Speed ​​of Light (4)

 

Choi Sung-geon smiled faintly. His expression was full of confidence. He had already raised all the funds? Kang Woo-jin maintained a poker face due to the concept, but he was quite surprised inside.

‘Wow – so fast!’

Honestly, I thought it would take a little longer. It was hundreds of billions, right? How could he prepare hundreds of billions so quickly? Kang Woo-jin was once again amazed by Choi Sung-geon’s ability, but he suppressed his excitement as much as possible.

“It was faster than I thought.”

Choi Sung-geon shrugged and answered.

“While we’re on the subject, let’s get started quickly. First, I boiled and boiled Chairman Hideki Yoshimura, and I took care of the rest. Of course, it wasn’t easy. It was possible because of the value of our BW Entertainment and your name.”

Choi Sung-geon smiled as he placed his hand on Kang Woo-jin’s shoulder.

“Do you know what your estimated value is now?”

“I don’t really care.”

“You would, but the world cares. A lot. Anyway-”

Choi Sung-geon, who had been dragging out his words, changed the subject.

“How much do you plan on burning for ‘Guest’? Do you have any thoughts on it?”

Kang Woo-jin, who knew nothing about investing, couldn’t have thought about something like that. Before becoming an actor, he had never even touched stocks. However, now was the time to act tough.

“Yes, I will organize it and let you know.”

“Yes. Basically, we’ll merge under the name BW Enter, but we’ll fill out the paperwork separately. For now, don’t worry about the ‘guest’ side and just focus on your work.”

“Understood, sir.”

After a moderate conversation, Kang Woo-jin returned to filming for ‘Pierrot: The Birth of a Villain’. Filming that day ended late at night, and Kang Woo-jin called Chris Hartnett, who was just about to get into a taxi while the other actors were leaving work. Naturally, both actors had their makeup removed.

“chris.”

Chris got out of the car with a smile on his face when Woojin, who was usually very reserved, asked to talk.

“Oh, why are you the one talking first?”

“I have something to say.”

“However much.”

After gesturing for the team members behind him to wait, Chris approached Kang Woojin. Then, without even spinning it around, Woojin handed Chris a wad of paper.

“I was thinking of recommending a piece.”

It was a ‘guest’ scenario.

“suggestion?”

Chris’s face became slightly serious after receiving the scenario.

“That’s quite unexpected. I didn’t know you could recommend a piece. So, what piece is it?”

“Read it, you’ll enjoy it. Of course, if you don’t like it, you can ignore it. It doesn’t matter.”

“······Are you going to appear too? But realistically, it’s impossible for you to expand your production any further.”

“Yes, it’s difficult officially. But I don’t want to let it go, so I’m recommending it to you. If you do, I’m thinking of making a special appearance.”

Chris, who had been looking at Woojin with a strange expression, opened the first page of the scenario, and Kang Woojin, who had marked the scenario with his index finger, recited quietly.

“I recommend you for the male lead role. It’s a role I’ve played in the past.”

Two days later, on the morning of September 14th.

A small film company located a little outside of downtown LA. The very cramped office of ‘A8 Media’, which has about 10 employees. A woman in a suit with short brown hair. No, the CEO, Jennifer Thurman, was sitting at her desk with a serious expression. A ‘Guest’ script was on the desk. She looked down at it and sighed.

A very gloomy face, perhaps because the ventilator for the movie ‘Guest’ is about to be removed.

‘In the end, I had no choice but to give up.’

By the way, despite numerous meetings, no one showed up to invest in ‘Guest’. And today, Jennifer Thurman had to make a decision. It was a decision to bury ‘Guest’, which is based on Kang Woo-jin’s ‘Detective Agency’ and which she had been greedy about.

At this time.

-smart.

There was a knock on the door to the CEO’s office, and a freckled male employee came in.

“Sir, everyone is gathered.”

“······Okay. I understand.”

Thurman nodded weakly and stood up, picking up the ‘Guest’ scenario. She moved to the narrow meeting room right next door. There were already about three employees seated inside. Jennifer Thurman, sitting at the five-person desk, uploaded the ‘Guest’ scenario.

“There has been no contact from anywhere?”

The freckled male employee answered bitterly.

“Yes, sir.”

Another female employee intervened.

“I tried contacting everyone who had meetings with me several times, but they all said it would be difficult.”

“······Yeah. I guess there’s no other way.”

Sermon, who had been looking down at the ‘Guest’ scenario for a while, took a deep breath and said.

“I’m going to take off the ventilator now. There’s no more hope or possibility.”

That moment.

-Knock knock knock.

A staff member came hurriedly into the meeting room.

“CEO.”

Sermon looked around at his staff and tilted his head.

