NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 28
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Episode 28. Summer’s Table First Broadcast
Lee Kyung-sik PD was excited for the first time in a while at the thought of returning to Seoul to edit.
Normally, just thinking about editing would give him a headache, but this time he was eager to start editing even while filming was still in progress.
The production team, who finished their first shoot by capturing footage of the members exploring various parts of the island, arrived at Gunsan Port by boat.
“Good work, everyone!”
“Yes, everyone worked hard!”
Lee Kyung-sik PD was watching the staff organize the filming equipment when he looked around, spotted Yeon-woo, and approached him.
From his eyes alone, his expression showed happiness about where this lucky charm had rolled in from.
“Haha, our show will definitely be a hit thanks to Yeon-woo.”
Yeon-woo smiled as he looked at the PD.
“Director, please speak comfortably. Our members have really good chemistry, don’t they?”
“Hmm, should I? The chemistry is good, but Yeon-woo especially carried the show.”
At the PD’s praise, Yeon-woo could only smile awkwardly.
Who would have thought that his lonely solo life and living alone from his past life would be so helpful.
Looking at Lee Kyung-sik PD’s expression, it seemed he wasn’t just being polite but was actually satisfied with his performance.
“Anyway, please take care of the next filming too. When we film next week, the preview will probably air using this footage.”
“Ah, variety shows really do have a fast pace. You worked hard, Director.”
Vans came in one by one to pick up the actors, and everyone started leaving, beginning with Han So-hyeon who was exhausted from seasickness.
“Yeon-woo, see you next week! Jin-wook sunbae too, and Jun-ho!”
Yeon-woo waved back to see them off and then got into manager Kim Min-su’s car.
“You worked hard, sir. How was your first filming?”
Yeon-woo could sense caution in Kim Min-su’s tone.
‘Hmm, he must have been worried about whether I did well since I have no experience with variety shows.’
Even though it was his first filming, Yeon-woo answered with an even brighter smile as if to show he wasn’t discouraged.
“It was fun. I think it’ll turn out well.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes, especially the director came to me separately after filming to talk.”
“Really? That’s a relief.”
While chatting about various things, they quickly entered the highway, and Yeon-woo fell asleep as he was quite tired from filming.
After driving for a while and arriving in Daejeon, Kim Min-su woke Yeon-woo up.
“Mmm, you worked hard coming all the way to Daejeon. I’m sorry. I dozed off without realizing it.”
Kim Min-su smiled warmly looking at Yeon-woo.
At times like this, he thought Yeon-woo was quite mature for his age.
“Don’t mention it. This is my job.”
“Still, you’re coming to Daejeon because of me. It’ll take a while to get back to Seoul.”
“Hey, that’s not hard at all. As I told you before, just last year I was traveling around military bases all over the country every day.”
That story reminded Yeon-woo of how Kim Min-su had managed a girl group before being assigned to him.
Kim Min-su stretched and continued while doing light stretches.
“I’m bored with office work, so please film a lot of projects after you graduate.”
Yeon-woo nodded at those words.
“Yes, I’ll probably have a cameo filming after this variety show ends. Though I don’t think the company has been told about it yet.”
Kim Min-su’s eyes lit up at the mention of filming.
Unlike Kim Min-su’s previous workplace, at LN Entertainment, dedicated managers don’t handle other celebrities just because their assigned actor is on break.
When there’s no need for on-site manager work, the daily routine involves going to the office to mainly analyze their assigned artist, handle other office work, and attend classes needed for management.
It wasn’t just lip service – Kim Min-su, who was really suited for on-site work, found such office work torturous these days.
“Then I’ll come next week.”
“Yes, Min-su hyung. Drive safely back up.”
Yeon-woo saw off Kim Min-su heading to Seoul and went home to rest and recover from fatigue.
***
After that, he went through school life and Friday came, when the first preview of “Summer’s Table” finally aired.
For fans who still hadn’t gotten over the drama’s aftermath, it was like sweet rain during a drought.
– Ahhhhh how do I wait until next week
– Island life with these members lolol look at Cha Woo-ju chopping firewood
– Holy shit, that knife work is insane ㄷㄷ Whose hands are those?
– Wait, when was this even filmed? I was holding on with behind-the-scenes content but why is JNBC working so well lately?
A preview suddenly released for the follow-up variety show starting next week.
