Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 232

Early February.

The last day of shooting for Shadowman 3.

The actors gave their best performance and Ryan, the director, shouted.

Cut!

There was no word that should follow after cut, but the actors and staff just looked at Ryan Will, the director.

This scene was perfect.

It must be OK. But no one rushed Ryan, the director.

There was still a lot of work left to finish the movie, but unless there was a reshoot, there would be no more shooting.

Now it was the last time for Ryan Will, the director, to say OK.

The last time.

There were staff who had been with him since Shadowman 1 and staff who joined in Shadowman 2.

They all looked at Ryan Will, the director, with emotion and regret.

The staff also liked the Shadowman series, but not as much as Ryan Will, the director, who started this series.

Seo-jun Lee, who debuted with Shadowman, Evan Block, who was loved as Shadowman for a long time, Rachel Hill, who met a perfect character, and Swallen Annum, who joined for the first time but understood Ryans mind, also waited silently.

Ryan Will, the director, felt a heaviness in his chest as he looked at the set where the actors stood with complex expressions.

He was about to achieve his dream that he had dreamed of since he was a young boy who knew nothing.

His eyes reddened and Ryan Will, the director, uttered the word he had been waiting for a long time.

OK!

Is this how it feels to achieve your dream?

His voice was heavy but light, happy but sad.

Yet it was full of satisfaction and emotion that he had done it.

Seo-jun raised his hands and clapped loudly.

Evan Block, Rachel Hill, Swallen Annum also did.

The cinematographer who had been with him since Shadowman 1, the art director, and the staff also applauded together.

Clap clap clap!!

Ryan Will, the director, smiled brightly at the applause.

It was the same smile he had when he was a little Ryan Will who watched Shadowman alone.

Jonathan Will, who admired such an idol, shed tears and clapped his hands until they hurt.

***

When the actors changed their clothes and the set was cleaned up, Seo-jun called Jonathan.

Jonathan. Can you give this to the staff?

What is this?

Seo-jun took out a white envelope from a bag full of white envelopes and handed it to Jonathan.

Jonathan opened the envelope and was surprised to see the paper inside.

Its a hotel restaurant voucher!

Its for two people. There are two vouchers in each envelope so you can go with up to four people.

Who should I give it to?

Do you have any staff you are close with?

Seo-jun answered Jonathans question.

Everyone. The directors and stuntmen and staff too.

Everyone?

Thats why I brought so many.

When Jonathan went to distribute the envelopes to everyone in the Shadowman team, Seo-jun headed to the actors.

Here you go.

Evan Block, Rachel Hill, Swallen Annum opened the envelopes that Seo-jun gave them.

This is a Michelin-starred restaurant!

I went there before and it was delicious.

Thank you. Jun. Do you want to go together tomorrow?

Seo-juns eyes sparkled at Swallen Annums words.

Yes! Sure!

Rachel Hill and Evan Block also nodded their heads with wide smiles.

Ryan Will, the director, who received the envelope late also agreed to go together.

Jonathan distributed white envelopes to everyone in the Shadowman team.

The stuntmen including Kim Jae Yeon, the cinematographer, the art director, and the staff received envelopes with vouchers.

Jun gave this as a gift.

Oh! Hes a superstar!

The staff cheered when they opened the envelopes and saw the name of the restaurant.

I wanted to go to this restaurant!

I heard their dishes are delicious this season!

Kim Jae Yeon looked at the voucher.

He had some extra money from this movie shoot so his family was coming to America for a trip in a few days.

He searched on his phone and found out that it was a two-star Michelin restaurant.

Ill go then.

He smiled thinking about how surprised his family would be.

And if he said that Seo-jun gave it to him, they would be even more surprised.

Then Kevin, a stuntman for Shadowman, asked Kim Jae Yeon.

Jae Yeon. Were going tomorrow. Do you want to come?

No, Im going with my family next week.

Really?

Kevin thought for a moment after Jae Yeons refusal and opened his mouth again.

Were five without Jae Yeon anyway. And its for two people so theres one spot left. Well use the ticket from the person whos left. Do you want to come with us?

Can I?

Sure. Its an empty spot.

Kim Jae Yeon nodded at Kevins suggestion. It wouldnt be bad to go once and check out the atmosphere of the restaurant.

***

I didnt know it would turn out like this!

Kim Jae Yeon sighed without realizing it as he pulled the crushed car door with all his strength. But he didnt stop his hand.

There was a person who had lost consciousness right in front of him.

Jae Yeon! Theres someone here too!

Just wait a minute!

The road was a mess.

A car that was driving fast in the rain flipped over and several cars crashed into it.

A large tourist bus fell over and slid on the rainwater.

Kim Jae Yeons group barely avoided the accident.

It was a close call that still made him dizzy when he thought about it.

Wheres the ambulance?!

I called them but it might take a while!

It was lucky that it was raining.

It would have been a disaster if there was an explosion here.

But that didnt mean there was no risk of explosion.

There were as many risks of explosion as there were cars here.

The stuntmen and those who could move helped the people.

They knew how to deal with emergency situations that happened on the set as they performed dangerous action scenes.

One, two!

Not only the stuntmen, but also the people who helped them took pictures of them with their smartphones.

The stuntmen shone the most.

They looked stronger than people of similar physique and they didnt look tired at all even though they must have been.

The stuntmen didnt panic when they saw people bleeding and unconscious and moved them to a safe place.

They also moved again after rubbing their shoulders with their intact arms when they felt cut by sharp fragments while trying to save people trapped in cars.

Red aura flowed from the bodies of the stuntmen who moved busily in the rain.

It was the power of [(Good)Orc Priests Prayer] that increased mental, concentration, and healing abilities, which still had a few weeks of validity left.

