chapter 17
17. What is it that is so sexy?
The first filming of TVM’s new drama ‘Pygmalion Adverse Effects’ began smoothly under the direction of PD Jeong Yeon-hee.
The first episode was an episode showing how the young Si-chang had a natural talent for sculpting, but closed the door to his heart early on due to his parents’ excessive expectations and envy of the surroundings. postponed
From the filming of episode 2, Kyu-ha and Jeong Seol-ah appear, and we filmed scenes that alternately show the contrasting lives of Si-chang and Na-yeon.
While Si-chang completely cut herself off from the world and isolates herself, feeling happy only when she secretly carves away from people’s eyes, Na-yeon becomes a lovely woman who has grown up right, receiving plenty of love from her family and sharing love with the people around her.
Finally, today’s filming had an important scene where Sichang and Nayeon meet for the first time.
The filming location was scheduled to be filmed outdoors at a deserted beach in Eurwang-ri, Incheon.
Jeong Seol-ah was in the car driven by manager Choi Chun-gil, reading a messy script she had already read dozens of times.
Then, as if he had suddenly remembered Choi Chun-gil, he lightly tapped the steering wheel and said,
“ah! Seol-ah, after today’s filming is over and you drop me off at the dorm, I’ll come back to do some business for a while.”
“I know. brother. Since today’s filming will end a little late, I’m going to go to the dorm right away and rest.”
“By the way, the name of the actor you are acting against is… Song Gyu-ha? Are you familiar with him? I’m still a partner.”
“No… I want to get close too, but we haven’t been able to talk properly since we’ve been filming each other so far. Since this is our first face-to-face scene today, we should become close.”
“But it’s a little bit like saying this, but isn’t the image a bit ordinary for a lead actor? When I look at other actors, I can feel their aura, but their looks are a bit flat…”
“brother!! What are you talking about! The casting was entirely done by the writer himself, but he must have cast it because he saw something from actor Song Gyu-ha. oh really! Don’t go anywhere else and talk about that.”
Embarrassed by Jeong Seol-ah’s fierce reaction, Choi Chun-gil apologized while scratching the back of his head with one hand.
“mi···. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to imitate you, I just felt that way.. hahahaha;; There must be a reason why author Park Jung-ah chose it. What do I know?”
“I was excited. I’ll listen to some music until I arrive.”
“That···. Okay, close your eyes.”
Jeong Seol-ah took out earphones from her bag and played her playlist.
Jeong Seol-ah, who was quietly enjoying the music with her eyes closed, burst into admiration.
“Wow… I like this song better every time I hear it.”
The list of playlists Jeong Seol-ah was listening to was the Pygmalion reverse effect OST sound source file that had not yet been released.
He asked PD Jeong Yeon-hee to receive the music file on the condition that it not be leaked.
In particular, this piece of music, titled Love Song, made my heart choke every time I listened to it.
The clear and beautiful tone of the singer, the lyrical lyrics expressing longing, and the melancholy sound of the flute harmonized well, giving listeners a great aftertaste.
Jeong Seol-ah was also listening to the love song over and over five times today.
“A song like this is our drama OST! Isn’t our drama a hit? Aw! You can’t be excited!! Calm down Jeong Seol! You always have to be nervous and do your best.”
While listening to the song and thinking about it, the car arrived at the scene before I knew it.
“hello! Jung PD! good morning.”
“Is Seol-ah here? You are here early.”
“Yes Yes. Since it was an outdoor shoot, I came early because I wanted to look around the set in advance.”
“I think Seol-ah is very diligent. It looks great. hohod”
“Director Icharm is also ~ of course!”
While the actor and director were exchanging good wishes, a black Starex arrived in the distance and Kyu-ha got off.
“hello. Director Jung. Seol-ah was there too? Nice to meet you.”
“hello! Today is finally our first face-to-face scene, so please take good care of us.”
“I’ll take care of you today too.”
After a brief greeting, Kyu-ha and Seol-ah each changed their costumes and received make-up.
Apparently today’s shoot was a college MT and it had to have a college freshman vibe, so Jeong Seol-ah wore an ivory-colored dress exuding an innocent feel, and Kyu-ha coordinated a thin trench coat with a white shirt to create a neat and tidy male college student look.
Soon, the drama AD announced the start of filming.
“Standby!!”
***
[Pygmalion reverse effect]
Sichang had no choice but to come to MT for a seemingly ‘normal’ university life, but it was difficult to adapt to the atmosphere.
It was hard for kids I hadn’t seen before to pretend to be close and talk to me, and it was burdensome to split up teams and do this and that for a game.
Of course, he was moderately accepted and mingled with him for his seemingly ordinary college life, but he was uncomfortable with his inner feelings right now.
“under···. Did you come here for nothing? I hope the night comes soon.”
The night finally came and the barbeque and drinking party, which can be called the flower of MT, began.
Like-minded people gathered in groups of threes and fives to talk, and spend time pretending to listen in places where sight-changing seemed safe.
“I think Sichang’s atmosphere is very mature.”
A female student in front of me looked carefully at the sight glass from earlier and said with sparkling eyes.
“hahahahaha.. I look like an adult.. It’s just that I don’t talk much and I’m the quiet type. I need to go to the bathroom.”
