Protrusion (4)/This is free
Hong Hye-yeon frowned as she watched Kang Woo-jin, who was a few steps away from her in the white van. He was raising the corners of his mouth in front of the van. Hong Hye-yeon’s face became increasingly serious.
“···What is that guy? What is he doing?”
The seriousness of her behavior was heightened by the fact that she was dressed as detective Jeong Hyeon-hee. Ben Ahn couldn’t hear Woo-jin’s voice very well. Something was blurry.
“Heheh······It won’t work. Keep going···”
Clearly, it was a frivolous smile that you would never see from the usual Kang Woo-jin.
Thanks to you.
-hook!
Hong Hye-yeon immediately moved her body while throwing away the pink blindfold she had placed on her forehead.
-Drunk!
Hong Hye-yeon opened Ben’s door and quickly ran to Kang Woo-jin.
“Mr. Woojin!”
At this moment, Kang Woo-jin stopped laughing. No, he flinched. Given the situation, Hong Hye-yeon had a high chance of seeing Kang Woo-jin disarm his concept. Therefore, Woo-jin was motionless. Even though Hong Hye-yeon called him, he just stared blankly out the window of the van.
but.
“Kang Woojin!”
Hong Hye-yeon, who stood right behind Woo-jin as if she couldn’t stand it anymore, grabbed Kang Woo-jin’s shoulder and turned him around. Soon, Woo-jin saw Hong Hye-yeon’s face. Her face, with her long hair tied up, was very serious. Kang Woo-jin immediately felt troubled. No. This was a crisis.
“······”
“······”
A moment of silence. Kang Woo-jin and Hong Hye-yeon just stared at each other without saying a word. Then, it was Kang Woo-jin who opened the conversation first. He was cautious and spoke in a low tone.
“···How long have you been here?”
“From the beginning.”
At that moment, Kang Woo-jin’s hard face twitched slightly. Then he let out a slightly tired sigh.
“after······”
It was at this time that self-abandonment was mixed in.
-Thump!
Suddenly, Hong Hye-yeon grabbed Kang Woo-jin by both shoulders and shook him violently.
“That won’t do!”
Kang Woojin’s face shook without stopping. But Hong Hyeyeon didn’t stop, and suddenly she put her face right in front of Woojin’s nose. It’s close. Too close? Woojin pulled his face back without realizing it.
However, Hong Hye-yeon examines Kang Woo-jin’s eyes with seriousness. 1 second, 5 seconds, 10 seconds.
mudfish.
“Wake up!”
Once again, Hong Hye-yeon boldly shook Kang Woo-jin’s shoulders.
That moment.
“What’s wrong?! What’s going on?!!”
In front of me, Choi Sung-geon with his long hair runs. Behind him, Jang Su-hwan, who is large, follows. It was as if things were not going to work out. There were more people. At this time, Choi Sung-geon was figuring out Kang Woo-jin and Hong Hye-yeon’s personalities.
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“Hey hey! Wait a minute!”
He ran over and separated himself from Woojin and Hong Hyeyeon.
“Are you guys fighting right now?!”
A strange misunderstanding occurred. Regardless, Hong Hye-yeon grabbed Choi Sung-geon’s shoulder and pointed to Kang Woo-jin.
“That’s not it! It’s Woojin right now.”
“Why Woojin?! What?!”
“Woojin was laughing by himself! That was hilarious.”
“······Huh? Woojin laughed?”
“Have you ever seen me smile, Oppa?”
Choi Sung-geon also took it a little seriously.
“Woojin laughed out loud? Alone?”
Soon, everyone turned their gaze to the indifferent Kang Woo-jin. And then Hong Hye-yeon spoke again. Still serious.
“You were just laughing and talking to yourself. The way you were laughing was completely different from how Woojin usually is.”
She, who had been humming, shouted at Kang Woo-jin.
“Get out! Don’t get eaten by the manager. Woojin is not a psychopath or a sociopath!”
Yes? Kang Woo-jin was dazed for a moment. But Hong Hye-yeon didn’t stop talking.
“Of course, Woojin’s laughter just now was a bit more sly than Manager Park’s… but that was even creepier. The filming is over, right? You were too immersed in it, right? Can’t you get out of it?”
Choi Sung-geon also looked closely at Kang Woo-jin’s face and expressed his concern.
“Really? Really? Are you having a hard time? Can you make an appointment with a psychiatrist? It’s okay, there are quite a few actors who go to psychiatrists.”
“···no.”
“You have to be more careful when learning method! So let’s go.”
