Genius Wife and Superstar Husband

Episode 3: The Actor Who is Pressed

A long-haired woman was staring at the man who was not too far away from her. The woman's gaze was filled with admiration as well as a gaze filled with sadness.

　

“NG!”

　

“NG!”

　

“NG!”

　

“NG! Stopit! Can you act, right? Who recommends this junk?!” shouted someone who was behind the monitor screen while pointing at the woman who had made the mistake..

　

“I'm sorry, I'm sorry,” the woman keeps looking down apologizing. Although this was her first drama debut, the woman was able to act well. It's just that his co-star seemed to have his own aura when he was acting and it managed to make himself intimidated and overwhelmed.

　

“Sunbaenim*, I'm sorry,” after repeatedly bowing your head to the man behind the scenes. The woman then looked at a man whose hair was dyed red who was her co-star.

(*Senior)

　

“Ah is okay, kok.” reply the man.

　

“Then we rest for 15 minutes, if after that you still make mistakes too, no matter who is behind you, I will kick you out of here,” said the man who was behind the monitor screen earlier.

　

Hearing that, the woman who was scolded earlier could only duck. This is her first drama debut. Anyway, he should debut soon!

　

“Ethan, this drink first,” the long-haired woman who was staring from a distance suddenly gave a drink when the red-haired man came closer.

　

“Thank you, noona,” said the red-haired man called Ethan earlier and took a drink given by the long-haired woman earlier.

(the term that men use to older women)

　

“You should not currently get such a lousy co-star,” snorted the long-haired lady.

　

“Already, noona, besides this role is quite cool,” reply Ethan who is now sitting in one of the seats provided and flip back his script script.

　

“Are you sure you don't want to follow their orders? Meet Ara?” ask the long haired woman.

　

“Mi Sun noona! I told you I don't want to follow that path! I'll show it to my own ability!” ethan says.

　

“Then let's just resign! You can ask uncle for help to pay for his money,” reply Mi Sun. But Ethan just kept quiet and still turned back his script script.

　

Seeing that, Mi Sun could only throw a deep breath. He doesn't really understand why Ethan stays at an agency that doesn't appreciate him anymore.

　

***

　

“Ah, author Hong, are you here?” ask the man who is busy staring at the monitor screen.

　

“Iya, I brought the script for the next episode. By the way, who is the actor who played Sung Woo's character?” ask author Hong.

　

“Ah, he, his name is Nam Ethan, why? No longer in line with your expectations? I told you you didn't need to come to the set, we could send someone to pick up the script like before.”.

　

The woman shook her head, “just the opposite, she brought Sung Woo's character perfectly, is he a rookie? I'm free again so you guys stop by for a minute,” reply author Hong.

　

“He otherwise had two dramas before this, and in his last drama he won the Best New Actor award,”

　

“Then why did he even play Sung Woo who is the younger brother of the female lead who rarely gets screen time?” ask the author Hong. As the writer of the drama “Men Istriku”, writer Hong certainly really knows the ins and outs of each character and according to him, the man can at least be the main male lead or the second male lead, not even being a servant.

　

My wife's man told me about a woman who married an established doctor because of an arranged marriage made by her recently deceased father and the doctor's father. At first he did not want to follow the match, but considering that he only lives alone with his sister, Sung Woo, and their finances decline when his father dies, he eventually marries the doctor.

　

Everyone around her said that she was lucky to marry the doctor, but that's not true. Her husband was too busy and cold, leaving her unnoticed. However, that changes when the woman attends a school reunion and reunites with her ex who still has feelings for her.

　

“Why do you think actors with such good acting, win Best New Actor awards, and have such a good personality, even play Sung Woo's character after getting that award?” ask the man while glancing at Ethan who now seems to be helping a budding actress who is his co-star.

　

Writer Hong followed the man's gaze and could only sigh.

　

“Entah the higher-ups in his agency are blind, or..”.

　

“He offended someone who should not be offended, the entertainment world has always been like this, author Hong. You've been here a few years and still don't know the unspoken rules?” ask the man. But author Hong could only fall silent. The unspoken rule, I don't know how many people have fallen due to not following the rule.

　

Writer Hong is really very sorry for Ethan's talent, this is his 8th year in the entertainment world, and already 5 drama scripts written by him before finally deciding on a hiatus for 3 years.

