After Kim Donghu returned to Korea, the Korean broadcasting industry welcomed him with open arms.

    ‘Even though Kim Donghu’s price tag is high, he’s just a guest on variety shows anyway.’

    ‘He came for promotional purposes, so our interests align! That’s why he has to appear!’

    Despite his busy global promotional tour, he hadn’t yet promoted in his home country.

    People naturally assumed Kim Donghu would be making the rounds for promotion. This assumption was half right and half wrong.

    “I’m excited about uploading to YouTube again after so long.”

    “I know, but the gaps between your uploads are always like periods of self-reflection.”

    “Can’t be helped, Donghu, you’re just so busy.”

    Though he had agreed to appear on broadcasts, the first one wasn’t someone else’s show.

    ‘The first promotion is extremely important. Think about how many Shorts YouTubers will make from it.’

    Kim Donghu understood YouTube’s ecosystem well enough to recognize the significant trickle-down effect that celebrities create.

    So why would he appear on other broadcasts first?

    ‘There’s no need to promote other broadcasts so enthusiastically.’

    That wouldn’t make sense.

    First, he would use his own YouTube channel to upload a video. Then, when Shorts were being mass-produced from that video, that would be the time to appear on other broadcasts for maximum benefit.

    Moreover…

    “My subscriber count just jumps up whenever I check.”

    Perhaps due to the Cannes Palme d’Or effect, his YouTube subscriber count had reached an impressive 5 million.

    “I got a call from Disney, they’re really grateful.”

    “Didn’t they just contact you 20 minutes ago?”

    “You have your special line, right? They asked if you could upload a Pianist review video and said they’d be thrilled… the response came immediately.”

    “Ah, then we should prepare right away.”

    In this situation, not doing direct promotion would be a tremendous loss. Plus, this time they had prepared something quite substantial.

    It wasn’t just ending with uploading a simple review video.

    ‘Having both lead actors appear to do the review directly.’

    Could there be a bigger talking point? With that thought, I immediately checked my messages.

    >They’re even sending a private jet, isn’t Tarzan amazing?

    <Of course, they’re bringing Jane on board.

    >Hmm, that’s a really good line to read. See you in Korea.

    A review of Pianist Episode 1 with Evelyn. I could already sense it would be a huge hit.

    ++++++

    At the same time.

    There were groups laughing, groups angry, and groups crying.

    The laughing group was DC.

    “We did it! We did it! I’ll have to see him in Korea, but honestly, once we step in, it’s over!”

    “Right! The best contract terms! Running guarantees! What more could be an issue?”

    Actively utilizing the multiverse Batman concept, they created a setting where he adopted an Asian child, and then planned to film the first-ever “Asian Batman” movie.

    They were heading to the airport in an extremely excited state.

    “By the way, did you prepare that setting?”

    “Yes, I did. You mean Owlman, right?”

    “Yeah, get ready to use that too. Crime Syndicate… we need to be prepared for the possibility of him playing dual roles.”

    They chatted excitedly in the van. They would position Kim Donghu as the next face of DC and use this as an opportunity to revitalize the superhero film industry.

    With Marvel crumbling on its own, this was an unparalleled opportunity.

    “What’s the big deal about PC? This is real PC!”

    They still didn’t understand PC well. But there was one thing that bothered them.

    “We have to include Asians too, those arrogant bastards, tsk.”

    “Whatever, just keep making announcements ignoring public opinion.”

    “DC wants Kim Donghu. Keep repeating that like a parrot.”

    “Should we just make Kim Donghu the Joker too? There are cases in the multiverse where Batman became the Joker.”

    “The villain facing Kim Donghu is… Kim Donghu, that might be good?”

    Public opinion was no longer frightening. If they were going to fail because of public opinion, they would have failed long ago.

    The reason they hadn’t? Simple.

    They had accumulated enough to survive. But as those reserves were starting to run low, charging ahead was the only answer, and the strategy had to be simple.

    ‘All-in on Kim Donghu.’

    That was why DC was the laughing group, while the angry group was Disney.

    “Pft! Pft! Pft! Is this a joke? Losing Tarzan to DC? Are you insane?!”

    Disney, which had acquired Marvel, regarded Kim Donghu as an extremely important symbol.

    Though it was just Tarzan for now, they had plans to leverage his perfect appearance to make him the prince of various Disney live-action adaptations in the future.

    But they lost him. And to a competitor, not even a subsidiary.

    “Ha! Captain whatever’s husband? What’s that about? Is that a joke? PC is fine, great even! Now I see how terribly you’ve been handling things!”

    Of course, Disney had also experienced many box office failures related to PC, but that was due to external pressure, public opinion, and various circumstances. They had no intention of including the perfectly fine Kim Donghu in that trend.

    But…

    “You’re trying to seduce Kim Donghu with this kind of script? You bastards!”

    Marvel had made a huge mistake with Kim Donghu. They completely ignored the economic value he generated with every move and gave him a garbage script just because he was Asian.

