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[Lies, lies, lies.]

After the title appeared, the full screening began.

“Hey, Hai, a nosebleed again?”

It started with Seo Yeon-ju’s line in the study room. Her goal is to be a prosecutor, so she doesn’t rest for a moment. She blocks her nose with tissue and goes straight back to studying.

What’s noticeable is that the surrounding elements are quite old-fashioned.

Starting with the reading glasses Seo Yeon-ju wears, to the structure of the study room, clothing, and the covers and fonts of textbooks. Everything.

It’s only natural.

Because the setting is the 1970s, when the bar exam still existed.

Scritch─ Scritch─

While Seo Yeon-ju is taking notes and burning with passion, the camera moves and soon illuminates the alley next to the library.

An old rural neighborhood.

The buildings are old and the alley is gloomy. In other words, it’s the perfect environment for gangsters to operate in.

Thwack─!

At that moment, a man is kicked in the chest.

“Ughhh!”

As soon as he falls to the ground, he bounces up like a spring and rubs his palms together. He’s the owner of the local karaoke.

His whole body is bruised, but as if he doesn’t even have the luxury of feeling pain, he begs desperately to someone not yet caught on camera.

“I, I, I’m sorry! Let’s talk this over!”

“We’ve already talked, haven’t we?”

The voice of someone not on camera was deeply sunken and fairly androgynous. But closer to a woman’s.

“W-when? I’ve never met you before? We’ve never even had a conversation! You’re doing this out of nowhere…!”

“Of course, we’ve never talked with our mouths.”

“Y-yes?”

“But your life said, beat me like a dog.”

At the same time, the voice not caught on camera grabs the karaoke owner’s hair.

“Eeeeek!”

The karaoke owner’s face is filled with terror.

And finally, the appearance of the opponent is revealed.

The action leader of ‘Gyeil Faction.’ Im Soo-hee.

It’s Soo-ah’s entrance.

“It’s disgusting enough that you make young girls work at your karaoke, but why did you touch Park Si-yeon? Are you blind to everything?”

“Park Si-yeon? Ah, could it be…!”

The karaoke owner belatedly thought of the pretty girl who goes to the study room, but it was already too late.

Whack─! Whack─! Whack─!

Soo-ah began to beat her opponent mercilessly.

A brutal entrance.

Soo-ah, who watched all of this through the screen…

“…”

She was trying to appear calm, but she kept fidgeting with her fingers. She was secretly making a fuss inside.

‘That’s me! I’m on the screen!’

Soo-ah already had a few filming experiences, but watching a work she had filmed was strangely embarrassing.

Perhaps the reason for that was…

‘Ugh, it’s way too violent, isn’t it?’

A sense of alienation was greatly present.

Soo-ah’s true personality is very timid, but the gangster Im Soo-hee has a completely different nature. It’s amazing and embarrassing to see herself acting like someone else.

But among them, the embarrassment didn’t last long.

‘…No, looking closely, it seems kind of cool.’

Isn’t it only natural that the easygoing Im Soo-hee would look cooler than her timid real personality? She’d imagined living with that kind of personality at least once in her childhood…

Unlike Soo-ah, who only thought that she looked quite cool on the screen, the staff were already busy talking.

“Soo-ah’s entrance is definitely impactful.”

In particular, the staff who weren’t on set at the time of filming gave a lot of voices that seemed satisfied.

Because they probably had some anxieties.

“Female gangsters often feel detached, but Soo-ah doesn’t. It’s easy to get immersed.”

“We were worried for nothing.”

At first, they were just relieved, but as the story of ‘Lies, Lies, Lies’ progressed, they couldn’t hide their shocked expressions.

It’s not just Soo-ah’s acting that’s great.

Her chemistry with Yeon-ju was also amazing.

“The emotional connection between the two is insane.”

“That scene where she only pursued material success her whole life, then finds her identity while crying… Ugh, the lingering emotion is intense.”

“Aren’t they going to win the Couple of the Year award?”

Soo-ah perked up her ears.

Her shoulders perked up for no reason every time she heard a compliment.

It wasn’t just when she heard compliments directed at herself. It was the same when Yeon-ju’s praise came out. Why? Because she felt that Yeon-ju’s Yeoncheongyeong wasn’t in vain.

After all, it was worth the hard work back then.

In other words, Soo-ah is proud!

. . . . .

The screening of ‘Lies, Lies, Lies’ ended successfully, and while the screen was being folded up, one of the staff said.

“I wonder how many audience members will flock to see it. No, to be exact, I’m excited. Don’t you think it’s worth expecting this much?”

And that made Soo-ah curious too.

How many viewers will it get?

‘I hope it goes well.’

─That’s right. By the way, if this movie is a hit, wouldn’t Gangster Soo-ah’s position in the association also rise?

Then Wiji Soo-ah quickly interjects.

─Even so, isn’t she ultimately the youngest member here? This sovereign values the order of entry more than the box office success.

─Weren’t you just scratching your butt until now? You always react to these stories like lightning….

─Gal!

Wiji Soo-ah shouted.

─This sovereign is the historical figure who made this child take her first steps as an actress, so even if she has a role that achieves great success later, she should treat me with respect.

─Ugh. So old-fashioned.

