Chapter 23

After Li Yuhao and朴素妍 left the office, Li Yuhao said to朴素妍, "Renzheng, I really want to thank you for this. Thanks for coming to act in my MV." This time, the MV was not a full-length video for the entire song, but just a few short scenes, with a total screen time of about five seconds. So Li Yuhao felt a bit embarrassed.

朴素妍 also smiled and said, "What are you thanking me for? If I really have to say thanks, I should thank you for giving me this opportunity. Your song has already caused such a big stir online, and having me act in your MV is a kind of promotion for me. It gives me some fame before I debut." When she said "some fame,"朴素妍 even used her thumb and index finger to gesture to Li Yuhao.

Li Yuhao didn't know if she was complaining about the few seconds of screen time, so he said, "Hehe, having a little is better than nothing, right? I originally wanted to ask Girls' Generation's Taeyeon or Tiffany to act in it. But given their current situation, hehe... our company didn't agree."

Hearing "Girls' Generation,"朴素妍 looked at Li Yuhao in surprise and said, "Oh? You actually know Girls' Generation's Taeyeon and YoonA?"

Li Yuhao suddenly laughed, "Hehe, I almost forgot that you were once a trainee for Girls' Generation."朴素妍's eyes widened as she stared at Li Yuhao, "Eh~~~ You even know that?" Even the members of their CCM's girl group didn't know this.

"Ha ha ha... I know a lot more. The trainees for Girls' Generation include you, Li Yanxi, Zhang Hezhen, Stella Kim..."

Every time Li Yuhao mentioned a name,朴素妍's eyes widened a bit more. "How... how do you know? Li Yanxi was a first-generation trainee for Girls' Generation."

"Of course I know. I remember the first batch was selected in 2005, right? It was planned as a follow-up to 'Super Junior' with a project called 'Super Girls.' By the way, Zhang Liyi was also in the first batch. At that time, Taeyeon and YoonA hadn't joined S.M. yet."

"Taeyeon and YoonA joined 'Super Girls' after the main singer Xu Xianzhen and Li Huanyi, along with 'Stella Kim,' left. They were in the third batch, right? And you, I think you were in the second batch, right? In the fourth batch, Li Huanyi returned, and at that time, Sunny, also known as Li Shungui, and Xu Canmei joined. S.M. originally planned to have a twelve-member group like 'Super Junior.'"

"Then later... I'm not quite sure what happened, but they ended up with the current 'Girls' Generation,' right? Zhang Hezhen, I know, gave up because of her studies. And you... why did you give up? If I'm not mistaken, you practiced the debut song 'Into the New World,' right?"

朴素妍's mouth was wide open, completely surprised by how well Li Yuhao knew the 'evolution' of Girls' Generation. He knew who joined in which batch and who left in which batch.朴素妍 asked in surprise, "You... were you the planner for this group before? Or were you an S.M. trainee? How do you know so much? I don't think I've ever seen you at S.M."

Li Yuhao laughed, "Ha ha ha... I'm a fan of Girls' Generation." This information was easily available on 'Baidu' in their previous life. Since Li Yuhao had been a fan of Girls' Generation, he naturally knew their 'evolution.'

Hearing Li Yuhao's laughing response,朴素妍 immediately denied it, "Eh~~~ Someone from Girls' Generation must have told you."

"Who told me? I really am a fan of Girls' Generation. By the way, do Hyun and YoonA live in the same neighborhood?"

朴素妍, seeing that Li Yuhao wouldn't admit it, pouted and said, "I don't know, go ask YoonA yourself."

The two of them laughed and chatted as they went downstairs and found the photography team. They then headed to Li Yuhao's single apartment. Once inside, the makeup artist started working on朴素妍, while Li Yuhao discussed the MV shooting script with the photography team.

The staff nodded after hearing Li Yuhao's ideas for the MV. "Mm... got it. Leave it to me. As long as you perform well, I can shoot this in less than two hours."

