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I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor - Chapter 323

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Cannes Film Festival. To be honest, even at this moment when the finished product of 'Leech' was about to be tested, Kang Woo-jin did not have a great sense of reality. Other movies, such as 'Drug Dealer' and 'Island of the Missing', were promoted in the media around this time, so it felt like they were immediate relatives, but 'Leech' was not currently undergoing any major publicity or marketing.

Of course, as interest grows thanks to director Ahn Ga-bok, a legend in the Korean film industry, great actor Shin Shim-ho, and 'issue king' Kang Woo-jin, articles pour in every time.

『Which category will the 'Leech' that has completed cranking up be invited to? The official selection for the Cannes Film Festival will be announced next week.

After some time, it was quiet, with only articles about the Cannes Film Festival popping up occasionally.

The reason was simple.

This is because the film company or distributor of 'Leech' is not currently promoting it in any way. This was the result of focusing only on the Cannes Film Festival. Of course, as soon as the opening of the Cannes Film Festival approaches, articles will be published like crazy, but for now, compared to other commercial films, it has been quite quiet.

That's why Kang Woo-jin waiting for the elevator is even less realistic.

"······"

Woojin, who had a deep poker face, had many thoughts going through his mind.

'Khan-Khan.'

I wasn't pretending to be serious, I was really serious. That was it. This is when a person watches an interesting cartoon or other content and then tries to identify themselves as the main character of the work. Recently, Kang Woo-jin has frequently searched the Cannes Film Festival. Various articles, photos, YouTube videos, etc. from the past to the present. I checked a lot of data.

That was why Kang Woo-jin's heart was pounding even though there was no sense of reality right away.

'Wow, this day is really coming. 'I'm shaking because I think that something I could only imagine will happen soon.'

A photo of a Korean actor from a movie that was invited to the Cannes Film Festival in the past walking the Cannes red carpet, a video of an interview with hundreds of foreign reporters at the closing ceremony or award ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, and a group photo with world-famous filmmakers, including Hollywood.

and.

'Who was it? Anyway, it's a bit odd for a Korean director to win a trophy at the Cannes Awards.'

A Korean director receiving an award in front of thousands of world-renowned filmmakers. Who wouldn't be nervous if something like that happened to them soon, and not just in their imaginations? It was even more so because Kang Woo-jin had never dreamed of attending an overseas film festival before.

'Ugh, I started to feel upset.'

There is also fear. Of course there are concerns. Because the size of my first experience was incredible. If you focus on the concept, it will somehow pass, but the Cannes Film Festival, which is several times more grand than the Blue Dragon Film Festival, was a refreshing shock to Woojin.

At this time.

-Ding!

The elevator he boarded opened at the floor it arrived at. Choi Seong-gun, who had ponytails, tapped Woojin's shoulder as he was lost in his thoughts for a moment.

"let's go."

Choi Seong-gun was also much weaker than Kang Woo-jin, but he had a slightly firm expression. Woojin and Choi Seong-gun arrived at a small studio inside a large film company. There were already several 'Leech' staff members in front of the studio.

"ah! hello!"

As soon as I saw Kang Woo-jin approaching, I immediately greeted him. He greeted them appropriately. Woojin entered the studio right away. The visible interior had a different feel from other movie testing locations that Woojin had experienced so far. This place looked like a small movie theater. There are several work devices, a reasonably large screen in the front, at least 50 chairs, and about 30% of the seats are already occupied by officials.

All of them were busy greeting Kang Woo-jin as soon as they saw him.

and.

"You're here."

Director Ang Bok, with short white hair and full of wrinkles, suddenly appeared among the officials. Woojin was a little weak from laughter, but his eyes were shining as he held his hand.

'Wow, you old man. No, director, you're a lot older than when you first started.'

I could feel director Gabok Ang's hard work. Perhaps, to complete this 'leech', not only did they give up their sleep, but they almost gave up their lives? Anyway, after shaking hands, Director Gabok Ang guided Woojin to the front. I saw a familiar poster attached to a plastic board on the desk near the device.

"I decided yesterday."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, I will go to Cannes with this poster."

At that moment, out of curiosity, Choi Seong-geon, who had been missing, came behind Woo-jin's back. Woojin and Choi Seong-geon looked in the same direction. Seeing the official poster of 'Leech' that will be officially sent to Cannes.

'Crazy, I came out too big for this.'

