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LifeOnce Again CH 404

Author:Wise Dragon Category:Unreal Update time:2022-12-22 05:30:39

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“Im not sure about anything else, but lets wash our feet at least before we sleep.”

“I dont want to suffocate overnight.”

The staff and the background actors giggled as they started to take off their socks.

They were in a rental house near the shooting location.

The people gathered here were either background actors or part-timers.

Maru and the younger minor actors had to stay the night here as well.

As for Bitna, she went off in her mothers car after the shoot.

“Its like were here on a field trip.”

“Hey, lets go wash ourselves.”

“Arent you coming with us, hyung”

Maru shook his head.

Even if they went now, it was obvious that they would have to wait in front of the bathroom.

He waved at the younger kids that left the room and unloaded his luggage in a corner.

He took out a book, a change of clothes, and a chocolate bar.

“Wheres the lighting team that just came today”

“Here!”

“Come out.

Lets drink.”

A man who sat quietly in one corner took his jacket and left.

Following that, the main and camera teams visited in succession and took their part-timers.

“They have it good.”

“Isnt there anything for us”

“Nope.

I saw that the lighting team had a good atmosphere.

I should have joined them as well.”

“Dont say that, and lets drink together with just us.

I saw a supermarket nearby.”

Six men left together to drink.

Although they were people who met for the first time today, they soon became close perhaps due to the fact that they went through a hot ordeal together.

The group that tried to call some food delivery ended up sighing and giving up, and the people that laid out their blanket early thinking that sleep was the best medicine, were wrestling with the heat.

30 grown men with beards would crawl into this place throughout the night and end up sleeping in empty spots.

It was just like the military barracks[1].

“You have to wake up at 6 tomorrow and finish breakfast by 6:30.

The shoot begins at 7 so bear that in mind.

Dont be late, and tell the others who arent here right now.”

“Yes, I understand.”

A woman left with a smile along with words of encouragement.

She seemed to be part of the main team, but Maru didnt recognize her.

Since there were so many staff members for this drama, he didnt know the faces of most of the staff members, much less their names.

“Shes pretty.”

“You saw her face in that short time”

The usual male banter started, but it soon died down.

It was 11 p.m.

Around five people left the room saying that they couldnt get any sleep due to the heat.

It seemed that they needed some alcohol to compensate for their hard work.

“Hyung, there arent any people now.”

Hearing the younger actors words, Maru took his towel and change of clothes and went to the bathroom.

When he entered the public shower, a stuffy heat assaulted him.

He smiled subconsciously.

After having a light shower, he returned to the room.

The lights opposite the entrance were off, and below them were people who were sleeping without any blankets.

Mosquitoes entered through the ripped portions of the mosquito net, but the windows were all wide open.

The outdated air conditioner clearly wasnt enough to cool down all the people here in this weather.

Smelling a faint fragrance of mosquito-repellent incense, Maru opened his book.

“What are you reading A comic book”

The younger actors approached him and showed interest, but they soon lost interest and went away.

“You should read some books.”

“I dont want to.”

The five younger actors sat around in a circle before starting to play some games.

They giggled as they hit each others hands, but they soon seemed to have gotten tired and lied down on the spot.

Maru smiled and threw the chocolate bars he brought at them.

Even though they were yawning until moments ago, they rushed to grab the chocolate bars immediately.

They were at an age where they were constantly hungry.

“Guys, quiet down a little.”

A man who seemed to be over fifty, who was getting ready to sleep, spoke.

Maru apologized in everyones stead.

The man yawned and lied down.

The younger actors also stopped chatting.

The TV on the TV stand was talking by itself.

It was an entertainment program, but he couldnt understand a single thing it was saying.

The man who was rolling around under the TV probed around in the dark and turned it off.

Only the sound of breathing could be heard in the room.

“Its hot.”

One of the younger actors spoke.

It definitely was summer.

The people that Maru thought were sleeping all sighed and stood up.

It would be incredibly stifling once people who left came back.

Maru seriously considered sleeping outside.

“Looks like everyones sleeping.”

Just then, the door opened and a voice could be heard.

Giwoo was standing under the lights in front of the door.

He seemed to have found Maru who was sitting in the corner and gave him glimpses.

“If its okay with you, would you like to eat some watermelons Its cold.”

