This Life Starts as a Child Actor Chapter 14

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welcomed Soo-hyeon and Sang-il, treated them quite politely.

Although he was only a child actor, he seemed a bit low-key because it was related to casting the lead actor.

Sang-il, who was in charge of today’s negotiations, took full advantage of AD’s attitude.

It means that you were properly escorted.

“Lee Seo-han’s acting skills are famous among the public. “I’ve been in the theater world for a long time, so my fan base is solid… I’m still on the ‘upturn’, so I think I’m about 2,000 different from other people who have reached their peak.”

“Ah yes. Yes.”

“But I guess they really wanted to use an expensive actor.”

“yes?”

“I think they don’t want to cast our actor.”

“No way.”

“But does this explain the price?”

Sang-il pointed out that Seo-han and Su-hyeon were tied together like a package.

And it was emphasized that Soo-hyun is an essential element in the package, not a ‘bonus’.

“If you want to save money by playing a cheap child role, you should also do the same for the male lead. Now that I think about it, there are a lot of good actors. I think Park Ki-soo and Lee Hyeong-bin would also suit well.”

“Hmm. “Look at this.”

As Sang-il laughed sarcastically, AD’s expression became angry.

Even if you are an AD for a cable broadcast rather than a terrestrial broadcasting station, you must be annoyed that the manager of a child actor is creeping up on you.

Of course, Su-hyeon, who was watching that scene, only sipped on the drink in front of her and regretted that there was no popcorn.

“The industry average treatment is good. But the current situation is not suitable for achieving that average.”

“Ah, but…”

“AD Seo Kyung-soo. Our actor Kang Soo-hyun is the actor who achieved a 30% viewership rating in the currently airing drama Blue Summer. And that too without the main actors. “I can’t say I didn’t have help from Seo-ra Yoon, but no matter who sees it, the main role was our actress.”

“Uh um. I know that, but…”

“Actually, love calls are pouring in from all over for our actor right now. “I came here first because I wanted to properly work with a senior actor I respect.”

“is that so. Hmm….”

Sang-il cooked up AD by telling a story that had no real story and even included a joke.

The appearance was like a wave crashing in and pushing back, and AD was Bupyeongcho floating on top of it.

“Big. So… what do you think, Soohyun?”

AD Gyeongsu, unable to overcome Sangil’s offensive, changed his target to Suhyeon.

As he sat still, he turned to Su-hyeon, who was watching, and tried to cajole Su-hyeon by getting to eye level.

“I think the drama will be fun! want to do.”

“yes?”

“But mom told me to listen to Sang-il! Still, I want to do it… but I’m an AD type. “Can’t you just listen to me?”

Su-hyeon, who couldn’t be fooled by such a trick, cast ‘I’m young and I don’t know anything.’

It was obvious that things were going in my favor, so there was no reason to step forward and be upset.

“I’m good at acting too…”

“Ah, you know that Soohyun is good at acting. Did you watch the drama too? “It was amazing.”

“really?”

“Uh, yeah.”

When the AD lowered his eyes as if disappointed in his attitude of trying to reduce the price, he felt guilty for torturing the child and spit out words that were unfavorable to him.

And Sang-il did not miss the opportunity and dug in.

“AD Seo Kyung-soo. Then you can see that it is not strange for our actor to receive this price.”

“Oh, that’s it…”

“You know that products with reduced prices don’t do their job. Now imagine. “The scene where ‘young Ji-woo’, who was shedding tears in the blue summer, becomes ‘Jang Yeon-woo’ and sheds tears this time.”

He tempted the AD by mentioning the name of the child actor in this drama.

Sang-il’s voice had a strange power, so even Kyung-soo, who looked uncomfortable at first, soon listened to him.

“…and we are challenging a 4 percent viewership rating! “Did you know that cable viewership rating of 4% is close to terrestrial broadcasting’s 40%?”

“4 percent… is that possible?”

“Sure! Why did Jeil Group open TNB? Everyone knew that the pie would grow as cable channels spread, so they drew the big picture. If AD does well here, he or she is credited with founding the country! “He contributed to the founding of the country!”

“Contributed to the founding…. Right, it’s still early days….”

“Look at it bigger. Plus this appearance fee. It looks expensive at first glance, but isn’t it actors Lee Seo-han and our Soo-hyun? “Other actors and child actors can’t get this price.”

“I guess so. In fact, there were no suitable male child actors, so I was thinking of replacing it with a girl…”

“So, this is a necessary cost. AD Seo Kyung-soo, if you choose our Su-hyeon, this drama will be a success.”

“Oh…”

Su-hyeon looked at Sang-il and Gyeong-su and understood how Sang-il had guessed Ji-yeon.

A sense of stability, a powerful voice, plausible numbers, and a hopeful blueprint…

Sang-il had an outstanding talent for beguiling people in a different sense than Su-hyeon.

‘It’s a real scammer. I also have to watch and learn.’

Soo-hyeon rolled a piece of ice in her mouth and became familiar with Sang-il’s speaking style, eye contact, and gestures.

In an industry where you need to get attention and be the center of attention, such technology was very useful.

‘Especially in entertainment shows.’

Speaking is different from acting.

However, since they are like close relatives, if you know the tricks, you can create great synergy.

‘Chaemin sent me a really good person. …But you’re sure he’s not really an ex-con?’

As Soo-hyeon signed the contract for an appearance fee that was more than three times higher than that of her first work, she glanced at Sang-il’s face.

