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“Our Hajin… is on TV?”

“Yes, Mom. I really want to have you appear.”

After asking for the director’s understanding, he brought me to see my mother.

Mom, who was finishing cleaning and getting ready to go out, was naturally surprised.

“I really need Hajin in the program I’m making. She’s the face I’ve been looking for. Mom! Please allow me.”

He bowed his head solemnly as if he had come to ask for permission to marry, which made his mother embarrassed.

Next to me, Professor Jo Ha-rin sighs with a dumbfounded expression.

“I’m sorry, Hajin’s mother. My brother is the type of person who rushes at something without looking back when he gets into it.”

Then, he explains in detail why he wants to cast me.

As a kindergarten teacher, her ability to convey information in an easy-to-understand manner was truly outstanding.

“… So I want to put Hajin in the remaining spot.”

“But our Hajin has never acted before.”

“Don’t worry about that. There is a separate person in charge of acting, so Hajin just has to follow along naturally in front of the camera. You can learn a lot just from that. It’s really important to experience the field from a young age.”

It’s like he’s going to act from now on, so he’s going to give me the right start.

I never said I would do it, but I guess they already think of me as an actor.

“What about you, Hajin? Do you want to appear there?”

The eyes of three people turned towards me.

It’s a bit burdensome.

Even though I’m only 6 years old, I’m a cast member, so my opinion can’t be ignored.

Mom, of course I will say I don’t want to do it, and then PD Joe won’t be able to do anything.

I looked at the three people’s faces one after another.

No matter how I think about it, this is the butterfly effect that saved the teacher.

After preventing an accident, the teacher’s older brother, a broadcasting station PD, showed up.

That producer offered me an appearance on a show.

As luck would have it, the broadcast was yesterday’s Waggle Waggle Kindergarten, where acting talent was showcased.

Can this really be called a coincidence?

Yesterday, I was wondering why he had proven his acting talent on a children’s program, but today, when I received a direct offer from the producer, I realized that it was actual practice.

The being that made me regress gave me the opportunity to start acting.

‘There’s a chance… right?’

He passed away before he could fully realize the acting he wanted to do.

But then I regressed to my childhood and an environment was created where I could act.

I don’t know how far it will go, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

I looked at PD Jo Seung-hyun again.

The future star PD is waiting for my permission with an anxious look on his face.

“Mom, I… .”

My mother smiled gently, as if she had expected my answer.

*****

The day before I returned, my father returned from his business trip to the United States.

There, he bought a popular toy as a gift, but he didn’t even look at it and just hugged his dad tightly.

The warmth of longing was added to the smell of my father that I smelled after 20 years.

It wasn’t as bad as when I first saw my mother, but I still shed a few tears.

“Wow, did our Hajin miss you so much? This is a bit touching, isn’t it?”

Then he lifts me up high and puts me on the plane.

Mom, who was stirring soup in the kitchen, smiled as she watched him.

This scene alone was worth my return.

“Hajin… is going to appear on TV?”

The father, who heard the whole story, asked in surprise.

“I didn’t say I was going out yet. I said I was going to talk to my dad.”

“You’re not a weird person, are you?”

“Hajin’s kindergarten homeroom teacher’s older brother. I even got a business card, and he’s a broadcasting station PD.”

“Is it a program where you can bring in someone who has never acted before and have them sit in it?”

“Hajin said she didn’t have to act after seeing my face?”

My father looked at me and nodded.

“Well, just looking at your face will make you full, so what if you can’t act?”

He pats my head with a satisfied expression.

“Dad, you’ve been so indifferent. You didn’t know that our Hajin was so handsome.”

‘I’m not being indifferent. It’s only been a week since you became handsome.’

With a face like this, you would have been flooded with offers to become a child actor or a kid model a long time ago.

But the reason there was no word was because he was gifted with a shining appearance at the same time as his regression.

In order to eliminate the sense of discomfort, the memory of having been like that from the past was superimposed on the people around them.

“If Hajin wants to do it, I’m fine with it. When will I ever get to experience something like this?”

“Then, I’ll tell the PD that I’ll appear.”

“What about going back and forth to the broadcasting station? Don’t you need someone to watch you when you’re filming?”

“Of course I should do it.”

My mother beat her chest as if she were my manager.

*****

KBC Annex Conference Room —

Director Hyun Woo-il, a close friend of PD Cho Seung-hyun, is fiddling with the LCD of a digital camera.

“She’s the best I’ve ever seen. I wouldn’t mind sitting between the princesses.”

“Right? The first time I saw it, the picture came to mind. I thought you’d like it too.”

◦What does %◦CP mean?”

