Beast (1)

 

The morning of July 2nd.

A city street where the streets are a bit dirty and there are homeless people everywhere. Tall buildings and various shops are lined up closely together, and people are moving around busily on the sidewalks.

How are the roads?

-Bangbang! bread! Bang bang!!!

As soon as the traffic jam started, ear-splitting horns erupted from all over the place. The driver of the yellow taxi rolls down his window and curses at the car in front.

“Fuck!! “Please go!!”

The pickup truck in front also rolled down its window and responded with curses.

“Can’t you shut up?! Who wouldn’t want to go if it were me?!! hey! “Do you want to die?!!”

There is shouting and shouting. It fills the road. The city was filled with a lot of noise. It was mind-boggling, but the people living here were spending their time as if they were used to it. Among them, the taxi driver who rolled down his window and cursed, his eyes widened.

“W-what is that??!”

A strange man on the sidewalk in front. No, is that a human? Because I saw a scary clown that confused the taxi driver. Looking at the sidewalk in his direction, there was clearly a ‘clown’ walking. His wet red hair was shiny and his face was pale. His eyes and nose leaves are black or red.

The clothes also pretend to be pious, but the colors are unusual.

Red jacket and pants, blue shirt, yellow vest, worn brown shoes, and red and blue matching socks.

The funny thing is.

-Trudge, trudge.

His posture is very majestic. The energy it emits is such that it will push away anyone who gets in its way. Even the beastliness was felt.

-Trudge, trudge.

‘clown’. No, ‘Joker’ had a cigarette in his mouth. A long puff of smoke blew out. He ran a hand through his red hair. He doesn’t stop walking. People passing by or in cars on the road are staring at him. It was like looking at a wild animal that escaped from the zoo.

Or an infectious disease that spreads arbitrarily.

Whatever it was, ‘Joker’ was not ‘ordinary’ to people. It was noticeable and enough to create a sense of danger and threat. Some people even reported it to the police. Some pointed the finger at ‘Joker’. Some people laughed while watching ‘Joker’. Some people were so startled that they ran away.

So what? What are you going to do?

Kang Woo-jin’s unstoppable advance, no different from ‘Joker’, did not stop. Two people, one with a camera on their shoulders, took turns taking pictures in front and next to Woojin.

“Whoa-”

Kang Woo-jin took a long puff of smoke and then suddenly.

-♬♪

I left my body to the rhythm of the music I heard on the street. started dancing. The expressions on the faces of people who were amazed at his dancing became even more bizarre. What on earth is that crazy guy doing? The more it happened, the more intense Woojin’s dancing became with a cigarette in his mouth.

At this time, he spun around in his seat.

“I’m going crazy with fun.”

He chanted lowly and innocently. Soon, the camera that was filming him fell out. And another camera takes a picture of Kang Woo-jin directly from about ten steps away.

-Sigh.

Kang Woo-jin took out a new cigarette, blew smoke into the sky, and walked again. One step, two steps, three steps. As expected, there is no hesitation. Jinjin is not behind such a ‘Joker’.

‘You’re killing the picture.’

It was being displayed vividly on monitors watched by hundreds of foreigners and director Ang Bok. Here, the direction that director Anga Bok wanted gradually began to emerge. Foreign staff members internally evaluate it.

‘There’s a saying, life is a comedy from afar, but a tragedy when you see it up close. I’ve incorporated that into the steps of ‘Joker’.’

‘I thought it was a good scene when I heard the storyboard description – but it’s even better when I see it in person.’

‘Joker’s thick, smile-like torn lip makeup makes it look like he’s smiling from afar, but the closer he gets to the camera, the more you feel it. ‘Joker’ is expressionless now.’

There was a twist in Kang Woo-jin’s face displayed on the actual monitor. When he was far away, it looked like he was laughing, but as he got closer, the real expression inside his lips was expressionless. He was stiff and indifferent. This was director Ang Bok’s goal.

The coexistence of ‘comedy’ and ‘tragedy’. And the main body is like the clown ‘Joker’ satirizing the people of the world. I know you sometimes wear a smiling mask, but I am liberated.

It was then.

“hey!!”

A man’s cry was heard from behind Kang Woo-jin. Woojin stopped and turned his head behind her, brushing her red hair. Two large police officers were gesturing from quite a distance away.

“What are you! come here!!”

It was the police who came after receiving a report. He took pictures of the camera and the police, then turned the angle to Woojin’s face. In the past, he would have frozen and shuddered from tension, but now he was an awakened ‘Joker.’ He was taking a long drag on his cigarette, then he placed one hand on his chest and bowed slightly, as if greeting the police with a curtain call.

