Peninsula: The Great Producer

Qi Yaojiu has also learned to leave things in suspense.

That's at least the feeling Lee Ji-eun gets.

In the text message, Ki Yo-gu never told Lee Ji-eun why he insisted that she come to visit the set; he only encouraged her to do her best in filming the drama.

In the following days, besides filming the drama, Lee Ji-eun would unconsciously think about what was going on with Ki Yo-gu.

News reports continue to cover news about S Broadcasting's self-produced drama "My Love from the Star," but Lee Ji-eun (IU) is not mentioned in any of these reports.

19 number.

S Broadcasting Station held a script reading session for "My Love from the Star".

Lee Ji-eun was probably the first person, besides the crew members, to know what happened at the script reading session.

Yoo In-na secretly took a photo of Lee Ji-eun at the scene. The cast was amazing. It is said that about 40 actors who were present today all had lines and fixed roles, not including guest stars.

Lee Ji-eun also asked Yoo In-na if there were any recent developments in the "My Love from the Star" production team, or if she had heard any rumors about Ki Yo-gu.

Yoo In-na immediately misunderstood, thinking that Lee Ji-eun wanted her to "monitor" Ki Yo-gu.

Too
Qi Yaojiu's personal charm is irresistible to most people.

As a screenwriter, director, and producer, he never changes his attitude towards any actor based on their status or fame. He listens carefully to everyone's suggestions and always gets along well with all the actors.

Yoo In-na is familiar with Ki Yo-gu because she worked with him on "Secret Garden" and heard more about him from Lee Ji-eun.

But she wasn't familiar with the other actors. Even Jun Ji-hyun, an actress whom Yoo In-na greatly respected and admired, was someone Yoo In-na had seen Jun Ji-hyun and Ki Yo-gu chatting happily and privately on several occasions.

Especially the way Jun Ji-hyun looked at Ki Yo-gu. As they chatted more, Jun Ji-hyun's gaze changed from indifference to fiery passion, almost as if she could write her feelings on her face.

The script reading session lasted from the 19th to the 21st.

Over the course of three days, all the actors got to know each other quite well.

On the evening of the 21st, the film crew had their first dinner together.

On the left side of the long table on the far right, Yoo In-na was texting Lee Ji-eun with her head down, asking if she was coming to the dinner party today.

Qi Yaojiu raised his glass and, instead of uttering those tedious official platitudes, sincerely told all the actors and staff present that everyone would be working hard for a while starting tomorrow, and hoped that the memories of this period would become beautiful stories in everyone's hearts rather than painful memories they wanted to forget.

The actors were all laughing. Yoo In-na, who had just sent the message, was still unaware of what was going on. A rookie actress sitting next to her cautiously asked, "Senior, is it tough filming with Ki PD?"

Yoo In-na glanced at the rookie actress beside her and hurriedly replied, "Is senior-nim talking to me?"

"You're a senior, sir."

"You're the senior, right? I remember you debuted in 08."

"Unnie, I wanted to ask you secretly, is filming with Ki PD-nim very tiring?"

Liu Renna didn't dwell on the other person changing their address.

The main reason was that Yoo In-na was reminded of her past self.

In a society with a strict hierarchy of seniority, there is very little room for newcomers to survive; getting ahead is not simply a matter of how much effort one puts in.

If it weren't for Ki Yoo-gu, Yoo In-na would still be a nobody.

The actress next to me, who actually debuted a year earlier than me, wanted to get to know more people in the industry, just like she did back then, hoping to get help when needed, which is why she was so low-key.

Perhaps the other party is because of my previous collaboration with Ki Yo-gu on "Secret Garden," just like how I knew Lee Ji-eun because she and Ki Yo-gu had worked together on "Bouncy Earth Arcade."

Lowering her voice, Yoo In-na replied, "The overall atmosphere is very relaxed. Just remember not to put pressure on yourself, although once filming starts, PD Ki will become as terrifying as a Siberian tiger." The actress became serious.

Yoo In-na laughed and said, "Just kidding. PD Ki won't eat people, and he won't scold anyone in front of everyone on set. Even if there's something you're not satisfied with during filming, PD Ki will only communicate with you privately and remind you."

Ding

Lee Ji-eun replied to the message.

The actress wanted to ask something more, but didn't want to bother Yoo In-na any further.

Seeing the other actors and staff toasting Qi Yaojiu, the new actor perked up, took his glass, and slowly got up and walked towards Qi Yaojiu.

In the text message, Lee Ji-eun told Yoo In-na that she was still filming in Suwon.

Liu Renna secretly took a picture of the barbecue restaurant with her phone and sent it to Li Zhi'en. She then edited a text message telling Li Zhi'en that Qi Yaojiu would probably get drunk again tonight.

There must be a tacit understanding between them to become good friends. Lee Ji-eun understood what Yoo In-na wanted to say, but she really couldn't come back. In the message, she asked Yoo In-na to take Ki Yo-gu home if he drank too much.

"Xi Liu Renna, please take good care of me in the future."

Looking up, Yoo In-na was stunned to see actor Park Hae-jin standing in front of her with a wine glass.

Quickly putting away his phone and picking up his glass, Park Hae-jin realized he hadn't poured any wine. Even faster than Yoo In-na, he poured her a glass and said with a smile, "Please take care of me."

Yoo In-na quickly stood up, clinked glasses, and replied, "It should be my senior who takes good care of me."

Park Hae-jin is also a very easygoing person. He said, "I've never worked with PD Ki before, but Yoo In-na definitely knows more than I do, so I'm asking you to do it."

That's not just being polite.

Yoo In-na had just finished a drink with Park Hae-jin when other actors started coming over to drink with her one after another.

In an instant, besides everyone offering a toast to Ki Yoo-gu, most of the other people at the dinner party, including Jun Ji-hyun, also took the initiative to have a drink with Yoo In-na.

the first time.

This was the first time Yoo In-na had ever felt this way.

Ah, a powerful backer.

With Qi Yaojiu as his backer, even ordinary people who are close to him will be respected by others.

So, has Lee Ji-eun been living this kind of enviable life for the past few years?

They're getting a little carried away.

It's not that people get cocky, it's that alcohol makes them drunk.

Yoo In-na, who considers herself to have a decent alcohol tolerance, drank more than Ki Yo-gu before he did.

In her memory, she had a very pleasant chat with all the actors, both senior and junior, during the dinner.

After the dinner, he even had his agent deliver Qi Yaojiu to him.

However, when her manager came to pick up Yoo In-na from the dormitory at 5 a.m. the next morning, she said that Yoo In-na had been holding onto Ki Yoo-gu's arm the whole time on the way to see him off the night before, insisting on whispering to him.

Damn it, I can't remember anything.

Liu Renna sobered up and, on her way to the beauty salon, repeatedly asked her manager if she had done anything more inappropriate to Qi Yaojiu last night. (End of Chapter)