"Exactly 100 days. Exactly 100 days."
A man in a suit looked around at the twenty people standing in front of the grey building and spoke.
"Exactly 100 days, you just need to live in that building. During that period, we will give you simple food procurement and a few missions."
The gazes of the twenty people turned to the building behind him.
A building standing alone in a remote mountain.
Anyone could see it was not an ordinary place.
"We will not interfere with whatever happens inside. Once you finish this life for exactly 100 days, we will immediately pay you fifty billion won."
"F-fifty billion?"
"Is that true?"
"Of course."
The man in the suit smiled, revealing his white teeth.
"In other words, you can distribute the fifty billion we give among yourselves. We will give that fifty billion to the person who scores the highest in the missions. You can think of it as the first place winner distributing the fifty billion to everyone."
Everyone's faces brightened.
Because according to those words, no matter who got first place in the missions, as long as the distribution was done properly, even just idling there for 100 days meant taking home 2.5 billion won.
'W-with that money, I can pay off my debts and buy a house.'
'But... '
Everyone's gazes turned toward each other.
In other words, the total of fifty billion meant that if the number of people here decreased, the amount of money they could take would increase.
Perhaps realizing that fact late, everyone fell silent.
A strange tension enveloped them.
"I told you. Everyone, you've truly caught a great opportunity this time."
The man with a neat suit and proper appearance smiled brightly with a face devoid of malice as he said so.
Making it all the more bizarre.
A tension-filled atmosphere could be felt.
"Grand Game."
Exactly one hundred days.
"You just need to get along harmoniously during that time. Really."
With those words as the end, Episode 1 of
And the next day, Episode 2, which aired consecutively, continued from Episode 1.
While Episode 1 explained the circumstances of those who came to participate in
"Someone is, is targeting me."
The first month had nothing happen.
Days of just doing missions and idling peacefully.
On that day too, the protagonist who was leisurely reading a book opened the door for a woman knocking on his room, and it began.
"I-if there are fewer people, we take more money. S-so definitely."
"Calm down."
The protagonist who can feign composure even in this situation.
He breaks through situations logically, using his own brains.
He found the first person targeting him and tried to catch them, but when he went to meet that man.
"He's dead. Already, by someone else."
The first murder.
The moment a crack appeared in the peaceful
As Episode 2 ended like that.
- Wow, insane.
- Really watching while immersed lol
- Heard KMB invested in this and Sky Garden this time
- Sky Garden is going to get roasted like crazy
- The preview wasn't bad but compared to this, hmm...
- Really really fun. The immersion is amazing!!
Explosive reactions burst out.
It was mentioned in various communities, and discussions about the content of Episodes 1 and 2 continued.
Who the murderer was.
Some said the protagonist was too overpowered, but.
- So should the protagonist lose instead?
- Oh please, forced hate
- But did romance really need to be included? It was a bit much in the middle
- Well it didn't come out that heavily, they can put that much in
Roughly that kind of vibe.
At the praise beyond expectations, PD Baek Tae-soo smiled broadly.
He thought the drama came out well, came out well, but to this extent of reaction.
"Actor Go Mi-eun's acting also came out really well. As expected of the most popular actor recently. Her acting is very stable."
Other staff also gave thumbs up.
Then, Go Mi-eun who was on set also smiled as if embarrassed.
"It's because everyone worked hard. I just acted according to the good script."
"My, you're being humble again."
"Thanks to PD Baek I got a good opportunity, of course I should be humble."
At Go Mi-eun's words, PD Baek Tae-soo smirked.
Well, they brought Go Mi-eun at a cheap price, so it was definitely a win-win.
"But today is the day Sky Garden is released, right?"
"Yes, but well. In this situation..."
The staff each laughed.
'Following PD Baek was the right choice after all.'
'His eye for work is definitely reliable.'
Amidst such laughter, PD Baek Tae-soo didn't particularly laugh other than the light smile he showed at first.
Of course, others didn't pay much attention to PD Baek's reaction.
They just thought he probably didn't care about something like
'Joo Seo-yeon.'
Meanwhile, Go Mi-eun, who was cast as the female protagonist of this
The one who was cast as the female protagonist in KMB's drama along with her this time.
And the actress who completely buried Go Mi-eun who had been greatly active for nearly a year.
'This year should have been my year.'
Go Mi-eun was working on her third project this year with
Three dramas alone.
All were dramas that achieved decent results with average viewership ratings exceeding 10 percent.
Once as a supporting role, twice as the lead.
Especially when she was the lead, the reviews were good, and it was the same for this
Despite that, until
All because of Joo Seo-yeon.
Plus
Each one was enough to bury Go Mi-eun.
This past year was Go Mi-eun's year, but conversely, it was also Joo Seo-yeon's year.
'But ultimately, the one who laughs last wins.'
The year-end awards ceremony wasn't far away.
In the end, who left the greatest impression at the last moment greatly influences the awards ceremony.
If it were a movie, maybe not, but in dramas, she would win.
Dream Future? She already had confidence in beating that.
The important thing is.
The drama where Joo Seo-yeon took on the lead role for the first time.
She absolutely had to win.
The industry is narrow, and young actors like Joo Seo-yeon especially have difficulty finding roles.
So Go Mi-eun burned with motivation.
To definitely win with this
***
"What are you doing?"
Park Jung-woo asked.
His father sitting on the wide sofa.
Not even turning on the lights, sitting quietly in the darkness, he was startled as he came upon him.
Seriously, at least turn on the TV or something.
"I was waiting for the drama that airs today."
A stiff tone.
He used to dislike his father's tone like that, but now he was used to it.