Soon, sirens wailed and ambulances arrived.

The stuntmen who had given first aid to the people were taken away by the ambulances.

The police controlled the road.

Kevin, who was drinking water someone had handed him, smiled awkwardly and said.

Um. Should we go now?

Our clothes are like this?

Maybe not?

They looked like miserable wet rats.

Their well-dressed clothes were ruined.

The stuntmen sighed in unison.

Lets go next time.

Kevin, who was looking at his phone with regretful eyes, spat out the water he was drinking.

[Shadowman stuntmen save people!]

[Real-life superheroes! Shadowman team!]

[Kevin, who plays Shadowman, and Jaeyeon Kim, who plays Jin Natra!]

[Villains in the movie? Heroes in real life!]

This, this!

The Shadowman stunt team, who had only wanted to have a delicious dinner at a Michelin two-star restaurant, were speechless at the articles that flooded the internet.

***

10 minutes ago.

A post went up on the internet.

-There was a car accident here! Multiple collisions!

-Are you okay?

-Someone saved me right away, so Im fine. Its raining, so there wont be any explosions.

-Have the police not arrived yet?

-But is it true? Upload a video.

-Wait a minute.

-(Video of the car accident scene)

-Those people have been saving people since a while ago.

-Wow. Amazing.

-Theyre doing first aid too? Are they medical staff?

-Huh? Isnt that Kevin?

-Kevin? Whos that?

-Shadowman stuntman! Theres also Bell Natras stuntman!

-How do you know?

-I have a restaurant near the training center. They stop by sometimes. Theres also Jin Natras stuntman and Tull Natras stuntman!

With one comment, the car accident that was supposed to be just a news item became known everywhere.

There were people who reported the facts accurately and people who only used sensational words.

The incident was divided into two: Shadowman stuntmen car accident and Shadowman car accident.

As soon as car accident and Shadowman were mentioned together, Marine Studios went into a frenzy.

Richard Bowen, who remembered the Redbone 2 incident, grabbed his neck as his blood pressure rose sharply.

He was glad that the filming had ended yesterday.

What if director Ryan got hurt?

There was still a lot of work left even though the filming was over.

For a smooth release, Richard Bowen momentarily thought of directors who could replace Ryan Will.

Sara Roth, who directed Greenwing and Over the Rainbow, George Roberts, who directed Assemble 1 and 2.

The director and the actors are at the restaurant.

While he was thinking of many directors faces, Fallon Park, who had contacted Ryan Will, said.

He was relieved.

After checking the situation, it turned out that it was not about the actors.

Richard Bowen sighed in relief and said.

Send out a press release first.

Yes.

A few minutes later.

Articles related to [Shadowman, car accident!] appeared and soon articles related to [Shadowman stunt team saves people!] appeared. And within two minutes, articles related to [Shadowman, car accident!] were deleted all at once.

***

As comments about Shadowman increased, each actors agency also started to assess the situation.

The managers who were having dinner with the actors at another table sensed something from their ringing phones.

They didnt have time to ask for permission and go somewhere else to answer the phone.

They quickly answered the phone and looked at the table where the director, assistant director, and actors were with unexpected news.

Andaho, who informed Kings Agency that Seo-jun was at the restaurant, quickly contacted Seoeunhye.

Yes. There might be articles about a car accident involving Seo-jun, but hes at the restaurant. Yes. Please tell your father in advance. Yes. Yes.

The next one was Seoeunchan, the president of Cocoa Entertainment in Korea. It was 6 p.m. in LA time, so it was still 10 a.m. in Korea.

If they were a little late, all kinds of speculative articles would have appeared.

Cocoa Entertainment translated Marine Studios press release and released it first.

Thanks to that, only articles about Shadowman stuntmen appeared in Korea.

-Did Shadowman get into a car accident?

=??? Thats what they said about the stuntmen.

=They didnt get into an accident either. They said they saved people from a car accident?

=Oh;;;; Really? Sorry

***

Seo-jun and the actors asked their managers to bring the stuntmen to their hotel.

And they rented a hotel room for them to rest comfortably.

Rest well. Well pay for the expenses.

Youre really heroes.

Youre really cool!

The stuntmen nodded their heads with embarrassed faces as they scratched their cheeks at Seo-juns sparkling eyes.

All six of them got different rooms from the actors.

The stuntmen who changed their wet clothes gathered at the restaurant.

They didnt need to show the meal vouchers they had received from Seo-jun as if they had already told them.

The stuntmen picked up their spoons quickly as their stomachs growled at the warm soup on the table.

I thought I wouldnt be able to eat Its delicious!

Right. Its nice because its warm.

Lets rest until tomorrow afternoon. You all worked hard today.

The stuntmen, who didnt even think about the reporters who would flock to the hotel tomorrow, smiled brightly.

The next day.

Information about the car accident was reported.

[No deaths! The power of Shadowman stuntmen!]

[Three seriously injured, surgery successful!]

[The courage and dedication of Shadowman stuntmen!]

Seo-jun, who was packing his luggage at the hotel to go back to Korea, read the article and said.

That was a close call.

It would have been a lot of people killed or injured in a car accident if it werent for the stuntmen and [(Pre)Oak Priests Prayer] that helped them.

I thought it would only help with filming

He didnt expect it to be used like this.

He smiled contentedly at the picture of Jaeyeon Kim, who was awkwardly being interviewed in front of the hotel lobby.

Right.

Anh Da Ho, who was helping Seo-jun pack his luggage, nodded his head.

He still felt cold sweat when he thought about it.

It could have turned from [Shadowman car accident] to [Actor Lee Seo-jun car accident] in an instant.

It was a stormy day that they barely survived.