I Will Live As An Actor Chapter 61

I will live as an actor Episode 61

Manners make golfers.

It’s a Scottish proverb. Just like when playing a game of baduk, courtesy is necessary when dealing with subordinates. This means that there is no need to show off your natural skills. He acts as if his first long hit was beginner’s luck.

As proof of that, he intentionally showed a poor swing on the second hole. Chairman Kim Dae-jin smiles as he watches the golf ball fly powerfully into the OB (outside the playing area).

“He looks like he has good thigh strength, which makes him a good long hitter. If he just improves a little, he’ll become a pretty good golfer. Hey, Jang Hoon, he’ll be bringing England with him often from now on. It’ll be nice if some young blood can be injected into our members as well!”

It’s an arrogant voice. Manager Ahn Jong-man is overjoyed when he makes a birdie on the second hole.

“As expected, Director Ahn, my eyes are correct!”

“Thank you, Chairman.”

“Okay, let’s just go like that. The weather is really sunny today!”

Chief Secretary Ahn Jong-man looks like he has accomplished one thing. However, from the next hole, Chairman Kim Dae-jin’s complexion begins to change. For some reason, my grandfather (Director Baek Jang-hoon) recorded a birdie this time. Only then did my grandfather say something with a smile on his face.

“Now my shoulders are starting to relax a bit.”

Thanks to this, the excitement of golf rounds heats up. Chairman Kim Dae-jin is also an entrepreneur, and his competitive spirit is no joke. Concentrate your entire body on the golf ball on the tee to achieve at least par.

The appearance is so cautious that the caddies are watching without even swallowing, and Director Ahn Jong-man is praying with his hands clasped together. A stranger would think this was the finals of the PGA (Professional Golfers’ Tournament).

“Good shot, Chairman!”

As the golf ball draws a parabolic curve and makes a long hit, Manager Ahn Jong-man claps his hands and cheers. How often did you go to the country club in your last life? As I started to enjoy golf, I started visiting it often, even in the rain.

‘It’s harder to hit sloppily.’

Hitting sloppily to get the score is more difficult than making a perfect swing. If there was a sharp-eyed professional here, he might have noticed that I was hiding my skills.

Cheating golf.

I don’t know if that’s still the case, but there are gamblers at golf courses, just like gambling clubs. It refers to people who look for teachers (hogu) and make money by betting on golf. Since it is a sport that is considered a symbol of the wealthy, there are many wealthy teachers (hogu). At that time, I was also on the list of golf hitters. However.

‘In some ways, I was lucky that my interpersonal relationships were bad.’

To begin with, I didn’t like betting golf that much, and I didn’t play a round with anyone unless I was someone I knew well. Thanks to that, the unfortunate incident was avoided. However, I already know how to play fake golf. Like this now.

‘It’s a close match.’

During the 18-hole round, President Kim Dae-jin’s team and our team recorded close scores. As the victory and defeat are decided by just a small margin, not only Chairman Kim Dae-jin but also Chief Secretary Ahn Jong-man’s face is full of sweat.

However, in my eyes, having been a semi-pro in my past life, both of them are at a slightly better level in bogey play (90 strokes). He is an opponent who can be defeated as easily as flipping a pancake if he puts his mind to it, but he shows showmanship as if he is giving his all.

at last.

“It’s all square (draw).”

As the caddy added up the scores, Chairman Kim Dae-jin had a look of regret on his face, while his grandfather had a satisfied smile on his face. Isn’t it amazing to achieve this level of success with a beginner? Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Ahn Jong-man’s face is full of complex emotions.

After all, that person, as the head of a family, must have given up his golden holiday to come here. Therefore, I worked hard to even the score with a draw until the last hole.

“The matchup was fun today. England’s skills are fluctuating, but they’re still pretty good for beginners, right?”

“Hmm, Jang-hoon. I underestimated him too much. Director Ahn, don’t be too discouraged either. Still, it was a fun match after a long time. Next time, come play with me again. If we work together, we’ll do better.”

“Thank you, Chairman!”

It was a time when everyone was having a heartwarming moment.

“That grandfather.”

Everyone’s head turns at the sudden voice.

“It’s not a draw.”

“England, what do you mean?”

While the caddies were confused, I told them what everyone had forgotten.

“Grandfather (Chairman Kim Dae-jin) gave us a handy score before the game started.”

* * *

Clubhouse.

There is a saying that when men play golf together, they quickly become friends. A golf round that covers the out course and in course (total of 18 holes) usually takes about 5 hours. Also, if you enjoy the sauna in the clubhouse after golf, the awkwardness will naturally disappear.

