Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 321

A staff member of the casting team at Bearound noticed an Asian man entering the headquarters. 

He looked nervous and walked awkwardly, so he didnt seem to be a Bearound employee.

Are you here for the audition?

Ah, yes.

Please follow me this way.

The staff member led the man to the waiting room.

You can wait in the waiting room and enter the audition room when its your turn. You can perform the same script that you used for the first round audition, and there may be some additional requests from the director and the casting director.

The staff member said in English and handed the man a translated guide in Korean. 

He repeated it in English and then in Korean. 

The man nodded his head, indicating that he understood.

Yes. I got it.

The man sighed and relaxed his tense nerves. 

The staff member knocked on the door of the waiting room twice and opened it for him.

The man stepped into the waiting room, wondering who his competitors would be. 

He was confident in his acting, but he still had a stiff expression due to nervousness. 

However, he had a confident look in his eyes as he entered the waiting room.

Bang!

He closed the door.

Huh?

The man blinked his eyes a few times and looked at the staff member. 

His skin color was different from Koreans, indicating that this was not Korea.

???

That made it even more strange.

The man looked at the Bearound staff member with a puzzled expression, then at the door. 

The staff member was also surprised by the man who closed the door without entering.

His brain, which was creaking, finally started to think.

Uh inside

Theres someone who shouldnt be here?

Thats what he wanted to say.

No way. I must have seen it wrong.

Maybe he felt pressured by the fact that he might work with Seo-jun Lee in this movie. 

Yeah. That must be it. 

He tried to forget the person he just saw and said to the staff member.

Why did you close the door without entering?

Thats what the staff member heard from the mans words.

Yes. Theres someone who came before you I heard hes an actor who works in Korea.

Ahh.

He didnt see it wrong.

The staff members decisive words made the man close his eyes.

In the waiting room, there was a chair prepared for him, and a middle-aged actor who was reading the same script as him.

A famous actor who could be recognized by just passing by.

Why is Kim Jong Ho here?

That day, the casting team staff had to see the strange sight of actors who came for the audition closing the door reflexively after seeing the actor in the waiting room.

***

The casting director was flipping through the application forms for the audition when he scratched near his eyebrow at one of them.

[Jongho Kim]

Kim is a famous actor in Korea, shouldnt he have a separate waiting room? I think he would be recognized by Korean-Americans.

Not only Korean-Americans, but also the casting director recognized Kim Jong Ho from his audition video.

He had watched Escape and My Doctor with interest. 

He was also an actor who came to mind when there was a role for a Korean of similar age in his works.

I didnt know he was interested in Hollywood.

He thought it would be hard for him to work in a new place since he was older than young actors, but it seemed that he was wrong.

We didnt collect their phones, so the news will spread soon.

The planning team leader shrugged his shoulders and said to the casting directors concern.

We told him beforehand that he would share the waiting room with others, but he said he was fine with it. Besides, they all seem to have half-decided already, right? If he doesnt fail, there wont be any problem even if the news spreads.

Well, thats true.

The casting director nodded his head.

Kim Jong Hos video had received overwhelming attention among many audition videos.

Today was a check to see if he could show that performance again, and if he could do it with a new script instead of an audition script.

Well, if he falls below expectations, his spot will go to another actor.

But the probability of that happening was not very high, as both the planning team leader and the casting director knew, as well as the actors in the waiting room.

And spreading news means an opportunity to promote.

Especially in Korea.

With Seo-jun Lee and Kim Jong Hos appearance, Koreas box office was almost guaranteed.

As the planning team leader and the casting director chuckled,

In between them, Jeffrey, who had been sitting quietly, recalled My Doctor that he watched yesterday. 

A gentle father, Taejong, and a cute son Seongnyeongdaegun.

They would look good together.

There would be no better father and son.

Then lets start the audition.

At the planning team leaders words, the door of the audition room opened.

***

Ding.

Park Seong Won reached out for his phone at the alarm that had been ringing since dawn.

Its not an alarm.

He used the busking version of Over the Rainbow as his alarm sound, and Grey Vainys rough performance woke him up nicely.

It was probably a keyword alert that he set up in [From Sprouts] because Seo-jun said he was filming a movie called [Survivors].

Usually, trivial stories were posted with search prevention words like sur/viv/or/s, survivors, etc., so the alert didnt ring unless it was really important.

The last time it rang was when Milan Chellens casting news came out.

What news is it?

As Park Seong Won was about to pick up his phone,

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

He quickly turned on his phone at the alert that vibrated like a ringing sound. 

And he looked at the screen.

[Title: OMG. Survivors is crazy!]

[Title: In Survivors!]

[Title: He went to the audition for Survivors?]

Dozens of posts were uploaded.

The important details are all missing.

He entered the [From Sprouts] cafe and saw the notice that was at the top. It was a notice that copied an article.

Huh?

[Notice: (Exclusive) Actor Kim Jong Ho! In the middle of an audition for Survivors!]