This looked extremely bizarre in the eyes of the police.

Because the guy dressed up as a creepy ‘clown’ suddenly showed some manners.

“What, what is that crazy guy?”

However, there was no courtesy in the shout that came out of Kang Woo-jin’s mouth.

“Hello fat guys!”

The policemen’s eyes widened.

“!!!”

“Catch that bastard!!”

Two fat police officers started waddling and running. Kang Woo-jin or ‘Joker’ laughs loudly.

“Hehehe!”

ran similarly. Unlike the police, their faces were insanely excited. Whether painted or real. The camera behind him clearly captured red and blue mismatched socks beneath his fluttering pants.

The world of ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’.

“Hehehe! Ha ha ha ha ha!”

The ‘Joker’ appeared and started going on a rampage.

A truly terrifying clown having fun. Camera, close-up of Joker’s face from the front as he starts running. He had two sharp, square eyes on his pale face, red dots on his eyebrows and the tip of his nose, and his lips that seemed to be several times thicker and were laughing so hard that he looked like a very maniacal idiot.

About a hundred foreign staff members were watching, including Choi Seong-geon with his arms crossed. He was feeling sad with his raised chicken meat.

‘Haha, it’s a shame I can’t wear ‘Joker’ face makeup for the ‘Emmy Awards.’

I imagined Kang Woo-jin walking the ‘Emmy Awards’ red carpet as he looks now. Strangely, her shiver exploded.

Afterwards.

“Cut. OK.”

Director Ga-bok Ang’s autograph was dropped. Soon, Kang Woo-jin with a strange face approached. He chats for a moment with director Gabok Ang. At this time, Choi Seong-gun’s cell phone, which was watching Woo-jin, vibrated for a long time.

-Sigh.

Choi Seong-gun quietly leaves the group and speaks on the phone. A few tens of minutes later, Kang Woo-jin, who had finished talking with director Ahn Ga-bok, was approached by Choi Seong-geon.

“Woojin.”

He was smiling and waving his cell phone.

“I received the script reading for ‘Beast and Beauty’ on July 18th, roughly two weeks away.”

A few days later, the 6th.

It’s late morning. The location was a huge ‘World Disney Pictures’ reminiscent of an amusement park. The main building within World Disney Pictures, where tourists still come and go. The production team of ‘Beast and Beauty’ gathered in one of the large conference rooms. Key staff, of course, director Bill Lautner, producer, etc.

In that conference room hallway.

-Sure.

Kang Woo-jin appeared wearing black short sleeves and jeans. The poker face is strong today as well.

The reason he came to ‘World Disney Pictures’ now was simple. There was a preliminary meeting related to ‘Beast’ and ‘Beautiful Bella’ before the script reading. Unlike other movies, ‘The Beast and Beauty’ was a work with an original work, and it was possible to read the script smoothly only if you first mastered the things to check in advance.

Anyway, Kang Woo-jin, equipped with the Concept Jill, entered the conference room.

‘Wow – there are a lot of people.’

Soon, several foreigners welcomed him, starting with director Bill Lautner. We chatted for about 10 minutes about topics such as greetings and recent issues. Woojin sat in the first seat by the window among the 11 seats set up. He looked at the left wall and saw that there was a screen hanging there, as if there was going to be a PPT.

at that time.

“Oh- Miley!”

Blonde Miley Cara also entered from the back door. The two main characters here are all gathered together. Soon, director Bill Lautner, who was looking closely at Kara’s face, asked her:

“Miley, is there anything else on this schedule today? “It feels like you put a lot of effort into your makeup and style.”

It actually did. Kara’s appearance was in full makeup and her hair was also something different from usual. Her straight, straight blonde hair was flowing. Kara shrugged her shoulders and shook her head, although she looked 100% quite nervous.

“No, not at all. “It’s the same as usual.”

“······Oh yeah? hmm-”

Miley Cara then looked over director Bill Lautner’s shoulder. In the light from the window, I saw Kang Woo-jin looking at the distributed materials indifferently. Kara consoled herself internally.

‘It’s okay, just treat it like normal. ‘As usual.’

She also moved to the indicated location. It was on the other side of Kang Woo-jin. As soon as Kara put her butt on the chair, Woojin, who had been looking at her tablet, raised her head. Our eyes met. Kang Woo-jin was the first to open her mouth.

“Miley, hello.”

Kara also said hello.

“yes. hello.”

Then, for some reason, Kara, who had been making eye contact with Kang Woojin, suddenly averted her eyes. what? Why is the reaction so strange? There was no change in his silent expression, but Woojin tilted his head inwardly.

‘Why is that woman like that? Did you just avoid your eyes for something?

