Rebirth: King to Superstar

Chapter 126 - Thoughts And Director Remarks

IMPORTANT AUTHOR NOTE-

Hello Guys, it's me, your author. Now I had to write this note here and not in the designated author's note section because it's that important and I hope everyone can read it. We finally stepped into the acting part of the book like you all have been waiting for and cursing at me for. So how was it? 

Like I told you before, I know nothing about the entertainment business, and everything I write is what I could find online. So tell me how the acting scene is written? After thinking for a very long time, I decided to write it like that. I have another way and that is to write from the perspective of Joon-won. But I decided to go this way instead. So help me by giving me feedback. A comment is enough. Just give me a rating from 1 to 10 and a small reason if it's below 5. I'll try to change things up if I get a lot below 5. Thanks for your cooperation and now you can start the chapter 

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"And Cut. Nice shot. We got everything." 

The loud sentence broke the absolute silence, which clouded the entire set. Joon-won, who was behind the counter, finally relaxed and fell into the chair. It would be a complete lie if he told he wasn't tense the entire time and was also constantly thinking if his acting was going with the flow or if he should go harder. He had a lot of things the entire time and it was very stressful. He looked at his thigh and could see marks of his nails on them and he also felt a slight sting when he tried to shake his legs a little.

He looked to the outside and saw everyone was moving around, packing things up. They were only scheduled to shoot this one scene and it was finally done. At the moment Joon-won felt he had enough energy to run a whole marathon as his adrenaline was still pumping hard. His first shoot was successful. He looked out once again and this time it was towards the director who was looking at the shoot once again to confirm it. The director, unlike before, had a serious expression on his face. 

Joon-won closed his eyes for a second and replayed the entire scene once again. There was a bit of improvisation they did without even knowing but everything went fine in the end and they did not go completely off from the script. He felt the improvisation was probably good because the director didn't call them out by stopping the shoot. Overall, he felt the entire shoot went a bit better than he originally expected. 

If he had to absolutely find a flaw and nitpick on the shoot then it would be at the start when he didn't start acting even after hearing action from the assistant director. Joon-won stayed still like a statue on the chair for almost a complete minute and he also noticed the assistant director was about to stop the shoot. But he needed that one minute to compose himself and get used to the pressure he was feeling from the camera. 

The camera and everyone on the set were looking at him and that created some pressure, even for him. He almost went too cautious with his acting and dialogue but remembered everything he learned the past 2 months and stopped himself. If he did do that, the 2 months would have been down the drain as he couldn't apply it when needed the most. So that one minute helped him get into his own mind space a little while, canceling out everything around him. 

And he also felt a little lucky too. His role was very easy for him to act because he has a lot of experience in working in a store. Remembering about working he finally remembered something very important. He didn't inform the boss about not coming to work. The boss also didn't call him. He decided to give the boss a call and apologize to him before explaining the situation to him. 

So he finally stood up and walked out of the store. He took out his phone and switched it on as the shoot already ended before directly giving the boss a call. He also went to the side a bit, away from the crowd. After a few rings, Gim Da picked up the call.

"Oh Joon-won, you finally remembered to call me. You missed a day without even informing me." He heard Gim Da's amused voice from the other side and knew the guy was a bit upset. Joon-won was generally the type of kid to tell him before he missed work, but he was surprised when he got a call early in the morning from Eum Kyung telling the kid didn't come to take over on time. Gim Da wanted to give him a call but didn't as he thought Joon-won might have been really busy to not even have time to give him a call about the absence.

"I'm really sorry about the sudden leave, boss." 

"Alright, Alright. If you didn't call today, I would have called you first thing in the morning tomorrow to find out what's the deal. Anyway, are you going to come tomorrow morning?" 

"I might not come for the entire week, boss. Last night when I was done with the drama I got a sudden call from Senior Hea-Jung about an acting role and had to come to the Jade mountains on the first train today. I just finished shooting a scene and remembered that I didn't inform you, so I had to give you a call."

"Oh! Young miss Hea-Jung got you a role and asked you to come to Jade mountains? Then I guess you can't do anything. You said you'll be away for the entire week? It looks like the time you said you might leave is coming soon and I should start looking for another worker this week." 

"Yes, boss. Even though this role was a complete miracle, I might still have to leave the job as I'll go looking for roles even after this. But If you want some help I can ask around in the university if anyone wants a part-time job."

"Joon-won, the director is calling for you." He heard someone shout and turned to see it was an assistant director. Hea-Jung was standing beside the director, looking towards him.

"Well, but it looks like you are busy. Alright then, Congrats on getting your first role and give your absolute best. I'll deal with this stuff on my own." And the call ended. Joon-won pocketed the phone before jogging towards the video village. 

"Right, it looks like your call finally ended. Now let's talk about the scene and your acting." The director said towards Joon-won, who simply nodded and whispered an apology. Hea-Jung just glanced at him with a questioning gaze as she already reminded him to not use the phone on set and Joon-won also wasn't the type to break rules.

"Now I just reviewed the footage and the shot came out wonderful. There isn't any need for any other takes. It looks like you were able to pull yourself together after your initial freeze. The assistant director almost wanted to call off the take." He said while gazing towards Joon-won.

"Director, it's just initial jitters. Everyone has them." Hea-Jung chipped in.

"Well, anyway, it's good that you got yourself together for it. We can remove that at post-production, anyway. Now the main topic is the improvisation you both did. Who came up with it?" Gazing at the two. 

Hea-Jung had a smile on her face as she stepped in front and said proudly, "Of course it was me. I was just going with the flow and it came out like that. Luckily little brother was able to keep going. The improvisation was perfect in that scene too." Joon-won nodded. He was a little surprised at her suddenly bringing up the cameras. It wasn't there in the script, as the police officer directly asked the guy for some time to talk. 

The director took a deep breath and said, "Yes, you should thank the heavens that it all went perfectly in the end. If not, I would have blown your head off. Don't ever do that again, improvisation is always risky business, and luckily this time it fits perfectly." The reason he didn't stop the take was that he wanted to see if it was worth it. If it didn't he would have blown her top off for wasting time.

Joon-won nodded while Hea-Jung looked to the side. At that time, she just felt it fitted perfectly. It would be rather awkward for a police officer to just directly ask a citizen for private time. 

The Director continued, "Alright, with that out of the way, let's continue with your acting. I have to say, except that initial one minute of silence, you did better than I thought."