Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Dinner, the World of Actors
After staying at the company until midnight, Jeon Seong-ae finally set off to the barbecue restaurant for the dinner. The restaurant was located in a small alley near Myeongdong, and even in the middle of the night, you could see groups of young people coming out of bars and nightclubs.
"Oh my, Oppa, are you asking me to pay the bill?" After entering the box, Song Chang was talking and laughing with a group of men and women. Quan Xingai took off his mask and sat next to Song Chang and spoke.
"It's a crew dinner for the filming that will start in a few months. I remembered that you've always said you wanted to eat barbecue, so I asked you to come over." Song Chang also introduced her to the friends she would work with in the future on the crew.
"Hey, what TV series are you going to shoot after the New Year?" Quan Xingai asked curiously.
"It's a Netflix drama about the end of the world, and our screenwriter is here too." Today's dinner is a gathering of the main actors and the behind-the-scenes people they have a close relationship with. The director is said to be coming soon.
"Xing Aixi looks like an actor, and her temperament is very different from that of ordinary idols." Screenwriter Hong Suli looks to be in her early 30s and still very young. The crew as a whole is very young, and the several actors that Quan Xing Ai just met are also young and beautiful.
"I think Xing Aixi is very suitable to play Eun Hyuk's sister." Li Zhenyu, who is dressed in a handsome man and has a beard, always looks vicissitudes of life and deep in movies and TV series, but he is surprisingly gentle in person.
Young actor Lee Do-hyun, who plays the older brother Lee Eun-hyuk, smiled brightly through his glasses. "In the script, Eun-woo is a proud and sensitive girl, but Byul-ae-xi looks cheerful."
"But Xing Aixi's face is definitely suitable for an actor. Come for an audition, just do it!" Actress Park Kyu-young came over and looked at Xing Ai's face and sighed.
"Me? An actor? I have no experience at all." Quan Xingai waved his hands.
"Ah, actually I called you here today to ask if you are interested in auditioning. The role of Li Enyu has not been decided yet due to an accident. I think it suits you very well. She is a proud girl." Song Cang's hair has grown long and a little curly, making him look more like a furry puppy.
"No wonder you suddenly asked me to have dinner with you. You wanted to introduce me to a job." Quan Xingai looked at Song Kang while holding chopsticks.
"Don't blame me for not telling you about this good opportunity. An idol's career life is not as long as an actor's. I think this is a good opportunity." Song Kang nonchalantly took the wine glass and took the initiative to clink it with Quan Xingai's glass on the table. He spoke carelessly, while not being able to help but observe the girl's expression.
His face was expressionless and his thoughts were unrecognizable, but the way he looked at people with half-lowered eyes had already merged with the plot of Lee Eun-woo on the rooftop in the first episode.
After a while, Quan Xingai suddenly smiled and said, "Just kidding. Thank you, Oppa, for introducing me to the job."
Jeon Seong-ae raised her voice and turned into social mode, feeling like she had entered the mode of a Japanese energetic girl. She exchanged numbers with every actor and senior actor at the dinner. She had just heard them talking about the plot, which seemed quite interesting. She had seen Korean movies, which inherited the style of Hong Kong movies and created their own style. The Korean film and television industry assembly line is still quite good.
Several people were drinking and eating barbecue. Quan Xingai is an idol and doesn't eat much. He is also the youngest member present, so he focused on serving everyone and grilling meat. When director Li Yinfu arrived, he saw a girl with a blank expression on her face, but who was surprisingly skilled at grilling. She was sitting with the male lead Song Chang. The two looked at each other as if they were competing, but the twitching corners of their mouths made them look like they were performing a skit.
"Oh my, director nim is here." Seeing everyone standing up to greet the director, Quan Xingaicai quickly turned around and blinked her sore eyes. Song Kang is such a childish dog... But in the end she won, hehe.
"This person looks very familiar." Although the director was born in 1972, he looks quite young. He has filmed many well-known Korean dramas and is also a popular TV drama director.
