My housekeeper is a long-time fan of Heavenly Yuah and Luna.
Speaking of Heavenly Yuah, you can understand by recalling past events.
Wasn’t it during the first airing of “Genius Copywriter, Yoon Seo-eun?”
You were incredibly happy when Heavenly Yuah made a cameo appearance, right?
Saying things like, “Our Lady Yuah, blah blah.”
Of course, that was because of the idol senior Ji Seo-eun’s drama, but considering how excited everyone got when Heavenly Yuah appeared, it’s clear she has deep fandom feelings.
As for Luna, well,
It’s almost impossible to find a non-fan of Luna among idol trainees of her age group.
As a female solo artist who outshines even popular male idols, Luna is the epitome of what girl idols aspire to be.
In fact, during her last music video too,
If it weren’t for that bizarre scene where she acted overly cute in front of me, I’m sure that girl would have been clinging to the other members of Pentaring just as much as to those two.
One of the reasons she went ballistic after the music video sh**t was because she ended up parting with the two stars she reveres without properly interacting with them.
That overly-cute acting scene was so exaggerated that it left no room for any other thoughts. Seeing something like that makes it very normal to not be able to think of anything else.
With a housekeeper armed with such strong fandom feelings for those two, yet coming to me for an SOS, it’s clear something unusual is happening.
What exactly are those two up to?
“Explain this properly. What is it?”
“What do you mean, Heavenly Yuah keeps giving things?”
“Giving?”
“Yes, everything from cosmetics to various other items.”
“Ah…”
“Even high-end luxury items that someone like me would never imagine having.”
“Ooh…”
Indeed, this is an all-out onslaught befitting someone from a wealthy family.
As expected from the leader of an organization notoriously wealthy, this method of approach is extremely practical.
Though accepting gifts without question is part of our family tradition, receiving overwhelming things like this would make anyone feel uneasy.
“That’s all?”
“No, actually, that I can just decline, but…”
“Hmm?”
“She keeps trying to teach me stuff.”
“Acting?”
“Yes, acting stuff. But it’s like… usually, acting directions aren’t like that… actually, is she usually this nice to new actors?”
“Huh? She wouldn’t… Why would she interfere in someone else’s acting?”
“No, it’s not interference, it’s more like training.”
“Training?”
“Yes, everything from one to ten. She gives demonstrations and is extremely gentle.”
“Gentle?”
“I’m seriously embarrassed to d*ath.”
Fundamentally, Heavenly Yuah doesn’t care about others.
To begin with, this woman isn’t very friendly.
While she appears docile in front of me, she’s different in front of others.
In fact, even the company guards find Heavenly Yuah intimidating.
The only person who can freely joke around with Heavenly Yuah is Selly (a Slavic ex-idol). They’re almost like sisters since he’s in a similar modern version of White Siu’s role.
Heavenly Yuah offering acting lessons kindly?
That’s utterly implausible.
It seems Heavenly Yuah has a strong desire to score points with that girl.
“Isn’t this a golden learning opportunity? If you’re not going to act, it’s fine, but if you are, it’s best to take as much advantage of this chance as you can.”
“I know that much, but…”
“But?”
“I don’t really understand what it all means. When I ask her, she repeats it in the same way and re-demonstrates it, it’s so awkward. And she even sits close to me during meals, which is really uncomfortable.”
“Aha, I thought she had been distant lately, but she was spending time with you, huh?”
“What?”
“Nothing, never mind.”
Through receiving direct acting lessons from Heavenly Yuah, I’ve learned that she definitely isn’t a good teacher.
She was originally like that. Geniuses are often bad teachers because of their innate talent.
It might work if we were at the same level where we can practice together, but how could that girl, who’s just a bundle of raw talent, understand Heavenly Yuah’s supreme expertise?
And yet, this woman is teaching her with great sincerity and utmost gentleness, which is overwhelming for the girl.
“As for Heavenly Yuah, okay, what about Su-yeon?”
“Senior Moon Su-yeon? Well, Senior Luna has proposed a collaboration for the next album’s title track, or perhaps a duet.”
“Really?”
“But that’s pushing it, collaborating with Senior Luna. She’s never done any collaborations or duets before, right? Including that top rapper’s offer which she turned down. And there were a lot of other offers, all declined. This would be poison to me, someone so insignificant.”
“Ah, does it turn out that way?”
I’m not very familiar with the situation on that side, but it seems quite a few people who made musical suggestions to her have been rejected, rather harshly.
Judging by the way she refused, it must be a pretty serious matter.
Although I don’t know much about her fandom culture, which differs significantly from the acting side, it’s clear this isn’t an easy offer to accept.
“Wow, your missteps are quite…”
Both seem to have good intentions, yet the results are rather ineffective.
The only good thing they’ve done so far is sending that hanwoo set to our house.
Even my father seems to genuinely like that.
“Alright, Hayoung, solve your own problems. Got it? Get out of here immediately.”
“Come on, my character is really terrible. Can you help me a little?”
“How am I supposed to help? Who am I?”
“Hey, isn’t there any use to having familial ties? Never mind!”
