The Third-Gen Chaebol Becomes a Genius Actor

Ch 97

"Yeonseo, did you go to the hospital? Is everything okay with your health?"

"Yes, it was just a regular check-up."

"Oh, really? Alcohol didn't suit you?"

"No."

Father Peter, holding a water pitcher, noticed they weren't particularly fond of alcohol, so he filled their glasses with water.

"Yeonseo, how are you feeling?"

"Why did you go to the hospital? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Everyone they made eye contact with seemed to be asking about Yeonseo's well-being. Unable to understand why news of his hospital visit was so peculiar, Yeonseo simply swallowed his discomfort.

He cautiously asked the actor sitting next to Ryu Chang-hoon, who was sipping his drink absentmindedly, "But, isn't this your first time acting for the screen?"

"What? Just call me 'senior' comfortably."

Smiling awkwardly, actor Jung Hyun-sik, who played the role of the monk, chuckled. He had lost 10kg for a scene that didn't even last an hour in total.

"You've been through a lot for such a short scene... Director Choi tricked me."

"But still, senior, the response to your performance has been great lately."

Ryu Chang-hoon replied with a smile. Despite the short screen time, Jung Hyun-sik's presence was remarkable, even in scenes where he didn't have much to say. It was said that he even had to endure the discomfort of wearing heavy makeup for his role as the monk, despite initially being thought to play a minor character who dies early in Raphael's childhood.

"Is this what they call experience?"

However, even in that short scene, Jung Hyun-sik had left such a strong impression that some mistook his role for being more significant than it actually was. Yeonseo thought he wouldn't easily replicate such an atmosphere and weight.

"I feel so nervous in front of the camera, even after a lifetime of theater acting..."

"You didn't seem that way. How about joining the film industry for good?"

"I'm considering it. My child will be in the 12th grade next year."

Although Jung Hyun-sik replied like that, he glanced briefly at Yeonseo's face.

Although Yeonseo's debut in films was with "The Evil Spirit," and he hadn't even come across any news articles about it, the talk about Yeonseo was so prevalent in his surroundings that one would have to live in a remote village without internet to avoid hearing about it.

"Rumors are often exaggerated..."

But rumors weren't always unreliable. Even during filming, Yeonseo quietly took care of the staff and actors without showing it off. Jung Hyun-sik thought he was good-looking, young, and had a decent personality.

"Then, when will you come to visit Daehangno?"

///TL: Daehangno is South Korea's kinda preformance district so mainly teater, art, and music is prevalent in that area.////

"I've been curious about stage acting."

"By the way, your acting teacher is Hyunjung, right? She also made her debut in our theater group."

Although Jung Hyun-sik's invitation was partly a polite gesture, Yeonseo was already thinking about when he could visit Daehangno, considering his schedule.

"But if I go, it might be too crowded..."

"It's good for us if it's crowded... Our kids might not be able to handle it all, so come during rehearsals."