Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 564
The test filming of the drama ‘Final Argument’ has begun.
“In the course of the suppression, the opponent was severely injured. What else could this be but excessive suppression?”
“Have you ever caught anyone involved in drugs, Prosecutor? These kids can’t think straight no matter where they get hurt.”
“Well, I know, but if the law says that, we must avoid it as much as possible. It wasn’t even an urgent situation….”
Since the review of the movement and script had already been completed,
the filming proceeded very smoothly.
“Okay, cut! That was great! I think we can use this as it is.”
It was surprising enough for the director to say that they could keep the cut.
“What was it like?”
“Take a look.”
At the director’s suggestion, Lee Seok-hyun and I monitored the test footage together.
Then, a scene of Cha Yoo-ra and Kang Ha-jin facing off appeared on the screen.
Cha Yoo-ra, dressed in a police uniform, and Kang Ha-jin in a suit glaring at each other had a captivating visual that could grab the viewer’s eyes.
“It’s good, isn’t it?”
“Right? The chemistry between the two is great.”
It looked fine to me as well.
Well, we had already done makeup and dressing, so it was expected.
There wasn’t much difference from a real shoot.
“I’m looking forward to the main shoot.”
“Oh yes.”
The main filming… is happening this week, indeed.
Well, the test filming is literally just for testing.
We usually shoot a few simple takes before jumping into the main filming.
“Then let’s move on to the next scene….”
That day, we wrapped up the test shooting after filming various scenes.
And a few days later.
“Hello!”
“Yes, welcome.”
I visited the filming set for the main shoot.
“You can change into your costume here.”
“Oh yes.”
Since the first shoot was external, I changed into the outfit I would wear today in a tent set up inside the shooting location.
I wore the police uniform I had put on before.
It fit perfectly, and was surprisingly comfortable, so it was better than I expected.
Well, most of the action scenes will be in pants or plain clothes anyway, so discomfort doesn’t matter.
In fact, as a detective, I rarely wear a uniform, so I was a bit disappointed about that.
During the test shoot, I looked great on camera because I was wearing the uniform due to the nature of the scenes.
“I’m all set.”
“Oh, yes! We’ll do your makeup next!”
Still, the first scene we were shooting today involved action in a police uniform.
I appeared as if I had received an urgent call while heading to the main office regarding disciplinary action.
“All done!”
“Oh, thank you.”
Then, after getting my makeup done,
I came out to the external set where we had received filming cooperation.
“Hello~”
“Yes, hello.”
There were supporting actors who were policemen like me in the set.
Since we would have many scenes to shoot together, I greeted them cheerfully in advance.
“Thank you for your support today, seniors!”
“Oh, you don’t need to be so formal.”
Since we would be working together throughout the filming period, it wouldn’t hurt to build rapport early on.
“Okay, then let’s start with a simple rehearsal.”
Anyway.
Afterward, we reviewed the movement and script during the rehearsal.
“If I kick here….”
“Oh, yes, then I’ll go right back….”
After matching up with the supporting actors for the action scenes today.
“I’m going to shoot!”
We began filming the monumental first appearance scene.
*
Inside a peaceful home.
Two men are exchanging a white powder and a bag over a table.
“Is this certain?”
“Yes, hyung, I’ve brought a proper one.”
“This goes to the higher-ups, so everything needs to be handled properly.”
The middle-aged man and the young man packed the contents they received with serious expressions.
“How did you come here?”
“I took a taxi.”
“Good, you should use public transportation when you can.”
“Yes, then I’ll be going.”
As the young man, who was the homeowner, said his goodbyes and was about to leave.
Ding-dong-!
A doorbell rang at a house where all the lights had intentionally been turned off.
“What’s that?”
“I’ll check.”
The middle-aged man frowned at the unexpected doorbell,
and the young man stepped forward to check the intercom.
“…It’s the delivery man, hyung?”
“What? I didn’t order anything.”
Ding-dong-! Ding-dong-!
-Are you home?
“Ugh… Just leave it at the door!!”
-It’s cash on delivery!
“Ugh, what kind of jerk….”
The young man needed to sneak out,
while the middle-aged man frowned and headed for the front door.
Ding-dong-! Ding-dong-!
“I’m coming out! I told you I’m coming out!!”
While the doorbell kept ringing,
the already fierce-looking middle-aged man looked even more menacing.
With a click-
“Ugh, my ears are going to break! What’s with the incessant ringing….”
When he opened the front door while grumbling.
Bam!
As if someone outside had pushed, the front door swung open suddenly.
“Uh?”
A woman appeared alongside the delivery man.
“Y-you’re the police?”
“Don’t move!”
