episode_0243

“Hello, everyone.”

Finally, writer Park Yumi appeared.

“The writer is here!” “Welcome, writer!”

Actors, staff, related personnel, everyone without exception stood up and greeted her. Of course, Sua did the same.

“Yes, hello everyone. But more than that…”

However, writer Park Yumi’s gaze didn’t linger on others for long. It went straight to Sua.

“Sua-ssi, how are you feeling today?” “No problem.” “Then I can expect a lot, right? You’ve been creating a sensation everywhere you go lately.” “Oh, it was just luck.”

Sua was now even spitting out humble words with ease.

She even knows how to say things like that. You could say she’s grown compared to before.

“Lucky my foot.”

Writer Park Yumi chuckled.

“Okay, let’s widen the desk space a bit, shall we? It seems like it would be boring to just read the script today. Let’s have the actors actually perform.”

Essentially, she meant they’d be doing it like during the actual filming.

*Screech-*!

The staff immediately started widening the desk spacing and creating a space to act, and everyone’s faces showed a bit of anticipation.

Sua understood that feeling. Well, it would be much more interesting to actually see it than just hear the lines.

…The problem was that Sua herself became even more nervous.

‘It’s practically the same as the actual filming, except we’re not wearing costumes? I thought I’d get through today easily…’

It seems like nothing in life is ever easy.

‘Eh, whatever, I’ve experienced the special feature, so no problem.’

As Sua was calming herself down,

“Okay.”

Writer Park Yumi clapped her hands a couple of times.

“Let’s start the ‘High Society’ script reading right away, shall we?”

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The actors gathered in the center space, and the desks, arranged in a wide U-shape, acted as a fence.

Writer Park Yumi asked the directing director next to her.

“How does it look, seeing it like this? It’s easier to see all the actors at a glance when they’re standing instead of sitting, right? Does it look good?”

“Most of them have faces that suit their roles, so it’s not bad, but I’m a little worried about Sua-ssi.” “Sua-ssi?” “Yes. Seduction isn’t just about looks. There needs to be something hot and sticky that lures people in, but she feels too frozen.” “In other words, Sua-ssi doesn’t suit the role of the maid?”

The director in charge cautiously nodded.

“Yes. It might look a little awkward on camera.”

Negative feedback. However.

“Haha.”

Writer Park Yumi burst out laughing. As if she found the director’s reaction funny.

“Sorry. It made me laugh because it reminded me of the old days. That’s how everyone reacted when I first brought Sua-ssi in.”

. . . . .

A while later.

Before starting in earnest, there was an introduction of the ‘High Society’ actors first. Hwang Myung-pil, who played the main role, greeted.

“I’m Hwang Myung-pil, playing the role of a *chaebol*. It was my dream to be a *chaebol*, and it was my dream to play the lead role, and I achieved both today. I’ll do my best.”

Everyone smiled at his wit.

“Hello, I am─”

After that, introductions continued tremendously, but Sua listened with one ear and let it out the other. Honestly, they were all people she was seeing for the first time, and she didn’t know who was who.

Sua can’t remember all that!

As she waited, it was finally Sua’s turn.

“I’m actress Lee Sua, playing the role of the ‘maid’. It’s a small role, but I’ll do my best to act.”

Sua successfully finished her self-introduction.

─I suddenly feel like I’m a parent. It feels like I’m writing a speech for my elementary school child’s class president election….

‘Ahem, quietly, quietly.’

Is reading as written also a skill?

Yes, yes, in other words, Sua confident!

The next moment, writer Park Yumi grabbed the microphone.

“We’ll start acting right now.”

*Rustle-* *Rustle-*

In an instant, the space was filled with the sound of turning script pages.

Sua realized one thing at this point.

‘Only the staff and related personnel are holding scripts.’

The actors who were gathered in the center space, including Sua, were not holding scripts. In other words, they had memorized the script so they could act no matter which scene writer Park Yumi recited.

‘…I just had a simple experience, but these people have memorized the entire script? Crazy. Amazing.’

As Sua was clicking her tongue in amazement.

Writer Park Yumi pointed to a part of the script.

“Scene 42. Inside the conference room, Hwang Joo-young finishes a short meeting. He hesitates for a moment and then calls his secretary. He plans to go home for lunch today.”

At long last, the script reading for ‘High Society’ began.

