First, Seoyeon looked up information about the game she would be advertising.
There was no need to ask Youngbin; Raywill Games was a major corporation in its own right.
Finding information by searching the internet wasn't difficult.
'Eternity Camp. Is this it?'
Since he said it was an advertisement for a new game, it wouldn't be an already operating existing game.
In other words, it wasn't a pay-to-win game mostly played by middle-aged men.
'It's similar to AOS but a bit different.'
Since she heard it was officially launching on Steam, this was probably it.
It had been well over a year since it was made, but it seemed it had been available on Steam in early access all along.
It looked like they were doing a large-scale patch and preparing to officially launch in earnest.
'The community is quite active, too...'
Thinking so, Seoyeon casually checked the community's reactions.
Then, she accidentally came across a certain emoticon.
At the emoticon of a little girl giving a thumbs up, Seoyeon tilted her head.
'...Was this emoticon from here?'
Wasn't the emoticon more famous than the game?
Looking at the state of the game, it seemed like it was barely breathing right now...
Would anything change just because it officially opens?
It reminded her of a game from long ago that just spun around and around.
It wouldn't be following the same path, right?
"Hmm."
Looking at its history, it was originally a mobile game.
In other words, it was a game based on the mobile game Youngbin had briefly taken charge of.
The advantage was that you could move the character similarly to LoL, which Seoyeon often played.
Above all, she liked the fact that there was no laning phase.
It seemed like she just had to keep watching the flow and fight well.
'Well, if I look closely, there seems to be a management strategy...'
After roughly checking the game info, Seoyeon turned off the internet.
Even if she said she'd do it, the advertisement wouldn't proceed for at least a month.
Since she didn't know what would happen in the meantime, looking into it this much was enough.
'Still, just in case, I should play it every now and then.'
Actually, she hadn't been interested because it was Youngbin's company's game, but the characters were really cute.
'I like the characters better than LoL.'
In the end, Seoyeon was also an otaku, so this kind of visual was her taste.
Rather, it was strange that she hadn't known about it until now.
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'I should play it with Jungwoo sunbae.'
It was perfect timing since I was getting sick of ARAM anyway.
They usually play in parties of three, so she'd have to tell Lee Ji-yeon or Jo Seo-hee later.
"Then..."
Seoyeon stood up from her seat, doing some light stretching.
It was about time to work out.
"Oh my, Seoyeon, are you going to exercise?"
"Yes."
"Sis, going to get stronger again?"
"Suyeon, your sister is just going to work out."
"Suyeon wants to get strong like sis too!"
What's with that battle manga-like talk.
If you say it like that, people will mistake the genre.
Anyway, Suyeon also had pretty good athletic nerves, even if not as much as herself when she was young, so it wasn't impossible.
"More importantly, Seoyeon."
"Yes?"
"Miss Gyeongseong, reaching 10 million will be difficult, right?"
Sua said in a rarely regretful tone.
Despite bringing in so much buzz, she seemed disappointed that it couldn't hit 10 million domestically.
'If it exceeded 5 million in Japan, that's actually an achievement beyond that.'
However, human greed is endless, so one always looks above.
'Probably 8 million by the day after tomorrow. If it stays in theaters until the middle of next month, it will somehow exceed 9 million...'
10 million.
Seoyeon realized anew how fraudulent
On the other hand,
Since it approached 2 million in its first week.
However, it lacked stamina.
'In the end, it's a genre issue.'
A work containing homosexuality, and even dealing with female homosexuality, crossing the wall of likes and dislikes that comes from that is not an easy task.
Therefore, even from the production team's side.
"This is truly an unbelievable achievement."
"Of course. It might not reach 10 million, but didn't it achieve encouraging results in Japan?"
"The overseas awards ceremony held mid-next year is also worth looking forward to."
Everyone said so, pretending to be satisfied.
Of course, it was obvious that their disappointment was great.
Considering that buzz, they thought 10 million was worth aiming for, but in the end, the audience's enthusiasm fell short.
However.
"It might be possible."
"Huh?"
"Luckily, there's one more opportunity left."
Seoyeon said as she pulled up the zipper of her track jacket.
She thought she heard it was below zero today, but the cold couldn't do anything to her.
She was Hanseo Bulchim Ju Seoyeon.
"A chance to go one step further."
First of all, there were no proper competitors at the time of its release, so it practically monopolized the theaters.
And since the GH Group backed it, it got the chance to stay in theaters for a long time.
'There's Geukammudo, but looking at it, it'll probably drop out of theaters by next week.'
If it drops out of theaters quickly due to poor box office performance, there's a high probability
Because there were no proper new releases.
And lastly.
There was still a big opportunity left to promote the movie.
An opportunity that could make even those who weren't interested in this movie think again.
