Suddenly, I Became Crazy Handsome, and the World Became Easy
Chapter 37.2: Expansion (5)

What she said was true. The entertainment news outlets were already in a frenzy over ‘Produce That 100!’ ratings. The same atmosphere prevailed at the ‘Produce That 100!’ campus in Paju.

Dozens of participants were more ecstatic than anyone else.

"Wow- they say it's 20%, 20%!!"

“That’s insane!! If it’s 20%, how many people watched??!”

“If you include reruns and Youtube, it’s probably several times more???”

“Amazing...... Seriously, the search engines’ main page is all ‘Produce That 100!’”

Kang Rojun and the members of Room 105 were also in a pretty hyped mood. However, Rojun somehow calmed his exploding excitement and went for a run. No matter what happened, he couldn’t neglect the mission.

After completing his stat enhancement, Kang Rojun grabbed his laptop.

‘Let’s finish editing ‘Rental Lover’ today.’

Compared to other participants, Rojun was quite busy. So his plan was to finish editing the script for ‘Rental Lover’ around the time the others were training.

It took him roughly a few hours.

As per PD Jung Soo-ryeong’s request, Rojun completed the revisions.

‘I extended the overall story, and I also added the setup for ‘Lover No. 4’ as PD-nim requested. This should be good enough.’

He sent the completed ‘Rental Lover’ script to PD Jung Soo-ryeong. It could be overlooked, but the time Kang Rojun spent writing or editing the script was very short. Of course, he wasn’t quite aware of it yet. He had no one to compare with either.

At any rate, PD Jung Soo-ryeong called him 30 minutes later.

“Writer-nim things are hectic, so I’m just getting around to contacting you. I watched episode 4 of ‘Produce That 100!’ and congrats on surviving. Do you know how crazy popular you are with our key staff?? I’m honestly excited to see how surprised the key staff will be when they meet you? Oh, and I’ll check out the revised script too. Let’s meet tomorrow morning~”

Just like last time, PD Jung Soo-ryeong ended the call by saying she would come to pick him up again, and Kang Rojun left his laptop in the room and headed toward the restroom he frequently used. As expected, no one was there again.

Rojun stood in front of the mirror.

“Phew-”

He first tried dancing the choreography for ‘brake’. Of course, thanks to the ‘AI Automation’ buff, he would execute it perfectly, but he felt a sense of increased ease. Next, he tried different dance moves, recalling the routines of other participants who were on the ‘Dance Team’.

-Swish.

After just a few dozen seconds, what Rojun felt was.

'These dance movements... they seem quite vivid, don't they?'

Compared to the past, mimicking other choreographies had become noticeably easier. During his uncoordinated days, it was simply unattainable. Even if he watched someone dance, recalling it again was impossible. But now, even if a bit blurry, he could at least follow the movements.

As if, somehow, he had gained a copy ability.

And though it was hard to put into words.

‘It feels like my body’s sense of rhythm has expanded.’

Of course, it was probably still at the level of an average person, but for Kang Rojun, who had once been a stiff, hopeless dancer, it was a massive improvement.

After dancing for over ten minutes, Rojun switched focus.

First, a deep breath.

Then he recalled the role of ‘Lover No. 4’ from ‘Rental Lover’. It wasn’t hard to summon. Rojun himself had written ‘Rental Lover’, and it was he who had created the character of ‘Lover No. 4’.

He intended to try facial acting.

His ‘Acting’ stat had risen slightly, and he needed to practice little by little to get rid of the unfamiliar feeling.

His facial expressions changed back and forth.

When he returned to his normal self, Rojun recognized the change.

‘Did it get a bit better?’

When he had first attempted facial acting, it had been absolute garbage. Along with a skyrocketing sense of shame. But now, that cringey awkwardness had significantly decreased. He felt like his attitude toward ‘Acting’ had become more sincere.

‘Maybe getting used to it through a little practice helped, too?’

Next was the quality of facial expressions.

He didn’t know for sure, but what he just did didn’t feel repulsive to himself and was quite decent. Not that the acting itself was good, but compared to the beginning, it was progress. Well, not that Rojun had any real eye to judge it.