Sua watched quietly for the time being. Because it wasn’t a scene where Sua appeared yet. ‘Hwang Joo-young’ was a *chaebol* but a man with perverted tastes.

He had no choice but to have perverted tastes. Because he could get what commoners wanted too easily. He was already tired of those things.

‘Hwang Joo-young’ is a villain who will be revenged on by the protagonist and fall. And the beginning of that downfall is none other than Sua.

The existence of a maid he discovers one day.

“Scene 43. Hwang Joo-young goes home early, and thanks to that, he discovers a maid he would never normally encounter. He tries to pass by without a second thought, but…”

Finally, it was Sua’s turn to act.

‘Okay, I’ll try my best.’

Thinking that, Sua sat down on a chair placed in the middle of the space. She showed her side to Hwang Myung-pil.

“Hoo…”

Sua sighed, exhausted, and held a water-soaked handkerchief. Her whole body was covered in sweat.

It would be troublesome if she didn’t wipe it off.

Meanwhile, Hwang Myung-pil, who played ‘Hwang Joo-young’, stopped and paused when he discovered Sua. He narrowed his brow.

“…”

Is that woman the new housekeeper who was said to have come in? I hadn’t heard that she was so young. Hwang Myung-pil did his best to act out those emotions.

As he stared at Sua for a while,

“…” “…”

Sua also noticed Hwang Joo-young’s presence because of the sound. However, that didn’t mean she stopped her actions.

Rather, she became bolder.

‘I’m sure I did it this way back then, right?’

Sua started acting, recalling the actions she had shown writer Park Yumi before. It’s not that difficult, is it? She just needs to wipe around her neck like she did back then.

*Swish-* *Swish-*

Just as she was starting to show the exact same acting as before.

“Hey. You.”

Hwang Myung-pil, who played ‘Chaebol Hwang Joo-young’, suddenly spoke to Sua, the maid. It was an action that wasn’t in the script.

“…?”

Sua blinked without realizing it.

“Are you the new housekeeper?” “Yes, yes? Ah, housekeeper. Yes. That’s right, I’m the housekeeper…”

All the eyes in the room were on Sua. Sua looked up at Hwang Myung-pil with a nonchalant expression, but in reality, she was very flustered inside.

‘What is it? There wasn’t a line like this here, was there?’

It was only a beat later that she understood.

Could it be that he’s doing ad-libs?

Around her, they were gradually understanding the same thing.

‘He doesn’t want to let go of the characteristic that ad-libs are his strength, does he? Sure enough, he’s prepared it this time too.’

‘It’s his first lead role, after all. It’s understandable that he’s greedy.’

It wasn’t a line that deviated greatly from the story, so writer Park Yumi didn’t feel like stopping him.

‘There wasn’t much conversation between them before entering the seduction, right? It’s beneficial for me if they exchange lines well with each other.’

No, rather, she welcomed him doing it.

Because.

‘It’s an opportunity to see directly how Sua-ssi will react, right? I’m already dying to know. The situation has become interesting.’

How would Sua, who played the role of the ‘maid,’ cope with Hwang Myung-pil’s ad-lib? That’s what she was curious about.

She didn’t have any worries or doubts. She was just looking forward to it. She had faith that Sua would react well.

Of course, Sua herself was…

‘What, what? Is that the direction we’re going? Really?’

Her head was about to explode.

‘Ugh! Everyone’s so mean! I don’t want to do the maid acting in detail if I can help it! It’s embarrassing!’

Why else? Because she was too embarrassed.

In fact, she was suppressing her feelings tightly, but acting the role of ‘maid’ was very embarrassing for Sua.

That’s because Sua doesn’t have much resistance to anything lewd.

Sua would turn her head away even if just a kissing scene came out in a movie or comic. So how would she feel about directly acting out a more sensual role than that?

‘I didn’t think that grandfather was like that, but he’s so mean! Ad-libs from the reading and not even the actual filming! He has no professional ethics! Writer-nim is so mean too! Why aren’t you stopping him!’

─Have you shouted everything out yet? Continue with your acting.

‘I haven’t shouted everything out yet. Ughhhhh…’

At that moment, when Sua was screaming internally.

“Hmm?”

The first to notice Sua’s subtle change in mood was the director right next to writer Park Yumi.

He said quietly to writer Park Yumi.

