LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 89: Investor Meeting
Chapter 89 <Investor Meeting>
[Official] Yoo Yeon Seo confirmed to star in ‘Evil Spirit’
[★Issue] After soldier, robot, and superpower, next is bride… Yoo Yeon Seo cast in ‘Evil Spirit’
Horror genre is a seasonal business. Especially for the comeback drama of a hit writer, ‘Evil Spirit’ was pushed back in the schedule. It was only hyped as a highly anticipated work for the second half of the year, but the progress was slow. However, with the news of Yoo Yeon Seo’s casting, sponsorship and advertising inquiries were pouring in.
“Did you hear from Min Yoo-na who failed before?”
“Isn’t it obvious? She’s been trying to get Yoo Yeon Seo’s number lately.”
The industry was small, so the rumors spread fast. The production staff in charge of casting drew lines on Min Yoo-na’s name.
“Since the game is over with Yoo Yeon Seo, let’s fill the remaining leads with rookies or idols.”
With Yoo Yeon Seo’s popularity, they didn’t even need to promote. They were looking for cheap actors to save on production costs.
“What about this one? Seo Ha-joon.”
“NB… Oh, them. I’ve heard of their name.”
“They have a weak fandom in Korea, but their overseas fans are no joke.”
Having a lot of overseas fans meant that selling the rights would be easy.
To be honest, even before Yoo Yeon Seo confirmed his appearance, the production situation of ‘Evil Spirit’ was not bad. They had plenty of actors to cast anyway, and the production company was fairly successful in the drama field.
“As expected, everything goes smoothly with Yoo Yeon Seo.”
But they couldn’t ignore the difference that Yoo Yeon Seo made. They were looking for actors to cast with enthusiasm.
‘He missed this opportunity.’
Many actors wanted to maintain good relationships with investors. But Yoo Yeon Seo didn’t need to. He already had it. He just had to show his face at these occasions and that was it.
There were many benefits to being close with this power. Even the original body, who had a sense of money, must have known that… But he was too stubborn to admit that Choi Yoo-jin was his mother.
“Let’s go in.”
There was no one in the parking lot, so it seemed like they rented the whole restaurant. Yoo Yeon Seo followed Choi Yoo-jin silently.
“Are we late?”
“No, I just got here too. It’s been a while, vice president.”
Some people were already seated. They were captivated by Yoo Yeon Seo who came in behind Choi Yoo-jin. Choi Yoo-jin smiled happily and gently pushed Yoo Yeon Seo’s back.
“This is my second son, you all know him, right?”
“Hello.”
Yoo Yeon Seo smiled softly and bowed his head, and their eyes sparkled.
“You’re finally here. I’m a fan.”
A middle-aged woman who looked like a lady said gracefully.
“My name is Kwon Mi-hee. I run a small real estate business in Gangnam.”
“I’m Yoo Yeon Seo.”
Yoo Yeon Seo shook hands with Kwon Mi-hee. He already knew the rough background of this meeting through Lim Seung-hyun.
Kwon Mi-hee, a big shot and a cash cow in the Gangnam real estate market. And the people sitting there were all big shots. A president of a mid-sized investment company, a president of several production companies, a local landlord, and so on. They were all high-profile investors who were called big shots in the industry.
‘I did well to come.’
Actors who wanted to network with investors were eager to get in touch with them. The quality of the information they got was also high.
“Did you watch that movie?”
“The directing was sophisticated. It was produced by vice president Choi, right?”
At first, they were interested in Yoo Yeon Seo who came to the meeting for the first time, but they soon switched to other topics and talked enthusiastically about movies. Yoo Yeon Seo also chimed in from time to time and listened to their stories.
“I’m interested in Lee Han-gyeol these days.”
“Is that the Han-gyeol I know?”
“Yes. I became a fan after watching ‘White Tiger Ship’.”
Investing was similar to being a fan. Idol singers were often ignored, but that was all old talk. Idols had loyal fans who invested in them, and that was why idols were preferred these days.
That’s why other actors were generous to idols or former idols. The market was too small.
“Do you want me to introduce you?”
“I’d love that. When can we have dinner together?”
This was a good opportunity for Lee Han-gyeol too. There was nothing wrong with being friendly with investors. Another person who was listening to the conversation said quietly.
“Yoo Yeon Seo, I’m looking forward to ‘Evil Spirit’ too.”
“Are you not interested in any other works these days?”
“How about movies?”
Yeon Seo was also jokingly called an idol in the acting world, so there were some people who invested in the works he was interested in with passion.
‘They’re not here.’
That means he becomes an investment company just by investing.
“Not yet. I’m more interested in movies these days … Don’t you know better than me?”
“I trust your eyes, Yeon Seo. You’re famous for finding pearls in the mud, aren’t you?”
Was I that famous … Well, the media was also saying ‘the hope of the rookies’, so the people who heard the news directly from the industry would do more. Yeon Seo smiled faintly.
“Well … I just think I have a good sense.”
“At this point, it’s not a sense, but a skill. I’ve been having fun finding new faces lately. But I don’t get as much results as you, Yeon Seo.”
“I guess it’s because I have a different perspective as an actor.”
