Speed ​​of Light (3)

 

Choi Sung-geon, his eyes wide, stared blankly at Kang Woo-jin, who sat next to him and whose expression didn’t change at all even as he spoke a huge horse. Choi Sung-geon blinked. Hmm? Wait a minute. What did Woo-jin just say? Choi Sung-geon, doubting his ears, asked Kang Woo-jin.

“Woojin, what did you just say?”

Kang Woo-jin answered right away while holding the ‘Guest’ scenario in his hand. This time, too, it was simple and in a low tone.

“I asked the CEO if he would consider becoming the main investor in this movie, ‘Guest.’”

“I?”

“yes.”

“suddenly?”

“yes.”

“······her?”

Seong-geon Choi blinked his eyes, clearly embarrassed. On the other hand, Woo-jin Kang’s dry eyes continued to stare at him. Seong-geon Choi had a gut feeling. This guy is serious. Seong-geon Choi judged that something terrible was coming.

-Ugh.

She untied her ponytail and tied it tightly again. Then she opened her mouth and let out a small breath.

“Whew- Woojin, even if ‘Guest’ is a remake of ‘Detective Agency’ and even if the film company is small and new, the setting is Hollywood, right? It’s a completely different world from Korea. In other words, the size of the initial investment is completely different.”

It was true. No matter how much Korean content developed, Hollywood was Hollywood after all. For example, these days, Korean blockbusters can be seen with 40-50 billion won, but that is a very small minority. However, Hollywood is not uncommon. Of course, Hollywood also has films with less money, but in any case, Korean blockbusters’ investment is the basis of Hollywood.

In short, making a major investment in Hollywood means risking one’s life and the future of BW Entertainment.

“Well, this won’t just cause BW Entertainment to collapse. But if there’s a problem, it’ll be enough to shake things up. Of course, I’m not ignoring your opinion. We at BW Entertainment have Hye-yeon and other actors, but it’s because of you that we’ve been able to make it this far in the world.”

Choi Sung-geon hummed with a serious yet calm expression.

“But BW Entertainment has already grown into one of the top 5 entertainment companies in Korea, and it can be considered a large corporation with overseas branches. This means that the lives of many employees are at stake.”

“I know.”

There was also Chairman Hideki Yoshimura, who was behind him.

“That’s why it’s not easy to make a hasty judgment. But I trust what you say, but it’s so out of the blue, you’re telling me to be the main investor in ‘Guest’. Is there a reason you’re telling me that?”

Kang Woo-jin’s answer was short.

“Because I feel sorry.”

“Such a waste?”

“yes.”

“······‘Guest’?”

“you’re right.”

Choi Sung-geon furrowed his brow briefly, looked around at the team members, then leaned closer to Kang Woo-jin, who was sitting next to him, and whispered in his ear.

“No way- Are you feeling possessed again? Into the ‘guest’?”

If I answer here, the globalized illusions and misunderstandings might spread all the way to space, but well, if they have already reached space.

‘When brainwashing madness sets in, it becomes art.’

It would be better to just attach a booster. That was Kang Woo-jin’s idea.

“That’s what it is. I like this scenario.”

“!!!”

Choi Sung-geon’s eyes grew wide. Soon, Woo-jin added.

“Excluding the remake of ‘Detective Agency’ and Director Shin Dong-chun’s Yeon, I’m saying this. I just think that the movie ‘Guest’ is good, and it’s a shame to throw it away.”

“Is that so?”

“yes.”

It was Choi Sung-geon who had already believed in Kang Woo-jin’s possessed, crazy intuition, and supported it. Didn’t the results prove it? He came to Hollywood using the ‘leech’ that turned Cannes upside down as a stepping stone, and was hit with works from Hollywood’s dinosaur film companies. At this point, it would be foolish not to believe in Kang Woo-jin’s ‘intuition’.

-Ugh.

Seong-geon Choi’s gaze shifted from Woo-jin Kang to the ‘Guest’ scenario he had in mind. Seong-geon Choi also read this work. So how much would the total production cost be? 10 billion won is the basic amount.

‘At least 30 billion, maximum 50 billion.’

That is, between 30 billion and 50 billion. Fortunately, the movie ‘Guest’ was small in scale. If it had been a blockbuster, it would have easily exceeded 100 billion. Whatever it is, Choi Sung-geon should think about up to 50 billion.

50 billion? That must be a truly enormous amount of money.

