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The premiere of Kyungsung Lady received mixed reactions.

Though the film had recently generated buzz, Director Baek Min's works were known to be divisive.

Artistic merit, creative direction—while these were valuable aspects, his films often lacked mainstream appeal.

That was the general perception of Baek Min's films.

Some actors sought out roles in his projects due to their artistic value, but most commercially driven actors tended to avoid them.

"This time, it's different. I'm telling you."
"You said that last time, too."
"But this time, an American actor took interest! Japan even proposed a simultaneous release!"
"Yeah, yeah, which is exactly why we're here."

Film critic Kang Yuseok responded indifferently to his colleague, Lee Seokhoon's passionate words.

It wasn’t that he undervalued Baek Min’s work.

If anything, he held it in high regard.

His indifference stemmed from a different reason.

"Did he try to force commercial appeal into it?"

Baek Min wasn’t the type to direct commercial films.

Of that, Kang Yuseok was certain.

"It looks like he managed to balance things well at the request of investors… but."

The idea that Japan had genuinely shown such keen interest in the film?

He found that hard to believe.

All because of one actor?

That made no sense.

Even more absurd was the claim that a Hollywood legend had made a cameo appearance.

"Just how much money did they pour into this?"

"And even Lee Sangsoo?"

He had heard that Kyungsung Lady initially struggled to secure investors, leading to delays in production.

But now, it didn’t seem like that was the case at all.

Had a major investor swooped in at the last minute?

"I have my suspicions about Jo Sehee’s connections."

There had been recent industry rumors.

Whispers that Jo Sehee was the daughter of a conglomerate family.

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