Thick steam rises as if a fire is being lit in the furnace. Since it is a private club, even the clubhouse looks like a lot of effort was put into it. In a Finnish-style wet sauna, four men sit tight, covering only their lower bodies with towels.

“Jang-hoon, I lost the bet today. So, can I buy you a big dinner like last time?”

“Hehe. That’s natural, and the essence of the bet lies somewhere else. Yeokguk, what did Grandpa Daejin say to you before playing golf?”

“He said he would grant me whatever I want.”

“Then, since the parties still need to find an agreement, I will wake up first. How about Director Ahn waking up with me as well? Chairman Kim is a man who enjoys saunas, so it’s okay, but people like him will pick and pass out if they stay for too long like that man.”

Grandfather (director Baek Jang-hoon) tactfully leaves the scene. At the same time, Chief of Staff Ahn Jong-man also stood up hesitantly at Chairman Kim Dae-jin’s brief nod and left the sauna room together. In the end, only Chairman Daejin Kim and I were left in the steamy sauna room.

I stand up and turn over the hourglass. It is a 10 minute hourglass. I meant to end all conversation within this time. The moment an hourglass falls towards gravity.

“Chairman, what do you think is the essence of a distributor?”

Chairman Kim Dae-jin makes a puzzled expression at the unexpected question.

“It will distribute better quality movies to the audience, and furthermore, it will help with the production and planning of movies.”

It erases the immature appearance seen during a round of golf.

“That’s true, but to put it more intuitively, isn’t the purpose of a distribution company to promote the movie by the number of screens when it is shown, that is, to pursue profit?”

Only then did the corners of Chairman Kim Dae-jin’s eyes become strange.

“Keep talking.”

“The film industry is a high-risk, high-return industry. Even within it, it is definitely the distributors who control the film industry.”

“It’s not entirely wrong to say that you’re shaking your head. Now I see that you know the British film industry very well. Then, let me ask you something. What do you think will happen to the film industry in the future?”

“As time passes, the size of the film industry will grow and the branches of the industry will expand beyond Korea and into the world. Therefore, mistakes are bound to occur.”

“mistake?”

Chairman Kim Dae-jin narrows his brows. Isn’t that also the business he has built his entire life? Daejeong Group has established itself as a leading company in Korea with the film industry as its parent company. In a way, the one-day puppy was pointing out the problems of the film industry to the tiger.

But I know the future.

“I will not refute the fact that the current vertically integrated structure of the film industry increases the expansion of the market. However, this may lead to the strengthening of the monopoly system more quickly. Of course, from the perspective of an entrepreneur, the monopoly system actually increases sales. “It would be an open and welcoming position. Because there are a lot of boatmen, they can prevent the boat from going into the mountains. But if you think about it another way, there is also a phenomenon where the boat cannot move forward because there is only one boatman.”

“The boat isn’t moving?”

“Do you know that a masterpiece worth 10 billion won is currently being produced and invested by Daejeong Distribution Company?”

“You know, Daejeong Distribution Agency is a place where you can’t move without my permission.”

“If that 10 billion dollar movie fails, what would be the reason?”

Chairman Kim Dae-jin opens his eyes. It may be unpleasant because you assume that the movie your company is producing may fail. But we can’t stop here. Like a broken brake, I have no choice but to step on the accelerator.

However, as expected from a tycoon who founded one of Korea’s leading companies, Chairman Kim Dae-jin regains his composure and asks:

“England would like to hear your thoughts first. Assuming that happens, what are your reasons?”

“If you give me what I want, I will tell you.”

“It looks like you don’t want something ordinary.”

“There is only one thing I want. I want you to think separately about the lineup of the 10 billion dollar masterpiece produced and invested by Daejeong Distribution Company and the movie ‘Confessions of a Priest’ in which I am starring. Of course, the lineup of that masterpiece will be made by our company. “We are requesting that it be delayed from the release date of ‘Confession.’ From the distributor’s perspective, it would be better to kill two birds with one stone rather than trying to catch just one catch.”

Of course, killing two birds with one stone is not achieved. Because that masterpiece worth 10 billion won is so long-awaited that it will leave a stain on Korean film history. Chairman Kim Dae-jin seemed to be thinking for a moment, but then nodded briefly.

“But we also need a confirmation process, so it will take some time. But I will use my name Kim Dae-jin and somehow get what you want. Now, let me ask you, why do you think the movie that Dae-jeong invested 10 billion won in will fail?”

