78 – If I’m scared, I’ll follow you

At Hanbit Art High School, there are two clubs named ‘play’.

One is the ‘Theater Department’, which boasts a long tradition and popularity among all clubs.

The other is the ‘Theater and Film Department’, a completely new club led by Park Ha-joon.

Of course, the scale of the existing theater department is much larger and the history of awards is splendid. However, among the students of Hanbit Arts High School, there are many conversations comparing the two clubs these days.

How is it possible for the theater and film department to be compared with the existing theater department, with no third-year students and even a small number of members?

As the saying goes, quality over quantity, it was because there were three popular celebrities that everyone acknowledged at the center.

Whether it’s a play or a movie, of course, the more important thing is the story. But that doesn’t mean the actors who play them aren’t important.

In a way, in terms of publicity, depending on who is chosen as an actor, a greater publicity effect can be brought about.

The writer 927 was buried because it was an unusual case, but if there is an article about Seol So-young and Park Ha-joon appearing in a work, that alone will boast tremendous ripple power.

Of course, the same goes for Lee Da-hye. She is currently a popular idol, and since she has previous acting experience, if she were to try acting again, she would probably attract a lot of attention.

In that sense, the fateful gathering of these three people in one club was not news to be passed on with a light laugh.

Especially for a female student named ‘Kang Ye-rin’, who is currently the second-in-command of the theater department.

“… ….”

Kang Ye-rin walked down the hallway with an expressionless face.

I feel it whenever I walk down the aisle these days.

The students’ interests are all focused on the theater and film club.

Of course, this is not an incomprehensible phenomenon.

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There, Park Ha-joon…….

Because he and 1st year Seol So-yeong and Lee Da-hye are together.

It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t expecting what they would do together.

Also, when Yerin Kang heard that they were participating in a youth theater festival together, something irritated her.

In fact, Kang Ye-rin once offered to join Seol So-young and Park Ha-joon during the recruitment period for her club. By the way, Lee Da-hye didn’t seem to have much interest in this field, so she boldly passed.

Anyway, Seol So-young politely declined her own offer, and it even escalated into an argument with Park Ha-joon.

-Join the theater department?

Kang Ye-rin’s steps stop for a moment after recalling her past conversation. She still had a displeased face.

-Yes. I heard that you are taking a break from activities this year to focus on your studies. So join me. I promise you the best script and cast you will be satisfied with.

-Hmm… Okay? If so, please cooperate with me too.

-…… What?

-927 I want to make a work for you. Such a great work that made him want to come back again.

Seeing Park Ha-joon’s hope-filled eyes, Kang Ye-rin clicked her tongue.

…… 927 Writers.

For those who dream of becoming writers, 927 writers are literally gigantic beings.

For some, it may be the motivation that gave them their dreams, and for others, it may be a goal they want to catch up with.

For Kang Ye-rin, the existence of a 927 artist was closer to the latter. An existence that gives a fresh shock and at the same time instills a certain desire.

She genuinely wanted to create a better work than the 927 artist. To put it simply, she had a great desire to surpass him one day.

To that end, Kang Ye-rin hoped that as many as possible 927 artists would work for a long time in her current career and create even greater works.

That way, when you surpass him someday, the pleasure will be doubled…….

In fact, Kang Ye-rin had the talent to be greedy, and she also had an excellent spirit.

But…….

The 927 writer who can be said to be her own goal has announced his sudden retirement.

And the reason he revealed was the psychological pressure caused by the public’s excessive attention and coercion.

How did this fact come to Kang Ye-rin?

-What’s the point of bringing such a coward back?

Disappointed.

As much as her expectations were high, Kang Ye-rin had no choice but to be greatly disappointed with the writer 927.

-…… What, coward? What do you mean now

In an instant, Park Ha-joon’s face becomes more serious.

Originally, like the saying that a person who usually smiles brightly is more scary when he gets angry, Park Ha-joon’s condition is exactly like that.

-That’s exactly what I heard. Do you seriously think that even if that person returns, he will be able to write works at the same level as before?

But Kang Ye-rin didn’t care at all about it and continued.

Retirement feeling psychologically pressured by the public’s excessive attention for no particular reason?

In other words, it also means a person who has reached that point.

