Chapter 32: I Became the Older Brother of a Top Star

Yuna and I, as she wished, signed a contract to become the double chicken and two-year brand models.

"Temporarily, I've registered both of you under our agency. The contracts are all prepared."

With this, we officially became members of Father's agency.

"Wow. So now I have to call Dad 'President'?"

"Well, that's not bad, is it?"

Father stroked his chin and said.

"Now, don't you think you need a group name?"

"A group name?"

"Yes. I've already set your channel name as 'Jung Yoon-sung & Jung Yuna.' Did you come up with that, Yoon-sung?"

"Yes. I haven't thought of a group name yet..."

"Hehe. I knew you would say that, so I prepared something."

Seeing how confidently he spoke, it seemed he had a really great name in mind.

"Here. I've made a list."

1st candidate:

The Strongest Sibling in the Universe.

"......"

Yuna was speechless.

I, too, had nothing to say.

2nd candidate:

Half-and-Half Siblings.

"What's 'Half-and-Half Siblings,' Dad?"

"Hmm. Since our Yuna loves chicken, I thought 'Half-and-Half Siblings' would be fitting, with half spicy and half fried. What do you think?"

"......"

Yuna looked at Father with a shocked expression.

There were also many other shocking and fresh names.

"Dad."

"Yes? What is it, my daughter?"

"Do you know how much I love you, Dad?"

"Of course I do."

"Then, Dad, please listen to me. If anyone debuts under our agency, never, ever give them a name. Got it?"

"!?"

Father looked at Yuna and me with a stunned face.

"Was it that bad?"

Father looked at me for help, but,

"The group name... we'll decide it ourselves, Father."

I couldn't meet his gaze.

No matter what, 'Half-and-Half Siblings' for being half spicy and half fried was just too much.

"Keh-"

Father took the list and said with a determined look.

"Wait and see. I'll definitely bring back a fantastic name."

"No. Dad. Stop!"

"It's fine. I'm doing this for the sake of my children. I need to have a meeting with the staff today."

Despite Yuna's urgent plea, Father left with a determined stride.

* * *

"Come on. Let's finish the preparations quickly."

The staff at the shooting site were busy moving around, following the director's instructions.

There was a lot to prepare for today's brand model shoot.

Moreover, the CEO and executives of Double Chicken were also present.

"Usually, only the staff comes, right? Why is the CEO here? It's making me nervous."

"Did you hear? The siblings who were chosen as the Double Chicken models are the ones who crave chicken."

"The siblings?"

"You know. The chicken-craving siblings."

"Oh! Those siblings? Wow. I didn't think they'd really get the chicken CF."

The staff were chatting amidst their busy work.

"But I heard that everything is heavily edited on screen?"

"Their voices are good, though?"

"Voices are easy to fix these days. With auto-tune or something, they can be manipulated. Faces can be changed in real-time with an app, so why would voices be difficult?"

SNS beauty stars.

Internet broadcast hosts.

Over the years, many people have gone through the shooting site, receiving sponsorships from companies.

However, most of them were made to look beautiful through digital technology.

I've felt betrayed several times after initially being very excited.

"Still, they do look abnormally good."

"Right. How is it possible to have such faces? Both siblings are so perfect."

"Is the CEO here to make the atmosphere weird?"

"Ugh. Do we have to work in this awkward atmosphere again?"

While they were talking,

"Hello~!"

A clear voice came from somewhere.

"Hello. I'm Jung Yuna. Nice to meet you."

Just hearing her voice made people feel good for the first time.

But when I saw her face under the dim lighting, I realized it didn't quite fit the good category.

"Wow......"

"What, what is this?"

Her face left me speechless.

Her radiant smile had a magnetic charm that made people instinctively smile back.

Moreover,

"Hello. I'm Jung Yoon-sung."

The man who followed her was no less impressive.

"Unbelievable. He looks even better in person."

"But you said it was edited."

"It is edited. The video actually made him look less attractive."

The moment the siblings entered, the atmosphere of the shooting site changed.

Everyone couldn't stop smiling.

This was the first time I experienced such an atmosphere during a shoot.

"Come on, hurry up."

The CEO and executives were the same.

Especially the CEO, who was grinning from ear to ear.

"Oh. Hello, Mr. CEO."

"Do you know me?"

"Of course. I've seen you on TV before. And I know who the owner of Double Chicken is!"

Jung Yuna shook hands with the CEO and whispered,

"But Mr. CEO, I have a question."

"Hmm?"

"Can we get free chicken if we become brand models?"

"Uh? Of course! I wouldn't waste chicken on someone like you, Yuna."

"Wow, Mr. CEO is the best."

CEO Geun-je-ho seemed completely charmed by her.

He couldn't focus with the double-takes Yuna was giving him.