A large part of the poster was Kang Woo-jin. No, 'Park Ha-seong'. The full body of 'Park Ha-seong' becomes steeped in Ripley Syndrome towards the end. He is looking at a family photo. A family photo of the chaebol family, including Chairman Yoon Jeong-bae and Oh Hee-ryeong. The face of 'Park Ha-seong' reflected in the glass of the picture frame was smiling eerily, but there was no smile on the real face of 'Park Ha-seong' holding the family photo.

This also suggests Ripley syndrome.

Next, there is a title written in a big way at the bottom of the poster, almost like acting.

-'leech'

In other words, this poster with Kang Woo-jin plastered on the door will be hung at the Cannes Film Festival. At this, Woojin's heart beat again. Choi Seong-geon, who had no idea about this, tapped Woo-jin's side and whispered softly. A smile is a bonus.

"K-You were chosen to kill the poster. Don't you think that's what the famous filmmakers who come to Cannes see? "Ugh, I can't calm down."

Woojin, who was excited just a moment ago, also felt the same way. However, he tried to remain calm and did not reply in particular. It was at this time.

"Senior Shim Han-ho is here!"

The staff's shouts came from behind. Because Shim Shim-ho, a great actor reminiscent of a tiger, has arrived. Because it was his first time seeing him since filming 'Leech', Kang Woo-jin gave him a sharp 90-degree bow. Shim Shim-ho's hair, which had been cut short due to filming, had grown back a little. Even his beard grew a lot. It feels like the side of Geogeo macho has become abundant again.

After Shim Shim-ho received greetings from Kang Woo-jin.

-Sigh.

I found the official poster for 'Leech' in front of Woojin. After staring at the poster in silence for a moment, he spoke in a deep voice.

"You were chosen well."

Behind, actors arrived one after another. Not only Oh Hee-ryeong, but also Jin Jae-jun and Han So-jin. Additionally, some supporting actors. By the time all the actors and attendees had gathered, director Ga-bok Ang made a declaration to the entire studio, which was buzzing.

"Let's begin."

Soon, the lights turned off and images began to be displayed in front.

-["Whoa."]

Cigarette smoke billows out along with the sound of the wind blowing. The angle slowly moves backwards with the smoke spreading. Human faces gradually began to appear on the dark screen, and at the same time, a familiar narration began to play.

-["I don't know anymore who I am."]

At this point, the large face of a man squatting and smoking a cigarette was plastered on the screen.

-["Who do I exist as? I'm lost. Am I correct in what I am saying? "Aren't they just making excuses to fit the situation?"]

Even before the title appeared, 'Leech' started with Kang Woo-jin.

Meanwhile, at the same time. DM Productions.

While Kang Woo-jin was in the midst of testing the completed 'Leech', DM Production, which was in charge of producing 'Beneficial Evil', was also busy. Currently, they were gathered in a large conference room and were having a meeting on the production of the final car.

"Next is the set. Have all the problems I mentioned last time been fixed?"

"Yes, PD."

The production meeting, headed by bearded producer Song Man-woo, was generally in an atmosphere of inspection. Most of the agenda items were completed, and it felt like PD Song Man-Woo was checking and deleting the list.

In fact, the pre-production of 'Beneficial Evil' was almost finished.

Except for Miley Kara, who is still a top secret, Ethan Smith's 'CQC' storyboard, who joined in the latter half, has been completed, as well as overseas locations, the overall schedule, the actors' arrangement, and even the overall flow of funds. Everything was over.

Now all that remains is final inspection and finalizing the schedule.

Of course, the matter about the schedule came out of the mouth of bearded producer Song Man-woo.

"······Phew, okay. Then, the script reading will be on the 14th, and the first filming will be on the 20th."

Today was the 8th. In other words, the script reading and first filming of 'Beneficial Evil' will begin within approximately two weeks. Of course, this was the result of taking into account the schedules of all actors, including Kang Woo-jin.

There it is.

"Since we're cranking it up in an overseas location, make sure there are no problems in Bangkok."

The first filming of 'Beneficial Evil' took place overseas in Bangkok, Thailand.

A few days later, on the 11th. L.A.

It was early morning. Because time was running out, LA's jam-packed roads were literally a battlefield. The flow of people in India was also enormous. On the road overflowing with countless cars, the sound of horns blaring did not end.

Meanwhile, two large vans stand out.

The reason was simple.

-Click, click!

Because the foreigners in the cars surrounding the large van that stopped side by side were constantly taking pictures of the van. There seemed to be at least five more. These were the paparazzi that were commonly seen in LA and were also used as tourist attractions. It was natural.

