Chapter 156: Promotional Photoshoot
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 156: Promotional Photoshoot
I headed to the studio with Heo Da-young.
The schedule was set for producing posters and a pictorial for our promotion. While TV advertisements would be best for reaching the general public, it was still too early for that. This shoot was specifically for private posters and membership cards aimed at a small number of elite members and increasing premium memberships.
And for that shoot...
"Oppa, you're here?"
"You're late."
Hyun-kyung and Young-eun were there together.
Both of them, having arrived earlier, were already dressed in bikinis. Hyun-kyung wore a yellow bikini that matched her hair color, while Young-eun was in a seductive red one. They both boasted perfect bodies, befitting the two protagonists of today’s pictorial.
What was I doing?
I had to shoot, too. If I didn't, there would have been no reason for me to come to the studio in the first place.
"Are you already done with preparations?"
"Of course. The schedule is tight, so we have to shoot quickly."
"My schedule isn't tight at all! So, Unnie, you can just finish quickly and leave. Jae-ho oppa and I will take our time."
Feeling like sparks were about to fly again, I stepped between them.
"Now, now, calm down. Let's not fight."
As I held them back, I noticed Olivia sitting in the studio with her legs crossed, waiting.
"Olivia, you're here too? I don't believe I called for you separately."
"As an investor, I have an obligation to see how the promotion is being handled. That's why I'm here."
"Is that so?"
"Is my presence uncomfortable for you, by any chance?"
"Not at all."
Perhaps it was because of what happened the night of the party, but there was a strange sensuality lingering in Olivia's eyes as she looked at me. It was as if she were trying to seduce me.
"Anyway, I'll go change into my shooting attire as well."
I hurried into the dressing room.
"Hmm... So, I'm supposed to wear this?"
I muttered, looking at the black drawers pants. I had heard the concept of this pictorial from the director beforehand.
‘We’re going to do a shoot that properly reveals the great bodies of the trainer and the members.’
I had agreed, and the girls, acting as promotional models, had also said okay. However, now that I actually had to put them on, I felt embarrassed. Especially since the 'taping' I did to prepare for any potential erections during the shoot made my junk look particularly prominent.
'It looks like I'm constantly hard.'
It was awkward to look at. No, everything else was fine, but could we do something about this? This bulging part. I was supposed to wear this in front of Hyun-kyung, Young-eun, and even Olivia?
"CEO, you absolutely must wear that!"
The director said, poking his head into the dressing room. Did he know I’d hesitate after seeing it?
"Is there nothing else? I saw some trunk-style shorts earlier."
"No. You said it yourself. You want to appeal to people who want private exercise and PT."
"Does that have anything to do with this?"
"Of course. This is the appeal."
"What kind of appeal?"
"Oh, you know exactly what I mean."
With a sly grin, the director pulled his head back and vanished.
Fine, I was the one who approved the plan. I was the one who suggested doing it this way in the first place. I just didn't realize it would be this blatant.
'Let's do it.'
When a man pulls a radish, he’s gotta either stick it in or shoot his load. Why stick a radish in? What is the radish? Where do you stick it? Where else? You stick it in a pussy.
As I stepped outside, the eyes of the waiting women converged on one spot. I won't bother saying exactly where. Their faces turned red.
"Ahem."
Young-eun, who had been staring for a moment, looked away and pretended to be busy with something else.
"Ho-oh."
Hyun-kyung’s pupils dilated as she stared intently, her breath hitching.
"..."
Olivia was stealing glances while pretending not to look. Why are you looking over there?
"Ahem, this is embarrassing. I can't do anything if you keep staring like that."
"Staring? Who's staring? Hehe."
Hyun-kyung, you're looking at it even as you speak. Are your eyes just for decoration?
"Exactly. You're being self-conscious. I wasn't looking. Besides, you were staring blatantly at us in our swimsuits."
Whoa, even you, Noona?
When I looked at Olivia, our eyes met, and she quickly turned her head away. At least she has a conscience.
"Alright, shall we begin the shoot?"
The director intervened, and the session began.
The first up was Young-eun. Dressed in her red bikini, she stood confidently before the camera.
"Right, good. Very good."
From the '11-line' abs on her stomach to her smooth skin, balanced physique, and large breasts—she possessed the body that countless women envied, and she posed with her chest out confidently.
"Great. Just change your posture a little..."
It reminded me of when I took photos of her in the past. She looked just like that back then, too. That confident aura, as if she wouldn't lose to anyone. And that fantastic body and face. She was always a person brimming with confidence. That side of her was fully revealed through this shoot.
"Now, this time, please give me a feeling like you're reading a script, like an actress!"
At the director's request, she held a piece of paper and struck a pose as if she were reading it.
"Excellent."
She looked truly beautiful. Young-eun's thirty-minute shoot came to an end.
"It's a shame the photographer isn't Jae-ho, but this is still pretty good."
