Chapter 122
Chapter 122
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 122
Chapter Title: Making Film Live Stream (2)
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-Kids, is this a survival doc?
No no no, it's a survival program.
No no no, it's a program about humans surviving in the wild.
Well, it was way too smooth without any real crises to call it a survival doc or survival show...
Yeah...
Usually at that point, you'd get hardships and trials... getting stranded... survival struggles... right?
Every time a crisis is about to brew, boom—Yeonwoo mode kicks in and everything turns peaceful lololol.
Suddenly it shifts like they popped some pills lololololol.
Why the hell is classical music playing there lololol.
……
-This felt like watching a movie lolololol.
The video's 20 minutes long lololol, basically a short film lolololol.
Even the ending felt cinematic, with that yacht suddenly showing up lololololol.
Lololol, you can see the staff's faces caught on cam, all looking totally shell-shocked lololol.
Ah lololol, the fake-news birds are gonna go wild again lololololol.
What's up with that yacht lololololol.
-Ending was perfect too^^...... Our Yeonwoo... could star in a disaster flick no problem.
From 1 to 10, did our Yeonwoo really do it all? Real talk lolololol.
Feels like the editing team gritted their teeth and made it all about our Yeonwoo, just vibes.
-My sister's friend's boyfriend is on staff here, and yeah it's real lololol. They said if it weren't for our Yeonwoo, it would've been a total disaster, so they basically dedicated the video to him.
Hey, "they said" is usually banned, but I wanna believe this one^^......
100% legit, right? At that level, it's like he grabbed them by the collar and saved their asses lololol.
"The reactions are great."
[Actor-nim! From what I saw, people are split—some saying it's real, others fake, fighting in the comments. Isn't that bad?]
A sparrow that had fluttered off landed lightly on Kwon Sung-hyeon's head.
"No. This level is fine. Very positive, actually."
[But doesn't too much attention lead to bad rumors and stuff?]
"True, but this case is a bit different. For one, it's not lowbrow attention—in fact, it's way healthier. Compared to the trap that bastard set up... Ah. Slipped for a sec. Anyway, that guy's scheme? The gap is like heaven and earth."
[Really?]
"Yeah. No one's doxxing anyone, no trash digging into staff's private lives they don't wanna share, shoving cameras in their faces, right?"
His voice sharpened as he said it.
He was probably thinking of those trash reapers.
"What that guy orchestrated is way more positive. It leads to healthy debates. Look right now. People aren't focusing on how hard the staff suffered or how much pain they went through—it's something else. The key is their enjoyment shifted from the misfortune itself to how they overcame it."
[Now that you mention it, yeah? Before the articles dropped, the vibe was super gross. Like wondering how much dignity they threw away just to survive or whatever.]
The sleazy interest poured on lead actress Yeon Do-hee and the other female cast had been insane.
"There'll still be some curious folks, but this video clears it all up. They showed it outright, so no one's gonna cling on sticky-like anymore."
Kwon Sung-hyeon grinned.
It came off a bit chilling.
If any weird rumor articles stuck around after this video, it'd feel like he'd make sure they dropped dead quick.
"There is one regrettable part, though."
[Yeah? What? Ah. The fake stuff people are saying?]
"Nah, that's just cute fan stuff... The end just bugs me no matter how I think about it."
The part where the blindingly white, massive yacht sliced through the waves and arrived.
"Wanted to cut that completely... But endings need closure to feel clean, so it's a shame. If I'd known that guy would pull that stunt, I wouldn't have tipped him off... But family stuff came up at the main house right then."
[Why? Didn't it work out fine? Yeonwoo got rescued safe.]
"'Cause he's not the type to play white knight on horseback himself. Him moving directly means..."
He'd figured the guy would just call in a rescue team at most.
But nope.
Whatever, water under the bridge.
Yeonwoo crossed his arms on the sofa, watching Dongja-ryeong and Kwon Sung-hyeon go back and forth.
"So. Why are you here, Kwon Sung-hyeon-ssi?"
The stream was over.
Business done.
"You said you didn't wanna watch live together, so I came after it ended."
"......?"
Don't people usually not come in these situations?
"So you came now?"
"You refused watching together, so I waited till the end on purpose... Problem?"
[No way! Actor-nim! Why would there be a problem?]
"Right?"
"......"
Whose side is this guy on, anyway.
Seems Kwon Sung-hyeon ranks higher than him, after decades of knowing each other.
Anyway.
Problem?
Hell yes.
'Does he not know what time it is?'
And why come after it's over?
"Oh. Yeonwoo-ssi. You ate this? My popcorn's tastier."
Kwon Sung-hyeon eyed the popcorn on the table, mumbling regretfully.
"Better to eat healthy than instant stuff. Your body's already worn out..."
