"……."
Ji-yeon sighed at the noisy classroom since morning.
The class was oddly bustling.
The reason was nothing special.
It was because of a single presence hovering around her class since morning, fidgeting for no reason.
'Could've at least waited until lunchtime.'
It was also a different class, and right after the school festival ended, exam period would begin immediately.
No matter how much Yeonhwa High School had its lax aspects when it came to academics, the basics still had to be done.
"Ji-yeon, your friend……."
"Is it okay to just leave them like that? Ah, they're looking this way."
Whenever Ji-yeon was hanging out with other students, they would look this way with a face like a drenched dog.
It wasn't just mildly annoying.
"That's how they normally are."
"Really?"
Ju Seo-yeon was normally like that.
In truth, even that was all an act. It was probably a protest to get her to talk first.
Sometimes it was real, but at least right now, it was an act.
Having watched Seo-yeon for a long time, Ji-yeon knew that very well.
"You're too much."
Seo-yeon, who finally got to talk once lunchtime arrived, said so.
"You could've just made friends other than me."
"I did."
Ah, the class president?
She couldn't quite remember the name, but there were signs of Seo-yeon having conversations with the class president.
'Hmm.'
She wasn't sure about calling them a friend, but they had definitely opened up in conversation.
Seo-yeon had a slightly odd personality, but since he wasn't a bad guy, they'd probably get close quickly.
Such a thought crossed her mind.
"……."
While Ji-yeon was having such thoughts, Seo-yeon was slightly troubled.
'Should I talk about yesterday's broadcast?'
Setting aside the matter of Lamiel, she wanted to say thank you.
Because she hadn't forgotten the story from when they were young and recreated it exactly as it was.
She had fainted after the birthday greeting, so she couldn't watch the rest live, but she had looked up the rest when she woke up in the morning.
The rest was an ordinary debut broadcast.
She couldn't see Lamiel's first debut broadcast in the past, but this time she was at least able to watch it live.
'For a first broadcast, especially a personal stream, it got a lot of mentions.'
First of all, it seemed to have drawn attention because a lot of money was poured into it.
Moreover, her acting skills and voice clearly showed signs of proper training, so much so that some even wondered if a company had put it out for technology promotion.
'…….'
Seo-yeon, who had been debating whether to bring it up, soon shook her head.
And Ji-yeon, watching such Seo-yeon, let out a small laugh.
She had recently heard to some extent about the physiology of VTubers.
Given Seo-yeon's personality of being stubborn in strange places, she was convinced that she would absolutely never mention it herself.
The boundary separating Lamiel and Lee Ji-yeon.
Still, seeing that appearance, it seemed she had definitely received a gift yesterday.
For Ji-yeon, she had prepared for quite a long time.
'I've seen her for 10 years.'
What Seo-yeon wanted to say.
And she couldn't help but know about Lamiel as well.
"They said the PV drops today?"
"Ah, yeah."
Seo-yeon nodded.
At 10 PM tonight, the PV for
And with full-scale promotion beginning, it was expected to open as soon as three months, or at most within four months.
They said the exact date would also be announced within this month, so there really wasn't much time left.
"I guess I need to work hard too."
At Ji-yeon's words, Seo-yeon briefly averted her gaze.
Currently, she was achieving quite good results on cable, but she didn't have a mainstream image.
'A drama or movie that Lee Ji-yeon could appear in.'
Seo-yeon assessed Ji-yeon with sidelong glances.
Objectively, Ji-yeon's acting was decent.
However, that was relative to her age, and compared to real adult actors, there were definitely lacking aspects.
But there was enough potential for growth.
'If only there was an opportunity…….'
But no suitable work came to mind.
In the first place, most of them were difficult to get into with Ji-yeon's current career.
And, personally, she also wanted to do a work together with Ji-yeon…….
Tap.
While she was lost in such thoughts, Ji-yeon patted Seo-yeon's shoulder with her palm.
Wondering what it was, she turned her gaze.
"……Something's, quite noisy?"
Is that so?
Seo-yeon raised her head and looked around.
She could hear the murmuring voices of students.
Walking quickly toward somewhere, it looked as if a celebrity had arrived.
……A celebrity?
Ji-yeon and Seo-yeon's gazes met.
Without needing to say who would go first, the two stood up from the bench they were sitting on.
***
"You're late."
"……."
At the woman's sharp words, Seo-yeon momentarily wondered how to respond.
'Did everyone develop a taste for sudden appearances lately?'
A woman with sharp eyes and brown-bleached hair tied to the side.
An appearance truly like a haughty princess or queen.
If she hadn't been wearing a brown school uniform, she would have been mistaken for an adult.
"Ju Seo-yeon, me. No, your friend?"
"……That's."
Ji-yeon definitely seemed like she was about to say 'that thing' just now.
She probably held her tongue because they were in the same industry.
But it was definitely an entrance worthy of being called 'that thing.'
"Jo Seo-hee?"
"Is that really Jo Seo-hee? Wow, she's really pretty?"
"Are you two acquainted?"
She could feel the gazes of the students standing at the school gate looking at them.
Even the student council teacher was watching in admiration from the front.
Shouldn't they normally stop this? She thought.
'Why is Jo Seo-hee…….'
She sighed at the gazes of students alternating between herself and Jo Seo-hee.
"What's the matter?"
"You can speak comfortably."
Jo Seo-hee said so.
It felt like she was mindful of Seo-yeon's previous remark, "We're not particularly close, are we?"
They were the same age.
Speaking comfortably was definitely fine, but Jo Seo-hee had an oddly older-sister vibe.
