I Will Live As An Actor

Chapter 104

[Blue Dragon Film Awards Jury Unanimous

‘Actor Jang Young-guk’s acting was perfect.’

The birth of the youngest best actor!]

[Actor Jang Young-guk, makes history at the Blue Dragon Film Awards! A signal for the birth of a great actor?]

[The glory of six awards, The Confession of the Priest heats up the Blue Dragon Film Awards!]

South Korea is in an uproar. 

There has never been an actor who broke the unwritten rule of the Blue Dragon Film Awards. But The Confession of the Priest not only broke that rule, but also recorded the youngest best actor. 

The interest that pours out to actor Jang Young-guk, who is at the center of the issue, is so enormous that it cannot be expressed in words.

“Did you get Jang Young-guk?”

The broadcasting industry is already heating up to cast Jang Young-guk. 

Even if the next work was already decided and gone, they thought that entertainment programs were possible. 

The entertainment director’s roar makes the entertainment PD Go Man-seok scratch his head.

“That’s the thing, director, I think it’s impossible right now.”

“What’s so hard! In my days, I used to sit in front of their houses for three days and nights, trying to cast top singers or actors. Just cast him. Whatever it is, wasn’t Jang Young-guk’s first entertainment program after his debut ours, SBC?”

The face of Go Man-seok PD, who left the director’s office, was deadly.

‘Oh, I can’t even fight him without the rank. Who the hell came up with the idea that he would appear on SBC entertainment when he started his next work at MBS.’

Go Man-seok’s words were not wrong, as anyone could tell with a little thought. 

Even if he appeared on an entertainment program, he would appear on MBS, why would he bother to appear on SBC. 

Especially after what happened at the previous acting awards ceremony.

‘I wouldn’t even appear if I were him.’

In fact, considering the ratings and national syndrome of last year’s drama Youth, it would have been fair for actor Jang Young-guk to win the acting award. But what did SBC do? 

They only gave him one excellence award, after judging his young age and career.

‘What does age or career matter, it’s because he didn’t do the next work.’

In the end, all this was caused by actor Jang Young-guk not joining hands with SBC again. 

Especially, recently, the Blue Dragon Film Awards gave Jang Young-guk the best actor award, and the previous SBC decision was once again compared and surfaced.

“PD Go, did you hear the news?”

Then, the youngest PD approached Go Man-seok PD, who had just been scolded by the director.

“What news?”

“It’s about actor Jang Young-guk, I heard a rumor that he chose Korea University for college entrance.”

“What’s so surprising about that.”

He was a perfect scorer. 

It would be weirder if he didn’t choose Korea University. But Go Man-seok PD swallowed his saliva at the words that followed.

“But not the Department of Theater and Film, but the Department of Law.”

“What?”

“Isn’t this going to be another uproar if this is true?”

You can say that again, it was already noisy enough with the best actor award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and if he also entered the Department of Law at Korea University, which is the top of the Korean entrance education, the popularity of the fire would only get stronger, and it would never go out.

***

Crank in.

A few days after the Blue Dragon Film Festival.

The shooting day of the historical drama ‘Yeon-san, The King’s Secret’ dawned. But unfortunately, there was no shooting for Young-guk. 

That’s because the first shooting was none other than the birth of the twins.

Since ancient times, it was considered unlucky for twins to be born in the royal court. 

Therefore, the focus of today’s shooting was the story that unfolded in the royal court at the time of Yeon-san-gun’s birth.

“Hey, Young-guk, congratulations on winning the best actor award. But why are you here today when it’s not your shooting day?”

“You said you would congratulate me on the phone the next day. And today is the first day of shooting, so you should show your face. Where is the director of photography? PD Yoo, why didn’t you tell me. Director Kim Deuk-hyung is in charge of the filming.”

“I hid it on purpose so I could tell you when you came to the set.”

That was when.

“Young-guk!”

Speak of the devil, he’s a bad one. Director Kim Deuk-hyung, who appeared out of nowhere, hugged Young-guk in an instant. But he soon put Young-guk down and added.

“Wow, what did you eat to grow so big? You’re on a different level from when you were in Yeong-do. I’ll hurt my back if I lift you twice. Anyway, it’s been a long time. Young-guk, I was so happy to see you win the Best Actor Award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards!”

“Thank you, director. How have you been?”

“What do you think I do? I hold a camera every day. I have to make a living. Actually, I was going to pass on this one, but when I heard you were the lead, I said okay, let’s do it.”

“Kim sunbae, didn’t you say you took it because of me last time?”

“PD Yoo, that was just a nice thing to say. Do you think I want to face you and hold a camera? You always nag me about the shots. Hehehe.”

The famous PD and director Kim Deuk-hyung bickered with each other. 

Time had passed, but they were the same as Young-guk had seen them in Yeong-do. 

Young-guk greeted them and moved on. Soon he headed to the waiting room. 

There must be someone who was memorizing the script because of the pressure of the first shooting.

“Park sunbae.”

The actor Park Sang-cheol opened his eyes wide at the sudden visitor. He quickly hid the script book that he had been holding in his hand.

