A script had arrived by email.
A script Britton Lee had sent himself.
‘Rampage.’
Han Seongtae knew what kind of work this script was.
Like Instinctive Rush, it was a work that told a racing story.
A film that contained crime, action, thriller, music and musical elements.
The Rampage that had been revealed to the world was an incredible work that drew ten million viewers in Korea alone.
And that work was now in Han Seongtae’s hands.
Even if it was not the full script but a sidescript.
Just the fact that a script for a work by actors he had admired in the past was in his hands made Han Seongtae’s feelings so overwhelming that he couldn’t put them into words.
“This is driving me crazy, seriously.”
Han Seongtae couldn’t help but let out a dry laugh as he looked at the script Britton Lee had sent.
He should have realized it from the moment Lee said he was going to shoot a new work.
At this point in time, there were only a few works Britton Lee could be making.
Realizing that fact late made him feel stupid.
‘Because I didn’t think I’d meet him.’
If it weren’t for Kim Cheolmin, he could never have met him.
At least three more years.
He was the kind of person Han Seongtae would only be able to meet after acting like crazy and going to Hollywood.
“Hoo…”
Han Seongtae let out a deep sigh and downloaded the script.
Why did the time it took to download feel so long?
One minute felt like a day, and one second felt like an hour.
—Download complete.
The moment he saw the notification that the script had downloaded, Han Seongtae opened it right away.
A script densely lined in English came into view.
From the characters to the plot.
It was all the content Han Seongtae already knew.
That made his heart pound even more.
‘Studying English really was the right choice.’
He used to wonder how often he’d ever have a reason to use English in his life.
If he hadn’t studied back then, he probably would have suffered quite a bit trying to translate this script.
No, maybe he wouldn’t have even been able to receive the script at all.
[‘The One Who Lives and Dies by Speed’ shows great interest in the script.]
[‘The One With a Thousand Faces’ casually says they could translate it for you.]
At the gods’ messages, Han Seongtae let out a small laugh.
Right, so what if he didn’t know English.
Beside him were great figures who had once dominated an era.
Han Seongtae slowly looked through the script.
Rampage is a film in the crime and action genre.
So it begins with the protagonist getting entangled with criminals.
He thought con artists were his friends, and because of that, he gets betrayed.
He loses his family and carries rage in his chest.
A story of achieving revenge, meeting friends, and coming to see them as family.
How strong of a shock had he received when he first watched this movie?
It was a film where a single scene, a single cut, gave Han Seongtae powerful inspiration.
‘I wanted to buy this script, but it was too expensive, so I couldn’t.’
Back then, not being able to get the script collection had been a lifelong regret.
And now, the fact that he got it this easily made him laugh.
[‘The One Who Made Laughter from Tragedy’ says it’s a very finely constructed story.]
[‘The Founder of Jeet Kune Do’ says this work makes his heart burn and clenches his fist.]
The gods who were looking through the script with Han Seongtae began reacting one by one.
They were admiring it as they read.
Han Seongtae was admiring it with them.
‘It’s incredible.’
The feeling is different when you see it as a movie and when you see it as a script.
In the script, even the detailed content you couldn’t know from the movie was written out thoroughly.
With this script, it felt like he could act joyfully.
Something overwhelming, and new every single day.
Yes, it felt like he could do that kind of hot, intense acting.
‘If I acted with this work, what role could I pull off?’
Han Seongtae looked at the script and thought about the acting he could do.
Just imagining it made the corners of his mouth twitch upward.
“What are you doing? We have to go shoot.”
“Ah.”
At Jung Dusik’s sudden voice, Han Seongtae let out a light exclamation.
His focus broke in an instant and he returned to reality.
‘Time already passed like this.’
He hadn’t even noticed time passing while reading the script.
He hadn’t even finished reading it yet.
“Let’s go. They’re waiting for you.”
“Yes, we should go.”
At Jung Dusik’s words, Han Seongtae smacked his lips with a regretful face and nodded.
“Just let me send a text.”
“A text? To who?”
“Someone I know. I’ll send it quickly and go.”
“Got it. It’s not urgent, so take your time.”
Han Seongtae nodded and moved his fingers.
A message to Britton Lee.
—I just looked at the script. It was really fun.
Britton Lee was busy, so he probably wouldn’t see the text right away.
Han Seongtae set his phone down to the side and headed toward Jung Dusik.
“Hyung, let’s go.”
“Oh, you’re already done?”
“Yes.”
Han Seongtae moved with Jung Dusik.
Buzzz.
Behind him, the smartphone buzzed briefly.
—Britton Lee: When are you free? I’d like to meet and talk.
A reply had arrived.
The final shoot of Haru.
Han Seongtae loosened up his whole body and climbed onto the set.
This time, it wasn’t a house, but a forest.
A chase scene in the forest with Yoon Heeyeon.
This is where Haru ends.
“Are you ready?”
“Yes, I’m ready.”
“I’m ready too.”
At Yeon Jaehun’s question, Han Seongtae and Seo Harin answered at the same time.
The others were the same as well.
At that, Yeon Jaehun smiled and nodded.
But only for a moment, Yeon Jaehun’s expression turned serious in an instant.
A professional look.
Han Seongtae also took a light deep breath at that sight.
[‘The One With a Thousand Faces’ says since it’s the last, pour everything out.]
