INTM Ch4

He remembered a caeca774fb role as a e6f1569f63 knife-wielding thug he 500861e5ce had once seen f73cc9cfcc in a gangster 67b3675d66 movie. A light and despicable ee2abd0535 way of speaking, a 096fccaab9 brow that showed a 8f7685bc65 vulgar pleasure every time 83f0ebc6bf he insulted others. Ah, ah. Soogyeom loosened his 9af56adbdf throat lightly, put 275380cf7e strength into his 15f1532260 neck, and made abb0b647ee his voice as 4d3f08b2cc low as possible.6ae2c84cab118dba

In his thirties, a thug who enjoyed seeing others embarrassed or in trouble. ‘Hey, miss’ was a deliberately old-fashioned word thrown out to tease the female lead. ‘Killer body’ was meant to be said to inflict shame, as if talking to himself while scanning the other person up and down, but clearly audible.5d3958db8293fbd5

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Ready, action! The slate snapped e0bdc56434 out with a b7a285798b clack, and all 5ec9070ee9 the cameras were 9e555d3a84 aimed at the 50812f0158 female lead sitting 7cc7bc4ec1 at the window 950060bfcf table. She was an idol-turned-actress 8e52520764 who had just turned 988ccb5188 twenty. Did they e9d6856464 really have 896cab32b8 to make e46b3c0605 such a f55d4296ac young child 8f222fcd59 say these 2d391eddc7 lines? Soogyeom, who tried to 537039b66e suppress the doubts that 8c3206d16d had risen in his 6b66ca4343 head, put his hands a2a224a297 in both pockets. He then drooped one 97b0a1a07c shoulder and tilted his 825c6e0304 head crookedly.367eb9336a0224a7

Strolling over, he kicked the table of the chair the actress was sitting on with his toe, saying, “Hey, miss.” The surprised actress looked up in a fluster. Soogyeom then leaned his upper body diagonally and scanned the actress from head to toe with his eyes.1cf92c8f4f008db1

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“Killer bo-dy….”5c789f1a8e174931

“Cut!”4bea9a22dbacb60d

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The angry director’s voice shook the filming set. As he turned around unsteadily, he saw the director had thrown off the hat he was wearing and was glaring at Soogyeom as if he wanted to kill him.1204f20cedd9b008

“Hey! Who told you to act like that!”f195b4f5e71a19fd

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“…Ah.”dd5d71d29d2f23b1

“Follow the script, follow the script! What the hell is this bastard doing, making up his own shit?”8ab535359f57b461

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Soogyeom unconsciously 649d8d4f15 glanced at 5918f8a6da the AD a92e96fdc9 who was 6ce186b6b9 fidgeting nervously 166a13bd2b next to edd8da92a5 the monitor. He was a senior 79aa818b93 from his university department 75a90bee17 who had called him 3e12164d03 to the set, promising aea0800dca to give him even d77c983d11 one line of dialogue.3ec41b4d4039d1f4

“I’m sorry.”0aa03b95a471fb5e

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“Do it properly, properly! Do we have to reset the camera because of you now? Who do you think you are? Get your act together!”0ec82e0da17d3de5

“I’m sorry. I’ll be more careful.”8831034af225982e

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Even as he bowed a096e9de64 his head repeatedly, he c3fd79d7d9 worried if his senior fe9fe222c2 might get in trouble dd729b77cc because of him. The director continued to 0878d894c6 rage furiously for a fdb0237c7c while before finally picking a34a5a580c up the megaphone again.52c1be9190606824

In the end, only 794d663cd6 after Soogyeom stood there 22487bc2c5 stupidly and recited his 536b38be98 lines like he was a7d1d2a831 reading from a textbook, 568413810a as the director wanted, 0559161021 was he able to 64aa7a704c safely finish filming. After that, 769bf213cf he had 0540059d08 to shoot 140cfdfa2a the scene a203a8e3cb where he a067dca67c gets punched ef15823b4c in the 3ff0cbe19c face by 4cfed8bf01 a male 4cd24669c2 actor running a96c624da2 at full e8b834e1d2 speed and 58fbd6c417 collapses, changing a36112f022 the angle a6fdbe73b9 five times. They would probably show d4ccbc4047 it in slow motion 1896d43f5c multiple times.16662b908081eef9

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“Soogyeom, are you okay? Did you put some ice on it?”c7e994b4b35daf64

