Kang Woo-jin’s answer was calm and cool. Then, his performance of casually throwing the blazer to the ground was noticeable. At least that’s how it looked to Ethan Smith, a stunt coordinator in Hollywood.
‘······Huh- You accepted without any hesitation or worries?’
Of course, what Ethan, who had a big nose, said to Woojin, “I want to check your current condition,” was true. It was also true that he couldn’t make a judgment based on the martial arts practice video he received in advance. However, there was no need to make such a hasty request.
Kang Woo-jin’s form was something you could see when you started practicing in earnest.
But Ethan Smith was a man with an impatient personality. He had a strong desire to see Kang Woo-jin in advance since he had seen him. If he saw and analyzed his skills in advance, it would help him modify his body line and continuity during the later practice stage. He was also curious. His respected colleague in the Hollywood industry, Gary Peck, had praised Kang Woo-jin.
What on earth did you see in Kang Woo-jin that made a man as great as Gary Peck praise him so much?
‘Honestly, I also wanted to see some guts.’
Of course, learning and practicing ‘CQC’ required grit. Things like distribution, courage, and guts. If you do it half-heartedly or carelessly, there’s a 100% chance that you’ll have an accident or get hurt. The sudden request Ethan made to Woojin was a mix of grit and grit.
However, in his opinion, Kang Woo-jin was special.
‘······At first glance, he seemed a bit reserved and blunt, so I thought he’d be careful with himself – but he actually has better energy than I thought. But why is he so confident?’
Even Kang Woo-jin’s final answer.
‘Let’s try that, but with a cut that includes everything.’
It was like everyone on Ethan’s team was jumping in. It was strange. It was a strangely arrogant and powerful answer.
Was it a bluff? That could have been possible.
What Ethan requested now was hard to see without having learned ‘CQC’. After all, it was a martial arts storyboard based on ‘CQC’. Soon, Ethan with his big nose stared at Kang Woojin right in front of him, and the entire action school was filled with a loud commotion.
At that point, Ethan calmly asked Woojin.
“Good, thank you. But I heard that you haven’t formally learned ‘CQC’ yet, as the director said. The cuts that include all of us will be of a fairly high level, so is it okay for you to choose a scene with more than four opponents?”
Woojin, who had taken off his blazer and was wearing a white long-sleeved T-shirt, had his sleeves rolled up to his forearms.
“······”
Although his expression was stiff due to the strong concept, he was also feeling a little nervous inside.
‘Of course, it’s super fun to do a light scene with only one person as the opponent.’
Kang Woo-jin looked over the foreign stunt team members who were large or had large bodies.
‘Up close, it looks like a Terminator.’
When I actually saw them in person, I could tell that the stunt team was quite large. It felt like even if I stabbed them with a knife, not a single drop of blood would come out. If there had been nothing, it would have been a situation where they would have jumped out. That’s why Woojin’s response, “You all come at me,” which had the nuance of being tough, also included Woojin’s curiosity and sincerity.
‘Of course I’m not suspicious of subspace. I’m just curious since I’ve learned the ability. Like how it works in reality. If I were to look closely, I’m sure all of those Terminators would pounce on me.’
There were also some things that were a little annoying.
‘You don’t speak very well, you big-nosed gentleman. I guess it’s proof of your ability. What do you want me to do?’
I don’t know, I’m just going with it. Kang Woojin answered Ethan roughly.
“It’s okay. Any scene is fine.”
“······Are you sure?”
“Yes, I have checked the added ‘CQC’ continuity properly.”
This moment.
“······right?”
Ethan briefly furrowed his brow and asked back.
“Are you saying you will read the storyboard appropriately and implement ‘CQC’?”
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“Yes, isn’t that what you were hoping for?”
“It’s okay to go with a simple cut without having to force yourself. It was a request that also included the meaning of checking and holding your posture while moving forward.”
Thanks to the word ‘moderately’, Ethan’s big-nosed voice became cold. Regardless, Kang Woojin’s straight forward progress did not stop.
“I understand, but let’s try a cut that includes your entire team.”
From here, Ethan’s foreign team members also changed their expressions. They must have the same thoughts as Ethan. Then, Ethan Smith looked at Woojin and spoke softly again.
“Did you feel the same way when you met Gary Peck?”
Gary Peck? Who is that? Kang Woo-jin was puzzled by the unfamiliar foreigner’s name. He couldn’t immediately remember the face. Still, he didn’t lose his poker face, and exactly 5 seconds later, Woo-jin barely remembered who Gary Peck was.
‘Ah- You’re talking about that nimble old man from Last Kill 3.’
He was a stunt coordinator who was in charge of the martial arts for the screen test. He had short hair and a square face.
“It was similar.”
“He spoke very highly of you. He said you were quite capable.”
“Is that so?”
“But by moderately, are you perhaps taking ‘CQC’ lightly?”
Woojin, with an indifferent expression, shook his head.
“Not at all. I was just being honest.”
“······”
In the midst of the silence, the martial arts team members of the action school who were watching Kang Woo-jin and Ethan started to chatter loudly.
