302 - Autumn 3

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Kang Woo-jin's calm yet cool answer. Next, his performance of casually throwing his blazer at his feet was noticeable. At least that's what Hollywood stunt coordinator Ethan Smith saw.

'······Huh- You agreed right away without any hesitation or worry?'

Of course, what Ethan said to Woojin, 'I want to check your current condition,' was true. The same goes for not making judgments based on martial arts practice videos received in advance. However, there was no need to request this in such a hurry.

He could wait and see Kang Woo-jin's form when he started full-scale practice.

But Ethan Smith was a man with an impatient personality. After seeing Kang Woo-jin, he had a strong desire to see him in advance. If you observe and analyze his skills in advance, it will be helpful in modifying the body line and storyboard in the next practice stage. He was also curious. Because Gary Peck, a respected colleague in the same Hollywood industry, highly praised Kang Woo-jin.

What on earth did he see in Kang Woo-jin that a man as high as Gary Peck was so generous in praising him?

'Honestly, I also wanted to see your guts.'

Of course, learning and practicing 'CQC' required perseverance. Things like distribution, courage, and courage. If you do it moderately or sloppily, you will 100% have an accident or get injured. Ethan's sudden straight request to Woojin was a mixture of many things to gauge his tenacity.

However, in his opinion, Kang Woo-jin was unique.

'······At first impression, I thought he would save his body because he had the image of being a bit quiet and blunt – but his energy isn't as bad as I thought. That's true, but why are you so confident?'

Even Kang Woo-jin's final answer.

'Let's try it then, make a cut that includes everything instead.'

It was like telling everyone, not just one member of Ethan's team, to attack. It was strange. An answer that is strangely arrogant yet full of power.

Is this a bluff? That was a possibility.

It was difficult to see what Ethan was requesting now without having mastered 'CQC'. Because it was originally a martial arts storyboard based on 'CQC'. Soon, Ethan looked at Kang Woo-jin right in front of him, and the murmur spread quite loudly throughout the action school.

At that time, Ethan calmly asked Woojin.

"Good, thank you. However, as the director said, I heard that you had not yet formally learned 'CQC'. A cut that includes all of us would be at a fairly high level, so is it really okay to choose a scene with 4 or more opponents?"

Woojin, who had taken off his blazer and was wearing a white long-sleeved T-shirt, had his sleeves rolled up to his forearms.

"······"

The expression on his face was stiff due to a deep concentration, but a little excitement was spreading inside.

'Of course, doing a scene with only one person is a disaster.'

Kang Woo-jin looked at the foreigners on the stunt team who were big or stocky.

'If you look closely, it looks like the Terminator.'

When he saw it in person, he realized how big the stunt team was. It feels like even if he stabbed them with a knife, not a single drop of blood will bleed. If there wasn't anything, it would have been a situation where it would have been completely blown out. Therefore, Woojin's nuanced answer of 'You all attack' also included a strong attitude. However, Woojin's curiosity and sincerity were included.

'Of course I'm not doubting subspace. I'm just curious because I learned the ability, right? Like how it works in reality. If you look at it clearly, it's clear that all of those terminators are attacking you.'

There was also something that made him a little angry.

'You don't speak well, you big-nosed man. I guess it's proof that you have skills. So what?'

I don't know, but it was stagnant. Woojin Kang gave a rough answer to Ethan.

"it's okay. Any scene."

"······Are you sure?"

"Yes, I have properly checked the added 'CQC' storyboard."

This moment.

"······Moderately?"

Ethan briefly twitched his eyebrows and asked again.

"Are you saying you will read the storyboard appropriately and implement 'CQC'?"

"That's right, wasn't that what you were hoping for?"

"It's okay to go with a simple cut without overdoing it. The request also included checking and maintaining your posture while moving."

Perhaps thanks to the word 'moderately', Ethan's voice became cold. Either way, Kang Woo-jin didn't stop moving straight ahead.

"I understand, but let's make a cut that includes your entire team."

From here on, Ethan's foreign team members also began to see changes in their eyebrows. You probably feel the same way as Ethan. Ethan Smith then looked at Woojin and spoke softly again.

"Did you feel the same way about Gary Peck when you met him?"

Gary Peck? Who is that? Kang Woo-jin tilted his head at the unfamiliar foreign name. It was because he couldn't remember the face right away. Still, he didn't lose his poker face, and after exactly five seconds, Woojin managed to remember who Gary Peck was.

'Ah, you're talking about that nimble guy I saw in Last Kill 3.'

He was the stunt coordinator who was in charge of martial arts for the screen test. His hair was short and his face was angular.

"It was similar."

"He spoke very well of you. He has considerable skills."

"Is that so?"

"But what I mean by moderation is – are you taking 'CQC' lightly?"

Woojin, with an indifferent face, shook his head.

"Not at all. I just spoke honestly."

"······"

While there was silence for a moment, the members of the Action School martial arts team, watching Kang Woo-jin and Ethan, loudly murmured.

