Beast (5)

 

“I thought of another prank.”

Should I stop that monster, that clown? Is it okay if I leave it like that? He’s definitely done something. It was like that in the past, and there will be more pieces of meat like the corpses here. Reporter Robert Franklin was looking at the still smiling Joker. Chris Hartnett’s anguish deepened.

Then I realized.

‘ah.’

That you are being filmed.

together.

‘Crazy, experiencing this.’

Without knowing it was an act, I even worried that the ‘Joker’ smiling in front of me was a genuine threat to the real world. Meanwhile, the sound of Joker’s laughter spread throughout the alley.

“Hehehe, hahahaha!”

He smiles brightly while smoking a cigarette. The camera that was capturing Woojin in the bust slowly pulled back. Soon, Kang Woo-jin and Chris were caught on the monitor at the same time. Director Gabok Ang sees this.

‘They both seem to have forgotten that it’s acting.’

I was more focused than ever. Now he too was a third party. It wasn’t the director or anything. He was simply observing the ‘Joker’ in his eyes, witnessing the growth of a monster that was gradually descending into madness. What was being displayed on the monitor was already far beyond the smoke.

It was at the level of taking pictures of reality with a camera.

And executive producer Nora Foster in the back.

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I didn’t think or say anything. He covered his mouth with one hand and didn’t even move. No, it’s accurate to say that you don’t even realize that it’s hardened. What is it? What are you seeing right now? She was 100% familiar with the scenario of ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain’. Clearly, one of those scenes is in her angle.

Background, characters, breathing, directing, mood and many more.

Everything was the same as what I saw in the scenario. However, just one thing. The actors’ acting was completely different. As a result, even though the angle was the same as the scenario production, the explosive power and quality output were completely different.

‘···No, is it because you can’t predict it?’

Nora’s shock doubled because she could not guess at all. What is even more absurd.

‘Even though it’s running wild like that, the flow of the scene doesn’t deviate from the scenario at all.’

The scene is not out of sync. In some ways, it was a cut that depended on the actors’ quickness and sense, but the atmosphere and flow of the underlying scenario was moving naturally.

‘Did you two get it right in advance?’

No, there wasn’t time for that. So how on earth is your breathing so perfect?

Nora’s frozen body did not relax. The ‘Columbia Studios’ executives around her also don’t make any moves.

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Because I was busy watching. With the opening of the ‘Cinematic Universe’, the villain who will take charge of the beginning is running around.

At this time, ‘Joker’ or Woojin stopped laughing. He puffed out his cigarette.

“ha-”

Kang Woo-jin stroked his flowing red hair with both hands. The gaze is empty. Somewhere between heaven and earth is ambiguous. His thick, chapped red lips opened.

“Robert, what does your camera capture?”

“······well. Several. “Anything that will get people’s attention.”

“Ignorance, contempt, persecution, discrimination, prejudice, contempt, violence. Things like that?”

“Well, that’s right.”

“The world is no fun these days, Robert.”

Suddenly, Woojin twitched his lips.

“Everyone ignores everyone else.”

He gradually raised his voice. It feels like a build-up to anger and madness.

“And yet everyone hates everyone! Persecute! Don’t look down on me! Discriminate those who are inferior to you, and be prejudiced against those who are better than you! If you are different, use violence! “Violence even if they are similar to you!!”

Woojin’s crumpled face, which had been showing a frenzy full of evil, instantly became peaceful.

“But everyone says the same thing. Hold on, you hold on. Patience and patience. It’s only like that on the outside. “Nobody cares what’s inside.”

Kang Woo-jin hits the two pieces of meat in front of him with his foot.

“Who cares about these things?”

His eyes landed on Chris standing on his right.

“Robert. “You also followed me because of my behavior and face. If it weren’t for you, you wouldn’t have paid attention, right?”

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“Ah, what is this? “I felt good.”

Kang Woo-jin suddenly turned around, taking out the silver gun he had been carrying on his stomach.

“You said earlier that you thought of another prank, right? “This is it.”

Woojin attaches the gun he is holding to Chris’ forehead. Chris is clearly embarrassed.

“What, what what what? Don’t do this, Nana just said. “Why don’t we play another prank?”

“Hey, Robert. I’m not making you an offer right now. “I’m giving orders.”

“Command?”

“Yes, an order to turn into an asshole and roll around on the floor.”