Park Sun-woong.
A veteran actor representing South Korea.
With no failed movies or dramas, he was said to have the strongest ticket power among male actors.
Even Park Jung-woo, called the best among young actors, was still overshadowed by Park Sun-woong's shadow to that extent.
"Sky Garden? That won't be easy."
"You say that easily. Both sides should be acquaintances to you."
"Well what can I do. It's true that it's not easy."
Joo Seo-yeon, and Writer Min Se-hee.
Both were deep connections for Park Jung-woo.
Especially Joo Seo-yeon.
Honestly, Park Jung-woo also didn't really want to see Joo Seo-yeon fail.
"How was the script?"
"I think it's a script that can do well enough. But, still in this situation, I'm not sure."
Clearly Park Jung-woo had confidence that
But if such a well-made drama aired the day before, it would inevitably be compared.
After all, the spotlight only shines on one.
Feeling thirsty for no reason, Park Jung-woo got cold water and brought it to his lips.
"I heard you received an offer from Actor Joo."
"Cough!"
Almost spitting out water for a moment, Park Jung-woo barely composed himself and looked at his father.
"Where on earth did you hear that?"
"From Miss Jo Seo-hee."
"Hah."
"That kid is really very polite and proper. There's a reason Actor Jung Eun-sun likes her."
No, when did that guy become close with his father.
Unlike his appearance, he's a guy who's mastered the art of making connections with people.
Especially with older actors.
For such a polite guy to come from that household was simply appalling.
"Well, I got an offer. Director Jo Bang-woo's movie. If I wanted to appear together."
"Director Jo Bang-woo."
"What do you think, father?"
"...Well."
Park Sun-woong picked up the remote.
And when he turned on the TV, the dark living room brightened with the TV's light.
"He's a good director. But, currently he's not a reliable director."
"I think similarly."
"Director Jo Min-tae is excellent. He'll probably succeed your father's name. But separate from that, if it's Director Jo Bang-woo..."
He stopped speaking for a moment.
On the screen,
"I don't know how that kid knew, but there's still one chance left."
"Yes?"
"Two outs, bases loaded. A situation where one bad pitch ends it, but put another way, at least there's a chance to throw one pitch."
Probably what Joo Seo-yeon meant was that she knew of that one chance to throw the pitch.
That she would enter that position herself.
And that she offered that position to his son as well.
Park Sun-woong knows.
That one last pitch would truly determine many things.
'It's not like they're receiving a lot of investment. But, even that would be the last chance to receive investment from the company.'
They would make it with an all-or-nothing mindset.
Whether that would be a gain or a loss, it was clear they would be desperate.
Filming with a desperate director is very difficult.
Park Sun-woong knew that.
"Please refrain from baseball metaphors."
"Two outs, bases loaded is common knowledge."
"Just think of it as the last chance or something."
Park Jung-woo said so and sat in the seat next to Park Sun-woong.
Anyway, he had also returned home early to watch the drama.
"Hmm..."
Park Sun-woong didn't say anything more.
Well, it was fine.
He was an arrogant son, but now his character was decent enough.
'I heard you answered that you'd think about it, but are you already planning to do it.'
You should be a bit stubborn sometimes.
A movie with a high probability of failing, as a father he should naturally stop him, but.
'Conversely, if he can save the bases-loaded situation.'
A chance for a complete reversal could come.
And.
"In this era of infinite competition, I will show you how I find the way."
With a man's voice heard, the drama began.
***
The day after Episode 1 of
Seo-yeon headed leisurely to her agency.
She had already seen the internet reactions.
Rather, it was much better than her expectations.
No, having reactions at all was very positive.
'As expected, public broadcast has higher recognition than cable.'
For Seo-yeon who remembered what the atmosphere was like at the beginning of
But when she headed to the agency, Manager Park Eun-ha was there with a somewhat dark expression.
"What do we do, Seo-yeon."
"Yes?"
"The, the viewership rating seems to have come out lower than expected. I asked around a bit..."
At those words, Seo-yeon got a bit tense.
Could it be that the viewership rating came out much worse compared to the internet reactions? Thinking like that and listening carefully.
"It's 6 percent. Only half compared to Grand Game."
6 percent!!
Seo-yeon was surprised.
Wait, what was the viewership rating for the original first episode of Sky Garden?
'1 percent.'
No matter that it was cable, it was absolutely not a high viewership rating.
The viewership ratings for public broadcast and cable dramas still have public broadcast higher, but there's no longer an overwhelming difference like before.
1 percent is literally the bottom.
But they said 6 percent now? For public broadcast, that's exactly average.
But, considering the evaluation the original Sky Garden received for its first episode, it was literally an incredibly high number.
Since there's a difference between public broadcast and cable, Seo-yeon expected around 3 percent, but.
'As much as six times!!!'
No, then what happens later.
Seo-yeon suddenly became serious.
How she took that serious face, Manager Park Eun-ha also became serious in turn.
Because she was worried whether Seo-yeon would experience failure right after taking on the lead role.
For an actor, it would truly be a huge blow.
'I should practice my autograph again in advance.'
'What do I do, it feels like Seo-yeon is having a hard time.'
While those two's thoughts crossed.
- lol Sky Garden got destroyed by Grand Game lol
- I knew this would happen lol
- But I found Sky Garden more fun
- Where did you close your eyes?
- Even Bong-sik said Sky Garden would have good potential in the latter half
- Who's Bong-sik lol
In communities too, the faction pitting the two dramas against each other gradually increased.
Of course, the one mainly doing the beating was
Like this, the two dramas seemed to end with
At least for now.