Chapter 236
Do you have
in mind?
Of course...
He hesitated as he began to speak.
mories of Lim Joowon flooded my mindfrom the day I first t him on a variety show and suggested he join W&U, to when I brought him into my team.
There weren't many mories. He hadn't been particularly outstanding.
Looking back, that was the case.
Although Lim Joowon's recent dramas had perford well, that was all.
They couldn't compare to Cat Guardian Ghost, which turned Seo Jijoon into a Hallyu star overnight, or City Jungle, which won a trophy at the Cannes Film Festival and was a huge success dostically.
These were the works that could change an actors life...
The result was as it was.
I had been a bastard.
I should have been more aware, not just focused on what was right in front of .
Im sorry. I was short-sighted. I didnt intentionally exclude Mr. Joowon or ignore him on purpose. Never.
I thought I had beco quite articulate in my work life. But now, I dont even know what to say. Each word creaks out of my mind like its broken.
Well, if thats the case, its a relief.
Lim Joowon glanced at , propping his chin.
Its been hectic lately, and I keep hearing irritating things... So I just spoke frankly this ti. Rember, a crying child gets more cake.
Having spilled his heart, Lim Joowon seed sowhat relieved.
Good works. Good works, indeed.
Suddenly, a script lying in the corner of the sofa caught my eye.
That
Doctor 25 Hours.
It was the project I had chosen for Lim Joowons next work. A dical drama, sowhat sophisticated and weighty, whose first part of the script I had ticulously reviewed.
The script? I couldnt sleep, so I was flipping through it.
Do you like it?
Lim Joowon turned sharply towards .
I do! Actually, I was about to say this was my favorite script Ive read recently, but then I decided to wait because I knew Manager had his eye on it
Lim Joowon swallowed dryly and clutched the script to his chest.
What about you, Manager? This?
I saw his face tensed with anticipation.
While Seo Jijoons hotly anticipated projects were his first choice, Lim Joowon was a bit awkward. Though he was consistently the protagonist, he was second or third choice after the first-choice actor turned it down.
Doctor 25 Hours was third in line for him.
The first choice, an actor who had done dical dramas twice, declined because being typecast was burdenso. The second-choice actors schedule conflicted. Then ca Lim Joowon.
The script was excellent.
It was the debut work of writer Kim Kyungsoo, who had been an assistant under the well-known writer Kong Mihee. Uncharacteristically for a newcor, it was highly polished.
After just the initial scripts, IBC quickly decided to schedule it.
I had planned to finalize this with Lim Joowon after a proper consultation.
Future foresight had been wreaking havoc these past few days.
What? How was it?
too
I exhaled shortly.
This is a good work. Really. Theres no reason to hesitate.
Lim Joowon looked uneasy, almost anxious.
I thought it was fine. This drama, certainly,
Is it ending early?
Damn.
I watched as familiar noises overlaid the scene.
At this point, might as well fuck it up as much as possible.
Is there another drama that ended early like this? Isnt Doctor 25 Hours the first? A drama that will make history. And Im the lead?
The sa dim lighting, the sa striped pajamas.
But instead of a bottle of rejuvenator, Lim Joowon held a bottle of alcohol.
An early ending?
Was there an accident? It couldnt be an early ending without one.
Disheartened, I opened my mouth.
Up to episode 6, it seems writer Kong Mihee was attached to check, no, not just check, almost like she wrote half of it.
What?
It was such nonsense that my brain buffered trying to comprehend.
No, why? Why did she do that? Why write soone elses script?
They were dating.
Then from episode 7
They broke up.
Ridiculous. Isnt this a scam?
Lim Joowon muttered with a dumbfounded face.
Why am I so unlucky?
Right. Its absurd.
Unlucky too.
Is it okay? Then shall I do this drama?
As soon as he popped out of Future Vision, I t Lim Joowons gaze again.
In it, hope and desire exploded like fireworks.
It looked fine
I knew it. I had a feeling just looking at it
.
Lim Joowon lifted the script of Doctor 25 Hours like a treasure. He looked happy. I just couldnt bring myself to tell him to throw it away, knowing it was a drama destined for an early end.
Really, it was a terrible thing to do.
Still.
I barely managed to speak.
Should we consider it a bit more, us?
What?
We should also check if there are any external issues with the work. Itd be terrible to finish filming and then have an accident.
Lim Joowon clutched the script again.
If there are no issues, we decide on this?
If there are no issues.
Itll be fine. I cant be that unlucky.
can I?
***
I arrived at work early, just as I had on my first day, before the sunrise.
In the dark, quiet office, I wanted so ti alone to think.
A constant red warning light flashed in my mind. It was a precarious mont. All my nerves were stretched tight like a bowstring, ready to snap at any mont.
I needed to get things organized.
I searched for a pen and jotted down a few titles on a notepad.
Titles ntioned by a YouTuber: "Hong Gildong
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