“Let’s wrap things up here.”

People in the vicinity started groaning as soon as director Park said those words. It was 5 a.m. Maru pressed his temple as he stood up. His concentration didn’t wane despite it being so late at night, but he had been so on the edge that it was to the point that he could feel his stamina being shaved off. Director Park would shout cut the moment he loosened up for an instant. He couldn’t remember how many hours it took for the merciless director to be satisfied.

“I’ll announce tomorrow whether we’re meeting or not according to the weather, but if you don’t see any snow tomorrow, consider that there will be a shoot.”

The assistant director’s following words made people sigh. Maru could hear the staff members cleaning up the camera cables praying for snow in muttering voices. It was December 25th. It had been four days since they came to Ulsan, and it was also Christmas. The footsteps of the people moving around after packing up the equipment looked like they were stepping on mud. The dogs also lay down and yawned...