"You wanted to see me so urgently just to ask me about the items that Lisa had sold off in the past?" Lee Joon Gi asked Irene as he sat at the pavilion. He thought that Irene was very strange. "Why do you want to know?"
"I want to get those items back for Lisa," Irene replied. "I know how important those items must have been to her."
Lee Joon Gi pondered for a little while before he sighed. "I understand your intention, but I feel that you should just give up already. With Lisa's current status, she would have already easily traced those items back by now if she wanted to..."
"That is her problem. As you understand, I have never been able to do anything for her. Therefore, I would really like to be able to do something for her, uncle."
Lee Joon Gi raised his hand to look at the time. It was almost time for him to leave for the airport. Therefore, he quickly got down to business and he wrote down three items on a piece of paper for Irene. "If you really want to get those items back for her, you should look for these three items. However, I personally think that you would not be able to afford any of those items even if you worked at Ace Media for the rest of your life."
"Then I would willingly be a slave for the rest of my life. What is the big deal?" Irene replied immediately. "Uncle, are you going to take advantage of my situation then?"
"Get back to work," Lee Joon Gi said as he rolled his eyes and sighed. "I don't want Lisa to suffer anymore injustice. If Lisa wants to get married, you had better agree to get married to her. I don't care if you want to focus on your acting career. If you continue to keep Lisa waiting for you, I will let you die a very horrible death."
"Uncle, don't worry. You can be rest assured. Lisa and I have already talked about this matter. We have decided to let nature take its course!"
How could nature take its course when it comes to marriage?
"I am just afraid that you will hurt Lisa again. I don't want that child to get cheated after all that she has done for you," Lee Joon Gi said as he stared at Irene. "You can go now."
Irene picked up the piece of paper that Lee Joon Gi had scribbled on and she quickly took out her cell phone to take a picture of the paper before carefully placing it into her purse.
Hae-in peeked at the piece of paper and although he only saw the first item on the list, he could already tell the value of that item. It was no wonder why Irene said that she needed to earn a lot of money.
"I know that the first item on the list had recently appeared on the auction market not too long ago. It was then successfully taken away by a collector for nine digits," Hae-in could not help but say to Irene. "Based on your current situation, even if you continue filming without sleeping for years, it would still be impossible for you to gain that much money."
Irene glared at Hae-in and said, "If I can never save that much money in years, then I will just spend a lifetime saving up for that amount of money to get that item back!"
Hae-in was speechless was he heard her reply.
This must be love.
Very soon, the car that they were in entered the mountains. As the temperature had already plummeted, Hae-in placed a blanket that he had prepared onto Irene's leg. "The shooting location is at a very scenic spot at the top of the mountain. Therefore, it is going to be very cold. However, you don't need to worry because I have already prepared a coat for you. When we arrive at the location, we should go and meet the director first."
"Alright then. I will just follow your arrangements." The sky was still dark so Irene could not see the scenery outside.
When they finally arrived at their destination, it was already eight o'clock in the morning.
They quickly settled in the town as Hae-in brought Irene to meet the director for the shooting today.
"To be honest, the shooting today is a very simple one. Irene will be holding onto an umbrella as she walks across the ancient bridge. When she arrives at the centre of the bridge, she will turn her head around and look back, as if she is waiting for her lover to appear. Irene should be well equipped for this shooting. I have seen her recording of. It was very delightful to watch." The director was not very sure of Irene's acting skills, but he was not worried as there was not much acting involved in this shooting. However, he was certain that Irene had the traditional look that he was looking for.
Subsequently, Irene was pushed into the dressing room to get ready.
At this time, the news that Irene was shooting today started spreading amongst the staff.
"What? Irene? She is the artist that my daughter hates the most!"
"Is there something wrong with the director? This is an advertisement to promote a scenic spot to the public to ignite their interest. The purpose of the shooting is to promote and publicize this scenic spot. Will anyone like the advertisement if Irene was the artist in it?"
"I heard that she is already signed to Ace Media. Therefore, it is not surprising that she was able to get this job."
"But I really hate her!"
"So, what can you do even if you hate her? Do you think you will be able to get the director to replace her with someone else?"
Irene could hear the people outside arguing amongst one another as she had her makeup applied for her. The makeup artist could not help but feel a little embarrassed and was afraid that Irene would not be able to hold back her anger and suddenly burst out in rage.
However, Irene sat silently as the makeup artist continued working. It was almost as though she could not hear what the people were saying about her.
The makeup artist heaved a huge sigh of relief when she was finally done with Irene's makeup. Irene's face really suited a traditional look. She is the epitome of the Korean beauty standard. She has big eye with double eyelids and aegyo-sal, a thin and high nose bridge, a small face with a v-shaped jaw, pale skin, plump lips, and straight eyebrows. When she donned traditional costumes, she looked like a traditional beauty from the olden days.
"Miss Bae, you will look really beautiful when you wear traditional costumes. You could try acting in traditional dramas in the future."
Traditional costumes?
Irene took a look at her reflection in the mirror and suddenly felt that it was indeed a very good suggestion.
Very soon, the staff hurried over and quickly helped Irene to put on the traditional clothing that had white, lavender, and purple ribbon on it.
The costume designer stared at Irene after she had put the clothing on. She looked extremely beautiful and elegant. Was this really Irene?
Oh, my goodness!
Irene had already known that she was suited for traditional costumes, but had never paid much attention to this fact in the past. However, she thought that it was really strange when everyone started staring at her when she walked out of the dressing room.
"Is that really Irene? How can she look so good in a traditional costume?"
There was also a staff member who was staring so hard at Irene that he walked right into a trunk that was right in front of him.
"I knew it," Hae-in exclaimed as soon as he saw Irene.
"Just the thought of my picture being hung at the entrance of a scenic spot makes me feel like a monkey," Irene said helplessly.
"Go and have a look at the scenery around you. Walk around the bridge and familiarize yourself with the shooting location," Hae-in said as he smiled. He walked up to Irene as he placed his coat around her, but Irene quickly pushes it away.
"I will only wear my Lisa's."
Such arrogance.
"Alright then, I will prepare a special one for you in future."
"That would be more acceptable then." After that, Irene walked up to the bridge as the producer and staff were still busy preparing the artificial rainfall. Therefore, Irene had the opportunity to walk up and down the bridge a few times.
The bridge was slightly arched and the other end of the bridge was not clearly visible. Irene familiarizes herself with the bridge as she waited for the director and crew to be ready. However, the weather in the mountains changed rapidly then and it suddenly started to rain.
"It is good that it is raining. This will save us a lot of trouble. Let us start shooting now," the director quickly ordered.
Irene took her position as she held onto the umbrella and slowly started walking on the bridge. However, as there was moss on the bridge, Irene stepped on it and almost fell into the lake because the fence of the bridge was very shallow.
"Sister Irene!"
"Irene!" Everyone suddenly exclaimed.
Fortunately, after swaying a little, she regained her balance and stood up straight.
When the director saw what had happened, he suddenly stood up and said, "What just happened?"
The staff who had rushed over to help Irene quickly replied, "Director, there is moss over here."
"I have already asked you guys to clean up the entire bridge! I want the person who is responsible for cleaning the bridge to step up now," the director yelled.