    Actually, just giving him the script wasn’t the problem. That could have been revised and fixed anytime.

    The biggest issue was…

    “You gave him a supporting role? How dare you?”

    They treated Kim Donghu as a supporting actor.

    “You damn bastards, do you know what DC offered Kim Donghu? Batman!”

    And starting with this film, they planned to boldly expand the universe if it succeeded.

    But what did you offer?

    Amid the barrage of insults, the crying group, Marvel, glanced sideways and retorted.

    “The limitations of Asians…”

    “Kim Donghu is the exception! No! From now on, the Asian world where Kim Donghu operates is completely different!”

    That only fueled Disney’s anger more.

    “Do you know how well Musashi is performing worldwide?”

    Not every film that wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes becomes a blockbuster. But Musashi was showing the kind of success that made people wonder if it would have been just as successful without the award.

    Worldwide, in any theater currently showing films, if Musashi was playing, it was consistently ranked #1.

    In foreign countries, a story about a Japanese samurai is currently the #1 film worldwide?

    These idiots still didn’t seem to understand how remarkable that was.

    “Let me make this clear, Disney absolutely doesn’t want to let go of Kim Donghu. We want to make him Disney’s flagship star, understand?”

    Kim Donghu is young. Incredibly young.

    Just twenty-six. He became an unparalleled presence in his mid-twenties, which meant he could continue to be a leading actor for over 30 more years.

    And they’re giving such a flagship to someone else? That was absolutely unacceptable.

    Disney wanted Kim Donghu to always be associated with them as his biggest tag, even if he worked elsewhere.

    They wanted him to be labeled as “Disney’s Prince” or “Disney’s Face” wherever he went. Therefore…

    “Prepare something bigger, something bigger!”

    They couldn’t just sit by and watch Kim Donghu quietly film DC’s hero series.

    We have heroes on our side too. That was the conclusion of the angry group, Disney.

    ++++++

    People love reaction videos. They want to know if others feel the same way they do when watching certain videos, especially if those reactions come from celebrities.

    [Breaking: Kim Donghu and Evelyn’s “Pianist Episode 1 Review Video” is blowing up lolololol]

    -Is this for real?

    -They’re actually doing this?

    ㄴKim Donghu Kim Donghu Kim Donghu!!! Perfectly satisfying my craving after just watching Pianist Episode 1!

    ㄴNow I understand why he’s not doing variety shows to promote Pianist lol

    ㄴHis own channel is more effective, yep lol

    [Murderous pianist and victim ballerina watching Disney+ together OMG]

    -How can anyone not click on this?

    -Who came up with this idea? It’s brilliant

    ㄴProbably Kim Donghu

    ㄴThe agency does the filming, but all the planning is Kim Donghu’s work

    ㄴBut this still falls under the daily life category?

    ㄴA guy whose daily life involves uploading reaction videos to his own work

    ㄴHandsome bastard

    ㄴWhere are they watching? Veritas Studio?

    ㄴWow look at all the fan gifts and photos covering the studio walls

    ㄴChoi Seokho < This guy just listens to whatever Kim Donghu says lololololol

    ㄴ#1 obedient agency, #1 agency every Korean actor wants to join, GOAT manager Choi Seokho

    People watched Kim Donghu’s reaction video while sharing their thoughts in real-time on community forums.

    The scene where Kim Donghu played solo was especially popular.

    [As expected from a Daejong High talent]

    -One of a kind.

    -Truly this era’s, no, an unprecedented embodiment of art

    ㄴWhy does the post sound pretentious

    ㄴEven reading it as text, I can hear the voice, something familiar

    [Kim Donghu playing piano in a suit is definitely incredible]

    -Fits the Pianist theme well

    -Especially how he expresses emotions through his playing

    ㄴHis expression doesn’t change, but he smiles only when playing, which is nice

    ㄴAnd there’s something like desire? A lustful gaze?

    ㄴThe acting where he seems mentally aroused as soon as he sees the ballerina is amazing

    ㄴBut are Kim Donghu and Evelyn really close? They’re sitting right next to each other

    [I like watching reaction videos but keep getting distracted]

    -Evelyn looks at Kim Donghu like a girl in love lol

    ㄴDid you see when she fed him? Like a newlywed bride

    ㄴAnd then later carefully resting her head on his shoulder OMG

    As a bonus, their chemistry was so good that the response was overwhelmingly positive. As a result, Pianist naturally recorded the #1 spot on Disney+ worldwide.

    +++++++

    “The response is incredible.”

    As I checked the real-time reactions after a long time, I held the Batman script that had arrived late.

    Normally, I would have checked it immediately upon arrival, but I was delayed filming the reaction video with Evelyn.

    The rating for Bat was none other than…

    <Bat, S+>

    S+.

    There’s an S+?

    ‘This isn’t some gacha game.’

    So there was something above S. With that curiosity in mind…

    ‘Immersion.’

    I immediately entered the world of Bat.

    Dark and musty steam-filled Gotham. It fills my vision completely.


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