Chapter 105 – First Shooting (1)

A faint smell of cosmetics lingered in my nose.

“Please close your eyes.”

I closed my eyes slightly after hearing the makeup artist’s words.

The soft brush swept over the area around my eyes, making the corners of my eyes flutter.

I opened my eyes slightly because the feeling of the brush that I had used a few more times had disappeared…

“Not yet.”

When I was told to close my eyes again, I smiled sheepishly and closed my eyes when I heard a laugh next to me.

It was the sound of Lee Ji-yeon’s laughter after finishing her makeup first.

After a while, when she heard that her eye makeup was finished, she turned her head and saw Jiyeon Lee looking at me with a happy smile.

Looking at Jiyeon Lee’s smiling face, she felt embarrassed and blurted out her words.

“… “Why are you laughing?”

“… Our superhuman… “Because I put on makeup like this, I thought I looked handsome.”

… There are all these people…

I felt embarrassed by Jiyeon Lee’s words and turned my head away, pretending to look in the mirror.

She finished putting on all her makeup and opened her eyes slightly to check her reflection in the mirror.

Seeing her hair and face set up in a way that was different from usual made her feel strange.

No, you said you weren’t going to show her face in the picture, so why did you even powder her face…

Today’s filming location was a local university.

Since we had to film half of the entire film here, we started early in the morning and busily prepared for filming.

Just as she was fixing her hair out of concern, someone spoke from behind her.

“Oppa, are you done with your makeup?”

The black hair reflected in the mirror was Hyeon Ha-yeon.

Without realizing it, I noticed Ji-yeon Lee’s notice and slowly turned my chair to greet Ha-yeon Hyeon.

She finished her makeup before us and went to film a short making video…

Sure enough, there was an employee holding a camera standing behind Hyeon Ha-yeon.

I answered Hyeon Ha-yeon, trying my best to be as oblivious to the camera as possible.

“… It’s a bit awkward.”

Hyeon Ha-yeon burst into laughter and naturally spoke to Lee Ji-yeon.

“Senior, you look so pretty today!”

I looked at Lee Ji-yeon a little nervously, but as expected from a professional, she answered with a pretty smile.

“… Thank you, you junior is pretty too.”

After that, a heart-warming conversation between seniors and juniors continued.

I was restlessly and anxiously looking at the two, and only occasionally responded to the words that came back to me, looking very nervous.

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“Action!”

I counted in my head and walked down the stairs to Director Kang’s voice.

Slowly, not too late, slowly…

As I went down step by step, I heard Director Kang’s voice saying cut.

After a while, a staff member came running and quickly explained things to me.

“I’ll lower my gaze a little lower and take another picture.”

“… Yes.”

I went up to the top of the stairs again, took a deep breath, thought over the instructions, and waited.

Lower your gaze, take your time, and don’t be late…

Soon I heard Director Kang’s voice, and I walked down the stairs, which was already the fifth time.

Just when I thought this was enough…

“Okay! It’s done!”

Only then was I able to breathe a sigh of relief with the sign that it was done.

As I approached Director Kang, he smiled and greeted me.

“Team Leader Kim, can I be a celebrity?”

I smiled awkwardly and walked over to the monitor to check what I was pictured.

An effect was added in real time to the descent, but something was strange.

My profile was captured on the screen.

… This guy is really…

I quickly tried to protest to Director Kang, but he was already holding Jiyeon Lee and explaining to her how to film it.

Since I couldn’t disturb him while he was busy working, I was just sighing, when I suddenly felt a cool breeze on my back and someone tapped me.

When I glanced back, it was Hyeon Ha-yeon.

She was smiling and pointing a portable fan at me.

“Oppa, isn’t it cool?”

“… Yeah, it’s cool.”

I gave an appropriate answer to Hyeon Ha-yeon and looked at Lee Ji-yeon filming.

On the left side of the stairs running through the center, Lee Ji-yeon sits on one side and watches her stairs with her chin resting on her.

Perhaps because he was a professional, the OK sign was given quickly, unlike me, and I could hear Director Kang’s voice shouting with satisfaction.

When I saw Jiyeon Lee sitting at the desk in the classroom and smiling at me, a thought occurred to me.

If Jiyeon Lee hadn’t become a celebrity…, Wouldn’t it have looked like that?

Her trademark brown short hair, and light-colored clothes that don’t accentuate her body.

Today, the tear spots under her eyes seemed to be emphasized.

It was an appearance that would make anyone excited.

While I was looking at her blankly, Hyeon Hayeon, who was blowing air on her, spoke to me.

“Oppa, Jiyeon is perfect…”

When I looked back, I saw Hyeon Ha-yeon looking up at me.

I made eye contact with her and spoke.

“… Because I did it a lot…”

Hyeon Hayeon slightly lowered her head and pursed her lips as she spoke.

“… I don’t know if I can do well too…”

She wanted to comfort Hyeon Hayeon, who was depressed, and tell her that she could do better, but she was confused about how to comfort her.

After thinking for a while, I cautiously opened my mouth.

“… You will do well, fighting.”

I gently raised my fist and Hyeon Hayeon looked at my hand, then smiled slightly and bumped her fist.

