episode_0061

The interview video had a current affairs reporting program format similar to PD Note.

Most covered their faces and disguised their voices, but some did not, at their own request.

[I don’t mind getting sued, I want to hide my face. I want to show you my expression.]

I wrote down these seniors separately on the list.

You may have a lot to take care of with the chairman, so you can ask him for help later.

The found footage art festival footage was amazing.

The film was shot around the school in a way that was similar to a horror movie or fake documentary, with the screen deliberately shaking to add a sense of realism.

“Does this make the rotting music room look even more hideous? This is the magic of filming, hahaha.”

The combination of serious narration and eerie BGM gave it a completely different feel from the school I usually saw.

It is about me (Im Sang-heon), who has lost my memory, and Eugene (Yeon-hwa), who has regained her memory, going around the school in search of clues to reincarnation.

They subtly inserted a dilapidated facility into the thriller-like development.

Anyone could tell that it was a prestigious school, so why was it like that?

The plan was to raise awareness and expose the abuse of authority, personnel corruption, and misuse of public funds by the chairman and administrative director couple through an interview in an exposé video.

“How are you going to make this public?”

Senior Youngcheol was more active than ever.

Because it is useful information when dealing with the CEO.

“Of course it will win the grand prize at the film festival, so I will promote it on the channel. I will apply to the school to screen it at the October art festival. If I get permission… .”

They show the film as a festival entry and then play the exposé video at the end.

This is entirely possible because the broadcasting room and various equipment are managed by the video production department.

At the same time, the interview video will be uploaded to the Team Seorimping channel to flesh out the details of the revelations.

If there had been no spy, we could have driven the chairman into a corner by blowing up the building in succession like this.

“This is the screener (a sample of the film shown to the judges or critics) to be submitted before the art festival, and this is the real one. I will upload it to the cloud and send you the password via text message.”

“Please let Minhee and I know too. We might have to edit the interview video.”

Senior Youngcheol sneakily intervenes.

“Yes. I’ll send it to you by text.”

In this way, Senior Youngcheol took the bait.

*****

Chairman’s Office —

“Long time no see. Sit down.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

The chairman laughs bitterly as he watches Kim Young-cheol sit down.

“Why did you think of such a strange idea? Didn’t you have good feelings for me when you were in school?”

“I did suffer. But when I went out into society, I realized that I shouldn’t be swayed by past emotions. Especially in the movie industry.”

“You learned well. You said you wanted something, right?”

“Yes, I want to work under Director Cha Jin-young. I heard that we are close enough to ask for that much.”

“He’s my close friend. You didn’t give me the rest because you wanted to ask for that? That’s… .”

“This is an interview video. There is also a list of people who were interviewed. I should have some insurance, too.”

“Good insurance. You’re smart. I told Director Cha, so the assistant director will contact you. If you hear anything else besides what I told you then, tell me.”

Kim Young-cheol once again told the plan he had heard from Byeon Ha-jin and his group.

The expression on the chairman’s face as he listened to the story became extremely grim.

*

After Kim Young-cheol left, only the chairman and the entertainment department teacher remained in the chairman’s office.

“Did you take care of the film festival?”

“Yes. The chairman of the jury will contact the chairman.”

“Okay, then. Give me a cigarette.”

When the art teacher hands him a cigarette, he puts it in his mouth.

The hand that lights the lighter trembles slightly.

The content of the video was that shocking.

“What were the screening regulations for last year’s film festival?”

“The student council reviewed it and if it wasn’t too violent or revealing, it was just played.”

“Hmm… This time, let’s make a judging committee. Let’s fill it with all our teachers and kids. If there’s any kind of submission or something, we’ll reject it without fail.”

“Okay.”

“If you don’t win an award at the film festival, you can just upload the video. If you watch those guys’ channels and the video is uploaded, you can sue all the people on the list for defamation. You should be referred to the disciplinary committee.”

“Will we scare the parents of the ringleaders like before?”

“That’ll be later. Since Byun Ha-jin seems to be the instigator, I’ll call him and talk to him during the art festival. He might be surprisingly articulate.”

Then he exhaled smoke that filled his lungs.

The cigarettes tasted unusually bitter today.

*****

A week later in the chairman’s office —

“Oh, Chairman. I was waiting for your call anyway.”

“Yes, Mr. Chairman. How are you?”

“I’m always like that, huh? What happened to asking for help?”

“That’s right… I looked everywhere, but I can’t find any works submitted by Seorim Arts High School students this year. That’s why I’m calling to confirm.”

