Chapter 16: A Prince Meets a Prodigy

Myungwoo’s wish, unfortunately, did not come true.

A strange car pulled in, and a handsome boy got out.

With his face full of hostility.

“Ah.”

Next to him, Jung Inha frowned.

“Who is it?”

“Jo Seungha. The one I mentioned.”

Ah, damn. I really didn’t want to run into him.

Especially when the other guy is this fired up.

Jo Seungha scanned the surroundings as soon as he got off at the site, spotted Myungwoo, and strode over.

Then he stood in front and looked Myungwoo up and down.

“What, you’re not even that handsome. You just photograph well?”

A tone picking a fight from the start.

But this level was cute to Myungwoo.

In his previous life, climbing from the bottom and then hearing all sorts of things because of his face, Myungwoo had heard it all.

“Thank you. For giving me such praise.”

“Ha, praise?”

“For an actor who has to be on camera, photographing well is praise.”

Jo Seungha’s face turned red as if angry at Myungwoo’s smiling response.

“Ha! You’re good with words. Did you sweet-talk the writer with that mouth too?”

Realizing verbal jabs wouldn’t work, Jo Seungha instantly shifted the direction of his provocation.

“I’m good with words. And I deliver lines just as well.”

But Myungwoo, who had no reason to get truly angry at a child’s provocation, smoothly countered again.

He’s really just a kid.

A kid fuming because his role was taken.

Well, it was at the level of cute whining.

Since it was true that he had taken the role, it was only fair to deal with this much morally.

But the calmer Myungwoo was, the more Jo Seungha’s face crumpled.

“This guy…… Taking someone else’s role and acting so shameless!”

When Jo Seungha shouted, silence fell over the filming site.

He was glaring at Myungwoo with a distorted face, seething.

Looking at his personality, he’s not going to last long.

From the way he spoke, it seemed less about being serious with acting and more about his own pride being hurt.

And what did he mean by taking something that was taken.

From what the staff saw in the audition, it was just under consideration, not confirmed.

“Sigh, why is Jo Seungha like that?”

“He’s at it again. Any set he’s on is never quiet.”

“He’s not even that good at acting. It’s all because of his looks, right?”

“If it weren’t for his family……”

Whispers directed at Jo Seungha could be heard from around.

Hearing them, Myungwoo organized the information about Jo Seungha.

Handsome face, but acting skills are meh. Personality isn’t great either. 

Got this far on family connections.

He hadn’t seen Jo Seungha’s acting, so he didn’t know for sure, but hadn’t Lee Yuhee rejected him last time?

Then he couldn’t be a kid with outstanding acting skills.

Having organized his thoughts, Myungwoo stared intently at Jo Seungha.

“What, what are you looking at?”

Damn, he is annoyingly handsome.

Looking at Myungwoo’s face, Jo Seungha unconsciously acknowledged his looks.

No one could deny it was a flawlessly handsome face.

Shit, I’ve been told I’m handsome a lot too.

He had said it earlier out of pride, but Jo Seungha knew deep down.

That Myungwoo really was handsome.

“No, just. Because you’re handsome.”

How to say that this person clearly didn’t deserve sincere treatment.

Myungwoo shrugged and gave a rough reply.

“What?”

At the praise of being handsome from someone he had unconsciously acknowledged as handsome, Jo Seungha’s body stiffened for a moment.

Biting his lip at the sudden rush of pleasant emotion.

His pride was too hurt.

“You this……”

“Alright! Let’s start filming!”

Before the atmosphere could get worse, the director quickly announced the start of shooting.

Myungwoo lightly bowed his head to Jo Seungha and turned around swiftly.

Cool.

Jung Inha watching them.

To make Jo Seungha unable to move like that.

But now it’s filming. I need to focus.

Jung Inha, who had been staring blankly at Myungwoo, immediately changed her expression.

What Myungwoo saw was Jung Inha with a changed atmosphere.

Seeing Jung Inha, who had been laughing and chatting like a normal kid, change completely the moment “filming” was mentioned, Myungwoo smiled inwardly.

Really, the moment acting is involved, she becomes a different person.

“Let’s do well today, brother!”

Jung Inha sent a fighting sign to Myungwoo, who was smiling at her.

“Yeah, let’s do well.”

As expected, a kid serious about acting.

Myungwoo looked at Jung Inha with a pleased face.

The site’s atmosphere proceeded, lightly ignoring the angry Jo Seungha.

Jo Seungha clenched his fists and trembled brrr at the treatment he had rarely received during filming so far.

Treating me…… like this?!

Jo Seungha, who had only been treated like a prince until now.

He had never experienced an atmosphere ignoring him like this.

Just wait, I’ll tell Dad.

Jo Seungha thought that inwardly.

But everyone on site knew.

Though Jo Seungha’s family was impressive, his father wasn’t the type to react to every single personal emotion like this.

Jo Seungha was a spoiled brat, but his father, the chairman of a company, wasn’t an adult who would listen to and act on every whine of his youngest son.

The adults who knew this roughly soothed Jo Seungha and pulled him back.

He was a kid who wouldn’t cause problems if given moderate treatment.

With Jo Seungha out, filming proceeded.

“Scene number 1, Shin Woojin’s and Jeon Seohyun’s first meeting~!”

The director shouted, and Jung Inha and Kang Myungwoo changed their expressions.

“Hello?”

Jung Inha, dressed stylishly as Jeon Seohyun, greeted with a smile.

