Chapter 159

I Will Live as an Actor Episode 159

The fear of the unknown maximizes people’s imagination.

The blue waves of the sea shimmer blackly as if submerged in the deep mouth of a cave.

From the ceiling of the dark cave, you feel as if someone is secretly watching you.

At that time, a colleague who was leaning against the cave wall screamed. Without saying a word, Luca cleans away a bug that passes by the back of his colleague’s hand.

“I can’t believe the Mario man is afraid of bugs.”

“When did I say I was scared!”

“Was the scream I heard a lie?”

Mario quirks his nose as if embarrassed. Then I said to myself, ‘How far are you going to go into this?’ He chants.

Most people probably feel the same way. When working as a photographer, it is not uncommon to take photos not only in the city center but also in remote areas.

However, this was the first time filming in a deep cave like this. When I heard it, seniors who had been working with Mr. Sponza for a long time also said that it was their first time.

-I’m looking forward to it.

These were Sofkato’s words to himself.

-Capo originally hated filming at the beach, so it was strange from the first time I heard that this was chosen as the filming location. But the Blue Grotto. You said you couldn’t believe your ears at first? So I’m actually excited about what kind of world he will show this time.

The photographers who joined the Sponza division were all fascinated by Giovanni Sponza’s work.

A man who elevated the optical technology of photography into art. The work he creates has become a world and contains numerous stories.

For Italian photographers, he was a glimmer of hope and the captain of a cruise ship in search of dreams.

Luca also dreamed of becoming a photographer after visiting Giovanni Sponza’s exhibition when he was young.

‘How far are you planning to go?’

Luca’s eyes turn to the head of the procession. At the very front, Giovanni Sponza is walking.

The sound of footsteps on hiking boots explores the unknown, and the lights of headlanterns guide like guides.

Sponza’s steps were unstoppable as he walked into the endless darkness. As if he had missed this place for a long time.

‘I have to go in here?’

How far into the cave did I see the entrance to another cave? The entrance was so narrow that an adult male had to bend down to enter. It was noticeable that my colleagues were hesitant.

That’s because it may be a place with a closed end that seems perfect for claustrophobia. However, Sponza enters with his back bowed without any hesitation.

“Whoa.”

Were the miners who dug into the coal mine like this? The heavy breathing of my colleagues echoes.

I can’t tell if it’s going down or up. One of the fortunate things about misfortune is that the wind blowing from the opposite direction allows you to breathe. It was then.

“It’s the exit!”

The headlamp’s view is obscured by a bright light like someone shouting. Everyone rushed out from the end of the narrow passage. Then everyone exclaimed in silence.

Mario, who hated bugs, could not keep his mouth shut at the unfolding scene.

Luca felt the weight of the go plate that had been weighing down his shoulders become as light as a feather.

Blue Grotto, where it is said that a blue mermaid lived. There were only one word that could describe this scene unfolding at the end of the maze.

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The mark was shining fluorescently. It must have been left behind by Sponza’s filming team that arrived earlier.

There are traces of hiking boots left on the floor that has not reached the surface of the water. As soon as I turn on the lantern and come into view, screams erupt from everywhere.

The designers were astounded by the sight of bugs crawling around the cave.

Crack.

It felt like someone was grabbing the hem of my clothes. It was Monica. Just like other designers, her face was turning blue with disgust at the sight of insects crawling around.

Locally hired porters are already moving forward. For them, bugs are no obstacle.

In the end, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to make any progress if I continued like this, so I looked back and shouted one word.

“Don’t worry about the bugs, just focus on the front and the floor. “There are many slippery and uneven parts, so you may fall, so always be careful when moving.”

Although it was spoken in English, most people seemed to understand because it was a simple sentence.

I couldn’t find him as eccentric as I had heard rumors. Moreover, Sponza, who is famous as a photographer who gets into a war of nerves with models, was somehow kind to Mr. Jang.

Instead of being nervous, he looked at Mr. Jang like he was fascinated from the first time they met.

It was then.

Mr. Jang walked out of the simple locker room set up in a corner of the cave lake.

‘Oh Mamma Mia...!’

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Perhaps it was because of the paradise-like view of the cave lake that I could feel the designers becoming kinder.

Of course, I’m not saying it was unfriendly. It’s as if they treated it like a business at first, but now it feels like they’re being sincere. I feel like I’m grinding my soul with every single stitch I take to get dressed up.

‘Is this what it means to be a professional?’

Monica smiled brightly, as if reading my thoughts.

“I am all grateful to Mr. Jang. No one knew how to resolve what happened just now like that. Actually, I couldn’t say anything because I was in a hurry, but I was really grateful. I didn’t expect Mr. Jang to step forward in an awkward situation. “I also have to say thank you to Mr. Lee.”

For some reason, I felt that the way designers looked at me and Bongchun was unusual.

“Mr. Jang.”

At that time, one of the designers took advantage of Monica’s brief absence to ask a question in English.

“Does Mr. Lee have a girlfriend?”

“No, I know there isn’t one.”

“I guess Eliana really didn’t like me.”

“Ugh, ask me straight one more time.”

“What’s going on?”

The truth of the incident was as follows. Among the designers, Eliana, who boasts gorgeous blonde hair, said she explicitly asked Lee Bong-chun, ‘Do you have a girlfriend?’ Of course, Lee Bong-chun, who can’t speak Italian or English, understood the question as if he was okay and said ‘No problem!’ I shouted.

‘But you probably know the word girlfriend, right?’

Sometimes, I thought of Lee Bong-chun studying with an English dictionary. I’ll have to find out more about what happened after filming is over.

The hand that refines the dress becomes very sophisticated. The way it holds the shoulders and collarbone, as well as the waist line and calves, is so detailed that it is several times different from what I felt at Desiderio’s office building.

After changing costumes, hair and makeup are added immediately. As shown in the photo shoot plan, the makeup emphasized transparency rather than excessive makeup.

The originally dark eyebrows are made more dense and shading is added to the prominent bones of the face to emphasize masculinity. The hairstyle appears to be wet, like a man who has just come out of the shower.

“Monica, how about doing it this way?”

I secretly expressed my intention to Monica, who was looking at what to choose among the numerous pairs of shoes.

Monica, who had been listening to my story for a long time, asked curiously.

“Is it okay if I’m barefoot? When I looked, the floor wasn’t snow.”

“Oh, that’s a bat bone.”

“Yes?!”

Monica raises her eyes in surprise. I guess I didn’t know that the white powder scattered around the cave lake was bat bones.

Since I was born and raised by the sea since I was young, I often went to the caves between the strangely shaped cliffs.

Because of this, I was able to know right away what it was without anyone telling me. Moreover, the bat bones were weak enough to be crushed by stepping on them in the first place, and they were crushed over time, so there was no danger.

Trudging.

As I finally walk out of the locker room, the surroundings suddenly become quiet.

Trudging.

Desiderio’s designers put a lot of effort into creating it.

Trudging.

It is a pure white suit. It feels as if a ray of light shining from the ceiling of the cave lake permeates my entire body.

The hair looks as if it has just come out of the sea.

Footprints are left on the pure white snow country. Although I was walking barefoot, it didn’t hurt. Rather, it just felt comfortable, like my mother’s arms.

Blue Grotto, where blue mermaids are said to live. It feels like someone is looking at me from beneath the surface of a cave lake.

When I raise my head at an angle and smile softly, a stalactite resembling a blue coral reef shines. It seems as if it has been waiting for me.