NOVEL NEXT Chapter 480
**Drama Credits.**
The genre is an OTT drama in the survival game category.
The main plot revolves around participants who join the survival game as ‘characters,’ playing the game while risking their lives as coins.
Given this premise, the trailer primarily showcased fragmented scenes of the survival game and the characters’ conflicts.
Due to its short duration, it flew by quickly, merely piquing interest.
From the start of the trailer, it primarily focused on the protagonist, but towards the end—
[Thud—!]
It highlights a meeting room with a door closing.
Clack-clack—
The back of a neatly dressed woman walks across the meeting room.
Then, when the woman reaches the desk filled with monitors in the center of the meeting room—
Swish—
A very luxurious chair in front of the desk turns, revealing a man.
Dressed in a suit with a mask on.
That man, who looks overtly like the mastermind, unnaturally raises his head to gaze at the high-angle camera.
[Let’s begin the movie.]
Immediately after, the trailer concludes with a heavily distorted voice announcing its start.
“Oh….”
After watching it all, the thought that crossed my mind was admiration.
They really nailed the trailer.
Plus, the mastermind and the assistant had substantial roles, which was satisfying.
“How was it? Well made, right?”
“Yeah, it exceeded my expectations.”
“I caught a glimpse of a scene too.”
“I saw that you’re featured as a participant.”
But more than that—
Now that the trailer’s out, the community is going to be buzzing with speculation.
Many were curious about what project I’d appear in this time, but this settles it.
In a way, is this also going to be a viral sensation for the drama?
Well, considering the size of the OTT platform, it’s small, but it still draws people in.
It could be seen as the hidden value of actor Kim Soo-hyun.
“I’ll go prepare for the next shoot now.”
“Ah, yes, I’ll return your phone.”
Having finished watching the trailer, I handed my phone back to Kang Yun-sung.
But since we’re currently at a different filming location, discussing the trailer feels a bit awkward.
Well, the director will call me soon anyway, so I can discuss it then.
That day, I immersed myself in acting, temporarily forgetting about the trailer.
After filming wrapped up and I got home, I started monitoring reactions in earnest.
[Drama ‘Credits,’ featuring actors Choi Hoon-seok, Han Jeong-cheon, and many star actors….]
[Kang Yun-sung of Beasts, making a dramatic….]
[Festival Goddess Miro, returning once more as Kim Soo-hyun….]
Overall, the news articles were pretty standard.
They just mentioned the actors and praised the director.
There was also an emphasis on the OTT support.
There were some articles about the famous idol Kang Yun-sung, and it mentioned that I’m gaining recognition lately.
Public reactions seem to stop here.
As for the community….
[What even is this?]
[Miro in a suit fit <— if it’s crazy, it’s crazy funny lol] [Why the hell a war game? lol] [These guys got every prediction wrong lol] [Is that an assistant? Whoa.] ...typical reactions. It's like a familiar taste, you know? But still, there’s a positive vibe. Was Jisoo’s appearance at the end of the trailer that impressive? To me, it’s a look I’m used to, but it might seem fresh to others. Certainly, the short haircut is quite bold. Having maintained long hair for so long, the impact must be significant. Well, that’s generally the community’s reaction. Next, I glanced at the phone that had been buzzing incessantly since earlier. Word must have spread, and the messages are rolling in. I had already informed my manager about the conflict of the drama's release date with the concert, but others are likely shocked. They might not have realized I was filming. But the trailer dropping suddenly makes the influx of contacts understandable. Anyway. After replying to the messages that came in, I entered the soundproof booth. The trailer is out, and since I got off work early today, it’s time to broadcast. If I skip this again after two days of no show, whether it’s about the trailer or anything else, the chat will explode when I next go live. But this time, it seems like there'll be a different kind of chaos. “Hmm.” Shall I switch things up a little to distract myself? Seeing short-haired Soo-hyun in the trailer made me want to change up my look too. Since I usually stream with my basic avatar, it’s been a while since I switched it up. I mean, I’ve been a VTuber for 3 years now. During this time, there should have been plenty of fresh outfits or new hairstyles... “Hmm....” ...but there aren't many options. Well, there have been quite a few renewals, and I generally don’t release new outfits much. I remember The Six had proposed many times. Every