At this moment, Kang Woo-jin’s head was spinning very fast. He had to go to a psychiatrist, which he had never had to go to before. Give me an answer, give me an answer, whatever it is. A clever way to overcome the current situation and not go to a psychiatrist.
at that time.
‘ah.’
Something suddenly came to mind. Woojin immediately cynically recited the excuse that had just occurred to him.
“No, that wasn’t a joke just now.”
The answer came quickly from Hong Hye-yeon, who narrowed her eyes.
“······No? Then?”
“I played a character in the scenario of ‘The Lost Island.’”
“‘Island of the Lost’? What is that?”
“Director Kwon Ki-taek’s script.”
Soon, Choi Sung-geon turned his gaze to Hong Hye-yeon, showing a reaction like “Ah-”.
“That’s what it was? Oh, wow. I didn’t say much because it’s not confirmed yet, but ‘The Island of the Missing’ is Director Kwon Ki-taek’s next work.”
“···Did Woojin receive the script for Director Kwon Ki-taek’s next film?”
“Oh, I got it.”
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“Really? Director Kwon, don’t you give it to me after you’ve done all the verification of the actors? And I haven’t heard any news about your next project.”
“Woojin has been verified. And Director Kwon’s next work seems to be a foreign project.”
“So, does that mean only Woojin received the scenario now?”
In response to the question, Choi Sung-geon glanced at the silent Woo-jin and then answered.
“Well, the movie company said they gave it to several actors, but judging by how quiet it is, it seems like only Woojin got it.”
Hong Hye-yeon, her eyes widening, turned her gaze to Kang Woo-jin.
“······PD Song Man-woo is joining Director Kwon Ki-taek as soon as filming is over?”
“Nothing has been decided yet.”
“So, as soon as you finished filming for Park Dae-ri, you immediately started practicing Director Kwon Ki-taek’s character? Without resting?”
“I didn’t do it to practice, I just did it because I was bored.”
“What character is it?”
“Dual personality. I can’t say more than that.”
“Ah, that’s why the smile was more annoying than the manager······”
This place was no longer an ‘Island of Disappearance’ but an ‘Island of Delusion’ itself. In any case, Woojin felt a deep sense of relief inside, but lowered his voice.
“I know it was a misunderstanding, but thank you for your concern.”
I made up my mind.
‘Wow, man, I really can’t let my guard down from now on.’
back.
After ‘Island of Delusion’ was more or less settled, Hong Hye-yeon returned to the filming set after greeting Woo-jin appropriately for some reason and then suddenly saying she was going to practice her script. On the other hand, many actors saw Kang Woo-jin off on his way home from work.
Of course, Ryu Jung-min is one of them, as are all the leading actors who appeared in today’s filming.
“Woojin, I heard your film was selected for the final round at the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’? Congratulations.”
“I heard that the sponsor changed this time and the scale of the event has expanded significantly? I was invited, too, so I’ll go when I have time. I see that many domestic masters and foreign directors have been invited.”
“A lot of actors go to Mise-en-scène, right? The awards ceremony is on May 7th, right? Oh, then our drama’s first episode is on the 15th, so if we do well, Woo-jin could get involved, right?”
“If it gets a lot of attention and becomes an issue, then of course we should link it up, right? If the film festival goes well and our viewer ratings go up, then this year’s rising actor is definitely Woojin, right?”
The actors were mostly interested in Kang Woo-jin’s ‘Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival’. Of course, they didn’t know that Hong Hye-yeon was going to appear in ‘Detective Agency’. It was a secret. Among them, the usually generous Jang Tae-san lightly blurted out a phrase that came to mind while watching Woo-jin.
“But I heard that this year’s Mise-en-scène also introduced a new award for actors? At first glance, didn’t Park Jung-hyuk appear? Haha, if we do this well, there’ll be a scene where Woo-jin and Park Jung-hyuk fight over the award? Then I’ll vote for Woo-jin.”
This noisy send-off ended 30 minutes later, and the van Woojin was in was quiet. Han Ye-jeong, the stylist who had suffered with him, was nodding off. Jang Su-hwan, the usually noisy road driver, just drove silently. Choi Sung-geon, the passenger, also looked down at his phone without saying a word.
and.
‘Something feels strange.’
Kang Woo-jin also just stared out the dark window with a blank expression. There was no need to go to the filming set of ‘Profiler Hanryang’ that he had grown attached to, even though it was like hell. Except for the first episode dinner, he had no reason to see the entire staff or actors.
‘How does it feel to be discharged from the military leaving behind comrades who have suffered together? I guess I need to get used to separation a little bit as an actor.’
Yes, discharged from the military. Woojin’s current mood was exactly the same as the day he was discharged. Around that time.
