Peninsula: From a supporting actor to the best actor in Chungmuro

Chapter 28 Script Reading

late at night.

The convenience store's automatic door dinged.

The calico cat was curled up in a cardboard box and taking a nap.

As Jiang Zaixun approached, the cat's ears suddenly stood up like radar.

The calico cat's pupils reflected the unfamiliar outline beneath the chestnut bangs, and it instantly arched its back and issued a threatening warning to him:

"what--"

"Don't you recognize me?"

He squatted down and shook the can.

Seeing that it was still in a defensive posture, Jiang Zaixun pushed the torn can to the edge of the stairs and retreated to the fire hydrant.

The tuna steamed in the moonlight for two minutes before the cat's paws hesitantly emerged.

The calico cat's nose twitched twice, and its whiskers, stained with fish paste, turned towards the fire hydrant.

After five seconds of stalemate, the cat's tail slowly wrapped around his ankle.

The voice-controlled lights in the corridor lit up to the fifth floor with the sound of footsteps.

Lee Sung-kyung's newly bought hair remover was lying next to the fire hydrant.

Jiang Zaixun looked at the roller with the help of the voice-controlled light - the sticky paper that was snow-white last week had turned gray and had curled up edges.

He lifted his trouser legs and rolled them from his ankles to his knees, and the orange and white hair shed by the calico cat formed an abstract painting on the plastic surface.

As the key was inserted into the keyhole, Jiang Zaixun heard the sound of the yoga mat rubbing against the floor.

Lee Sung-kyung was standing upside down against the wall in the living room, her sports vest rolled up below her ribs.

Her calf muscles stretched out in a beautiful arc, and her upside-down gaze swept across the ends of his hair:

"Like a chestnut that has become a spirit."

"..."

Even after sharing a house with her for two years, Kang Jae-hoon still wasn't completely immune to her sharp tongue.

He silently moved to the refrigerator with a plastic bag, stuffed the low-fat yogurt that Lee Sung-kyung had specifically requested into the "sanctuary layer", and put the meat he packed back from the barbecue restaurant in his own "garbage dump".

Li Jingcheng slowly slid down the wall with the instep of his feet:

"That photo of you"

Jiang Zaixun froze and pretended to be dumb, "What photo?"

When Li Shengjing's toes touched the ground, a lavender-scented breeze came up.

She picked up a towel to wipe the sweat off her face, her eyes swept over Jiang Zaixun's red ears, and teased:

"A melancholic chestnut looking up at the ceiling at a forty-five-degree angle."

Jiang Zaixun tightened his grip on the refrigerator door:

"That was a slip of the hand!"

"Ah"

She rolled up the yoga mat three times harder than usual, just enough to cover up the laughter in her throat.

Before closing the bedroom door, Li Jingjing suddenly said:
“The photo is more pleasing to the eye than the person himself.”

"pat-"

The moonlight leaked in from the security window and cut diagonally through the gap in the refrigerator door, pinning Jiang Zaixun's hesitant shadow on the lunch box at the junction of the "sanctuary" and the "garbage dump".

Early August, 3 p.m.

The air conditioning at SBS TV station was turned up very high, and the collar of Kang Jae-hoon's shirt was shaking slightly.

He gave his chestnut bangs a final stroke in the elevator mirror.

The moment the elevator door opened, the flash lights were already buzzing like a swarm of bees.

Kang Jae-hoon tilted his head reflexively - entertainment reporters were waiting to record the moment the actor first entered the stage.

After bowing and greeting the media reporters, he followed the staff's guidance to the conference room with a prominent metal sign hanging on the door frame - [First Script Reading Session for "The Heirs"].

The extra-long table in the conference room was covered with an off-white velvet tablecloth, and name tags were arranged according to role weight.

Before Jiang Zaixun had time to find a seat, he was attracted by Park Hyung-sik's call:
"This way!"

He turned around and saw Park Hyung-sik waving at him.

"Hello, I'm rookie actor Kang Jae-hoon."

"Hello, senior."

