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< Bangkok (2) >

A foreigner with his head bald in the video. No, the title of the movie was the last thing that came out of the mouth of the executive chairman of the current Cannes Film Festival in France.

["20th invited work. Republic of Korea, director Ahn Ga-bok's 'Leech'."]

Of course, it was the last invitation piece spoken in French, but Woojin, who was already familiar with the French language, was able to understand it right away without any difficulty. Of course, there were English subtitles underneath the video.

'It's up!! it's okay! Wow, I'm tired.'

Coincidentally, 'Leech' was announced at the end, so I felt very excited. Woojin almost loses his strong concept and says wow! I almost shouted. But I held on tight. His current outward appearance is one of coldness. However, inside I was running wild.

'Wow, it tastes like this again.'

In the past, director Anga Bok was already very famous at the Cannes Film Festival, so his entry into the film was confirmed, but it was unclear which category it would be in, so Kang Woo-jin was nervous. I'm going to go to Cannes anyway, so the main stage is 100 times better, right?

This was a reality that subspace could not do anything about.

That's why I was even more nervous. Whatever it was, fortunately, 'Leech' was confirmed to advance to the main 'competition section' of the Cannes Film Festival.

In other words, 'Leech' must compete with 20 works from around the world confirmed in the 'competition section'. Starting with the highest award, the Palme d'Or, the second-place awards, the Grand Prix, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, etc., all of the top awards at the Cannes Film Festival come from the 'competition section', and 'Leech' will also win all of them. I got a chance.

In front of world-renowned filmmakers.

Woojin's hard poker face reveals his hidden, excited feelings.

'Good shot!!'

Choi Seong-geon in the passenger seat and the entire team took his place.

"You were called?!! "You just called me a 'leech'!"

"That's right, CEO!! 'Leech' appeared in the English subtitles here and there!!"

"OMG!! Crazy!! "I was so serious because I wasn't called until the end!!"

"That's it! I was really annoyed because two Japanese movies were called!! At the end, with a strong 'leech' sound! "Awesome creepy!!"

"It was a movie, a movie! Ah, this is a film festival! What am I saying?! Anyway, it's good!!"

Except for the calm Kang Woo-jin, the rest of the members were beyond excited and ferocious.

"That bald guy knows how to direct!! So, Khan is also the executive chairman!"

"wow! wait for a sec! Come to think of it, is the only Korean film a 'leech' in the 'competition section' at Cannes this year?!"

"That's right! Let's take a moment to look at the Cannes Film Festival homepage! "There must have been a comprehensive selection of invited works!"

The stylists were manipulating their cell phones in perfect order. Some people checked the status of the article, and others turned on social media or the official Cannes Film Festival page.

"There is only one Korean film in the 'competition section' this year! There are quite a few Korean movies in the remaining sections! "Roughly 4 works!"

"Ugh! "What would have happened if a real 'leech' had fallen!!"

"No, just getting into the Cannes Film Festival is a big deal… but still! After all, being on the main page is several times better!"

"of course!! The impact of the domestic media will be several times different! The focus of attention from Cannes and foreign media must be completely different from the difference between heaven and earth, right??!"

The cries of Kang Woo-jin's team members were not easily calmed down. Well, it wasn't strange because Woojin was also running wild inside. Anyway, 'Leech' was selected as Korea's representative at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and among actors such as Shim Shim-ho and Oh Hee-ryeong, there was Kang Woo-jin in the center.

Because the 'Leech' poster itself was like that.

Then, Choi Seong-geon, the passenger seat with his hair tied back in a ponytail, who was chatting excitedly with his teammates, turned around. Of course, Kang Woo-jin remained quiet without making a fuss. Choi Seong-geon, with a deep smile, muttered to himself.

'I've come to this moment, finally.'

I recalled a line that Kang Woo-jin had calmly said to me quite a while ago.

'Thank you for your continued support until next year's Cannes, Mr. President.'

