Superstar From Age 0

Human imagination was amazing, so they could imagine a boa constrictor that swallowed an elephant from a picture that looked like a hat, and a lamb from a simple box drawing.

Seo-jun, who was looking down at his shoes stained with blood that looked like roses, thought of The Little Prince that he learned in Korean class.

Hmm. Maybe the Little Prince was special.

Seo-jun tilted his head, recalling the protagonist who was incredulous.

Anyway, thats how amazing human imagination was.

In many works, they expressed cruelty, sadness, fear, and so on indirectly rather than showing the direct scenes.

It was a good direction because it could make the audience, each individual, imagine the worst situation for themselves rather than showing them the scene outright.

Thats probably what Director Choi Daeman wants.

Seo-jun, are you ready?

Yes!

He heard Director Choi Daemans voice from across the door.

The door looks thick, but its thinner than you think, so dont worry if it gets dented. We have several spare ones, so just relax.

Yes!

Then Ill hit it hard!

Seo-jun lifted up the bag-like thing that the assistant director handed him.

This bag was a device that would replace Samuels body.

It was a small square sandbag with a handle attached by the art team.

It made a louder noise than hitting the door with a human hand, and it would dent a wider area as if a real person hit it.

It will get crumpled a lot if I hit the door with this.

Seo-jun thought of the faint memory of the zombie and the stories he read in the Book of Life, and thought about where and when to hit the bag.

I wont hit it at the same timing like a machine. The prey (human) is alive and struggling, so the timing and the attack method should be different.

He also had [(Evil) 9th Infected Zombies Smell-Low] that he found for school practice and [(Good) Intermediate Angels Fan-Intermediate] that could cancel out that ability.

[(Evil) 9th Infected Zombies Smell-Low]

It is the smell of the zombie that was infected 9th.

It slightly increases the anxiety of the prey (human).

The ability becomes stronger in an enclosed space.

[(Good) Intermediate Angels Fan-Intermediate]

A warm wind blows.

It has a certain chance of freeing the targets from abnormal states.

It has a strong effect on low and intermediate magic.

He quickly finished thinking about how to act and grabbed the bag strap like a handle with both hands like a zombie targeting its prey and shouted.

Im ready!

From the other side of the door, Seo-juns voice was heard.

The camera lens shone on the door of the Life Extension Teams lab.

The closed door looked like an ordinary door.

Evan Block and Rachel Hill, and the four actors looked at the set with expectant eyes, knowing how realistic Seo-juns acting was.

What kind of acting would he show this time?

Even though they roughly guessed, he always showed more than that, so the actors eyes sparkled with interest and anticipation.

Ready,

Director Choi Daemans voice rang in the shooting set.

/Hes good at acting, but can he do well in this situation?/

/How can he act without showing his face?/

Jenna Tread and the mirror team, who had seen many zombie movies, looked at the set with a mix of curiosity and doubt.

Hearing their words, the dance team leader, who hadnt removed his zombie makeup yet, smiled softly.

Jenna Tread and the mirror team seemed to have not seen the role reversal.

If they had seen it, they wouldnt have said that Seo-juns appearance was not important.

Action!

As Director Choi Daemans shout ended, the shooting set became quiet.

It was quiet.

It was so silent that Park Jaemin, the assistant director, who wondered if Seo-jun had heard the action sound properly, was about to move.

Bang!

A loud noise came from behind the door.

The echo was louder than expected.

It must have started. The staff recalled the instructions written in the script.

[The Life Extension Team, the lab door shakes. With a bang sound, it seems like the zombie is eating Samuel. Unfortunately, Samuels breath was tenacious, and his heart kept producing hot blood, exciting the zombie.]

Bang!

Another noise rang out. The eyes of the people who held their breath were drawn to the closed door.

The lab door that the art team staff worked hard on looked thick, but it was thinner than expected.

As if to prove it, as if a persons body hit from behind the door, the bottom of the door popped out a little.

So, thats Samuel and the zombies

Someone swallowed their saliva.

The door and the other side of it, which were ordinary until a while ago, changed the atmosphere with just two loud echoes.

And somewhere, a strange smell came out.

From behind the door, Seo-juns voice was heard.

The camera lens shone on the door of the Life Extension Teams lab.

The closed door looked like an ordinary door.

Evan Block and Rachel Hill, and the four actors looked at the set with expectant eyes, knowing how realistic Seo-juns acting was.

What kind of acting would he show this time?

Even though they roughly guessed, he always showed more than that, so the actors eyes sparkled with interest and anticipation.

