Let's look at TeStar's previous film cameo appearances again.
-When the main character leads a large-scale battle, the role of backing up a supporting character and disappearing.
'It's a perfect composition for homage or parody.'
Looking at the scenario scene roughly, it seemed that not only us but also a lot of game characters would appear as if passing by.
'If I'm guessing, it's probably right before the climax in the mid-to-late half of the movie.'
However, what would happen if we were the only ones who suddenly jumped out as game characters, neither established actors nor CGs?
Even if we did well, we wouldn't be able to do it.
If we were a little clumsy, it'd be solemn.
'If we go further, we will be ridiculed on the Internet.'
It was understandable that the director and the field didn't like it. This was clearly a choice made by the production company as a company to company.
And the producer sitting in front of us right now was the head of the working staff located between the production company and the production team.
He had authority, but maybe he was in a position where he could sympathize with the field.
But even now, we had pulled the justification from our side. That person was ready to listen.
'Seon Ahyeon set the mood well.'
Now, if it was possible, if it looked good, he'd accept it.
So I slowly opened my mouth.
First, I threw in carrots.
"We also have no intention of violating the set schedule. In the first place, it is impossible because of our tour schedule."
We were busy too, bastard.
When the interpretation was delivered, the producer nodded quite seriously. I continued talking.
"So, why don't we proceed simply enough so TeStar can come out? Our contract has to be fulfilled."
An interpreter relayed the words of the producer.
"He said let's proceed to secure the schedule by checking scenes that are as similar as possible."
He thought we were bowing down too, so I asked coldly.
But I couldn't to that.
I laughed heartily.
We couldn't appear in a fight scene with that cosplay-like feeling.
It would come out with a different image.
"It's uncomfortable to do it like that, so it's okay to make it a little more comfortable."
I was leading him.
I recalled the scenes I had noticed while reading the summary of the scenario on the plane.
And I picked up one of them.
"How about something like this scene instead?"
This was because I asked our staff, who had been wandering around the filming set, as soon as I got home from the hotel.
I asked the staff about the scenes that they heard mentioned.
And I got one.
-Ah, this…
-Did they tell you?
-Yes. Well, I think this actor said he was going to use this set some time later?
That was what this scene was.
A final draft that fit the schedule perfectly.
I held out that page of the summary to the producer.
"It's more fun for a singer to play the role of a singer. Since we are singers, large-scale battle scenes might look awkward."
Cuts that could be hit and run with little disruption to the shooting schedule, and at the same time we could use them as images.
I went with this.
"I don't have anything specific for you to do, and I think you'll be comfortable using it because it's all just a word and inserting the background."
The producer listened to the interpreter. He looked around a bit.
Since it had been agreed upon at the hotel, there was no particular agitation.
However, Cha Eugene, who was sitting closer to the producer, raised his eyebrows humorously. He seemed to hear something.
'Oh.'
Cha Eugene smiled. He knew roughly what they were talking about.
After a while…
"He said he wants to hear the story in more detail."
It was actually an OK sign.
'Yes.'
I shrugged.
And three days later, in the afternoon, the cameo shoot went ahead as planned.
• * *
It was a late winter morning.
As always on a Hollywood set, the crew knew exactly what they were doing.
Even if waiting for them was just a series of low pay, neglect, and unwillingness to do, nothing was different. If it was only for a living, they would have gone to law school, and they wouldn't be here.
The same went for the assistant, who was like the feet of the production team. The youngest of her Pas, she barely listened to the briefing while checking coffee on set.
"Do you have extra people?"
It was a short cameo appearance, but it rarely happened that it was suddenly added on the same day.
When she asked who the 'exception' was, the team member answered briefly.
"KPOP stars."
"Ah."
They were foreigners who had left their seats without permission a few days ago.
She didn't know how well-known they were in their own country, and even she, who knew what KPOP was, didn't know them.
