Chapter Index

    CT Entertainment, where Yang Harin is signed. The CEO’s office.

    The CEO is currently looking at his laptop, his expression more gentle than ever. The screen shows content related to the ‘Busan International Short Film Festival.’

    An employee standing nearby spoke up.

    “It’s 10 AM now. That means Yang Harin-ssi’s ‘Wind’ should have started screening by now.”

    The CEO quietly nodded.

    “10 AM isn’t that early in the morning, are there enough people gathered? No particular problems, right?”

    “Yes. According to reports from the scene, the crowd is larger than ever. You don’t have to worry. ”

    “Looks like spending some money this time is paying off.”

    “Yes. The water is flowing in nicely, so all we have to do is row. All the people coming in will be interested in Harin-ssi, and the Best New Actress Award won’t be difficult.”

    “Best New Actress Award, huh? Yes, that’s naturally Harin’s.”

    The CEO nodded with a satisfied look.

    “Is that all for the report?”

    Meanwhile, Yang Harin, who was buried in the sofa as if swallowed whole, broke her silence for the first time. Her fingers were still frantically tapping away at her phone. Addicted to that darn community.

    “What about the report on Director Park Joon’s movie? It’s missing.”

    CT Entertainment was currently aiming for two main things.

    Yang Harin’s Best New Actress Award, and crushing Mystic.

    For Yang Harin, who didn’t have a good ending with Sua, she couldn’t help but be curious. What exactly did Director Park Joon make with that script that was rolling around in the trash?

    More than anything, how was Lee Sua’s portrayal of Wi Ji-hye?

    The employee immediately spoke up.

    “The screening of ‘Sword’ should already be over. It was right before ‘Wind’.”

    “What’s the reaction?”

    “I don’t know yet. The report will be coming soon.”

    “Well, honestly, there’s no need to even listen.”

    The CEO scoffed.

    “Isn’t it conveniently scheduled right before ours? No matter how well they made it, after seeing ‘Wind,’ they won’t even remember such trash, right?”

    “Ah, a message just arrived, saying that the completeness and reaction to ‘Sword’ are not bad as expected…”

    “Are they going to openly criticize it at the scene? A ‘not bad’ reaction is just a ‘meh’ reaction. It has to be a level of cheering. Let’s compare it to the reaction after ‘Wind’.”

    A childish smile grew increasingly thicker on the CEO’s face.

    “From the start, that Park Joon guy is a joke. Why is he using a rookie when he has perfectly good Harin? He’s rolling downhill every year because he has such bad taste.”

    The smile suddenly vanished from his face as he said with a glint in his eye.

    “Start contacting the reporters. Go for quantity to promote ‘Wind’ and for ‘Sword’, do an media play saying it’s a trashy project that rejected Yang Harin. We need to make the first move.”

    “Understood.”

    “Make ‘Sword’ out to be the biggest idiots who missed out on Yang Harin, and frame ‘Wind’ as a masterpiece that was barely born after many twists and turns. Do you get the feeling?”

    “Of course. If Harin-ssi has a story like a tragic heroine, broadcasting stations will be contacting us left and right.”

    But after finishing the conversation.

    “…”

    The employee who received the report on the situation at the scene looked strange. He kept glancing at the CEO.

    The content of the report was the problem.

    …Reports that far exceeded expectations were flooding in.

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    Afternoon, when the first day of screenings ended.

    An employee rushed into the CEO’s office with a desperate expression.

    “CEO-nim, CEO-nim!”

    He was the employee dispatched to the scene today, and it only took a moment for the attention of those inside to focus on him.

    “Why are you being so frantic?”

    Did it go that well? The CEO’s expectations were high.

    “No. It’s about ‘Sword’…”

    “Forget about the trash that was crushed because it was right before us. Tell me about the praise for ‘Wind’. How hot was the scene?”

    “The scene was hot, but…”

    The dispatched employee continued with a troubled expression.

    “CEO-nim, the scene was buzzing with talk about ‘Sword’. It felt like the mention of ‘Wind’ was completely buried because of it.”

    “What?”

    The CEO’s face twisted as if he had heard something absurd.

    “Seo Yeon-joo and Kim Seon-il from Mystic were naturally good at acting, but this was within the expected range. But unexpectedly, the completeness of the movie itself was quite high.”

    “Does that make sense? It’s just a short film at best, right? The running time is short, and above all, it doesn’t make sense that the mentions of other works are being buried just by the completeness alone.”

    “Yes. The real problem was something else.”

    The employee swallowed hard.

    “Lee Sua, Lee Sua is the problem.”

    “…?”

    “Lee Sua acted too well.”