People reacted to the wordcold.

“Watermelon sounds good.”

“Theres sikhye as well.

Can some of you come with me I wont be able to carry it by myself.”

Maru closed the book he was reading and slapped the backs of the younger actors who were next to him.

“If you think you should be the one to go, then you should go.”

He told the adults that he would do it as they were about to stand up and walk outside.

There was a truck outside the house, which still had its engine on.

He unloaded some watermelons and sikhye from the back.

They were cold as though they were just taken out of the refrigerator.

He took the watermelons and the sikhye back to the room.

Everyone had woken up and pushed the blankets to one side of the room.

“Wow, theyre big.”

A man, who tried tapping one of the watermelons with his palm then sliced down with the knife he was holding.

The insides of the split watermelon were a ripe red.

“Hey, you kids should eat first.”

The adults let the kids eat first.

Maru also picked up a slice.

It was cool enough to blow away the heat of the summer in an instant, and it was also sweet.

“Whos buying it Did we get the budget for it”

One of the men, who was drinking sikhye, asked Giwoo.

“Its… me.

I mean, the shoot was delayed because of me.

Sorry about that.

It was hard, wasnt it The weather is hot as well,” Giwoo spoke in a careful voice.

The people in the room started laughing as though it was nothing to worry about.

“Anything can happen while shooting.”

“Hes right.”

“But it definitely feels good.

Thanks to you, we get to eat watermelons.”

Giwoo saidthats good in a small voice before sighing slightly.

Maru put down the watermelon peel and looked at Giwoo.

He was such a good kid.

There were two types of apologies: One where it was pleasant to listen to, and one where it made people frown, and Giwoos was the former.

If he just dumped some food on them as though he would treat someone lower than him, he would have sworn at the guy, but there was no one who would blame him for anything when his attitude was like this.

“Keep that up in the future.

Social life is nothing special.

If you act like that in the future, youll be doted on by the adults.”

“Yes, please dote on me in the future as well.”

Giwoo poured some sikhye for the people with a smile.

“You too, Mr.

Maru.”

“Thanks.”

“No, thank you for last time.”

“Nah, dont keep bringing it up.

Youre embarrassing me.”

“I received a big help, so I cant really just forget about it after just saying thanks.

Please take care of me in the remaining shoots as well.”

Maru nodded and drank his sikhye.

Giwoo poured sikhye for one last person before sitting down next to him.

“Mr.

Maru.”

“Yes”

“How long has it been since you started acting”

“Im not sure.

I guess Im in my second year now.”

“Really I thought you wouldve started much sooner.

Youre amazing.”

“Im not that great.”

“You showed a perfect act you didnt prepare for in a perfect manner in front of so many people.

Normally, people call that amazing.”

“Its something that everyones doing.

Im happy that youre looking at me in a good light, but I dont think its worth complimenting.”

“Arent you too humble Youre skilled too.”

Maru smiled and started at Giwoo.

His bad habit of becoming suspicious of too much flattery was flaring up again.

He knew that it wasnt a good habit, but it was a habit he developed just like how herbivore animals would perk up their ears to scan for danger.

Giwoo could have said those words out of goodwill, but Maru always raised his guard up subconsciously when someone he didnt verify talked good about him.

He looked into Giwoos eyes.

A speech bubble started forming behind Giwoos head.

He couldnt read deep into his heart, but he could see what he was thinking about Han Maru.

-Am I disturbing him when hes tired

“You must be tired right I guess I talked too much.”

Giwoo smiled as he stood up.

Maru slapped his left cheek.

He was too suspicious of everyone.

Of course, he couldnt evaluate what kind of person Giwoo was with just that, but he found out that he wasnt someone that would think about something else when talking to him.

If he talked to Maru with the intention of looking down on him, the speech bubble would have contained something else.

“Uhm.

Mr.

Giwoo.”

“Yes”

“Lets do our best tomorrow.”

Giwoo nodded before leaving the room.

“Ooh, hyung.

Arent you going to become a lead actor at this rate”

“Dont betray us when you do.”

“Dont talk nonsense and go brush your teeth.

Your teeth will rot if you sleep now.

Dont lose millions in cash later in life and manage them well while you still can.”

He tapped the younger actors with his feet before getting his own toothbrush and going to the bathroom.