“Woojin.”
Choi Sung-geon, in the passenger seat, opened his diary and turned around to ask.
“Are you sure you’re okay? If you need a psychiatrist, let me know.”
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No, I will never go. Woojin answered with a determined voice.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine.”
Choi Sung-geon nodded and began to tell Kang Woo-jin about his schedule for this week.
“You worked hard on the filming. From tomorrow until the 30th, I’ll work on the post-production of ‘Profile Hanryang’, and I’ll take care of other things including the profile editing. Let’s get some rest on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. As for the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’, roughly speaking – we can start preparing from May 4th.”
Kang Woo-jin, who was calculating the date in his head, answered quietly.
“Yes, sir.”
Kang Woo-jin finally got his first holiday.
A few days later.
April has already ended and May has begun. Today is Saturday, May 2nd. Of course, it was a weekend morning like any other, but the film industry was a little different.
『’Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival’, grand opening on April 30th/Photo』
Because the ‘Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival’, which had been quite aggressively promoted two days ago, opened. The Mise-en-scène Film Festival was scheduled to open on the 30th, screen for about 6 days, and hold the closing ceremony and awards ceremony on the 7th.
and.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been to COEX.”
Kang Woo-jin appeared at the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’ that was currently in full swing. The location was CCV COEX. It was a large movie theater and the time was 9:30 in the morning.
“Wow, there are quite a lot of people.”
Kang Woo-jin was a little surprised by the larger crowd than expected, even in the early morning. Not all of those crowds were there for the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’. Anyway, Woo-jin checked the time.
‘It started at 10 in the morning, right?’
The funny thing is that Kang Woo-jin’s behavior is a bit strange. He’s wearing a black jacket, but he’s wearing a black hat and mask. It’s like he’s a celebrity. Well, he’s an actor, but he hasn’t even officially debuted yet. Even so, the reason Woo-jin is dressed like this is because of Choi Sung-geon’s advice.
‘Huh? You want to go and see it in person when ‘Detective Agency’ is being filmed? Oh- Well, that’ll be fine. It’s a different feeling to see it on a big screen than to see it on a preview test. It’s okay to go, but do you have to cover your face before you go? Okay?’
If you think about it, it was right. If you watch ‘Detective Agency’ with other people and you recognize Kang Woo-jin, things will get a bit bothersome. Today, Woo-jin is enjoying a private vacation, so it’s better to be careful about everything.
“You just have to cover your face. No one recognizes you anyway.”
Kang Woo-jin entered the huge COEX. He thought he could just go to the movie theater, but there was a film festival sign posted right at the entrance.
Then, Woojin arrived at the CCV COEX movie theater.
The ‘Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival’ was, as expected, not held in the general screening area, but in a specially prepared special theater. The event atmosphere was evident right from the entrance. There were staff members wearing festival-related clothing, life-size figures with promotional pictures, etc.
Above all else.
‘Huh? How many people are here?’
There were quite a lot of people who came to enjoy the film festival from the first time. The lobby was almost full of people. There must have been more than a hundred people. There were reporters taking pictures here and there, and there were also a few BJs and YouTubers holding their phones on poles.
So Kang Woo-jin was a little nervous.
‘This is really good.’
By the way, the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’ screening room is not only here. There are about 30 short films screened, 10 each, and they rotate 10 films each day. There are a total of 3 locations. In other words, today was the first day that ‘Detective Agency’ was screened.
anyway.
-Ugh.
Kang Woo-jin paused for a moment and picked up a film festival pamphlet placed on a pillar. There was a lot of information written on it. It had movie schedules and things related to the film festival.
Among them, what Kang Woo-jin focused on was the screening schedule.
‘Let’s watch ‘Detective Agency’ – oh, the first time slot is at 10 o’clock.’
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Since it is a short story, it takes a little over 3 hours to watch all 10 episodes. Among them, ‘Detective Agency’ was the first episode because of its long running time. Therefore, Woojin got the tickets he had reserved in advance.
‘Is this it?’
I opened the door to the special theater written on the sign. The interior was almost the same as a regular theater. However, it was larger. The lights were still on because it was before the screening, but as expected, there were quite a few people. Since it was getting close to the time, about 80% of the 500 seats were filled.
The age range was also diverse.
People who came alone, couples, friends, and the elderly. There were so many people that even the noise of their conversation was noisy. However, no one paid attention to Kang Woo-jin. Only a few people glanced at him. Perhaps because he was wearing a mask. Of course, Kang Woo-jin didn’t pay much attention either and sat down in his assigned seat.
It was the end seat near the entrance in the middle.
