NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 15
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Episode 15. Yeonha University (1)
“Why do you look like that?”
Before he knew it, Son Jin-wook asked, seeing Yeon-woo who had fallen into memories.
I must have unconsciously shown a sad expression.
“It’s nothing. Here’s your watch.”
Yeon-woo smiled and returned the National Intelligence Service watch he had been holding to Jin-wook.
“Should I give you one as a gift?”
Yeon-woo smiled at Jin-wook’s words.
“I don’t really wear watches. They give me a rash on my wrist.”
“That’s because you wear cheap ones that cause metal allergies. Haha. You look different from how unsophisticated you are.”
“Is that so?”
Yeon-woo didn’t regret his past dedication to the country and national security, but he was determined to live a different life from his past.
***
The time when Yeon-woo was looking at the watch at Son Jin-wook’s House.
Creak—.
The Western District Chief Prosecutor opened the door to Han Hae-woon’s Prosecutor’s Office and entered.
“Prosecutor Han. Oh. Stay seated, everyone.”
The investigators were startled by the chief’s visit and stood up from their seats.
The Western District Chief Prosecutor was a high-ranking official, being a third-term deputy chief prosecutor.
“No, Chief. Why did you come directly instead of calling me…”
Prosecutor Han Hae-woon also stood up to greet the district chief.
“Haha, since Prosecutor Han is working hard, someone with free time should come.”
The district chief approached Han Hae-woon in a friendly manner and placed his hand on his shoulder.
“I heard you’ve been investigating someone called ‘Jeon Su-hwan’ lately? What’s this about?”
“What? How do you know about that, Chief…”
Hae-woon was surprised by the chief who put his hand around his shoulder and spoke in a low voice.
It wasn’t even a formal investigation, just personal inquiry, yet the chief came down personally.
“I looked into it, and that person is already dead. I don’t know what case this is about, but since he’s deceased, there’s no right to prosecute, so let’s stop here. You know what I mean?”
The district chief patted Hae-woon’s shoulder and soon left.
“The chief came down personally? Just who is Jeon Su-hwan…”
It must be an order from such high up that it was impossible to determine where it came from.
***
“Hey, I’m going because it’s your request, but do we really have to go tomorrow?”
Kim Jun-su looked at Woo Seong-sik’s grumbling.
“Don’t tell me you’re talking about Christmas Eve?”
“Hey, even singles can enjoy Christmas Eve.”
Hearing that, Kim Jun-su glared at Woo Seong-sik and said.
“Ah, what’s wrong with you? You already snatched up the rare item and now you’re saying something else. If you’re going to be like that, spit it out.”
“No, I’m just saying. Man. I said I’m going.”
Why are we going on a university tour on Christmas Eve anyway?
Looking at Woo Seong-sik muttering, Kim Jun-su opened his mouth.
“Do either of us have anyone to meet on Christmas anyway? Only tomorrow had no applicants so the reservation went through.”
Kim Jun-su had always tried to apply for tours of Yeonha University in Seoul, which he had wanted to visit, but the competition was so fierce that he always failed at the speed clicking.
But the Sunday-only tour happened to coincide with Christmas Eve, leaving spots available.
He quickly applied, but going alone felt a bit lonely and scary, so he dragged Woo Seong-sik into it.
“Hey, after the tour, they give you a Yeonha University logo blanket and a ballpoint pen, right?”
“Well, my point is that you get into school with grades, so why do we need that blanket?”
Woo Seong-sik shook his head.
“No, really, my sister’s friend got that and her grades shot up so she got into Yeonha University.”
“Ugh, you unscientific shamanism believer. Fine. If we’re leaving tomorrow, we should sleep early. I’m going in first.”
“Hey, make sure to come out to the supermarket by 9 AM tomorrow. Got it?”
Woo Seong-sik and Kim Jun-su waved and parted ways at the apartment entrance.
Meanwhile, chatting late into the night and having deep conversations about acting, Yeon-woo and Son Jin-wook became much closer.
“Good morning, hyung-nim. Hello, Yeon-woo too.”
“Yes. Good morning, Sang-woo hyung.”
