Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 134

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 134
47. Filming Location (2)
“Wow! Almond, the makeup suits you so well.”
As we headed toward the filming location, Miho greeted me first.
I responded with a grateful smile.
Miho was about to say something more, but—
“Oh, um… Miho. You can’t move right now.”
“Ah, yes…”
The photographer scolded her. After that, she could only steal glances at me between camera shutter clicks.
“Almond, please wait here for a moment. Your assigned photographer will be here shortly.”
“Yes.”
I leaned against the wall for a moment, waiting for my set to be constructed.
White lighting panels moved back and forth, and a makeshift studio was quickly taking shape.
Next to it, Balloon Gum was actively filming.
I watched him work for a moment. Since this was my first time seeing him in person, it was fascinating.
He didn’t have quite the professional air that Miho did, but he was clearly skilled. It was as if he’d found his own method.
Balloon Gum caught my eye and gave me a subtle nod. I smiled back at him.
Tap, tap.
Someone touched me from behind.
“?”
I spun around, tilting my head in confusion.
There was no one there.
“Down here. Down here.”
I heard a voice from below.
“Nice to meet you! Almond!”
I’m not particularly tall myself.
But the person greeting me was truly small. She was a woman in her early 150s in height.
“I’m your assigned photographer. Let’s do our best.”
Her voice and appearance still carried a youthful, inexperienced quality. It was almost strange to hear her call herself a photographer.
“Ah… yes. Nice to meet you.”
Something about her just didn’t look professional.
I was worried.
After all, I’m not a professional either.
‘I wonder if this will go well… this…’
Department Manager Oh, watching from a distance, had the same thought. He spoke to Department Manager Go, who was busily directing the set in front.
“Who is that person? I heard you were looking out for Almond?”
“What. Don’t you see I’m busy? I’m taking care of it.”
“I mean Almond’s assigned photographer. You said you’d assign a veteran since Almond’s a complete beginner.”
“…?”
Department Manager Go paused to check who had been assigned, then shrugged his shoulders.
“Suyeong Oh? You paired her with a veteran, right, Department Manager Oh?”
“…Really? She looked too young to me.”
“She is young. But she’s been doing this since she was even younger, and among our connections, she’s the best at photographing men.”
At the mention of famous names she’d photographed, Department Manager Go rattled off several renowned figures.
If it was true, she certainly had the skills.
“Hmm… Really?”
Yet Department Manager Oh’s eyes still held disbelief. As he continued staring at me with that expression, Department Manager Go added as if confessing something.
“Her skills are solid. But her personality is a bit… strange. Or rather, she’s too obsessed with her preferences.”
“?”
“She has high energy. And if the subject appeals to her, it doesn’t matter. But if they don’t, she’ll just quit on the spot.”
“What?! Then what do we do?”
“…When that happens, our work time just extends. We have no choice but to ask another writer to take over. Department Manager Oh, there are ways to handle it. Don’t worry about it.”
Department Manager Oh frowned but said nothing more.
Such incidents were commonplace on filming sets.
Still, there was something unsettling about assigning such a unique(?) writer to Almond.
It felt like Go Joongseok was deliberately trying to break the spirit of a newcomer.

