episode_0273

Clang!

Federico dropped his fork and said,

“…madre?”

(…Mother?)

There wasn’t anyone fluent in Italian here, but everyone could tell from Federico’s expression that Sua’s pasta was something else.

Plus, there was another crucial thing.

It looked incredibly delicious just by looking at it.

Eventually, everyone started grabbing forks.

“What’s Chef’s reaction? I want to try it too!”

“Me too!”

“It already smells amazing?”

Yeonju, Seonil, Iseo, and the staff all took a bite of the pasta. And soon, the reactions exploded.

“…!”

Naturally, it was all admiration.

“Crazy! It’s so delicious!”

“Oh my god! Sua, what is this?”

“…It’s good?”

You could tell by their eyes and tone of voice. They weren’t just offering empty praise to appease Sua.

“One bite! I want one more bite!”

“It’s already all gone?”

“Ugh! Then make it again!”

The pasta that had been beautifully plated was already gone. Sua shrugged, seeing that.

‘Is this what the satisfaction of cooking is? It’s fun!’

It was like she was finally understanding the feeling of being full just from watching others eat. Seeing people enjoy the food she made so much.

The satisfaction was no joke.

Her self-esteem was also skyrocketing.

Therefore, Sua.

“If you want to eat something else, just tell me.”

She said that sincerely.

It’s not like her skills would diminish by cooking one more dish, right? Plus, the pasta was just a warm-up. She still had the desire to try making other things.

‘What should I cook next?’

While Sua was lost in thought,

“Sua-ssi.”

Federico approached Sua. He had tomato sauce on his mustache. How deliciously did he eat it?

“…Have you ever learned to make pasta in Italy, perhaps?”

“No?”

Sua had hardly any overseas experience.

Going to Japan recently was her only experience, maybe?

The other person must have been joking, right? That’s what Sua thought, but she soon realized that wasn’t the case.

Because Federico’s expression was far too serious.

“After eating Sua-ssi’s pasta, it reminded me of my childhood. My mother was a chef from the mainland, and it tasted exactly like this.”

“…Is your mother Korean or something?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“It’s nothing.”

Anyway, I’ve never been to Italy!

Sua scratched her head.

So, to put it simply, my pasta skills have been recognized as being on par with a mainland chef? That feels good?

Afterward, Federico seemed to feel an inner closeness to Sua, and he began a long, almost pleading speech.

Pineapple pizza this, iced Americano that…. Sua thought. I’ll definitely make sure to feed this person pineapple pizza later.

“I’ll make you pineapple pizza later.”

“…Sua-ssi! You can’t make food like that!”

“Hey, try it before you say that.”

In other words, Sua evil! Sua devil!

No, wait, isn’t she actually Sua angel?

Yeah, yeah, she’s letting me learn flavors I didn’t know before, right?

In other words, Sua smug!

While Sua was lost in thought,

“Sua!”

This time, Kim Iseo approached.

“How did this happen? How… how can you be so good at cooking too? Don’t tell me you’re going to say this is a hobby too? When it’s this delicious?”

“Cooking wasn’t really a hobby either.”

“….”

Lightning struck above the heads of everyone nearby, including Kim Iseo. You’re making food this delicious and it’s not even a hobby? How is that possible?

“….”

But they couldn’t just stand there dumbfounded for the rest of their lives, lost in admiration. Kim Iseo soon snapped out of it.

“Sua, can you do other dishes besides pasta, first of all? Like, you’ve only ever made pasta ten thousand times…”

“Of course, I can do other things.”

“Okay. Then I think we can definitely use this content on Mutube. Not a show where we just eat the chef’s food and talk, but a show where we cook together.”

Kim Iseo continued to rattle on afterward, and Sua just silently nodded.

The CEO is the expert on Mutube video composition. From what I heard roughly, it seemed like they were going to do cooking and talking at the same time.

“Hoo, I think that’s enough explanation for now.”

Kim Iseo then thought of PD Kang Hyeonseong.

“…Come to think of it, I think I suggested cooking on ‘Star Summit Meeting’ too? It’s going to be a real shocker there.”

◈◈◈◈◈

The next day. Writer Lee Geumsook’s studio.

Lee Geumsook and Hong Yejin were sitting side by side, and Hong Yejin looked slightly nervous.

Lee Geumsook patted Hong Yejin’s shoulder.

“Yejin-ah, there’s no need to be so nervous.”

“…I wasn’t nervous at all when I was writing, but now that I’m trying to turn it into a video, I suddenly feel really nervous.”

“Take it easy. If it works out, it works out, if it doesn’t, it doesn’t. You wrote with so much confidence, right? Don’t forget that feeling until it’s screened.”

“I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you for the advice.”

“There’s nothing to keep in mind. Why would you have any reason to have low confidence? You’re proudly taking first place on Netflix with ‘Alien Game’ right now.”

“That’s not just because of my own strength.”

“It won’t be your own strength in the future either, you know? What’s important is the ability to utilize the strength around you. Let’s become that kind of writer through this script, Ms. Hong Writer.”

Just then, as Hong Yejin was listening to Lee Geumsook’s advice.