    “…”

    The CEO and Yang Harin’s expressions simultaneously turned dumbfounded.

    Lee Sua excellently portraying Wi Ji-hye.

    That was not a possibility in either of their minds. Rather, they were waiting for them to realize Yang Harin’s absence after ‘Sword’ was screened.

    “Release articles, release a ton of articles.”

    The CEO finally spoke up after a long time. But because the shock was too great, he couldn’t control his stuttering speech.

    “It’s not like ‘Wind’ is badly made, either. So…”

    “CEO-nim.”

    Then, the employee in charge of media play spoke up. Having been watching the situation and waiting for the right moment to speak, he now had no choice but to speak up.

    Because it was a truth that had to be told eventually.

    “The media play has already been eaten up too.”

    “What?”

    “They say that Harin-ssi’s absence isn’t particularly felt. No, they say that it’s a feeling that Harin-ssi wouldn’t have been able to create…”

    There was silence for a while after that.

    Yang Harin, who had been constantly on her phone, quietly got up from her seat and sighed deeply. Then she picked up a flowerpot that was in the corner of the CEO’s office, and that was the beginning.

    Smash─!

    “…”

    Yang Harin didn’t say anything.

    Smash─!

    However, after that, she just threw things and broke them.

    ◈◈◈◈◈

    Meanwhile.

    The Special Mobile Unit 808 production team was busy as usual today.

    But among them, the most busy today was the management team of the Mutube ‘Special Mobile Unit 808’ channel.

    Why? Because today is the day to upload the teaser.

    [Special Mobile Unit 808 Kim Seon-il X Seo Yeon-joo X ??? X Hwang Myeong-pil Teaser EP.0 Kim Seon-il is dissatisfied from the first day, why?!]

    [tvS DRAMA]

    The length is exactly 31 seconds.

    It has a very short running time, but as such, it is filled with only the most essential and intense content. From the viewer’s perspective, there’s not even enough time to blink.

    “This is Special Mobile Unit 808.”

    First, Seo Yeon-joo’s voice starts in front of reporters.

    And then the screen immediately changes, this time with Kim Seon-il’s voice.

    “We are allowed 24 hours, the principle is to identify and arrest the criminal. There are no exceptions. Do you understand?”

    While he slowly emits his tone, several scenes flash by.

    Scenes of putting up yellow tape with ‘Special Mobile Unit 808’ at the murder scene, Park Do-hee with a meaningful expression, Hwang Myeong-pil smiling evilly, Kim Seon-il running urgently.

    And.

    At some point.

    “…Um, I don’t really know?”

    A playful phrase that breaks the atmosphere.

    White bangs that cover even the eyes, it seems like the criminal but no. He clearly wore the same uniform as Lee Gang-cheol.

    “Nice to meet you.”

    A androgynous voice. That makes you want to listen to it again. Because it’s not clear exactly what kind of voice it is.

    “I’m Kim Yu-han.”

    And a crucial word.

    The comment section and all communities naturally exploded.

    -Who is it? I’m seeing this actor for the first time, who is he?

    -This is crazy, he’s so handsome ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

    -Wow, his presence is crazy.

    It was the first time that Kim Yu-han revealed his face, even if it was very short. It naturally became a huge topic among those who were waiting with interest in the Special Mobile Unit 808.

    …Here’s another one.

    “…”

    There was someone with a bandage on their hand looking at their phone.

    “…”

    It was Yang Harin, whose mood had plummeted.

    ‘…What?’

    It was just a brief eye contact on the screen.

    It was just a single smile.

    Thump…. Thump….

    Yang Harin’s heart beat for the first time in a long time.

    ◈◈◈◈◈

    At the same time, Gwangalli Beach in Busan.

    Ta-da!

    An Arctic fox appeared while facing the sea breeze!

    ‘Busan, welcome the Arctic fox!’

    Doo-doo-doong, Sua made such sound effects in her head. She was in high spirits right now. Because everywhere she went today, she was only praised.

    ‘Of course, the butt story was a bit embarrassing…’

    Sua’s face turned slightly reddish.

    The men who came together would sometimes praise Sua’s figure explicitly, but anyway, it’s still a compliment, right? Besides, there were a lot of compliments about Wi Ji-hye too.

    Anyway, Sua looked around after arriving.

    And she found them.

    “Ah, there they are.”

    Sua’s chat room members came into view.

    Was it because the weather was nice today?

    There were quite a few people at Gwangalli Beach either hunting, or laying out mats and enjoying drinking and dancing.

    Pure enjoyment with the sound of the waves. It looked fun.

    “…?”

    Considering these points.