“What? Are you sure about that?”

“Yes, I checked several times, but it’s not there.”

“You might not have revealed your school. Are there any names like Byun Ha-jin or Pyo Min-ji?”

“Please list your affiliation, production staff, and cast on the application form. If you don’t have those, your application will not be accepted.”

“Ha, that’s what happened.”

“Yes, Chairman. Please check and contact me.”

The chairman hung up the phone, tilting his head.

“After all that work… What are you doing?”

*

A month later, in the chairman’s office —

“Isn’t that a little strange?”

“What?”

The teacher sitting across from the chairman said.

“The teacher from the judging committee said that the guys who hang out with Byun Ha-jin didn’t apply for the screening.”

“What is it?”

“They asked if it was them?”

“No, why on earth did you make it and not use it? Are you crazy?”

“That’s right. Isn’t there something going on?”

“What is the plan? Did you check out other film festivals at that time?”

“Yes. There are three other youth film festivals held in the second half of the year, but I have no record of submitting any entries.”

This is something that ghosts would cry about.

Nothing is right in the plan that Kim Yong-cheol told me.

“Youngcheol, contact that guy.”

“I called, but he said he didn’t know.”

“Isn’t that necessary now that I’m under Director Cha? If you want to stay there, tell me to do more spy work.”

“It’ll take some time. He’s in Jeju Island right now. He’s filming Director Cha’s new film.”

“This guy… Nothing is going to work.”

“Call Hajin and talk to her.”

“What are you going to talk about? Should I ask why you don’t use video?”

“Ah.”

As Byeon Ha-jin had expected, it was a situation where he couldn’t do anything.

*****

As the Seoul Independent Film Festival application period ended, the results were announced on the website.

A total of 1,213 short stories and feature-length films were submitted, the largest number ever.

This figure represents a 20% increase compared to the previous year.

The judges don’t look at all of this.

The Promotion Committee first screens out works that do not meet regulations or have problems with the level of water.

After internal review, we commissioned approximately 200 feature films to be screened by a panel of judges, excluding genres such as animation, documentary, and experimental films.

*

‘Why not?’

Director Han Jae-ryong tilted his head as he looked at his laptop screen in his hotel room.

After returning home in early October, I asked the head of the film company to find a film to award at the Youth Film Festival.

Since you said you were confident, I thought you would receive some kind of award.

“There are no works by Seorim Yego kids among the award-winning works. Just in case, I checked the list of submitted works, but the work that Director Han mentioned wasn’t there.”

Not being included in the submissions means you didn’t apply at all.

Why didn’t I apply after all that effort?

‘I guess I’ll have to call you later.’

What is urgent now is the review of the candidate works requested by the Promotion Committee.

We have to watch about 200 films and recommend the Grand Prize, Best Picture Award, and Excellence Award.

There are people who choose only by looking at the beginning or the middle, but for a director with a serious personality, that is an impossible idea.

I checked the list of candidates before opening the folder where the screener was saved.

‘Huh? Why is this…?’

One director, shocked by the list, called the person in charge of the promotion committee.

“Yes, Director. What’s going on?”

“I saw the list of nominees. Can high school students participate in this film festival?”

“Ah, you mean the piece at the very bottom? How did that come about? .”

Anyone with Korean citizenship can participate in the film festival.

It is possible even with just an alien registration card or overseas national registration card.

There is no age limit here.

“There is no age limit. However, since the title is an independent film, only adults participated. This is the first time a high school student has submitted a work.”

There is no reason for high school students to come here because there is a youth film festival.

But Byun Ha-jin put that ‘necessarily’ into action.

“Actually, I tried to filter it out during the first screening. But the judges said that they couldn’t possibly reject it after watching the film. That’s why I put it up as a candidate for the judges to decide.”

“Is that it?”

If it can overcome the handicap of being made by a high school student, it means that the level of completion is extraordinary.

“Yes, it’s a great movie. I’m sure the director will be surprised.”

I hung up the phone and checked the candidate information again.

Title: Reincarnation

Director: Pyo Min-ji

Starring: Byun Ha-jin, Oh Yu-jin

Music: Kim Beom-jun

This was the movie my daughter was talking about.

I couldn’t find it because it was submitted to an independent film festival.

You wouldn’t have thought that a high school student would participate here.

‘This is the movie that that annoying guy is in.’

A director opened the screener folder and played the movie.

‘Let’s see how well it was made.’