The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Daughter Doesn’t Hide Her Acting Skills - Chapter 27

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Episode 27

 

Today was a location shooting day.

 

In other words, it was a day to film at an actual location rather than on a set.

 

I heard that the KDS Drama Department has a place they frequently rent, and they managed to secure it again this time.

 

The filming for the scene I would be in took place at a school in Suwoon City, Gyeonggi Province.

 

I heard that another popular KDS drama recently got one of their famous scenes at that school, so the production team had been unusually energetic for the past few days.

 

I guess you could say our 【Your Blue Name】 team also felt a sense of responsibility to create a memorable scene there…

 

“Sae-i’s friend would look good on camera too, wouldn’t he?”

 

“Right. That’s why I’m taking her around to get familiar with the set.”

 

Teacher Seong Hye-sim drove us to the location.

 

Since it was his day off and he said he wasn’t going to school or working part-time, I kidnapped Woon Seong-ha and brought him along. Though he came willingly when I said it was okay for him to come.

 

“Wow…”

 

As soon as I got Woon Seong-ha in the car, the teacher was the first to admire his face.

 

‘Even for a teacher who’s seen so many handsome senior actors, Woon Seong-ha’s face is something new…’

 

Suddenly I felt a sense of distance from Woon Seong-ha.

 

To think he’s been hiding that amazing face behind glasses all this time!

 

No wait. Ju Suyeon confessed to Seong-ha once, so even with glasses, his good looks weren’t completely hidden.

 

‘Anyway, I did well telling him to take off his glasses.’

 

Woon Seong-ha couldn’t even put in the clear lenses by himself, so I had to help him. But it was definitely a face worth the effort.

 

“That face isn’t meant for ordinary life… What’s your name? Can you let me hear your voice?”

 

“Ah, yes. I’m Woon Seong-ha. I’m the same age as Sae-i.”

 

“Oh my, even your voice is perfect?”

 

I could hear the teacher clicking her tongue in appreciation all the way to the back seat.

 

“I… would like to try learning acting. Though I don’t know if I’d be good at it.”

 

“Would you like to learn from me?”

 

I had already given the teacher a heads up about this. I told her my friend’s face was absolutely amazing, that he was definitely actor material who should be doing acting.

 

And now that even his voice projection passed, there was no reason for the teacher to hesitate.

 

She had taken him as a student in my previous life too, so…

 

But he’s never even mentioned wanting to learn acting to me, so why is he suddenly saying this?

 

It was quite a sudden declaration, but it was rather welcome news to me. I had been continuously trying to get Woon Seong-ha interested in acting.

 

‘I guess it had an effect.’

 

It seemed that showing him my acting last time had stimulated Woon Seong-ha.

 

The teacher and Woon Seong-ha exchanged phone numbers. I watched with a satisfied expression as the two rapidly grew closer.

 

‘Step 1 is a success.’

 

Now I just need to have Woon Seong-ha train rigorously under the teacher, then debut him as an actor and get him to sign with Wave Actors.

 

“Hehe…”

 

When I laughed meaningfully, Woon Seong-ha, who had been chatting with the teacher, kept glancing at me.

 

That face. That expression. He looked like a golden retriever watching its owner’s mood.

 

***

 

I shouldn’t have brought Woon Seong-ha to the location shoot.

 

Not just the production team, but the agency representatives that the actors brought to today’s filming were busy coveting Woon Seong-ha.

 

“Do you act too, student? Here’s my business card…”

 

“He’s not an actor yet.”

 

That’s one down.

 

“We’ll give you good conditions, okay?”

 

“He says he’s not thinking about contracts.”

 

That’s another one down.

 

There were already six business cards that the men had forcibly pressed into Woon Seong-ha’s hands.

 

Was it okay for me to step forward like this and defend that he had no intention of signing? But I’m the only one who knows that Woon Seong-ha is Seo Hajun.

 

I need to offer him to our grandfather…

 

Suddenly worried, I looked up at Woon Seong-ha and asked carefully.

 

“Do you have anywhere you want to sign with? Am I getting in the way…”

 

“I do have a place.”

 

“Where?”

 

“The place where you signed.”

 

Woon Seong-ha answered in a gentle voice.

 

…I haven’t officially signed with Wave Actors yet either, so I’m still a free agent.

 

“Why do you want to sign with the place I signed with?”

 

“Because you’re there.”

 

It was a bit strange.

 

Ever since the day I skipped and brought Woon Seong-ha to the set, he would often throw these embarrassing lines at me.