-…… At least as a fan of his, I don’t think so. Opinions seem to differ, so I’ll decline the offer.

Of course, Park Ha-joon seemed to have a very different opinion from himself, and he seemed to have no intention of giving up on it.

That’s why Kang Ye-rin had no choice but to sigh and turn her back on Park Ha-joon.

Just.

-I think very highly of you. If you change your mind, come to the theater department anytime. In the first place, there will be no one in this school other than me who can write a script at the level you want.

Still, I left the possibility open just in case.

– Did you hear? I heard that Park Ha-joon chases freshmen all day long?

-I’m glad that’s the case. They even do bread shuttles. But when I saw it from a distance, something looked good.

I heard a strange rumor that Park Ha-joon was doing a freshman bread shuttle…….

-Seol So-young and Lee Da-hye are joining Park Ha-joon’s club?

-Yes. Because of that, the newspaper department is in an uproar right now.

Finally, a club was created with the purpose of bringing together famous people and eventually bringing back the 927 artist.

To be honest, I wasn’t that conscious at first.

Although the lineup of actors was so splendid that they deviated from the student level, in the end, the most important thing in the club created by Park Ha-joon is the quality of the script to create the work.

Why did the author of 927 get so much public recognition and go wild?

That story is also a story, but it is thanks to the meticulous dialogue structure that makes the actors’ acting skills stand out even more.

In other words, it means that we can make actors with outstanding capabilities stand out even more.

However, that is only the story of the 927 artist, and it is impossible for ordinary writers.

In addition, if the work is based on a low-level script, the actor’s acting ability may lose its shine.

In that sense, when I looked at the members of the club Ha-joon Park created, I couldn’t see anyone who would be in charge of the script.

The meaning of that word is that we have to put our heads together and make a script.

As a boat goes to the mountain if there are many sailors, it is not a good job to have several people participate when making a script.

Because she knew that, Kang Ye-rin smiled in repentance.

She thought that she would soon realize her problem and regret that she hadn’t accepted her offer.

Just.

It is said that they took part in the Korean Youth Theater Festival and entrusted full rights to the script to a first-year male student named ‘Seo Eun-woo’ as if they were confident.

Seo Eun-woo…….

In case you didn’t know, I investigated the boy, but he was very ordinary.

There was no record of awards, and there was not even a work that deserved to be showcased.

That means that the work to be presented at the Korea Youth Theater Festival is the first one.

It is safe to say that at this level, in fact, he was properly involved in Park Ha-joon’s coercion.

“…… Is this here?”

At that time, Kang Ye-rin stopped in front of a certain door.

The place where she stopped was the insolvency of the theater and film department.

Drreuk-

Kang Ye-rin opened the door and entered her room.

“Hmm?”

It was Park Ha-joon, director of the theater and film department, who first discovered her when she entered her room.

Park Ha-joon looked at Kang Ye-rin with a curious look.

She had a somewhat spleen expression on her face.

Should I say it’s like someone who came to declare war…….

So Park Ha-joon immediately asked her why.

“Kang Ye-rin. Why are you here?”

“I was wondering if the preparations for the Korea Youth Theater Festival are going well.”

After hearing Kang Ye-rin’s answer, Park Ha-joon smiled for some reason.

“Aha. Are you participating too? Looks like you’ve come to check.”

“Absolutely not!”

Kang Ye-rin answers with a straight face. She continued with her deep sigh.

“Park Ha-joon. Seo Eun-woo at the Daehan Youth Theater Festival would do well to give up at least for her child.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“You know. With your presence…….”

Kang Ye-rin glanced at Seol So-young.

“The mere existence of that child would make the scriptwriter feel a tremendous burden.”

“… ….”

“So stop being stubborn and join our theater department. Because this amount of people is enough to accommodate.”

“Did you talk about that with your manager?”

“Sure. It’s a positive story that anyone can see, but who can say no?”

Kang Ye-rin smiles.

From the perspective of the theater department, it would be quite interesting that Park Ha-joon and Seol So-young would join.

Being able to work with them would be a great experience in itself.

However, Park Ha-joon, who saw her smile, just shrugged her shoulders and stared somewhere.

“What… Contrary to your worries, our juniors don’t seem to feel any pressure at all.”

“…… What?”

