novelraw Chapter 96 : I Will Do the Action Acting
Chapter 96 : I Will Do the Action Acting
Chapter 96 - I Will Do the Action Acting
“Don't film action scenes? Who are you to say such crap?”
Lee Ha-eun raised her voice in anger at Baek Hyeon-woo’s remark, the veins in her neck bulging.
However, Baek Hyeon-woo maintained a calm attitude.
It was because he was speaking based on the objective information shown in the status window.
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[Lee Ha-eun]
Vocal: E
Dance: D
Visual: S
Potential: D
Body Condition: 75%
Mental Condition: 75%
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– Pain is occurring due to an issue with the anterior talofibular ligament of the lower limb. The risk of damage is 50%.
Lee Ha-eun became an actress after living as an idol trainee.
Therefore, he could see her current physical condition through the status window.
“You sprained your ankle earlier while filming an action scene, didn't you?”
Baek Hyeon-woo pointed to Lee Ha-eun’s left ankle and spoke.
“Right now, your ankle ligament is injured. If you continue action scenes in this state, the ligament could rupture.”
“……!”
The people listening around them gasped.
But Lee Ha-eun rolled her eyes upward and shouted.
“How do you know if the ligament is injured or not? You didn't even take an X-ray!”
“Whether a ligament is damaged or not isn't something you can know through an X-ray.”
It is a common misunderstanding, but when doctors say a ligament is stretched after taking an X-ray at a hospital, it isn't because the ligament is visible on the X-ray.
Since an X-ray is strictly a test to see bones, they say that in the sense of, ‘The bone isn't hurt, so it must be the ligament that is hurt.’
“When I touched the anterior talofibular ligament at the front of the ankle, you felt pain. I also felt it was slightly swollen. It seems you are currently in a Grade 1 sprain state.”
A Grade 1 sprain is a state where the tissues surrounding the ligament fibers are damaged; although there is pain, there is no joint instability, and one can walk while bearing weight.
A Grade 2 sprain involves a partial tear of the ligament, showing joint instability when force is applied, and a Grade 3 sprain is where the ligament is completely ruptured, making walking very difficult and showing visible instability.
“You shouldn't take it lightly just because it’s only slightly uncomfortable when you walk right now. If you sprain your ankle once more in this state, the ligament could really tear significantly then.”
“W-What kind of curse is that...”
“Yuri-ssi of the girl group She’s On also forced herself on stage while her ankle ligament was in bad condition, and her ligament completely ruptured. Even though several months have passed, she hasn't recovered and is still in rehabilitation.”
“……!”
Kim So-yeong, who was listening from the side, flinched.
Although she didn't witness it personally, Kim So-yeong knew well how much of a commotion had occurred that day.
“If you only act out scenes where you walk lightly, there will be no problem. But this drama is a fusion historical drama with many action scenes. You also have to do a lot of running or fighting acting, Lee Ha-eun-ssi, but if you sprain your ankle again while doing that, something irreversible could happen.”
Currently, on Lee Ha-eun’s status window, it was written: [* Pain is occurring due to an issue with the anterior talofibular ligament of the lower limb. The risk of damage is 50%.]
Compared to She’s On’s Yuri, who had a 95% risk of damage, it could be said she was in a better state, but it was certainly a condition to be concerned about.
From what Baek Hyeon-woo had observed so far, the expression ‘risk of damage’ did not appear just from a simple ankle sprain.
It seemed that the risk of damage only appeared when multiple factors combined to create a situation where severe injury was feared.
Therefore, he couldn't just ignore the fact that it displayed a 50% risk of damage.
If the female lead's ankle completely ruptured and she couldn't even walk properly, it would cause a major setback in the drama production.
“What do you know to say such things...”
However, Lee Ha-eun continued to push back.
“Are you some kind of doctor? Why do you keep spouting such quackery...”
“Sunbae-nim, I think it would be better to do as he says.”
At that moment, Kim So-yeong spoke up.
“Our Hyeon-woo oppa is an expert when it comes to this field. He is telling you this out of concern for you, Sunbae-nim, so if possible...”
“Hey!”
Lee Ha-eun shouted, cutting off Kim So-yeong mid-sentence.
Currently, Kim So-yeong had intervened purely out of worry for Lee Ha-eun.
