Chapter 44: A New Film Directed By Kang Minseok

Before I knew it, the weather had completely warmed up, the chilly air had disappeared, and it was a time when the scent of flowers was pleasant.

It’s a good time to go flower viewing as several soft-colored flowers bloom, but unfortunately, this is also the busiest time for people.

Spring is the season of beginnings.

It’s the time when the most couples are made.

It’s the time to meet missed family under the pretext of flower viewing.

It is a time to start new projects targeting them.

People feel an inexplicable elation at the beginning and plan or resolve to start something new because of it.

A season where you can easily access new things.

For this reason, it was decided to start the mister’s YouTube in the spring.

“I don’t think there’s a need to touch the subtitles much. Your style is already similar to the YouTube style. If you want to make a difference, you can add effects or internet memes that are often used in YouTube videos these days,

so people will be familiar with them and the retention rate will increase. You don’t know what memes are these days? You’re not Gen Z.”

And as I said before, I spent my time helping the mister’s YouTube little by little.

Still, since the mister’s style was a style that was well-received by the public, there was no need to touch it much.

Rather, I tried to find a way to reduce the editing time by reducing it a little.

Still, I had experience filming programs for internet broadcasting before, so it didn’t take long to get used to it.

The start of the mister’s YouTube was to upload edited behind-the-scenes cuts of the programs he directed in order to gather people.

A collection of cuts that couldn’t be broadcast, but were too good to throw away, uploaded with the title of zip.

Since it was a program that was at its peak in popularity, the number of views naturally increased rapidly.

People became aware that this channel was the official channel, and the number of subscribers that followed also increased dramatically.

There were a total of five videos made like that.

All of them exceeded 2 million views, and the number of subscribers exceeded 300,000.

It happened in just one week.

‘This is why celebrity YouTubers are said to be freeloaders….’

Celebrities achieve 100,000 subscribers in less than a day, which someone else has achieved through a lifetime of effort.

Of course, everyone knew that there was a lot of effort to gain that popularity, but for people starting out in the YouTube world, celebrities are like a huge rock that has entered their industry.

It’s natural to be jealous when you see them easily earning subscribers and views.

‘It’s endless to be jealous of this.’

It’s a completely different field, so it’s best not to worry about it.

In fact, there were several cases where celebrities tried to start like internet broadcasting YouTubers and failed.

I thought so, but when I saw hundreds of thousands of views going up as soon as I uploaded the video, I felt a tickle in my chest.

Do the editors of mega YouTubers always feel this way?

I felt like I wanted to feel this sensation again someday with my own hands.

So, today, as usual, I was helping with my editing and the mister’s YouTube.

Actor Kang Minseok contacted me to meet.

We decided to meet at tvM, which has some connection to each other.

This time, the mister didn’t come with me.

Somehow he made all sorts of excuses and pretended to be busy, so I tilted my head, but I just came alone.

Anyway, I’ve been there a lot, so I’m very familiar with it, and the tvM staff also know me, so there was no problem.

Still, it was burdensome to meet someone I’d never met before alone, so I called one more person.

“…Why am I here?”

“Bom is the only person I know who has a connection with actor Kang Minseok.”

“I don’t talk to him that often either!”

Fortunately, I called Bom, who was free because she had no schedule, and we headed to the tvM headquarters.

I told Bom that we were going to meet actor Kang Minseok after we met.

Hearing that, she tried to run away, but since we had already entered the building, Bom, who had an image to show to other people, couldn’t shake off my hand.

“How long are you going to keep up the pure and innocent child image?”

“I’m a pure and innocent girl until I die. It’s the image I’ve built up.”

“You’re so committed to your role-playing….”

“RP?”

“There’s such a thing.”

Come to think of it, I think VTubers and actors have something in common.

They act as themselves and show it to others.

I roamed around the building familiarly and took the elevator.

As I walked around with Bom, many people talked to me and kept giving me something, so my pockets were filled with candy and chocolate, but I like it.

This will be a great snack for replenishing sugar when editing.

“…Isn’t it you who’s more concerned about your image?”

“I was just sitting still. How can I not accept it when they give me offerings because I’m so outstanding.”

“People should hear you say this.”

“Wouldn’t they give me more if they thought I was cute?”

“…I’m scared because I think that might actually happen.”

These people keep giving me things even if I don’t say anything and just greet them.

I couldn’t know how much they would cuddle me if I spoke to them in a friendly way.

I’m scared just thinking about it.

I shook my head to get rid of my stray thoughts and took out a piece of chocolate and ate it.

And the elevator stops on the 4th floor and the door opens.

The faint scent of coffee confirmed that I had come to the right place.

This place, where many people are always present, is a place for staff and celebrities to rest.

Since it’s a place to take a break from broadcasting or schedules, it’s implicitly forbidden to talk to people carelessly.

The fact that no one talks to Bom, who is hot on TV right now, even though she’s passing by a place with so many people, is proof of that.

Of course, I was also a celebrity among the staff, so I was glad that they didn’t approach me.

“Ah, he’s over there.”

“W, wait a minute, let me take a deep breath….”

“Okay, let’s go. Please greet him first.”

A place in a small corner.

I saw actor Kang Minseok in a place with a small partition.

I headed there, leading Bom, who was trembling.