“What are you two talking about? But why is Kang Woojin so good at English?”
“I heard you were originally good at it. Anyway, I don’t know what they’re talking about, but doesn’t it seem like the atmosphere is about to change?”
“that’s right.”
Ethan spoke coldly to Kang Woojin as if that was the correct answer.
“Okay, pick the scene you want and we’ll start in 10 minutes. We don’t care which cut it is.”
“yes.”
Woojin and Ethan, who had been facing each other, turned around at the same time. Ethan Smith was mixed with the team members who were full of force, and Kang Woojin also joined PD Song Manwoo, the martial arts director, and Choi Sunggeon’s group.
PD Song Man-woo, who has a beard, was the first to open the floodgates.
“Woojin, are you really okay? This drawing… is something I didn’t expect at all.”
The action director agreed.
“That’s why. From the perspective of those gentlemen and Mr. Woojin, the path test is essential, but there’s no need to go in like this without any preparation.”
The most surprising one was Choi Sung-geon with his long hair.
“I really want to do this??”
Kang Woo-jin was actually calm.
“Yes. I’m curious too.”
“what?”
“Me or them.”
“What is that?”
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Without a long explanation, Woojin hammered the nail in.
“It’s worth a try.”
A few minutes later.
Ethan, who has a big nose, approaches Kang Woo-jin again, clearing his throat.
-Ugh.
I showed Woojin the storyboard for the newly added ‘CQC’ scene in ‘Beneficial Evil’.
“What kind of cut do you think it will be?”
Kang Woo-jin filmed a scene without a second of hesitation.
“This scene would be appropriate.”
“······Are you sure?”
“No problem.”
“All right.”
The reason Ethan hesitated was simple. The scene Woojin shot was a high-level cut even among the continuities. To put it simply, the main character, Kang Woojin, had to subdue four opponents by himself.
Soon, Ethan looked at PD Song Man-woo and spoke to him in English.
“Let’s get started. Feel free to take pictures if you want.”
PD Song Man-woo, who received the message through an interpreter, gave instructions to the assistant director and the martial arts director. The two who received the instructions moved quickly. The martial arts director moved the dozens of martial arts team members who filled the action school to the outskirts, and the assistant director moved the making team a little closer to the set-up camera.
A large, scattered foreign team gathers. Their leader, Ethan, gives a briefing while showing the storyboard.
“Kang Woo-jin wants this cut. There’s no need to force it, but I think it’s necessary to surprise him.”
Ethan probably won’t be participating in the test.
“Are you okay?”
“······It doesn’t seem like Kang Woo-jin is ignoring ‘CQC’, but he seems to be taking it lightly. It’s important to see his form, but it’s also necessary to let him know in advance that it’s difficult.”
“Hmm. I heard that actor Kang Woo-jin is currently very popular in Korea. Maybe his high self-esteem is clouding his judgment.”
“Use only half your power, just enough to imprint on your body how difficult the ‘CQC’ you are about to learn is.”
“All right.”
Ethan’s idea was simple. First, you need to clearly understand how intense ‘CQC’ is, and then you can establish a firm attitude and stance when learning it. If you are ambiguous, you will definitely get hurt or have an accident. In short, he was going to broaden the horizons of the arrogant Kang Woo-jin.
If it’s considered consideration, then it’s considered consideration.
yet.
-Ugh.
Ethan’s team of four stood in the center of the action school. They were big, but their natural flowing force was extraordinary. Dozens of martial arts team members, actors, and staff members who surrounded them and moved to the outskirts all had excited faces. This kind of spectacle is not something you can see easily.
At this point, Kang Woo-jin approached Ethan’s team of four.
Here, the largest foreign man among the four asked Kang Woo-jin in English.
“······Are the clothes okay as is?”
Kang Woo-jin briefly pulled down his long-sleeved shirt and slacks and answered quietly.
“That’s enough.”
Soon, Kang Woo-jin and the four Hollywood stuntmen with their muscular bodies took their places. Woo-jin was in the center of the action school, and the four stuntmen stood around Kang Woo-jin in a somewhat irregular manner. It felt like they were surrounding Woo-jin in a somewhat arbitrary manner.
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The scene itself to be implemented was like that.
Of course, in the storyboard scene, the four opponents were sitting and had completely different poses, but for the test, we just had to create an appropriate composition and move them for convenience.
within.
-Ugh.
The four people surrounding Kang Woo-jin were given plastic models. It was a knife and a pistol. The dozens of martial arts team members who filled the outskirts whispered at this sight.
“Wow- You’re holding each one well. If you give guns and knives to those lumps, wouldn’t they be scary as hell even if they’re just models?”
“Even though Kang Woo-jin looks so calm, to be honest, I would be a little scared.”
They say that watching other people fight is the most fun when watching, but they had quite a lot of doubts when watching Kang Woo-jin. No matter what, the opponent was a Hollywood stunt team, right? This was the same for Choi Sung-geon, PD Song Man-woo, and the martial arts director. However, they were more worried.
But for now, let’s just wait and see.
I thought there must be a reason why the silent Kang Woo-jin was moving.
That Kang Woo-jin is like that now.
