Chapter Twenty-Three: Super Handsome
In the pouring rain, Park Hae-young penetrated the rain curtain, her eyes looked directly at the face of the woman wearing red high heels and elegantly holding an umbrella from under the umbrella, staring at the long-awaited face, the cars on the surrounding streets came and went, the white and yellow headlights were staggered, and the eyes flashed on their faces.
The camera gave Park Hae-young a close-up close-up, and then gave a close-up of the woman, and then slowly pulled out the figures of the two people into it, and the picture was frozen, and with the end of the OST "The Man Who Wants to Leave" song sounded, the shots of each other in the rain began to slowly blur, as if becoming a vivid relief, and the first episode of "Signal" ended.
"The one who is leaving......"
"I can't forget you."
“……”
“wo……”
Listening to the hoarse singer of the female singer INKI, watching the ending shot that appeared on TV and the various sponsorship advertising logos that followed, Kim Taeyeon came back to her senses from the shock just now, and she didn't know when her feet curled up on the sofa waved a few times in the air with excitement, and she raised the volume to Lee Soon-gyu next to her, "This drama is so good!" Wow, in the end, this woman looks really hateful, and she is still wearing lipstick and smiling......
"The last scene is so feeling, did you see his close-up eyes, tsk......" She didn't seem to have withdrawn from the previous plot, and said a series of things, and at the end of the day, she could still stare at her, wanting to imitate the eyes in Park Hae-young's last close-up
"It's really good-looking...... Lee Soon-gyu also came to the spirit at this time, he didn't look so lazy, and nodded approvingly: "It's still the setting of a dialogue through time and space, which is quite attractive...... And the script and shooting are great, but after only watching the first episode, I feel that there is a gap between me and ordinary suspense dramas, and Jing Yuan's acting is really good, and the image of the male protagonist in the first episode has already been established. ”
"And it's very handsome, he changes his hairstyle well, and his short hair looks really good, especially tasteful." Kim Tae-yeon's eyes lit up as she spoke, and she couldn't help but lick her lips as she spoke.
"Shuai has nothing to do with you......" The roll of his eyes immediately slanted.
"That female murderer should have been caught, right? Did she finally admit her guilt, didn't she say that there were only a few dozen minutes left in the prosecution period? Thinking of the suspense left at the end just now, Kim Taeyeon, who seems to have become a fan of the drama, feels scratched in her heart, and her appetite is hung up, and she wants to see the progress of the next plot, and wants to see the vicious woman rope being severely punished.
The beginning and end of the first episode are all shots of Park Hae-young looking at each other in the rain, and the atmosphere has been completely brought out under the echo before and after, and the sensationalism in the middle of Kim Yoon-jin's mother waiting at the door of the police station for fifteen years for her daughter's case has made all the viewers substitute into the plot, and they want to know the follow-up progress.
"You ask him yourself, aren't these episodes finished a long time ago."
Lee Soon-gyu's eyes rolled an idea, and he pouted at the little man next to him.
This drama is unexpectedly good-looking, and she actually wants to know.
"Great idea!"
Kim Tae-yeon's eyes lit up, and she took out her phone and tapped it.
…………
"The female murderer was caught, right? Finally confessed his guilt!! ”
I just watched the premiere with the crew, and when a group of people were chatting and discussing, the mobile phone suddenly rang, Ji Jingyuan opened it and saw that it was actually Kim Taeyeon, the sister, who sent it, and came up to ask him about the next development of the plot, obviously he had just finished watching the premiere of the first episode of "Signal".
So supportive of me?
Feeling the support of this sister, Chi Jingyuan was a little moved in his heart.
And she seems to have really seen it, otherwise she wouldn't have come over in a hurry to ask just after the end, and you can feel Kim Taeyeon's anxiety and strong curiosity from the last few exclamation marks in the text message.
Chi Jingyuan replied casually, and chatted with this sister for a few words, but he didn't expect the phone to ring again two minutes later, this time it was actually sent by Lin Yun'er.
""Signal" is awesome, Park Hae-young is particularly good!
Ji Jingyuan looked at the screen and blinked a little stunned, it turned out that Yun'er's predecessors also watched the premiere.
"Thank you."
Chi Jingyuan hurriedly replied and thanked him sincerely.
He decided that he must also stick to the premiere of his predecessor's TV series at that time, which can be regarded as a return for the favor.