Ding-dong—

The studio bell rang.

Finally, the guest had arrived.

“Just sit there. I’ll go open the door.”

Lee Geumsook went out to greet the guest.

The person was none other than PD Choi Heewon.

The person who created Special 8 with Lee Geumsook.

Hong Yejin jumped up from her seat and greeted him.

“PD Choi Heewon, hello. Thank you for taking the time.”

“I’m more grateful. You must be really busy with ‘Alien Game’ becoming a hit this time, right? I came as soon as I got the call.”

“Yes. Then, first of all….”

Hong Yejin went to the studio refrigerator and quickly brought out two drinks. And she hesitated to open her mouth, but thankfully Lee Geumsook got straight to the point.

“Choi PD, take a look at this new script Yejin wrote and see what you think. You can get a feel for it just by glancing at it, right?”

“Isn’t Sua-ssi the expert on that?”

“This person is joking. Look at just whether you can direct the scene spectacularly, not whether it will succeed or fail.”

“Hahaha, I understand.”

PD Choi Heewon began to read the script.

Rustle— Rustle—

Soon, a change occurred.

His expression gradually became serious.

Rustle— Rustle— Rustle—

He straightened his posture, and the speed at which he was reading gradually increased.

After a while, PD Choi Heewon made a “Heo,” sound and put down the script. Along with rubbing his chin.

“…It feels completely different from ‘Alien Game’? I could even believe that a completely different writer wrote it.”

Then Lee Geumsook chimed in.

“Right? I felt that way at first too. But it seems like something like this was dormant in Yejin’s heart. At least I can feel her confidence.”

“That’s right. I felt that confidence too. And there’s a commonality among works that are full of confidence….”

PD Choi Heewon continued with a serious expression.

“…There’s a high probability that the direction will be amazing. First of all, it seems like the genre is close to action?”

Hong Yejin nodded.

“Yes. That’s right.”

“But it feels like action that uses cars rather than bodies?”

“You saw it exactly right. The content is mainly about cars. I wanted to mix these feelings together: an uninhibited protagonist, car races, action….”

“Not bad. I’m not saying this to be polite, but it’s really good. If you gather good actors and cars and roll them around, the visuals will be amazing too.”

PD Choi Heewon soon made a decision.

“Writer Hong, do you have a tentative title for this?”

“I do have one. Something like ‘Unstoppable Run’?”

“Good. ‘Unstoppable Run’, let’s do it together.”

Then Hong Yejin’s eyes widened.

“Are you serious?”

“Of course, I’m serious. I don’t think I’ve told a single lie since I entered this studio today?”

“Thank you. Thank you so much!”

Hong Yejin jumped up and bowed at a 90-degree angle, and Lee Geumsook, who was watching this scene with a pleased expression, said.

“So, Writer Hong, who are you going to entrust the main character to? They seem like they have to be good at driving while also overflowing with macho qualities? Is it a muscular male actor after all?”

“Um, well….”

Hong Yejin smiled awkwardly.

“…Actually, I was thinking of Sua-ssi.”

◈◈◈◈◈

The next morning. The ‘High Society’ production team’s meeting room.

Tap tap tap—!

Writer Park Yoomi and all the people who had gathered were busy. They were either busily typing on laptop keyboards or checking the schedule on the calendar. Because the Netflix launch of ‘High Society’ was really right around the corner now.

The person in charge of the production opened her mouth first.

“Writer Park Yoomi, the ‘High Society’ launch will also begin in three days. It has been confirmed for 5 PM.”

“Three days from now, that’s faster than I thought.”

‘High Society’ is also included in Netflix’s lineup for its Korean landing operation, but these landing operations are not all revealed at once.

Netflix used its head a little, maybe? The works are revealed little by little, one at a time.

Writer Park Yoomi touched her forehead with her palm.

“Haa, this is giving me a headache. Of all things, our work is next in line after ‘Alien Game’. It hurts my pride that I’m having a headache because of another work.”

Yes, the reason why they were nervous and moving busily was because ‘High Society’ was the next runner-up after ‘Alien Game’.

Now that people’s expectations have risen like crazy, ‘High Society’ won’t be able to avoid being compared, no matter what.

“Well, enough with the unnecessary thoughts!”

Soon, Writer Park Yoomi lightly hit the table.

“Instead of being nervous, we should know how to take advantage of the current situation. Yeah, it’s better this way. Sua-ssi, who is gaining immense popularity in ‘Alien Game’, also appears in our work, right? Let’s use that to promote it.”

“That would be good.”

Therefore, soon, intentional promotion began on the internet.

【Korean Media】

[Lee Sua, who shook ‘Alien Game’, is also participating in Park Yoomi’s ‘High Society’! What role will she play?]

Meanwhile, a tremendous change was taking place today in a place other than internet media.

That was the music site.

【 Mutube Music Charts 】

【 Weekly Popular Songs 】

1. [ Enchant Again ─ Lee Sua ]

2. [ whistle plash ─ plumpa ]

3. [ If You Overcome Sleepiness ─ Komma ]

The OST sung by Sua finally reached the top.

…Trampling on singers, idols, celebrities, and everyone.