***

[(Exclusive) Actor Kim Jong Ho! In the middle of an audition for Survivors!]

<Bearounds movie Survivors has been making headlines every day with the confirmation of casting Davis Garrett, Seo-jun Lee, and Milan Chellen. Now, an unexpected news came from LA.>

At LA, where Bearounds headquarters was located, auditions for the roles in [Survivors] were in progress. Today was the day when Seo-jun Lees parents roles were auditioned.

And there was an unexpected face there.

(Skipped)

Kim Jong Hos agency said, Its his first challenge in Hollywood. Hes participating in the audition from scratch in a completely new place. Please support him a lot. >

As soon as the exclusive article came out at dawn, articles started to pop up.

[Davis GarrettSeo-jun LeeMilan Chellen, and Kim Jong Ho?]

[Pass?! Fail?! Kim Jong Ho in Hollywood audition!]

-Wow I thought there would be nothing more surprising while waiting for Survivors;;;

=22 I got goosebumps as soon as I saw the exclusive article.

=33 I never thought I would see Kim Jong Ho in a Hollywood movie.

=444 But its a bit of a shame. It would have been fun if he appeared as a surprise like in Escape.

-But he hasnt passed yet, right?

=Kim Jong Ho would pass for sure.

=Youre being too optimistic, arent you? There arent many actors who do well in Korea and then settle in Hollywood, right?

= Just because Seo-jun Lee is doing well doesnt mean everyone else is.

=If he fails, there will be a lot of hate articles.

-But its amazing just to challenge.

=22 No one does well from the beginning.

-Kim Jong Ho! Please pass!

=Praying for pass!!

-In my opinion, he has a high chance of passing.

=22 It would be good to promote with Escape and My Doctor.

=333 Seo-jun Lee and Kim Jong Ho would guarantee Koreas box office, right?

-But Kim Jong Ho auditioning If I were an actor, I would have left the audition room right away.

=I agree. I would have left without looking back

=??? : Why is the final boss here?

=??? : The mid-boss was too weak, so I came out!!

=??? : Excuse me? What about the game balance???

***

There were a lot of messages in the Banana Talk group chat since early morning.

Seo-jun, who had to go to school on weekdays, quickly washed up and grabbed his phone. 

He still had some time left before breakfast.

Lee Ji Seok: It seems like the exclusive article was released by Jong Ho hyungs agency, right?

Park Do Hoon: Right?

<It seems so.

Seo-jun nodded his head at Lee Ji Seoks message.

It was important to set the mood from the beginning for an exclusive article that speed was life. 

Besides, He had done his best, and.

It was fun.

At his words, Seo-jun and the three actors smiled as well.

Thats when it happened.

Someone pressed the doorbell.

Hyung. Do you have someone coming?

No. I dont.

As they all looked puzzled, the door opened.

Pass! He said you passed! Jong Ho hyung!

Kim Jong Hos manager, who had followed him to America and took care of him, rushed in. 

Kim Jong Ho blinked his eyes at his managers flushed face and shouted.

What?

The audition! The Survivors audition!

You mean the result is already out?

Kim Jong Ho looked as puzzled as Seo-jun and the three actors who understood the managers words and smiled brightly.

Jong Ho uncle! Congratulations!

Hyung! Congrats!

I knew you would pass!

Party! Shall we have a celebration party?

As Seo-jun and the three people became noisy, Kim Jong Ho slowly felt the reality. 

His puzzled expression gradually turned into a surprised one. 

Seo-jun and Park Do Hoon and Lee Da Jin chuckled at his changing expression.

Lee Ji Seok pondered seriously.

Jong Ho hyung is also going to Hollywood, so maybe I should try too Hyung are you crying?

Im not crying!

Kim Jong Ho snapped at him as if he was stung. 

Lee Ji Seoks expression turned mischievous at that. 

Kim Jong Ho seemed to have a premonition of what would happen next.

As always, the two actors bickered and Seo-jun and Park Do Hoon and Lee Da Jin laughed.

***

[Actor Kim Jong Ho! Passed the audition for Survivors!]

[Davis GarrettSeo-jun LeeMilan Chellen and Kim Jong Ho!!]

[Meet Korean actor Kim Jong Ho in a Hollywood movie!]

[Kim Jong Ho and Seo-jun Lee! Once again as father and son!]

[Actor Kim Jong Ho, Thank you for your support.]

-Wow!!!

=Im so happy!!

-Im used to Seo-jun Lee, but I never thought I would see Kim Jong Ho in a Hollywood movie!

-Isnt Seo-jun Lee the senior now?

=22 Hes the senior in Hollywood

=Seo-jun ah, if you dont know something, Ill teach you a lot

=Please take good care of our actor.

-But if Kim Jong Ho is the father role Taejong? Is Taejong coming back?

=Daegun mama

=Survivors The title alone makes me anxious

=22 Really anxious