Just then, his phone started vibrating.

After telling everyone else to go ahead, he sat down on a bench outside the house and took the call.

“Its late, why are you calling me now and not sleeping”

-No reason.

I just called you because I was worried.

Is the shoot over

“Yes.

It is.”

-Its hot, isnt it

“Just a while ago, it was unbearable, but now I can take a breather.

Rather than that, you should get some sleep.

Your first shoot is tomorrow, isnt it”

Maru leaned against the backrest and looked up at the sky as he spoke.

Tomorrow was the first day of shooting for the sitcom that she was shooting.

Apparently, the shoot happened on a set in Paju.

-I want to sleep, but Im not sleepy.

“You nervous”

-Of course I am.

I feel like my heart will jump out of my throat.

“Whats up with you Youre so good on stage.”

-This is different from a play.

Moreover, there are adults as well.

There will be seniors everywhere around me.

Just thinking about it makes me dizzy.

“Appeal your cuteness by smiling.

At least you will hear fewer swear words that way.”

-Sounds sooo helpful.

“Then what, should I sing a lullaby for you or something”

-Go ahead.

“Whats up with you”

-Dont switch the subject and start singing.

Ill listen to it with my eyes closed.

“Really You really want me to sing for you”

-Yeah.

I think Ill only calm down if I listen to something.

Maru scratched his brows.

She really wasnt like usual.

It seemed that she was really nervous.

-Arent you going to sing

“Theres a lot of people here.”

-So youre going to retract your words

“I know you hate things like this.”

-I want to listen for today.

“Geez.”

-Are you singing or not

“Do you really want to listen You know I cant sing.”

-...Yeah.

I want to listen.

Her voice didnt have any power.

He could imagine her lying on her side with a depressed expression.

They say people couldnt take the opportunity when they see it, and it seemed that Maru was the same.

For some reason, his tongue felt dry and he was overly sensitive when he was told to sing a lullaby.

At that time, her quiet voice entered his ears.

-I was just joking.

You must be tired so get some rest.

The moment he heard those words, Maru started singing a lullaby in a low voice.

‘The Baby in the House in the Isle[2], that started off withWhen the mother goes to pick oysters.

He heard her giggle once and then the sound of blankets rustling could be heard over the phone.

He felt that his body temperature rose by at least 2 degrees centigrade after singing.

-Hey.

“What”

-Why is the song so depressing

“Its that kind of song.

Also, get some sleep.

Otherwise, youll have a hard time tomorrow.”

Just as he stood up after putting the toothbrush back into his mouth, she spoke in a small voice.

-You too, good night.

Good night.

It had a different ring to it than goodbye.

Maru put on a faint smile as he hung up.

* * *

“Youre going to finish the shoot here during the morning and go back to the set in Seoul in the afternoon, right”

“Yeah.

Rather than that, the art director was amazing.

It feels like hes going to grind his soul into this.”

“Thanks to him, the ones working with him are having a hard time.

Just look at all that money.

Have you seen the budget hes asking for Its seriously no joke.

Even though its a historical drama, Im surprised that such a plan got approved.

From the rumors, I heard that he is actually acquainted with the president.”

“Why dont you get some work done if you have time to listen to rumors And talk to some actors while at it.”

“Its really hard for me to talk to the elders.

Theres too much pressure.”

“If you keep acting like that, when will you ever become the main producer Time flies you know Before you know it, 1 year becomes 2 years, then 3 years, then once you look around, youll be doing your first piece and ruin it.”

“Fine.

Oh, here, take this.

Its breakfast.”

Changsung put the sandwich that Jinhyuk gave him in his mouth.

Since it was a self-produced historical drama, and he didnt have pressure from advertisers, he was able to get 10 episodes prior to airing.

Although it would change according to the flow of the shoot, Changsungs objective was to finish 8 episodes at least before it started airing.

“Have you seen Uljin this morning”

“Yeah.

Well, he looked okay.”

“I hope nothing bad happens today.”

“Me too.

Kids these days are so hard to handle.”

Changsung stuffed the sandwich in his mouth as he stood up.

It was time for work.

[1] In Korea, due to military service being compulsory, living conditions were known to be quite bad.

(It has improved over the years)

[2] An actual song.

Heres a video with English subtitles.

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