“Huh? What’s wrong? What’s going on?”

“Excuse me – someone is here outside right now.”

“Come find me? Who?”

The employee repeated exactly what he had heard from the person outside.

“It’s bw enter.”

“BW Enter? Why is the agency here······”

At that moment, the image of Kang Woo-jin, who was shaking Hollywood, flashed through Sermon’s mind.

“Wait a minute, BW Entertainment? I think that’s Kang Woojin’s agency.”

Korea’s BW Entertainment or Agency was already quite famous among Hollywood figures. Because it was the agency of that alien-like Kang Woo-jin.

“Why are you here at BW Entertainment? Who is here?”

“I am the representative.”

“representative?”

Sermon, his eyes wide, looked up at the employee, then got up and left the meeting room. Outside, a man with long hair tied up and wearing a blue shirt was smiling. He was accompanied by two employees. Of course, they all looked Korean.

A man with long hair tied up, no, it was Choi Sung-geon, who reached out his hand to Jennifer Thurman who had approached him.

“Nice to meet you, my name is Choi Sung-geon, the CEO of BW Entertainment.”

Sermon shook hands absentmindedly and introduced himself.

“Hello. This is Jennifer Thurman from ‘A8 Media.’ By the way, BW Entertainment is the agency that Kang Woo-jin is in, right?”

“you’re right.”

“Why is such an agency here······”

“I heard that a remake of ‘Detective Agency’ is in preparation.”

“!”

Jennifer Thurman is surprised. On the other hand, Sung-geon Choi, with a relaxed expression, receives a bundle of papers from the staff member who accompanied him. It was a ‘Guest’ scenario. Sung-geon Choi shows it to Thurman.

“I heard you’re having trouble investing.”

“Hey, how about this.”

“I received it from Korean director Shin Dong-chun, and I also heard a bit about the whole story of ‘Guest.’ Oh, it wasn’t that detailed.”

“ah.”

Sermon recalled the face of director Shin Dong-chun, who has a square jaw in Korea. As the original director, he shared every time something happened, and it seemed like it flowed down to Choi Sung-geon, who was in front.

“okay.”

Choi Sung-geon spoke directly to Sermon, who nodded slowly.

“We at BW Entertainment will be taking on the main investment of this ‘Guest’.”

Soon, the eyes of the surrounding ‘A8 Media’ staff grew wide. Some even opened their mouths wide. CEO Serman also answered nonchalantly.

“Ah- really? You came here thinking about investing······”

I was startled.

“Yes??! You want to invest???!”

“That’s what I said.”

“To this ‘guest’?”

“you’re right.”

Jennifer Thurman, who had been staring at Choi Sung-geon with a blank expression for a moment, finally came to her senses.

“It was so sudden that I thought it was a dream. Are you serious?”

“I’m serious.”

Seong-Geon Choi, who had heard the scenario, began to explain.

“As you know, Kang Woo-jin is currently doing well in Hollywood, and our BW Entertainment has been preparing for an investment business for a long time. The business has already started in Korea. In fact, we were planning to move on the Hollywood side a little later – but Kang Woo-jin recommended this ‘guest’ investment, so we hurried up a bit.”

“Mr. Kang Woo-jin’s recommendation?”

“Yes. ‘Guest’ is a good piece of work and I think it will do well.”

Thurman’s eyes widened and he felt moved. What should I say, it was like being recognized for something that had been denied all along? It was also the fact that he was a Korean actor who was making waves in Hollywood, something he had never seen before.

At this point, Choi Seong-geon opened his mouth again.

“Can I continue talking here?”

“Huh? Ahh! No, this way! Come this way!”

Jennifer Thurman hurriedly guided Sung-geon Choi into a small meeting room. After everyone sat down at their desks, she asked cautiously.

“But CEO Choi Sung-geon, to what extent do you think about investing?”

Choi Sung-geon’s answer was quick.

“Didn’t you hear that we said main? We plan to take care of everything.”

“!!!”

“‘Guest’ has potential, and it’s a remake of Kang Woo-jin’s film debut, ‘Detective Agency,’ so it can be symbolic for us as well.”

“I, all the production costs-”

“Yes. All of them.”

Seong-Geon Choi, who answered, added an additional hit.

“How about Kang Woo-jin making a special appearance in the main investment?”

Sermon was about twice as shocked as before.

after.

At the time when Hanchang Choi Sung-geun was talking with Jennifer Thurman, in Korea, there was a lot of talk about the work that turned the world upside down by winning six Emmy Awards.

