141. …The ramen was blown.
After getting my makeup done at the shop early in the morning, I got out of the car with a trembling heart.
“Mr. Taemin. Just do what you practiced.”
When the manager saw me so frozen, he smiled and massaged my shoulders.
“Oh… But definitely…”
I felt overwhelmed right from the set.
I realize once again that the last web drama had a really low budget.
Staff moving around busily.
At a glance, dozens of people were moving in order to prepare from this early morning.
“Let’s start by saying hello.”
The manager dragged me around and walked around the filming set.
Camera director, lighting director, script writer, sound manager, blah, blah, blah.
I couldn’t completely remember the face, but I bent down so hard that my waist was barely visible.
I felt even more nervous as I got to say hello to the actors.
“Ah… Hello. “My name is Han Tae-min, who will play the role of Baek Kyung-ho this time.”
“Ah! Nice to meet you! “Son!”
A gray-haired actor who greets me playfully.
He was the person who played the role of my father in this work.
“Please take care of me.”
“Yes. Let’s have fun filming.”
The next person to greet me was actress Seong Hanna, who played my younger sister.
“Ah. Yes Hello~ Are you Taemin Han?”
I… Do you know me?
I knew that he was a well-known actor, so I nodded with a somewhat foolish expression.
“Uh… Do you… Know me?”
“Ah, I saw that interview video. “What you did on that NewTube channel.”
I thought that the video was truly amazing.
Even established actors saw that.
“When I received our lineup, I thought, ‘Oh, this person is also in it.'”
“I see.”
“I have to go get my clothes checked for a moment now, so let’s talk later!”
With those words, she moved to another place.
I stood in a corner and silently waited for filming to begin.
Once the signal was given that all preparations were complete, filming began in earnest.
Episode 1 mainly consisted of the appearances and introductions of the main characters, so there weren’t many parts for me to participate in.
If it’s a 50-minute video, maybe 5 minutes will be included.
And finally.
After about 3 hours of hard work.
The scene in which I appear was called.
I was dressed in a luxurious suit and tie, and anyone who saw me felt like the unlucky son of a chaebol family.
Appearing in this scene with me were Baek Kyung-min, Baek Kyung-ho’s older brother, and the male protagonist, Shin Ho-yeon.
“Q!”
According to the director’s signal, we walked forward side by side.
“Baek Kyung-ho. You are speaking against your father again today. “Just do it.”
“Brother, that’s why you’re the problem. Even if it’s my father, how long will he just bow down like that? Huh?”
Dozens. The lines I’ve practiced hundreds of times are flowing out of my mouth.
“Don’t you remember? Did you hear that not too long ago, you were talking nonsense and your mom, I, and my wife were dragged away? “Are you still saying things like that?”
Professional actors were also different.
I couldn’t help but be surprised even though I was acting because the feeling I felt while reading the script was intact.
“Oh… I’m sorry… I said I was sorry back then too. “Why do you remember everything so narrow-mindedly?”
When we turned the corner and patted our shoulders, Shin Ho-yeon, who plays the male protagonist, was waiting for us.
“…It’s been a long time.”
He was smiling with his mouth, but there was no sign of welcome in his eyes.
I have to receive the lines here…
The line… Huh…?
“Cut!”
As soon as I heard the word cut, I immediately lowered my head.
“Sorry!”
The reaction at the scene was cold.
No one accepted my apology, and the director only said that we should go again.
“Taemin, don’t be too nervous.”
The actor playing the older brother, who I was working with right next to me, tapped my shoulder.
“Just stay calm.”
“…Thank you.”
But maybe because he’s a rookie, he gives me words of encouragement.
Not wanting to make the same mistake again, I quickly organized the lines in my head again.
After turning the corner and saying “It’s been a while,” He slyly asks, “Hey, who is this?”
After that, he came back from studying abroad and his face became very bright. This is it.
When the cue signal came again, I repeated my performance once again.
“…It’s been a long time.”
The part I missed a little while ago is back.
“Hey~ Who is this?”
