Chapter 67

Ma Yanxi is a recent rising star in the fashion industry, known for her unique insights in clothing design, which have made her very popular among some female celebrities. She is even the personal stylist for Lee Young-ae and is the youngest Korean designer ever invited to Milan Fashion Week. A few years ago, when Ma Yanxi was not yet famous, she had worked as a costume designer for Kim Ki-duk, who greatly supported her. Now that she has become famous, Kim Ki-duk asked her to design costumes for Zhang Xun, as Zhang Xun is about to shoot a modern action film, which can also be considered a fashion drama.

Ma Yanxi and Yoon Seon-hee were high school classmates and have always been very close. When they met and chatted today, Yoon Seon-hee mentioned the arranged marriage earlier this year and the TV show "Introducing Friends of Stars." Ma Yanxi listened with great interest and, following the principle of not fearing trouble, advised Yoon Seon-hee to boldly pursue her feelings. With Yoon Seon-hee's conditions, she could win over any handsome guy.

Yoon Seon-hee has indeed developed some feelings for Lee Jong. This is the most reliable introduction her parents have made in recent years. In the past, they were all a mix of odd people, none like Lee Jong, who comes from a good family, with parents from the upper class, has studied abroad, and has his own career. He is also good-looking, and overall, he is a good match for Yoon Seon-hee.

Yoon Seon-hee has always been a pride of heaven, a beautiful princess in everyone's eyes, and her academic performance has always been top-notch. She continued to excel until she entered Seoul National University, where she had never really paid attention to men. However, after entering university, Yoon Seon-hee realized that life is not just about studying but also about other aspects. At first, she dated a few boyfriends, but they were either after her family's wealth and power or just wanted to play with her beauty. None of them were sincere, and as she grew older, her standards became higher, and now there are very few men she finds appealing.

"By the way, Seon-hee, I have a dinner gathering tonight. Why don't you come with me?" Ma Yanxi suddenly remembered the meeting with Director Kim Ki-duk for the film.

"Ah, why should I go? I'm not part of your circle," Yoon Seon-hee said.

"Well, the Lee Jong you mentioned is part of this circle. You can see what their world is like, whether it's as bad as people say. Besides, this film is produced by Director Kim Ki-duk, and the director is Zhang Xun, who is Kim Ki-duk's disciple. If you get to know him, it could be beneficial for Lee Jong's future," Ma Yanxi thought it would be good for Yoon Seon-hee to come along, knowing that Zhang Xun and his team can drink a lot. If she went alone, it might not go well.

Yoon Seon-hee was a bit intrigued. She only knew that Lee Jong was a film director and nothing else. This was a chance to understand his work environment, and maybe, just maybe, he would be there too.

At the restaurant, Ma Yanxi and Yoon Seon-hee entered the private room where everyone was gathered. "I'm sorry, I'm late," Ma Yanxi said to Zhang Xun after opening the door.

"It's fine, but Director Kim Ki-duk has already left. We'll have to hold the meeting ourselves, mainly to coordinate the schedule and resource allocation," Zhang Xun said, looking at the two girls.

Ma Yanxi and Yoon Seon-hee sat next to Zhang Xun. Seeing that no one had started eating, they assumed they were waiting for them. "Ah, why hasn't anyone started eating yet?"

"Hehe, we weren't waiting for you. My assistant director went to get soju, so we're waiting for him. Who is this?" Zhang Xun explained, noticing Ma Yanxi's look.

"My name is Yoon Seon-hee. I'm Yanxi's friend. I came today to... see my idol, So Ji-sub," Yoon Seon-hee quickly thought of a reason, noticing So Ji-sub sitting there.

Ma Yanxi was surprised by Yoon Seon-hee's quick thinking.

At that moment, Lee Jong entered with a server, carrying a box of soju. "This is our assistant director and lead actor, Lee Jong."

Ma Yanxi and Yoon Seon-hee turned to look at Lee Jong.

Ma Yanxi thought to herself, "No way, how strange. I just talked about him this afternoon, and now he's here."

Yoon Seon-hee's eyes sparkled, clearly very happy. She realized how pleasant it was to suddenly see someone she liked.

"Come over, we've been waiting for you," Zhang Xun, who hadn't noticed Lee Jong's unusual behavior, called him over.

"Ah, okay!" Lee Jong put down the soju, and the server started opening the bottles.

"This is our first gathering of the main creative team. Let's drink and eat while discussing what we need to coordinate," Zhang Xun said, pouring soju into a glass.

Lee Jong's mind was in turmoil because he was thinking about Yoon's curse, which seemed to be coming true one after another. Yoon Seon-hee was definitely one of the beauties he didn't want to see. But now, Yoon Seon-hee was sitting next to Ma Yanxi, just two seats away from him. Lee Jong was starting to wonder if he should ask Yoon to predict the box office for "Chaser."

"Hey... why are you so distracted? What's going on?" Zhang Xun noticed that while everyone was discussing enthusiastically, Lee Jong was unusually quiet, which was not like him.

"Ah, nothing. I just thought of a great scene," Lee Jong quickly said.

However, his voice was a bit loud, and everyone suddenly fell silent, looking at him, including Yoon Seon-hee, who was staring at him with her beautiful eyes.

"Um..." Lee Jong felt a bit awkward. What was going on? No matter, let it happen. She can't eat me.

Lee Jong quickly composed himself and, under everyone's gaze, said, "We were planning to shoot the ending in a different location. We can go to Yongjong Island. I remember there's a mudflat there."

"Why do we need a mudflat?" Zhang Xun asked, puzzled.

Everyone was looking at Lee Jong. "We can set the final showdown of the film there. The two main characters can have their final battle in the mudflat. They chase each other in cars to the mudflat and then fight in the mud, getting covered in mud. It will be a real, intense fight, which will make the film more realistic," Lee Jong was proud of his quick thinking. He thought to himself, "I'm a genius."

However, everyone was looking at him strangely, especially Zhang Xun and So Ji-sub, who were looking at him as if he were a strange creature. Zhang Xun even had a smile on his lips.

"What's wrong? Is this idea not good?" Lee Jong asked Zhang Xun.

"Good, why not? But it's rare to see an actor like you actively asking for more scenes!" Zhang Xun was trying hard not to laugh.

So Ji-sub, on the other hand, was silently drinking, thinking, "Does he think he's the director now? Adding scenes for himself means adding scenes for me. What a trick!"

"Ah!" Lee Jong slapped his thigh, which hurt. He had forgotten that he was also one of the main characters. Everyone burst into laughter, and Yoon Seon-hee looked at Lee Jong with a smile.