Forgetting that she had bullied her and treated Baek Hyeon-woo like a servant, Kim So-yeong spoke up to prevent a situation like what happened to She’s On's Yuri in the past.
However, Lee Ha-eun distorted Kim So-yeong's intentions.
“You two are plotting together right now, aren't you? To steal my screen time!”
“Sunbae-nim, it's not that...”
“This is truly a spectacle. Do you think I'll fall for your tricks?”
Not caring about the gazes of the people around her, Lee Ha-eun continued to raise her voice.
“Stop playing useless tricks and get lost! Get lost!”
“……”
If she resisted to this extent, Baek Hyeon-woo also had nothing more to say.
Because there was no way to objectively prove that the probability of her ankle ligament rupturing was high.
Eventually, Baek Hyeon-woo had no choice but to step back.
……
Filming continued to proceed.
A long scene followed where the protagonist's group, including Lee Ha-eun, fought against enemies.
Since it wasn't a scene where Wolhwa appeared, Kim So-yeong waited on the side and just watched.
‘She looks fine on the outside.’
Baek Hyeon-woo observed Lee Ha-eun while waiting with Kim So-yeong.
Outwardly, there seemed to be no problem with Lee Ha-eun’s acting.
However, the objective figures shown in the status window were different.
The risk of damage was continuing to rise, albeit slightly.
‘The risk of damage has already exceeded 60%.’
While Baek Hyeon-woo was watching Lee Ha-eun with a serious expression.
A voice was heard from behind.
“Team Leader Baek, a moment.”
“Writer-nim.”
It was Seonu Hyeok, the writer writing the script for this drama.
“What you said to Ha-eun-ssi earlier, are you certain about it?”
“I’m not 100% certain. But it is a situation where we should be concerned about damage.”
“It doesn't seem like there's any big problem looking at her now, though?”
“She is probably forcing herself to act while enduring the pain.”
In fact, her Body Condition and Mental Condition in the status window were also gradually dropping.
If she were perfectly fine without any issues, there would be no reason for them to drop like that.
“It’s not that I doubt you, Team Leader Baek, but...”
Seonu Hyeok trailed off and turned his gaze toward Lee Ha-eun, who was in the middle of acting.
Right now, Lee Ha-eun was running around looking fine, swinging a sword and fighting enemies.
Watching that sight, Seonu Hyeok opened his mouth again.
“Still, Team Leader Baek, I wish you wouldn't necessarily voice thoughts about reducing screen time or whatever. If you, as a manager, say such things, it's practically overstepping your authority...”
“Ah!”
Just then, a short scream was heard.
It was Lee Ha-eun, who was acting, screaming as she fell to the side.
“Huh?”
Seonu Hyeok’s eyes widened.
Filming stopped and people flocked to Lee Ha-eun’s side.
“Ha-eun-ssi, are you okay?”
“What happened?”
“I-I'm fine. It's just that I tripped for a moment...”
Lee Ha-eun tried to stand up amidst the people.
However, she immediately groaned and staggered.
She almost fell, but a hand reaching out from the side supported her.
“Ha-eun-ssi, do not move rashly.”
“……!”
The person who supported Lee Ha-eun was none other than Baek Hyeon-woo.
“I apologize, but I will examine your ankle.”
“Wh-What are you... Kyak!”
Baek Hyeon-woo forcibly removed Lee Ha-eun’s shoe and sock.
Then the people around them gasped in unison.
“It is severely swollen.”
“……!”
Lee Ha-eun’s ankle was swollen enough to be seen with the naked eye.
When Baek Hyeon-woo pressed with his finger, Lee Ha-eun immediately showed signs of pain.
“It is because you performed intense action acting while your ankle ligament was injured.”
If it were an ordinary scene, there wouldn't have been a big problem.
But the current scene was an action scene where she ran around holding a sword and fighting enemies.
Like dancing on stage, continuous impact must have been applied to the ankle.
“T-Team Leader Baek, then what happened with this?”
“Did the ligament tear completely?”
To the questions from the people around, Baek Hyeon-woo answered in a calm voice.
“The ligament is not in a completely ruptured state. It is not a condition requiring ligament surgery or months of rehabilitation, so you do not need to worry.”
“R-Really?”
“Yes, it is not a complete rupture.”
The reason Baek Hyeon-woo asserted this was because he saw the status window.