"What are you two talking about? But why is Kang Woo-jin so good at English?"

"He was originally good at it. Anyway, I don't know what they're talking about, but doesn't it seem like they're trying to make a fuss?"

"that's right."

As if that was the correct answer, Ethan gave Kang Woo-jin a cold voice.

"Okay, choose the scene you want and we'll start in 10 minutes. We don't mind any cut."

"yes."

Woojin and Ethan, who were facing each other, turned at the same time. Ethan Smith was mixed with the powerful team members, and Kang Woo-jin also joined the group of producer Song Man-woo, martial arts director, and Choi Seong-gun.

Bearded producer Song Man-woo was the first to open the water.

"Woojin, are you really okay? This picture is something I didn't expect at all."

The martial arts director agreed.

"That's right. For those gentlemen and Mr. Woojin, the movement test is essential, but there is no need to go in without any preparation."

The person who surprised him the most was Choi Seong-geon with pigtails.

"You really want to do this??"

In fact, Kang Woo-jin was calm.

"yes. I'm curious too."

"what?"

"Me or them."

"What is that?"

Without a long explanation, Woojin nailed it.

"You should try it."

A few minutes later.

Ethan approached Kang Woo-jin again, who was clearing his throat.

-Sigh.

He showed Woojin the storyboard for a scene related to 'CQC', which was newly added to 'Beneficial Evil'.

"What cut do you think?"

Kang Woo-jin chose one scene without a second of hesitation.

"This scene might be appropriate."

"······Are you sure?"

"No problem."

"All right."

The reason Ethan stopped was simple. Because the scene Woojin filmed was a high-level cut among the storyboards. To roughly explain, the main character, Kang Woo-jin, had to defeat four opponents alone.

Soon, Ethan made eye contact with producer Song Man-woo and spoke in English.

"Let's get started, if you want to take a picture, you can."

Producer Song Man-woo, who received the message through an interpreter, gave instructions to the assistant director and martial arts director. After receiving the instructions, the two moved quickly. The martial arts director moved dozens of martial arts team members who filled the action school to the outskirts, and the assistant director brought the making team a little closer, starting with the camera setup.

A large team of foreigners gathers. Ethan, their leader, gave a briefing while showing the storyboard.

"Kang Woo-jin wants this cut. "There's no need to overdo it, but I think we need to surprise them."

Ethan probably won't participate in the test.

"Are you okay?"

"······Kang Woo-jin doesn't seem to ignore 'CQC', but it feels like he sees it easily. It will be important to see his form, but he needs to let us know in advance that it will be difficult."

"hmm. I heard that actor Kang Woo-jin is currently very popular in Korea. "Perhaps his clear judgment was clouded by his high arrogance."

"Use only half your strength, just enough to impress on your body how difficult the 'CQC' you are trying to learn is."

"All right."

Ethan's thoughts were simple. First, you need to clearly understand how intensive 'CQC' is to learn it and have a firm attitude. If you are ambiguous, you will inevitably get hurt or have an accident. To put it simply, the intention was to broaden the horizons of Kang Woo-jin, who had a high nose.

If you are considerate, you should be considerate.

yet.

-Sigh.

Ethan's team of four stood in the center of the action school. Although he was large, his naturally flowing force was extraordinary. Dozens of martial arts team members, actors, and staff members who surrounded them and went to the outskirts all had angry faces. Because something like this is not easy to see.

At this time, Kang Woo-jin approached the four members of Ethan's team.

Here, the largest foreign man among the four asked Kang Woo-jin in English.

"······Are your clothes okay as is?"

Kang Woo-jin looked down at his long-sleeved tee or slacks for a moment and then answered lowly.

"That's enough."

Soon, Kang Woo-jin and four muscular Hollywood stunt team members took their seats. Woojin was in the center of the action school, and the four members of the stunt team stood slightly irregularly around him. It feels like things are surrounding Woojin arbitrarily.

The scene to be implemented itself was like that.

Of course, in the storyboard scene, the postures of the four opponents were very different, such as sitting, but in the test, for convenience, all we had to do was create an appropriate composition and move.

Within.

-Sigh.

Plastic models were delivered to the four people surrounding Kang Woo-jin. It was a knife and a pistol. Seeing this, dozens of martial arts team members filling the outskirts whispered.

"Wow, you got the angle right. "Isn't it so scary that they give guns and knives to those lumps, even if they are models?"

"Honestly, even though Kang Woo-jin looks so calm, I'm probably a little scared."

They say watching other people fight is the most fun to watch, but when they saw Kang Woo-jin, their doubts were quite deep. Anyway, the opponent is a Hollywood stunt team, right? This was the same for ponytail Choi Seong-gun, producer Song Man-woo, and martial arts director. However, their worries were more extreme.

But for now, let's just wait and see.

I thought there must be a reason why the silent Kang Woo-jin was moving.

