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Chapter 336

The film production company called TeSTAR in the United States after ten days had passed since we accepted their offer.

It seems that filming was already in full swing.

'I guess we stepped in while the schedule was pretty far along.'

But they even gave us a cameo proposal?

I thought it was a gesture of reconciliation and ambition, but I should keep my eyes open for other possibilities.

'Maybe it's just to give us water.'

TL/N: What MoonDae said can be interpreted in several ways. In the previous chapter, the worker felt that the offer was like (drinking) an "awesome cider," i.e., "to have great success." However, MoonDae thinks that instead of cider, they might give them a drink with no taste or smell, i.e., not something meaningful. They might also neglect them and leave them waiting for many hours until they are told what time to record, only giving them bottles of water instead of other privileges they should have as they are a high-level group in Korea.

I was going to mention that we should at least prepare mentally, but I didn't have to.

"Even if it's to shoot a scene where we walk, we don't know what the shooting order will be, so we could wait a few hours. For nothing would we have to set aside that whole day to do just that."

"Oooh."

"Of course, Hollywood may have a different system, but we'll definitely be behind in priorities, so consider it...."

This is because Bae SeJin is revealing the problems that might occur on the site as if he released bombs.

Thanks to that, the atmosphere of "We even went out to make a cameo in a movie to distract us in the middle of the tour~" disappeared. Everyone has in mind that we are going to perform new work like a rookie going to a meeting.

Meanwhile, Bae SeJin is trying to fix the atmosphere.

"But it could be good! The cinematic acting is definitely attractive!"

The effect it had was minimal.

"I guess so."

"I think it's a different matter of whether we can have a good performance."

"...If I'm an idol too, then you guys can do it too!"

"It's hard to generalize because it's not the case for the same person..."

"That's right~ Let's cheer up!"

"...??"

Keun SeJin calmed the atmosphere by blocking Kim RaeBin.

'Good blocking.'

Bae SeJin seems to have wanted to persuade us to the end, but let's stop here.

I spent some time on the plane going through the OST materials they sent us.

It's obviously in English.

'I knew they wouldn't translate.'

We're running out of time.

The agency delivered an abridged translation, but the quality was not very good. As soon as we finish setting up the independent label, we have to find a full-time professional interpreter first.

Fortunately, Cha YooJin and Seon AhHyun gave a briefing, so everyone was familiar with the content of the film.

In a nutshell, this is it.

[The story of a messenger who goes out into space through a naturally occurring warp gate after the Earth is half ruined and sets out on a dangerous and exciting adventure!]

It just borrowed the sci-fi format, but the style seems to be a mix of westerns and modern-day hero movies.

And the story where the Earth is collapsing is part of the worldview of the "Ruins Factory" game series.

As I monitored the "127 Section," I reviewed the words I had seen several times and the titles that appeared in the new game.

'It's a little confusing because it's in English...'

"I-if you need an explanation of any word, can you tell me?"

"Please, thank you."

"Yes!"

I listened to Seon AhHyun's explanation, who was sitting next to me on the plane, and noticed that it matched the structure.

Let's confirm which roles we are going to play as cameos.

'Hmm...Are we being asked to pay homage to the initial characters in the game that we collaborated with before?'

It looks like we'll be appearing briefly in a battle scene. They didn't ask for anything in particular. There was just one line.

I knew this would happen because there was no copyright issue, as the film company bought the rights to Cosmovision. Because it was an expected draft, I could easily organize the direct and secondary effects in my head.

"...Hmmm."

And I predicted.

'I think we'll be laughed at if we do.'

Isn't that too one-dimensional an interpretation and intervention? Besides, I'm worried about the makeup.

'There are no Northeast Asian characters among the main characters.'

It will be tricky to have a good impact even if all seven of us come out at the same time, but it's a position where it's also hard to avoid a sense of mismatch.

"Hmmmm."

"Mo-MoonDae-ya?"

"Ah, I'll take a look at the script."

I put our explanation papers behind me and pull out the draft script again.

My head is tense.

It was 12 hours before I arrived in the United States.

* * *

We finally arrived in the United States.

We entered quietly and moved around privately. Fortunately, nothing special happened as if T1 had not commented anything while drinking kimchi soup.

TL/N: "Drinking kimchi soup" is equal to "counting the chicks before they hatch."

After that, the first place we went into...was the film set.

That was funny.

"Oh...Aren't we going to start with an OST meeting?"

"They said they couldn't change the schedule on the set. The schedule is said to be completely divided by hours."

