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

Chapter 29: Nail Marks on the Script
The script reading officially began after the actors introduced themselves.

The purpose of holding a script reading is twofold:
The first is to allow the actors to familiarize themselves with the roles as early as possible, and the second is to allow the actors to discuss or modify certain parts of the plot with the writer from the perspective of the role.

"Prepare for the fifth game."

Kang Jae-hoon deliberately lowered the sound of turning the pages of the script, but it still caused Krystal Jung's straw to make a sound of crushing ice at the bottom of the cup.

This scene is the first time he and Krystal Jung appear in the drama.

"Cha Eun-sang walked by in his work clothes carrying a tray of food."

When the stage manager was reading the narration, Park Shin Hye subconsciously made a tray balancing gesture with her left hand.

"Remember to use this umbrella after work," Jiang Jae-hoon stroked the edge of the paper with his index finger. "The weather forecast says it will rain in the evening."

Park Shin Hye tapped her fingertips on the edge of the table three times before continuing:
"What about you?"

"Bona and I can use this to keep out the rain—"

Jiang Zaixun suddenly grabbed Jiang Hena's baseball shirt that was hanging on the back of the chair and covered Park Hyung Shik's head next to him:
"Like in Roman Holiday."

Park Hyung-sik continued the joke with a muffled voice through his clothes:

"Princess, do you want to step in a puddle?"

Zheng Xiujing's round-toed leather shoes suddenly "clicked" on the floor:

"Cha Eun-sang! How dare you seduce my boyfriend!"

The corners of the script she was holding tightly had curled into a tube, and her chubby cheeks bulged as she spoke the lines.

Park Shin-hye tucked her falling hair behind her ears and rolled her eyes three times more vividly than the script indicated.

Kang Ha-neul's sweater was still hanging on Park Hyung-sik's head, and the latter was secretly using the front camera of his mobile phone to observe his hairstyle.

"Bona, we've only been together since childhood."

"Shut up and follow me right now—"

Krystal's last syllable suddenly broke into a baby voice. She hurriedly covered half of her face with the script and glanced around.

Kim Ji-won's shoulder knocked her body sideways while she was trying to hold back her laughter. Most people had smiles on their lips as they looked down at the script.

Park Shin Hye and Jiang Jae Hoon were not affected and continued to recite their lines step by step:

"Canrong, your umbrella"

"I told you it's for you!"

Krystal Jung quickly followed up:
"Hey, Yin Canrong, try talking to her again!"

"..."

This coffee shop scene is short, but it accurately portrays the personalities of the three characters:

The spoiled daughter Lee Bo-na; the delicate and tolerant Yoon Chan-young; the poor heir Cha Eun-sang.

After the dialogue in Act 5.

The actors in this scene can discuss with writer Kim Eun-sook whether certain plots need to be modified.

Although writer Kim Eun-sook is a unique figure in the Korean screenwriting industry, she is also a human being.

When faced with the creation of dozens of characters with different personalities, it is inevitable that there will be moments when one makes a mistake.

Therefore, this is the significance of script reading.

After a moment, Zheng Xiujing raised her hand first and asked:
"Writer-nim, when Bo Na dragged Chan Young away, should she slam the door or stomp her feet?"

"Slamming the door has more visual impact."

Lee Min Ho still maintained Kim Tan's lazy sitting posture when he interrupted: "But the coffee shop on site uses a sensor door."

Everyone laughed.

This is the advantage of having young actors in the crew.

In the absence of naked competition among each other, the atmosphere was extremely cheerful.

If the scripts of those old Chungmuro ​​people were read together, there would definitely not be such an atmosphere.

Kim Eun-sook also smiled and looked at Zheng Xiujing, saying:
"During the read-through phase, we'll follow the text first, and discuss the specific performance details with the director during filming."

"Inside~"

"Does Canrongxi have any ideas?"

When Kim Eun-sook called his name, Kang Ha-neul quickly kicked Kang Jae-hoon's ankle under the table to signal him to speak.

"Uh"

Jiang Jae-hoon hesitated for two seconds and shook his head: "Not yet."

