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< Bangkok (5) >

Global superstar Miley Cara cannot possibly be in Bangkok, Thailand. Obviously, it was obvious that anyone would think that way. Why would she be in Bangkok all of a sudden when she was busy working on her new album? The thoughts of the giant Joseph Felton and the entire group of foreigners were no different.

Therefore, Joseph, Megan, and the rest of the staff calmed down the man with a belly, who was an executive at Universal Movies, a distribution and film company.

"Hahaha, Miley Kara? It's out of the blue. "This is Bangkok, Bangkok."

"Iknow, right. Was the plane ride too long? "I guess I should go in quickly and rest."

"Did you see something in vain?"

"where? Where is Miley?"

Joseph and the group spoke in a joking manner, but the pot-bellied executive narrowed his eyes without a smile.

"No- obviously. "That woman."

Soon, Joseph and everyone's eyes followed the direction he pointed. Unfortunately, the woman the exec had seen was already gone.

"Are you really in trouble?"

"Let's check in quickly. I really think it's dangerous."

"are you okay?"

It went from a joke to a serious concern. Megan, with brown short hair, tapped the executive on the shoulder.

"Sit down on the sofa first, calm down."

"······Oh yeah."

"What are you talking about, Miley Cara?"

"The blonde girl who just passed by – the vibe was like her. "It doesn't make sense."

"It seems like the desire to cast Miley was very strong. "You might be tired."

The pot-bellied executive looked up at Megan Stone's face and then slowly lowered his head. She then pressed her eyes with her thumb and index finger.

"Hehe, I guess so. Miley Cara…"

He admitted that what he saw was wrong. It was a long flight and time difference was also a problem. Plus, a top-tier actress like Miley Cara would make any Hollywood studio drool. I'm going to cast it even if I have to beg for it. That's pretty cheap. Soon, team members around the exaggerated executive joined in.

"Still, I was a little excited because I heard Miley Kara's name."

"haha. Miley Cara is known for being difficult to cast. "Isn't she probably busy working on her new album right now?"

"yes. "It's going to be very busy."

"If Miley had appeared in Bangkok, it would have been noisy here or in Hollywood."

The pot-bellied executive forced a smile.

"I'm sorry, I need to get some rest."

Megan was quick to answer.

"It's okay. "I'll check in as quickly as possible."

It was at this time.

"Joseph."

In the huge lobby of the hotel, someone called to Joseph Felton. It was in English and a male voice. Everyone, including Giant Joseph, turned their heads, and a foreign man with a big nose was walking in the lobby smiling.

It was Ethan Smith, the stunt team leader for 'Beneficial Evil.'

Everyone except Joseph and Megan reacted right away.

"Oh, Ethan."

Everyone knew that Ethan was the stunt coordinator in 'Beneficial Evil', and as Ethan approached, he shook hands and greeted several people, starting with Joseph and continuing with Megan. What's strange is that the people who came with Ethan were Koreans, not team members. A total of three Koreans were with Ethan.

Of course, Ethan made the introduction.

"These are the production staff of 'Beneficial Evil.'"

The Koreans who came with us were the production team of 'Beneficial Evil.' Interpretation is also included.

Joseph, Megan and a group of foreigners came to watch the filming of 'Beneficial Evil'. Although appropriate discussions had already taken place in advance, schedules etc. had to be shared again on site. Of course, it was producer Song Man-woo's consideration. The 'Beneficial Evil' staff took a moment to provide brief information to the filming team, and after about 5 minutes, they handed out papers to all of Joseph's team.

It was an oath of confidentiality.

It tells you to keep quiet about everything related to filming and the scene. As soon as he received the confidentiality agreement, Joseph thought:

'It's tight security.'

But it didn't seem strange. Even in Hollywood, cases like this are not uncommon. If secrets about the filming of a work are leaked out, it will cause damage to the work, no matter what the information is. It affects not only public relations and marketing, but also the results of future works. It was a fairly serious problem.

Therefore, if the oath of secrecy is violated, a very large penalty is incurred for the person concerned. The oath that Joseph and everyone else received was of the same nature. Megan, who knew Kang Woo-jin, also understood.

'Well, they even recruited a stunt team from Hollywood… so they must have put a lot of effort into Kang Woo-jin's action scenes and CQC, and there will be a lot of key directing.'

However, Joseph's team members, stunt team, and some executives of 'Universal Movies'.

'You're going to do this? 'Why?'

'It's quite thorough, is there a reason?'

'Writing a pledge while filming a drama – it seems a bit unusual.'

They had slightly puzzled expressions.

Meanwhile, a suite in the same hotel.

A blonde woman sits with her legs crossed on a sofa in the living room of a spacious room. It was Miley Kara. On the table in front of her were the hats and masks she had been wearing just before, and Kara spoke to Jonathan, the manager sitting across from her.

