I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 200

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Episode 200

You know? That unforgettable youth of midday. That first love carved right into your cornea that makes you want to devote your entire life to it. That’s exactly what Han Yeoreum is.

“It really suits you so well! It seems to match perfectly with the works you just mentioned? I’m already looking forward to it.”

We connected. Even without seeing it, I can feel that this editor will polish the interview into an incredible masterpiece.

‘Keyword fusion complete.’

What comes to mind with Taiwan? Summer. Then what? Youth. Then what? First love.

‘The image of Taiwanese works that were hits in Korea gets overlaid onto me.’

The interview with the editor proceeded in a warm and friendly atmosphere. It was thanks to me becoming a great Taiwan representative in the editor’s mind.

‘I gained one more fan today.’

When the editor finished the interview saying it was truly an enjoyable time and left, Manager Ma patted my shoulder.

“You little charmer… you’re my specialty…”

Manager Ma’s voice also showed anticipation for the next issue of Ruel.

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‘What should I do.’

My heart was pounding so hard that it just wouldn’t calm down. Even after taking calming pills, I felt tingles from my toes to the top of my head. Chu Gaeul clenched her fists tightly for a moment.

‘The atmosphere is so heavy…’

Most of the people who came to this place would only be interested in the director and the lead actors.

‘Articles with my name will probably only come out to the extent that my agency requested.’

But even so, my mouth was completely dry. Even though I’d thought about it many times, it still didn’t feel real that I was actually participating in a major terrestrial broadcasting production.

“Hello. I’m Team Leader Shin Hyeongjae from the planning department.”

“Ah, yes! Please take care of me.”

“I’m Kim Minseong, casting director…”

Before entering the seminar hall, staff members greeted Chu Gaeul’s manager in the hallway.

“Hello! I’m Chu Gaeul.”

Gaeul also nervously bowed 90 degrees in greeting. Seeing Gaeul like that, laughter could be heard from here and there as if they found her cute.

“Relax, relax. Gaeul, you’re too stiff.”

“Director Hwang isn’t a scary person. He’s a bit blunt, but he doesn’t scold people or anything.”

Even hearing those words didn’t ease the tension. That’s when it happened. Someone was approaching from far away, bringing a murmuring commotion.

“Hello.”

The star of this occasion, Do Gyeoul, appeared. Unlike Chu Gaeul, her relaxed voice and attitude were natural, as if proving she was a top actress.

“Hello, senior. I’m Chu Gaeul.”

Gaeul tried to steady her trembling voice and greeted her. Do Gyeoul smiled warmly and extended her smooth hand.

“Let’s do well today. I’ve watched many of Gaeul’s scenes, so I’m looking forward to it.”

Do Gyeoul took Chu Gaeul’s hand and encouraged her like a kind-hearted senior. Strength went into their clasped hands.

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Input: After successfully completing her Taiwan fan meeting last week, Han Yeoreum now has another Taiwan schedule for a GV of . Actor Han Yeoreum became a hot topic once again with ‘real-life footage’ at Incheon Airport…

“I should have seen this in person.”

Reporter Wi looked at the monitor with dead fish eyes while writing an article using Yeoreum’s SNS photos.

This was a seminar hall located in Gangnam District. Reporter Wi, seated in the first floor cafe, was waiting to attend the upcoming script reading.

“What are you writing?”

“Oh, senior.”

The veteran reporter who had predicted the ratings for Do Gyeoul’s last time sat down next to him. Reporter Wi quickly checked for typos once and clicked the article upload button.

“Han Yeoreum is doing really well these days.”

“That’s right. She even brought back investment for from Taiwan.”

Suppressing his excitement, Reporter Wi talked about Han Yeoreum’s recent activities. Recently, rumors about the investors of had spread throughout the industry.

“What the hell is that Jegal Rok thinking, how did he turn to Taiwan instead of Chinese money that’s several times more?”

“…Was that just a joke?”

