The Face Genius Actor

Episode 160

While everyone else was enjoying their break,

Frank Borodvin was sitting in the editing room, reviewing the footage shot so far.

It had been three days since he’d been stuck in the editing room, barely sleeping.

But Frank Borodvin’s expression was very bright.

He had just finished editing to a satisfactory level.

‘Good. This should be enough to show to the actor. I hope he won’t find it bothersome.’

Frank Borodvin was very satisfied with casting Si-joon in “Sacred: Prelude to Chaos”.

In fact, saying he was satisfied was an understatement.

A divine move.

Frank Borodvin truly thought of Si-joon’s presence this way.

The reason was simple.

‘Thanks to him, “Sacred: Prelude to Chaos” is being properly made into a film.’

To Frank Borodvin, “Sacred” held more meaning than just a single work.

It was because it was Frank Borodvin’s debut work.

“Sacred” was the project he encountered like fate when he most desperately wanted to become a film director.

As a result, it couldn’t help but have a special meaning for Frank Borodvin.

This was even more so because thanks to “Sacred”, he gained unexpected popularity and rose to the ranks of promising directors in Hollywood.

After that,

Frank Borodvin diligently worked to write a sequel to “Sacred”.

But these efforts repeatedly failed to bear fruit.

The results were never satisfactory.

In the meantime, Frank Borodvin raised his stock by filming a zombie movie titled “Legendary”.

He firmly established his position as a blockbuster director by successfully creating the “Poverty Game” trilogy.

But in a corner of Frank Borodvin’s heart, there was always the “Sacred” sequel.

Nearly 20 years passed like that.

Finally, what he completed with difficulty was the “Sacred 2” script he sent to Si-joon.

But in truth, Frank Borodvin wasn’t happy with this script either.

He had forcibly completed the script just because he felt he couldn’t delay any longer.

‘Regardless of success or failure, I need to finish the sequel somehow to be able to write “Sacred 3”.’

In the end, “Sacred 2” was conceived as a stepping stone for the third part.

Frank Borodvin was consoling himself with this thought.

Amidst this confusion, Frank Borodvin logged into Netflix to clear his head and happened to watch “Toema Hwan Ya Dam”.

By then, “Toema Hwan Ya Dam” was already enjoying tremendous popularity, having swept 5 Emmy Awards, but Frank Borodvin hadn’t paid much attention to it until then.

It wasn’t just “Toema Hwan Ya Dam”.

Frank Borodvin originally had no interest in other people’s works.

Being influenced by someone else’s work or being swept up in unexpected emotions while watching it wasn’t good for mental health.

This was also Frank Borodvin’s secret to maintaining his mental health as a director for nearly 20 years.

‘A work that swept 5 Emmy Awards… Time will fly by.’

Frank Borodvin even brought a can of beer and started watching “Toema Hwan Ya Dam” with a relaxed mind.

As expected, time really flew by.

But it didn’t feel like time was being consumed simply because of stimulating entertainment.

The theme the work embraced was impressive, and the way it handled characters was excellent.

Above all, it was impressive that it dealt with the theme of ‘exorcism’, similar to “Sacred”.

After watching all of “Toema Hwan Ya Dam” up to season 2 right there, Frank Borodvin turned his attention to “I Am Not a Villain”.

“I Am Not a Villain” was also a masterpiece that unsurprisingly had performed well at the Cannes Film Festival.

Afterwards, he looked for Si-joon’s other works available on OTT services.

There were no difficult works to watch as they all had English subtitles.

After finally watching “Escape”, Frank Borodvin made up his mind to send the “Sacred” script to Si-joon.

‘He’s a perfect individual, not only in his capacity as an actor but also in his ability as a producer. I absolutely can’t let him go.’

And on the other hand, he felt hope growing.

He thought that Si-joon might be able to point out the problems of “Sacred 2”, which was merely a stepping stone, and suggest solutions.

Sure enough, Si-joon, whom he finally met, moved as Frank Borodvin had expected.

And in the process, he was greatly moved.

It felt like Si-joon had thought about “Sacred 2” even more than he had.

Frank Borodvin was able to willingly embark on the script revision process and finally completed “Sacred: Prelude to Chaos”.

And then the full-fledged filming of “Sacred: Prelude to Chaos” began.

Here too, Si-joon’s performance was overwhelming.

He perfectly proved that he wasn’t just someone with strengths in production.

The actors of “Sacred: Prelude to Chaos” who worked directly with him also seemed amazed.

Indeed, Si-joon was a person who had the talent to surprise others once with his marvelous appearance and again with his overwhelming acting skills.

Now, with one-third of the filming completed,

Si-joon had become an indispensable person to Frank Borodvin.

It was natural since the filming itself was centered around Si-joon, but Frank Borodvin’s faith went beyond that.

