I Will Live As An Actor Chapter 55

I will live as an actor Episode 55

Interview with a character.

There are many virtues that an actor needs to understand a character. One of them was to increase understanding of the characters in the script. In the kitchen, director Shin Seong-hyun is preparing breakfast, and his father and I are sitting across from each other. To finish the story I couldn’t finish yesterday.

“I don’t know if there are good or bad in the face of death, but what I’ve felt throughout my life is that if I die without getting sick, I won’t have any regrets for the people who are left behind. I once held a funeral for someone who died alone, and that was that time. It seemed like water had leaked from the ceiling of the shack because it was the rainy season. The body took it straight away. Later, my daughter, who lived in a foreign country, came for the funeral, but she couldn’t show me. Not only did she have to be buried, but if possible, she couldn’t even enter the casket. “I told you not to look.”

“…….”

“Why is it that the rainy season is coming? Boats rot faster than those on land. It would be lucky if they just rotted away. Not only did their limbs swell, but they became dry like the skin of a frog. . If possible, we tell the bereaved family members not to see them mourning. They say the deceased must have thought the same way. So, we clean the body of the deceased for a longer period of time than usual in the hope that they will at least be able to look as good as when they were alive. .”

It is a story as heavy as the hazy cigarette smoke. The wrinkled corners of his mouth are trembling slightly, as if he is also remembering the past. But the story doesn’t seem to stop.

“If you have any questions, ask anything. If not now, meet me again sometime.”

“If an unrelated body is found, will the religion come out separately for them?”

“Well, I’m not sure these days. However, in the past, there were many unclaimed bodies. Noblemen dying alone were found several times a day. There was a monk who came out every time, and there was also a priest who recited prayers for the dead. Even though he left, he was still comforting the deceased.”

After finishing breakfast, we prepare to go to Seoul with director Shin Seong-hyeon. His father honestly recalled his experience. Thanks to this, my understanding of the characters in the script was further enhanced. It doesn’t stop there, and he personally takes care of the dried radish hanging on the clothesline under the eaves.

“As I said yesterday, please take good care of my son.”

Director Shin Seong-hyeon turns his head and pretends not to have heard that. After saying hello to my father, I get into the old car. He is truly a blunt man who is not even a man from Gyeongsang Province. In some ways, it may be very similar to my past life. I also only knew how to act. Because I couldn’t take care of my mother.

“Director Shin’s father is waving his hand?”

“I told you not to come out, but you’re doing it again, Actor Jang. Just a moment.”

An old car stops. As the autumn breeze picks up, his father is staring endlessly at this direction from the hill. Director Shin Seong-hyeon seemed to be thinking for a moment, but eventually got out of the driver’s seat and waved at his father. Through the rearview mirror, you can see father and son helping each other like they are DO.

Isn’t there a saying that getting started is half the battle? Director Shin Seong-hyeon, who is once again behind the wheel, is smiling unlike before. The old car drives down the country road again. Just as wrinkled hands flutter in the wind, the silver grass at the estuary calmly sees them off.

* * *

Hyewon Entertainment.

‘How did I end up here?’

The story was simple. Didn’t you find an agency after coming to Seoul? No matter how much I think about it, there was no individual talent other than ‘singing’ to show at the fan meeting. But even though it’s not a concert, you can’t just sing a lot. In the end, CEO Seonghwan Kim made a decision.

-I’ll contact CEO Hyewon in advance, so go there and learn some choreography (dance). I did not know? CEO Hyewon and I are seniors and juniors from the same town. Unlike us, there is a large pool of singers other than actors.

I would be lying if I said I wasn’t embarrassed to go to another agency. However, a familiar person greets you. This is actress Seo Min-hye’s manager, Song Jeong-min. He smiles and welcomes people.

“Didn’t Director Song go to Phuket?”

“Minhye and another manager went to Phuket instead. I had to stay and take care of some work. Even if an actor takes a break, a manager can’t rest. By the way, I heard that you came today to prepare for a fan meeting, Young-Kuk. Instead of saying that, you should definitely take care of our agency at this point. “How about moving to ?”

“Ah, you’re good at telling jokes.”

