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

Chapter 34 Don't be nervous, Mr. Gru

August 15th.

"The Heirs", which has been in preparation for several months, is about to start filming.

The first exterior scenes will be shot on the west coast of the United States, and the crew specially chartered a passenger plane as a means of commuting.

Originally, only the actors involved in location shooting for the first few episodes flew to Los Angeles.

Later, other supporting roles whose scenes were concentrated in Seoul were also asked to go together - the producers called it "feeling the atmosphere of the crew in advance", but in fact they had doubts about the acting skills of several new actors.

The air conditioning in the cabin made my knees cold.

When Krystal glanced at the empty seat 24C diagonally behind her for the third time, the front seat suddenly folded down.

Jin Zhiyuan tilted her head and looked at her through the gap:
"What are you looking for? Your neck is almost twisted into a searchlight."

"Charging port."

"He can't come."

Krystal paused as she plugged the data cable into the inside of the armrest. "Who?"

"Do you need a blanket?" The flight attendant stopped in the aisle pushing a food cart.

"If you don't want to know, forget it."

Kim Ji-won took the blanket and moved the seat back.

Not far away, Park Hyung-sik was messaging Kang Jae-hoon on Kakao:

[Really not coming to LA? The beach volleyball tournament needs a referee!]

Jiang Zaixun's reply was very quick:

[Schedule conflict, please eat two extra meals for me.]

【Bikini babes will also take a second look at you! 】

Park Hyung-sik pressed the send button with a wicked smile, and when he turned around, he saw Krystal's hesitant expression.

Just when she was hesitating whether to ask Kim Ji-won, the front seat was reclined again and Kim Ji-won shook her cell phone at her.

The screen shows the Kakao chat interface——

Next to the calico cat avatar were two messages:

[Kim Ji-won: You're not going to LA?]

[Kang Jae-hoon: The dubbing movie promotions clash.]

Kim Ji-won: I understand. I wish you a successful event.

"How come you have him as your friend?!"

"I added it after the reading session last week." Jin Zhiyuan slowly put down her phone. "I just wanted to ask for some pronunciation tips."

"Excuse me, do you need to send a Kakao message?"

"Are you going to secretly take photos of the script like someone did? Or secretly change seats?"

The tips of Zheng Xiujing's ears instantly turned red. She grabbed the blanket and covered her face with it: "I'm asleep."

Kim Ji-won poked her knees that were bent under the blanket:

"I took a screenshot of someone's annotations and he said they were great and let me use them as a reference."

The blanket was suddenly pulled halfway down: "You sent me notes?!"

"I said it was 'Actor Zheng's secret recipe.'"

"..."

Zheng Xiujing stared at Jin Zhiyuan's cunning eyes for a moment, then suddenly snatched her phone and quickly flipped through the chat history -

The conversation was limited to work discussions, without even any emoticons.

The corners of her tightly pursed lips relaxed a little, and she threw the phone back to Jin Zhiyuan:

"Tell me in advance next time."

“Only people with a guilty conscience would ask for a report.”

"I'm afraid you'll spread the wrong method!"

"..."

As the flight passed over the Pacific Ocean clouds, Kang Jae-hoon was stuck at an intersection in Gangnam District.

Jin Dayuan slammed the steering wheel and cursed the red light, and the "Despicable Me 2" flyer on the passenger seat was rustling because of the air conditioner.

South Korea's total population is just over 50 million, with one-fifth of the country's citizens living in the Seoul metropolitan area on both sides of the Han River.

Every morning at six o'clock, when the skyscrapers in Jiangnan District are still glowing with cold light, more than three million motor vehicles have already poured into the expressway network like an ant colony.

These steel torrents crawled at an average speed of less than 20 kilometers per hour, turning what should have been a one-hour drive into a desperate test of endurance.

The same is true for Kang Jae-hoon's current situation.

“How many times have you recited it?”

Kim Dae-won stopped cursing the traffic and glanced in the rearview mirror.

"Three times."

"When reporters asked about my first experience with dubbing, I replied, 'Teacher Hwang Jung-min taught me well.' When asked about my co-stars, I replied, 'I learned a lot.' When asked about my future plans, I said…" "Focus on the present and strive to become the actor Chungmuro ​​needs."

