An Actor Who Has Lived For 10,000 Years [EN]: Chapter 74

74. #16 – The Person Riding the Wave and the Person Swept Away by the Wave (2)

The car, having been running for several hours, finally arrived at its destination: a harbor.

But it wasn’t a harbor with proper facilities.

It was an uninhabited island, a place rarely visited.

Only the boat rented by the production team, along with the staff and actors, was present.

Having been sitting in the same position for so long, I was eager to get out of the car and stretch my stiff body.

“Hyung [older brother or close male friend], get out quickly and take a rest.”

“Yeah, you must be tired too. Thanks for your hard work.”

I shook my head at Manager Kim’s words.

“I was just sitting; it wasn’t hard work. Hyung must be tired from driving. Take a break during today’s filming.”

“This is my job. I’m okay.”

He smiled brightly as he answered.

Knock, knock.

I turned my head at the sound of someone lightly knocking on the window.

Seo In-woo was smiling brightly as he looked toward the car.

Although the windows were darkly tinted, preventing him from seeing inside, he must have recognized my car.

Click.

I hurriedly opened the door.

“In-woo-ya [term of endearment].”

“Sunbae [senior colleague], you came early?”

“Yeah, when did you get here?”

“I just arrived too.”

As I was talking to Seo In-woo, Manager Kim spoke up.

“I’ll park and come right over.”

“Okay.”

After answering, I got out of the car next to Seo In-woo and stepped onto the ground.

“Haa.”

As I stretched my back and groaned, Seo In-woo also loosened his stiff body after the long hours.

“But the sky is so cloudy today?”

Looking up at the sky with my back arched, it felt different from the sky I saw in Seoul.

It was usually a clear blue, but the sky here was overcast with gray.

“Yeah. There was no rain forecast for today, so it looks like it’s just going to be cloudy.”

Seo In-woo casually turned his gaze away.

At that moment.

A large van was approaching us.

It was a vehicle I hadn’t seen at the filming site last week.

Most celebrities’ vehicles are similar, but there’s a hierarchy among them.

This was definitely the most luxurious van in the parking lot.

Seo In-woo’s eyes widened as he spoke to me.

“What is it? Did Min-young change her car already?”

At his words, I snapped my fingers and replied.

“Ah, I heard a special actor is coming as a cameo today. I guess it’s them?”

“A cameo is coming today?”

I smiled and nodded.

In the meantime, the car stopped in front of us.

Slowly, the door opened.

I stopped talking to Seo In-woo and fixed my gaze on the opening door.

The person coming out of the opened door was none other than… Song Yu-na.

In that instant, Song Yu-na and I made eye contact, and I couldn’t hide my embarrassment.

She was from the same agency and had worked with me on a project.

Song Yu-na was the cameo in this drama I was starring in.

I quickly composed myself and greeted her.

“Hello, Yu-na-ssi [term of respect].”

“Yes.”

Unlike my bright greeting, Song Yu-na looked at me with a sidelong glance and answered.

Her face was still cold.

Not that she was in a bad mood, but she had her usual chic and haughty expression.

Seo In-woo, having confirmed that the person who got out of the car was Song Yu-na, still had wide eyes with surprise.

Then, he hurriedly bowed to Song Yu-na.

“Hello, my name is Seo In-woo.”

“Ah….”

She didn’t even look at Seo In-woo’s greeting.

She spoke as if sighing into the air.

Nevertheless, he answered her with the brightest face he had ever shown.

“I’m a fan, Yu-na-nim [honorific title].”

“Yes.”

Song Yu-na nodded slightly at Seo In-woo’s words that he was a fan, then shifted her gaze to her manager.

“Oppa [older brother or close male friend], come quickly. Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

Song Yu-na approached her manager with a blunt tone, and they walked further and further away.

Seo In-woo asked me, stomping his feet as if he was making a fuss.

“What, our cameo is Song Yu-na? It’s really unbelievable.”

I burst into laughter at his reaction.

“You like Song Yu-na?”

“Of course. She’s good at acting, beautiful, and has a great personality.”

I acknowledge her acting and face, but her personality, well….

However, I couldn’t talk about Song Yu-na’s prickly side.

I forced a smile and nodded to Seo In-woo.