* * *
Click!
“Ohhh yeah~~!”
The sound erupted from the very first shot of my photography session.
And it continued on after that.
“Really good! So handsome! Woohoo!”
Click!
“Krrgh! This is art! Better than those actor photos I took recently.”
Click!
“Yeah~~~~”
All of this was coming from a single person.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
Suyeong Oh.
She was a person overflowing with energy.
It seemed like she was burning through a week’s worth of energy in a single day of shooting.
Her shooting style was quite unique.
My poses barely changed while she moved back and forth frantically, snapping away.
While convenient for a beginner like me, even as someone with an athlete’s background, I was concerned about Suyeong’s stamina.
Tap-tap-tap.
Tap-tap.
She darted around with the heavier camera, taking photos and shouting the whole time.
“Yesss~~~~! So good. Just one more pose like that!”
After briefly demonstrating the pose herself,
Tap, tap, tap.
She approached and corrected my posture directly. Just being near her, I could feel heat radiating from her body.
Her eyes sparkled with enthusiasm.
Today’s subject had captured Suyeong Oh’s heart perfectly.
“This is your first shoot, right? Just standing there looks like a sculpture. You’re barely awkward at all.”
She didn’t seem to expect an actual answer, so I simply remained quiet.
Click! Click!
She was too busy pressing the shutter frantically, her face glued to the camera lens.
“This is so good! You’re doing great. Really sexy. Is this a female-oriented game!? I want to play too!”
Her hands and feet never stopped moving. Neither did her mouth.
It seemed like that was part of the job itself.
“Just become a celebrity right now! Really? You were born this way.”
With her continuous praise like that, I was starting to gain confidence.
‘This seems to be going well.’
I handled most of the poses naturally.
The shoot was actually progressing very successfully.
However, as a beginner, there were inevitably sections where I struggled.
“Alright, how about you smile naturally? Naaaturally! Brightly!”
A natural smile.
This is what beginners struggle with the most.
Staring blankly at the camera was something I could manage somehow.
But a natural smile posed a physical challenge.
The moment I worried my smile would look awkward, a truly awkward smile emerged.
Just like mine now.
“Hmm…? This isn’t a job application photo, is it? Think of something funny. Not too funny. Just a little chuckle.”
I thought carefully.
I recalled the image of Balloon Gum rolling around in Battle Rage.
A chuckle.
A laugh did escape.
“Uh-uh-um. No, no. Your face has more potential than that. Right now it’s missing that briiight feeling. Think of something that genuinely made you laugh.”
What was I supposed to think about?
As my expression hardened, the writer added:
“How about happy instead of funny?”
A moment of happiness.
The instant I heard those words, a scene flashed into my mind as if on cue.
It was when I ate with Juhyeok and Jia.
That moment when my dining table was nearly full.
I hadn’t thought much of it then, but that scene from the depths of memory suddenly came rushing back.
My lips curved upward naturally, and my eyes crescent-shaped as they closed.
“Ooooooh!”
Click!
The photographer exclaimed in admiration and immediately began frantically pressing the shutter.
“Shutter!”
Click! Click! Click!
‘But his right hand looks a bit awkward?’
After several shots, Suyeong Oh noticed that Sanghyeon’s body seemed uncomfortable somewhere.
There wasn’t anything particularly wrong, but whenever his right hand moved, he seemed to be quite conscious about it.
‘Did he not want to mention it?’
Usually, these kinds of details should be agreed upon before filming. Sanghyeon hadn’t brought it up.
“That’s wonderful!”
If that was the case, Suyeong didn’t need to mention that part either.
It was only courteous to let it pass.
“This time, let’s try with your right hand in your pocket!”