Normally, new actors rarely take the initiative to suggest revisions.

One reason is that they have a shallow understanding of the role, and the other is that they lack the right to speak due to insufficient qualifications.

Jiang Zaixun's silence belongs to the third situation - caution. On the day of the audition, he was deeply aware that his behavior would indirectly or directly affect Huang Zhengmin.

When he was dubbing Gru in Despicable Me 2, he dared to ask for line adjustments because he was the lead actor;
The details of adding the collection notice on the set of "When a Man Falls in Love" were designed thanks to Hwang Jung-min's presence on the scene.

And here.
Trying to grab the limelight even though no one is protecting him is obviously not in line with the workplace survival rules that Kim Dae-won taught Kang Jae-hoon.

The correct approach is to have a private chat with screenwriter Kim Eun-sook or communicate with the director during filming to make adjustments.

"Okay, let's move on to the next one."

Everyone responded to Kim Eun-sook's instructions with the sound of turning pages in unison.

Two hours passed in a flash.

The halftime signal sounded.

Kim Ji-won stood up holding the script with the questionable part and walked towards Kim Eun-sook's seat.

As she passed Kang Jae-hoon's seat, her eyes darted over the script he had spread out. Lee Bo-na's lines were covered in triangles and wavy lines. Next to the line, "Yun Chan-young is a big idiot!" was a note saying "rising pitch + stomping foot."

After a while.

After screenwriter Kim Eun-sook answered Kim Ji-won's questions about the studying abroad scenes, she deliberately glanced at Kang Jae-hoon's script annotations again when she returned to her seat.

Zheng Xiujing was using a straw to poke at the melted ice cube when she heard her friend, who had returned, whisper:

"He even annotated your lines with analysis."

"Who?"

"Your Oppa."

In front of the bathroom mirror.

Park Hyung-sik fixes his hair in front of the mirror:

"I just heard that Lee Min Ho fainted while working out yesterday."

"It's hypoglycemia."

Jiang Zaixun took two paper towels.

"Being a leading actor is really miserable."

Park Hyung-sik stuffed the hairspray back into his trouser pocket: "Zhao Mingxiu is better. He only needs to be responsible for the comedy."

"..."

In the conference room.

Krystal was kneeling on one knee on a leather chair, holding the leftover iced American coffee in her left hand as a cover, and holding her mobile phone in her right hand to focus on Kang Jae-hoon's script.

"Would you like a refill on your iced Americano?"

The scent of Lee Min Ho's perfume suddenly wafted over from behind her.

Krystal was frightened by the sudden sound, and her phone hit Kang Jae-hoon's thermos and bounced to the ground.

Lee Min Ho bent down to pick up the latest iPhone 5s, and the interface was still in shooting mode.

"Senior, why are you walking without making any sound?"

When Krystal Jung snatched the phone back, the tips of her ears were stained with blood. She pressed the unlock button three times before entering the correct password.

"You were too focused on the script."

Park Hyung-sik's signature laugh suddenly rang out from the corridor.

Krystal Jung reflexively pressed the continuous shooting button.

When Kang Ha-neul's nagging voice reminding Park Hyung-sik to "tuck in his shirt" came closer, Krystal quickly returned to her seat.

The speed is even faster than when practicing dance rehearsal.

"Did you take the picture?"

Kim Ji-won leaned over and looked at her phone.

Krystal looked down at the photos - two of the three were blurred, and the only clear one was a quarter blocked by her fingers.

Kim Ji-won tapped the blurred photo on the screen with her fingertips:
"Why don't you just ask him directly?"

Krystal's thumb hovered over the delete key for a long time before finally exiting the album:
"It's embarrassing to ask me directly."

"Then sit next to him during the reading tomorrow, and you'll be able to see him out of the corner of your eye."

"Unnie, you talk a lot today."

"..."

When Kang Jae-hoon sat back in his seat, Krystal was being strangled by Kim Ji-won.

It was not until the second half of the script reading began that he noticed a fingernail mark on the edge of his script.

(End of this chapter)