Ready,

Director Choi Daemans voice rang in the shooting set.

/Hes good at acting, but can he do well in this situation?/

/How can he act without showing his face?/

Jenna Tread and the mirror team, who had seen many zombie movies, looked at the set with a mix of curiosity and doubt.

Hearing their words, the dance team leader, who hadnt removed his zombie makeup yet, smiled softly. Jenna Tread and the mirror team seemed to have not seen the role reversal.

If they had seen it, they wouldnt have said that Seo-juns appearance was not important.

Action!

As Director Choi Daemans shout ended, the shooting set became quiet.

It was quiet.

It was so silent that Park Jaemin, the assistant director, who wondered if Seo-jun had heard the action sound properly, was about to move.

Bang!

A loud noise came from behind the door.

The echo was louder than expected.

It must have started. The staff recalled the instructions written in the script.

[The Life Extension Team, the lab door shakes. With a bang sound, it seems like the zombie is eating Samuel. Unfortunately, Samuels breath was tenacious, and his heart kept producing hot blood, exciting the zombie.]

Bang!

Another noise rang out. The eyes of the people who held their breath were drawn to the closed door.

The lab door that the art team staff worked hard on looked thick, but it was thinner than expected. As if to prove it, as if a persons body hit from behind the door, the bottom of the door popped out a little.

So, thats Samuel and the zombies

Someone swallowed their saliva.

The door and the other side of it, which were ordinary until a while ago, changed the atmosphere with just two loud echoes.

And somewhere, a strange smell came out.

The faint smell that came out couldnt fill the wide shooting set and disappeared through the ventilation fan. But some of it remained.

A slight anxiety made people nervous and scared. A staff who sniffed his nose a few times muttered.

Is it because I saw the zombie makeup just now? Its really scary.

Right? Me too.

Bang!

As if they heard their whispers, another noise came out.

The staff who opened their mouths to make a sound unknowingly shrank their necks like lizards.

Their shoulders tensed up and their hands sweated.

Ordinary people who were used to comfortable and safe modern life.

Their survival instinct that had been dull started to slowly rise.

Bang!!

A louder noise than before made some staff unconsciously step back.

They were ready to run away at any moment.

The shooting set that was tense became quiet again.

Hoo, hoo.

Peoples rough breathing was heard.

They felt their breath was too loud and quickly covered their mouths with their hands.

Their hearts beat wildly.

There was something dangerous behind the door.

When someone swallowed their saliva,

Bang!

The top of the door popped out a little.

Bang!

The bottom of the door popped out a little.

Bang!

The bottom of the door caved in.

A brief lull.

The silence lasted long.

The staff who clenched their mouths felt their backs soaked with cold sweat and loosened their stiff hands when,

Bang!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!

With continuous loud echoes, the door that should have been closed tightly dented without mercy and shook as if it would open soon.

Eek!

A zombie that was raging to cut off its last breath.

Even though they couldnt see it, they imagined that scene and screams came out from here and there.

The shooting director was also surprised and the camera shook greatly, but Director Choi Daeman who looked at the set rather than the monitor couldnt even care about it.

He asked for it but he didnt expect him to show it so perfectly. He unconsciously admired Seo-juns acting that improved more and more.

Boom!

The thick door that was the last barrier split in half.

The locked door didnt fit with the frame and squeaked open.

The people who curled up their bodies unknowingly backed away.

When they heard his breathing, they felt like he would jump out at any moment, so they stopped breathing.

Their eyes kept watching the door and their hands searched for anything that could be a weapon.

At that tense moment,

Between the last line of defense, the door, a shoe stained with wet blood appeared.

Gulp.

Someones swallowing sound seemed very loud.

Their hands clenched the weapons they held. They were full of the desire to run away as soon as possible.

When would he come out, would he come out at all. Should they run away.

While swallowing their saliva, holding their trembling hands with weapons as if their lives depended on it, the staff who were puzzled by the zombie that didnt come out.

Director, is it NG?

The door opened and Seo-jun peeked out his head.

They were stunned by his fresh face.

[(Good) Intermediate Angels Fan is activated.]

With a warm wind blowing from somewhere, their frozen brains started to work slowly.

Huh?

Uh.

Oh!

Ugh!

This was a shooting?!

The startled staff looked at the brooms and sticks they were holding without knowing and threw them to the ground with another surprise.

Evan Block and Rachel Hill also put down the folding chairs they were holding.

Lee Jiseok and Kim Jongho also groaned and put down the fire extinguishers they were holding on the floor and relaxed their stiff shoulders.

