Descent Of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1264

“That’s great, very good! Yes, that’s it! Can you tilt your head slightly to the side? Yes! That’s it!”

More than ten cameras turned simultaneously.

Choi Yeon-ha skillfully changed poses following the director’s instructions.

“Be haughty, haughty. With the expression that you’re the most beautiful in the world…”

Choi Yeon-ha’s expression turned blank.

The director immediately realized what he had done wrong.

“Ah, right. That’s not it for Choi Yeon-ha. Then, how about a slightly arrogant look?”

Only then did the expression the director wanted appear.

Since she originally thought she was the most beautiful person in the world, following the instructions would only result in her usual blank face.

The director smiled wryly and looked at the monitor.

‘The visuals are killer.’

Working with Choi Yeon-ha is both incredibly tiring and easy.

Matching her schedule and personality is incredibly stressful, but on the other hand, when it comes to creating the work, it couldn’t be easier.

No matter the composition or anything else, just throw Choi Yeon-ha into the background, and it becomes a photoshoot.

‘God doesn’t give everything to one person.’

Choi Yeon-ha is one of the best examples of that.

But recently, it seems God has changed his mind.

“Um, Yeon-ha-ssi.”

The director, who was monitoring, got up from his seat and approached Choi Yeon-ha.

“Yeon-ha-ssi, the angles today are really beautiful. Anyone can see that this is perfect.”

Choi Yeon-ha smiled faintly.

“It’s all thanks to the director’s great shots.”

“Haha, no matter how great a director I am, I can’t create good visuals if the subject isn’t good. Honestly, if all models were like Yeon-ha-ssi, I’d starve to death. Anyone could film a commercial, so how would I make a living?”

The director, who had been joking, subtly glanced at Choi Yeon-ha.

“But, it’s really good and beautiful, and I… well, how should I say it, if it were another actor, I’d want to say OK at this point, but I’m a person with desires too. I feel like if we change the concept just one more time and shoot, we could create something that would sweep the CF [Commercial Film] world this year, you know?”

Choi Yeon-ha slightly widened her eyes and looked at the director.

“One more time?”

“Yes, that’s right. But the time is a bit ambiguous now…”

The director put his hands together and smiled awkwardly.

“Could we shoot one more time tomorrow? Of course, I know that the contract says we should finish today, but I have some lingering regrets.”

“Hmm.”

Choi Yeon-ha stared at the director before opening her mouth.

“But are you sure it’s okay? The production costs will go over budget. It’s not just about me suffering for another day, is it? The labor costs, rental fees, everything will be a mess.”

“There’s a bit more leeway than you think, and if I show them the work we’ve done so far, I can get some additional support. I’ve been in this industry for a while, so I can handle that much.”

Choi Yeon-ha chuckled.

“Yeon-ha-ssi, please. Save me. I’m already getting flak for losing my touch these days.”

“Who dares to say such things to the director?”

“Exactly! Damn it, what trend? If younger guys were better than me, I wouldn’t be so upset.”

The director huffed and continued.

“So, please, Yeon-ha-ssi. It’s not often that I get the chance to work with you. So, I really want to make it big this time.”

Choi Yeon-ha smiled and nodded.

“Since the director is asking so much, what can I do? Let’s do it one more time tomorrow.”

“Thank you! Thank you so much, Yeon-ha-ssi.”

“Instead, you have to take care of our company’s people later.”

“Of course!”

Watching the gleeful director, Choi Yeon-ha secretly sighed.

“Ugh, this is frustrating.”

Choi Yeon-ha, lying on the chair, looked at the ceiling and cursed.

“Having a good sense? What a load of crap. What used to take three cuts to finish is taking half a day!”

“Please be quiet, noona [older sister or female friend], ”

“What, who’s going to pass by here?”

Choi Yeon-ha yelled back, and Han Eun-sol silently covered her ears with her fingers.

It was a classic case of stirring up trouble.

“Then you could have said no. The contract also states that we’re only filming today.”

“Hey! Is it up to me?”

Choi Yeon-ha glared at Han Eun-sol with a seething face.

“If I were alone, I would have! But I’m not alone! I still have to push the kids who came to the company because of my face so they can at least film one commercial! If it weren’t for that, would I be crazy enough to film more? My back is already killing me!”

Choi Yeon-ha lowered her voice and grumbled.

“Seriously, why does that director like to twist his waist when he shoots?”

“He says it makes the lines look pretty.”

“Doesn’t he think about my spine getting twisted?”

Han Eun-sol chuckled.

‘It’s a world-shattering event.’

Just a year ago.

If the director had said such a thing a year ago, Choi Yeon-ha would have stormed out of the set right then and there. No, to be precise, the director wouldn’t have dared to say such a thing to Choi Yeon-ha.

But now, Choi Yeon-ha was listening to such words and even agreeing to the director’s unreasonable demands instead of getting angry.

‘That’s how people become people.’

It was quite a dramatic change.

However, Han Eun-sol didn’t think Choi Yeon-ha’s change was strange.