‘If you put in more than 50%, you can be called the main investor. But if you’re going to do it, it’s better to put in everything. Woojin’s crazy sense is also there. So, can you make 50 billion?’

Fortunately, Choi Seong-geon’s conclusion is positive.

‘It is possible.’

Several possibilities crossed my mind. First of all, there was Chairman Hideki, and BW Entertainment was already a huge company. If I could somehow scratch it, it wouldn’t be impossible. At that moment, Kang Woo-jin’s deep voice was heard again.

“Sir, wasn’t our company expanding its business anyway?”

“Right.”

“I understand that domestic investment projects have already begun and overseas projects are also being prepared.”

It was true. BW Entertainment, which had grown into a true monster agency thanks to Kang Woo-jin, was preparing investment projects not only in Korea but also in Japan and Hollywood, where Woo-jin’s influence was exploding. Agents, actor discovery, work discovery, SNS and YouTube markets, and even the music market where Kang Woo-jin’s abilities were proven.

However, because it was such a huge project, we were looking at it for at least 10 years.

But Kang Woo-jin is incredibly calm.

“If you’re thinking of going to Hollywood anyway, I think this ‘Guest’ would be a good place to start.”

“···Well, it’s not that big, and it also has the symbolism of being a remake of your film debut.”

The life of ‘Guest’, who is on the edge of a cliff, is saved by BW Entertainment, Kang Woo-jin’s agency. The overall storytelling is also amazing. If ‘Guest’ becomes a huge hit as Woo-jin intended, BW Entertainment, which already has a branch in Hollywood, can expand its territory to Hollywood in one fell swoop.

It’s about this point.

“This is- I don’t think it’s edible.”

Even Choi Sung-geon, who was smiling brightly, had the same ‘no-fuck’ temper as Kang Woo-jin.

“Whew- I don’t know where to start right now, but that’s the way it is, I’ll figure it out.”

Choi Sung-geon gave a thumbs up to Kang Woo-jin.

“It’s nothing. Let’s give it a try, we only live once.”

“If everything goes smoothly, it’ll be hard for me to take on a lead role, but I could probably do a cameo or a guest appearance.”

The indifferent Kang Woo-jin threw an additional blow.

“And I will also put some of that investment money into it.”

Because he had amassed quite a fortune.

An hour later.

Kang Woo-jin and his team arrived at the large set of ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘SPT Studio’. Woo-jin and his team were about to go straight to the set, but Choi Sung-geon, who had a huge task, was talking to someone with his cell phone pressed to his ear. They started working on ‘Guest’ right away.

Kang Woo-jin, who was watching this, gestured to his team members to go.

-Ouch.

First, I walked towards the trailer. The entrance of ‘SPT Studio’ was already crowded with foreign staff members of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. They were preparing to set up, such as carrying equipment. Woojin, who was casually greeting them, suddenly spoke up.

“Scheduled.”

I called out to stylist Siljang Han Ye-jeong, who was following behind. She may have been influenced by ‘Joker’, but she had dyed her signature short hair red.

“Yes, brother.”

Kang Woo-jin handed over the ‘Guest’ scenario he was holding to her.

“Please copy about 3 copies of this, and I’ll tell the operations team.”

“Okay, I’ll copy it and put it in the trailer.”

“Yes, please.”

Kang Woo-jin, who had handed over the scenario, disappeared along with the makeup team of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Today again, he had to wear tights for special makeup and CG.

Exactly one hour later, Kang Woo-jin.

“Action!”

No, the squeaky-eyed ‘Beast’ has started filming. The starting point of filming was the garden right in front of the ‘Beast’s’ castle, full of flowers. The cast members are ‘Beast’ and ‘Bella the Beauty’. Maria Armas, who is waiting on set, also stands out. There are other Hollywood actors. The scenes of the kettle, candle holder, and clock will also proceed.

“Cut!! Miley, I wish you would look at the ‘Beast’ with a more suspicious eye!”

“Yes, Director.”

“And Woojin-ssi- good, your expressions have become more intense since the first shoot! Keep it up!”

“All right.”

The ‘Beauty and the Beast’ set was moving at a fast pace. Fortunately, Kara was completely immersed in the role of ‘Beauty Bella’ and didn’t burst out laughing at Kang Woo-jin like they did on the first day of filming. Sometimes, loud music was played on set.

-♬♪

Because there were many scenes where the actors sang the OST, which is unique to ‘World Disney Pictures’. Right now, ‘Bella’, who was walking around the garden with ‘The Beast’. In other words, Miley Cara was singing passionately. Of course, the OST songs are recorded separately, but Cara melted the OST into her acting as if she was actually singing it.

