Chapter 368
Chapter 368
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 368
Chapter Title: Idol Maker (6)
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"Yeah, that's it!"
"Like that with your hips..."
"Huh? Why are you suddenly...?"
"...Um, Gaeun?"
"......"
"......"
"I forgot."
I thought it was no big deal... but the more I tried, the more I kept messing up. Twisting my hips wasn't as easy as it seemed. The moment doubt crept in—Is this right?—my back started to creak, the rhythm broke, and I completely lost my feel for it.
Is that why repetition is key?
I extended my fist toward the vice president once more to regain that sensation.
"Help me out."
"You're so shameless."
"'Not Ashamed to Ask Inferiors.' It's Confucius saying not to be embarrassed about asking what you don't know. As a Confucian girl, I'm just following his teachings."
"......Really?"
"Yes."
"Gaeun, it's not 'Not Ashamed to Ask Inferiors,' it's 'Not Hesitant to Ask Inferiors.'"
"I know. That's why I said 'Not Hesitant to Ask Inferiors.'"
"What?"
"?"
"......Did I hear wrong?"
"Yes."
"Fine, whatever. Let's move on."
What? It was 'Not Hesitant to Ask Inferiors'? Having naturally fooled the vice president, I let out a quiet sigh of relief in my mind. That was close—I almost ruined my image as someone with common sense. Not Hesitant to Ask Inferiors, Not Hesitant to Ask Inferiors, Not Hesitant to Ask Inferiors. Good, I'll be careful next time. With the info corrected in my head, I urged the lesson on in a confident voice.
"Help me before I forget it completely."
"Alright, here."
"Mm... Like this, right?"
It was a bit embarrassing... but seeing the potential for growth fired me up. If I master this, I can pull my weight too. Calming my excitement, I gripped the vice president's thumb.
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The pillow soaked in Gaeun's sweat and juices, utterly ruined. How much could I get if I sold this to fans? With that idle thought, I stored Gaeun's pillow in my inventory. I figured it'd come in handy someday if I kept it.
Bundle it with the video, and it'd sell in the real world too... Should I prep some?
Humming to myself, I opened my cloud drive. Videos shot on my smartphone auto-synced there. But it's one-way, so deleting from the phone doesn't touch the drive.
So today's footage was all intact inside.
[Ugh, mm... Haah, mm...]
Just like this.
[Haah... Am I doing better now?]
Gaeun shaking her hips hard at the camera. Face-wise, she was idol-level for sure. Her looks shone even without proper lighting... Sigh, she should've gone into acting, but sadly, she seemed talentless there despite her looks.
[What? Who's praising you?]
Still, as the main heroine, she must have talent for idols, right?
[Facts? Well... I'll give you that.]
Haha, a few lessons and I'm already attached? Needlessly worrying. Siwoo, the protagonist, would handle the producing anyway. I saved the video and copied it to a USB. This'll come in handy someday too.
- Knock knock
"Vice President, can I come in?"
"Hold on."
- Whoosh
"Why drag it out between us?"
"......What 'us'?"
"Agency actor and vice president."
"Can't argue that."
"Hehe, right?"
With that, Han Ji-young naturally shrugged off her coat. She's GSB's rookie actress who... landed a miniseries lead in just a year. A fresh face in acting. And my student for lessons over the past year... but being a gold digger made her personality a bit unique.
"Here, this week's script."
"Jiyoung... Is this what you wanted to say?"
"Time's short."
"We agreed to graduate from these lessons."
"Oppa... You think I'm not lonely? I'm human, I'm a woman too. I want love! That's why we're dating... So what am I to you?"
"Jiyoung..."
"What am I to you?!"
"Sigh, you really gonna do this?"
"I said time's short. Let's start over. ......Oppa, you think I'm not lonely? I'm human, I'm a woman too. I want love!"
"Haa... Fine, just wait. Let me read the script."
