episode_0258
by admin“….”
Sooa blinked blankly.
Her brain had momentarily frozen. Sooa-stutter.
‘Did my special ability break down?’
Sooa sincerely thought so.
While simultaneously thinking of a somewhat reasonable reason.
[Model ─ Calvin Klein]
▶Implementation Elements Sufficient
▶Special Grade: Rare
[Weeds]
▶Implementation Elements Sufficient
▶Special Grade: Rare
First, it was hard to believe that two Special Grades had suddenly rolled in? That’s because…
‘The highest grade I’ve ever experienced, isn’t it?’
The highest! And amazing!
In Sooa’s mind, ‘Special Grade: Rare’ was that kind of ranking.
It was a grade you only saw when someone’s acting was doubled, but suddenly giving me two?
‘Well, isn’t it possible?’
CEO Kim Iseo goes through a very thorough screening process before proposing anything to Sooa. It’s possible that there might be two Special Grades among them by chance. Yes, it’s possible.
But!
What I really can’t understand is!
‘Weeds! Why does this guy’s grade keep going up?’
That was the real problem. Why are you getting higher grades?
Sooa recalled the articles she had just seen.
【Japanese Media】
[‘Weeds’, a nuisance work for Lee Sooa…. Voices of concern grow, saying it would be better to quit now.]
[Director Yusaku abandoned his loyalty to Akiko to hold onto Lee Sooa? Words, words, words about the two who broke up.]
Even if you look closely, there is only a reason why the grade should drop, right? But why did it become a Special Grade? Why!
‘Could my special ability really be broken?’
Sooa seriously thought about that for a moment, but…
‘Nah, that’s probably not it.’
It wasn’t just any machine, and it didn’t seem like the special ability, which was close to an omnipotent being, would break down. It doesn’t make sense.
Sooa soon decided to relax.
‘I don’t know, I don’t know, let’s not think too deeply about it. Anyway, it’s a hundred or a thousand times better than if the grade had dropped, right?’
Yes, there was no reason to look for a solution or worry. Two Special Grades in hand? I love it.
Therefore, Sooa finally nodded.
“CEO, I think it would be good to take the modeling contract.”
At that moment, as she spoke to Kim Iseo…
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Kim Iseo’s cell phone rang at that very moment.
“Ah.”
A short exclamation from Kim Iseo.
“I needed to have a conversation, and it just so happens that I got a call.”
Sooa could also see it through Kim Iseo’s phone screen. The caller was the director of ‘Weeds’, the master Yusaku.
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Director Yusaku, through an interpreter, exchanged customary greetings with Kim Iseo and then asked to speak with Sooa.
Today’s call, of course, was about ‘Weeds’.
“スアさん、まずは···.” (Sooa-ssi, first of all….)
Sooa knew Japanese, so an interpreter wasn’t needed.
You could tell just by listening to his voice.
That Director Yusaku was currently very depressed.
“…I’m sorry to call you with bad news. The atmosphere for ‘Weeds’ in Japan is very bad.”
“Ah, yes. I know.”
Sooa had scanned all the Japanese media, so she couldn’t help but know.
Director Yusaku sighed deeply.
“I tried to hide the bad internal situation as much as possible, but suddenly a major media outlet attacked us. The result is what you see now. It’s really the worst.”
“Hmm.”
“Also, another problem is that investors are not gathering due to this atmosphere. Even those who had promised to invest are starting to back out one by one.”
“…The situation is worse than I thought.”
“That’s right. We’re being treated like a sinking ship. No, in reality, we’re close to being a sinking ship now.”
“….”
There was silence for a while after that.
Sooa thought. These kinds of situations are too difficult for her. She didn’t know what to say to someone so depressed, so she just remained silent.
After a while, Yusaku broke the silence first.
“I think I’ve reported the situation. Actually, there’s something I need to ask Sooa-ssi, so I called.”
“Yes, yes. What is it?”
