From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show

"Not now, though," June said as soon as Director Oh agreed to his plan.

"Let me finish the filming of my movie first, then I'll come back here on my own accord."

Dr. Oh pursed his lips in disappointment but eventually nodded in agreement.

"You better keep your word," Dr. Oh said.

"You have my promise," June said.

With that, he finally left Dr. Oh's office.

As he arrived at the first floor, however, he suddenly felt himself getting lightheaded, with the world spinning around him. His eyes widened in surprise as he quickly placed his hand on the cold, hard wall before leaning against it.

The world was still spinning, so he closed his eyes to stabilize himself.

"What is happening?" he muttered, still leaning against the wall for support.

Truth be told, this was the second time that his dizzy spells happened. The first time was when his dating scandal broke out, so he attributed it to the stress he felt at that time. It seemed like he was getting stressed and fatigued because of everything that was going on, which was why the dizzy spell came back.

"Goodness," June muttered. "Fu, I really need some of your health potions right now."

However, Fu didn't respond, making him shake his head.

He slowly opened his eyes to see if the world was still spinning. Fortunately, it no longer wasn't, so June stood straight and stretched his neck.

Then, from his peripheral vision, he saw a pharmacy. He clicked his tongue and started walking in its direction.

"Well, it looks like I'll stick with the real potions this time."

He bought some medicine for his stress and fatigue and was about to leave the hospital when he suddenly received a phone call.

He stopped for a moment to answer Hana's call.

"Hana, what's up?" he asked.

"June," she exclaimed happily as soon as he answered. "Thank goodness, you answered quickly."

"Why?" June asked. "Is there anything happening today?"

"Well, this afternoon is free, and Director Jam wanted to try something. It's not part of the script, and it would only be a short scene. It also isn't guaranteed to make it into the final cut of the movie, but he said that he wanted you to try."

"What scene is it?" June asked.

"Your backstory," Hana happily said. "If it does make it into the final cut, he said that it was most likely not going to be added to the first parts of the movie where the other background stories are. Instead, it will be shown once the plot twist is revealed."

"Is there a script?" June asked.

"The other actors are already being oriented. It won't have Lin Zhi or anyone like that. It's just you and your mother."

"Alright," June said. "I'll be there in less than an hour."

"It's alright. Take your time," Hana said. "We still have to film a few more scenes."

With that, he ended the call. June quickly hailed a taxi and drank the medications he had brought.

Meanwhile, in the set, one of the extras heard about June's added backstory. He pursed his lips and dialed a number on his phone.

He bit his lips in anxiety as he waited for Lin Zhi to answer.

"Why are you calling me?" Lin Zhi asked right away, sounding annoyed. "I'm busy."

The extra scratched the back of his head. "You told me to report the new happenings within the set."

"Only the important ones," Lin Zhi sighed impatiently. "You're interrupting something very important right now. You better tell me something worth hearing."

"Well," the extra bit his lip. "I just heard Director Jam speaking with the main actors today."

"Get to the point," Lin Zhi snapped.

"It seems like they're adding a bonus scene into the movie. It's not part of the script, and it's not even guaranteed to make it to the final cut, but I thought you'd just need to know."

"A bonus scene? For what?" Lin Zhi asked.

The extra was silent for a while before he responded.

"For June," he answered. "They're going to add a backstory for June."

Now, it was Lin Zhi's turn to become silent.

He pursed his lips as he felt anger rushing through his heart.

"Calm down," he muttered, knowing that his temper was one of his greatest weaknesses. Laohu had also already told him plenty of times about his habit.

"Calm down," he repeated; however, the extra kept going on and on about what was happening on the set.

"June just arrived," he said. "They're all greeting him as if they hadn't seen him in months. Director Jam is nearly hugging him, too. It looks like he really wants June to nail his backstory so it can make it into the final cut."

With those statements, Lin Zhi couldn't contain his anger anymore. He quickly ended the call and slammed the phone on the table, making the tempered glass shatter into pieces.

He breathed raggedly before throwing the items on his table onto the floor.

"A backstory? For a side character? You have got to be kidding me!"

He might as well be the main villain if that was the case!

Lin Zhi looked outside the window, which only escalated his anger when he saw yet another one of June's billboards hanging outside.

"Fuck!" he screamed loudly before going back to his table and grabbing his laptop.

"I'm going to destroy you," he furiously typed. "You're never going to get back on your feet."

"I'll take over everything you have...then, I'll kill you," he laughed manically.

"I'll kill you with my own two hands."

***

In the set, where June had just arrived, Director Jam gave him and the other actors an overview of what he wanted to see for Jian's backstory.

"You're going to be abandoned by your mother. She'll believe you're just a mistake. Your father takes you in and makes you a messenger because he believes you are still powerful because of his blood," Director Jam said.

"This scene will show how your mother will leave you and how your father is the first person who will accept you back. This will become the reason why you stayed by Yian's side despite his evil and irrational plans."

June and the actress portraying his mother nodded in understanding.

"So, we don't get a script at all?" the middle-aged woman asked.

Director Jam shook his head. "This is my challenge for you. I rarely film these types of scenes, but when I do, they're always a hit. Remember 'King of Tears?' The iconic scene with the lead actor is brought about with this kind of set-up."

June nodded, internalizing his backstory once more.

Again, it wasn't too far from what he had experienced. His mother never betrayed him, but she did leave him when he wasn't ready, so he was going to channel those feelings into the scenes.

"Are you up for the challenge?"

June snapped out of his thoughts and looked into Director Jam's eyes.

"Of course."