Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 753

A little while ago.

Before the school opened to the public, the students of Hanye University who were participating in the festival were wrapping up their preparations.

The [Divine Project] team was walking around the school with paper tickets in their hands.

“How about here?”

“Looks good, right?”

They grouped together in twos or threes and hid the tickets, called [Blessing Tickets], in places where people could reach them, but not where they would bother other students.

“Usually people come with their friends, so let’s hide more than one.”

“Okay!”

So they hid two or three tickets at a time.

“Don’t go into the grass, behind the sign…”

And they made sure to remember where they hid the [Blessing Tickets] so they could collect them later.

That’s how the [Divine Project] team hid the [Blessing Tickets] they were assigned, like a treasure hunt, all over the spacious Hanye University campus and returned to their tent.

“I put two more in the pamphlet!”

“Whoever finds them will have the easiest time.”

Seo-jun laughed at his junior’s words.

He didn’t think that someone would throw away the [Blessing Ticket] and the high school students following them would pick it up.

“But it still sounds suspicious. The name [Blessing Ticket].”

“Isn’t it okay since we wrote it in the pamphlet?”

One of the team members showed him a small booklet-like ‘Hanye University Festival Pamphlet’.

Since there were many performances and exhibitions that would take place in Hanye University for three days, the pamphlet had quite a few pages, and on one of them, there was a brief introduction to the [Divine Project].

<Divine Project>

We are exhibiting statues of fictional characters that look like they came out of Greek and Roman mythology. 

If you bring a [Blessing Ticket], you can participate in the event. (Available from 25 to 5 minutes)

Exhibition time: 11:00-11:30 / 12:00-12:30 / …

Below the exhibition time, there was also a note that the exhibition location and the [Blessing Ticket] could only be used once per person.

“But don’t you think people won’t notice if they don’t look closely?”

“The other events look more fun.”

The introductions of the other events had the names of the students who were active in the entertainment industry, which would attract the attention of the general audience and the casting agents.

‘Lead: Yang Ju-hee, Kim Ju-kyung, …’ and so on.

“Should we go see them tomorrow?”

“Shall we?”

The acting department juniors nodded their heads with sparkling eyes at Seo-jun’s words.

Not only the acting department, but also the music and art departments and other departments were promoting their performances and exhibitions with famous figures.

Among them, the [Divine Project] that was written in small letters was bound to be unnoticed. 

The first time slot would have few spectators and participants.

“Well, it’s game over once they find out Seo-jun is here.”

“Hehehehe.”

At the words of Oh Dong-yoon, the leader of the props team, the team members all smirked like villains.

Of course, it would be nerve-wracking to manage the people who would come to see him like a tsunami after Seo-jun’s identity was revealed, but fortunately, they had the bodyguards sent by Cocoa Entertainment, so they didn’t think there would be any big problems.

“Seo-jun, when is the filming team coming?”

“They should be here soon.”

Seo-jun answered Oh Dong-yoon’s question. At the same time, a voice was heard.

“Excuse me-.”

“Oh!”

Oh Dong-yoon opened the tent with a happy face. He saw the filming team holding cameras. It was the ‘Hwa Film’ filming team that had filmed the movie [Hwa] with them.

“Seniors! You’re all here!”

“Oh Dong-yoon, how have you been?”

“Our Dong-yoon is already a senior!”

He thought only the filming team would come, but it seemed like everyone who had time came. 

Oh Dong-yoon’s face was full of smiles at the familiar faces. He was a former member of the legendary [Hwa] team.

“Juniors! Hello!”

“Hello!”

The [Divine Project] team stiffened and greeted the seniors who appeared. But their eyes were bright. 

The story of the independent film [Hwa] that was made entirely by the students was famous.

“Seo-jun! Long time no see!”

“Hello. Ji-yoon-nuna.”

“I’m here too!”

“And Do-yoon-hyung too.”

Director Hwang Ji-yoon and actor Hwang Do-yoon were also there.

The acting department juniors talked with Hwang Do-yoon, the art department juniors with Hwa Film’s art team, and the stage art department juniors with Hwa Film’s props team.

“There’s no film department…”

The Hwa Film’s filming team, who were from the film department, looked regretful as they watched their team members chat with the cute juniors.

Seo-jun smiled and answered.

“We didn’t plan to film it in the first place. I don’t know why it got so big…”

Seo-jun paused and corrected himself.

“…Actually, I do.”

Seo-jun and the team members put everything they wanted to do in it, and it ended up like this.

Hwang Ji-yoon and the filming team members burst into laughter at his words.

“I know. I know. When you do it, you always want to add more scenes.”

“It’s the same with movie filming.”

“Last time, we increased the length too.”

The filming team, or rather, the independent film directors who were making various works at Hwa Film, agreed and chatted.

“Let’s start the exhibition preparations!”

After having a brief meeting with the legendary [Hwa] team seniors, the [Divine Project] team started to prepare in earnest at Seo-jun’s words.

The actors changed into their costumes, the art team did their makeup, and the props team checked the stage and props for the last time.

The Hwa Film filming team also started working as requested.

They installed cameras outside the tent and filmed the [Divine Project] team preparing inside the tent.

Hwang Ji-yoon also held a camera. 

The scenes he was filming now would be edited and uploaded to Channel[JUN] along with the [Divine Project] video as a making film.

The camera angle captured Seo-jun changing into his costume.

White paint was applied to Seo-jun’s skin, which was so clean that he could be a cosmetics model.

From his feet that were visible outside the costume, to his fingers, arms, shoulders, neck, and face.