Occasionally, the eyes looking at me at the filming site were unusual, so I knew long ago that it was not a joke. However, in times like these, it is important to slyly ignore it. If you refuse too firmly, your relationship will only become awkward. Anyway, isn’t Eul now in the position of someone who came to another agency to learn dancing?

Since Hyewon Entertainment is a place that trains singers as well as actors, there are many different types of posters. Moreover, the scale is three times larger than CEO Kim Seong-hwan’s Songwon. Director Song Jeong-min shows me around and then asks carefully.

“Mr. UK, have you ever been to other agencies?”

“No, this is Hyewon’s first time. What’s wrong?”

“Actually, I’m not bragging, but our agency is quite big in the entertainment industry. Usually, when people come here for the first time, their eyes widen and they are surprised, but Mr. Young-King doesn’t look surprised at all. Haha, bragging about our agency was too much, wasn’t it?”

“No, if it’s this big, it’s worth bragging about. To be honest, I’m also surprised on the inside. I’m afraid that it will look tacky if I show it, so I’m not doing it.”

It’s a lie. Haven’t you experienced all the most famous agencies in your past life?

Every time my exclusive contract ends, I have the experience of changing agencies according to the conditions and eventually starting my own agency. At this point, Hyewon’s scale is surprising, but compared to the large agencies that will be created in the future, it is still at the beginning level. While looking around Hye-won, escorted by Director Song Jeong-min, they eventually reach their destination.

“Hello, my name is Min Won-young, a choreographer from Hyewon.”

After saying hello to the choreographer, Director Song Jeong-min leaves the room.

Choreography practice room.

Just like when practicing a musical, one wall is made of a full-length mirror. With the goal of increasing flexibility, the dancer places her legs on the floor and spreads them out, and the choreographer gently presses her shoulders. The leg opens in a straight line as smoothly as a lie.

“You are very flexible, Mr. England?”

The choreographer is impressed. After all, didn’t you often play the role of a gangster in your past life? Exercise was essential. What’s more, I can see that my flexibility is as good as that of a squid, perhaps because I’ve been constantly playing with my body since I was young. However.

“But usually, if you have good flexibility, you can follow the choreography well, but maybe it’s because it’s the first day. Let’s try a little more.”

No, I have been out of shape since my last life. Of course, it wasn’t about action acting. The only thing I couldn’t do properly was the choreography (dance). I wasn’t tone deaf because I sang well, but for some reason I found it difficult to dance.

“Now, try following along. Slowly at first.”

Move your legs and arms according to the choreographer’s movements. I can clearly picture it in my head, but my body is stiff, as if I were a robot.

The choreographer, who could not see the performance, stands behind him and moves the joints like a puppeteer controlling a marionette. But as soon as the choreographer lets go, it turns into a puppet again with its strings cut.

“Youngkuk, there’s still a week left. Let’s take it step by step.”

“I’m sorry. You must be in trouble because of me.”

“No! I’m a fan of Youngkuk, so I volunteered to take on the role. There were many other choreographers besides me, but I was the one who pushed for it.”

“is it so?”

“Didn’t you know? The drama ‘Youth’ was very popular! Even the trainees I teach choreography only talk about Young-Kook during break time.”

“Oh, how can that be true? There are so many actors and singers who are better looking than me.”

“If you’re good-looking, you’re good. You have good manners and a good personality. The managers praise you so much. They say they covet you even though you work for a different company. Who wouldn’t mind taking a reward vacation to prepare for a fan meeting? And I heard you’re working on your next project soon? Actually, I’m Young-Kook. “I’ve clipped the article I took while wearing a priest’s uniform at the production press conference, so if you have time later, please be sure to get my autograph!”

I am dumbfounded when I think about how I was called a ‘crazy guy’ in the vulgar language at a filming location in my past life. My interpersonal relationships were not good, so I only had a handful of close friends. However, I don’t know what kind of butterfly effect happened, but he has become a very personable and well-behaved young man.

Even if you really know what’s going on in the world, you don’t know it. As I was lost in my thoughts, choreographer Min Won-young spoke up, perhaps because I was embarrassed to be talking to myself.

