novellhall Chapter 85 Im Yoona, you're so annoying!
Chapter 85 Im Yoona, you're so annoying!
Chapter 85 Im Yoona, You're So Annoying (Please Subscribe)
"Hello, who is this?"
"Oppa, why don't you ever remember my number? How many times has this happened?"
"Yoona, what do you want from me again? Aren't you annoying?"
"Hey Oppa, do you want to go see a movie tonight? It's called 'My Love Is By My Side,' I heard it's really touching and makes you cry a lot."
"I'm not watching, I already finished watching it. Don't bother me unless it's important. Bye."
Li Zhixing hung up the phone, somewhat speechless.
Ever since that night at the Chinese restaurant, when Lim Yoona shamelessly ate three bowls of noodles and insisted on staying, this person seems to have been clinging to him.
She calls him every day to harass him.
One minute she'd ask if he was tired from filming, the next she'd ask if he was going back to the Chinese restaurant that night or if he could make her a bowl of noodles. Sometimes it was just casual chatting, rambling on about all sorts of random things. When Li Zhixing got annoyed, he'd just hang up.
Now I'm even asking him to go to the movies.
are you crazy?
If Lin Chongji from Girls' Generation went to the movies with him and someone took a picture of it, it would probably be trending on major websites that very night, and he would be mobbed on set by Girls' Generation's fervent fans the next day.
Before meeting Lin Chong'er, Li Zhixing never imagined that she would be this kind of person.
Clingy, persistent, shameless, and particularly good at playing dumb.
She would always blink her doe eyes and look at him innocently, saying "Oppa, I was wrong," but she would do the same thing again next time.
It can drive a person crazy.
Li Zhixing even suspected that Lin Yoona might be trying to pursue him, and actually asked her that question.
Lin Chong'er merely glanced at him sideways and retorted mercilessly, "Oppa, there's a limit to your narcissism."
Enraged, Li Zhixing immediately kicked her out of the Chinese restaurant.
That's right, it's a Chinese restaurant.
After that night, Lim Yoona kept calling to ask Lee Ji-hyung when he would go to the Chinese restaurant again.
Of course, Li Zhixing wouldn't tell her.
As a result, for several days in a row, this woman went to the Chinese restaurant again to act as a stalker.
This alarmed Uncle Li, who called him in a panic, worried about his personal safety.
As a last resort, Li Zhixing could only inform her in advance before occasionally going to a Chinese restaurant.
If you make her a bowl of noodles, she'll be quiet for a few days.
Li Zhixing is usually best at handling difficult people, but he always seems to struggle when he encounters Lin Yoona.
This woman is so cheeky and shameless.
In short, it boils down to three words: incredibly annoying.
Despite the annoyance, Li Zhixing has not blocked her phone number yet.
After hanging up the phone, Li Zhixing looked up at the woman on the other end of the line who was smiling and scrutinizing him, and helplessly shrugged.
"Ji-won noona, why are you looking at me like that?"
Ha Ji-won lowered her voice and asked gossipily, "What's going on? Is something happening? Is it Im Yoon-ah?"
Li Zhixing said unhappily, "Please leave me alone. If you have something going on with her, I'll be driven crazy by this."
Ha Ji-won has been busy promoting the movie "My Love Is By My Side" recently, which is the movie that Yoona just invited Lee Ji-haeng to see on the phone.
Li Zhixing had already watched the movie when he was invited to attend the film screening.
The film was released on September 24, and as of today, October 14, it has attracted nearly two million viewers.
This result certainly can't compare to "Haeundae", but it still surpassed the 95 billion won big-budget film "Like a Spark, Like a Butterfly", starring Soo Ae and Cho Seung-woo, which was released at the same time, becoming one of the most popular films during the Chuseok holiday.
Compared to box office success, the most eye-catching aspect of this film is the performances of Kim Myung-min and Ha Ji-won.
To portray a patient with ALS, Kim Myung-min lost over 20 kilograms in just a few months.
In the latter half of the film, he no longer relied on long lines of dialogue, but only on his eyes, breathing and subtle facial tremors to express the despair of the character gradually losing control of his body.
Ha Ji-won did not portray the character as a simple, suffering wife.
