Ch.285Pacifism

Akimbo.

A term referring to the style of using weapons in both hands simultaneously.

It’s an expression you often see when playing FPS games.

In Korean terms:

‘Dual pistols.’

But applying that to Batman?

Is this what they meant by the distinctiveness of an Asian Batman?

But even so.

“Isn’t Batman committed to a no-kill policy?”

I wondered if it was right to change Batman’s core setting.

As soon as I spoke, the Warner Brothers representatives smiled faintly and shook their heads.

“You certainly know Batman well, Mr. Donghu.”

“Yes, I’m a fan.”

“Haha, I understand your concern.”

The Warner Brothers representative.

More specifically, the director and producer of Batman.

And also serving as co-screenwriter.

Christo Daran stroked his beard and continued.

“Batman has a no-kill policy. That’s why we’re planning to change the bullets to rubber.”

“Rubber?”

“Yes, they’ll hurt quite a lot when they hit.”

Batman has a no-kill policy.

And here, Director Christo greatly expanded the meaning of that.

“As long as you don’t kill them. That’s your Batman.”

“As long as I don’t kill them… you mean I can go that far?”

“Yes, right up to the point of death. And it could even lead to permanent damage.”

“What?”

“Donghu Kim, I still watch that movie you were in, The Real Hero.”

That sudden comment made me think, what’s this about?

After a few seconds, I immediately understood why he said that.

“Could it be…?”

“Yes, Batman executing justice… isn’t he also a real hero?”

The hero in “The Real Hero” personally beat criminals to death with his fists.

Subduing them from a distance with a baseball, and finishing with brass knuckles.

The reason this came up at this point.

It was because:

“I think we need to thoroughly! Give them the same treatment so they never commit crimes again. In today’s style!”

It meant Batman would be delivering judgment right up to the point of not killing.

That’s the kind of Batman that would appear.

“Of course, the script isn’t fully completed yet, and we’re still building the sets. There are many mountains to climb.”

But for now, I’d appreciate if you could just know that ‘we’re preparing something like this.’

I nodded at Director Christo’s words.

Taking this as a sign of agreement, the director carefully handed me something.

“What’s this?”

“Since this is our first private meeting, I want to share a lot, but I’m getting ahead of myself.”

Looking at it, I saw it was material related to special forces training.

“It’s a program designed for various… martial arts movements, starting with the akimbo style.”

“Am I supposed to do this?”

“No, no. Just know that it exists. We’re not even properly prepared for filming yet.”

Certainly, gun training in Asia would be very difficult and restricted.

It seemed the production company was preparing this much for Batman-related training.

Normally, I should accept this.

I know this kind of training takes at least 3 to 6 months.

I could certainly do this much for a film, but.

‘I’m different.’

In my case, I was far from the normal case.

“If possible, could I receive the training after the script is completed, or at least after the Batman character setting script is finished?”

If the script was completed and I could immerse myself in it.

‘Perhaps I could acquire a new talent after a long time.’

With such expectation in my answer.

“Yes, yes! Of course. I’m grateful that you’re willing to accept it at all. Actually, many actors use stunt doubles for this kind of thing.”

Director Christo nodded willingly, saying he would do so.

He just seemed pleased that I would receive the training at all.

The more an actor participates directly in action scenes with fewer stunt doubles.

The better the film often becomes, so it was an understandable reaction.

‘A Batman who uses dual pistols to subdue criminals without killing them.’

Just hearing about it piques my interest.

Moreover, looking at the materials, there was something very unusual.

“Will you use tonfa as well?”

“Ah, that’s still undecided, but since Batman’s gun barrels are long…”

“What?”

“When you run out of bullets, you hold the grip in reverse.”

Swish.

Director Christo briefly demonstrated using a gun like a tonfa with his hands.

As soon as I saw it, I was convinced.

‘This is going to be a hit.’

That a truly new bat would be born.

++++++

While Kim Donghu was in a movie-related meeting.

The whole world was in an uproar because of him.

Not only did he win Cannes’ highest honor with “Musashi.”

He made his presence known worldwide with “Pianist.”

Now he had conquered even the everyday aspect through “Tasty Guys.”

A true hat-trick of box office hits.

Any community of significant size was filled with talk about Kim Donghu.

It was a moment when the whole world had definitely come to know him.

