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"I may also make my debut as an actor."

"Ah?" Hearing what she said made Chi Jingyuan stunned. This was the first time he knew the news. He looked at Pei Zhuxuan in surprise: "Are you going to film? When did you accept the role? Which TV station?"

"It's not a TV drama, it's an online drama, and it will be broadcast on Naver TV."

Bae Zhuhyun shook her head slightly and raised her eyes as if recalling: "It's called "Girls of the Game Company". I heard it was adapted from an online comic."

When she hugged Chi Jingyuan, she raised her head. When she raised her eyes and gently pinched her mouth, she looked cute and cute.

Chi Jingyuan was still very interested in the news that his father was going to film a movie, but he was a little hesitant after hearing that it was a web series.

There are many idol groups in the Peninsula music industry who want to film but can’t find any way or resources. It’s certainly good for idols to be able to act, but for now, the mainstream of Peninsula’s film and television industry is TV dramas. , regardless of whether it is a cable or wireless TV station, online dramas have just emerged, and not many people are paying attention to them. The quality of the films is also uneven, and many of them have a bit of a shoddy quality.

He thought for a few seconds and then asked: "Web series? Is this a role that the company took the initiative to find you? When will you start filming?"

"It was the crew who took the initiative to approach the company and proposed me to star. It seems to have been some time ago... The company is still thinking about it and hasn't decided yet, but I think this is a good opportunity to give it a try..."

She explained to her boyfriend in detail, and when she was about to say something more, the phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated, which made her shrink her neck. Then she quickly took out her phone and took a look, and then she said anxiously. :

"Shengwan asked me to go back, and I'm going to the TV station soon..."

She spoke very quickly and looked a little anxious. After she finished speaking, she looked up at Chi Jingyuan. She blinked and stood on tiptoes before kissing her boyfriend's face gently and saying, "I'll go first." Well, let’s talk about it later.”

"Um.

After seeing Chi Jingyuan smiling and nodding in response, she pulled her hair and trotted out.

After waiting for a while, Chi Jingyuan also walked out and followed the same route upstairs back to the practice room. Red Velvet had to run his schedule, and they had a lot to do later.

After chatting with the members who were chatting on their mobile phones in the practice room, everyone followed the manager upstairs for a meeting. Today we are going to talk about the MV for the prelude song "fire" and the album. The preparation progress of several other songs.

EXO started relatively late with the song "Fire". At first, their practice and preparation focused on "Monster". The choreography had not been done yet, so they changed the plan to turn "Fire" into I started practicing intensively after the title song, which was much later than when Twice was preparing for "cheer up".

But now it seems that the progress is faster than twice. The dance of "Fire" is much more difficult than that of "Cheer Up", but the MV was shot first. It can only be said that EXO, except for some team activities recently, has spent the rest of their time It was placed on top of preparing songs. In addition to practicing the new album, Twice also had to do live broadcasts, group performances, and special stages. I heard Zhou Ziyu complain that they can only rest four or five hours a day now.

They are obviously just newcomers who are not in their comeback period, but they seem to be busier than EXO. They really live up to the meaning of the group name ‘twice’.

"The shooting location required for the MV has been rented. All the settings and backgrounds are being built now. The specific content has been sent to you. Shooting will officially start after the Lotte concert on the 1st of next month. The estimated shooting time In three days, the director responsible for shooting two music videos was PD Kim Junkyu and his shooting team..."

After everything was due, manager Lee Seung-hwan and the head of the recording department began to talk about the process of shooting the MV, and also introduced the director who would be in charge of the shooting.

Director Kim Junkyu and his team are a photography team that SM often collaborates with. They have collaborated with EXO several times before. He was responsible for shooting last year's "Call Me Baby" and "Spring Day". This year's regular third album , the MVs for "fire" and "monster" will also be handed over to him.

They are already very familiar with each other. Facing the EXO members' salutes, Kim Junkyu smiled and waved his hand.

"There will be a lot of flames and burning shots in the MV for "Fire" this time. We plan to shoot most of them in real scenes, and use computer special effects for a small part..."

"At the same time, according to the choreography and MV content settings, 36 backup dancers and 270 extras will be used throughout the process. The number of people used can be said to be the most in all our song MVs in the past few years. For First of all, the Marching Music Company has invested a lot of energy..." Li Chenghuan read the information for a while, and then looked at Jin Junmyeon sitting next to him: "You have been practicing with the backup dancers for several days, and now you are practicing how's it going?"

"It's a tacit understanding. We are all very good, so there is no problem." Jin Junmian nodded in agreement.