'VTIC? That's the only KPOP boy band name I know.'
Thinking of her sister who was crazy about KPOP, she slightly frowned, but soon straightened it.
"Certainly, Joan was rude to them."
The attitude taken by the assistant director and half of the production team at the time was too much.
It was something they would do to an unknown actor. It was a different discussion on whether it was okay to do such a thing because they were unknown.
"Still, it's nice to have the guts to leave."
The words of the team members were ironic.
If they couldn't stand that and left the trailer, then they had to give up trying to succeed in Hollywood.
'It's going to be a rough day.'
She gave a brief assessment of how much of a mess the group would make for her today after leaving the set in one day, before finally sighing.
"Is this an extended shoot?"
"30 minutes."
"Uh… We should pray that Steve doesn't kill anyone."
"We should pray that it will be short."
The chat ended quickly. She got the call and started running around the scene again.
The set and effect were extremely realistic thanks to the director this time refraining from CG as much as possible and applying it to the set cost.
It was a good environment to act in, which was rare in this film series where people often acted while wearing only green suits.
'Still… What the hell are we going to do here?'
This scene was the beginning of a huge range of concepts, in which the protagonist, who first appeared on the space station, went into a bar and met a helper.
There was no place for KPOP stars wearing eccentric clothes anywhere.
'Well, Joan, the assistant director, would know.'
Because he was in charge of managing trivial matters at the filming site. She sighed and moved her desk.
And it was the moment when she was trying to lift a few chairs…
Her feet twisted.
"Ugh."
It was the wrong step on the floor.
'Oh my god!'
The assistant closed her eyes for a moment, but did not collapse to the floor with the chair.
Instead, someone snatched the chair she was holding.
"Are you okay?"
"… ! Ah, ah… Yes."
"Oh my, what did you carry so much on your back? I see other people playing over there."
It was a lively and relaxed voice.
'Who is it?'
She was puzzled for a moment, but she stood up from her collapsed body.
And she was surprised.
"Everyone has a job to do… … !"
"Well, that must be right."
When she looked up, more than ten people were standing in front of her. All Asians, mostly men.
And the man who had lifted her load, a tall boy, grinned.
"We're here for the cameo. It's nice to meet you. We are TeStar."
"Hello!"
The boys of her age who greeted her from behind were quite polite. All were fair-skinned and good-looking, but some were too pretty in her eyes.
'Still, the attitude is good.'
The concerns she had a few minutes ago disappeared like a joke.
"Hello. Yes. Thank you."
She thought of saying something like 'You speak English well', swallowed it, and gave a normal answer.
As if he had noticed it, the pink-haired boy behind him opened his mouth with strange eyes.
"This guy is from here. California."
"Oh, yeah."
Come to think of it, no matter who heard it, it was the accent of this state, so she was more surprised when she looked up.
She looked at the boy who helped her once again.
He had a good body, was easygoing, and had the unique momentum of a successful person.
"You can call me Eugene."
"Yes, I see."
"We don't have to eat those delicious sandwiches in the trailer today, do we?"
That way of speaking… He was definitely from California. Saying negative words first and blurring them with positive ones. She laughed hard once.
"Maybe. Right now, Joan… I will guide you to the assistant director."
"Thank you!"
As she moved to hand them over to the assistant director, she heard a foreign language behind her.
[Hey, Eugene is really good at talking, right?]
[I know!]
She didn't know what it meant, but it was a bright tone. It doesn't sound too bad.
'Did they even increase the duration of the cameo?'
What was certain is that the attitude of the assistant director had also changed. Joan suddenly began to treat them with excessive courtesy.
'What is it?'
In any case, they quickly pre-occupied the set before the main cast came to shoot today.
She too moved quickly.
First of all, snacks and drinks.
"Where should I take you when this is over?"
Instead of their staff, a pink-haired boy glanced back at her and raised his hand in a short reply.
Up?
