People on the Peninsula: I Became a Lucky Koi

Many scenes of "The Producers" were filmed at KBS television station.

However, today's script reading was held at the RAUM Arts Center in Gangnam District. It was a private and highly confidential event, the reason being to prevent spoilers and reporters from surrounding the audience. The lead actors were also not announced to the public.

Jin Can arrived very early, half an hour earlier than the notified 10 o'clock.

Cute and adorable newbie~

He is very aware of his situation…

Kim Chan and Yoon Sung-hyun walked into the clubhouse together.

The unfamiliar figure caused some of the staff members, who were holding coffee, to stop their conversation and turn their attention to Jin Can's face.

"Hey, who's that?"

"Great!"

"...Could it be the one who ousted Kim Soo-hyun?"

A jumble of glances and whispers, mixed with shock and curiosity.

Kim Deok-joo, a member of the main creative team for the drama "The Producers," put down her coffee and walked over: "Annyeonghaseyo, are you Kim Chan-ssi?"

"Yes." Jin Can nodded, his eyes curiously scanning the surrounding work environment.

Everyone seemed quite busy; besides the smell of coffee, there was an invisible sense of tension in the air.

Kim Deok-joo led the way, taking Kim Chan to the conference room.

Along the way, I would occasionally glance at the boy who had been making headlines in the production team recently.

the reason is simple.

The role originally cast as Kim Soo-hyun was unexpectedly given to an actor whose name had never been heard of before.

Initially, Kim Soo-hyun's team was negotiating with the production team, demanding his salary plus a share of the profits. Writer Park Ji-eun and director made a simple estimate: if Kim Soo-hyun were cast, the total salary for the lead actors would exceed 35%, surpassing the industry limit.

Therefore, Park Ji-eun refused to team up with Kim Soo-hyun again, citing her inability to accept the profit-sharing arrangement.

Even with such an explanation, the discerning people in the crew, including the other lead actors, could tell.

They all know perfectly well that this is to make room for others.

As for who was being given the seat, Kim Deok-joo finally saw the person in person today…

...

...

Push open the meeting room door.

The long conference table was empty except for a video camera set up in the southeast corner to film behind-the-scenes footage.

On the table, each position had a nameplate for the lead actor, supporting actor, screenwriter, and director, and there were also scripts that the staff had arranged in advance.

Jin Can looked at it with great interest for a few moments, then sat down in his seat, picked up the script, and began to review it.

The purpose of script reading sessions is quite simple.

Everyone sat together and read the entire script. Each person clarified their own character's role, personality, dialogue rhythm, character relationships, and main plot to avoid misunderstandings during filming.

No need for movement or acting, just sit and read your lines.

The screenwriter will make on-the-spot revisions and adjustments to awkward lines, lines that don't match the emotions, or lines that are too abrupt.

It also helps cultivate chemistry between the lead actors in their scenes together.

Yoon Sung-hyun, standing beside him, smiled and asked, "How are the preparations going?"

"You might feel stressed..."

Honestly, he was quite looking forward to Jin Can acting. A family with connections to politics, business, education, and healthcare—suddenly producing an actor basking in the spotlight?

novel!

If Yoon Sung-hyun were to evaluate Kim Chan's life over the first ten years or so...

His assessment was simple.

This child—

His surname is Jin, his given name is Can, his courtesy name is Shun, and his pen name is Jili…

"It's alright." Jin Can shrugged and closed the script.

Yoon Sung-hyun asked in bewilderment, "This is territory you've never set foot in before, aren't you nervous at all?"

"I'm not nervous." Jin Can shrugged and said with a smile, "Before deciding to act, I made a prediction for myself."

"But what I've always set in mind isn't the height, but the lower limit..."

Yin Chengxian immediately understood and asked, "Bottom-line thinking."

"So what's your predetermined lower limit?"

He was quite curious about this, as this kind of risk prevention mindset is commonly found in the political, technological, economic, and social fields.

"Brother, do you know Im Yoona, the senior actress?"

Jin Can suddenly changed the subject, but then realized it was a pointless question, "What do you think of her acting?"

"Lim Yoona?"

After a moment's thought, Yoon Sung-hyun said, "It's a long story."

"Yes!"

Jin Can clapped his hands, his face beaming with smiles, as if pleased that the two shared the same viewpoint. "My bottom line is that as long as she doesn't act like her, I can accept it."

From another perspective, this woman's superb acting skills are quite successful; at least they are very memorable.

While the two were chatting.

Some of the main supporting actors from the film crew also came to the conference room.

Park Hyuk-kwon, Na Young-hee, Kim Jong-kook, Ye Ji-won…

They were all established veterans. Jin Can smiled and stood up to greet them. They didn't act arrogantly towards him because of his status as a newcomer.

The absence of conflicting interests, coupled with Kim Soo-hyun's being ousted, actually fueled the intense curiosity and shock of several important supporting characters towards Kim Chan, who continued to speculate about the mystery of his identity.

Moreover, back in January at the Golden Disc Awards, they saw the meme featuring Kim Chan and Jackson Wang from GOT7. The former looked handsome in a raw, unedited photo, while the latter's shocked expression was somewhat goofy. But in the eyes of fans, this is called "unexpected cuteness."

soon.

Gong Hyo-jin and Cha Tae-hyun also arrived at the conference room.

As soon as Lee Ji-eun entered the venue, she heard the crew members discussing Kim Chan.

As soon as she pushed open the door, her gaze locked onto Kim Chan, who was chatting with Kim Jong-kook, and she winked at him…

"...Annyeonghaseyo~"

Jin Can stood up again and greeted them.

He glanced at Lee Ji-eun's OOTD for the day.

Wearing a light gray hooded sweatshirt, black flared pants, and her long hair tied in a bun at the back of her head, her smooth forehead and small face, with no makeup, highlighted a clean and youthful look.

Lee Ji-eun greeted each of her seniors present in turn, saying, "..."

Then, as if familiar with the place, he plopped down next to Jin Can.

Lee Ji-eun turned her head and lowered her voice: "Long time no see, Chan!"

"It's only been a little over a week, noona..." Kim Chan replied with a smile.

Seeing the two chatting quietly and hearing Kim Chan's way of addressing IU, Cha Tae-hyun across from him couldn't help but look at IU curiously.

"Jie-eun, do you know Xiao-chan?"

A senior is a senior, even though he and Kim Chan exchanged smiles just ten minutes ago.

But calling him "Xiao Can" immediately brought them closer, since they would be working together for several months as they were about to start filming.

Lee Ji-eun nodded her bun and said, "Yes."

"Chan and Suzy are..."

She paused for a moment, and many of the main actors around her cast curious glances, wanting to find out Jin Can's identity.

But Lee Ji-eun didn't think so. She glanced at Kim Chan out of the corner of her eye, thinking that he and Suzy were good friends, or siblings or something, and that they got to know each other after a while.

But the words were already on the tip of my tongue...

Lee Ji-eun smiled and changed the subject, saying sweetly, "Chan and Suzy are colleagues."