CH 3

3. Supporting Character A (3)

Although he’s also called Maru, many people call him Jin-woo because they prefer Jin-woo as an actor, but now it didn’t matter.

‘Jin-woo put me in?‘

It was a shock. Shin wanted to run to Jin-woo right away and ask the truth.

‘Is that true?‘

But he couldn’t ask.

‘Because I have to read the script.‘

Jinwoo is a character who pretends to be okay even if he doesn’t feel well, but his emotions are well expressed on his face. If Shin went and asked him, the influence would almost certainly go to the script reading.

No, it’s actually an excuse. It was because he didn’t want to be killed.

‘Damn it.‘

Even if his self-esteem is hurt, it hurts too much. He thought he threw away his pride in the past, but that wasn’t the case.

‘Somehow, I thought that I could easily get into a very good drama.‘

Occasionally, this kind of luck also fell, so Shin thought that it was the case this time as well.

‘Then he’s acting.‘

If he was right, Jin-woo would have known from his side and would contact him first. Still, he pretended not to know to protect Shin’s pride.

He used to be a good kid, but right now it’s hard to see him positively.

Shin went to the empty emergency stairway and leaned against the wall.

‘I want to learn and get rid of everything.‘

His mind was heavy and his whole body’s energy was drained, it became difficult overall. He sat on the emergency stairs blankly.

The stillness of space where no one came, embraced Shin. He wanted to stay like this forever.

Then Shin’s cell phone rang. It was a message from Jin-woo.

[Hyung. Where are you? We’re starting soon.]

Sending a message like a manager, Shin laughed bitterly. He felt like he was being dragged into reality quickly.

‘Despite everything, there’s only Jinwoo.’

How can you refuse when a top star representing Korea takes care of you? He was then awakened by a text message announcing the arrival date of the loan repayment.

Shin shook his head and cleared his mind. At times like this, he needs to be more alert.

As he was about to go back, his phone rang again. Shin thought it was Jin-woo’s message this time too, so he clicked on the screen that popped up and was surprised.

[Fun psychological test! Aren’t you curious about who you are? 1]

“Ah…”

He accidentally clicked on the link. Then, as it was linked to a site, an image began to appear, and contrary to what Shin expected, a psychological test really appeared.

“What’s this?”

[Q. Is there any superpower you would like to have?]

[1. Perspective ability 2. Teleportation 3. Telekinesis 4. Invisibility 5. Presence that gets attention no matter what you do]

He thought in his head that he had to go back to the scene quickly, but suddenly his hand was pressing number 5. The rest are easily visible abilities, but number 5 was so desperate that he had to press it.

Even though it was just a simple psychological test, Shin became immersed in it.

As the screen moved to the next page, a new question appeared. His head thought he had to go back soon, but his eyes were reading the question.

[Q. You have a chance to return to the past. If you could go back to the past, what would you like to achieve?]

[1. Money 2. Reputation 3. Power 4. Spouse 5. Other]

For the next question, he chose number 5 with a different meaning. It told him to write the contents on the screen, so Shin wrote ‘everything that seems to be there’.

[Q. If you could go back to the past, when would you like to go back?]

This time it was narrative. In the midst of this, another message came from Jin-woo. When he looked at the preview screen, it was a message telling him to come right away.

Shin quickly wrote 10 years ago and then began to move quickly.

The next phrase that popped up in the midst of moving quickly made Shin somewhat shocked.

[Thank you for your sincere response to all questions. We are going to give out a gift through a lottery, so please check the result through a message later.]

‘What?‘

They say it’s a psychological test, but they didn’t even tell you the results. He clicked the link again in frustration, but the site left by itself saying that he had already responded.

‘Wait, why did I do this?‘

He felt like he was possessed by a ghost.

For some reason it irritated Shin who returned only after doing something he would never normally do.

The thought that Jinwoo was worried about him made him came back to reality.

As Shin rushed inside, fortunately, the break time hadn’t ended yet, and there was a chaotic atmosphere. And after a while, Jinwoo came inside.

“I’m sorry.”

Jin-woo bowed his head and apologized, so Shin saw it strangely, and Jin-woo laughed as if he was pleased.

‘Ah.‘

He was afraid that Shin might look hateful from the first day, so he had to delay the time instead. There was no need for that, but he was a very kind dongsaeng.

Shin decided to change his mind about his pride. Jin-woo takes care of him like that, but he can’t ruin his job because he’s caught up in a sense of inferiority.

‘Let’s do our best.‘

It was sincere that Shin liked acting. Unlike before, he became someone who lives just to live, but his first acting career was just because it was fun. Shin decided to burn it into passion.

“She’s a woman. It’s not enough just to be nice to her”

Shin acted in a sensuous yet sensible way.

Still, he revealed his pretentiousness. His personality, which She couldn’t show because he was nervous, came out properly, and his charm stood out.

Writer Kim Ye-in’s face was opened to see if the feeling of Shin’s acting was as she had imagined.

When he confirmed the appearance himself, Shin acted with more tone than he practiced. Thanks to this, the eyes of those who see Shin had slightly changed.

