Rebirth: King to Superstar

[Well let's first start with the audition you have coming up then. Based on the movies you saw and the acting of that Heavenly king Dongbang Jea, you are far from being the best at acting even after your past life. Especially now, because you haven't even regained your former touch in acting and you were only able to shine in that drama today because of the small role and the rest of the actors being horrible.]

Hearing its suggestion, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow because most of it was true. He was only able to shine because of the small role and the rest of the students being terrible at acting. But he felt like his acting was normal again, but this system is telling it isn't.

"Well, so you are saying that this audition is going to be tough for me?"

[Yes, I do think there is more of a chance of them rejecting you. I mean think about it. You have only ever acted in dramas or live plays and never ever heard of movies till recently. So even if you were able to bring out your best in that audition, they might not choose you over an A-listed actor in a 20 million dollar movie. It will be tough.]

[But I don't think you need to be let down because of my speculation. My predictions aren't yet that accurate. I mean, humans are very weird, so who knows you might get selected. But this is also a nice measurement scale for you at the present moment. You will get a grasp of the industry standards and can improve from there.]

Joon-won kept nodding as he heard its explanation. Even though he was extremely confident in his own acting, it didn't mean others would find his acting good enough, especially when he is up against an already established movie star.

"Well, for now, let's do our best and see how things roll out." Coming to a conclusion after a long talk with the system, he felt hungry.

As he stood up, his phone rang, and it was the supermarket's owner. Taking the call, he heard Gim Da on the other side.

"Joon-won, your acting was fantastic today. You are really good at it. Did you pass the test?"

"Yes, manager, I did pass the exam. And how do you know about my acting? Did you guys come to the exam?"

"Yes, we did come to the exam, me, Seonu, Gah Soo, and even Eum Kyung came cause he wanted to see how good you are. We all are surprised by your acting. Anyway, now that you passed let's have a party, don't worry, I'm going to give it. So come to the store in 10 minutes." And the call got cut. Joon-won looked at the phone before going to his room and changing his clothes.

After 2 minutes he came out of the house wearing a hoodie and pair of shorts. He quickly made his way towards the supermarket and saw a few people already waiting for him before the shop. It was Gim Da and the rest. Seonu was the first to notice him and started waving his hand. The high school kid couldn't wait to go out and eat.

"Ah, you are finally here. We were getting bored waiting for you."

"Your acting was fun, I enjoyed it."

"Senior, your University is so big. Too bad I'm not into arts."

The first to speak was Gah Soo, followed by Eum Kyung and Seonu Hwan. He nodded and gave a short reply to all three of them before turning towards Gim Da, who was going to give the party.

"Well, then now that you are here let's go and have dinner. There is a good barbecue place nearby, we can have some beer and meat. No beer for you, Seonu." He turned around and started walking after shutting down the high schooler's sudden enthusiasm.

As the rest followed him on the street, Joon-won received a text and took out his phone. It was about his bank account getting credited with 25000 Kros. Seeing the message he knew it was from Jung-hwa, he expected to receive it after she goes back to town tomorrow, but the girl just had to complete it.

He sent her a quick text thanking her before keeping the phone back inside the pocket and turned to Gim Da.

"Boss, why don't I give the party tonight. I have money on me tonight." He didn't want to be a burden and now that he got the money from Jung-hwa, he could pay for it.

Gim Da didn't even bother to turn his head around when he heard him and waved his hand before replying, "Don't talk about it. I already decided to give a party to celebrate your acting. Save yourself some money, you are still young. You can give us a party when you land a role."

Joon-won could only give up after getting completely ignored a couple more tries. They finally reached a small restaurant, and Gim Da turned around.

"This is the place I have been talking about. Don't judge it by how it looks now. I ate here even in middle school and high school. It's a family-run business, and it's been going on for 3 generations. Right now the owner is my friend who I used to go to school with." and went in.

The rest looked at each other before shrugging and following the man in. The boss was paying and he said this place was good, so they had o trust him at least a little bit.

The shop was relatively small, with a few tables and chairs. The boss was already at the counter ordering some beef while chatting with another middle-aged man who was wearing an apron.