There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 141

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Episode 141
Today was the first filming day for 【Love Takes a Backseat to Money】.
The other cast members had already begun filming, but for Yewon, today marked her first day on set.
Because of this, the group chat among her friends had long since descended into chaos.
[Heart Pizza Room]
👽💀Jeongyun💗
The lines are so badㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
It’s so obviousㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Baek Yuni
Yujeongyun is an idiot
Baek Yuni
(laughing robot emoji)
👽💀Jeongyun💗
I’m dying
👽💀Jeongyun💗
(clenched fist gorilla emoji)
Harin
Yewon when are you coming
I’m already here
(running Weon emoji)
Mun Hyeok
(thumbs up emoji)
‘Everyone’s working hard.’
I gazed down at the tablet PC with a calm expression.
It was the latest model tablet my biological father had gifted me at our last meal.
‘I heard people practice scripts on tablets these days. We had extras lying around at home.’
‘…How many extras are there?’
‘…About 1,800 units in the warehouse.’
‘….’
Who calls that an “extra”….
That’s inventory, plain and simple….
I shook my head internally.
Don’t describe leftover stock at a department store like that!
I hadn’t particularly wanted to accept it, but given the Quest window’s advice to “get along well,” I took it without complaint.
“Aren’t you nervous about your first filming day today, Yewon?”
Just then, Lee Doha, sitting in the passenger seat, turned around to look at me.
“Nope.”
I answered lightly.
I wasn’t nervous about the filming itself.
I was nervous about what might happen to Lee Doha while I was on set!
“Hey, have you ever seen her get nervous? She’s a genius, so she doesn’t do things like that.”
At Yewon’s response, Eon crossed his arms alone and spoke arrogantly.
“Why are you bragging when Yewon’s the genius? You’re really out of your mind.”
Then Weon, who had won rock-paper-scissors today and claimed the seat next to Yewon, spoke as if bewildered.
“Well, I’m raising her, so the primary caregiver can brag a little. She’s my kid.”
“Why is Yewon your kid? She’s our kid…”
Lee Doha timidly interjected at Eon’s words.
“Geez. Fine. Join in, join in. Lee Doha, you can join too if I let you. ‘Our kid.’ Happy now?”
“….”
Then Yeonho, standing behind them, watched Eon and Lee Doha intently.
When would those two realize they were having a lover’s quarrel?
Yeonho thought for a moment and came to a conclusion.
They’d figure it out around the time they died.
“But Uncles.”
Just then, Yewon, watching the uncles bicker as if it were familiar, opened her mouth.
“Huh??? Why, our precious Yewon??”
“Yeah, Yewon. What is it?”
The uncles turned to look at Yewon simultaneously.
“Today is the last time you’re all coming along together, right?”
“….”
“You promised it was the last time. Starting next time, you can’t come along.”
“….”
At Yewon’s words, all four of them turned their heads in unison, avoiding an answer.
I’m sorry. I can’t promise it’s the last time!
“Why won’t you answer me? You said it was the last time! You uncles have overseas tours to do and next albums to release and everything! Uncle Eon even said he wanted to release a solo. Solo albums require so much preparation!”
Yewon raised her eyebrows as high as they would go.
These people really were something!
“Tsk. What’s a kid like you doing opening your mouth about adults’ business? Just stay quiet, accept the allowance I give you, and enjoy the service I provide.”
“….”
At Eon’s rather contradictory statement, Yewon closed her mouth.
He’s like someone who’d order a hot iced americano…
Yewon gave up and just looked down at her tablet PC.
Let me just review my lines once more!
* * *
Upon arriving at the filming set, she could see Jeongyun and Hyuk filming.
“Yewon’s friends are filming first, I see.”
Lee Doha whispered to Yewon while holding her hand firmly.
They had all come to the set together, but to avoid disrupting the filming, only Lee Doha accompanied Yewon within the set.
“Yeah!”
“Still, it must be nice having your friends here too, Yewon.”
“Yes.”
Unlike my past life, it was nice not to feel lonely.
I watched the two of them act in silence.
Since they were the main protagonists of this drama, they had the most screen time among all the roles.
Many of the scenes I had to film today involved shooting alongside these two.
In particular, I focused intently on observing Jeongyun’s performance.
My character, Han Sora, stood in direct opposition to the protagonist, Do Yuna.
Except for the fact that they both regressed, everything about them was opposite.
So my acting too had to portray a character that was completely opposite—a true counterpoint.
‘The Han Sora role needs to convince the audience completely, even with minimal screen time.’
To do that, I had to leave the deepest possible impression.
So I quietly observed Jeongyun for a long time, continuously visualizing and re-visualizing the scenes I needed to film in my mind.
Today’s shoot wasn’t the first scene where Do Yuna and Han Sora meet, but rather a scene from the middle of the story, so I needed to concentrate even more.