Certainly, besides the scale, the scene was handled quietly and smoothly by people minding their own business.

"....."

"...I thought it would be louder."

Even Bae SeJin seemed a little nervous. The person who was attached as the site guide for a while smiled and spoke in Korean.

"This professional division of labor is Hollywood's unique advantage."

"Oh, yes."

And after a few words of explanation and saying goodbye to the person who helped guide us...we set about waiting in the trailer.

"....."

"Hmmm."

At this point, everyone seemed to have noticed the atmosphere and there were bitter smiles among the members.

"They're neglecting us."

"That's right."

We've been well provided with blankets and food, but they haven't even started to make us up yet.

It looks like only our manager and staff are running hard.

'It's just as I expected.'

It didn't seem to have been supervised properly. It's a kind of treatment we had never received in Korea since we became a top-tier group. This is also ridiculous.

"The manager must be having a hard time~."

"It seems that the communication is not good. Should I go out and come back?"

When I was making my own plans while listening to some guys' conversations...

Cha YooJin, who was sitting next to me, dug a finger into my waist.

"...?"

What?

When I looked at him, he muttered in an awkward manner.

"This is not normal!"

"So?"

"It's something bad."

YooJin went on to speak only by moving his lips.

"They're pretending not to hear us"

"...!"

"It's a pretty classic method."

Oh...I know.

'He's saying that they're ignoring our staff as if it's unintentional.'

This is beyond a simple joke.

I crossed my arms.

"Why?"

"In Hollywood, actors are basically the best. But look at this treatment. They treat us like extras or props, not actors."

"....."

That makes sense.

I saw before that they care a lot about the schedule, but we don't have a special contract and they've made us book a lot of time, so is it okay to neglect us so much?

"Why? What's wrong, YooJin?"

"Hmm."

Cha YooJin shrugged his shoulders and looked at me.

What? Do you want me to translate what you said?

I just spoke briefly about reality.

"It seems like they are deliberately delaying until the last minute to allow us to record."

"...Ah."

"Hyuu."

Everyone sighed as if they guessed more or less because of the atmosphere.

Ryu CheongWoo smiled bitterly.

"It's like Bae SeJin said."

"No, I said it thinking about what I filmed in Korea, but here...things look different."

Bae SeJin continued with a firm expression.

"If they're doing this on purpose...it's bullying."

And Kim RaeBin was surprised.

"...! Is this racism?"

Yes, it is.

"Well, we rushed to get involved in this...and for outsiders, race and reputation must have played a role."

It depends on our own power as to how they deal with the work that suddenly appeared at a time when a schedule had already been set.

And in their perception, we don't seem to have much power.

"....."

I craned my neck and checked the expressions of the others.

There's no one who's furious.

It's not like we've never been treated like this before we sold a million copies.

"It reminds me of the Icorpo days."

"Waah, that's right."

This is definitely a weaker experience compared to the program we debuted for.

The guys are calm since they've been through the chaos even before debuting.

I shrugged my shoulders.

"We were planning to have a meeting in the evening anyway, so let's have the meeting first and talk about this again."

I asked the guy who brought it up.

"What do you think?"

"If we leave, we won't be able to shoot because they refused to go beyond the schedule already set. It's going to end up in violation of the contract."

"I-it's true."

"Yes!"

Seon AhHyun was immediately convinced. If so, the two who lived abroad came to the same conclusion.

"Hhhmmm."

"Ah, I'm lost."

Aside from being angry, like workaholic kids, they seem to have an allergy to having to break a schedule.

"What do you think, MoonDae MoonDae?"

What do I think?

I crossed my arms.

"I...don't mind breaking the contract."

"...!"

"Well, it's not like I'm going crazy because I want to make a cameo."

I saw Bae SeJin with a stiff face.

"Hyung, it would be really unfortunate if you couldn't move on to Hollywood, but..."

"HEY!"

Bae SeJin was furious. The atmosphere was agitated for a moment, but soon calmed down.

"No matter how hard I try, I don't want to film in this situation. I won't even do it using my name, but the group's name."

"Hyung....."

Reactions automatically burst out from those who know that he had been very excited pretending not to give advice these days.

"That's right. It's too small a role for SeJin to appear."

"It's not!"

I smiled.

"I was joking. Actually, I don't think I'd go so far as to violate the contract."

"...?"

"Why-why?"

"Most of them won't be able to give up the OST."

"...!"