“Do as you wish. The one who told me to change the water was CP, so what can I say?”

“The child actor isn’t the problem right now.”

AD Lee Beom-jun speaks loudly from the side.

“What will Mr. Tiger do? He has three corners to appear in.”

“Why are you suddenly leaving? I’m having a hard time even choosing a child actor right now.”

“It wasn’t sudden. I was planning to replace it during the next reorganization, but I didn’t know it would happen this quickly.”

The comedian who appeared as the tiger teacher for 4 years needs to be replaced.

It wouldn’t be difficult if you have connections in the entertainment industry, but right now PD Cho’s eyes are completely focused on child actors.

“Don’t do that, look it up yourself. You’ll have to do this kind of thing often when you become a PD.”

“Me?”

I thought I brought it up for nothing, but it was already too late.

Looking at the PD’s expression, I really need to go somewhere and bring him.

“If possible, let’s do it with a fresh face. It’s my first time doing a children’s program, so let’s think of ourselves as rookies and do our best.”

Joe PD smiled brightly, holding the shoulder of his beloved junior.

From AD’s perspective, it looked like the bitter laughter of a grim reaper.

KBC Annex 2 weeks later —

Unlike me, who is armed with a moderate smile, my mother has the expression of a job applicant about to have a job interview with an executive.

“This is… the broadcasting station… .”

“Don’t be nervous. Mom, just stay by my side.”

“Hajin, how come you’re so mature? Aren’t you scared?”

“What’s there to be afraid of? I asked you to come here.”

I worked at a broadcasting station for several years in my past life. How could I be afraid of something like this?

As I identified myself at the entrance and went inside, all eyes around me were fixed on me.

‘Wow, what a little kid’s face…’

‘He must be a child actor. There’s no way a normal person’s face would look like that.’

‘Please don’t change… Please don’t change… .’

Even though you don’t know who he is, he makes people look at him just by looking at his face.

The feeling of affection I’ve never felt in a past life feels unfamiliar, yet makes my heart race.

I feel like bowing down to the being who gave me this gift.

Someone is running out of breath from over there.

“Isn’t that Hajin? When I see it in person, what is this… It’s a ridiculous face.”

“Hello. This is Byun Ha-jin.”

Let’s strike first with an invincible belly button greeting, and it will change into a dad’s smile.

“Hehehe, if you greet me cutely with that face, there won’t be anyone who won’t fall for it.”

I got goosebumps, but I didn’t lose my welcoming smile.

It’s not for nothing that you have the social skills you honed in your past life.

“The person behind you is… .”

“I’m your mom. Can I stay with you when you film?”

“Of course. Hello, mother. This is Lee Beom-jun. This is the AD for the program Ha-jin will appear in.”

“Oh, hello. This is Song Mi-young.”

Mom is still frozen.

“Let’s go together. The recording studio is over there.”

I followed AD Lee Beom-jun into the annex.

At the recording studio, the staff were busy preparing for filming.

“Put down the reflector. The kids in front will be dazzled.”

“A4 Check the lighting. It keeps coming out dark.”

“Check again. It looks weird on camera.”

“Dolls this way. No, no, lions in the back!”

It was the first time I felt a sense of presence since returning.

My body reacted first to the familiar sight and I couldn’t control my trembling.

It seemed to assert that this was where I belonged.

“Are you crazy? There are a lot of things to check before going into rehearsal. Say hello to the PD later and go to the child actor waiting room over there. Your mother can be there too.”

Then he runs towards the camera.

I held my mother’s hand and went into the waiting room.

As soon as I opened the waiting room door, there was silence for a moment and all eyes were on me.

The first emotion that came across through this gaze was curiosity about the new face.

“I think that guy is coming in this time.”

“What kind of face is that… .”

“Eugene and Sora too, did you choose them just by looking at their faces this time?”

“It’s my first time seeing you. What agency are you from?”

Most of them were mothers, but there were a few people who appeared to be managers from their agencies.

As my curiosity died down, I moved straight to restraint.

The atmosphere was not at all friendly, with most of the mutterings being about things like, “Is it a parachute? What good is a pretty face? The child’s expression is not very good. Why is the woman so unsophisticated?” and negative comments about my mother and me.

My mother, who was already feeling timid, was now on the verge of collapsing into the ground.

‘These mothers have definitely had a different vibe since they have been in the entertainment industry for a while. I can’t even step forward… What should I do?’

I thought it would be better to wait quietly, so I looked for an empty seat.

“There, you.”

huh?

The surrounding commotion died down in an instant.

Did you call me?

“Yeah, you.”

I looked back in the direction where the voice was coming from.

“Here it is.”

The doll is speaking.