I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 209

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Chapter 209

‘…Fine.’

Eun Seol walked forward. Han Yeoreum, whose name was called first, was one step ahead of her. Even this trivial detail annoyed her.

“Now, Eun Seol will play Character A who can converse freely, and Yeoreum will play Character B who can only use four words.”

From the start, things were turning in her favor.

‘The reins to control this scene are in my hands.’

Jin Eunsul sat down on the stage, feeling the camera pointed at her in her peripheral vision. Sitting face-to-face with Han Yeoreum on the chairs prepared on stage made her mouth itch with anticipation.

‘While you were taking a leave of absence and getting drunk on popularity, I was diligently attending school.’

Han Yeoreum might have the upper hand when it came to acting certain scenes or characters, but Jin Eunsul had far more experience with this type of practical exercise.

As <Strange Tales> gained serious popularity, KNUA’s final theater performance kept coming up in musical theater fans’ conversations.

Anonymous(17.173) Really, how crazy would it be if Seoryeong’s actress did theater lol Ever since I went to the final episode screening, I can’t stop obsessing…

 ㄴㅇㅇ(228.22) I just get this feeling that if this person went into theater, they’d absolutely soar

ㅇㅇ(77.123) It’s because it’s a fusion historical drama, but if it had been directed as a serious drama, their skills definitely would have stood out more, which makes me feel regretful ㅠ I saw the Korea National University of Arts final theater performance, and hearing it live was so much better than through speakers – I really didn’t even think about Team A

‘Romeo and Juliet Team A got much better reactions!’

Monitoring those reactions, Jin Eunsul bit her nails over and over. Until blood seeped out.

Comment: She couldn’t do it in that one-minute script reading video; anyone could see she was heavily edited lol The fans are overhyping too much lol The fans have taken over the gallery, it’s just laughable

‘That damn Han Yeoreum, Han Yeoreum!’

But this situation was an opportunity. No matter how well they edited it, any shortcomings would be clearly visible to the public eye.

-They call this rising? Am I misunderstanding what rising means?

-Definitely seeing it live, you can see some lacking aspects..ㅠㅠ

-People around her are forcing the hype lol Now I understand why celebrities get celebrity disease

For real 2222 I think the same

Jin Eunsul raised the corners of her mouth, recalling the reactions right after the broadcast. Her goal was to fluster Han Yeoreum by any means necessary.

‘Unlike a set where everything goes according to plan, in practice you can ad-lib as much as you want!’

And her other goal was to make Han Yeoreum unconsciously say something other than yes, no, thank you, or sorry before she could show proper acting, thus ending the scene.

She wanted to show the public Han Yeoreum struggling. She wanted to be acknowledged by them.

She wanted to show that Jin Eunsul, who quietly attended school and devoted herself to practice, was better than Han Yeoreum who was called a rising star.

“Han Yeoreum, were you working properly? You know our schedule is tight, right? Don’t slack off just because it’s a pilot variety show.”

Jin Eunsul sighed and walked toward Han Yeoreum. She set up the background to make it realistic for the viewers.

‘Perfect timing since we just came from the broadcasting station.’

With just a few exchanges of dialogue, people would recognize it as a conversation taking place in a broadcasting station’s editing room.

Eun Seol set Speaker A as a senior and Speaker B as an intern who causes trouble.

“Yes.”

Han Yeoreum answered in a deliberately unconfident voice, drawing out the word. Several exchanges of dialogue followed.

Jin Eunsul continued talking about the theater stage, and Han Yeoreum responded with yes or no.

“Other people are worrying a lot. Whether we made the right choice picking you. Like that.”

“I’m sorry.”

Jin Eunsul seemed offended by Han Yeoreum’s attitude and added a hint of sarcasm.

“Did you send the materials by email? Or cloud?”

Jin Eunsul threw a question at Han Yeoreum, who was mechanically repeating yes and no. Making it impossible not to answer.

“No.”

Jin Eunsul sighed as if exasperated and flipped her hair.

“You didn’t send it? Don’t tell me you haven’t done a single thing I told you to do properly?”

Han Yeoreum lowered her head.

“I’m sorry.”

She narrowly avoided giving the same answer. Jin Eunsul pressed sharply again.

“Then tell me this at least. What you’re editing now – is it before or after the changes we decided on in our meeting?”

Another question. Designed to force her to say “I’m sorry” three times in a row.

“You kept insisting we change the music, so we had no choice but to change it. I’ll just do it myself, so tell me the song title.”

“Yes?”

Han Yeoreum now used an interrogative. Still keeping her head down.

‘What is she doing?’

Limiting dialogue meant filling the gaps with expressions and gestures. But Han Yeoreum had been sitting in the chair just keeping her head down the whole time.

“You can’t even remember the song title?”

