"By schedule, the chase scene comes first, right?"
"But this is Seoyeon's first chase scene. Will she be able to do it?"
What they began filming first was Seoyeon's chase scene.
So to speak, it was a scene where she was chased by other actors while riding a motorcycle.
It was a pure action scene, but in terms of difficulty, it was higher than any action scene they had filmed so far.
"The motorcycle riding alongside will be done by Doha. The timing...... you've already got it down, right?"
"...Yes."
Min Doha answered in a subdued voice.
This scene was, in fact, Min Doha's final appearance.
Seeing that, Han Yegeon admired her inwardly.
'Has she already grasped the emotion?'
Because she was wearing a motorcycle helmet, only her eyes were visible.
Eyes that held even a strange ardor.
They were completely different from Min Doha's gaze, which had been full of fear until now.
'In the story, Sim Sojin's emotions are heightened by the thought that this time, she can truly kill Jin Yeonseo.'
Sim Sojin.
The leader of the anti-superhuman response team raised at a Korean research institute.
A figure who had been entangled in a persistent ill fate with Jin Yeonseo since childhood.
Min Doha was now perfectly expressing Sim Sojin's heart.
The ecstasy of finally being able to sever a terrible ill fate.
The hope of being able to take revenge on Jin Yeonseo, who had trampled on her all this time.
That emotion.
'Finally, this terrible filming is over.'
Of course, Min Doha was thinking something completely different from what Han Yegeon had expected.
The ecstasy in her eyes.
The hope that made her heart race.
All of this stemmed from the fact that filming ended today.
'As the director said, it was the right choice to increase actress Min Doha's screen time.'
'Emotional acting against emotional acting. There is no better co-star for Seoyeon.'
'I can understand why Seoyeon prefers Doha.'
The staff, watching Min Doha like that, looked at Seoyeon, who was stroking the motorcycle on set with her palm.
She had shown good performances in various action scenes before, but today the feeling was different again.
'Green everywhere.'
Seoyeon stared at the black motorcycle, looking at the set filled with green.
Needless to say, Seoyeon had no experience actually driving a motorcycle.
Because running was faster?
If she told someone, she felt like that would be the answer she got, but of course not.
Where would such slander come from?
Could a high school student even ride a motorcycle in the first place?
Above all.
'It's scary.'
She was hesitant to say this, but Seoyeon couldn't even ride a bicycle properly.
As it happened, her younger sister Suyeon had recently bought a bicycle.
"Why do you run to school, Unnie? Wouldn't it be faster to ride a bicycle?"
Speaking while looking at her with innocent eyes, she seemed to realize something and went *gasp*, covering her mouth.
"...Suyeon, what's wrong?"
"Um, I just remembered what Dad said."
"What did Dad say?"
"He said you'd break it because you're heavy...."
"Suyeon, Unnie isn't that heavy."
"Really? Then the chain won't break even when you pedal?"
"Did Dad say that too?"
"Yeah!"
"Suyeon, Unnie isn't a gorilla."
"Really?"
Our Suyeon, her answers were a bit strange.
It seemed there was definitely someone at home harming the education of her cute little sister.
'I should ask her to exercise together later.'
Wasn't this the thought of a filial daughter concerned for her father's health?
Seoyeon began making an exercise plan in her head.
First, let's start with morning hiking this Saturday and Sunday.
Anyway, Seoyeon unexpectedly found things like bicycles and motorcycles somewhat burdensome.
This was something she hadn't known in her previous life, only learning about it in her current life.
In her previous life, she had simply thought she didn't really want to ride them, but who would have known that feeling stemmed from fear?
Of course, it was embarrassing, so she hadn't told others.
"Miss Seoyeon. Just do it like you did at action school."
"Yes. I know."
Seoyeon sat on the motorcycle and positioned herself.
Of course, she didn't wear a helmet.
For Jin Yeonseo, whose body was sturdy anyway, a helmet was merely a tool that obstructed vision.
She hadn't actually driven a motorcycle, but she had already learned at action school how to film chase scenes using one.
'But actually doing it is much more burdensome.'
*Hoo*, she took a deep breath and grasped the emotion.
A space prepared for applying CG.
In a world composed of green, countless people were watching her.
Now she became Jin Yeonseo, driving a motorcycle and fending off enemies rushing at her from all directions.
Perhaps this was the most difficult acting in this shoot.
If measuring purely by the difficulty of the action.
'Still, she isn't laughing.'
'There are many people who are a bit awkward when it's their first time.'
Seoyeon sat on the motorcycle, calmly and meekly listening to Professor Kim Hongbaek's words about roughly what to do.
And then, the proper filming began.
In a green space without CG, the chase scene began, painted solely with imagination.
'.......'