This was when Kang Woo-jin's contract renewal case broke out. The emotion of that time increased my excitement several times over now. Seonggeon Choi said to Woojin. My voice trembled slightly.

"I finally stood at the starting line. From now on, you know?"

"Yes, I know."

"Let's turn the world upside down."

Woojin answered in a very low tone.

"That's how it should be, since I'm gone."

Meanwhile.

In LA, it was late at night on the 16th, unlike Korea, where it was early afternoon on the 17th. In the conference room of a very large agency, blonde Miley Kara and several other foreigners were having a serious meeting.

"Okay, then next week."

"huh. "I think that would be good too."

Because Kara's new album, which has been in the works for quite some time and whose title is the song that Kang Woo-jin participated in, has arrived. She had already finished working on her major album, except for minor details, and even though there was an accident, the editing of her music video had also been completed.

So, the opening schedule had to be confirmed now.

"Opened while Kara was in Bangkok. Kara, take a picture of the date. When do you like it?"

She had her hat pulled down over her blonde hair, crossed her arms, and sighed before muttering.

"Noon on the 24th. "When I was in the middle of filming a Korean production."

"Noon on the 24th? OK got it."

The release of her new album has been confirmed for noon next week, Friday the 24th. Of course, LA time.

At this time.

-Sigh.

Jonathan, the main manager with half-shaved hair who was sitting next to Kara, was close to her ear.

"Kara."

He then recited the information he had just confirmed to Kara.

"Kang Woo-jin's 'Leech' has been confirmed as one of the 20 works invited to the competition section of this year's Cannes Film Festival. "It's up on the official page."

As soon as she heard the story, Kara smiled a small smile with a unique coldness.

"also."

"also?"

"I told you, something will happen in this compartment."

"It looks like it was close. "If you look at the one ranked last."

"There's a lot to look forward to-"

Kara, crossing her slender legs, smiled brightly as she recalled what she would experience or witness in the future.

"Including my album, 'Beneficial Evil' filming in Bangkok, and even the Cannes Film Festival."

"Your album is the main one, you know that?"

"of course. Now that I think about it, all of those fun things are related to Kang Woo-jin. "What would you have done if you hadn't met him?"

For Kara, this was the first time in her entire career that the second half of the year was this exciting.

"There are a lot of presents? Is it Christmas already?"

Two days later, Sunday the 19th. Inside the plane.

It's late morning. It was roughly past 11 o'clock. Kang Woo-jin was found inside the plane. For some reason, my hair and makeup are strict. The outfit consists of a thin white shirt and jeans.

The seat is by the window in business class.

Kang Woo-jin, with a heavy face, looked out the window casually. A landscape full of clouds was unfolding.

"······"

Woojin's current destination was 'Suvarnabhumi International Airport' in Bangkok, Thailand. There are still a few hours left until arrival. Isn't the reason obvious? Moving on to overseas filming locations for the crank-in of 'Beneficial Evil'.

Woojin stared at the clouds outside the window for a moment.

-Sigh.

I took out a copy of the script from the small backpack placed at the front foot. This was the script for episode 1 of 'Beneficial Evil'.

'First of all, I'll read 'Beneficial Evil' and then take some rest in sub-space.'

Next, Kang Woo-jin quietly raised his index finger.

-Poof!

I stabbed at the black square attached to the script. In an instant, his world changed. Entering an endlessly dark sub-space. As soon as he settled into the subspace, which was more comfortable than home, Woojin immediately put away his thoughts and yawned. Then, while bending his neck from side to side, he slowly walked towards the place where several white squares were lined up.

"Let's see-"

Of course, what Kang Woo-jin chose was 'beneficial evil.'