When I arrived at the table with the partition, actor Kang Minseok, who was looking at an internet newspaper on his phone, noticed us and looked up.

“Ah, it’s Bom? We meet in a place like this. It’s been a while.”

“Hello. It’s been a while since the variety show last time.”

“Haha, don’t be so formal. By the way, is the child next to you your younger sibling?”

“Ah, no, w, well….”

Bom smiled and gave me a look.

It meant that I should introduce myself.

I wondered what was different from coming alone, but Bom’s tension seemed to have reached its limit, so I had no choice but to open my mouth.

“Hello, actor Kang Minseok. I came to see you because you wanted to meet me. I’m Dancing Racoon, an editor. My name is Seo Sua.”

Perhaps because he was an elderly person, I bowed my head.

Then, actor Kang Minseok opened his eyes wide and stroked the sparse beard on his chin.

“Oh, haha…. This is certainly surprising….”

“Certainly?”

“A while ago, that friend Lee Seongbeom called me. He said I would definitely be surprised when I met you. I didn’t know Racoon was such a child. It’s certainly surprising.”

“Do you believe that I’m Racoon?”

“There’s no reason not to believe it. PD Lee Seongbeom said so, and Bom, who said she worked with you, came with you.”

I’m glad I brought Bom.

I didn’t know she would be a guarantor.

I didn’t have to spend time on unnecessary self-certification.

“First, sit down. Would you like something to drink? I’ll buy it for you.”

“Ah, then I’ll have coffee….”

“Coffee for Bom, and cocoa for Sua, is that okay?”

“Yes.”

I’m envious of coffee.

I want to drink it too.

It’s late, so I can’t help it.

The drinks we ordered came out, iced drinks, not warm ones, because the weather had warmed up a lot.

I took a sip of the drink placed in front of me and Bom, who was sitting at the table, and started talking with actor Kang Minseok.

“You have really great skills. To be able to show off such skills at that age, I think I understand why that friend Lee Seongbeom is coveting you.”

“It’s not that great. It’s something that everyone else does, I’m just young.”

“I also saw the work video you uploaded on YouTube last time. The speed was amazing.”

“If I have an advantage, it’s only speed. Everyone else can do the rest.”

That’s actually true.

The techniques and work I use in editing are not great.

Things that anyone who edits a lot or has been in the field for a long time can do.

What I can boast about a little more than that is that I can do them quickly.

Even that, a skilled person could do it similarly to me with some effort.

“Hmm, I see. The work you did with Bom last time was also very good. You understood the color and screen composition well.”

“After all, it’s directing to make the atmosphere come alive. I didn’t know much about that part, so I filmed it several times. The editing also took much longer than usual.

And it wasn’t because I did well, it was because Bom’s acting was good that the result was good.”

“Certainly, Bom’s acting was good. Still, as a director, I can’t help but praise that directing technique.”

“Well, yes…. Thank you.”

Somehow, he didn’t spare any praise while looking at me.

Does he feel proud that a child who is as young as his granddaughter did such a thing?

I know my skills and level well.

This praise is probably because I’m young.

That’s why this kind of praise is a little uncomfortable.

I had no choice but to cut him off in the middle to change the subject.

“More importantly, is there a reason you wanted to meet me? I don’t think you called me just to praise me like this.”

“Sua?!”

Bom’s eyes widened.

Then she checked actor Kang Minseok’s expression.

My words could be seen as rude, but actor Kang Minseok laughed lightly as if he didn’t care.

“Haha, I was being too indiscreet, calling a busy person. I’m sorry, Bom.”

“Ah, no!”

“Then, let’s get to the point and talk.”

He took out a bunch of papers from the briefcase he had next to him and put them on the table.

It seemed like he was carrying several, so he gave them to me and Bom separately and said.

“I’m planning to shoot a movie this time. The title hasn’t been decided yet, but unlike the serious atmosphere I’ve been shooting so far, I’m thinking of shooting a comedy. And this is the storyboard. Take a look.”

Hearing actor Kang Minseok’s words, we each took the bunch of papers and read them one by one.

A crime comedy movie about a former gangster who hides his past and becomes a detective and coolly defeats criminals.

Despite the simple storyboard, the protagonist’s exhilarating actions and the chemistry of the team members were drawn in my head, so I naturally laughed.

“The protagonist is a detective team leader, and his team members are all troublemakers just like the protagonist, so I’m thinking of filming the movie with the chemistry and physical comedy that arises from that. What do you think?”

“I can’t be sure just by looking at the storyboard…, but it seems like it will be incredibly funny?”

“I think it will be fun too. Especially this part, the scene where the protagonist’s daughter plays cops and robbers with her father, and later it flows similarly when catching the criminal is good.

It’s also funny that the daughter mutters Miranda’s law to the criminal.”

The content and scenes of the movie are drawn in my head.

If it comes out like this, it will definitely be a big hit according to his career.

Maybe it will be able to surpass 10 million viewers in the comedy genre after a long time.

“But you’re showing this to us….”

“I didn’t know I would show it to two people at once. I’m glad I brought a few.”

“Yes?”

Actor Kang Minseok smiled and said.

“Wouldn’t you like to make this movie together? Bom as the protagonist’s daughter, and Sua as an assistant director.”

A huge bomb was thrown at us.