Getting into the car, Son Jin-wook spoke as if he just remembered something.
“Oh right, Yeon-woo. Did you tell your team leader about this?”
“Ah, yes. He said it doesn’t matter as long as I get a receipt from any salon and process the expenses.”
“That place is pretty flexible too. LN Enter. It’s not strict and seems to take good care of most conveniences for the actors, right? Senior Jae-hyeok is there too.”
At Son Jin-wook’s words, Lee Sang-woo spoke while driving.
“Hyung, that place has strong connections at the top. It’s a place managers want to get into too.”
Hearing Sang-woo’s words, Jin-wook fell into thought for a moment.
“Hmm, really? My contract renewal is almost up anyway. LN made me an offer too. Are you interested, Sang-woo?”
“You’d take me with you?”
“What, isn’t that obvious? We’ve been together for 5 years, we should go to the end together.”
Lee Sang-woo looked at him with teary eyes, seemingly moved by Son Jin-wook’s words.
“Hey hey, watch the front. The light turned green.”
“Hyung-nim, I love you.”
“Ah, that’s a bit troublesome. Then I can’t take you.”
Son Jin-wook threw out a joke because he felt embarrassed.
“LN has been taking good care of me too, and they said they already spoke to my father before our drama filming started.”
Yeon-woo was actually planning to decide on LN Entertainment as his talent agency, following Jeong Cheol-min’s advice, as long as there were no major problems with the contract terms.
“Then if we do well, we might be eating from the same pot. Yeon-woo.”
“I’d like that.”
“My my, do all the men in this car like me too much? I absolutely refuse.”
At those words, Yeon-woo chuckled.
While laughing and chatting like that, they arrived at the salon before they knew it.
Lee Sang-woo asked Son Jin-wook as he got out of the car.
“Since filming starts from lunch, we have some time. Should I buy something to eat?”
“No, it’s fine. Yeon-woo and I ate something simple before coming out.”
“Yes, understood.”
Son Jin-wook went in first and Yeon-woo followed.
“Oh my, you’re here. Jin-wook. Cold, isn’t it?”
“Come on, I just got out of the car right in front.”
Director Jeong Ha-neul greeted Son Jin-wook.
She was a famous makeup artist counted among the top three in this industry.
“Today, please take care of this friend too. Director.”
Jin-wook pointed to Yeon-woo who was following him in.
“Welcome. I received the concept from the filming set team this morning. You look even better than on screen.”
“Hello. I’m Ryu Yeon-woo.”
Yeon-woo greeted with an eye smile.
“Yes. Yeon-woo, nice to meet you. You have a face I want to touch. Ah, don’t misunderstand. I’m talking about makeup.”
Staff members came to guide them both, and Director Jeong Ha-neul and her team members carefully worked on their makeup and hair.
“You two, do you have filming tomorrow too?”
Director Jeong asked while busily applying with a brush.
“Tomorrow we probably only have morning filming, right? Yeon-woo.”
“Yes, and the day after that is an afternoon shoot, so after tomorrow ends I’m planning to go home for the first time in a while.”
At Yeon-woo’s answer, Director Jeong smiled with her eyes.
“You’re going to spend Christmas with your family?”
At Director Jeong’s words, Yeon-woo and Jin-wook looked at each other.
“Oh, is tomorrow Christmas?”
“I didn’t know either.”
“Seriously, people in this industry live so busy they don’t even know what day it is. Well, I’m working too though.”
Director Jeong shook her head.
“Ah! Right. Yeon-woo. Do you want to sleep over at my place again today?”
“Huh? I don’t mind.”
“We have to watch So-hyeon’s awards ceremony. Let’s watch it together at home.”
At Son Jin-wook’s words, Yeon-woo clapped his hands.
“Ah, right. It’s tonight?”
“Yeah. Today’s outdoor filming will probably focus on So-hyeon’s scenes first because of that.”
“Yes. Sounds good. It’ll be fun to watch together.”
Having someone he knew appearing at an awards ceremony was also a novel experience.
At Yeon-woo’s response, Jin-wook touched his mobile phone and started typing.