“Chinese money with a big difference! Hahaha!”

At the senior’s joke, Reporter Wi checked the article views with a cold expression.

‘Well, it doesn’t make sense.’

It was incomprehensible to take a winding thorny path when there was a comfortable, well-paved road available.

‘Even though gaining overseas fans by entering the Chinese market rather than the Taiwan market would be much more profitable.’

If they could just gain even a little recognition, the scale of money they could earn would be completely different.

No one could understand Jegal Rok’s thinking, as he had refused all Chinese investment since last year. When JC ENM withdrew from the investment market, other production companies were thrilled.

“Only others benefited, what else. They snatched up the money that would have flowed to JC ENM and received double the production costs.”

“But what if the Chinese market really gets blocked as Jegal Rok predicted?”

At Reporter Wi’s words, silence fell for a moment. But soon, hearty laughter broke the quiet.

“Hahahaha! Hey, that’s impossible!”

“Hahahaha! Right! The Hallyu market is so huge right now!”

“Hahahaha! It would be a disaster if that really happened!”

“Hahahaha! Right! There’s nowhere that China hasn’t touched now!”

It was absurd. The two people got up from their seats and took the elevator. They had to attend the script reading now.

“Wow, they’re really going all out.”

There were three main cameras and two auxiliary handheld cameras rolling. A-cam was for actor close-ups, B-cam for full table long shots, and C-cam filmed the director and production team’s reactions.

“The scale is no joke. Hey.”

“Well, it’s Hwang Heenam and Do Gyeoul after all.”

The director currently handling was a star director who had worked on prestigious historical dramas like and . Whenever he picked up the megaphone, he swept awards.

“This is big trouble. Everyone’s going to be nervous today.”

The promotion team and publicity PD were also on standby. It had become standard practice for all movies and dramas to film and upload script reading scenes and production presentations to InTube. The power of SNS could no longer be ignored.

‘Chu Gaeul was probably cast for that reason too.’

Among the established actors, there was only one trendy actor. It was Chu Gaeul from , the biggest hit among web dramas.

After succeeded with both Season 1 and its spin-off, web dramas completely transformed the InTube market.

[LuluFilm/ I thought everything would work out once I got to college, Ep1]

[Why won’t you ask me out? One Frame Ep-3]

[The most popular girl at school: Jisu’s perspective / New Ference]

Web dramas that used to be short episodes based on storytelling formats shifted toward having actual storylines. Generally, the themes were K-high teen or K-youth stories.

‘However, no work surpassed the buzz of .’

still remained at the top. SBC must have cast Chu Gaeul with InTube’s dominance in mind.

‘But what to do.’

Reporter Wi looked at Chu Gaeul sitting in her seat.

‘Compared to web dramas, this stage is way too big…’

It was the perfect condition for a newcomer to get nervous.

Sure enough, Chu Gaeul was noticeably flustered during today’s script reading. With Director Hwang’s repeated requests to read the lines again, she even cracked her voice toward the end.

Chu Gaeul’s face turned bright red and her fingertips were trembling slightly.

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“You worked hard today.”

Do Gyeoul greeted Chu Gaeul. Chu Gaeul, with a dazed expression, bowed her head in greeting.

“Thank you, Senior Officer.”

“Speak comfortably. I’m also Yeoreum’s friend.”

“Ah, but still….”

“It makes me uncomfortable. Gaeul. We’re the same age.”

Gyeoul approached one step closer in a friendly manner with a quiet voice.

‘The typical appearance of a rookie who made tons of mistakes on the Film Set….’

And he analyzed Chu Gaeul. Gyeoul glanced at Chu Gaeul’s Script placed on the table. It showed signs of diligent Analysis.

“Want to have a Cup of Coffee?”

Chu Gaeul, who was close with Han Yeoreum.

“We can talk about today’s Script Reading and also get to know each other.”

That alone was valuable.

Do Gyeoul headed to a regular Cafe nearby, taking Chu Gaeul with her.

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