189 Charming Angel, Lee Yeo Ri (1/2)
”Standby!”
Yeo Ri, Jae Ha, and Min Joon made some body stretches, loosening their muscles as they prepared to run towards the river and jump into the water.
”Ready... action!”
Receiving their cue, they ambled towards the shallow part of the river, stopping at the place where the water was at the level of their knees or shins, as was instructed in the script.
Accompanied by the faint sound of music in the background, played on a speaker from a drone flying above them, Yeo Ri and her co-stars played by throwing water at each other and making large splashes.
A large grin naturally surfaced on Yeo Ri's face. She was genuinely having fun.
Laughter tickled her throat as the two girls tacitly decided to gang up on the only boy in the group. They were having so much fun that she had almost forgotten that the cameras were rolling.
”And cut!”
The director called out to them with a megaphone. ”Go and get dried and changed first before we begin the next take!”
”””Yes~”””
The three shivered as they trudged out of the waters. Several staff members immediately came to their side, passing towels to the three drenched youths. They were ushered to the wardrobe station, where they got changed and had their makeup reapplied.
”This isn't too bad, right?” Byun Joo Hyuk asked Yeo Ri as he helped dry her hair.
”It's fun,” she responded, flashing a smile at the reflection of the man behind her.
”That's good. If you like doing these kinds of things, I'll mention it to the President later,” Byun Joo Hyuk spoke as he carefully aimed a blow-dryer to the younger girl's long hair.
”Mm.”
”Yeo Ri-ah, do you need a hot pack?” Jae Ha called out to the younger girl, holding out a portable hot pack. She had her manager go buy it earlier, and had some extras so she was happy to share it with her co-workers.
”No, I'm not that cold anymore. Thanks for offering, Unnie.”
”Alright then,” Jae Ha turned to her other co-worker, ”Min Joon, how about you?”
”Nah, I don't need it either. I'll probably have to bother Noona for it after the second round, though.”
”Okay,” Jae Ha nodded with a laugh. After taking one for herself, she told her manager to put away the rest.
Finally, after the three were sufficiently warmed and dry, they came back out to the set.
”The next one will be the individual shots. I want you to take turns going into the water. We've got some helpers who will be splashing water on you for special effects,” the director instructed. ”The ending will be you falling into the water.”
”So who's going first?” The three exchanged glances.
”Rock, papers, scissors?” Jae Ha suggested.
”Okay,” the two younger ones nodded in agreement.
”””Rock, papers, scissors!”””
Yeo Ri threw a rock, while both Min Joon and Jae Ha threw scissors, signifying her win for the first round.
Jae Ha and Min Joon played against each other until one of them emerged victorious.
In the end, the order was decided: Yeo Ri had the first turn, while Min Joon would be going after her, and finally, Jae Ha was the last.
”Yeo Ri, you're up first! Ready?”