Chapter 72: Her Body is Slightly Covered
TVS broadcasting station meeting room, the director was scrutinizing the articles.
The director was refreshing the internet, and new articles were pouring in in real time. And most of them were content predicting who would be the winner in the four-way war.
Even putting out speculative articles was enough to light the fire. Of course, pre-received interest has a huge impact. When interest cools, it’s out.
At that moment, one of the employees placed a bundle of papers in front of the director.
“Eh?”
The director tilted his head.
Because he couldn’t recognize what was placed in front of him. Normally, he monitors internet articles or cafe reactions, captures them, and brings them, but this was a new format.
“What investigation did you do to pick this out? It doesn’t look like internet articles, and from the appearance, it doesn’t seem like a fan cafe either?”
“It’s a gallery. The community with the most mentions.”
“The community with the most mentions is not a fan cafe?”
“Yes. That’s why the mentions are high.”
The employee continued.
“People have interest but aren’t yet in any camp. They can turn into enemies at any time, or fans at any time.”
“In my day it was cafes or blogs, but the times have changed. For now, I get it. The atmosphere of this community is especially important.”
“Yes. And especially mostly young people.”
The director carefully looked through the monitoring materials the employee brought after that. Soon, he made a sound like “ng” or something.
With his expression gradually hardening seriously.
At some point.
-[damage] HP
Bam─
PD Choi Heewon and writer Lee Geumsuk appeared in the meeting room.
“PD Choi.”
The director called PD Choi Heewon before even receiving the greeting.
“Other broadcasting stations are also going wild, and the internet is in chaos. PD Choi naturally knows, right? Because this fight is so important, everyone is engaging in all sorts of schemes and high-stakes battles.”
“I know. So, this is what we’re suffering for.”
Choi Heewon pointed to the director’s haggard face with his index finger.
“I haven’t been able to go to the gym lately. I’m dying.”
“Yes, I know that you and the writer are putting in all your effort to make this. I know that well. But….”
The director pushed some materials towards them.
First, internet articles.
The director sighed deeply.
“Romance is romance, action is action. Each has their own weapon, right? But I feel like our work is quite ordinary.”
“If you say it’s ordinary?”
“The story is good, but there’s no kick, right? I wonder if there’s no one who gets hit in the back of the head without thinking while watching. And there’s something I’m particularly worried about….”
The director pushed other materials.
This time, captures of community posts.
PD Choi Heewon twisted his expression.
“You say this writer can’t write romance? What nonsense is that?”
“I know that this writer writes romance beautifully. But the problem is that only we know that. People close to writer Lee Geumsuk know, but will the viewers know that?”
“Hmm….”
“It’s reasonable that such stories are circulating.”
The director clasped his hands.
“This writer, if you just add one kick, won’t it be okay?”
“Kick?”
“Yeah. Add one romance or shock twist. Thinking about it, our work is with actor Kim Yu-han as a rookie, right? In a way, we’re starting with a disadvantage in that point.”
“You can think that, but it’s an advantage. The result will be different. Rather, thanks to Kim Yu-han, the viewership ratings will soar insanely, I guarantee.”
“That’s hindsight, and what I’m talking about is preparation.”
The director continued firmly.
“Honestly, I understood when you put a rookie actor as the lead without saying anything, right? So, just add one kick.”
“Kick.”
“We have two male leads, so there’s no chance for romance from the start, but thinking about it, maybe one will come out. Like one of them kills the other. Something like that.”
Writer Lee Geumsuk showed no reaction.
However, it didn’t feel like she was ignoring the director’s words. Rather, she just didn’t feel any crisis.
“Writer?”
The director called again.
Writer Lee Geumsuk shrugged her shoulders.
“Why no chance?”
“Huh?”
“Romance chance. We have it too.”
The director tilted his head.
“I’ll bet that by the time the climax episode comes out, all viewers will be slaves? Whether to go with romance or not? That’s why they’ll be obsessed and loyal.”
“What? No, there are two male leads, what are you talking about? Are you making some couple thing for two men?”
Then, the writer and PD Choi laughed.
If you want to deceive the enemy, it’s better to deceive your own side first. And now is the time to reveal this truth.
Soon, a tablet was handed to the director.
“What is this?”
“The climax scene.”
“You guys must have shot this well on your own. What I mean is, this isn’t about confirming something like this, let’s think about what kick we can add in the future?”
But soon the director closed his mouth.
The climax scene he was watching casually was more captivating than he thought, and at the end, his eyes widened.
“…?”
It couldn’t be helped.
“…!”
It was because the appearance of Sua drenched in rain was revealed.
Writer Lee Geumsuk asked.
“How is it? Do you really think we’ll lose like this?”
“…”
“Bringing in a rookie is a minus, and there’s no chance for romance elements? Well, then let’s scrap it all and start over from scratch? From casting to script, according to the director’s taste.”
The director didn’t answer.
Or rather, it was close to not being able to answer.
And soon, shaking his head as if he couldn’t believe it.
“…How on earth are such rookies found?”
“I didn’t find any. They appeared. So? Director’s answer?”