A normal Kara would have led the conversation with a relaxed smile. But now she was behaving differently than usual. Kang Woo-jin did not know the English sentence. She didn’t really have any problems with Kara? Of course, it was obvious that he didn’t know. Thanks to the information given to Kara by Maria Armas.

‘Ah, you can just treat me like normal! ‘Why did you avert your eyes?’

This means that he is very concerned about Kang Woo-jin right now. In fact, from the day she saw Maria until now, Kara had never stopped thinking about her Ugin.

‘Hehe, that indifferent man couldn’t have said something like that. Maria must not have heard clearly. So, act like your original self.’

After becoming a top-tier Hollywood actress, Miley Kara experienced a whirlwind of emotions for the first time in her life. But she vehemently denied it. She got angry when Maria told her that she was flirting with Woo-jin Kang, and she also can’t make eye contact with her Woo-jin now.

Until now, if a man had attacked her, she would have rushed at her, but Kara had never been like this.

‘It’s just that Kang Woo-jin is a character I’ve never seen before, so I’m confused.’

By then, director Bill Lautner and other members of the production team were at the desk. A beam projector was projected onto the front screen, and data from ‘The Beast and Beauty’ were printed. From the design of the ‘Beast’, such as his appearance and costume, to his castle and the surrounding characters. It was a confirmed design. Director Bill Lautner begins his explanation.

Meanwhile, Kang Woo-jin was distracted by the design of the ‘beast’ on the screen.

‘Wow, Ji-rin, it was just a guess, but are you really serious? Doesn’t that make-up alone take a few hours??’

Kang Woo-jin tries to imagine himself as a ‘beast’ with lots of brown fur, sharp nails, and teeth. I was a little excited and scared. Coming this far, I realized that filming for ‘The Beast and Beauty’ was just around the corner. The explanation regarding the ‘Beast’ was roughly completed in about 30 minutes, and the next thing that appeared on the screen was the ‘Beautiful Bella’ design.

As soon as he saw it, Woojin felt it.

‘Oooh- it’s pretty?? It’s the same as the anime, it brings back great memories.’

And expectations grew. Because the synchronization rate between ‘Beautiful Bella’ and Miley Kara was quite high. You can see that from the front as her co-star. Soon, director Bill Lautner asked Woojin Kang.

“What do you think of ‘Beauty Bella’ as a ‘Beast’?”

Kang Woo-jin, who spoke in a cold tone contrary to his excited feelings, focused his gaze on Kara across from him.

“I think it suits Miley well.”

“······”

Kara, who made eye contact with Woojin for a moment, avoided his blue eyes again. No, what is it? What? Woojin’s curiosity grew. Director Bill Lautner, who did not know this, told Kara.

“Oh, Miley feels good right now. Like the contempt that ‘Beauty Bella’ feels towards ‘The Beast’ in the beginning. how is it? Do you like the ‘Beautiful Bella’ design?”

“······Yes, very much.”

“Thank goodness.”

Director Bill Lautner, smiling with satisfaction, began the briefing on ‘Beautiful Bella’. This entire meeting ended in about an hour. Since it was lunch time, everyone agreed to eat together, so Kang Woo-jin, Kara, and the rest of the foreigners left the conference room.

Soon, Woojin and Myla Kara got closer to the back door of the conference room.

Then.

-Sigh.

Among the foreigners leaving the conference room, Kang Woo-jin and Kara’s hands gently touched. Woojin didn’t notice anything, but for some reason, the blonde Kara flinched.

“······!”

She stopped walking and raised her hand conspicuously. Kang Woo-jin, who noticed this, also stopped walking. The production crew went their separate ways, wondering if the two actors had something to say. Soon, only Kang Woo-jin and Kara remained at the back door of the conference room, and Woo-jin, with a deep indifference, asked Kara lowly, holding her with one hand on her chest.

“Why are you doing that?”

But Kara didn’t really reply. She just feels her own heart beating as if it’s about to explode. She seemed a little distraught. At this point, Kara was sure. She whispers it.

“It was good….”

But Kang Woo-jin couldn’t hear properly.

‘Eh? Didn’t you just say something? ‘No, but this woman is not feeling well today?’

So I asked back.

“Miley, what did you say? “But maybe I’m not feeling well.”

Kara, who didn’t respond right away, held still with her free hand the hand that brushed against Woojin’s, then slowly aligned her blue eyes with Kang Woojin’s and muttered without realizing it.

“I think I like you.”

“······”

Kang Woo-jin, who was staring at the blonde Miley Kara’s face with an expressionless expression, answered.

“yeap?”

It’s a little broken.