‘Even a slight increase in the Acting stat must be helping a bit.’

Having figured it out, Kang Rojun smiled, satisfied with how everything was improving.

‘This is nice, really nice.’

Just as he was about to leave the restroom, he paused. Kang Rojun picked up his phone and opened the ‘AI Simulation’ app. What he tapped on was ‘AI Automation’. He had suddenly grown curious. How many coins would it cost to study the acting for ‘Lover No. 4’? He had already experimented with other roles, but ‘Lover No. 4’ was a newly derived character.

Besides, he had practiced it a bit.

As soon as the message popped up, Kang Rojun read it.

-[Through ‘AI Automation’ analysis, your desired outcome can be achieved. What would you like to achieve? (Only applicable to things related to the desired occupation: idol)]

He typed in the request he had in mind.

-[AI Automation: I want to perfectly study the acting of the role of Lover No. 4 from the script Rental Lover, with a particular focus on emotional and facial expression acting.]

He confirmed right away. The familiar loading circle appeared. The result came quickly.

-[AI analysis in progress... Analysis complete!]

-[To achieve your desired result, 10 coins are required.]

-[※ The number of coins required may vary depending on the difficulty of achieving the result.]

It cost 10 coins to study the role of ‘Lover No. 4’. Upon seeing this, Kang Rojun murmured unconsciously.

“That’s cheap??”

Without hesitation, he pressed the confirm button.

-[10 coins will be used.]

The learning process for ‘Lover No. 4’ began. By the time Kang Rojun felt a tingling sensation on his wrist, the message on the phone screen had already changed.

-[Applying...... Application complete!]

The next morning, Sunday.

Having already completed his mission in advance, Kang Rojun stepped out of the campus wearing a cap and a mask. As he passed the entrance, a familiar sedan appeared in a similar spot as last time.

PD Jung Soo-ryeong’s car.

Since he had experienced this before, Rojun walked confidently. As he got closer, PD Jung Soo-ryeong waved from the driver’s seat window.

-Clunk!

As soon as Kang Rojun got in the passenger seat, the car took off. Holding the steering wheel, PD Jung Soo-ryeong, her rough hair tied up again today, gave a faint smile.

“Once again, congratulations on surviving. Well, I guess that’s expected? And that 20% viewership... whew, you know that’s really amazing, right?”

“Yes, I heard.”

“Thanks to that, the value of you and the other participants must have gone up, but PD Woo Han-suk must be through the roof.”

They chatted briefly about episode 4 of ‘Produce That 100!’, then PD Jung Soo-ryeong changed the subject.

“I checked the revised script. As expected, your writing is impressive. The deadline was tight, so how did you manage to write so smoothly? It’s kind of fascinating.”

Kang Rojun, having taken off his cap and mask, thought.

‘No matter how many times I hear it, I still can’t get used to compliments about my writing.’

He scratched his chin awkwardly.

“Thank you. I just wrote whatever came to mind.”

“That’s what we call talent. Or genius. Your face alone is enough to hit big, but you’ve got so many other skills too. You’re not like some kind of god or something, right??”

“Of course not.”

“It’s just fascinating, really. I’ve been in this field a while, but I’ve never seen anyone with your kind of physical and creative combination.”

Sincerely impressed, PD Jung Soo-ryeong stopped the car at a traffic light.

“Anyway, with just a few tweaks to the lines, the revised script should be good to go as-is. You did a great job tightening it up. And the character ‘Lover No. 4’, very well crafted, I’d say. Let’s lock it in.”

“Understood.”

“All right, then let’s see.”

As if organizing her thoughts, PD Jung Soo-ryeong’s smile deepened.

“Before the meeting, shall we take a look at your acting for ‘Lover No. 4’? Have you practiced a bit?”

The same PD who asked even top actress Choi Rina to do impromptu acting. It would be enough to make anyone nervous, yet Kang Rojun answered quickly and calmly.

“Yes, I practiced ‘a little’.”

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