I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 225

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Episode 225

Actresses who have already reached the top have high price tags. Someone who hasn’t been verified but can be trusted with certainty is needed.

I demonstrated the influence that sold out Company A’s products, which had no power in cosmetics before.

“Other products in <Faster Than Law 2>? Apply them. As much as you want. That brand will start paying attention to you too.”

The drama will appear in the third quarter of this year, and the movie in the first quarter of next year. Luxury brands are cautious. They go through a grace period of at least 6 to 8 months.

Since I showed my influence in the first quarter, there’s plenty of time to demonstrate it consecutively.

“Company A alone isn’t enough.”

During the trust-building period, not showing just one brand was Manager Ma and JC ENM’s strategy.

“You’re fully qualified to start at a higher level. You’re the only actress under our JC.”

Manager Ma smiled brightly. I also raised the corners of my mouth while facing her.

* * *

This place was Gangnam District. It was a hospital occupying an entire 5 floors of a towering building.

“Let’s organize the lines! Lighting lines!”

With doors closed and all customers gone, staff members moved busily in the quiet hospital. It was a filming location rented by taking advantage of tomorrow being a regular day off.

“Oh, Hyeonjo!”

Gwak Cheolsik in comfortable attire walked over with wide strides as if dancing. Yoon Hyeonjo, who usually arrived efficiently at the right time, was unusually out early today.

“You’re here.”

Yoon Hyeonjo greeted lightly. Today too, he was Detective Yoon in neat attire. Gwak Cheolsik turned his head around with sounds as if looking for someone.

“Where’s the filly?”

<Faster Than Law> recorded unprecedented popularity in Taiwan. Riding on Seoryeong’s popularity, with the letter oppa and past life memes added, it was invincible to the point where viral marketing wasn’t needed.

[Korean-style comedy, does it work in the global market… <Faster Than Law> surpasses 700,000 Taiwan audience]

[New Korean Wave? <Faster Than Law> that made Taiwan audiences enthusiastic grabs 1st place in advance booking rate]

Basically, recording around 350,000 would have been considered successful, but with word-of-mouth hits, up to 600,000 was possible.

But in the end, <Faster Than Law> broke legendary records.

[<Faster Than Law> enters TOP 10 overseas movies that hit in Taiwan… Records 800,000]

It was a huge success. The number 800,000 in Taiwan with a population of 23.11 million was an incredible record.

Speaking of the 1st place overseas movie that hit in Taiwan, it was a mega blockbuster work that recorded 1.1 billion in box office revenue, followed by 2nd place with 910 million, 3rd place with 820 million… If you listed the names in order, they were all recognizable series works.

Among such formidable works, <Faster Than Law> recorded 9th place.

“She went to buy snacks.”

“Why is she buying snacks? No, there are still many people around here who would recognize her, right?”

“That’s exactly why.”

Analysis that the popularity of Korean Wave in Taiwan was extraordinary continued to emerge, but the most attention was on rising Han Yeoreum.

Big shots from Taiwan also entered <Faster Than Law 2> considerably. As investment bullets accumulated, the filming set atmosphere became warm.

“She said she hoped to be recognized. She wanted to give autographs…”

The hit in Korea was largely due to the two leads, but the hit in Taiwan was Han Yeoreum’s achievement.

Perhaps because everyone knew this achievement. Originally, the supporting actor’s schedule should have been postponed to match the lead’s schedule, but <Faster Than Law 2> exceptionally started filming to match the supporting actor Yeoreum’s schedule.

To maintain the character’s uniqueness, Yeoreum had to dye her hair red again this time.

The hairstyles of Yeonhuijae and Influencer 1, which were being prepared simultaneously, were completely opposite, and if filming schedules overlapped, it would have been completely the worst situation for Yeoreum’s scalp.

“This much is nothing compared to the scale of debt we owe.”

“I don’t have many projects anyway! Hahaha!”

Thanks to Yoon Hyeonjo and Gwak Cheolsik bringing it up first, Yeoreum’s filming could be moved up before <The Great Garland> filming began in earnest.

Thanks to this, before cutting her hair, Yeoreum dyed her hair so she could approach <Faster Than Law> audiences familiarly.

“As expected, our filly…”

While Gwak Cheolsik was admiring Han Yeoreum’s attention-seeking spirit that exceeded expectations, sounds of staff members welcoming someone could be heard from far away.

“Hey! Filly!”

“Senior, you’re here!”

