Peninsula: Starting with the nation's first love, the white moonlight

"I agree to take the role!" Li Luran said calmly.

Lee Ji-eun hadn't reacted yet; her eyes were wide open, and she thought she had misheard.

Five seconds later!

"real?!"

She jumped up on the spot, almost spilling the juice in her hand.

She excitedly grabbed Li Luran's arm and shook it hard.

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

"Ahem." Li Luran glanced at the two cleaning ladies passing by in the corridor and whispered a reminder, "Watch your expression, Ji-eun-ssi."

Lee Ji-eun then realized what was happening and quickly withdrew her hand.

She cleared her throat and stood up straight, but the corners of her mouth still turned up in a wild smile that she couldn't suppress.

"However, I have one condition." Li Luran's expression turned serious.

"Tell me! Ten conditions are fine!"

"I don't want to show my face directly on camera. A side profile, a back view, or just a close-up are fine. But I don't want to show my whole face in front of the camera."

Upon hearing this request, Lee Ji-eun didn't hesitate for even a second.

"no problem!"

She agreed very readily, but a sly glint flashed in her eyes when Li Luran didn't notice.

Once you're on set and on my turf, how the camera cuts is entirely up to the director and me.

Let's lure you onto this pirate ship first! Hehe!

Li Luran breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw how readily she agreed.

He was completely unaware that, in the heart of a certain "national little sister," he had long been completely under her thumb.

It must be said that LOEN Company is very efficient. After determining the style of the MV, the filming team was assembled in less than a week.

In Lee Ji-eun's recording studio, there were two steaming cups of coffee on the table.

Li Luran sat on the sofa, holding the storyboard script that had just been delivered. He opened the first page, glanced at it, and then flipped through the rest.

After flipping through it once, he was a little dazed and looked up at Lee Ji-eun across from him.

"What's wrong?"

Lee Ji-eun was studying her positioning when she noticed Lee Lu-ran staring at her, so she curiously came closer.

"This script..."

Li Luran shook the few pages of paper in his hand. "Was there a printing error?"

Although he knew that these short music videos usually didn't have complicated plots and almost no dialogue.

But he's supposed to be the male lead, so this script is just too perfunctory.

From the very first scene, the male lead is lying unconscious in bed.

I just lay there, and slept.

Interspersed throughout are scenes of the female lead building a time machine in order to awaken him.

It wasn't until the very last minute of the music video that the male lead finally opened his eyes, and then the scene changed to the two meeting in a store and looking at each other.

End.

"There are no missing prints, this is all the content."

Lee Ji-eun took his script, glanced at it, and pointed to a line of annotations, "Look, didn't the director write that the male lead only needs to present a static aesthetic?"

"However, now that you mention it, I do have a few scenes," Lee Ji-eun chuckled sheepishly. "Rather than having you perform, it's more like we found you a comfortable bed on set so you could take a nap."

"Or do you want to add some of your own footage?"

Li Luran took a deep breath.

Well, he really did make money while lying down. Although he didn't ask for a fee, it certainly met his original intention of not wanting to face the camera.

In comparison, Lee Ji-eun's script is much more complex.

Not only does she have to play a girl who travels through time, but she also has to act opposite a big white goose, and there are even many dance moves involved.

However, she had acted in TV dramas before, so she was quite capable of handling these kinds of performances.

"Let's go over the details first."

Lee Ji-eun put her hair up and immediately got into work mode.

"Since you don't want to show your face on camera, I'll have the director shoot a long shot, or just show the outline of your face and close-ups of your hands, when you're lying in bed asleep earlier."

"As for medium shots and close-ups..."

She drew a circle on the script with her pen, "When there's a camera angle I can't avoid, I'll move closer and use my body or hair to cover your face. This way, the scene not only looks beautiful, but it also preserves your true appearance."

"Okay." Li Luran nodded, satisfied with the arrangement.

"but."

