Chapter 134:
Chapter 134
Can I act properly?
The day after Ian confirmed that he would audition, he got a call from Park Dong-soo.
(1st Team Park Dong-soo) There will be a dinner next week
‘Dinner first?’
[The writer Yoon likes to see the acting of the actors who are in demand in a comfortable place.]
‘Really?’
[If you don’t like it, you can audition later. Usually, it doesn’t go that far. That’s why there are not many newbies in Yoon’s drama.]
‘I see…’
Ian yawned and headed to the kitchen. Jo Tae-woong was drowsily eating cereal. Ian clicked his tongue.
“Didn’t you sleep much? You should have rested in your room.”
“The script was so fun.”
Jo Tae-woong had exchanged lines with Ian until dawn and then went to his room with a whimper. Ian rummaged through the kitchen cabinet.
“Do you want ramen?”
“Don’t ask me such obvious things.”
“Are you saying yes? I’ll boil three packs.”
You eat if you want to eat and you don’t if you don’t. Why do you answer so weirdly? Ian shook his head.
***
While preparing for the stage with Im Tae-woo, Ian practiced the script whenever he had time. Finally, today, he had a dinner with the writer and the director.
“Is that the script?”
“I practiced it…”
“Didn’t you get the script less than a week ago?”
Park Dong-soo laughed at Ian’s tattered script.
“You’re doing well.”
“I have to do well.”
Ian nervously folded and unfolded the edge of the script. Originally, this role was cast by Kim Min-jae. He got into an accident and passed it on to Yeon Jun-seo, but…
‘How is it?’
[I guess you met Kim Min-jae at lunch.]
‘Maybe…’
Ian didn’t know if Kim Min-jae would get into an accident and drop out in the future, now that he was a variable. That’s why he had to appeal more to the writer and the director than Kim Min-jae.
“I’ll be back soon. Don’t be too nervous, you’ll do well.”
“Thank you, hyung. Thank you.”
Ian opened the door of the van.
At that moment, writer Yoon Mi-sook and director Park Pyo-hyun were also approaching the restaurant.
Director Park searched for Ian’s name on the portal site.
“He’s handsome. His image is perfect.”
“But he’s so pale, will he look good with a beard later?”
“Sometimes these faces surprisingly suit beards well.”
Coincidentally, there was an image of AWI’s overseas fans who had photoshopped beards on AWI members’ faces. Writer Yoon slapped her knee as she saw the image.
“Oh my, they even do this kind of editing. It suits him well.”
“Western kids like beards, don’t they?”
Director Park nodded. Kim Chun-taek was also recorded as a handsome man at that time, so the actor who played this role had to have a good face. He passed by appearance alone.
They played one clip of each drama that Ian had appeared in.
“Dangso-deut, this was good.”
Writer Yoon, who was a fan of ‘I Want to Hear Your Voice’, secretly wished that Ian would appear in her drama.
“I don’t know about historical dramas yet, but his acting is flawless.”
“Do you know Jeong writer?”
“The one who writes side scripts? I know him.”
“He praised him so much… He was one of the actors I was curious about personally.”
At writer Yoon’s words, director Park thought that Ian was okay, but there was one thing that bothered him. AWI was too famous. Since Media’s Gunbaekgi, AWI’s popularity had been unstoppable.
“But I want to give a chance to a new actor rather than an idol…”
“Kim Min-jae is not a newbie either, director. He’s a model-turned-actor.”
“That’s true.”
Director Park crossed his arms and closed his eyes. Kim Min-jae, whom he had met at lunchtime, also acted quite well.
There would be plenty of better opportunities for Ian, who was an AWI member. In fact, there were quite a few writers and directors who wanted to cast Ian in the industry. He had a face that could act well and attract fandom…
Director Park wanted to give Kim Min-jae a chance more than Ian.
‘No, maybe this is a discriminatory thought.’
Director Park corrected his thoughts.
‘You never know until you meet and talk.’
When they entered the restaurant and opened the sliding door, Ian, who had arrived first, sprang up and bowed.
“Hello!”
“You came early, nice to meet you. I’m Park Pyo-hyun, the director. It’s a unique name, right?”
“It sounds like a director’s name.”
Park laughed and reached out his hand. Ian shook his hand and followed them to their seats.
‘Wow, he’s so handsome.’
‘Did he not get any screen effects?’
Park cleared his throat. If he hadn’t searched him up beforehand, he would have stared at Ian’s face blankly. His cough snapped Yun, the writer, out of it.
“Oh my, you look even better in person.”
“I’ve been in this industry for over twenty years, but I don’t think I’ve seen an actor as handsome as you.”
“Thank you.”
Ian smiled.
The food came out, and they chatted about their recent activities while having a comfortable meal. Ian didn’t try to impress them with his work, but rather followed along with the director and writer’s conversation and created a relaxed atmosphere.
“We also reduced our staff a lot. How about you?”
“I think we’ll do our concert online, and music shows are still without audiences.”
“I hope it gets better by next year… When is your album coming out?”
“In two months. You said your daughter is our fan, right?”
Yun Mi-sook, the writer, and Park Pyo-hyun, the director, were a hit-making combo in the drama industry. Many actors wanted to star in their dramas.
“Does your daughter like Tae-woong? Hey, why don’t you like me?”
“You’re too handsome to be realistic. I wondered why my daughter said that, but now I see it’s true.”
“That’s a compliment, right?”
“It’s a compliment.”
