I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 35

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Episode 35

So I ended up attending a drinking party I didn’t even like. This was why returning as a rookie was annoying.

Things that could be solved with one phone call now had to be done from scratch again. But Myeong Jeha had one certainty.

‘I just need to show my acting once.’

It didn’t seem like I’d need to manipulate the audition results.

“Oh yeah. Right, exactly! Thanks! Actually, I finished the final version an hour ago.”

“What? An hour ago?”

“I made revisions again. But this is really the last of the last. Final. Done! For real.”

Director Gong smiled and asked Myeong Jeha a question.

“That’s right! Jeha. You’re currently attending KNUA, right? Acting Department.”

“Yes. That’s correct.”

“You have Han Yeoreum among your classmates, right? How is she?”

Jeha smiled brightly. Things were progressing faster than expected.

“She’s good. From what I’ve seen…”

As Myeong Jeha paused, everyone at the drinking party focused their attention.

“Much better than Do Gyeoul.”

At those words, the surroundings fell into silence.

If you were to name the most famous actress among twenty-year-olds, Do Gyeoul would undoubtedly be mentioned first.

Since he placed Yeoreum, who had only just taken on one web drama lead role, above Gyeoul, everyone burst into laughter. They seemed to think it was an exaggeration.

‘But it’s true.’

However, Myeong Jeha was sincere.

This was an evaluation made by Myeong Jeha, who had watched hundreds, thousands, or perhaps even more performances at audition halls, on film sets, and on screens. It had to be accurate.

“Right? Exactly? You think so too, don’t you?”

Director Gong moved closer to Jeha.

“I’m going to hold auditions.”

Myeong Jeha immediately caught on to which role Director Gong was talking about.

“Tell Han Yeoreum to come.”

. This series had been consecutive ten-million hits from the second film onward, but the first film’s maximum theater audience mobilization always exceeded the five million range.

‘If Han Yeoreum joins, how will things change.’

Could even Part 1 enter the ten-million ranks?

“Of course! I’m a very fair person! If she comes to audition and it’s just not working out, then no matter if she’s Jeha’s friend, I’ll have to send her away!”

“Of course. Director Gong isn’t called a civil servant for nothing.”

Myeong Jeha felt curious. It had been a very long time since he felt this way.

For some reason, he kept gaining confidence.

Ten million. It seemed possible.

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[Daily Media] Meeting Han Yeoreum, the heroine we’ve never encountered before.

Now is an era where content can be accessed anywhere. Finally, a ‘proper’ web drama market has opened on Intube as well. What opened the floodgates was JC ENM’s

It’s a work that cheerfully depicts what happens when a Korean high school student enters a romance comics world full of clichés. In the drama, Han Yeoreum played the role of Pi Chaewon, an ordinary high school student from the real world.

Today we met Han Yeoreum, the heroine of , which is creating unprecedented buzz on Intube.

“It’s so… professional… Kind of like a real journalist…”

Of course they are a real journalist.

I repeatedly read the Daily Media interview article that was uploaded yesterday simultaneously with ‘s finale several times.

The final episode ultimately achieved the feat of surpassing 2 million views in just one day. Thanks to that influence, the interview article was positioned quite high up as well.

“Why can I only press the recommend button once~!”

I lay on my bed and kicked my feet excitedly. I was truly, truly overjoyed. That’s when it happened.

Ring- Ring- Ring-.

My cell phone rang. It was Chu Gaeul.

-Hey, Han Yeoreum!

“What?”

-I’m shooting a commercial!!!

Did she call to brag about this? As expected, Chu Gaeul is an ambitious woman.

She’s not ordinary. Even if her spotlight gets stolen, she doesn’t get intimidated at all.

“Congratulations…”

I’ll shoot one someday too. A commercial. It’s not bad that my bucket list keeps growing like this. Yeah. I’ll shoot movies, ride in vans, and shoot commercials too. Definitely.

-With you!!!

“What!!!”

What is she talking about right now?

-They contacted me because you don’t read DMs. We, we got cast together for a double commercial!!!

Thud, my cell phone fell from my surprised hands.

My first commercial schedule was set.

