Although it was a well-known fact that Woo-Jin and Dustin were close friends in real life, it was somewhat disappointing for people who secretly hoped that a sense of rivalry would surface between the two parties after the movie was released. 

He paled compared to Woo-Jin, but the movie didn’t inflict any damage on Dustin. People always said Dustin had room for improvement, so the fact that he received compliments for the beautiful portrayal of his character was a very satisfactory outcome. 

And even though he showed how hard he worked on abstaining from alcohol for nearly a year, hanging out with Woo-Jin, a person with a clean and positive image, had been more helpful in erasing his past image as a heavy drinker. Over the past few years, people used to think of Dustin as a wandering drunkard, but now, the first thing that came to people’s mind was him hanging out with Woo-Jin.

Gradually, more and more people began to share similar thoughts with Dustin. It had already been proven that the synergy between Woo-Jin and all the actresses he worked with was very high. However, this time, Dustin proved that male actors who worked with Woo-Jin could also achieve a similar effect. 

Because of that, Woo-Jin had been flooded with offers from production companies that wanted to cast him in film noirs. Scripts of various genres and storylines related to politics and specialized professions, ranging from friendships between prosecutors and criminals to gang fights, piled up in front of Woo-Jin.

This resulted...