"Shooting will start soon!"

Hearing the director's voice, Yuna waved at CEO Geun-je-ho.

"I'll do my best, Mr. CEO."

"Thank you. I look forward to it."

Watching Yuna and her brother run to the shooting site, CEO Geun-je-ho smiled like a proud father.

The executives behind him couldn't stop smiling either.

Among them was an executive who had opposed using these two as models, but he realized the CEO's choice was excellent.

These kids were clearly different from the models they had used before.

As CEO Geun-je-ho said, just seeing their faces on the packaging would make people smile.

* * *

"Great. Very good! More, more openly~! Good! Very good!"

The director, who was taking photos, was exclaiming in admiration, his mouth dry.

Yuna was following the director's instructions very accurately.

She even had the confidence to suggest poses to the director.

'She's doing an amazing job for her first time.'

She dominated the shooting site and left a strong impression on the CEO and executives present today. I was impressed by Yuna's actions several times.

Especially her attitude towards the shoot was that of a professional.

'This is the aura of a top star.'

The pink aura that flowed from her during the shoot.

The aura spread widely, quickly filling the shooting site.

The staff's admiration for Yuna could be seen just by looking at this aura.

Indeed, Yuna's talent wasn't just in music but in all the qualities needed to become a top star.

'Maybe the aura I saw before was actually a discerning eye.'

The ability to see what kind of advertisement or job suits one best.

People call this a discerning eye.

The aura that shone brightly when Yuna held the contract a few days ago might have been her discerning eye, finding what suits her best.

"Now, let's take a photo with your brother. Smile brightly like your sister. Brightly~."

"Ah, yes."

Unlike Yuna, who had been shining brightly from the start, this was my first time, so everything felt awkward.

"Hmm. Let's take one more."

The director's face showed a hint of disappointment.

"Now, both of you hold a chicken leg and make a really delicious face~!"

Click-!

The director, who was taking continuous photos, took a deep breath.

"Brother, can you make a more realistic face, like your sister? More realistic, got it?"

Of course, the composition keeps getting ruined because of me.

"You're doing great, but your sister is so realistic that the difference is too noticeable, creating a sense of dissonance."

"Oops. Should I make my expression less realistic, then?"

"Ah, your sister is fine."

Indeed, shooting isn't easy.

Making a truly realistic expression without being artificial is harder than I thought.

"Brother, it's okay. Just follow me. Look, imagine biting into this delicious chicken leg and filling your mouth with it. The juices burst, and the savory fried taste spreads... slurp-"

"......"

It was a truly moving and realistic performance.

I felt like I might start drooling for real.

'Then I have a way too.'

I reached out slightly to the aura that was spreading around Yuna.

There was so much of it that I didn't need to touch her directly.

Just touching the flowing aura was enough to transmit it to my body.

And,

"......!"

A strong aura started flowing through my body.

Yes, this is the aura of a top star.

An incredible aura that allows one to handle any shoot smoothly and professionally...

"Huh?"

I involuntarily made a silly sound.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

When I actually received Yuna's aura, it was different from what I expected.

I thought it would be an aura that would help me handle the shoot professionally, but this was...

'It's a chicken aura, isn't it?'

Now I understand why Yuna is so skilled at shooting.

It wasn't just a talent for taking good photos.

Of course, she has that talent, but what was flowing from her body was a love for chicken, a passion and talent for making it taste even better.

"I'm ready."

"Ah, great. Let's start then."

I entrusted my body to Yuna's aura.

Then,

"Wow. Great. Your expression is more alive than before!"

The director's words became more enthusiastic.

"Wow. How did you do that? You suddenly changed."

Of course.

I have Yuna's aura now.

Moreover, Yuna isn't making those faces and gestures for the ad.

She's making them because she really finds the chicken delicious and wants to eat it right now.

"Ah. This is so good. I've never felt like eating the chicken while taking photos before."

The director, who was taking photos enthusiastically, and the staff gathered to watch us, all started to salivate.

"But, Director."

"Ah, yes?"

"When are we going to shoot us eating?"

Yuna, who had been salivating and licking her lips, made the director laugh.

"Ha ha. We were just about to start. Now, both of you, hold a piece of chicken and take a big bite. Just bite, don't tear. Got it?"

"Yes~!"

Yuna answered with an excited voice.

I had never felt so excited in front of chicken before.

"One~ two~."

Yuna, do you always feel this excited when eating chicken?

"Three!"

The moment the director gave the signal, we both bit into the chicken simultaneously.

Crunch-!

A crispy and delicious sound echoed in my ears.

And the soft meat and still warm juices filled my mouth.

"Oh......"

"Wow......"

The director and everyone at the shooting site were drooling, watching us eat the chicken.

Chapter 33