She blended Lee Ji-soo's cheerfulness, roughness, forbearance, and vulnerability that could break her at any moment, making the sadness more relatable and poignant.
Many media outlets have begun to predict that Kim Myung-min and Ha Ji-won will be the most competitive candidates for Best Actor and Best Actress at the year-end film awards.
Today, Ha Ji-won took a break from her busy schedule and met up with Lee Ji-haeng, whom she hadn't seen for a while, for coffee.
Although they came with a mission, the main purpose was to catch up with old friends.
From "Haeundae" to "My Love By My Side," Ha Ji-won has certainly been through a lot of promotional campaigns.
It's not just physical exhaustion; for actors, many would rather stay on set and film than run around doing promotional tours.
The constant stage greetings, the repetitive interviews with reporters asking similar questions, and the packed schedule with almost no breaks are all more exhausting than being immersed in a role while filming.
Li Zhixing took a sip of cappuccino, but still felt it wasn't sweet enough, so he added a few more sugar cubes.
Then, with a touch of wistfulness, she said, "The Grand Bell Awards nominations will be announced in a few days, right? Will Noona get two Best Actress nominations for two films this time?"
Ha Ji-won, who was resting her chin on her hand and idly twirling her coffee spoon, looked at him with a wry smile as if she had heard something outrageous.
"What? How can there be two nominations?"
"My Love Is By My Side is still possible, but Haeundae is basically unrealistic."
"Although 'Haeundae' had a high box office, to be honest, my character didn't have many scenes that the judges would remember particularly."
"In terms of how outstanding it is, it might not be as obvious as your character."
"If I were to be nominated, it would actually cause controversy."
"As for you, with such a popular role, you should be nominated for Best Newcomer this time, right? Maybe you'll even win the award."
Li Zhixing shook his head.
"Impossible, Noona, this Grand Bell Awards is different."
"The date has been changed this year. Due to insufficient entries, it has been postponed from May to November."
"As a result, almost all the films from the past year and a half have been crammed into one year, making the competition much more chaotic than in previous years."
"This year, let alone winning an award, even the nomination list will likely be controversial."
"I doubt I'll even get a nomination, let alone win an award."
"Too."
Ha Ji-won thought about it and agreed that what he said made sense.
This year's Grand Bell Awards are indeed more complicated than in previous years.
"Don't worry about not winning an award. You've only just started out, you'll have plenty of opportunities."
At this point, Ha Ji-won couldn't help but complain, "I've been telling you to debut for ages, but you insisted on doing it—"
"Hey, hey, hey, Noona, here you are again. Sure enough, women start to nag as they get older."
Snapped!
Ha Ji-won slapped him on the shoulder and laughed, scolding, "You little brat, you've got some nerve!"
Lee Ji-haeng hissed, rubbing his shoulder as he looked at Ha Ji-won, somewhat surprised, and said, "That strength... has Noona been doing physical training lately?"
Ha Ji-won smiled and shook her fist.
"I'm preparing for my next project; I just signed a contract for director Yoon Je-kyoon's film."
"Deep Sea Battle?"
Li Zhixing said with delight, "Congratulations, Nuna! Another blockbuster with special effects worth 10 billion!"
"Brother Jijun helped CJ make so much money this time, and CJ has finally paid back for it."
Ha Ji-won nodded, then glanced at him with a hint of regret.
"It's a pity there aren't any suitable roles for you. Your popularity as a male lead isn't quite there yet, otherwise Director Ji Jun—"
Li Zhixing waved his hand dismissively.
"Noona, I know my place. How could I put Brother Jijun in a difficult position?"
Ha Ji-won smiled and nodded, then said nothing more.
She glanced at the time, stood up, and said, "Alright, I've delivered the message. Think it over yourself, and let me know when you've made your decision."
Li Zhixing also stood up with a smile.
"Thank you for your trouble, Nuna."
Ha Ji-won was about to leave when Lee Ji-haeng called her back.
"Oh, right, Noona, give me ten thousand dollars, I need it later."
"Ten thousand?"
Ha Ji-won didn't ask why, she just took out a 10,000 won note from her wallet and handed it to him before leaving.
Ha Ji-won came here on behalf of her company to convey the terms of her management contract to Lee Ji-hyung.
