Peninsula: The Best Actor Starts from an Idol Battleground

Chapter 76 Li Zhixing is a bit irresponsible~

After Kim Min-soo led f(x) into the waiting area, he didn't stay with the other members but turned around and went to the vicinity of the door.

Choi Jin, the manager in charge of Girls' Generation today, was also standing there.

Kim Min-soo glanced towards the door while lowering his voice to ask:

"Brother, are you really letting Li Zhixing direct today? Isn't he an actor? Can he handle it?"

Cui Zhen chuckled dismissively and said:

"If it doesn't work, just find someone else."

Kim Min-soo wanted to say something more, but his gaze suddenly passed over Choi Jin and landed on the doorway.

Two figures finally appeared over there.

Kim Min-soo's expression turned serious, and he immediately turned around and clapped his hands in the direction of f(x).

"Kids, come here for a second, the director is here."

The f(x) members who were scattered in the waiting area quickly gathered back, with Krystal and Sulli running the fastest.

The five people stood in a row, and their expressions became much more serious.

Girls' Generation members also got up from their seats and walked towards the entrance.

Cui Zhen took a slight step back, looking coldly at the doorway.

At that moment, the two people walked in side by side.

The person on the left is wearing a baseball cap, is tall and slender, and is holding several pages of documents.

The person next to me was wearing glasses, had slightly curly hair, and looked older.

The two walked inside, talking in hushed tones.

f(x) and Girls' Generation are already standing properly.

The members were about to bow and greet each other when they stopped.

They stared blankly at the two people who walked in.

More accurately, look at the man on the left wearing a baseball cap.

Li Zhixing seemed to sense something, looked up from the documents in his hand, and raised his head.

The brim of his hat wasn't pulled down low, and the face that was revealed was all too familiar to those present.

Seeing the two groups standing in front of him, he raised an eyebrow slightly and said with a light laugh:

"Oh, you've all arrived."

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, various names and titles began to emerge almost simultaneously.

"Oppa?"

"Li Zhixing?"

"Zhi Xing Oppa?"

"senior?"

The expressions of the crowd, who had been standing properly just moments before, suddenly changed.

The gesture of continuing the bow was interrupted by this moment of astonishment.

It was Xiujing who reacted first. She ran straight towards Li Zhixing, unable to hide the surprise in her eyes.

"What are you doing here, Oppa?"

Li Zhixing looked at her with a smile, waving the storyboard and shot list in his hand.

"Of course I'm here to film your music video."

Soojung knew that Lee Ji-hyung had been working part-time at LGGG, and when she heard him say this, she immediately looked enlightened.

"Oh, so Oppa came with the filming crew today?"

Hwang Donghyuk, who was standing next to him, coughed, his tone tinged with amusement.

"Krystal, didn't you see me? Aren't you going to say hello?"

Soojung then seemed to remember the person next to her, quickly turned her head, and bent over with a smile.

"Of course I saw Uncle Donghyuk!"

"Is Donghyuk the director of our music video?"

Hwang Dong-hyuk smiled and waved his hand.

"I'm here to help."

He paused, his gaze sweeping between the two groups, then smiled and pointed to Li Zhixing beside him.

"The director of today's music video is your oppa."

While the group was talking, the other members of both groups gathered around.

"What?"

They were clearly stunned by what Hwang Dong-hyuk had just said.

Li Zhixing?

director?

The two words together left them momentarily speechless.

After a long pause, Sika spoke first, her tone carrying a numbness that she had grown accustomed to.

"Hey, Li Zhixing, weren't you supposed to be doing odd jobs? When did you start directing?"

Are you skilled enough?

Li Zhixing rolled his eyes at her.

"Whether I'm skilled enough or not is none of your business, a nobody like me, to question."

"How rude! Don't you know you should call me director now?"

"ah!"

Sika was so angry she was about to rush up.

Sun-kyu, who was standing next to her, realized what was happening and grabbed her with a smile.

"Control yourself, Jessica, her status is different now."

As she spoke, she looked at Li Zhixing with a smile.

"Is that right, Director Li?"

Li Zhixing raised an eyebrow at her smugly.

"Sun-kyu knows how to talk. I'll add more screen time for you later."

Krystal also joined in with a cheerful smile:

"It's not surprising that Oppa does anything, okay? Oppa is already amazing."

Li Zhixing bumped fists with her with satisfaction.

"Give Krystal more screen time too."

Then, Li Zhixing didn't give them a chance to continue asking questions and raised his hand to suppress them.

"Alright, go get ready. There's no time to explain to each of you individually."

"Just remember, I'll be directing this music video today, and you can cooperate with the filming later."

Having said all that, although everyone present still had a lot of questions, they knew that now was not the time to pry, and they could only disperse to prepare.

As Xiuying walked back, she muttered to herself in a state of near collapse:

"What exactly does this person do?"

"Action choreographer, actor, composer, and now a music video director?"

"Why do you seem a bit unserious? Are you going to become a movie director someday?"

Yuri then remembered something and turned to look at Jessica:

"Wait a minute, what did you mean when you said he was doing odd jobs?"

Sika replied irritably:

"He's been working part-time with GG Entertainment and the filming crew, but I never imagined he'd be able to direct a music video now."

Pani's eyes sparkled as she kept turning back to look at Li Zhixing.

"That's amazing!"

"It seems like Zhi Xing oppa knows everything."

As everyone gradually dispersed, Taeyeon remained standing in the same spot.

