Darkness that pierces through the human heart

  Yoon Hyun suddenly became busy with promotions for his new drama.

  It's just that several things happened at the same time, so it was busy.

  On New Year's Day, January 1st, Yoon Hyun put the concert version of "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" recorded at the company's recording studio online.

  With the impressive performance of "Infinite Challenge" at MBC Entertainment Awards, this song that has been rumored since July finally revealed its true face and instantly became a keyword for people just like "Yoon Eun-hye Yoon Hyun".

  Yoon Hyun immediately uploaded and released the song's audio source on Melon.

  Loen, who has already gotten used to making money through music downloads, is also very pleased with Yoon Hyun's approach. For them, this method of creating an album without any initial investment and then selling it through channels is much more relaxing and enjoyable.

  Then, as expected, "The Brightest Star in the Sky" topped the download chart...

  However, this one didn't last too long. Just less than a week later, with the broadcast of a drama, a song from that drama directly overtook "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" with an even more arrogant attitude.

  The drama is "Quick Sword Hong Gil-dong" which started airing on the second day of the new year, and the song is "If" sung by Kim Tae-yeon.

  Looking at this situation, Yoon Hyun also had no choice but to smile bitterly.

  But on the internet, it's far more than just a bitter smile.

  Those who understand music can naturally distinguish that this song, whether it's the lyrics or melody, is just mediocre. What really makes this song so touching is the singer's understanding of the song and the producer's control over the music. Or, more directly, tailor-made.

  One is the only signboard artist of Loen Entertainment, one is the leader of the girl group promoted by the company, and with keywords that are still at the top of search rankings, it's impossible for Yoon Hyun to have any rumors with Kim Tae-yeon, but this doesn't mean people won't imagine more possibilities.

  Yoon Hyun had to issue a statement online, explaining that he only submitted the song to the production team and that the choice of singer was up to the director. On the other hand, he also highly praised the director's discerning eye, Taeyeon's perfect performance, and Yoo Young-jin's outstanding composition.

  Subsequently, the company issued a statement in Yu Yongzhen's name, explaining that the recording was made at Yu Yongzhen's invitation to Yin Xian to participate together, and Yin Xian played a crucial role in the recording. Then, in Yu Yongzhen's personal name, he highly praised Yin Xian's music and his understanding of music.

  Seeing two families so tacitly punching in combination, all kinds of gossip also disappeared.

  But "Rubbles" also started its long-term dominance of various music download sites...

  However, if there is anything in common between these two songs, it is that they have both brought a considerable income to Yin Xiang.

  Yoon Hyun donated the profits from "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" under the name of "Infinite Challenge".

  Finally, on the occasion of the festival and also Yoon Hyun's birthday, his big screen work "The Pursuer" is about to be officially released.

  Yin Xian is now staring blankly at the phone.

  Tonight is the premiere of "The Chaser". Following tradition, Yoon Hyun can invite some friends to participate together, on one hand helping his friends gain some exposure, and on the other hand using these friends' popularity to help promote the movie's reputation.

  It's a win-win situation.

  But now Yin Xian is worried.

  He didn't know who he had invited.

  My own sister must be invited. Taehui sister? I guess as a movie actress, she should also support this event. Eunhye? She should come, although the recent scandal made the two people a bit awkward.

  Others, Yoon Hyun really got a little drummed up.

  From his personal perspective, Xian Jing, Bao Lan and Li Zhi Xian are must-invite guests. However, after the previous invitation to perform "Gangnam Style" together was rejected by Li Zhi Xian, Yoon Hyun is also being cautious, in case he gets rejected again, it would be quite embarrassing.

  Other friends... Yeon Hee really wanted to invite the Infinite Challenge MCs, but in Korea's entertainment circle, comedians are at the bottom of the hierarchy. Although Yoo Jae-seok is already a well-deserved national MC, will he refuse to come because he's worried that he won't get the respect he deserves after arriving?

  Others... Yoon Hyun really didn't think of who he must invite for sure.

  Yoon Hyun finally felt that he didn't have any friends in the entertainment industry...

  So Yin Xian stayed here like this.

  The phone suddenly rang, and Yeon-hyeon, who was lost in thought, jumped in surprise, almost dropping her phone.