“But why do you keep finding new faces?”
“It’s more fun. In fact, I didn’t have much acting skills before.”
He originally chose only rookie works to be the king on the set, but he wrapped it up with fun. Everyone looked at him with surprise as he brought up the topic of acting skills.
‘Why? It’s true.’
This was also a joke that showed his improved acting skills. Yeon Seo shrugged it off lightly and everyone said his acting was much better. Yoojin looked like ‘How about it? My son is great.’ He was getting more and more like Yugeonmin.
“I’ve changed my mind lately.”
“Well, you should go to a good director’s work now.”
“I’ll let you know if I have any news.”
Everyone reacted favorably to Yeon Seo. It must be thanks to Yoojin sitting next to him. That’s why it’s good to have a back.
“Speaking of that, I have something to remind you … Have you heard that news?”
They talked about movies for a while, and the eyes of the people gathered to the person sitting at the end of the line.
“Director Cheon, he’s back.”
“Director Cheon Seongmin?”
Yoojin opened his eyes wide in surprise. The others also murmured.
“Is that him?”
“Oh my …”
They were excited. The works they listed were the ones he had seen in the future. There were even works that he had watched several times. Yeon Seo was also interested and focused on the conversation.
“The emperor of Cannes is back … It’s going to be fierce.”
“I thought he would retire because he had a lot of trouble with the production company.”
“He seems to not give up his work. He’s a born artist, isn’t he?”
“That’s right.”
“Oh, Yeon Seo, you might not know. Just his disciple, director An O-jun …”
Was it the director of the work that Jinsuho cut his appearance fee in half? Is that the kind of influence that a person who has trouble with the production company retires?
“What’s wrong with the production company? Was there an incident?”
“Ah … He did one work at a new production company at the request of a friend, and he was told not to do art with his money.”
“… Did you tell the art director not to do art?”
“That’s right. It’s a pity. I would invest as much as I could.”
If he was a master like Cheon Seongmin, he could ignore the demands of the production company, right? But the production company was ranting that the company that paid the production cost was the boss and pressured the director.
[Do I have to do this while listening to this?]
At that time, he was so hurt that he said he would not return to the film industry for a while and declared semi-retirement and disappeared. And the production company filed for bankruptcy shortly after.
“Are you interested?”
Yoojin whispered in his ear.
‘Director Cheon Seongmin …’
He is a director who is invited to international film festivals and never returns empty-handed. He wanted to participate as an actor if possible, but if he didn’t catch the director’s eye, he could also receive a work award as an investor. Then he could send the required investment money without interfering with the work.
“Yes.”
Yeon Seo answered with a faint smile.
***
After building various connections at the investor meeting, Yeon Seo immediately devoted himself to the character interpretation of ‘Evil Spirit’.
“… It’s hard.”
It was an unexpected obstacle.
Kim Woojin, a sergeant of ‘Baekhoham’, was not difficult to act because his job as a soldier was connected to his life.
He also had a lot of references to acting in ‘Dreaming’, which was set in the future of 2207, with robots and operations.
He also found common ground in the mental world that was driven to the edge of the cliff by synchronizing the memory of Yeon Seo with the slightly loose protagonist of ‘The Deprived People’.
This method was called ‘emotional memory method’ by his acting teacher Park Hyunjeong, which is to remember the senses of the past experiences and refer to them in acting. This acting method was born by referring to the ‘method acting method’.
‘Should I find the common ground between me and Father Raphael first?’
Alexander Knox, baptized name Father Raphael
A mysterious exorcist priest.
A boy who grew up under a single mother who devoted her life to a cult religion, he was adopted overseas for some reason and became an exorcist priest under the Vatican.
Is this all there is to the character introduction? Yoo Yeon Seo frowned. He had heard that the author was good at omitting details, but he didn’t expect this kind of trap.
‘The first thing to note is that he is an overseas adoptee.’
His name is not Korean, but from the English-speaking world. He probably wasn’t even of Korean descent, but adopted by a family of a different race.
And the word that he should pay attention to here is single mother.
‘Maybe it was hard for Raphael to register his birth as an illegitimate child of a single mother when he was young?’
He searched briefly and found out that the law to allow birth registration was passed only in 2015.
He added his childhood without a resident registration number. And then…
‘He must have felt like a stranger wherever he went.’
He found a common point between himself, a person from the future of 2207, and Father Raphael. Kang Jin-hoo, who fell into the past after he died, and the black-haired foreigner from the adoptive family.
He wrote down what he felt in the first scene of the first episode without hesitation.
‘Maybe the church was his only place of peace, and that’s why he became a priest.’
Yoo Yeon Seo let his imagination run wild.
Anyway, he could always consult with the director and the author if he failed to interpret the character in the script reading.
‘For now, this is my rough translation…’
He opened the scripts for the first and second episodes. If the other lead, Father Kim Leo, was in charge of passion and heat, then Father Raphael would naturally have a cold image. He had to keep that in mind.
His expression gradually smiled as he read the script. He hadn’t grasped the overall flow of the drama yet, since it was only the first and second episodes, but he enjoyed the process of analyzing the character and reading the script.