『’Beneficial Evil’ Part 2 is only a few days away from opening! Will it live up to the expectations of fans around the world?』

The launch of Part 2 of ‘Beneficial Evil’, which left behind a legend in one way or another, is less than a week away. Part 1 is still on the Netflix rankings. In addition, with Kang Woo-jin’s influence skyrocketing after the ‘Emmy Awards’, interest in Part 2 of ‘Beneficial Evil’ is explosive.

Not only in Korea, but also overseas, the firepower was tremendous. Expectations were at their peak. Of course, there were also public opinions that were against it. Since Part 1 was a huge hit, Part 2 would be worse.

A few days later.

『[Issue Talk] ‘Emmy Award’ 6-Crown Winner ‘Beneficial Evil’ Part 2, Opens Simultaneously Worldwide!』

At noon on the 19th, Part 2 of ‘Beneficial Evil’ was simultaneously launched worldwide. ‘Beneficial Evil’ was constantly discussed in over 80 countries, including Korea, Japan, and the United States, including Hollywood.

The reviews were split.

With rave reviews.

-Part 2 is more fun than Part 1??! I think Part 2 surpasses Part 1! And Kang Woo-jin’s actions have also improved!

– It was a better sequel than the original, from the directing to Kang Woo-jin’s acting and the overall story.

severe criticism.

-I watched part 1 all the way through, but I turned it off halfway through part 2.

-Did the director just film it hastily? Kang Woo-jin’s action scenes are worth watching, but the rest is lacking compared to Part 1.

Whatever it was, the world was suddenly abuzz with Part 2 of ‘Beneficial Evil’.

The next morning, the 20th.

『[Breaking News] ‘Beneficial Evil’ Part 2, Standing tall as the world’s No. 1 again』

‘Beneficial Evil’ Part 2 has once again taken first place worldwide.

『Part 2 of ‘Beneficial Evil’, which achieved world No. 1 faster than Part 1, is causing a stir among fans around the world』

It was faster than Part 1.

And around the afternoon of the same day.

Even though the good news was spreading that ‘Beneficial Evil’ had once again taken first place in the world, Kang Woo-jin had no time to be happy. He was currently engrossed in filming.

The location is a set within Columbia Studios.

However, unlike before, it was not a neat city. Buildings were collapsing, cars were overturned and burning, corpses were strewn across the streets, and the sound of sirens filled the air.

In a city where war has broken out.

-Ugh.

Someone walks down the middle of the road, surrounded by burning cars. He looks very imposing. A grotesque man with a cigarette in his mouth, a pale face and red lips that are smiling terribly.

It was ‘Joker’.

‘Joker’, with his red hair fluttering, is walking down the middle of the road without hesitation. No, Kang Woo-jin. The camera in front of him is moving backwards and filming. It was when ‘Joker’ was taking a long drag on his cigarette. Right in front of him, a man came out of the driver’s seat of a car that had crashed into a telephone pole, coughing. Blood was flowing from his head, and his body seemed to have no strength as he dragged himself on the road.

A man discovered the ‘Joker’ and reached out.

“Hey, save me.”

Kang Woo-jin, who had been walking confidently without stopping, answered briefly and smiled.

“okay.”

-Tang tang!

The man fell down with his head exploding. Kang Woo-jin, or ‘Joker’, seemed completely oblivious to this as he walked a few more steps before blowing out a puff of cigarette smoke.

And then.

-Ugh.

He suddenly started tap dancing in the middle of a road full of corpses and burning cars. Then he stopped. Woojin ran his hands through his red hair.

“Ah, yeah.”

He smiled broadly while looking at the front camera. No, he might have had a blank expression. But thanks to the drawn face, he always had a smiling face.

“A funny prank just occurred to me.”

There is a moment of silence after this line.

“······”

Everyone was silent. Kang Woo-jin, the camera crew filming him, director Ahn Ga-bok in front of the many monitors filled with the Joker’s face, Nora Foster with her arms linked behind him, the hundred or so foreign staff members, and the executives from Columbia Studios who came out to check the end.

There were at least a few hundred people there, but it was quiet.

Only the sound of burning spreads.

At this time.

“Cut.”

Director Ahn Ga-bok, who had been quietly awake, threw an autograph while looking at ‘Joker’ in the filming area.

“OK.”

At the same time, a bald man among the Columbia Studio executives, all with spirited faces, stood behind them and recited:

“It’s over, finally.”

Hundreds of foreigners began to applaud Kang Woo-jin in the filming zone.

-Clap clap clap clap clap!

Crank up. That is, Director Ahn Ga-bok’s ‘OK’ sign just now was the final sign for ‘Pierrot: Birth of a Villain’.

I will challenge for the ‘Academy Award’.

-Clap clap clap clap clap!

All filming for ‘Joker’ has now been completed.