“Brother!”
“Ah, Inha.”
After receiving a round of praise from the people, Jung Inha trotted over to Myungwoo’s side.
“Brother, you really act amazingly!”
“Ahaha, thanks. You act well too.”
Jung Inha stared blankly at Myungwoo, who was smiling in response.
For some reason, it felt like light was emanating from him.
“Hehe, thanks.”
A beat late, Jung Inha also gave her reply.
In her mind, Myungwoo’s recent appearance was still replaying.
Really, Myungwoo brother seems to act so well.
Could she become like that too?
Like Myungwoo brother, an actor who could go beyond people’s admiration and create silence?
In Jung Inha’s heart, Kang Myungwoo’s position had risen to the level of a role model.
She looked at her first-ever role model with sparkling eyes.
I need to keep working hard too!
Still, since she had consistently received good reviews before Myungwoo brother appeared, if she kept trying, she could become an outstanding actor.
Then, later, with Myungwoo brother in the same work…….
Hehe.
Jung Inha, having a pleasant thought, smiled with slightly flushed cheeks.
At the sight of Jung Inha smiling brightly after receiving acting praise, Myungwoo stroked her head with a warm heart.
As expected, she really loves acting.
Is this what they mean by a promising actor?
There were really many kids who jumped into the acting world from child actor days, but only a very few survived to the end.
That was a fact Myungwoo, who had been in the acting industry for 30 years in his previous life, knew very well.
But if someone like Jung Inha in front of him was serious about acting, perhaps…….
This kid might really become a top star.
For some reason, he had a premonition that it would happen.
Myungwoo thought that and smiled warmly.
After a short break, filming resumed.
“brother, what’s this?”
“Hm, this is…..”
Scenes of the two child actors playing were quickly captured on camera.
It wasn’t a scene that required much acting skill, and since the kids were already outstanding, filming proceeded smoothly.
“Cut!”
Now, the scenes with Myungwoo and Jung Inha were done.
Next was Jo Seungha and Jung Inha’s filming.
Already looking displeased, Jung Inha’s face crumpled.
“Ah, I really don’t want to film with that guy.”
“Inha, hang in there.”
“Yeah, thanks, brother.”
Jung Inha walked toward Jo Seungha with a truly reluctant face.
“What, what are you looking at.”
“Hey, why do you call that guy brother but just my name?”
“What’s it to you?”
“What?”
At the two already in a bad mood, Myungwoo sighed.
Jung Inha was serious about acting, so she wouldn’t show personal feelings during filming, but could Jo Seungha do the same?
It would be good if his acting didn’t collapse.
And Myungwoo’s thought hit the mark.
“Seungha, no. You don’t look like you’re in love with Jeon Seohyun at all.”
“There, you need to look with affectionate eyes. Not that face.”
Because Jo Seungha couldn’t let go of his personal feelings and kept looking at Jung Inha unkindly, NGs kept happening.
“Ah, really, how many times is this.”
“Exactly, and it’s not even a difficult scene.”
“Kang Myungwoo did it in one take, it’s really a comparison.”
People around whispered one by one while looking at Jo Seungha.
Jo Seungha, displeased with the situation, shouted.
“Ah, what! NGs can happen! You have a problem?!”
Wow, treating the staff like that and still acting.
Myungwoo gaped at Jo Seungha.
Just how wealthy is his family?
Well, from his acting, it’s not at the level of saying he’s bad.
There’s still a lot lacking, but for a child actor, that level isn’t bad.
If he fixes his personality and shows development, he could continue acting.
Did I get tangled with a troublesome kid for no reason?
The one you shouldn’t provoke the most is a bad-tempered kid from a good family.
And that kid has industry connections and hates him.
With a premonition that it would become quite troublesome, Myungwoo pressed his forehead.
***
On another day, after <Alley Childhood Friends> filming ended, Myungwoo habitually entered the viewer bulletin board for <Black and White Mask> and was surprised.
Stories about Yoo Dongha were spreading like a flood on the board.
– Did you see Yoo Dongha’s crying scene? It was so sad ã… ã…
– I cried a ton watching that.
– Why is this kid so good at acting…… It really hurt my heart…….
– ã… ã… I thought what if the kid I have a crush on dies, and as soon as I empathized with Yoo Dongha, tears came;
If it’s crying acting, they must mean the scene when he heard about Nam Younghyun’s death.
Before that scene aired, there weren’t this many stories about him.
Who knew that acting would suddenly gain this much popularity.
It was a good sign.
Because it wasn’t some controversy, but fame through acting skills.
– But how is this kid’s face so handsome
– Really. He’s already this handsome while young, can’t wait to see how much when he grows up.
– How young is he? How old?
– 10 years old. Super young.
– Ah, dropped from my future husband candidates.
And as a bonus, Myungwoo’s face became very famous too.
There are definitely a lot of comments about being handsome.
