There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 60

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Episode 60

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And so, the script reading scene.

Yewon held the hand of Juyeong Manager, whom she had first met recently, and entered the meeting room prepared for the script reading.

“Hello! This is actress Lee Yewon, and I’m Manager Lee Juyeong. Please take good care of us.”

When this manager cheerfully greeted them, Director Choi and Writer Kim, who were in the meeting room, quickly stood up from their seats.

“Oh my, our protagonist has arrived.”

“Welcome, Yewon! Was the trip here not too tiring?”

“No! I wanted to come quickly!”

Yewon brightly greeted the two people. These were the two people she needed to impress the most today.

“Today is an important occasion, but with Yewon’s skills, we’re not worried, so don’t be too nervous. You can sit over there. Next to actress Yun Jia. You know who actress Yun is, right?”

Yewon nodded brightly.

“Adult Seolhwa unnie!”

Yun Jia was an actress who wasn’t very famous now, but she would gain tremendous popularity through this drama.

It was both because the role of Seolhwa was so cool, and because Yun Jia would perform it well.

“Actress Yun is a good senior, so learn a lot from her. Of course, you probably won’t meet much on set…”

“Yes! I’ll learn diligently!”

Even if they appeared in the same drama, they didn’t necessarily meet often.

Especially between adult roles and child roles, it was safe to say they rarely encountered each other.

‘Still, making a good impression is important.’

And…

‘I should observe actress Yun Jia well today.’

Yewon planned to learn everything she could from Yun Jia today.

She intended to learn Yun Jia’s acting “essence” or habits in advance and act accordingly, so it would truly seem like young Yewon had grown up to become Yun Jia.

So that viewers watching the drama wouldn’t feel jarring, and it would truly look like ‘Seolhwa had simply grown up.’

“Hello, I’m Lee Yewon. I’m playing the role of young Seolhwa!”

Yewon greeted as politely as possible.

“Oh my, hello? Nice to meet you, Yewon. I’m adult Seolhwa. I’m Yun Jia.”

“Wow…”

Yewon deliberately widened her eyes and let out an exclamation.

“Unnie really looks like a princess! I’m going to grow up to become unnie? It’s such an honor!”

“Pffft.”

Yun Jia burst out laughing. Her shoulders, which had been stiff with tension, relaxed with one stroke of Yewon’s flattery.

“You speak so prettily. I’m the one who’s honored. To have such a cute child actor as my younger self.”

“Hehe. Please take good care of me!”

Yewon sat down, placing her bottom on the chair.

Then she glanced sideways to observe Yun Jia.

She was concentrating on her script again.

Yewon began scanning Yun Jia’s small habits. When deep in thought, she slightly furrows her brow.

When nervous, she presses her lips together tightly.

‘Good. I’ve recorded it all.’

Yewon’s eyes sparkled.

The synchronization between child and adult roles wasn’t solved simply by having similar faces.

Speech patterns, actions, even small habits.

They had to flow as if they were one person so viewers wouldn’t feel uncomfortable.

Usually, adult actors watch child actors’ performances and match their tone, but Yewon was doing the opposite. She planned to match herself to Yun Jia.

“Um, unnie.”

When Yewon lightly tugged on her sleeve, Yun Jia turned her head.

“Hm? What is it, Yewon? Do you need something?”

“No, it’s not that.”

Yewon took out a pen and asked with a serious expression.

“This line here. How do you read it, unnie?”

“Huh?”

Yun Jia’s eyes widened.

The part Yewon pointed to with her pen wasn’t adult Seolhwa’s line, but young Seolhwa’s line.

So it wasn’t a part Jia had practiced.

Wondering if she needed help with acting, Jia asked again.

“Why that?”

“I want to do it exactly like unnie!”

“Like… me?”

“Yes! Because we’re the same person. And there’s a scene later where adult Seolhwa says this line too. I think if I act like unnie, when unnie appears later, people will think ‘Ah, Seolhwa has grown up!'”

“…!”

Yun Jia looked at Yewon with surprised eyes.

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It felt like being hit on the head.