  "Hello." Yin Xian didn't even look to see who was calling and answered directly.

  "Uncle... oppa! What are you busy with?" Upon hearing this distinctive greeting, Yun Hyun immediately reacted, it was that Lin Yuner who had a pair of beautiful eyes.

  "Yoon-ah... how did you think of calling me?"

  "Uncle, I've been waiting for your call all this time. You're really disappointing me."

  "Disappointed? Disappointed about what?"

  "Movies, movies! Isn't today the premiere of your movie, Uncle? You didn't even call to invite me to watch it! I'm the one who accompanied you step by step from being an extra to becoming a leading man now! You're really ungrateful!" Lin Yuner said with some indignation.

  "I... wasn't it because I was afraid you wouldn't give me face, so I didn't dare to call?" Yun Xian chuckled, actually he really hadn't thought of inviting Lin Yuner at all.

  "Alright, I can feel your sincerity." Lin Yun'er was very satisfied with Yoon Hyun's reaction. "We'll go tonight."

  "Are you... Girls' Generation? All 9 of you are coming?" Yoon Hyun was taken aback.

  "What? Not welcome?" Another voice came from the phone, and Yoon Hyun recognized it as Kim Tae-yeon. It seemed that this girl was in a state of hysteria...

  "It's not, I didn't expect you to give me so much face! I'm too honored!" Yoon Hyun showed a very excited expression.

  "Well, that's about right. See you then." Lin Yun'er hung up the phone with satisfaction.

  Since the phone was connected, Yoon Hyun simply started making calls. As expected, his sister had already prepared to attend and was now struggling with which skirt to wear.

  And Kim Tae-hee? She's currently helping her sister with matchmaking...

  Yoon Eun-hye also readily accepted Yoon Hyun's invitation.

  Then Yin Xian gritted his teeth and dialed Liu Zai Shi's phone.

  Contrary to Yoon Hyun's expectations, Liu Zaishi readily accepted the invitation and expressed that he would also notify other members of Infinite Challenge to attend together.

  Yoon Hyun felt a surge of emotions as he suddenly felt confident.

  However, what followed was that Ham Eun-jung, Jeon Bo-ram, and Lee Ji-hyun all declined Yun Hyun's invitation... The reasons were different, but the meaning was the same: We may be acquaintances, but we won't go to this gathering to bother you... Especially Jeon Bo-ram had been persuaded by Yun Hyun, but when he heard that Lim Yoon-a was going, he immediately refused bluntly, saying he wanted to keep in line with Lee Ji-hyun...

  This hurt Yoon Hyun very much.

  Finally, without asking for her opinion at all, Li Zhenen was dragged onto the car by Yin Xian just like his small luggage. Although Li Zhenen kept muttering that she had plans to practice something tonight, the smile that was about to burst out of her eyes was clearly at odds with what she said.

  Because it was a movie premiere, Yoon Hyun's outfit was very formal in a tailored black tuxedo.

  Although dressed in a little evening dress, Li Zhi-en knew that she didn't have the qualifications to walk the red carpet yet, so she quietly slipped into the movie theater by herself.

  The one who walked the red carpet with Yoon Hyun is Kim Tae-hee, who has been doing the best in the film industry among Yoon Hyun's friends so far.

  Escorted by Korea's No.1 beauty on the red carpet, Yoon Hyun's smile on his face was truly heartfelt.

  "Xiao Xian, you're laughing so happily today." Jin Tai Xi also saw the sincerity in Yun Xian's smile.

  "Wow, I'm walking the red carpet with Taehee sister and I'm the main character, this feeling is just too great! I didn't even dare to dream of such a day!" Yoon Hyun smiled and responded to the reporter's photo request in a low voice.

  "You weren't so smooth-tongued before, looks like you've also learned to be bad in the entertainment circle!" Although the words were said with a sarcastic tone, there's no woman who doesn't like being flattered, even if this woman is Korea's number one beauty.

  "It's just that it's hard to find someone in the entertainment industry who can speak the truth, so I can only say this to Taehee unnie." Yoon Hyun smiled.

  "I think Eun-hye is pretty good, although she's three years older than you... but that's not too much..." Kim Tae-hee started to mischievously entwine the red thread.

