Saetbyeol High School disappearance case (3)

Kim Sun-a looked down at her feet for a moment.

The shoes were shining in the light.

“···.”

When I thought about it, the only thing that changed from practice was the clothes.

This was because the friction with the floor increased due to the heavy shoes.

Kim Sun-ah, who was quietly looking down at her shoes, straightened her back. And he went straight to director Yoo Jae-ho.

“···Director.”

 

“Eh, yes? “Seon-ah, why?”

“Is it okay if I come out barefoot?”

“Bare feet?”

“I think I can do better if I dance without shoes.”

Yoo Jae-ho looked at Sun-ah with a slightly embarrassed face.

Bare feet. It was an element I had never thought of.

However, there was no reason to reject Kim Sun-a’s proposal.

“Oh, of course! “As long as it’s okay with you, Seon-ah~!”

Jaeho Yoo immediately turned his head.

“Directing team, can you wipe the floor?”

“yes!”

 

A few members of the production team quickly rushed over and wiped the floor with mops and wet tissues, and filming resumed again.

“Okay then, let’s shoot!”

“···.action!”

The hallway scene started again.

Il-Il was relieved when he saw Sun-Ah start dancing with her shoes off.

‘I’m glad.’

It’s definitely different.

Even though Yuil didn’t know much about dancing, he at least seemed to be better suited to the dance performed by ‘entertainers’.

“Wow!”

Director Yoo Jae-ho clapped his hands and shouted.

“okay!”

 

The assistant director quickly got up and started preparing for the next scene.

“Now, let’s go set up the next scene~”

“I’ll bring in all the supporting cast!”

A short break given to actors before filming the next scene.

Kim Sun-ah wiped her dirty soles and put her shoes back on.

She had a thoughtful look on her face even as she put on her shoes.

– How about dancing barefoot?

‘···How did know?’

Yuil Han.

This is someone I have never had a proper conversation with before. The curiosity I had tried so hard to bury reared its head.

She had never had a long conversation with other actors on set.

 

There was no reason for that, and it shouldn’t have happened.

Suna took a quick look around and confirmed that the manager was not around.

Seonah slightly turned her head towards Han Yuil.

I thought about secretly watching it, but our eyes met.

“…thank you so much.”

“no. “The scene just was really good, senior.”

“Yuil’s acting was good too.”

At that moment, Kim Seon-ah took a step away from Yuil with a stiff expression on her face.

Yuil saw.

Kim Sun-ah’s face hardened when she saw the man who had just entered.

‘···I think I saw it during the reading.’

 

A good-sized man who appears to be quite old.

He seemed to be Kim Sun-ah’s manager.

【you’re right. At this point, Kim Sun-ah’s manager is someone who worked as a secretary for Lee Seok-woo, CEO of WW Entertainment, for over 8 years.】

‘···She was the CEO’s secretary?’

It would not be common for the CEO’s secretary to serve as manager.

Bwin answered his question.

【CEO Seok-Woo Lee is Kim Sun-ah’s stepfather. He remarried Kim Sun-ah’s mother 11 years ago and has been running WW Entertainment since then.】

I had no idea.

【It has never been reported in the news, but it is a fact that most people in the entertainment industry know.】

I have also seen Yu Il-do as a knight. Kim Sun-ah’s mother passed away from a chronic illness a few years ago.

‘Was Kim Sun-ah a member of WW Entertainment before then?’

 

【That’s right. I have been with the same company for 10 years.】

I didn’t know there was such an inside story.

As Yuil was sorting out his thoughts, Park Younghyun sat next to Yuil Han.

Since all the scenes were filmed in the afternoon and he arrived early today, Younghyun was waiting all the time.

“···Are you having a hard time waiting, senior?”

“no.”

Younghyun Park answered in a low voice. Yuil thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“Actually, I was surprised to hear that my senior was playing the role of ‘Seunghyeon’ this time. “I’m a fan of you.”

At those words, Younghyun’s eyes hardened to inconspicuousness.

‘shit.’

It was obvious even without looking.

 

It would also be the story of “Open the Magic Door.”

Younghyun Park moved the corners of his mouth to create a polite smile.

however.

“I really liked ‘Our Night Never Ends’.”

Younghyun looked at Yuil’s face with surprised eyes.

“···It wasn’t a very good work.”

“I saw it at the movie theater. “In the middle of the night.”

It was my first time.

The person who remembered him as not the ‘magic door kid’.

Younghyun cooed and then closed his mouth.

