I Want to Be a VTuber Chapter 101

"First, did you see the revised s-script?"

The newly appointed main writer of the drama, Min Seo-hee, said that while carefully gauging Seo-yeon's reaction.

She seemed to be walking on eggshells, worried about what would happen if she didn't like the script she had revised.

"Yes, it was fine."

"T-Then that's a relief. Honestly, I still think I don't have the skills to take on the main writer position yet..."

"Ahem, Writer Min."

"Ah, I-I'm sorry."

Director Kim Pil-seok gave a warning look to Min Seo-hee, who was muttering in an insecure tone.

It was a rebuke asking how a writer could not be confident in their own writing.

"Such words are disrespectful to the viewers who watch our drama. And also to the actors who have to act trusting your script, Writer Min. And to me as well."

"Yes..."

Min Seo-hee looked a bit deflated.

Seo-yeon tried to recall if the person named Min Seo-hee had taken on any work in her past life.

'There's nothing appropriate.'

Seo-yeon's memory encompasses the numerous visual media and creations she consumed in her past life to learn emotions.

And among them, information about games or the entertainment industry was also included.

Although the things she truly liked in her past life were gradually fading and being forgotten, those other things would vividly come to mind when she wanted to recall them, like pulling out the right book from a library.

In that respect, it was clear that Min Seo-hee wasn't a very famous person in her past life.

'But, if Senior Park Jung-woo recommended her, she shouldn't be lacking in skill.'

While having such doubts, seeing Min Seo-hee's unconfident attitude made her think she understood the reason.

"U-Um. First of all, the previous writer Im, who was in charge of the script, was fired for an unfortunate incident, but the script itself was very smartly written."

"Pardon?"

Is that so?

Honestly, from an acting standpoint, there were definitely parts of Writer Im's script that felt like a cheap melodrama.

Of course, since she had watched the drama in her past life, she wasn't too surprised.

"Actually, except for forcefully meddling with the role of Jo Ha-rin, the distribution among the characters was done very naturally. However, because of that forced meddling, some cracks occurred..."

Min Seo-hee pointed to the newly changed scripts.

"I thought it would be best to return that as much as possible to its original state and add a part that emphasizes the charm of Jo Ha-rin's role. Actually, her screen time hasn't increased much. So I tried to emphasize the love line with Park Min-yul a bit more."

Saying that, Min Seo-hee recalled the part where Park Jung-woo had grabbed her and talked to her earlier.

"I think there's no need to forcefully insert a love line when showing charm, but is there a reason you had to put it in like this?"

"Huh? But... what was supposed to be there from the beginning was missing. I just returned it to the original... Is it strange by any chance?"

"Ah, I don't mean it's strange. It's just... well, every actor has things they aren't good at. Or, they might not be ready yet."

Or there might be an even better direction.

Park Jung-woo was aware of that to some extent, but he didn't bother to tell Min Seo-hee.

Because Seo-yeon would definitely know too.

"I think it would be good to listen to the actors' opinions as well."

"But with the individual scripts already out, it might be too tight on time to revise them further."

"They will take care of that much on their own. Don't worry too much."

Park Jung-woo said that with a smile, and Min Seo-hee nodded without realizing it.

Anyway, Park Jung-woo was simply too handsome to refuse, so she ended up nodding involuntarily.

"Ah, ahem. So there are some parts of the dialogue and scenes I want to modify a little."

"Yes."

Seo-yeon first accepted the newly presented script from Min Seo-hee.

It seemed to be a newly written script in a hurry.

Truly raw of the raw.

As she confirmed that,

'Huh?'

Seo-yeon opened her eyes a little wider.

"I changed the dialogue to be a bit more understated."

The relationship between Jo Ha-rin and Park Min-yul became more understated.

To the point where they might look like close friends or colleagues.

"But, as you can see, this part is a scene where Jo Ha-rin's charm is revealed. A duet with Park Min-yul."

The content was like this.

It was the part where Park Min-yul and Jo Ha-rin head to the stage for the finals.

The stage that decides who enters the top ten.

