episode_0160

Thankfully, the thing Su-a worried about didn’t happen.

“Were you surprised? Sorry, seeing your reaction made me want to tease you. I pretended to be asleep without even realizing it.”

Seo Yeon-ju said, bursting into laughter.

But Su-a felt a sense of disconnect. It was a very small difference, but because Su-a cherished Yeon-ju so much, it wasn’t difficult to notice.

Su-a thought.

‘…She quickly hid something behind her back. What is it?’

Seo Yeon-ju quickly hid something behind her back, but soon she decided not to worry about it. When you think about it, everyone has something they don’t want to show others.

Then Seo Yeon-ju opened her mouth.

“Su-a, so how’s the acting preparation going?”

“Yeah. I’m pretty confident.”

“Great. Then you’ll have time to talk with me.”

Seo Yeon-ju tapped one of the seats with her palm as if telling her to sit next to her. Su-a did so.

“This might be a somewhat abrupt question, but is that okay?”

“Yeah. It’s okay.”

“Great. Su-a, what is method acting?”

Su-a hurriedly searched through the knowledge dictionary in her head. Did she have something like that in her head? Of course not. It just meant she asked Yoo Han-su-a…

Su-a conveyed what she had heard from Yoo Han-su-a.

“Isn’t it a technique to act by completely immersing your thoughts and emotions into the role? It’s like becoming one with the character.”

“Exactly. And Su-a, you act like that.”

Yeon-ju stared intently at Su-a.

“Then Su-a, if there’s a direction that says, ‘Im Su-hui finally faces her true self and becomes honest,’ how would you act?”

“…Wouldn’t you just act honestly as it says?”

Su-a tilted her head.

Right now, Su-a didn’t need to borrow the thoughts of the Su-a Association. Yeon-ju’s question felt too easy.

“I would think of Im Su-hui as myself, and then act by completely following the voice inside Im Su-hui’s heart. I think that’s being honest.”

“How do you find the voice in your heart, and how do you follow it?”

“… .”

Su-a suddenly narrowed her eyes and looked at Yeon-ju. It was because she still couldn’t figure out Yeon-ju’s intentions. Was she teasing her? Was she joking?

You know how it is between friends. Did you eat? What did you eat? Why did you eat it? Like endlessly badgering and joking around. You experience that at least once.

‘…No? Her attitude is super serious?’

But Su-a changed her mind. At least the Seo Yeon-ju in front of her didn’t seem to be joking.

At that moment, something intensely struck Su-a’s mind.

‘Wait, could it be?’

The scenery that flashed through her mind was the perk window.

‘This work is still a Rank 4.’

But Su-a didn’t know the reason yet. However, there was a guess. Since there was nothing else wrong, could it be that there was a problem with Yeon-ju?

And looking at Yeon-ju’s face now, it seemed like that was it.

“… .”

Su-a swallowed hard.

She didn’t know exactly, but right now Yeon-ju was very different from usual. It was clear that she was carrying something heavy enough to affect the work. If that’s the case…

‘Each of my answers might have an impact.’

Once her thoughts reached that point, what to say was decided.

“Unnie, I’ll think about it carefully and tell you. Can you wait a little bit? I’ll tell you by the end of today.”

Seo Yeon-ju looked at Su-a quietly and just smiled.

At the same time, Su-a was certain.

‘That’s right. This is it. This is affecting the rating!’

Moreover, this wasn’t just a simple guess.

[ Lies, Lies, Lies ]

▶ Implementation elements sufficient

▶ Rank 4…. Rank 4…. Rank 4….

The rating written in the perk window started flashing like crazy. As if the variable was in Su-a’s answer.

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Finally, lunchtime was over.

‘Lies, Lies, Lies’ was set in 1986, during the former president’s government. Therefore, the current filming location also had a detailed appearance that matched the Korean scenery of that time.

Filming resumed breathlessly.

Bald with just a long mustache. Director Park Mu-ryong, reminiscent of a samurai, grabbed the megaphone with energy.

“The requirements aren’t reflected at all! Again!”