Sichang seemed to be paying attention to himself, so he hurriedly left his seat using the bathroom as an excuse.
Time passed and the night got deeper and deeper.
Drunk people falling asleep appeared here and there one after another, and even those who were less drunk went to bed after tidying up roughly.
At around 2:00 AM, when everyone fell into a deep sleep, Sichang’s eyes suddenly opened.
Sichang took a quick look around, carefully packed his bag, and left the dorm.
Then, I moved my steps towards the only street light on the beach that I had seen during the day.
Si-chang put her bag down under a lamppost, rummaged through it, and took out a folding shovel and wooden chopsticks.
“Finally, I’ll try sand sculpture.”
As a sight-seeker who doesn’t go out of the house often, there was almost no opportunity to go to the beach, and since he went to the sea, he decided to try sand sculpture, which he had always wanted to do.
After taking a quick look around, Sichang confirmed that there were no people at all, and started working in earnest.
Once a suitable sloped surface was selected, sand was scooped up with a shovel.
And it was a process of sculpting detailed expressions with wooden chopsticks after shaping it with your hands.
crunchy square
thump thump thump thump
On the moonlit beach, there was no sound except for the sound of the waves and the grinding of the sand.
It was as if everyone around him was watching the piece of the sight glass.
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No matter how focused I was, I couldn’t straighten my back even once, and even sweat began to form on my forehead.
Sight Chang, who had been sculpting non-stop for about four hours, straightened his back while kneading his numb legs.
“Ugh… did I focus too much?”
Then, he stared at the sand sculpture he had completed for a while.
“ah···. beautiful…”
I sculpted it unconsciously, but the female figure was literally the closest to my ideal type.
The time when I was idly appreciating a piece of myself for a while
“Hey… did you do this?”
Upset!
Shocked by the sudden voice, Si-chang turned his head to find a woman staring at him with her eyes wide open.
With the same face as the woman he sculpted…
Sichang continued to stare at her blankly, as if possessed by a ghost.
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Nayeon waved her hand in front of the man who did not answer even when she called.
“Smart!? excuse me? Are you listening? did you make this? Can’t you hear me?”
“No, at this hour, why are people…?”
“Ah, I’m not the type to sleep in the morning, so I went out for a walk. Are you in business administration? Anyway, nice to meet you. I’m Jeong Na-yeon, a freshman in Korean Literature…”
However, before Nayeon could finish her words, Sichang hurriedly trampled the sand sculptures she had made, grabbed her bag, and left hastily.
“Are you surprised because of me? sorry. Forget what you saw today!”
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Nayeon was dumbfounded by the sudden disappearance of the sight glasses, but somehow she had a hunch that she would see them again at school, so she didn’t try to catch them.
And he remembered the mysterious sight he had seen earlier.
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Nayeon was walking along the beach early in the morning for a morning walk and saw a man digging under a streetlight and was terrified for a second.
Even though morning was approaching, it was still dark around, and there was no reason for a man to shovel at this time.
However, I was curious about Donghae because the dimly visible appearance seemed to be about the same age as I could see, so I thought of going a little closer and watching.
Sure enough, a boy my age was making something out of sand.
“Phew… I’m… a weird kid again. What are you doing alone at this hour?”
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Nayeon tried to turn around to go back, but involuntarily turned her head toward the sight window.
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Nayeon was watching the scene with her face blushing involuntarily at the sight of her focusing only on the sculpture with sharp eyes, the loose white shirt, and the slightly flowing sweat.
And I thought I was done, so I just started talking to him, but I didn’t expect him to leave in such a surprise.
“If we run into each other at school, then we should say hello again.”
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Nayeon looked at the fragments that had already been crushed with regret, then went back the way she came.
***
“Thank you for your effort! See you tomorrow.”
Producer Jeong Yeon-hee announced the end of today’s filming, and each staff member was assigned lodgings at a nearby resort with small but clean facilities.
Jeong Seol-ah was also assigned room 402 with the best view of the sea out of consideration for the actress.
Jeong Seol-ah, who was exhausted from the arduous shooting schedule all day, simply took a shower, changed into pajamas, and spread out on the bed.
“Huh… I’m tired.”
But on the other hand, it was Jung Seol-ah who made me laugh.
“But I am proud. Acting is so much fun. Ah~ The acting is so good.”
And today, Song Kyu-ha’s acting came to mind.
“I guess he’s a real actor… How can he change so much when the camera is turned on?”
In fact, there were parts that I could sympathize with to some extent in what the manager said today.
However, Kyu-ha, who entered the filming, became a sight-changer itself.
In addition, the unique dark atmosphere and empty eyes strangely stimulated maternal love.
“And subtly sexy…”
Seol-ah remembered the scene Kyu-ha was sculpting today.
The white face reflected in the moonlight, the sharp eyes, and the sweaty shirt all blended into one, creating an existence that radiated great charm.
“Haa… Calm down, Seol Jeong. You shouldn’t be a nuisance with smoke either! Aja aja! Fighting tomorrow too.”
Jeong Seol-ah, who was stimulated by Kyu-ha’s acting, promised herself that she would work harder, and fell asleep quickly, probably tired.
and around 3 in the morning
Smoke rising from somewhere began to spread on the second floor of the resort, and no one noticed it.