Jiang Zaixun repeated mechanically.

Basically, all the conversations of the artists exposed in front of the camera are deduced through precise calculations.

Such as "Three Consecutive Denials of Scandal" and "Award Speech Template" and so on.

Even in an impromptu Q&A session, those seemingly candid responses may have been rehearsed twenty times at the agent's conference table.

The media preview of "Despicable Me 2" was held at the CGV Cinema in Myeongdong.

The sign-in area is filled with various Minions dolls.

When Kang Jae-hoon arrived at the underground parking lot, he happened to bump into Yoona and Taeyeon who were also present.

When Lin Yuner saw Jiang Zaixun, her eyebrows curved into crescents:
"The tie he chose today is very suitable for his actor status."

Upon hearing this, Kang Jae-hoon suddenly recalled the memory of her making fun of his "IU" printed tie when he was interning at a real estate agency.

"Thank you. I got this tie from my teacher."

As he spoke, his eyes swept over Lin Yuner's outfit today——

The lantern sleeves of her pearl-gray silk shirt made her wrists look especially slender.

The beige wide-leg pants are tailored with a waist and soft pleats at the ankles, which together with the thin silver-buckled belt outline the perfect curves.

This outfit, which is somewhere between commuting wear and dating clothes, strikes a subtle balance between the intellectuality of an actor and the agility of an idol.

"I heard that Jaehoon is teaching a class on the set?"

Kim Taeyeon came over waving a brochure.

Jiang Zaixun turned to greet Jin Taeyeon with a slight bow: "Just sharing some basic techniques."

"How are we Crystal learning?"

“She’s very studious.”

Lin Yuner's action of adjusting her cuffs hesitated slightly, and her eyes flashed:

"Teacher Jiang seems to really enjoy teaching. Last time it was dubbing techniques, this time it's the rhythm of the lines, next time it's time to teach improvisational choreography, right?"

"Uh, teacher, I wouldn't dare to say that. I just thought that the stronger Krystal's professional skills are, the fewer NGs we'll have to do when filming our scenes together."

"Ernie."

Lin Yuna suddenly turned to look at Kim Taeyeon: "The director said that he wanted photos of the actors interacting with each other as promotional materials, right?"

Kim Taeyeon blinked: "Really?"

"so--"

Lin Yuna moved to Jiang Zaixun's side: "Let's take a photo."

As she approached, the scent of citrus spread to Jiang Jae-hoon's nostrils. His Adam's apple rolled and his right hand rubbed the sweat from his palm on the crotch of his pants.

Lin Yuner glanced at his straight shoulders, and a barely perceptible curve appeared at the corner of her mouth:
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Gru."

"I-I'm not nervous."

Three meters away, Kim Taeyeon raised her phone:
"Look here—1, 2, 3!"

The moment the flash went off.

Lin Yuna suddenly tilted her head and made a listening gesture.

"Click——"

Kim Taeyeon stared at the screen and clicked her tongue: "Your composition looks like a matchmaking agency advertisement."

In the photo, Kang Jae-hoon's right hand is hanging by his side, about to be raised but not yet, and the profile of Lim Yoona's face is coated with a soft light.

"Ouni can debut as a photographer now."

Lin Yuna handed the photo to Jiang Zaixun to look at: "What do you think?"

Jiang Zaixun was about to say something, but was suddenly interrupted by screams not far away.

More than 20 fans holding "Girls' Generation" banners blocked the entrance, and the sound of cell phone shutters mixed with screams exploded:

"Yoona! Look here!"

"Taeyeon, unniesa, langhey!"

"..."

Lin Yuna instinctively tucked her hair behind her ears and raised the corners of her lips into a perfect arc that she had practiced thousands of times.

Jiang Zaixun took a step back and watched them skillfully make heart-shaped gestures to the fans.

Jin Dayuan pulled his arm forward:

"Don't stand there like a bodyguard. Go wait at the entrance."

"Isn't that rude?"

"They'll take at least five minutes."

Jiang Zaixun took a last look at the center of the crowd - Lim Yoona was bending over to sign autographs for elementary school students.

(End of this chapter)