episode_0020

Pintree Entertainment.

Representative office.

There was a cold atmosphere between Chae Seo-yoon and the CEO.

“Seo Yoon-ah, I’m telling you this so that you do well.”

“You know I can’t swim, right?”

Chae Seo-yoon spoke calmly, her arms folded.

The representative received the gaze with an indifferent look.

“I’m not telling you to swim. Just go into the water for a bit.”

“I hate getting water on my face. I hate having my hair stick to water and showing it to others.”

“I’m not telling you to wear a swimsuit.”

“I’d rather take a bikini pictorial.”

“Then should we take a bikini pictorial?”

“Are you serious?”

“No way. How could I damage our star brand value with my own hands?”

The representative looked at me with slightly softer eyes and clasped his hands together.

“It’s not like that, it’s a CF for Na○ki. How can you refuse because you can barely swim and don’t want to show your wet hair?”

“I told you I really can’t swim.”

“You don’t have to swim. Are you worried about safety accidents? You don’t have to. The best experts will be there to take care of you. ”

“… .”

Chae Seo-yoon didn’t say anything.

Just silently looking at the representative.

The representative did not press for an answer any longer and waited quietly.

“Representative… you’re not listening to me.”

“I’m always listening. I always keep my ears open. Are you going to do a CF because you can’t swim well? If other celebrities heard about it, they’d probably try to hang on to me instead of you. ”

“Why, Mr. Representative?”

“You should have somehow persuaded the artist to take that great opportunity, but you’ll probably curse him for being weak and just backing out.”

Chae Seo-yoon burst into laughter.

A smile appeared on the representative’s face.

After a while, Chae Seo-yoon completely erased her smile and spoke.

“I’m sorry. It won’t work.”

The smile disappeared from the representative’s face again.

“What’s the problem? Is there something wrong with the company?”

“That’s not it. I really can’t swim and I’m scared of water.”

“Even if you say water, in a swimming pool, the water is deep enough to stand with your feet in it?”

“I’m sorry.”

Chae Seo-yoon stood up from her seat as if she had nothing more to say.

The representative shrugged, stood up, and escorted her to the elevator.

“If you change your mind, contact me. But you have to decide within 3 days. I don’t think Na○ki will wait that long. ”

“Forgetting it is the way to reduce calorie consumption because nothing will change.”

The representative sitting at the desk frowned and looked deep in thought.

dripping.

The door opened and Team Leader Park Se-jin came in.

The dedicated manager who discovered the current Chae Seo-yoon and made her a star.

“Team Leader Park, what on earth is the problem with Seo Yoon?”

“I can’t swim, and I really hate going into the water.”

“Should I do a ○○ki CF? Do you think that makes sense?”

“… .”

“Yoonie can make her face known to the world by appearing just once, just once. When do you think you’ll get another chance like this? Huh? ”

“It’ll be hard to come back again.”

It was a miracle from the moment I got the CF offer.

It’s because I was really drawn to actress Chae Seo-yoon after watching the polar bear conservation movement promotional video released by a high-ranking official in the United States.

The CF concept is of Chae Seo-yoon happily swimming with a polar bear in the cold Arctic sea.

Of course, I have to wear a swimsuit that slightly shows my ○○ key mark.

“Does Seo-yoon have any trauma related to water?”

“I don’t think so. I think he just hates being seen flustered and struggling in the water because he can’t swim.”

“Well, Seo Yoon does have a lot of pride.”

“Yes. Because I absolutely do not want to appear to have anything remotely remote from elegance.”

“Still, this is too good to miss. Try to convince him somehow.”

“Representative. I have something to tell you.”

Only then did the representative notice that Team Leader Park Se-jin’s expression was subtle.

“You didn’t come empty-handed, did you?”

“I had a little chat with 30THC.”

“The company that made the polar bear video?”

“Yes. When I said that my Seo Yoon had to film an underwater CF but was worried because she couldn’t swim well, he clearly said, “I won’t let you get wet.” ”

“Really?”

“Yes. I just heard that it was an underwater CF, and I gave that firm answer without even asking what the concept was. ”

“Wasn’t it like that with the polar bear video too?”

“That’s right. They said that they would replace the motions that Chae Yoon had to perform with a female mannequin, and if they filmed her and sent it to them, they would composite it together. ”

“The results were also very good.”

“Yes. I dare say that CG is truly world-class. When I say that it doesn’t need a single drop of water, I mean it. ”

“But is it possible? In order to portray a wet appearance, Seo-yoon would have to turn the water over and act.”

