Chapter 113: MT (1)
As the drinking game began, the target quickly became Lee Yoo-jin.
The actresses wanted to talk to Kim Si-woo too, but Lee Yoo-jin and Lee Hae-soo were firmly occupying the seats beside him.
They judged that Lee Yoo-jin would be more of an obstacle than Lee Hae-soo.
“Random game that Yoo-jin loves! Game start.”
Oh Soo-jin, one of the actresses, held up five fingers.
“Wait. There are a lot of us—shouldn’t we do ten?”
“Got it.”
At Kim Si-woo’s suggestion, the fingers increased from five to ten.
This was the finger-folding game.
On your turn, you named a condition, and anyone who fit it folded a finger.
When all your fingers were folded, you had to drink.
“Then I’ll start. Anyone who’s directed a movie, fold one.”
It was an blatantly obvious attack on Lee Yoo-jin right from the beginning.
She was the only one here who had directed a film.
Immediately after Oh Soo-jin’s turn, the next attack followed.
“Anyone who’s been a university teaching assistant, fold one.”
“You… you guys are playing dirty.”
Lee Yoo-jin protested that it was unfair, but the world of competition was cold.
“Dirty? It’s all strategy.”
“Damn it.”
Lee Yoo-jin’s fingers rapidly decreased, and by Kim Si-woo’s turn, only one remained.
“Writer-nim…”
Lee Yoo-jin looked at him with pleading eyes, begging for mercy.
But Kim Si-woo ignored her.
“Anyone sitting next to me, fold one.”
“…”
In the end, Lee Yoo-jin folded her last finger and emptied her soju glass.
“Alright. Hurry and start again. Random game that Yoo-jin loves!”
After that, the drinking game turned into Lee Yoo-jin versus the Siwoo Film actresses.
Lee Hae-soo occasionally helped Lee Yoo-jin, but the numerical disadvantage was unavoidable.
“Khack… I won’t let you get away with this.”
The reason Lee Yoo-jin had lasted this long was her drinking capacity and her returning drinking-game prowess.
“Not bad, director.”
“You guys are the ones who aren’t impressive—ganging up like this and only managing this much…”
“Fine. Let’s settle it tonight.”
And one hour later, everyone except Lee Hae-soo was thoroughly soaked in alcohol.
“Khaaa… Really, no more today…”
Plop.
Starting with Oh Soo-jin, all the Siwoo Film actresses collapsed one by one.
On the other hand, Lee Hae-soo adapted to the drinking game as time passed, displaying the magic of never getting caught once.
With her natural brainpower, she memorized the game after seeing it once, figured out the strategies, and took down the Siwoo Film actresses.
“As expected, only Hae-soo.”
Lee Yoo-jin hugged Lee Hae-soo who had saved her and glared at Kim Si-woo.
Kim Si-woo had mercilessly betrayed both Lee Yoo-jin and Lee Hae-soo whenever it benefited him in the game.
“I just did my best in the drinking game.”
“Sure you did, Writer Kim Si-woo.”
Hearing Lee Yoo-jin call him coldly—unlike usual—Kim Si-woo scratched his head just as the door behind them opened.
“Looks like you had fun? Without us?”
Shim Ji-young and Jung Se-yeon appeared.
“We need to sleep here soon, so let’s move to an empty room.”
“Shall we?”
Kim Si-woo, Lee Hae-soo, and Lee Yoo-jin stood up and moved to a new room.
When they entered the other room, the survivors from the previous one were already gathered.
“Now round two begins. Snacks were brought up from downstairs earlier. Hurry and sit.”
“Yes.”
“By the way, lawyer-nim is still standing… I thought you couldn’t drink much.”
“She’s insanely good at the games. She only got caught twice.”
“Really?”
“Hehe…”
Lee Hae-soo shyly scratched the back of her head at Kim Si-woo’s praise.
“Where’s Director Park Woong-deok and the other staff?”
“Probably… in the first room. And most of them won’t leave until they pass out drunk…”
Because of that, there were very few men in the current room.
Only Park Jun-ho—who had wisely avoided Park Woong-deok early—and a few staff members.
The rest were probably… becoming one with the alcohol.