　

During that time, he rarely found a suitable actor or actress to play the character written by him. In fact, his last drama had a fight with the director because he felt the actor and actress did not match his character. However, as a writer, his voice is not really needed in the player selection process. That was the reason why he was actually reluctant to come to the set for fear of seeing the cast not playing a character that he had written well.

　

But after seeing Ethan play the character of Sung Woo, she felt that the man was really the Sung Woo she thought of when she wrote the character.

　

Sung Woo himself is actually a character that is not too difficult but if wrongly delivered will be completely wrong. He is a rich schoolboy character who lives in peace, and never breaks the rules even, but after his father dies and he is abandoned by his friends because he has fallen poor, he is, he became a dissident at school. It became severe when her brother accepted to marry a doctor who was not at all loved by her brother. She hates her brother who “sells himself” for money.

　

The scene that writer Hong saw was one in which Sung Woo chose to cruelly dump his girlfriend first before his girlfriend left him like her friends.

　

The scene looks cliche in fact, but Ethan manages to display a terrified expression within the atrocities committed by Sung Woo.

　

“By the way, our drama airs later tonight, right?” ask author Hong. The man nodded

　

“The scene from episode 4 is it?” the man once again nodded.

　

“Why suddenly this author so many ask?”, he thought.

　

“Okay then, it seems like there are some scripts that need to be changed, I go first,” said writer Hong who suddenly got the idea to tease the character Sung Woo

　

“Good rest is enough, everything goes back to their respective positions, and you, if this time you fail, the exit is over there,” said the man behind the monitor.

　

The lady earlier could only smile wryly, after all, she had to succeed this time.

“ACTION!”

　

***

Mi Sun could only waste a few deep breaths. Supposedly after Ethan got the Best New Actor award, his career as a man manager should have shot up by leaps and bounds, but who would have thought that the man should be stuck in this kind of situation.

　

This situation began when Ethan received the Best New Actor award.

The day after the award was given, Ethan was called to the office to face Ha Joon, who is the Art Director.

　

“Good morning, director, you called me?” greet Ethan when he enters Ha Joon's office.

　

Inside the office Ha Joon is talking to a girl who looks to be 18 years old.

　

“Why are you so formal? You can call me Hyung, oh yes please sit down,” Ha Joon replied

(the term used by men to older men)

　

“It's okay director, after all we are in the office,” refuse Ethan then take a seat next to the girl..

　

“Basic this kid is too formal, oh yeah, by the way knowin, this is Ara,” Ha Joon finally introduced the girl who is also there.

　

“Halo Ethan Oppa, I'm Ara,” said the girl and extended her hand.

　

　

“Then Ara, later we meet again yes, there is something Oppa wants to discuss with Ethan,” said Ha Joon when the two have been acquainted.

　

Ara simply nodded and smiled, then walked out of the room.

　

“That girl is Ara, one of the children of the shareholders, it seems she is interested in you,” Ha Joon said. Ethan was silent.

　

“You don't have a schedule today, right? Sana went to accompany the girl for shopping,” Ha Joon said again.

　

“But director..”.

　

“Nothing but-but, this is a company order!” reply Ha Joon.

　

“What if we caught paparazzi?” ask Ethan again, trying to find an excuse not to do that.

　

“That will be a public relations affair, if you can not get caught paparazzi. There you go, he's waiting for you. Remember treat him well,” Ha Joon reminded. Ethan can only smile wryly and then walk out of Director Ha Joon's room.

　

“How? What did Director Ha Joon say? Did you get a good job offer?” asked Mi Sun who was waiting outside the room.

　

Ethan just looked at Mi Sun and smiled, “It looks like today noona I can take a day off,”

　

“Which holiday, you won an award yesterday, for sure after this many abundant job offers that come, of course I can not relax let alone vacation,” reply Mi Sun.

　

“I'm serious, noona. Today you can take a holiday. Take it easy this will not be cut from the amount of your leave, kok,” reply Ethan again.

　

Mi Sun who had started to know the character Ethan felt something was wrong, but he had not had time to ask again, the girl who had first left the room Director Ha Joon came to approach them.

　

“Come, oppa, I've been waiting for” said Ara who immediately took Ethan's arm.

　

“I'll explain it later, noona,” Ethan said before relentlessly following the girl.

　

Mi Sun who saw that couldn't do anything, it seemed like later she really had to ask what exactly happened!

