episode_0026

A few days ago.

Even now, when I think about that day when I got the definitive answer from PD Son Jun-gu, it’s thrilling.

-Doyoung will personally convey this to Hyejin.

-Oh, you haven’t told me yet?

-Doyoung did everything from A to Z, so how could I take that opportunity away from you? Doyoung personally delivered the message and expressed his gratitude.

Come to think of it, Hwang Hye-jin must be desperate for the drama to not fall through.

-Hey, you need to tell me this as soon as possible so I can feel at ease. I’ll call you right now.

How long I waited, holding the phone tightly in my hand.

I got it right before the real signal rang twice.

-Hello. Are you Doyoung?

-The drama won’t be ruined. Everything has been resolved. You can rest assured now.

what?

Why are you so quiet? Why aren’t you saying anything?

I was checking the antenna to see if there was a problem with the call sensitivity, when a piercing scream erupted from it.

-Wow! Wow! Really? Doyoung oppa, you’re not joking, are you? If you’re joking, I’ll die!

It was a cheer, not a scream.

-Yeah. Everything went well, all the distractions are gone, and the drama will start airing on time, so don’t worry and just practice your script.

-Am I in the mood to practice my script right now? It’s Na Sa-ok, so come quickly! Come and tell me what happened!

***

“Brother, tell me that again.”

“… If you do it one more time, it’s the fourth time. Do you know? ”

“I still want to hear it. Every time I hear it, dopamine is released.”

“I wonder how I can act as a dopamine receptor.”

Whenever Hwang Hye-jin gets a chance, she wants to hear about that day’s events over and over again.

I thought she liked to talk, but she liked listening to other people’s stories even more.

After listening to everything, I always ask.

“But how close is Doyoung oppa to 30THC?”

“I’m pretty close with a friend who works in data management. But I don’t want to go into too much detail about it.”

“Oppa, oppa. I also subscribed to 30THC YouTube and signed up for membership? Want to watch?”

“Really?”

The first membership subscriber I met in real life was Hyejin.

I saw that you really signed up for the membership and watched all the videos.

“The Green Star Journey was so much fun that I couldn’t help but pay.”

“That’s funny. I really enjoyed it too.”

“But I think CG outsourcing here is really expensive. Is that okay?”

“I said I’d get paid in lieu of the production cost.”

Hwang Hye-jin laughs and taps my shoulder nonchalantly.

It’s not painful, it’s just cute.

I remembered how, while telling her the adventure story that day, she ran towards me, jumping up and down, when I told her, “From now on, you are Han Yuna.”

It’s a good thing that the team members are all in the same building, if they had done that outside and taken a picture, it would have been a big problem.

“Anyway, now that she’s not a child actress but a real woman, I’ll analyze the script more thoroughly.”

“Yeah. But Doyoung oppa, how long do I have to keep this a secret?”

Hwang Hye-jin’s mouth was twitching as she wanted to let everyone around her know that she had mastered the role of Jo Si-yeon.

Team Leader Cho Woon-seok instructed that the information be kept a secret even from the family, and it is still well-kept.

“We suffered some damage in the beginning because of the drug scandal. It seems like the PD is trying to collect some money to compensate for that. Until then, don’t tell anyone around you.”

“Ah, I want to tell Mom and Dad quickly. I’ve become the female protagonist of Winter Castle.”

“But you’re not nervous at all?”

“Should I be nervous?”

The face that looks at me with bright eyes as if it doesn’t know is really pretty.

But why does that fierce expression from my first year of middle school come to mind again?

Please, just get out of my memory.

Jiiing.

[Sender: Team Leader Jo Woon-seok]

“Yes, Team Leader. I am in the company lobby with Hyejin right now.”

-I think it’ll be okay if you come up now.

“Okay, Hyejin, let’s go.”

“Just a moment. Just drink this.”

Hwang Hye-jin got up after chewing and munching on the remaining coffee ice cubes.

I moved around carrying the camera bag that I always carry with me.

The elevator door opened,

I absentmindedly stuck my foot out and before I knew it, my breath stopped.

It was Chae Seo-yoon.

Chae Seo-yoon got on the elevator first.

“… Hello?”

“Hello, senior?”

I quickly bowed my head, and Hwang Hye-jin bowed her head respectfully as well.

Chae Seo-yoon glanced at us with a look full of boredom and asked.

“You’re Hyejin, right? You were supposed to be the younger version of senior Jo Siyeon.”

“Yes, this is Hwang Hye-jin. Please take care of me.”

“I think it was soldered.”

“Okay, senior.”

Chae Seo-yoon doesn’t seem to have much interest in the internal affairs of Winter Castle.

It’s just a brief word of encouragement given out of courtesy to a junior who eats from the same pot as me. That’s it.

But I still feel a strange suction.

It is hard to take your eyes off of the atmosphere, and it exudes it with your whole body as if you are breathing.

‘How is the Na○ki CF going?’

It’s been a few days since I said I didn’t need to get a single drop of water on it, but nothing has happened.

When I meet Chae Seo-yoon in this situation, I become nervous without realizing it.

I really want to ask you a lot of questions about the Na○ki CF.

To Chae Seo-yoon, I am an employee 1 who I met by chance at work and who I don’t need to remember.