“Haha. Well, shall we have a drink with whoever’s left?”
At Kim Si-woo’s words, everyone cheered and poured drinks into their glasses.
“Writer-nim, did you change your perfume?”
“Huh? How did you know?”
Before he knew it, Kim Ji-hyun had scooted right next to Kim Si-woo.
“Just a hunch.”
“Yeah? I changed mine too—smell it.”
Shim Ji-young pushed in from the other side, extending her wrist toward Kim Si-woo.
“Here we go again.”
“Exactly. Those two are total opposites.”
“Just watching them is exhausting.”
The people nearby wore tired expressions as they observed the scene.
“Alright, alright. Stop fighting and let’s drink.”
“Yeah.”
Thanks to everyone’s mediation, the two didn’t outright fight, but the subtle tension was unavoidable.
Time passed, and before they knew it, it was 1 a.m.
To handle tomorrow’s schedule, it was time to wrap up the drinking.
“Let’s call it a night and head to bed.”
“What? Already?”
“It’s a shame, but we have plans tomorrow. Plus, there are prizes, so wouldn’t it be good to manage your condition?”
“What are the prizes?”
“Something really good.”
“If you’re saying that much, they must actually be good…”
Not just Shim Ji-young—everyone paid attention to Kim Si-woo’s words and began cleaning up the drinking session.
After all, Kim Si-woo’s orders were absolute at Siwoo Film.
As the drinking ended and most people reluctantly returned to their rooms, Kim Si-woo approached Jung Se-yeon from behind and spoke.
“How is it? Your thoughts on coming to the MT.”
“Huh?”
“Didn’t you say you wanted to experience a normal university life?”
“Ah…”
In that moment, Jung Se-yeon’s mind became complicated.
Hearing Kim Si-woo talk as if he’d prepared the MT for her—who had missed out on a normal life because of her early debut—caused a flood of overlapping thoughts.
“It was great. I’m looking forward to tomorrow too.”
“Good to hear. Then get some rest.”
“Yes, you too, writer-nim.”
With a fluttering heart, Jung Se-yeon went to bed.
Meanwhile, someone had stepped out for fresh air because of the alcohol.
Lee Hae-soo.
Like Jung Se-yeon, her first MT seemed to delight her; she was grinning widely.
“How about heading back in now?”
“Writer-nimmm!”
Lee Hae-soo, looking a bit drunk, called Kim Si-woo with a slightly slurred tongue.
“Thank youuu. For inviting me too… It’s my first MT, and it’s so fun.”
“I’m glad you’re enjoying it.”
Kim Si-woo listened to the drunk Lee Hae-soo’s stories and escorted her back inside the building.
The next morning.
As Kim Si-woo had predicted, most people couldn’t get up on time because of hangovers.
“I knew this would happen… Alright, switch to Plan B.”
“Yes.”
The people helping run the MT had expected this too and quickly stopped what they were doing to switch tasks.
“Let’s start with hangover soup.”
“Yes, writer-nim.”
They ordered hangover soup from a nearby restaurant—one for each person.
One hour later.
Over a hundred bowls of hangover soup arrived at the accommodation.
Those who were clear-headed came out to pick theirs up, while the ones still passed out had it kindly delivered straight to their rooms.
“Everyone, time for hangover cure.”
At the word “hangover,” even those who wouldn’t budge started shambling out like zombies.
“Hangover cure… hangover…”
The people who had shared a room with Park Woong-deok were in particularly bad shape.
Some even ran to the bathroom mid-meal.
“Director, we have a schedule today—couldn’t you have gone easier on them?”
“I did go easy.”
“Ah… easy by your standards?”
“Yeah.”
To anyone watching, Park Woong-deok’s “easy” far exceeded normal human limits.
“But they’re still alive, right?”
“That’s true. Sigh…”
Kim Si-woo sighed at Park Woong-deok’s words.
After finishing the meal, Kim Si-woo and the staff headed to a nearby hall.
They needed to prepare the recreational activities starting from lunch.
Entering the hall, Kim Si-woo was satisfied to see the recreation schedule written on the whiteboard.
“You divided the teams well, right?”
“Yes!”
“Good. Then I’m counting on you.”