Lee Ji-eun pointed to the last page of the script, her lips slightly pouting, "I think the scene where they meet in the shop at the end needs to be changed."

Li Luran looked in the direction she was pointing.

The script reads: The male lead pushes open the store door, and the two finally meet across time. They smile at each other from a distance of two meters, and the scene freezes.

"This is far too bland for the climax of the plot!"

Lee Ji-eun shook her head. "I went through so much trouble to build the time machine and finally woke you up, and all we did when we met was stare at each other blankly?"

"This doesn't resonate with the audience at all; they haven't released any emotions."

"Perhaps it's to leave room for the audience's imagination?" Li Luran speculated.

"Hey, this isn't a movie. Music videos don't have much of a plot to begin with. Do you expect the audience to figure it out themselves? I think it's enough to just express the emotions directly."

"So, what do you think would be the best way to change it?"

Lee Ji-eun rested her chin on her hand, gently biting her lip.

Suddenly, she leaned forward slightly, staring into Li Luran's eyes, and suggested, "Since we want to create resonance, why don't we add some other interactions between the male and female leads?"

"for example……"

"How about adding a kissing scene at the end?"

Lee Ji-eun's voice was soft, "The two met, recognized each other, and then excitedly kissed. The music video ends at its climax. Wasn't that impactful?"

The scene described by Lee Ji-eun slowly unfolded in Lee Lu-ran's mind: a couple who had been in love for a long time passionately kissing, a scene full of romance and impact.

Slowly, his gaze, as if out of control, landed precisely on Lee Ji-eun's dewy lips.

The room's heating seemed to be set a little too high; Li Luran felt hot all over and couldn't help but swallow.

He quickly turned his head away, avoiding her gaze. He picked up the glass of ice water on the table and gulped down several mouthfuls, trying to suppress the slight flutter in his heart.

He had to admit it.

After spending time together, he did develop some feelings for the girl in front of him.

But this affection is far from enough to allow them to kiss without any reservations.

What's more, this is happening in front of a camera.

"Ji-eun, this isn't a good idea."

After calming down, Li Luran began to analyze:

"I don't think it's appropriate to add too many ambiguous elements. Your current fan base consists mostly of mothers and men."

If you suddenly kiss a man in a music video, fans will definitely react negatively, which will be detrimental to the promotion of your new album and will also have a significant impact on your public image.

But Lee Ji-eun clearly wasn't buying it.

"You're only describing the fans' reactions."

Lee Ji-eun slowly leaned closer, staring intently at Lee Lu-ran's face.

"And what about you? What's your opinion?"

Her gaze was intense, making Li Luran feel inexplicably uneasy.

"I……"

Li Luran felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, so he looked away and coughed lightly. "I think so too. After all, you're a popular idol. Suddenly adding this kind of role might not have a good impact..."

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Hmph, you pass!"

She pouted and gave a haughty snort, "This is just a test for you! Do you think it's so easy to take advantage of Nuna? That she'll just let you kiss her so easily?"

Lee Ji-eun glared at him, her cheeks flushed red, like a ripe peach.

"You've passed now! If you had dared to agree just now, hmph..." She waved her little fist, "Watch out, or I'll beat you up!"

This girl is clearly very shy, but she insists on pretending to be calm.

Li Luran gave an awkward laugh and didn't refute her.

"So, how exactly should the ending be changed?" He quickly steered the conversation back on track.

Lee Ji-eun took a pen and drew a line over the words "eye contact".

Let's change it to a hug.

As she wrote, she said, "After we met, you came over and hugged me. This also expresses emotions that transcend time, and the balance is just right. To avoid showing your face, the camera will shoot from behind, only showing your back as you hug me. Is that okay?"

"Yes, this plan is very reasonable." Li Luran nodded in agreement.

After finalizing the details of the script revisions, Li Luran breathed a sigh of relief. This girl seemed harmless, but she could really catch him off guard if she suddenly pulled a fast one.