Peninsula: I can steal the luck of disgraced celebrities

Chapter 65 Feeling Sorrow for One's Kind

November 12, 2010, was an ordinary day.

South Korean actress Park Hye-sang was found dead at home, having committed suicide.

Two days later, the funeral was held privately.

Some South Korean media outlets speculated that it might be related to unspoken rules in the entertainment industry, but no official conclusion has been reached.

On the set of "Dream High".

Because of this news trending on social media, these young idols were mostly distracted while filming.

"Click!"

Director Li Yingfu called for a halt.

"No filming today, go home and get some rest."

Today's match was a very simple one.

Suzy plays Go Hye-mi, whose father's company goes bankrupt and she is surrounded by a group of thugs led by Boss Ma, who wants to know her father's whereabouts. Ok Taecyeon plays her childhood friend who comes to her rescue.

This scene was actually taken more than ten times!

It's not some important scene that requires actors to have emotional outbursts or anything like that.

Filming was canceled, and people gradually left the set.

"Want to go eat?" Ham Eun-jung patted Lim Ji-hoon's shoulder and winked.

Lin Chih-hsun glanced at the time on his phone. "It's only 4 p.m. If I eat dinner now, I'll easily get hungry later."

"That's a good thing, now we can have a late-night snack."

Lim Ji-hoon: "..."

"Whatever makes you happy, but..." Lin Zhixun hesitated.

"Didn't you refuse to have dinner with me a few days ago because you were afraid of rumors about us?"

Ham Eun-jung scratched her cheek somewhat awkwardly.

"Well, Suzy said she had something to do today, and I couldn't find anyone to eat with."

Ham Eun-jung insisted on having dinner with someone, which was actually due to the prevailing Korean collectivism.

In South Korea, eating alone can draw strange looks from others, and you might even be considered an oddball with interpersonal problems...

The original owner always ate alone, which led to her classmates labeling her a freak.

"...So I'm just a backup option in your relationship, sob sob~"

Lin Chih-hsun used fake crying.

While pretending to cry, she secretly glanced at Ham Eun-jung.

They can't even act properly.

Ham Eun-jung sighed helplessly as she looked at Lim Ji-hoon.

Unfortunately, in this production crew, besides Suzy, she was only close to Lim Ji-hoon because of their dancing skills.

"My treat!"

"Actually, being a backup option isn't so bad~"

Upon hearing Ham Eun-jung's words, Lim Ji-hoon immediately went from crying to laughing.

"After all, the car's spare tire doesn't usually need to be moved; the car will move on its own."

Ham Eun-jung didn't understand Lim Ji-hoon's flirtatious remarks.

"Let's go to 'Yijin BBQ Restaurant.' I ate there with Suzy last time, and it was pretty good."

Lin Zhixun saluted, "Yes, sir!"

In South Korea, friends usually split the bill when eating out. If someone is treating, they would never take their friends to an ordinary restaurant.

Instead, they would carefully select a barbecue restaurant.

Then they drank heavily and ate heartily.

This seems to have become a custom.

……

After the two finished eating the barbecue, Ham Eun-jung said she wanted to go for a walk to digest her food.

The two parted ways, and Lin Zhixun walked back to the film set alone.

He really needs to walk around to digest his food. He was eating barbecue with Ham Eun-jung earlier, and this grown man almost lost to a "weak woman".

If Ham Eun-jung doesn't go to digest her food, Lim Ji-hoon might think he's met the real "Hinata Hyuga".

If a live-action version of Naruto is ever made, I would recommend Ham Eun-jung for the role.

Lin Chih-hsun was bored and played with his own shadow.

I followed the head of the shadow all the way back to the film set.

Arriving at the door of the room assigned to him by the film crew, he took out his key and opened the door.

I turned it off casually.

Then Lin Zhixun threw himself onto the bed.

Although he didn't film any scenes today, Ham Eun-jung treated him to barbecue.

But I still had to work hard myself.

After lying down for a while, Lin Zhixun turned over.

Sit up.

I'm going to take a shower and then go to bed.

Yu Guangzhong only then realized that there was a hole in the wall!

This is……

Lin Zhixun walked over.

The actors' accommodations were temporary buildings erected by the production crew next to the Incheon Arts Platform in South Korea, where "Dream High" was filmed.

Because it was to be dismantled after filming, it was built using plasterboard.

The sound insulation is very poor.

Lin Chih-hsun doesn't even dare to turn on the microphone to watch some of the videos that are not meant to be seen.

For example, Lee Myung-bak's meme videos.

Lin Chih-hsun never knew who lived next door.

First, he didn't see anyone open the door, and second, he never heard any sounds coming from next door.

Lin Chih-hsun initially thought that no one lived next door.

But unexpectedly, the neighbor next door, who had been silent all along, surprised everyone with his amazing actions!

They simply made a large hole in the wall.

The hole was just the right size; too big for a body to fit through, but just right for a head.

The moment Lin Chih-hsun poked his head into the hole in the wall, a scent mixed with beer, banana milk, and a hint of floral fragrance wafted towards him.

The lights in the next room were off.

But with the light from the streetlight filtering through the gaps in the curtains, Lin Zhixun could barely make out what was inside the room:

Beer cans were scattered haphazardly on the floor, empty banana milk cartons were piled up like a pyramid on the table, and underwear was strewn across the bedside table.

Half of the blanket was dragging on the ground, and the pillow was nowhere to be found.

The room's occupant was leaning against the bed, sitting on the floor, clutching an unopened can of beer.

She was wearing the school uniform jacket from Qilin Arts High School, with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows and the bow at the collar askew to one side.

Her long hair was loosely draped over her shoulders, with a few stray strands clinging to her slightly reddened cheekbones, whether from crying or drinking, it was hard to tell.

There were already three empty cans lying at her feet, and she was holding the fourth one in her hand.

Pei Xiuzhi.

Lin Chih-hsun's head was stuck in the hole in the wall, unable to move forward or backward.

He never expected that Bae Suzy lived next door.

What was even more unexpected was that this woman would become the nation's first love, and be called Bae Suzy by fans—in South Korea, it's not a noun but an adjective.

She's actually quite sloppy in private.

"You can't drink, yet you still drink," he couldn't help but say.

Suzy shuddered, nearly dropping the beer can.

These words seemed to awaken her.

She turned her head sharply and saw a head peeking out from the hole in the wall. The face was half-lit and half-shadowed in the dim light, but she recognized the eyes.

She paused for a moment, then placed the beer can on her lap, wiped the beer foam from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve, and spoke with surprising calmness:

"Senior, peeping is illegal."

"You smashed through my wall, and now you're accusing me of spying?"

Suzy glanced down at the prop hammer that was supposed to hit a cockroach, but instead missed and hit the wall, smashing through the plasterboard.

There was silence for a moment.

Then she looked up and said in a "what's done is done" tone:

"Would you like to drink with me?"

Suzy handed over the bottle of beer she had already drunk from.

This time, it was Lin Chih-hsun's turn to remain silent.

He slowly pulled his head back out of the hole in the wall.

A moment later, he put his arm into the room.

The muffled sound traveled through the walls and the opening into Soo-ji's room:

"Bring it here."