The Face Genius Actor

Episode 063

After asking Director Yoo Sung-hyo about the details of today’s filming,

I received an iced Americano from the coffee truck and got into the standby vehicle.

The neon yellow cup holder was impressive.

Neon yellow was the official color of Cindy’s fan club.

Taking a sip, I found the coffee taste quite good.

‘Delicious.’

Most of my filming today was concentrated in the afternoon.

Because of this, I had considerably more free time than usual.

I postponed practice and had a brief conversation with Yeo Kyung-chan.

Yeo Kyung-chan spoke first.

“I was worried the atmosphere on set might be awkward because of the dating rumors, but thankfully it’s not.”

“Senior Cindy and everyone else seem to be taking it in stride. I guess dating rumors are a must for romantic comedy leads…”

“Director Yoo Sung-hyo seems to be taking it as a good sign? His expression was extremely bright.”

“Yes, that’s right. And with this coffee truck arriving, the atmosphere seems to be livening up even more.”

“Senior Cindy also seemed secretly proud seeing the coffee truck, didn’t she?”

Even after the regression, coffee trucks had come to the filming site a few times.

During “Arrest”, it was less frequent because the co-starring actors weren’t as well-known.

But during “I Will Cast Love”, I was able to experience other celebrities’ coffee trucks relatively often.

Especially for Team A, coffee trucks arrived almost once a month.

However, this was the first time for this kind of situation.

A case where fans send a coffee truck worried that their favorite celebrity might be upset.

Seeing this scene made me want to communicate more actively with fans too.

‘Is there no way?’

I pondered for a moment.

But no method seemed appropriate.

As long as I was affiliated with Festa Entertainment, I couldn’t act on my own without the company’s permission.

Above all, there were quite a few celebrities who had fallen after casually communicating with fans without much thought.

Of course, I didn’t think I would fall like that.

But anyone could make mistakes.

Not everything always goes well.

That’s why it was very important to have double and triple safeguards systematically.

‘In the end, to communicate with fans, an official fan club is needed.’

Organizing my thoughts like this, I asked Yeo Kyung-chan.

“Manager, when do you think I’ll have an official fan club? Have you heard anything about it?”

“What? Suddenly?”

Yeo Kyung-chan, who was leisurely drinking coffee, asked this with slight surprise.

I explained the reason so Yeo Kyung-chan wouldn’t be more surprised.

“Seeing Senior Cindy receive a coffee truck today made me want to communicate more actively with fans too.”

Only then did Yeo Kyung-chan nod in understanding.

“Ah, I see. I heard they’re planning to create an official fan club to coincide with the airing of ‘Let’s Live Together, Princess’.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Creating an official fan club isn’t particularly difficult… But apparently, there was a case where another actor rushed it and their mental state was shaken.”

“Ah.”

Well, it might be different for singers.

For actors, depending on the agency, there were cases where they didn’t create official fan clubs early.

This was because if the number of fans was too blatantly visible, it could upset the actor.

“So the PR team postponed opening the official fan club. Instead, they created a separate board on the company website where people can write messages to you.”

“So that’s what those notes were that Team Leader Kim organized and passed on to me before?”

“Yes, that’s right. They seem to think it’s safer to operate a minimal communication channel like that and create an official fan club when popularity has reached a certain level.”

It was a somewhat strict policy.

I wondered if it was really necessary to go that far, but…

It was a policy befitting Festa Entertainment, which prioritizes protecting its affiliated artists.

Every coin has two sides.

If there’s an advantage on one side, there’s usually a disadvantage on the other.

Festa Entertainment had the advantage of handling things cautiously.

But in actively implementing policies like this, they had a slight disadvantage.

“I see what you mean. What level does the company consider safe?”

“Hmm… When you’ve finished about three projects. Or when you’ve appeared as a main lead in one project. It’s okay if one of these two conditions is met.”

“I’m about to meet the conditions then. So that’s why my official fan club is being created.”

“That’s right. They’ll probably hold an event to submit official fan club names next month.”

Listening to Yeo Kyung-chan’s continued explanation, it seemed like an official fan club would be created soon even if I didn’t pay particular attention to it.

But I wanted to communicate with fans as quickly as possible if I could.

Moreover, although we were in the middle of drama filming, as mentioned earlier, Director Yoo Sung-hyo’s schedule wasn’t tight.

Rather, it was quite relaxed compared to other filmings.

Because of this, it seemed like it wouldn’t be bad to create an opportunity to communicate with fans.

I explained this aspect to Yeo Kyung-chan.

“If it’s as you say, it might be okay to move up the opening date of the official fan club.”

“Yes. A fan meeting might be too much, but I think we could hold a fan signing event.”

“Alright. I’ll contact Team Leader Kim.”

“Please tell them it’s okay even if the schedule isn’t moved up. Then, I’ll leave it to you.”

A few days later.

Whether Yeo Kyung-chan had concluded the talk well or not, I received a call from Kim Bo-mi.