  "My good sister, don't talk nonsense. Others look down on me because of Elder Sister's kindness." As the two reached the end of the red carpet, Yoon Hyun also quickly cut off the conversation, as it was almost time for the scheduled interview.

  "What do you have to say about this movie, Yoon Hyun?" The MC hosting the premiere was a pretty girl who had probably met Yoon Hyun before but didn't have any deep impression of him, and she was likely an actress too.

  "I just want to say, the character I play in the movie is a thorough villain, but I myself am actually a kind and good person, hope that after watching the movie later on, no one will throw eggs at me... haha..."

  "It seems that Yoon Hyun-ji has a lot of confidence in her performance! Kim Tae-hee, what are your expectations for Yoon Hyun-ji and this movie?"

  "Yoon Hyun-ji is my very, very close younger brother. I'm happy to see him play the male lead in this movie. I have high expectations for his performance. If he's playing a villain, I think it should be a natural fit." Kim Tae-hee joked, and the MC interviewing her laughed along.

  Just as the two were being interviewed, the red carpet suddenly became lively.

  "Hyun-se!" Hearing such a shout, Yun Hyon knew that it was Yun Eun-hye who had arrived.

  "Go ahead, go and meet your eternal benefactor!" Kim Tae-hee let go of Yun Hyeon's hand and pushed him towards Yun Eun-hye.

  "Do you think I don't dare?" Looking at Kim Tae-hee's narrow eyes, Yun Hyun was a bit annoyed and walked directly towards Yoon Eun-hye.

  "What are you doing, Yoon Hyun?" Looking at Yoon Hyun walking towards her, Yun Eun Hye's smile stiffened.

  "It's okay, I'll go pick up my sister." With that, he directly took the arm of Yoon Ji-hye, who was walking beside Yoon Eun-hye without much presence.

  "Stinky boy!" Yoon Ji-hye couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

  After this little joke, Yoon Hyun arranged for his manager Kim Soo-yeon to bring in three women he couldn't mess with, while he himself stood next to the MC waiting to greet his friends.

  The next batch of arrivals were Yoon Hyun's friends, led by Liu Zai Shi, along with several MCs from Infinite Challenge. Haha, who is about to enlist in March, may have made his last public appearance, and having cut off his signature long hair for a standard short haircut, looked more spirited than before.

  "During the filming of this movie, Yoon Hyun also participated in the recording of the national standard dance special of 'Infinite Challenge'. So we are very clear that Yoon Hyun paid a lot for this movie. Especially after the last shot of this movie was finished, on the second day when we were recording the special feature of the shooting schedule, originally Yoon Hyun was supposed to come and shoot together, but looking at him sitting in a wheelchair unable to walk, so he didn't appear in front of the camera that episode." Liu Zaishi spoke quickly as usual during the interview.

  "What about you, Park Myung-soo? What are your expectations for Yoon Hyun's performance in this movie?" MC directed the question to Park Myung-soo again.

  "I really want to see that fight scene between Yoon Hyun-ji and Kim Yun-seok, I'm curious how Kim Yun-seok beat up Yoon Hyun-ji so badly... I have one thing to say about this..." With a serious face, he said to the camera: "Well done!"

  Then several MCs burst out laughing together.

  Just as several Infinite Challenge MCs were chatting, a commotion broke out on the red carpet again.

  "Girls' Generation!" Zheng Junhe got excited first.

  "What's got you so excited?" Yun Xian was a bit speechless.

  "I'm their fan!" Zheng Junhe was still very excited.

  "You just purely like pretty girls, huh?" Park Myung-soo looked at Jung Joon-ha with disdain, "Just like Roh Hong-cheol."

  Lu Hongzhe on the other side helplessly opened his mouth. Since he sang "Girl", almost all topics related to girls in "Infinite Challenge" would end with him...

  Originally, according to Yoon Hyun's intention, the person in charge of guiding would bring these few men into the venue and then greet the 9 Lolita members of Girls' Generation himself, but these six old men were stuck here like nails...

  Then 9 girls came to the stage, and suddenly it became very crowded here.