Immediately afterwards, a few friends sent messages over, either greetings or congratulations, obviously the previous publicity and foreshadowing of the drama "Signal" was indeed extraordinary, and it attracted a lot of attention in the circle.
While quickly replying to his friends, and at the same time casually saying a few words to the director and actor next to him, Chi Jingyuan immediately took his mobile phone and didn't talk about anything else, but looked at the comments on the Internet seriously.
That's what he's most concerned about right now.
Because of the successor "Please Answer 1988" and its own strong lineup, "Signal" can be regarded as a pre-broadcast hit, coupled with the exquisite setting and wonderful plot shown in the first episode, not long after the broadcast at this time, the comments on the Internet began to increase rapidly, and some only expressed their feelings in two sentences, but there were also long comments that were written very seriously.
"I just watched the premiere of "Signal", my evaluation is really exciting, worthy of tvN's 10th anniversary special project, the first episode I think it is better than last year's "Unborn", the picture is very cinematic, some of the shots from 15 years ago in the middle are also very old through rendering, and the script adapted from real events is indeed more immersive, plus this setting of traveling through time and space through walkie-talkie, it's really amazing......
In terms of actors, Zhao Zhenxiong doesn't show his face much, but I don't comment on Kim Hye-so's words, I think the performance is average, and the character image has not stood up, maybe the plot has not yet unfolded......
But Ji Kyung-won's Park Hae-young is really eye-catching in this episode, whether it is the confidence and blackness of leaking the artist's gossip for the first time, the determination to stand up and expose the truth for guilt and justice, and the despair and calmness in the tense moment of crisis, all of which are very good, and the changes and turns are natural...... Especially the close-up in the middle, the look in front of the camera, and the look in the rain at the end are all classics, his acting skills are obviously much more mature than when he played Zhang Clay in "Unborn" last year, this kid only shoots one movie a year, and the rest of the time is his EXO, his acting skills can actually improve so much, idols and actors are doing so well, it can only be said that he is really talented, and others can't envy him.
Of course, the shortcomings are not without shortcomings, the rhythm at the beginning of the first episode is a little slow, the first ten minutes or so are a little lengthy, and the appearance of Cha so-hyun played by Kim Hye-so is generally not bright, but this problem seems to be negligible at present, I can predict that with what was shown in the first episode of "Signal", as long as the latter does not collapse, this drama will be popular. ”
"The setting of the space-time call? It's so cool, I just saw the scene of the two male protagonists talking about each other for 15 years, and my goosebumps rose. ”
"The character of Park Hae-young is too handsome, an elite profiler, with excellent ability, self-confidence, firmness, justice, calmness, and a little bit of complaining attributes, wow, every one of them is super flirtatious...... Of course, it may also be that my Oba is already handsome! I really laughed when I saw Ji Jingyuan triumphantly discussing his own relationship with the crew, but I still sincerely like that this situation will never happen in reality! ”
"The first case is quite infectious, Kim Yunzhen's little girl is so cute, I thought it was the protagonist's childhood sweetheart, but I didn't expect it to be gone all of a sudden, alas...... Ji Jingyuan played very well, he should be the best idol actor I have ever seen, and how do I feel that Kim Hye-so's performance in this episode is average, the characters have no ups and downs, the police station is not as brilliant as Park Hae-young, and when he gets to the back, he will only shout, and he is not as dazzling as Ji Jingyuan...... Is it my delusion? ”
"Garbage TV series, garbage pond Jingyuan, acting skills are much worse than TOP Oba, hurry up and die ......"
After ignoring the extremely aggressive remarks of some black fans, most of the audience's evaluations of the first episode of "Signal" are mostly positive, especially the evaluation of the role of Park Hae-young played by Ji Kyung-won is very good, and it is considered to be one of the biggest highlights in the first episode.
After browsing for more than ten minutes, after seeing these constantly refreshing high-praise remarks on the Internet, he slowly let go of a lot of heart.
In fact, for the drama "Signal", the pressure on Chi Jingyuan is quite great during the period near the premiere.
And the source of pressure is not whether this drama can succeed or not, he is very confident in the main creative lineup, cast and script setting of the drama "Signal", and he felt that there was a high probability of success at that time, so it was not a thing of nervousness.
The biggest source of pressure actually comes from within the crew, from the other two leading actors.
