Chapter 6 (1/2)
Chp 6: Overwhelming gaze
TL: Pineapple
Editor: Isalee
”Director! Did you really choose Kang Woo Hyuk?”
a.s.sistant Director Park Yong Goo asked Director Choi He Rak.
He asked the a.s.sistant director, ”You don't know Kang Woo Hyuk?”
”Of course I know him. That's why I asked you. You also know him well, that's why I asked you. Kang Woo Hyuk won't be able to do this role.”
”I know. He can't play this role.”
The a.s.sistant director thought, Then why did you choose him? ”Don't worry, I'm not actually going to let him do it.”
The a.s.sistant director was now relieved.
”Min Hwan said that Kang Woo Hyuk is coming now. Should we call him and say that he doesn't need to come?”
”No need. When he arrives just prepare to film right away.”
What is he talking about?
He said that he isn't going to let him act, but why do we have to be ready for him?
”We're just going to film.” Director Choi explained.
The a.s.sistant director still didn't understand.
Just film? Isn't better not to film?
”I asked Sul Min Hwan for a recommendation. He recommended Kang Woo Hyuk who is suited for this role. I expressed my discontent but he told me to give him just one more chance, so I can't refuse him. Sul Min is our main character. We had a hard time getting him to be the main lead. It's the beginning of the film, so we need to keep him happy.”
”I know what you mean, but who's gonna be the torture specialist?…”
”Here!”
Director Choi pa.s.sed the list to the a.s.sistant director.
There were three actors names on the list.
a.s.sistant Director Park nodded.
If it's these people then it's fine. Although, it's not as good as actor Jang Il Gong, who was in the originally line-up.
a.s.sistant Director Park was still thinking about Jang Il Gong who couldn't make it.
He carefully opened his mouth.
”Why don't you try adjusting to Jang Il Gong's schedule?”
”Don't say that b.a.s.t.a.r.d's name in front of me!” Director Choi angrily said.
He was not a person who got angry for no reason, but this time he was really stressed out which was not normal.
”You should call them. I'll choose one of the three that is able to make it in the afternoon.”
Director Choi frowned.
a.s.sistant Director Park was angry like Director Choi because Director Choi was someone whom a.s.sistant Director Park deeply respected. He was also the head director so he had to do what he was told. Yet the three actors weren't readily available because of their own schedules or even if they didn't have a schedule, they'd still have to consult with their agencies.
No matter how you looked at it, this was too much.
”I think asking them to come in the afternoon is unrealistic.”
a.s.sistant Director Park tried to convince him otherwise.
If it was any other director, they would have fled into a rage but Director Choi wasn't like that.
He was a director who listened to his a.s.sistant director's opinions.
Director Choi also knew that he was asking for the impossible.
They absolutely had to shoot this scene today, so it was best for them to do as much as they could.
”If we can't schedule them today, then we have no choice but to do it another day.”
”I understand. I'll do my best to persuade them to come this afternoon. But Director Choi! If we get another actor besides Kang Woo Hyuk, won't Sul Min Hwan get angry?”
”Just watch his expression. If we show him the film after shoot, then he won't be able to say anything. Do you think he'll be able to play that role with that kind face of his?”
”Of course not.”
”If we show him the results, Sul Min Hwan will agree. We talked about this earlier.”
”If Jang Il Gong could've made it then we wouldn't have this problem.”
”I told you to not talk about him in front of me!”
”I'm sorry.”
”Even if I'm not a director, I will never work with him again.”
Director Choi exploded in anger just by thinking of that.
Everything was ruined because of Jang Il Gong.
His manager called saying that he couldn't make it because he was ill and Director Choi went crazy after hearing that.
Because of Jang Il Gong, we left early in the morning to head to this mountain village, but he couldn't even make it because he was sent to the hospital.
You were sent to the hospital emergency room? What a load of dog s.h.i.+t.
Director Choi knew that he drank a lot of alcohol last night in a room salon.
He would have felt better if he had called him last night to say that he wouldn't be able to make it.
When Director Choi talked to him last night, Jang Il Gong told him not to worry about it.
He was under a lot of pressure because they didn't have enough funding. So if they didn't film for even one day, then they'd be in a financial mess because of all the extras they'd have to pay and the equipment fees.
They were in this mess because Jang Il Gong told them that his only free day was today, so they completely cleared the day just for him.
After speaking to Jang Il Gong's manager, he was extremely angry. So he asked Sul Min Hwan who was standing next to him and asked him for a recommendation for an actor that could come.
”I do have a recommendation but I don't know if he can come. Should I give him a call?”
”Who is it?”
”It's Kang Woo Hyuk.”
”Kang Woo Hyuk is fine.”
”Okay, I'll ask him if he has time.”
”Okay!”
It was a mistake.
He confused him for Song Joon Hyuk.
Since he was angry at Jang Il Gong, his brain wasn't working straight.
He realized who Sul Min was talking about right after he finished calling Woo Hyuk.
”Woo Hyuk said that he has time today. He'll be here by ten.”
”Woo Hyuk? Kang Woo Hyuk?”
”Yes.”
”It's not Song Joon Hyuk, from your agency?”
”Song Joon Hyuk sunbae is in Russia right now filming a movie.”
”I heard Song Joon Hyuk instead of Kang Woo Hyuk.”
”I definitely said Kang Woo Hyuk.”
”I'm not saying that you said anything wrong. Ah, this is a problem.”