When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar

# 215

Hero (3)

Martin’s representative came out first and greeted Do-wook and team leader Dae-hyung Lee.

Martin’s agent, Sarah, said hello and handed over the script to the two.

It was a draft of ‘Heroes 2’.

‘Heroes 2’ was scheduled to be released at the end of next year thanks to the popularity of 1. In fact, in the case of movies like ‘Heroes’, the period of post-production work, including CG work, was much longer than the filming period. The actual filming took just one or two months.

It would have been nice if the script could have been delivered in advance, but the script work was being done in complete secrecy. The only people who had the original files were less than ten people, including Martin and the writers who helped write the screenplay for the film’s director.

Sarah asked for understanding, saying that in Do-wook’s case, it had not yet been decided whether he would appear or not, so he had no choice but to be more cautious.

“Oh, I understand.”

When Dowook responded that he fully understood, Sarah, a blonde beauty, smiled brightly.

“You’re really handsome, just like you see in the picture.”

Dowook looked a little embarrassed at Sara’s praise. Sarah continued.

“And you look young too. “I would believe it if they said they were high school students.”

“thank you. Sarah… I thought she was the actress who was appearing.”

Sarah smiled at Dowook’s compliment, saying she was grateful even if it was just empty words. However, Dowook did not say this in vain. He appears to be well over 170 centimeters, has a slender physique, and has the glamorous look of a Westerner. The icy blue eyes were like transparent beads.

Even Team Leader Lee Dae-hyung, who had never shown such behavior while working, could be felt glancing at Sarah with rational eyes.

“The part drawn with the highlight pen is the role that Do-wook will play.”

Do-wook and team leader Dae-hyung Lee nodded and opened the script with trembling hearts.

‘David Lee.’

It was Do-wook’s real name for the role he played.

And the name Do-wook was called in the play was none other than ‘Real Man.’

‘Real Man?!……’

Do-wook checked the name and searched for memory.

On his way to the United States after receiving the offer, Do-wook read General Comics’ original ‘Heroes’ in his spare time on the plane.

Although time was short and I couldn’t read all the books, I still had time to read all the episodes recommended by Taehyung Park, a fan of ‘Heroes’. Taehyung Park said that just by reading it, you will have no problem understanding the entire history of the main characters and the context of the movie.

However, no matter how much I searched my memory, I could not remember the character ‘Real Man’.

Looking to the side, I noticed that Team Leader Lee Dae-hyung, who knew more about ‘Heroes’ than Do-wook, also knew nothing about the character.

Since there was no way to use a character in a movie that did not appear in the original work, the two people had no choice but to have questions.

Sara, who saw the expressions on the two people’s faces, seemed to understand and held out a separate piece of paper containing descriptions of the characters.

The paper showed an illustration of a person wearing a mask and a suit attached to their body.

Even looking at the illustration, it was the same as seeing it for the first time. Moreover, I even frowned a little. The shape of the black-based mask was very bizarre.

“Ah, Real Man is actually a role that only appeared once in a comic a few years ago. When New York’s public facilities were destroyed while Billion Man was fighting his opponent, he stepped in and rescued the citizens. But it didn’t gain much popularity… so it hasn’t appeared since.”

As expected, he was not an official hero. However, this did not mean that Do-wook and team leader Dae-hyung Lee were disappointed in their roles. Even if he were a ‘hero from Heroes’, it was fully expected that he would not be an incredibly important hero.

Rather, what is questionable was the intention to make a character who was not popular and appeared only once in the comics appear in the movie.

“Actually, this is one of the heroes that Martin really wanted to grow into. If Soldier America is a hero representing the previous era, I think Real Man is a necessary hero for the new era. “If an attractive person like Do-wook takes on the role of a real man, wouldn’t he be able to bring out the charm in the movie that he couldn’t bring out in the comic… I’m looking forward to that kind of effect.”

“I see…”

Dowook nodded.

“yes. “He is not an official hero in ‘Heroes 2,’ but if the response is good, he will become an official hero and is even drawing a big picture of producing a separate movie, ‘Real Man.’”

“Oh……”

Team leader Lee Dae-hyung exclaimed in exclamation. After listening to the explanation, I could tell that General Comics really viewed Dowook favorably.

And if what Sarah said was true, it really was a huge opportunity. It may be a small role right now, but it is a character with endless potential in the future.

“Do-wook has a charm that goes beyond that. Aren’t American girls already crazy about it?”

Team leader Lee Dae-hyung appealed to Do-wook and spoke as an official from Do-wook’s side. Sarah let out a pleasant laugh.

“sure. As I look at Dowook, I feel like I am falling in love with his mysterious black eyes. “I understand why Martin wanted the real man under the mask to be an Asian man with dark eyes.”

“Haha, is that so?”

Dowook let out a light laugh.

However, Dowook’s expression as he read the character description soon became very serious.

Dowook carefully read the story about ‘Real Man’ through the paper. Dowook’s mouth was serious.

After seeing Do-wook like that, Sara left her seat for a moment to allow the two people to look at the characters and script.

In the cartoon, David quickly runs to the building that Billion Man touched just before it collapses and saves a child who was almost crushed by the fallen structure, and someone says ‘Please save me’. As soon as he shouts, he rushes through the acrid dust and evacuates dozens of people.

He was so fast that no one saw David’s face. Those who received help from him think that a ‘black object’ or ‘black wind’ saved them.