“Who are you?”

Kang Myungwoo as Shin Woojin, in a scruffy state, asked Jeon Seohyun with a grumpy yet blushing face.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Jeon Seohyun, who just moved here. And you?”

Despite Shin Woojin’s attitude, Jeon Seohyun said kindly with a smile.

“Moved here? That house deep inside?”

Shin Woojin asked Jeon Seohyun with a suspicious look.

His face was still slightly red.

“Yes!”

Shin Woojin’s face blushed more at Jeon Seohyun’s bright smile.

Anyone could see it was a boy who had fallen in love with Jeon Seohyun at first sight.

“Wow……”

“It’s no joke from the start.”

“You’re telling me.”

The people around exclaimed one by one, admiring Myungwoo and Jung Inha’s acting.

To pull off a kid falling in love at first sight so quickly.

And the polished kid who could be the alley leader’s first love.

As expected of Kang Myungwoo and Jung Inha.

What, he’s even better at acting in person than on screen.

Jo Seungha thought that involuntarily and flinched.

To unconsciously acknowledge not just Kang Myungwoo’s face but his acting skills too.

It really felt unpleasant.

Jo Seungha glared at Kang Myungwoo and bit his lip.

Regardless of his feelings, the conversation between Shin Woojin and Jeon Seohyun continued.

“I’m from Seoul. I’m eleven now. How about you, brother?”

“I’m thirteen. I’ve always lived here.”

Contrary to Jeon Seohyun’s soft words, Shin Woojin’s grumpy tone.

But even that tone couldn’t hide his blush.

“Really? Then you’re older than me? Woojin brother!”

“Hmph, d-do you think I’ll be friends with you if you call me brother?”

His mouth corner twitching despite the still grumpy tone.

As if not noticing that contradictory expression, Jeon Seohyun burst into laughter.

“Ahaha, I just moved here and have no friends. Be my first friend, brother, please?”

At the request of the pretty girl his age dressed neatly, Shin Woojin answered with a triumphant expression.

“Hmph, since you say it like that, I’ll specially be your friend.”

“Really? Thank you!”

Jeon Seohyun’s face brightened at Shin Woojin’s acceptance of friendship.

Shin Woojin’s face blushed even more seeing Jeon Seohyun’s smile.

It was the scene where Shin Woojin completely fell for Jeon Seohyun.

Thus, the first scene ended.

“Cut!”

The director gave a refreshing cut sign.

“Wow, our child actors have amazing skills?”

“Really?”

“Yes. How do they express a polished girl and an alley leader secretly in love with her so well? I felt like I was getting younger for a moment.”

“Ahaha, thank you.”

Myungwoo and Jung Inha smiled and thanked the director.

“How about it, shall we go to the next scene right away?”

“I’m fine.”

Myungwoo answered the director immediately and looked at Jung Inha.

Jung Inha nodded with an enthusiastic face.

“Yes, good. Let’s go right away!”

“Uhaha, I like how straightforward you are. Good, let’s go to the next scene!”

The director burst into hearty laughter at the two outstanding child actors’ passion.

They don’t even rest.

Jo Seungha now gnawed his nails crunch crunch.

“Ah, Seungha, you shouldn’t bite your nails like that!”

“Hyung.”

“Huh?”

At the manager’s words, Jo Seungha turned with flashing eyes.

“That guy, what is he?”

“Huh? Who?”

“Why don’t you know? Kang Myungwoo!”

“Ah, Seungha, sorry. What about Kang Myungwoo are you curious about?”

The manager asked Jo Seungha flustered.

“What he does. Suddenly appearing, stealing all my roles, and acting that well.”

“Ah, shall I look into it?”

“Yeah. At this rate, I’ll be so pissed I can’t sleep.”

“Got it. So calm down, Seungha.”

The manager nodded and soothed Jo Seungha.

Jo Seungha ignored the manager’s words and glared at Kang Myungwoo.

Independent of Jo Seungha and the manager’s conversation, filming continued.

“Cuut!”

Another scene ended, and the director shouted with an even more refreshing voice than before.

The director’s face was beaming with a big smile.

“OK-! This scene is OK in one take too!”

Usually, child actor shoots have more NGs than regular filming.

But scenes with these two child actors going smoothly without NGs, even with outstanding acting, made the director feel very good.

“Wow, you really have to acknowledge Myungwoo-kun and Inha-yang’s acting skills?”

“You’re right. No matter how many times I watch, I’m just amazed.”

“Myungwoo-kun, Inha-yang, good work!”

As another scene ended, people gathered around Myungwoo and Jung Inha.

“Thank you!”

“Thank you.”

Myungwoo and Inha smiled brightly and responded to them.

In the very warm and friendly site atmosphere, people’s hearts warmed too.

As expected, Jung Inha and Kang Myungwoo. Outstanding acting, mature. Completely different from Jo Seungha.

Jung Inha is good too, but Kang Myungwoo’s acting is also amazing. Where did such a lucky charm roll in from?

They say Writer Lee Eunkyung picked him herself, as expected…….

Good thing we went with Kang Myungwoo instead of Jo Seungha.

I can hear it, the sound of <Alley Childhood Friends> succeeding!

Scene number 1, Jeon Seohyun and Shin Woojin’s first meeting was the drama’s opening scene.

To be able to use actors with such visuals and unmatched acting skills in this scene.

The staff already felt like the drama would be a hit.