Chapter 127 (1/2)
Chapter 127: Frequent Occurrences in This Industry (1)
TL: emptycube / ED: Isleidir
The moment the 'Okay' signal came down, my heart thumped.
I gulped my dry saliva as I looked at Lee Songha and Son Chaeyoung. The two were still grabbing each other's hair and collars.
They won't ignore the director's signal, will they? They'll let go soon. Of course, they will.
”Did you two not hear him? Why aren't they coming out?”
”I think they are still grabbing at each other's collars?? Why are they like that?”
They didn't let go.
What a mess. d.a.m.n it, d.a.m.n it. What should I say to the staff?
'Korean stars A and B got in a real fight during an adlib scene.'
Just as this tabloid headline struck my mind, Lee Songha and Son Chaeyoung let go of each other.
”Wh- Ah, thank you for your hard work. Thank you.”
Lee Songha was first to bow to the staff.
”I couldn't hear the signal. Water got in my ears.”
Son Chaeyoung said after.
The staff surrounded them as soon as they go out of the pool.
”Wow! This scene was amazing! It was the best adlib ever!”
They weren't adlibbing.
”Even though I knew you were acting, my heart was pounding.”
They weren't acting either.
”I think people will go crazy if we make a promotional clip out of it.”
”Let's tell them that this was an ad-libbed scene at the end and word it this way, 'They are real actresses! This is what adlib is! This is what professionalism looks like!'
Bulls.h.i.+t!
I barely managed to swallow the word that had crawled up my throat.
Anyways, it was great that we were done. Holding my chest, I was about to go to Lee Songha, but people blocked my path. They were Director Woo, the production producer, and other production staff.
”Chief Jung!”
Director Woo's face was red. I felt steam would rise from his head if we opened its top. Why was this man so excited? It was my first time seeing him push forward like a bulldozer.
”Did you decide on a next project? Do another one with me!”
”Songha? Today's the first Royal Family shoot, why are you asking about her next project?”
”Now that she's an international star, she'll receive a ton of great projects from now on, right?! That's why I need to get a head start. Ms. Lee Songha and Ms. Son Chaeyoung, let's do a project with them as leads. The chemistry between the two is too good to end it with this cameo appearance.”
What chemistry?
At a loss for words, I laughed. The Well-Made Production producer talked this time.
Her eyes were lit with excitement.
”A movie, how about a movie? The Chungmuro International Film Festival is a complete sausage fest these days, a two female lead project will be fresh. With those two, if we grease up the investors a little, investments will pour in!”
”Action! How about an action flick? If their acting can be this vigorous, I think they'll be able to do action scenes!”
”That's a great idea! Let's produce an amazing project and aim for the Cannes Film Festival!”
Put it away.
Dramas, movies, and the Cannes Film Festival.
If you left those two together for more than a day, where you'll be headed won't be the Cannes Film Festival but the police station or emergency hospital.
I will reject this from now on. My stomach ached just from putting them together for a cameo scene, to work on a project together for months? I would get holes in my stomach. So many that it would look like a beehive.
With the smile of a capitalist, I replied to Director Woo and the production producer, who were each holding one of my arms.
”That's good. If you have a good script or scenario, please show me any time. It's too early to decide on her next project right now, and it'll be difficult to come up with a schedule that'll work with both of them. I will talk about this as positively as I can with Songha.”
”Thank you, chief!”
No need for thanks.
It wouldn't happen anyways.
As soon as I entered the hotel restaurant with Neptune, people's gazes landed on us.
Despite the fact we were quite a bit away from other people as our table was surrounded by other reserved tables, people stopped b.u.t.ting and stared at us, especially Lee Songha. Their b.u.t.ts lifted up and down as they wanted to get closer to us.
The hotel didn't allow autographs and photos for our convenience and safety, but it seemed like we would be crowded with people already.
They looked like they were dying to hear what we were talking about.
It was better if they didn't.
”Really? Hey, you really fought with Son Chaeyoung? During a shoot?”
This was what they were talking about.
Lee Taehee held Lee Songha's chin and turned her head left and right. Even though she seemed disinterested in everything, she was a leader who would take charge when it came to her members. Even now, there was a slight frown on her face.
”Songha, let's see your face. Are you hurt anywhere?”
”Nope. Only a few hairs were pulled out. And water in my ears.”
”You really pulled her hair and fought? I heard it was no joke?”
”I didn't pull her hair,”
Lee Songha brazenly said.
Yup, she didn't pull her hair. Instead, she grabbed her head and neck.
When I stared at her with crossed arms, Lee Songha stealthily avoided my gaze.
As if parched, Im Seoyoung downed her water in one go.
”Anyways, you fought against that witch, right? Who won? Huh?”
”… I think I did.”
”Oh yeah! I was thinking about getting LJ to tackle her in a pinch, but good job!”
”Am I a pokemon, dummy?”
LJ hit the back of Im Seoyoung's head and asked Lee Songha again,
”You really won?”
”I kept losing, but I think I won at the end. I won.”
She looked proud.
She was like this for a while like an animal that had fought and beat a challenger in her territory. She proudly puffed her chest while occasionally glancing at me with glittering eyes. Was a spoil of war?
And who won? No matter who saw it, it was a draw.
Right, now that I thought about it, I had something I wanted to ask her if I got the chance.
”Songha, I have something I'm curious about.”
”Yes, oppa. What is it? Ask me anything.”
”During the shoot, what did Son Chaeyoung whisper in your ear?”
What did she say for a fight to break out right after?
Lee Songha fiddled with her gla.s.s of water and avoided my gaze again.
”That's a secret.”
”You said I could ask you anything.”
”Only that's a secret. There are reasons why I can't say it.”
Hmm, so it's a secret?
I recalled the first day the quadruplets lied to me.
I leaned towards her.
”What is it? Tell me.”
”I can't.”
”Just tell me a little. I'll forget it as soon as I hear it.”
”Ah, I can't. Especially to you, I can't tell you.”
That makes me more curious.
Curling the corners of lips into a smile, I asked again,
”You can't say it, especially to me? That makes me sad. Why? Will I be angry if you told me?”
”Ah, no. That's not it. It's actually-!”
”Snake!”
Just as Lee Songha was about to open her coral lips, Im Seoyoung suddenly waved a napkin in front of my face,
Like a matador but calling out to a snake instead of a bull.
”Snake! Snake! There's a snake here!”
”How could there be a snake here? People are going to be in a frenzy if they hear you.”
”You're the snake! Oh my G.o.d! What in the world! Snakes like you got Eve to eat the apple! By slowly tempting her!”
”What kind of nonsense is that? But were you Christian?”
”Nope!”
While Im Seoyoung placed and pushed the napkin on my face, LJ clicked her tongue and said to Lee Songha,
”Hey, you're the one who said it was a secret, yet you were getting sweet-talked in ten seconds.”
”I wasn't even aware of it. My mind turned blank for a second.”
”It's because you're out of energy. Eat this.”
Lee Taehee gave her sweet ginseng jelly. Never one to refuse food, Lee Songha opened one up and tossed it into her mouth while still avoiding my gaze.
Should I wait for another chance when the other girls were away?
Just as I thought this, LJ gave me a sneaky look.
”Before, you were a harmless snake, but after shedding your skin a couple times…”
A couple times?