【Play the demo video Chae Seo-yoon_Na○ki_001.】

【Play the demo video Chae Seo-yoon_Na○ki_002.】

【Demo video Chae Seo-yoon…】

I created all kinds of demo videos by clicking on the future app.

While imprinting the Na○kiran brand on the viewers, we mixed in all sorts of fancy productions that could bring out Chae Seo-yoon’s charm.

Now I’ve gone beyond just conjuring up vague images.

I was able to draw a concrete image in my head of ‘I want to see a landscape like this’.

The videos created by the future app have also gained more vividness and variety.

Right now, I have over a dozen Na ○ Key CF demo videos with Chae Seo-yoon as the model.

In all those videos, Chae Seo-yoon is missing.

Instead, a green mannequin imitating Chae Seo-yoon’s body shape is moving.

Chae Seo-yoon must fill that gap.

Or, you can give permission for the portrait rights.

“Brother, brother.”

“… Huh?”

I came to my senses as a hand poked my side.

Hwang Hye-jin was looking at me with an expression as if she was trying to read someone’s mind.

‘Oops.’

Only then did I realize that I was staring intently at the side profile of Nanchae Seo-yoon.

Chae Seo-yoon noticed my gaze and turned her face slightly to look at me.

“I’m sorry. I was such a big fan of yours, but I ended up meeting you like this, and I didn’t know.”

Chae Seo-yoon smiled and pressed the open button to stop the door from closing.

“Get down. I’m holding on.”

“Oh, thank you.”

I was just taking a quick glance at your face, but I ended up watching the Chae Seo-yoon demo video without paying attention.

As we were walking side by side in the hallway, Hwang Hye-jin suddenly asked.

“Were you a fan of senior Chae Seo-yoon?”

“Huh? Oh, I enjoyed the works. I must have watched more than 3 times.”

“Aren’t you a huge fan?”

“Hey, not that much.”

Is there a star you like more as a member of the public rather than a fan?

She is a Hallyu star who is doing exceptionally well among young actresses, and at least I haven’t met a single man who dislikes her.

“I’m a fan of senior Chae Seo-yoon, but why aren’t you going to Team 1 and instead staying here?”

Maybe it’s because I’m still young, but I secretly have this kind of jealousy and possessiveness.

“In that situation, wouldn’t it be less rude to say that you were a fan and looked at it because you were touched? Chae Seo-yoon doesn’t feel bad either.”

“But if you watch a piece of work more than 3 times, you’re a true fan, right?”

“My mother was bored watching the drama alone, so we watched it together.”

Hwang Hye-jin was silent for a moment and then blurted out.

“You stared at me so intently that I felt a little embarrassed and nervous.”

“That, that’s it?”

“Yeah. It was like meeting my first love again after a long time, right?”

“… Hey, that’s a bit too much.”

“But it really looked like that.”

Rather than saying I saw Chae Seo-yoon.

I was so immersed in the image that I didn’t even know what kind of picture would come out if her acting was combined with the demo video.

It might look like that on the outside.

I need to be careful with this.

In places where there are people, you should take a close look at the video created by the future app.

“Hyejin, don’t worry. I’m not going anywhere.”

“What? What was I worried about?”

“I’m worried that the effective human totem will be spread somewhere else.”

“No?”

“Or maybe that’s fortunate. I thought Hyejin was jealous. Kids usually feel that kind of jealousy and anxiety towards their guardians. ”

“Isn’t that me?”

It quickly returned to its original lively atmosphere.

Before I knew it, I was in front of the head office.

Just before I knocked, Hwang Hye-jin suddenly asked.

“How many times will Winter Castle run?”

“I’ll do it 4 times, 4 times. I’ll hold onto my mom and introduce her as the Yuna I casted. ”

When I see him smiling brightly and saying it’s good, I can tell that he is a kid who doesn’t want to be stolen by the people around him.

***

I understand why you two were asked to come together.

The chief praised me in front of Hwang Hye-jin.

He smeared my face so much that I felt embarrassed and wanted to hide.

“… So Hyejin, you just have to trust Director Cha Do-young and go. Got it? ”

“Yes, I understand, Chief.”

wait for a sec.

What did you say to me just now?

The head of the headquarters read my expression and chuckled.

“I don’t care about things like Nanho Bong, Jam, Gisu, or anything like that. If you’ve done something, you have to be compensated accordingly for the company to run smoothly. Isn’t that right, Manager Cha?”

“… Thank you.”

This seems like a bold personnel move, to the point where it’s embarrassing to call it a breakthrough.

“Hyejin, you are in our team office. I will follow you soon.”

“Yes.”

Jo Woon-seok sent Hwang Hye-jin out.

I guess we’re getting to the real point now.

The expression on the face of the chief of staff looking at me changed.

It’s stiff and serious, but also friendly, compared to when Hwang Hye-jin was there.

“Chief Cha. You said you were close with 30THC Studio, right?”

“… My friend is working in a domestic office.”

“I heard that Seo Yoon-ina and ○ki refused to outsource the CF production. Do you know the details of the internal situation as to why?”

What does this mean?

When did I ever reject it?

The one who kept putting it off was Team 1.