-[9/Script (Title: Beneficial Evil), EX level]

-(Episode 1)/(Episode 2)/(Episode 3)······

The scripts for episodes 1 and 2 of 'Beneficial Evil' have recently undergone many changes. After the initial addition of 'Martial Arts' and 'CQC', the 'CQC' action continuity was upgraded once again with the addition of Ethan Smith from the stunt team. In addition, Miley Cara's role story was added, and the story underwent quite a major overhaul.

First of all, the start of 'Beneficial Evil', which started from reality, was replaced with the past of the male lead, 'Jang Yeon-woo'.

It starts with his past, explains reality, and shows the past of 'Jang Yeon-woo' again through another character. In other words, episode 1 moves through the past and present of 'Jang Yeon-woo'. However, the perspective was different for each character.

Anyway, the script currently uploaded to subspace is the final version.

Of course, Woojin had already finished reading the final version several times.

Nevertheless, Woojin.

-[9/You have selected Script (Title: Beneficial Evil Episode 1).]

I filmed the final episode 1 script of 'Beneficial Evil'. Most of the overseas locations will appear in episodes 1 and 2, and since we will arrive in Bangkok, which will be the setting, the intention is to read (experience) again in advance.

Soon, behind the familiar robotic female voice in Kang Woo-jin's ears.

["Preparing to read 'A: Jang Yeon-woo'…"]

["······Ready. This is a very high-quality script or scenario. The implementation level is 100%. Let's start reading."]

A tremendous amount of gray washed over him.

How long has it been?

Woojin's previously pale vision gradually changes. No, now it was Jang Yeon-woo's gaze. The gray cleared, but the surrounding colors were not bright.

'darkness.'

Because it was a night with weak moonlight. cold. The temperature is cold. The season is winter. In an instant, the cool temperature seeped into Woojin's entire body. The same was true for everything about 'Jang Yeon-woo', including the clear five senses. The current black-haired Kang Woo-jin was standing somewhere as 'Jang Yeon-woo'.

"Whoa-"

Breath came out. Gradually, you become accustomed to the pitch-black darkness. I could hear the sound of an animal squealing in the distance. There were lots of trees and weeds. In the mountains or forests. And I saw a pretty bright light in the distance.

It was light coming from the building.

Everything else was dark, but there was a lot of light in there. Woojin calmly lowered her head slowly, feeling her own sinking feelings. Military boots, military uniform, bulletproof vest, several magazines filled in the vest, earphone radio in the ear, pistol clipped to the side, and M4 carbine rifle slung over the shoulder.

At this time, I heard a woman's voice coming from the walkie-talkie in my ear. It was English.

"enter."

Woojin moved right away. He lowered his posture. Slowly but surely he moved his feet. Every time I take a step, my heart gets colder. The temperature in his entire body hit the floor. Her head is spinning. I'm not drunk from the cold. Many judgments and decisions were being made.

-Sigh.

Woojin, who moves silently, heads towards a building with bright lights. Looking closely, I saw that the building was a very large mansion. The darkness gradually decreases due to the light emitted from the mansion. At this time, the woman spoke again on the earphone radio.

"One person by the pool, start there. The inside of the mansion is exactly as briefed in advance. J (Jay), I'll leave it to you."

Woojin turned his head slightly to the left. A large man is walking near the swimming pool, a little away from the mansion. There was also a rifle in his hand.

"······"

Kang Woo-jin or Jang Yeon-woo stare at the man for a moment. He suddenly disappeared into the darkness. The man at the pool who didn't know this yawned. It was then.

-Crispy.

A noise was heard from the forest on the right. The man's expression became serious. He took a slow step forward.

"Whoop!"

A hand came out from behind the man looking into the forest and covered his mouth. Then there was a loud sound. The blade pierced the man's neck. A knife that is drawn right away. Blood spurted out. The one standing behind was Woojin. The man knelt down, groaning something like 'geo-eok', but Kang Woo-jin, who had no expression, naturally broke his neck.

A voice came from the radio in the ear of the man with his neck bent. It was also in English.

"Derek, how about that?"