No, to be precise, in Han Eun-sol’s eyes, Choi Yeon-ha hadn’t changed. What had changed was not Choi Yeon-ha, but the situation surrounding her.

If Choi Yeon-ha had set up her own agency and was working as a freelancer,

such a thing would never have happened today.

But now, Choi Yeon-ha is not alone.

MK Entertainment has not only Choi Yeon-ha and Kang Eun-young, but also other juniors who came in believing in Choi Yeon-ha. For a new company that hasn’t done much marketing, quite a few actors had gathered.

What prevents Choi Yeon-ha from running wild is precisely that situation.

In the past, if Choi Yeon-ha caused trouble, she was the one who got the blame. Damage to the agency? There was none. Rather, there was sympathy for the agency that had to work with such a Choi Yeon-ha.

But now, Choi Yeon-ha is the CEO of a company.

If Choi Yeon-ha causes trouble, it’s no longer just her problem. The company’s image is tarnished, and if the company’s image is tarnished, the other actors in the company suffer.

So, no matter how much of a Choi Yeon-ha she is, she can’t run wild without being mindful of others like she used to.

“Ugh, I shouldn’t have created a company.”

“…That’s why I tried to stop you.”

“I didn’t know it would turn out like this.”

Han Eun-sol chuckled.

When Choi Yeon-ha first thought about going independent, she didn’t plan to create such a big company. She just thought that the demand for Choi Yeon-ha wouldn’t decrease whether she had an agency or not, so it would be fine for Han Eun-sol and Choi Yeon-ha to leave and start a company.

Honestly, she also thought that sharing the money with the company was a waste.

But then Kang Jin-ho got involved strangely… no, to be precise, Choi Yeon-ha forcibly brought Kang Jin-ho in, and things went strangely.

“No, to be precise… I didn’t know it would happen this fast.”

“So you knew it would happen someday?”

“Do you think I’m an idiot?”

“No answer?”

“Do you want the truth? Or…”

“Get out, you!”

Choi Yeon-ha threw a cushion. Han Eun-sol caught the flying cushion and chuckled.

“You started it knowing it would turn out like this? With your personality, noona.”

“Eun-sol-ah, Eun-sol-ah.”

“Yes?”

Choi Yeon-ha sighed and said.

“You might think that noona lives without thinking, but…”

“Yes.”

“…You’re not supposed to answer there.”

“Ah, sorry.”

“Anyway, you might think I live without thinking, but I think about more things than you think.”

“Then why did you create a company?”

Han Eun-sol was really curious about this. In fact, Choi Yeon-ha had nothing to gain from creating a company. An individual agency would be one thing, but to serve as the CEO of a company and do marketing?

It was definitely a loss.

It would be much more profitable, both financially and in terms of image, to focus on her own work during that time.

“I want to succeed.”

“You’ve already succeeded.”

“No. I want to succeed more.”

“Then as an actress…”

“It’s a bit different.”

Choi Yeon-ha adjusted her posture. It seemed like she was going to have a serious conversation.

“Will I be successful in 10 years?”

“Of course.”

“What about in 20 years?”

“Wouldn’t you still be successful by then?”

“What about in 30 years?”

“…That’s too greedy.”

Choi Yeon-ha shrugged.

“To be precise, 20 years is also greedy. By then, I’ll be almost 50, and as an actress, I can’t be more successful than I am now. Looking at it realistically.”

“That’s true.”

Of course, even when Choi Yeon-ha reaches that age, she won’t completely disappear from the public eye. These days, even 40-year-olds can play leading roles in dramas.

But it’s not easy to compete with the young and beautiful actresses who are rising at that time. Beyond just the aspect of beauty, the public always looks for fresh new faces.

“I might be able to go deeper as an actress, not just someone who sells their face. I’m trying to do that too. But…”

Choi Yeon-ha frowned.

“That doesn’t mean I’ll be more successful than I am now. It just means I haven’t been pushed out.”

“Well, it’s hard to deny that, honestly.”

“But I want to succeed. More tomorrow than today, and more the day after tomorrow than tomorrow!”

“I don’t want to admit that I’ll be worse off in 20 years than I am now. I don’t want to live with the comfort of my accumulated wealth, and it seems too terrible to admit that my most glorious days have already passed.”

It was understandable.

In the end, the life of an actress is inevitably divided by age. No matter how much of a Choi Yeon-ha she is, no, even actresses who gained more popularity than Choi Yeon-ha before her are now forgotten by the public, despite having a status that cannot be compared to Choi Yeon-ha’s.

Choi Yeon-ha had been living in this industry and had seen such things consistently.

So, she couldn’t help but be concerned about that.

“I’m also thirty…”

“Hey! Do you want to die?”

“Ah, sorry. I was just thinking it in my head…”

“Get out.”

Choi Yeon-ha jumped up from her seat. Just as Han Eun-sol was about to stop Choi Yeon-ha, there was a knock on the door.

Knock knock.

Choi Yeon-ha turned her head.

‘Who is it?’

The filming was over for today, so who would come to the waiting room?

The staff must be busy with the follow-up filming?