“I’m sorry.”

“You’re like this with everything. I really can’t stand it. Really, how is it every time! Every time!”

She deliberately emphasized “everything” because Han Yeoreum had an entertainment agency.

‘For risk management, they would have thoroughly educated her.’

If she showed herself unable to answer properly here, people would think Han Yeoreum really caused trouble for her teammates during KNUA’s final theater performance.

[Anonymous board for people in their 20s/ Anyone watch this week’s ㅇㅂㅂ? Am I the only one who found Midsummer cringe..]

It feels like my classmate took charge and pretended to act lol Here too, they went all out uploading that midsummer final drama video ㅠ But since they were one of the few real celebrities among the classmates, I wonder if they pulled some power trip stuff…

Han Yeoreum would know this too. Sure enough, a flustered expression showed.

“You can’t remember? You don’t do your work properly? We changed the entire story because of your one stubborn demand?”

Jin Eunsul deliberately pressed her aggressively.

“…Yes.”

Here Han Yeoreum would have to choose. Whether to say “thank you.”

Or continue on and take the risk.

“You’ve never once been serious about this work. Are you at least grateful?”

If she ended the scene unable to answer properly and admitted her shortcomings with a smile, Jin Eunsul would shine.

‘Now “yes,” “no,” “I’m sorry” – three have come out!’

If Han Yeoreum said thank you, it would be Jin Eunsul’s victory, and if she panicked and gave a different answer, it would also be Jin Eunsul’s victory.

“Think carefully. What did we change? Answer. What kind of feelings do you have toward the people you’re working with?”

Jin Eunsul cut in like a sharp blade. Now she just had to answer.

Crash-!

That’s when it happened. Han Yeoreum fell from her seat with a loud noise.

‘What?’

Han Yeoreum remained still after falling from the chair. The atmosphere around them changed. People who were startled by the sudden action fixed their gaze on Han Yeoreum.

“What? What’s wrong? Get up. I told you to answer?”

Jin Eunsul approached the fallen Han Yeoreum. It was when she forcibly tried to lift her body.

“…I’m sorry…”

Han Yeoreum couldn’t lift her head. And she clutched her stomach with both hands.

‘She’s pretending to be sick?’

The feeling changed instantly. Now she understood why Han Yeoreum had been drawing out her words when answering.

‘…From the beginning!’

It was a master key. If Character B was in a sick state, then A automatically became the villain from the start.

Eun Seol tried to recover by continuing to help the collapsed Han Yeoreum up while talking to her. But it was futile.

‘She’s not even trying to have a conversation!’

With Han Yeoreum’s body limp, it was too much for Jin Eunsul to support her alone.

“I’m… sorry…”

Han Yeoreum absolutely would not say thank you. Han Yeoreum breathed heavily and curled up her body.

‘It’s a draw.’

Jin Eunsul bit her lips tightly. She could feel the Professor’s bored gaze. At this rate, she might end up with a mediocre finish.

‘If she says “I’m sorry” just one more time, the scene ends.’

After getting this opportunity, she couldn’t end the first practical exercise so anticlimactically. At this rate, it would be completely edited out.

Jin Eunsul decided to step back and let Han Yeoreum lead as she wanted.

‘We’ll switch A and B soon anyway.’

She could show impact then. Jin Eunsul sighed and asked.

“Does it hurt a lot?”

“No…”

“It doesn’t hurt much, sure. I understand you ended up like this trying to do well too.”

“Yes…”

Still, “thank you” hadn’t come out. Jin Eunsul spoke with emphasis.

“I was too harsh just now. It’s exam period so I’ve been pulling all-nighters too,”

Since the scene should be ending soon now, she meant to say let’s wrap this up appropriately.

“I’ll take you to the hospital, so let’s go.”

“Thank you.”

Then the desired response came out. Han Yeoreum slowly raised her head.

“Okay! All four words came out! Both of you did well.”

The Professor clapped her palms together in short, loud applause.

“It’s also important to observe what situation the other person is in before having a conversation, and why they acted that way. Here, B is in a situation where they’ve reached their physical limit trying to forcefully change the scene, right?”

The explanation centered around Han Yeoreum. Jin Eunsul looked at the rotating camera and made a resolution.

“Now, let’s switch A and B! The conditions are the same – four words.”

If this happened, she could also approach it in a state of conversational inability.

* * *

This forward acting should focus on emotions, breathing, reactions, timing, gestures, and eye contact rather than the dialogue itself.

‘Speaking isn’t what’s important.’

Because this is practice for showing the audience what situation an actor is in using only four words.

I could roughly tell how Jin Eunsul had schemed, but her mistake was not grasping the key point.

In trying to beat me, she failed to understand the essence of this training.

‘But I’ve done this exercise countless times.’

So there’s no way I can lose.

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