After a while, Hyeon Ha-yeon began filming from the seat opposite Ji-yeon Lee.

A dark outfit that clung to her slightly loose black hair and revealed her devastating body.

By lightly touching up her sharp eyes with makeup, she gave off the look of an innocent and well-toned college student.

Unlike Lee Ji-yeon, who had a mature image, she had a fresh feel, which was the exact opposite of both.

As if the picture that Director Kang had envisioned came out, the OK sing came faster than expected, and it was immediately my turn to put in the work.

Lee Ji-yeon on the left, Hyeon Ha-yeon on the right, and I’m standing on the stairs in the middle, waiting for Director Kang’s autograph and reflecting on his instructions.

Naturally, naturally…

After a while, Director Kang’s voice announced the start, and she tried to move as naturally as possible and walked towards Jiyeon Lee.

As shown in the music video, Jiyeon Lee smiled brightly as she saw me approaching.

I, who was very nervous, noticed Ji-yeon Lee’s smile and the corners of her mouth went up without me knowing, so I slightly pulled out the chair next to her and sat down.

“Cut!”

While waiting for instructions from Director Kang, who was whispering something to the staff member standing next to her, Jiyeon Lee tapped her arm, which was resting on her desk.

I glanced to the side and saw Jiyeon Lee looking at me with a mischievous smile.

Since she didn’t have the courage to accept the prank in many places, she pretended not to notice, looked away, and moved on…

This time, I started tapping my shoes.

When I narrowed her eyes and turned her head to tell her to stop, Jiyeon Lee seemed to find my reaction funny and let out a small laugh.

At that time, a staff member came over and gave us a brief order.

Since we were going to film a scene where Hyeon Hayeon is looking at us, she was told to be playful.

As directed by Director Kang, she turned her body slightly and faced Lee Ji-yeon.

Jiyeon Lee was making eye contact with me with a smile that I couldn’t tell if she was acting or sincere.

Come to think of it, it was the first time I had seen Lee Ji-yeon working so closely.

… It’s pretty.

While I was looking at her with renewed appreciation, I felt a stinging gaze on my back.

… Probably Hyeon Ha-yeon.

A few days ago, after she apologized to Hyeon Hayeon, she started coming closer to her more often.

Except for the day she apologized, she showed no signs of going on a rampage, and I felt like I was seeing the old Hyeon Hayeon.

However, there was an increase in unexplained behavior, such as frequent attempts at skinship that wasn’t skinship and asking random questions, but I decided to move on, thinking that good things were good things.

Every night, it was difficult for her to tell Lee Ji-yeon even such trivial things, so she just talked about this and that.

After a while, Director Kang’s voice was heard, and she wrote something in the prop notebook that Jiyeon Lee had spread out on her desk.

[Am I pretty?]

Lee Ji-yeon’s cute question made me smile without even realizing it, so I picked up her pen and wrote a small note.

[♡]

Jiyeon Lee smiled and erased her scribbling as she responded with a heart, and at that moment, Director Kang’s voice was heard announcing her end.

With the sign that it was done, we stood up at the same time, bursting into small laughter, and moved to our seats to monitor.

This was the end of the scene with Lee Ji-yeon.

As I quietly stood next to Hyun Hayeon, whom I had already checked, I saw a picture of Hyun Hayeon watching us play around with her sad eyes.

While watching that scene, everyone was praising Hyeon Ha-yeon and saying that it was beautifully filmed, but for some reason, my heartfelt heavy.

… Wasn’t he really looking at me like this on a regular basis?

Hyeon Ha-yeon’s sad eyes on the screen felt like they were sincere, not acting.

At that time, I heard Lee Ji-yeon’s voice next to me.

“… Wow, I don’t mind if my junior becomes an actor. He’s good at acting, right?”

When I glanced to the side, I saw Lee Ji-yeon smiling and looking at Hyeon Ha-yeon.

Hyeon Ha-yeon, who paused slightly, smiled and answered.

“… Thank you!”

For sure…, Both of them were smiling, and there was a strange atmosphere flowing somewhere.

After a while, extras filled the classroom and preparations for filming were completed.

Meanwhile, I and Hyeon Ha-yeon moved to their seats, and a staff member came over and confirmed Director Kang’s instructions to us.

“Just like you did, you can play around with Hayeon as much as possible.”

“… “I understand.”

“Yes!”

While Hyeon Hayeon sat in her assigned seat and waited for Director Kang’s instructions, she spoke carefully.

“… “Oppa, how was I earlier?”

It seemed like it was probably a monitoring story.

… How should I praise you?

Lee Ji-yeon said that she shouldn’t give too much praise because it could give her room to go, and she nailed it by telling her to only praise her, saying she’s pretty or cute.

However, I couldn’t give an insincere compliment, so I thought about what I should say and spoke carefully.

“… Well, I think it was captured.”

In the end, something subtle that I didn’t even know was a compliment came out.

Nevertheless, Hyeon Ha-yeon said with a pleasant smile, as if she liked my compliment.

“… Thank you, brother.”

Soon after, Director Kang’s voice was heard.

“Action!”

The final scene to be filmed in this classroom has begun.