The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Daughter Doesn’t Hide Her Acting Skills - Chapter 31
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Episode 31
Writer Choi Gi-yeong’s work, 【May the Mountain God Bless You】.
Ju Sae-i knew this work very well. It was impossible not to know this work.
A time-slip historical romance created in collaboration with Gyeonggi-do’s tourism business.
Set during the Japanese colonial period, the male protagonist is a mountain god and independence fighter. The female protagonist is a modern high school student who falls into the past.
However, if there was one difference…
‘A single-episode drama?’
【May the Mountain God Bless You】 was a work that had been released as a movie in her previous life.
Writer Choi Gi-yeong’s screen debut work that achieved twelve million viewers after showcasing the independence movement narrative and the relationship between the two leads throughout its two-hour runtime.
A well-made commercial film that dominated South Korea’s box office for a while.
The so-called ‘Sansinbou’ craze even caused tourists to flock to the Gyeonggi-do tourist spots featured in the movie.
Come to think of it…
‘It was a project that almost fell through due to difficulties in the casting process. Without Director Kwon, we wouldn’t have dared to adapt it into a movie.’
Writer Choi Gi-yeong seemed to have said that at the preview screening. That production would have been difficult without Director Kwon Hee-taek’s sensible proposal.
‘I watched it three times in theaters alone.’
Even after watching it three times in theaters wasn’t enough, so Sae-i later purchased the VOD and watched it over ten times because she loved this work so much.
She knew the dialogue well enough to recite it if prompted.
But in this life, she wrote it thinking of herself as the female protagonist of this work. With a face already more than 80% won over, Sae-i opened the script. And…
‘This is way more interesting than the movie…’
As if the nickname “King of Korean Dramas” wasn’t given for nothing, it was a script dozens of times more vibrant than the movie.
Moreover, the female protagonist’s personality was also slightly different from the previous life. This version felt more vivid. So much so that the character felt like she was actually alive.
Even though she hadn’t turned many pages, the aura of a hit was already emanating from it.
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Jeong Ye-rim, who was looking at her laptop in the cafe, couldn’t help but be shocked.
She was a Korean drama otaku, commonly known as a ‘K-drama fan’. The drama clip account she ran had tens of thousands of followers.
Her nickname was Rocochung.
Having become a famous figure in the drama otaku community by consuming all kinds of romantic comedies, she had settled into her favorite cafe today and was watching dramas as usual.
The recently started MVC Monday-Tuesday drama, ‘Trade’. A work that was running so entertainingly that her drama otaku friends filled up the timeline every Monday and Tuesday.
‘I really don’t understand sports dramas.’
Although she watched most genres without discrimination, Jeong Ye-rim, who kept her distance from sports dramas, hadn’t watched Trade, which was a baseball drama.
However, shouldn’t Sunday nights normally be filled with wails and screams from all over the timeline as people faced school and work the next day?
Jeong Ye-rim’s acquaintances were actually looking forward to the next episode of Trade being released tomorrow.
Watching this, Jeong Ye-rim made a decision.
‘FOMO isn’t my thing…’
As a true drama otaku who couldn’t stand not watching what others were enjoying, Jeong Ye-rim finally started binge-watching from yesterday.
And right now, she was watching the episode that was said to have an amazing scene.
With the famous scene that her acquaintances had been talking about right in front of her, she had put up an SNS window in the corner of her screen and was continuing her reaction thread when…
“Have you ever watched my dramas?”
At the voice that reached her ears through her earphones, she looked at the speaker.
‘Writer Choi Gi-yeong…?’
A true drama otaku would naturally memorize the faces of most star writers.
Recognizing Writer Choi Gi-yeong at a glance, she reflexively scanned the female student sitting across from Writer Choi.
‘An actress?’
A beauty who looked young but had an atmospheric appearance. A face that seemed to shout ‘I’m an actress!’ to anyone who saw her.
Jeong Ye-rim removed one earphone and quietly eavesdropped on their conversation. The famous scene from Trade and her reaction thread were already out of her mind.
‘How can I resist this…’
From what she overheard, the girl’s name seemed to be Ju Se-hui or something like that.
However, it was a face and name that Jeong Ye-rim didn’t know. She seemed to be a newcomer.
From what she heard, Writer Choi Gi-yeong seemed to have met her on the set of her sister’s work, so she had probably filmed her first work but it hadn’t been released yet.
Jeong Ye-rim glanced at her laptop.
Ducochung 🔒 @shoutoutorc
Trade binge-watching thread
└ Baseball rules came out as soon as it started, what is this?
└ Oh, Kim Ju-bin was well cast
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└ Wait, is that scene coming now??????