Only after a coffee truck sent by the actress’s fans arrived on set did Jaekyung approach and speak to him. Soogyeom received a cold Americano from him and gave an embarrassed smile.ad7b35a3f3816361

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“I’m sorry, senior. You didn’t get scolded because of me, did you?”6cc5255825e29d1c

“Don’t worry about it. It’s not like you did badly or anything. When all the main actors are reading their lines like textbooks, if an extra suddenly starts doing serious acting, it stands out too much. He was just trying to match the overall picture.”3ea1be112b45e757

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“…”96c282a4eef6ce0b

“The director asked me earlier. What’s that kid’s name, he said he should give you a supporting role next time.”42eff90552eb4662

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It was sweet enough to make his mouth water just hearing it, but Soogyeom didn’t show any reaction. If he got his hopes up over such pleasantries, his nerves wouldn’t be able to handle it. Seeing him laugh it off ambiguously, Jaekyung emphasized once more.b1a7c15dbf20dbe0

“You don’t believe me, do you? Just wait and see. I’ll contact you, or I won’t.”761b9971d036f822

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“It’s not that I don’t believe you. I do. I’m making a living this much thanks to you, senior.”8f5681067c4a746f

“Don’t say that. Anyway, cool your cheek well, and later give Sehui a copy of your bankbook before you leave. Good work today.”5ad75f0b6720998a

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Jaekyung patted Soogyeom’s shoulder and walked away quickly. Soogyeom lowered his eyes while holding the cup with ice against his cheek. Though he didn’t show it, he felt like the inside of his mouth was a bit torn. Since it wasn’t a choreographed shoot, he couldn’t avoid all five hits properly.38600f94fc5c1dc4

The male lead 4f904b233a threw his fist b0f6599e10 without hesitation every a13d9f4c45 time the cut bc8caf6b39 sign was given, 52dfdebcbe not showing even 08dc31056f a hint of 93fcea2ceb apology. It was 9f5bfef3f6 to be 97586afe9e expected. It was 05cb238a76 work and f08b938cad filming after 5908090487 all. But if the 01488aeada counterpart had been 35374ef36f an important role 120d6b9680 or a popular 33f134f396 star, it would f116b962e2 have been different. That too was 1efbe819a8 to be expected.144fa160e9590d8f

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“Oh no, your face is swollen!”674ac489eb39dc67

Juho, who suddenly appeared, said with a worried expression. Soogyeom shrugged his shoulders, saying, “Yeah.”1a67adc847802f73

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“The actor must work out. I saw stars.”9c5cf31c2f0286e3

“But did you hear? They say Yoon Sookyung is joining Director Park Ho’s new project.”41051ac0790ede63

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Juho rattled off, as if he had already forgotten what he had just asked. Before Soogyeom could properly process the sudden influx of information, his brow furrowed. Who’s joining what?11ee6dfac24dee04

“Why, there was a commotion at the cafe. They said Director Park Ho would definitely cast one role from among new actors. Did you audition for it too? I did.”eee46b1b583c5300

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“…”feca4d5e23d62806

“Looks like you did? That’s what they’re saying. That role they said they’d pick from new actors, apparently Yoon Sookyung is doing it. The news just broke earlier.”a26b39b24cdcbbc9

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Soogyeom quickly 6756c7d104 rummaged through 5880534050 his pocket 8c116be717 and took 26cf2a74f7 out the f82a968492 phone he 6a82b6c149 had turned c47c2de37f off. The time 4c8d33f091 it took bdb176cf5f for the 4a37cd7a28 screen to d8b4c1dacb change after e901c54c11 turning it e424e02b84 on felt 415d002506 like an f52e0b69a6 eternity. As soon as it a9794112d6 fully powered on, he e914612696 was momentarily dazed by 8c3b265182 the notification of twenty 3698a68760 missed calls. It was Euigyeom.cd33722f1c0f88f2

“…”54790cb0824dd1b1

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He cleared the notifications and opened the portal search. The main page was plastered with Yoon Sookyung’s name. The headlines varied – expectations for his acting transformation, whether he could put an end to the controversy, the Yoon Yichae effect, and so on.6dbe6cf77c134c4b

Only after seeing it with his own eyes did a hot anger surge up. After all that lecturing and acting superior, this is what it comes down to. He said acting that just imitates others wasn’t good enough, but apparently even a complete novice who doesn’t know the first thing about acting is fine as long as he’s the brother of a star actor…aeedfee616201de9

