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“Cut!”

A decisive cut sign.

And then,

“OK! Let’s get ready for the next scene!”

As if there was nothing more to see, they called out an OK.

Only then did the scene, which had been silent for a moment, become noisy.

Everyone had surprised expressions.

That’s how amazing the current situation was.

“This… is working?”

“Yeah.”

“When I first heard it, I thought it was nonsense.”

Oh Kyung-bae was too busy digging his own grave to know the situation on set.

But the others knew why the shooting order had changed.

Seo Ee-soo.

She had made the suggestion through her manager, Shin Ji-hoo.

“She said she would awaken Oh Kyung-bae’s emotions through acting. I didn’t know what she was talking about at first.”

The method Shin Ji-hoo thought of was this.

He remembered what happened during “My Manager.”

When the supporting actors tried to outsmart Seo Ee-soo and intentionally repeated NGs.

At that time, Seo Ee-soo had scared the supporting actor with her tremendous emotional delivery, instilling fear of “Cha Yeon-soo.”

Clearly, at that time, Seo Ee-soo had awakened emotions in the supporting actor that were originally not there.

So, wouldn’t it work the same way this time?

Just like in “My Manager,” if Seo Ee-soo could explode with the maximum amount of emotion she could muster.

“Maybe she can awaken Oh Kyung-bae’s obsessive love for Min-seo.”

The reason Oh Kyung-bae couldn’t bring out the emotions of Shin 15 was that he was too gentle as a person.

So, if they could make him harbor an obsessive love for his older sister in an extreme way.

Of course, it’s not an easy task.

For an ordinary, talentless actor, it’s something they couldn’t do even if they died and were reborn.

An ordinary actor might not be able to do it.

But my actor is not ordinary.

As Seo Ee-soo and Oh Kyung-bae began their acting.

The other staff members were skeptical if this was really possible.

“If it’s her, it’s possible.”

Shin Ji-hoo confidently watched the acting.

Just as Seo Ee-soo believed blindly in Shin Ji-hoo’s answer.

Shin Ji-hoo also.

He too, blindly believed in Seo Ee-soo’s talent and brilliance.

If it’s Seo Ee-soo, it might be possible.

Because she was going to be my actress who would shine like no other in the future.

And…

“Min-jun.”

“What’s wrong? Why are you so surprised?”

As Seo Ee-soo’s acting continued, sighs filled the set.

In her acting.

As she emitted emotions, gradually Oh Kyung-bae’s acting also began to immerse itself in Min-jun.

“Yes, sister. I’m here. I’m not hurt at all.”

The inexperienced rookie actor Oh Kyung-bae, at the end of the scene, finally let everyone know that he was engulfed in emotions he had never felt before.

The flickering eyes staring into the camera.

In those two eyes, an obsession for Min-seo was evident.

An obsession for Min-seo.

An extreme determination to sacrifice anything, even violence, to protect her.

In Oh Kyung-bae’s acting, a rough and rugged spirit that was not seen before was felt.

“That… worked.”

“What’s going on? The current situation. Is this a cartoon? A fantasy? No, can such a thing be possible with top talent?”

“I don’t know. You have to work with such talent to know. But still, they say all sorts of things happen on top-tier sets. It’s really amazing.”

Amidst the staff’s admiration.

The shooting continued.

The interrupted Shin 15.

The confrontation scene between Sang-jin and Min-jun.

The scene where Min-jun misunderstands the situation and rushes to grab Sang-jin by the collar.

As they prepared for that scene.

“Sigh…”

Oh Kyung-bae felt that something had changed within him.

A strange sensation was swirling around his whole body.

“I feel strange.”

Oh Kyung-bae remembered the shooting with Seo Ee-soo.

The “Min-seo” she showed him.

The emotions “Min-seo” directed towards him.

And receiving those…

The emotions that awakened within me.

At this moment.

Oh Kyung-bae didn’t see Seo Ee-soo as Seo Ee-soo.

It just looked like .

My older sister.

The one and only person in this world.

The person I must protect.

“….”

Oh Kyungbae.