"Weird, Joseph Felton was in the lobby."

Jonathan was a little surprised by Kara's somewhat cold words.

"what? "Joseph?"

"huh. I'm not sure, but there are a lot of familiar faces. I also saw people from 'Universal Movies'."

"Huh, I heard there's a movie being prepared. Is that because of that?"

"The group is too small for location hunting. "It must be for another reason."

"What… could it be 'beneficial evil'?"

"If Joseph handled it, it would be possible. "Because he's also into Kang Woo-jin."

"Joseph came all the way to Bangkok to see Kang Woo-jin? That doesn't make sense. Kang Woo-jin is barely known in Hollywood."

Kara shrugged and smiled slightly.

"Well, we'll find out on shooting day. But if they came to see Kang Woo-jin – things are getting interesting."

Kang Woo-jin's acting may be acting, but what would be the reaction if people, including Joseph, saw his actions or CQC, and the filming that included Miley Kara? Perhaps because Kara herself had the highest expectations, she was very interested. At the same time, I was happy.

"Maybe Kang Woo-jin will use the house in LA that I bought for him sooner than I thought."

"hmm?"

"Kang Woo-jin is increasingly being remembered by Hollywood figures, right?"

Then Kara suddenly changed the topic of conversation.

"Anyway, Jonathan, that movie Joseph is planning right now. Please check, what does it feel like?"

Early morning, the next day.

As soon as the 20th dawned, Kang Woo-jin left the hotel with the entire 'Beneficial Evil' team. The sun in Bangkok is hot again today. Meanwhile, PD Song Man-woo explained to Kang Woo-jin.

"Today, we will mostly be rehearsing, inspecting, and practicing. We have to coordinate the action with local minor characters here in Thailand, and there are car chase and explosion scenes, so it's not enough to check several times."

Their first destination was a village about an hour away from downtown Bangkok. Although it was quite large, there were not many Thai people living there.

'The atmosphere is different here in the morning. It's exotic, but does it feel like South America?'

It was a very prosperous town in the past, but now it is quiet. Therefore, there are many empty buildings, abandoned factories, and abandoned buildings. But a lot of buildings. In other words, the city map was well formed, so the picture wasn't bad. There was going to be a lot of filming in this town. Long takes, car chases, explosions, gunfights, etc.

Of course, the recruitment had already ended long ago.

Thailand has a well-established film industry infrastructure.

Therefore, Thailand was a country often used by Hollywood. Because the infrastructure was good, there were many local companies and various equipment, filming permits, government cooperation, etc. were flexible. This means that there is a very frequent filming process, so the system is well established.

Anyway, the 'Beneficial Evil' team, including Kang Woo-jin and PD Song Man-woo, gathered in a large abandoned factory on the outskirts of town.

'Beneficial Evil' has a total staff of about 100 people.

Although it was already a large group, about 50 local Thai people gathered in the large vacant lot in front of the abandoned factory. Woojin had already heard about them.

'Ah-those people are Thai staff??'

Overseas location filming cannot be handled solely by domestic teams. Overseas local staff and officials were essential. Over 50 Thai locals were also recruited by the 'Beneficial Evil' team. About half of the people on the filming team are part actors, and half are minor actors. Because Thailand has a well-established infrastructure, casting actors is not difficult.

In addition, we mainly selected people with extensive filming experience.

Most of them are Kang Woo-jin anyway. No, because the key is the liveliness of the characters who will be killed by 'Jang Yeon-woo'. Whatever it was, it was producer Song Man-woo, who received confidentiality agreements from all Thai local staff and minor actors. For reference, the same applies to the hundred or so staff members of 'Beneficial Evil'.

As a result, a huge crowd of people gathered in the vacant lot of this abandoned factory.

At first glance, wouldn't 200 people be easy?

soon.

"shall we start?"

At Producer Song Man-woo's signal, about 100 staff members moved around. It's preparation for rehearsal, but it can't be done in haste. The filming team unloaded various cameras, and the lighting and props teams did the same. The behind-the-scenes team had already been filming the surroundings of the abandoned factory and a large-scale filming team.

Several teams began to set up in the vacant lot.

The vacant lot was immediately filled with the shouts of fearsome personnel.

Meanwhile, Kang Woo-jin.

"I will leave it up to you."

I was greeting about 50 local Thai staff and actors. Of course, it was spoken in English, and all of the local actors looked at Woojin with quite a strange look.

It was natural. Because he was already quite famous in Thailand.

Kang Woo-jin continued to be calm. But on the inside, he also found these many Thai locals new.

'Wow, isn't this your first time filming with foreigners like this? It's even action. Something makes me nervous.'