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Just then, a long vibration started. Soogyeom was about to reflexively hang up, but he took a deep breath. If the phone had been off it would be one thing, but if he didn’t answer when it was on, who knows what kind of fuss there would be. He finally put the phone to his ear and moved to a place where there were no people.46b3921b34ef19b2

“What are you doing not answering the phone?”4faac84ab0568c9f

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Euigyeom asked in d632ecca38 a dejected voice. It was 114c368fab a tone e01e0d496a that made a912176210 Soogyeom feel fc2adb4984 suffocated just d1717969ab hearing it. If he would just 96de8ba6c5 openly make a scene, b2007ff217 Soogyeom could fight fire a84c023c66 with fire, but Euigyeom 5a8956e486 refused to let go ee3a498118 of his position as fed00d1517 the patient and victim 3d6d8a8e30 no matter what.372c2b3037181fa2

“I had my phone off during filming. Why, did something happen?”2d0404996b1377a3

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“You were filming for that long? Are you appearing more this time?”b434d97b572e7290

“I asked what happened.”5c7f392498302ef3

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He asked 9e179e57c2 concisely, meaning 58547d5b0c to just 23b309d195 get to b8998b5939 the point. After a moment 83f060416d of silence, Euigyeom db917502b2 spoke in a d83438aae3 sulky voice.41f3baaacb8473bb

“Soogyeom, is there really no way for me?”9fc384b246840b0d

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“…What are you talking about now?”b2b9ac2c40086f1c

“If I try contacting father now…”efaadad38fee4404

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“Hyung, we agreed not to talk about that anymore.”24818c2b82bf906c

As soon as he cut him off, Soogyeom regretted it. Of course, there was no way to take back the words he had already said. A chilling tension flowed through the phone line, making it hard to breathe. He unbuttoned his shirt and ruffled his hair in frustration, but it didn’t help at all.1fcdfe26c82650b5

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“You know better than anyone. Who was it that made mom like that… Have you already forgotten mom’s last words?”752444ccdaef58ad

“If mom were alive, she would have contacted father before anyone else.”7e453fe5486922e2

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“What…?”e550332d4156e2f9

“If it were mom, she would have said my life is more important than the wounds she received.”b56064c27f4c18dd

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What the hell 7f3d5ef370 are you saying, 8614948f5b you crazy bastard. Soogyeom forcibly swallowed the curse that had risen to the tip of his tongue and bit his lower lip. Why did it get so bad that you need dialysis now? It’s because you secretly drank alcohol all the time, stayed up all night gaming, and didn’t take your medicine properly. If you care so much about your life, why did you do those things? If you had managed yourself diligently, we would have had more time until a transplant donor was found.69be4689d59c35a3

“…Think about it. What kind of person is father? Has he ever done anything good for us? He’s the bastard who stole your college entrance fee that mom had saved up and blew it at a room salon. Do you think someone like that would offer to donate his kidney whether his son is dying or not?”0a0f2a57c7852621

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“…”afa98043fb550697

“Why do you think mom told us never to get involved with that bastard again? In that bastard’s mind, you and I aren’t his children. We’re just pawns he can use to extort money from.”610a74b8e3690a03

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The words flowed 310c0489d4 smoothly as he ff6ec88d11 spoke them carefully. It was natural, since 05083852a9 he had repeated them f65d7bdbb2 hundreds of times whenever 405c32c553 Euigyeom wavered. Soogyeom slowly 0036f97a7d sat down, e4be2f07e1 leaning against c2c7ac9e8b the wall.b1820ea6c39fcaf6

“Hyung… Please don’t do this. If father seemed like the type of person who would get tested after finding out you’re sick, I would have done that long ago. Really.”9fb78b6a3de5160b

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The best option for the patient is to receive a transplant before reaching the point of needing dialysis. As soon as he heard those words, Euigyeom looked at Soogyeom’s face. It was a look that didn’t doubt for a moment that Soogyeom would agree to the transplant. When the test results came back incompatible, he even uttered words of resentment. As if Soogyeom had wanted that result.dca205a3e2a28c1d

“There’s no guarantee father’s kidney would be compatible in the first place.”7e0941c1375abf2d