Kang Ye-rin instinctively followed Park Ha-joon’s curious words. And at the end of it, there was a certain male student who was still tapping on the laptop’s keypad.

…… Eunwoo Seo.

Kang Ye-rin checked his appearance and she was a little surprised inside.

It is very difficult to write like that without losing concentration at all even in the midst of turmoil like now.

Nevertheless, continuing it with that level of immersion…….

“I personally think that junior over there is better than you.”

“…… Her.”

Kang Ye-rin couldn’t help but laugh at Park Ha-joon’s words, which seemed to scratch her nerves.

In fact, he knew at least that Park Ha-joon wasn’t a great man who would listen to his proposal, so he didn’t even expect it.

So, Yerin Kang decided to get to the point.

“Then why don’t you make a bet?”

“A bet?”

“Yes. Let’s make a bet with the results of this Korea Youth Theater Festival. The winning side is the losing side…… “

But.

Her words did not follow through.

“That dog is really noisy.”

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Seo Eun-woo.

For some reason, he took his eyes off the laptop and was glaring at Yerin Kang with her bloody eyes and voice full of annoyance.

Kang Ye-rin did not know one thing.

Seo Eun-woo is usually a person with a calm and gentlemanly image, but there are times when he suddenly changes.

It is when someone’s interruption breaks your immersion while writing.

Yes.

That was the situation now.

***

I was immersed in the situation, even imagining that Mu-shik Cha, who was alive and well in the seat next to me, was forcibly sent away…….

How come the room is not just noisy, it’s f*cking noisy.

I asked Park Ha-joon.

It’s good to write a script in a poor room, but if possible, please create an environment where you can concentrate.

But what is the current situation?

Once immersion is broken, it is very difficult to get back into that state.

It’s because I can’t adapt to the sense of distance I feel at the moment the immersion ends.

Of course, you won’t know again if you have safely written all the parts you want.

But not even that like now?

Then I just feel very dirty that day.

“That dog is really noisy.”

Just like now.

When I said that in a voice full of annoyance, I became quiet in an instant as if I had died.

Everyone looked at me now and looked pretty embarrassed.

But what?

I’m glad I didn’t swear at all.

“Hajun-senpai, explain the situation roughly. As fast and brief as possible.”

“Uh… okay.”

Park Ha-joon, who was scratching his head, explained according to my request.

It looks like this happened because an uninvited guest named Kang Ye-rin came in front of me.

By the way, let’s make a bet with the results of the Korea Youth Theater Festival?

I glared at Kang Ye-rin, an uninvited guest.

“So what do you want if you win the bet?”

“Ugh, huh?”

Kang Ye-rin, whose eyes met naturally at my call, flinched at her.

“The theater and film department being merged into the theater department…… ?”

“Okay. Then, if I win, on the contrary, that person will come into our club and additionally do my bread shuttle.”

“I, tell me to be your slave now?!”

“No. Not a slave, but a bread shuttle. It annoys me, so please don’t interpret it differently.”

“That’s it!”

It’s completely different. What the hell are you talking about?

Anyway.

“Instead, if you win, you can use Ha-Jun sunbaenim as a bread shuttle.”

“Hmm? Are you suddenly selling me here?”

“That’s right, you’re the general manager. The other side is also the deputy chief, so this should be enough to pay off the bill.”

“hahahaha. That sounds convincing.”

Park Ha-joon smiled at me and nodded his head.

Tsk.

It feels like you completely trust me, so it makes me feel bad.

On the contrary, Kang Ye-rin’s expression was frozen somewhere.

I think it was because something seemed to get completely involved in my pace.

And at times like this, you shouldn’t give room for thought.

What kind of confidence hindered me in the first place…… I don’t know if she came to offer a bet, but since she was already irritated, she didn’t even want to have a long conversation.

“So are you going to do it? Are you going to say Both of us are busy, so please make a decision quickly.”

“That… ….”

“Couldn’t you be worried that senior Kang Ye-rin of the world would lose to a script written by only a freshman in the first year?”

“…… !”

If you’re scared, do you look behind?

Kang Ye-rin, who understood what I meant, glared at me with a rather unpleasant face.

This is…….

“Don’t talk nonsense about the results later.”

You look really hot.

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