ㄴIt’s unfair that this face is only in Korea

ㄴDistribute one Kim Donghu to each country!

ㄴHis personality is so good, and the way he takes care of the chefs is so nice

Western reactions were naturally highly favorable.

Honestly, it was somewhat expected.

In Korea, the ratings were 100 times higher.

And the YouTube world showed even more impressive numbers.

“Tasty Guys” ran a 24-hour YouTube stream.

A so-called “bone broth” live stream.

The average viewer count was about 300 people.

The YouTube viewer count for the second episode featuring Kim Donghu was about 9 million.

That’s about 30,000 times more.

A number that looked like it was scribbled by an elementary school student.

ㄴComedy TV is really going to take off, it’s scary

ㄴHow many CFs will come in because of the Kim Donghu effect

ㄴThis effect will probably continue at least until next month?

ㄴNow the production team needs to put their heads together and think again lol

ㄴThe moment they get complacent, things will go back to normal for real

ㄴHonestly, no one could have predicted this level

ㄴIt’s fair to say this is a mega-hit

ㄴWhat’s with his way of speaking?

Usually, when an actor gets this much continuous exposure through videos.

They should normally receive criticism for being overexposed or predictable.

But Kim Donghu didn’t have that problem.

Because each role he played was completely different.

ㄴIn Musashi he’s a swordsman, in Pianist he’s a psycho killer, in variety shows he’s a foodie lol look at the image

ㄴOf course, he’s never acted the same way twice

The image transformation from “Pianist” to “Tasty Guys” was particularly well-received.

From a cold-blooded, noble killer who murders people and calmly dines beside them while playing the piano.

To suddenly having the image of a foodie who eats for 17 hours straight.

The image that might have been seen as that of a killer was immediately changed.

And this trend naturally attracted advertisements.

The most fierce competition in this area was among major franchise companies.

Especially pizza and hamburger chains.

Companies with global franchises.

They wanted to put Kim Donghu’s face next to their hamburgers.

Alcohol companies were even more desperate.

Since he became a hit for eating.

If they filmed CFs of him eating, it would be a huge success.

Companies were crazy about this simple principle.

“Kim Donghu! Kim Donghu! Kim Donghu at all costs!”

“We don’t even care if it’s a one-year contract! Just put his face in there!”

“You know Kim Donghu values loyalty, right? He even attended the final party for Brilliant School Uniforms when they were going bankrupt.”

“Do you know how many companies still work with Kim Donghu? He just keeps working with them if the conditions are right!”

They all wanted Kim Donghu desperately.

“FJ… Ilyang Foods… Do you know how much spillover effect they’re getting from being associated with Kim Donghu? Their stock jumped 20%!”

“What burger does Kim Donghu usually eat? What? He just orders all the franchise burger menu items? Argh! This is driving me crazy!”

They were trying to find connections to Kim Donghu.

“Yes, I’ll die if I don’t get this contract~”

Some were desperate.

“Yeah, yeah, that’s true, my brother got a meeting with Seokho.”

Some succeeded in setting up appointments.

“Seokho! Did you know we’re actually related? My eighth cousin’s in-law’s cousin’s dog goes to the same hospital as yours!”

Some were desperately mobilizing all their connections.

It was truly a crazy Kim Donghu advertising frenzy.

The problem was that it didn’t end there.

As someone said, double down.

With the news that Kim Donghu would become Batman through “Murciélago.”

The moment anyone signed a CF contract with Kim Donghu, it would be a huge success.

He was like the golden snitch in that wizard movie game.

Catch it and you win the game.

That’s what he had become.

“Kim Donghu is like the Dragon Ball! Specifically, the eternal dragon! Or the One Ring!”

“Our Donghu is truly world-class.”

The atmosphere had heated up after just one variety show appearance.

In the midst of this trend.

There was a place that dropped a bomb for everyone to see.

That was:

“Kim Donghu to appear on Physical 300!”

It was the Netflix content production team.

Who had been hiding Kim Donghu’s appearance until now.

When the momentum is good, strike repeatedly.

Like a marksman.

Because the last 4 shots always result in critical hits.

‘We’ll drive the stake in properly.’

Netflix rechecked the fully edited “Physical 300” video.

One month from now.

An actor with extreme physical abilities would be revealed to the public.