The smiling face was very reassuring, but at the same time, it was suspicious.

* * *

“Thank you for today! Sangil hyung was amazing! “It was cool!”

“Actress Kang Soo-hyun is also good.”

“Thank you.”

Soohyun got off in front of the house and smiled brightly, wearing a childlike mask.

In his hands was the contract signed today and the script for episodes 1 and 2.

‘Due to leak issues, I have to go to the headquarters to read the latter part, but where can I find the entire script?’

As expected from a drama that TNB prepares in advance, the script for ‘Praise’ has already been completed for 16 episodes.

The producer, who was in charge of the script, was refining every detail of the dialogue, but there was no problem reading the plot.

‘Plus, it’s director Lee Bong-chun.’

Su-hyeon, who had only seen the work while learning acting, did not know the story behind the movie.

What I didn’t know was that director Lee Bong-chun had prepared a drama first, and that he had once again condensed the 16-episode drama and created a movie called ‘I Love You, Mom.’

‘It is said that the production of the drama itself failed, or that they were too lazy to try making it into a movie… There is no way to know, but it is an incredible tenacity.’

Even though she knew nothing about the details outside of the work, Su-hyeon knew that such affection and obsession could often lead to good results.

If you focus entirely on the work itself, not money or fame, good work is bound to come out.

‘… You may be so obsessed with the personality of the character you created that you don’t want to acknowledge the character the actors created… but that’s something you have to experience to know.’

Today, all you have to do is rejoice in your successful schedule.

While I was thinking that, Sang-il turned off the engine and got out of the car.

“uh? “Aren’t you going?”

“I have to take you home. “Accidents usually occur when you think, ‘It’s only a moment, but it’ll be okay.’”

“Oh well.”

“Because a job is a job. “I also have to let the actor’s mother know that I’m going to the academy starting tomorrow.”

“ah. right.”

Only then did Suhyeon remember tomorrow’s schedule and smiled slightly.

It reminded me of the acting academy I went to after signing my contract.

“Actor Kang Soo-hyun really likes acting, right?”

“yes. i like you.”

“Good posture. I hope that anyone who just likes hobbies will follow the example of the actor and do some work.”

“Ahaha.”

Seeing Sang-il sighing exaggeratedly, Su-hyeon burst into laughter.

The saying that smiling is not laughing may be necessary in times like this.

‘Don’t talk to a five-year-old about topics that would be awkward even to an adult…’

Throughout today, Sang-il treated Su-hyeon as an employer, not a child.

The same goes for the dialogue, so Su-hyeon often had to act like an innocent child.

‘I’m competent, but sometimes I feel like I’m floating around and it’s tiring.’

Soo-hyeon jumped up and down, intending to run away quickly.

We had to take the elevator together, but for now, I wanted to stay away.

“I fell while running!”

“Running race!”

He made excuses that didn’t work and ran away, but Su-hyeon’s short legs betrayed him.

In the end, Soo-hyeon was caught before she could even get on the elevator, and had to listen to Ji-yeon’s nagging that it was dangerous to run in the parking lot until she opened the door.

* * *

“Hello, Suhyeon. “Did you do your homework well?”

“yes!”

“Then where should I look?”

At the words of trainer Choi Si-kyung, Su-hyeon corrected her posture and performed the mime that had been assigned to her.

They expressed situations through actions, such as peeling a banana in the air or petting a small animal.

“Um… okay. Now, draw a card here and express it.”

Si-kyung, who had been watching the mime for a while, unfolded a small flash card and had them draw one.

When Soo-hyeon chose ‘the child who cries after being slapped and unable to resist’, she clapped her hands on his cheek and then took a step back.

“Ah… black. Well, I was wrong. Yeonwoo, I will say that Yeonwoo is the kinder person. “Mom….”

Su-hyeon, who had an expression of disbelief as she applauded, immediately trembled, covering her cheeks.

He appropriately connected the drama’s situation, and after checking the acting for about a minute, Si-kyung nodded.

“good. Did you do your homework well? “Every time I see you, I like your line delivery and facial expressions for someone your age.”

“Thank you!”

“But mime is a bit lacking. “Usually it’s the opposite, but our Soohyun is very unique.”

“is it so?”

At Si-kyung’s point, Su-hyeon tilted her head with bright eyes, hiding her irritation.

He was pretending to be cute, but he was actually cute, so Si-kyung patted his head once and got over his doubts.

“For mime, you just need to develop your imagination, so don’t worry too much. And our Soohyun is still young, right? “It will get better.”

“yes.”

“Drama crank-in yet, right? “I think there’s a long time left.”

“There’s only one month left!”

“…It’s not childlike to feel that thirty nights are short. “Are you saying he’s acting just like my 25-year-old son?”

“….”

“Now then, shall we move on to today’s class?”

Today again, Su-hyeon adjusted her mask based on Shi-kyung’s keen insight.

It’s already been a month since I went to the academy and took acting classes.

She often looked at Su-hyeon like that.

‘Of course, I don’t think I’m doing that because I really think I’m 25.’

Si-kyung was a very capable acting teacher.

She was at eye level with Soo-hyeon, but taught him as an ‘actor’ rather than a ‘child’ and did not miss the parts he was lacking.

Although he sometimes put a chill on his face because he did not miss the parts that were not typical of a child, it was true that it helped improve Soo-hyeon’s acting skills.