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

Chapter 51 Montblanc and Hermès

The closing ceremony of Seoul Fashion Week.

afternoon.

In front of the outdoor cafe setting.

"Scene 37, 5th take, ready!"

The assistant director's trumpet blared across the set.

"1, 2, 3, Action!"

The diamond-shaped light spots cast by the parasols move around the edge of the coffee cup.

Jiang Zaixun pushed the ice American style towards Park Shin Hye according to the script:
"The ice is melting."

"Tap, tap, tap—"

The ripples stirred by the silver spoon reflected the blue silk skirt that suddenly appeared in the picture.

Kim Ji-won propped herself up against the back of the chair with her arms wrapped in black short sleeves, her voice deliberately lowered, laced with honey-like malice:

"So it turns out that the white hat hacker Xiao Yin is you—"

The camera gave a close-up of Jiang Zaixun: his pupils suddenly contracted at the words "white hat hacker".

"Let's sit together. I'll pay."

She sat down without waiting for a response.

Park Shin Hye looked at Jiang Jae Hoon who suddenly froze, her eyes wandering between the two of them, and said hesitantly:

"You... know each other?"

"We're from the same school, but we're not familiar with each other."

"I am Jin Tan's fiancée—"

Jin Zhiyuan raised her chin with an innate arrogance and asked, "What is your relationship?"

"Friends."

"Friends?"

She raised an eyebrow and glanced at the phone in Jiang Zaixun's hand, which was vibrating with a call from Bo Na:
"Leaving Lee Bo-na alone in Seoul and taking her 'close friend' on a date across the Pacific?"

The sound of a tray hitting the table and the sharp sound of metal chair legs rubbing against the ground pierced the air.

"You don't want a muffin?"

Lee Min Ho loosened his collar and fell into his seat, his annoyance was hard to hide:

"Then shut up and eat."

"A man who is engaged and a man who is already in a relationship appear within a two-meter radius of you at the same time—"

Jin Zhiyuan suddenly turned to Park Shin Hye and sneered: "Cinderella's appeal is really great."

As the words fell, in the medium shot——

Jiang Zaixun pursed his lips tightly, and his knuckles turned white from the force.

Park Shin Hye's drooping eyelashes cast shadows under her eyes, and her fingertips holding the coffee cup trembled slightly.

Lee Min Ho's movement of looking up at the sky caused his Adam's apple to roll, and the taut shoulder line under his suit revealed his irritability.

This scene appears to be a group portrait of four people.

In fact, it was a one-man show by Kim Ji-won - she broke down the three people's defenses with her sharp tongue.

"Cut!"

After watching the playback, the director nodded with satisfaction:
"This one's over. Liu Rachel's micro-expressions are fantastic. The jealousy hidden beneath her elegant demeanor is like a razor blade dipped in red wine."

"Thank you, director."

"Rachel just acted so well, I almost—"

Before Jiang Zaixun could finish his praise, a birthday hat was suddenly put on his head.

Park Hyung-sik appeared out of nowhere and sprayed streamers on his head.

"Happy Birthday to You——"

The whole group applauded three times more enthusiastically than when they had dinner.

Krystal Jung walked out from behind the monitor holding the flickering candlelight.

The sweet scent of cream mixed with the fragrance of lily of the valley in her hair hit Jiang Zaixun's nose, and his peripheral vision accurately caught the three black box cameras that were recording.

"Surprise!"

Krystal held the cake in front of him, and the candlelight flickered into stars in her eyes.

Jiang Zaixun secretly learned Huang Zhengmin's "touching acting" for a long time and finally came in handy——

The three consecutive actions of staring, covering the mouth, and rolling Adam's apple, even the details of taking half a step back and knocking over the folding chair seemed to have been rehearsed a hundred times.

“I’m so moved.”

He almost fell headfirst into the cake as he bowed ninety degrees.

"You have three seconds to make a wish."

Krystal shook the candle that was about to drip cream: "Three, two"

The moment Jiang Zaixun closed his eyes, the stage staff cooperated very well and turned off the fill light.

Someone accidentally knocked over the props in the darkness, and the wish he silently recited to the 24 candles was drowned out by the rustling and laughter.

"Gift."