  Helpless Yoon Hyun gave up his position to the MC hosting the ceremony and stood aside, watching as several of his companions, who seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, harassed or interviewed Girls' Generation...

  Finally, it was because of the next leading actress Xu Yingji's appearance on the red carpet that Yin Xian led this group of people into the screening hall.

  "Yoon Hyun oppa, congratulations!" Xuan Xian still found an opportunity to say a word to Yoon Hyun.

  "Thank you Xuan Xi!" Yin Xian had always had a good impression of this straightforward girl.

  As for the other members of Girls' Generation, they hardly had any chance to have a separate conversation with Yoon Hyun, and Lim Yoona even almost forgot what she was there for...

  Because Yoon Hyun is the least experienced in the lead role, he was also the first to appear on the red carpet. After entering the screening room with his friends, Yoon Hyun still had some time to express his gratitude to his friends who came to support him.

  As the director took the stage, the premiere officially began.

  Unlike many popular performances' premieres, director Roh Hong-chun set up a few chairs and invited Yoon Hyun-ji, Kim Yun-seok, and Xu Ying-qi onto the stage, then had the host MC conduct an interview-style conversation before the premiere.

  At this time, Yoon Hyun-ji only knew that the female MC's name was Song Ji-hyo. Then she remembered that she had acted with Yoon Eun-hye in "Princess Hours", no wonder Kim Tae-hee was teasing her just now and she was instigating on the side...

  The interview was very technical, always talking about the origins of script creation, some things that wanted to be expressed in the movie, and some insights from the actors' performances.

  The 30-minute interview ended and the movie started screening.

  "Ji-eun, if you feel uncomfortable at any moment, just go out," Yoon Hyun suddenly remembered something and said to Lee Ji-eun sitting next to him: "This movie was originally prohibited for those under 19 years old. You're still young, some scenes might be a bit..."

  "It's okay, there's oppa by my side." Li Zhen's mood is particularly good today. Because she found that the two people sitting next to Yoon Hyun are herself and Yoon Ji Hye, Yoon Ji Hye is Yoon Hyun's own sister! She originally had such a high status in Yoon Hyun's heart!

  "Anyway, after watching the movie for a while, if you still think so, it's fine." Yoon Hyun said with some speechlessness.

  The movie is unfolding on the screen bit by bit. From the very beginning, this oppressive story has captured the hearts of the audience present.

  Finally, the movie welcomed its first scene, Yoon Hyun brought a faint smile in the midst of a group of police officers telling a story.

  Even watching his own performance, Yoon Hyun felt a chill run down his spine, let alone others.

  The most direct manifestation is that Lee Ji-eun, who had been a little afraid of holding Yoon Hyun's hand due to the gloomy movie color and music, withdrew her own hand.

  It's all over. This child has psychological trauma now. Yoon Hyun thought with a tinge of sadness.

  As the plot unfolds, the police's incompetence and the Englishman's cunning have led the audience present to a state of near despair.

  At last, a glimmer of hope appeared - Meizhen wasn't dead! She had escaped!

  The already extremely suppressed audience even let out one or two long sighs.

  Yin Xian heard it and couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. What is tragedy? Tragedy is when something beautiful is destroyed before your eyes.

  So when Mei Zhen fell into Ying Min's hands again because of the grocery store owner, the whole scene was silent.

  The plot further unfolds. Just before the final showdown between Yeong-min and Choong-ho, a sweeping shot catches Mi-ja's head appearing in the fish tank, prompting Eun-hyeon to hear some gasps and muffled cries.

  Then, the plot entered the final...

  As the subtitles rose, the lights in the projection hall lit up, and the whole audience fell into a dead silence.

  Yoon Hyun naturally knew why and looked at the director sitting not far away, then met eyes with Kim Yoon-seok who was also looking at him on the other side.

  Just as the two leads decided to stand up together through eye contact, the first applause sounded from somewhere in the auditorium.

  Then applause immediately filled the entire auditorium.

  In the midst of prolonged applause, director Luo Hongzhen finally stood up from his seat where he had been sitting since the screening ended and came onto the stage to give a deep bow to the still applauding audience.

  Yoon Hyun and Kim Yoon-seok, who had already stood up, stood in their own positions and applauded together with all their might.