─Even if it’s a ten-million-viewer movie! No? Even if it’s a movie seen by 7.2 billion people from all over the world! You must treat me with respect!

‘Ugh, just listening to it makes me feel cranky.’

Soo-ah pushed the Soo-ah Association aside.

And while Soo-ah was chatting with the Soo-ah Association, the ‘Lies, Lies, Lies’ team discussed a new problem. After praising everything they wanted to praise, there was now a problem that needed to be addressed.

That is.

“Soo-ah’s figure, should we touch it up with CG a little?”

“I think it’d be better to slim it down.”

“We should ask the Special Mobile Unit 808 team for advice. They were really good at slimming down Soo-ah’s figure.”

“…This is the first time I’ve ever done this kind of work.”

“She’s too voluptuous for a gangster.”

What else could it be, it’s Soo-ah’s butt again.

Soo-ah felt embarrassed for no reason at the gazes that were glancing at her hips. Or should she be proud?

At that time.

“Anyway, this butt is always the problem wherever we go.”

Seo Yeon-ju said that, and then suddenly showed an action.

Whack!

‘H, heaaah!’

She whacked Soo-ah’s butt, and Soo-ah almost jumped to the ceiling.

Surprise! In other words, Soo-ah is electrified!

“…?”

When Soo-ah stared blankly at Yeon-ju, Yeon-ju apologized with slightly widened eyes.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I thought it would be okay to touch your butt at this point between us, but were you upset?”

“No, more than that.”

Soo-ah fiddled with her own butt for no reason.

“…Just tell me before you touch me.”

I almost had a heart attack! Seriously!

◈◈◈◈◈

The next day.

The blind preview also ended successfully. The ‘Lies, Lies, Lies’ team immediately accelerated through the distributor.

Everything except slimming down Soo-ah’s figure was approved, so there was no reason to hesitate.

[(StarCatch Exclusive) ‘Lies, Lies, Lies.’ Ready to go. Release is just around the corner! Will it break even?]

They started releasing promotional articles to the press little by little, and at the same time, they uploaded official videos to MuTube.

[Lies, Lies, Lies] [Official Trailer]

[BMF Studio]

Director Park Mu-ryong, who had been using a ‘Soo-ah Hiding Strategy’ thoroughly, included Soo-ah’s appearance in the official trailer. And the result of that was, of course.

─Isn’t that Lee Soo-ah? ─It looks like Lee Soo-ah has an important role? ─What? A gangster? ─I came to see Seo Yeon-ju and was surprised ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why are you here ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ ─If this happens, I have no choice but to go see it ㅠㅠㅠ

It was a mess.

◈◈◈◈◈

A week later.

Soo-ah was almost a working machine. Subjectively, it felt like a day was passing every time she blinked.

Busy.

Really, really busy. In other words, Soo-ah help me!

Soo-ah recently went to Japan.

What does this mean?

‘…It means I haven’t been able to handle any of the Korean schedules.’

Yes, even while Soo-ah was in Japan, the Korean schedules kept piling up steadily, and now she’s cramming to get rid of them.

First of all, there were many advertisements that hadn’t expired.

[Energy drink ‘Extreme’, good luck grabbed since Special Mobile Unit 808? Exclusive model Lee Soo-ah contract extension.]

[Aris Foam Cleansing, Lee Soo-ah selected as new model.]

Every place that made a contract wanted to extend it, and there was no place that said let’s slowly end it.

As a result, Soo-ah could only get busier and busier.

‘I’m too busy! I don’t even have time to see Sumi!’

Soo-ah felt like shouting.

Handle the Japan schedule.

Set up Sumi’s blind date.

Carefully watch the blind preview!

Why isn’t the work getting any less even though I’m moving so busily!

‘I did everything! Everything!’

─The Soo-ah Association handled the Japan schedule after you fainted, the blind date failed, and the preview was just watching, wasn’t it?

A word from Yuha Soo-ah.

‘…’

Soo-ah pretended not to hear and looked away.

Hmm hmm. In other words, it’s a strategic Soo-ah avoidance….

Anyway, even though Soo-ah’s body is tired, she’s just successful as an actress. That’s what the articles say.

[Lee Soo-ah finally stands tall as the #1 brand reputation]

As a result of this situation, she has expanded her reach to clothing following energy drinks and cosmetics, and there has been no backlash even though the advertisements have increased like bamboo shoots after the rain.

[A continuing success story in the advertising world? ‘Lee Soo-ah’s Outfit’ trending through SNS, sold out as soon as she wears it.]

This is thanks to Kim Yi-seo’s assistance.

The CEO became more and more focused as she got busier, and carefully checked the condition of the products so that Soo-ah wouldn’t get just any advertisement. If it’s not good, she doesn’t sign the contract.

‘CEO, thank you so much…’

Soo-ah had no choice but to think that.

. . . . .

At the same time.

“Hmm.”

Kim Yi-seo was pondering, rubbing her chin.

The reason is one large contract that just came in.

[Lee Soo-ah─ Calvin Klein official model proposal]

Calvin Klein.

It’s a company with a very high brand value, and even the conditions are great. So, originally, she would have accepted it without hesitation.

“Haa.”

Kim Yi-seo sighed and pondered.

“…Should I ask her?”

The reason was simple.

[Item: Underwear]

It was an underwear model proposal.