Han Yeoreum returned with snacks, looking proud as if she had given autographs. In the perfect appearance of Influencer 1.

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A woman in comfortable training clothes with a cap pulled down low, whose beauty couldn’t be hidden, bit her lips.

In front of the glass table before her, several empty water bottles were placed. The sound of the coconut water bottle in her hand being crushed could be heard.

Gulp, gulp, gulp.

She drank even the water in her hand in one go. Like her beauty that couldn’t be hidden, the anxiety and tension cast over her face couldn’t be hidden either.

The woman with a somewhat haggard appearance wiped her dry lips.

“Ms. Choi Hyeonseok, please come in-.”

She hurriedly stood up as soon as her name was called. And timing it perfectly, Influencer 1 pressed the automatic door button and entered the hospital.

“Do you have a reservation?”

“Yes. I’m at 7 o’clock.”

Influencer 1, who was checking reservations at the desk, admired seeing the back of the woman entering the treatment room.

“Wow… Do many celebrities come here?”

An expression as if intrigued by the training clothes fit, light curiosity of Influencer 1 was contained. She leaned her upper body forward over the desk.

“Okay! Good, good!”

A dad smile appeared on Director Gong’s face watching such Yeoreum.

* * *

The following scene was encountering Gwak Cheolsik. Yeoreum changed costumes. It was a slightly tighter fit than the previous costume.

Influencer 1 tries hard to increase followers with newly made friends, but still has an insignificant follower count compared to more glamorous and beautiful influencers.

“Ready-!”

Influencer 1 had just come out of the changing room in the dermatology clinic. The detail was alive in her appearance of walking out disheveled with bangs that seemed pressed from being pushed back with a headband.

‘Hey, look at this…’

Gwak Cheolsik admired watching such Han Yeoreum.

Anyway, you can’t make appointments right after coming out of a dermatology clinic. You need a bare face during procedures, and makeup is impossible right after procedures end.

But to maintain the character trait of caring about appearance, Han Yeoreum took out colored lip balm from her pants pocket.

As if she had applied it often, she opened the cap with one hand and roughly applied it with sliding motions. It was a detail that Han Yeoreum had proposed to the director first.

Han Yeoreum added vitality to Influencer 1, who could have just walked out.

“Mmm, pop.”

In the scene of lightly pursing and releasing her lips, she deliberately made the sound effect vivid.

‘She’s definitely improved.’

Han Yeoreum was using the filming set like her own stage.

‘Let me think. We first met 2 years ago…’

Since then, one short drama called <No Interest Whatsoever>, one <Strange Tales>. Han Yeoreum had done only two works.

‘Is it possible to grow that much in such a short time with just that?’

<Strange Tales> was a work that Gwak Cheolsik also watched live. Even now, recalling the ritual ground scene from the last episode made his spine tingle.

Considering that scene was filmed a bit earlier for CG processing, it meant Han Yeoreum had grown that much in less than a year after <Faster Than Law> filming.

‘Exactly…’

As if she could originally do this much all along.

“Okay! Let’s move to the next scene. Now we’re entering the scene where you encounter Detective Gwak-.”

With disheveled hair and a face without makeup. Yeoreum looking at Gwak Cheolsik with exactly that age group’s face habitually brushed her bangs aside.

Even during the brief break, as if still being Influencer 1, the habit was still ingrained in her body.

‘Hey, this…’

Gwak Cheolsik chuckled as he went outside for filming.

‘She’ll be worth watching when she gets older.’

Director Gong stood behind the opaque glass door and shouted to Gwak Cheolsik who was standing by.

“Ready-!”

It was time for Gwak Cheolsik to become Detective Gwak too. He also habitually stood with his legs spread wide.

“Action!”

Tap tap tap tap-. He pressed the button next to the door as if showing his impatient personality. Like Detective Gwak’s gesture going to meet Influencer 1.

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Today was the day to send a coffee truck to the <Fuse> filming set. Thanks to Myeong Jeha, who became acquainted with Director Hwang through his debut work <Rampage>, the opportunity to visit the filming set was definitely secured.

‘It’s really a good thing…’

It’s a good thing. Going to support a friend making their terrestrial broadcasting debut, making an impression on a famous director, it’s really good, but…

‘I really don’t want to give it… I wish Do Gyeoul had just drunk water…’

The problem was Do Gyeoul. It was a bit petty, but I felt like hanging a “No Do Gyeoul Zone” sign on my rearview mirror.

“Sir. When do I get to play that sociopath role?”

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