 in hand, Do-wook watched episode 4 with the members at his dorm.

Since Park Tae-hyung had gone to his parents’ house, the other members took one seat each and watched Do-wook’s drama together.

2 Jeong Yoon-gi and Kim Won, who missed episode 3, were unable to keep up with the content and kept asking questions while watching, so they were scolded by Ahn Hyeong-seo.

“Wow, this is really awesome. What happens in the next episode? “Can’t you just tell me a little bit?”

“Brother… please really tell me.”

After episode 4, Ahn Hyeong-seo and Seok Ji-hoon, who became fans of the drama, pestered Do-wook. Dowook didn’t answer, saying it wouldn’t be fun if he found out.

“Oh my god, this is too much. “Give me the script!”

When Ahn Hyeong-seo tried to snatch the script from Do-wook, Jeong Yoon-gi sighed and stopped Ahn Hyeong-seo.

Seok Ji-hoon, who had given up on listening to the next content, looked at Director Oh Baek-ho’s eyes and asked.

“But Chief Oh. “It’s late, but… can I eat tteokbokki?”

Director Oh Baek-ho, who habitually rolled his eyes, was silent for a moment.

In “Lovers from Space,” Wang Hee-jin ate tteokbokki whenever she felt sad. In episode 4, there was a scene where she confessed to Do-wook, got dumped, and ate tteokbokki with tears in her eyes. The point of laughter was eating so deliciously despite being sad, and because Wang Hee-jin was so good at acting, it was a scene that made my mouth water.

“Haa……”

Director Oh Baek-ho thought for a moment and eventually nodded. Seok Ji-hoon was excited and ordered 4 servings of tteokbokki, fried sundae, and odeng on his cell phone.

Dowook stood up.

“uh? “Don’t you eat it?”

“Do-wook is filming again.”

Director Oh Baek-ho answered Seok Ji-hoon’s question instead. At those words, Seok Ji-hoon looked embarrassed as he was momentarily blinded by the tteokbokki and did not think of Do-wook. Even the excited members looked puzzled.

“Uh… bro…”

“It’s okay. Don’t worry about me, just eat. “I ate a lot of the props on set.”

When Do-wook spoke as if it was no big deal, Seok Ji-hoon showed signs of relief.

“Let’s go right now.”

As Jeong Yoon-gi asked, Nam Da-woo, who had just brought his car to pick up Do-wook, rang on his phone. It was a situation where you could tell without answering.

The members looked at Dowook with sad eyes and told him to do well. Dowook was already grateful to the members just for enjoying the drama.

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Even though I should have already left work at that time, the lights in the SVS Content Business Division office were shining brightly.

“Haaam……. Have you finished revising the contract?”

The head of the content business division yawned and asked the person in charge. The person in charge who had been selected from the legal team nodded.