An unstoppable actor!
Episode 1, Love at Twenty-Nine.
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The only sound in the house was the sound of my laptop keyboard. Geum Yeo-ju, a romance writer approaching her ninth birthday. That's me. With a sense of pride and mission in my profession, I encourage myself to work hard, and today, as usual, I write. With my Apple laptop, mouse, and a cup of coffee before me, I'll be the most sought-after writer in the industry, wherever I go.
"I am··· “I didn’t love you.”
I poured my heart and soul into every single line as I perfected the script. This drama is a heartbreaking youth romance about a prickly and arrogant male protagonist suffering from an illness who gradually falls in love with a female protagonist who is endlessly kind to him. The saying, "The male protagonists in writer Geum Yeo-ju's dramas are always prickly and arrogant," has become a tad true, as all the male protagonists in the dramas I've written have always been the prickly type, brash and self-absorbed.
This time, living up to that title, we've chosen a prickly male protagonist... but we still haven't decided who to cast. Actors these days are all the same. Even if they make him cry, he's clumsy, and even if they're narcissistic, he acts like he doesn't know how great he is. In fact, the previously aired drama "The Wind Carries Love" was heavily criticized for its casting mistakes. The script was perfect, but the talented actors we trusted ended up backstabbing us.
Who would be a good male lead? I thought, and quietly checked the list of rising male actors in the green window. Kim Taehyung... Jeon Jungkook... They were all talented actors I'd heard of, but their acting lacked that clean, polished quality. I thought I should immediately call a friend in the entertainment industry to pick the lead. I felt like he could find the type of male actor I was looking for in an instant.
"hello?"
"What brings you all the calls? Our busy writer Geum?"
“I have a favor to ask. Are there any good male actors among the rising stars these days?
Why, in a style that goes well with a bit of narcissism.”
“Narcissism? Like, you think you’re so great?”
“Yeah. That’s exactly it!”
“Hey, it’s there. It’s there. It’s completely there.”
“Who is it?”
"yunki min!"
An unstoppable actor!
At the author's enthusiastic recommendation, I decided to meet with rising star Min Yoongi. Of course, with the director and some staff members. I needed a talented actor who could bring my brilliant script to life, and if he actually had narcissistic prince syndrome... it would be fantastic. And according to the author, that's exactly what Min Yoongi is. So, even before I finished the script, I called Min Yoongi up. We made an appointment at a coffee shop not far from Min Yoongi's agency and waited anxiously until we finally met.
“······.”
“Hello, I am,”
“You want me to do it?”
"yes?"
“That drama. Aren’t you asking me to be the male lead?”
What the...? What kind of idiot is this? Don't you know me? They kind of know me, don't they? Isn't that the drama writer Geum Yeo-ju standing in line? Embarrassed, I took a sip of my hot coffee and gently put the cup down. Then, without saying anything, I slipped the unfinished drama script towards actor Min Yoon-gi. On the cover, the drama title and my name, three letters long, were printed like a logo alongside each other.
“Love at twenty-nine?”
“Because the drama’s main characters are set to be twenty-nine years old.”
“I don’t think it has much merit, author?”
Would you mind reading the script...^^? I said, suppressing my boiling anger. Then, holding the script in my hand, I flipped through it halfheartedly for a few seconds before it settled back down on the table. "I've released eight dramas so far, seven of which were hits. Do I deserve to be treated like this? It's just as I heard, and I'm a total idiot. I guess I'm just being self-absorbed and living off my own pride."
“You don’t like it?”
“Overall, the content is too old.”
“You don’t want to do it?”
If that's the case, then it's okay if you don't. There are already plenty of people lining up to do any drama just by mentioning my name. Just as I've heard, he's really shameless, and he seems to be a know-it-all... no, he seems to think he's so great, so it's a shame he's perfect for the lead role. I packed the unfolded script into my bag and downed the rest of my coffee in one gulp. He didn't even say he'd do it, and to have him start criticizing the drama's plot on our first meeting... it was just out of the question.
“No, what are you going to do?”
"yes?"
“I will, love of twenty-nine.”
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Hello, this is Anma! This is a brand new work that I recently transferred from another app to Fanplus. I hope you like it! It still has a lot of shortcomings, but please be kind to me :)