Star Director (1)

“···and.”

Min Woo-jin, who was checking the reaction on his cell phone, looked at Yu Il with a new look on his face.

“···Yuil.”

“Yes, brother.”

Min Woo-jin shook his head as he looked at Han Yu-il’s face that had been shining since morning.

“···How did you really know?”

A few days ago, when he heard that he was going to Choi Yeon-hee’s house to film a vlog, he was just embarrassed.

I had no idea what the meaning of filming a vlog would be.

– I think it would be quite helpful. ···More than you might think.

Yoo Il, who said such an incomprehensible word, came back after filming a video that was just ordinary in Min Woo Jin’s eyes.

But when I saw the edited video, something was different. Rather, a subtle tension was visible in everyday life that seemed ordinary through the camera.

And indeed, the answer came back.

– Choi Yeon-hee’s first romance film in 9 years… ‘Sweet and Savage Queen’ scheduled to air early next year

┗ Huh

┗ Guys, Choi Yeonhee’s romance was a success…

┗ Daeba beefㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

┗ Wow

┗ They said they wanted to film a romance ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

┗ Finally..

┗ crazy

‘So… how is this possible?’

Min Woojin still didn’t understand.

Yoo Il smiled awkwardly while looking at Min Woo Jin.

Just yesterday, he received a call from Yeonhee Choi.

– Wow!

As soon as Yoo Il answered the phone, he almost lost his eardrums from her screams of joy.

Choi Yeon-hee, who continued talking excitedly for a while, hung up the phone, saying that she would definitely pay him back.

【The probability that appearing on a vlog will bring positive results is 92% from the beginning…】

Yuil Han took out his cell phone while listening to Bwin’s voice.

– Choi Yeon-hee’s older sister (senior): Thank you

As soon as I checked the message with the sunglasses emoticon, my phone rang again.

– Choi Yeon-hee’s older sister (senior): I’ll buy you something delicious.

Yu Il closed his cell phone with a faint smile and walked towards the office.

It was to check the newly arrived scenarios.

“Uh, senior?”

As soon as he entered the company, Yuil stopped when he saw a familiar face.

Kim Sun-ah was standing in front of him.

“···long time no see.”

Kim Sun-ah thought for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“Well, I saw the vlog.”

“···Oh really?”

While Yuil was laughing embarrassingly, the head of the clothing team who had stopped by the office approached them with a happy face.

The head of the clothing team, who had already spoken to Yuil and Sunah, opened his mouth with a smile.

“Oh my, Yuil’s hair was too long.”

“Oh, that’s right. “It just so happened.”

Yuil brushed his hair, which had already grown to the point of being tied up. Even after filming was over, I grew it without trimming it and it became quite long.

The manager, who had been touching Yoo Il’s hair for a while and giving him styling tips, looked at Kim Seon-a and Yu Il alternately and clapped his hands.

“By the way, you don’t know Yuil, right? “Seon-ah must have been so disappointed~”

“···?”

Kim Seon-ah was shocked and shook her head, but the costume team manager continued talking excitedly.

“No, that’s right. I’ve only filmed a variety show with Choi Yeon-hee once, and she’s already calling me noona! She has known Seon-ah for several years already. is not it?”

“Well… I didn’t say it that way.”

“Oh, that’s what I meant~”

“No, I just did it because I didn’t know that Yoo Il was close to Yeonhee.”

Kim Sun-ah waved her hand with an embarrassed expression unlike usual.

Han Yu-il scratched his head and opened his mouth.

“Uh… I don’t know. “I just started calling you that because you said you liked it.”

Only then did Kim Sun-ah open her mouth with a slightly relaxed expression.

“···I see.”

Kim Sun-a thought about it and slowly opened her mouth.

“It’s just that everyone is having a hard time with me, so I’m wondering if Yoo Il can’t treat me comfortably because I’m a difficult person.”

“I never thought about that.”

Kim Sun-a looked even more relieved at Yoo Il’s firm words.

“Then I’m glad.”

Kim Sun-a, who finally returned to her usual speaking tone, took a step forward when her manager called.

“Fighting!”

Kim Seon-ah, who said that, added insinuatingly.

“···Take it easy, Yuil. “I think sometimes you need that kind of time.”

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‘···Take it easy.’

That couldn’t be possible.

There wasn’t much time left to begin with.

Of course, there was also the reason that the pressure of level 5 was stronger than expected.

“First of all, these are the first plans we have selected.”

Han Yu-il looked at the scenarios with a serious face.

I have a certain sense of ‘reinterpretation’ and ‘my own thing’.

However, no matter how much I thought about the theme of stage 5, ’emptiness’, I couldn’t know for sure.

After Yoo Il entered stage 5, one of his concerns was that no matter how much he practiced based on new scenarios or watching existing works, his achievement rate was not as high as the previous stages.

‘···If things continue like this, it’s a big problem.’

It was then that Bwin’s voice rang in my head.

【It is okay not to have a single completed work to increase the achievement rate.】

‘It’s okay if it’s not a completed work.’

Yuil, who was looking at the scenario, suddenly asked a question.

“···Director.”

“yes.”

“By any chance, are there any entertainment projects among the projects you’ve received?”