‘Is he better at acting than we think?‘

Since none of Shin’s dramas had good ratings, few people were here to see Shin’s acting properly. So there were a lot of people who were surprised by Shin’s acting.

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‘There is no one here that I even met as a supporting actor.’

That said, the supporting actors who joined this drama are also of a certain level.

Shin was at the bottom of the supporting cast.

A professional supporting actor who;s only called when everyone has refused.

Though some already knew that Shin was good at acting, so they weren’t too surprised.

Jin-woo was also included among them, which troubled Shin.

‘He wasn’t bluffing when he said he watched my drama.‘

In fact, Shin was so jealous that he hardly watched Jinwoo’s dramas. Yes, every drama in which Jinwoo appears was a hit, so even if he tried not to hear the news, it was meaningless because he couldn’t stop listening.

‘Because I thought of him as a competitor.’

It was a horribly broken drama because he was stuck with Jinwoo. When he thought of the atmosphere at that time, it was still terrifying. Most of the dramas in which Shin participated were ruined, but he had never seen such a gloomy scene.

In that sense, Shin always wanted to work only in such a lively atmosphere. To do that, he had to work even harder.

Even more for Jinwoo.

“Hello?”

[They said you were doing a drama together with Jinwoo?]

An article was published along with a photo of the script reading site. Shin really liked the scene, so he saved it right away.

There was also an article that two Space members are filming a drama together, he even got a call from Seung-hyeon, the leader of Space.

“Yeah. Hyung.”

[Do you want to film a drama with him? Don’t you have any pride?]

A screeching sound was already heard. In fact, when Space disbanded, it was Seung-hyeon, not Shin, who resented Jinwoo the most.

Shin was good enough to act so he continued as a supporting actor, but Seung-hyeon was in a vocal position and he couldn’t do the same, he eventually left the entertainment industry.

Of course, he could change his route as a solo singer, but none of them reached out to Seung-hyeon.

‘That’s because when people think of Space, only Jin-woo comes to mind.’

Seung-hyeon, who has more pride than Shin, couldn’t accept it because even if an offer came in, he wouldn’t accept it if Jin-woo was there.

Seung-hyeon was still resenting Jin-woo even though he’s living as a normal person.

“Jin-woo is still kind. Hyung.”

[If we suck it up and grew big, you think he’d still be nice to you? Even if he’s sorry.]

If it had been in the past, he would have added more words with sympathy, but this time Jin-woo gave him a lot of effort.

Shin was proud of himself, but he decided to speak for Jinwoo.

‘Jin-woo put me in this drama’

However, contrary to Shin’s expectations, Seung-hyeon said something else.

[That’s how dog pay off his debts. It’s a complete double personality. So don’t be fooled like a pushover.]

Seung-hyeon hung up the phone after swearing at Jin-woo who pretended to be wise for a long time. After Shin finished the call, he slumped down helplessly on the sofa.

It was always like this when he talked to Seung-hyeon.

To be honest, Shin was also envious of Seung-hyeon. Even after leaving the entertainment industry, he’s living well.

‘When I was in the entertainment industry, my business didn’t go well.‘

As soon as he returned to the public, his business exploded, so he no longer had to be obsessed with the entertainment industry like Shin.

Shin thought it was a blessing not to worry about money, and recalled a phone call from the president of his agency.

[You don’t have to worry about character analysis because you’ve done better character analysis than you think.]

The script was already in tatters and was about to be torn, and Shin clenched his fists once again to cheer up.

‘This is my last chance.‘

Shin greeted every staff member he saw while walking around the filming site in a suit. Some of the staff muttered among themselves at the appearance of Shin that’s much better in real life than on the screen.

“Wow, he’s so handsome, why didn’t it feel the same when you saw him on TV?”

“Right? It’s not that he’s not handsome even on the screen.”

It was a word that destroyed Shin’s pride, but it was a word he heard every time he entered a new drama. Among them, there were staff members who had met Shin before, so this time he heard different words.

“He’s really nice.”

“But being nice doesn’t make you skilled.”

“Actually, this is a world where luck and stardom is important.”

Shin, himself, wondered why he was so unlucky.

While Shin listened to many whispers, he quickly found out that Jin-woo had come to the scene which suddenly become brighter.

Jin-woo didn’t come alone today. Jin-woo’s fans made a decision to send coffee tea during the first day of filming. There must have been Space fans at one time, so even though he didn’t drink coffee his mouth was bitter.

‘There must have been my fans among them.‘

There were fans who often contacted him through social media. However, as Shin’s dramas failed in succession, the contact with them was cut off.

“Hyung.”

Jin-woo, who ran into Shin, said he was the first to have a question about Shin because he had a somewhat apologetic face.

“l got a call from Seung-hyeon hyung yesterday.”

Shin sighed. He knew what he was going to say to Jin-woo. Shin nodded his head when he said that today’s filming was over and he wanted to meet him. Since the drama is pre-shooting, there is still a little bit of leeway.

Ding dong. He heard a message notification, but Shin couldn’t properly check his phone because he was making a face when Jin-woo said that he wanted to take a photo with him.

[As a result of the lottery, Lee Shin has won! The gift will be given when the conditions are met, so please make sure to meet the conditions.]