Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 647

After the shooting at Downlock, the next scene did not require much preparation.

It was a plain cafe that could be found anywhere.

The staff of [Over the Rainbow 2] were setting up the cameras and lights, and on the opposite side, there were two chairs and a table for two people to sit.

“I feel like I should prepare something too.”

Seo-jun, who was feeling a bit awkward with his short hair without a wig, said as he fiddled with his hair. An-da-ho and Choi Tae-woo smiled faintly.

Today’s shooting scene only featured ‘Rebecca’ and ‘George’, and ‘Gray Vainy’ did not appear. So he didn’t need to wear a wig or check the script for dialogue or narration.

“Hey, Jun, you’re here?”

Seo-jun turned his head at the bright voice and looked at the two friends who came out of the dressing room.

Unlike fantasy or action movies that required a lot of makeup, they were wearing their usual clothes as it was a documentary. They were Catherine and Paul.

“I’m a bit nervous thinking that Gray will see this.”

Catherine nodded in agreement with Paul’s words.

This shooting was not like the previous ones of ‘Gray Vainy’, where the character’s troubles and emotions were clearly shown, or where he played the violin in a touching scene. It was just a normal interview scene that was inevitable in a documentary shooting.

That’s why it was a harder scene.

“You’ll both do well.”

Catherine and Paul smiled brightly at Seo-jun’s words.

“Are you ready?”

“Yes!”

When Sara Roth, the director, asked after checking the camera and the set, Catherine and Paul nodded and entered the camera angle for the shooting.

“I’ve seen other people’s shooting a lot, but I’m a bit nervous today.”

“You have to bury that feeling for later.”

Seo-jun nodded with a smile at An-da-ho’s words.

Today’s interview scene was something that ‘Gray Vainy’ did not know yet, something that he would find out later.

“Then let’s start shooting!”

Emily, the assistant director, said and Catherine, who had fixed her clothes for the last time, sat on one of the empty chairs. The camera of the [Over the Rainbow] shooting team shone on her.

In front of Catherine, there was a cup of coffee with steam rising. And next to it, there was another cup of coffee on the empty seat.

George was standing among the documentary shooting team staff as usual.

“Ready,”

Sara Roth, the director, checked the monitor and shouted.

“Action!”

“Hello. I’m Rebecca Reese, a friend of Gray Vainy.”

Rebecca, who introduced herself, looked at the back of the documentary camera that was filming her.

Then, there was a movement behind the documentary camera. A shadow of a person appeared on the camera with the sound of footsteps.

The shadow sat on the empty seat next to Rebecca. And then he introduced himself.

“Nice to meet you. I’m George Patrick, a friend of Gray Vainy and the producer of this documentary.”

Seo-jun smiled faintly as he watched the two friends.

They said they were nervous, but they were as natural as ever, as if they had become ‘Rebecca Reese’ and ‘George Patrick’. He felt proud of them.

Sara Roth, the director, seemed to think so too, as the shooting continued without any NG.

“What made you decide to film this documentary?”

This interview was composed of questions and answers. Since the producer was the interviewee, the assistant director of the documentary shooting team asked the questions instead.

George opened his mouth with a crooked face that he did not show to Gray and Rebecca. His sulky mood was very clear.

“I didn’t want to do it at first. The documentary shooting.”

Rebecca smiled faintly at that fact that she knew.

It would have been a surprising story for Gray if he heard it.

There was no lie in what George had explained to Gray.

It was true that the bosses of the broadcasting station told him to produce a documentary about ‘the genius violinist Gray Vainy’ because they were acquaintances.

There was just one thing he didn’t tell.

That George had refused the documentary proposal right away.

“Why did you refuse?”

The assistant director asked with a wry smile at the too honest producer.

Well, the assistant director and the staff here knew the fact, so they were not surprised. This honesty was also the charm of the documentary.

“Gray is kind, so he would have agreed anyway.”

It was like that even for this shooting.

He said he needed it, and he agreed. He was so naive.

He unconsciously clicked his tongue.

“And I didn’t want to make him do something he didn’t want to do because he was a friend. I didn’t want him to worry about anything other than the performance and the violin. He was doing well without the documentary anyway.”

He paused for a moment, but he answered until the end. The assistant director asked the next question in a low voice.

“Then what made you change your mind and shoot it?”

George, who had been looking down at the coffee with steam rising, raised his head and looked at the camera. What he saw beyond the camera was Gray after the performance in New York.

“It was because of the performance in New York.”

He still remembered Gray’s expression that made his heart sink.

“The performance was very brilliant, wasn’t it?”

George and Rebecca nodded at the same time. Their expression was as if it was obvious, but it also felt a bit awkward.