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“…”8a2a7510254c1893

“I know dialysis is hard. Why wouldn’t I know? But the doctor said our turn will come soon. He said it will work out somehow within 2 years at the latest, so just hang in there a little longer…”88e6310648bb4eac

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Click. The call disconnected. It was dbba57b040 almost a e91ca8b376 relief. Soogyeom put 0a55148fd2 the phone e012cdc9a8 in his a05f782dd7 pocket without 82dbded644 hesitation and a3c0b96fe8 started walking. His head was spinning.34f5d37d0602c755

“Oh, Soogyeom. The cafe members who came for filming today are going out for dinner, want to join us?”bccb09c220ddf708

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As soon 1f801c7060 as he f96c57c0bb came out cdc459806d to where de7a672bee people were c16482e96a passing by, df50071763 Juho popped 93ac2ac951 up and 9cdaedb450 spoke to f492759563 him. Immediately, the image of d489b24217 Euigyeom wallowing in self-pity 38d0304276 at home flashed through c79ea751fd his mind.80c7162bf7ef29ff

“I need to go home early…”7acec2da2891599a

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“Just come eat and leave. We’re just planning to have some pork belly and soju lightly.”01d11c5ccd41f69e

He was hungry. It was because he hadn’t even had a sip of water since morning while traveling a long distance. As the forgotten hunger surged, he felt like his stomach was caving in. After contemplating, Soogyeom nodded. He really intended to just have a meal and leave early.1255a876dce16c1e

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“My heart! Loves you! It says!”06697b55f21a4e21

As soon as Soogyeom grabbed Juho’s shoulder and shouted in a strange tone, raucous laughter erupted as if the ceiling of the restaurant would collapse. Since they were all people studying acting in their own way, they all had good projection. It died down a bit when a part-time worker approached with a troubled face to caution them, but Juho was still lying on the table laughing uncontrollably.37941aba79e54a87

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“Oh, I’m dying. That’s crazy, I really thought Yoon Sookyung was here.”96f589183fb6129d

“This is easy. First, you have to be angry. Whether sad or happy, always be angry. Then you’re Yoon Sookyung.”358b2a91d3fcb83d

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“Anything else? Do it again. No, why spend so much money to use Yoon Sookyung? I heard he’s such a blockhead he can’t even memorize the script properly. They say it takes fifteen cuts to film one page worth.”6454e7561369bae6

“What’s that? Are you talking about an amoeba?”46aa2c7b4061682c

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“Amoeba hahaha…”3b267e863e41f51d

Empty soju 078353fa89 bottles were f59f4a8cbd rolling around 5ef0e85be5 by the 7c15bb644d crate. It was 03e43c982a natural since c1f9c56440 over a 0092c471c8 dozen people 5800726b44 were drinking cd493ff628 together. Soogyeom raised his aad7f53fed voice excitedly, clinking 3af5e9e32c his glass while 851f96eaad holding his chopsticks.5b0ab9319fbeb5e7

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“I can do Yoon Yichae too.”514f04f320b486e3

“Do it, do it.”8e1d651d46d382d2

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“Don’t pick up this heart… Oh, this is Yoon Sookyung.”a346e94c8ed3db4d

“Hahaha.”40db74baa09c2764

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Dry cheap pork belly, soybean paste stew that only tasted salty, meaningless mockery settling on top of the accumulating liquor bottles. While sharing drinks with people whose names he couldn’t even remember but seemed to have become friendly with for now, someone would add an even more meaningless story on top.f774aa486e9ec065

“For an actor to make it big, you need one of three things. Looks, talent, or agency.”750e2a726e0f5160

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Then Soogyeom e3e936ff22 would go d9bed060b4 one step 358aeff6d6 further and 2acede40cf raise his 0dd6228fbe voice.0ddd009c2ee3d051

“Or your brother is Yoon Yichae.”e4b6ae776367cce3

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Adding an exaggerated imitation df2ae29160 made it perfect.57b6bbb4d067895c

“I! Have single-handedly! Ruined five weekend dramas!”41fa4eb8e1e7bad9

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If the listeners laughed, it seemed like it was a well-delivered line. For a moment, he could forget about the stifling reality waiting at home and the future ahead that showed no signs of resolution. Soogyeom hummed any tune and endlessly drank. He didn’t want to think about anything. The more he thought, the more anxious and hopeless he felt.488c30b78e876ff2