Kang Woo-jin is no longer there. The radio rang again.

"derrick? Hey Derek. "Holy shit!"

Soon, four armed men guarding another place came running. After checking the body, they immediately raised their rifles and raised their guard. Between them.

-Tuk.

Something fell with a dull noise. One man's eyes widened upon recognition.

"grenade! grenade!!"

The men's movements were swift. It tried to spread quickly. Having one person cover the grenade would have minimized the damage, but the men were busy running away. However, the grenade exploded faster.

-Quaaang!!

With a loud roar, the men's limbs flew through the air. It was quite a sight to see arms, legs, and head flying off along with blood. The lives of five men were lost in an instant. But their comrades still remained. Thanks to the explosion of this grenade, at least eight men moved from the flowerbed, the entrance to the mansion, and the interior of the mansion.

The first to move were the two men in the flower bed on the right side of the mansion.

"excuse me!! "Swimming pool flower bed!!"

"Shoot!! Shoot!!"

A man in military uniform can be seen briefly with a black shadow. Two men on radio set their rifles on the flower bed near the swimming pool. Bang bang bang! An ear-popping roar echoed throughout the mansion. Soon all eight people pointed their guns at that place.

-Ta-ta-ta-tang!!

-Tangta da da tang!!

The flower bed wall is torn down. The eight people who had been sharpening their guns for a while stopped for a moment. One man sent a hand signal to the two. The two slowly approach.

This moment.

-hook!

Woojin, who was lying down at the end of the flower bed, suddenly appeared and raised his M4 carbine rifle. Thanks to the silencer, the gunshot sounds faint.

-Phew!

A total of 4 shots were fired. The heads and faces of the two men who were approaching exploded. The remaining six men fired their guns again at Woojin, who was lying down. Kang Woo-jin disappeared again. Then he appeared again. A loud gunshot and a faint gunshot were heard at the intersection. The foreheads and backs of the two men's heads were smashed.

The remaining men hid behind the wall of the flower bed, swearing.

"What is that bastard!!"

"where are you! Where are you!!"

– Bang bang bang!

Men hiding and sharpening their guns. Someone stood over them. This is Kang Woo-jin. Although the men who recognized it moved late.

"Ugh!!"

After a faint gunshot with a silencer, they fell like dolls. The yard of the mansion, which had been filled with gunshots, became quiet.

"······"

Woojin, who was sitting next to the corpse with its face blown off, wiped the blood from his cheek with an expressionless expression. Soon, I picked up a body that was in good shape.

After a while.

-Squeak.

The entrance to the mansion was opened. The two armed men inside raised their rifles in surprise. Bang bang bang bang! Someone collapsed on the porch. It is not Woojin who falls into rags from bullets. It was a corpse.

– Fight!

The two men were momentarily distracted by the corpse falling to pieces. At that moment, Woojin came out from the right side of the front door. Four faint gunshots. The two men's heads exploded one after another. Two men fall down. However, as if Woojin's cold eyes were not enough, he calmly grazed the corpse and fired several more bullets upward.

yet.

-Sigh.

Woojin, whose entire body was covered in blood, entered the mansion. Of course, the rifle rested on his shoulder, but much of the tension on his face had disappeared. Still, the cold heart remained.

"Say, save me! help me!!"

In the messy living room, a foreign man was lying face down, trembling. When he found Kang Woo-jin, he put his hands together and prayed.

"Save me, please!!"

but.

"money! "Any amount of money!"

-Phew!

While the foreign man was speaking, three holes were punched in his face.

A few tens of minutes later.

A group of armed men with rifles entered the mansion full of corpses. Roughly 5 people. Finally, an additional woman entered, holding her pistol in both hands. She was a woman with curly blonde hair. The woman and the group searched the mansion for a while. Then, the blonde woman lowered her pistol and asked as she looked at the group.

"Where is J?"

< Bangkok (2) > End