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[Lee Ha-eun]
Vocal: E
Dance: D-
Visual: S-
Potential: D
Body Condition: 40%
Mental Condition: 40%
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– Motor impairment is occurring due to issues with the peroneus longus and tibialis anterior muscles of the lower limb.
– Pain is occurring due to an issue with the anterior talofibular ligament of the lower limb. The risk of damage is 80%.
– Body Condition is significantly degraded.
– Mental Condition is significantly degraded.
– Negative adjustments are applied to Dance and Visual.
On the status window, it was written: [The risk of damage is 80%.]
This meant that the anterior talofibular ligament of the ankle had not yet reached a complete rupture.
“Because you were performing action scenes while enduring ankle pain, excessive force must have gone into your leg muscles.”
Baek Hyeon-woo said, comparing the contents of the status window with the condition of Lee Ha-eun’s leg.
“As a result, your leg muscles cramped up, and eventually, you ended up falling during the performance.”
“Ah...”
“While doing action scenes, there must have been continuous stimulation to your ankle ligament. Since you even fell in that state, the ankle ligament was bound to receive a significant shock.”
Saying that, Baek Hyeon-woo met Lee Ha-eun’s eyes.
“Ha-eun-ssi, your ankle ligament is not completely torn right now, but it is in a very dangerous state. We need to ice it to reduce the swelling as much as possible, and then wrap it tightly with a bandage to compress it.”
“T-Tightly wrap it?”
“That will suppress internal bleeding and reduce swelling quickly. It also has the effect of immobilizing the ankle like a cast.”
“Th-Then what about acting...”
Lee Ha-eun’s face turned pale.
“How can I act with my ankle tightly bound!”
“It can’t be helped. Just stay like that for a few weeks.”
“Don’t talk nonsense! I’m the female lead of this drama! How can that be...”
“Ha-eun-ssi, get a grip.”
Baek Hyeon-woo warned while staring straight at Lee Ha-eun.
“If you continue action scenes in this state, your ankle ligament will really tear completely. Then you won’t be able to come to the set at all. We would have to replace the actor midway.”
“……!”
“For the sake of the drama, and for your own sake, Ha-eun-ssi, you must endure here.”
Baek Hyeon-woo turned his head away from Lee Ha-eun, who was at a loss for words.
“PD-nim, Writer-nim, could we change the script in a way that reduces Ha-eun-ssi’s action scenes?”
“Uh, that’s... Writer-nim, what do you think?”
“Hmm, this is quite...”
Seonu Hyeok, who was pointed out, was lost in thought while sweating on his forehead.
“Walking lightly is fine, but action scenes like running around are absolutely forbidden. It would be better not to let her get involved in fights for a while.”
“Ah, understood. Then let’s make her act separately so she doesn't get involved in fights at all. I'll have to assign her tasks like information gathering.”
Seonu Hyeok accepted Baek Hyeon-woo’s proposal.
Just moments ago, he was talking about overstepping authority and whatnot to Baek Hyeon-woo, but now his appearance was completely different.
“Ah, Writer-nim, then there’s a bit of a problem.”
“PD-nim, what’s the problem?”
“If we exclude only the female lead from fights like that, only the men fighting will be shown for a while. Then the visuals won't be very good.”
“Ah...”
At the director's opinion, Seonu Hyeok made a troubled expression again.
If it were a traditional historical drama, there would be no problem with just men fighting, but this is a fusion historical drama focused on spectacles.
Especially considering overseas viewers, the screen composition must be made flashy.
“The female lead fights the most flashily. Her outfit is the most colorful, too... if we take that out, the screen will become quite dull, won't it?”
“Can’t we make the enemies a bit more flashy?”
“Would that work? They are just henchmen of a secret organization.”
While they were agonizing over the directing aspect, Kim So-yeong, who had been watching quietly, opened her mouth.
“I will do it.”
“What?”
“As much as Ha-eun sunbae-nim can't appear, I will do the action acting.”
“……!”
At Kim So-yeong's remark, Seonu Hyeok opened his eyes wide.
“Uh... wait a minute, would that work? If we make Wolhwa move a bit more actively...”
Wolhwa, played by Kim So-yeong, is a character who can add flashiness to the screen.
She would be able to sufficiently fill the female lead's void.
“But So-yeong-ssi, will your schedule be okay? You probably have girl group activities...”
