Chapter 153: Cannes (1)
Chapter 153: Cannes (1)
“As always. Today too—and up to right now—the reason I’ve been able to come this far is thanks to your support.”
Ryu Sunho reappeared in Part 2 of the fan meeting in an unexpected way.
Princess Shupi, sitting in the audience, opened her mouth without realizing it and stared in admiration.
He’s completely playing with people’s hearts… and in such a refined, moving way!
Even without strong charisma or authority, Ryu Sunho had the power to gently gather people into one.
It’s not just the drama character that’s charming—his real self is outstanding. He’s a person who shines…
Shupi quietly looked around.
The seat beside her, the seat behind her, even the far corner of the second floor—thousands of people were staring only at Ryu Sunho on stage with eyes that looked like hearts were about to pour out.
Every single gaze was fervent—and competitive.
My god…
Shupi swallowed dryly.
She had lived far from the word “competition.”
Born a princess, she never had to fight for what she wanted—things came into her hands.
People yielded on their own, and she only had to accept the courtesy with grace.
But…
It didn’t look like that would work here.
Here, Shupi was just one person among 5,000.
…I’ve never competed with this many people over one man.
A strange sense of crisis she had never felt before.
And a desire to win.
If she wanted to claim Ryu Sunho through all these competitors, what did she have to do?
I don’t want it to happen just because I’m a princess.
No—he didn’t seem like the kind of person that would work on in the first place.
If he were that shallow, she would be disappointed and leave first.
Then how?
As she turned her mind, one idea came to Shupi.
Like Alicia Yun in the drama.
Alicia Yun, who stripped away the entire royal background and shone as a doctor, as a human being.
What Han Jusin loved wasn’t Princess Alicia, but Alicia the human being, living her life fiercely.
Right. I need to become a better person too.
Of course, that didn’t mean she planned to throw away her status like the drama and run out of the royal family.
That would be irresponsible and naive.
At the very least, she didn’t want to remain a princess who only enjoyed herself without thought, like she had until now.
A person who was cooler, more capable, and someone you could actually talk to.
Even from a fan’s perspective, she felt like she had to be at least that kind of person to be able to stand beside Ryu Sunho and applaud him.
A few days later, Princess Shupi returned to Buckingham Palace in London, England.
The people of the royal household tilted their heads when they saw her.
“Your Highness, don’t you feel different somehow?”
“Yeah… her eyes look alive.”
“What happened in Korea…?”
The youngest princess, who had always looked like she was floating somewhere above the ground, had become strangely calm, her eyes bright and clear.
Even though this time I didn’t seduce him and bring him back… no, really, I only watched him from afar.
Shupi looked out the window and made a vow.
Next time we meet, I’ll seduce him more boldly.
After Ryu Sunho’s fan meeting ended successfully, fans came to love Ryu Sunho even more deeply.
And it made sense—because the effort and fan love Ryu Sunho showed at the fan meeting was so sincere you could feel it on your skin.
So the fans couldn’t contain their strengthened affection, and they began sharing reviews with people around them.
“Hey, Ryu Sunho’s fan meeting was seriously insane value. I’m telling you, it was crazy. Look at the quality of the goods. And all of it was free?”
“Ticket price 77,000 won? No—honestly, even if it cost 770,000, I wouldn’t have regretted it.”
“I’m only stanning Ryu Sunho now. Other stanning doesn’t mean anything anymore. I’m betting my life.”
Of course, their over-the-top praising wasn’t limited to offline.
They posted long review posts in Ryu Sunho’s fan café, “Seonhosasang,” packing down their overflowing emotions.
And the comments overflowed with the regret and lament of people who couldn’t attend.
ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Even just reading the review makes me so jealous I’m crying nonstop
Why do I have to suffer this pain because I’m a bad hand and couldn’t ticket..
Please let me be born a golden hand in my next life..
What is an interactive movie..? I want to see it too.. Anyone who can develop a time machine..?