The two big vans they were filming were Miley Cara's cars.

Of the two vans, Kara was in the front car. Looking inside, Miley Cara, her blonde hair down, was looking at her tablet with her legs crossed. Large houses in LA are being printed on the tablet. Next, again today, Kara has a face full of coldness.

-Sigh.

He turned his head to the right and spoke to his main manager, Jonathan.

"Kang Woo-jin chose this house?"

Big Jonathan nodded.

"okay."

Kara muttered with a slight smile.

"It's good, it's close to my house."

"what? Kara, what did you say?"

"no. Please prepare the house chosen by Kang Woo-jin. "I will decide when to give him a gift."

"okay."

As soon as the answer was heard, the van slowly moved, as if the congested road had cleared up a bit, and Jonathan, who had received the tablet back from Kara, changed the subject.

"And Kara, you got an invitation from Cannes again this year."

"okay?"

"hmm. Decide whether you want to go or not. You didn't go last year, right? Do you feel the same way this year?"

Kara changed the direction of her braided legs.

'······Kang Woo-jin is going to Cannes this year.'

I crossed my arms while brushing my blonde hair.

"Shall we go this year?"

"Oh- really? "What is the reason?"

"I'm curious about Kang Woo-jin's movies."

"······Aren't you being too kind to him? Of course, he had a lot of help. "It's strangely annoying."

Kara shrugged and answered casually.

"Of course it's not just because of Kang Woo-jin. If you didn't go last year, it's okay to go this year, right? "Because I haven't shown my face in Hollywood since I worked on my latest album."

"yes. "If you just step on the red carpet, it will quickly become noisy."

"And why in Cannes this year?"

Kara paused for a moment and smiled slightly while thinking of Kang Woo-jin.

"I thought something big would happen. "It's thrilling to see something like that in person."

Jonathan tilted his head and sighed as if he understood.

"Okay, then I'll revise my schedule to attend Cannes this year. But I won't be able to pull it out for long."

"doesn't care. "I only need to look at one day and the closing ceremony during the Cannes schedule."

"Okay, about two days."

A few tens of minutes later, Kara's van entered the parking lot of a large building in downtown LA. This magnificent building was Miley Cara's agency. Soon, Kara got off with the team, including Jonathan, and got into the elevator. She seemed to have no worries in her movements, as if something had already been planned.

-Tiring!

Kara got off the stopped elevator and walked down the hallway with Jonathan's guidance. Many foreign employees passed by and said hello to her. It was natural that she was Kara, the agency's star, and before she knew it, she had arrived in front of the glass door of a conference room.

Miley Cara asked Jonathan.

"here?"

"huh."

Kara nodded and straightened her blonde hair and jacket. Then, I focused my gaze again on Jonathan standing next to me.

"How do I look?"

Jonathan showed his thumb without any reply. Kara chuckled slightly and opened her glass door. Soon, Kara could see the inside of the conference room and the people sitting at the U-shaped desk. There were four people in total, and they were all Asian. Among them, the man with her noticeable beard was the first to greet Miley Cara. Of course, in English. The voice was full of power.

"Hello, Miley. "I am Song Man-woo."

The man was producer Song Man-woo.

Meanwhile, Korea.

It was morning in LA, but late at night in Korea. Nevertheless, Kang Woo-jin could not leave work. Currently he was in the recording studio. It was because there was a recording related to the 'Kang Woo-jin alt-character' channel, which has recently seen an explosive increase in subscribers.

Woojin was standing inside the booth.

His expression was extremely solemn.

'Ugh, Mr. I'm so tired. Should I go to Subspace once?'

I was grumbling inside. It was at this time.

-Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

The cell phone in the back pocket of his jeans vibrated. Without changing his expression, Kang Woo-jin took out his cell phone. Strangely, the other person was director Kyotaro of 'Unfamiliar Parasite', who had started editing again after the production presentation and was clearly in the final stages of editing.

what? Woojin answered the phone and spat out Japanese.

"Yes, director."

Director Kyotaro's slightly hoarse voice came through the phone.

"Mr. Woojin. "I'm sorry for being late at night, I wanted to be the first to let you know."

"it's okay. Please speak."

"The editing will be completed without any problems in September, and 'The Stranger' will be released in Japan around the end of October. "The work has already started."

"Is that so?"

Kang Woo-jin asked back and added a question.

"Then, about the Korean release."

Director Kyotaro's response was quick.

"It will be around mid-November.

In the second half of this year, the bombs to be dropped each month began to be loaded.

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