Chapter 705


    Cho Seong-hwan, who was supposed to deliver the next line after William’s appearance, froze with his eyes wide open.


    It was impossible to talk about actor Lee Seo-jun without mentioning his on-off acting.


    He knew it, and he had seen it many times on video, but he didn’t expect the atmosphere to be so different.


    ‘The clothes are not that different, either.’


    The clothes prepared by the costume team were called ‘William’s clothes’, but they were not much different from the casual clothes that Seo-jun wore. So he thought there would be no difference when he started shooting and acting as William…


    ‘He’s just a different person.’


    There was no trace of the actor Lee Seo-jun, only the person William Lee was standing there. And he looked dazzling.


    He had seen Seo-jun’s face just before, but he didn’t know why it was shining and radiating a halo. He was so amazed that he missed the timing.


    “…Cut!”


    Jonathan, the director, who was staring at the monitor without blinking, called cut and then Cho Seong-hwan realized it.


    “Ah! I’m sorry!”


    Cho Seong-hwan quickly apologized, flustered.


    He was so absent-minded that he made an NG in the first shooting.


    If the director was sensitive, he could have yelled at him for being unlucky.


    “No, it’s okay.”


    Jonathan, the director, said with a smile.


    “Actors who see Jun’s acting for the first time are usually like that.”


    It was a word that came from his long experience.


    “Well, even when we were shooting Shadowman, there were more cases where the other party made an NG by watching Jun’s acting than Jun making an NG.”


    “Did you hear that? It’s normal, so don’t worry. Cho.”


    James, the cinematographer who had shot the Shadowman series, said that and Jonathan, the director, agreed, so Cho Seong-hwan felt relieved somehow.


    “Is that normal, director?”


    Seo-jun, who had returned to ‘Lee Seo-jun’, said with a smile.


    “You made the entrance scene so powerful, that’s why.”


    “It’s the first scene of appearance, so I have to do this much. You agreed, too, director.”


    “I didn’t know it would be this much.”


    Hmm.


    Seo-jun, who had thought for a moment, said.


    “Should I change it?”


    “No!”


    “Absolutely not!”


    An immediate response came from two places.


    One was the director, Jonathan Will. The other was Paellen Park, who had been far away and sneaked near the monitor just before the shooting.


    How could he throw away such an impressive scene!


    “If you’re a fan of the Shadowman series, you would have gasped at the sight of actress Melissa Walton, and then your breath would have been rough at the unfamiliar but familiar voice coming from the second floor, and then your heart would have thumped at the sight of him coming down from the second floor, and finally your heart and tear glands would have exploded at the happy smile of the sparkling William Lee!”


    That’s what a fan of the Shadowman series passionately argued.


    Jonathan, the director, and Seo-jun, the two actors, and the staff who were preparing the set for the re-shooting looked at Paellen Park (vice president of Marinsa).


    ‘So the vice president was a fan, too. And a hardcore fan.’


    Paellen Park, who felt their gaze, coughed and stepped back.


    “Ahem. Sorry. Please continue your conversation.”


    “Yes.”


    Jonathan, the director, who swallowed his laughter, answered and then spoke to the three actors.


    “Do you want to see the footage while we have an NG? Melissa and Cho, too.”


    “Shall we?”


    Seo-jun took the lead and headed towards the monitor. Melissa Walton and Cho Seong-hwan followed him.


    The footage of the three actors acting a little while ago was played on the large monitor screen.


    The three actors and the director looked at it and discussed what to do for the re-shooting.


    “There’s nothing to fix in the front footage. Just be careful with your expressions when we shoot the bust shots and close-up shots later.”


    “I just hope I don’t get mesmerized by Jun’s acting… I have no confidence. I was swept away when I was five, and now…”


    Everyone laughed at Melissa Walton’s words, shaking her head, but only actor Cho Seong-hwan nodded his head with a serious expression, agreeing with Melissa Walton’s words.


    And a little later.


    The second shooting began.


    “Haven’t you eaten yet? I told you to eat first.”


    Following Seo-jun’s entrance scene, which was radiant and captivating, Cho Seong-hwan continued the dialogue.


    “We have to eat together to make it delicious.”


    “That’s right. William. Come and sit down.”


    “Yes.”


    William, who had put his backpack on one side, sat down in his seat with a smile.


    His loving mom and dad, a peaceful morning.


    It was an ordinary but incomparably happy time.


    “When is the game?”


    Mom, who put a bowl of rice and warm soup in front of William, asked. William, who smiled brightly and said ‘Thank you.’, answered.


    “It’s next Sunday. Can you come?”


    “It’s our son’s game, of course we have to go!”


    “We’ll cheer for you hard!”


    William smiled broadly at the sight of his mom and dad, who spoke without a second of hesitation.


    “Now that there are two weeks left, you’ll train more often, right? When do you do it?”


    “I do it after class, but I have a schedule this weekend, too.”


    “What about jogging on weekends?”


    Dad, who knew William’s schedule of going to the park near his home for physical training every weekend after he had a dream of becoming a baseball player, asked.


    “It’s okay, it’s an afternoon practice. I’m going to run a little bit in the park and then go to the baseball field.”


    The three family members had a harmonious conversation while eating breakfast mixed with Western and Korean food.


    ‘William… He’s happy now!’


    The staff, Paellen Park and Choi Tae-woo, who were fans of the Shadowman series, clenched their mouths so as not to disturb the shooting and shed a tear at the cozy and warm atmosphere.


    Ryan, the director, also quietly watched the story of ‘William Lee’, who had stopped in the Shadowman series, being born anew, without blinking. He felt a little strange that ‘William Lee’s life’ was continuing in the hands of another director, but


    ‘Good.’