He was almost thinking of Si-joon as a co-director of “Sacred: Prelude to Chaos”.

It was no coincidence that he thought of showing it to Si-joon as soon as he finished editing.

‘I hope the actor really likes the edited version…’

Just as Frank Borodvin was reminiscing about the past and thinking this,

One of the on-site staff who attended Lugano Bonaventura’s party a few days ago called.

“Yes, James. What’s the matter?”

-I wasn’t sure if I should tell you this, but…

The story that began like this from the on-site staff was shocking.

Frank Borodvin shouted, unable to hide his anger.

“Did he really say that? That son of a bitch! I won’t let this slide!”

* * *

Ronald Bone received notice of his dismissal and left the filming set of “Sacred: Prelude to Chaos”.

It was a stronger measure than I had anticipated.

Ronald Bone was an actor with quite a lot of filming time in the early parts.

So I thought that even if this incident became known to Winner Family, it would be resolved with just a warning.

But Winner Family’s action was resolute.

They didn’t stop there and even issued an internal memo.

It stated that anyone who engaged in racial discrimination would be excluded from the filming of “Sacred: Prelude to Chaos”, regardless of who they were.

They also reminded everyone that there was a clause related to this in the contract.

Indeed, there was a clause about discrimination and hate in my contract as well.

It stated that if one causes social controversy that affects the work, not only would the contract be terminated, but damages could also be claimed.

The contract specified detailed examples of social controversy.

‘If they brought up the contract terms, Ronald Bone would have had no room for excuses.’

However, I was a bit surprised because I didn’t know they would actually use the contract in this way.

Other actors also found Winner Family’s action unexpected.

But fortunately, no one thought Ronald Bone’s dismissal was unfair.

Rather, they were satisfied that Ronald Bone’s presence, which could have become a problem later, was quickly dealt with.

As it turned out, Ronald Bone was known for causing trouble here and there.

So, Ronald Bone’s racial discrimination issue was concluded as a minor incident, and we proceeded with additional filming with a newly cast person.

The person who replaced the role of Shaia’s fellow coroner was an Arab-American actor.

He was quite friendly, and after the additional filming was over, he stood there for a while, then as soon as he saw me, he asked in awkward Korean:

“Si-joon! Si-joon! Could you please sign here…?”

It turned out he was an actor who had been very impressed by “Toema Hwan Ya Dam”.

The item he brought out for signing was even official merchandise sold by Festa Entertainment.

I scratched my cheek and then signed on the blade part of the Gwichamdoe. The actor received it, looking very satisfied, and left.

Frank Borodvin must have been watching this process, as he approached me and spoke:

“As expected, your popularity is amazing.”

It wasn’t just Frank Borodvin.

The actors and on-site staff who were there seemed to have watched me signing the Gwichamdoe merchandise as well.

“I was a bit surprised to receive such a request from a colleague I work with.”

“You should get used to it. In fact, other people here want your autograph too.”

Frank Borodvin said this with a somewhat proud smile, and I waved my hands dismissively.

“Come on. No way.”

And the next day.

I couldn’t help but be flustered seeing the items that actors and staff members brought one by one.

Surprisingly, everything in people’s hands was Gwichamdoe merchandise.

“…Why is this happening all of a sudden?”

When I asked this, unable to hide my surprise, Rachel Collier, who was standing closest, answered:

“We saw you giving autographs yesterday, so…”

Still, to suddenly bring all this Gwichamdoe merchandise.

For some reason, the items in people’s hands looked scary to me.

Come to think of it, a sword was originally quite a frightening object.

Even if it was a model sword without a sharp edge.

But I couldn’t sign for some and not for others in this situation.

I let out a sigh, and then started signing.

People lined up in a row as if it were an autograph session.

It was a time-consuming task, given the long line.

‘Still, everyone looks happy.’

On the other hand, I was worried if it was okay to waste time like this, so I looked for Frank Borodvin, but he was nowhere to be seen.

‘Where is he? Is he in the bathroom?’

After signing for over an hour, I could understand how this was possible.

The person standing at the very end of the line was Frank Borodvin himself.

“…Director, you want an autograph too?”

“Of course. In fact, I might be the biggest fan of yours here.”

Frank Borodvin said this so confidently, and I shook my head as I finished signing.

Frank Borodvin looked at the autograph quietly and then smiled with satisfaction.

‘Why on earth is everyone acting like this….’

I couldn’t understand it at all, but seeing everyone looking satisfied made me happy.

In fact, I was also satisfied with the current situation.

‘Frank Borodvin’s edited version was better than I expected.’

The sequel to “Sacred”, which had to taste a big failure before my regression,

Was reborn as “Sacred: Prelude to Chaos” and was preparing to write a new history.