Her ear-melting voice resonates throughout the scene.

“······”

Kang Woo-jin or ‘the beast’ was also something to behold, lost in thought.

‘Wow – crazy. This is crazy… I knew she was good at singing because she’s Miley Cara – but when she sings as Bella, it feels like she’s in a real fairy tale.’

That day, the filming of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ ended late at night. The staff started cleaning up, and the actors gathered in the trailer to leave work. Kang Woo-jin was the same. He appeared next to Kara in the ‘Bella Beauty’ costume. Her trailer was right next to it. Soon, Miley Kara arrived at the trailer and waved to Woo-jin.

“Bye, change your clothes quickly.”

But the cheeky Woojin caught her.

“Miley, just a minute.”

“Huh? Why? Let’s eat on the way?”

“No, that’s not it.”

“Hey, can I have some food?”

“I have a schedule next time.”

“Wow- Do you know you’re busier than me?”

It was Woojin who had a real ‘Kang Woojin character’ channel filming that wasn’t fake. Whatever it was, Kang Woojin told Kara to wait, then entered his trailer and looked down at the stack of papers on the table. What could it be? The ‘guest’ scenario that he had asked Han Yejeong to copy.

‘It’ll do well even if we leave it as is since it’s S-class, but wouldn’t it be better if it were a huge hit? It’s a win-win for the lead actor, me, the CEO, and everyone else.’

Kang Woo-jin, who had been smiling for a moment without a concept, picked up a copy of the ‘Guest’ scenario. Then, he put on his dignity once again and came out of the trailer. Kara was talking to her female team members, and when Woo-jin came out, she took a few steps closer and said.

“Do you have anything to say? Usually, this kind of thing just goes away.”

Woojin, who was looking at the blonde Kara indifferently, handed her the scenario.

“If you don’t mind, read it.”

“What is this?”

“It’s a scenario.”

“······scenario?”

“Yes. I heard, Miley, there’s been no talk of you doing anything after ‘Beauty and the Beast.’”

“That’s true, but- the scenario? Woojin to me?”

“Why are you surprised?”

“It’s so sudden. I’m surprised that a guy who never even mentioned being cast in a Hollywood movie is suddenly handing me a script.”

Is that so? Well, I can’t do this while building up, right? Woojin muttered to himself and took back the scenario he had handed out.

“Oh, then let’s just say it never happened.”

“no!”

Kara suddenly snatched the scenario from Woojin’s hands and narrowed her eyes.

“I’m surprised. I’m not saying I won’t accept it.”

Kang Woo-jin, who was looking at the people behind her for the first time, wondered whether Kara looked cute or not.

“Read it.”

He spoke to Kara with a faint, innocent smile, without any concept.

“I’ll come back to you with more details after I finish reading it.”

Kang Woo-jin re-enters the trailer. Kara, who was blinking her blue eyes while holding the script in her hand, mutters softly.

“Did you laugh? Did he just laugh?”

Because it was the first time I saw a smile that wasn’t acting.

After that.

Kang Woo-jin’s schedule was literally a series of filming, filming, and filming. For two days, he wore tights for ‘Beauty and the Beast’, and for another two days, he transformed into ‘Joker’ and stirred up the set of ‘Pierrot: Birth of a Villain’.

One day, I filmed both pieces.

In the midst of the relentless filming, Kang Woo-jin frequently entered ‘subspace’.

“Ouch- I’m dead, for real!!”

It was a scene that happened often in Korea, but I felt tired because it was a foreign place, Hollywood. But I had to do it somehow. If it wasn’t Kang Woo-jin, it couldn’t be done, and it had to be Kang Woo-jin.

About a week passed like that, and fortunately.

『CNM/Rumors of Columbia’s ‘Pierrot: The Birth of a Villain’ That Shook Up the ‘Emmys’ Begin to Spread, Almost Ready to Crank Up!』

The end of filming for ‘Pierrot: Birth of a Villain’ was just around the corner.

And during a break in the middle of filming ‘Pierrot: Birth of a Villain’, Choi Sung-geon came in smiling at Kang Woo-jin’s trailer. Inside, Woo-jin, in the form of the ‘Joker’, was sitting.

“Woojin.”

Choi Sung-geon spoke forcefully to Kang Woo-jin. He was confident.

“The funding has been resolved and work on ‘Guest’ will begin right away.”