“I also read the script for that work. But the content is so metaphysical. Indeed.”

Why do movies fail?

There is nothing special.

“Is the audience ready to accept it?”

Of course, this is just one of many problems. The public is not yet ready to accept the billion-dollar masterpiece created by Daejeong. That will be the same in the future as well. The content was so bizarre.

In fact, the biggest reason would be that the quality was not as good as the 10 billion won invested. This is a story that will only be revealed later through a prosecutorial investigation.

The reason is soon.

‘Because there are too many thieves.’

The true reason is not stated. Anyway, there is no way to prove it right now. However, Chairman Kim Dae-jin seems to be thinking about something, whether he is satisfied with this kind of answer. Eventually, all the grains of the hourglass fell out.

At that time, Chairman Kim Dae-jin asked as he saw me trying to get up from my seat.

“Was that the condition of the wager that England wanted you to make from the beginning?”

“Grandpa, what are you talking about? The conversation just now was an equivalent exchange.”

“what?”

“The terms of the bet I want are different?”

As I leave the sauna room, I return to being a high school student again.

“Please buy me a nice baked egg.”

* * *

A week later.

A friendly atmosphere spreads across the filming site, which had been cold for a while. The reason is no different. It was because the winter parka I had pre-ordered had arrived.

It’s still fall, but there are more than once times when I shiver from the cold while filming overnight. Everyone probably has their own personal cold weather gear, but is there anything more enjoyable than receiving a gift?

“England, isn’t this too expensive?”

“The directors are so kind to me on set. A gift like this is nothing compared to the love I received.”

“Is it possible for you to speak so prettily? Sunwoo (lighting director), did you say thank you to Yeongguk?”

“Oh, Senior Park. I went to see him first as soon as I got to work at the filming site. Senior Park, who is grateful to Young-Kuk, is only now saying thank you after doing the fitting?

” “This bastard is me. I only tried it once because Seok-Cheol (assistant director) made such a fuss.” ”

No, there he suddenly made an excuse again. Please indicate.”

“Seok-cheol, you should reflect on yourself. To cut down on production costs, they only gave a few hand warmers, so in the end, England gave them this expensive parka as a gift. Anyway, thank you so much, England. “Thanks to you, this winter will be at least warmer.”

Everyone seemed to like the sincere gift. In later years, celebrities often recognized the hard work of their staff and gave them gifts after filming was over, but these days, such cases are rare. Even if we put in a lot of effort, there was no internet media that could be spread as a beautiful story.

Not only the filming team, but also the props team and art team thanked us. In any case, their warm smiles make me feel warm as well.

‘Like this . ‘Why didn’t I know it was a good thing back then?’

As my desire for acting intensified in my past life, I gradually became clumsy in human relationships. At filming sites, I was often called ‘crazy’ for my acting, and as soon as filming was over, getting in the car and reading the script for the next episode was almost a routine.

Thanks to that . Not only did I miss the after-parties every time, but as I was wasting my time, I started skipping the end-of-the-day parties as well. Because of this, I was always labeled as ‘good at acting, but not so good at social skills.’ At that time, I never knew that exchanging emotions and interacting with someone was so valuable. I didn’t know.

Anyway,

‘Director Shin is still serious.’

As soon as he arrived at the filming site, director Shin Seong-hyun said thank you for the gift, but his expression still didn’t look good. It looks like the distributor hasn’t contacted him yet. Should I at least tell him in advance? Or perhaps Chairman Kim Dae-jin just forgot? Just as a question arises.

“What is that again?”

a luxury car pulls up to the filming site. Assistant director Kim Seok-cheol opens his eyes wide and raises his arms above his head. This is because outsiders are not allowed to enter during filming. However, the luxury car The car pulls in without paying attention. Eventually, assistant director Kim Seok-cheol runs into the luxury car.

Soon, with Kim Seok-cheol shouting in surprise, a man and a familiar figure get out from the backseat of the luxury car .

“Grandpa?”

It’s Chairman Kim Dae-jin. The eyes of others. There is also a sense of surprise. He is someone who everyone, including cinematographers who have been working in the

film industry for a long time, cannot recognize. Daejeong Group Chairman Kim Dae-jin, like director Baek Jang-hoon, is a person who stood at the starting point of the Korean film industry.

That was the time.

“England, England.” ―!”

The grandfather (Chairman Kim Dae-jin) pretends to be happy to know.