"Knew you'd help, Vice President."
What a my-pace type. Thinks the world revolves around her. Called me urgently, and it's another miniseries script read-through.
"Hmm... Hold on, wrong interpretation. Don't act so domineering like that. Here, 'Hee-yeon' has to act spoiled. Even if the lines are rough, make it feel like whining to 'Seong-min' rather than attacking him."
If I ignore this, she'll bug me all week.
Not wanting that, I hastily used 'Observe' to analyze the script. Found the perfect acting approach and taught it to Han Ji-young. Doing this for a year made it second nature—I could grasp scripts fluidly now.
"But 'Hee-yeon' isn't that weak."
"Right, spoiling here would collapse the character. But the writer scripted it intentionally. Suddenly showing weakness? From a haughty girl like 'Hee-yeon'? It makes her lovable. That's the point of the character collapse."
"......To hype me up as her actor?"
"Yeah, this drama's success is on you, no matter what anyone says. Planning to make you, playing 'Hee-yeon,' a star."
"I see... Haa, you're different, Vice President. Thanks."
"Good, we're done?"
"No? We're just starting."
"What? The rest isn't tricky."
"Check the last page."
"This... Wait, no way?"
"Vice President, I... don't want rumors I can't kiss."
"No, still..."
"You did it all with Senior Suyeon. Over just a kiss?"
"You, ho-how?!"
"What, you really did? Geez... That senior acts all innocent alone but gets around behind the scenes. What? Even you say bed scenes are tough? Funny... Here? Hotel? Or your place?"
"Jiyoung... Nothing happened with Suyeon. For real."
"Vice President, I can investigate. Think I can't? I'll stay quiet, so help with this. It's about pride."
"Haaa... You sure?"
"Of course. That's why, read the script."
"Wait, didn't you say no dating experience?"
"Yes, so help me. Can a girl who's never kissed lead one? Time's short—cut the excuses and help. Or skip to the kiss? That's the main part anyway."
"Heh, hehe......"
Han Ji-young closed her sharp, cat-like eyes and parted her small lips. Unlike her usual self, her fidgeting hands in tension were adorable, making my heart ache. She had this lovable side too. The tamed Han Ji-young had a new charm.
"What're you doing? Time's short."
"Haa, got it."
"Haah, mm... Tongue too."
"You good?"
"You know drama levels these days."
"Yeah..."
"Haah, mm... Mm..."
That makes my kiss count with actresses hit double digits. Worth the 'Unyielding Defense' act of diligence. Pouring all my time into lessons led to this kiss.
GSB actors mistaking me for a reliable adult. Under the guise of lessons, doing embarrassing, lewd, dirty, sticky acts with them was no hardship. Even if it was their first time.
"Haah, mm... Don't run anymore, haa... Churp, chuuup... Like this, haa, love me... In front of you too, chuuup... Thoughtlessly, haah... I just wanna be loved."
"Ugh..."
Lately... the actresses' vibe shifted. As lesson results showed, they started approaching me first for more. Like Han Ji-young kissing me now.
This... gotta think positive, right?
A bit uneasy... but I decided not to worry.
"Haa, haaa... How was it? Good?"
"Hm?"
"Was my kiss acting good?"
"Uh, it was? Seong-ah's first kiss was awful... Ah, no, I mean..."
"Better than Seong-ah? Hm, good enough."
Han Ji-young pulled away satisfied, stuck out her tongue to lick her lips, snorted, and donned her coat. Good call bringing up Seong-ah. She'll stay quiet a while. I sighed softly where she couldn't see.
"By the way, Vice President, heard an interesting rumor. True?"
"Rumor?"
"Teaching an idol."
"Oh, that? Yeah. Not acting lessons, just basics."
"Hm... Not acting?"
"Yeah, no talent for it."
"Got it. See you."
"Yeah, take care."
- Whoosh
"Phew..."
Meeting Han Ji-young always drains me.