I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 262

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Chapter 262

Whirr-. Whirr-. Whirr-.

This was KBC Drama Center. The sound of printers running since dawn never stopped.

“They’re here…”

Pre-broadcast advertising for dramas secures PPL and title sponsors based on expectations that the drama ‘will be successful.’ They pour enormous amounts of money into those few seconds.

“Sweet advertisers…”

So after episode 1 of 【The Great Garland】 aired, the advertisers’ fury was beyond imagination. But that was only the story before episode 2 aired.

“Yes. This is KBC Drama Center. Yes. For our PPL cases…”

“Center Director! What should we do! There are so many calls that our work is paralyzed!”

【The Great Garland】 devoured South Korea in just 2 hours.

Whether it was the drama center’s PDs, advertising team, or marketing team, if they seemed even slightly connected to 【The Great Garland】, they were desperate to somehow get involved.

“Senior, who just contacted you?”

“My mom’s college classmate’s club senior’s son’s middle school friend? Or something like that.”

“Amazing…”

Inquiries were literally flooding in. There were no price adjustment negotiations. They were going crazy trying to get even late advertising slots.

“How are those guys reacting who got angry after episode 1 and said they’d cancel their contracts?”

“They said they’ll send gifts by courier today. They said they were too hasty and apologized, wanting to meet with the Center Director to talk?”

“Drop some hints. Tell them it’ll be hard to meet me for a while since there are too many places offering to pay double.”

The Center Director smiled contentedly as he looked at the chaotic drama center.

“What should we do…? Of course, that’s actually true…”

“We keep our loyalty and get more money. To wrap things up nicely, they’ll probably add a few thousand more to the existing advertising rates. And slip some production costs into other projects too.”

The Center Director thought of the brand that had gone all-in on both title sponsorship and PPL without question when they heard Han Yeoreum would appear.

“How much money are we making from Han Yeoreum alone right now?”

It perfectly matched the storyline of 【The Great Garland】 starting from the brewery. An employee next to the Center Director spoke up.

“Come to think of it. Jigeumcheoreom and Cheotiseul were originally divided as the unshakeable 1st and 2nd place, right?”

“Yeah. Even we drink Cheotiseul at company dinners.”

“But you know what? Makgeolli is the same way. Not just soju.”

The Center Director suddenly thought of Han Yeoreum’s Creamy Soda. The employee seemed to have the same thought.

“Even if not soju, wouldn’t makgeolli be worth trying to flip the market? Sales have been rising neck and neck because of Creamy Soda sales.”

If there’s an even more concrete layer than the ramen industry, it’s the liquor industry. From company dinners to drinking alone. People prefer to drink familiar alcohol.

Even though Jigeumcheoreom had poured tens or hundreds of billions, the throne remained solid. It was an insurmountable wall called Cheotiseul.

“Yeah. That might be possible.”

But the KBC Drama Center Director nodded. At this rate, maybe, possibly.

“Contact Jinhae. And Writer An too. We’ll need to modify the later parts for PPL matters.”

This hot enthusiasm must have reached the filming set too. No, the ones most sensitive to the current success had to be the actors playing adult roles.

* * *

“Man, the reaction is scary…”

Ji Haebeom, who was on standby at the Jinhae filming set, let out a hollow laugh as he looked at his constantly ringing phone.

Most were messages saying they enjoyed watching 【The Great Garland】. It was unprecedented attention, so this much contact was understandable.

If someone asked whether any child actor had made this much impact among all the works that had come out in South Korea, Ji Haebeom’s answer would come without hesitation.

There hadn’t been.

And there wouldn’t be in the future either.

What is our junior doing right now, having drawn this much reaction with just 2 episodes? Ji Haebeom sent simple emoticons to the pile of messages one by one while suddenly thinking of Han Yeoreum.

“Come to think of it…”

He still didn’t have her number.

“Haebeom! Let’s go into rehearsal!”

After fumbling around a few times, Ji Haebeom finally handed his phone to his manager. Haebeom, with his pomade hair neatly combed back, brushed it once and walked forward leisurely. Even without being conscious of it, his lips curved up refreshingly.

“No matter what, I can’t be overshadowed by a child actor…”

Ji Haebeom’s predictions were always sharp. He always kept his senses keenly alert. Soon, when Netflix enters Korea, the market will be different from before.

The legendary dramas that used to empty the streets during evening hours will never be made again. National dramas exceeding 40% viewership will also remain in memories.

“Standby-!”

But Ji Haebeom judged.

If this is influence that can never be experienced again, isn’t now the last time? Isn’t this work decorating the last page of this history?

“Ready!”

The end of legendary national dramas. Viewership ratings that will never exist again.

“Action!”

Ji Haebeom judged 【The Great Garland】 as such.

And Ji Haebeom’s predictions had never been wrong even once.

