episode_0268

“Feeding Korean Food to Foreigners!”

As soon as Sua heard the outline, all sorts of YouTube scenes unfolded in her head. You know, like those videos. “Real Foreigner Reaction to Eating Kimchi!” and the like.

‘Oh, they’re doing that on a variety show? Sounds fun! I want to feed foreigners only the spiciest stuff!’

Let’s just say Sua is evil? Sua-devil!

But how could she resist? Sua imagined feeding the spiciest tteokbokki in Korea to Westerners.

It seems like it would be so much fun!

Sua thought about it up to this point and then asked,

“What kind of cooking are you talking about?”

It was a natural question for Sua. She had a huge amount of cooking-related knowledge in her head now. Korean? Japanese? Chinese? What exactly was the PD trying to say?

“Ah, relatively simple everyday cooking. Kimbap, tteokbokki, things along those lines?”

“Wait, weren’t you going to get that sponsored?”

“We were originally planning on getting sponsored. But there’s a problem. If we get sponsored food, we have to explain it within the show, right?”

“Yes.”

“But imagine promoting one brand when the kimbap appears, and then promoting another brand when the tteokbokki appears… Think about it continuing like that. Viewers will get angry before they even find it fun.”

“Ah, I see.”

“But if the celebrity cast members make the food themselves, wouldn’t the story be completely different? We can kill two birds with one stone – screen time and fun.”

“I completely understand.”

Even Sua understood what they were talking about just now.

Food sponsorship is just another word for advertising. And most viewers feel resistant to advertising. They came to watch a variety show, not an ad, right?

But as PD Kang Hyun-sung said, the situation changes if the participating celebrities cook themselves. It’s natural.

PD Kang Hyun-sung continued.

“Ah, and about the schedule, Sua-ssi, you’re busy filming ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’ right now, right? We’ll schedule it so that it overlaps with that as little as possible.”

“Yes.”

“The schedule will be arranged like that, and the outline is as I’ve explained so far. I’m wondering if you can cook…”

After asking this far, PD Kang Hyun-sung suddenly waved his hands. As if telling her not to feel pressured at all.

“Ah, you don’t have to be able to cook! Even if you’re just moving ingredients around in the kitchen, that’s fine! There are people who cook separately anyway! What I mean is, I’m asking if it’s okay to film with Sua-ssi in the kitchen.”

“Hmm.”

It’s okay for Sua to be in the kitchen?

‘Of course, it’s okay!’

Rather, it was something Sua would welcome. Variety shows? Talk shows? She’s not confident in that. It would be amazing if she could just stay in the kitchen all day and cook.

Therefore, Sua.

“Actually, I can cook a little.”

“Oh? Really?”

“Yes. Would I lie about something like this?”

“I, I believe you! How could I not believe Sua-ssi? But I don’t know exactly what level you’re at? Like you said, just a little good at it?”

Sua thought for a moment here.

Should she just act cool and say she’s at least as good as most chefs? Or should she be as humble as possible and lower herself?

At that time, the surrounding writers chimed in.

“It’s too unfair if Sua-ssi is good at cooking too, isn’t it? You mean you can at least boil ramen, right?”

“…No way? If it came out of Sua-ssi’s mouth that she can do it, I bet she’s really good.”

“Eh, she said with her own mouth that she can do it a little. If she was good, she would have said she was good.”

Cooking is an unexpected topic, and Sua and cooking are an incompatible image, and everyone is in a mood to predict that Sua will not be good at cooking.

“Hey hey hey, everyone, aren’t you going to go away?”

PD Kang Hyun-sung chased all those writers away and then smiled at Sua.

“Sua-ssi, don’t listen to those pressuring words. It’s okay if you can’t cook! Just being in the kitchen is fine! You’re an angel who saves our program just by being there!”

Then Sua shrugged lightly.

“It’s okay. I don’t feel pressured.”

Pressure? There’s no way she’d feel it, right?

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CT Entertainment CEO’s office.

It was a space that had been in a recent downward trend and only dust was flying, but for some reason, an uncommon coffee scent lingered.

For some reason, there were guests.

All women, four people in total. Even all beautiful. The reason for their identity is that they are the popular girl group ‘Clive’.

“Hmm.”

The CEO of CT Entertainment placed a cell phone on the table with an unusual expression. A video is played.

“Okay, everyone, watch this first.”

A young and familiar face was visible on one of the cell phones. Why? Because Yang Ha-rin was there.

