Aren took in a long, deep breath and cald down.
’I need to think of how to rise in status and power so that I can achieve my revenge!’
[Ding!]
[Ding!]
Aren then noticed the sound he had been ignoring up till now.
"Alright. That confirms it." He turned to the screen. "This system is real."
[Of course I’m real!]
Aren nodded with an amused expression.
"Then..." he narrowed his eyes, "what can you do?"
[Host, I can help you beco the greatest actor in the world!]
"How?" Aren asked, interested in the offer.
The system didn’t answer imdiately.
Instead, the screen changed, shimring in the empty space before his eyes.
Then the voice ca, accompanying the text.
[This is your status window.]
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Na –> Aren Frost
Age –> 22
Appearance –> C–
Acting –> F
Charm –> D
Fa –> E–
Athleticism –> D
Reputation –> F
Hidden Stat (locked)
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[You will receive Fa Points for increase in fa and reputation through your acting.]
[You can use these points to increase your other attributes.]
Aren nodded in understanding as he studied the status window.
"This appearance is only C–?" Aren was stunned.
The face he saw was already handso. It was good enough to lead a drama.
"Maybe it also includes the body’s shape," Aren guessed, looking down at his body.
His belly had extra fat, and his hands were lean without defined muscles.
He understood that the original Aren had been sitting in his room for the past year without doing any exercise.
Moreover, judging from the cup noodles’ mountain in his room, he wasn’t eating healthy either.
It was already a miracle that he wasn’t in worse shape.
His face was also less defined than in his idol days.
His focus then went to fa.
"E–?" He frowned. "Isn’t Aren already famous?"
"Maybe the system only takes good fa into account." He guessed. "Not many are his fans, after all."
He didn’t find anything wrong with the other attributes.
"So?..." He turned to the screen and asked, "How do I increase my acting ability?"
Aren understood that if he wanted to act, the first and foremost thing he required was acting ability.
Without it, he was useless.
[By acting.]
Aren frowned at that answer, but before he could protest, his phone rang.
On top was the na, Mikhail - AD.
Aren picked up the call and brought the phone to his ear.
"Where are you, Aren?" The voice yelled. "Your shot begins in two hours!"
’Huh?’ Aren was confused.
"What shot?" he asked politely.
"Hey, don’t joke with !" The voice ca frustrated. "You have already taken the advance."
Aren was getting more and more confused.
"At least tell the address?" Aren requested as politely as he could.
"Didn’t you get the details on your LinkChat?" Mikhail sighed. "Do you want to send it again?"
Aren winced in embarrassnt as he said softly, "Yes, please."
"Alright." Mikhail muttered hurriedly, "But you better reach the set in under two hours."
The call ended, and a ssage beeped on his phone.
He opened LinkChat and checked the ssage.
There were previous ssages from Mikhail as well and details about his scene.
However, the first thing he focused on was the address. He had to reach it in two hours.
’Lobera city private hospital’
He called a taxi through the app, wore a mask and a cap, and rushed out.
It took him around one and a half hours to reach the hospital.
Once Aren reached the set, he was t with curious gazes.
Mikhail ca and welcod him.
He was a man in his late twenties, with ssy red hair and crimson brown eyes.
"Good, you are here." He let out a sigh of relief.
He pointed to the makeup room and instructed, "Go and get your makeup done."
"Also, here is the script."
Mikhail handed him the two-scene script and went to speak with the director.
Aren went to the makeup room and sat down, letting the makeup artist do her job.
After his makeup was done, he was taken to the costu section, where a tailored black suit, white shirt, dark trousers, and a gray tie were fitted on his body.
He appeared mature and older than his current age, almost like he was in his late twenties.
anwhile, he read the script. It only had his scenes and a simple backstory to make his job easier.
The drama na was To Your Heart, streaming on Axisplay, a low-tier streaming platform.
To Your Heart was a romance/thriller drama. It was a drama about two school friends who studied at the sa university, did the sa major, and took the sa career in the sa firm.
They both beco reporters in the sa network, and then cos the usual banter and enemies-to-lovers trope.
Aren was playing a side character who makes his appearance in the last five minutes of the finale episode.
Since this was a weekly drama, all the episodes had aired except the final episode, which they were shooting for.
In this episode, the heroine is attacked by the villain, a businessman who has committed nurous cris to reach his current position.
Both the hero and heroine investigates his cris along the way, and when the villain finds out about this, he decides to make them disappear.
The hero survives the attack, but the heroine was not so lucky. She slipped into a coma, trapped between recovery and death.
Aren was playing a man who had loved her quietly since childhood. A lawyer who would later beco the male lead’s ally in hunting down the villain in season two.
The scene was his entrance in the final scenes to keep his character a mystery.
A mysterious entrance.
A perfect hook to keep viewers waiting for the next season.
Aren read the scene and instantly paled.
’I don’t know... how to act.’ He rembered.
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