“Please take care of me.” “…”

Amidst the constant greetings, when Kang Jae-hoon counted "Please take care" for the seventh time, he finally touched the seat card with "Yin Chan-young" written on it.

After Jiang Zaixun sat down.

Jin Zhiyuan suddenly held the script upright like a shield, poked the back of Zheng Xiujing's hand with her fingertips, and said in a low voice:

"The one you have to call Oppa in your drama."

Zheng Xiujing's eyelashes fluttered twice, and she pushed the iced American coffee with the straw bitten flat to the side half an inch. She pretended to adjust her bangs, and her eyes swept over Jiang Zaixun's neatly trimmed sideburns.

The ends of his chestnut hair swayed slightly in the air-conditioning, causing the shadow cast by his nose on the script to sway as well.

A shirt tied at the top looks dressy yet strangely appropriate in a room full of casual T-shirts.

"At three o'clock, your partner in the drama is peeking at you."

Park Hyung-sik whispered.

When Jiang Jae-hoon looked up, he met a pair of eyes that he had no time to dodge.

Her face without makeup is smaller than it appears on the screen, and the apple cheeks that bulge when she bites the straw are 70% similar to Yoona's, except that the corners of her eyes are droopier, which makes her look a bit childish, which is inconsistent with her cold face.

Krystal noticed Kang Jae-hoon's gaze sweeping over her, and quickly lowered her head, biting the straw, and studied the non-existent wrinkles on her clothes, as if the previous sneak peek was just the air conditioning blowing her eyelashes sideways.

"The script is reversed."

"what?"

Krystal Jung hurriedly changed the script, only to find that the adjusted script was the opposite.

"Unnie!"

She turned around and glared at Kim Ji-won angrily.

Kim Ji-won pursed her lips and chuckled, then raised her eyes to glance at Kang Jae-hoon who was whispering with Park Hyung-sik.

"Do you want to bring the two ladies in?"

"what?"

Park Hyung-sik suddenly tilted his phone screen forty-five degrees, and the chat interface showed the updated group name [Heir Survival Alliance (3)].

"Are you familiar with them?"

"We'll be familiar with each other after filming—"

Before he could finish his words, Park Hyung-sik suddenly pulled his arm, stood up and bowed ninety degrees towards the door.

Jiang Zaixun turned around and saw writer Jin Enshu walking in surrounded by assistants, and he immediately stood up and bowed.

"Writer nim."

"Writer Kim nim."

"..."

The others also quickly stood up and greeted.

Jin Enshu smiled and nodded to everyone, her eyes lingering on Jiang Zaixun for half a second:

"Nice haircut."

Everyone's eyes followed the direction Kim Eun-sook was looking at - Kang Jae-hoon, who was suddenly called out, was trying to hide behind Kang Ha to avoid everyone's attention.

Park Shin Hye suddenly burst out laughing, then quickly pursed her lips and lowered her head.

This time, Krystal Jung looked at Kang Jae-hoon openly, but was nudged by Kim Ji-won's elbow.

"Everyone, please sit down."

After the meeting room was completely quiet, Jin Enshu spoke:
"The casting criteria for my drama is not acting resume, but the moments that gave me goosebumps during the interview."

"Remember the look in your eyes that moved me, and keep it until the day of filming."

The cast list of Kim Eun-sook's new drama, announced on the SBS official website at 10 a.m., is being reposted crazily.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Naver's real-time trending search #The Heirs' outrageous casting# climbed from 27th to 15th place.

A popular post on the forum had the title "Kim Eun-sook has run out of ideas."

The comments below are full of pessimistic comments like "Can idols act?" and "Did Editor Jin get paid to cast the movie?"

After all, except for the male and female protagonists, all the main supporting actors in the crew are newcomers, have little fame, and their acting skills are questionable. It is normal that netizens are not optimistic about it.

After encouraging everyone, Kim Eun-sook returned to her friendly smile:
"Now, everyone introduce yourselves in turn. Lee Min Ho, you go first."

"Inside."

(End of this chapter)