Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 626

<Work hard on your practice, Subin.

-Kim Subin: Yes!!

-Kim Subin: You too, hyung! Have a good meeting!

The next day, after having lunch with Grace and dinner with Subin, Jason, and Professor Benjamin.

Seo-jun arrived at the [Over the Rainbow 2] meeting room with his two managers.

“Hello, Nelson.”

“Long time no see, Jun.”

Inside the meeting room, the director of [Over the Rainbow 2], Sarah Roth, the assistant director, Emily Eiss, and the person in charge, Nelson, were waiting. Nelson reached out his hand and Seo-jun shook it with a smile.

“Welcome, Jun.”

“It’s been a while since I saw you in person, right?”

Sarah Roth and Emily Eiss also greeted Seo-jun warmly. Before they sat down, Sarah Roth’s eyes moved up and down, from Seo-jun’s head to his toes.

“Did you change a bit after coming back from the army?”

“Right! You look more mature!”

“Haha.”

Jason and Professor Benjamin also said that yesterday. They had frequent video calls about [Over the Rainbow 2], but it seemed that it was not enough to convey everything.

“Hmm.”

Sarah Roth looked at Seo-jun and wondered how to show this appearance in the movie. She knew Seo-jun’s physique from the costume preparation that the manager had informed her in advance, but it felt a little different when she met him in person.

“Let’s sit down and talk, director.”

“Oh, yes.”

At Nelson’s words, the director, the assistant director, Seo-jun, and the two managers sat down.

“This is Jun’s new manager.”

“Nice to meet you! I’m Tae Woo Choi!”

Andaho introduced the new manager, Choi Tae Woo, and then the meeting began.

‘Well, it’s more like a final check than a meeting.’

Catherine and Paul were also expected to arrive soon.

“Your hair is short, so you might have to wear a wig. Is that okay?”

Sarah Roth asked, examining Seo-jun’s eyelashes one by one. Seo-jun nodded readily.

“Yes, of course.”

It was not a big deal to make his hair grow with his ability, but that would be too much.

“I was curious because I’ve never worn a wig before.”

“It’s harder than you think. It takes a long time to prepare.”

Emily Eiss said with a smile.

“NO.3 and NO.4 were really good. The recording schedule is after the crank-up, but is that okay, Jun?”

“Yes, that’s fine.”

Seo-jun nodded at Nelson’s words.

As they were checking and inspecting various things, there was a knock on the door.

At Nelson’s invitation, the door opened and Catherine Miller and Paul Oden came in. The two actors’ managers were also with them.

“Hello!”

Seo-jun smiled broadly at the sight of the two friends who came in with bright smiles.

***

Break time during the inspection.

They ate snacks prepared by Whale Studio and chatted about this and that.

“My friend is a soldier…”

Seo-jun laughed at the curious eyes of Catherine and Paul. Nelson, Sarah Roth, and Emily Eiss had similar expressions. The reaction was definitely bigger than in Korea.

“How was it? The army?”

“Did you train?”

“Yes, I did. All kinds of things.”

Like children listening to interesting old stories, they all listened to Seo-jun’s words.

“Oh, there was that too. The tunnel accident!”

“Right! I was so surprised when I saw the news!”

Catherine and Paul’s words made Nelson’s face turn pale in an instant. Emily Eiss explained the reason to Seo-jun, who was puzzled by the sudden change.

“There was a false report then.”

“A false report?”

“It was an article in Korean and the situation was a bit complicated. That’s why the reporters didn’t understand it properly and sent it out as breaking news. Like this.”

Emily Eiss handed her phone over.

On the screen was an article titled [(Breaking News) Actor Seo-jun Lee, Tunnel Accident in Korea!]. There was also a picture of a tunnel with black smoke rising.

Seo-jun’s eyes widened.

The reporter who wrote the article must have been hooked by the title that was meant to attract attention. The article probably said something like ‘He avoided the tunnel accident at the last moment. For more details, watch [Working Man!]…’.

Nelson clasped his hands together as if praying, with a pale face.

“Really… I almost fainted.”

He was so shocked when he heard it from his staff.

The feeling of the blood leaving his body was terrible, even now.

“But it was resolved quickly. Jun’s fans corrected it right away.”

It was only natural that the article and the articles that copied it verbatim caught the eyes of the American sprouts who searched for Seo-jun Lee’s name every day, every hour, every minute.

It was lucky that the article [Actor Lee Seo-jun, starring in the independent film ‘Hwa’!] was translated and posted on [From Sprout] and the posts about [Working Man!] were also pouring in. Otherwise, Cocoa Entertainment would have had to issue an official statement or they wouldn’t have been able to breathe until the article was corrected.

“I’ve never seen an article corrected so quickly.”

“I didn’t know that happened. I had no idea.”

Andaho said with a smile at Seo-jun’s words.

“You were in the training camp then and it was over before we could do anything.”

He added that it was a very brief false report, so there were more people who didn’t know about it.

“So. How did that happen?”

They had seen the video of [Working Man!] and searched for interviews, but listening to the person himself was the most exciting. Seo-jun laughed and told them the story.

***

During the meeting that resumed, there was also a brief script reading time.

It was the filming part in New York.

“OK.”

At Sarah Roth’s words, Paul Oden, who was holding the script, exhaled.

“You’re good, what!”

“Right.”

Catherine and Seo-jun laughed.

“…Really?”

Paul Oden, who was contemplating his career path between an actor and a director, scratched his neck and smiled awkwardly.