Just when the “wealth gap” inside Seonhosasang was intensifying and the groaning hit its peak, news came like rain to quench the fans’ thirst.
Ryu Sunho’s agency, Flash Entertainment, made an unusual decision: they fully permitted uploading fan-cam clips and videos from the fan meeting.
[Notice: Share the emotion of the fan meeting together! Fan-cam uploads welcome!]
The moment that notice appeared, fan meeting videos flooded YouTube and SNS like a dam breaking.
In particular, the video of Ryu Sunho’s live opening stage recorded explosive views.
[(4K) Ryu Sunho Fan Meeting “I Got You” Stage Fan-cam]
The thumbnail itself was violent.
Ryu Sunho was in a suit, drenched in sweat, making a sexy expression.
So not only his fans, but the general public clicked the video like they were possessed.
I rushed in the moment I saw the thumbnail;;
What…? Why is he dancing that well too?
└ At this point, if he debuted as an idol he would’ve eaten everyone alive..?
Wow… I’m a dopamine addict and this is the first video I watched without skipping..
What would it feel like to be the woman Ryu Sunho is trying to seduce?
└ In a past life she probably saved a whole country..
└ I’m so jealous, seriously..
The one line Ryu Sunho sang, “You could have me.” That line makes me want to succeed more than any self-help book;
└ I’m going to succeed and have Ryu Sunho
While the fan-cam climbed into real-time trending, Flash Entertainment didn’t miss the chance—they rowed hard.
They released the interactive movie from Part 2 of the fan meeting.
And when they even made public the unchosen routes that couldn’t be shown on site, fans couldn’t hide their excitement.
I was curious about the other ending!!!!
Flash is seriously god-tier!!!
Fans played the video with trembling hearts.
[Q. You have regained all your memories. What do you choose?]
A. Stay in this world and live as a police officer
In the video, Ryu Sunho slowly lifted his head.
A quiet, ordinary police station.
His uniformed self reflected in the mirror.
[It wasn’t… bad here either.]
With a faint smile, he recalled the day.
The moment he held a child’s tiny fern-like hand on the way to school.
The moment he carried a lost grandmother on his back, chatting softly to reassure her.
The moment he found a lost cat and returned it into its owner’s arms.
There was no glamorous spotlight, but there was a modest, warm fulfillment here—protecting someone’s everyday life.
Ryu Sunho brushed his uniform shoulder once.
[But can I stay here…? There are people waiting for me.]
His gaze wavered as he spoke to himself.
Guilt toward the fans waiting for him surged up.
Just as he was about to choose to return to the fan meeting stage, a voice came from somewhere.
It sounded like countless voices overlapped.
—It’s okay. Even if it’s not now, you can come back slowly someday. We’ll always wait for you here!
Ryu Sunho froze.
His eyes began to moisten as if he recognized whose voice it was.
[…I see. They’ll support me and believe in me, wherever I am.]
Ryu Sunho nodded slowly.
Even as he cried, he didn’t lose his warm smile.
[Then I’ll come back before it’s too late. Just a little longer—helping people first.]
At that moment, an emergency report phone rang at the station, and Ryu Sunho ran outside without hesitation.
The screen faded out over his running back.
The video was short, but the aftertaste was long.
Fans, soaked in late-night emotions, became a sea of tears.
ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ How does he understand our hearts this well..
It’s a message that he knows fans will wait, and he’ll repay that belief… I love it so much
If we picked A at the venue, he would’ve shown up in Part 2 wearing a police uniform?
└ Holy shit;; that would’ve been insane too
└ Then would he have said “I’m back” while walking on stage?
└ That’s so good;; Just imagining it gives me chills
Because it was a video only full members of the fan café could watch, people who attended the fan meeting didn’t complain much.
No—rather, they were grateful to be able to watch the route they didn’t pick on site, praising the agency.