After David disappeared, when Billion Man grasped the situation and tried to find the identity of the ‘black wind’, the speed was so fast that only the ‘bizarre mask’ that fell was left lying around.

This was the content of the cartoon.

Martin later tried to tell the story when people became curious and searched for the identity of the ‘bizarre mask’, but the identity of the ‘bizarre mask’ was left behind as it was buried in other events.

Martin’s idea of David’s story was detailed in the character description and script.

David is a Korean who came to the United States to study. After the age of 20, a gene that was inherent in him was expressed, giving him a faster reaction speed than anyone else.

Everything from visual acuity to running ability to hearing is fast. It was a mutant ability that was too fast.

However, David was a quiet and introverted personality who hated being the center of attention the most in the world, and he never wanted to show his abilities to the world.

However, on the day of the incident, he could not stand to see the child die, so he picked up a random mask that had fallen on the ground during the performance and went out.

Afterwards, David is called to Billion Man and receives a new mask containing all of Billion Man’s skills and helps the Heroes with their work.

Because of his dislike of attracting attention, he initially tries not to help the Heroes, but when he learns that the final villain of ‘Heroes 2’ is working with North Korea to drop nuclear weapons, he realizes what his destiny is as a Korean and helps the Heroes.

The Real Man part in ‘Heroes 2’ was like that.

It was to the extent of helping when confronting North Korea, which was not even the final villain but a collaborator of the final villain.

By the time Do-wook and team leader Lee Dae-hyung had finished reading the character descriptions and script, Sara returned to her seat.

Behind Sarah was an old man with white hair.

“Have you seen everything?”

The two people who had been concentrating with their heads on the table raised their heads when they heard Sarah’s words.

Dowook checked Sarah’s back and brought his eyebrows together.

‘Huh?…… I’ve seen it somewhere before…’

As I traveled around the world, I met more than one person. This was true even if you were a foreigner. It was a time when Do-wook thought for a moment when he saw a familiar face.

“This is Mr. Martin. “You are the owner of this house and the owner of General Comics.”

“ah!”

Do-wook and team leader Dae-hyung Lee stood up.

At the same time, Dowook remembered where he saw Martin. It was a casino. He was an old man who had been pickpocketed at a casino.

Since Martin’s face was not well known, it was probably natural that Dowook did not recognize Martin.

“Laughs. “Will you remember me?”

“yes! “I saw you in Las Vegas back then… Is that right?”

“That’s right, that’s right. Thanks to you, I didn’t have to do anything stupid. “Thank you so much.”

When Martin held out his hand, Dowook held Martin’s hand politely. Sarah smiled as she watched the two men shake hands.

Sarah had already heard Dowook’s story from Martin.

Martin, who returned from a long break in Las Vegas, said he had found a way to revive the ‘Real Man’ character.

That method was Dowook.

In Martin’s opinion, the Real Man should not be white. When Martin first drew ‘Heroes’, the times were completely different now.

‘Heroes’ was no longer a work created by Martin alone. Many people participated in comics and movies and worked hard to create a hero who would become someone’s idol and dream. Thanks to this, Heroes could exist today.

Among them were not only white people. There were Asians and blacks, men and women.

In order for ‘Heroes’ to continue to become heroes for various age groups around the world, they had to change.

That is why the hero Real Man, whose identity was not revealed on purpose, was included in the comic. Incorporating an Asian hero from the beginning was likely to cause resistance among some readers. It was a means to reduce that resistance.

However, the intention of the cartoon was a failure, and Real Man’s story was still not properly depicted due to being overshadowed by other characters.

As Martin quickly noticed the pickpocket’s actions and ran away, Martin immediately thought of the real man.

It was fateful for Martin that Dowook’s K.K. Ra was a member of a world-famous boy band and even an actor recognized at Cannes.

Martin began work on incorporating Real Man into the film, using Dowook as the model for the character he had originally envisioned.

The part where Real Men appeared in ‘Heroes 2’ was scripted that way.

Martin sat down and asked Dowook sharply.

“How is it?”

Dowook looked at Martin’s wrinkled face. It felt as if various stories were overflowing with each fine wrinkle.

“It was so good. Heroes 1 was also a really amazing story… but the scale of 2 is jaw-dropping. I almost want to see Heroes 2 right now. All I can say is that it’s an honor to be the first to see the script for such a movie…”

“Really?”

When Dowook answered, Martin asked back. Martin seemed to want Do-wook’s impressions in more detail.

“yes. In particular, including Real Man and a superpower who can see the future… the various heroes in action are truly ‘Heroes’ rather than ‘Heroes’. “I felt like I had no time to breathe.”

The appearance of ‘various’ heroes was also one of the key themes of ‘Heroes 2’. Martin laughed heartily at Do-wook’s accurate comments.

Martin, who had already fallen in love with Do-wook at first sight, felt that he was a real man sent from heaven.

“Good, good. how is it. Would you like to become a real man?”

Martin asked Dowook.

“I’m truly sorry, but… my answer is no.”

Sara, who was trying to take out the contract documents next to Do-wook’s words, stopped as if she was embarrassed. Team leader Lee Dae-hyung was the same.

How many actors in the world can turn down the role of Heroes’ hero? Probably not. In particular, it was not an opportunity that was often given to Asian actors.

That was the reason why he could not refuse even if it contained discriminatory content and entered Hollywood. The mindset was to advance somehow.

From Team Leader Lee Dae-hyung’s perspective, there were no major problems except for some jokes.

Only Martin asked, looking at Dowook with sharp eyes.

“Why?”