All the places where color was visible were dyed cleanly by Park Min-hyung’s hand, without a single brushstroke, as if they were marble sculptures.

His black eyebrows were covered with white paint and turned white, and a white wig that reached Seo-jun’s waist was put on his short hair.

The white wig was stiff, as if it was coated with a lot of wax, or made of white clay. It didn’t flutter even in the wind, and it looked like a real sculpture that wouldn’t move at all.

“It’s done.”

Park Min-hyung, the leader of the art team, stepped back after finishing the last brushstroke.

Along with Jushin, the supreme god, and the eight subordinate gods who assisted him.

A total of nine statues were completed.

***

“How do you like it?”

The statue smiled brightly and asked.

But his voice did not reach the ears of the filming team.

Whoever made it, they had amazing skills.

They had a fantastic appearance that could only be seen in someone’s imagination or drawings, and a gentle smile that matched it. 

It looked like a great and genius sculptor from the past had carved it with all his might.

‘…Wait, hold on. Is that Seo-jun…?’

The filming team realized that fact and let out a breath. They didn’t even notice that they were holding their breath and admiring it.

“Wow… Amazing…!”

“I thought it was a real statue!”

“You guys look great together too!”

The [Shrine] team smiled proudly at the exclamations that burst out.

“I should have tried it at the festival too.”

“If you did it, it would just be a practice piece made by an art student.”

Hwang Do-yoon, who was regretful, was told by Hwang Ji-yoon sincerely.

“…Thank you for calling me an art student.”

It’s not a kindergarten work.

At Hwang Do-yoon’s words, the filming team and the [Shrine] team laughed. Hwang Ji-yoon’s evaluation was harsh because they were siblings, but Hwang Do-yoon’s appearance was not bad.

The laughter that filled the tent subsided and Seo-jun, the leader of the [Shrine Project], opened his mouth while looking at his team members.

“Thank you for your hard work. I didn’t think we would do it this big, but you all had so much enthusiasm… I’m glad.”

Everyone laughed at Seo-jun’s words.

“Let’s not relax until the end and do as we practiced. Let’s have fun and enjoy it.”

Seo-jun stretched out his hand and the [Shrine] team members put their hands on top of it. Carefully not to get paint on them.

“Shrine Project!”

“Fight!”

The curtain of the festival rose.

**

“What time is it?”

“It’s awkward.”

Two high school students who had seen the first art exhibition sat on a bench and ate snacks while chatting. 

They wanted to see the next music performance, but there was some time left until the performance started.

“Is there anything short we can see?”

“Um…”

Ordinary people would go to an art exhibition to kill time and come out after a quick look, but the two high school students were art majors and spent more time than others in the exhibition where various art works were hung. 

It was because they could learn a lot from the exhibited art works.

Flap-flap-

The pamphlet flipped over.

Then, one event caught the eye of the high school student.

<Shrine Project>

“How about sculpture?”

“Sculpture?”

The friend peeked out his head and read the pamphlet part that the high school student pointed to.

“It looks okay? Except for the feeling that I might get PTSD.”

“I know. It’s not like Agrippa, right?”

Ha. Ha. Ha.

Drawing plaster statues, the basic of the basics for art school applicants.

The two high school students recalled the plaster statues they had drawn hard, were drawing, and were going to draw, and laughed as if they had transcended.

“Should we go anyway?”

“Let’s go.”

It seemed not bad to kill time.

To find out where the place was, they read the pamphlet carefully and there were some strange points.

“Huh? Blessing ticket?”

“Is that what we picked up earlier?”

The two high school students blinked their eyes and took out a slightly crumpled paper from their bag.

[Blessing Ticket]

“Oh. It seems right.”

“So this is what it was for. It’s a sculpture exhibition, but it’s interesting that the audience can participate.”

“Look at the time. It’s only 30 minutes each.”

If it was a sculpture, it could be exhibited continuously regardless of time. 

It was a strange thing.

Curiosity rose up.

“Shall we go?”

“Let’s go!”

I can’t stand being curious!

The two high school students ran excitedly to the place where the [Shrine Project] was held.

The place they arrived at was a place surrounded by a white fence, and the fence looked like a small version of the pillars of the Greek temple.

And inside the fence.

There were huge pillars like the pillars of the Greek temple, standing in a rectangle from end to end, in two rows. 

It looked like the Greek temple they had only seen in pictures.

“Is it not 11 o’clock yet?”

“Yeah. There’s one minute left. It looks like they’ll reveal it at 11 o’clock.”

Since it was not 11 o’clock yet, the spaces between the pillars, except for the pillars, were covered with white cloth as if they had lowered the curtain.

Next to the place that looked like a temple, there was a place that looked like a reception desk, and the person who was receiving the applications was wearing a white and airy clothes that the Greeks would wear.

“They said it’s the Shrine Project, but the concept is clear.”

“I know.”

At the interesting sight, the two high school students smiled and headed to the reception desk with the [Blessing Ticket].

It was then.

The receptionist checked the hourglass on the desk and pulled the rope next to the reception desk. Then, a large bell next to it moved and made a sound.

Ding-ding-

It was a clear sound that announced 11 o’clock.

At the same time, the white cloths that blocked the pillars of the temple made soft wrinkles and rolled up in a round arch shape like a curtain. 

The cloth that covered the ceiling was also removed, and bright light began to fall.

The inside of the temple that had been hidden was revealed.

The two high school students who were heading to the reception desk and the few people who came to see the sculptures unknowingly stopped breathing.

Under the clear and clean light.

There were white statues that seemed to emit a sacred and holy light.