With eyes sinking endlessly.

He watches Minseo and Sangjin chatting happily.

An unknown jealousy surged.

He didn’t like seeing my sister laughing and talking with that weird guy.

It was hard to wait until his turn to shoot because he kept getting angrier.

Sangjin wasn’t really Sangjin.

He was just Han Sunyul acting.

But even though it was just acting, it made him feel uncomfortable.

“Kyungbae, please give the signal when you’re ready.”

Finally, Oh Kyungbae’s turn to shoot arrived.

“….”

Oh Kyungbae walked slowly towards the two.

“Minjun?”

My sister’s surprised voice was directed at him.

Minjun didn’t answer.

He just silently walked, looking like he came from somewhere else.

He grabbed the guy who was bothering my sister by the collar.

In a low voice, he said, “What are you doing?”

That.

In Oh Kyungbae’s acting that wasn’t acting.

Everyone on set was surprised.

“He’s really changed. His acting.”

It was the same lines and actions as the previous failed shoot.

But the picture painted by those words and actions was clearly different from before.

It wasn’t incredibly amazing acting.

But it was definitely not as pathetic as before.

It was because there was sincerity behind the words and actions.

Even though Han Sunyul didn’t show great acting skills, he didn’t show exceptional acting with overwhelming emotional expression and realism.

It wasn’t to that extent.

But Oh Kyungbae’s acting this time had similarities to that.

The acting felt real.

He was convinced by Minjun’s emotions and violence.

‘Ah, Minjun is that kind of character.’

That’s what it made you think.

Oh Kyungbae acted like that.

He did real acting that wasn’t just mimicking what he learned at acting school.

“Cut!”

The director’s shout rang out.

All eyes turned to Hangyeongjin.

Watching the monitored screen with his mouth tightly shut, Hangyeongjin finally clenched his fist and spun around.

“OK! Great job! Let’s have lunch and meet again in the afternoon.”

“Thank you!”

“See you later! I’ve arranged a nearby restaurant, so you can go there for lunch!”

The morning shoot ended in a cheerful atmosphere.

It was a completely unexpected result from worrying about whether today’s shoot schedule would go smoothly.

And in the midst of it all.

“Ha, ha, ha.”

Oh Kyungbae savored the acting he had just done with fiery eyes.

He felt like he was dreaming.

It didn’t feel real.

“Oh Kyungbae, you did a great job.”

“Sister.”

Seo Yisoo approached him.

Oh Kyungbae wasn’t a fool.

Given the situation, he could understand why the shooting order had changed.

He said, “Thank you. Honestly… if the shoot had failed like that, I would have been really worried about whether I could continue as an actor. Thanks to you, I was able to get through it smoothly.”

It was true as Oh Kyungbae said.

He didn’t have confidence in his future as an actor.

If today had gone badly, those negative emotions would have grown even larger.

Perhaps, would have been Oh Kyungbae’s first and last work.

Although Seo Yisoo didn’t realize it and didn’t offer any help.

She didn’t just help with one shoot, she may have saved the entire life of an actor.

Of course, that was too difficult a story for Seo Yisoo.

“Did you enjoy it?”

“What?”

“The shoot. Did you enjoy it?”

“Oh.”

And Oh Kyung-bae realized something in Seo Ee-soo’s words.

“This girl really loves acting.”

It was about how much Seo Ee-soo enjoys acting.

Confidence, qualifications as an actor.

Those things don’t matter.

She just loves acting, and that’s why filming is enjoyable for her.

That’s the only thing that matters to Seo Ee-soo.

“Maybe she can deliver such amazing acting because of this mindset?”

Suddenly, Oh Kyung-bae had that thought.

And himself.

I don’t know what kind of actor I’ll become in the future. No. I still don’t know how long I’ll continue acting.

Still, I…

I hope I can become an actor who enjoys acting like Seo Ee-soo.

He thought.

“Yes. Nuna.”

Oh Kyung-bae smiled.

“It’s fun, this filming thing. Thank you for showing me.”

“Hehe. What. Aren’t you my acting disciple?”

