Chapter 259 - Second Table Reading (1/2)

Despite Yeo Ri's intention to take the next few days off, there were still certain obligations that she could not afford to reschedule.

Yeo Ri's morning began with a trip to the company, where she attended a meeting with the staff in regards to her upcoming schedule. Since she was going to be filming two movies at once and having to make space for other publicity things as well as accounting her breaks, her schedule needed some rearrangements.

After her new schedule was drafted, she moved on to her next appointment—a table reading for her second project.

She arrived at the venue with enough time to spare, and after greeting the attendees, she received her copy of the full script and sat down at her designated seat.

Yeo Ri skimmed through the script with interest. The project had been highly confidential, thus it was only now that she was able to see the full script. Before this, she only held a copy of the scenes she was in.

She made it through one-third of the script when a familiar face popped into her peripherals and greeted her, ”It's been a while, Yeo Ri-ah!”

The idol, Won, grinned widely at the younger girl, waving his hand in greeting as he took the seat next to her.

The two had moved past the formalities after they became acquainted over the 'net. While it had disappointed the idol that she didn't contact him through his private phone number, she had reached out to him through his group's official social media account. They had started out with talking through the direct messages, but recently transferred over to a popular messaging app. That being said, their interactions were often short and somewhat shallow due to their respective busy schedules.

”Hello, Won-oppa,” Yeo Ri responded with a more subtle smile compared to the idol.

Won's grin widened, feeling highly spirited after hearing Yeo Ri call him 'Oppa' directly. They had only conversed through text and it was the first time he felt the full force of their familiarity with each other.

”How have you been? Filming is going to start soon, are you excited?”

”I've been doing fine. How about you, Won-oppa? You said your group just started preparing for a comeback, right?”

”Well, it's fine as long as I sing and dance well. They're still picking songs so I don't think I'll be busy until a while later,” he chattered.

”You guys are getting along well,” a young man remarked as he took a seat on the opposite side of the table. There was a laidback smile on his face as he acknowledged his co-stars.

”Oh, hey, Jung Ho! Been a while.” Seeing the familiar face, Won greeted back enthusiastically. He turned to Yeo Ri to introduce the man to her, ”This is Park Jung Ho. You might know him since he's a super senior in this industry; he started out as a child actor and it's been thirteen years since he debuted. This is our second time working together, so I'm quite familiar with him. Yeo Ri-ah, say hi!”

”It's nice to meet you,” Yeo Ri bowed politely in her seat. She recognised the man almost instantly. As Won had said, Park Jung Ho was a renowned child actor with an ill.u.s.trious career. His talents stood out since an early age, and he had won his first award at the young age of six. Being in front of a veteran who was around the same age as her, Yeo Ri sincerely bowed her head in respect.

”Hello, I'm Park Jung Ho. Let's get along well.” He smiled kindly at the girl. Despite having seen countless beauties up close, he could not help but notice how pretty the girl sitting across him was. It was no wonder that Won, who was known as someone who didn't like getting close to girls due to his own feminine looks, was sticking close to her so eagerly. He had to admit—seeing the two together painted a very pretty picture.

”Did you guys read the script yet? I can't wait to start filming,” the idol remarked.

”Yeah,” Park Jun Ho agreed. ”It's a fun story, and the ending... I hope they don't change it. It's so good.”

”Really? Isn't it sad, though? I mean, all things considered... what do you think, Yeo Ri-ah?”

”Hm...” Yeo Ri hummed in thought. ”It suits the tone of the story. Kind of serious but kind of funny but also kind of sad,” Yeo Ri expressed her input. She scrunched her nose as if she found it difficult to explain her thoughts.

”That's true,” Won sighed, ”I feel like I won't enjoy filming the second part compared to the first part since the mood takes a serious plunge...”