Pretend to welcome him by raising only one eyebrow.
“Hoyeon studied abroad and came back with a very straight face?”
“A. Still, I prefer staying in Korea.”
“Hey. Still, overseas is much better. “The air is better.”
Ah. I’m not saying it twice, it’s actually true.
As soon as I realized that I was wrong, my body froze and the director once again stopped filming.
“Sorry! Sorry!”
The director with sad eyes raised a loudspeaker towards me.
“Mr. Taemin Han.”
When my name was called, I swallowed my saliva.
“Please concentrate.”
It was the first time that the word concentration, which was neither an insult nor a verbal abuse, sounded so scary.
“Yes. Sorry!”
Although the acting itself was not a difficult part, I stumbled one more time after that, but was still able to finish it safely the fourth time.
The manager runs toward me as soon as my part ends.
I wasn’t shy.
“Mr. Taemin. “Good job.”
He handed me a warm can of coffee.
“I’m sorry…”
Ah. But the pressure itself was definitely different.
Big cameras were following me around, and there were too many people watching me.
I had to barely come to my senses and hold on as my hair kept turning white.
“Even if there is a mistake in the line, sometimes it is better to act first and watch as long as the context is right. “There are some directors who will let you go if it comes out naturally, right?”
“Yes…”
“You will be able to do better tomorrow. “Please read the script more carefully.”
It is safe to say that the way back home was a depressing one.
The manager next to me told me that most rookies make mistakes like me, but it wasn’t much of a comfort.
I got out of the car, stopped in front of Doa’s house, and headed back toward my house.
I miss Doa, but I don’t really want to show her like this.
Because I thought it was really bad to whine and not do my job properly.
Even when I think about it, a boyfriend like that sucks.
A medium that can hide emotions.
Text.
[I am finished now and have come home]
I took out my cell phone and sent a message to Doa.
[What is it? But why didn’t you call me?]
[Ah. I have a lot to talk about with the manager.]
[Aha. How was it? Good job?]
I lie shamelessly.
[Yes. It was okay. Just.]
[Thank goodness. Flaw. Did you see other actors too?]
Doah was curious about the atmosphere at the filming location and asked me various questions.
I answered her questions sincerely, leaving out the fact that I was scolded.
[Today’s broadcast will feature VR world content that you like. Would you like to come and watch it?]
I miss you.
I really miss you so much.
I don’t mind other games, but I really want to see VR World content.
But I had no choice.
[I don’t think I’ll be able to see it all.]
If I did this today, I couldn’t do it again tomorrow.
The practice I thought was sufficient still seemed to be lacking.
I think I need to memorize more lines.
[Ah. Really? I also made a new avatar… Hmm… I’ll watch the full version video later when I have a break!]
[Okay! hahahaha]
[I have to go to a meeting related to the solo concert now, so I’ll contact you later!]
[Oh, do well!]
What came back as a reply was an emoticon of a dog running with a heart in its mouth.
After talking with Doa, I felt like my depressed mood was fading away.
“Huh… Okay… Shiva. “There will be no mistake tomorrow.”
The intensity with which I was punished when I made a mistake was beyond words, so I felt like I wouldn’t be able to come to my senses if I continued like this every time.
Even thinking about it again gives me goosebumps.
I didn’t even have time to prepare rice separately, so I boiled water in a pot and opened the bag of ramen.
Let’s pick up chopsticks and practice the parts we will film tomorrow.
“I will have a nice talk with Hoyeon. I am.”
“Ay! That’s something my father also talked about before. “Why do you fall for it?”
“Please call the legal team. “Please call Director Kim by 7 o’clock as well.”
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“Do it! Do it! No. “If you can’t even do that, why are you taking the salary and wasting it!”
I was so caught up in the angry acting that I threw away my chopsticks and burst into laughter.
Ah. It seems kind of okay, huh?
I think you’re having fun with your anger now, huh?
I was filled with pride for a moment.
I turned my head and sighed.
…The ramen was burnt.
I just thought that today wasn’t going well.