“Hyeon-woo oppa, schedule adjustment is possible, right?”
At Kim So-yeong's question, Baek Hyeon-woo nodded.
“We will fit it in somehow. You don't need to worry.”
“Hmm, then... good. Let's try revising the script in that direction.”
“Thank you.”
While sharing such a conversation with Seonu Hyeok, Lee Ha-eun was biting her lip with a humiliated expression.
Because consequently, it looked like Kim So-yeong was stealing Lee Ha-eun's screen time.
‘Right, the drama side is ultimately no different from the music industry. Everyone is a competitor, and when an opportunity comes, you must seize it.’
You have to secure your own screen time yourself.
That was what Lee Dong-jae said earlier.
Kim So-yeong showed herself putting those words into practice.
‘However, she shouldn't lower the completeness of the entire drama by greedily securing only her own screen time.’
Now Kim So-yeong was in a position where she had to take responsibility for the spectacles in the early part of the drama in place of the original female lead.
So she will have to do her best to show the best acting.
‘If So-yeong performs outstandingly carrying the drama, and this appeals to overseas viewers too...’
It might help Newstarz advance overseas like Choux-pop in the future.
Baek Hyeon-woo was already planning the future roadmap considering even such things.
……
“Today's menu is chicken and pizza!”
Seong Hae-won's voice rang out in the Choux-pop dorm.
Today was the ‘day we can eat whatever delivery food we want’ that happens just once a week.
Usually, they manage their diet perfectly, but on this day, they can eat anything to their heart's content.
You could call it a sort of cheating day.
“Ga-hee, you need hot sauce, right?”
“Don't sprinkle it as you please. I'll sprinkle it myself.”
Joo Ga-hee stopped Seong Hae-won's hand trying to sprinkle hot sauce on her pizza slice.
Then, after sprinkling plenty of hot sauce herself, she brought it to her mouth.
As she savored the spicy taste spreading inside her mouth, Seong Hae-won, who was watching from the side, chuckled.
“Ga-hee really loves spicy things. Isn't it hard on your throat?”
“I have a constitution where my throat is fine even if I eat spicy things.”
Retorting like that, Joo Ga-hee picked up a piece of chicken with dark red sauce.
It wasn't a sweet taste like ordinary seasoned chicken, but a chicken with an intense spicy taste that stimulated even the tip of the nose.
“By the way, what do you have on TV right now?”
“Yeah, they say it’s a new fusion historical drama starting on HBS, and it looked fun.”
“Fusion historical drama…?”
I feel like I've heard about it somewhere...
Joo Ga-hee tilted her head and looked at the TV screen.
“Ah, it's Lee Ha-eun. She looks incredibly pretty.”
“……”
Since she had no particular interest in historical dramas, Joo Ga-hee decided to just focus on eating.
While she was eating pizza and chicken alone like that next to the other chattering members.
“She's finally on. Ga-hee, look at that.”
“Look at wha... Keck!”
The spicy chicken she was eating went down the wrong pipe, causing her to choke.
“Ga-hee, I told you. Spicy food isn't good for your throat.”
“T-Tthat's not it... Cough! Cough!”
Choking while eating spicy food is truly agonizing.
Joo Ga-hee asked between coughs.
“Why, why is she appearing there?”
“You didn't know? Kim So-yeong was set to appear.”
Newstarz's Kim So-yeong was facing the 'National Actor' Lee Dong-jae.
Seeing that sight, Joo Ga-hee realized belatedly.
“Ah, that one where the photo with Baek Hyeon-woo was uploaded last time...”
“Yeah, that's right.”
A while ago, Lee Dong-jae had uploaded a photo taken with Baek Hyeon-woo and Kim So-yeong on SNS.
Was this that drama? Realizing it belatedly, Joo Ga-hee contorted her face.
“Why are you watching this? Put on something else.”
“Hey, I'm right in the middle of enjoying this, you know?”
Seong Hae-won blocked Joo Ga-hee from touching the remote control.
Meanwhile, Kim So-yeong on the screen drew her sword against Lee Dong-jae.
Lee Dong-jae also drew his sword, and the two moved simultaneously.
Having failed to change the channel, Joo Ga-hee was forced to continue watching that scene against her will...
“Fuck, what is that?”
A curse word inadvertently slipped out of Joo Ga-hee's mouth.