At the same time, Kang Woo-jin, who had switched his phone to silent mode, took a deep breath. Thinking about himself appearing on the large screen in front of him made him feel a bit anxious. It also felt awkward.
‘Whew – I’ve seen the faces of top actors all the time, but would I have ever imagined that my face would appear on that big screen?’
I was nervous. As Sung-Geon Choi said, it was a different feeling from the test presentation. In addition.
‘Since there’s an audience, the reaction will be real-time, right?’
There were hundreds of spectators around him to see his acting and face. Kang Woo-jin’s heartbeat gradually increased.
Right then.
“I told you it’s right here.”
“Okay, right?”
“Shut up and find a seat.”
Kang Woo-jin heard male voices coming from the entrance. The problem is.
“Huh?”
It was a very familiar voice to Woojin. Thanks to that, Kang Woojin naturally turned his head to the left. He saw three men. As soon as he saw them, Woojin quickly lowered his head!
The reason was simple.
‘Why those crazy guys!!’
The men were Kang Woo-jin’s testicle friends. Starting with the sturdy Kim Dae-young, Lee Kyung-sung, and Na Hyung-goo. If Kang Woo-jin were added, the original four-person group would be complete. That’s why Woo-jin desperately covered his face.
For some reason, it felt like it had to be that way.
Fortunately, his friends did not notice Kang Woo-jin and passed right next to him while talking to each other. The first one was Kim Dae-young. He walked down the stairs briskly and spoke quietly to his friends.
“Oh, it’s really far ahead.”
The answer came quickly from the plump Lee Kyung-sung, holding popcorn in one hand.
“Hey, isn’t this the kind of movie where your balls break behind your back?”
Na Hyeong-gu, who felt like a parasitic brother, agreed.
“My neck is definitely going to fall off.”
Despite grumbling, the three sat down in the front row, and Kim Dae-young, who had switched his phone to silent mode, explained the reason.
“Ah, this is the only place with three seats.”
Soon, Lee Kyung-seong, who was chewing popcorn, suddenly summoned Kang Woo-jin.
“Kang Woojin doesn’t come out even on weekends, so he must have a girlfriend.”
“Leave him alone. He was already quite popular among us.”
“No, it’s a bit annoying to hide it.”
“I guess that’s because you and Hyung-gu would have been nagging to show it to me if I told them.”
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This moment.
-Ugh.
The bright lights in the theater gradually dimmed. At the same time, the noisy interior suddenly became quiet. It was a signal that the movie was about to start. Thanks to that, the three stopped talking for a while.
-♬♪
On the large screen in front, a promotional video for the ‘Mise-en-scène Film Festival’ was played along with cheerful sound effects. The video wasn’t long. Maybe 5 minutes?
Then all the lights in the theater went out. The movie title was displayed on the large screen along with gray fog.
-‘Detective Agency’
Five seconds later, the title disappeared and the sound of a window opening filled the otherwise quiet theater. ‘Detective Agency’ had begun.
-Knock knock.
Kim Dae-young and his friends stared at the screen, concentrating. The same was true for the 500 or so audience members. At that moment, a video appeared on the dark screen.
Kim Ryu-jin came out through an old window with the words ‘Detective Agency’ written on it.
[“Hoo-”]
Kim Ryu-jin, with his dull eyes and soulless face, exhales a long puff of cigarette smoke.
and.
[“Shall we go see the client?”]
He crumpled his cigarette on the windowsill.
This moment.
“······?”
“?!”
“???”
Kim Dae-young, Lee Kyung-sung, and Na Hyung-goo all opened their mouths slightly. Naturally, their eyes were on the screen. The sturdy Kim Dae-young blinked his eyes incessantly, and Lee Kyung-sung stopped holding the popcorn. Na Hyung-goo frowned and tilted his head.
Why would that be?
Because his testicle friend, Kang Woo-jin, was moving on that large screen. What is this? What the hell is going on? This wasn’t just a panic. It was something that would make a ghost cry. It wasn’t just a resemblance, it was definitely Kang Woo-jin.
soon.
-Ugh.
The three people who had been staring at the screen lowered their heads as if they had planned it, and looked at each other with wide eyes filled with shock. They paced back and forth. They were so surprised that their mouths were wide open. Their eyes were similar.
Right?
Then, Woojin’s three testicle friends once again looked up at the large screen where Kim Ryujin was visible. And then they almost simultaneously convulsed inside. Maybe they were going crazy.
‘Fuck!! Why are you there?!!!’
‘That kid! Why are you lying there pretending to be an actor??!’
‘What the heck······Is this a dream?!!’
It seemed like the testicle friends had witnessed Woojin’s first debut.