"That's okay. Make sure to practice together in the next two days. During the actual shooting, it's difficult to coordinate due to the large number of people. PD Jin Junkui means that it's best to complete it in one go..."

After giving a general description, Lee Seung-hwan took one last look at the nine EXO members and said with a serious face: "The so-called live shooting of flame shots means actually lighting a fire in the venue. Although we will take protective and fire-fighting measures, But you must still pay attention to safety and don’t run over and play with fire, do you understand? Jingyuan, Chanyeol?”

"Guilty..." Everyone responded, and Chi Jingyuan, who was named, pointed at himself and glanced at Li Chenghuan doubtfully. After seeing the serious look in his eyes, he nodded quickly, but felt a little innocent in his heart.

In your mind, am I a childish child who likes to play with fire?

The MV production meeting lasted for more than two hours. After the end, Chi Kyung-won was just about to follow the members back to the practice room and practice with the backup dancers when he received a call from Park Jae-hyun and went to his office.

Park Jae-hyun is Ji Kyung-won's personal manager, but he does not belong to EXO's management team. He is only responsible for Ji Kyung-won alone, which means he is somewhat independent from outsiders.

The company has no objection to this. In addition to his special background, it is also because the top member of the team Chi Jingyuan does not lose to the EXO group in terms of revenue. The schedule and business he needs to deal with personally are very large. So many, SM even assigned several assistants to Park Jae Hyun.

"Have you received another script? Still so many?"

Naturally, getting along with Park Jae-hyun was much more casual. After two hours of meeting, I felt a little tired. After Chi Jingyuan arrived in his office, he lay down on the sofa. He first took a sip of the drink handed over by Park Jae-hyun, and then saw him again. I took a stack of drama files over and took it after sighing, while complaining a little.

"This time "Signal" is so popular, and Jingyuan you are so popular. An actor with your own enthusiasm is what any crew needs, and through this "Signal" your acting skills have been widely recognized by the public and the industry. It’s your problem that no one comes to you for recognition.”

After Park Jae-hyun handed him the script, he sat across from him and said with a smile: "The advertising invitations alone are almost full. We are not considering some brands that do not fit your image at all. These scripts have also gone through The remaining ones after screening, those with problems with the character setting or scenes, were passed through the SM process, because Jingyuan said you wanted to make a movie this year, so they were quite serious about it."

"But it's still a pity that you didn't appear in "Descendants of the Sun" last year. This show is really going crazy now. In addition to the mainland of the peninsula, it is very popular in Asia, especially in Xia Kingdom..."

As he spoke, Park Jae-hyun thought of the news he had heard in the industry recently, as well as the envy and sarcastic remarks made by many friends about Song Joong-ki's agency. He clicked his tongue and said with some regret: "Although "Signal" is very popular, the three protagonists' The setting allows the dividends to be divided a bit too much, and after all, it is a suspense drama, which is much worse than an idol drama that is naturally popular and has a large female audience..."

Park Jae-hyun seemed to understand very well, and did not say that "Descendants of the Sun" was a military theme they promoted, and directly classified it as an idol drama.

"It's actually very good to be able to play "Signal". I'm quite satisfied with this drama..." Chi Jingyuan seemed to be indifferent: "If I really played "The Queen Mother", then there are rumors of love with Song Hye Kyo. If it doesn’t become me... let’s forget it.”

""Goblin"... isn't this the drama that writer Kim Eun-sook was talking about? You have started casting so early, "Descendants of the Sun" isn't over yet, right?" Opening the script at the top, I saw Chi Jingyuan reacted after reading the title of the play, and asked curious questions while flipping through it.

He had heard of this drama. Kim Eun-sook had specifically mentioned it to him during the casting process for "Descendants of the Sun" and she had mentioned it several times since.

"The script for this drama was completed very early, I heard it was even earlier than "Descendants of the Sun."" Park Jae-hyun seemed to have known about it for a long time, and he explained very skillfully:

"Although "Descendants of the Sun" hasn't finished airing yet, it has already been filmed, so the casting for this drama has also begun. It's just that the filming time is still early, and it is expected to be at the end of the year... This kind of drama in the peninsula Scripts are considered heavyweights in the industry, and production companies, writers and even directors all have actors they expect and like, so many of them start casting very early.”

"There is no indication of which character it is... And for this protagonist, why is there a bracket that says 25 years old after the appearance is set to be 35 years old?" After knowing that it was Kim Eun-sook's script, Chi Jingyuan cheered up. After looking at it, he discovered the problem without even taking a second look. He pointed at it and raised his head and asked strangely.

