Chapter 87 – Script Practice With Actor Hwang Soo-Ah

He lived under the custody of his parents for over 30 years.
Both my father and mother now see me as nothing more than a part of the company.

The same goes for his wife Hwang Soo-ah, no, Shin Ah-yeong.
Every once in a while, they nag at me and try to restrain me.
As the company faltered, the restraints intensified.
It would be natural for a woman to marry only for the company and wealth.

Boring.
The only person who sets me free is Suna.
The only woman who looks after Hwang Jin-woo himself, not my property or family.
If I had married Suna back then…

But everything went wrong because of her mother.
My relationship with Suna and my life.
… Is there any way to get it back now?
If only I could throw off all restraints and leave freely with Suna…

“Honey. Let’s talk.”
“Talk? What are you talking about?”

Again
It must have been meeting Sunah during the day anyway.

“Sujeong got a call from her school teacher. She says Soo-jung can’t concentrate in class these days, and is out of class. What’s wrong with the family?”
“Correction?”

My daughter Sujeongi. She is in the second year of elementary school.
No. Was she in the third grade?
… Since she went to the entrance ceremony three years ago, is she a senior?
Sujeongie is already in 4th grade.

“You do it yourself. Should I even bother with that?”
“Anything like that? Is this what the fix is ​​like?”

Again If there is just a small thing, it pushes me.
What if you tell me every single thing you haven’t studied?

“I am working. You play You should care about Sujeongi, how can I care about Sujeongi?”
“I’m not playing either… !”

My wife, who was angry at my words, suppressed it with a sigh.

“After. Anyway, you can talk to Sujeong. I’m not talking to my mother.”
“It’s okay. I’ll take care of it. What’s the use of forcing her to do something she doesn’t want to do? Let her do what she wants.”
“Honey. How are you?”
“What?”
“Sujeong is your daughter. How can you be so uninterested in your daughter? Sujeongie’s troubles and why, her dad can sort things out.”
“You’re not at home to do that. Don’t bring all of those things to me and finish it on your own.”
“Honey.”
“It’s okay. I am tired.”

I leave her wife and come out of her room.

* * *

“Mr. Can I hit you?”
“Yes?”
“How can you be so nasty?”

At Sua’s words, I scratch my cheek.

“I think Sua will be able to immerse herself in it better if she is naughty.”

I am currently rehearsing the script with actress Hwang Soo-ah.

The place is actress Hwang Soo-ah’s house.
Last time I came and just played, but this time I said let’s start practicing the script as soon as I came.
Like last time and this time, I memorized the lines, but it would be so unfair to finish without even starting.

“Phew.”

Suddenly, Sua sighs deeply.

“What’s wrong? What’s not going well? The acting was good.”
“It’s not like that… The opposite actor…”
“The other actor? Joo Jung-hwan is an actor?”

Actor Joo Jung-hwan is the actor who plays the role of Hwang Jin-woo, which I am currently playing.
I prepared other roles just in case, but I was mainly practicing the role of Hwang Jin-woo for the sake of actor Hwang Soo-ah’s immersion.

“That’s kind of… Should I say that I can’t concentrate on acting? There are a lot of NGs.”
“It’s a big deal when the lead actor does that.”

Joo Jung-hwan is still an actor with name value.
It is said to be very popular, especially in China.
Her mother said that she was strongly requested by a Chinese sponsor for this lead role, she heard.

“Yes. So, the atmosphere on set is not very good. Shooting time is getting longer.”

I think it’s serious enough for actor Hwang Soo-ah to say this.
To the extent that it makes even the other actor worry.
My mom also told me to take good care of Sua, and she wants to help me too, but it’s not something I can do.

“Is there anything I can do to help you?”

But, let me ask you a question first.
That’s what I was thinking.

“Will you help?”

It felt like Sua’s eyes were shining brightly.
As if she had been waiting for those words.

“Ah, yes, of course if I can.”

Sua is unexpectedly active, so I’m a bit scared.
What are you trying to do?
Asking Joo Jung-hwan to come to his senses is impossible.

“Can’t Mr. Sunhoo be my temporary manager?”
“Yes? Are you the manager? Me?”

Why am I a manager?
Isn’t that what the agency does?
She said that she moved her agency to where her mother was a while ago.

“Yes. Actually, she just joined her new agency, so she doesn’t have a dedicated manager yet.”
“You don’t have a manager?”