Seo Ee-soo chuckled and patted his chest.

His actions seemed quite trivial.

Like Seo Ee-soo’s acting knowledge.

“Haha.”

But Oh Kyung-bae no longer saw Seo Ee-soo as trivial.

He didn’t even feel cute like a nephew.

“That’s right. You’re my acting master.”

He felt that there was a lot to learn from Seo Ee-soo.

Teaching.

It wasn’t just passed on through words and knowledge.

I hope I can continue to learn various things from this nuna in the future.

Oh Kyung-bae muttered quietly to himself.

And.

There was a gaze watching the two of them.

“….”

That gaze had been following him since he struggled to catch up with Shin 15.

Even when Seo Ee-soo said she wanted to help Oh Kyung-bae.

It was the second gaze that looked at Oh Kyung-bae along with Seo Ee-soo.

The owner of that gaze.

It was Han Sun-yul.

Watching the wandering Oh Kyung-bae.

Han Sun-yul’s heart was complicated.

‘Is he okay.’

He was worried.

Because he could empathize more deeply with Oh Kyung-bae’s situation than anyone else on set.

‘…I was like that too.’

Han Sun-yul is a former child actor.

As he grew older, he became an actor who took a break from acting after losing his place due to demanding higher acting skills.

The threshold of acting that became higher as he graduated from elementary school and entered middle and high school.

Han Sun-yul couldn’t adapt to that threshold.

NG, NG, NG…

Endless repeats of NG.

The set freezing cold.

The director’s rebuke.

The ridicule of the staff and fellow actors…

When he came to his senses, Han Sun-yul was studying for the college entrance exam instead of acting.

Because he was like that.

He understood how mentally difficult Oh Kyung-bae must be.

He wanted to help him.

But…

‘Is it my place?’

Who am I helping in my place?

It would be useless.

It would only result in two losers sharing each other’s wounds.

Perhaps, Han Sun-yul didn’t even know that Oh Kyung-bae might end up laughing at his own lack of ability and talent.

As soon as Han Sun-yul thought he wanted to help Oh Kyung-bae, he was caught in a tight and fearful heart.

Certainly, that was the case.

“….”

He empathized with how much Oh Kyung-bae must be suffering.

And he kept thinking about how Oh Kyung-bae had come to him first and reached out his hand, trying to break down the wall.

“….Hoo, okay. I don’t know what will happen. But let’s try it once.”

Overcoming that fear.

Han Sun-yul decided to extend a helping hand to Oh Kyung-bae.

“Change the filming order?”

“It seems like Seo Ee-soo suggested something.”

That was when the atmosphere on set changed.

And Oh Kyung-bae’s problem was dramatically resolved.

In a way that shone brighter than anyone else.

More splendidly than anyone else.

“….”

It’s strange, isn’t it?

Clearly, all the problems were solved. The filming went well.

Why do I feel like this?

Everyone is happy.

Amidst the cheers for Seo Ee-soo’s performance.

Han Sun-yul was locked in a lonely and melancholic feeling.

Han Seon-yul smiled.

It was a wry smile.

All the fear she had felt while making the decision to help Oh Kyung-bae.

The determination she had to overcome it.

Everything felt trivial.

“Han Seon-yul!”

At that moment, Seo Ee-soo called out to Han Seon-yul.

It seemed like she felt Han Seon-yul’s gaze.

She approached and asked, “How are you? Did you enjoy the filming?”

Seo Ee-soo asked if she had enjoyed it.

“……”

Han Seon-yul.

“Well, it was just okay.”

Just, okay.

She answered like that and smiled coolly.

“……”

Seeing Han Seon-yul like that, Seo Ee-soo hesitated for a moment.

Seo Ee-soo is sensitive to other people’s emotions.

So she could sense that something was off with Han Seon-yul.

Emotions were welling up inside him.

It wasn’t a dark or sticky feeling.

It wasn’t a feeling of disgust.

But……

That emotion.

It had a grayish hue, clung heavily to his arms and legs, and left a bitter taste at the tip of his tongue.

That emotion was resignation and helplessness.