Superstar From Age 0
Chapter 305

Chapter 305

Song Yujung was on the verge of tears as she looked at her phone. 

She was watching a video that Im Ye-na had sent her, titled [Mindman Beach, Whale Rescue in Progress!].

She couldn’t take her eyes off the screen, where people’s murmurs and splashes of water were mixed with shaky images.

<It’s more touching because it’s liveㅠㅠ

Im Ye-na: ㅠㅠ I hope the rescue team arrives soonㅠㅠ

As soon as Im Ye-na’s message arrived, the screen turned to the sea. 

A boat with SEA SAVER written on it was approaching the shore.

<Why?

Im Ye-na: It’s SEA SAVER, the place where Sae-sak donated.

Im Ye-na: On Seo-jun’s birthday.

<Oh. It must be a good place.

With the arrival of the rescue team, Im Ye-na and Song Yujung were able to watch the video with relief. 

Song Yujung relaxed her tense body and sprawled on the sofa.

Im Ye-na: ㅇㅇ Everyone did a lot of research and chose this place.

Im Ye-na: When I hear Seo-jun’s story, I miss him.

Im Ye-na: Let’s just watch this and go.

As Im Ye-na said, SEA SAVER appeared like a hero in a movie and quickly prepared to lead the whale back to the sea. 

More than the skillful movements of SEA SAVER, there was someone who caught Song Yujung’s attention.

<But there’s a guy wearing a black hat over there.

The black hat that had been silently doing his job near the whale since Song Yujung started watching the video.

Im Ye-na: ㅇㅇ

<He looks familiar somehow.

Im Ye-na: ㅋㅋ You can see his face even though he’s wearing a hat?

<Just… He seems like someone I’ve seen before. Is he Korean?

Im Ye-na: He seems like it.

And finally, the whale returned to the sea.

The spray of water that it left as a sign of gratitude looked like a scene from a movie.

The YouTube chat was filled with tears of emotion.

The explanation of the SEA SAVER team leader followed and a translation was immediately added to the chat. 

That’s how the ‘whale rescue operation’ ended warmly. 

At that moment, a heavy scream of a man was heard.

-What?! What is this all of a sudden?!

-What happened!?

The YouTuber turned the camera to where the sound came from, surprised. 

A black man with a terrified expression was yelling at someone next to him. 

The person next to him looked confused by the sudden situation.

Im Ye-na: Wow. Are they fighting?

[I remembered because he was a hero! That kid! The one who wore a black hat!]

The man’s voice came out clearly. Someone translated it right away.

Black hat? Song Yujung and Im Ye-na blinked their eyes.

[It was Seo-jun Lee! Jin Natra! Gray Viney! Go Joo-won!]

There was no need for translation for this one.

The YouTube chat was silent as if it had been muted. Everyone was too surprised to type a single letter.

…!

Song Yujung covered her mouth with her hand at the names that stuck in her ears. 

She thought he caught her eye for some reason.

‘But I didn’t know it was Seo-jun!’

***

The SEA SAVER and documentary crew were stunned when they heard the situation from people.

“…Seo-jun Lee? The one who played Jin Natra in Shadowman and won an Academy Award?”

“That’s what they said! Wow. Now that I think about it, I wonder why I didn’t notice!”

Susan, who was explaining to the PD, looked at her friends with an excited face as she remembered something.

“By the way, I shook hands with Jun earlier!”

“Really? Lucky!”

The PD looked around.

Mindman Beach was buzzing with excitement because of the unexpected appearance of a superstar. 

The people who were filming videos were rewinding them to find Seo-jun Lee and those who had talked to Seo-jun Lee were chatting with their friends with excited faces.

The PD realized that this was an amazing opportunity.

‘That boy was Seo-jun Lee…’

He recalled the boy who told him that he had an injury. 

He thought he had an impressive vibe. 

Then, he received a radio call from the boat.

-Team leader! I think we should leave now?

“…Yeah. Okay. We’ll leave right away.”

At Kate’s words, the SEA SAVER members who were buzzing around also started to move. 

The PD and the camera director were left on the beach as SEA SAVER boarded the boat. 

The boat made white waves as it headed towards SEA SAVER.

The PD, who was watching the small whale and the boat, turned his body and asked the people who were excited.

“Can I ask you for an interview?”

There was no way that the media would miss such a topic.

A whale rescue video was rare but not unheard of. But it was the first time that a Hollywood actor appeared in it.

“Besides, he didn’t even reveal his identity and left like a real hero!”

Without saying anything, the media and newspapers immediately sent people to interview at Mindman Beach and obtained the rescue video and edited it. 

Then they sent it to the news right away.

***

Smith’s house.

Seo-jun, who had taken a shower with warm water, widened his eyes at the news that was playing on the TV that Jack had turned on.

“…The news is already out?”

Jack, who had half-buried himself on the sofa, said.

“Yeah. It came out as soon as you went in.”

“Really? Korea must be crazy too.”

“It seems like it.”

Jack, who had learned some Korean when he was young when Seo-jun learned Korean from Seo Eun-hye, handed him his phone.

“It’s all about your name.”

Jack laughed as he spoke, and Seo-jun sat on the sofa and looked at his phone. 

The entertainment section of the portal site was filled with articles about Lee Seo-jun.

[Lee Seo-jun, the actor who helped the whale rescue operation?]