Jo Seohee watched Seoyeon's filming attentively.
As she always had.
'The movement of the gaze, and the gaze that gauges the opponent before fighting.'
That was the kind of acting Hollywood stars often made mistakes with.
A pro because she could grasp emotions in that state.
Depending on the person, it might feel like a farce performed in front of many people.
'But that is precisely a shallow thought.'
Seohee looked at the surrounding staff and Director Han Yegeon's serious face.
Their eyes almost looked like they would pop out.
People desperate to capture even a slightly better scene.
If a third party saw it, it would just be a ridiculous scene, but no one was laughing, watching the series of situations seriously.
Seoyeon's axe and Min Doha's sword clashing in mid-air while astride motorcycles.
And when the sword fell, Min Doha pulled out a three-section staff and struck down.
Min Doha certainly shone in such restrained action.
'...Well, Min Doha is actually scared of Seoyeon.'
Others seemed a bit mistaken, but Seohee, who had participated in
She had been fooled at first too, but gradually realized as time passed.
'Apart from being scared of Seoyeon, her action acting is certainly excellent.'
As she had shown perfect rappelling action in
In acting where they matched martial arts timing like that, there was really nothing to criticize.
Simple rods that hadn't been CG-ed yet.
One wielded it like an axe, the other like a sword and three-section staff.
Someone might ask what difference that made, but of course there was a difference in weapon handling.
Seoyeon's attacks consisted largely of one-sided downward strikes.
Since it was an axe, she could hook the blade and pull.
She actually performed a scene where she disarmed and sent a sword flying that way.
Movements to dodge the three-section staff.
And when wielding the sword, there had been many thrusting attacks, but after switching to the three-section staff, there were more swinging motions.
Such trivial details created delicate action.
"Wow, in one take?"
"They're filming this in one take? This was a long-take scene."
This wasn't something that could be achieved by Seoyeon alone.
Action acting is about matching timing.
But it really ended in one take.
It was natural for the staff's mood to be heightened.
"Wow, excellent. Excellent. To think we'd get this in one take. Professor Kim Hongbaek, you couldn't find any flaws either, right?"
"Yes. Hmm, that actress Min Doha is quite good. Next time, inviting her to our action school might also be...."
To the point where Director Han Yegeon and action advisor Professor Kim Hongbaek nodded their heads.
Anyone who saw the scene just now would think so.
'When this drama airs, this will become the most talked-about scene.'
The action came out that cleanly.
Moreover, the bike suit Seoyeon wore during the chase scene was extremely impressive, feeling like this too would become a topic.
'That boyish image suits her well too.'
Han Yegeon stroked his chin and thought.
To him, Seoyeon had an angelic, heavenly quality.
Her posture was upright, and her movements were relatively demure.
However, when wearing the bike suit, her movements were larger and her more boyish side stood out.
'I can use this kind of thing later too.'
Thinking that, he then looked at Jo Seohee.
Because Seoyeon's filming ended earlier than expected, the time allocated to Seohee had increased.
"Then we'll rest a bit and go into the next filming. Miss Seohee, please prepare as well."
"Yes."
Seohee answered calmly to Han Yegeon's words.
She was a pro, and not someone who would get nervous facing this kind of acting anymore.
But.
'Rather than pressure, I'm starting to feel greed now.'
Seohee looked at the co-star who was looking at her with displeased eyes.
She gazed at Arthur Diaz.
He had been looking at Seohee displeasedly since he became serious about this drama.
"I look forward to working with you again today."
Her words were calm, but.
He didn't like her acting.
A model-student-like performance.
Arthur Diaz didn't like that kind of acting.
He believed in talent.
So he felt inferior to Stella and held a desire to definitely surpass her.
'Doing well, and not being able to do well.'
Seohee repeated that in her head.
What should she do?
'...I should try anything.'
It was acting she had attempted several times despite being scolded.
Acting like her mother.
Emotional acting that appealed to emotions, similar to Seoyeon's.
The difference from Seoyeon was that her mother, Baek Seoran, evoked empathy with a softer feeling.
Where Seoyeon synchronized her emotions with the audience's through a powerful presence, Baek Seoran drew them into the same emotions as naturally as flowing water.
Like clothes getting wet in a drizzle.
Not having one's attention stolen by her all at once, but naturally seeing only her from some point on.
"Hoo."
Seohee pressed her cheeks firmly with both hands and stared into the mirror.
'Similar but different.'
The reflection she saw now was of a certain woman who had appeared in her dreams.
Made up like this, she really resembled her.
But she couldn't feel the strange melancholy that had emanated from that woman.
For a brief moment, she had wondered if it was her future self.
She had thought that, but it didn't seem to be.
Above all, their appearances were subtly different.
"Let's do it."
Seohee said so and headed out to the prepared filming set.
