57. What the hell is this!?

‘TV Animal World’, which celebrated its 15th year this year, was one of YBS’ representative longevity programs that celebrated its 600th episode. It was also a program with a lot of effort as there were 12 writers, from the youngest to the main writer.

And the PD who supervised the whole thing was Ha Seung-hoo.

After going through various cultural programs such as ‘Lunch Yard’, ‘Go live’, ‘Tell me this’, and ‘Curious Story Z’, he was in charge of the TV animal world this time.

However, the current situation of TV Animal World was not so good, and the material was exhausted early, and the viewership rating was crawling to the bottom, putting it on the verge of being discontinued.

Producer Ha Seung-hoo, who was in charge of the program during this difficult time, deepened his concerns.

He was left alone in the broadcasting station’s conference room, looking at the messy whiteboard and muttering.

“Everything is a story. There is no point in just showing cute and mysterious animals anymore. We need storytelling that people can relate to.”

It was true.

With the advent of media such as SNS and Youtube, many animal-related channels were created, and cute and mysterious animals that were only seen on TV in the past were now commonplace.

If you want to see a fox, you just need to type “pet fox” in the search term, and if you want to see a meerkat, type “pet meerkat” and you can easily watch the video that suits your taste anywhere.

Therefore, it was necessary to consider the difference between them.

The answer I came up with after much thought was storytelling that people can relate to.

Producer Ha Seung-hoo thought that animals have as many stories as people.

They just can’t speak like humans.

“If you look closely, there is no big difference between their lives and ours.”

Animals lived their lives feeling love, longing, pain, and suffering just like humans.

“Haa… But if you create an artificial story that doesn’t match reality, you’ll be offended.”

When PD Ha Seung-woo’s troubles deepened

“I don’t know. I have to go to work or something. Do you think the answer comes from thinking more?”

Ha Seung-hu, who had kneaded his throbbing temples once, jumped up, took out his coat from the hanger, and went outside.

[The next stop is Sinjeong Sinjeong Station. The door to get off is on the right.]

My house was eight subway stops away from Mok-dong, where the broadcasting station is located, so I used the subway more than the car.

Even though it was well past work hours, there were quite a lot of people on line 5, but Ha Seung-hoo, as usual, was wearing a Bluetooth earphone and running Nutube on his smartphone.

‘I should continue what I saw yesterday.’

As anyone who knows Ha Seung-hu knows, he was a famous history buff. In fact, as a graduate of the Department of History at Hankuk University, he had considerable interest in and affection for Korean history. The Nutube channel he has been missing lately is the ‘Kim Jong-pil’s Korean History’ channel, which he says is confident that it teaches history in a historical way.

“Sensei Kim Jong-pil is really good at talking.”

In reality, Korean history, which can be boring, is explained in a delicious way with a unique tone, and once you listen to it, there is a charm that makes you fall in love again and again. The moment he was about to press the video with a skillful finger touch, a video caught his eye that stopped his finger.

[Director Kim Jeong-nam’s new film, ‘The Supreme’, pre-release of the making film! Subtitle: The process of an actor becoming a stray cat butler]

Through the magic of an algorithm, he was exposed to his nertube.

“It’s called ‘Jijon’… That movie you hear occasionally these days? Did you say the story of King Sukjong?”

Given the box office success of the best, Seung-Hoo Ha had also heard of it at first glance. However, because I was so busy and I didn’t have time to pay attention to anything else because of the animal world on TV, I couldn’t go to the movies.

“Sukjong is a charming king. I still remember when I was drinking with the PD of the drama department, I remember nagging him to do some research on characters like Queen Inhyeon, Heebin Jang, and Sukjong. But why does the cat appear in the subtitle?”

Ha Seung-hu, who was properly caught in the title aggro, clicked the video of the making film of the supreme (至尊) as if possessed by something, and watched the video for about 10 minutes without noticing the time passing.

Ha Seung-hu muttered in a broken voice.

“Huh… I was in a place like this. A savior who will save our program.”

The next day, PD Ha Seung-hoo mobilized all his personal connections to inquire about the whereabouts of the cat from The Legend of the Wild, and heard the news that the cat had been adopted by Gyu-ha Song, the lead actor in the drama, and once again called pleasure

“It’s a perfect story. This absolutely needs to be aired. must!”

Ha Seung-hoo PD’s eyes began to burn with passion.

***

“Do you know the TV program Animal World?”

“Yeah? TV animal world?”

Kyu-ha, who did not know how to listen to TV animal world out of the blue at a Korean beef restaurant, tilted her head. I didn’t have a TV at home, so I didn’t know anything about TV programs.

“I don’t have a TV at home, so I don’t know much about TV programs. But why is the animal world on TV all of a sudden…?”

When Kyu-ha asked questions out of curiosity, Han Jeong-hee explained everything.

“Haa.. Actually, at YBS, my college classmate named Park Jong-hoon is working as a PD at the drama department. A few years ago, I owed a lot to you, so I had something to pay back, but that bastard, no! That friend suddenly called me a few days ago and asked me a strange favor.”

Even thinking about it now seemed absurd, so I gulped down the beer in front of me.

“Big. There was a PD at the Liberal Arts Bureau who was like an older brother, and he knew how he knew that he and I were classmates in college, so he asked Kyu-ha and Gyu-ha’s cat, Geum-bi, to appear on TV’s Animal World. He asked so earnestly that even my classmate couldn’t refuse. But since I also owe a lot to him, I can’t just cut it off firmly and say no…”

“I will. Can I appear with Geumbi?”

