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“…Cut!”

It took a while for Jo Gil-san to call out “cut” after the scene was over.

It wasn’t for any other reason.

It was simply because Seo Yi-soo’s performance had that much impact.

“Unbelievable…”

“Is that really Seo Yi-soo?”

“Can acting change this drastically overnight?”

The reactions from others were all the same.

With blank faces.

As if they were dreaming.

They were completely captivated by the emotions Seo Yi-soo portrayed through her acting.

In fact, it was inevitable.

Although people didn’t know, this was the moment when Seo Yi-soo had tried acting for the first time since she was born.

Until now, Seo Yi-soo had only shown her character through games.

Because she lacked acting skills.

Even without that, she brought a sense of realism to her character and elicited intense emotional expressions.

But now.

Seo Yi-soo finally.

Successfully achieved a basic level of “acting.”

It was like a primitive man who had been hunting beasts barehanded all his life finally holding a stone knife.

Her emotional expressions, which had already captured people’s attention, had now evolved even further.

Humans began to lose to the Earth once they held tools in their hands.

Seo Yi-soo was no different.

Seo Yi-soo, who now held the tool of acting.

If her spirit doesn’t break, or if she doesn’t fall into laziness.

Seo Yi-soo will evolve into an unparalleled actress by mastering higher levels of skills.

And Jo Gil-san, who supported Seo Yi-soo on this path, was.

“Sigh.”

Looking at the monitor with eyes filled with emotion.

“Finally.”

Casting Seo Yi-soo was actually a bit of a gamble for Jo Gil-san.

Her raw emotional expression was impressive, but her lack of acting skills would undoubtedly hinder the tight filming schedule.

Jo Gil-san took on all the risks, convinced the writer to revise the script, and cast Seo Yi-soo.

It was for no other reason.

It was to experience this moment.

Where Jo Gil-san’s gaze fell.

Inside the monitor.

-Get out of here right now.

Losing everything.

Rejecting the person reaching out to help her.

Choosing to protect her pride within her arrogance.

“Cha Yeon-soo, indeed.”

That villain was truly Cha Yeon-soo.

Even viewers who hadn’t seen the previous episodes of “My Manager” could easily guess what kind of person Cha Yeon-soo was just by watching this scene.

Menacing.

Deadly, not someone you want to get close to.

But at the same time, you couldn’t help but feel a complete hatred and turn away.

It contained that kind of lovable charm.

The character of Cha Yeon-soo, magnified by Seo Yi-soo’s acting.

“…”

Jo Gil-san quietly watched.

Just yesterday, Seo Yi-soo had only acted in her raw form.

He witnessed her, for the first time, acting as the character “Cha Yeon-soo.”

That was…

The moment when her rough talent, unrefined and unprocessed, began to bloom.

The moment her talent blossomed.

Jo Gil-san wanted to experience that moment.

He wanted to capture that moment with his camera.

He tried, and finally succeeded.

“Hehe.”

A bright smile spread across the stern middle-aged director’s face.

“Alright! Stop dwelling on it and let’s move on to the next scene!”

Jo Gil-san shouted to the staff and actors.

“Oh…”

“Come to think of it, Cha Yeon-soo still has one scene left.”

“That scene is definitely…”

Cha Yeon-soo’s appearance will last until this 6th episode.

She just reached the climax of her character’s narrative in the previous scene, and she was scheduled to exit the work after the next scene.

And that scene.

“Are you okay?”

“Seo Eisu’s acting skills. Can Yoo handle it?”

“At this rate, isn’t the supporting actor going to overshadow the lead?”

It was the showdown between Cha Yeonsu and Yena.

All eyes were focused on them.

“….”

Yoo Haneul, who, despite being a top star, received criticism for her lackluster acting skills, was there.

With a frustrated expression on her face, she looked pale.

No matter how you looked at it, it didn’t seem like Yoo Haneul could handle Seo Eisu’s overwhelming acting.

The lead being overshadowed by the supporting actor in terms of acting…

“If that really happens…”

“Don’t make a fool of yourself.”

Surely, it wouldn’t be a pretty sight.

“Profit.”

Feeling those eyes on her, Yoo Haneul turned to Director Jo Gil-san with a grimace.

“Director?”

“Yoo Haneul. Why are you acting like this?”

“Let’s just skip the next scene. I don’t want to act with such a selfish actor.”

Yoo Haneul said coldly, suggesting to skip the scene.

She didn’t want to act with Seo Eisu.

Yoo Haneul was a top star.