“Yes, writer-nim.”
“What about the equipment?”
“It’s being set up now.”
The hosts for today’s recreation were Choi Ha-rang and Lee Jae-gu—both Siwoo Film actors and supporting actors from Kim Si-woo’s drama <Celebrity Secret Rescue Team>.
Just watching them rehearse showed how well they meshed, thanks to their previous collaboration.
“First, introduce the team leaders and members for each group. Then… dodgeball?”
Reading through the schedule, Kim Si-woo spotted dodgeball and imagined it in his head.
Kim Ji-hyun and Shim Ji-young…
If he could just handle those two somehow, it would probably go smoothly.
He had to keep them as far apart as possible…
But Kim Si-woo’s wish was mercilessly crushed.
When everyone gathered in the hall on time, Choi Ha-rang and Lee Jae-gu grabbed the microphones and announced the start of the recreation.
“Hello! We are Choi Ha-rang and Lee Jae-gu, your hosts for the 1st Siwoo Film MT Recreation! Before we begin in earnest, you all received name tags when you entered, right? The group written on your tag is the team you’ll be on for this recreation. Group 1, please come up to the stage first.”
At the hosts’ words, the members of Group 1 climbed onto the stage.
Group 1 was the actor team led by Shim Ji-young.
“It looks like Shim Ji-young sunbaenim should be the leader for Group 1, right? A word of determination from you, Leader Shim Ji-young.”
“There’s nothing else—just that my group will win.”
“Oh… Already a rival? Which group?”
“I’ll definitely beat Group 3.”
“Ah, got it.”
Next, Group 2 was the actor team centered around Jung Se-yeon.
Group 4 was the staff team centered around Lee Yoo-jin.
Group 5 was similarly the staff team centered around Hong Soo-yeon.
And the problematic Group 3.
It was a mixed staff-actor team centered around Kim Ji-hyun.
“Now… we have to hear from Group 3’s leader, Ji-hyun sunbaenim. Group 1 threw down the gauntlet right from the start—what do you think?”
“I’ll crush them. Actors should settle things with acting, but… today I’ll win with something else.”
“Hahaha… We’ve heard Kim Ji-hyun-ssi’s ambition loud and clear.”
Everyone clapped in surprise at Kim Ji-hyun’s declaration.
After all the other teams’ determinations were shared,
“Lastly, points will be awarded for each game in this recreation. There are prizes waiting for the top team, so give it your all!”
With the team leaders’ declarations over, the recreation officially began.
The first game was “Body Talk” (charades).
The second was a person quiz.
And the third…
The dodgeball that Kim Si-woo had been worried about.
Amazingly, Shim Ji-young’s team and Kim Ji-hyun’s team both made it to the finals and faced off.
“This is what I’ve been waiting for. I’m gonna smash that girl’s face.”
Shim Ji-young casually dusted off her hands while saying something murderous.
“I should check if that’s really her face. Hopefully her nose doesn’t twist sideways when the ball hits it.”
Of course, Kim Ji-hyun was no slouch either.
The people watching quietly edged away from the area.
“Group 1 vs. Group 3 dodgeball—begin!”
As soon as the game started, the ball Shim Ji-young threw with all her strength flew straight at Kim Ji-hyun.
Thwack.
“The ball’s pretty fast?”
“She caught it?”
Kim Ji-hyun did catch the ball Shim Ji-young threw—but it hit her face in the process.
A red mark was already rising on her cheek.
“Pfft! Looks like it hit her face. Her face is all red—Gah!”
While Shim Ji-young was talking, Kim Ji-hyun returned the ball, hitting Shim Ji-young square in the face.
“You… bitch.”
“How’s that? The passionate love from your junior. Hohoho.”
The two actresses exchanged balls fiercely.
Their prolonged duel ultimately ended with the younger Kim Ji-hyun’s victory.
But separately from their personal showdown, Shim Ji-young’s team won overall—so it was effectively a draw.
Still, Shim Ji-young was furious about losing to Kim Ji-hyun personally.
Kim Ji-hyun was furious about her team losing the game.
These two were the ones taking the recreation more seriously than anyone.
No—just these two.
That is, until Kim Si-woo revealed what the prizes were…
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