-Actor! I’ve confirmed your request. We’re planning to announce the fan signing event schedule along with the official fan club name submission event today. Is that okay?

I had thought it would be unavoidable if the schedule wasn’t moved up.

It was welcome news in the middle of what I was hearing.

“Yes, of course. I felt bad for making an unreasonable request, but I’m glad it’s been sorted out well.”

-Not at all, Actor. If anything, we should apologize for not thinking of it first. Then, we’ll start the submission event today!

Shortly after that,

The official fan club name submission event and fan signing event schedule were announced through various channels including the homepage, various SNS platforms, and YouTube channel.

* * *

Part 3, Scene 53.

The Lee Young in front of me now…

To think she’s not the Lee Young I know.

No matter how many times I checked the test results, I just can’t believe it.

But in my mind, Lee Young’s past words resurface.

‘A world without constitutional monarchy is good too. Yes, everything has its pros and cons.’

‘I’d rather forget everything. Then I wouldn’t be as unhappy as I am now.’

‘I must return… This is not where I belong… Struggle is my destiny…’

‘I am not the person you know. I am… the princess of the Korean Empire…’

It feels like puzzle pieces are fitting together one by one.

Certainly, when I think that Lee Young is not the Lee Young I know, so many things make sense.

At least I can understand everything Lee Young has been saying until now.

But I just can’t think of Lee Young as a different person.

Her tone, behavior, and goals were so different, but her face, eyes, and emotions were so identical.

As I stand there dazed in confusion,

“So you were here.”

I hear Lee Young’s voice.

I turn my head to look at Lee Young, and she seems to sense something from my expression.

The fact that Lee Young’s eyebrows are trembling is proof of this.

But she soon regains her composure and calmly opens her mouth towards me.

“See. I told you. I’m not the person you know.”

It’s certain.

Lee Young is not the person I knew.

Then why do I feel confused when I see Lee Young?

If she’s not the same person, why do I feel these emotions?

Still… why do I keep…

“Why not… Why aren’t you Lee Young… I waited so long…”

My emotional response.

But Lee Young doesn’t waver.

“Not everything is resolved just by waiting. Just like how you couldn’t make it happen even though you believed I was someone else.”

“……”

“Now we can’t stay together anymore. Right?”

“……”

“Yes. I’ll leave now, so you should let that person go too. That’s… how you’ll survive, I think…”

Lee Young turns her back and slowly walks away.

Where could she be going?

When she has nowhere to go.

If she’s not the Lee Young I know.

When she’s truly alone in this place.

I can’t just leave Lee Young who is calmly walking away like this.

So without realizing it, I run and grab Lee Young’s shoulder.

“Don’t go. Stay here.”

Not the Lee Young I know.

It’s the moment when a new Lee Young first enters my heart.

* * *

For two weeks.

An event to solicit official fan club names was held through various channels.

Along with this, the fan signing event schedule was revealed, and fortunately, the response wasn’t bad.

It seemed there were more fans gained from “Arrest” and “I Will Cast Love” than expected.

Also, since “Let’s Live Together, Princess” created buzz just from its casting, thankfully satisfactory results came out.

Like that, several candidates for the official fan club name were mentioned, including ‘Siana’, ‘Siuijeokjeol’, ‘Sigonggan’, ‘Sisingyeong’, ‘See-through’, ‘System’, ‘Shift’, etc.

Most of the official fan club names were inspired by the character ‘Si’ in my name.

Yeo Kyung-chan asked while looking at the name candidates together.

“Which one do you think is best, Actor?”

“Well… Siuijeokjeol?”

“Siuijeokjeol…”

“Why?”

“Somehow… it seems like a name Lee Young would choose.”

“Ah. I guess I’ve become immersed without realizing. Certainly, Siuijeokjeol feels too much like an idiom.”

And as expected, Siuijeokjeol didn’t receive the fans’ choice.

Among the various candidates, the one that drew the most response from fans was ‘Syrup’.

The company internally pushed for Syrup too.

Syrup not only had a sweet feeling coming from the name itself, but it had even greater meaning because it was a combination of ‘Si-joon + LOVE’.

I also liked this name the most after Siuijeokjeol, and in conclusion, the official fan club name was decided as Syrup.

“We’re planning to give a gift certificate along with your cherished item to the fan who provided the Syrup idea. Is that okay?”

“That’s what you mentioned before, right? I’ve been thinking about a cherished item, but I couldn’t find anything suitable. I have a fountain pen I’ve been using for quite a while, should I send that?”

“Ah, the one you mainly use when analyzing scripts? That would be great. The fan who provided the idea will probably be delighted.”

“Hmm. Sending just the fountain pen might not be meaningful enough. How about I write a handwritten letter with this cherished item and send them together? They came up with a good name, so I’d like to show sincerity if possible.”

“That’s good too. Then I’ll convey your response to the business planning team. Including the handwritten letter part.”

Time passed like that, and on a day when I had some free time after filming Part 4 of “Let’s Live Together, Princess”,

Finally, my first fan signing event was held at Census Hapjeong branch.