‘Whew-‘
He was releasing strength from his body. He amplified flexibility. He recalled the control of strength. And he pulled up many things. It started with the male protagonist of ‘Beneficial Evil’, ‘Jang Yeon-woo’. Everything about ‘Jang Yeon-woo’ who received orders from his master spread through Woo-jin’s blood vessels. He added ‘martial arts’ on top of it. But it wasn’t the end. Finally, he pulled out the ‘CQC’ that he had recently engraved.
moment.
-Ugh.
The air surrounding Kang Woo-jin, who slowly brushed his black hair back, changed. No, to be exact, was the breath he was exhaling different? It was indifferent but cold. Half of the emotion in his eyes disappeared. Instead, a cold judgment was formed. His body did not move at all. A cold air, an indescribable force, enveloped Kang Woo-jin.
Kang Woo-jin’s vision was completely different from before.
The dozens of martial arts team members watching him, the staff of ‘Beneficial Evil’, the key staff, the actors, and their teams all disappeared. The same goes for the sense of body. The soft mat on the soles of his feet and the faint smell of sweat from the action school were also gone.
The background that Woojin was seeing now was the interior of a shabby building.
A squeaking noise was heard from somewhere. It was raining. A strange smell wafted. It was the smell of a shabby building soaked in rain. The background of the storyboard scene was printed out in Kang Woo-jin’s eyes.
At that moment.
“Action.”
The signal from PD Song Man-woo, who had a beard, dropped. Then, the four people surrounding Kang Woo-jin took their stances. There was some acting involved. The man with a bear-like body stood blankly and glared at Woo-jin, and the man with a half-shaven head who had a knife on his waist stuck one hand into his pocket. The man with tattoos all over his neck and both arms, and the man with a thick beard slowly approached Woo-jin from both diagonal sides.
PD Song Man-woo swallowed hard while crossing his arms.
‘Certainly – their posture is on a different level. But······Why isn’t Woojin moving at all?’
Even though the opponent had started to hunt the prey, Woojin remained where he was. His eyes were different from those of ordinary people. Yes, the real prey was not Kang Woojin, but the four foreign men who had started the hunt. All of their movements seemed to be in slow motion to Woojin.
Time was fair to everyone, but in Kang Woo-jin’s eyes, it was evidence that he was making quick decisions.
The bear-like one is the leader. His posture is the most relaxed, but his aggressiveness is strong. The half-shaven one has a sword on his waist. It is short and flashy, but sharp.
Kang Woojin’s eyes moved slightly.
‘On the right diagonal, a tattooed guy was holding a pistol. I was nervous.’
The bastard’s index finger keeps twitching. He’ll raise his gun at the slightest movement. It takes 2 seconds to recognize, aim, and shoot. That bastard’s arms are long. I can use them. Woojin’s eyes changed direction.
‘The bearded man on the left has a sword. But he is clumsy.’
The evidence was that he kept fiddling with his sword. He was familiar with the technique, but he had recently changed his sword. Gradually, information about the guys was quickly fed to Kang Woo-jin. The answer came quickly.
“Within 3 minutes.”
As soon as Kang Woo-jin finished talking to himself.
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-Ugh.
Suddenly, he moved his feet. He walked straight ahead at his usual pace. However, he was not in a hurry. His destination was the bear-like man standing in front of him, farthest away from his subordinates. The bear-like man frowned as he watched him walk toward him with a blank expression. However, Woojin did not stop.
-Thump, thump.
Of course, this wasn’t reality.
A production similar to reality. In addition, they are implementing the martial arts storyboard scene. So, guns are guns, but martial arts and techniques are important. In fact, the stunt team planned to deviate from the storyboard from this first movement. If they went with the storyboard that ‘Jang Yeon-woo’ swept away, they wouldn’t be able to tell Kang Woo-jin the difficulty of ‘CQC’.
Kang Woo-jin should be easily subdued.
Even if you notice, it’s not difficult to make him relax his legs and kneel.
The bear-like man is motionless. On the other hand, two of the three people surrounding Kang Woo-jin start attacking. The first to reach Woo-jin is a tattooed man holding a pistol with both hands.
-hook!
Suddenly, Kang Woojin turned his body towards him. And then, with a stride, he closed the distance in one breath. The tattooed man flinched. Kang Woojin’s current movements were also off-plan, off-script.
A man with such a tattoo instinctively.
“Ugh!”
He raised the gun. Before he could raise it, Woojin’s left hand stopped him. The tattooed man panicked. Kang Woojin was a beat ahead. Woojin’s right hand wrapped around his left hand. It was the hand holding the gun. Woojin naturally turned his back and bent his arm.
In a moment.
Kang Woo-jin crosses his legs behind a man’s back.
The tattooed man’s posture collapsed. He fell to his knees.
‘Ugh.’
It wasn’t acting. It was real. At the same time, Woojin snatched the gun from his hand that was bent behind his back.
-Bam.
The gun landed on the tattooed man’s forehead.
At this time, the tattooed man’s face was filled with question marks.
“???”
Because I was wondering what had happened to me just now.
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