After "Haeundae", her company WelImadeStarM signed Kang Ye-won.
They also wanted to bring Li Zhixing, who clearly had more potential, under their wing.
Asking Ha Ji-won to come forward this time can be seen as a sign of sincerity.
Their company invested 5 billion won, and together with other production companies, they raised a production scale of over 10 billion won to remake the Hong Kong film "A Better Tomorrow," which is well-known in South Korea.
The role they offered this time is Sung Chi-kit, played by Leslie Cheung in the original version, who is the male lead's younger brother who is a policeman.
If Li Zhixing is willing to sign a management contract of at least five years, the role will basically fall into his hands.
This offer is quite sincere.
This is equivalent to Li Zhixing going directly from a supporting role in "Haeundae" to a leading actor in the film.
However, Li Zhixing's answer remained the same: he would make a decision after "IRIS" was officially broadcast.
Ha Ji-won had actually known his attitude for a long time, and she came here today mainly to see him.
After Ha Ji-won started the car and drove away slowly, Lee Ji-haeng put the 10,000 won bill into his pocket and walked towards the IRIS film set not far away.
When I returned to the set of "IRIS", the crew was filming a scene between Lee Byung-hun and Kim Tae-hee.
Director Kim Kyu-tae is sitting behind the monitor directing the filming.
Many of the lead actors were present at the film set in the office area of Munjeong-dong today.
Some people closed their eyes to rest, while others gathered together and chatted quietly.
Kim So-yeon was huddled together with Kim Seung-woo, listening to what he was saying, her eyes widening from time to time.
I bet Kim Seung-woo is telling her some gossip again.
Kim Seung-woo always manages to make ordinary gossip about the entertainment industry sound sensational; with that kind of eloquence, it would be a shame if he didn't do interview shows.
Out of the corner of her eye, Kim So-yeon caught sight of Lee Ji-hae walking over and happily waved.
"Knowledge and action, knowledge and action."
Li Zhixing also walked over quickly with a smile.
"Soyeon noona, why are you on set so early? Is your ankle still hurting?"
Two days ago, while filming an action scene inside an ambulance, Kim So-yeon's left ankle was cut by a protruding part inside the vehicle, and her trouser leg was stained with blood. She eventually needed twelve stitches.
Unexpectedly, she only rested for one day before returning to the film set.
Kim So-yeon's lips twitched slightly, then she waved her hand dismissively.
"It's definitely still painful, but we can't delay filming. Let's bear with it and film what we can first."
That's certainly true.
The filming schedule is very tight right now. Lead actors like Lee Byung-hun and Kim Tae-hee are only getting four or five hours of sleep a day during this period.
The initial filming slowed down the progress significantly.
The production team couldn't wait for Kim So-yeon at this point. If she really couldn't hold on, some of her scenes would have to be cut.
Therefore, Li Zhixing couldn't offer any further advice.
This drama is extremely important to Kim So-yeon.
At that moment, Kim Kyu-tae shouted, "OK, this one's done."
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He stood up and waved.
"Take a break and get ready for the next one."
Lee Byung-hun and Kim Tae-hee walked towards the rest area one after the other.
Kim Tae-hee's assistant quickly draped a coat over her and handed her a bottle of warm water, as the temperature had dropped sharply recently and she had caught a chill.
Upon seeing Lee Ji-haeng, Kim Tae-hee asked somewhat curiously, "Where did you go at noon? You ran off without even eating. Aren't you usually the most eager to eat?"
Li Zhixing scoffed.
"Don't talk nonsense, Nuna. Everyone in the crew knows you're the first one to rush to the restaurant at mealtimes, and you eat the most. Don't you know how you got the nickname 'Food Order Ranking'?"
"Hey, you brat."
Kim Tae-hee threw the water bottle she was holding at him.
Li Zhixing caught it quickly, unscrewed the cap, took a big gulp, and didn't forget to raise an eyebrow at her smugly.
Kim Tae-hee glared at him in anger, and her previously sickly complexion actually improved considerably.
After exchanging a few words with Kim Tae-hee as was his habit, Lee Ji-haeng noticed that Lee Byung-hun had also entered the rest area. He quickly stood up and greeted him politely.
"Senior Bingxian".
Lee Byung-hun glanced at him and nodded.