Park Hyung-sik took the cake away and shared it with everyone. Krystal took the opportunity to slap the dark blue gift box into his palm.

"This is……"

Jiang Zaixun pulled open the bow ribbon, and the cold light reflected from the Montblanc pen cap illuminated the engraving.

He traced the grooves of [To the next scene——From KK] and read in broken Korean English: "Next... Sean?"

"scene."

Krystal immediately corrected her using standard American pronunciation.

"Sean?"

"scene!"

"See?"

"ah!"

The snickers from the onlookers were cut off by Krystal's glare.

When the corridor returned to silence, Zheng Xiujing stomped on his shadow:

"One last time! Tongue against upper gum—scene!"

Jiang Zaixun was forced to parrot and roll his tongue: "S-yi-hmm!"

"Just barely passing..."

"Thank you. I like this gift very much."

Jiang Zaixun pointed at the end of the inscription and asked: "What does this KG mean?"

"The engraver's initials."

Zheng Xiujing crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows: "Otherwise, you would think it was Krystal and Kang's."

As soon as she said that, she bit her tongue in regret.

Fortunately, Jiang Zaixun performed as usual:

"Oh, the craftsman's craftsmanship is quite good. Can you recommend me the store address? I want to engrave 'Thank you Mr. Hwang Jung-min'."

"B."

“You can also recommend other stores.”

Krystal Jung's back as she walked quickly in high heels crushed Kang Jae-hoon's questioning in the steaming heat of September.

Call it a day.

Park Hyung-sik watched Kang Jae-hoon grab his backpack and run towards the parking lot, muttering:
"Are you in such a hurry to reincarnate?"

"Today is his birthday, so of course he has to go home and eat the kelp soup that Bible Ernie cooked."

Kim Ji-won and Park Hyung-sik suddenly fell silent and looked at Krystal who was organizing the script.

"What are you looking at me for?"

She slowly arranged the highlighters by color, her lips curled up slightly:
"Isn't it normal to celebrate your birthday with your family?"

Jin Zhiyuan's eyebrows suddenly raised——

Krystal Jung pronounced the word "family" with extra crispness, as if it was a golden ticket that could choke to death all ambiguity.

……

The moment the nanny car door closed, Jin Dayuan handed over a dark blue velvet box from the front.

"I picked it up on the way back to the company at noon."

Jiang Zaixun tore open the ribbon on the gift box, and the navy blue twill tie lay between the snow pear paper.

There is also a pink card on it:
To Mr. Gru:

This one suits you better than the pilling, synthetic tie you wore as a real estate agent trainee.

From Yoona】

"Hermes?"

Jin Dayuan twisted his neck into an owl and snatched the label: "Who gave it to you?"

"Lin Yuna."

"Your love life has been pretty good lately, kid?"

"Have it?"

"Krystal Jung gave me a pen, and Yoona gave me a tie..."

Jin Dayuan squinted his eyes and said, "Don't be fooled by the sugar-coated bullets."

Jiang Zaixun scratched the back of his head and smiled foolishly:
"It's all courtesy between colleagues."

The kakao notification sound interrupted Jin Dayuan's eye roll.

Jiang Zaixun opened the dialogue box with Lin Yuner:
【YoonA】: Did you receive the gift?

[Jaehoon]: I received it, I like it very much, thank you.

[YoonA]: Just like it, don't feel burdened, just consider it tuition for the vomiting scene~
[Jaehoon]: If I get unemployed one day, I will open an acting training class in Dongdaemun, and the sign will say “Im Yoona Certified Instructor”.

[YoonA]: Then I want to reserve a VVVIP seat.

[YoonA]: If that day ever comes, how about hiring you to be my personal acting coach?

【Yoona】：Food and lodging are provided(^_)☆

[Jaehoon]: Can I bring my family if food and accommodation are provided?

In the dressing room.

Lin Yuna narrowed her eyes at the word "family" in Jiang Zaixun's latest reply message——

It turned out that what needed to be demolished was not the city wall, but the moat.

Thinking of this, she chuckled and typed:
[Of course~ But Lee Sung Kyung-xi's food and lodging expenses will be deducted from your salary.]

(End of this chapter)