“I should ask Jun-ho what he’s doing tonight. Should three guys get together on Christmas Eve?”
“Doesn’t Jun-ho hyung have anyone he’s seeing either?”
“Nope, he doesn’t. As far as I know, all our cast members are single.”
At Son Jin-wook’s words, Director Jeong laughed.
“Hey, isn’t that a bit problematic?”
“That’s exactly right. That’s just how this industry is.”
After finishing makeup, Jin-wook and Yeon-woo headed to Yeonha University for outdoor filming with the campus as the backdrop.
***
“Hey, Jun-su. This school really is pretty.”
“I told you so. This is the prettiest campus in our country.”
“Oh, the noonas are pretty too? Look over there.”
Woo Seong-sik and Kim Jun-su followed the tour guide around various parts of the school.
“Hah… Now that I’m here, I actually want to attend this school. Didn’t your noona’s friend just go back motivated?”
“That’s possible. But that’s good in its own way, right? You’re a senior now, so you should study.”
“Yeah, I should.”
Kim Jun-su and Woo Seong-sik seemed to only play games all the time, but surprisingly their grades weren’t that bad.
Their grades were good enough to aim for mid-to-upper tier universities in Seoul through early admission.
Of course, that didn’t mean they were at the level to enter Yeonha University, one of the nation’s top universities.
“I’ll check my grades up to the June mock exam, and if it seems worth challenging, I’ll give up early admission and aim for regular admission. Yeonha University.”
“Hey, but be honest with me. You wanting to come to Yeonha University, it’s because of Hong Yu-ri noona, right?”
“Ah, come on. Why are you asking when you already know? The guide noona said this is the College of Natural Sciences. Oh, look over there.”
Kim Jun-su pointed to the guide who was explaining enthusiastically up front and changed the subject.
In fact, Kim Jun-su had been harboring a one-sided crush on Hong Yu-ri since freshman year, so he gained a goal when Hong Yu-ri recently got accepted to Yeonha University through early admission.
“Ah damn, then I’ll do it too. Yeonha University. For a friend’s love, what was that oath thing? Oh, the Peach Garden Oath.”
Woo Seong-sik also decided to have a goal and burn through his senior year once.
“Hey, but wasn’t the Peach Garden Oath made by three people – Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei? There’s only two of us?”
“I don’t know. Let’s include Yeon-woo. He could probably get accepted here even if he applied with his feet.”
“If Yeon-woo is Guan Yu since his name is similar, then which one of us two is Liu Bei?”
“Can’t you tell by looking in a mirror? I don’t know who Liu Bei is, but you’re definitely Zhang Fei.”
Kim Jun-su looked at Woo Seong-sik as if he was ridiculous.
“What are you talking about. You’re Zhang Fei. But wouldn’t Yeon-woo go to Korea University?”
“That’s true, Yeon-woo could probably handle Korea University too. But will he even have time to study next year with his busy acting schedule?”
They thought of Yeon-woo, who only briefly came to school during exam periods before hurrying back to the filming set.
“Hmm, but he’s a monster, isn’t he?”
“Right…?”
Woo Seong-sik poked Kim Jun-su in the ribs.
“Hey. But you know that Yuri noona likes Yeon-woo, right?”
Then Kim Jun-su looked at Woo Seong-sik with incredulous eyes.
“What nonsense. I like the Jellyz noonas too.”
“Ah, is that the concept?”
“Right. Yeon-woo isn’t competition.”
Kim Jun-su and Woo Seong-sik nodded their heads.
“Ah, but talking about Yeon-woo all this time suddenly makes me want to see him?”
Clap clap!
The guide, who had been watching Kim Jun-su and Woo Seong-sik chatting in the back, clapped to get their attention and spoke.
“Everyone, this is the College of Liberal Arts. The entire building was constructed in European style, making it the most unique and popular photo spot within Yeonha University.”
Murmur murmur.
People were gathered near the College of Liberal Arts below the hill.
The guide, who had been giving a brief introduction about the history of the College of Liberal Arts, continued speaking.
“On holidays like today, many people come here for various filming projects, and I heard there’s drama filming happening today too.”
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