The scenes of the members departing from the harbor, the haunted house-like shelter’s visual, Han So-hyeon’s surprised expression while pulling out fish traps. And even the scene of someone’s dazzling knife skills on a cutting board.
It was enough to raise fans’ expectations to the fullest.
Meanwhile, Lee Kyung-sik PD was already excited by the pouring internet reactions.
“Hehehe. This is quite a catch.”
The production team, who excitedly started editing as soon as they returned to Seoul, finished editing the first episode to air next Friday faster than anyone else.
Even though there was still a mountain of work piled up, right now he couldn’t focus on work because he was busy reading the pouring internet reactions.
This variety show was scheduled for a total of 8 episodes with 4 weeks of filming every weekend.
They had just finished editing the first episode, but the feeling was already very good.
This time, thanks to the “Summer’s Closet” actors who created their own topics and content without him having to carefully plan anything, the smile wouldn’t leave his face.
There’s such a thing as a producer’s intuition.
‘It doesn’t have stimulating fun, but their chemistry is just too good.’
The fact that the actors had already become close while filming the drama played a big role.
Even while editing, the members’ back-and-forth centered around Ryu Yeon-woo made viewers smile gently.
“This one will definitely be a hit.”
After reading internet reactions for a while, Lee Kyung-sik PD, who rekindled his fighting spirit, began editing episode 2.
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Friday evening, the day “Summer’s Table” first episode aired.
Woo Seong-sik and Kim Jun-su came over to Yeon-woo’s house, insisting they wanted to watch it together.
Yeon-woo’s mother still seemed worried that Yeon-woo might be bullied again because of what happened before.
So whenever friends came to visit, she always welcomed them with open arms.
Ryu So-hyeon was embarrassed by her brother’s friends’ sudden invasion and locked her door, saying she would watch on her mobile phone in her room.
“Ah, it’s starting.”
“Hey, this is strangely different from the drama, isn’t it?”
Woo Seong-sik felt somehow awkward seeing his friend on a variety show.
Seeing Seong-sik like that, Yeon-woo smiled.
“Hmm, really? It’s the same thing appearing on TV anyway, isn’t it?”
While he was saying that, the broadcast began.
The first scene was Lee Kyung-sik PD meeting with the members at a restaurant in Gangnam.
“Huh? Why aren’t you there? Didn’t you go then?”
“Yeah, that was probably the day before the March mock exam.”
His friends and parents focused on the screen again.
Soon the screen switched to Yeon-woo’s self camera before departure.
“Oh my, when did you film that! If you had told mom in advance, I would have at least re-wallpapered your room!”
His mother hit Yeon-woo’s back.
“Ouch. It’s fine, why would you wallpaper it? It’s clean since we just moved not long ago.”
Soon when Yeon-woo’s manager Kim Min-su appeared speaking awkwardly like a machine, everyone burst into laughter.
“That person is funny. Was he really nervous?”
“Probably. When you actually talk to him, he’s a really nice person. I think I got a really good manager.”
“He looks really kind just from looking at him.”
Meanwhile, the editing even overlaid robot CG, making Kim Min-su’s actions look even more awkward.
“What? You went to an island by boat? Last time you just said you went to the countryside.”
“Yeah. That island is completely countryside too.”
The following scene was one Yeon-woo was seeing for the first time.
It showed Han So-hyeon spacing out and An Jun-ho getting scared by the haunted house’s exterior and coming back before Yeon-woo arrived.
‘Hmm, I wondered what they were doing after arriving early, but they were collapsed from motion sickness.’
Kim Jun-su and Woo Seong-sik, who were watching the variety show, gave commentary on every scene.
“Wow. Yeon-woo, is So-hyeon pretty even when she has motion sickness?”
“An Jun-ho? That person is really funny. Hahaha. He’s quite timid, which doesn’t match his appearance.”
“Hey, you wouldn’t be able to go in either, right? Look at that visual.”
Usually these two chatter so much they often get scolded at school, but today their chatter was quite helpful.
Since he could hear in real time what they were thinking from a viewer’s perspective, he could tell which scenes they found interesting.
‘Honestly, I’m not really a funny person.’
While filming, he had worried ‘will this really be interesting?’ more than once or twice.
Seeing his friends enjoying it beside him, Yeon-woo seemed to feel relieved.
