An Actor Who Has Lived For 10,000 Years [EN]: Chapter 92

92. #18 – A More Suitable Person (7)

“Action!”

At the staff’s call, Song Yoona appeared, dressed in brightly colored hiking attire.

The moment I saw her,

I was reminded of her at the campsite.

Even though she wasn’t wearing the same clothes, the hiking attire brought back memories of that day.

The comfortable conversation we had flashed through my mind, and a chuckle escaped my lips.

She walked over with a confident expression.

“We’ll start with Yoona’s solo shots this time.”

“…Okay.”

Song Yoona shrugged, loosened up, and stood in front of the camera.

All the staff, the director, and related personnel were watching her intently.

I also fixed my gaze on her.

And then the shooting began.

Click, click.

The background was plain green for chroma keying [a visual effects technique for compositing two images or video streams together].

In front of her were large lights and reflectors.

There must have been hundreds of eyes watching Song Yoona.

But from the moment the shutter started clicking, her eyes and expression transformed.

She posed as if she could see a complete background.

It was a potentially stressful situation, but Song Yoona posed more professionally than anyone else.

With each shutter sound, she subtly changed her movements.

The clicking sound was heard about once per second.

Even at that speed, none of Song Yoona’s poses or expressions were the same.

All her different expressions and unique poses captivated everyone’s attention.

That would be conveyed to consumers as well.

I could immediately see why Song Yoona filmed so many commercials.

“Wow! Yoona, that’s great.”

The director of photography was busy capturing her, constantly exclaiming in admiration.

Song Yoona didn’t waste a single shot.

I also stared at her, my mouth agape.

Song Yoona was an actress who excelled at filming commercials.

No, she was simply a natural model.

The word ‘nervousness’ didn’t even seem applicable to her.

I strained my eyes to learn from her expressions, poses, and even the tips of her fingers.

After a short time,

“Wow, Yoona, you’re a pro.”

Song Yoona didn’t show much joy at the director’s praise.

It wasn’t that she wasn’t happy with the praise, but rather that she was used to hearing it.

“We’ll finish shooting incredibly early today, right? Haha.”

The staff also smiled at his words.

The staff didn’t usually get excited about celebrities; their strongest desire was to leave work early.

A staff member quickly came over and spoke to the director.

He nodded and said.

“Next is the scene where Yoona and Heeseong are together. Take a break, change clothes, and start right away.”

The lights immediately went out, and everyone scattered to their resting places.

Kim, the manager, approached me as I was staring blankly at Song Yoona.

“Heeseong, drink this.”

What he handed me was coffee.

It wasn’t just coffee bought from a cafe.

The cup holder had a large picture of Song Yoona attached.

And there was small writing below.

‘When Yoona films an ad, it sells out! Please take good care of our Yoona ♡’

– From Song Yoona’s fan cafe.

It was a coffee truck from Song Yoona’s fan cafe.

Not for a drama or movie that takes a long time to film, but a coffee truck from fans at a one-day commercial shoot.

“Wow! Yoona’s coffee truck is here?”

“Yeah, I got it a little while ago. To drink during the break.”

Manager Kim smiled.

I looked at Song Yoona, who was taking pictures with the coffee in the distance.

At that moment, Song Yoona turned her head, sensing my gaze.

Our eyes met.

Seeing her furrowing her brow,

I quickly mouthed to her, without making a sound.

‘I’ll enjoy it!’

Seeing my lip movements, she shrugged and slightly raised one corner of her mouth.

After a short break, the shooting resumed.

I started to get nervous again about filming with her.

When I was filming alone a few hours ago, I could continue filming with the director’s instructions even if I made mistakes or my poses were lacking.

Of course, that made the shooting time longer.

However, if I was lacking in the cuts I was filming with her, Song Yoona’s shooting time would also increase.

I walked forward, determined to get an A-cut [the best take] in the shortest amount of time.

After taking a few test shots,

The shutter started clicking in succession.

Fortunately, after a few hours of shooting since early in the morning, the tension eased, and I was getting used to commercial shooting, so I was making natural expressions.

Click, click.

“Good. Heeseong, keep going like that.”

“Yes.”

Only the sound of the shutter echoed in the studio.

The director, who put down the camera, looked at Song Yoona and opened his mouth.

“This time, should Yoona lean on Heeseong a little?”

She nodded slightly, then turned her head and looked at me.

“Then… I’ll go this way….”

As I adjusted my posture and spoke, Song Yoona cut me off.

“No, just pose however you want. I’ll take care of it.”

“Ah… Okay.”

The director picked up the camera again.

Song Yoona’s face, which had been staring at me coldly with a blank expression, was nowhere to be seen.

Her lips were wide open, and her eyes were smiling in a crescent shape.

She smiled brightly and leaned her head on my shoulder.

I also looked at her and gave a warm smile.

“Oh, good. Just like that….”

The shutter sound was getting faster.

“A little bit from there…!”

Even with the director’s vague words, Song Yoona seemed to understand perfectly.

Her hand slipped between my arm and waist.