The other two leading actors, Kim Hye-so and Zhao Zhenxiong, are both long-established movie coffees, and they are both recognized in the circle with awards, with superb acting skills and rich experience, in the setting mode of the three protagonists of "Signal", as long as he, the youngest actor, acts a little frustrated, it is easy to be magnified countless times under the backdrop of the other two people, once he does not act well, he will be like an idiot in comparison, and then he will be criticized by the audience who flocked over, what 'Sure enough, idols are idols, not suitable for acting, Ji Jingyuan is the same, "It's really disappointing, one person dragged down a drama" and other comments.
Chi Jingyuan doesn't care about those black fans' insulting and rumor-mongering attacks at all, but he still cares more about this kind of 'telling the truth' type of comments, because this kind of truth is a positive denial of his profession and ability in a sense, which is quite hurtful.
And he's been debuting for so long, and he's never been a dragger, so he doesn't want to try it here.
But now the evaluation after the first episode is broadcast is not bad, not even good but should be said to be very good, and the praise for Park Haeyoung and himself can be seen in many places, which can be regarded as a relief for him.
However, to have such a good evaluation, in addition to Ji Kyung-won's own hard work, the screenwriter and director are also very important to the change of Park Hae-young's character and image, and the Park Hae-young who is now broadcast has made a lot of changes to the settings in the previous script.
Although Park Hae-young in the original setting gave the elite character of 'excellent psychological profiler', he didn't show much in the plot, but focused more on impulsiveness, irritability, and even overwhelmed.
"Now the situation is urgent, you listen to me, you shut up, it's too late, tell you to listen to me!" This kind of scene where he grabs others and roars helplessly appears many times in the script.
Although Korean dramas are accustomed to exaggerated performances, in more serious TV series like "Signal", this kind of performance is easy to make the audience play, and it is like a child in front of the excellent character of Li Caihan played by Zhao Zhenxiong.
After Ji Kyung-won brought it up, the director and screenwriter also discovered this problem, so they made changes after a few meetings and discussions some time ago, so that the character of Park Hae-young became a lot calmer in the play, and the character of 'elite' was more prominent in the plot and performance.
So far, it seems that the changes have worked well, and the next step is to see the subsequent developments.
After watching the premiere comments, he was in a good mood, Ji Jingyuan looked left and right at the situation of the crew at this time, over there Kim Won-seok and Cho Jin-woong were laughing and chatting, the director was still pointing at the TV and didn't know what he was talking about, on the other hand, Kim Hye-so went out with his agent, and the other actors and staff around him were also doing their own things, and the atmosphere was quite good
Park Jae-hyun walked over and handed Ji Jingyuan a cup of hot coffee that he had just received, Ji Jingyuan took two sips after taking it, and was about to say something when his phone rang again.
glanced at the caller, the woman.
He glanced around, and after noticing that there were no outsiders nearby, he took the opportunity to connect.
"Miss me ......"
He just smiled and wanted to say hello, but before he could say a word, he was interrupted by the other party, and Pei Zhuhyun's voice was serious on the phone, and he asked him menacingly:
"Ah, Chi Jingyuan, when did you date Jiang Sula? How did I not know? ”
"Forehead ......"
The sudden questioning made Chi Jingyuan pause, and he didn't react for a while.
Pei Zhuxun over there also noticed Ji Jingyuan's confused feeling and abrupt voice, he couldn't hold it back, and laughed out loud directly: "Hahaha~"
The laughter was cheerful and vivid, with a little pride after the success of the prank.
Obviously, she also just watched the premiere of "Signal", and she used Park Hae-young to sell news to make fun of him
"That's all fake."
After reacting, Ji Jingyuan couldn't help but shake his head, and he was not annoyed, and said with a smile along the funny young lady: "This news was specially released by Ji Jingyuan to cover up his relationship with Bae Joo-hyun to confuse his eyes, you don't know, Park Hae-young took my money, and it was his own ......"
"Hahaha......"
The young lady burst out laughing again, and her voice changed in the middle, probably because she was afraid that the laughter would be too loud and noisy to others, so she covered herself the most, but the smart voice still made Chi Jingyuan's heart skip a beat.
At the end, Bae Joo-hyun also asked in a sweet and greasy voice: "Really?" ”
"What do you say?" Chi Jingyuan asked rhetorically.
"Hee-hee-......" A soft laugh came, and both of them seemed to sense each other's thoughts, and then fell into a sweet silence for a few seconds. Listen to each other's breathing.
