Tomboy and Me / nam woohyun (#9)

Episode 42

5 years later...

I clicked the pen against my forehead as I continued to think and think about all the people that I have been in contact with and the people whom names I have remembered and I threw the ballpoint pen down, I couldn't think of anyone better. "PD Joo, we really have to think of an actor to fit in the role of the main character or this meeting is not going anywhere."  My producer Han YiYeong broke the silence and I glared at her. "We have to since you are also one of the producers."

I let out a long sigh. "You think that I haven't been using my brain?? Of course, I have been thinking of anyone who just looks hot enough for the role??"

"What about Lee SungYeol?? Our character is cold and it suits him to a T." SungYeol is still my friend until now, he apologized to me about being the asshole that he was, being selfish and only thought of himself during the whole saga of me and Him. I decided not to be that bitch who refuses to forgive and forget about some misunderstanding that probably doesn't mean anything now. It is not that we were married and given birth to a million kids... The engagement was called off at the last minute and there were no hard feelings about it, everyone present was being an adult and solved it by the adult way, not crying about it for years and years.

"He can't, he is already being called for a drama and he is not going to be free in the meanwhile. I looked at his schedule, there is no way that he can be the main lead for this drama." I told the team and they just nodded sadly. 

"Then what about his older brother, Lee Sungkyu??"

"He is a singer-songwriter for goodness sake, not an actor. He isn't even experienced." I replied without looking up at them.

"Lee Howon??" 

"He is based in Busan and we are in Seoul."

"Lee Sungjong??"

"He is another idol that can never act and plus, he doesn't fit this role in the least bit."

"Jang Dongwoo??"

I glared at the one who has been suggested all the stupid names all along, PD Han YiYeong. There are times that I liked how she is so efficient at finding casts for all our dramas but the way that she has no common sense that makes me so pissed at her every day at work. Please be efficient even when you are doing normal stuff... 

"Are you kidding me?? Half of the people that you have just mentioned don't even act and I know most of them. Tell me directly if you want to date any of them but not like this." She whimpered at my voice and she looks like she is going to cry, I feel so bad for yelling at her but I can't help not doing that.

"But there is no one left after that, the other idols in the industry are either too young or they are way too busy to do any of the acting gigs." I rubbed the sides of my temples, a persistent headache throbbing, I shouldn't have drunk so much last night if I have to deal with all this nonsense first time in the morning. "Everyone, go have a break and be back in 15 while I take a nap."

The rest of the team got up from their seats and went off to the caféteria downstairs except for one person. "Why aren't you going to get your daily coffee dose??"

"I will be going after I have told you this." I nodded, giving her the consent to continue what she was going to tell me. "I know that I have been the stupidest people that you have ever met since your internship but I really have to suggest one last person for today." She paused for a short moment to lick her lips. "I suggest the nation's heartthrob, Nam Woohyun ssi."

My jaw dropped and I turned away from her. "That is the last name that I have to ever hear from you." And ever in this life...

"JiNa ssi, I... I just had to!! He is the last one that hasn't acted in your dramas out of all of your classmates in university and everyone that you have known has a role, no matter big or small but he is the only one that hasn't. I was wondering why did you not want to cast him..." Because I had a painful past with him, that we were going to get married...

I had wanted to reject that stupid idea of hers but I had no choice, there is no one better for the role other than that and the fact that he was well-loved by the nation for the past few years. He graduated from the course and went on to act in various dramas which he makes all the girls swoon after him with his awesome acting skills. And now he is going to work with me.

"Call him after this meeting. Tell him that I want to meet him." I told her and she nodded but doesn't seem like she wanted to.

"Why?? Why did you seem reluctant??"

"I don't have his number and you are his classmate, he is more likely to want to work with us if you are the one that called him."

That is true, considering that it is someone that I know and normally they wouldn't reject him if I did call them for a role but it is Nam Woohyun that we are talking about. Why would I call him?? He should be the one that calls me first??

"Please, PD Joo... You have to do this for us and this drama, you are one of the producers and the director. If you can't get him for our lead role, this drama can never get started shooting and we can't get our money. You might not think that way as you are the daughter of a rich man but--"

"Who says that I don't want to call him??" I raised my voice to cut her off. "We will go with him if he does agree to act in our drama."

She beamed. "Really?? He is going to act for us??"

"Not yet. Not until he agrees." I said. Who cares if I have to see him again?? I'm doing this for my team and their salary...