“Son, did you get seasick?”
“No, I don’t get seasick at all.”
Before they knew it, the screen showed Yeon-woo arriving at the island by boat.
When the scene of Han So-hyeon running to greet Yeon-woo appeared, it was edited with CG of pink flower petals fluttering in the air.
“Ooh, what’s this? Ryu Yeon-woo. Don’t tell me there’s a love line between you and So-hyeon in this variety show?”
“No way. She’s a whole ten years older than me.”
“What, she’s ten years older than us? She looks so young for her age.”
At those words, Yeon-woo shook his head inwardly.
‘It’s not that, you guys are just severely young.’
Of course, the same applied to Yeon-woo as well.
The broadcast continued showing scenes of Yeon-woo and the members decorating the haunted house, splitting into two teams to build a fire pit and retrieve fish traps.
After building up curiosity with Han So-hyeon and the staff’s exclamations of surprise while examining the retrieved fish trap, the inevitable subtitle appeared.
– Next week.
“What? What did they catch?”
“How can they cut it off here? Ugh.”
Yeon-woo just grinned and shrugged his shoulders at Woo Seong-sik and Kim Jun-su, who were going crazy over the perfect cliffhanger.
“Don’t tell me you really won’t tell us?”
“Of course not. Watch it yourself next week. More importantly, we should get going now. Your parents will be worried, right?”
Time had flown by while watching the variety show, and his friends got up from their seats.
“Mother, Father. Well then, we’ll be going now.”
“Alright, kids. Thank you for playing with our Yeon-woo.”
Yeon-woo smiled bitterly at his father’s words.
It seemed he was still worried.
However, the sociable Woo Seong-sik shook his head with a bright smile.
“Oh, what are you saying? If anything, Yeon-woo is the one playing with us.”
After the friends who had spent time laughing and chatting comfortably with Yeon-woo’s parents for a while left, his younger sister finally opened her door and came out.
“Brother!”
“Hmm?”
“The kids keep asking me in DMs what was caught in the fish trap.”
Though he wasn’t quite sure what DMs were, Yeon-woo grinned and teased her.
“Oh, that’s a secret though?”
“Everything’s a secret with you!”
Ryu So-hyeon looked at her brother and, perhaps feeling mischievous, slammed her door harder than usual as she entered her room.
– The wind made it close hard!
Yeon-woo chuckled at those words.
How could there be wind in the house when even the windows were closed?
Noticing his sister was sulking, Yeon-woo quietly entered her room and pulled out a 50,000 won bill to put in her hand.
“I was just joking. Buy something delicious with your friends. And what was caught in the fish trap was an octopus.”
Ryu So-hyeon’s mouth, which had been pouting, immediately closed at the sight of the Shin Saimdang bill.
Indeed, the best treatment of all was financial treatment.
Just as the reaction from friends and family had been good, the current internet reaction was also going crazy.
-주부화경(sowol0***) : 연우소현 커플 찬성이오
└ 준수대왕(forbes***) : 연우 고딩임. 둘이 열 살 차이 ;;
-유리 홍(yuri131***) : 다음 주 어떻게 기다려어어어! 여누야아
-서군(zksl56***) : 이 조합 너무 좋다. 이 조합으로 드라마 차기작 갔으면···.
-참잘생긴사람(zlflxh31***) : 인생 드라마에 인생 예능 될 기세
└ 글렌그란트(glang***) : 지금 실검 개야도 어류도감 올라옴ㅋㅋ
Meanwhile, at that moment, Han So-hyeon was at home with her mother, checking comment reactions after watching Yeo-reum’s Table.
“Mom, the reaction to this variety show is really good.”
“You said you’d never go on variety shows because you might make a slip of the tongue. Our daughter is good at variety shows?”
Han So-hyeon’s eyes curved like crescents as she thought of the members.
“The atmosphere on our drama filming set was really good. I thought it would be fun with these members. Hehe.”
Then, while looking at more comment reactions on her mobile phone, she saw a comment about ‘ten years apart’ and felt annoyed.
‘What’s with this King Jun-su person?’
Of course, she naturally had no romantic feelings toward Yeon-woo, who was ten years younger and a minor.
However, the comment emphasizing the age difference for no reason made her feel like she looked older than her actual age.
“Ugh, why does this comment have so many likes? I’m still in my twenties though.”
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