　

Mi Sun finally decides to go back to Ethan's place, waiting for the man to come home and ask him directly about it

　

After 10 hours of boredom waiting at Ethan's house, Ethan's car is finally heard. A tired Mi Sun waits for Ethan before he even gets out of the car.

　

“Noona! You surprise me!” ethan said when he saw Mi Sun.

　

“Come tell me exactly what happened!” insist Mi Sun.

　

“Ah.. I'm hungry, noona, have you eaten? Ramyeon stock is still there no, yes?” muttered Ethan ignored Mi Sun and walked into his house.

　

Mi Sun just kept quiet and followed her in, “there must be something wrong,” thought, because Ethan rarely eats ramyeon to keep his body and usually the man eats ramyeon when stressed or tired.

　

“Sana you take a shower first, let noona prepare food,” said Mi Sun and headed straight towards the kitchen. Ethan just shut up and went into his room.

　

“Slurpp.. Noona's Ramyeon is indeed the best!” ethan said he ate his food after a shower and gave his thumb.

　

Mi Sun just kept quiet and ate her food.

　

Silent. The two no longer spoke. Only occasionally did a faint sound come from Ethan.

　

“The girl was Ara,” Ethan finally made a sound.

　

“He is one of the shareholders' children, I was ordered by Director Ha Joon to accompany him,”

　

“What kind of order is that?! So all day you just accompany her?” ask Mi Sun. Ethan nodded

　

“You how else, noona. Director Ha Joon said it was a company order, if I don't follow him, I have to pay the penalty,” Ethan said.

　

“Continue what about your career? Are you just going to keep accompanying the kid?”

　

“Eii.. Of course it won't, right? That girl must have been curious about me and asked me to accompany her for a while. The company will definitely not treat me like that, right?” ethan says.

　

However, Ethan's guess is wrong, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after, he is always asked to accompany Ara, whether going shopping, salons, or just accompanying the girl at her home.

　

Until one day, Ara asked him to join her in a private party held by her friend. Of course Ethan is reluctant to follow her, but once again Director Ha Joon says that it is the company's order, leaving Ethan with no choice but to follow her.

　

But Ethan had absolutely no idea when he went inside, other than the women, there were also men who only wore underwear and were made as servants by the women who were there.

　

“Ara, you're coming!” a woman approaches them and performs a cipika cipiki with Ara.

　

“Uhh... Who is this sweet you brought?” the woman's eyes looked at Ethan with a seductive look, she slightly bit her lower lip.

　

“Ara! Where are you taking me?!” ethan was uncomfortable with the situation.

　

“Sstt! Shut up and follow, oppa! We'll have fun tonight,” said Ara putting her index finger in front of Ethan's lips. But Ethan can't stand it anymore and finally leaves the party.

　

She did not expect that Ara intended for her “sell”. Ethan is a normal guy, but of course the thing Ara did was wrong. He didn't want to enter such a world again.

　

The next day, Ethan is called back by Director Ha Joon.

　

“This is your next job,” said Ha Joon unceremoniously removing script scripts from his desk drawer.

　

Ethan picked up the script, read it, then frowned.

　

“This...” said Ethan after he finished reading it.

　

“Your next job, it's decided. You can come out now,”

　

“But director, what about the drama written by writer Lee?” ask Ethan. Two days ago an article appeared that writer Lee, who is a well-known writer, the rating of the drama he wrote was always above 20%, and the script was often sought by other actors and actresses, saying that he wants the male lead in his latest drama to be played by Ethan, but of course it has to be decided again by the director.

　

“Ah... about that, the company feels that the drama does not match you,” said Ha Joon.

　

“Omong empty!” Mi Sun who this time decided to come in with Ethan, finally opened her voice.

　

“Ethan I am the winner of the Best New Actor award, he does not match the drama written by writer Lee? Wow, this is one of those bullshits I haven't heard in a long time!” said Mi Sun who completely objected to what Ha Joon said.

　

“So you feel arrogant because you have won an award?! This is a company order! There are no more drama scripts left! This decision is unanimous! Tomorrow you have to come to the address written there for the first script reading. This conversation is over, please come out!” ha Joon says, then goes back to his job. He was no longer even looking at Ethan and Mi Sun.

　

Mi Sun was about to reply, but Ethan immediately grabbed onto his arm, gesturing for an exit.

　

Neither Ethan nor Mi Sun are stupid, the company is trying to put pressure on Ethan, and Ethan believes this has something to do with Ara.

***

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