“Please do something… Yes? Are you okay?”

He looked at Kyu-ha with a feeling of emotion and apologetic at the same time as he was moved by Kyu-ha, who readily accepted his words before he even finished his words.

Asking such a request itself could have made the actor feel bad enough, and appearing on an animal-related cultural broadcast that was not related to general entertainment at all did not benefit the actor.

“Yeah. I’ll do it. how difficult is that I think it might be fun. Geumbi, um… it’s a bit unusual.”

It seemed that the broadcast itself would be filmed mainly with Geumbi, and there was no burden at all from Kyuha’s point of view.

“thank you so much. I will always keep this grace…”

“Please don’t just talk about repaying the favor. The precious meat is cold. Please eat quickly.”

“Yes, Gyuha-san, eat a lot too!”

Recently, while spending time alone at home, Kyu-ha has thought a lot about herself. Coincidentally, I saw a British drama called Baxter, and the main character was a psychopath.

The main character was usually seen as a sincere and kind person more than anyone else, but after taking off the normal cosplay, he lacked a lot of emotions and showed an obsessive side in certain areas. Also, although he is not interested in anyone, he showed a human side to his family and acquaintances whom he cherished as much as his family.

In addition, he constantly worried about his existence, and he gave a lot of sympathy to Kyu-ha here. Basically, I think of myself as a monster, but at the same time, I wished I could live like a normal person. The main character constantly agonized over why he was born this way and how he should live in the future.

Kyu-ha thought he was similar to him.

I just wanted to live like a normal person, and I set my goal in life to feel what people call ‘happiness’.

“If there are more happy people around me, wouldn’t I be able to learn what happiness is from them?”

It was a simple logic, but the concept of ‘happiness’ was too difficult, and Kyu-ha thought this was the first step to happiness. So, he always cared about and was interested in people who belonged to his area.

This was Kyuha’s conclusion.

***

When Kyu-ha accepted the role, the filming date was set quickly.

“hello. My name is Ha Seung-hoo PD of TV Animal World. This is the main writer Lee Soo-kyung. First of all, thank you so much for agreeing to appear.”

“thank you.”

Producer Ha Seung-hoo and writer Lee Soo-kyung arrived at Kyu-ha’s house early to say thank you.

“no. You worked hard to come. Come in at once.”

What caught PD Ha Seung-hoo’s eye after entering the room was an overly tidy room and minimal furniture.

“You did a really neat job. But Geumbi…?”

Looking around, Geumbi, who could be called the main character, was nowhere to be seen.

“Geumbi is wary of strangers. Geumbi, come and see first base.”

When Kyuha spoke, a bright yellow cat jumped out from under the sofa and clung to Kyuha’s leg.

“Nyaaang.”

“Oh my goodness! He is the golden lady of the rumor that came out in the jijon. It looks really cute.”

In fact, Geumbi’s large, sparkling eyes had a charm that attracted people.

“Yes, this is Geumbi. But how does the filming go?”

In response to Kyuha’s question, Seunghu Ha started explaining the filming process.

“It’s very simple. First of all, we will record an interview video about the meeting between Kyu-ha and Geum-bi, and a total of 6 observation cameras will be installed in the house. And we’ll be missing, just show us your normal selves.”

Kyuha’s head nodded at the simpler shooting method than he thought.

“It’s really simpler than you think. I thought you were staying at my house for a few days.”

“Ugh. can you do that Of course, there are times when this happens, but due to the nature of cats, they have a habit of not going outside their territory, so this is enough. The point we want to focus on is the fairytale-like encounter between Kyu-ha and Geum-bi, so we would be grateful if you pay attention to that part. Shall we proceed with the interview?”

“all right. Let’s begin.”

“Yeah! I came to the house of actor Song Gyu-ha. I heard that you recently became a butler through a mysterious relationship.”

“hello. This is actor Song Gyu-ha. Yes. As those of you who have seen the movie Jijon know, the cat who played Geumdeok in the play became my companion animal. The relationship with Geumdeok is…”

As Kyu-ha calmly told the story of her first meeting with Geum-bi, Ha Seung-hoo’s fists clenched.

“great! this is it The story is better than you think?”

A stray cat I met on the set appeared in the work and even became a family after the lead actor even adopted it? The corners of Ha Seung-hoo’s mouth twitched at the thought that there would be no more dramatic and dramatic encounter than this.

After the interview, Ha Seung-hoo and Lee Soo-kyung stood up.

“Today’s interview was very informative. thank you. Then we’ll just go. I will come get the camera tomorrow.”

“all right. Thanks for your efforts.”

next day.

YBS editorial office.

Ha Seung-hoo went straight into the editing room with the cameras he had taken from Kyu-ha’s house.

“The interview video alone is successful enough. Here, Geum-bi and Song Gyu-ha show their flirtation at home, and at the end, touch the emotional code of viewers with touching BGM and subtitles! It turns out just as I intended!”

“Now, let’s take a look at what’s inside.”

click click.

After booting up the editing room computer and moving the video file from the camera, the video was played by clicking.

After staring at him seriously for a long time, PD Ha Seung-hoo’s eyes widened and he couldn’t help but be astonished.

“What the hell is this!?”