 He had once embarrassed himself in front of Young-guk at the Korean Theater Festival. 

They had met at the script reading, but they didn’t have a chance to talk properly then.

“Uh… I’m sorry about that time.”

The first one to break the silence was the actor Park Sang-cheol.

“I think I was too arrogant about the theater back then. After the Korean Theater Festival, I sincerely apologized to some of the members who performed with Lee Chang-hoon sunbae in Joseon’s Spring. But I couldn’t bring myself to see you. I felt so ashamed of myself.”

Young-guk was surprised. 

The reason he came to the set even though he had no shooting schedule was because of the actor Park Sang-cheol. 

He thought it would be better to clear up any awkward feelings as soon as possible, since he would be playing Kim Cheo-seon, who was always by Yeon-san-gun’s side.

“It’s okay, and sunbae. Why did you change your costume so early?”

Young-guk didn’t dwell on that matter any longer. It was already in the past. 

He couldn’t blame him for having pride as an actor on the theater stage. 

The actor Park Sang-cheol scratched his head and answered Young-guk’s question.

“Well, it’s the first shooting of the drama, so I arrived at the set as early as possible. I went to the costume team and they had everything ready, so I asked the youngest one to help me change quickly.”

“There’s still some time left before the shooting starts. Didn’t the youngest one say anything?”

“Why?”

The actor Park Sang-cheol was new to dramas, let alone historical dramas. And the youngest one in the costume team seemed to be new to historical dramas as well. 

Usually, in historical drama sets, the main actors would change their costumes as late as possible. 

The reason was simple.

“You shouldn’t be sitting like that.”

While the extras who played ordinary people wore costumes full of dirt and dust, the main actors who played important roles worked in the palace.

It didn’t matter if the clothes were wrinkled for the warriors, but it was different for the roles that wore silk clothes.

The costume team had to work hard to smooth out any wrinkles. 

That’s why the clothes of the officials and ministers who wore official robes were easily wrinkled. Like now. 

As soon as Young-guk finished his sentence, the head of the costume team rushed into the waiting room.

“Park actor!”

He had an iron in his hand, of course.

***

Young-guk’s eyes were dazzled by the palace set. 

It was a magnificent set that showed that MBS had pulled out all the stops. 

It was common knowledge that the authenticity of historical dramas depended on the research. 

In that sense,

The new set, built from scratch, showcased the craftsmanship of the artisans.

It was as if they had recreated the era when Yeonsangun lived.

“Standby is complete!”

At the shout of AD Kim Young-min, the actors tense up. 

The direction of the drama depends on how they dig the first shovel. 

It was no exaggeration. Young-guk, who had been looking around the set, also heads straight to the shooting site.

‘Is he too nervous?’

Young-guk’s gaze falls on Park Sang-chul, the actor who plays Kim Cheo-seon. 

He was a veteran in the theater scene, but a rookie in the drama scene. 

The feeling of acting in front of the shooting camera instead of the audience must have been a world of difference.

-Your Majesty, the Queen is giving birth to your son. Please wait a moment.

Kim Cheo-seon stops Seongjong, who is eager to rush into the Gyotaejeon (the birthing chamber) where Queen Yoon is giving birth to Yi Yung, later known as Yeonsangun. 

The reason why Seongjong is so impatient to enter is simple.

According to the royal physician, Queen Yoon had twins in her womb. 

If twins were born, there would be a problem. 

They might have to get rid of one of them. That was the law of the royal family. It was a rule. 

That was when it happened.

“NG!”

The famous PD yells at the televised screen. 

It was the third time. 

The reason was none other than Park Sang-chul, who played Kim Cheo-seon. 

He didn’t make a mistake in his lines, but there was something unnatural that he couldn’t express in words.

“I’m sorry.”

Actor Park Sang-chul quickly bows his head to the actor who played Seongjong and the staff. 

It was the first shot. But he had already delayed it three times because of him. 

That’s when the director Kim Deuk-hyung jokes with Park Sang-chul, as if he was afraid he would die.

“It’s okay! You know what they say, right? You have to eat ten NGs in the first shot to make a hit. You still have seven more to go, so don’t be nervous and take it easy. We have to make a hit this time, so we can all get a fat bonus!”

At the shout of director Kim Deuk-hyung, the shooting site finally relaxes. But it doesn’t last long.

“NG!”

As he gives NGs one after another, everyone falls silent. 

The shooting site is tense again. 

Is he really going to give more than ten NGs from the first shot? 

Actor Park Sang-chul’s body stiffens even more. 

He understands his feelings. It must be his first time acting in front of so many cameras and staff.

“What’s the problem…”

Even the famous PD can’t find the answer. 

He had given several instructions to fix the unnatural acting, but the more cuts he made, the more unnatural it became.

To begin with, the famous PD was also the first to take on a historical drama, so he didn’t know how to overcome this situation. 

Not to mention the actor Park Sang-chul himself, whose face was turning pale. He didn’t know what the problem was either, and he just looked frustrated. 

That was when it happened.

“PD Yoo, can I talk to Park senior for a moment?”