* * *
The filming was nearing its end.
Balloon Gum, Almond, and Miho had completed their joint shoot as well.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Almond, this is your first time but you’re doing great. Haha.”
“We’re almost at the finish line. You’re doing well.”
The staff approached and offered Sanghyeon their praise.
For a first shoot, things were progressing well, and he seemed to be in good spirits.
‘Did I worry for nothing?’
Being his first shoot, Sanghyeon had been somewhat nervous.
After all, his life was quite far removed from this kind of entertainment industry work.
But contrary to such worries, everything flowed remarkably smoothly.
‘It’s much more fun than I expected.’
He was actually enjoying himself.
All these people, the hectic filming location, and watching the posters come together one by one as he struck various poses—it was enjoyable.
To the point where I wondered if this was just my nature.
“Alright. This is the final part.”
Now there was one last and most important shoot remaining.
It was a video shoot, and it would likely be the most used in the actual advertisement.
My task was simple.
I would run toward that green wall over there, then shoot an arrow at the green tower beyond it—which would appear as a giant after CG processing.
“Simple, right? You do this every day anyway.”
One staff member asked casually.
Whoosh.
A staff member handed me a simple-looking recurve bow.
My eyes trembled greatly upon seeing it.
“…Almond?”
When Sanghyeon didn’t answer immediately, the staff member asked again.
‘What an idiot. Sang-hyun Yu.’
I berated myself.
How could I not have anticipated that I’d be asked to shoot an arrow? I’d grown far too complacent after the pre-production meeting.
There’s no way every detail of the shoot would come up during a meeting.
Stupid. Why couldn’t I have seen this coming….
It was something that should have been obvious.
Juhyeok beside me interjected, looking flustered as well.
“We weren’t notified about this beforehand.”
“Pardon?”
The staff member looked bewildered.
Who notifies someone about every little detail like this? It wasn’t some kind of exposure shoot, and asking someone famous for archery to shoot an arrow was hardly something that needed advance notice. It was obvious what he was thinking. Juhyeok knew it too.
‘I need to push back somehow without it seeming forced….’
If I just flatly refused, it would work, but strange rumors could still spread.
That’s when Department Manager Oh came rushing over.
“Oh my. Wait, wait, let’s talk about this.”
He grabbed the staff member and dragged him over to where Department Manager Go was.
“Uh… what? Why are you doing this!”
“Ah, it’ll just take a moment! Let’s take a break from filming~!”
With Department Manager Oh’s interruption, filming came to a halt.
The video director currently filming Miho and Balloon Gum looked over at us with confusion.
Juhyeok deliberately positioned himself in front of me and spoke.
“I made a mistake. I just got excited about doing a commercial shoot and didn’t think it through….”
“Sorry.”
“Huh?”
I left only an apology and turned to walk away.
“Hey. Where are you going?!”
“Restroom.”

* * *
“Ah, no, why are you doing this?”
The staff member being dragged along complained to Department Manager Oh.
Department Manager Go also questioned Department Manager Oh, who had suddenly dragged his employee over.
“What?! What’s going on!”
“Ah, Department Manager Go. Just a moment. There’s something I didn’t tell you.”
“Why are you dragging the staff around like this!”
“That….”
Department Manager Oh’s mind raced desperately.
‘Ah… What do I say?’
At least I’ve succeeded in separating them and creating confusion.
What excuse would sound most natural?
“The thing is, Almond has recently… been receiving physical therapy. That… on his arm.”
“His arm? Physical therapy?”
“Yes.”
“You didn’t mention that in the pre-production meeting?”
“You didn’t mention shooting arrows either. If it weren’t for that, his arm would be fine.”
“He looked perfectly fine though…?”
Department Manager Oh was momentarily at a loss for words.
No, he says he’s in pain, so why am I arguing?
“He did seem to be in pain.”
Then, Suyeong Oh interjected from beside him.
The photographer who had shot Sanghyeon earlier.
“During the shoot just now, he seemed really conscious of it… He looked uncomfortable.”
Department Manager Oh felt relieved, while Department Manager Go frowned and pulled at his hair.
“Sigh… This is giving me a headache. I mean, what kind of Capsule game streamer injures his arm…?”
“Listen to what this person is saying? Do game streamers only play games? Why does it matter how he got injured! Anyway, this is too much to ask!”
“Ugh….”
Rather, as Department Manager Oh pressed back aggressively, Department Manager Go had nothing to say.
“Sigh… When does the physical therapy end? We need to shoot this scene. Almond’s Reckless Warrior character shoots arrows… I’ll arrange a different shooting schedule elsewhere for now….”
Insane.
They’re even rescheduling other shoots?
Sweat dripped down Department Manager Oh’s forehead.
‘I didn’t think of this?’
Gulp.
Was there really a limit to improvised excuses?
I never imagined they’d wait for the physical therapy to finish.
“Ah… That’s not something that can be done in a day or two──”
Thud.
Just then, the glass door opened and Sanghyeon walked in.
Whether he’d washed his face or not, it was soaked with water.
Since Sanghyeon had arrived while I was speaking about him, a brief silence fell.
Sanghyeon’s gaze shifted toward the staff member. There was a glint of resolve in his eyes.

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