Golden Print [EN]: Chapter 75

Changing the design was harder than Woo-jin thought it would be.

When Woo-jin changed one thing in the design, it affected everything else. He had to think about how all the parts were connected.

Woo-jin worked very late into the night in his office. He carefully changed the whole design.

Woo-jin used everything he learned from the Golden Print and put it into the new plans.

Woo-jin focused on carefully taking out walls inside that made the space feel too small when you looked at it from some places, and replacing the concrete and grey brick entrance with a wall of clear, sparkling glass that let in the bright morning sun.

These changes were to make it easier and more enjoyable for customers when they walked into the store, and to make the design even better.

Woo-jin thought the original design was an 89 out of 100.

The new design, with the new ideas, made the score go up to 91.

Some people might think that a small improvement like this wasn’t worth so much hard work. But Woo-jin didn’t hesitate. He changed every little thing he could.

He believed that these small changes would add up and make a big difference over time.

And Woo-jin was sure it would help him reach his goals faster.

“Right. I’ve done the best I can, at least.”

Because of this, the start of construction was delayed by three days, and Jin-tae, the project supervisor, scolded Woo-jin.

But Woo-jin knew this would happen.

“Ugh, I thought we were going to start construction on time this time. You always have to change the design at the last minute.”

“Haha, I couldn’t help it, hyung. But the new design is much better, so it’ll be worth it.”

“Yeah, well, you know best about the design.”

Normally, a three-day delay wouldn’t be a big deal.

But because they were also filming a TV show, they lost another two days.

This made the construction schedule very tight.

Even so, the WJ Studio staff seemed happier than usual.

The reason was simple: filming a TV show meant they would get to see celebrities up close.

“Foreman, Yuri-ah is really coming next week, right?”

“Not next week, but early the week after. If the boss isn’t lying, that is.”

“Ooooh! I heard Yoon Jae-yeop is coming too, and Im Su-ha.”

“Really? Yoon Jae-yeop is coming? Who’s Im Su-ha, though? Is she an actress?”

“Yeah. You’ll probably know her face. She’s a famous supporting actress, and really beautiful.”

Yoon Jae-yeop became popular very quickly around 2008 and is now a famous MC.

Yuri-ah was the main singer in a girl group that wasn’t well-known until about five years ago. Recently, she started singing on her own and became very popular.

These two, along with Im Su-ha, were the celebrities who would be working with Woo-jin on the TV show .

So, they would be visiting the place where Woo-jin was working.

“Alright, everyone, stop just talking and finish taking everything apart by today. Got it?”

“Yessir! Of course!”

The workers seemed more interested in the fun things than the work itself, but this made the place very cheerful.

Because everyone was so happy, they worked even better.

The construction went smoothly because the workers worked so well together.

Even though this was the biggest project WJ Studio had ever done, at over 300 square meters…

…the work went faster than usual.

Of course, the good atmosphere wasn’t the only reason.

Kang Seok-jung decided to turn up the air conditioning for the workers who were working hard in the heat, which also helped a lot.

Also, Woo-jin came to the site himself after a long time to watch over the woodwork, which was the biggest reason the work was going so fast.

“Wow, the boss is so skilled, no matter how many times I see it.”

“Is the boss really twenty-two? How can someone that young cut and put those wooden supports in place so perfectly?”

“I thought the foreman was joking when he said that… It’s amazing.”

Jin-tae, who was listening to the workers, chuckled and joined in.

“They say if you start working with wood when you’re two years old, you become like that.”

“Foreman, what does that mean?”

“The boss said it before. He’s twenty-two years old, but he has twenty years of experience.”

Then Jin-hyeok, the youngest carpenter, said seriously,

“I don’t know if I should believe that he has twenty years of experience or that he’s twenty-two years old.”

Jin-tae laughed and said,

“Me too. Haha.”

Once the woodwork and electrical work were done, the shape of the place started to appear.

Woo-jin felt more sure about his design as it came together.

And so, the construction quickly moved towards being finished.

“Check the lights in Zone A! Finish putting up the brick tiles that look a bit rough on the first floor in one hour!”

About five days before the end of construction, the main materials were put in place, making the place feel alive.

Today, with two days left, around five o’clock in the afternoon, all the construction was finished, except for some small details.

Even the furniture and decorations were almost all set up, making the place almost complete.

After finishing the work and cleaning up, the workers were all saying how great the place looked.

“Wow, it turned out really great.”

“I never knew ceilings where you can see the pipes and beams could be this beautiful.”

“I worked on it, but it looks like a place that could be in a famous magazine from another country.”

But something was strange…

…even though all the work was done, almost all the workers stayed at the site instead of going home.

“Hey, aren’t you guys going home? You usually run out of here as soon as the work is done……”

A worker asked, wiping sweat from his forehead, “Chief, why are you still here?” Everyone else on the construction site was also still around, pretending to work but clearly waiting for something.

The Chief chuckled nervously. “Me? Just… uh… checking a few things. Making sure everything is perfect before I go.” He avoided eye contact.