Chris, sensing that he was screwed, took a step back. Little by little, the muzzle of the gun moved further away, but ‘Joker’ continued to aim at Chris’ forehead. Is this part in the scenario? No, the two actors were running wild and free.

Chris raised his slightly trembling hands to his chest and forced a smile.

“Hey, buddy. “It’s a joke, right?”

“okay. It’s a joke.”

“Oh, no- please. please!”

“hmm?”

“please! Oh my god. “Save me.”

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At that moment, Kang Woo-jin raised the red eyebrows on his pale face. He quickly caught up with Chris. Then he stabbed the sky with the index finger of his remaining hand.

“The nobleman up there is not a god to you, he is a bystander. I am God to you now. out of it?”

“Oh, no. that’s right. you are god help me.”

“hmm-”

Woojin, who was laughing so hard, put the muzzle of a gun in Chris’ mouth.

“Actually, I’m not a god either, I’m just a capricious person.”

“······Ugh!”

I pulled the trigger of the silver gun. At that moment, a bang sounded in Chris’s ear! A few gunshots rang out. No, it was a mistake. Actually, it’s not Bang Bang!

-Clang, clank, clank.

Only the sound of an empty gun was spreading. Kang Woo-jin smiled and took out the muzzle of the gun that was stuck in Chris’ mouth.

“I told you, right? “He’s a fickle person.”

Kang Woo-jin, who had the silver gun stuck to his stomach again, took out a card from his red jacket pocket and put it in the pocket of Chris’ jeans.

“See you again, handsome reporter.”

Kang Woo-jin suddenly runs out of the alley. The camera takes pictures of his back and runs with him. A camera is added, showing a close-up of Chris’ face stretched out on the floor. It’s because the tension has eased.

-Sigh.

Then he slowly took out the card that ‘Joker’ had just stuck in his pants. The camera shared Chris’ view.

The card comes with a picture of a ‘clown’.

-‘(Joker)’

It was written in English, and there were numbers written in red on the back.

“Um, phone number?”

It was the business card of ‘Joker’.

After a while.

Chris Hartnett, who plays the role of reporter ‘Robert Franklin’, harmonized his chemistry and gave a closing performance with a short line according to the scene. The camera that was slightly above his bust moves. Close-up of the ‘Joker’ business card in Chris’ hand.

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There was a moment of silence throughout the scene. Quiet for a leisurely cut. It was roughly about 10 seconds. Hundreds of foreign staff all looked at Director Ang Bok.

yet.

“···Cut.”

A signature was spit out from Director Gabok Ang’s wrinkled mouth.

“OK.”

Director Angabok walked straight to the filming zone, ignoring the slightly bustling surroundings. They called Kang Woo-jin, who was sitting a little away from Chris and who had several makeup teams attached to him. Director Ga-bok Ang smiled with satisfaction at the two gathered actors.

“Fantastic. No, it was more than that. Thanks to your creative acting and free breathing, the volume of the scene was several times louder than the original scene. This is why I continue to direct. “It was an act that easily surpassed my imagination.”

It was a very high praise. It wasn’t just lip service. Director Ga-bok Ang was actually feeling trembled before or even now when he was looking at the monitor. When a scene that was only seen in writing is realized in reality by an actor, and when the scene goes far beyond the director’s imagination, the director feels a pleasure that cannot be expressed in words.

‘But that is not a moment that can be found so easily.’

There were many directors who did not experience such a rare and rare phenomenon. A number of conditions, including script, actors, and director, had to match well to decide whether to meet or not, and the actors’ abilities were the greatest.

Now Director Anga Bok is very satisfied.

The actors in front of me realized and proved my instincts, greed, and desires. Soon, director Ga-bok Ang turned his attention to Woo-jin Kang, whose face was pale. Before he knew it, he had lost the ‘Joker’ scent and had regained his original indifference.

‘Chris was good, but this guy handled the entire acting process.’

Kang Woo-jin’s overwhelming power seen on the monitor was terrifying. Although the creepy makeup and bizarre costumes played a part, it was Woojin’s acting that had the explosive power that stole everyone’s attention.

‘What on earth is this monster lacking?’

It has gone far beyond the rare level.

‘Probably for the next few decades, maybe even over a hundred years, there won’t be an actor to compete with this guy.’

Director Gabok Ang, who was smiling, showed his thumb to Woojin.

“It was the best. Let’s reorganize for a while, change the composition, and go again. “When looking down at Chris in the beginning, how about pointing to your left leg?”