"Senior, my debut MV was shot by you." Jeon Star Love smiled. The MV for RIOT DOLLS' debut in 2016 was shot by Lee In Bok, and then at the end of the year he became even more famous in Korea because of "Goblin".
"Ah, it's you. Star Love You is very famous recently. I saw the news a few days ago that you are going to Seoul National University, right?" Li Yinfu thought of Jeon Star Love. There are not many artists these days who can be popular for one year and then be silent for the next two years due to the pressure of public opinion and finally make a comeback. Jeon Star Love is definitely the one who has been the most talked about recently.
"Yes, I will go to the school's freshman orientation at the end of February." Quan Xingai took the cup and drank a glass of soju with the director.
"Oh Mo, I was going to introduce Xingai to me. I didn't expect you two knew each other so early. Brother, I'm persuading her to audition for Eunyu. Don't you think she's suitable?" Song Kang stood beside Quan Xingai, patted her on the back and spoke.
"Ahem...ah, little dog..." Quan Xingai almost got photographed spitting out a mouthful of wine. After she caught her breath, she smiled calmly and said, "I'm quite interested in the script after hearing about it from Oppa. Can I have an audition, senior?" As she spoke, she patted Song Chang's back just as hard.
"Haha, the two of you are in a very similar state to Hyun-soo and Eun-wook in the drama. You are welcome to audition." Li Yinfu nodded. Li Eun-wook is not the protagonist, but one of the group portraits. She ranks third among the main female characters. It is not bad to let the most talked-about Jeon Star Love to star in it. At least there is no need to worry about exposure and popularity.
"Then Xingai, come on, be my sister." Li Daoxian and Quan Xingai raised their glasses to each other across the table.
There is nothing special about a simple little idol, but it is rare to find an idol who can endure the loneliness of 2 years of silence, the pressure of repeating a year and still deliver excellent idol comeback results, and at the same time be admitted to Seoul National University. No idol in the development of Kpop has reached this level so far.
Therefore, all the actors and behind-the-scenes workers present are willing to make friends with an idol like Quan Xingai who has the ability to make a comeback. Although he is an orphan, he went to Seoul University and entered the circle of connections, and his future is uncertain.
"Si-young and I will be waiting for you on the set then." Park Kyu-young and Lee Si-young were both born in 1995. Jeon Seong-ae is sweet-looking, with dimples when she smiles. She is also a very outgoing and friendly person and is easy to get along with.
The late-night snack lasted from 11 to 2 o'clock. Afterwards, Song Chang's assistant drove him and Xing Ai home. Xing Ai felt very satisfied after eating the meat. She looked at Song Chang with a smile and said, "Do you really want me to audition? I don't have any experience in filming."
It is true that All Star Love has no experience in filming, but Sarah has made guest appearances in movies and TV series. Around the millennium, she made a guest appearance as Selena's friend in Disney's modern version of Cinderella, the male star's friend, but that was just her true self.
"Your face-changing ability is top-notch, but being an idol really makes you feel wronged. There's a collaborative stage, sweet chat, and even going out for drinks together, tsk tsk tsk." Song Kang said unhappily. He did think there was nothing wrong with ambiguity, and he didn't have the urge to fall in love. But when he saw that the whole world suddenly started to support the couple of Jeon Seong-ae and Cha Eun-woo, he became unhappy, even though he was the one who knew Seong-ae first.
"I think I smell something sour, can you smell it?" Quan Xingai made an exaggerated expression, and when she saw that the puppy was angry, she leaned over and pretended to be cute. "You puffed up puppy, Oppa, please help me with my acting skills next time. I'll go for the audition after confirming my schedule with the company in a few days. I'm so nervous."
The last sentence was so flustered and was in Japanese, making Quan Xingai look more like a lolita who was deliberately trying to be cute. However, there is no need to have too many tricks, as long as they work. Quan Xingai, who has the heart of a queen and the body of a lolita, really understood Song Kang's preferences accurately. He looked over, pinched Quan Xingai's cheek and said:
"You only know how to act cute. You can even speak Japanese?"