“It was very brilliant. We were just amazed by it.”

Rebecca continued. Her voice was sad and bitter.

“So… because the performance was so brilliant, we couldn’t notice Gray’s condition. We were just stupidly happy to see him on stage.”

The backstage after the congratulations.

What Rebecca and George faced was not the genius violinist Gray Vainy who was shining on stage, but the 12-year-old Gray who seemed to burst into tears at any moment.

“He didn’t show it on his face, but it was a face that we could tell as friends.”

It was like when they found out the identity of that scammer teacher.

Helpless.

Desperate.

Their hearts had sunk, but they had to smile and move on, seeing Gray trying not to show it.

“Then we started to worry. How can we help him?”

“We also contacted Gray’s mother. If she had any idea.”

Just half a day.

The two of them struggled to gather information and worry for their friend. Gray’s manager also willingly helped them.

“That’s how we learned a little bit about Gray’s troubles. Crowdfunding was one of the problems.”

When they were young.

George, who had suggested crowdfunding, sighed heavily. Rebecca patted his shoulder. That was the only way for the three kids back then.

“Gray was kind, so he wanted to be famous enough, proud enough for the people who supported him. So he performed and played, and traveled the world and stood on stage.”

“Forgetting the reason why he wanted to play.”

Gray, who used to enjoy playing the violin for its own sake, found himself playing for the sake of performance in front of people in formal attire and tight suits.

He might have been happy with that at first. But as time went by, he became more and more frustrated, depressed, lonely, and hopeless.

He was Gray, who had crossed the sea to reach a wider and farther world for the people who supported him, but he had lost his destination and direction and was wandering in the vast sea.

“We found a way to help Gray. We hoped it would help him a little bit, even if we couldn’t solve everything.”

Rebecca and George wanted to help Gray as soon as possible. They didn’t want to see their friend sad.

“We also came up with a pretty good plan. But it wasn’t enough with just our two’s power. So we borrowed the power of the broadcasting station. That’s why we accepted the documentary proposal that we had refused.”

They remembered the early morning when they went to see Gray.

They thought of Gray’s expression, who was surprised and then happy, and Rebecca smiled faintly.

“What is the good plan?”

“Do you remember the old musician in Cleveland? It was out of the blue to play the violin, right? There were also the three musketeers in Chicago and the Linda family in Kansas City who played instruments as a whole family. And suddenly playing at the cemetery… Isn’t it too strange to be a coincidence?”

George, who was the youngest producer of ABS broadcasting station, but became the producer of the documentary as a friend of the genius violinist Gray Vainy, looked at the camera and shrugged his shoulders. And then he opened his mouth with a tone that everyone didn’t expect.

“It was all planned by us.”

Rebecca, who had planned with George, added with a smile.

“I checked where Gray would go in advance or took him around. It was hard to act. Gray was so naive that I was lucky… The invitation from the Linda family and the cemetery, he followed me well.”

‘He really needs to be careful not to get scammed.’ Rebecca said and George laughed.

“Oh, Gray! Don’t worry about the company, I was going to quit anyway! I felt better traveling instead!”

And Rebecca didn’t forget to leave a word for Gray, who would be worried after watching the documentary.

The atmosphere was a little refreshed, and George said to the future viewers who would watch the documentary.

“They are,”

It was a slow but serious voice.

“The people who supported Gray.”

***

After a brief silence.

George continued.

“The old musician in Cleveland was originally a homeless person, but he supported Gray after seeing the crowdfunding and said he gained strength from Gray. He said he learned the violin then.”

They could only think so, seeing Gray’s sparkling eyes and expression that were happy just by playing the violin.

“The three musketeers in Chicago also had a similar story. They had their own jobs, but they became interested in music through Gray. And they said they donated the money they earned from music to the crowdfunding again.”

Following George’s words, Rebecca said.

“The Linda family in Kansas City used to have a bad relationship. Until a few years ago, when Linda showed her grandfather Gray’s crowdfunding video.”

Rebecca told the story of the Linda family with a smile.

“At first, the grandfather was indifferent, but he saw Gray’s efforts and slowly understood his father’s desire to do what he wanted to do.”

They recalled the grandfather’s face, who asked ‘…Do you really want to do that?’

And he might have thought that if his son was happy as much as Gray, or even half as much, he could allow him.

“As they supported Gray and kept listening to his violin playing, the whole family started to learn instruments.”

“And…”

George paused for a moment and opened his mouth.

“The person we met at the cemetery was supporting Gray with Mr. Ad. He said that Mr. Ad’s happiness was listening to Gray’s playing on the crowdfunding while he was hospitalized.”