Although the MV's scenes were very simple (no need to change clothes or apply makeup repeatedly, and no need for special effects, just some simple shots today), the entire video would be no more than four minutes long. To shoot it in just two hours, Li Yuhao would need to perform well.

After Li Yuhao and the photography team agreed,朴素妍 finished her makeup. Li Yuhao smiled at朴素妍 and said, "Not bad, very pretty." Then he sat in front of the makeup table to have some foundation applied.

朴素妍 took the clothes from the costume designer and went to the bathroom to change. Li Yuhao also changed into a white T-shirt, and the MV shooting began.

Li Yuhao couldn't find the right feeling for the bed scene, so there were many NGs. By the sixth NG for the first scene, the director couldn't hold back and said, "CUT, take a break. Li Yuhao, you're not showing the right emotion. You're supposed to be heartbroken. Your eyes should have a hollow look, like in your video, making people feel heart-wrenched. Think about your own heartbreak. Take a two-minute break."

Li Yuhao wasn't used to being watched by so many people during the shoot. Especially for emotional scenes, he felt very uncomfortable with so many people around, making it hard to find the right feeling.

However, when he shot the video, it was at night, a quiet time, which made it easier to get into the right state.朴素妍 handed Li Yuhao a bottle of mineral water and said with a smile, "Yuhao, don't be nervous. It's always like this for the first time. Don't feel pressured."

Li Yuhao smiled and nodded, "Got it." Then he said to the director, "Director, can you play the song for the MV? It will help me get into the emotion." Some MVs don't need the song recorded during shooting; the music is added in post-production. The MV is shot first, and then each scene is matched to the song.

The director nodded, "Sure, play the song, everyone get ready..."

This time, listening to the sad tune of "Like Being Shot," Li Yuhao easily got into the emotion. It seemed he had adapted to being watched. The subsequent shooting went very well, and his emotional performance was excellent.

Even when shooting with朴素妍, she was easily drawn into the role by Li Yuhao. Of course, when Li Yuhao smiled and put his arm around朴素妍's shoulder, she was initially quite nervous and even blushed. After two NGs,朴素妍's five-second scene was completed.

After朴素妍's scene, Li Yuhao smiled and said, "Renzheng, are you going back to the company this afternoon?"

"Why do you suddenly ask that?"

"I can't let you come all this way for nothing. I can't even treat you to lunch?"

朴素妍 said with a frown, "What lunch? It's almost two o'clock now. You're still talking about lunch? How can you say that?"

Li Yuhao scratched the back of his head awkwardly, "Well, it's mainly because I performed poorly earlier, which... delayed things a bit. But didn't they buy some triangle rice balls to fill our stomachs? Didn't you eat?"

There weren't many triangle rice balls, and the people who bought them had already bought all the remaining ones. There weren't enough for everyone, so朴素妍 was naturally ignored by the staff and was now hungry.

朴素妍, not wanting to offend anyone, said awkwardly, "I wasn't hungry, so I didn't eat."

Li Yuhao noticed朴素妍's awkward expression, "Oh, then you should stay. Wait for me to finish shooting, and I'll treat you to a meal."

"Got it, focus on your shooting."

After a few more minutes of shooting, they finally reached the last few scenes. Li Yuhao cooked and ate instant noodles. Li Yuhao had two NGs while eating the noodles, which meant he ate two packs of noodles, making his stomach full. For the scene where he ate the noodles and cried, the director called "CUT," and Li Yuhao couldn't spit the noodles back out, so he had to swallow them. He kept shoveling more noodles into his mouth... a pack of noodles was only about two or three large mouthfuls.

For the last scene, Li Yuhao stood in the sunlight, pulled back the curtains, and the afternoon sun shone through the window. The director clapped and called, "OK, wrap it up."

Li Yuhao immediately turned to the staff and said, "Thank you all for your hard work today." The staff packed up and left Li Yuhao's apartment. Li Yuhao then patted his full stomach and smiled at朴素妍, "I'm full from eating the noodles..."

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