He had been away from acting for a few years because of his director studies, so he was a little insecure, but he felt more confident when Jun and Catherine said he was good.

“I guess it’s because I’m George.”

He might have struggled a bit if it was a different role, but ‘George’ was a very special character.

‘Maybe it’s because I’ve acted once before…’

Maybe it was the memories of that time that helped him more than anything else.

Good friends, cool characters, fun shooting, beautiful violin playing, excellent acting, dazzling results. He didn’t know if all of that had any impact on Paul Oden’s life.

“I liked Rebecca the best.”

Seo-jun nodded at Catherine’s words.

“I like Gray too.”

Of course, he liked all the other characters too.

Director Sarah Roth smiled brightly.

“Thank you for saying that. I hope you do the same for this shoot.”

“Yes!”

The three actors who reunited after 10 years smiled and answered.

***

Time passed, and it was August 1st.

The first shooting day of [Over the Rainbow 2].

One of the theaters in New York, the shooting location, was bustling with the voices of the staff.

“Watch out for the wires!”

“Lights!”

It was more careful than usual to prepare because it was not a studio set with enough space to install shooting equipment such as cameras and lights outside, but a building that was actually used.

“Can’t we show some shooting equipment if it’s a fake documentary?”

Evan Block asked, and director Sarah Roth explained with a smile.

“It’s not a documentary format for the whole movie. Today’s shooting scene is the story before shooting the documentary.”

“Oh. So you start with shooting Gray Vainy like a normal movie and then start the documentary shooting.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“Director! Excuse me!”

“Ah. Then I’ll see you later. Evan.”

“Yes.”

Evan Block watched director Sarah Roth head to the assistant director and moved his steps to his friend who was excited to prepare for the shooting after a long time.

Knock knock.

Evan Block knocked on the actor’s waiting room door.

“Who is it…!”

The man who opened the door looked at Evan Block with a surprised expression. Evan Block’s eyebrows went up and down lightly. He seemed to know who he was, even though he was a stranger.

“/Who is it, Tae Woo hyung?/ Oh? Evan!”

Seo-jun, who was talking to Ahn Da Ho, saw Evan Block standing in front of the door. He had longer hair than when he video called last time, as if he had finished his makeup.

The man who was called Tae Woo hyung quickly stepped aside. Evan Block nodded and smiled at Seo-jun.

“Did you do well, Jun?”

“I did well!”

Seo-jun, who was very happy, and Ahn Da Ho, who smiled familiarly and greeted Evan Block, introduced Choi Tae Woo, who was making a surprised expression at Evan Block.

“Evan. This is Jun’s new manager, Choi Tae Woo. He will be with Jun for the shooting from now on.”

“Nice, nice to meet you. I’m Choi Tae Woo!”

“Nice to meet you. Choi.”

Evan Block, who had heard from Seo-jun that Ahn Da Ho had retired from the field and got a new manager, nodded and reached out to Choi Tae Woo. Choi Tae Woo quickly wiped his hand on his clothes and shook hands with Hollywood star Evan Block.

“Then you can talk. Let’s go. Mr. Choi.”

“Y-yes!”

Ahn Da Ho left the waiting room to introduce Choi Tae Woo, who would be in charge of Hollywood star Seo-jun Lee, to various places on the Hollywood movie shooting site. Choi Tae Woo quickly followed him.

“Did you wear a wig? It’s longer than last time.”

When Evan Block’s eyes went to the long hair, Seo-jun said with a smile.

“Yes. That’s right. Everyone said that first. Wow. It took a long time to wear a wig. You don’t know how passionate the staff were to make it look like real hair.”

He remembered the careful makeup staff, and Seo-jun said with a smile.

“Da Ho hyung and Tae Woo hyung were admiring it until a while ago.”

“Really?”

Evan Block sat down and Seo-jun handed him a drink.

“How is your new manager?”

“He’s the one I told you before, the one who found the plagiarized script. He’s nice. He does his job well. He’s also passionate enough to come to work on his vacation day.”

“Really? That’s good. It’s the hardest thing to find a good manager.”

From embezzlement to fraud, to those who sell information.

He spoke with sincerity, having spent a long time in Hollywood, full of all kinds of human beings.

“What about the other actors?”

“Catherine and Paul are coming soon. My makeup time is longer.”

“Really? Oh, I heard that the afternoon scene is a concert scene. Is that right?”

Seo-jun nodded at Evan Block’s question.

They were going to shoot the concert scene of Gray Vainy, which would appear at the very beginning of the movie, in the afternoon.

“Yes. That’s right. There are a lot of extras too.”

They were going to fill the audience seats.

Evan Block opened his mouth after thinking for a moment.

“Can I see that too?”

“Wouldn’t that be okay? I think everyone would like it if Evan came…”

“I’ll have to ask the director.”

Knock knock.

Then there was a knock on the door.

At Seo-jun’s words to come in, the door opened and Catherine Miller and Paul Oden came in with bright smiles. Then they saw Evan Block sitting and opened their eyes wide.

“Hello! Evan!”

“Long time no see!”

“That’s right. It’s been a really long time.”

Catherine and Paul, who greeted Evan Block happily, looked at Seo-jun’s long hair and admired it.

“Wow. It’s really the same.”

“Jun. Did you attach your hair?”

“No, it’s a wig.”

Catherine and Paul, who looked around carefully without touching their hands, and Seo-jun, who sat still in the middle, watched Evan Block smile lightly.

The three children who were close friends in [Over the Rainbow] were now adults and together, and he couldn’t help but smile.