I didn’t want to be rude just because I said I enjoyed watching a movie.

‘Let’s stay calm.’

He swallowed dry saliva and then looked back at Yuil. Yuil was still looking at him with his silent eyes.

Younghyun was not the type to speak first unless he was in front of a camera. He didn’t like to chat, and it was difficult to be friendly like other actors.

But when I looked at Han Yu-il’s face… my mouth opened without me realizing it.

“···I heard that Yoo Il directly connected the director and writer.”

“···ah.”

Has that rumor already spread?

Yuil smiled awkwardly.

“It was a good scenario to begin with. “It would have been only a matter of time before it went into production.”

Younghyun looked at him quietly.

Before they knew it, Kim Seon-a was sitting next to them. Although his eyes were always looking somewhere else, he seemed to be listening to the conversation between the two.

“···Hey, look at the actors.”

“I guess we’ve become friends now.”

That appearance was enough to cause misunderstanding among those working on set.

The making film director worked hard to capture the three people with his camera. The sight of actors in their 20s sitting side by side under the shade was like a painting in itself.

‘Wow, that’s heartwarming.’

These were faces that made you feel good just by looking at them.

This isn’t romance.

‘There must be a lot of fans who are disappointed.’

“Okay, let’s shoot~”

As the production staff shouts are heard, the filming set becomes quiet.

Soon, Director Yoo Jae-ho, staring intently at the monitor, opened his mouth.

“ready···”

“···action!”

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All students at Saetbyeol Arts High School lived in dormitories.

The intention was to allow students to focus on artistic activities, but this closedness did not seem to have a very good effect on adolescent students who were engaged in art.

Every year, there were 2 to 3 students who transferred schools due to school violence, but the principal somehow covered it up and shushed them.

‘I guess that’s because it would be nice to have to pay for the dormitory.’

Min Ho-jun passes through a dark hallway with cynical thoughts. And then he arrives in front of his door.

An unfamiliar voice is heard beyond the door.

…again.

Min Hojun’s face turns cold.

Today again, it seemed like his roommate had let his friend into the room without permission.

‘···!’

At that moment, Yoo Jae-ho’s eyes lit up while he was looking at the monitor.

‘Yeah, that look.’

When Hojun’s eyes cooled down, those who looked at him had to feel the tension, as if ‘something was going to happen’. This is why Han Yu-il was selected as the lead role along with writer Ki Joo-hyeon.

The main character of this drama had to be an object of pity, but at the same time a somewhat mysterious and strong person.

I couldn’t express it through acting, which was neither here nor there.

‘This is it.’

Jaeho Yoo nodded with a satisfied face.

Min Hojun on the monitor frowns. And he extends his hand to open the door.

at that time.

“Hey, but when is your roommate coming?”

“···Ah, that zombie?”

Min Ho-jun holds his breath without realizing it.

“Hey, how do you sleep looking at my face every day? “I would have nightmares if I slept with that brother.”

“Ah, Sis. “That’s ridiculous.”

I hear two boys giggling.

“Isn’t it a little creepy? “It looks like a ghost too.”

“Oh, you’re so sleepy and gloomy. Oh shit! “When are you changing rooms?”

Min Ho-jun returns with his mouth closed.

With eyes more sunken than before.

Director Yoo Jae-ho lightly clenched his fist.

“Cut!”

‘If we go in here with suspense music… it will end.’

Director Yu shouted with a happy face.

“okay!”

Applause erupted as if they had been waiting.

“Thank you for your hard work~”

“Thank you all for your hard work~”

“Take a good rest and I’ll see you at the next shoot!”

Yuil was drinking water while staring into space.

【3rd stage goal achievement rate: 3.1%】

‘···I climbed faster than when I practiced alone.’

He poured out the remaining water and wiped his mouth.

Now, it was time to check it properly.

*

two days later.

Director Won Hee-soo, who directed < Jinhee>, was smoking a cigarette in his office with the window wide open.

This was possible because the owner of the building, CEO Oh Film, and director Ohgu also love cigarettes.

The ashtray in front of her was already full of cigarette butts.

“···Director. “Please exhale smoke in the opposite direction.”

“Ah, sorry.”

Won Hee-su obediently began blowing smoke in the direction of the window.

“Ha… these days, there are no useful male actors in their 20s.”

Won Hee-su, who was sighing and smoking a cigarette, spoke to the assistant director.

“Who decided to come today?”

“Actor Baek Jeong-hyeon and Han Yu-il decided to come.”