time, I wanted to handle the new outfit myself, and it led to this outcome. Looks like I know what I’ll be doing for today’s stream. I'll give up on changing my avatar and simply entered the title for the stream. [Miro's New Outfit Proposal] If there’s no new outfit, why not create one? Moreover, receiving opinions from the primary audience, the viewers, would be beneficial. Plus, it’ll help distract from the trailer too—two birds with one stone! Even in situations like this, I figured I could whip up content quickly. Self-congratulatory as I am, I switched on the stream. “Hello.” - Hi hi - New outfit? - What is this drama trailer? - The assistant's here lol “Today, as the title suggests, we’ll be planning a new outfit together.” - Oh~ Going for distraction, huh? - Aren’t we having a trailer viewing? - Do you think it will work? Did I push it too blatantly? The strategy isn’t going as well as I’d hoped. Well, it seems too obvious to try a distraction like this. Sometimes, I miss the days when the viewers would naïvely buy into my attempts to shift the topic. “Alright, I’ll go fetch the sketches.” But really, who cares if they don’t play along? The star of the broadcast is me, Buhwang after all. I’ll just push through. For now, I connected my tablet after a while and opened the drawing program. And once I copied and pasted the basic Miro avatar onto it, the settings were done. “This is the basic Buhwang. Familiar, right?” - Yeah, very familiar - Same old Buhwang, huh? - Can you please do a trailer viewing? “Here, we’ll be decorating it now. I’ll be using what we decide on today for the new outfit, so suggest away.” Originally, I only planned to receive proposals. To capture my wonderful viewers' focus, I made a bold suggestion. Why not create the new outfit right on the spot? - ??? - Really? - Are you discussing it with The Six? “Nope? Should I?” Shouldn’t I just be able to whip up a new outfit if Buhwang says so? If I ask, shouldn’t that new outfit just come out instantly? - Haha, classic Buhwang - The great Buhwang - This dude really doesn’t care about the company lol “Just kidding. I thought they might do it if asked.” They likely would, but even if they don’t, it’s not a big deal. I might as well make it myself. Or I might want to try making it directly. 2D characters should be within my abilities. “So, how should we change it?” - Hmm... - Can I just say whatever I want? - Please declare ‘no-no censorship’ “No-no censorship? Well, I’ve heard the inspectors won’t care.” - Oh - Haha - Will that even work?? - This dude will just ban that, right? - Scary Story) If I get sued, I’ll hear from both companies Two lawsuits? That sounds a bit terrifying. But thinking it over, Miro and Kim Soo-hyun probably have separate contracts, so I doubt it’s just one. “Anyway, what should we go with? Shall we vote?” - Voting sounds good - Let’s do a vote - How about just a quick survey? “Hmm." I could just go with a female general concept as it is. Yet since they insist, should I allow it? “Then let’s do it properly this time.” - Okay, okay;; - Everyone should pay attention - You trust us, right? “Yes, well....” Since it’ll be decided by vote, I’m not bound to follow anyone. I willingly opened the voting. “I’ll list the popular suggestions in the chat, so choose one.” Since we’re doing this, I split it up from hair length to hair color and outfit— like this. Even decided on whether or not to have gloves and shoes, so there ended up being quite a few categories. I’m a bit worried that something bizarre might come out of this mix. “I’ll draw based on the results.” I’m confident in my drawing skills, so I boldly started the vote. - Okay okay - Is voting alright? - Let’s go lol The voting commenced, and since there were many people, the results came in quickly. First up was hair length. “Short hair has been chosen? I’ll go with it.” As expected, the Miro character would have short hair. Next was color. “Black? Well... A little contrast would be nice too.” Then came the outfit…. “...Wow, a dress shirt.” Honestly, I had my doubts since black hair came up, but... Sigh, here we go again—viewers never change. I sketched according to the voting results. Black, short hair, dress shirt, slightly intellectual expression, plus shoes. Surprisingly, there was quite a division regarding whether or not to have stockings, so I drew it with bare legs as that got the highest votes.... Ta-da! - Wow - Haha, the drawing looks like a person - Looks just like actor Kim Soo-hyun The antagonist assistant Kang Ji-soo, set to appear in the drama 'Credits,' is complete. “Geez.” Isn’t the similarity a bit too uncanny? “For the new outfit concept, I’ll go with Guan Yu.” I precisely pointed out the character and deleted it.