Jang Jae-yi’s eyebrows rose slightly at those words.

“···Entertainment?”

Since she was the only one who always read scripts, she naturally left out anything that wasn’t movies or dramas long ago.

“Oh right. Recently, an interesting project came in. wait a minute!”

And not long after, Jang Jae-yi pulled out a plan among the documents.

“Here you are.”

And Yu Il looked satisfied as he read the plan.

“It’s good.”

“…really?”

Again, Jang Jae-yi looked surprised.

There were a few months left until the filming of < Anti Study Planner>.

‘The movie is too tight. I thought it would be a drama if at least they showed interest.’

Jang Jae-yi looked at the plan Yuil was holding with an interesting face.

< Star Director>.

This was a program created mainly by Han Mi-yeon, who was the assistant director of < It's My First Time with a Traveling Theater Troupe> directed by Yoo Ji-hyuk, and the writers.

“···Honestly, when I first saw this, I thought of Yuil. “I asked for a confirmation by next week, so I was thinking of telling Mr. Yuil tomorrow.”

It’s just the right timing.

Yuil read the plan with shining eyes.

“…The only problem is that this is not centered around the actors, but rather the survival of the producers.”

‘···hmm.’

Yuil nodded.

As Jang Jae-yi said, < Star Director> was a producer survival project.

However, it was not a song on stage like a music contest.

“Still, it’s fun to have to make narrative music and videos, and the advantage is that there are a lot of popular cast members, so viewership ratings are likely to be guaranteed to some extent.”

The cast members had to have experts evaluate the music completed within the period, give a score, and complete several quests based on this score. I heard that since YNET is a renowned survival company, there are many hidden quests.

One of them was for producers to select new directors and make short music videos with them.

‘That’s unusual.’

Although the word ‘music video’ was used in the plan, it actually seemed closer to a short film with music as the main focus.

That was the reason why we worked with new directors rather than music video directors.

“I have to make a total of three music videos, so I think the role of acting will be less important than I thought.”

Jang Jae-yi tilted his head and looked at Yu-il.

“···how is it?”

Yuil smiled softly at her question.

Yuil Han had already made up his mind when he first read the plan.

“That sounds fun.”

*

“···Why are you still worrying?”

A man with long, bleached blonde hair tied up in a ponytail asked a question.

Then the man sitting next to him put down his headset.

It was a man with light green hair that was as gorgeous as a man who had bleached his hair.

“···huh.”

He was Ribot (real name Lee Bong-su), a new producer who recently joined a famous label.

He had been in an unexpected state of trouble recently.

“···If it were me, I would just do it. “They say the appearance fee is generous.”

“The appearance fee is not the problem.”

“Well, is it because it’s entertainment?”

Ribot touched his lips without saying a word.

Yes.

He was invited to appear on an entertainment program a few days ago.

“It takes a while for it to be an entertainment show… and it takes a while for it to be a survival show.”

His close friend, a famous producer who was a second-generation idol, raised the corners of his mouth while flashing his lip piercing.

“No way…?”

“XX.”

As Ribot mumbled an expletive, Hugo burst out laughing.

Ribot opened his mouth with a dissatisfied face.

“···Honestly, it’s a bit like that. I don’t know if it’s just music. “That’s not it either.”

Ribot also read the plan carefully.

Producers who participated in < Star Director> had to create a music video of approximately 10 minutes with prominent actors and directors.

It was said that 50% of the score is music, music videos account for about 30% of the total score, and then viewer votes account for about 20%.

The biggest part of the score was the music.

However, viewers’ reactions were slightly different.

┗ Huh, Go Yeon-hee or Han Yu-il?;;

┗ crazy

┗ What’s going on with the actor lineup?

┗┗ Kwon Mi-ja, Uhm Ji-young, Park Tae-il, Go Yeon-hee, Han Yu-il…

┗┗ Awesome

┗┗ Wanet grinded his teeth;;

There was more interest in the actors scheduled to appear than in the producers who would appear.

It was natural.

Still, I couldn’t help but feel sick to my stomach.

No matter what, the music has to be good, but I didn’t like the trend of the actor getting the spotlight.

‘···And what on earth is Han Yu-il?’

Review, who was staring at Ribot, who frowned, tapped him.

“Hey, think about it carefully. Opportunities like this are rare. When I looked at it, it seemed to be a program promoted by YNET. “You know that programs held at the end of the year usually do well, right?”

“···.”

“What’s your name? Was it Star Director?”

Ribot scratched his eyebrows and looked away.

“that’s right.”

“That’s a good name.”

“…Are you just saying it’s not your business?”

“Hey, I told you. “If it were me, I would do it.”

There was a reason why the review said this.

Even before filming began, YNET was actively running advertisements related to < Star Director>.

No matter how good a song is, if it isn’t promoted, people don’t even know the album exists.

According to the review sitting next to me, although he started out as an idol, he has now established himself as a skilled producer.

This would not have been possible without awareness.

After thinking for a while, Ribot finally nodded.

‘Whether it is an actor or a video… music wins.’

With a burning determination, Ribot sent a text message confirming his participation to the assistant director of < Star Director>.

It was the moment when the final participant of < Star Director> was decided.