Chapter 338:


    Chapter 338


    Sunday afternoon.


    After playing with Subin and Eun-su, Seo Eun-chan and Seo-jun put the two kids to bed and came out to the living room.


    Seo Eun-chan groaned and flopped down on the sofa.


    “Ugh. It’s so hot.”


    It was only April, but he was sweating from playing with the kids.


    “Uncle. Do you want some ice cream?”


    “Yeah. Just one, please.”


    Seo Eun-chan turned on the air conditioner and Seo-jun brought two ice creams from the fridge. Uncle Chan had the same taste as mom, so he couldn’t refuse.


    They sat side by side on the sofa, each holding an ice cream in one hand. The uncle and nephew looked very comfortable.


    “Did you say you’re going to get your ID card?”


    “Yeah.”


    Seo Eun-chan bit into his red bean ice cream and recalled the day he got his ID card.


    “I don’t remember much. It was so long ago. When are you going to apply? It takes some time because you have to scan your fingerprints.”


    Seo-jun shrugged his shoulders as he bit into his chocolate ice cream.


    “I have to go on a weekday because the community center is closed on weekends, but I have school on weekdays, so I have to find a good time. There’s a school anniversary day coming up soon. I’m planning to go then.”


    “Really? Do your friends have their ID cards?”


    “Mina does. She was born in January, so she made it during winter break. The twins were born in February, but they got their notification in March, so they haven’t applied yet. Ji-yoon was born later than me, but she’s a March baby, so there’s not much difference.”


    As he listened to Seo-jun’s story, Seo Eun-chan thought of the little kids he used to play with.


    He heard a lot of stories about them through Seo-jun, but he hadn’t seen them in person since elementary school.


    They were already old enough to get their ID cards.


    Other people’s kids grow up so fast.


    ‘I wonder when Eun-su will grow up.’


    Seo Eun-chan smiled as he thought of his daughter who was sleeping soundly in Seo-jun’s room.


    “Then you can ask your friends.”


    “I did, but they said not to go when it’s busy.”


    “When is the community center not busy?”


    “Right?”


    The uncle and nephew finished their ice creams and rested in the cool air conditioner breeze.


    The house was noisy with the kids’ voices just a while ago, but now it was too cozy in the silence.


    “What about the photo?”


    “I’m going to take it in front of the community center. There’s a photo studio there, right?”


    He looked up the directions to the community center on a map app and saw that there were a few photo studios nearby.


    Seo-jun planned to go into any of them and take a photo.


    “Or you can take it at a photo studio near home. It just has to be a photo taken within six months.”


    “Hmm.”


    Seo Eun-chan rolled his eyes at Seo-jun’s answer.


    “Seo-jun. Do you want to take it at a photo studio?”


    “A studio?”


    Seo-jun tilted his head at the unexpected word.


    Seo Eun-chan’s eyes lit up.


    “Your ID card photo will last for your lifetime unless you reissue it, so it would be nice to have a good photo. And this is an opportunity to take your profile photo too.”


    “Profile photo?”


    “Yeah. You don’t need it because you have so many offers coming in, but... wouldn’t it be nice to try it this time?”


    The president of Cocoa Entertainment, Seo Eun-chan, honestly wanted to throw out an overflowing pictorial proposal, but he didn’t know how Seo-jun felt about pictorials, so he decided to start with a simple profile photo.


    “Well...”


    Seo Eun-chan opened his mouth at Seo-jun’s hesitant reaction.


    Seo Eun-chan knew very well how to persuade his nephew.


    “Maybe a director or a writer who sees your different charm in your profile photo will send you an interesting script.”


    “I’ll do it.”


    Without a second of hesitation, Seo-jun agreed.


    Seo Eun-chan looked at his nephew with disbelief and said as if he was talking to a six-year-old.


    “Seo-jun. You shouldn’t follow anyone who shows you a script.”


    “...I won’t follow.”


    Seo-jun answered a bit late and Seo Eun-chan widened his eyes and sat up straight and looked at Seo-jun.


    “What’s that pause for? You should say you won’t follow right away.”


    “Well...”


    Seo-jun rolled his eyes and chuckled.


    “What if I go with Da ho hyung?”


    “...I’ll have to tell Manager Ahn to stick with you.”


    “Haha.”


    Seo-jun laughed at Seo Eun-chan’s expression of frustration.


    ***


    =Yes yes yes. So I unintentionally found out again. I didn’t look for it on purpose lol


    =What did you find out?


