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Chapter 15 - Filming Begins

Since Taehee arrived few days prior, most of his solo scenes were already filmed. This meant that his shooting schedule would be completed before Kamou and he would be able to go back to Seoul couple of days before her.

The story revolved around a young female college student who worked part time in a café. One day she meets a young business heir who came to London for a vacation. The guy offers her a decent pay to serve as his guide for the trip. Coming from a poor background, she accepts the offer. After spending some time together, they fell for each other. The feelings were mutual but none of them confessed. Finally, the day came when the guy had to go back home and he left promising to stay in touch. As time passes, they grow apart only to meet five years later in Seoul.

Kamou and her manager checked into their rooms at around 2a.m after which they settled down in their rooms. The shooting was scheduled to start in the morning at 8a.m. and would continue till late at night. The shooting location was around half an hour drive from were staying, so Kamou hardly had any rest. It was her first day and she didn't want to be late and cause any delays.

It was a café near a university campus and the lead couple's first meeting scenes were to be filmed here. Kamou reached the location with her manager early and after greeting everyone she sat in her chair getting ready for the scene. Not far away was Taehee, our promising actor getting his hair done. He looked up towards Kamou and greeted her with a smile. He was senior than her in terms of career so Kamou had to be respectful, she got up from her chair and bent a little to greet him.

Once the crew was ready, the actors were called for. Kamou looked beautiful in her waitress uniform with a red apron, her makeup was nonexistent. The scene began with Kamou serving people at the café, she walks up to the corner table where a Taehee was sitting in casual white shirt and blue denims.

The filming went for hours and at lunch time the crew was given a two-hour break. After shooting for such long the earlier excitement that Kamou had was all run down. Slowly the lack of sleep was taking over her as she started feeling jetlagged. Everyone from the crew had their lunch together, the atmosphere was lively and interactive.

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After lunch the shooting resumed again, now in the campus of the nearby university. Since it was after lunch time, campus was less crowed and the crew was busy setting up their equipment. The actors were changing into different clothes for the new scene. The scene was going to take place in the university so the costumes was more casual and laid back.

Before getting her make up done, Kamou washed her face few times to get rid of her sleepiness. This act of hers didn't go completely unnoticed as Taehee was observing everything from a distance. Taehee's personality was completely opposite from what he portrayed in front of his fans. People who see him on screen think of him as a cheerful, outgoing, innocent, naïve and extrovert type of a person. In reality, he was calmer, observant, mature and spoke only when needed. He came from a poor background yet with his hard work he managed to earn fame and respect. He started working in the industry in his teens, therefore he was aware of what goes down behind curtains and how everything works.

The set was ready and the actors came up to play their parts. Kamou was putting a lot of effort into it, ignoring the fact she was exhausted. The scene ended and the actors went to their seat waiting for next scene to start.

"Should I ask the director to let you go for today?" Miss Min suggested. She was the one responsible for looking after her. Though Kamou wasn't a big actress yet, her agency cherished her and had high hopes from her.

"Big Sister Min, don't worry. It's my job and I have to do it. I don't want to get the reputation for throwing tantrums." Kamou assured and got back to practicing her lines. It was a big project for her and being a new actress, she didn't have much of a choice.

Taehee who seemed to be busy with the script at the moment, heard the whole conversation. He looked at Kamou, who was trying hard to concentrate of her work. It reminded him of something. Taehee called for Director Kim, saying it was urgent and he needed to talk.

"Director, I think this would be enough for today, let's call it a day after the next scene." He spoke.

The Director unable to decline his request, nodded in agreement. The filming was going on smoothly without any delays, so he understood that there was no need to overwork the staff.

After the last scene for the day was filmed, Taehee approached Kamou, "It will take some time for everyone else to go back to the hotel. You look tired, come with me, we are staying at the same hotel."

Not sure on how to reject him, Kamou agreed to go back with him while Miss Min finished up things there.