Young-eun looked at me and gave a smirk.
"Alright, Hyun-kyung, you're up next. We'll start right away."
"Yes!"
Hyun-kyung stood before the camera with a bright smile. Unlike Young-eun, who was an actress accustomed to being on camera, Hyun-kyung's expression was somewhat awkward. She seemed to be trying to be serious, but every time she struck a pose, a giggle escaped her.
"Pfft, hihi!"
The source of that laughter was likely me. Every time our eyes met, she couldn't hold back her laughter. Her gaze even naturally drifted toward my crotch.
This won't do.
I wrapped a towel around my body. Since it seemed like Hyun-kyung kept getting distracted by my package and couldn't focus on the shoot, I just covered it up.
I'm here on behalf of the Shoot Censorship Committee. I'll be covering my body for the sake of a smooth session.
"Ah."
"Hmm."
I thought I heard sighs of disappointment from somewhere, but it must have been my imagination. Only then was Hyun-kyung able to concentrate. Her facial expressions were still a bit awkward, but at least she didn't laugh during the shoot.
"Now, shall we try taking some with a tennis racket?"
"Yes!"
Hyun-kyung holding a tennis racket was different. Her expression became quite serious, as if she were in a match rather than a photoshoot. It wasn't just my imagination that I could see her competitive streak.
As she grew serious, her bronzed skin revealed by the bikini came into focus. She had a firm body with much more developed fine muscles than Young-eun. Her lifted buttocks, large breasts barely supported by the bikini, and the thigh muscles that rippled every time she flexed her 11-line abs... It was a female body where softness and hardness coexisted.
"Very good! Yes, that's it!"
Both the director and I were satisfied with the results. I found myself nodding at the pictorial, which had a different color from Young-eun's.
'This should be enough.'
We had taken plenty of photos of the two of them.
"Now, it's the CEO's turn," the director said with a smile.
Finally, the moment had come.
"Sigh."
I let out a sigh and took off the robe I had used to cover myself.
"Now, now, please take your place."
Dressed only in drawers pants on my bare body, I stood before the camera. Not only the camera lens but everyone's eyes were fixed on me. Some gazes were fixed on a specific area, while others were just looking at my body out of curiosity.
Regardless, as someone who hadn't stood before so many eyes often, every single one of them felt like a burden. Especially since I was wearing pants that were basically underwear! Even though I knew the 'taping' meant it wasn't the real thing, the embarrassment was real.
'So this is what it's like to shoot in this state.'
I realized once again how amazing the two women were for shooting so skillfully. And I think I understood why Hyun-kyung kept laughing awkwardly. She must have been embarrassed.
"Alright, let's start right away. First, please strike the poses you'd like to take."
"Yes."
For this photoshoot, I had watched videos of bodybuilders several times. I had even visited an actual bodybuilder to learn simple poses and how to effectively show off my muscles. So, today, I was invincible. I would ignore everyone's gaze.
I struck a pose, bending both arms into L-shapes to reveal my biceps. Cheers erupted from all over as my muscles rippled.
"Wow."
"Oh..."
Voices of envy and admiration could be heard simultaneously. Every time I struck a pose, the cheers from the women were particularly loud.
"This is seriously no joke."
"Oh my god, look at those muscles."
The voices of the women who saw my shredded muscles lingered in my ears.
"Now, let's go for a back shot!"
I spread my shoulders and arms wide to reveal my back muscles as much as possible. After a while, the sounds of admiration faded. Unlike my initial nervousness, I was now striking poses skillfully.
"Very good."
My shoot ended with the director's satisfied voice. When I turned my head after finishing, Hyun-kyung was biting her lip while staring at my body, and Young-eun was gulping, trying not to make it obvious. Even the women who came as staff were preoccupied with admiring my body with their mouths agape.
'Where's Olivia?'
Did she step out for a moment? She was nowhere to be seen.
Anyway, it was all over now. Although I was a bit embarrassed by the shame, it had ended without any accidents. Not bad. Mm-hmm.
"Now that we've finished the individual shots, let's move on to the group shots."
Ah.
I had forgotten. The individual shots weren't the end.
"Now, shall we have Hyun-kyung and Young-eun go up first? We'll take shots of you each posing individually and then shots of the two of you working together."
Hyun-kyung and Young-eun went up. Perhaps because they had already done it once, they finished the shoot skillfully. In the concept shots where they had to work together, they competed a bit for the spotlight, but that actually produced much better results.
"Yes, great. Then, after a short break, Young-eun and the CEO can go in together."
Young-eun, sweating, approached and placed a hand on my shoulder.
"I'm counting on you."
"Ah, yeah."
The moment I saw her bright red bikini and smooth skin, I reflexively looked away. You're telling me I have to shoot with Young-eun while she's wearing such a provocative bikini?
This... this is going to be a problem.