 

Since he said he wanted to sign because I was there, it would be a bit awkward to openly promote Wave Actors. I decided to just subtly drop some information.

 

“I’m still considering it too. I’ll let you know when I sign. It would be nice if we were at the same place.”

 

“You’d like that too?”

 

“Of course. Eating from the same pot as a friend.”

 

“Ah…”

 

“Anyway, so you’re coming to the same agency? You better promise quickly.”

 

When I held out my pinky, Woon Seong-ha, who had been hesitating, wrapped his finger around mine.

 

‘You’re our grandfather’s now.’

 

Since he’s decided to learn from the teacher, he’ll improve quickly.

 

Just wait and see. I’ll hook him completely and get him to sign the contract.

 

Not knowing what I was thinking, Woon Seong-ha just laughed innocently like a gentle soul. His face, without any styling, was radiant.

 

***

 

After waiting, the scene that Ju Sae-i would participate in finally approached.

 

The scene assigned to her today was essentially one big sequence. The moment when the slightly grown child actress Yeon Doyeon finally transitions to adult Yeon Doyeon.

 

The mother who finally came to her senses.

 

The mother realizes her daughter’s potential that she had missed while caring for her son, and tries not to make the same mistake with her daughter as she did with her son.

 

The first thing the mother chose for Doyeon was to return to Seoul.

 

However, Yeon Doyeon had already fallen for Yu Hajin.

 

Torn between her mother and Yu Hajin, Doyeon ultimately chooses to leave him behind and return to Seoul.

 

The path of cruel departure. Yeon Doyeon in the truck doesn’t cry. She just silently takes in the sight of Hajin waving at her.

 

‘If we’re meant to be, we’ll meet again. So I won’t cry over something like this. This isn’t goodbye.’

 

Even as she repeated this to herself, the moment Hajin, who had been running after the truck, disappeared from view, Doyeon burst into tears.

 

Leaving her first love, who had come to her that summer day, in Oksongri, Yeon Doyeon returned to Seoul crying her heart out and ran to school every single day.

 

Remembering Yu Hajin’s words that when you have too many thoughts, running until you’re breathless can help you forget painful emotions for a while, and that if you keep running like that, the future you want will eventually appear before your eyes.

 

The scene we were about to film adopted a direction that cross-cut and unified Doyeon’s running.

 

Yeon Doyeon in autumn, just returned to Seoul, running with skin slightly tanned from Oksongri’s sunlight. Yeon Doyeon in winter, running while wearing padding and holding vocabulary cards. Then spring, summer, autumn, and winter again…

 

Finally, young Yeon Doyeon becomes an adult.

 

The actress transitions from Ju Sae-i to Park Yeon-hui, showing Doyeon bumping into Hajin who had come up to Seoul. That’s how episode 1 ends.

 

‘This is fundamental child actor direction…’

 

There was a reason why Writer Choi Gi-jeong was called a master of child actors. Sae-i felt moved as she imagined the scene in her mind.

 

Without even imagining her future of having to change clothes and run multiple times for the cut editing.

 

***

 

I’m dying…

 

I’m not lying, I really feel like I’m going to die…

 

“Drink water quickly. I ran to buy ice water.”

 

“Thank youuu…”

 

If Woon Seong-ha had been even 5 seconds later with the ice water, I would have collapsed on the street.

 

I thought I had good stamina, but after repeating the cycle of changing clothes and running several times, my energy was completely drained.

 

So this was why today’s filming schedule only had this one thing…

 

As it moved to adult Yeon Doyeon’s turn, I could see even actress Park Yeon-hui running multiple times.

 

“Give it to me when you’re done drinking, Sae-i. I’ll go throw it away.”

 

“No, I’ll throw it away. You worked hard in this heat too.”

 

“I want to do it for you.”

 

I had no choice but to hand the water bottle to the puppy—no, Woon Seong-ha—who was wagging his tail and looking at me from beside.

 

Even while Woon Seong-ha went to throw away the bottle and came back, I didn’t take my eyes off Park Yeon-hui. She still looked as lifeless as before.

 

‘She must still be worrying a lot about the company.’

 

My shoulders drooped as I felt worried too.

 

“…Are you having a hard time because of the heat? Should I fan you?”

 

“Seong-ha, if you keep acting like this, you’ll only be able to be my subordinate… Even after you become an actor, rumors will spread about you.”

 

“…I’m fine with that.”

 

…Did Woon Seong-ha get heat stroke too? Pretending I didn’t hear, I continued watching the filming.

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