The background location is a place of entertainment.

About 3 minutes later.

The CEO of CT Entertainment opened his mouth seriously.

“In this video, is it true that Yang Ha-rin didn’t actually work as a hostess?”

“Actually, yes.”

Clive’s members nodded.

“Harin got nominated and was forced to serve alcohol, but she didn’t want to and she ran out. Because of that, we missed a big opportunity and went through a period of obscurity for a while.”

“That’s right. I get annoyed even when I think about it again. How hard is that little thing to do? If she did it once, she could have easily landed variety show appearances and song promotions…”

“Hmm, that’s a shame.”

The CEO of CT Entertainment leaned back in a soft chair.

He was trying to find a video that would be a flaw for Yang Ha-rin and send her to hell, but this is difficult. After all, Yang Ha-rin didn’t actually serve.

“…But, I can’t give up either. That’s why I gathered Clive members here.”

“Do you have any ideas? We also hate Harin. She always acts like she’s the only one noble, and she left in the end. Who does she think she is, a princess?”

“It’s not difficult. We just need to get our stories straight, right?”

“Get our stories straight?”

“Yeah. Edit the video appropriately, and have the Clive members say in unison that Yang Ha-rin did serve… Then there will be no way to escape. Even if she tries to explain, the image damage will be huge, right?”

“…”

Clive members looked at each other and then soon nodded. Soon, the CEO of Entertainment smiled wickedly.

“Yang Ha-rin, I’ll send you to hell no matter what.”

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Two days later. Saturday.

The ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’ production team gathered at Hyeonhwa Arts High School once again. Today is the weekend, so there are no students, but instead, there are many other people.

Why else, it’s because it was announced that ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’ was being filmed at Hyeonhwa Arts High School, so everyone came to visit.

“Over there! That’s Ham Ah-yoon!”

“Where’s Lee Sua?”

“Hyeonhwa Arts High School students are so lucky. They got to watch it very comfortably during the week. The fence was so close then.”

Adults feel the same way about wanting to see celebrities. Thanks to that, the area near Hyeonhwa Arts High School was a mess of control.

Just in time, Lee Sua also appeared.

“Wow! It’s Lee Sua! Lee Sua!”

“Please say hello this way just once!”

“Her hair is so white! Her skin is even whiter!”

“David Park? Wasn’t he in Hollywood?”

Thanks to the fact that the actor lineup was great besides Sua, people were very happy just watching. Is it thanks to this atmosphere? The actors also smiled one by one.

“The people’s reaction is so hot today. I can receive good energy and take on the filming, right?”

“That’s right. I’m in very good condition today. I hope we can film well and gather like this even after the release.”

“There’s no reason why not! Let’s really work hard!”

Everyone doesn’t seem to be having any particular difficulties, so Yang Ha-rin, who is quietly standing on one side, stood out.

“…”

Yang Ha-rin’s expression was subtle.

It was an expression that couldn’t cry or laugh? In fact, her inside was burning right now.

‘Is today the highlight filming? What should I do? Even until last night, Kim Yoon-kyung’s sincere acting didn’t work…’

The reason was simple.

She was having trouble with the highlight part of the acting for ‘Kim Yoon-kyung’, the role she was playing. It was difficult for Harin to have a sense of sincerely dedicating herself to someone.

And then.

Tap─!

Suddenly, someone tapped Yang Ha-rin’s shoulder.

“…Eep!”

Yang Ha-rin was uncommonly surprised. It was because Sua suddenly tapped her shoulder.

Yang Ha-rin asked, visibly flustered.

“W-What? What’s wrong?”

“I was just wondering if there was any problem with today’s filming.”

“…What problem. What kind of encouragement is there between rivals? You take care of yourself. I’m going to prove it this time.”

“Hmm.”

Sua scratched her head.

“Well, it’s a relief if there’s no problem…”

Sua stared at the sky.

The reason Sua tapped Yang Ha-rin’s shoulder was clearly floating there. It’s the notification window.

[ 1. Kim Sun-il: Yeoncheongyeong ─ Reconciliation ]

[ 2. Seo Yeon-joo: Yeoncheongyeong ─ Affectionate Love ]

[ 3. Hong Ye-ji: Yeoncheongyeong ─ Courage ]

[ 4. Yang Ha-rin: Yeoncheongyeong ─ ■■ ]

Yang Ha-rin’s Yeoncheongyeong appeared.