Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 693

“Welcome!”

Seo-jun greeted the four people. Choi Tae Woo also bowed slightly from behind.

“/You must be the new manager, right? Nice to meet you. I’m Rachel Hill./”

Rachel Hill, who saw Choi Tae Woo, smiled brightly and spoke in Korean. The others had met before, but it was the first time for Rachel Hill and Choi Tae Woo.

“/Oh, hello./ I’m Tae Woo Choi, the manager!”

He reflexively answered in Korean to her natural Korean, then quickly switched to English. He was amazed by Rachel Hill’s Korean. He had heard a lot about it (and seen videos), but she really spoke Korean like a native.

“Please come in.”

“Were you cooking? We brought some food in case you were tired.”

At Seo-jun’s words, Evan Block, who stepped into the house, smelled the food coming from inside and showed the bag in his hand. Rachel Hill and Jonathan Will also showed the generous bags in their hands. Seo-jun smiled and said.

“I made something simple that you can eat warm. You have to heat those up too, right? Give them to me.”

“/Hey!/ You’re supposed to rest today. The kitchen is this way, right? Let’s go! Jonathan!”

Rachel Hill said with a giggle and dragged Jonathan Will to the kitchen. Choi Tae Woo, who was looking back and forth between Seo-jun and the kitchen, followed Rachel Hill and Jonathan Will impatiently.

Seo-jun blinked.

“…How did you know /hey/? “

He felt strange hearing that word from Rachel Hill’s mouth. Evan Block smiled at Seo-jun’s expression and said.

“/She’s watching My Doctor again./”

Aha.

Seo-jun burst into laughter.

“You played the roles you acted so far in the fan meeting, right?”

As he headed to the dining room, Ryan Will, the director, asked. Evan Block also looked at Seo-jun with interest.

“How did you know… Ah, there were American fans too, right?”

Seo-jun, who was about to ask, remembered the foreigners sitting in the audience and nodded. Some of the American fans who were there must have written reviews of the fan meeting.

“That, and if you go to the fan cafe, you’ll see a lot of reviews written by Korean fans translated. People who didn’t see it are going crazy to buy the DVD. I’m definitely going to buy it too.”

Evan Block, who joined the American [From Sprouts] fan club, said with a smile.

“I also saw the video by the YouTuber called Moviegoer.”

If Moviegoer heard Ryan Will’s words, he would have been surprised. As Seo-jun thought, Ryan Will continued with an interested tone.

“You played the piano in the Jin Natra version, right?”

“Wow. The Jin Natra version. I’m really curious as a Shadowman, you know? Don’t you, director?”

“Of course.”

Seo-jun felt a subtle pressure from the conversation between Evan Block and Ryan Will, and laughed.

“There’s a piano here, so how about I play for you after dinner?”

“That would be great!”

“Thank you. Jun.”

“No. I really wanted to play for you. He’s the Jin Natra of the Shadowman series, after all.”

It was natural for Shadowman, Evan Block and the director, Ryan Will, to listen.

Evan Block and Ryan Will smiled at Seo-jun’s words.

And a little later.

They enjoyed a pleasant dinner at the table filled with the dishes prepared by Seo-jun and Choi Tae Woo, and the dishes they brought and heated up.

“I want to hear my brother’s performance too!”

“It might be helpful for the script!”

It was natural for Bell Natra, Rachel Hill and the director of [Shadow and Knight], Jonathan Will, to sparkle their eyes when they heard that.

***

The piano in the house where Seo-jun was staying was an electronic piano, but it was enough to play.

While Seo-jun and Choi Tae Woo moved the electronic piano to the first floor, the four people who sat on the sofa and ate the dessert brought by Rachel Hill had expectant faces. Of course, Ryan Will didn’t show it much.

“The other songs and Good Evening are amazing, right?”

“Yes. I listen to them almost every day.”

[Over the Rainbow 2]’s [Good Evening]

It was a familiar music to the four people. They liked it basically because of their affection for Seo-jun Lee, but

‘The songs are good too.’

Even if they didn’t know the person who composed and played the songs, they would listen to them often, or rather, they would like that person because the songs were really good.

Thinking of the original song of [Good Evening], Evan Block smiled and said to Rachel Hill and Jonathan Will, who were chatting.

“He’s playing Jin Natra this time, but you’ve seen the reviews, right?”

“Yeah. They said it was Jin Natra from the day before the alien invasion, right? I’m so nervous to hear what kind of performance it will be.”

“That’s why it’s more exciting. He’s someone we can’t meet anymore.”

My brother…

Rachel Hill, who was already teary-eyed, said. Ryan Will, the director, who was drinking coffee, nodded in agreement.

Jin Natra.

He implied that he became William Lee, his original self, and lived happily with his parents, and ended with a happy ending.

‘But was it really a happy ending for Jin Natra.’

But it was already a finished story.

Ryan Will’s hero was ‘Shadowman’.

‘So…’

In a new era, a new hero was needed.

Ryan Will smiled as he watched the actor, Seo-jun Lee, who pressed the keys of the electronic piano that was installed, and the director, Jonathan Will, who exclaimed with admiration next to him.

“Then I’ll start playing.”

Seo-jun sat in front of the electronic piano, raised his hands over the keys, and straightened his posture. Jonathan, who was fidgeting near the piano, quickly sat on the sofa. Choi Tae Woo also sat down awkwardly at Evan Block’s call.

Ryan Will, Evan Block, Rachel Hill, and Jonathan Will quietly looked at Seo-jun with sparkling eyes.

Jin Natra’s performance.

They couldn’t imagine it. There was no setting that Jin Natra played the piano.