“I will try.”

Afterwards, director Anga Bok, who had been talking for a while about the previous scenes, was absent. While watching the director’s back as he was leaving, Chris’ brown eyes turned to the left and landed on Kang Woo-jin, whose makeup was being adjusted by the staff. The madness that seemed to tear anything apart disappeared everywhere.

Chris sighs softly. He laughed inwardly.

‘challenger? Resolution? I couldn’t do anything. ‘I was pushed back a long time.’

I was also embarrassed. Because I thought I couldn’t do anything to the point where the heated declaration I made earlier was in vain.

‘I didn’t do anything from start to finish. I was just dragged around by Kang Woo-jin.’

This was also my first time in my life. What can I say, it feels like watching the back of the first place running away without even trying? It’s not like a defeat or anything like that. I wasn’t even angry.

This is just.

‘It’s a difference in level.’

There was a stark gap between imitating acting and the ‘real’ thing going on in reality. Chris then spoke to Woojin.

“I was just dragged around by you.”

Kang Woo-jin looked at Chris calmly. There was no particular change in her expression, but deep down she was worried about him.

‘What, have you become depressed? ‘Cheer up a little?’

Kang Woo-jin answered in a low tone.

“no. “If there wasn’t ‘Robert’ to accept it, ‘Joker’ would have quickly cooled off in this scene.”

“···Haha, is that so? “I always thought you were cold, but you know how to comfort me.”

“of course. However, this is not comfort, it is the truth.”

Chris, a little moved, calmed himself while stroking his hair.

“I need to come to my senses, to make ‘Joker’ boil a little more.”

Chris tightens his eyes. Looking at him like that, Woojin didn’t say much, but inside he was a little disgusted.

‘As expected, it’s too much, this guy is a burdensome character.’

Meanwhile, director Anga Bok returns to the place where many monitors are gathered. He was talking to the key staff around him for a moment, then looked away. He made eye contact with the impressive executive producer Nora Foster. The two characters did not open their mouths right away. Of the two who briefly exchanged glances, Nora was the first to open her mouth and let out a short breath.

“I made a mistake… I felt stupid. “I almost missed the scenes just now.”

She took a step forward and spoke to director Anga Bok.

“Kang Woo-jin – I don’t know about his explosive acting power. But…he didn’t know that something more shocking than ‘Joker’ would come out.”

Director Ga-bok Ang, who was recalling the ‘leech’ days of the past, laughed.

“It may be absurd, but he is not a complete person. He is still growing now. “The difference in skill between ‘Leech’ and now is also clear.”

Nora, who was nodding in approval, looked beyond Director Angabok to Kang Woojin in the scene.

“He is unfamiliar and unfamiliar, and honestly, he is something that makes no sense. So I think he was scared, even though he knew he was good at it.”

“I understand. Safety rather than challenge. “It’s something I often struggled with as a director in Korea.”

“Director.”

Soon, Nora made eye contact with director Angabok again.

“I promise not to make any additional comments in the future.”

It was declared definitively.

“Please complete the free-spirited ‘Joker.’”

She smiled and recited to the ‘Columbia Studio’ executives gathered in the back.

“Let’s go back, anything more than this is a mistake. “If anyone is still dissatisfied after watching the previous scene, please tell me now.”

The executives.

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No one opened their mouths.

One morning later, ‘Columbia Studio’.

It was not a filming set, but inside the main building. It was clearly a medium-sized conference room, and executives from ‘Columbia Studio’ were sitting at the ㅁ-shaped desk. And on the other side.

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Kang Woo-jin, with a deep poker face and a cold expression on his face, was there. Next to him, of course, was Choi Seong-geon with pigtails. Next, a bald-headed man among the executives handed a tablet and a transparent file to Kang Woo-jin.

“I am planning a movie right after ‘Cierrot: Birth of a Villain.’ “This is the second series of the entire ‘Cinematic Universe’, and since the villain was created as the first prologue, the hero must appear next.”

The executive briefing spoke definitively.

“Kang Woo-jin, as ‘Joker,’ I propose that you appear in the second film and then the third film.”

After ‘Cliller: Birth of a Villain’, the prelude to the ‘vast cinematic universe’, there were offers to appear in two planned sequel films. What a huge deal. However, Kang Woo-jin’s answer, as he quietly looked at the bald executive, was simple.

“The scenario comes first.”