"What is it? Are you going to Japan for promotion again?"
"No."
Even so, she wouldn't go to Japan that often.
She had already appeared so much that if she appeared any more, it was highly likely to leave a bad impression.
Even if they cheer now, if she tries to grab too much too quickly, there will definitely be a group of people who harbor a sense of backlash.
Therefore, what Seoyeon said now was strictly limited to the domestic market.
In other words, to put it another way.
"There's an awards ceremony."
The year-end film festival awards ceremony, which selects the actors representing the year, was right around the corner.
***
"Do you do the CG work after all the filming is finished?"
Director Han Ye-geon gave a fleeting glance at Director Kang Tae-jin.
'Why is this person here?'
More importantly, can't he see that I'm looking at the footage intently?
'Ah, come to think of it, didn't he say he was coming to check today?'
He had vaguely answered the phone this morning and completely forgotten about it.
That the investors could visit the filming set.
He didn't expect such a high-ranking person to come in person, though.
"It's proceeding almost simultaneously. If we're going to release it early next year, we can't do it unless we work on it at the same time."
"How's the quality? It would be nice if I could see at least a sample."
At Director Kang Tae-jin's words, Han Ye-geon scratched his head.
Did he distrust them enough to visit the filming set in person to check the footage?
Or...
'Does he have that much riding on this drama?'
Han Ye-geon, who habitually brought his hand to his mouth, quietly lowered it.
He basically quit smoking once he started filming.
He did think of smoking for no reason, but soon shook his hand off.
"There's nothing we've worked on enough to show you yet."
"Is that so? That's a bit disappointing."
"Still, since you're here. Let's take a little look before you go."
"Even if I look, I don't think I'd particularly understand anything."
At Kang Tae-jin's words, Han Ye-geon chuckled.
"No, you will see it."
"See what?"
"How the CG will be incorporated."
The actors matching their cues in the distance.
Especially Seoyeon and Min Do-ha.
Looking at the extras as well, Han Ye-geon said.
"The human eye takes in more information than you'd think. And human imagination is quite outstanding. Probably how that scene will proceed. You'll know right away just by watching the acting."
Han Ye-geon said so and looked at Seoyeon.
Today, Seoyeon had directly requested acting coaching from Han Ye-geon.
Probably because she wasn't satisfied with her previous acting.
'She does the difficult things well, but finds the easy things difficult.'
The acting of a human who doesn't properly understand emotions.
While she depicted a being on the boundary between human and non-human so well, she found it difficult to portray a personality that disregards others.
Is it a matter of her nature?
And action was also a problem.
"Would it be better to do it with a little less strength?"
Seoyeon asked quite seriously.
Anyway, because Seoyeon's physical abilities were superior to others, it sometimes rather hindered her acting.
Especially when she immersed herself in her role like now.
If she consciously tried to ease her strength while deeply immersed in her role, naturally the immersion would break to some extent.
"You don't need to worry about that. Rather, let's utilize it to the maximum."
Actors whose strength lies in physical acting utilize it to the fullest to shoot scenes.
Didn't a certain actor actually perform the scene of grabbing a flying helicopter and pulling it down?
"Extras, hold these mats."
Han Ye-geon then said to Seoyeon.
"Seoyeon, you just need to hit this mat with all your strength. To the wall made of those mats over there."
"Yes? Not hitting it from the front?"
"If we directed it with wires, I intended to do that, but I'm thinking of trying a different method for once."
At Han Ye-geon's words, Seoyeon nodded and looked ahead.
It looked like an alleyway made of mats.
An alley with walls made of green mats set up on the left and right.
One extra stands holding a thick mat.
It would probably be depicted as a shield in the movie.
"Now, let's go."
The filming began like that.
Seeing an actual movie filming set.
'I've seen it in movies or on TV, but it's my first time seeing Seoyeon acting in person.'
Looking at her warming up, there wasn't much difference from before.
An expressionless, ordinary girl.
And at the end of the alley made of mats stood Min Do-ha.
Today, she didn't particularly have any action scenes with Seoyeon, but there was dialogue.
Just that alone made her face quite tense.
The moment the clapperboard struck, signaling the start of filming.
"...!!"
The atmosphere changed completely.
The aura flowing out from the ordinary girl who was warming up.
Her expressionless face wore a faint smile as she narrowed her eyes.
"It's annoying that you keep coming to find me."
A quiet voice.
The esper from the research institute, holding a shield, stared at Jin Yeon-seo with a tense face.
"So, I'm saying I'll go find you myself, why aren't you saying anything?"
She had a point.
There was no need to stop her from coming to the institute on her own two feet.
'It's dangerous if we don't subdue her and take her.'
Such a sense of crisis was instinctively felt.