The director’s eyes were still serious.
But the reason for the seriousness was a little different from before. His current expression was close to stunned by the fresh shock.
“PD Choi, Writer.”
The director looked at the two with a determined expression.
“…Let’s go like this.”
Not long after, an article shot on the internet.
Just one article.
Of course, this was a huge trap laid by PD Choi Heewon and writer Lee Geumsuk, and sure enough, all sorts of hyenas flocked in.
In the blink of an eye, subsequent articles kept coming out.
However, this was also the production team’s trap.
And one more.
“…Ah, right. Her body is slightly covered.”
Sua’s body soaked to the bone was caught in review.
HP: [x] / [max]
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Meanwhile that night.
With only two days left until the meeting with PD Go Taemin of ‘Starting Tomorrow, Crescendo’.
The apartment used as the Mystic studio was noisy today. Two people were busy talking.
Kim Iseo and Seo Yeon-ju.
Seo Yeon-ju said.
“So, from now on, Sua will be using this too? Yeah, since we’re now under the same Mystic. I’m secretly looking forward to it.”
“Normally, when people increase, don’t they dislike it? The space gets smaller and cleaning becomes harder.”
“Why is cleaning hard? I’ll use it when Sun-il uses it.”
They chatted casually for a moment.
Kim Iseo first brought up the main topic. She took out the script for ‘Starting Tomorrow, Crescendo’ and handed it to Seo Yeon-ju.
“Yeon-ju, I’m giving you a special order.”
“What? This isn’t a script?”
“Just a script. It’s a script from master director Go Taemin.”
“…!”
Seo Yeon-ju’s eyes widened.
Soon she pointed at herself with her index finger.
“Me? Director, is this coming to me?”
“It’s for Sua.”
“Ah….”
The hope that had been on Seo Yeon-ju’s face melted away, but at the same time, she swallowed immense admiration inside.
“No, a master director is already chasing a rookie who hasn’t even had her first drama aired? Monsters are monsters after all….”
Seo Yeon-ju stuck out her tongue, then sighed.
“So, director, why are you showing this to me. To get motivation while looking at Sua? If it’s nagging, it would have been fine.”
“That’s not it. Yeon-ju’s role is important today.”
“My role?”
Yeon-ju tilted her head, and Kim Iseo nodded.
“Yes. Do you remember PD Kim Jungi?”
“Of course I remember. That crazy pervert trash.”
“If Sua rejects this script outright, it’s a shame. No, such a thing shouldn’t happen. There’s a need to definitely catch Go Taemin’s work.”
“Of course. Ah, no way…?”
Seo Yeon-ju showed an understanding expression.
“Sua will arrive soon, so Yeon-ju, first try to make a good impression by saying that this script is really okay.”
“I understand. I’ll try not to mess up again. Just trust me.”
“And if Sua rejects it, hold her with me. We’re not doing this because we don’t trust Sua’s eye, but so that she can think multiple times as much as possible.”
“Got it. If it’s the intention, I get it.”
And a short while later.
Sua appeared.
“Huh?”
Sua was surprised from the start.
“Wow, amazing. Mystic uses this house as a studio?”
To Sua’s eyes, it was an extremely luxurious house. Why, a rich house that could appear in a drama. Exactly that size and interior.
Meanwhile, Kim Iseo quickly handed over the script.
“Sua, check this out.”
“Hm? Script?”
Kim Iseo nodded.
“The big shot I mentioned, right? It’s the script given by the big shot. It was already decided to cast Sua, but I thought what would it look like to Sua’s eyes. So, look carefully.”
Sua quietly swallowed her tension.
“The big shot’s script.”
This tension was mixed with excitement.
After all, after ‘Special Task Force 808’ and ‘Detective’, there had been nothing but garbage scripts that made her suffer? So, Sua was excited. She wanted to be thrilled after discovering a good script.
It was then that Seo Yeon-ju smiled brightly.
“Sua, I just read it, right? But it’s not a joke. If it came to me, I would have accepted it immediately. It’s that good.”
With that said, it would be even more expected.
Paralak─!
Sua pretended to read the script.
And quickly used the perk ability. In the perk space, a room called ‘Starting Tomorrow, Crescendo’ had already been created.
[Starting Tomorrow, Crescendo]
▶ Insufficient implementation elements.
▶ Grade 7.
“…?”
And she was startled.
Sua covered her eyelids.
After a moment, she opened her eyes again and looked.
▶ Grade 7.
“…What? Grade 7? 7th grade?”
In Sua’s mind, it became complicated instantly.
No, how is it possible that the big shot’s script is grade 7? No, PD Kim Jungi was a master, but it was trash.
Is that the case? What is it really?
What to do with my excitement to find a good script!
It was then that Kim Iseo and Seo Yeon-ju opened their mouths.
“Sua, how is it?”
“Sua, this is okay, right? I don’t want to miss it and all that?”
“…”
Sua looked at it with a regretful expression, then shook her head.
“…This really doesn’t seem right.”
Sua didn’t want to say that either. Really sincerely.