    He was happy.


    On the other hand, Jonathan, the director, didn’t care about the reactions of those people at all.


    The anxious look he had until just before the shooting disappeared, and he looked like his uncle Ryan Will, the director, and focused only on the monitor and the shooting.


    “Cut! Okay!”


    In that warm and serious atmosphere, Jonathan, the director’s first okay fell.


    ***


    Lunchtime after the morning shooting.


    The actors and staff were able to have a fairly long lunch and rest time thanks to the smooth morning shooting.


    “It’s almost like a buffet, isn’t it?”


    “That’s right.”


    Some picky actors would have put every detail of their meals and drinks in their contract clauses, but Seo-jun and Melissa Walton were not like that. Jo Sung Hwan was unfortunate, but he was not an actor with that much influence.


    “Maybe it’s because it’s the first shooting.”


    “Or maybe they’re expecting that much from Shadow and Knight.”


    At Seo-jun’s words, Jonathan, the director who was sitting at the same table with the actors, laughed with a detached expression. He felt a sense of pressure that he had not felt while shooting.


    “It should be fine, right? Jun did well and we were not bad either, right, Director Jonathan?”


    Melissa Walton asked with a smile, and Jo Sung Hwan also listened to the director’s answer. Jonathan nodded without hesitation.


    “You both did well. Just like William’s parents.”


    “I felt like Jun was really William.”


    Melissa Walton stopped her fork that was twirling pasta and spoke with a reminiscent expression.


    “I saw the young William in Shadowman 1, and the little William in the last scene of Shadowman 3. It felt like the same atmosphere and appearance were continued, so I could immerse myself more.”


    Jo Sung Hwan nodded in agreement.


    “I also kept watching those scenes to immerse myself, and I felt the same as Melissa.”


    Seo-jun, who was cutting and eating the steak that the chef cooked himself, said with a smile.


    “William is William, after all. Even if he became a high school student, he should have some of his childhood appearance and atmosphere, so I tried to act like that.”


    Anyone who saw him would think, ‘That’s William!’ and recall his childhood appearance.


    “That’s amazing, to be able to act like that just because you want to.”


    “That’s right.”


    Melissa Walton and Jo Sung Hwan could not stop admiring Seo-jun’s words.


    “As expected, Jun.”


    Jonathan, the director, gave a thumbs up to his reliable lead actor, and Seo-jun laughed out loud.


    ***


    The next day.


    The shooting was scheduled to take place at a high school.


    “I thought they would rent a school when they said they would shoot at a high school…”


    Choi Tae Woo sighed as he looked ahead.


    “They made a school…”


    There was a building made of red bricks that looked quite old on the grassy lawn around them.


    It was a school that looked like it came out of a high-teen movie.


    “Hahaha. Well, William is a high school student, so there are a lot of scenes where he stays at school.”


    Seo-jun, who was already used to the Hollywood scale, said with a smile.


    He and Da Ho hyung and other people were now accustomed to the Hollywood scale and had a calm reaction, but it was fun to see Tae Woo hyung’s surprised expression.


    Jonathan, the director, also looked amused and continued Seo-jun’s words to explain to Choi Tae Woo.


    “We didn’t make everything, just the exterior and the classroom, cafeteria, and playground that William will use.”


    “…Yes.”


    Choi Tae Woo looked like he was thinking, ‘Isn’t that everything?’ but soon answered with a detached expression and then snapped out of it.


    “What about safety?”


    “Don’t worry, we made it as safe as possible, even though it’s a set.”


    Choi Tae Woo looked relieved at Jonathan’s answer.


    Jonathan, who saw that, whispered to Seo-jun.


    “He’s a good manager.”


    “Right?”


    Seo-jun smiled brightly.


    ***


    There were a lot of extras playing students, probably because the high school was the background.


    The staff were busy telling them their routes, and the actors with lines were reading their scripts as if their eyes would fall out.


    Of course, it was only a few lines.


    “Who knows. Maybe I can be in the next movie as William Lee’s friend.”


    Everyone nodded at someone’s murmuring.


    It was good to be a friend who appeared briefly, and even better to be a superhero’s helper.


    Anyway, if they appeared in one more movie, they would be remembered by the people and the movie people. Then they could appear in other movies.


    “Lee did that, right? Maybe I can do that too.”


    “Do you think your acting skills are the same as Jun’s?”


    Two friends who came to do extra work and got one or two lines argued. Just by listening to the conversation, it seemed like they were Seo-jun Lee’s fans.


    “I can’t believe I’m seeing Jun in person…”


    “Don’t forget your lines in front of him.”


    “I think I will…”


    “Do you want to practice together?”


    “You think I won’t forget if I practice with you… Huh?”


    Seo-jun Lee’s fan turned his head to the side where his friend was, at the familiar voice.


    He had never heard the vivid voice before, only through the speakers, but it was definitely the voice of the actor he liked. He thought his friend was imitating his voice to surprise him, since there was no way the actor who had a waiting room for the lead actor would be here.


    But his friend looked even more surprised and looked behind him.


    The other supporting actors also looked at his back with similar faces.


    The atmosphere was not good.


    It was a bit noisy around him, but it seemed like his ears were not broken, as he could hear the voices of the staff shouting and moving around in the distance.


    Seo-jun Lee’s fan slowly turned his head.


    His saliva went down his throat and his hand holding the script trembled. His heart was pounding so hard that it seemed to jump out of his mouth.


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    At the end of his turned gaze,


    There was a man holding a script and smiling.


    “Is it okay? Do you want to practice together?”


    He was the Hollywood star, Seo-jun Lee.