NOVEL NEXT Chapter 519
Lately, I’ve been shooting ads and variety shows like a glutton.
“Cut!!”
My main activity is filming Season 2 of “Credits.”
Right now, we’re filming a scene where Jisoo participates in a past game.
Maybe it’s because it’s a scene with a lot of people in a pretty big set?
“Let’s take a short break and then go again!”
We’re getting a lot of NGs, so the progress is really slow.
Now I understand why Season 1 took so long to film.
“Phew.”
But still, it’s fun.
Even though it’s acting, seeing people fall down pretending to die right in front of me is just too entertaining.
“You’ve worked hard.”
“Ah, thank you.”
While catching my breath during the short break,
Moon Chang-sik, who’s filming with me, handed me a water bottle.
Moon Chang-sik’s role is to participate in the game with Jisoo in a past flashback, so we’ve been filming together a lot.
“By the way, I saw the variety show you filmed last time. It was fun.”
“…You saw that?”
“A friend told me about it.”
The variety show Moon Chang-sik is talking about is probably that live broadcast.
After that, Miro’s YouTube channel subscribers exploded, so it’s not surprising that Moon Chang-sik saw it.
“You did well on the show. You could start a channel.”
“The CEO actually suggested I try YouTube.”
“Ah, starting a YouTube channel would be great.”
Come to think of it, Moon Chang-sik has a channel too, right?
I think he has more subscribers than Miro’s channel…
“How is it? Now that you’ve tried it?”
“It’s good. It’s a chance to communicate with fans.”
“Hmm.”
Communicating with fans.
Well, with Miro’s viewers, maybe.
But with actor Kim Soo-hyun’s fans, there’s almost no chance to communicate.
Usually, celebrities do individual live broadcasts, but in my case, Miro’s viewers would flood in.
So, I don’t think I’ve ever had a proper communication experience.
Now that I’ve built up my work and appeared on many variety shows, I think I’ve gained quite a few fans as actor and singer Kim Soo-hyun, not just VTuber Miro.
“Should I start a channel then?”
In that sense, starting a channel seems like a really good idea.
I could pick comments to read and communicate that way.
It would also be nice to upload Q&A videos answering questions.
“If you have the time, I recommend doing it.”
“Hmm, if I start a channel, will you come as a guest?”
“If you come on my channel once.”
“It’s a promise.”
If I start a Kim Soo-hyun channel, I thought about who I could invite as guests.
First, Moon Chang-sik, who just answered.
And the Slim Gold band members, including Hyeon-su… Beastz’s Lee Hyun-jun, Kang Yun-sung? And it would be nice to invite the composer too.
Plus, thinking about my actor connections, Nam Han-kyung, Jeong-cheon sunbaenim, and… Se-ryeong unnie could also be possible.
…How many episodes is that already?
And each one is a talent who could become a hot topic.
As for content,
Just having them over for a talk would be enough, or I could even teach them about Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Famous singers and actors taking a Three Kingdoms class from Kim Soo-hyun? Wow, that would really blow up.
Considering my current recognition, I might even surpass Miro’s channel subscribers in a short time.
Celebrity channels, once they succeed, just keep on succeeding.
“I’m really tempted… I can see the double gold button shimmering.”
“Well, let’s think about YouTube stuff later, for now, let’s prepare for the next shoot.”
“Ah, yes yes.”
Come to think of it, we’re on set right now.
We’re filming a scene that’s already had 4 NGs.
There are minor mistakes from the actors, but the director is being very meticulous, catching everything.
“Everyone must be tired, right? I’m really sorry, let’s go again!”
So, the director also looks embarrassed every time we start over.
“Hold my hand and get up.”
“Ah, yes.”
Anyway, after that, we continued filming.
“Ah, sorry!”
After the first scene, there were still a lot of NGs.
The actors made mistakes, and the director wanted to reshoot if he wasn’t satisfied.
But I understood the desire to be careful, given the set preparation, so I diligently continued filming.
“…How many scenes did we film today?”
“We did two scenes.”
We filmed from morning until late afternoon and only got a few minutes of footage.
“Is it always like this?”
“It was like this in the beginning of Season 1 too.”
This slow filming was a first for me, so I was a bit flustered,
But Moon Chang-sik had seen the Season 1 filming set, so he wasn’t fazed.
So, scenes don’t come easily after all.
I remember the black screen set where I filmed with veteran Jeong-cheon sunbaenim.