Especially Shim So-jin, who was leading this group of espers, namely.
Min Do-ha swallowed dry saliva.
'It's okay. This time it's not a chase.'
A tense air.
It was like a real situation.
"You don't want to answer? Then it can't be helped."
Slowly, Jin Yeon-seo's knees bent.
Seeing that, Shim So-jin opened her eyes wide.
"What are you doing!! Grab that bitch right now!!"
Acting with 100 percent emotional immersion.
At that shout, almost simultaneously, five espers rushed in.
A scene they had practiced for days for this very moment.
Kang Tae-jin couldn't take his eyes off the filming set due to that impact.
Wham!!
Along with a light striking sound that echoed through the space, a person tumbled in a zigzag like a pinball between the walls made of mats.
Without flinching at the sight of their comrade, the espers kept rushing in.
Jin Yeon-seo, tilting her lips crookedly at them.
And, the situation ended in an instant.
In the first place, with the most basic esper ability of physical enhancement, there was no way they could beat Jin Yeon-seo.
Walking slowly through the alley made of green mats, stepping over the other fallen espers.
Jin Yeon-seo approached Shim So-jin, who had been quietly watching the situation.
Seeing Jin Yeon-seo without a hint of exhaustion, Shim So-jin contorted her eyes and said.
"...Monster bitch."
Horror, fear.
At that voice containing even jealousy at the same time, Han Ye-geon nodded.
Originally, he planned to cut once after the action was over, but it seemed fine to keep going like this.
'As expected, she's fully immersed in her emotions too.'
Han Ye-geon inwardly admired Min Do-ha's acting.
The word she spat out, calling her a monster, contained very complex emotions.
This was exactly the feeling of the line Han Ye-geon wanted to express.
Strangely, that kind of acting didn't come out during practice, but when it came to the real thing, it came out perfectly.
Should he say that part was truly amazing.
"Yeah, thanks for the compliment."
Answering with a bright smile, Jin Yeon-seo's colors were much more distinct than before.
Living with her new parents, Jin Yeon-seo had learned emotions to some extent.
So her previous monster-like appearance, which didn't know emotions, had somewhat disappeared, but her 'personality' was rather revealed more clearly.
"Okay, cut. That's it for now."
Han Ye-geon said so and wrapped up the filming for now.
There was a continuing conversation between Shim So-jin and Jin Yeon-seo, but since the dialogue was long, it was right to cut it here first.
They would take a short break and film that scene again.
"Seoyeon. That was quite good, considering you said you couldn't quite grasp Yeon-seo's personality yesterday."
"Ah, yes. A person I could roughly reference came to mind."
"Oh, is that so?"
At Seoyeon's words, Jo Seo-hee, who had just finished her makeup, thought.
'Stella, she referenced her.'
Jo Seo-hee noticed right away.
That when Seoyeon was acting as Jin Yeon-seo just now, she referenced Stella's personality a little.
Well, there was no reference as fitting for Jin Yeon-seo's personality as that.
It was amazing that Seoyeon could imitate it exactly, though.
Arthur Diaz would have quite a seizure if he saw this.
'Anyway.'
Jo Seo-hee narrowed her eyes as she looked at the man lightly clapping from one side.
'A person from the GH Group.'
She had briefly seen him when she was young.
The son of the GH Group chairman.
'It's not for nothing that so much investment went into
If he was the son of the GH Group chairman, he was probably a director of the cultural business division.
Because she knew that much.
Although she hadn't heard anything separately from Seoyeon, it wasn't difficult to infer the situation.
'She really only catches big fish.'
While Jo Seo-hee was thinking that, she saw Kang Tae-jin moving towards Seoyeon.
Startled, Jo Seo-hee stepped in between Seoyeon and Director Kang Tae-jin.
"You shouldn't carelessly talk to the actors on the set."
Even if he was an investor, he should observe basic propriety.
When she looked at Kang Tae-jin with that in mind, he let out a low "Hmm" and laughed.
'Why is he laughing?'
How unpleasant.
Should I snap back at him? The moment she was thinking that.
"I'm her dad's friend."
"Pardon?"
"I am Seoyeon's father's high school classmate. So, you could say I'm her dad's friend."
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What on earth is this about?
What kind of connections does that ahjussi have?
'Uh, somehow, I feel like I heard a similar story somewhere.'
Did she think it was a joke and forget about it?
No, no matter what, I wouldn't forget something like that...
Looking at such Jo Seo-hee, Kang Tae-jin lightly brought up what he had heard from Youngbin, as if to relieve some tension.
With his own sense of humor.
"Then, would you please step aside. 'Parachute' Jo Seo-hee."
"..."
"I have something to say to Seoyeon for a moment."
It was only natural that Jo Seo-hee's pupils shook mercilessly.