He didn’t get nervous or try to stand out. Park raised one eyebrow at Ian’s confident and calm demeanor.
He was an idol who was doing well. Park liked how Ian carried himself.
“Then, why don’t you try any line from the script?”
Yun threw a surprise question at him, and Ian’s eyes changed in an instant.
“It’s easy to get hurt when you’re sad, and easy to be lewd when you’re happy. What about you?”
His low voice and historical tone matched well with the line.
The key point of this line was to show Kim Chun-taek’s inner conflict of restraining his desire, but his expression had a faint smile and his eyes were half-opened, giving off a languid and decadent vibe.
‘Good? It’s more than what I expected.’
He grasped Kim Chun-taek’s contradiction very well. Yun smiled with satisfaction.
Ian straightened his back and looked at the empty space between the director and writer as if he was gazing at the far sea.
“Someday, who will record me in this land?”
His eyes were filled with regret and longing for someone. Park bowed his head and smiled.
‘I don’t need to see more.’
He had a short acting career, but he expressed such depth. Park wanted to capture him on camera as soon as possible.
“Good.”
Park’s pleased answer made Ian relax and smile.
“I have one question for you.”
“Yes.”
“Kim Chun-taek and Kim Jak-eun-aegi, their names will change to Kim So-ah in our drama, but were they in love?”
Ian answered Yun’s question without any hesitation.
“If love is between lovers, then I don’t think they were in love. They couldn’t be in love. It was adultery.”
Park and Yun laughed. Their drama was a follow-up to ‘Crisis of Married Couples’, a drama about adultery.
“Right. Then, why do you think so?”
“Kim Chun-taek was wary of excessive desire, but he used his face and talent when he could. Especially when he used courtesans.”
He knew how different people treated him when he was handsome. He used that to his advantage. He felt that very well because he could clearly feel the difference in how people treated him when he was Kim Yong-min and now Choi Ian.
“It was easy for Kim Chun-taek to seduce the king’s woman, but he met a woman who didn’t go along with him for the first time.”
Kim Jak-eun-aegi, Kim So-ah, was the king’s concubine who became a spy. She didn’t let Kim Chun-taek use her easily.
“It’s a common cliché, ‘You’re the first woman who treated me like this.’ It would be interesting to think that way… But I don’t think so.”
She also used her access to the king’s palace to play tug-of-war with Kim Chun-taek. She even tried to expose him. That precarious tension was the core of their supporting roles.
“He might have had some human interest in Kim So-ah, who didn’t let him manipulate her. But it wasn’t love, because Kim Chun-taek’s goal was too clear. And according to the writer’s synopsis, they try to bite each other whenever they get a chance. Like friends.”
In Yun’s script, Kim So-ah hated Kim Chun-taek for being a vulgar man, and Kim Chun-taek thought of her as a useful tool.
“There’s more than love between men and women. I think it was more like… a comradeship close to affection.”
Yun smiled deeply. At the lunch he had with Kim Min-jae earlier, Kim Min-jae said it was love.
Kim Min-jae had brought the translation that Ian had said earlier: “You’re the first girl who doesn’t have any interest in me.” But Ian’s answer was more in line with the writer’s intention and he liked it.
“That’s a very good translation. Is that how you’re going to act?”
“No, I think it would be better to mix them half and half.”
Director Park leaned back comfortably with his arms crossed. He seemed to have a hidden thought like ‘Look at this?’
“Is it a comradeship based on affection or a love between lovers? I think it would be fun to leave some room for interpretation for the viewers. What do you think, director?”
He even casually asked for the director’s opinion. Director Park clapped his hands with satisfaction.
“It must be hard… Can you act properly?”
“I’ll try.”
“Good. I like it.”
He liked his confident attitude. Director Park had forgotten the thought he had before he came here.
‘I almost discriminated against him.’
He almost rejected such a popular actor, what a greedy and narrow-minded thought. Maybe he had some prejudice against idols… While Director Park was reflecting on himself, Writer Yoon and Ian exchanged their numbers.
“Call me anytime if you have any questions when practicing your acting.”
“Thank you.”
They finished their meal and shook hands at the entrance of the restaurant.
“See you at the script reading.”
“Yes, see you then.”
Ian bowed his waist. Director Park and Writer Yoon left the parking lot in their car, and Awi’s van stopped in front of Ian. Ian opened the door of the van and threw himself into the seat.
“You came right on time, hyung.”
“How did it go?”
“They said see you at the script reading.”
“You did well. That Yoon Mi-sook drama.”
Park Dong-soo made a refreshing face as if he had drunk a glass of beer.
Writer Yoon Mi-sook, this time it’s a historical drama. ‘Lady Hee-bin’ glamorous cast lineup
Awi Ian joins Yoon Mi-sook’s team… ‘Lady Hee-bin’ Joseon version Casanova Kim Chun-taek cast
-Acting???? Finally acting?????
-Historical drama so good??????
-Right into Mi-sook’s drama? As expected, good connections
└What connections are you talking about ?? spreading rumors got sued
└└You can’t say Mi-sook’s drama has connections? Actors were lining up to do Mi-sook’s drama?? what a nonsense you’re sitting there
-He’ll be good to watch since he can act well
-He got attached to a Chinese tycoon? Right into a hit drama??? So transparent, so transparent???
└Chinese capital is sweet indeed? Yoon Mi-sook is nothing in front of money?
└He got into the handsome circle and hit the jackpot too??
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