Chapter 420 (1/2)

He had to put a dot on what was already a complete picture. Where did he have to put the dot? In a corner where there was blank space? Or on top of another colored spot?

The bus stopped at an opening in front of a mountain. When Maru got off the bus, he could see the sea. This place was near Gunsan port.

“I wonder if we’ll shoot near the port as well.”

“Since we’re here, I wish we could go in the sea as well. Summer equals sea and sea equals summer, no?”

“But this is supposed to be a port. Doesn’t that mean we can’t go into the sea?”

The kids that got off the bus all sighed as they spoke.

Maru saw the staff, who were holding shovels, gathered in front of the car holding the props. Joongjin and director Choi were explaining things to them. Seeing how the background was the mountains, the fight scene was probably going to occur here. It was a fist fight between some c.o.c.ky kids, and one of the students would die here.

“Die realistically okay? Realistically.”

“If it’s too hard for you, I’ll help you.”

Joon-gi and Sooyoung spoke while giggling. Maru pictured how his death scene would look in his head and contemplated what he had to do from here on. His part for the movie would be done if he shot today and tomorrow. The three others were the same. Two fight scenes and a funeral scene. The remainder of the shoot would probably occur under Joongjin’s immaculate instructions.

“What are you thinking about?”

“I’m thinking about whether I should stand out or just blend in with the rest.”

Hearing his words, Joon-gi and Sooyoung, not to mention Bangjoo, all closed in on him.

“Hey, it’s hot.”

“Is being hot the problem here? You’re talking about the shoot, aren’t you?”

Hearing Sooyoung’s question, Maru nodded his head.

“Do you have a way? Didn’t the director say that he’ll chase us out if we don’t do as he instructed?”

Joon-gi turned his head around to look at director Joongjin who was walking towards the mountain. The staff members that followed him held a shovel in their hands.

“That’s why I’m thinking about it. Today’s our last shoot.”

“It is also our first,” Sooyoung interrupted.

“There won’t be any problems even if we just do what we did in the morning and follow his instructions to the tee. The other actors are doing the same after all. However, it would be such a pity if we wasted this opportunity like that.”

How many movies would a nameless minor actor participate in over the span of one year? Moreover, this movie was making the news amongst movie critics as the ‘return of the genius director’. If what they said floated around the internet, the public’s interest would rise accordingly.

Since Joongjin was given acknowledgment for commercial movies after Spring Calendar, he should probably be able to achieve decent results with this one as well. Perhaps it might become a movie that millions of people would end up watching. Of course, there was also the possibility that Spring Calendar was just a one-hit wonder, but from looking at Joongjin, Maru didn’t feel like this movie would have bad results.

The fact that he cast Lee Hyuk, who hadn’t appeared on the screen for quite a while, shouldn’t entirely be because of his looks. As Sooyoung said, he might also have been in need of an obedient actor, but he might have needed the title of the ‘comeback work’ of a ‘pretty decent male actor’. From the beginning of the shoot to now, Joongjin proceeded as though he had already broken down a complete puzzle and was just reconstructing it from scratch. Perhaps his ears might be numb already due to the applause of the audience.

“So, what are you going to do?” Bangjoo asked.

What, huh. If he was asked about the method, then he had no answer for that. If he knew such a thing, he wouldn’t be thinking about it in the first place.

“It’s not like I’m completely out of cards, but before that, there’s something I want to ask you guys.”

“What is it?”

Maru looked at Sooyoung who asked back.

“The four of us are a set, right?”

“I don’t really like that word, but for now, yes, we’re a set. You and I, Bangjoo and Joon-gi are the main character’s ‘friends’ after all.”

Maru raised his hand and put Sooyoung’s hand, which was covering his nose, down.

“I’m asking just in case since the four of us will have to be together for today’s shoot, but are you going to follow the director? Or are you going to try various things?”

Friends A through D. They had practiced a lot for today’s fight scene. If any one of them was missing from the picture, the whole thing would look awkward. The reason Maru asked this question before talking about how to act against the director’s methods was because of that. This movie was entirely teamwork-based. If any of the three told him that they should just do as the director says, then there was no need to worry about any of this at all.

“I’m going to go with what you’re going to do, seonbae-nim,” Bangjoo replied without hesitation.

Maru shook his head at him.

“Think about it before answering me. You saw the director for yourselves. He’s the type of guy who would ask a person to leave the moment they do something that he didn’t ask for.”

“I’m fine with that. I’m here to do action acting, not move as I was instructed to. Also, you made a confident expression after calling my sister a while ago. I got the feeling that I can expect good things from you.”

He looked as though there was no need for second thoughts. Maru looked at Joon-gi and Sooyoung.

“We’re just minor actors, so we should try regardless. Also, would he really throw us out? He would have to throw out the entire action scene if he does that. Well, if he does tell us to leave, I guess we can only beg him to let us stay,” Sooyoung spoke with a laugh.

“I’m fine with all that, but what is this about Bangjoo’s sister?”

Joon-gi narrowed his eyes. Maru looked at Bangjoo and quietly asked if it was okay to tell them who his sister was.

“I don’t mind.”

Since he got permission, there was no need to hide it anymore. Maru told the others the conversation he had with Joohyun just now.

“Wait, this guy’s sister is Ahn Joohyun?”

“You mean that Ahn Joohyun?”

The two of them grabbed Bangjoo by the collars asking why they weren’t aware of this until now but soon treated him in a nice way while calling him ‘brother-in-law’.