“Mr. England, aren’t you thirsty? I’ll get you a drink from the vending machine!”

“No, I’ll go. You’re having a hard time because of me, so I have to buy it for you.”

I, too, am upset. If I had learned the choreography (dance) sooner, I wouldn’t have felt so sorry. However, no matter how much you try to learn, there are some things you cannot improve. The choreographer who saw it liked it, saying it had a human touch to it.

It was the moment when I opened the door to the choreography practice room wide with a lot of worry.

“Aaaahhh!”

Women fall untimely beyond the door of the choreography practice room. From the looks of it, it looks like he was spying inside the choreography practice room with his ear. When they raise their heads and make eye contact, their faces quickly turn into blush and run away.

At that moment, the choreographer

said, ‘Look, I’m not lying, am I?’

He shrugs his shoulders as if saying.

* * *

Music director.

“Director, isn’t there a dreamy feeling we filmed in Zhejiang Province? The film director there wants to modify the song to make it more dynamic. What should we do?”

“Don’t talk nonsense. I already directed it before I started working, and I signed a contract with the production company. So what? If it gets more dynamic, the narrative becomes ridiculous. If you’re going to mess with my music, you shouldn’t have brought me in in the first place. Tsk, I like directing. “When have you ever asked me to change something just because I don’t like it? If I say no, they say they’ll cancel the contract!”

Director Choi Yul is an outstanding music director who won the Grand Bell Award for Music for his debut film. When I was young, I was a pianist who majored in piano, but my dream was ultimately frustrated due to tenosynovitis.

However, if there is such a thing as fate, is this what it is? The frustrated pianist turned into a music director and made his name known throughout Asia.

“And I received a call from Chungmuro.”

“Where? If that production company contacted me last time, just say I wasn’t in China, I was on a business trip to America. Don’t even let me talk about it. They say it’s hard to work with them because they have a strong old-fashioned side. They’re old people, so there are differences in sound and music. “Most people don’t know.”

Sound. In movies, music and sound have similar but different directions. Since the era of silent films ended, ‘sound’ has played an important role in commercial films. If the sound director handles the engineering parts of poly (sound effects), ambience (environmental sounds), mixing (sound work), and effects (special effects).

The music director has the role of creating a grand narrative song by using the script as the staff (baseline) and the actors as musical notes (acting). To an unfamiliar person, it may seem similar, but it is a completely different job.

As the film develops, the music becomes more powerful.

It’s not wrong. As the size of theater screens grew, music became an indispensable part. It is no exaggeration to say that if an actor’s performance helps the audience become immersed, it is the atmosphere provided by the background music that instills that excitement.

Because of this, Director Choi Yul’s stock price is rising day by day. As proof of this, he is receiving love calls from leading film directors across Asia.

“It’s not him, it’s a person named Shin Seong-hyeon who contacted us a while ago. This time, I am working on my next film, and the director contacted me again asking me to take charge of the music.”

“Who is the actor?”

“The lead actor is Jang Young-guk, who is said to be a famous actor in Korea.”

“Jang Young-guk?”

The final stage of a local Chinese movie. Since I was in charge of the production, I had a hard time listening to domestic news. So there was no way I knew the name of actor Jang Young-guk. Moreover, the love calls were already flooding in. Director Choi Yul shook his head and said,

‘That’s enough, get rid of it.’

Just as I was about to say,

“By the way, they sent me a tape, they say it’s the lead actor’s personal audition video?”

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t intrigued. I’ve never been this active when sending love calls from Chungmuro. That’s also true. The standards of the Chungmuro old men must be so high. Choi Yul lies down on the sofa and elaborates.

“Let’s see.”

* * *

It was a hard day.

As soon as I finished choreography practice at Hyewon Entertainment, an autograph session was held. Where did the rumor come from? They must have come after hearing this, and not only the trainees but also the employees came down, so they were exhausted and moving their pens.

In the end, the autograph session ended only when Director Song Jeong-min showed up and shouted at them. They were so sorry that I was all in trouble. “Phew.”