"My body's fine."
His depleted spiritual power had refilled ages ago.
"No. You're still too skinny, Yeonwoo-ssi... Look. Just bones."
"......?"
Isn't that guy overly buff?
He'd slimmed down lately, but every limb looked solid and sturdy.
The comprehensive martial arts gym he'd restarted even said:
-Good work out there. Makes sense—InBody results show body fat down, muscle mass up? Perfect. Keep it up.
If anything, his body was better.
But what?
"Ah. Right. I've been learning to cook lately."
"Pardon?"
Yeonwoo paused at the out-of-nowhere comment again.
"Someone said home-cooked meals are healthier. No matter how good takeout is, it's still takeout—different from cooking at home."
[True that.]
"I've been wondering why you don't gain weight despite all the meal and snack trucks on set."
"......?"
That's what that meant?
He thought it was just for good eating and filming.
"Not anymore. So learning to cook seems best. Sold food has tastes that divide people, so they adjust for average palates. Ends up with extra unnecessary seasonings or overly salty."
"Yeah...... But how's that related to now......?"
Why does cooking pop up here?
Can't follow these bouncing topics.
"You only eat instant stuff, so no weight gain. You suffered on that island—gotta eat properly. Right?"
"I can handle eating fine alone..."
"Yeonwoo-ssi."
Stern tone.
"You said you skip meals when alone."
"Who said that? ...Ah."
Forgot the culprit was right there.
[I didn't spill exactly. I just worried and mentioned it a few times? Don't glare, Yeonwoo-ya. Heart's racing. And! Be grateful when someone looks out for you! Why glare at me?! Know how hardworking our actor-nim is?!]
As Kwon Sung-hyeon said, Yeonwoo wasn't the type to strictly keep meals.
He ate if it was there?
He sought food when hungry, but didn't go to restaurants just to enjoy meals.
'Too many jetbap hopefuls anyway.'
Tasty stuff tastes good to everyone equally.
Even to ghosts, not just living folks.
[Who eats donggrarangttang or dried pollack these days?]
[Rice tastes blah. Whine. I want tteokbokki...]
[Heh. Kids' tastes changed, huh? Lemme try what young ghosts eat these days...]
Ancestral rites are always similar, right?
Especially without actual rites, chances for the departed to eat are rare.
Imagine the same food every rare mealtime.
'Yeah, it'd get old...'
Same side dishes over and over? Bound to bore.
Old ghosts are stubborn, scolding if traditions aren't followed.
But with newer ghosts lately, tastes are shifting a bit here too.
Example's not far.
[Yeonwoo-ya. Ice Americano for me, please.]
[...You forget you're a ghost sometimes. And it's winter—why ice Americano?]
[You frozen dummy? Eoljukka?]
[? What's that.]
[Eol-seo juk-eodo ice Americano!]
[...You really forget you're a ghost? You're already dead?]
Yeonwoo recalled sometime back.
A day with biting cold winds howling.
Dongja-ryeong popped up demanding coffee.
Ice Americano, totally mismatched for the weather.
[Ghosts drinking coffee these days. End times...]
[Kang Yeonwoo. Yeonwoo-ya. You don't know trends. Funeral homes got coffee machines now. Even old earthbound spirits learn coffee taste by then. Young ones are quirky? Already dead and bummed—imagine not getting your daily coffee fix. How sad. Right?]
[......]
Anyway, his lack of attachment to food stemmed partly from this.
Imagine ghosts drooling nearby when you go eat something tasty.
If they looked normal, maybe, but nah—appetite killer inevitable.
Could make a light barrier with a talisman and eat...
But worth the hassle?
'Eating's just to not die.'
Too much effort.
Better skip.
His constitution—like Lady Kang's—didn't gain weight easily, adding to Kwon Sung-hyeon's misunderstanding.
Muscles were lean and firm, not bulky.
"I'll look after your meals since you'd skip alone, Yeonwoo-ssi."
"Yeah......"
Denying here would just annoy him more, so Yeonwoo agreed meekly.
Kwon Sung-hyeon mostly accommodated, but drew lines on some things.
'At least no random ghosts watching.'
Trivial ghosts couldn't approach him—bonus.
"Anyway. Doesn't seem bad to me, but what do you think, Yeonwoo-ssi?"
"Meals?"
"No. The video. Positive from my view, but if it bothers you, we can take measures..."
"Ah. That. It's fine."
Whatever.
Exactly as Kwon Sung-hyeon said.
'Totally different vibe from Woo Do-gyeom's time.'
Yeonwoo got what he meant by positive.
Interest from the reporters Woo Do-gyeom summoned felt low-quality, filthy.
Sticky, clingy, acrid vibe?
'Definitely none of that this time.'
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