Ch.182…Can we do another take?

My condition is good.

I felt this when I had that incident with Yerim too.

After something like that happens, my condition becomes excessively good.

Should I say I’m overflowing with energy?

End of June.

The final filming day of The Real Hero.

The filming site was in a celebratory mood because of the ratings for Our Fake Marriage from before.

“43%?! Can dramas even exceed 40% these days?!”

“Did they say it was 24 episodes? I wondered why they made such a bold attempt… wow, they’re really proving it with results.”

“Seeing how well the drama is doing, our movie should do extremely well too, right?”

“Let’s aim for #1 Korean movie of all time! Let’s beat Admiral Yi!”

“Wow, if we beat that… that would be Korean history.”

When one project does well.

The following projects tend to benefit from the promotional chain reaction.

That’s why everyone sincerely congratulated Our Fake Marriage.

“Maybe that’s why Donghu’s face looks so glossy!”

“Should I say he’s glowing? He looks even… even more handsome than usual?”

“It’s like looking at an enlightened Buddha… but why does he seem so sacred?”

That’s because it was sacred.

I thought to myself as I avoided the knowing gaze of Seokho hyung.

‘Why is his intuition always so sharp?’

He knows exactly what happened.

But he has the wisdom not to mention it out loud.

At times like this, he’s truly cunning.

‘Is that why he’s the company CEO?’

The cheerful atmosphere continued for a while.

Then everyone got busy preparing for the final shoot.

While I was leisurely drinking coffee in the van, watching the scene.

Knock knock.

Someone knocked on the van window.

“Hey, kid.”

It was Taegun hyung, who played the police officer role.

“Hyung?”

“I heard you’re entering training camp in October?”

“How did you know?”

“Who here doesn’t know that? What good is a staff if they don’t know the lead actor’s schedule?”

As Taegun hyung said.

I was scheduled to receive about 5 weeks of basic military training at the camp in October.

And then I would need to focus mainly on boxing for at least 2 years.

‘But I’m going to settle that with an Asian Games gold medal.’

The 2018 Asian Games would start in late August and end in early September.

The boxing competition period would end exactly then.

So until then, my activities would be temporarily suspended.

I plan to devote myself to training again in the first half of next year.

“You go in October and come out around November… then you’ll promote the movie together.”

“…You’re too accurate? I thought you were Seokho hyung.”

“I need to know the schedules of actors from the same agency precisely.”

“What?”

Suddenly, what is he talking about?

While I was looking at Taegun hyung with confused eyes,

He very naturally got into the van.

“If I transfer, will I get a van like this too?”

“What, what?”

The conversation suddenly accelerated, making it hard to keep up.

Today was clearly the last filming day for The Real Hero, right?

‘Was it a day for agency meetings?’

No, even if it was a meeting, it should be with Seokho hyung.

Why with me?

‘Though I do have more shares.’

But that wasn’t important right now.

Regardless, Taegun hyung continued talking.

“Jinwoo hasn’t had any failures since meeting you recently.”

“Jinwoo hyung?”

“Yeah.”

But that’s only natural.

Among Jinwoo hyung’s contract conditions, the top priority was:

‘Kim Donghu will select the projects.’

As long as this was maintained, Jinwoo hyung’s projects couldn’t fail.

The Sims rating system was absolute.

‘So is he saying he wants to benefit from that too?’

Of course, I understand how important it is for an actor to choose good projects.

If you work hard acting, invest time, and then the released project fails,

It not only affects your future acting career but also your market value.

For an actor, losing ticket power.

There’s nothing scarier than that.

“So I’m planning to move to Veritas too.”

“…This is a pretty serious matter, is it okay to just talk about it like this?”

Both Jinwoo hyung and Taegun hyung.

They’re both iconic figures in terms of appearance.

‘Teens is me, twenties is Jinwoo hyung, thirties is Taegun hyung.’

It’s embarrassing to say.

But you could call it a lineup of flower boys by generation.

Of course, that story disappeared when I entered my twenties.

Anyway, that’s the position these actors hold.

And in this situation, actor Han Taegun is coming to our agency?

‘That means all three male actors are at the national star level.’

If this happens, the number of actors in the agency may be small, but the quality becomes completely different.

‘Even our one model is currently dominating France.’

And on top of that, three actors who represent the country?

That changes the story quite a bit.

It would truly become an elite, small-scale agency.

‘Won’t this create another strange image?’

Of course, I didn’t need to worry about such details.

“Of course it’s fine, it’s you. What do you think about me transferring?”

“I don’t mind. It would be nice to become closer as family.”

“Really?”