* * *

“Isn’t Yeong-guk the son that Chairman Kim Dae-jin hid or something like that?”

“No, Senior Park, what kind of reality is a drama? “Stop talking nonsense.”

“Reality is often more like a drama than a human drama. The guy who calls film art is so lacking in imagination.”

“That’s not imagination, it’s a delusion. A delusion! Does it make sense that Chairman Daejin Kim has a son as young as Yeongguk? “I’d rather believe you if you said he was Chairman Kim Dae-jin’s grandson.”

“Oh, that makes more sense. Come to think of it, you came with the representative of Daejeong Distribution Company. That gentleman is the eldest son of Chairman Kim Dae-jin. “Isn’t England like the third generation of chaebols or something?”

“We need to hurry up to prepare for filming, why are we chatting like that here!”

When director Shin Seong-hyeon stepped forward, the chaotic atmosphere on set calmed down. He was just as embarrassed. He looked for a distributor. This was because not only the CEO of the distribution company, whom it was difficult to meet when I visited, but also the chairman of Daejeong Group visited the filming site together. The apparent reason is that he wants to observe the filming, but no one knows the real meaning.

Director Shin Seong-hyeon’s eyes are on the filming site. We head to one side. There, UK, Chairman Kim Dae-jin, and the distribution company’s CEO, Kim Jeong-Woo, are together.

“Grandpa, is this the verification process you mentioned before?”

“As expected from what I heard from Jang-hoon, UK, you are very quick-witted. Since the timing of opening is a sensitive issue, a confirmation process is necessary. Well, it’s been a while since I came here to see how the movie version works. What a late introduction. “This guy next to me is Kim Jeong-woo, the Daejeong distributor you were talking about so badly in England.”

“Nice to meet you. I heard a lot from my father. “My name is Kim Jeong-woo, the CEO of Daejeong Distribution Company.”

“No, just say that I said something bad. Hello, my name is actor Jang Yeong-guk.”

Anyway,

there is a lot of backstory. He seems to have kept in mind what he said in the sauna (the boat won’t move if there is only one boatman). On the other hand, CEO Kim Jeong-woo still looks at me with interest. When

Chairman Kim Dae-jin leaves first with the Chief Secretary to look around the filming site, CEO Kim Jeong-woo turns to me and says,

“It’s been a long time since my father took such interest in something. I said I would go to the filming location in person, but he insisted so I had no choice but to come, but I feel sorry for being rude. I also expressed my apologies to Director Shin, but I felt like I had done the biggest disservice to the actor who was supposed to be acting.”

“No, it’s okay.”

“Actor Jang, would you like to have a moment to talk with me?”

” Yes, it’s okay.”

“I’m a filmmaker before I’m a businessman. That’s why, among the many affiliates of the Daejeong Group, I took charge of Daejeong Distributor, which is not making money.”

What is the standard for saying that Daejeong Distributor is not making money? I don’t even know what the world of the party’s leading conglomerates is like. It was at that time.

“So, as a filmmaker, I was interested in hearing the proposal that Actor Jang made to his father, or rather, to Chairman Kim. I wonder what the Chairman saw in Actor Jang that made him accept such a proposal. As Chairman Kim promised, we will stagger the opening times. And.”

That’s it.

“Is there anything I can do for you in exchange for having fun filming today? As you said, you have to pay the price for interfering with the filming, so it would be an

equivalent exchange.” This nobleman has a lot of courage.

“You can say anything.”

CEO Kim Jeong-woo smiles in satisfaction at my confident appearance. That’s right, it’s worth it. .

“If I can capture the hearts of the chairman and CEO at the same time at the filming site today. Could you please double the promotional investment that was made for Confessions of a Priest?”

Not only is artistic value important to a movie, but so is publicity. Why would the talk of a public relations war be so common? When asked that question, CEO Kim Jeong-woo’s eyes widened in the sauna room. It resembles the strange look in his eyes.

“It’s good.”

If someone sees him, he says it as easily as if he was buying dinner. Chairman Kim Dae-jin is also full of teacher (teacher) temperament, but CEO Kim Jeong-woo seems to be the same. A big fish has been caught, so how can he wait?

CEO Kim Jeong-woo After leaving, I sit down in the waiting room and finish reading the script. I read it to the point where I’m worn out, but perhaps because I have a goal, I’m immersed in it .

Before long,

assistant director Kim Seok-cheol’s shout of

“Standby is complete!” can be heard all the way to the waiting room.

Now, there’s a teacher (Hogu), so let’s go. It is time to act properly.