Golden Print [EN]: Chapter 99

Woo-jin worked with wood like he was building a model toy.

He planned and cut all the furniture pieces beforehand.

The idea was to quickly put them together during filming, making the furniture fast.

Normally, making wood furniture takes a lot of time and care.

But showing that whole process would be like a boring documentary. Viewers want to see fun scenes on a variety show.

Viewers wanted to easily see how furniture was made and be impressed.

PD Gong was really impressed with Woo-jin’s idea.

“Woo-jin.”

“Yes?”

“Why do you ask that suddenly?”

“Or maybe you read my mind?”

“Is that a compliment?”

“Of course. Because of you, Woo-jin, we’ll probably finish filming twice as fast as I thought.”

PD Gong had heard about the materials Woo-jin prepared and how he planned to work. He was already amazed even before they started filming.

Just hearing Woo-jin explain, PD Gong could already imagine how to film and edit it.

But Woo-jin smiled at PD Gong’s words about finishing quickly.

‘Heh heh. Does he think furniture is made so easily?’

Even though Woo-jin had done a lot of work already, there was still much more to do.

They might have to film until morning to make all the furniture Woo-jin imagined.

‘Well, maybe it’s better to film over two days.’

So, when everyone was ready to film, Woo-jin told PD Gong quickly,

“We have a lot to do today, PD-nim.”

“Isn’t it just putting things together quickly?”

“……No. It’s definitely not, so we need to start quickly.”

“Hmm…….”

“Then what should we start with?”

“I saved some wood cutting for now.”

“Cutting, as in, cutting wood?”

“Yes. Well, something like that.”

Woo-jin rolled up his sleeves and put on his woodworking gloves.

“It would be a good scene if I taught the team members how to cut wood, right?”

“Oho. Good. Let’s start with that, then.”

While Woo-jin and PD Gong talked, the cast members came over, ready for filming.

Hearing parts of their talk, the cast members, including Jae-yeop, looked excited.

Jae-yeop came up to Woo-jin and asked excitedly,

“Hey, are we really making furniture ourselves today?”

“That’s right, hyung.”

Su-ha also came closer and said with sparkling eyes,

“This is like a woodworking one-day class.”

“A one-day class?”

Ria joined in this time.

“You know, like those crafting classes you take as a hobby.”

She also seemed interested in making wooden furniture and looked very excited.

Woo-jin smiled and said,

“Haha. Well, you’re not wrong. We’re really going to teach you everything from cutting to finishing in just one day.”

Woo-jin smiled gently, but inside he was grinning mischievously.

The cast members looked around the workshop, curious, like they didn’t know what hard work was coming.

‘I bet they’ll be begging to rest in just two hours…….’

But there was no need to discourage the enthusiastic team members from the start.

“So, who wants to learn cutting first? Should we start with the team leader, Jae-yeop hyung?”

While the cast members talked, the cameras turned on.

Seeing the cameras, Woo-jin began to work seriously.

“Great! I’m quite handy.”

“Liar. What can’t you do, according to you, oppa?”

“Jae-yeop oppa? Originally, that oppa is good at everything except being funny, unni.”

“Ah-ha.”

“Quiet, quiet!”

Woo-jin chuckled as he watched them bickering and then said,

“Okay, everyone, watch closely. I’ll show you first.”

And then.

“……!”

All the cast members and the filming crew, except for Woo-jin, had the same expression that Jae-sung had an hour ago.

Today, Su-ha was a little annoyed at her stylist.

‘Ugh, why did unni dress me in such flimsy clothes?’

She had asked for styling because she thought it was just a normal variety show filming.

Su-ha’s stylist had no idea she would be doing hard physical work today.

So, she picked clothes and makeup to make Su-ha look like a pretty actress, as always.

But because of that, Su-ha found it hard to work.

“You’re saying I should push it in like this?”

“No, nuna. If you pull your waist back like that and push, you won’t have any strength.”

“Then?”

“You have to stick to the table and push it in accurately.”

“Ugh, ugh……! Sawdust is getting all over my dress…….”

“That’s why I’m saying, why would you wear these clothes when we’re making furniture today?”

Jae-yeop wore comfy sweats, and Ria had cotton pants and a hoodie, so they were better off.

Su-ha’s dress was getting dirty and was hard to move in, so she got annoyed.

‘Augh, I don’t really like holding back.’

Actually, Su-ha was a bit of a tomboy, though people didn’t know it.

She liked exercise and didn’t mind physical work.

Instead, her agency told her to always dress femininely, even though they knew she was a tomboy.

Maybe because Su-ha looked so feminine, the agency wanted her to be seen that way by the public.

It’s not like the agency was forcing Su-ha to do something she hated.