There was plenty of time today, so even if she failed, she would challenge herself as much as possible.
And so.
The second filming of today began.
***
"Good work today."
"Miss Seoyeon and Miss Seohee both worked hard."
Late at night.
As filming finally ended, the staff smiled and greeted the actors who had worked hard today.
Judging by their reactions, it was a filming that ended smoothly.
It only appeared that way.
『Arthur.』
Oliver, who had been quietly watching today's filming from a short distance away, spoke up.
『How was today's acting? From what I saw earlier, you seemed a bit annoyed.』
『It's exactly as you saw.』
『Does that mean it was the worst?』
At those words, Arthur let out a hollow laugh.
『Did I really look that displeased?』
『Even without reading your expression, it's impossible not to know when you've pointed out your co-star several times already.』
『That may be so. But I thought they were quite delicate pieces of advice.』
Arthur looked at Jo Seohee, who was with Seoyeon, and thought.
Today's acting.
『Of course, it wasn't the worst. She just couldn't meet expectations.』
A scene like sparks where Hong Seha and Adam's emotions clashed.
Watching the footage after filming ended, it came out exactly as he had imagined.
Yes, exactly as much as he had imagined.
Somewhere between 90 percent and 100 percent.
『This scene needed to come out at 120 percent.』
『Not all actors can do it like you.』
『That's not it, Oliver.』
Arthur recalled Jo Seohee's acting from today.
Her existing acting had been neat, like a model student.
But because it was too neat, she was weak in emotional scenes like this.
Emotional acting containing true feelings naturally has somewhat rough corners.
Only when it's not neat does it look sincere.
『Imitating something strange.』
Of course, she was better than before because of it.
More varied hand gestures than before, tears beading in her eyes.
That alone was enough to call her a first-rate actress.
Honestly, she was better than most Hollywood actors her age.
『Then you're just too greedy. I thought it was fine. Honestly, not all actresses can be monsters like Stella or Seoyeon.』
『Oliver. I'm annoyed not because the acting was strange.』
『Then?』
Oliver looked at Arthur with extremely interested eyes.
He was a man fastidious in everything.
He had been an arrogant man who wouldn't show sincerity in such a small country.
However, with the success of
A man who, until Stella appeared, believed he was the protagonist of the world.
And he was definitely an actor with such tremendous talent.
Someone might deny it, but to Oliver, he was.
『I'm just annoyed when someone can't do what they're capable of. I'm not an idiot who would tell someone to do what they can't do from the start. I suppose I just thought she was exactly that level of actress.』
『Didn't you say before that she had no talent?』
『I thought so. Ha, to think she was deceiving everyone around her like that. No, maybe she herself thinks that way.』
At Arthur's words spoken in a tone mixed with genuine annoyance, Oliver looked at the two girls conversing.
Today's second filming ended smoothly despite several NGs.
It received favorable reviews from the staff.
But Director Han Yegeon kept scrutinizing the footage, and during filming had called Jo Seohee over to say something.
Seeing that, he must have noticed what Arthur had seen.
'As expected, the path of a pure actor is still far for me.'
Oliver regretted that he couldn't see what Arthur could see.
That was also why he was looking forward to it.
If Arthur's words were true, he might witness even greater acting here.
And so.
Arthur and Oliver also left the filming set.
When Seoyeon and Seohee gathered their belongings and came out of the filming set,
Seohee let out a sigh she had been holding in and covered her face with both hands.
"This is the worst."
"But it ended safely."
Safely.
Safely.
As Seoyeon said, it had just ended peacefully.
That was exactly why it was the worst.
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It was as if this scene was acknowledged as the best she could film.
As if they thought there was no point in trying for more.
"Wearing clothes that don't fit, how could proper acting come out?"
Seohee recalled Arthur's muttered words.
'Ill-fitting clothes.'
He had probably said it about her, who had tried to imitate her mother's acting.
The surrounding reactions had been positive, but she could tell.
That both Han Yegeon and Arthur thought her acting was lacking.
"Seoyeon."
"Yes."
"Was my acting strange today?"
Seohee asked so, letting out a faint sigh.
Seohee didn't look particularly sad as she said that.
She was strong.
Seoyeon sometimes thought that when she saw Seohee.
Even if she sometimes appeared shaken, she was someone who didn't collapse.
Today too, despite receiving criticism-laced gazes, hadn't she resolutely finished her acting?
Without any further wavering.
That alone made her a truly amazing actress.
But.
"Seohee."
Seoyeon looked at Seohee's face.
The makeup on her face hadn't been removed yet, reminding her of a certain face.
Especially now, with her feelings subdued as they were.
"Shall we go to the sea, starting now?"
"...Huh?"
Those were words Seohee had never expected at all.