In this life, I started as a child (363)
“Thank you.”
Suhyun smiled awkwardly and accepted the note the other person handed her.
Since I left everything I had organized all day today, I felt like I should go early and take a rest.
‘I’ve finished filming, but it seems like it’s even more difficult.’
College life was too busy to find romance.
They say that other students just play and study, but Suhyun’s time was running out as she took care of her filming schedule, took classes, and did assignments.
‘I barely do any advertising…’
After filming the movie, with the exception of being in charge of advertising for Baskin’s new ice cream product, Soohyun’s activities were focused on management and self-development.
Since I decided to enlist, I didn’t take on any other projects, so there was nothing to increase.
Nevertheless, the daily routine was just as intense as when filming a movie.
‘If this is still the case, the final exam is really…’
Su-hyeon, who looked tired for a moment, remembered that there was still someone else in front of her and managed her expression.
It was the virtue of a celebrity to show a smile and composure no matter how tired or tired it was.
“I shouldn’t have forgotten it, but thank you so much for bringing it to me.”
“Oh no! Oh, and I enjoyed the coffee earlier.”
“no. “Thank you for taking care of my luggage.”
“No, you made too much of a fuss earlier…”
As each person repeated no, no, Su-hyeon took a quick look at the other person.
I don’t know his name, but I’m familiar with him because I’ve seen him often in the library.
But that was all, so Su-hyeon smiled and took a step back.
“Thank you for bringing the note. Good luck with your studies.”
“Ah yes.”
Suhyun left the library with the note in hand.
It was an unremarkable meeting and parting.
* * *
“Isn’t this role too biased? “There are only five people on the show, but almost all the spotlight goes to A.”
“Do we really have to catch minorities as homosexuals?”
“If you were that dissatisfied, you should have said it when you were writing the script.”
“But Jang Hyuk, you’re majoring there…”
“If you think about it that way, I write scripts and act as well. “I won’t get any complaints, and if you don’t want to do it this way, you can write it again.”
Suhyeon remained silent as he glanced at his teammates who were busy fighting.
I heard that the flower of the university was a group project, and I thought I knew what that meant.
‘Actually, it might be a flower because it explodes like a firework…’
Among the classes he was taking, there was a subject called ‘Composition and Understanding of Play.’
It was a common class that undergraduate students had to take to study the elements that make up a play, and included assignments to write a script and act in teams.
It accounts for 30 percent of the total class score.
‘Now we have to quickly organize the script and move on to the play… but everyone is very dissatisfied.’
Suhyun’s group included three theater majors, one film major, and one spatial directing major.
Since there was a student who wanted to become a director, everyone implicitly entrusted him with writing the script, and they took a back seat, saying that they would research the material and take on the main role in acting.
‘Honestly, I agree with the opinion that it’s not good, but… there’s nothing we can do about it.’
Although she has never written a work herself, Soo-hyeon, who has developed her insight by reading and acting in various scenarios, felt that the work written by Jang Hyeok, a film student, was lacking.
I knew there were a lot of restrictions in writing it so that all five team members could participate according to the topic, but it was childish and trivial even compared to the short stories Jeonghee wrote when she was in middle school.
‘He felt bad when I pointed it out to him.’
Since they were in the same group, Soo-hyeon expressed her opinion to Jang Hyuk on how to solve the topic.
He was happy to be paired with Su-hyeon for the first time, but at some point he showed strange dissatisfaction and felt uncomfortable with Su-hyeon participating in the story.
“Soohyun, don’t you like this script too?”
“hey.”
“The keywords ‘minority’, ‘close human relationship’, and ‘separation’ were all included appropriately, and the five people have some lines, so I guess it’s okay.”
Seeing the team members pouring out complaints, Su-hyeon took Jang Hyuk’s side.
Although the content itself was a bit cliché, it wasn’t bad as an assignment.
Everyone on the team had a certain amount of dialogue, and they faithfully performed the given keywords.
Just because the writer said I didn’t have a good relationship with him, I didn’t intend to take the lead by suppressing the other person.
‘I’m busy taking classes and absorbing them, so I don’t want to tire myself out by fighting.’
If Jang Hyuk’s script was full of his own greed and deviated from the topic, Soo Hyun would have voted against it.
However, his script was okay, and the remaining time was better spent improving his acting rather than revising the script.
“Hmm, Soohyun is like that. We don’t have much time, so let’s choose a role. “I’m E.”
Jang Hyuk, who was staring at Soo-hyeon with strange eyes, cleared his throat once and chose the role that had the fewest lines and required no acting skills.
Since this was an issue agreed upon while writing the script, the remaining team members did not say anything.
“Then I have D.”
“Well, among the main characters, the only female is B. In the end, I have to take B.”
An acquaintance of mine, one of the theater students, complained by tapping on the script.
It was natural to be dissatisfied with the role of girlfriend B, who is dumped by boyfriend A when he realizes his sexual identity.
“It doesn’t necessarily have to be the same gender as the character. “Wouldn’t it be fun to play a man if you wanted?”
“Oh, that too….”
“No matter what, if you think about stability, it’s better to match the genders.”
When two roles that were close to extras were assigned to students from other majors and three roles remained, Hunmin, who had been quietly listening, intervened.
It was part of a presentation assignment that required points, but the opinion was that experimental attempts were not a good idea.
‘Aren’t you taking classes at university to conduct such experiments…?’