“…Sua-ssi is really catching the details well, isn’t she?” “Catching the details?” “When she first noticed Hwang Myung-pil-ssi’s presence, all she did was adjust her actions. She’s being careful and cautious so that she doesn’t catch the eye of someone high up.” “Is it different now?” “It’s definitely different. If you look here, you can see it much better on my camera.”

The directing director showed Park Do-hee the camera screen.

“Her eyes flicker slightly when Hwang Myung-pil-ssi speaks to her directly. This isn’t because she’s scared. It’s because all kinds of desires are swirling in her heart, and she’s agonizing over them.” “All kinds of desires, like…” “Yes. The desire to succeed. After all, this man is also a man. Should I try to seduce him once? If I fail, I’ll be kicked out, but the moment I succeed, won’t I be turning my life around? That desire.”

Writer Park Yumi nodded without realizing it.

‘She’s expressing the desire for success so thoroughly in that short moment, even though it’s a situation given by ad-libs…’

At that moment, Hwang Myung-pil nervously loosened his tie.

“I’m glad I caught you.” “Pardon?” “There’s a stain left on this tie. It’s been bothering me ever since I went out. Is your goal to tarnish my reputation?” “I’m sorry. I’ll wash it again.” “Is that what you call a proper apology!”

Hwang Myung-pil shouted angrily.

“Is it over if you wash it again? I walked around with this dirty tie all morning. What are you going to do about this?” “I’m sorry…” “I told you to say something else other than that?” “…”

Sua lowered her head slightly and couldn’t open her mouth. But that didn’t mean she wasn’t moving at all. Her lips were twitching slightly, and the camera captured that.

The director immediately said to writer Park Yumi.

“It’s a situation where a normal person would just be terrified, but she’s actually happy. A crisis is an opportunity. She’s gradually becoming certain. Ah, I can seduce him if I do this well.”

At this time, Sua slowly raised her head.

*Swish-* *Swish-*

In the meantime, she had doubled the emotions of the maid Sua.

Sua, who was equipped with a completely different mindset than before, quietly looked up at Hwang Myung-pil with an unreadable look.

Then.

*Swish-*

She finally showed her real movement.

She took the tie that Hwang Myung-pil was holding as if he was about to swing it very carefully with both hands and held it up.

The actors watching this swallowed hard.

‘Are we finally going to see Sua-ssi’s ad-lib?’

‘Ugh, if it were me, I’d just call for an NG and ask them to do it without ad-libs. She’s receiving it? How?’

Whatever they said.

Sua slowly knelt down. At the same time, she grabbed and lifted the top of the tie with one hand, and pulled the end of the tie with the other.

The tie naturally stretched out and became taut.

Sua sent Hwang Joo-young a suggestive look.

“I’m a dog.” “…What?” “I’ll work like a real dog. Please forgive me just this once.”

Hwang Myung-pil didn’t even have time to think about what line to say.

“Woof woof.”

Sua spoke out as if she had completely abandoned her human rights, and then kissed the stained part of the stretched tie a couple of times. As if she was caressing it.

Hwang Myung-pil was.

‘Struggling to avoid being kicked out, and at the same time, seduction? Damn it, I’m getting caught up in it. I have to do something!’

He thought so, but he just stopped at the thinking stage.

Because he was completely captivated by Sua’s gaze and mind.

*Swish-* *Swish-*

Sua even sucked on the small stained part of the tie with her mouth, and occasionally licked it carefully.

“…”

Writer Park Yumi stared blankly at the scene.

‘Crazy. The composition, the picture, everything is crazy.’

She turned her head sharply and said to the director. The funny thing was that she turned her head sharply, but her eyes were still glued to Sua.

“Director, how is the scene right now? Isn’t it amazing?”

No answer came back.

He was just staring, with his mouth hanging open.

He had no choice but to do so.

Sua understood not only the acting but also the camera composition perfectly. She was only kneeling in front of a *chaebol* and licking a tie, but it didn’t look like that from the camera located behind the *chaebol*. It gave the visual illusion of caressing a man.

Thanks to that.

It wasn’t just the directing director who was mesmerized. Everyone was the same.

Soon, Sua got up from her seat.

*Slither-*

She began to tie the tie around Hwang Joo-young’s neck, covered in her saliva. She also brushed off the other person’s shoulders a few times, and her gestures of tying the tie this way and that were captivating.

And finally.

She tied the tie tightly as if strangling his neck.

“…Would you not give me your affection?”