"You watched the premiere, huh?" After a while, Chi Jingyuan took the initiative to speak: "How do you feel?" ”
"Beautiful! Wuli male pro-super handsome. ”
The young lady praised without twisting, and then remembered something, laughed and continued: "We worked overtime yesterday, and we came back a little early today, the premiere I watched with Shiqi just now, haha......"
"You don't know, Sun Wendy was eliminated by the "Masked Singer" she participated in two days ago, and she bragged to us before that she wanted to bring a singer back...... It's been a few days now, but Sun Wendy's eyes were straight when she saw Park Hae-young just now, and she was still shouting and discussing the plot after watching it. ”
Bae Joo-hyun said with a smile, obviously very careful, and when watching her boyfriend's TV series, she could still take in the reactions of the members next to her.
"After winning, he also participated in "The Masked Singer"?" Chi Jingyuan still just knew, and he hadn't paid much attention to it before.
However, this parent's singing skills are good, and he is quite suitable for this show.
"That's right, but I didn't go far, it's a pity to ......" Bae Zhuhyun also had some regrets, but after all, it had been a few days and she was not lost, she quickly remembered an interesting story: "The most interesting thing is that after winning, she just stood on the stage wearing a mask, and was instantly recognized by Lu Xingcai, who was a guest, and she was startled, and after coming back, she asked Xiurong if she told others about her participation......
"Haha."
Thinking of that scene, Chi Jingyuan also laughed,
Although he and Bae Joo-hyun have to text or talk almost every day after becoming a male and female parent, they don't feel tired at all, and every time the young lady calls, she seems to have endless words and can't hide her happiness.
The two chatted happily for a while, and Ji Jingyuan also said some interesting things during filming, and as she spoke, Bae Joo-hyun mentioned one thing: "By the way, have you heard, we are about to move to a new building." ”
"Well, the agent has already said that our XO's practice room has been divided, and they went to see it once two days ago, saying that the environment of the new building is very good, and the practice room is also much more luxurious...... It's much better than the blue sky and white clouds now. ”
Ji Jingyuan and they have been notified some time ago, the new building of Samseong-dong, which has been difficult to give birth for more than a year, is finally going to be officially put into use, and it has been determined that all the artists' practice rooms will be transferred in early February, and the daily exercises and various work will be carried out in the new building in the future.
The interior structure and decoration of the new building are all in accordance with the design and materials of the current state-of-the-art building, and the interior structure and decoration are not the same as the old building.
Although the old building has been used for several years, he has a little bit of affection and is a little reluctant, but he can say goodbye to the blue sky and white clouds practice room that is about to vomit, and Chi Jingyuan is also quite happy.
If nothing else, all the practice work of their EXO regular three series will be carried out in the new building, and I don't know what it will be like to use the new practice room and music room.
"I haven't been there yet...... Bae Joo-hyun's voice sounded a little expectant: "I just don't know if our practice room will be close by then." ”
"It's close, it's on the first floor, Brother Junmian, they told me specifically after reading it." Ji Jingyuan replied with a chuckle, although he hadn't been there, he had heard the members say it many times.
"Well, that's good." The young lady was satisfied when she heard it.
"What have you been doing in the last few days?" Chi Jingyuan looked at the time and drank the coffee in his hand in one gulp.
"It's nothing, most of the time I am recording new albums in the company, there was a pictorial shoot the day before yesterday, and I went back to shoot the album cover in two days, and then I was fine, I could rest in the dormitory."
Bae Joo-hyun snapped her fingers and said to him, her tone was natural, and there seemed to be a hint of relaxation in her voice.
But in fact, she has not received a new personal itinerary since she got off the bus in "Music Bank", although her popularity is unique in the group, but popularity and exposure have never advanced or retreated.
But after all, it's not in the return period, and it's acceptable to be a little idle.
It's a pity that Ji Jingyuan is starting to be busy filming, otherwise he can go out together for a date or something while Pei Zhuhyun is more idle these days.
"By the way, you haven't forgotten the audio source of the recording of "Dream" the night after tomorrow, have you?" In the end, Chi Jingyuan deliberately reminded him.
"Of course I didn't forget! How can such a thing be forgotten? It seems that because of the questioning, Bae Joo-hyun is a little dissatisfied,
"See you then."
"yes, okay."