As NGs repeated, the atmosphere on the set became increasingly stifling. When sighs started erupting from people, Director Byun paused the filming.
Yeo Woon covered her face with both hands.
It was a mess. Instead of performing at her best, she was messing up and losing focus.
Thinking she needed to get some fresh air, Yeo Woon stepped outside. The cold wind felt somewhat soothing, as if cooling her heated emotions.
Looking up at the pitchblack night sky, Yeo Woon lost herself in thoughts.
The staff members suddenly turned cold towards me, whispered about me all day long, and the assistant director didn’t even contact me for shooting. Yet, they pretended to not know anything on the site.
Yeo Woon bit her lower lip tightly.
Even if something was wrong, it had gone terribly wrong. What was the starting point of all this?
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t figure it out on her own.
Thinking she needed to have a conversation with the assistant director, Yeo Woon stood up. The shooting wasn’t something that would end in a day or two, so if there was a misunderstanding, it was right to clear it as quickly as possible.
As Yeo Woon was about to reenter the filming site, she heard voices from the back of the building.
Yeo Woon stopped in her tracks as she thought she heard her name.
Turning her head, she couldn’t see well because of the darkness, but she could make out a tall figure and three people standing in a row in front of him. The three were bowing their heads as if they were being scolded.
“…Is this a playground?”
“No, sir.”
“Where did you get such rumors to ruin the atmosphere?”
Yeo Woon’s eyes widened. She recognized the owner of the voice. It was Min Ji Wook.
As she got closer and saw more clearly, she realized they were all members of the filming team.
“Director, we just heard those rumors, so……”
“Can’t you shut up?”
His harsh voice echoed in the area. Unintentionally, Yeo Woon widened her eyes. She had never heard such a tone from Min Ji Wook.
“You laugh and insult the actor, then point the camera at that actor. Do you think that will make a good picture?”
“……”
“If you want to criticize celebrities that badly, stay in your room and type it out. Don’t come to the set.”
“……I’m sorry.”
“There won’t be a second time. If this happens again, you’re out.”
The team members recoiled at Min Ji Wook’s cold words. They all knew that if it was Min Ji Wook, he would truly follow through with his words.
About to leave, Min Ji Wook stopped and asked Kim Ji Chan.
“You. Who told you about this?”
“Pardon?”
“……”
Min Ji Wook furrowed his brow. At that, Kim Ji Chan mentioned a name with a frozen expression.
“It was Lee Jin Chul from the directing team!”
After hearing the answer, Min Ji Wook turned around. In the process, he locked eyes with Yeo Woon, who had been watching from the darkness.
“……!”
Taken by surprise, Yeo Woon couldn’t react immediately, then spun around a beat too late.
Had he recognized her?
Caught off guard, Yeo Woon was about to hastily leave when she suddenly stopped.
If he scolded the team members because of the rumor, wouldn’t Min Ji Wook know something about it?
Then, from behind, Min Ji Wook called out to Yeo Woon.
“Miss Yeo Woon.”
Yeo Woon turned her head. Then, she met eyes with Min Ji Wook, who was walking towards her.
The filming team members behind him were looking back and forth between Min Ji Wook and Yeo Woon with surprised eyes. When Min Ji Wook told them to go ahead, they hurriedly disappeared into the filming site.
After everyone had left, Yeo Woon opened her mouth.
“Director……”
Min Ji Wook, standing a few steps away, crossed his arms and quietly looked down at Yeo Woon. Even though Min Ji Wook always maintained a neutral expression, today his face seemed harsher.
“It seemed to be about me. Could you perhaps tell me what the rumor is about?”
“Do you want to hear it?”
“……Yes.”
Min Ji Wook, looking intently at Yeo Woon before him, opened his mouth with a detached tone.
“There’s corruption involved in Yeo Woon’s casting. That’s the main content, and there are various embellishments about what that corruption is.”
“Pardon?”
…Corruption?
Yeo Woon let out a hollow laugh at such an ostentatious word. How did a rumor of corruption start when she was officially cast after an audition?
Min Ji Wook continued dryly.
“At the lighter end, they say your agency pushed you in with Seol Ji Oh. At the worst, they’re spinning a narrative that you’re director Byun Ju Ho’s lover.”
“What?!”
Yeo Woon’s mouth fell open.
What? Whose lover?! Ha!
It was beyond unjust, it was absurd.
Would people really believe such ridiculous things as facts?
Did I look like that kind of person?
Looking at the baffled Yeo Woon, Min Ji Wook bluntly said.
“I don’t trust people.”
“Pardon?”
“People change their attitudes at the drop of a hat, even over baseless rumors. They can’t be trusted. So, don’t try so hard to please. The nicer you act, the more they’ll look down on you and treat you like a fool.”
Having said his piece, Min Ji Wook walked past Yeo Woon.
Yeo Woon stood as if rooted to the spot even after Min Ji Wook left. She felt stunned as if hit by the words he had thrown at her.
She had never thought in the way Min Ji Wook did.
All she wanted was to help. Was that what made her a fool?
So, did people stick such rumors on me because I was kind and easygoing?
That can’t be. It shouldn’t be……
A bitter smile crept up to the corners of Yeo Woon’s mouth.
Her entire life seemed to be shaken. Not knowing who to blame, Yeo Woon felt lost.
Meanwhile, the filming site was in chaos.
Everyone was already tired due to the night work, and during the break, the entire shooting team had a major crash because of Min Ji Wook, which made the atmosphere even more downbeat.
Director Byun Ju Ho was staring at the 7inch monitor and lifted his eyes to scan the shooting site. The mood seemed particularly bad today.
A movie wasn’t a genre that was just easily made. A film was the result of the blood, sweat, and vitality of numerous people.
Therefore, the synchrony of the people on board was extremely important. How could a movie do well if the atmosphere on set wasn’t good?
Recognizing that there was some issue at the site, Byun Ju Ho called the assistant director.
“Yes, director.”
“Why is the mood like this today? What’s going on?”
The assistant director, with a somewhat awkward expression, explained vaguely.
“Well… there’s a kind of rumor going around among the crew. It seems like they are murmuring about that.”
“A rumor? What kind of rumor.”
Upon hearing about the rumor from the assistant director, Byun Ju Ho was silent for a moment. Soon after, he called an emergency meeting with the entire staff.
Dozens of staff members who worked directly under Byun Ju Ho, excluding the outsourced staff, gathered in one place.
The staff members were quietly observing each other. There was no one who didn’t know what had happened at the filming site throughout the day. A few had expressions that suggested they expected this.
Byun Ju Ho slowly scanned all the staff members with his eyes. His style was to become even more calm and quiet when he was angry, so this silence was like the calm before the storm.
After carefully scrutinizing each staff member’s face for a moment, Byun Ju Ho opened his mouth.
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Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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