Song Yoona put her arms around me and turned her head to stare at my face.

She wrapped her arms tightly around my arm and hugged me.

I naturally took a pose like a friendly lover.

Her soft and gentle face.

It was a look I couldn’t usually see, but it was a look I kept seeing during today’s shoot.

Song Yoona moved while looking into my eyes with a warm smile as if looking at her boyfriend.

I also immediately changed my pose and continued filming with her.

“Ah, you look good together. More bright!”

***

“Good job!”

“Thank you all for your hard work.”

The shooting, which started early in the morning, ended after it was dark outside.

The scene was wrapped up with applause.

It was my first commercial shoot in my life.

I was grateful to all the staff for thinking that it had been successfully completed without any problems.

I bowed to each of them and expressed my gratitude.

“Thank you so much for your hard work today. Thank you.”

Then, I quickly turned around and looked around for Song Yoona.

I wanted to thank her again for getting back the precious commercial.

I wanted to repay her for more than just saying thank you.

But even her shadow was nowhere to be seen.

“Heeseong, let’s go.”

“Hyung, have you seen Yoona?”

When I finally asked Manager Kim about her whereabouts,

Manager Kim pointed to the distance with his chin and replied.

“There… Yoona’s car is already leaving.”

“Ah….”

I had just come out of the set, but Song Yoona had already finished everything.

She was already in the car and driving away.

“Why, what’s wrong?”

“No.”

“You’re so bland. Let’s go too.”

“Okay.”

Manager Kim turned around and walked towards the car.

I looked at the departing car and muttered softly.

“I was going to buy her a meal… She’s already gone….”

When I got in the car, my body, which had been tense all day, seemed to relax.

I leaned back in the chair and took a deep breath.

“Heeseong, you worked hard today.”

“No, Hyung, you worked hard too.”

He looked at me in the rearview mirror and said.

“What did I do? It was your first commercial, so you must have been nervous. When I saw it earlier, it looked really good.”

“Really?”

Manager Kim nodded vigorously.

“Yeah, the advertisers really liked it.”

He smiled and continued.

“Besides, the one you filmed with Yoona came out really well. Everyone was impressed and going crazy. Haha.”

With Manager Kim’s words, the hardship of the day disappeared like melting snow.

“…That’s a relief.”

“You must be tired, so get some rest. I won’t bother you.”

Manager Kim said with a proud face and put a lot of strength into the hand holding the steering wheel.

And instead of relaxing, I felt strength welling up from nowhere.

With a face burning with determination, I raised my body from the chair.

“Hyung, if there’s a new script tomorrow, please get it for me.”

His eyes widened.

“You shot a commercial today, so you can rest tomorrow and come out the day after tomorrow.”

I shook my head and replied.

“No, I want to start quickly because I’ve been resting a lot.”

“Oh my, there’s someone here who likes working more than resting. You’re really amazing.”

He shook his head vigorously with a smile.

***

“Hello.”

When I arrived at the company, Manager Kim looked at his watch and me alternately and said.

“What, why are you here so early?”

“I have to start quickly.”

I shrugged.

Manager Kim pointed far away with his finger and said.

“Go to the conference room. I’ll get the script and go.”

“Okay, thank you, Hyung.”

The scripts that Manager Kim had given me during my break.

And there were countless drama and movie scripts that I had requested again.

But there wasn’t a single work that captured my heart.

The job of an actor wasn’t something you could just jump into and work on just because you wanted to.

To start, you had to look at countless scripts and select a work.

And to win the role, you had to go through auditions with hundreds or thousands of competitors.

So, as much as I wanted to work without resting, I wanted to shorten this time quickly.

I wanted to quickly choose a work I wanted and practice countless times.

Because I could only start filming after auditioning.

“Heeseong, here.”

At that time, Manager Kim came into the conference room, struggling with a pile of scripts in his arms.

He dropped many scripts on the table with a thud.

“That’s a lot?”

“Yeah, what I showed you a few days ago was only part of it.”

I quickly picked up the script on top.

Without moving from my seat, two hours had already passed.

But I still hadn’t found a script that captured my heart.

I stretched and regained my composure.

I got up from my seat and walked around the conference room,

After moving my arms back and forth, I sat back in my seat.

“Is there anything good….”

Numerous scripts scattered on the table.

Suddenly,

There was one that caught my eye among those many scripts.

There was no particular feeling or specialness at all.

It was just a script that attracted me for some reason.

I tilted my head and reached out to pull the script.

Then, I leaned back in my chair and stretched my legs out.

I wanted to concentrate on the script in the most comfortable position.

And the pages of the script started to turn quickly, one by one….

Before I knew it, I wasn’t leaning back in the chair, but pulling my body towards the table and reading as if I was being sucked into the script.

“…This is a zombie [a reanimated corpse] story?”

The zombie appeared in the script.

I swallowed hard and bit my lip.

Then, I became engrossed in the script, losing track of time.

My mouth was already open, as if proving it.

At that time, I frowned and turned the page,

Wait a minute.

This… I saw it in my dream?