The worker grinned. “Come on, Chief, we all know why you’re really here.” He pointed towards the entrance of the site. “They’re here!”

“Who’s here?” the Chief asked, still pretending not to know, but his eyes followed the worker’s finger.

“The KBC filming crew!” the worker exclaimed excitedly. “And the celebrities from that new show, ! They’re in the parking lot!”

Suddenly, everyone stopped pretending to work and rushed towards the edge of the site to get a better view. Today was filming day, and no one wanted to miss seeing the stars.

Im Suha was getting ready to leave the house.

Today was her first filming day since joining .

Because of this, she had been getting ready all day long, thanks to her manager, Song Jiho.

“Im Suha, you really have to do well today. Got it?”

“Yes, I get it, Oppa. I think I’ve heard it about 50 times already.”

“I still want to say it 500 more times, but I’m barely holding myself back.”

“Please. I’m going to get annoyed. Even a stalker wouldn’t do this like you.”

“You don’t even have a stalker. You need to get more famous for that to happen.”

“Aargh! I’m going to sleep! Don’t talk to me until we arrive!”

“Even though you’re going to be on your phone.”

“Aaaargh!”

The black van carrying Im Suha was, as always, supposed to be peaceful.

Of course, the most peaceful time was now, when Suha was free from Song Jiho’s nagging.

‘If that guy gets married, will the nagging decrease a bit…?’

After glaring at Jiho’s head in the driver’s seat, Suha grumbled inwardly and decided to read the script she had received in advance from the production team instead of picking up her phone.

Jiho often nagged her. But even if he didn’t today, Suha knew today’s filming was very important.

‘First variety show, first appearance. The most important thing is probably to establish a good image.’

Actors who have not appeared on variety shows often have their images formed by the roles they have played in their works.

But once you start appearing on variety shows, the image created there inevitably becomes the actor’s image.

After all, the role was a fictional image created by thorough planning.

It was only natural that viewers would think that the actor’s appearance on variety shows was much closer to their true self.

And that was somewhat true.

‘In that sense, today… I hope the situation helps me out a bit.’

As Suha read through the script, she suddenly thought of Woojin’s face, who had the biggest stake in this situation.

He encouraged her to do variety shows, he came into the variety show himself.

He even provided the production team with elements that would become content for her first broadcast.

Today’s filming was scheduled to begin at a place called ‘Cafe Fresco,’ which Woojin was constructing.

In the script, it would be Im Suha who would lead the cast to this place.

She was the one who introduced the expert ‘Seo Woojin’ to Yoon Jaeyeop and Yuria, who would be working with her on the same team in .

Of course, within the script.

‘According to the script, Jaeyeop and Yuria will arrive first and enter the site… Then, when they show their reactions, marveling at the interior like crazy, I’ll appear….’

Honestly, Suha was a little uneasy.

She had become quite close to Woojin now, and she liked him as a person.

But apart from that, she had never seen the interior that Woojin designed.

Of course, the production team had done some verification of Woojin, but she couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

If the interior was too simple for Yoon Jaeyeop and Yuria to react to.

If Suha appeared on screen for the first time amidst forced reactions.

She worried that if the cafe wasn’t impressive, the other actors would have to pretend to be amazed, and viewers can always tell when reactions are fake.

‘These days, viewers are eerily good at recognizing forced reactions….’

So, with a mix of anxiety and anticipation, Im Suha arrived at the filming location, opened the van door, and slowly stepped down into the parking lot.

Creak! Clang!

And the filming staff, who had arrived a little earlier than her, quickly approached her and led her to the filming location.

“Suha, did you have a hard time because the traffic was bad?”

“Ah, no. The shop ended later than I thought… I’m sorry, I should have come earlier and waited.”

Suha had arrived just in time for the filming, but she felt a little uncomfortable seeing that the other staff and cast members had arrived first.

Regardless of her acting experience or recognition, she was in a position that was completely new to the variety show category.

But PD Gong Jinyoung, who found Suha, was smiling brightly and welcomed her very warmly.

“Suha, you’re here?”

“I’m sorry I’m late.”

“Late? We just came early.”

Gong PD, who then grabbed Suha’s hand, continued with a very excited expression.

“And Im Suha can be late to the filming location about three more times in the future.”

“What does that mean?”

“Thanks to Suha, our program seems to be getting off to a great start.”

Im Suha, who did not understand Gong PD’s words, was led into the scene by her hand with a puzzled expression.

‘What, why is she acting like this, making me uneasy?’

But the next moment.

“……!”

Im Suha, who entered the brightly lit interior, was immediately able to realize what Gong PD’s words meant.

“Wow, what is this? Amazing!”

The space of ‘Cafe Fresco’ was spread out before her eyes, so wonderfully that her mouth dropped open the moment she saw it.

Even in that space, Yoon Jaeyeop and Yuria, who had arrived earlier, were exclaiming and marveling, even though filming hadn’t even started yet.