Mom’s agency is also very big.
Could there be a shortage of managers?
No matter how much I lack, there is no way I can’t give it to an actor like Hwang Soo-ah.

“So I always drive myself to move… Because of that, it’s hard to focus only on acting. It would be nice to have someone to help me with driving and running errands…”

It’s definitely tiring for an actor to drive himself.
It would be dangerous to drive after filming for more than 10 hours.

“I’m confident in driving, but…”
“You can just drive!”

… If it was actor Hwang Soo-ah’s road manager, there would have been a lot of people who wanted to do it without pay.
Do you really need to ask me?
I’ve never been a manager before.

“Anyway, there’s no one I can trust and entrust this kind of work to… Being a woman alone, sexual harassment…”
“Sexual harassment?!”

That’s a big deal.
Shouldn’t it be something like this and I should report it first?

“Of course, it’s not to the extent of reporting it or making a big deal out of it, but I think it’s more like that because I’m a woman alone without a manager.”
“It could be.”

If there is a big male manager next to him, he won’t be able to approach it easily.
Still, would such a role be possible for my face?

“I think it would be comfortable if Seonhoo only drove and stayed by my side.”

Hmm.
I’m grateful that Sua believes in me, but… Can I do it right?
If you do that kind of thing, you will bump into a lot of strangers.
Mom would be worried too.

“Her mother gave permission in advance. She says it’s okay if only Mr. Sunhu is good.”
“Are you mom?”

As if reading my mind, Sua threw out one after another.
But you got permission from your mother beforehand.
Sua said that she just remembered, but it feels like she prepared very thoroughly.

Honestly, I want to try.
Experiences like this may help you later.
There is no such thing as school being on leave.

What I’m worried about is whether I can really help Sua.
I might be able to do the driving, running errands, and bodyguards (albeit only mimicking) that Mr. Sua said.

“You don’t have to worry. I also don’t want Sunhoo to play the role of a perfect manager. Just driving is enough. Try it once and if you think it doesn’t work, you can stop. At that time, the company will appoint a new manager.”

I can feel Sua’s heart that wants to hold onto me somehow.
Could it be that sexual harassment is so serious?
It’s hard for an actress to say such a thing out loud.
Maybe Sua is more desperate than she looks.
Maybe that’s why he’s sending me an SOS.

“… All right. Then, if you let me know the schedule, I will…”
“Yes! I’ll text you!”

When Sua manipulated her cell phone, he received a series of messages as if he had prepared them in advance.

Hmm. Are you filming from tonight?
It finishes after midnight.
And tomorrow again early in the morning.
Obviously, it is an unreasonable schedule for an actor to drive himself.

“Me and the last time, after Mr. Seonhu left, there was something like this on the seat…”
“Oh!?”

Seeing the object placed on Sua’s palm, I thought my eyes would pop out.
It was a condom.
Familiar packaging.
0.01 mm, XXL size.
Why is that at Sua’s house?
Is that Did you spill what your mother gave you at that time at Sua’s house?
Aww! Why?
Face is on fire

“Well, I guess this is the, um, man’s knowledge… Sorry.”

It wasn’t intentional, but I sincerely apologized.
… Surely the sexual harassment that Mr. Sua was talking about is not what I am talking about, right?

“No. I am… I didn’t even know that Mr. Seonhu was thinking of that, so I fell asleep…”
“No! This is not like that!”
“Are you okay. It’s natural because you’re a man. It’s my fault for not thinking about it.”

Alas, mother.
Why are you going through such an ordeal?

“So that… If Sun-Hoo can help me with this work…”

Mr. Sua blurted out his words as if he was embarrassed.

… Can you help me?
So you’re going to do something that didn’t happen?

So what if you don’t do it right?
Report to the police? Or on the 9 o’clock news?

“Yes! I will do my best! I will work like a dog!”

Sua smiled broadly as if she liked my answer.

Phew.
It would have been a big deal.
If I did something wrong, I would have been sued by Sua for sexual harassment.

He would have helped me if I hadn’t done such a threat.
Still, if you close your eyes to this, it would be fortunate for me.

“Then, I’ll take care of this until then.”

Sua shyly packs a condom.

“Ugh… All right.”

Are condoms hostage?
If you don’t work properly, you will be exposed.
Ugh.
Hwang Soo-ah… She looks like a scary woman.