Eun Dajin and Park Dohoon seemed to have relaxed and sat down on the chairs. They were holding their phones as if they were about to throw them.

Clang.

Clatter.

Something fell from here and there.

/Wow/

Jenna Tread and the mirror team, who had seen many zombie movies and special makeup works, were no different.

John, a member of the mirror team, put down the special makeup knife he was holding on the table and called Jenna Tread.

/Jenna. Your hand./

/Huh? Oh, sorry!/

Jenna Tread was startled by Johns gesture and carefully put down the iron pipe she was holding.

She had unknowingly taken out one of the legs of the collapsible table and held it.

/Seo-jun Lee. Hes amazing./

/He can do that much without makeup. If he had makeup on, it would be incredible!/

/Then it would be a disaster?/

John shivered as he imagined that.

While they were talking about Seo-juns acting, Jenna Treads eyes caught the dance team leader who was still in zombie mode.

They shrank their bodies like lizards at the sight of the zombie who was sitting as if his legs had lost strength.

They were not the only ones, the staff who saw the zombie passing by also gasped and sighed in relief when they realized it was makeup.

/Lets remove it quickly./

/Yeah./

***

They shot again because the camera shook in the middle.

He used [(Evil) 9th Infected Zombies Smell-Low] before and adjusted the amount of magic this time.

[The grade of [(Evil) 9th Infected Zombies Smell-Low] temporarily decreases.]

[(Evil) 9th Infected Zombies Smell-Lowest] is activated.]

Maybe thats why, this time they didnt go as far as looking for weapons. But they still nodded their heads and gave him a thumbs up for his acting.

They watched the two shots and Director Choi Daeman said to Seo-jun who was monitoring with him.

The first one is better, but its not good to be too strong either. Lets go with the second one. It has to blend in with the other zombies. If its too strong from the beginning, the zombies that come later will look bland.

Yes.

Seo-jun nodded at Director Choi Daemans words.

That evening.

I cant watch this.

Lee Minjun covered his face with both hands and sighed after hearing Evan Block and Rachel Hills praises for his sons acting such as it was amazing, it was scary, the zombie acting was great.

Cheer up! Ill tell you when the zombie comes out. Just close your eyes and watch.

Then it will be scarier with just the sound

Seo-jun, Lee Eunhye, Evan, and Rachel laughed at Lee Minjuns words.

***

The weekend passed by like a flash thanks to the shooting, and Monday came.

The friends who had been waiting for today all weekend rushed to Seo-jun like zombies as he opened the classroom door.

Your hands are really spicy.

Seo-jun twisted his body from his friends back smashes.

So what happened?

Ju Kyung asked in a small voice. Only these three knew about Seo-juns appearance, and he planned to tell the rest of the kids when the shooting got closer.

Should I tell Jiho in advance?

Jiho Han from class 2 was also an archery club member with Juhee and Jaehan, so he had a scene to shoot with Seo-jun.

Jiho, your name is similar to Jio, so I feel close to you.

Ju Kyung asked and Juhee and Jaehans eyes sparkled.

Seo-jun also answered in a small voice.

Director Choi Daeman sent me the synopsis and I agreed. I was the first one.

Then its true that the Hollywood special makeup team came?

Whos the investor?

Yes. The Hollywood special makeup team is also participating, but its still a secret. They plan to use it for promotion. The investor is Plusgo.

Wow. This will be a huge hit too.

The kids eyes shone at the news of the hit of his works. Juhee and Ju Kyung high-fived and looked happy.

Is there anything else youre hiding?

Ill say no comment.

There is!

This is something you have to find out later to enjoy it. You can look forward to it.

They couldnt even imagine the scale of what Seo-jun, who was known to the world, said was worth looking forward to. They wanted to ask him what it was right away, but they tried hard to suppress their curiosity.

Ugh. Im curious but Ill wait.

Jaehan said and Juhee and Ju Kyung also nodded.

Oh, by the way, youre attending, right? Congratulations in advance.

Huh?

Seo-jun blinked at Ju Kyungs words. Jaehan and Juhee also smiled and congratulated him.

Attending? What?

The three kids looked puzzled at Seo-juns confused expression and answered.

The Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Ah.

That was it.

He had forgotten about it because he was immersed in Escape.

Maybe thats what Daho hyung wanted to talk about.

In November, when the cold wind blew.

It was the month when the film festival, the Blue Dragon Film Awards, which was created for the qualitative improvement and development of Korean cinema, was held.