I Will Live As An Actor

I will live as an actor, episode 187,

10 years later.

“You mean that press conference?”

The interview was about to end. Chief writer Kwak Myung-hwan looked at the terrestrial current affairs producer who asked the last question.

His eyes were filled with the desire to get something more.

“Isn’t this story already ten years old? It was broadcast live, so there must be a press release?”

“It’s because I want to hear the story of someone who was there. As you know, didn’t that press conference cause a huge stir at the time? So much so that it is still talked about even after many years have passed.”

“It seems like PD Kim has decided on this today. But the interview time is already over. “Didn’t we talk a lot between the priest’s confession and the fan meeting?”

A look of disappointment was evident on PD Kim’s face. It was an interview that I finally got after much trouble.

After all, it was even said that he knew all the secrets of the Korean entertainment industry.

It was jokingly said that interviewing Chief Editor Kwak was as difficult as interviewing actor Jang Young-guk.

The opportunity to have an interview with Chief Editor Kwak Myeong-hwan was rare.

“Are you sad?”

“… … yes! “If Chief Editor Kwak has the time, I would like to extend the interview time a little longer.”

“Wouldn’t there be another opportunity?”

PD Kim bowed his head at Myung-Hwan Kwak’s words. This is because there was no guarantee when the next opportunity would come.

At that time, a knock is heard in the chief editor’s office. When the secretary entered the chief editor’s office and said something to Kwak Myeong-hwan, he looked down at his watch and elaborated.

“Has it already been so long?”

This is the end. PD Kim felt regretful at that sight. When I give up completely, I feel like my regrets are going away a little. I felt fortunate to have gotten this much of an interview. But the words that followed made my heart pound again.

“Secretary Cha, could you please postpone the next schedule for a moment?”

no way.

“I guess the interview time will be a little longer.”

PD Kim cried out in joy. And don’t forget to slightly turn your head and nod at the cameraman.

The cameraman changes the tape on the camera as if he has been waiting. Kwak Myung-hwan waited for that time. Eventually, the cameraman signals that he is ready.

Slurp.

Kwak Myung-hwan poured tea into the empty teacup again. The past is reflected and flows beneath the bright red water stream.

A look reminiscent of that time is evident around the wrinkled eyes.

“It was an unprecedented breakthrough at the time. This is true now, but at the time, the relationships between public figures were considered taboo. Especially considering Actor Jang’s status and name value at the time, I thought he would naturally deny the dating rumors on the spot.”

PD Kim nodded his head loudly. It was a press conference that is still talked about to this day. In the history of broadcasting stations, there has never been a case where a top actor confronted a dating rumor like that.

“The most surprising thing is what happened afterwards.”

PD Kim’s neck trembled greatly. The story I’ve been waiting for is finally here.

* * *

Yeonsu’s eyes sparkle as she looks at the cathode ray tube. It was a press conference being broadcast live.

The reporters were asking sharp questions toward Britain as if they had been waiting for them. I wanted to run to the press conference right now. but.

“no.”

SW Entertainment CEO Kim Soo-jin shook his head as if he had read Yeon-soo’s thoughts.

“Actresses are sensitive to dating rumors, so if Yeonsu comes forward in a situation like this, there is a high probability that it will have the opposite effect. “It would be better to leave everything to Actor Jang and see how he reacts in the future.”

“What if the reaction is not good?”

“I should announce it as Actor Jang’s arbitrary unrequited love.”

“I beg your pardon?”

CEO Kim Soo-jin showed a fierce voice as if she had made up her mind.

“In the first place, if you are an actor, the correct rule is to unconditionally deny dating rumors! Even if you two actually meet, if you are conscious of the company’s interests and the future public opinion, it would be right to deny it!”

“Then why did you allow the press conference?”

“Because this has already been agreed upon with Songwon. “It seems difficult for Songwon Kim to stop Actor Jang, so the press conference was already scheduled, and if the public’s reaction is not good after the press conference, we will once again publish an article saying it is groundless.”

It was an adult’s world. In the opinion of SW Entertainment CEO Kim Soo-jin, the recent press conference was the equivalent of an arbitrary announcement from the UK.

Even if she tried to stop it, there was no way England would listen. Anyway, I couldn’t even convince the representative of that agency.

“Yeonsu, do you know that love lasts for a thousand or ten thousand years? An animal called a man can change his mind at any time. Same goes for you. If the two of you were at the perfect age to get married, I would have accepted this dating rumor positively. “But you two are young people. Especially Yeonsu, you are now a flower bud just about to bloom!”

As a businessman, it was not just about making a profit. CEO Kim Soo-jin really cared about Yeon-soo, an actor under his company.

Didn’t she rise to the position of representative after going through many hardships in the entertainment industry for a long time? I didn’t know how big a blow it was for an actress to admit to a romantic relationship.

“If I deny it, what will happen to my brother?”

“That is something that Actor Jang has to endure, not something we should worry about. Actor Jang already agreed with that opinion. “If the public’s reaction is cold, we will not refute even if we announce that it is groundless.”

It was like a dog chasing a chicken looking at the roof.

Yeonsu could never have imagined that such a secret agreement could have been made without his knowledge. Yeonsu stood up after seeing England holding a press conference on the TV screen.

