Park Hoon remembered that day had pretty good weather for winter. December of 2007, they had finished casting the main actors for ‘Flaming Lady’, had gotten a slot in the TV timeline, and only had the shoot left. The drama was going unhindered without any obstructions like an express train from preparations, to casting, and even time allocation. The reason the train stopped abruptly was due to the refusal of a support actor.

“I will not do it.”

It wasn’t ‘I can’t do it’. Maru was clearly expressing his refusal. It wasn’t an attempt to raise his own value nor was he showing any signs of doing that. Park Hoon put a cigarette in his mouth before reminding himself that he was inside a café. He had gotten so confused that he forgot where he was. He didn’t have a problem casting a main actor who he expected to have a hard time casting. That was the power of Choi Haesoo’s script. Park Hoon expected success when all the actors he gave the scenario to gave him a call back. Successfully casting popular actors directly led to more funding from the company. The TV station’s president, who said he wasn’t sure about the success of this drama, inserted his drama into a good slot with the help of the scheduling producer. The only thing left was to drive smoothly towards the destination, but a speed bump suddenly...