“Sooa-ssi, would you like to leave ‘Weeds’?”
Yusaku continued in a weak voice.
“I’m worried that our bad reputation will have a negative impact on Sooa-ssi. We won’t blame Sooa-ssi in any way if you leave.”
“Hmm.”
“Moreover, we will actively conduct media play to separate ‘Weeds’ and Sooa-ssi so that Sooa-ssi will not be affected in any way after leaving. Sooa-ssi is not at fault, right?”
A bad atmosphere. Bad news.
A situation overflowing with only negative things, what would Sooa have said originally? She would have said things like, ‘It’s unfortunate, but it can’t be helped,’ and left the work.
However.
[Weeds]
▶Implementation Elements Sufficient
▶Special Grade: Rare
Thanks to the Special Grade of her special ability, she could strengthen her resolve. No, she shouldn’t miss it no matter what.
“No. I want to participate in ‘Weeds’.”
“Yes?”
“Wouldn’t the atmosphere get worse if even I left? Besides, you said that I’m not at fault at all, and it’s the same for the director. You’re not at fault.”
“Did I hear you correctly…?”
Yusaku’s confusion could be felt over the phone.
“Thank you so much for those words, but I’m worried that it will have a negative impact on Sooa-ssi.”
“Nah, I don’t care about that.”
She was serious.
The grade is a Special Grade, after all, even if the current situation isn’t good, won’t it eventually be resolved somehow?
“Ah, thank you. I’m really thankful, but I don’t know if I can accept this right away. I’m so sorry….”
Sooa was okay, but Yusaku was restless. Sooa understood. If Sooa didn’t have a special ability, she would have reacted exactly like that.
‘I feel like I need to comfort him?’
That’s because, even if Sooa expresses a firm will, the work could disappear if Yusaku, the director, wavers? That can’t happen under any circumstances.
Special Grade Rare! Can’t miss it!
But there was a problem.
‘Huh? But with my intelligence, it’s hard to comfort him?’
Sooa was quick to acknowledge what needed to be acknowledged. In other words, Sooa objectivity? She’ll borrow Kim Yuhan for this. Solved!
Ssshh─!
Sooa drew up Kim Yuhan’s emotions and said.
『From the beginning, I accepted this work after reading the script. If I can express this story through acting, I’ll be satisfied. So, Director, please just focus on the completion and don’t worry about anything else.』
It was a truly ingenious way of speaking. Anyway, it wasn’t a lie that she accepted it after reading the script, right?
She just happened to look at the grade together. Ahem….
Anyway, the effect was excellent.
Yusaku’s touched voice immediately returned.
“Sooa-ssi, I’m touched. Yes. I will focus on completion and do my best.”
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After finishing the call.
As Yusaku put down his cell phone, someone immediately asked from behind him. It was a girl’s voice.
“Director, how did it go?”
The owner of the voice was Minami Sawako, sitting in a wheelchair.
Sawako also knew the atmosphere of the media well, and was very worried about it. Just looking at her current appearance, you could see that her body was trembling slightly.
Sawako bowed her head deeply.
“…I guess she left the work? I expected it. It was a work that was eliminated from the contest in the first place, so it was more than enough to have come this far.”
“No.”
Yusaku shook his head.
“Rather, Sooa-ssi expressed her intention to participate.”
“Yes?”
Sawako’s eyes widened.
“Really?”
“Yes, she decided to participate because she liked the script from the beginning, and it was enough for her to be able to act out this story. So, have confidence. Your script is a script that receives Sooa-ssi’s trust.”
“….”
“From now on, you should rather put in a lot of effort. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so focus on writing. That’s how you and I can repay Sooa-ssi.”
“That’s definitely true….”
A spark ignited in Sawako’s heart.
“…It’s a burden, but I don’t want to hide cowardly behind the excuse that it’s a burden. I’m going to work twice as hard. Hong sunbae I respect would definitely have done that too.”