I

arrived at my grandfather’s mansion and immediately took a shower and came out. I must have shed a lot of sweat in the choreography practice room. I wrapped a towel around my neck and unfolded the script. The more I looked at the script called Confessions of a Priest, the more it caught my attention. Talented:

“Brother, what you are receiving is not pain. Retribution comes for an evil life. Don’t struggle if it’s sudden. The victims who suffered from what you did must have also suffered suddenly. Compared to them, aren’t you a predestined person?”

I recite my lines and try acting alone. Of course, it’s all the better if there’s someone who listens to my lines. But being an actor is a lonely job.

How much acting practice did you do while looking in the mirror in your past life? . Starting from the subtle expressions on the face, eye contact, and using a recorder, he worked tirelessly to change the tone and intonation of his dialogue. That was back then.

“Britain has grown up a lot?”

“Uncle!”

When did he come? Uncle (actor Ahn Joong-hyun) He’s leaning against this door and looking at him intently. His face is full of happy smiles. As if he’s looking at his grown son.

“What if you come in unexpectedly? It’s really embarrassing.”

“I knocked? England couldn’t hear you because you were so caught up in your acting. And the embarrassment. What’s wrong with the same actors? By the way, when my uncle was your age, he knew how to read pornographic magazines. While reading the script, I never even dreamed of acting in the air like that. Come on, I will look at you as a senior. Keep going.”

“That’s enough!”

He’s a guy who’s good at making fun of me. When I dreamed of becoming an actor in my past life, he was like a legend, like a star in the sky, but now I’ve become so familiar with him. He’s like an uncle with whom I share blood now.

“Hurry up. I came down after getting dressed and brought a bag full of whole chicken to give to you. It’s fried in a cauldron at a traditional market, so it’s very crispy and delicious. Originally, I was planning on having drinks with my brother, but you happened to be there too. First come first served. If you come down late, I might not finish eating.”

My uncle slaps my butt with a happy smile and turns around to leave. Obviously, the image in the movie is extremely solemn, but in reality, it is completely the opposite. However, the image is rather touching. Towel After drying my hair, I changed my clothes and went down to the first floor where the living room was.

“Brother, what you are receiving is not pain. Retribution comes for an evil life. Don’t struggle just because it’s sudden. Because of what you did…!”

“Uncle!”

“England, have you come down already? I was having fun for a while. Let’s see what my brother did next. That guy’s back is turned so I can’t see his face and I’m dying of regret. His voice was all the way down, and he was holding the script so hard that it seemed like it was going to tear.”

“Stop teasing me.”

“Why, man? This is my pleasure in life. No, it’s not like this. Let’s talk to that friend, Kwak Myeong-hwan. Actor Jang Young-guk, who is said to be the nation’s first love, comes out after washing up at home and practices acting with only his underwear on and a towel around his neck.” ”

Oh really!”

My grandfather looks on with satisfaction as he bickers. Just a few years ago, he pretended to be a person. The mansion, which was so quiet that it was difficult to find it, is now bustling as if it is a holiday. The wind chimes hanging on the end of the eaves add excitement to their bickering. At that time. Gulp. Director

Choi

Yul

is at Mokuldae. He shakes his head and moves forward.

The quality of the picture is not good, as if it was filmed with a camcorder. The background is a shabby office that makes it hard to call it a personal audition. But for some reason, your attention is drawn to the young man in the video. Soon, the young man’s audition begins. As this begins, Choi Yul’s eyes widen without realizing it. In the end, an exclamation comes out of Choi Yul’s mouth. It’s a

short video that lasts less than 30 minutes, but Choi Yul watched the video over and over again until the tape stretched out. Everyone else did the same. Before we knew it, everyone else was doing the same. Everyone is engrossed in the picture tube with their mouths open. Director Choi Yul rubs his dry lips as if to awaken those thoughts.

“Hojin, when will we finish this work?”

“I think it will be finished, so about a week.”

“Within two days. ” It’s over.”

Director Choi Yul’s resolute gaze is still focused on one place. His voice is devout, as if distorted grotesquely, but his lips are joyful and his eyes are fierce. The sight of the crazy actor (Jang Young-guk) in the cathode ray tube makes Director Choi Yul’s heart tremble. I feel like doing it.