"I don't think they want to piss about it, so they'll come out pretty friendly at the dinner meeting."

If after hearing they say they want to remove the finished version from the list of OSTs, then they're idiot bastards.

Even if the treatment we get here is so because the staff working on the film set and the staff there are divided, those responsible for the OST's can't joke around anymore.

We've already been bitten once...

"Kim RaeBin did very well."

No matter what we did with the explanation, it actually worked because they liked the final version.

"Ooh..."

"As expected, RaeBin is a genius."

"It's an undeserved compliment, I'll do my best."

Yes. I took a deep breath and spoke.

The atmosphere was very organized. In fact, it was as if a conclusion had been reached.

Keun SeJin shrugged his shoulders.

"So...shall we go out?"

The members looked at each other several times, and soon even AhHyun nodded.

"Let's go."

"OK~"

At that moment, Cha YooJin angrily came out of the trailer as if he had been waiting.

"...!?"

He ignored everyone looking back to find out what this was all about.

"Let's find the manager first."

"Okay."

And we actually took the company staff and walked off the set, blocking anything out by saying we'd talk again after the meeting.

The staff just pretended to stop us and followed.

'They must have suffered a little.'

"If necessary, we'll say we'll sue them for damages because the tour schedule was disrupted by the trauma."

"Great."

Thanks to that, everyone's fighting power has increased.

Bae SeJin even boasted on the way to the hotel.

"We...don't have to put up with disrespect, don't you think?"

"You're right."

Aside from that.

In fact, from the moment I first led them to the film set until the meeting, I planned to persuade him to continue without filming.

'On the contrary, it's helping me.'

I shrugged.

I didn't even have to implement the plan, he's doing fine on his own.

'Thank you, totsse-ya.'

TL/N: "텃세" (totsse) means "territorial", a person who marks his boundaries well and defends his territory or attitude towards something/someone.

That's how we escaped from the cameo shoot on the first day.

It was the first schedule we missed since we became part of the TeSTAR group.

* * *

And at the meeting that night.

Surprisingly, the executive producer of the film's production team showed up.

'It's weird.'

I didn't expect the top guy on the team to come out and talk about the OST.

"The fact that the producer is coming is too much...Isn't it?"

"I heard that the supervising authority is not so good in this town. You can see that everything is divided."

"I can see."

It's a relief that the translator didn't even translate the way we mumbled.

After a brief exchange of conventional greetings and introductions, accompanied by employees sent from T1, the translator carefully relayed the producer's words.

"He's asking if there was a problem with the filming and why TeSTAR didn't film."

Oh, that's why the producer showed up.

After we left the set, it looks like a report was made to T1, so something else must have happened between the superiors.

I nodded.

"We waited indefinitely without hearing any explanation. The trailer was cold, so if our throats ended up damaged, we wouldn't be able to go on tour."

If I were to speak English right now, it would feel like I was adapting because my vocabulary is limited. That's why I don't intend to speak it.

When the interpreter translates these words, the producer nods as if he understands.

And this is what came up.

"Well...He says he's very sorry things turned out this way, but it's almost impossible to reschedule the set, and it would have been nice if you had been more respectful of their time..."

"...!"

What?

Bae Sejin got angry first.

"No, we didn't do that..."

"Hyung, hyung, wait."

Yes. We're furious because we were tricked with some key words when we made the collaboration request, but it seems like he misunderstood us and thinks we vented our anger in a cameo session.

The atmosphere cooled down.

Suddenly, polite English flowed.

"It is not a normal situation at all to wait blindly without any instructions. Moreover, the words of our staff were not correctly conveyed to the deputy director, shouldn't respect be a mutual relationship?"

"...!"

Seon AhHyun spoke long sentences in English.

His face was pale, but his gaze was firm.

And he did so without having made a prior agreement with anyone.

Keun SeJin was impressed.

"AhHyun-ah must be really angry."

"I know."

I shut my mouth. The producer looked a little embarrassed, but he didn't seem angry at AhHyun-ah's words.

Rather, it seemed that his head was beginning to properly understand the situation.

And after a while, the interpreter spoke again.

"He says there seems to have been a mutual misunderstanding. He says he will be more respectful of your time on set."

"Okay."

AhHyun closed his mouth. He didn't look very satisfied, but I patted him on the back.

"Good job."

This is enough to improve your mood. AhHyun smiled slightly.

And I opened my mouth again.

"Then, let's do the cameo again on another day and in another scene."

"...!"

I'll eat as much as I can while pretending to give in.

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