"Didn't writer Kim Eun-sook tell you?" Park Jae-hyun also looked at Chi Jingyuan with strange eyes:

"When the script was sent over, the other party specifically mentioned it, saying that writer Kim Eun-sook had slightly revised the script. The main character was originally supposed to be a 35-year-old with a more mature appearance, but if you were to play the role in the end, it would be changed to a 25-year-old... If you are not cast, you will follow the original script without specifying which role. It is because the other party thinks that both starring roles are suitable for you. In addition, the production company may not like to change the script very much, but they know the writer's preference. You participated, so there is some intention of letting you play the second male lead..."

"...Writer Kim Eun-sook may have told you about this drama in private before, and may have given you some promises...but the casting of a drama is not the writer's final decision alone, and "Descendants of the Sun" is now so "Fire, the competition for the role in "Goblin" must be very fierce, so..." Park Jae-hyun pursed his lips, and his meaning was obvious.

Chi Jingyuan also shrugged and said that he understood that although he and Kim Eun-sook have a good relationship because the other party in "The Heirs" also thinks highly of him, this kind of promise cannot be taken completely seriously. You don't know if the other party will say polite words again, so If you want to star, you mainly have to fight with the company yourself.

"..."

After reading the character setting and script of "Goblin" for a while, Chi Jingyuan opened the next few scripts, looked at the titles and silently read: ""The Legend of the Blue Sea", "THE K2"..."

Park Jae-hyun sat next to him, took a sip of water and introduced to him with a smile, ""The Legend of the Blue Sea" is writer Park Ji-eun's second project after the two dramas "My Love from the Star" and "The Producer". I heard that Jun Ji-hyun has been cast. As the heroine, it is also a drama with great potential to become a hit..."

"'THE K2' is one of tvN's masterpieces in the second half of the year. The setting of the male protagonist is very interesting... and I heard that the crew not only sent an invitation to SM, but also sent an invitation to the female lead in addition to Jingyuan you. Audition invitation.”

"Who is it?" Hearing the other party's pretense, Chi Jingyuan frowned at him and asked. After seeing Park Jae-hyun's eyes and raised an eyebrow, he immediately understood and asked tentatively: "Senior Yoona? "

"Indeed, Girls' Generation's Lin Yoona." Park Jae-hyun laughed and nodded. Before Chi Kyung-yuan could close the script, he added: "But I heard that it has been rejected. It seems that he is going to make a mainland movie. TV series is coming.”

"It seems that Yoona-senpai has decided to develop in the mainland. This drama is coming one after another..."

Seeing Chi Jingyuan closing the script in half and opening it again, and listening to the sigh in his mouth, Park Jae-hyun couldn't help laughing again, shook his head and said: "There are still a few scripts, some are role invitations and some are auditions. Invitations, but they didn’t start shooting recently. Basically, they only meet in the second half of the year or even at the end of the year to join the group... After all, you are still focusing on the group album recently, and "Signal" has just ended..."

"There is still plenty of time. There is no need to make a decision soon. You can take it back and take a good look at it..."

"Well, I understand."

Chi Jingyuan nodded in response. He lowered his head and glanced at the basic settings of several scripts. As he looked at it, he suddenly remembered something. He looked at his agent and said, "By the way, brother, help me read it." How about Irene’s invitation to the online drama, and then see if there are any suitable ones recently..."

He paused mid-sentence, pondered for a few seconds, and then exhaled: "Forget it, let's look at this first."

"OK."

…

As expected, Bae Zhuhyun was busy from morning to night on March 29, and she did not hold any birthday live broadcasts, birthday parties, etc. However, Chi Jingyuan received a selfie from Bae Zhuhyun in the early morning of the 30th. She must have just gotten off work. Back at the dormitory, in the photo, she is holding a bowl of seaweed soup that was probably cooked for her by members of Red Velvet, smiling and pouting at the camera.

It can be seen that although she has a busy schedule and there are no celebrations, she must be very happy.

A few days passed quickly and it entered April. EXO started filming the MV for "fire" immediately after finishing the 'EXO's secret night' concert held by Lotte.

April 3rd, the second day of the "fire" MV shooting... By the way, it was also the day when "Martial God Zhao Zilong" premiered.

"I...don't I need to put something on it?"

Chi Jingyuan looked at the extra actor in front of him who was wearing a black cloak and coat. He was surrounded by staff and was carefully applying various protective agents on his clothes with a brush. He But his hands were empty, with nothing in them, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

The MV has been shot for more than two days. Because it requires a lot of burning shots, the shooting was not very smooth. Moreover, the whole process was rotated according to the venue. Because there were so many extras and backup dancers, they shot the second half first. , we just started shooting the beginning today.