But she also wanted to become famous after being unknown for so long, so she asked the agency to do it.

But wearing clothes that weren’t her style didn’t feel right to her.

“Um, PD-nim.”

“Yes?”

“Can I go change my clothes and come back to film?”

Su-ha’s manager, Song Ji-ho, was the most surprised, but the other cast members were also surprised.

PD Gong didn’t expect Su-ha, an actress, to do real woodworking anyway.

So, he was surprised to see her so eager, even wanting to change clothes.

“W-well, you don’t have to go that far…….”

But Su-ha wasn’t going to change her mind.

“Ugh, I’m too uncomfortable. I can do better if I change my clothes.”

“Well……. Okay. Do you have clothes to change into?”

“Yes.”

She dashed out of the workshop.

“Hey, Im Su-ha. What are you going to wear? You don’t have any comfortable clothes with you.”

Song Ji-ho ran out of the filming location with her and spoke with a flustered expression, but Su-ha already had clothes in mind.

“Why wouldn’t I have comfortable clothes? I have that one I always wear.”

“What? Don’t tell me…….”

“Viewers will like seeing me work hard. My image will be bad if I don’t try.”

“No, can’t you just work hard in that dress?”

“It’ll get dirty.”

“It’s okay if it gets dirty. It’s not a sponsored dress, and it’s not that expensive.”

“I don’t want to. It’s uncomfortable.”

“Hey, Im Su-ha!”

Su-ha went to the van and quickly changed into sweats.

These sweats were loose workout clothes she brought to be comfortable.

Seeing this, Ji-ho rubbed his forehead.

“Hey, I’d rather quickly buy you real workout clothes.”

“It’s okay. Workout clothes are all the same.”

“Didn’t you see the sportswear Ria is wearing? At least something like that…….”

“It’s okay. I don’t want the filming to be delayed because of me.”

“Augh, really!”

Ji-ho watched Su-ha run back to the workshop, not letting him stop her, and sighed.

“Hooo……. Im Su-ha, that girl really…….”

He thought Su-ha had become calmer since she got a little famous.

But seeing her real personality come out again, he sighed as her manager.

“Oh well, I’ll just get scolded by the director.”

But even now, Song Ji-ho didn’t know.

How much Su-ha’s choice and her hard work today would change her image later.

“Jayden.”

“Yeah?”

“Can you do me a favor and take attendance for me?”

“Attendance? Oh. I don’t have money, So-yeon.”

“No, not that kind of favor. I need you to say ‘here’ for me when they call my name in class.”

“What? How can I take attendance for So-yeon? My voice is deep and beautiful.”

“Hooo…….”

So-yeon, who had been asked by Woo-jin to take attendance for him, had no choice but to pass the task on to Jayden.

It wouldn’t work for her, a woman, to answer for Woo-jin with her voice.

Jayden was the closest male friend to Woo-jin in their class.

Jayden spoke Korean with a slight accent, but she thought saying ‘Yes!’ would be easy.

“Not me. Your boss asked you to take attendance for him.”

“Boss? Who is my Boss?”

“Don’t pretend you don’t know, Jayden. Who else would it be but Woo-jin.”

“Oh no! What a mean boss! He’s really making his workers work too hard!”

“Who are you calling a worker when you’re so cheeky?”

“Hooo. This Cheating doesn’t suit honest Jayden…….”

So-yeon added, seeing Jayden puff out his cheeks,

“Oppa said he’ll take you to Majang-dong for dinner.”

Then Jayden’s face changed right away.

“Wow! Tell him Jayden will do it!”

Majang-dong, a place with a famous meat market in Seoul,

The Korean beef there is known to be cheap and delicious.

It’s near WJ Studio in Seongsu-dong, so they often eat there for company dinners.

So, Jayden, who looked unhappy before, suddenly became very excited.

Maybe because he was friends with So-yeon, who loved meat, Jayden also started to really love Korean beef.

“Jayden. Don’t overdo it, you just have to answer. Got it?”

“Of course. Jayden is a method actor.”

“…….”

Anyway, while the two were talking, the professor came into the classroom.

He started calling names in order, as usual.

“Kim Ji-hyun!”

“Yes!”

“Na Yu-jin.”

“Yeees!”

Jayden, excited about Majang-dong, waited eagerly for Woo-jin’s name to be called.

Getting good Korean beef for just saying ‘here’ once was a great deal for him.

But when it was finally Seo Woo-jin’s turn,

“Seo Woo-jin!”

Jayden made a big mistake because he was too excited.

He hid behind a big classmate, but he shouted ‘Yes Sir’ with a perfect English accent.

Naturally, there was silence in the room.

“…….”

Then, the professor said quietly,

“Jayden, come out.”