Hearts seemed to be pouring out of Seo In-woo’s eyes as he looked at Song Yu-na’s back.

Then he immediately shifted his gaze to me.

“But, Hee-sung sunbae, were you acquainted with Song Yu-na-nim?”

“Yeah, we filmed together….”

Before I could finish my sentence, Seo In-woo clapped his hands and said.

“Wow! The lead role is different. You even filmed with Song Yu-na-nim.”

“Hey, and we’re in the same company.”

He exclaimed.

“Kyaa! As expected of our sunbae-nim. It’s a big agency, so there are many top actors. No, our Hee-sung sunbae-nim is also destined to be a top actor in a lead role!”

At Seo In-woo’s fuss, I brought my index finger to my mouth and hurriedly opened my mouth.

“Stop it.”

At my words, he smiled brightly and continued.

“Why, it’s true. A big agency, a lead role….”

“Shh!”

I brought the index finger from my mouth to his mouth and blocked it.

“Stop it; it’s embarrassing.”

Seo In-woo and I spent time talking non-stop.

Everyone boarded the boat to head to the uninhabited island.

Manager Kim and I stood side by side, looking at the sea.

“I’ve been a manager for so long, and this is my first time going to an uninhabited island.”

“Yeah, it’s amazing.”

After checking if anyone was around, I asked Manager Kim.

“Hyung, did you know that Song Yu-na was coming as a cameo?”

“No, I found out when I saw her just now.”

“I thought you would know. Well, if you knew, you would have told me.”

He nodded and said.

“That’s right. Song Yu-na is such a top star that they probably didn’t bother to tell me.”

“But Song Yu-na as a cameo, what’s going on?”

Usually, cameos are done because of a friendship with the director or with the lead actor, which is me.

But it’s definitely not just because she’s an acquaintance of mine from the same agency.

“I was talking to Chief Choi earlier.”

“Song Yu-na’s manager-nim [term of respect]?”

He nodded at my words.

“Director Yoo doesn’t know Song Yu-na directly, but he seems to be friends with someone in our company.”

“Ah, that’s right. Our director said he came from the entertainment industry.”

“Yeah, so he kept asking for Song Yu-na’s cameo, so she came out.”

At his words, I nodded repeatedly.

Soon, the boat arrived at the uninhabited island.

We started getting off the boat one by one.

***

Getting off the boat, Song Yu-na opened her mouth, complaining to Chief Choi.

“Why do I have to film a cameo on an uninhabited island?”

“Yu-na, you’re only filming for one day, so think of it as healing….”

“Haa- Who heals in a place like this.”

“Sorry. Anyway, let’s film quickly and get some rest.”

Chief Choi had been listening to Song Yu-na’s nagging all the way down to Geoje Island, but he catered to Song Yu-na’s whims, who even made a fuss at the set.

At that moment, Song Yu-na’s gaze stopped at one place.

At the end of her gaze was none other than Jin Hee-sung.

Song Yu-na let out a short sigh.

‘He used to be a snot-nosed kid who always made NGs [No Good takes], but now he’s the lead role. Hmph.’

She immediately shifted her gaze and headed to her seat.

Not long after, she started acting with the director’s signal.

“How can you do whatever you want?”

Jin Hee-sung stared at Song Yu-na with a lot of strength in his eyes.

Song Yu-na barely suppressed her words at his words and lowered her eyes.

Jin Hee-sung didn’t care and glared at her.

“What if you get hurt?”

At those words, Song Yu-na slowly raised her head, and “Then will you listen to me then?”

Jin Hee-sung was angry, but the worried expression was revealed as it was between his frowning face.

The finely trembling pupils and the eyes looking at Song Yu-na were overflowing with wistfulness.

The two’s eyes met, and Song Yu-na swallowed hard.

“Cut, okay!”

In that instant, Director Yoo’s voice was heard, and the eyes of the two who were facing each other were still the same.

‘Jin Hee-sung… well, his acting has improved a little compared to before.’

Song Yu-na blinked her eyes as she looked at Jin Hee-sung.

“You worked hard, Yu-na-ssi.”

At his words, Song Yu-na widened her wistful eyes as usual and answered.

“Yes, Hee-sung-ssi too.”

