Furthermore, the fact that they even boiled a portion of that expensive red seabream into a spicy stew caused a massive uproar.
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Post: Wasn't this red seabream faked?
Wasn't there a fishing variety show in the past?
Where they secretly had a diver hook the fish underwater, right?
Isn't this the same thing?
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Such comments occasionally surfaced.
However, such words were surprisingly easy to refute.
- What are you talking about, broadcast fakery
└ Shit
└ ?What
└ Ah
- You crazy bitch, how do you fake a red seabream
- Watching it get caught, it was alive; if they faked it by hooking it, honestly you have to admit it yeah;
- Real ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Because the fish she happened to catch was a live red seabream, it was actually impossible for it to be faked.
Honestly, viewers who watched the broadcast couldn't even entertain the thought that a red seabream of that size could be faked.
Judging by its appearance alone, it was a species of fish that looked capable of swallowing a person whole.
While such talks were going around in general communities,
[Joo Seo-yeon with a fishing rod vs Cha Seo-ah]
In Joo Seo-yeon's fan community, such debates were seriously going back and forth.
- Seriously, Joo Seo-yeon holding a fishing rod seems stronger;
- Axes and kitchen knives do have short reach
- Cha Seo-ah's movement speed is fast so she just catches her
- Didn't you see her swinging the fishing rod? If that hits Cha Seo-ah, she just gets split in half;
- In the end, if both fight and get injured, Hong Jeong-hee wins gg
For a female actress's fan community, versus posts always made up the majority, but not all posts were like that.
- Seo-yeon is pretty
- Whenever she's on a variety show, I can feel her excitement and it makes me feel good
- Yeah, unpretentious appearance
- She's kind
- Honestly, she doesn't have a face that looks kind....
- She is kind
From before, the number of people in Seo-yeon's fan community had been slowly increasing.
First, viewers who had enjoyed watching *Tae-Sum-Dal* through
People who watched
Through
And as a result of appearing on
The number of registered users now reached five thousand.
And Seo-yeon's influence did not simply stop at the fan community, but also had a great impact in unexpected places.
"Representative, our fishing rod sales have recently doubled??"
"……What?"
Immediately, Yuseong Enterprise, a famous domestic fishing rod manufacturer, was enjoying an unexpected boom.
In a situation where Japanese brands were dominant, such a rise in sales was quite exceptional.
"Why?"
"Recently, on the broadcast of
"An actress caught a red seabream? Isn't it faked?"
"There are such words, but she caught it so spectacularly."
Saying it was already going around on Shorts, the general manager showed the video himself.
She didn't just catch it; the red seabream flew up.
"Isn't this CG?"
"……There are such words too. Ahem. Anyway, the one she used this time was our fishing rod."
Yuseong Enterprise had been continuously sponsoring fishing rods to
The fishing rod that came out this time was quite an expensive item, and wouldn't break under normal circumstances, but.
"Look at it holding on until the very end while catching the red seabream. Also, if you search on YouTube, there are videos of catching red seabreams…… Look here, at the 7-minute mark, it just snaps in half."
"Hmm. But ours broke at the very end……."
"Yes, honestly, even if it were an American or Japanese rod, it would have broken long ago. Anyway, that's why it seems to have become quite an issue."
They sponsored it because it was one of the few fishing variety shows, but they never expected it to return like this.
"……Do we have an advertising model?"
"Of course we do."
"By any chance, how about this actress Joo Seo-yeon?"
The general manager pondered for a moment.
Joo Seo-yeon, an actress who has recently gathered buzz one way or another.
If they were to use her, it felt like it had to be right about now.
"……Shall we try contacting her once?"
At the general manager's words, Kang Dae-sik, the representative of Yuseong Enterprise, nodded.
But at the same time, he regretted it.
'If I had known this would happen, I would have contacted her a little sooner.'
Until just a little while ago, Joo Seo-yeon's value would have been similar to a rookie's.
But now?
She probably became twice as expensive as before.
Even if it's a bubble or whatever, it was clear that she was an actress with great topicality right now.
Like that, as Seo-yeon was becoming a hot potato in the CF industry.
"It went up again."
There was a brand that had caught Seo-yeon at her lowest point.
"I'm truly amazed by the director's eye."
"Wow, the myth of a true luxury brand! This isn't possible for nothing."
"They say heroes appear in troubled times……."
Eclat Etoile.
The company that put Joo Seo-yeon, whose value was rising day by day, forward as an advertising model when she was at her lowest point.
"Ahem, I knew it long ago. This, so to speak, was from when I watched *Tae-Sum-Dal* 10 years ago."
Lately, just going to work, people around him were plastering gold on his face, so Director Baek Min-chan's days were joyful.
The sales chart, which had hit rock bottom, was also rebounding steeply.
He even thought that if it just kept going up like this, they might break the sales record of their prime.
"Ah, but there's also something a bit ambiguous about this."
But as it is, at times like that, there's always at least one person who pours cold water on the mood.
Business Strategy Team Leader Jeong Tae-su was that person.
"Ahem, what do you mean ambiguous?"
"Director, aren't we a luxury cosmetics brand?"
"That's right."
"It's true that our cosmetics are selling a lot lately, but the one that sells the most among them is……."
"The one that sells?"
"Sunscreen."
"……."
Sunscreen.
I mean, that's also a beauty cosmetic, but.
"Every time our actress Joo Seo-yeon appears on a variety show, she runs around so excitedly that she's drawn a ton of attention."
Both were variety shows that actresses commonly avoided appearing on.
What was the reason?
First, it was a variety show where it was easy to be labeled a nuisance and ruin one's image if one wasn't careful.