* * *

Aetami happily floundered in the flood of pouring plot points.

[The Great Garland Gallery]

[Collection of all Taeseok-Huijae scenes so far.jpg]

[Not a single person is acting carelessly, isn’t this an actor battle royale?]

[E02 particularly good scenes.gif]

[The back of my head still stings from getting hit in episode 1 damn]

Quality posts were uploaded non-stop all day. Along with meticulous screenshots and GIFs, there was heated interest in the actors along with lengthy interpretations.

‘This is it! This is exactly it!’

Aetami’s anger toward Director Ja also melted away. Thanks to the strong aggro drawn in episode 1, episode 2’s viewership reached double digits, and viewers who fell in love with Huijae in episode 2 would be helplessly dragged along to episode 3, 4, and maybe even the final episode.

‘There was a reason for drawing aggro with our kid’s face…’

The most controversial thing in 【The Great Garland】 was Huijae’s ‘Josenjing’ comment ending.

The enormous flood of articles and controversial community posts were also uploaded with Huijae’s face embedded.

And this soon turned into Han Yeoreum’s face recognition.

-How does a bob cut suit her so perfectly ㅠㅠㅠ

-Ah I want to get a bob cut too, it’s really my ideal look

︎˪Please try to hold back

︎˪If you can’t hold back, then whatever

︎˪First go to Daiso and look in a full-length mirror, then you’ll hold back

-With almost no makeup it looks more real.. I’ve felt this since Strange Tales, but Han Yeoreum really lets everything go when she needs to, whether it’s cross-dressing or whatever

For real though, but still so cute ㅠㅜㅠㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㄱㅋ

Countless views and comments proved it. Han Yeoreum’s face was plastered all over portal sites. It was different from the beginning of 【Strange Tales】, which was Geum Bitkang’s glamorous comeback work.

Top actor Ji Haebeom, Eun Baekhap, can no longer get their names in 【The Great Garland】 articles. What the public cared about was only Yeonhuijae and Gi Taeseok.

Pongdang @pppongdang___e

Days without Garland: Get lost you crazy sexy thing, nothing’s working because of you, stop ruining people’s moods and hurry up and disappear, can’t you hear me

Days with Garland: Aww

31,000 retweets 29,000 likes

Drama fans were already waiting for next week. Aetami thought while pressing the retweet button.

‘Ah, why did they have to do promotions without the child actors…!’

She bit her lip inward. Just thinking about it made her heart ache. She missed Yeoreum.

‘What is our baby melon bread doing right now…’

On Yeoreum’s SNS that she habitually checked, there was a border around the profile picture. Aetami, who instinctively clicked within 0.1 seconds, smiled brightly.

‘What’s this three-shot?’

Chu Gaeul and So Dami were on either side of Yeoreum. It was a gathering of 【Youth Disqualified!】 members.

‘My good daughter always gave us something…’

Aetami immediately pressed the screenshot button. Though it was clearly a personal meeting, she cherished Yeoreum’s smiling photo in her heart along with the foolish wish that the gathering would be broadcast.

* * *

“Whew…”

Chu Gaeul took a deep breath.

“Unnie, do I look okay?”

“Gaeul. You’re really pretty!”

“Really really?”

“Really, really!”

“…Still, should I look in the mirror just one more time?”

“You’re going to be late at this rate! That’s the twentieth time you’ve asked that question! Didn’t you get over your styling obsession after <Pachehi>? As an actor… you said you’d compete with your acting ability!”

Chu Gaeul’s manager stomped her feet inside the van. Chu Gaeul looked at the mirror and tried to calm her trembling heart once more.

“But what can I do! I’m working with Han Yeoreum again!”

Today was the first day the <Cheongchun Silgyeok!> members were gathering together. Even though Chu Gaeul had gained recognition for her acting ability as Suk-bin Choi in the concluded <Dohwaseon>, a role unlike any she’d played before, she couldn’t help but feel nervous at the thought of meeting Han Yeoreum again through acting.

Chu Gaeul still remembered it. To be precise, she couldn’t forget it. Han Yeoreum’s cheeks sparkling orange in the light on the rooftop, her face crying sorrowfully, the kind of acting that only someone genuine could show.

“But it’s time now! Come on! Hurry up!”

Chu Gaeul climbed the stairs step by step, thinking of the cameras and staff members who would be on standby.

‘It feels like I’m going to challenge Han Yeoreum…’

But she wasn’t the same Chu Gaeul as before. From the moment she received the script, she had decided to become Ko Yunkyo. She really studied non-stop, studied, and studied some more.

‘Alright…’

Chu Gaeul gripped the door handle. Soon, as she opened the door, what appeared was the scene of the studio.

‘…Huh?’

Chu Gaeul was momentarily flustered.

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