Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 170

170. Change is Innocent (2)

2022.04.19.

-Excuse me?

-They specifically requested Yeon-woo as the model. It’s unusual, but it will also help increase Yeon-woo’s market value.

A product and a model can never be absolutely identical.

However, in the world of commercials, the two are often intertwined.

It’s why famous people often get advertising offers for famous products.

‘The very product used by top star X!’

The reason you often see advertisements like this is precisely because of this association.

“Kang Yeon-woo, we’ll start shooting soon. Please come out as soon as you’re ready.”

Just then, an assistant staff member knocked on the door.

The people who were admiring Yeon-woo became busy.

“Where did you put the first outfit?”

“It’s the third one over there.”

“Okay.”

The first outfit was a toned-down burgundy color.

The subtle sheen made it obvious that it was a material that clung to and flowed with the body.

‘Good thing I worked out.’

The feeling of it brushing against the skin was very soft.

As soon as he put on the red-toned makeup and the red-toned clothes, admiration flowed from the surroundings once again.

“The atmosphere is really something else.”

He opened his eyes, with eyelashes meticulously attached for a deep look, and the fuss grew a little louder.

The costume manager fastened the buttons on his wrist and asked.

“It’s 100 percent silk, and the color came out so well, right? This is a new Spring/Summer [SS] item from X-Mani. But it’s limited, so we could only get one piece… Yeon-woo is famous for not making NGs [no-good takes, mistakes], but it would be difficult if you did… I heard that a high-ranking client came to the shoot today. So, please do well this time too?”

Yeon-woo looked down at the clothes wrapped around his body.

It’s just red silk clothes, but it costs nearly ten million won per piece [approximately $7,500 USD].

‘…The concept I heard in advance….’

I think it was probably a concept of going into the water….

I have no intention of making an NG, but there’s only one piece of clothing.

Is it okay?

That’s when it happened.

“Excuse me……”

“……?”

Manager Lee Gyu-han slyly raised his hand.

As the gazes turned to Lee Gyu-han, wondering what that was about, he cleared his throat and said.

“Seong-hyun bought that. So you can film comfortably……”

“Seong-hyun? Kwon Seong-hyun?”

“Yes. He says there’s one more. Haha. Isn’t it hard to dry clean wet clothes and film again?”

“I had a lot of trouble getting this sponsored……?”

The costume manager muttered something as if he felt wronged.

Anyway, it wasn’t a bad thing for Yeon-woo.

He acknowledged Kwon Seong-hyun’s financial power to buy two expensive clothes, but that was all.

“Kang Yeon-woo, are you ready?”

“Yes. I’m going out now.”

Because now was the time to film.

***

A bathtub placed in the middle of the studio.

Unlike ordinary bathtubs, the lines were subtly drawn, making it obvious at first glance that it was luxurious.

The size was just enough for one adult man to enter, and the staff was diligently filling it with water.

“Hmm…….”

A man standing in front of it, stroking his chin with his hand.

It was Mikael, the photographer who would be in charge of this shoot.

“Teacher. Kang Yeon-woo is here.”

As Yeon-woo approached, Mikael’s gaze scanned Yeon-woo up and down.

“Well, it’s not bad.”

“……?”

Yeon-woo was sure.

If he touched that human being right now and looked at the status window, the favorability would definitely be at its worst.

The man with the name of an angel was nothing like an angel.

Rather, he was very picky and sensitive, and seemed closer to a devil.

“Do you know the concept?”

“Yes.”

I know because I received it in advance.

That’s why I wasn’t surprised to see the bathtub.

“You don’t have a cold, do you?”

“Yes.”

“I hate people who can’t manage themselves.”

Mikael, the writer, scans up and down once again.

Something seemed to be very wrong with this side.

Yeon-woo looked at himself, following his gaze.

Rather, I deliberately tightened the management because of the pictorial. Was it lacking?

Is that why?

“But it seems like you’ve managed well.”

“……?”

For a moment, I thought I misheard.

“Honestly, I didn’t really recommend Kang Yeon-woo.”

“…….”

I heard that he decided on the concept himself.

“But I like it now.”

“…….”

What is it? Is this a new type of Jeom-soon?

-You don’t have this at your house, do you?!-

Why does Jeom-soon, who gives spring potatoes, come to mind?

Even Mikael is a man who has bleached his hair to a bright blonde like the name of an angel.

‘Well. It doesn’t matter because there won’t be any business involved with personal feelings.’

Only the results need to be good.

But.

“I prepared lukewarm water because it’s difficult to catch a cold. It won’t be cold.”

“……?”

The sign clearly shows that he doesn’t like it.

The tone is cold and chilly.

Strangely, the content is completely different.