It was something she, as an adult actress, hadn’t even thought deeply about.

She had only thought ‘I hope the child actor does well,’ never expecting the child actor to approach first and suggest ‘matching tones.’

Actually, it would be right for the adult actor to follow the child actor in such cases, but there weren’t many actors who actually went that far.

Adult actors who would brush it off saying ‘who would care about such things’ were everywhere.

But a 7-year-old child had made this suggestion first.

Yun Jia’s gaze changed.

It changed from simply looking at a cute child actor to the serious gaze of addressing a fellow actor.

“Yewon.”

“Yes!”

“You’re… really amazing.”

Yun Jia smiled with genuine admiration.

“Alright. Shall we try matching? I think I’d read it like this. And the gaze would be…”

The two put their heads together and began whispering as they analyzed the script.

Though it was a short time before the reading began, a strong bond was already forming between them.

And there were those watching this scene with satisfaction.

“Well, look at that.”

Writer Kim rested her chin on her hand and muttered with interest.

“They’re already matching up? I knew that child Yewon was extraordinary, but…”

“Right. I was worried because actress Yun Jia is quite shy. But they seem to get along well.”

Director Choi also nodded.

“If the child actor has good chemistry, that’s good for us. The picture looks good. Very good.”

“But Director, about the Future Entertainment matter… was it resolved well? They said the role of Hongdan would be sufficient?”

Writer Kim asked Director Choi with a worried expression.

“Ah, that… I was actually going to talk about that matter.”

Director Choi let out a short sigh.

Future Entertainment was what stressed him most these days.

“They’re asking to increase the screen time for the Hongdan role. Even when I explained that role doesn’t have much screen time during the child actor period, they wouldn’t understand. They’re throwing a tantrum asking to increase it even a little… Sorry, but could you add about one or two scenes?”

Actually, making such demands when filming was so imminent was really unreasonable, but it couldn’t be helped.

The reason investors could be attached to this drama was thanks to actor Kang Suheon, who played the male lead role.

He was an actor who had recently shot to fame after his romantic comedy drama became a huge hit, and he had gained a large international fanbase.

Investors judged that with actor Kang Suheon, even if it was somewhat sluggish domestically, they could make money overseas, so they invested.

So from the production team’s perspective, they had no choice but to be mindful of actor Kang Suheon and his agency, Future Entertainment.

These days, dramas being cancelled during production was common.

Whether in the film industry or drama industry, it was an era of harsh winds, so from the production team’s perspective, they had no choice but to accept even somewhat excessive demands.

“Sigh. Director, you don’t need to be sorry. We have to do what we’re told. I just hope it ends with adding just one or two scenes…”

“Exactly. Nothing is ever easy.”

The two made eye contact and let out a sigh.

“I heard Future Entertainment really showed their displeasure about 【Glittering Baby House】 coming to film today? I mean, reporters are coming anyway. Why…?”

“I really don’t understand that either.”

Director Choi pressed his forehead.

“I barely managed to convince them. I told them this promotional process was already specified in the contract. Even when I said actors are supposed to cooperate in principle, they threw a fit.”

Director Choi clicked his tongue.

“I mean, if we get promoted this way, it’s a win-win for everyone. I really don’t understand why they’re so against it and making a fuss. Do they have some personality issues they can’t let people see?”

“That place really… I don’t want to work with them a second time.”

“From my next project on, I’ll refuse just seeing their name.”

The two renewed their ill feelings toward Future Entertainment and took their seats.

Just then.

“Hello.”

“Hello!”

The two actors from Future Entertainment arrived at the script reading venue.

With the entrance of Kang Suheon, the most famous and important actor in this drama, reporters immediately started pressing their cameras.

‘…Definitely, the atmosphere is different from when I or Yun Jia came in.’

Yewon stared at Kang Suheon intently.

The hottest actor these days.

…His acting was just so-so, but he was a popular actor because of his exceptionally handsome face.

But what caught Yewon’s attention more than Kang Suheon right now was—

‘Jeyeon…’

It was Jeyeon, who had entered holding Kang Suheon’s hand.

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