Flash really works well. They know exactly what fans want
They released this on the fan café for free.. They’re on a different level from other agencies thirsty for money—this is real communication
I will be loyal forever, loyal loyal ^^7
In the end, this fan meeting could be called a god-tier move.
Fans’ affection for Ryu Sunho grew even bigger, and the bond among fans became stronger too.
After some more time passed, another typhoon-like piece of news hit the internet.
[Ryu Sunho’s starring film “Mueon:ga” invited to Cannes Film Festival Competition… “Director Baek Junbong’s return”]
But this time, there wasn’t only one typhoon.
[Gong Hajin’s starring film “Boundary” invited to Cannes Film Festival Competition… double celebration for Korean cinema]
A quiet café in Seoul.
I met Moon Ganghyeok and Park Juwon for the first time in a while.
“Pffft!”
Park Juwon watched my challenge video from the fan meeting and was laughing so hard his mouth practically ripped.
He even read the comments out loud—clearly, with his own voice.
“‘If even Ryu Sunho lives that hard, who am I…’ Pffft! That’s right. I should live harder too.”
When I quietly picked up the butter knife on the table, Park Juwon finally shut his mouth and wiped the laughter off his face.
“My bad.”
By the way, I looked it up—he did all kinds of goofy antics at his own fan meeting in the past too.
So why was he laughing like it had nothing to do with him?
“For me, it fits my image—I’m the type who would do that. But for you, Sunho, seeing you clunk around with a serious face hits different.”
…Can’t argue.
I should change the subject.
“Kanghyeok sunbae, how does it feel to come to Flash Entertainment?”
At my question, Moon Ganghyeok gave a new hand signal.
Not nodding or shaking his head.
He quietly raised his thumb.
Park Juwon seemed to like that a lot.
He smiled warmly, then stuck out a thumb toward each of us.
“I’m sad I can’t go, but you two go to Cannes and ring out a glorious victory report. I’ll be cheering hard from Korea.”
Once the Cannes invitation was confirmed, it wasn’t only the actors and directors who got busy.
The film distributors also took huge interest and began preparing thoroughly.
Haegang Entertainment, a traditional powerhouse distributing “Boundary.”
Content Trinity, a frighteningly rising new strong player distributing “Mueon:ga.”
The two giant companies began a war of nerves over the international stage called Cannes.
“Ryu Sunho? Sure, we acknowledge he’s hot these days. But we need to show the difference in class. Gong Hajin is already a proven top star, and Cannes is basically our home—we need to show that kind of composure.”
Haegang Entertainment decided to use media attention.
As the departure date for Cannes approached, they put out articles as if to show it off.
[Gong Hajin departs for Cannes… receives special treatment and boards ‘first class’]
[Haegang Entertainment shows big support for Gong Hajin… “We protect the dignity of Korea’s representative actor”]
[Haegang: “We support Cannes’ man Gong Hajin without sparing”… even staff given business-class consideration]
The articles were designed to flaunt: “We treat our actor this well.”
The claim that they cleared out first-class seats worth well over ten million won for Gong Hajin and his close entourage was more than enough to grab the public’s eyes.
Gong Hajin’s fans immediately got cocky.
As expected, our oppa’s treatment is different
This is the vibe that comes from experience
What is Ryu Sunho riding? Business?
Honestly, a rookie should be grateful just to go to Cannes. How is he comparable to Gong Hajin;;
Why is there still no news of Ryu Sunho being spotted at the airport? Is he embarrassed and scrambling to buy tickets with his own money?
On internet communities, posts were already going up comparing Gong Hajin’s departure and Ryu Sunho’s, ranking their “class.”
Gong Hajin’s fans and Haegang Entertainment, riding high, thought they had successfully seized the initiative.
Until the article that came out a few hours later.
[Ryu Sunho departs to attend Cannes… not Incheon Airport, but headed to ‘SGBAC’?]
[Content Trinity’s big support… launched a ‘Taeseong Ilbo private jet’ for Ryu Sunho]
“…He took a private jet?”