chapter 161
161 – Thank you (complete)
Slowly.
Seol So-young goes on stage and begins to express her thoughts about receiving the award.
As always, she first expressed her gratitude to the people who allowed her to be here.
The people at Studio N Mix, my parents who always support and care for me, and even my high school friends who made me happy memories this year.
I don’t think I said anything yet……
With that alone, the time given to her is slowly coming to an end.
And.
This is also the same as always.
Seol So-young finally wanted to convey her gratitude and her sincerity to the one person she is sharing this with.
“2 Years ago. She first made her debut in a work called Welcome to Cafe Violet, and it seems like a lot has happened so far. “When I look back, I think there were a lot of happy times and a lot of hard times.”
But.
“A very grateful person, who was with me in every moment and always supported me, is here with me.”
Seol So-young smiled faintly and slowly moved her gaze somewhere toward the participant seats.
That was where Seol So-young was sitting earlier, and to be exact, she was looking at a boy who was guarding the seat next to her.
And that boy was……
“I told you clearly two years ago, right? I think you probably heard my acceptance speech at that time. 927 Writer.”
At the same time as she said those words, countless eyes in the awards ceremony naturally crossed between her and the 927 author.
And then there was the 927 author who was suddenly singled out after being quiet.
No, Seo Eun-woo didn’t look embarrassed at all and just smiled bitterly.
Looking at her mood, I had a vague idea that she would mention herself to some extent.
Similarly, Seol So-young, like Seo Eun-woo, does not have a significant change in facial expression.
Because her acceptance speech was not over yet.
Someday.
Seol So-young once had a question about the feelings she had for him.
When did she start liking him?
It may have been when he first received a casting offer due to recognition of his skills, or it may have been when he received support over the phone during the NG incident.
It could be when she listened to counseling about her concerns and planned a huge drama called Fly High, or when she stopped by her mother’s hospital room and found out that she was a strong and wonderful person and told her to trust her. There is.
But.
Now I clearly understand the answer to that question.
From the first time I heard that he was casting me in ‘Welcome Cafe Violet’… ….
“Perhaps from then on, I may have already begun to develop feelings of love for you.”
Soon, a smile slowly spreads across Seol So-young’s lips.
Giving her acceptance speech, she felt distinctly different from two years ago, when she suppressed her emotions to avoid shedding tears.
Also, I wanted to quote a little something from Midsummer in ‘The Summer Without You’.
I certainly thought you were a kind person back then, but you were even kinder than I thought.
It’s only natural that I would want to spend the future with you.
That’s why I’m renting this space again.
“927 Writer. I like you a lot, a lot. And I always wanted to say thank you.”
With those words, Soyoung Seol bowed her head and announced the end of her acceptance speech.
However, unlike two years ago when no applause was heard, warm applause and praise began to spread throughout the awards ceremony.
“That’s a bold confession.”
“I see. “It’s surprising that there is a man right next to me who is courting Soyoung like that.”
Meanwhile, while listening to the bold acceptance speech, Na Young-jin and Ko Dong-bin, who were sitting at the same round table as Seo Eun-woo, laughed in an attempt to make fun of him.
Of course, from Seo Eun-woo’s perspective, he had no choice but to hear those words in one ear and let them out of the other… ….
“I should do something like that at the Music Park Awards Ceremony.”
“That… Dahye. “I don’t think CEO Baek Joon-young will like that very much.”
I couldn’t bear to ignore Dahye Lee’s words, as if she had some good idea in mind.
***
Now the Cheongsang Arts Awards ceremony was almost coming to an end.
Now, the remaining awards category is the long-awaited film category.
As expected, there were no surprises.
[The target is writer 927, who wrote and produced ‘Summer Without You’!]
[Last year, Itaewon Revolution, and the year before last, Welcome Cafe Violet. Even Fly High was a work worthy of receiving the grand prize at the time.]
[Yes, that’s right. And, including this year’s film The Summer Without You, it has won the grand prize for three consecutive years. This is the moment when an unprecedented historical record is being written at the Cheongsang Arts Awards.]
When my name was called and an explanation about myself was added, as everyone expected, applause and cheers were heard from all over.