She didn't walk with the other members, but looked at Li Zhixing with a somewhat subtle expression.

Li Zhixing noticed her gaze and assumed she was about to say something thanking him again.

"Taeyeon, don't take what happened before too seriously. I was just doing the interview as requested by the producer."

Taeyeon smiled slightly, but her eyes held a somewhat ambiguous expression.

"Of course I still want to thank Oppa."

As she spoke, she stepped forward and placed her hand near Li Zhixing's mouth.

"Oppa, have some candy."

Li Zhixing looked at the gummy candy in her hand and hesitated for a moment.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

But Taeyeon had already brought it to his mouth, and after hesitating for a moment, he quickly took it in.

After chewing just a couple of times, his expression changed, and his features scrunched up.

Taeyeon stood in front of him with her hands behind her back, looking up at him slightly.

"Is it delicious, Oppa?"

Having already realized what was going on, Li Zhixing nodded reluctantly.

"It's...it's alright."

Taeyeon put her hand into her pocket again.

"Would you like another one?"

Li Zhixing quickly waved his hand.

"Alright, alright, Taeyeon, hurry up and get ready, or the rumors will start spreading soon."

After saying that, he hurriedly walked towards the staff.

Taeyeon stood there, watching his retreating figure as he practically fled, and let out a soft hum.

That expression, strangely, bore a resemblance to Jessica's.

Li Zhixing returned to the staff and began making final preparations before filming began.

He checked the shooting order for the morning and then scanned the camera positions, lighting, and set on site.

Hwang Dong-hyuk came here today to help him keep things under control.

After all, this is Li Zhixing's first GGMV in the true sense.

He has a good grasp of many things, but when it comes to getting things running smoothly, he still needs an experienced person to help him oversee things.

After the photography crew set up the first set of cameras and readjusted the lighting, Li Zhixing and Huang Donghe finally sat down in front of the monitor.

Yoona quietly crept over without anyone noticing.

When Li Zhixing looked up and saw her, his expression immediately turned unfriendly.

Yoona completely ignored his expression, squatted down next to him, and complained with her face slightly tilted up:

"Oppa, you're going a bit too far."

"We were together last night, and you didn't mention it at all. You're the one who filmed our music video today."

Seeing that she still dared to mention last night, Li Zhixing glared at her in annoyance.

"Get away from me."

Yoona was clearly deliberately coming over to provoke him.

Seeing his reaction, she smiled with satisfaction, turned around and ran towards the members.

Although Yoona's voice was very low, it was enough for Hwang Donghyuk, who was standing next to her, to hear clearly.

He froze for a few seconds before looking at Li Zhixing with a shocked expression.

"Wait, what's going on?"

"You and Yoona... were together last night?"

"What did you do?"

Li Zhixing said irritably:

"fight."

Hwang Dong-hyuk looked at him, clearly not believing him.

Li Zhixing was too lazy to explain and glanced up at the waiting area.

With staff coming and going on set, the atmosphere, which had briefly strayed due to Li Zhixing's appearance, finally returned to the focus of filming.

Girls' Generation has recovered from their initial surprise.

The stylist went back to fix their hair and clothes, while the members whispered to confirm their movements and positions for the next moment.

After the scene was basically ready, Li Zhixing did not immediately call for filming, but instead said:

"Don't rush to take pictures."

"Let each group go through the entire process once first."

As he spoke, he pointed to the filming area.

"Let me check the formation, the movement, and a few camera angles."

This is not an official shoot.

GGMV is different from stage performances; whether you are familiar with the dance is only one aspect.

When it comes to actually getting on camera, it depends on the changes in the members' positions, the camera's movement, the switching of lights, and whether each key action can be accurately captured by the camera.

Girls' Generation went first.

They changed into their first white short skirt outfit.

After they stood in the filming area, the scene quickly quieted down.

As soon as the music of "Chocolate Love" started playing, they seemed to temporarily forget all the surprise and jokes from before.

The moment they started moving, the foundation of their mature teamwork immediately became apparent.

The formation changes were clean, the movements were precise, and the distance and rhythm between members were well controlled.

Even just a rehearsal before the official filming could show that they had practiced these movements many times, so there was almost no need to readjust them again.

Hwang Dong-hyuk stood by and watched for a while, then couldn't help but nod.

"Girls' Generation's professional skills are truly undeniable, so it looks like today's filming should go very smoothly."

Li Zhixing shook his head.

"not necessarily."

Hwang Dong-hyuk looked at him with some surprise.

"Where do you think there's still a problem?"

Li Zhixing did not answer, but looked at f(x) on the other side.

Girls' Generation faded away quickly.

Next up is f(x).

When the five people stood in the filming area, Hwang Dong-hyuk frowned.

"I was just about to ask that."

He looked at the monitor screen, frowned, and said:

"What's with their group's styling?"

"They're all such pretty kids, why were they designed like this?"

"Even if it's for the sake of style, there's no need to make it so strange."

At this point, Hwang Dong-hyuk's gaze fell on Krystal's hairstyle.

"And what's that red sequin in Krystal's hair?"

He turned to look at Li Zhixing.

"Didn't you communicate with SM Entertainment beforehand?"

Li Zhixing said this with a pointed remark.

"Will communication really help?"

Another version of the same GG song started playing, and the five people began to move to the music.

Li Zhixing sat in front of the monitor, staring blankly at the screen.

Hwang Dong-hyuk initially just watched quietly.

But as he watched, his expression gradually darkened.

"Is this the kind of dance they should be performing?"

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