She thought her suggestion would be accepted without question.

But…

“Yoo Haneul.”

“Yes.”

“Behave yourself.”

“What do you mean?”

“This is a filming set, not a playground.”

Jo Gil-san gave her a cold look.

“You’ve been causing trouble on my set. I’ve noticed it before, but I let it slide because you’re a top star. But that’s enough. This is my work. I’m the director. If you keep acting recklessly, it will be a problem.”

“Ugh…”

A very cold remark.

The chilling gaze of the middle-aged director, who had been in the industry for decades, had an irresistible force.

“Go. Get ready for the next scene.”

“….”

Yoo Haneul couldn’t say anything more.

***

“Ha…, ha….”

After finishing her performance.

Seo Eisu took a deep breath.

She didn’t do anything else.

Or rather, she couldn’t.

A wave of intense emotions swept over Seo Eisu.

“Is this… acting…?”

She couldn’t grasp what acting was, and that’s why filming became boring as she kept making mistakes.

She had pondered on this issue.

What is acting?

Do I really have to do it?

Filming is fun even if I just fool around.

Why do I have to learn how to act and suffer through it?

After repeated failures, she had these thoughts of doubt.

But now, after finally succeeding in acting for the first time.

Seo Eisu realized how foolish her doubts had been.

“You did well. The staff and actors are all going crazy. They said your acting was really good. After all the hard work, finally… What’s wrong, Seo Eisu? Are you crying?”

Shin Jihu, who approached to congratulate her, was surprised.

Seo Eisu was shedding tears.

Not tears of sadness or pain.

“Shin Jihu.”

“Yeah. What’s wrong? Why are you crying?”

Acting.

Or rather, the act of playing and acting at the same time.

That act was stirring up such intense emotions in her that she couldn’t put them into words.

Acting as Yuhee meant denying the personality of the original self, dragging the personality of the dragon deity into the background, and bringing in a virtual personality constructed with Akashic Records into the forefront.

As a result, every experience and emotion she had while playing Yuhee felt like a vague dream to her original self.

“Acting.”

“Yeah. What about acting?”

But the Yuhee she just portrayed was different.

Seo Eisu had to awaken her original self, who should be asleep in order to control Yuhee.

As a result, she experienced all the emotions, thoughts, memories, and values that Cha Yeonsu held.

It was like compressing the life of a human named Cha Yeonsu into a short filming period and experiencing it intensely.

“Acting is… like this.”

That’s how it was.

In the recent filming, Seo Yisoo lived her life.

It flashed like a flash and disappeared.

So fleeting. So leaving a deep impression that lingers.

Therefore, the acting just now.

More intense and enjoyable than any other filming Seo Yisoo has done….

It was vivid and enjoyable.

So Seo Yisoo cried.

“I didn’t know acting could be this enjoyable.”

She cried from the joy of acting being so enjoyable.

“If I had known, I would have started acting sooner.”

Being able to achieve such acting only when her role was about to end.

So she cried, feeling regretful and sad.

In the next filming, the scene assigned to Seo Yisoo in is coming to an end.

She can no longer continue filming.

Being chased out of the stage and unable to act anymore.

“I want to act more. Just a little more.”

Seo Yisoo shed tears like a child.

She cried so honestly that it was hard to believe she had lived for over a thousand years as a dragon.

She cried without feeling embarrassed or ashamed of herself.

Because she no longer lived for eternity.

Like the acting just now.

Seo Yisoo herself.

She was just a dragon living in the moment.

She was different from any other dragon.

She was the only dragon who didn’t have to worry about being worn out by eternal time and experience.

So she could be honest with herself.

“Shin Jihoo…. I want to act. I want to act.”

Seo Yisoo cried, revealing the heart of a transcendent dragon.

So, her crying looked incredibly pure.

And at the same time, it shone like a flash.

“….”

Shin Jihoo saw Seo Yisoo’s tears.

An indescribable emotion was felt.

“It’s okay. You don’t have to cry.”

He gently wiped away her tears with his sleeve.

Thinking that he didn’t want anyone else but himself to see Seo Yisoo’s tears, he did so.

“I’ll find you a new project to act in soon.”

Hoping that everyone would appreciate how beautiful her tears were, he said so.

“….Really?”

Seo Yisoo, with tears wiped away, looked up at Shin Jihoo and asked softly.

And Shin Jihoo.

“Of course.”

With conflicting emotions buried inside.

He simply smiled confidently.

“I’m your manager, after all.”

He smiled as her manager.