There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 106

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Episode 106

“Diagnostic evaluation…?”

“So that means it’s a test?”

Murmuring sounds erupted from the surrounding child actors.

It seemed like everyone hadn’t expected there would be a test right from the first period.

‘Well, even I thought the first period would be something like self-introductions.’

…As expected of Hwang PD, there’s never an easy way out…

[Principal: Haha. You must all be very surprised to take a test as soon as you arrive at school, right?]

[Principal: But don’t worry. A diagnostic evaluation is literally an assessment to ‘diagnose’ your current state.]

[Principal: For the mentor teachers to help with your development, they need information about you. That’s the only reason for this test.]

[Principal: Also, this test won’t be reflected in your ‘report cards,’ so take it with a relaxed mind.]

‘Report cards?’

I guess they’re calling the program rankings report cards.

Yewon focused on the Principal’s words.

Since this was a program that didn’t exist at all in her previous life, information was really important.

[Principal: Now, let me explain the diagnostic evaluation. The theme of this evaluation is 【Recreating a Scene from a Drama】.]

Along with the Principal’s words, the large TV screen at the front of the classroom turned on.

[Principal: From now on, we’ll show each of you a scene from a famous drama. These are scenes where your child actor seniors performed magnificently in actual dramas. You just need to watch that scene and act it out after 3 minutes.]

[Principal: Before the test, we’ll also show you the actual scene on TV for your reference.]

“Huh, 3 minutes?!”

“How are we supposed to memorize that…?”

The children made tearful faces.

It wasn’t simply expressing emotions, but having to watch a famous scene and instantly catch it to recreate it.

It was a high-difficulty mission you’d see in adult variety shows.

[Principal: You all seem very worried, don’t you? You must be concerned about how to memorize the lines.]

[Principal: But since this test is specifically a ‘diagnostic evaluation,’ you may act while reading the script.]

Only then were sighs of relief heard.

It was a sigh meaning they had at least avoided the disaster of not being able to memorize lines.

However, just one person.

‘…’

Only Yewon didn’t let out a sigh of relief.

Even if a script was provided, she had no intention of acting while reading lines.

[Principal: Now, we’ll draw lots for the order and scenes, and start right away.]

[Principal: See you again later, students.]

With that, the school broadcast ended.

The production team went around the classroom with boxes containing slips of paper with orders and scenes written on them.

The slip Yewon drew was-

[Order: 16th

Drama Title: 【Prima Donna】]

‘This drama…!’

Yewon’s eyes widened slightly.

* * *

After a brief preparation time ended.

“Since you might get too nervous, the mentor teachers won’t come here. Instead, we’ll film your acting and deliver the videos to the mentor teachers.”

Hwang PD briefly explained the rules.

“Each person gets one chance, so be careful. Those who want to act while reading the script can hold it in their hands while acting. Now, let’s start with Child 1!”

And so.

As the 【Diagnostic Evaluation】 began, the first video played on screen.

It was a scene from a weekend drama. It was a comedic scene where a child actor with permed hair was lying on the floor throwing a tantrum.

[Child actor in video: I don’t want to! I don’t want to move! I don’t want to be separated from my friends! If we’re going, grandpa can go alone!]

“I don’t want to! I don’t want to move! I don’t want to be separated from my friends! If we’re going, grandpa can go alone!”

Child 1 energetically sat down on the floor and shouted, imitating the scene.

Though they couldn’t replicate the original child actor’s distinctive flavorful dialect accent, the child’s natural cuteness made the production team burst into laughter.

After that, various famous child actor scenes from different genres passed by.

A child who tried to shout “Father, this child is wronged!” as a young prince in a historical drama but mispronounced it, a child whose face turned red from embarrassment while shouting a famous catchphrase from a sitcom, and so on.

The classroom instantly became chaotic.

“Next, Yoo Baek-yun.”

When it was Baek Yun’s turn, the screen changed.

It was a scene from the recently popular drama 【I’m the Illegitimate Son of a Behind-the-Scenes Conglomerate Family】.

