Life is Easier If You're Handsome novel Chapter 161

It had been about three years since Kim Donghu declared he was pursuing boxing.

During that time, actor Kim Donghu might as well have been dead.

No matter how successful or popular the athlete Kim Donghu became,

there was still a sense of regret among those in the acting world.

"Still, he should take on some roles."

"If you’re an actor... If you truly are an actor, Donghu..."

Sure, he’s an incredible athlete, capable of winning an Olympic gold medal.

That much is understandable.

But his acting skills are also gold-medal-worthy, aren’t they?

Letting that talent sit idle for three years felt like such a waste.

"You should act, Donghu."

Acting is like playing music or competing in a match.

The better your scene partner, the better your own performance becomes.

The stronger the synergy, the more successful the project.

In that sense, acting alongside Kim Donghu was an opportunity to elevate one’s craft.

But the man himself wasn’t taking on any projects, leaving others restless. freёweɓnovel.com

Then, at last...

"I have to go to this audition."

"I need to prove that I’m the right match for Donghu."

An audition invitation arrived for a film where Kim Donghu was cast as the lead.

And as mentioned earlier, Donghu was a guaranteed box-office success.

Turning down this opportunity out of pride would be foolish.

Perhaps that’s why...

"Thank you for coming such a long way!"

It took only five days for veteran actors to show up at the audition venue.

***

Honestly, I thought the audition process would be quite lengthy.

There were several challenging supporting roles to cast.

"Police officer, human trafficker... there are at least four or five major roles."

Casting all those roles via auditions would require a significant amount of time.

But my expectations were shattered when I received a text from Director Lee Sungdeok.

All roles have been filled!

"Already?"

It had taken only a week to cast every role.

Considering the time spent on auditions, the speed was unbelievable.

And to top it off...

"Why is everything moving so quickly?"

Before I knew it, we’d already moved on to the script reading.

The lineup of actors was nothing short of legendary.

Starting with Han Taegun as the police officer,

and Joo Sunghwan as the human trafficker—

it was a gathering of actors I’d worked with in previous films.

"But how can they afford all these actors?"

That thought crossed my mind as I chatted with the senior actors after the script reading.

"No matter how big my role is, can they really cover all these fees?"

A rough estimate suggested the cast fees alone would exceed 3 billion won.

The investors must’ve been exceptionally persuasive.

"Although we contributed a bit on our end..."

But not to this extent.

The scale of the project was massive enough to leave me speechless.

Everything was moving forward so smoothly, like a well-oiled machine.

But this wasn’t just about True Hero.

Since declaring my return to acting,

it felt like the floodgates had opened, with everything accelerating at a dizzying pace.

Almost as if the industry had been waiting just for me.

Time flew by in a whirlwind of activity,

and before I knew it,

"Write a letter and prepare a gift for your bride before meeting her?"

I found myself on the set of Shall We Get Married?

***

Shall We Get Married? PD Choi Eunjung was extremely nervous.

"This reminds me of when I first started this program."

Back then, the burden of holding all the reins was overwhelming.

She thought she’d gotten used to it by now,

but perhaps because this was the final season’s first shoot,

a strange tension lingered in her chest.

Bzzz.

"-Kim Donghu is currently writing his letter after checking the mission card."

"Okay, got it. What about Ryu Jaerin?"

"She’s writing hers too, but she stopped by a stationery shop first."

"Really? Guess she wants to make it look nice. Keep rolling."

"Understood."

Choi Eunjung listened to the reports coming in over her headset while meticulously reviewing the script she’d worked on all night.

"PD-nim, this time your script seems pretty loose, doesn’t it?"

"Oh, this? Yeah, I got tired of hearing people complain about how scripted it all was."

Most of the script Choi Eunjung had written only outlined the situations.

There were no predefined actions or dialogues.

In other words, most of it would rely on ad-libbing.

"Since the two of them already know each other, I figured that would be enough to create natural interactions."