Producer Song Man-woo, who had no idea about this, gave instructions while wiping his sweat. He told the local Thai staff and actors to prepare. They also run in perfect order. At this point, the costume and makeup team rushed to Kang Woo-jin, who was next to producer Song Man-woo.

For makeup and wardrobe changes.

A few tens of minutes later, Kang Woo-jin was transformed.

He was wearing a frayed white shirt and jeans, and his overall skin tone had become slightly darker. The black hair also became frizzy. The character Jang Yeon-woo, who was hiding in Bangkok, was embodied. Woojin internally gave a thumbs up as he looked at the mirror shown by the staff.

'Oh – awesome.'

It was almost similar to 'Jang Yeon-woo' who lived in person. This was the same not only for Kang Woo-jin, but also for other people watching him from quite a distance. Author Na-na Choi wearing a safari hat, general director So-hyang Kim, Sung-geon Choi with pigtails, and a few others.

"Wow, he's exactly the same as the 'Jang Yeon-woo' I thought of! "What is the synchronization… haha, I'm really nervous."

"Writer, wasn't 'Jang Yeon-woo' originally written for Woojin?"

"Yeah, that's true, but when you actually look at it, does it look more the same?"

"Hahaha, our Woojin mask is very versatile."

"ah! "Woojin, you got a gun!"

In reality, Kang Woo-jin just received a firearm from a staff member. M4 Carbine. A rifle frequently used by 'Jang Yeon-woo' in the play. Soon, producer Song Man-woo, martial arts director, and stunt team member Ethan Smith gathered around Kang Woo-jin. Two local Thai staff were also included. Among them, producer Song Man-woo gestured to Woo-jin.

"Woojin, shoot comfortably."

Woojin nodded calmly, quite naturally holding onto his M4 carbine and firing at the front.

-Tang, bang, bang, bang!

In an instant, about 100 staff members stopped moving and fixed their gaze on Kang Woo-jin. Because the pronunciation was extremely loud. Muzzle flame spewed out from the M4 carbine, and shell casings also popped out. The recoil is also strong. It is literally no different from a real gun. Kang Woo-jin, who shot directly, was surprised. Of course, just inside.

'Woah – what is the quality??!!'

The 'Beneficial Evil' team also prepared guns that were almost as realistic as the real thing. Because it is the core of the core. Since it was for filming purposes, no bullets were fired, but the realistic flames and shell ejection were used to create an appearance that was almost identical to the real thing. Compared to a real gun, it is naturally weaker, but this is enough to be confused with the real thing.

The various prop guns to be used were prepared in advance through consultation with local Thai experts.

Producer Song Man-woo's firm determination to minimize CG.

About this way.

-Squeak!

A considerable distance away from the vacant lot of the abandoned factory, two vans stopped where several cars from the 'Good Evil' team were parked. Foreigners got out of the car. A group of about 20 people, including Joseph, Megan, and executives from 'Universal Movies.'

As soon as they got off, they were surprised by the size of the filming site.

"Oh! "Do you have a lot of staff?"

"I know. "It looks like there are over 200 people."

"They have a lot of staff, but look, it looks like they also have local staff in Thailand."

"The scale of filming was bigger than I thought. "Is the size of the work large?"

At the same time, a heavy gunshot rang out again.

-Tang tang tang tang!!

Kang Woo-jin shot again. But Joseph and the group of foreigners opened their eyes wide because it was their first time hearing it.

"Wow, looks like there's a gunfight??"

"It looks like the gun preparation was done to a high standard."

"Look at the man shooting the gun, his posture is already expert. "I guess they also recruited people like that."

"Of course, recruiting experts is essential."

"no."

Giant Joseph laughed and muttered.

"That man learns."

"······Are you an actor??"

This moment.

"You're an actor, right?"

A woman's voice penetrated from the side. It was also in English. Soon everyone, including Joseph, turned their heads. A woman with blonde hair and sunglasses was walking with about fifteen people. The closer she got, the more the eyes of everyone in the group, from Joseph to Megan, widened.

"Three, oh my god."

On the other hand, a blonde woman approached without notice. No, Miley Kara stopped right in front of the group of foreigners and took off her sunglasses.

"That guy is an actor."

Everyone opened their mouths as if they had seen a ghost. Among the executives at 'Universal Movies', a man with a big belly reacted first.

"also!! "What I saw yesterday was correct!"

Megan, with short brown hair, asked Kara with difficulty.

"······Miley, why are you here?"

Kara pointed to Kang Woo-jin inside the filming location with her hand holding sunglasses.

"Of course I came to film."

"Cho, filming??!"

"yes. Well, I came 100% because of that actor."

At that moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Kang Woo-jin.

and.

"That blonde girl over there. Where haven't you seen it a lot?"

Some of the staff at the scene of 'Beneficial Evil'.

"uh? where?"

"Over there in the parking lot."

I noticed Kara.

< Bangkok (5) > End