Seeing the uniformed police officer made the middle-aged man momentarily flustered.
Then,
“Hey, run!”
“Yes?”
“The cops are here!”
Shouting that inside the house, he blocked the police officer’s way.
He was a little scared upon seeing the police uniform, but quickly regained his confidence.
“What are you!
After all, she was too pretty to be a police officer.
With a celebrity-like appearance and being smaller in stature than him, the middle-aged man confidently blocked her way.
“An Jung-soo, I arrest you for violating drug management laws. You have the right to remain silent, and anything you say can be used as evidence against you in court, and you have the right to appoint a lawyer.”
“What are you talking about? Do you have evidence? Show me the warrant first….”
However….
Bam!!
“Ugh!”
The middle-aged man’s confidence vanished
the moment his abdomen was kicked.
“You little brat!”
In an instant, the police officer, Cha Yoo-ra, extended her leg and delivered a push kick that made the middle-aged man stagger.
“Ugh…!”
Bam! Thud!!
She kicked his head, knocking him down on the floor.
“Hey, arrest him.”
“Oh, senior, be gentle….”
“What’s gentle? We’re dealing with drug users here.”
With that, Cha Yoo-ra said to her junior who was disguised as the delivery man and confidently entered the living room.
Then….
“This is unexpected….”
“What, are you trying to jump out?”
She ripped the iron bars off the window and faced the young man who was perched halfway.
“Get out! I’m jumping!”
“This is the third floor. It’ll be easy to catch you if you break a leg.”
“T-this….”
At Cha Yoo-ra’s shameless remark, the young man, who had been looking down for a moment,
quickly stepped back from the window and assumed a boxing stance.
“Well, look at this guy.”
Even though he was a man half a head taller than her,
Cha Yoo-ra, staring with cold eyes at him, boldly stepped forward.
“Come closer… Aaaah!”
She quickly shot him with a taser and subdued him.
“You have the right to remain silent, and to appoint a lawyer… Ugh, you do it.”
“Yes….”
After the junior handcuffed the middle-aged man, he then handcuffed the young man.
“You have the right to remain silent, and anything you say can be used against you in court. And you have the right to appoint a lawyer….”
While the junior was putting handcuffs on the other drug offender.
Click- crackle pop.
“Team Leader, the arrest is complete.”
[…are there no injuries on the criminals?]
Cha Yoo-ra took out her walkie-talkie from her waistband and reported the situation to the team leader.
“Shouldn’t you be worrying about me?”
[No, switch the newcomer.]
Perhaps the team leader’s remark made her uncomfortable,
Cha Yoo-ra frowned and handed the walkie-talkie to the arrested junior.
“Yes, Team Leader. Oh, the suspect? Uh… Um, there are a few bruises…. Yes….”
While the junior was talking to the team leader over the walkie-talkie,
Cha Yoo-ra fixed her clothes while looking in a mirror inside the house.
“I’m all wrinkled….”
After running up to this point and during the arrest, she straightened out her dress and shirt.
Then she turned and headed towards the front door.
“Well, I’ll be going, so please take care of the aftermath.”
“Yes, h-huh? Oh yes… The cleanup crew is coming soon.”
“Great, thanks for your hard work.”
After greeting the junior,
Cha Yoo-ra headed to the main office to receive further disciplinary action.
After Cha Yoo-ra disappeared.
[That crazy woman….]
“Ugh, ugh… be gentle….”
Only the words of the team leader and the moans of the criminals spread through the quiet house.
**
After the first shoot was done.
“Are you okay?”
I approached the junior actor who had taken the hit from me.
Oh no… I hope I didn’t hit too hard, like Manager Kim would.
“Yes, I’m fine. Wow, you did great with the action.”
“Haha… I got a bit too confident because you received it so well….”
This is really something.
There are quite a few junior actors I’ll have to hit during Cha Yoo-ra’s character,
and I feel sorry every time we shoot.
Of course, we’ll try to make it work and avoid making it hurt, but in action scenes, it’s inevitable for things to not align sometimes.
This was one of those cases.
“Haha, as long as the scene came out well, that’s what matters.”
“I’ll buy you coffee later….”
Anyway.
After briefly apologizing and chatting with the junior actor.
“You did great too, voice actor.”
“Ah… yes….”
I greeted another actor who had shot a scene with me.
He played the role of a junior detective under Cha Yoo-ra, but he was actually older than me.
“Kim Soo-hyun! Can you come here for a second?”
“Yes, yes.”
After greeting my fellow actors,
I then checked the scenes with the director through monitoring.
“Alright, we’ll move to the next filming location!”
We moved to film the next scene.
Finally, one shot of the many we would be filming over the next few months was completed.