[‘The Founder of Jeet Kune Do’ says you pour out your full power at the most dramatic moment.]
At their messages, Han Seongtae gave a small nod.
Even if the gods hadn’t said it, Han Seongtae planned to pull out everything he could do today.
Because it was the last.
To finish with a flourish, you have to act accordingly.
[‘The One Who Lives and Dies by Speed’ says to go now and pushes your back.]
His body shifted slightly forward.
Han Seongtae’s body lowered.
“…Action!”
With the director’s signal, Han Seongtae sprinted at full speed.
Toward Yoon Heeyeon, who had fled far ahead.
Choi Deoksu ran and ran like a hunting dog.
The distance that had been far narrowed in an instant.
As she drew closer and closer, Choi Deoksu lifted the axe high.
If he just swung it like this…
Bang!
From somewhere, something heavy like a big rock slammed into his body.
“…!”
Choi Deoksu, who had rolled on the ground, immediately regained his balance and got up.
The object that had just shoved him.
The owner of that attack was Nam Seowoo.
Nam Seowoo, whom he had thought was dead, was glaring at Choi Deoksu while bleeding heavily.
“Se-Seowoo?”
Yoon Heeyeon, who had stopped late, looked at him and shouted with a relieved face.
“Don’t stop, run!”
Toward her, Nam Seowoo shouted with all the strength he had.
Telling her to run away.
Telling her she must not stop.
At that voice, Yoon Heeyeon’s eyes shook.
Biting her lip tightly, she started running again.
Watching her, Choi Deoksu let out a sigh.
“If you can’t even get far anyway, you’re being such a bother.”
Yoon Heeyeon’s leg was injured.
Because Choi Deoksu had personally broken her ankle, no matter how she ran, she couldn’t escape his pursuit.
“If you were alive, you should’ve run. I don’t know what kind of guts you’ve got, doing this.”
Choi Deoksu took his eyes off Yoon Heeyeon and looked at Nam Seowoo.
Nam Seowoo’s body wasn’t normal.
He was bleeding, and one of his eyes looked swollen.
His face was pale, to the point that it was more surprising he hadn’t collapsed immediately.
“No matter if you’re lovers and all. Is love more important than your life?”
Choi Deoksu shook his head side to side as if he truly couldn’t understand, and moved his steps.
At his approach, Nam Seowoo didn’t retreat.
With his fist clenched tight, he glared at Choi Deoksu.
“Ah…… so from the start, you’re buying time.”
Watching him, Choi Deoksu understood one fact.
That Nam Seowoo was buying time.
That even if he ran away, he couldn’t live.
Nam Seowoo had bled too much, and the wounds on his body weren’t even survivable.
So he was buying time for Yoon Heeyeon to escape.
Because at least she had to live.
The moment he realized that, Choi Deoksu’s face twisted sharply.
“Annoying. Everything’s annoying. Just die.”
Choi Deoksu was simply annoyed.
He didn’t know where this irritation was coming from.
But he wanted to relieve this feeling quickly.
Choi Deoksu raised the axe and charged at Nam Seowoo.
Whooosh, whuung!
“Die, you son of a bitch!”
Choi Deoksu screamed and swung the axe wildly.
It looked like he was swinging recklessly, but each and every movement was an intentional action.
Crunch.
Nam Seowoo couldn’t hold out long and dropped to his knees.
“You’re going to die anyway, so why are you being such a bother?”
Choi Deoksu clicked his tongue and moved his steps.
Behind him, Nam Seowoo collapsed.
Looking in the direction Yoon Heeyeon had run, he muttered.
‘Run.’
Hoping his voice would reach her.
Nam Seowoo wished deeply, and lost consciousness.
“Where did you go, our cutie.”
Choi Deoksu wandered through the forest.
Following the blood Yoon Heeyeon left behind, he walked and walked.
She couldn’t run far.
Unless Nam Seowoo had bought her more than an hour of time.
The time Nam Seowoo bought, collapsing in less than thirty minutes, meant nothing to Yoon Heeyeon.
“Here you are.”
The last tree where a single stream of blood ended.
Choi Deoksu leaned his head out with a vicious smile.
“…Huh?”
His eyes widened at the sight of nothing there.
Stab.
A kitchen knife pierced into his neck.
“…Huh?”
Choi Deoksu’s eyes shook.
His body lost strength and fell.
“Die, dieee!”
Yoon Heeyeon stabbed Choi Deoksu’s body wildly.
Stabbing and stabbing again.
Even after he was dead, she kept stabbing, then threw the knife off to the side.
“…”
Staring blankly at the corpse, Yoon Heeyeon staggered forward.
A trail of blood followed along her steps.
“Cut!”
And so the final shoot of Haru ended.
“Everyone worked so hard. Until the very end, really…… good work.”
At Yeon Jaehun’s words, Han Seongtae smiled.
The filming of Haru, long if long, short if short.
During that period, everyone had grown close.
“Seongtae, you were so good until the very end. To the point it’s such a shame that this is the last shoot.”
“You worked hard too, Director.”
“Next time, we’ll see each other at the presentation.”
At Yeon Jaehun’s words, Han Seongtae smiled and nodded.
After parting with him.
Han Seongtae moved his steps and returned to his spot.
And just like that, the filming of Haru ended.
“Huh?”
Han Seongtae’s eyes widened as he lifted his phone and looked at the screen.
Somehow, it feels like a new day is about to begin.
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