    =My sibling is getting an ID card.


    =...?? ...Oh!!


    ***


    “He’s coming out soon.”


    At Ahn Da Ho’s words, Seo-jun smiled and said.


    “I thought so too. My date of birth is on my profile.”


    If you typed ‘Lee Seo-jun’ on a portal site, among many people with the same name, Seo-jun’s profile and agency and photo came up first.


    Every little thing about Seo-jun was a hot topic, so it was strange not to be interested.


    -Our Seo-jun is already getting an ID card...!


    -He’ll probably get a driver’s license soon too.


    -It really feels like other people’s kids grow up so fast.


    =22 getting an ID card seems like he grew up a lot.


    But it didn’t seem like there was an article yet.


    “If there’s an article about this, they really have nothing to do.”


    “Oh. Da Ho hyung. One just came up.”


    “...Do they really have nothing to do?”


    But still, Ahn Da Ho’s hand went to the article.


    He checked the article and the comments and turned off his phone.


    There would be more articles popping up soon, but Team 2 would take care of them.


    As Ahn Da Ho put his phone away, the elevator stopped with a ding and the door opened.


    The sign of the studio where they were going to shoot today was visible.


    “Seo-jun. Let’s go in.”


    “Yes.”


    ***


    [Sunset Studio]


    Photographer Yoon Jung-won was shaking her legs nervously.


    The youngest staff who came to help Yoon Jung-won was also looking at the entrance with an excited face.


    “Oh my god... I’m taking photos of Lee Seo-jun... I’m taking photos of Lee Seo-jun...!”


    “Unnie. You’re lucky. Stop shaking your legs.”


    Yoon Jung-won’s junior, Kim Sang-mi said to Yoon Jung-won who was very tense.


    “There’s no more luck to go out from here. I’ve already used up all my luck this year. No. I’m sure I’ve used up 10 years worth of luck!”


    “That seems true, but...”


    At Yoon Jung-won’s words, not only Kim Sang-mi but also the youngest nodded.


    “Anyway, calm down and stop shaking your legs.”


    At Kim Sang-mi’s words, Yoon Jung-won pressed down her shaking legs with her hands.


    Then her whole body started to shake.


    There was no vibrating phone, so Kim Sang-mi sighed.


    “But how did we get the photo shoot of actor Lee Seo-jun? I didn’t hear the details because I had an outdoor shoot that day.”


    There must have been many photographers who would take photos of Lee Seo-jun. Kim Sang-mi was proud of Sunset Studio, which was gaining popularity, but objectively speaking, there were better studios everywhere.


    At Kim Sang-mi’s attempt to change the topic, Yoon Jung-won seemed to calm down a bit and opened her mouth.


    “The morning shoot ended late that day, so the kids were having lunch and I answered the phone.”


    It was the day when a rookie actor who came to take a profile photo complained about every photo he took, saying it was bad, why the lighting was like that, and they barely finished after adjusting as much as possible.


    He kept grumbling until the end, making her grab the back of her neck.


    “The phone asked if I could take an ID photo and an actor profile photo. It was a day off, but I thought it was urgent since they needed the photo in three days, so I just said I could do it by myself.”


    “Yeah, some famous actors usually schedule their appointments well in advance.”


    “So I thought it was a rookie actor, but...”


    It turned out to be actor Lee Seo-jun.


    Yoon Jung-won started shaking her legs again.


    Seeing that, Kim Sang-mi sighed and asked the youngest who came to work on her day off to see Seo-jun.


    Her eyes were sparkling, which was not a usual sight.


    “Did Cocoa Entertainment bring clothes and stylists?”


    “Yes. They’re preparing in the dressing room. I saw them briefly and they had a full set up. They also brought snacks and drinks. They’re so professional. As expected of a Hollywood star...!”


    The youngest rambled on with an excited face. Kim Sang-mi felt like whatever Seo-jun and Cocoa Entertainment did, he would say ‘as expected of a Hollywood star!’.


    Then the entrance of the studio opened.


    The three people’s heads turned to the entrance reflexively.


    Two people came in with a staff member who was waiting in the lobby.


    Photographer Yoon Jung-won and Kim Sang-mi stared at the boy who came in without blinking. Somehow it seemed like there was a halo around him as he walked.


    Every movement of his was like a pictorial. The boy smiled brightly and greeted them.


    “Hello.”


    It was Hollywood star Lee Seo-jun.