Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 728

-You are Knight JIN-

For a moment.

It felt like time had stopped.

William, who was staring blankly at the letters that his partner was creating, muttered softly.

“Knight JIN…”

His heart pounded at the name that sounded like someone’s hero name.

Without realizing it, William got up from his seat and walked slowly to the wall. He then placed his hand on the letters that said ‘Knight JIN’. 

They were written in shadow, without any form, on the hard wall, but they felt strangely warm.

“Partner, who… who said this?”

William asked, even though he knew the answer.

His partner showed him the shadow of a person in response to his question.

William recognized who it was at a glance and pressed his forehead against the wall where ‘Knight JIN’ was written. It was cold, like the chill he felt from his hand last night. Tears flowed from his eyes.

Shadowman.

He was the hero of the boy who died.

***

“Cut! Okay!”

Full shot, bust shot, close-up shot.

The shooting for today, which Seo Jun-ri acted alone, was over.

He acted alone, but he didn’t seem like it. He showed his camera presence and made the camera team and the staff who were watching exclaim and admire with tears in their eyes.

“Good job, Jun.”

“Thank you, director.”

Seo Jun wiped his tears with his eyes still red from crying. His manager, Choi Tae-woo, also helped him with a careful touch of an ice pack.

Jonathan, the director, asked.

“What are you going to do tonight?”

“I’m going to have dinner with Evan and Rachel. Do you want to join us, Jonathan? And Ryan, the director.”

“Oh. Sure.”

The staff who were cleaning up the shooting equipment, as if they hadn’t cried in immersion, listened to the conversation between Seo Jun-ri and Jonathan Will, the director, who were happily deciding on the dinner menu.

“It’s okay… He’s alive. He’s alive…”

In fact.

It was not okay at all.

“Sniff…”

The sound of swallowing tears was heard from all over the set.

***

South Korea.

Cocoa Entertainment, Seo Jun-ri’s exclusive team 1 office.

Since their actor was shooting in the US, they had nothing to do except checking the reactions of the fans and the general public.

“There are not many scripts coming in.”

The scripts of the dramas and works that wanted Seo Jun to star in were still coming in, but not that much.

“They all know that Seo Jun doesn’t look at the offers when he’s shooting.”

Seo Jun-ri, who was sincere about acting, shooting, and works, didn’t read any scripts and focused only on shooting when he started shooting. This was widely known.

“It will be busy when the shooting is over.”

“But we’re used to it now, aren’t we?”

They had shed the word ‘newbie’, but they were still the youngest in the team and spoke brightly.

The senior staff smiled wryly. It was a detached smile.

“There will be more than usual, right?”

“He’s Jin Natra, after all.”

“He’s William now.”

They could tell by the internet reactions they were looking at.

-Shadow and Knight! Shadow and Knight! Release it!

=He must be shooting right now… but release it!

=They haven’t edited or processed the CG yet… but release it!

-Shadow and Knight release countdown 47134th day.

=Um… sir? There was no Shadowman back then.

=LOL 129 years old LOL

-Is there anyone who has news about Shadow and Knight???

=No. Marines. Contract. Lawsuit. Scary.

-Can someone leak the footage by mistake…?

=22 The situation before and after the shooting is fine.

=33 Just the hero suit, or the weapon, or even the casual clothes are fine!!

=44 Just give me the background and I’ll pick it up!! Marinessss!!

=555 (Emoticons of baby birds with their mouths open)

-Just give me one like the April Fool’s pictures

=22 April Fool’s It makes me cry but just give me a hint and I’ll figure it out

Well, it was not like there was any character that Seo Jun played that was not like that, but ‘Jin Natra’ from the [Shadowman Series] that he had been filming since he was young was a character that was especially loved more than other characters.

The staff of team 1 smiled wryly at the reactions of the crazy people.

“It will be crazy when it’s released, right?”

“Of course. The April Fool’s pictures were just a trailer.”

The eyes of the team 1 staff who had read the script of [Shadow and Knight] and were spoiled involuntarily moistened. Before they were staff, they were also fans of the [Shadowman Series] and ‘Jin Natra’.

Then, an alert broke their nostalgia.

“We got a report from Tae-woo!”

It was a report from manager Choi Tae-woo, who sent it from LA, where it was dinner time. They all read the report that arrived by email.

The director of Cocoa Entertainment, Ahn Da Ho, who was on the 10th floor, was the same.

Ding dong-

Ahn Da Ho, who had set up the alert sound, put down the documents he was looking at as soon as the sound rang. (It was an urgent matter, but nothing was more important than Seo Jun’s work.) He looked at the report from manager Choi Tae-woo.

The report that went to team 1 was mostly about work-related matters, and the report that went to Ahn Da Ho included Seo Jun’s personal area. Of course, Seo Jun knew that.

Ahn Da Ho smiled as he looked at the report.

“There’s no problem.”

He finished shooting safely today, and had dinner with Evan Block, Rachel Hill, Jonathan, and Ryan, the directors. That’s what it said.

He smiled as he thought of how happy Seo Jun must have been at dinner.

Unlike the other people who were immersed in ‘Natra Family…!’ when they saw the April Fool’s pictures, Ahn Da Ho laughed, thinking of how much fun Seo Jun had acting as ‘Jin Natra’ and taking pictures.

He was still a loyal manager.

[Rest tomorrow and the day after.]

[Combat scenes will be shot afterwards.]

The shooting schedule was also going smoothly according to the pre-set schedule. Ahn Da Ho smiled with satisfaction and sent a reply.

<The safety of Seo Jun is the top priority.

-Choi Tae-woo: Yes! I understand!

Let me say this again.

It was still the same manager who never let go of his arm, Ahn Da Ho.

***

After spending two days of relaxing break.