[Actor Lee Seo-jun! He saved a whale!]

[Why did actor Lee Seo-jun go to Mindman Beach?]

-Wow… I almost had a heart attack watching YouTube.

=22 I was wiping my tears at the heartwarming ending, and then my tears suddenly dried upㅋㅋ

=333 I was watching the video and saying, “Live well, whale.” And then suddenly it’s Seo-junㅋㅋ

-People seemed really surprised.

=The first person who recognized him grabbed his friend’s collarㅋㅋ

=But I would have been surprised too. I went to the beach for fun, and suddenly a whale appeared, and I was busy carrying buckets of water to save the whale, and then I realized that the person next to me was Lee Seo-junㅋㅋㅋ

=The person next to me was Lee Seo-junㅋㅋ

=I would have been shocked just by seeing himㅋㅋ let alone talking to him without knowing itㅋㅋ

-Why is it Lee Seo-jun? Isn’t he in America?

=Look at this. (link)

=…?? He saved a whale in America?!

“Hmm. The company must be crazy too.”

Seo-jun scratched his cheek.

He tried to hide it, but he was so focused on helping the whale that he failed to hide it perfectly.

“Jun, there’s an interview coming up.”

At Jack’s words, Seo-jun’s eyes turned to the TV.

The news showed Mindman Beach, where he had been just 40 minutes ago.

In the video, a California resident, a little boy and his parents were interviewed with excited faces. 

They were familiar faces.

“He was the first one to run to the whale.”

“I gave him a towel!”

The next one to appear was a black man.

“At first, I thought he was just an ordinary person, but his vibe changed gradually. I thought he looked familiar, but… Oh my God! It was Jun! I watched Escape so many times, how could I not recognize him!”

Seo-jun and Jack laughed at the caption that said [Tom/The first person who recognized Lee Seo-jun].

“As you can see in the video, if it wasn’t for Lee Seo-jun, we wouldn’t have been able to move so systematically. He made a shade for the whale, covered it with a towel, made a human ring and sprayed water with buckets.”

“He also seemed to have great stamina. I didn’t see him rest at all.”

Susan and her friends also gave interviews.

“They are all nice people.”

“Yeah.”

He was the most famous one and got the spotlight, but everyone who was there was a great hero.

-Do you have anything to say to Lee Seo-jun?

“Yes! Jun! The whale is going to SEA SAVER center!”

Susan said with a smile in the video. Seo-jun listened carefully to her voice.

“SEA SAVER center is open to the public and you can visit it! I hope you can see the whale again!”

***

The stormy day passed and the next day.

He got a call from Andaho in Korea.

A documentary?

-Yeah. They’re filming until the whale goes back to the sea.

“Hmm.”

Seo-jun tilted his head.

“But weren’t they filming a documentary already? Is it okay for me to show up suddenly?”

-So they’re thinking of releasing this documentary separately. They’re making two of them. The original one and the one with you in it.

SEA SAVER didn’t care as long as it had a good publicity effect, and ABS broadcasting station only cared about ratings and buzz.

-And SEA SAVER is one of the places where your fans donate on your birthday.

“Oh. Now that you mention it, I remember seeing it.”

Every year on Seo-jun’s birthday, Sae-sak donated to SEA SAVER.

Seo-jun thought about it.

It was a sudden filming, but it seemed okay.

He wanted to see the whale he saved go back to the sea as Susan said, and he wanted to look around SEA SAVER center that his fans donated to.

‘I think my fans would be proud to see the center they donated to in the video.’

It also seemed fun to film a different genre than movies or dramas, a documentary.

“Okay, hyung. I’ll do it. The documentary.”

-Okay. I’ll let them know right away. But the whale’s condition is not very bad, so they’re going to start filming right away. But it’s not going to be all day, so don’t worry.

“Okay.”

He didn’t have any plans for the next few days anyway.

Andaho and Kings Agency started to move. 

The ABS broadcasting station that was producing the documentary also released an article.

[Actor Lee Seo-jun, decided to film a documentary in America!]

[The story of the hero who saved a whale continues!]

[ABS’s special documentary! Actor Lee Seo-jun appears!]

-!! Seo-jun is filming a documentary?

-He couldn’t not do it, honestly.

=222 I think they could make a movie out of this material ㅎㅎ

=ㄴㄴ It’s too short for that. A documentary is more suitable.

-Seo-jun’s one cut is amazing. No one could recognize himㅋㅋ

=Just look at Working Manㅋㅋㅋ

-I don’t watch documentaries because they’re boring.

=22 But I think I have to watch this one.

-What is SEA SAVER?

***

“Wow. Team leader! Our center and Lee Seo-jun are the only topics on SNS!”

The SEA SAVER members were shocked by the sudden appearance of a Hollywood star and the reactions that followed.

“I thought people wouldn’t be interested in this kind of environmental protection story even if a Hollywood star appeared…”

“And the donations are pouring in too?”

They rained down from Korea like rain. 

The team members swallowed their saliva at the donations that were piling up in real time.

“…I feel kind of pressured.”

“Me too.”

SEA SAVER wondered what kind of person the star who received so much love from his fans was.

And the next day.

“Hello. I’m Lee Seo-jun.”

The Hollywood star, Lee Seo-jun, appeared at SEA SAVER center.