The mission coldly decides this as a mixed-gender duet.

The theme is an idol song where you can see both dance and singing.

"Before heading to the stage, Park Min-yul expresses the feelings he originally hid from Jo Ha-rin. And Jo Ha-rin shows a shaken appearance."

Honestly, when Seo-yeon read the original script, she thought it was quite a decent scene.

Of course, that was before Jo Ha-rin's weight was reduced.

After it was removed, Park Min-yul naturally ended up feeling like he was drifting on the sidelines, creating a subtle situation.

Originally, Park Min-yul and Jo Ha-rin were in a relationship with a couple pairing.

"Yes, so I thought that if a love line is forcefully inserted, it would rather make people think, 'What is this?'. Seo-yeon, do you... think it's okay?"

At Min Seo-hee's words, Seo-yeon nodded.

However.

"But... it seems like the plot itself hasn't been significantly modified?"

In other words, only the relationship between the role of Park Min-yul played by Ma Yeon-woo and the role of Jo Ha-rin played by Seo-yeon changed?

Because in the previously changed script, the love line was more emphasized.

Practically, this felt like returning to the starting point.

"No. Here, Jo Ha-rin originally fails the audition. As you know, singing is Jo Ha-rin's weakness."

The reason Jo Ha-rin's role was reduced from episode 8.

That was because she fails the audition in episode 8.

Having said up to there, Min Seo-hee hesitated for a moment.

"Jo Ha-rin won't fail."

"Pardon?"

"And, what kind of appearance do you think you should show in your relationship with Park Min-yul, Seo-yeon?"

At Min Seo-hee's words, Seo-yeon blinked.

Usually, actors act as written in the script; personal opinions were rarely included.

It wasn't to say that there were no cases of actors intervening in the script, but doing so would rather cause controversy.

'Completely wild...'

Thinking that, Seo-yeon looked at Director Kim Pil-seok, who was quietly watching.

An attitude as if telling them to speak comfortably.

Was it possible to replace the script with so little time left before filming?

Or was it possible to revise and recreate the changed script right away?

Either way, it was something possible only if the writer's ability was fully demonstrated.

Could she do all that when even the plot had changed in the first place?

This urgently?

And could a drama made in such a hurry have proper completeness?

'But...'

Seo-yeon thought.

Park Min-yul and Jo Ha-rin.

The changed script definitely regained Jo Ha-rin's original screen time.

Among it, the love line with Park Min-yul was definitely included.

But even if it was regained at the climax, it would lack impact.

On top of that, Jo Ha-rin wins the audition.

The changed plot.

'And the love line.'

The love line cannot be omitted.

Because, originally, this was a drama where the six main leads each had a couple pairing.

Just because Seo-yeon didn't like the love line, or her acting of loving someone else was clumsy, removing it was nonsense.

Seo-yeon was an actress.

Now she also had pride in that.

She had no intention of lowering the drama's completeness just because she didn't like it.

'But, aside from disliking it, there's the issue of whether I can do it well.'

She reads the script.

Skimming the dialogue quickly, she recalls Jo Ha-rin's parts she saw in her past life in order.

Those scenes, she compares with the dialogue before it was changed.

Just like when she recalled Lee Ji-yeon's acting during her first CF shoot when she was young.

One, and another.

Scene and scene.

And she scans the emotions derived from them.

What Seo-yeon couldn't do, and what she could do.

"...Seo-yeon?"

Min Seo-hee saw Seo-yeon quietly staring at the script.

And.

"We're rolling, rolling!!"

At the staff's shout, Ma Yeon-woo moved with heavy steps.

Well.

'She's scary...'

It was Cha Seo-ah in every way.

No, Seo-yeon was a difficult part for Ma Yeon-woo in many ways.

The images of Cha Seo-ah still came to his mind intensely.

The other members of Just X teased him for being a coward, but Ma Yeon-woo felt unjust.

How could they know how he felt having to face her directly on set?

'On top of that, the script changed so that I'm the one who fails.'

Of course, Ma Yeon-woo didn't care much.