I really hit the jackpot then.
Other actors would be envious.
Anyway, today’s filming is finally over.
“Manager, you’ve been waiting a long time, right?”
“Not at all.”
“Let’s head to the next location right away.”
“Yes.”
After that, we headed straight to the broadcasting station for a meeting.
“Mr. Soo-hyun, welcome.”
“Ah, hello.”
“Yes, yes, make yourself comfortable.”
When I arrived at the Broadcasting Station, Writer Ahn Ji-young and the Director greeted me.
This meeting was about the drama we’re filming later this year.
“The other actors will be here soon…”
“Ah, here they come.”
It turns out the male lead has finally been cast, so they came to meet him.
“Hello. Oh, everyone’s already here.”
“You came just in time. Let’s introduce ourselves.”
“Hello, Senior Seok-hyun.”
In the end, Lee Seok-hyun was cast as planned.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Soo-hyun.”
He greeted me with a warm smile.
Looking at him now, he seems like a good guy.
He gives off such a warm vibe.
Plus, his physique is great, so he’s perfect for the lead role.
“We meet again.”
“Do you remember me?”
“How could I forget? Do you know how much I regretted not promoting myself more to the agency back then?”
“Ahaha…”
Well, of course.
That extra back then is now sweeping all the commercials. No wonder he’s regretful.
Our agency’s CEO really hit the jackpot.
Sangshik Entertainment should treat me better.
“Is this your first time as a dual lead?”
“Well, not exactly a dual lead.”
“Even if the screen time isn’t equal, the narrative makes it feel like a duo.”
“Is that so?”
Glancing at the writer, she subtly avoids eye contact.
…This pressure is slowly creeping in.
“Ahaha, but Seok-hyun, you’ll be carrying most of it, right? You’ll be in almost every scene.”
“Mr. Soo-hyun here is also playing a detective catching criminals, so we’ll be together a lot, right?”
“Ah, but Seok-hyun, you’ll have so many solo shots. You’ll be really busy.”
The writer is trying to smooth things over while watching my reaction… but honestly, it doesn’t matter.
I’m getting paid so well that even as the lead, I can’t complain.
How much is Lee Seok-hyun getting?
I might actually be getting more.
“Anyway, this is the first time you two are working together as the main leads, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“It’d be good if you two could get closer before filming. It helps if your chemistry is good.”
Chemistry, huh.
Well, that’s true.
From my last shoot, I noticed that getting along with Nam Han-kyung made filming much smoother.
“Luckily, both of you are very approachable, so I’m less worried.”
“…Me?”
Am I approachable?
Hmm… I don’t think so.
“Ah, why are you like that? You’re like a human capybara.”
“I think you’ve got the wrong idea about capybaras…”
It seems the writer has some strange misconceptions.
But still, if I’m too awkward with Lee Seok-hyun, it might be a problem.
“I’ll do my best…”
“Don’t worry. Seok-hyun here is also very approachable.”
“Ah, Writer, you’re hyping me up too much.”
The good thing is that Lee Seok-hyun’s personality seems genuinely nice.
Plus, he’s got the Moon Chang-sik seal of approval.
There’s no downside to getting closer to him.
“Shall we exchange numbers first?”
“Ah, you don’t have my number?”
“No, no.”
“I gave you my business card.”
“Ahaha… That’s at home.”
Was that number on the card his real number?
I thought it was just a work number, so I didn’t even think to save it.
“Let me type it in for you.”
Anyway, we exchanged numbers.
The value of my phone is steadily increasing.
I might have more celebrity numbers saved now than regular contacts.
“Now that we’ve exchanged numbers, can I text you often?”
“Yeah, sure… No problem. Feel free.”
After exchanging numbers, Lee Seok-hyun asked me that, and I nodded willingly.
It’s probably just work-related anyway.
If that’s the case, there’s no reason to avoid contact with a senior actor like Lee Seok-hyun.
I thought I could learn a lot from him, so I answered like that.
“Alright, shall we start the meeting properly?”
“Yes, yes.”
“Here’s the list of additional cast members. I’d like your thoughts on it…”
After that, we continued discussing the project and wrapped up the meeting.
But…
Starting the day after the meeting at the Broadcasting Station…
[The weather’s nice today~]
[Have you eaten?]
[There’s a restaurant near the filming location. We should go sometime…]
…Lee Seok-hyun started texting me a lot.