Thanks to Park Mu-ryong’s firm appearance, the lighting team, sound team, filming team… regardless of the field, they began to do their best. The progress was proceeding smoothly.

But.

Currently, there weren’t only people working on the ‘Lies, Lies, Lies’ set. There were people watching.

The filming director whispered to Park Mu-ryong.

“Director, it seems like everyone has arrived.”

“Who?”

“The production company and various related parties, I mean.”

“Ah.”

Park Mu-ryong looked around him then.

Honestly, it wasn’t a very good sight. If a considerable number of people surrounded the set like a fence and watched, someone might lose focus.

But Park Mu-ryong nodded his head.

“It can’t be helped. Seung-hwan got kicked out after making controversial remarks on social media, right? It’s like the actor was replaced right before filming, so they must have come because they were worried about whether things were going well.”

“I guess so.”

“But thankfully, it’s not a monitoring atmosphere.”

“Huh?”

“If Seung-hwan left and some riffraff came in, the atmosphere would have been cold, but the atmosphere of the related parties watching right now isn’t like that at all, right? Take a look.”

After a while, the filming director nodded his head.

“You’re right.”

“It’s thanks to the newly arrived actor, Su-a. They don’t have no worries, but their expectations are bigger. She’s the rookie who turned Korea upside down with Special Mobile Unit 808.”

Park Mu-ryong’s words were correct.

All of the related parties were full of worries at first, but now they had more hopes for Su-a.

The first was the question and anticipation of whether she was as great as the rumors said, and the second was the desire to establish a relationship in advance. A connection with Su-a is no ordinary thing now.

Filming continued after that.

“Okay! Let’s stop here for now!”

Now is the time to stop for a while. After letting the actors out, Director Park Mu-ryong instructed the surrounding staff.

“Clean the mansion neatly and let’s go again. While the cleaning people come in, let’s take a break.”

“Understood. Here! Please clean the mansion!”

At the staff’s shout, the cleaning company hired in advance quickly infiltrated the mansion. After cleaning everything from the swimming pool to the hall where the party would be held, filming would resume.

“Whew…”

Afterwards, Park Mu-ryong chose to take a break alone in a somewhat distant place. He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his bald head.

However, the time he had to savor the solitude was not long.

A considerable number of people approached Park Mu-ryong. Naturally, they were various related parties related to *Samjitmal*.

“Director Park Mu-ryong, can we talk for a moment?”

“Su-a isn’t here. Hasn’t she come yet?”

“She’s coming today, right?”

Anyway, they’re impatient people. Park Mu-ryong suppressed the urge to get angry and opened his mouth.

“Su-a has already arrived on set and will definitely start filming. If you’re worried that the results won’t come out after completion, that’s one thing, but don’t worry that it won’t be completed.”

Some of the related parties’ faces relaxed at Director Park Mu-ryong’s firm stance, but there were still those who were not relieved.

“Can Su-a really play a gangster? I heard she wasn’t brought in through an audition. Director, you haven’t seen Im Su-hui’s acting yet, have you?”

“I’m also worried about that point. Kim Yu-han cross-dressed and even used visual effects, but this time we’re going with a female gangster. I wonder if that will work…”

“I’m also worried about whether she’ll get along with Yeon-ju. Yeon-ju is the lead in this work, but if Su-a has a desire to stand out like a lead, the scenes will become ambiguous.”

Park Mu-ryong quietly folded his arms.

He didn’t really have any thoughts in his mind.

‘Bullshit. Idiots.’

Human greed is endless, and that was really the case.

When Park Mu-ryong announced that he had filled the vacancy with Su-a, they cheered, but now they’re worried about whether Su-a will do well. They’re spoiled.

‘Well, I can understand it.’

No matter how easy something is, it becomes difficult the moment it’s related to your own livelihood. The related parties who came today are *parimoksum* whose damage will be great if this work goes wrong, so they must be anxious. But it’s all just a fuss.

Yes, Park Mu-ryong considered it all a fuss.

At least there was no better choice than Su-a. If it fails even with this, you have to accept it, what else can you do?