‘But it’s Jun.’

They had no worries, only expectations.

Before the first sound of the piano rang.

As if someone shouted ‘Action.’, Seo-jun Lee’s atmosphere changed.

He wasn’t wearing a black suit and makeup like he did at the fan meeting. He just wore comfortable clothes and showed his bare face, but a chill that touched his skin flowed from Seo-jun Lee.

‘No, it’s Jin Natra.’

The two actors and the two directors felt the familiar pressure and deep darkness that they felt every time they filmed the [Shadowman series].

It’s a shame.

That the audience couldn’t feel this aura completely.

The video was great, but Seo-jun had an aura that couldn’t be captured by film.

‘Well, there’s nothing we can do.’

They decided to put aside their regrets and enjoy the privilege of being Seo-jun’s friends.

–

The sound of the piano, which was lighter than a grand piano but had a similar melody, began to play.

***

“How was it?”

“It was great. I thought I should have put it in the movie.”

“Wow!”

Seo-jun smiled brightly at Ryan Will’s sincere compliment.

They chatted happily while eating the dessert that was still left (‘How much did you buy, Rachel?’, ‘I bought everything I wanted!’).

“Jun, you also played as Seongnyeong Daegun, right?”

“Yes. Do you want to hear it?”

“Do you have an /ajaeng/?”

Hmm.

Seo-jun felt like he could see the sprouts who would study Korean traditional instruments as well, at the word ‘ajaeng’ from Rachel Hill’s mouth.

“No. But I have a video of me practicing.”

“Then let’s watch it! I’m watching My Doctor again these days. Grand Prince Seongnyeong is so cute!”

“Hahaha.”

The former Grand Prince Seongnyeong connected her phone and TV with a smile. On the large TV screen installed in the living room, Seo-jun and the musicians in costumes appeared.

“He definitely looks more mature.”

“Well, he’s an adult now.”

Seo-jun answered with a smile at Evan Block’s remark, who saw Seongnyeong Daegun in the center. At that, Rachel Hill, who was binge-watching My Doctor, shed a tear.

“I watched episode 14 today…!”

“Really?”

“The timing was…”

Seo-jun and Evan Block, who were surprised, shook their heads.

By the way, they didn’t know about the other episodes, but they definitely remembered episode 5 and 14 where Seongnyeong Daegun appeared and died, and the last episodes 23 and 24 of My Doctor.

“Sometimes you can bring back a dead character, right, uncle?”

“Sure. But you have to put in a good logic.”

Meanwhile, the two directors were having a director-like conversation.

<We’re watching the practice video together right now.

-Please take care of your condition, Seo-jun.

-He’ll probably go to bed late because he’s having fun talking.

Choi Tae Woo was faithfully reporting as a manager.

Soon, [Over the Rainbow] played by Seongnyeong Daegun and the musicians flowed through the speakers. Thanks to Cocoa Entertainment, who spared no money on the TV and speakers, a good quality performance was heard.

‘It might be unfamiliar because it’s a traditional instrument…’

Seo-jun looked at the four foreigners sitting on the sofa. They were familiar with Korea to some extent, but he wondered if the music would be a bit strange to them.

“It’s good.”

“It’s really good.”

But seeing them with tears in their eyes even at the unfamiliar melody, he thought he didn’t have to worry.

“Do you have any other songs, Jun?”

“Yes. I’ll show you. Just a moment.”

Seo-jun smiled and showed them the video of him practicing as other characters.

‘If I watch this, I’ll be able to sleep soon, right?’

Choi Tae Woo thought he could go to bed not too late if he estimated the time of listening and talking.

But that was too early a judgment.

Next, when ‘Go Ju Won’ playing [For My Friend] came out, the living room became noisy with the talk about [Escape].

“Jun’s acting was really scary then!”

“Wasn’t Jun the one who broke the door when the zombie first appeared? It was a shame that it was hidden by the door. I wanted to see him actually acting as a zombie.”

“But zombies are usually short-lived in zombie movies, so it would be a waste to give it to Jun.”

Jonathan Will nodded at Rachel’s words.

“True, which production company would use Jun for a zombie role that appears briefly and dies.”

Choi Tae Woo’s eyes kept going to the clock. The minute and hour hands of the clock moved fast without stopping.

If he left them alone, they would talk about [Escape] for an hour or two. And considering the remaining works, he was doomed to sleep on time.

Of course, Seo-jun would be fine even if he stayed up for several days, but Choi Tae Woo, who didn’t know that, was worried.

“Um…”

Everyone’s heads moved at Choi Tae Woo’s voice. His heart sank at the sight of the famous people, but Choi Tae Woo, the manager of actor Seo-jun Lee, gathered his courage.

“It’s late, so how about we save the rest of the talk for tomorrow?”

They checked the clock at that. And they looked surprised.

“Wow, it’s already this late?”

“Time flies so fast.”

They really didn’t know.

And at the same time, they seemed to remember that Seo-jun arrived in LA today.

“Jun, you must be tired. Then I’ll buy some more delicious food tomorrow!”

“Rest well.”

Rachel Hill and Ryan Will got up from the sofa and picked up their coats.

“Let’s talk about the script tomorrow, Jun!”

Jonathan Will, who didn’t get to talk about [Shadow & Knight] at all, said with a regretful expression. Evan Block, who was wearing a coat, agreed with him.

“Then how about we do a short reading while talking about the script?”

“Yes! Sounds good!”

Seo-jun smiled at Jonathan Will and Evan Block’s words.

[Shadow & Knight]

It was a movie where the story of Shadowman and William Lee unfolded.