“So we decided to have a video meeting.”

***

The car slips into the reservoir.

In the backseat, a young girl is dozing off, wearing her seatbelt.

Slowly sinking into the water.

The water gradually rises in the room where the girl lives alone.

The girl woke up only after the water had risen to her chest.

But I scream and throw tantrums as if I’m going to be torn apart.

Before I knew it, my face was submerged in the water.

Instead of screaming, water fills my lungs and gets swallowed.

“Ugh! Ugh! Ugh… … .”

Chae Seo-yoon woke up screaming.

My whole body was drenched in sweat, as if I had fallen into water.

She hugged her upper body with both arms, leaned forward, and took several quick, deep breaths.

***

In one minute, a video chat will open with Team Leader Park Se-jin of Pinetree Team 1.

I feel a little awkward having a business meeting with a head of a different department in the same company.

The other person cannot see my appearance.

But in front of the camera, I talk to him.

The video app will create and send out a completely different appearance and voice in real time.

The appearance I set was that of a Korean man in his late 40s with completely white hair.

The image was set to give the impression of a CG veteran professional at first glance.

The time has come.

“Hello. This is Jerry Kim, 30THC’s technology manager.”

-I am Park Se-jin, Team 1 Leader of Pintree Entertainment. Nice to meet you.

The name was chosen to be something ordinary and common.

Indeed, Park Se-jin does not doubt the appearance of my stomach at all.

-You said that you don’t need to get a single drop of water on yourself when filming an underwater commercial. Is that true?

“Yes, you can do that if you want.”

-But if you want to express wet hair… .

“There’s no need to bury it at all. We’ll handle everything with CG.”

-… .

Park Se-jin looks troubled.

In fact, it is not impossible for other CG companies to do the same.

It’s just a matter of time and money.

Park Se-jin will be doing that too.

-Then how much does it cost…?

“I think you can think of it as about 50 million won per second. It won’t go over that.”

Park Se-jin’s complexion brightened.

-What level of quality will it be?

“We never compromise on CG quality. We will do better than the polar bear video we worked on last time.”

-Is this the version posted on our company’s official website, or the version posted on 30THC?

The version with the spaceship that was uploaded to my YouTube channel had a long playing time and the CG was incomparably flashy.

“I can give you the quality you uploaded on our channel, but I think I should charge 60 million won per second.”

– Then you are welcome. Please take care of me.

The contract was immediately exchanged via electronic document.

After the contract was signed, Team Leader Park Se-jin mentioned the details.

-This is Na○ki CF.

“I see.”

-… You don’t seem that surprised.

Should I be surprised?

Oh, you should be surprised. Nike is the emperor of sports brands.

But from my perspective, since it’s a brand that I walk around with my feet every day, it’s as familiar as air, so I have a feeling of ‘what is that?’

“If you send us a detailed CF concept, we will send you a black and white animation video storyboard based on it.

I think we can give and receive feedback on that and then finalize the motion. ”

-All right.

CG outsourcing is good.

Because all decisions can be made via email or video conference without having to meet offline.

***

Winter Castle filming set.

As the saying goes, the ground hardens after the rain, after one big patch, everything went smoothly.

Filming proceeded without any trouble, even in the common rain shower.

The other actors and staff members thought positively that Hwang Hye-jin sacrificed herself and chased away all the bad luck in the beginning.

Also, Hwang Hye-jin was young and pretty, humble and kind, and worked harder than anyone else.

So far, I have not made a single NG and have gotten the OK on the first try.

PD Son Jin-goo smiled happily as he saw Hwang Hye-jin burying her head in her script again today.

‘I heard that your little friend is working really hard. He’s really green.’

Son Jin-gu, who approached her to offer her a word of praise, flinched.

Several sketches placed next to Hwang Hye-jin’s script.

The scenery he saw at first glance strangely tempted him.

“Ah, PD-nim.”

“Huh. Are you analyzing the script again?”

“Yes. It’s hard to analyze Han Yuna’s psychology no matter how hard you try.”

“Work hard. But… Can I look at this picture for a second?”

“Huh? Oh, yes. Feel free to look at it. ”

Son PD picked up the sketchbook and started turning the pages one by one.

The speed of turning the paper slowly slowed down.

The movement of the eyes scanning the sketch became faster in inverse proportion.

“Hyejin. Who drew this?”