“As you already know, what Kang Yeon-woo has to express is ‘bewitching beauty.’ You have to show a fascinating appearance that is so deeply submerged in the water that you don’t care if you die. Do you understand?”

The concept of this pictorial is a bewitching beauty that will be submerged in water, as Mikael said.

It is a reinterpretation of Narcissus, who fell in love with his reflection on the water and drowned himself, and the main prop of this concept was none other than a rose.

This is because the middle note, which is like the soul note of the ready-made perfume to be launched next season, is a deep rose scent.

The top note starts with a fresh and woody scent that captures the feeling of being surprised at the first meeting, as if you were in a forest.

What you discover after entering a fresh and new world is the rose.

A fascinating flower that holds a clear and deep scent in the deep forest and captivates people.

“Yeon-woo is going to be that flower.”

The personification of a bewitching rose that you can’t help but be fascinated by when you spray it was the role Yeon-woo had to play.

“That kind of atmosphere has to come out. You can’t just look good on the outside and be stupid. Do you understand?”

“You don’t have to worry because I have no intention of being stupid.”

Mikael’s brow furrowed at Yeon-woo’s answer.

“I’ll see how well you do.”

“Go ahead.”

Even though that director showed ambiguous kindness like Jeom-soon.

I’m not a saint enough to laugh heartily at the prickly treatment.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

Isn’t this the way Yeon-woo lives in the world?

“Teacher. Shall we tear up the roses and put them in?”

The rose petals to be put in the bathtub were scheduled to be sprinkled after Yeon-woo entered so that they would not absorb water in advance.

Directly introducing roses is a classic method, but in other words, it was also classic.

There is also a saying that classics are eternal.

“It seems like there’s not enough quantity.”

Yeon-woo, who was watching quietly, opened his mouth.

“What did you say?”

Mikael reacted immediately.

“If you’re going to put in the petals, I think it would be better to put in as much as possible.”

There were not enough roses that the staff was holding to do that.

Even if you tear up all the bouquets you are holding, it is not enough to fill the bathtub.

Even if you add a few roses that were set aside because Yeon-woo had to hold them, it is not enough.

“Full?”

“Yes.”

Yeon-woo answered calmly, looking at Mikael, who raised one eyebrow as if he was not satisfied.

‘If you’re going to do it, you have to do it right.’

Yeon-woo could see it clearly.

How the elements to obtain the best results should be arranged.

How to approach this shoot to produce a better result.

‘A few dozen flowers are not enough to digest the concept.’

A-grade stat frame configuration.

That ability was showing Yeon-woo that fact.

‘It would be better to put in a lot of petals. It feels like a lake made of petals.’

There are several options that Mikael can react to here.

One of them is to get angry.

-I’m the one taking the picture, not you. Are you trying to teach me now?

This applies to people who are stubborn and do not accept any opinions.

Would you call it an authoritarian type?

-What do you know if you know? Just do as you’re told.

Or you can just ignore it.

It’s similar to the authoritarian type, but it’s a slightly different type.

This applies to the dogmatic type who believes that only I am right.

‘I wonder how it will turn out.’

Mikael has only seen it for a few minutes.

Yeon-woo was looking forward to seeing what choice he would make.

And.

“Hmm…… Tell me more.”

An unexpected reaction came back.

Mikael asked for the next with a subtly changed expression.

“Since the concept is that you are fascinated enough to not know that you are drowning, it would be better to lay it thickly enough to fill the bathtub rather than having the petals sparsely floating around, which will be better for delivering the message more intuitively.”

“And? Keep talking.”

“And since the center of the product is the rose scent, it can also mean this. It’s like falling into roses rather than water. It shows the visualization of a scent that captivates people so much that they don’t notice death.”

“Hmm.”

Mikael stroked his chin with his hand.

Silence was already lingering in the studio.

People felt like they were watching Yeon-woo and Mikael’s unexpected war of nerves.

“Does Kang Yeon-woo mean that we have to fill that bathtub with roses? What about the water?”

“It’s difficult if you exclude the feeling of water. The feeling of getting wet is the key. Showing wet clothes maximizes the feeling of being ‘submerged.’”

“Hmm.”

Once again, Mikael stroked his chin with his hand.

Tense air filled the studio.

The reactions of people who knew Mikael’s sensitivity became even more rigid.

If you do something wrong, the shoot may be canceled as it is.

Since he is an actor directly nominated by the client, he cannot be replaced.

Mikael is also a world-renowned photographer, so it would be difficult to find someone to replace him.

The atmosphere was so volatile that it felt like it would explode if someone touched it wrong.

“Okay.”

Mikael said.

“I felt like there were not enough flowers anyway. It would be better to proceed as Kang Yeon-woo said.”

This was also an unexpected reaction.