“They say this place is great because they strictly respect the rest time.”

“That’s true.”

Seo-jun and Choi Tae-woo headed to the studio for the next shooting.

Today’s shooting was an outdoor shooting within the studio area.

“This place… is really huge.”

“It sure is.”

Choi Tae-woo admired the set that they were going to shoot today.

He thought the park where ‘Shadowman’ and ‘William’ met before was big, but the set that was spread out in front of him was even more impressive.

The background was Central Park.

Inside it, there was a small church and an outdoor wedding venue.

The church was small, but it had a pointed spire and a large bell hanging below it. 

It looked well-maintained with its white paint, but it also had traces of old times here and there.

And in front of it, the outdoor wedding venue.

There was a stage for the officiant and another stage for the bride and groom on the green grass. From the entrance to the stage, there was a long white cloth spread out. It was the aisle for the bride and groom to walk on.

On both sides of the aisle, there were tables and chairs for the guests to sit on. 

And around them, there were beautiful decorations of blooming flowers and white lace.

It felt like a bride in a wedding dress and a groom in a suit would appear any moment, and have a happy wedding ceremony with the blessings of the guests.

“It’s amazing.”

Seo-jun looked around the shooting site with admiration.

It felt like he had come to a romance movie set, not a superhero movie set.

“Is there really a place like this in Central Park?”

“No. There isn’t.”

Before Seo-jun could answer Choi Tae-woo’s question, a voice came from behind. 

Seo-jun and Choi Tae-woo turned around. It was Matthew, the assistant director.

“Hello, Mr. Matthew.”

“Hello, assistant director.”

Seo-jun and Choi Tae-woo greeted him, and Matthew also smiled and greeted them.

“Where is director Jonathan?”

“He’s busy with the shooting preparation. But he’ll be here soon since you’re here.”

Seo-jun and Choi Tae-woo laughed at his half-joking, half-serious remark.

Matthew pointed to the shooting site and said.

“There is no wedding venue like this in Central Park. We made it. We consulted with real wedding venue staff to make this place, and we also hired a florist to make the flower decorations. The church is small, but it’s good enough to hold a real service…”

As Matthew was enthusiastically explaining, the walkie-talkie rang.

-Assistant director! One of the props is broken!

“What is it? …Oh, we have a spare one. I have to go check it out. The actors’ waiting room is in studio E-2. It’s the building over there.”

After telling them the waiting room, Matthew hurried away as if he was in a hurry.

“He looks really busy.”

“Yeah.”

As the assistant director ran away, the staffs were also running around.

From today, they were going to shoot the battle scenes that were the highlight and the climax of [Shadow and Knight]. Everyone seemed more pumped up than usual.

“Jun! When did you get here?!”

As Matthew left, Jonathan came.

Seo-jun and Choi Tae-woo smiled at Jonathan’s face, which reminded them of Matthew’s half-joking, half-serious remark.

***

Seo-jun went to the actors’ waiting room with Jonathan. Choi Tae-woo went to check Seo-jun’s waiting room first.

“Hi, Jun.”

“Hello, Sophia.”

He greeted Sophia Kelly, who played the role of ‘Director Taylor’, and shook hands with the actors who played the role of ‘First Agent’.

There were also stuntmen who would perform the intense action scenes safely.

“Hi, Seo-jun.”

“Hello! Seo-jun’s brother!”

Kim Jae-yeon and Philip Yoon greeted him with a smile, and Seo-jun also hugged them with a bright smile.

At the same time, his eyes went up to Philip Yoon’s head.

He wondered how hard he had studied and practiced ‘William Lee’. There was a beautiful zelkova tree growing on Philip Yoon’s head.

[Goal: William Lee / Synchronization Rate: 81%]

The synchronization rate that was 47% had risen to 81%.

“I came to study more after watching the shooting today. I felt a bit stuck. Jae-yeon’s brother told me that it’s good to watch Seo-jun’s acting directly when this happens.”

“Then you have to work hard.”

Seo-jun smiled and said to Philip Yoon’s words.

If the synchronization rate reached 90%, then just like Kim Jae-yeon had imitated the fake magic before, Philip Yoon would also be able to imitate the fake divine power.

‘Then it will be a more awesome scene.’

He felt excited.

After greeting the actors and stuntmen in the studio, there was only one person left.

“Hello, Mr. Lawrence.”

It was Kirk Lawrence, the actor who played the ‘villain’ role that could not be missed in the future shooting.

“Yes. Nice to meet you.”

Kirk Lawrence shook hands with Seo-jun, but he still looked stiff. But he looked like a good actor, holding a script in his hand.

Seo-jun wished he could get closer to him, but it was a pity.

But maybe the sky heard Seo-jun’s wish.

“Seo-jun, there’s a little problem. I think we need to use another waiting room.”

“Huh? Why?”

“The water is leaking.”

“The water is leaking?! It was fine until a while ago?!”

Jonathan, who was shocked, quickly headed to Seo-jun’s waiting room with the staffs.

“Ugh…”

As Choi Tae-woo said, when they entered the waiting room, the water splashed. It seemed like the water was flowing from the ceiling.

“We might have to use another waiting room for today, Jun…”

He didn’t expect a problem to arise from something other than shooting.

Jonathan, who was full of spirit for the highlight scene shooting, drooped his shoulders and said.

“Well, then…”

Seo-jun looked around.

The already full waiting rooms of the supporting actors, Sophia Kelly, who was a woman, and Kim Jae-yeon and Philip Yoon, who were stuntmen.

There was only one waiting room left.

Jonathan opened his mouth first.

“Can I ask you a favor for today? Kirk?”

“…Yes, I understand.”

Kirk Lawrence, who looked at Seo-jun for a moment, nodded his head.