“A historical drama?” Maru asked as he looked at Geunsoo before turning his head around when he heard the meat sizzling.

While he flipped over the ribs, Geunsoo spoke,

“If you are willing, I can make an appointment with the director. If you think it’s too much, then it’s okay if you don’t take me up on it.”

“No, it’s not that. It’s just a little sudden.”

“The other main actors are almost all decided, but the director kept thinking about the role that I want you to play. We were talking about the cast during a private meeting, and we talked about actors your age, so I recommended you. You were really good in Depths of Evil.”

“Did the director say anything about me?”

“He said he wanted to meet you. That’s why I’m bringing it up. It seemed like he found you good too. Depths of Evil has a good reputation among film producers.”

Maru drank the last sip of the champagne from his glass.

An opportunity to work with Hong Geunsoo? He’d love to do it as long as the conditions were right.

“Is it okay to ask what the work is?”

“It’s not actually based on historical events. The story is based on an era, but it has no historical relation. Rather than focusing on...