Sawako and Yusaku looked at each other and smiled.
A ray of light that allowed them to smile even in difficult situations. To them, that was Sooa.
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At the same time.
Sawako’s mother and best-selling author, Minami Akiko, is checking the news in her studio.
It’s called a studio, but it’s actually a nice apartment.
It was common for those who had amassed wealth to get a unit in an apartment and use it as a workspace.
[Weeds Investors drop out one after another.]
[Limitations of a rejected contest entry? ‘Squeak’ from before filming.]
[Even with Yusaku’s name, it’s not enough to overcome the Yakuza fan base…. ‘Weeds’ is on the verge of cancellation.]
“Suddenly, it really caught fire.”
Akiko muttered.
There were quite a few articles discussing the instability of Weeds before, but this time the number and firepower of the articles are different. Major media outlets have also joined in.
Therefore, articles related to Weeds are pouring out.
[‘Weeds’, casting is also highly likely to be overturned.]
[A challenge that was precarious from the start. It was reckless from the start.]
Since everywhere was talking about ‘Weeds’ negatively, it was natural for all sorts of rumors to stick to it.
─I heard that Director Yusaku has a conflict with Akiko the writer? That’s why they broke up this time, and it seems like they were trying to win with Akiko’s daughter, Sawako.
─No matter what the internal situation is, it didn’t make sense from the start. To have a middle school writer create a movie. Frankly, those who are going to see it can’t welcome it.
─There’s nothing as deeply Japanese as Yakuza noir, but it’s a bit not good to use a Korean actor for the lead….
Therefore.
“Cheers!”
Those in the studio, except for Akiko, were in a celebratory mood. They cooked pasta together, drank canned beer, and felt like they were already enjoying their victory.
“Akiko-sensei! This is a complete walkover!”
“We’ve been promoting our marketing all along using the reason that it’s a showdown with her daughter, and they’re dropping out on their own before the match, so isn’t it just good for us?”
“Come and have a drink with us!”
However.
“Hmm.”
Akiko instead narrowed her brow.
Before being a writer, she was very quick to catch on to the industry. It’s not for nothing that works based on Akiko’s novels have been successful.
And now.
Akiko’s sensitive senses were activated.
“This is suspicious.”
Akiko’s one word. Those around her found it strange.
“Is there anything suspicious? It just seems like it failed?”
“No, it hasn’t failed for sure yet.”
Akiko said that and searched the portal with her laptop. There are a lot of articles talking about ‘Weeds’, but the article Akiko is looking for is not there.
“What are you looking for so diligently?”
“An article that Lee Sooa is stepping down. It’s not there.”
Yes, there’s no news of Lee Sooa stepping down.
Akiko was concerned about that part.
“There’s no news of Lee Sooa stepping down, and there are only more articles mentioning Weeds. This situation is a bit strange. It feels like it’s inducing noise marketing.”
In fact, some communities and media were receiving noise marketing effects as Akiko said.
Just looking at the comments on the article you’re currently reading.
─There’s a lot of talk about Weeds
─Rather, I’m getting interested because it’s being mentioned so often, what kind of content is it that the existing Yakuza fan base is resisting?
─Was the writer of ‘Weeds’ Minami Akiko’s daughter? I wonder what kind of story she wrote?
─Is Lee Sooa stepping down? What’s going on?
Akiko narrowed her brow.
A noise marketing effect is occurring, and people’s attention is gathering on Lee Sooa. In this situation, if Lee Sooa even expresses her intention to go together….
‘…Basically, Weeds has only promoted itself properly?’
Akiko felt dizzy when she thought this far.
Again, something is strange and suspicious. Also, being careless is foolish. You have to do your best until the end.
The person next to her scratched his cheek and said.
“Even if this is noise marketing, isn’t it true that investors are dropping out? Even if it’s promoted, you can’t make a movie without money.”
“That’s why it’s suspicious. It’s like….”
…Marketing as if they have a huge backer.