    ‘…Were they a little shocked?’

    Sua’s chat room members seemed to have fallen into a different world. While everyone was enjoying the alcohol and the sound of the waves, only those guys were making very serious faces.

    Especially the deer, Go Eun-bi, why is she so serious?

    Sua hesitated for a moment.

    “Um.”

    Still, she raised her hand high. After all, the fact that she was an actress was already known, and above all, she was happy to see them.

    “Hey guys.”

    Immediately, everyone’s heads turned towards Sua.

    “…”

    There was silence for a moment.

    “Ah.”

    Thinking about it, she was still covering her face tightly.

    Sua took off her hat and mask, then waved her hand again. Along with a slightly awkward smile.

    “Hey guys, were you surprised? I also dyed my hair…”

    “…”

    However, a long silence.

    “…”

    After that, there was silence. Even Sua, who didn’t know anything, felt it was pretty serious.

    Did I do something really wrong?

    Or is the hair dye shocking? Sua started to retrace the reasons that came to mind, soon Sua’s chat room members gathered among themselves and briefly discussed something.

    And after a while.

    Raw-Egg Kim Seon-ah took a few steps towards Sua.

    “Um, Sua-ya.”

    “Yeah?”

    “Do you know who we are?”

    “Of course, I know. What are you talking about?”

    Sua pointed at each person with her index finger, identifying who was who.

    Raw-Egg, Black Bear, Monkey, Deer… But when she got the answers right, they had a subtle expression instead.

    After discussing something again, Kim Seon-ah stepped forward.

    “Sua-ya.”

    “Yeah?”

    “I’m going to ask you a few things.”

    Sua became nervous without even realizing it.

    “Uh? Uh…”

    “Do you know that the earth is flat?”

    “Huh?”

    However, Sua was soon embarrassed. The question that Kim Seon-ah spat out at her was somewhat unexpected.

    ‘Why the sudden question about the Earth?’

    But it felt like she shouldn’t answer carelessly.

    First of all, Kim Seon-ah’s voice was lower than ever before, and the members of Sua’s chat room were also making very serious expressions.

    ─It’s been a long time since we met, I can’t show a bad side.

    ─I’ll help you.

    Pat!

    At that time, Wi Ji-hye Sua injected information.

    Sua shook her head.

    “…Seon-ah unnie, what are you talking about?”

    “Huh?”

    “The altitude of Polaris changes depending on the latitude, and you can tell it’s round just by looking at the Earth’s shadow during a lunar eclipse. Why are you saying nonsense as soon as we meet…”

    “…”

    But why, Kim Seon-ah’s expression became even more serious.

    This time, the Black Bear stepped forward.

    “Sua-ya, do you remember Cosmology?”

    “Cosmology?”

    “Yeah, the one where you fell asleep while we were talking on the phone…”

    “Ah, that one… Um…”

    Pat!

    Knowledge was injected into Sua’s head once again.

    However, this time it was a temporary injection. Along with a warning message that Sua’s intelligence still couldn’t handle it at all.

    Anyway, Sua opened her mouth.

    “The question of cosmology is too abstract. You need to tell me whether you’re talking about one based on the geocentric theory, or one based on the heliocentric theory. Or are you talking about the Big Bang cosmology after all? The most common one.”

    It was a satisfying answer, even after she said it herself.

    I’m the Arctic Fox Lee Sua!

    I’ve come back as a wonderful actor, a smart person!

    Praise me! Applaud me! Adore me!

    But.

    It was at that moment.

    “Hey─!”

    The Deer shouted in anger.

    Sua was embarrassed the next moment. Looking at it now, there were even tears welling up in Deer Go Eun-bi’s eyes.

    “…Wh-what’s wrong?”

    “Where is our Sua!”

    “Um?”

    Sua blinked her eyes.

    What? I’m Sua?

    No, more than that, the phrase “our Sua” was even more shocking.

    What is that creepy word? Don’t you hate me?

    “What did you do to our Sua, you bitch!”

    That was the signal.

    “Where is our Sua right now!”

    “You criminal!”

    “Catch that bastard! Give Sua back!”

    Ta-da-da-dak─!

    Suddenly, the group chat members kicked off the ground all at once.

    They were running almost like track and field athletes, but she immediately realized one thing.

    …If I get caught, my head will be split open at least.

    “Wh-what’s wrong.”

    So Sua ran away for now.

    It was instinct.

    “Wh-why are you all doing this! Are you crazy? Why are you doing this!”

    The person who looked the craziest at this moment shouted.

    “St-stop chasing me! Let’s talk!”

    Da-da-da-da-da─!

    While running through the sandy beach.

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