Action Boys Page #7

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Like Jin-seock's mom said,

they are not easy to find.

Sung-il SHIN

Jin-Seock KWAK

7-4.

Action!

The tatami sequence,

the highlight of the film.

It is said to be

the coolest scene in the film.

Behind the brilliant action

we can guess the many broken bones

and ligaments of the stuntmen.

Their repeated movements and

pain of injury

are rewarded

with audience applause

and their efforts transformed

into pure action.

One, two, three!

There is someone who craved

such hardship but couldn't get it.

He is Yong-seong, who impersonated

Jackie Chan at his audition.

He is preparing to take

the teacher exam.

I go to the library first thing

and study all day long.

It's like torture.

Absolute torture.

If you think about it,

it's hard work.

No sleep.

Going back and forth to set.

Jin-seock and Gui-duck...

They seem to think

it's this or death.

I'm jealous.

Is Moon-cheol's singing career

going well?

Honestly,

my mom and dad said to me

"Be a teacher, be a teacher!"

"That's a useless way of life.

A life of a bum. Don't do it."

But I... I want a dream.

I want to go for my dream.

But if I say that, they reply

no one does

what they want in life.

Public service.

It's safe and good.

It's just like in the army.

The safe jobs are the best!

In high school, what do you know

of drinking or girls?

Now that I do know,

it's hard to do without.

Does Gui-duck have a girlfriend?

Jin-seock doesn't have one,

right?

That's right. When you do stunts,

you have no time to meet girls.

Assistant Director: Jeanne LEE

It's autumn.

Don't you feel lonely...

...or miss a girlfriend?

A girlfriend?

Of course I do.

But this job makes it very hard

to keep a girlfriend.

Do you want me to fix you up

with someone?

A fix-up?

Even if we're fixed up

with someone,

it usually doesn't work out.

We go away a lot and...

Excuse me.

Yes, director.

I was fixed up once

a long time ago...

But if I get called

while on a date...

I'd have to go even

in the middle of a date.

Is he hurt bad?

I should get there around 5.

I'll call again

once I reach llsan.

What happened?

One of my colleagues got hurt

while doing a car stunt.

Then you're going to

do it instead? That car stunt?

Yes. It seems like it.

I need to go right away.

Shall we talk in the car?

Sure.

I'm thinking this question

should've already been asked.

What made you become a stuntman?

Any particular event, episode,

or fundamental moment?

- Let's talk across the street.

- Okay.

Gui-duck!

Oh my God!

Are you okay, Gui-duck?

Did you see that?

Are you really okay?

I don't get hurt easily!

I think it was 5 years ago...

The same thing happened.

I had an accident in Daegu.

I just got up

like nothing happened.

He said that he became a stuntman

due to this knack of not getting hurt.

How did you get into car stunts?

Sung-il!

Oh God!

Is that guy okay?

Shouldn't we go and check?

You saw that, right?

The exact same thing

happened before.

I was perfectly fine

that time too.

So I thought,

this is also a talent.

That's how I ended up

in car stunts.

Sung-il was going to China to work on

"The Good, The Bad, And The Weird".

Since he'd be there for a while,

the guys had

a small farewell party.

If I'm lucky, I'll make over

10 grand this month.

Really?

I don't do this for the money.

Even when I was hurt...

I ripped my cast off

and went to work.

When you hear Gui-duck talk...

Someone who doesn't know better

might think he's cool

but to me...

This guy is just dumb!

- Look how dumb!

- What I'm saying is...

Look here... And here...

Ultimately, the star

of the night was Gui-duck.

My mom and dad got divorced.

Over some terrible things.

So I really f***in' hated my dad.

Even back then.

I was afraid of him.

And I hated him. I was like that.

"Gui-duck, who do you want

to live with? Mom or dad?"

I felt like if I went with mom,

I wouldn't even be able

to graduate school properly.

In any case,

dad was financially better off.

Cause he could work

and make money.

Even in first grade,

I was thinking that.

The first grade.

I was filled to here with

wanting to live with mom.

But thinking of that, I said

"I'll go with dad."

Every kid says easily,

"Mom, give me a quarter."

But not me.

Not with what happened to me.

One day, my stepmom just left,

taking her kids.

I was playing in the playground.

I could see her going with

her kids carrying big bags.

I ran hard to catch up.

I caught up with her and

I can only remember

saying one thing,

the one thing I said to her,

"Mom, give me a quarter."

That's all I said to her.

But she said

she didn't even have that.

One or two years later,

mom and dad got back together.

The fact that I can work hard

and get paid for my work...

I couldn't be happier!

He's never said that in

all the times we've talked.

At the smallest thing, it's been

"F***! This is crap! I'm gonna quit!"

That's what he always says.

That's what I always say. My words.

He's imitating me right now.

What I always say is...

"Gui-duck. I'm having

the best time right now."

This is how Jin-seock stopped

Gui-duck's monologue.

But a phone call stops Jin-seock.

It is Kyung-tae,

stunt director of

Standing on the "Edge of a Sword".

He is now a guard at

Incheon International Airport.

He makes plans to see Sung-il nearby

the airport on the day he leaves.

Next year, I'll try boxing

in the Contender

or what is it...

the amateur games.

Next month, my baby will be born.

I'll buy a camera to take pretty

baby pictures and make albums.

It's just a prenatal name...

Zanga. I call the baby, Zanga.

See you later! Bye!

The interview was conducted

on his way to work

because he didn't have time.

He looked very happy

talking about the baby.

Two hours after Kyung-tae's

short interview,

Sung-il arrived.

Let's check one more time!

First to Shanghai, then onto a bus...

I'm really worried for you.

Don't worry!

He's not a child!

I'm sure Jin-seock and Gui-duck are

betting I'll become a missing child.

Sung-il has a terrible

sense of direction.

He has to transfer flights once

and then take a bus for 2 hours.

His destination

is nearby the Silk Road.

Will he make it?

That night... The moonlight

was particularly gloomy.

Sh*t! He's finally become

an international missing child!

He says he's alone in Shanghai!

"So things are going bad."

Crap!

"I think I missed the transfer

while playing Nintendo."

He says they're in a bad mood

because he didn't show up.

They must've gotten the news

that Sung-il's alone in Shanghai.

I mean...

How can he so be predictably lost

even in a foreign country?

We can't do anything about it.

That's who he is.

Apparently,

they're in a foul mood.

Even Sye-jin didn't make

this kind of trouble.

At Jin-seock's words,

Byung-gil is reminded of Sye-jin.

Thus he goes to see him

in a few days.

Seogwipo Port in Jeju

Approx 6 AM

Sye-jin returned to Jeju

with a firm resolution.

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