“Where are you going?”

CEO Kim Soo-jin asks in surprise. I wonder if he is going to the press conference.

“The bathroom.”

As Yeonsu walks out of the representative office, the back of her shoulders are drooping. CEO Kim Soo-jin looked at that and wiped her dry lips. He then nodded to the director who was watching the press conference in the representative office, and the director stood up and followed Yeon-soo.

The purpose was to monitor the soft water to prevent it from leaking out to other places.

* * *

“I was given permission to attend the press conference, but I had no intention of attending it in the first place.”

PD Kim raised his head at the sound of Kwak Myung-hwan’s voice.

“It was because of the nature of the reporters attending press conferences. Everyone was like a hyena trying to bite Actor Jang. Even now, he was a top actor at the time, with no actor his age that could compete with him. “I didn’t know how big of a scoop a top actor’s flaws would be.”

“What do you mean it was like a hyena?”

“It’s just like the word. Whether Actor Jang denies or admits the dating rumors, he would probably have tried to bite them somehow. Of course, the reporters’ initial expectations were likely to lean towards denial. Even if they had acknowledged it, their mindset would not have changed. “In fact, they must have been filled with the thought that they could create a bigger scoop.”

Kwak Myung-hwan shook his head and continued speaking.

“I tend to think positively about their relationship, so I did not attend the press conference. Even if I step forward, I can’t save Actor Jang from a pack of hyenas.”

PD Kim nodded briefly. It wasn’t wrong. As it is now, at the time, Kwak Myung-hwan’s reputation was extremely high among entertainment industry reporters. But even so, it could not change the minds of many reporters.

“I was watching his press conference through a cathode ray tube without attending. I got a phone call suddenly. “It was actress Yeonsu.”

PD Kim’s eyes opened wide. This was because the name of an unexpected person appeared.

“She asked me directly: “Can you save yourself?”

“Can I ask exactly what you mean by saving me?”

“For an actress, dating rumors are like poison. No matter how famous the other actor is, it would be nothing more than a poisonous chalice. In the end, a label will follow you for the rest of your life. “Yeonsu’s agency was also aware of this fact and was blocking her from going to the press conference.”

“How did you do it?”

PD Kim couldn’t hold back his curiosity and moved forward.

Then,

“I told you so.”

Kwak Myung-hwan continued speaking with a wrinkled smile.

“I had a very positive view of their relationship.”

* * *

The press conference room was reminiscent of a political hearing. It may have been because of Britain’s unexpected answer.

Of course, these reporters thought they would deny the dating rumors. For a moment, there was silence in the press conference room, as if cold water had been poured, but soon the reporters’ hands started to flash without stopping.

“Through Jang Young-guk’s remarks, it appears that he is acknowledging the dating rumor with actress Yeon-soo, but is that exactly true?”

“That’s right.”

“Then why didn’t Yeonsu attend the press conference today?”

It was a time when England hesitated to answer the reporter’s question. Reporter Park Yong-jin of ST Entertainment Magazine does not miss the opportunity and raises his hand. Although he had not been named yet, the reporter asked a question loudly as if he did not care.

“Dating rumors are an issue that requires recognition between the parties involved! But now, Jang Young-guk is only putting forth his own claims. “What would you do if Yeonsu came forward with a statement that this was unfounded?”

The press conference room began to shake once again due to reporter Park Yong-jin’s shout. It was a question that everyone kept in their minds and never said out loud.

As if to continue the momentum, reporter Park Yong-jin elaborated again in a loud voice.

“In fact, it has been common in the entertainment industry for one person to admit to a dating rumor and the other to deny it! When announcing an official love story, there were many cases where the two people did it jointly. Actress Yeonsu’s agency, SW Entertainment, has not released any statement. “I hope you will respond in this regard!”

England had to be quiet. It is true that they acknowledged the dating rumor, but it was because they knew that SW Entertainment’s position could change depending on the public’s reaction.

Anyway, if the public’s reaction was cold, I was planning on bearing that gaze myself.

“Seeing that Jang Young-guk ‘could not’ respond, would it be correct to say that Jang Young-guk’s claim regarding the announcement of this dating rumor was a one-sided claim? “If the dating rumor is not true, can it be seen as Jang Young-guk’s selfish unrequited love?”

Reporter Park Yong-jin curled up the corner of his mouth in triumph.

“no-!”

At that moment, a shout that seemed to echo throughout the press conference room was heard. Everyone’s eyes were focused on the entrance to the press conference hall. The same was true for the camera that was broadcasting live.

Everyone could not hide their surprise at the sight of a woman entering the press conference room.

“It’s not just my unrequited love!”

Reporter Park Yong-jin, who had been elated just a moment ago, was at a loss when he saw Yeon-soo suddenly appear. The same goes for other reporters.

The camera was filming England sitting on the podium at the press conference and Yeonsu walking in from the entrance to the press conference.

The two people’s eyes meet in the air. Yeonsu looked into England’s eyes and said.

“me too.”

“I like Jang Young-guk,”

with a silence that feels like time has stopped .

A live camera takes turns showing the two people. Reporters quickly stand up from their seats. It was to ask a question.

Two people, surrounded by a wall of reporters, smile at each other. Like a scene from a movie.