Finally, Park Mu-ryong opened his mouth.

“I’ll take care of it. Don’t worry about unnecessary things.”

Then there was a related party who agreed.

“That’s right. The director is busy enough with his work, so let’s not push him. If we can’t trust Su-a, who can we trust? She’s a rookie from overseas, so she’ll show that much potential.”

Then everyone shut their mouths. In fact, they themselves knew very well. They were unnecessarily clinging to Director Park Mu-ryong to relieve their anxiety.

Soon, one by one, they began to nod.

“That’s right. I heard she came from Japan, so she might have experienced playing a *yakuza* or a loafer there. She must have some basis for taking on the role.”

“That’s right. She’s from overseas. But did I hear correctly? Surprisingly, I heard her major is sound?”

“…Sound?”

“I heard she even makes the background music for the drama herself.”

Everyone began to join the conversation.

“I think I’ve heard that too. But was she Japanese? Then where did she learn English? I knew the opposite. That she came from America and learned Japanese separately.”

“Hey, it’s a bit unlikely that she came from America. Then she would have gone straight to Hollywood, why would she come here?”

Stories different from the truth began to flood in. At that time, Su-a herself would be horrified by the list of words.

“Stop.”

Director Park Mu-ryong issued an order to dismiss the guests.

“Everyone, go now. I have to go meet Su-a.”

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Afterwards, Director Park Mu-ryong went to find Su-a.

“Su-a-ssi. Do you have time to talk for a moment?”

“Yes.”

Su-a answered, but she was surprised inside. Park Mu-ryong used polite honorifics to her.

Thanks to that, Su-a was nervous.

‘What did he come to talk about?’

Park Mu-ryong sighed deeply.

“The board I’ve set up is quite large, so the expectations and worries I’m receiving are not small. Even Su-a-ssi suddenly came in after the original actor was kicked out.”

“Ah, yes.”

Su-a nodded. Su-a understood.

“Whether Yeon-ju will stand out as the lead, whether the idea of a female gangster action leader can be established. Well, there are many stories going around, but would you like to take a look at this?”

“What is it?”

“I’ve slightly changed the climax part.”

Su-a quickly examined it with her eyes.

S # climax

Park Si-yeon (Seo Yeon-ju)’s unreasonable demands increase, and Im Su-hui (Lee Su-a) hesitates but eventually complies.

However, the demands gradually cross the line. Im Su-hui prioritizes helping Park Si-yeon over the organization’s orders, and in the end, the head of the Gyeil group issues an order to purge Im Su-hui.

Even while being purged, Im Su-hui helps Park Si-yeon, and Park Si-yeon finally comes to her senses. Seeing Su-hui dying, she faces her true self. She finally becomes honest.

Director Park Mu-ryong cleared his throat uncharacteristically.

“Su-a-ssi may be quite familiar with it. I heard that the climax scene in Special Mobile Unit 808 was also done in this open-ended direction. In the end, I witnessed an amazing scene being created.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Su-a nodded.

That’s right. Seon-il’s climax scene was like this.

“What do you think? If you think it’s unreasonable, we’ll go safely with the existing one. But if Su-a-ssi discusses the possibilities, I’m willing to challenge it.”

“Um.”

First of all, the existing one is no good. Because it’s Rank 4.

At the same time, she understood Park Mu-ryong’s desire to challenge it.

There aren’t many ways to easily reassure everyone as much as creating a perfect climax. At the same time, it can increase the work’s completeness, so the probability of success also increases.

“What are Yeon-ju Unnie’s intentions?”

“Yeon-ju has accepted.”

And at that time.

“… .”

The information scattered in Su-a’s head began to fit together. Like a puzzle.

‘Yeon-ju Unnie’s serious expression, the climax scene changed to an open-ended format, the rating of this work…’

Those things finally form one picture.

At the same time, Su-a was certain. That this picture was the answer.

“…It’s possible. Let’s do it this way.”

She said, putting strength into her voice.

Perhaps, the possibility of seeing Seo Yeon-ju’s Yeoncheongyeong.

It wasn’t non-existent.