"You're back?"
Their attitude was still not particularly enthusiastic.
However, this is much better than when I first joined the crew.
Initially, Lee Ji-haeng and Lee Byung-hun would only exchange four sentences a day.
"Hello, Senior Byung-heon."
"Um.
""
"Farewell, Senior Bingxian."
"Um.
"
Even so, Jung Doo-hong said that Lee Byung-hun was only acknowledging Lee Ji-hyung because of him, otherwise he would never have paid any attention to him.
It was only through the connections of his closest relatives and friends that he earned two "hmm"s from Lee Byung-hun, his last disciple. Sometimes, Lee Ji-haeng didn't know what his teacher was so proud of.
This attitude only changed after the filming trip to Japan last week.
The two characters played by Lee Ji-haeng and Lee Byung-hun mostly had their scenes together in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Moreover, there are quite a few action scenes in it.
Li Zhixing performed both his dramatic and action scenes to the satisfaction of the crew.
Especially in action scenes, Lee Ji-haeng, who comes from an action choreography background, hardly needs anyone to worry about him. In many cases, he can even take the initiative to help Lee Byung-hun keep the action rhythm more stable.
Sometimes, his expressive eyes can even subtly amaze Lee Byung-hun.
This is precisely why Lee Byung-hun's attitude towards Lee Ji-hyung has changed considerably.
I would occasionally have a brief chat with him.
In the scenes set in Japan, Li Zhixing's character also needs to speak some Japanese.
Lee Byung-hun also volunteered to be Lee Ji-hyung's Japanese teacher.
So while the two aren't exactly close now, they're at least not as awkward as they were when they first joined the crew.
The main actors were all gathered in the rest area, a rare occurrence. The sporadic chatter that had been going on just moments before gradually subsided.
A short while later, the director also came over, sat down on the chair that Li Zhixing had brought for him, and closed his eyes to rest.
Everyone seemed to be waiting for something.
After a while, the tall and strong producer Jung Tae-won, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the refined writer Kim Hyun-joon also came over together.
The two of them pulled up chairs and sat down next to each other.
All eyes were on Zheng Taiyuan.
With a serious expression, Jung Tae-won coughed and said, "Our drama is premiering tonight."
"So you know what to do now, right?"
Some nodded, while others remained silent, but they all clearly knew what was going on.
"Okay, let's start with me then."
Jung Tae-won took out a 10,000 won banknote from his wallet and threw it on the small round table in front of him.
"I bet—20%."
Kim Kyu-tae glanced at him with some surprise.
"Representative Zheng is very confident."
He then threw out a 10,000 won note.
"I bet 18%—18.8%!"
After saying that, he seemed to think he had said too much, and after grimacing and thinking about it, he still didn't change it.
Writer Kim Hyun-joon smiled and gently placed down a 10,000 won note.
"17%, I guess, that seems about right."
Kim Seung-woo smiled and glanced around at everyone present.
"Then I'll play it safe."
"15%."
Jung Joon-ho grinned mischievously and slammed the 10,000 won in his hand onto the table.
"Then I'll bet 15.5%."
"Hey, you rascal."
Kim Seung-woo glared at him.
Kim So-yeon hesitated for a long time before forcefully throwing out her 10,000 won.
"20.5%."
"Whoa!"
Everyone looked at her in surprise.
Kim So-yeon felt a little embarrassed by the stares, smiled, and shrank back.
When it was Kim Tae-hee's turn, she also struggled for a long time, weighing the pros and cons repeatedly.
She only put down the 10,000 won she was holding when everyone was getting impatient.
"16%."
I wonder if this rather conservative figure is also related to the fact that her acting skills have always been criticized by the outside world.
Everyone then turned their attention to Lee Byung-hun.
He chuckled softly, clearly full of confidence.
Why does everyone seem so lacking in confidence?
As he spoke, he tossed down a 10,000 won note.
"20%, the same as Representative Zheng's."
Now, only Li Zhixing hasn't placed his bet yet.
All eyes were on him.
Li Zhixing scratched his head and said with a smile, "Aren't the seniors all a bit too conservative?"
He slammed the 10,000 won note onto the table with a loud thud.
"I bet 25%!"
"What?"
"Are you crazy?"