"There are so many things you don't know. Women have a lot of secrets." Quan Xingai crossed her legs and dodged Song Chang's hand.
"It's really strange. You are obviously the younger generation, but sometimes you are unexpectedly mature. Is it because of our Xingai's past experiences? In fact, you can be a free and happy child. You don't need to pretend to be mature." Song Kang looked into Quan Xingai's eyes and couldn't help but speak.
In his eyes, Quan Xingai is very dedicated and serious at work, but becomes lazy and careless in private. Sometimes Song Chang feels that she is very self-protective. She has a very approachable face but her heart is tightly locked. It seems easy to be ambiguous with her, but if you think about it carefully, you are probably still several hundred meters away from her heart.
He blamed it on Quan Xingai's unfortunate childhood and the experiences brought about by her precocious adolescence. He seemed to have some empathy and some heartache.
"What a cute puppy." Quan Xingai murmured to herself. He interpreted himself through Xingai's growth experience and current personality analysis. He thought that Xingai was deliberately pretending to be mature and acting like an older sister, but Quan Xingai knew that this was her true appearance now. She was simply a lazy person.
In her previous life, she had been too successful most of the time, and her career or love life were not considered major setbacks. Strictly speaking, the worries from her previous life have continued to this day, so Quan Xingai is actually facing the new life in a somewhat detached state.
"Mo?" Song Qiang asked as he didn't hear clearly.
Quan Xingai shook her head and couldn't help but ruffle Song Kang's fluffy curly hair. "I'm home, thank you."
"I'm Oppa, and you look so angry again. You're obviously a little brat, huh!" Song Kang complained unhappily. Quan Xingai got out of the car, raised a big smile and said goodbye to him.
As the nanny car drove away, Quan Xingai's phone rang. Hey, it was Quan Zhilong.
"Moshimoshi." She spoke casually in Japanese.
"I've been waiting for you for an hour! You let me wait in the cold wind while you went on a date?!" Kwon Ji-yong's voice came from the other end of the phone, and his baby voice was distorted with anger.
"What? You've been here? For an hour? Why didn't you tell me?" Quan Xingai looked around in surprise.
"I! Sent! You! A! Message!" This little golden retriever has transformed into a three-headed dog from hell. Quan Xingai hurriedly checked her phone. She had exchanged numbers and added too many people as friends at night, causing Quan Zhilong's number to be submerged in the ocean.
Feeling guilty, Quan Xingai finally saw a low-key Mercedes-Benz parked in an alley without street lights. The window was lowered and a hand with a smiley face tattoo stretched out from the window next to the driver's seat.
Quan Xingai ran over and said, "Oh Mo, Senior, it really is you. Sorry, sorry, I really didn't see the message... It's so cold and snowing. Come upstairs."
Quan Zhilong's face was full of unhappiness and fatigue. Perhaps it was because the girl in front of him always reminded him of Sarah, so he unconsciously released his emotions.
"I'm sorry, I really didn't see it." Quan Xingai apologized sincerely. She shouldn't have not checked her phone after waiting for her for so long in such a cold weather. She saw that the other person's face was full of loss, and there was a gift box thrown on the passenger seat.
Ignoring the tsundere kitten's fiery gaze, Quan Xingai dragged Quan Zhilong away and headed home. Back in the warmth of the room, she rubbed Quan Zhilong's cold hand and said again, embarrassed, "I really didn't see it. Oppa should have called me more often."
"Ha, I was thinking of coming here to give you a gift, but after waiting for an hour, I saw you coming back with Song Cangxi, with such a sweet look on your face... Your smile is so bright and sweet. How many fish are there in Xingaixi's fish pond now?" Quan Zhilong smiled, but his words couldn't help but sound sarcastic, and he threw the gift box in his hand into Quan Xingai's arms.
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