Akiko didn’t bother to say this, and instead…
Bang bang bang!
She tapped the plate with a fork. The people around her, who had been talking loudly, turned their attention to Akiko, and soon their expressions hardened. Akiko’s face was very serious.
“Clean it all up right now. We haven’t won for sure yet.”
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Because there are so many people involved with Sooa, there were others who were paying close attention to the current situation of ‘Weeds’.
It is the team of Japan’s national entertainment show, ‘Celebrity Zoo’.
“Oh my, it’s so noisy about ‘Weeds’. There are a lot of rumors that Sooa-ssi is also involved and stepping down or not, but I hope we don’t get harmed by it?”
“…Why would we be harmed? It’s a Sooa-ssi special, and it’s good if the interest in Sooa-ssi increases.”
“Ah, that’s true. In fact, the atmosphere is bad for ‘Weeds’, so it’s not Sooa-ssi’s problem.”
The more you think about it, the more beneficial the situation is for ‘Celebrity Zoo’.
Meanwhile, the Japanese media slightly changed its focus.
[‘Weeds’, will Lee Sooa really step down?]
If the existing focus was ‘Weeds has failed’, the current focus is the feeling of ‘Will Lee Sooa step down?’
But Mystic knew that atmosphere very well, but….
[Mystic with no response? Still silent.]
They kept Sooa’s decision a secret.
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The next day.
A studio in Gangnam.
Mystic’s commercial shooting is in full swing.
The director in charge of today’s commercial shooting points out each photo in detail and explains it to Kim Iseo. Kim Iseo is listening to every word with her arms crossed.
“There are three flavors of chicken with different sauces like this, and I think the Mystic actors can each take charge of one. The colors happen to match one by one.”
“That’s right. Sooa will do Snowfall Snow, Seonil will do Black Alio. Yeonjoo is….”
It was the first time that all three Mystic members were participating in a commercial. The three were resting in the waiting room.
“Hey, Sooa.”
Seo Yeonjoo spoke to Sooa.
“…!”
Sooa was inwardly startled.
She was worried that Seo Yeonjoo would suddenly grab her butt. But thankfully, that wasn’t the case.
“Sooa, the script you looked at before, I decided not to do ‘Janghwa Hongryeon’. Your words keep echoing in my ears.”
“It ended up that way.”
Sooa thought it was a good thing in her heart. Unnie, that grade was not good. Unnie, you should only pick good ones.
“So, can I ask you for one more favor today?”
“What is it?”
“It’s not my request, it’s actually Seonil’s request.”
“Seonil?”
When Sooa looked at Kim Seonil, the person in question cleared his throat. As if he was quite embarrassed.
“…Never mind. I’ll take care of it.”
Sooa thought. So what?
Both of them are too much. You have to tell me what you’re talking about?
Seo Yeonjoo scolded Kim Seonil.
“It seemed like you were restless because you wanted to ask Sooa, so why are you pretending you don’t know now? Don’t be shy and just ask her easily?”
“It’s not that I’m shy, it’s that I have a conscience. Do you think I have skin as thick as yours?”
“Yeah. Anyway, who brought the script this far? Okay. Give it to me, I’ll give it to Sooa.”
Soon a script was placed on Sooa’s hand.
“Sooa, this is a work that Seonil is worried about these days, so can you take a light look at it? Just scan it!”
“Uh-huh. That’s not difficult.”
Of course, she had to look at the Mystic family script. Kim Seonil is also a member of the family who worked with Special Mobile Unit 808.
But then.
‘Huh?’
Sooa was startled by the title.
“Um, unnie, this work, could it be….”
“Yes, yes. It’s famous as a manga adaptation, right? That’s right.”
Seo Yeonjoo smiled and nodded.
No, but Sooa didn’t ask because she knew that this work was a manga adaptation. Rather, her heart started pounding because she saw another possibility.
[The Chef of South Pole]
That was the title written on the cover of the script.
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