The setting of the opening scene was that Chi Jingyuan and a man in black came face to face and shook hands with each other. At the moment of shaking hands, the man in black suddenly ignited flames all over his body. Then he looked at the other person and said coolly, " It's burning', which is introduced as the beginning.

It's simple to say, but very scary to shoot, because they didn't use special effects to shoot this shot, but actually lit people on fire directly.

After a rehearsal just now, Chi Jingyuan watched the actor who was shaking hands with him suddenly burst into flames, instantly ignited from top to bottom. He felt butterflies in his heart, fearing that the other actor would wail and be burned to death in the next second. in front of him, and then the fire spread to himself.

Although he had taken protective measures and applied protective agent, he could not believe that the blazing temperature was coming over him and his skin was burning. He hesitated and suggested whether he should also apply some protection on himself. agents and the like.

"No, don't worry."

The technician next to him smiled and waved his hand: "Nanxian's clothes have been treated so that the sleeves cannot burn and the fire will not burn along the clothes."

"That's okay."

Chi Jingyuan nodded slightly, glanced at the six or seven staff members holding fire extinguishers who were waiting nearby, and reluctantly accepted the other party's explanation.

After everything was ready, today's filming officially started with PD Kim Junkyu's order.

"action!"

Chi Jingyuan, who was wearing short black hair and light-colored summer clothes, looked at each other and a man in black, who was covered in a black hooded coat, shook hands with each other after approaching.

"Huh." The man in black was instantly ignited, his whole body burst into flames, and the hot temperature started to burn. Chi Jingyuan clearly felt the actor's hands trembling.

It turns out that he was also very nervous.

Facing the blazing burning man in front of him, he forced himself to calm down. Following the steps he had just practiced, he tilted his head slightly to look at the other person, and then suddenly laughed with a bit of ruthlessness: "It's burning."

"Ka! Very good!"

As soon as the PD's voice appeared, Chi Jingyuan immediately took a few steps back and away from the burning man. The next second, the staff next to him rushed over and sprayed the flamethrower crazily at the burning man, although he did not spray it on himself. But the lingering white smoke still made Chi Jingyuan feel a sense of security.

I should have known this song wasn't called "fire".

When EXO was filming the MV and playing with fire from morning to night, at the same time red velvet also ended the singing activity of "July 7th" on April 3. From the return on March 17 to now, a total of It only took two weeks to record songs, which is far less than the usual one-month song recording period for idol groups. Although it is actually good to get a total of five No. 1 songs with the title song of the ballad, but from such a short period of time During the singing time, it can be seen that SM is not optimistic about their performance.

The return of "the velvet" and "July 7th" this time has, to a certain extent, solidified the positioning of red velvet as a concept group. After all, no girl group would do such tricks during their rising period. They don't know who knows.

Although compared to their last comeback, this time they have not only made no progress but also regressed a lot. Compared to Gfriend and MAMAMOO, who have already become very popular thanks to their hit songs, they can’t help but fall slightly behind in the competition among the new generation of girl groups. , but what Bae Zhuhyun and the others got was not all bad news. This comeback unexpectedly made red velvet fans inexplicably very determined and loyal. Although the results and reviews made people cry, they made a lot of people laugh. Diehard fans actually play a strange role in consolidating popularity.

When Chi Jingyuan was reading the news, he saw a red velvet fan leaving a strong message online: "We have our own concepts and persistence, give up blind pursuit, and achieve our own uniqueness!"

aweason!

As expected, Red Velvet will not use a ballad as the main song next time...

After finishing singing, Bae Zhuhyun and the others started a book signing tour throughout the peninsula under the arrangement of the company. They started from Seoul, Daejeon, Daegu, Ulsan, Busan, Jeonju and then returned to Seoul. Everywhere they visited There will also be a surprise live broadcast to interact with fans.

Ji Kyung-won also accidentally saw the live broadcast that red velvet made when they were in Gwangju during a break in the MV shooting. After clicking on it, he found that Bae Zhuhyun and others were apologizing to the fans. The reason was that due to heavy rain in Gwangju, the original public signing would be temporarily changed. It became private and the venue was changed.

However, Chi Jingyuan's focus is not on this, but on Bae Zhuhyun, who is wearing a blue jacket with a black lining and her hair tied up. She is dressed very beautifully today, giving her the feeling of a mature lady.

When we were making videos in the evening, Chi Jingyuan casually mentioned it and then praised it. The young lady was amused for a moment, then immediately understood what Chi Jingyuan meant, and then rolled her eyes charmingly.

Among the busy and heavy work, she felt most relaxed when she took time to chat with her boyfriend.

With everyone busy and working hard for their own careers, a week passed quickly. After EXO, it was another group's turn to shoot a MV.