Suhyeon was puzzled by Hunmin’s opinion, but watched the situation in silence.
Is this because, unlike those who are still students, they have firmly established themselves?
Whenever opinions were expressed in a gathering, the team members moved in the direction that Su-hyeon wanted.
Every time something like that happened, he felt like an outsider and not one of the same students, so he took a step back and listened to the group members’ conversations, except when he really thought it was wrong.
“That too. “This is a high score.”
“It’s better to go safely…”
“Then in the end, only A and C are left.”
As the roles were decided one after another, the acquaintance who decided to play B looked at Hunmin and Suhyeon alternately.
A, who realizes his sexual identity, breaks up with his girlfriend and meets C, a homosexual. C,
a homosexual, starts dating A without knowing that A has a girlfriend called B.
Since the story revolves around A, should he take on the main character or stay in a major supporting role? The difference was determined.
“Isn’t it better for Suhyun to take on A? “I think Soohyun is better in terms of acting skills.”
“that’s right. Actually, the most annoying character in the story is A, but I think it will be neutralized if Soohyun takes on the role. “Pretty dog XX?”
When Jang Hyuk subtly mentioned Suhyun as the main character, the acquaintance who played B also agreed.
The acquaintance also expressed a small desire, saying that he would like to play the role of dating Su-hyeon, at least in a play.
“It’s a bit… Isn’t it true that Soohyun is in charge of A?”
While opinions were being gathered, Hunmin struck the candle once again.
“Professor, you probably guessed that since the most famous girl in our group is Soohyun, we might try to put her at the forefront. Rather, I think there will be a situation where all the focus will be on Soo-hyun and she will not receive a fair evaluation.”
“That could be possible…”
Seeing that Hunmin’s opinion had a point, the team members nodded and pondered.
This time, Suhyun felt a strange discomfort.
This is because I felt a thorn in Hunmin’s words and opinions that were not particularly wrong.
‘He acts friendly, but it feels different in a place like this…’
It was like looking down on the broadcast and film industry, but Hunmin subtly intervened in situations where the spotlight was on Su-hyeon or when he was overvalued and interrupted the flow.
It was close to jealousy, and Su-hyeon, who had developed a sense of awareness by hearing various things in the entertainment industry, quietly observed the annoyance.
‘…If you cut out everything that bothers you, there will be no one left around. It’s a place I need to stay for several years, but I don’t feel like making a fuss.’
Even though Suhyeon kept her distance in her heart, she did not show it on the outside.
It was good to be certain as it left no room for movement.
“…and plays are different from movies.”
“In the end, you want to be in charge of A.”
“I got caught like this. If not at a time like this, when would you like to play the main character? “It’s a pity that I can’t date Su-hyeon, but what about me if I say chicken instead of pheasant?”
“Arthur.”
An acquaintance who was sitting quietly interrupted Hunmin’s remarks and bluntly summarized the content.
The claim that he wanted to take on the role that would attract the most attention froze the atmosphere for a moment, but the awkward affirmation that followed thawed the icy air.
‘Looking at things like that, he definitely has good sociability, hmm.’
Suhyun smiled slightly after confirming that her role had been sorted out to some extent.
Character A’s personality was more complex, but C’s personality was quite interesting.
‘I think it might make for an interesting picture.’
He took a quick look at the triumphant Hunmin and said that he would take on C.
The team members moved on to the next topic after deciding on the roles without much argument.
* * *
Su-hyeon lived an exemplary college student life, doing theater assignments and other report practice.
I was so exemplary that I ended up becoming a college student rather than an actor, but it wasn’t a concern as I was thinking about enlisting.
“Still, I want to look at the script.”
“As an actor, you shouldn’t be greedy when you read the script.”
“I am an adult and have the right to see the script sent to me.”
“Then, if the script is too interesting, they will resent me.”
“That’s… right.”
Soo-hyeon said she was bored and asked for the script that was sent to her, but she was speechless and remained silent.
Su-hyeon had no intention of delaying enlistment due to other factors.
Anyway, a work comes out every year and a script always comes, so if you put it off just because you like the work, there will be no end to it.
In such a situation, if I saw a good script, it was obvious that I would complain for no reason, like Sang-il said.
“Didn’t you say that you also put on plays at school?”
“Oh well… I guess so, but it’s a little different.”
Many of the classes he took included practical training.
There were times when I expressed emotions not only through theory, but also through my body, and there were times when I collaborated with other students.
But it felt different from paid professionals.
“There are kids who work hard, but there are also kids who just do it because they’re told to. Moreover, the scenes were cut so much that it was just a matter of following along rather than immersion? Anyway, it feels like I’m learning rather than ‘acting.’”
Soohyun wanted to give powerful acting, even if it was a short scene.
In this scene, I missed the feeling of playing this role.
“If you look at this, you definitely resemble actor Lee Seo-han.”
“Thanks for the compliments.”
Although Su-hyeon was told that she was addicted to acting, she accepted it lightly.
To him, who considers Seo-han a mentor, such words were almost a compliment.
“Then.”
The conversation was paused for a moment, and when Soo-hyeon was looking through the play script for the group assignment and analyzing C, Sang-il broke the silence.
As Su-hyeon stared at the sudden introduction, Sang-il spat out the rest of his words.
“How about making a cameo appearance?”
It was a temptation that suited Su-hyeon’s tastes perfectly.