“Baek Jeong-hyeon… I understand. “What about Han Yoo-il?”

The assistant director floated the image on the pad and displayed it quickly.

“ah.”

I can tell by looking at your face. You said you acted with idols?

Won Hee-soo tapped Yoo Il’s forehead in the photo with her finger.

“You look cute.”

After briefly expressing his thoughts, Won Hee-su focused on the scenario in front of him again.

Soon the door opened, and the first batter came in.

A face that looked a little nervous, but showed arrogance and confidence that could not be hidden.

Won Hee-su clicked his tongue and smiled.

“Ah, Baek Jeong-hyeon. Welcome~”

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As soon as Yoo Il entered the office, he was a little taken aback by the smell of cigarette smoke.

The inside of the office, to put it nicely, looked like an artist’s room from the 80s, and to be honest, it looked like a raccoon den.

‘That’s director Won Hee-soo.’

【you’re right.】

Won Hee-soo was a director whose trademark was a loose shirt and a short hairstyle with white hair here and there. This was the style she followed during her many years of teaching at universities.

Today too, Director Won was wearing a white shirt and dark blue pants.

“Hello, Director. “My name is Han Yu-il.”

Won Hee-su stared at Han Yu-il, who politely bowed his head.

It seemed loose, but the gaze was sweeping.

Yuil stiffened his posture due to the subtle tension.

“···Hmm, that’s the new face that’s popular these days, right?”

···What is that unfamiliar rhetorical term?

Won Hee-soo said to Yu Il, who blinked in confusion.

“Sit down first.”

As Yuil sat down, a question immediately came to his mind.

“so. Why < Jinhee>?”

A question that can be asked comfortably in an instant.

Won Hee-soo tilted his head slightly and looked at Yu-il.

Baek Jeong-hyeon, who visited this office just recently, was asked the same question.

– I want to work with the director!

Hehe, I said that with a smile.

‘It was cute.’

But that doesn’t work.

There was no other reason why Won Hee-soo refused to direct < Jinhee> for a long time.

‘At least we can’t put pressure on Director Kim Soo-bong.’

I couldn’t find any reason to remake that work now.

But at the same time, I felt a dual desire.

Nevertheless, if this work were to come out into the world, I would like to hold the megaphone.

Casting was a challenge.

Just as Oh Film sent a love call to Won Hee-soo, Won Hee-soo clung to Seo Hyun-joo for a long time. Seo Hyun-joo was a female actress in her 40s whose acting skills were as outstanding as her elegant looks.

However, there was a bigger reason for choosing Seo Hyun-joo.

That was because she was smart.

At least enough to appreciate director Kim Soo-bong’s mise-en-scène and its true value.

Won Hee-su looked at Han Yu-il sitting in front of him.

He was handsome, but I thought Yu Il’s image of him sitting still, wearing ordinary clothes and not acting, was plain at first glance.

‘What kind of answer will this little lamb give?’

When I was looking at it like that.

“…I want to become a prayer.”

Won Hee-su’s eyebrows rose at those words.

“You wanted to become a source?”

“yes.”

“···What is the reason?”

The assistant director noticed. Won Hee-soo’s dull eyes began to fill with curiosity.

Yuil continued speaking slowly.

“While watching < Jinhee>, I thought that Kiwon was not just Jinhee’s man.”

“Then what is it?”

“Jinhee’s pure past and dream.”

And one additional word.

“···At the same time, it is Jinhee’s prayer.”

“···!”

Won Hee-su now had a funny face.

“origin. okay. Director Kim Soo-bong is a man who doesn’t name a single character out of thin air.”

She put out the cigarette she was smoking and changed her posture. She did, leaning her body towards her sole.

“so. How are you going to express it? “The person who is the past, the dream, and the origin.”

Won Hee-soo’s eyes turn directly to Yoo-il.

Han Yu-il seemed to hear Won Hee-su’s words even if he didn’t say anything.

– Prove it. The reason why you should be the origin.

Receiving that gaze, Yuil closed his eyes.

Won Hee-soo could see all the subtle changes in Yoo Il’s face.

His eyebrows lower slightly…and his eyelashes tremble slightly.

Eventually, he opens his eyes again.

Moist, wet eyes. His eyes were wandering in the air, lost.

Then his gaze lands on a certain place.

Like a person who found light after a long period of distress. Joy, joy, and loneliness are visible in the eyes.

“The existence of me… disappeared without a trace. “From the moment I met you.”

‘···!’

Won Hee-su opened his mouth without realizing it.