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I immediately went to meet Chu Gaeul.

This place was Gangnam. A cafe near the entertainment agency where Chu Gaeul belongs.

I sat across from Chu Gaeul, who was wearing a hat.

“Don’t you always wear a hat whenever I see you? Like when we met senior Ju Junseo last time too. Someone might recognize you at this rate.”

“I wish someone would please recognize me.”

“….”

Chu Gaeul made a slightly resigned expression at my attention-seeking nature. Then she took out her tablet.

“You don’t know much about this stuff, and you don’t have an entertainment agency to help you. So I’ll explain it right away.”

It seems like she’s subtly asking for praise.

“Really grateful. Best friend. Five stars. Only Gaeul exists.”

“Ahem… First, it’s a new brand, and it involves photo shoots and simple video shoots. Two parts.”

The image on the screen had the product name written on it.

‘Oh. This is an Olive0 best item.’

It was something I sold a lot when I worked part-time. I often took it out of the storage room to display it too.

“The video and photos will be uploaded as banners on the website and Olive0. Secondary use is basically SNS.”

“Intube and Yoosta?”

“Yeah. Upload to those two places, and offline it’s subways and bus stops. The ones installed there, and short videos played on buses or subways. The brand isn’t that big yet, so no TV exposure.”

That’s a shame. I wanted to be on TV.

But thinking about it the other way, it meant I’d appear when people turned on the internet.

‘Just thinking about it makes me tremble.’

When my commercial comes out, I absolutely won’t skip it. I’ll definitely click on pop-ups too.

“So it’s mainly internet advertising.”

“Right. The entertainment agency reviewed it and said there are no problems with the contract. Just in case they give you a different contract, I’ll send you mine. Compare them once.”

“Chu Gaeul… You’re kinder than I thought…”

“Well… The advertising period is one year. Check the date.”

After hearing about the advertising period, I became genuinely curious.

“So how much?”

Chu Gaeul quietly gestured for me to bring my ear closer, so I approached her. Chu Gaeul raised her hand and whispered.

“Huh???”

I couldn’t help but let out a loud voice.

One advertisement brought in a year’s worth of university tuition.

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‘Oh. Pi Chaewon.’

Most people at the advertisement filming set had already seen Han Yeoreum’s video. Scenes from were attached to the storyboard as well.

‘She has good chemistry with Hina.’

Hina with pink hair and Chaewon with long straight black hair. The two created even more synergy when they were together. Their outfit colors were opposite – Hina wore black while Chaewon wore pink.

“Hey… Thanks to you, I got to film all these advertisements too. Thank you, Gaeul.”

“What? Why because of me.”

“If you hadn’t dyed your hair pink, my black hair wouldn’t have stood out as much.”

“Seriously…”

“Even when you first came to the film set with pink hair. I thought, that one’s really an attention seeker. One who surpasses me. Just determined to steal all the camera attention-.”

“Hey!!!”

Their bickering inside the waiting room was just like kids their age and cute. The filming set was ready while the two were preparing.

“We’re starting filming now-! Please get ready-!!!”

The monitoring screen placed next to the camera turned on. The two stood facing each other in front of the pure white horizon.

“Please hold the treatment in one hand, yes. Look straight ahead! We’ll start with photos.”

Looking at it this way, the combination was even better than expected. The staff seemed to feel it too as they were already responding enthusiastically.

“Oh~. So pretty~~!!!”

Seeing the rookie actors smile shyly, the director felt proud too. It felt good from the start. The screen captured in the frame exceeded expectations.

Click-!

The sound of pressing the heavy shutter was cheerful.

‘Is it because they’re actors? They use their hands well.’

Despite being rookies, they weren’t stiff or awkward when it came to basic posing. Even though poses holding products tend to make hands look rigid.

‘Han Yeoreum, that kid seems to pay attention even to finger angles.’

She curved her fingers naturally and that felt good too. The camera memory accumulated rapidly. The number of cuts increased.

“Let me check the monitor for a moment-.”

After the photo shoot ended, the director approached the monitor. The director and staff checked the photos that filled the screen.

“Oh…”

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