At the same time, Seol So-young, who was sitting next to me after finishing her acceptance speech, opened her mouth and said something of her own.
‘I look forward to hearing your thoughts on receiving the award.’
The noise in the awards ceremony was so loud that I couldn’t hear what she said at all, but I vaguely understood what she meant.
Because of this, I smiled bitterly and slowly headed up to the stage, just like Seol So-young did.
After receiving the grand prize trophy, I headed to the center of the stage to give my acceptance speech.
And as I slowly looked around the awards ceremony hall from the center of the stage, it seemed like everyone was looking forward to my acceptance speech.
I think this is also the influence of Go Quiz.
Of course, it is still a burdensome situation for me.
Anyway.
All of the previous thoughts on the grand prize so far have been spoken by PD Na, acting as my stand-in.
So, in fact, this was my first time giving my acceptance speech on this stage.
So what should I say first?
What should I convey to people through this stage? ….
Suddenly, a question arises.
Do I really need to say such a great acceptance speech that would satisfy people’s expectations?
If I just tell you what I’m feeling right now, I think that would be enough.
Yes. Thinking about things like this doesn’t suit me.
Let’s just speak as I have up until now.
Anyway, the acceptance speech is not a heavy statement that announces the end like a will.
“I haven’t lived a very long life, but I think there were a lot of particularly special things this year.”
Spring (春).
After declaring retirement, I entered Hanbit Arts High School and built relationships with various people.
─Number.
─Number?
─Please provide your contact information.
Aren’t you going to get your number from a popular idol with blonde hair from the entrance ceremony? ….
─Hello?
Because we were in the same class and our names were close, a popular actress ended up sitting next to me.
─It means to do whatever you want without worrying about what anyone thinks. Because you are a 927 writer and now a friend of the Saudi royal family.
And isn’t there a suspiciously wealthy person who makes a special visit to Korea, saying he’s a fan of mine? ….
─Would you like to join me in club activities?
A popular actor persistently suggested that I join a club.
Spring passed by in a hectic manner, and a rather impressive summer came.
─That’s right, I’m the main character. That’s also from the script you created.
The bright light that Lee Da-hye, who played the main character in Dreaming Children, showed me.
I will probably never forget that moment for the rest of my life.
─I’ll just skip this for now.
And the kiss I shared with Seol So-young inside the Ferris wheel.
I guess the feeling I felt back then was the same.
Of course, there were many good summer memories, but there were also many opposite memories.
Representative examples include the Da-hye Lee stalker case and the Kwon Dae-han case. And revealing my identity to the world, etc.
Of course, the bad memories passed by like a typhoon in an instant.
…… The problem was that they came back to back.
Anyway, fall has arrived in the place where the typhoon passed.
─You can appear as the male lead.
Autumn was literally a season of challenges.
It was my first time trying a movie, and thanks to Cha Mu-sik’s words, I started a new challenge.
The problem is that thanks to acting practice and movie shooting, fall passed by in an instant, and winter (冬), when the movie ‘Summer Without You’ aired, came.
Winter is like that… ….
Maybe it was because of the movie, but it felt a little bitter at first.
But.
─Instead of stopping like in the past, I just want to keep moving forward with my precious people.
I was able to realize that it was not that bitter.
Luckily, there are a lot of good people around me right now.
Of course, the good relationship here also applies to everyone who viewed my work.
I think I am who I am today because many people are interested in, look at, and care about my work.
So.
‘Thank you.’
I wanted to say thank you to them.
Me.
For thinking of me as a special person and believing in me.
And.
In the meantime……
For creating a work of art together.
“That’s it.”
***
Time passed really quickly.
When Summer Without You was screened, a whopping 9 years had passed by.
So what is 26-year-old Seo Eun-woo doing now?
“Daddy is going to marry me!”
“No! “You’re going to do it with me!”
“You both can’t do it anyway? So don’t bother Dad with your work and get off her lap right away.”
I was going through a difficult situation surrounded by my daughter with Seol So-young and twin siblings with Lee Da-hye.
In a way, indeed……
It was the kind of noise that signaled that we were having a peaceful and happy day.
– Became a genius writer obsessed with a popular actress