"Thank you. Up there."
"… ?"
She followed his hand and raised her gaze.
The boy continued with a hard tone.
"We are going to perform."
Oh my god.
Where the hand pointed… It was a corner of the bar, made for perfection.
A small stage in a pub.
They came as performance extras in the background in this scene!
It was absurdly humble.
'This… Why are they doing this?'
No matter how much makeup they put on, the question was whether this crazy set atmosphere would really go well with them.
Even in the midst of that, preparations for the shoot were steadily progressing, and the boys actually stood on the backstage of the bar after a camera test.
'We'll deal with the music in hindsight anyway, so they'll just have to pretend.'
They adjusted the microphones, and one even sat down at the keyboard. There was also a boy who asked about the use of the bizarre space instrument.
And the moment when filming actually started in a quiet scene with no expectations…
Ooooo~
The pub set went dark, amid mirror balls and glowing lights.
-Black hole
A rich sound echoed from the microphone, not for singing.
"… !"
The amazing tones formed a harmony, and the accompaniment poured in like lasers or starlight.
But it wasn't elegant. A sound with a texture like randomly drawn crayons jumped out.
An addictive song with a fast beat suitable for a kitschy space opera. And a band that sung in a rather rebellious manner on a narrow stage.
-Let me swallow it
All of that melted into the ambiance of a grotesque bar that faithfully boasted the sci-fi backstreet aspect.
A talent for seizing the moment.
"… …"
She came to understand why the boy had to leave their birthplace and went to a distant country.
'It's hard to reject a group like that.'
They weren't made to be a group in the first place and were meant to be flagged in light of the fact that they were just a temporary group tied up as survival show survivors.
Anyway, the OST performance, which was arranged for only 2 minutes, made not only her but also quite a few other workers in a daze.
In the heightening parts and climax, there were even staff members who were watching and slightly shaking their bodies without realizing it.
Took.
"Thank you."
They added their own status by giving their thanks afterward. It was a really popular celebrity-like posture.
'… It was unexpectedly great.'
Besides, they didn't look at the camera until the end. It was a skillful preparation for the film.
So it was even more pitiful.
'Everything will be edited anyway… !'
There was no chance of saving the performance in the movie. Because it was so out of the blue and it was an external factor.
This was taken as a candidate to be revealed behind the scenes at best!
She somehow felt that it was all the more unfair.
She could understand why they chose this as a cameo scene, but it was unfortunate that they made a mistake because they didn't know much about this field.
"Phew."
It was just a futile worry.
It was because the parties involved did not even have such expectations in the first place.
What they were aiming for wasn't simply because the performance looked great and was featured in a movie.
It was a connection with what was to be filmed next.
"Mmm."
"They won't film any more performances, right?"
"Looking at the atmosphere, I think so."
Park Moondae, who fell off the microphone, opened his mouth to Bae Sejin among the members waiting for the next cut.
"Hyung, now show the acting skills of a genius child actor."
"Go for it!"
"There is no need to feel burdened, but we want you to know our deep faith and trust!"
And Bae Sejin nodded earnestly, putting the past days when he reacted with 'it's just one line of dialogue.'
"… Okay!"
"Oh, oh!"
'He was immersed.'
Park Moondae judged Bae Sejin's condition.
While refusing the water provided by the staff, Bae Sejin just changed his gown with calm eyes.
And after a while, there was the 'real' cameo shoot that took place after the actor joined.
"… !"
The youngest assistant fully understood why the KPOP band chose this on the spot.
She was confused at the same time.
'That person… Why is he in a boy band?'
• * *
2 months after that.
An internal blind preview of the tentative editing of this film was first shown, and TeStar's editing amount did not decrease despite the feedback from this preview.
However, rumors spread, and speculative articles began to appear in Korea.
["The concept of Korean games" Limestone's new movie… Appearance of KPOP idols]
The match was about to run out on the well-dried firewood.