“Yes, Seokho hyung will take care of everything anyway.”

Since Seokho hyung will handle everything perfectly.

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Director Lee Seongdeok, 30 seconds before filming began,

Made a final check of his surroundings to compose himself.

‘Filming the final scene at the end.’

Somehow everything lined up perfectly.

In fact, when you think about it, it’s best to film the final scene last.

As it’s the end of the story,

It’s when emotions are most intense.

The actors’ performances also improve the longer they adapt to the script.

‘And The Real Hero has emotional conflicts right up to the end.’

Whirrrrr.

The filming set, carefully selected and prepared for this day, comes into view.

He had contemplated and checked it repeatedly.

To capture the most desperate moment.

“Cue!”

The signal for that moment is fired.

Society calls the hero “the true judge of this era.”

But the police had a different perspective.

He was clearly a serial killer.

And a heinous criminal who must be imprisoned.

A chase of hunter and hunted.

The police who must move according to legal procedures.

The hero who kills criminals outside the boundaries of the law.

The difference in speed between these two is clear.

The police chase but cannot catch.

The hero is being chased but doesn’t feel it at all.

Then at the very end,

Police officer Jo Yongsu and the hero finally face each other.

Splash!

Just before the camera’s red light turns on,

The prepared water truck sprays water.

A rainy night.

At opposite ends of a dark tunnel, the police officer and hero face each other.

Their figures stand in stark contrast.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three gunshots ring out into the air.

To alert people nearby that an incident has occurred.

“…I’m out of blanks, the rest are all live rounds.”

An act showing strong determination to punish the criminal right here.

But the hero mocks this.

“Now? At this point?”

“What?”

“You protect the others, never revealing their identities, protecting them thoroughly.”

It’s laughable.

They protect those despicable bastards who deserve to be torn apart.

Yet they threaten and desperately try to catch the person who judges them.

It’s so ridiculous he can’t help but laugh.

So he sneered.

With gut-wrenching contempt.

“What’s so funny?”

“Look at yourself, look at how desperately you want to catch me.”

When else would the police move so passionately?

When victims begged them to catch the criminals, they talked about procedures and time.

“Now you’re just obsessed with catching me, while protecting all the ones you should be arresting.”

The people’s staff that protects criminals.

As the hero’s words end, his laughter also stops.

Splash, splash.

The hero’s footsteps move toward the inside of the tunnel,

Toward the emergency exit stairs, stepping on the wet floor.

“Don’t move!”

Bang!

He fires but misses.

The distance is too far, the rain limits visibility,

And the tunnel itself is too dark for an accurate shot.

Still, he expected to instill fear.

But the hero, unfazed, drags out the restrained criminal.

“Age 35, no prior convictions. Charged with rape and corpse desecration by arson.”

And slowly recites the criminal’s personal information.

“Know why he wasn’t caught? Because you said you were busy, told them to wait their turn.”

In the meantime, he raped and killed two more.

How many more would he have killed by the time you caught him?

With those final words, the hero’s knuckles move.

Crack!

Killing a person is simple.

Cut the neck and they die.

Originally, he should have killed him slowly while thinking about the victim’s pain.

But unfortunately, time is short.

“Take him and be satisfied, then get lost. That suits your level.”

The hero roughly threw the cold corpse in front of the police officer.

Tomorrow’s headlines would probably read something like “Serial Rapist Found Dead.”

And seeing this, Jo Yongsu was shocked.

“…You, how did you know? How did you know why we couldn’t catch him yet?”

“Is that what you’re curious about now?”

“…”

“I have many people helping me, allowing me to operate.”

I have many true heroes helping me.

People who support me without asking for anything in return.

“…Citizens cooperating with a criminal?”

“Yes, because I’m not a criminal.”

With those words, the hero slowly turns his back.

As if unconcerned that a gun is pointed at him.

Bang!

The gun fires once more.

But again, it misses.

“…”

Police officer Jo Yongsu helplessly watches the hero

Disappear into the darkness at the end of the tunnel.

Beeeeeep.

Behind him, with a bright sound, backup arrives with flashing police lights.

The area is bright but there’s no substance to it.

“Senior! Are you alright?!”

“…Just arrest that bastard.”

He’s exhausted.

Is what I’m doing really right?

Police officer Jo Yongsu looks again at the dark end of the tunnel.

If they meet again someday.

He vowed that next time, he wouldn’t let him escape like this.

“Cut! Okay! Good work everyone!”

With Director Lee Seongdeok’s final words,

As The Real Hero filming was about to wrap up.

“…Could we shoot that again?”

Kim Donghu suddenly interjected.