In his previous life, there were no face talks or just criticisms, only stories like he acts well.
With the same acting skills, just being handsome gets this kind of reaction.
Confirming that, Myungwoo smiled faintly.
Well, this is that kind of world.
No reason to complain. Face is a weapon for an actor too.
He’s just grateful to be born with that weapon well in this life.
Myungwoo organized his thoughts and continued scrolling the board.
Perhaps because this episode had a big impact, most were talking about him.
– I’m in the industry, and the actor who played Yoo Dongha has amazing personality too. He’s only 10 but greets well and is polite. They say no delays on set because of him.
– ·Wow really? Even as a baby, must be really kind and mature.
– Starting today, I’m a Kang Myungwoo fan.
As a bonus, stories about his good personality were spreading too.
Acting skills, face, personality.
All praises.
Isn’t this the best possible start as an actor?
If it continues like this, no problems.
Myungwoo thought that and smiled.
***
“Chairman, these are the candidates for this children’s clothing ad models.”
“Hm.”
The man called Chairman, Jo Beomgyu, nodded and received the models’ profiles.
Since this model was choosing one boy from the youth category, he thought his son would be there too.
That rascal.
He thought he’d grow into a spoiled brat wasting money like water doing nothing, but he had some sense, using his handsome face to walk the actor path—his son.
The youngest son who once gave Jo Beomgyu headaches, Jo Seungha.
Looking at the list where his son would usually be on top, another boy’s face he had never seen entered Jo Beomgyu’s view.
“Hm? Who is this kid?”
“Ah, Kang Myungwoo.”
The subordinate employee opened his mouth, watching the chairman’s reaction.
“He’s the child actor who played the male lead in the drama <Black and White Mask> and his popularity is surging. His visuals are great lately, and especially popular among kids, so we put him in as a candidate.”
“Hmm.”
“In <Black and White Mask>, especially his crying acting was so realistic, the atmosphere is very good even among adults. If we use this actor as model at this timing, the response will be good.”
“Is that so.”
“Yes. And there seem to be no other controversies including personality. Rumors in the industry say he’s polite on set and serious about filming.”
The secretary earnestly explained why they chose Kang Myungwoo.
Jo Beomgyu quietly scanned Kang Myungwoo’s face and profile.
Certainly a face more handsome than his son and fitting the ad image well.
And popular among people.
No better choice for this model.
His son would understand.
This is work.
If it was the old Jo Seungha, it might have been unreliable, but the current one should be fine, he thought and nodded.
“Good, let’s go with this kid.”
“Yes, understood!”
The employee thought he’d get an earful for putting someone else above his son as priority one, but it passed without issue, and he sighed in relief inwardly.
Then the phone in the chairman’s office rang.
“What is it.”
[Ah, Chairman, young master Jo Seungha says he must see you right now…… What should we do?]
“Seungha? Hmm, send him up for now.”
What now.
When Seungha suddenly comes to the company like this, it’s never good.
Surely not throwing a tantrum again.
Jo Beomgyu sighed thinking of his youngest son who still seemed far from maturing.
A moment later, the chairman’s office door opened, and a very angry Jo Seungha entered.
“Dad!”
At Jo Seungha’s obviously bad mood, Jo Beomgyu sighed inwardly.
“Yeah, what’s the matter, son?”
“There’s a kid I don’t like!”
“A kid you don’t like?”
Something at school?
Jo Beomgyu thought to roughly soothe the kid and tapped the desk tok tok with his hand.
“Do you know Kang Myungwoo, Dad? He’s an actor, he stole all my spots!”
“Kang Myungwoo?”
If it’s Kang Myungwoo, isn’t he the child actor who beat his son to be number one for the model recruitment.
“Yes! Ha, no, <Black and White Mask> too, and now <Alley Childhood Friends> too, it was supposed to be me, but he arrogantly stole my spot!”
Jo Beomgyu quietly watched his son throwing a fit.
Seems quite emotionally hurt from being pushed by a peer actor.
For that kid to get this angry.
He usually saw everyone below him, rather than getting angry when displeased, he’d say arrogant things like make them disappear or whatever.
Of course, he didn’t grant those requests, but that’s how overbearing his youngest son, Jo Seungha, was.
Yet this youngest son showing such emotion and hostility toward a kid.
Because he’s pushed as an actor, even a sense of inferiority.
Interesting.
Perhaps using that kid could fix even a bit of the spoiled Jo Seungha’s temper.
Same age, excelling in the same field, seems that’s why Seungha is more like that.
Worth seeing the face and investigating separately.
Seeing Jo Seungha act like that made Jo Beomgyu want to use Kang Myungwoo as model even more.
After investigating separately, if it seems it could fix Jo Seungha’s temper, he’ll do that.
Discovering someone who could make his spoiled youngest son into a proper person, Jo Beomgyu hid his rising smile behind his coffee cup.
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