Jin Hee-sung greeted the staff as he left the set.

Song Yu-na recalled Jin Hee-sung’s acting and nodded finely.

Song Yu-na, who came out of the set, stood with her arms crossed, wearing sunglasses in the sunlight reflected on the sand.

And when she looked around, there was only water, grass, and people.

Turning her head again, Jin Hee-sung came into her sight.

Jin Hee-sung and Shin Min-young were standing facing each other not far away.

Song Yu-na unknowingly listened to their conversation.

“So, have you tried the board game you mentioned last time?”

Shin Min-young asked Jin Hee-sung with sparkling eyes.

“Of course. The one Min-ah-ssi told me about was really fun?”

“That’s a relief.”

Shin Min-young continued, clasping her hands together.

“I’m so happy to meet someone who has the same hobby and talk to them. Hehe.”

Because she was wearing sunglasses, Song Yu-na looked at them sideways without much burden.

She shook her head at the conversation she heard.

‘They’re just hanging out at work like that. It’s not like they came to play.’

Shin Min-young smiled and held out a photo on her cell phone to Jin Hee-sung.

“And this board game is newly released….”

At Shin Min-young’s words, Jin Hee-sung bent down and looked at the same screen.

The two exchanged conversations non-stop.

The word that kept coming into Song Yu-na’s ears was ‘board game.’

At the word ‘board game,’ she smirked and thought, ‘Well… the hobby isn’t bad.’

***

Drip, drip.

Two drops of water touched my face, and I quickly raised my head and looked at the sky.

A gloomy sky with fast-moving gray clouds indicated it was going to rain soon.

“Looks like it’s going to rain?”

As soon as I spoke, a staff member ran to Director Yoo and shouted.

“Director, a storm warning has been issued!”

His loud shout was heard by all the actors, and we gathered near Director Yoo as if we had agreed to it.

“What?”

“It seems the boat can’t leave.”

At the staff’s words, everyone looked at the sky and the sea, but it wasn’t that serious yet.

“What are you talking about? It’s not even raining here.”

At Director Yoo’s words, the staff pointed to the sea and said.

“It’s okay here, but the sea off the coast of Geoje Island seems to be serious.”

“Then let’s finish filming quickly and depart….”

Before Director Yoo could finish speaking, the staff opened his mouth.

“No. Director, even if we depart, we can’t dock in Geoje Island.”

As his words ended, sighs poured out from everywhere.

“Then what should we do? How long before the boat can go again?”

“…It seems we have to sleep here tonight.”

At the staff’s words, the set began to buzz as if it would be turned upside down.

Anyway, all the actors and staff here had to film tomorrow, so there was no problem, but everyone seemed out of their minds at the thought of spending the night on an uninhabited island, not in a proper accommodation on the mainland.

The staff spoke again, trying to calm the set.

“Just in case, we’ve loaded all the tents and luggage on the boat.”

At that time, Song Yu-na’s voice was heard at the end.

“No, how can you tell us to sleep here and go? Oppa, go and tell them again!”

She was urging Chief Choi, but the situation could not be resolved by doing so.

Knowing that she was a cameo, Director Yoo hurriedly got up from his seat.

“Yu-na-ssi, I’m really sorry, but the situation here is….”

He calmly explained as if soothing a child, and the staff quickly approached the docked boat and began to take out the tents.

Since there were so many people, countless luggage was coming out of the boat, and I approached the piled-up luggage.

“Are you setting up the tents here?”

When I put my hand on the tent, the staff waved his hand and answered.

“Oh, please rest quickly. We’ll finish it quickly.”

“No, it’s okay. There are so many; we should help together.”

Despite their dissuasion, I started organizing the luggage together, and the assistant director stretched out his hand and called Manager Kim.

“Manager Kim!”

“Yes.”

Manager Kim, who was far away, ran to the assistant director’s words, and the assistant director frowned at Manager Kim with a troubled expression.

“Manager Kim, please take the actor away.”

“Hee-sung-ah, let’s go over there and rest.”

“Still….”

“If you’re uncomfortable, go and practice….”

Manager Kim was pulling me out of the set as if dragging me out.

At that moment, I made eye contact with Song Yu-na, and she crossed her arms and shook her head, then raised her sunglasses with one hand.