Both Heavenly Yuah and Moon Su-yeon’s subtle approaches to that girl are entirely due to me. However, I have no intention of helping.
It’s not that I’m intentionally ruining things; they’re willing to help, so what’s there to assist with?
Should I step in, and their attention shifts from her to me? That would be even worse.
It’s already beneficial that their attention has been diverted from me due to her, allowing me to focus on shooting peacefully.
It seems she hasn’t been seen much lately, all because of this.
“Well, that aside. Since their actions are standard operating procedure…”
I don’t really care when Heavenly Yuah or Moon Su-yeon approach that girl.
It’s perhaps a natural flow of events.
In fact, I anticipated this ever since it was decided that she would join this set.
If not, there would be no reason for her to be so celebrated at the outset.
The shock here was the hanwoo set during the holiday.
I didn’t even know about that, so that was surprising.
“Actually, what concerns us is something else. That girl isn’t interested.”
Indeed, our housekeeper is made of steel.
She shows no regard for trolls or hateful comments, but is merely troubled by the two who cling to her.
However, what we should really be concerned about are rumors or articles.
If this were merely an attempt aimed at taking down Pentaring or routine mischief by trolls, time would resolve it.
However, if there’s another agenda, we need to prepare accordingly.
Despite the potential severity of the situation, I can reassure my father with peace of mind.
It’s not because he’s worried about her acting career or her idol success but because he’s concerned about his daughter’s emotional well-being.
But that’s definitely not the issue.
I told him it’s fine because this girl seems exactly like that.
“What’s the purpose of this operation? What’s the goal for this project?”
If this operation is merely for clicks by trolls, they’ll likely play around for a bit and then retreat.
Pentaring is a tantalizing target for trolls, so that’s a possibility we cannot dismiss entirely.
But if this is part of a scheme against Pentaring, there’s likely trouble brewing elsewhere.
Because usually, such attacks need to be multi-faceted to be truly effective.
“PMC should be handling that part, right? They’re a major player too, so they’re not just sitting idly, are they?”
The issue arises if the target of this operation isn’t Pentaring, but our movie.
If that’s the case, we must prepare accordingly.
And I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that the ultimate goal of this operation is our movie.
I don’t have concrete evidence, just a hunch.
That’s why I consulted Heavenly Yuah regarding this point.
“Ah, yes, I think so too.”
“Indeed?”
“Yes, though we still need to observe further developments.”
“Understandable…”
“It’s a common occurrence. We’re investigating now, so the results should come out soon.”
She agrees with me.
She too says we must wait, since we’re unsure yet if subsequent attacks are coming if this isn’t merely for troll clicks.
Certainly, we’re not waiting for the attack to happen but rather monitoring potential threats by buying out (or influencing) various media outlets.
And I’m certain Heavenly Yuah has already taken action.
“If our movie is the target, is the operation from D-Pictures?”
“Most likely…”
“That means they’ve started using such tactics…”
“They might share the same line of thinking as you.”
“Will the releases overlap?”
“That makes sense. I’ve seen the list of Hollywood releases for the second half of the year.”
“Aha, that makes sense.”
Dream Corp, which owns its own theaters, must have its plans for the second half of the year already set.
It’s unmistakably a major work with at least three blockbuster projects.
The available slots for those works in the second half are already predetermined.
But there’s another domestic blockbuster currently in production?
And it’s progressing filming even faster than their own projects.
If the schedule overlaps, it would be strange not to consider that.
“Such a strategy likely has two main goals.”
“Shaking the quality of rookies or delaying the production schedule.”
“Indeed. There’s no way the work itself would collapse from this.”
“While considering how new she is, it seems like a tactic worth thinking about…”
“It won’t end here. They’re likely searching for something more.”
“I agree. We must uncover what that is.”
“That’s what I’m investigating right now.”
Thankfully, our housekeeper has a veteran’s mentality so she didn’t falter; otherwise, this would’ve been an attack capable of destabilization.
Once the work’s quality deteriorates, it becomes easier to handle. If the production schedule is delayed, it’s the jackpot for them since their best outcome would be if our work disappears entirely.
Even considering delays that prevent an overlapping release, it’s something worth throwing at least once from their perspective.
“Since that’s the case, we should perhaps initiate some actions of our own.”
“It’s not an easy task.”
“Indeed.”
I’m an actor, yet I keep mulling over these issues.
Though this pursuit has its own peculiar interest.
“Ah, by the way, how is Tae-kyu’s situation?”
“This? I did some cursory investigation. The casting itself seems to have been forcefully imposed by D-Pictures. Tae-kyu and D-Pictures are going hand-in-hand.”
“…Is that so?”
While pondering if there’s any other way, Tae-kyu came to mind.
If they had any troubles on their side, Tae-kyu would be the extent of it.
Had they tried to destabilize us through our housekeeper, could we do something similar?
Of course, it won’t be something critical to the production but something to lower morale or the quality.
Given the situation, it seems quite challenging to completely prevent the dual releases.
That’s why I inquired and received an interesting response.
Turns out, Tae-kyu’s casting was indeed done through D-Pictures.
If that’s the case, we might also manage to strike a minor blow, perhaps.