I had to consider the emotional arc from the first scene all the way to the scene I was about to film.
Not filming in chronological order at the filming set was almost a given, so it was something I was used to.
However….
‘The fact that my first shoot is a scene where we fight intensely is definitely something that weighs on my mind….’
So I needed to concentrate even more.
Just as I was beginning to grasp the tone of my performance to some extent.
The two of them finished their shoot, and Jeongyun and Hyuk quickly approached me.
“Yewon!!!”
“You’re here.”
Seeing the two of them greet me more warmly than anyone else, I nodded vigorously.
“Yes!”
* * *
Director Jeong watched Yewon and Jeongyun through the monitor.
Today was Yewon’s first filming day, the one she had been waiting for all along.
“That’s the girl, right? The one you’ve been waiting for, Director?”
“Yes. Right.”
The Assistant Director’s question was answered with a nod from Director Jeong.
Since the production team for “This Life is an Actor” and the production team for “This Life is About Money, Not Love” were completely different, many of the filming staff were seeing Yewon in person for the first time today.
“I watched that variety show too, and I can definitely tell the girl is incredibly beautiful…. But is she really good enough to pull off this character without any script changes?”
“Just watch today. See for yourself.”
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you have this much confidence in an actor, Director. Especially since she’s not even an adult yet—it seems like this is almost the first time you’ve shown this kind of faith in a child actor.”
“That’s why I’m telling you to just watch.”
Director Jeong chuckled softly.
By then, the Assistant Director’s blocking instructions seemed to be completely finished.
Once the two of them were fully prepared, Director Jeong glanced at the youngest staff member holding the slate.
“Sound, camera, ready.”
At Director Jeong’s words, the slate clapped softly with a sharp sound.
“Action.”
At Director Jeong’s cue, the two child actors began their scene.
“!”
And watching their performances through the monitor, the Assistant Director’s eyes widened dramatically.
“…!”
Though he couldn’t speak during filming, Director Jeong could sense just how astonished he was.
Exactly.
What did I tell you.
They’re talented.
Director Jeong watched Yewon’s performance quietly.
My body itched with the desire to show these children to the world as soon as possible.
* * *
Meanwhile, in the Executive Office of HiDeal Headquarters, the distribution company of Haion Group.
Completely unlike the Executive Office of Hion Pharmaceuticals, HiDeal’s Executive Office had no curtains at all, and was flooded with light streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
And the most important executive himself was lying on the sofa wearing what appeared to be a hoodie and jeans—actually a tracksuit—with wireless earbuds in his ears.
Despite his strikingly handsome face that would stand out anywhere, there was something sinister and cunning about his expression.
He was humming almost incessantly while busily working on a tablet.
Then.
“Yeah~ X damn~ weak talk like price fixing X damn~ in a free market, prices are whatever I want~”
He flicked his finger dismissively at the tablet screen, then resumed humming an indecipherable melody while concentrating on his work.
Just then.
A call notification appeared on his smartwatch with the name 【Crazy Old Bastard】.
But he simply hummed even more enthusiastically and rejected the call without answering.
However.
When 【Crazy Old Bastard】 called once more.
He clicked his tongue in annoyance and answered.
“Summarize it in 10 seconds.”
He was too busy working to waste time listening to this crazy old bastard, so he delivered his ultimatum quickly.
-How much is your hour worth?
“Clean deal—200 million and I’m out. No negotiation, cool transaction.”
-I’ll transfer 500 million. I’m buying two and a half hours of your time.
“Why are you sending 500 million to a crazy guy? That’ll rack up gift taxes. Forget it. One hour is the max for a crazy guy.”
-As a bonus, I’ll make you my top candidate for a potential acquisition of my company.
“Huh?”
At those words, he finally sat up.
“You call me crazy, crazy, so are you actually crazy? Crazy guy? Why are you selling that? Are you dying? If you’re dying anyway, wouldn’t it just go to your mom?”
-No. It would go to my daughter.
“….”
He said nothing in response to those words.
He was too busy mentally running calculations in his head.
With the bill settled, he was done.
He shoved his feet into the sneakers lying haphazardly beneath the sofa.
“You should’ve led with that, you crazy bastard. Why waste my time spouting nonsense?”
-What does it matter to you that I have a daughter?
“What do you mean ‘so’? A niece for me? The only guilt-free pleasure the nation permits? Where else could I find a deal this profitable? No dating, no marriage, no childcare—just sneaking into your place whenever I feel like smelling baby powder, watching the kid play around, tossing some cash, and leaving. You think I’d pass up a treasure like that? It’s worth way more than your company. Just give me the address.”
-….
Click.
The call ended, but he was already too thrilled by the prospect of such an incredible deal to care.
A stock that had been in the red for thirty years had just skyrocketed a hundredfold!

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