└ Hamnyanya 🔒 [Why did it cut off here?]
└ Myngnasa 🔒 [Where did Cochung go after stopping her thread midway?…]
└ Rodi 🔒 [Did this person die while watching the drama?]
Her acquaintances were leaving mentions and getting angry at the thread that had abruptly stopped before an important part. After checking all those notifications, Jeong Ye-rim exited the reaction thread and quickly opened a new post window.
Ducochung 🔒 @shoutoutorc
A 100x dopamine event just exploded in front of me, wait.. get lost
After quickly posting, Jeong Ye-rim sneaked another look at the table where Choi Gi-yeong was sitting.
Who was Choi Gi-yeong? The master of romantic comedies, the mother of romantic comedies, the god of romantic comedies, the creator of romantic comedies, the whatever of romantic comedies…
She was like a second mother to Jeong Ye-rim, who was obsessed with romantic comedies. Her father would be Writer Choi Gi-jeong, Choi Gi-yeong’s sister.
Since she loved the Choi sisters’ dramas enough to analyze them frame by frame, she knew Choi Gi-yeong’s personality well.
A stubborn writer with firm interpretations of the characters she created. She was notorious for being picky.
But that Choi Gi-yeong was treating her counterpart with a kind-looking smile.
Moreover, she took out what looked like a bundle of script pages and flipped through them, then looked at Ju Se-hui (presumably) with expectant eyes.
Ju Se-hui received the script and read through it, then eventually threw out her ambition to definitely want to film it with a confident face.
Jeong Ye-rim’s bottom started fidgeting at the expression that seemed to predict success.
‘Should I just snatch the script, read it, and get caught…’
Having barely suppressed her impulsive thoughts, she turned her attention back to their conversation.
“Would you like to do a reading right now?”
Is this real?
She had heard that Writer Choi Gi-yeong’s casting was strict, but she didn’t know it would be like this.
Making someone who just finished reading the script for the first time do a reading? And the other person is a newcomer?
Just as Jeong Ye-rim was doubting her ears…
“I’ll do it. I want to try.”
“I thought you’d say that. Just read the female lead’s lines. I’ll cover the rest.”
Is this really happening…
Jeong Ye-rim screamed internally at the bizarre behavior of the star writer and newcomer actress unfolding before her.
The two quickly decided on a scene. Jeong Ye-rim suddenly swallowed and watched the spectacle.
Ju Se-hui read the designated part of the script and blinked slowly as if trying to immerse herself. Her expression changed instantly as she took a deep breath.
Her calm face instantly transformed into that of a spirited and quirky girl, as if the screen had switched. Before Ye-rim could even be surprised, Ju Se-hui opened her mouth and delivered her first line.
“What was the scope for our Korean history test?”
It was truly an ordinary line.
Yet her distinctive voice and solid vocalization had an aspect that drew people in.
“Ah, shit. Since it’s the homeroom teacher’s subject, won’t she tear me apart if I fail?”
As soon as Jeong Ye-rim heard Ju Se-hui’s voice, she pulled out her remaining earphone as well.
Choi Gi-yeong’s new work was being revealed right before her eyes.
After the script reading ended, Jeong Ye-rim, who had been watching as if entranced, let out a sigh.
‘This will work, really.’
Still immersed in the afterglow, Jeong Ye-rim frantically wrote and posted on her timeline.
Ducochung 🔒 @shoutoutorc
Guys…
└ Sahaebbi 🔒 [Alive?]
└ Bina 🔒 [You asked about Jiwoo’s acting in episode 8 two hundred times, Cochung, please]
Duco bug 🔒 @shoutoutorc
Forget about trades and all that
I…
I’m currently witnessing Gi-yeong Mom’s new work casting in person…
└ Bina🔒 [??]
└ Rody 🔒 [Huh??????? Choi Gi-young’s new work??????]
└ 눙이배쓱 🔒 [Giyoung’s mom is coming to tighten things up in this loose handball community…]
└ Hamnyanya 🔒 [How about it?]
How is it?
Choi Gi-yeong’s kimchi stew is fucking delicious, damn.
Among countless replies, Jeong Ye-rim picked out just that question to answer.
└ Hamnyanya 🔒 [How about it?]
└ Duco addict 🔒 [I’m gonna quit all dramas and just grind until I solve this damn thing X fuck…]
└ Hamnyanya 🔒 [●▅▇█▇▆▆▅▄▇ Marking my territory in advance lol]
Starting with Jeong Ye-rim, anticipation for Choi Gi-yeong’s new work began to secretly spread among the secret accounts of famous drama fans.
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This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
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