But his manager, rather, got angry.

Saying wouldn't Park Min-yul's role die out like this?

Of course, Director Kim Pil-seok and Min Seo-hee said they would adjust his screen time later so he wouldn't suffer any loss, but.

'Actually, it'd be fine to just drop out.'

He was just tired.

It seemed acting was still too early for him.

Thinking like that, Ma Yeon-woo stepped onto the set to shoot the final audition scene.

A set that resembled the stage often seen in music shows.

A truly familiar place to Ma Yeon-woo.

As he was staring blankly at it.

"What are you doing?"

"!!"

Someone tapped Ma Yeon-woo's shoulder as they passed by and said.

When Ma Yeon-woo turned his gaze in that direction, Seo-yeon spun around.

"We have to film, right?"

"Y-Yeah."

The atmosphere was strangely different from usual.

'What is it?'

Her expression didn't change much.

The same expressionless face as usual.

Slightly red eyes.

But the atmosphere was strangely different.

Should I say she was bouncy?

Like an athlete warming up before starting a real game.

"Please do your best on stage."

"Well..."

He always did his best.

The problem was just that the evaluation came back as 'foot acting'.

As he answered awkwardly like that,

"You're a senior, right?"

Saying that, Seo-yeon smiled, revealing her white teeth.

"What?"

"As an idol."

He saw Seo-yeon, who rarely smiled so brightly.

So belatedly, Ma Yeon-woo was able to realize what she meant.

It meant there was no need to act as 'Park Min-yul' on this stage.

Because it was an audition part where they sing and dance.

"...That's right."

Not to brag, but it was a part Ma Yeon-woo was very confident in.

***

"Today is important, you see."

1.35 million subscriber YouTuber, Han Bong-sik, spoke to his viewers while waiting for the broadcast of episode 7.

Han Bong-sik, who had properly hit the jackpot with and the character 'Joo Seo-yeon', started broadcasting the live reaction of in earnest as well.

"You all know Joo Seo-yeon, whose popularity is rising with , right? So there's a lot of talk about increasing her screen time or not."

- If they increase it forcefully, doesn't the content get weird?

- Even if it gets weird, they need to increase it

- The fact is was weird from the start

- That's true

Anyway, expectations for the drama called were quite low.

Even so, there was definitely a charm that made people keep watching.

"Today we'll see, it's the final audition battle part between Jo Ha-rin and Park Min-yul. Judging from the plot so far, it's the expected outcome for Jo Ha-rin to fail."

Han Bong-sik chattered while waiting for to air.

So to speak, he gossiped quite diligently about his guesses on the audition results or how could survive in the future.

Well, it was mostly unprofessional talk.

"Ah, it's starting."

Han Bong-sik secretly hoped that Jo Ha-rin's screen time would increase and that only the scenes usable for broadcast would come out well.

'Even if it's Joo Seo-yeon, rebounding the declining is impossible.'

Still, it's human psychology to anticipate it.

As Han Bong-sik and the internet viewers watched, episode 7 began.

Ma Yeon-woo and Joo Seo-yeon.

And Park Min-yul and Jo Ha-rin.

episode 7 began with the two of them appearing on screen.

At first, there wasn't much content.

It was the same as usual.

However, what felt a bit strange was around 10 minutes after the drama started.

"Wh-what should I do."

Jo Ha-rin's solo part, which came out properly after a long time.

The scene where she, who always came out as a sidekick with the other members, revealed her own feelings for the first time.

Jo Ha-rin now finally realizes what kind of feelings Park Min-yul harbors for her.

It was the same feeling she had for Kim Si-hwan.

A feeling that was too arduous for a country girl who didn't know love.

Park Min-yul harbored that heart for her, which she had given up because of Song So-ha.

"What do I do..."

Jo Ha-rin's muttering was heard like a whisper.

Her feeling of being troubled.

The unfamiliarity of an unknown feeling.

Her girlish freshness was conveyed beyond the screen.

So that one could naturally immerse in Jo Ha-rin's narrative.

That was the point where viewers, who were channel surfing, started stopping at .