That kind of Kang Woo-jin now.

'Whoo-'

I was losing strength in my body. Amplifies flexibility. I was reminded of the control of strength. And I pulled up a lot of things. Let's start with Jang Yeon-woo, the male lead of 'Beneficial Evil'. Everything about 'Jang Yeon-woo', who received the master's orders, spread through Woojin's veins. Paint 'martial arts' on top of it. But it wasn't the end. Lastly, I brought out the recently engraved 'CQC'.

Moment.

-Suuuuu.

The air surrounding Kang Woo-jin, who slowly swept his black hair, changed. No, exactly, has his breathing changed? He was simple but cold. Half of the emotion in his eyes disappeared. Instead, a cool-headed decision was made. The body doesn't move at all. An indescribable force, a coldness, surrounds Kang Woo-jin.

Kang Woo-jin's vision was completely different from before.

Dozens of martial arts team members watching him, the staff of 'Beneficial Evil', key staff, actors, and their teams all disappeared. So did the sensations in my body. I didn't feel the soft mat under my feet or the faint smell of action school sweat.

The background that Woojin sees now is the inside of a shabby building.

A noise was heard from somewhere. It is raining. There was a strange smell. It was the body odor of a shabby, rain-soaked building. The background of the storyboard scene was printed from the perspective of Kang Woo-jin.

That moment.

"action."

Producer Song Man-woo's signal was lost. Then, four people surrounding Kang Woo-jin took a stance. It included some acting. The large, bear-like man stood blankly and glared at Woojin, while the half-shaved man with his sword on his waist put one hand in his pocket. A man with tattoos on his neck and both forearms and a thick beard slowly approached from diagonals on either side of Woojin.

Producer Song Man-woo, arms crossed, swallowed thickly.

'Definitely – their posture is on a different level. But…why isn't there any movement, Mr. Woojin?'

Even though the opponent began to chase down his prey, Woojin remained in his standing position. Currently, his eyes were different from ordinary people. Yes, the real prey was not Kang Woo-jin, but the four foreign men who started hunting him down. All their movements seemed like slow motion to Woojin.

Although time was fair for everyone, it was evidence that Kang Woo-jin was making quick decisions.

A guy like a bear is the leader. His posture is most relaxed, but there is a strong sense of aggression. The guy with half-shaven hair has a knife strapped to his waist. He is short and flashy but sharp.

Kang Woo-jin's eyes moved slightly.

'Diagonally to the right, the tattooed guy held a pistol in his hand. I was nervous.'

His index finger keeps twitching. He'll raise his gun at the slightest movement. 2 seconds from recognizing, aiming, and shooting. That guy's arms are long. Available. Woojin's eyes changed direction.

'On the left, the bearded guy holds a knife. But he is clumsy.'

Evidence was that he kept kneading the hand holding the knife. Although he is familiar with the technology, he recently changed his knife. Gradually, their information was quickly injected into Kang Woo-jin. The answer came quickly.

"No more than 3 minutes."

As soon as Kang Woo-jin finished talking to himself.

-Sigh.

I suddenly moved my feet. Go straight at your usual stride. However, it is not urgent. His destination is the bear-like man in the front who stands furthest away from his men. The bear-like man narrowed his eyes as he watched him walk away with an expressionless expression. But Woojin did not stop.

-Trudge, trudge.

Of course this wasn't reality.

A production similar to reality. Additionally, we are in the process of implementing a martial arts storyboard scene. So guns are guns, but martial arts and techniques were important. In fact, the stunt team was planning to deviate from the storyboard from this first movement. If we follow the storyboard that 'Jang Yeon-woo' sweeps, we won't be able to tell Kang Woo-jin the difficulty level of 'CQC'.

We need to easily subdue Kang Woo-jin.

Even if you notice, it's not difficult to get him to relax his legs and kneel down.

A bear-like man doesn't move at all. On the other hand, two of the three people surrounding Kang Woo-jin started attacking. The first to reach Woojin was a tattooed man holding a pistol with both hands.

-hook!

Suddenly, Kang Woo-jin turned to him. And stride. The distance was immediately shortened. The tattooed man flinched. Kang Woo-jin's current movements also deviate from the schedule and storyboard.

Men with such tattoos instinctively.

"Sigh!"

I raised my pistol. Before he could raise it, Woojin's left hand stopped him. The tattooed man was embarrassed. Because Kang Woo-jin was one beat faster. Woojin's right hand wrapped around his left hand. He had a pistol in his hand. Naturally, Woojin went behind his back and broke his arm.

In no time.

Kang Woo-jin hooks his legs behind the man's back.

The tattooed man's posture collapsed. He got down on his knees.

'Tsk.'

It's not smoke. It was real. At the same time, Woojin snatched the gun from his bent hands.

-Tuk.

The gun touched the top of the tattooed man's head.

At this time, the tattooed man's face was full of question marks.

"???"

Because I wondered what had happened to me just now.

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