And because they had to stay out in the blazing sun without any shade for a long time.
Skin gets burned, and the complexion becomes rough.
With such grueling filming scheduled, actresses avoided appearing on these two variety shows.
Yet, despite appearing on both variety shows, Seo-yeon's skin remained radiant.
She didn't have so much as a minor blemish, let alone a trace of a tan.
At this rate, rumors were spreading like wildfire online that 'Eclat Etoile's sunscreen is that amazing.'
"We're going to become a sunscreen brand at this rate."
"……Ahem."
No, of course, selling well isn't a bad thing.
Actually, the company atmosphere right now was really good, and everyone was busy praising Director Baek Min-chan, but.
'Surely we are a luxury cosmetics brand.'
It's not bad that it sells well, but we also need to take care of our image.
"Of course, there are a lot of good points, too. Since there are cases where people buy the sunscreen and then cross over to our other cosmetics."
"In other words, let's take this opportunity to advertise that it's not just sunscreen, but other products are good too…… so let's shoot one more ad?"
"Coincidentally, we have one more premium line we're preparing to launch, don't we."
The exact release date is one month from now.
"Yes. How about we put in some investment and shoot it properly this time?"
"Hmm……."
Internally, there was talk of using one more advertising actor for the new premium line.
How about an actor with a more luxurious image? Such words were being exchanged.
Because of age.
As Seo-yeon was a young actress, the main target consumers were teens and early twenties.
They had actually mainly advertised such cosmetics.
The premium cosmetics newly launching this time were targeted at a broader, older demographic.
So they were saying to use one more adult actor, but…….
"Alright, I'll mention it to the representative once."
"Thank you!"
Jeong Tae-su bowed and answered.
Honestly, in the beginning, he didn't find Seo-yeon reliable.
Anyway, at that time, her recognition was ambiguous, and he wondered how much influence a young actress could have.
Still, he only thought it was okay because her face was so pretty.
'But, the director was right.'
He could be a bit flighty, but Director Baek Min-chan had an accurate eye.
Wasn't the sales actually proving it?
And,
Riding both sides, Seo-yeon's recognition was rising rapidly.
It was also good that she was captured with a lively image on the variety show side.
'A luxurious image can be captured with our cosmetics.'
Managing the actor's image.
This was also something the advertising agency had to think about.
If it's Seo-yeon, it will definitely be possible.
Team Leader Jeong Tae-su was now convinced of that.
***
Around the time such talks were actively going around the advertising world.
Normally, it would have proceeded right after filming ended, but at that time, they were out of their minds one way or another because of the red seabream.
"Thanks to Miss Seo-yeon, I even got to eat spicy red seabream stew."
"……I didn't know it was that expensive."
Seo-yeon answered in a small voice.
It was true.
Who would have thought it was a fish of which only a few dozen are caught a year.
After filming, while doing her daily ego-searching, Seo-yeon only realized it after entering her own Namuwiki page.
Joo Seo-yeon's Incidents/Controversies section.
The red seabream stew controversy written proudly there.
'To think the very first controversy to arise would be……!'
Even so, isn't the red seabream a bit much?
How should I put this.
Doesn't it make me look a bit too dumb?
Seo-yeon secretly cared about her image.
Actually, at the convenience store she visited yesterday, the part-timer even asked, 'Why make stew out of a red seabream?'
Who knew it would be that big of a mistake.
"It's such a big fish anyway, so you could at least make stew out of it."
"That's right, that's right."
At the conversation between Lee Sang-soo and PD Jeong Seung-hyun, Seo-yeon made a slightly subtle face, but.
The person who actually appeared alongside her, Liam of Thunderst, was a bit depressed.
That was because he was completely buried by Seo-yeon's stellar performance.
Honestly, there were many people who didn't even know he had appeared together with her.
Liam, who was slowly picking at the grilled meat, turned his head at the gaze directed at him.
And, he met eyes with Seo-yeon, who was staring at him.
"W-Why are you doing that?"
"No. Just……."
Seo-yeon narrowed her eyes while looking at Liam.
'Now that I see him, I feel like I've seen him somewhere.'
During the filming, he came so dressed up that she didn't know well, but now with moderate makeup, she had a memory of seeing him somewhere.
'For not a very good reason…….'
It was probably an incident.
It didn't even become a big issue, was briefly in an internet article, and ended.
The incident that became the catalyst for Thunderst's disbandment.
"……Anyway."
At that time, Lee Sang-soo spoke to Seo-yeon.
"I saw Miss Seo-yeon's movie this weekend."
"Yes?"
"I mean
Lee Sang-soo unconsciously reached for the soju glass and then paused.
Come to think of it, they didn't order alcohol at today's dinner party.
Because Seo-yeon was a minor.
"Honestly, from the perspective of someone who saw the movie, it's to the point where I can't believe you're the same person."
Lee Sang-soo said so and let out a chuckle.
Cha Seo-ah of
But, Seo-yeon seen in the variety show was a child like sunshine.
Actor.
To Lee Sang-soo, who now had no confidence to act, it was a word that shone so brightly.
Seo-yeon was an actress to whom that word suited better than anyone else.
"To the point where, if there's an opportunity, I'd like to try acting together someday…… Ah. This is just rambling, you don't need to pay attention to it."
At his words, Seo-yeon suddenly recalled the actor Lee Sang-soo.
An actor who experienced a huge failure in Hollywood.
Strictly speaking, because his pride as an actor was thoroughly trampled, he was a person who had lost his way as an actor.
'From what I remember, Lee Sang-soo completely retires in 5 years.'
With
But…….
"Senior."
Seo-yeon said while looking at him fiddling with the empty glass.
Personally, she didn't really want to see him retire.