[Child actor in video: You take what you enjoy for granted, don’t you? It’s not even something you earned yourself.]

Oh. That’s quite difficult dialogue for a 7-year-old.

‘But it’s the most similar sentiment to this drama.’

Since it was dialogue from a regressed protagonist, if he pulled it off well, it would definitely be a plus for this project.

If he couldn’t pull it off, it would definitely be a minus though.

But Baek Yun didn’t panic. He stared intently at the video, then immediately stuck his hand in his pocket and tilted his head sideways.

“You take what you enjoy for granted, don’t you? It’s not even something you earned yourself.”

Baek Yun accurately replicated the child actor’s facial expression details and even the slow, leisurely tone of voice.

It was perfect mimicry as if he had copied it while looking in a mirror.

“Wow…”

“It’s identical…”

The children murmured, and Hwang PD, who was watching, also observed with interested eyes.

‘The mentors will probably like this quite a bit.’

It was a technically excellent approach.

Since the 3 minutes given after watching the video was short, accurately catching the key points and mimicking them was a smart choice. The production team would probably judge that the child would adapt quickly on set.

“Next, Yewon.”

Finally, it was Yewon’s turn.

As Yewon walked to the front of the teacher’s desk, a new video played on screen.

But then.

[Child actor in video: Why should I give in? Older Sister’s only advantage is being born before me.]

[Child actor in video: Does she practice more than me, or is she more talented than me? If she’s that desperate, instead of asking me to give up the study abroad opportunity, Older Sister should have earned it herself. With Older Sister’s own abilities.]

The children murmured among themselves.

This scene was indeed acted by a child actor, but.

“That kid’s age is completely different from ours…?”

The child actor in the drama appeared to be around upper elementary school age.

The child actors appearing on the 【This Life, I’m an Actor】 program were not the same age and varied considerably.

Since the oldest child actor was 12 years old, this was a scene they had included just in case.

‘Of all things, that one had to come up. I was hoping one of the older kids would get it!’

Hwang PD was also breaking out in a cold sweat internally.

If this went on air, he could already see the flood of harsh comments like ‘Has the PD lost all sense?’, ‘How can you ask a 7-year-old to do that?’, ‘The evaluation balance is completely off’, and so on.

This was especially true since Yewon was among the youngest of the participating actors.

“The lines are really long too…”

The children looked on with worried eyes.

“Are you ready?”

However.

“Yes!”

Unlike the surrounding concerns, Yewon answered very calmly.

And then.

Everyone’s gaze focused on the same spot.

It was Yewon’s empty hands.

“She’s not holding a script right now…?!”

Jeongyun whispered to Baek Yun sitting next to her.

“The lines are really long. She must have memorized them all!”

“See, what did I tell you. I said Yewon acts well.”

“Hey. But still, there’s only one chance, what if she makes a mistake!”

“…Yewon isn’t like you, Jeongyun?!”

“Do you want to get in trouble, Yoo Baekwoon!?”

Whether or not the twins were grabbing each other’s hair again in an instant, Yewon’s acting began.

“…”

Instead of harboring venom like the actor on screen, Yewon’s eyes were completely dry and parched.

“Why should I give in? All Older Sister has over me is being born first.”

At Yewon’s dry opening line.

“!”

Surprise spread across Hwang PD’s face.

Not only that, but the mouths of the other child actors watching from the front were opening one by one in amazement.

“Either Older Sister should practice more than me, or she should be more talented than me.”

Yewon let out a short sigh. Her face truly looked tired of this entire situation.

“If she’s that desperate, instead of asking me to give up the study abroad opportunity, Older Sister should have earned it herself. With her own skills.”

If the child actor in the original was acting out of spite toward ‘the protagonist who always takes away what’s hers’-

“Does Older Sister really want to do ballet? Or does she just want to be the center of attention like always?”

What Yewon was acting was resignation and emptiness toward ‘the protagonist who always has everything taken from her’.

She had incorporated her own interpretation in a short amount of time.

“…!”

The people around watching Yewon’s acting could do nothing but be amazed.

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