Even her debut year was earlier than Seo-yeon's, so she wasn't easy to deal with.
"……Hmph. Fine."
Whether she gave up or not, Jo Seo-hee signaled behind her with her eyes.
Then, a woman who appeared to be Jo Seo-hee's manager brought something over.
What was it, a paper bag full of boxes.
"Birthday present."
"?"
"Mine, and Senior Park's."
There was only one person she could refer to as Senior Park.
Park Jung-woo.
"He said if he came in person, it would obviously cause trouble, so he put me to work."
Tsk, Seo-hee clicked her tongue.
"Ah, of course, personally I'm also paying tribute."
"Tribute?"
"Yeah. Exactly as you said…… we're not really that close, are we."
Seo-hee said so and smiled.
"So I thought I'd butter you up a little."
"……."
When Seo-yeon took a step back at Jo Seo-hee's words, Seo-hee let out a small laugh.
"I didn't mean it in that sense. You really can't take a joke."
"Yes."
It was a bit much to say, but for Seo-yeon, Jo Seo-hee, who was like a heavenly villainess noble, was truly burdensome.
Separately, it didn't feel bad to get close with a same-sex peer.
'Weird…….'
Since when did she become close enough with Park Jung-woo to be entrusted with delivering presents?
With such doubts, she examined the received paper bag.
Even at a glance, it was full of expensive items.
The slightly amusing part was that it consisted of products that Jo Seo-hee herself advertised.
What tremendous self-esteem.
This much, even Seo-yeon wanted to emulate.
"Next year."
Then, Jo Seo-hee spoke.
"Yes?"
"It seems like you'll be busy this year, so I'd like to set up one appointment for next year, is that okay?"
No.
She wanted to say that, but thinking she should at least hear the story first, she nodded.
"Do you know Director Baek Min?"
"Yes. The director of 'Emergency Cooperation.'"
"That's right. I was in that movie too, you know."
What was this, bragging?
As Seo-yeon looked at her with such thoughts.
"Then, I formed a connection with him and happened to hear something. He said he'd be making a movie next year."
Director Baek Min was a director famous for making artistically significant works.
A director who achieved great results with small capital and made works with great influence on the public.
'Ah, don't tell me.'
Thinking that far, one work clearly surfaced in Seo-yeon's memory.
"I didn't hear exactly what kind of work it is, but they said they'd be casting a lot of actresses then."
"Ah, of course."
"……Of course?"
"Ah, no."
Seo-yeon nodded.
Director Baek Min's movie.
It was definitely a film that achieved truly outstanding results.
The audience number was around 4 million.
It couldn't be called tremendous, but considering the genre, it was an incredible figure.
Moreover, that movie definitely gave a huge shock to the public.
Above all, it received very favorable reviews overseas and was even mentioned at the Academy Awards.
It achieved the feat of winning several awards overseas.
It would be a very good opportunity to raise overseas recognition.
"There's a lot to learn if you appear in Director Baek Min's movie."
Roughly, she wanted to appear in a movie together with Seo-yeon.
That was probably what it meant.
A work with artistic value was a stage where one could compete with acting skills, exactly for that reason.
In fact, Director Baek Min's upcoming movie was one that heavily demanded acting ability.
"……I'll think about it."
"Hmm."
Jo Seo-hee seemed dissatisfied with Seo-yeon's answer, but eventually nodded.
"Was I being annoying?"
"No, it's not that I don't want to appear together or anything."
"Really? Hmm, alright."
Whether it was just her imagination or not, Jo Seo-hee seemed considerably.
No, incredibly sullen.
When she was talking about Director Baek Min's movie, she had seemed quite triumphant.
"……Anyway, if you feel like appearing, let me know. I'll put your name in for the audition."
After saying that, Jo Seo-hee briefly gave a glance to Lee Ji-yeon beside her.
And.
"If you want, I'll put in your friend's name too."
Saying that, she got into her van and zipped away.
It seemed she had also taken time during lunch break to visit.
The reason Jo Seo-hee mentioned Ji-yeon was actually nothing special.
'If I win over her friend, won't she come around?'
She had only thought of such a shallow scheme, but.
Seo-yeon, for her part, found this awkward.
'She really doesn't seem to know what kind of movie it is…….'
If she had known, she wouldn't have been able to so confidently say to Seo-yeon, "Let's appear together."
That was only natural.
The title of Director Baek Min's next movie was 'Gyeongseong Lady.'
Because it was a homosexual film depicting love between women.
***
The first reveal of
A work by Director Bae Jin-hwan, called the magician of visual beauty.
It was a work that gave the public great expectations, but there was anxiety coming from the fact that it was a thriller genre.
That was because recently released Korean thriller movies had suffered consecutive defeats, leading to talk that the public might be feeling great fatigue toward thriller movies.
"5 minutes left."
Producer Cha Jin-hwan exchanged glances with the PV's promotion team, waiting for 10 o'clock when the PV would be released.
A blood-drying feeling.
If it were the second or third PV, he wouldn't have given it much thought.
But the first PV was the very first indicator to see the public's reaction.
No matter how much people said PVs were all hype, if there was no reaction even there, the probability of the movie becoming a failure increased significantly.
Why do movies that reverse their trajectory become topics of conversation?
Because truly, it's something that normally couldn't happen.
Naturally, such a thing was not what Producer Cha Jin-hwan desired.
"It's up!!"
And,
'Please.'
And was it an answer to Producer Cha Jin-hwan's prayer?
Views: 2,170,344
Daily views surpassing two million.
This was the highest view count for a movie trailer released this year.