Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

Chapter 38 I drink an iced Americano, he drinks grapefruit tea

Wu Haiyuan stole glances at Han Xijun.

My impression of Han Xijun was that he was a very "casual" person. However, he was different. Han Xijun put all his energy into his work, so he would neglect other things, such as his clothes and hairstyle.

But today, Han Xijun was clearly dressed up. He wasn't wearing his usual cool and comfortable gray polo shirt work uniform. Instead, he wore a casual outfit of a plaid shirt and jeans. Even his hairstyle was different, as if he had used hair gel to style it.

Please sit down.

The writer definitely knew Han Xijun and warmly invited him to sit down.

The PD sized up Han Hee-joon.

It was her first time meeting him in person, and she spoke to Han Xijun in a genuinely polite tone, saying, "Han Xijun is even more handsome in person than on TV."

Han Xijun smiled and replied, "Thank you for the compliment."

It's definitely Han Hee-joon.

He will not deliberately deny the facts.

Just like Han Xijun himself knows that he belongs to the handsome category.

The PD continued, "Thank you, Han Hee-joon, for coming to the studio today."

Without a second's hesitation, Han Xijun said, "I came because Wu Haiyuan asked me to."

Hearing his name called, Wu Haiyuan finally came to his senses.

The PD looked at Oh Hae-won and repeated, "Yes, yes, Han Hee-joon came because of Oh Hae-won's request, so we are very grateful to Oh Hae-won."

Wu Haiyuan stared wide-eyed at the PD and the writer, then turned to look at Han Xijun.

Just then, Han Xijun also turned his head to look at Wu Haiyuan.

Wu Haiyuan pointed to himself and said, "Me?"

Han Xijun nodded and said, "Yes, it's you."

A sense of pride welled up inside me for no apparent reason.

We should be proud.

The fact that the production team's PD and writer couldn't get the person to come over with just one phone call proves that he has more influence than the production team's PD and writer.

Moreover, Han Hee-joon is no ordinary person. He is the protagonist in financial and technological news, featured on big screens in Seoul, and sought after by various conglomerates. He is a man that celebrities cannot compare to.

"Splash!"

Wu Haiyuan pulled out a chair for Han Xijun.

Han Xijun politely said, "Thank you."

Finally, we were seated.

The PD began explaining why he needed to trouble Han Hee-joon to come to the studio today.

Wu Haiyuan had already explained things very clearly over the phone, so Han Xijun didn't interrupt the PD. After the PD finished speaking, he asked, "How do I need to cooperate?"

Seeing that Han Hee-joon was so agreeable, the PD quickly said, "We need to trouble Han Hee-joon and Oh Hae-won to record a narration of the scene where Han Hee-joon and Oh Hae-won first meet on the plane."

The PD wanted to continue explaining, but Han Hee-joon said, "I understand."

The writer quickly added, "Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan will write the narration first, and once we confirm that there are no problems, we can start recording."

Han Xijun asked Wu Haiyuan directly, "Can't you remember?"

Wu Haiyuan paused for a moment before replying, "I remember, it's just... it's just..."

"I remember that too, let's get started."

"Shall we begin?"

Wu Haiyuan was very surprised.

The producer and the author were also shocked.

The idea was to write it down first, and then the two of them could discuss it while writing, so that they could recreate the complete scene as much as possible.

Wu Haiyuan noticed the expressions of the PD and the writer, and explained on behalf of Han Xijun: "Actually, Han Xijun's memory is very good. I think we can try it first. If we need to write it down first and record the narration according to the lines, we can do it again. I think that's the best way."

The producer and the writer, of course, had no objections.

The fact that Han Hee-joon came today is already considered a "save" for the show.

Regardless, this episode featuring Han Hee-joon and Oh Hae-won was only complete after the narration was recorded.

The PD immediately made the decision: "Writer Li, take the two of them to the recording studio."

After standing up, the PD asked again, "What kind of coffee would you two like?"

Wu Haiyuan didn't stand on ceremony and said, "I'll have an iced Americano, and Han Xijun will have grapefruit tea."

The PD looked at Han Hee-joon.

Han Xijun nodded and said "thank you".

He looked back every three steps.

Only after Han Hee-joon and Oh Hae-won disappeared from the studio lobby did the PD mutter, "Is it really possible to achieve this in 72 hours?"

She had some self-doubt.

Before Han Hee-joon and Oh Hae-won, other idol artists and ordinary people had appeared on the show "72 Hours of Blind Date".

But no couple on the show could get to know each other that well in just 72 hours.

Although the PD had never met the performers after recording the program, nor had he conducted any post-production interviews.

Anyway, unless there's a special feeling, no one would go to such lengths to understand another performer just because of a TV show.

In addition, Han Xijun's participation in the re-recording of the program was also due to Wu Haiyuan, these two...

I went downstairs to buy coffee and grapefruit tea.

It took less than ten minutes in total.

The PD was absolutely certain that he had not wasted any time in the process.

But when she returned to the studio with coffee and grapefruit tea, Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan were already seated at the conference table in the lobby.

The writer was questioned with his eyes.

Writer Lee told the PD a pleasant surprise: the re-recording was completed in one take. Han Hee-joon and Oh Hae-won went to the recording studio and sat in front of the microphone. The writer simply told them to have a natural conversation based on their memories of when they first met.

Wu Haiyuan started it, and Han Xijun followed very well.

However, writer Li, who was in economy class, was sitting in the studio recording booth watching Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan, listening to their conversation, and he really imagined the scene in first class.

Even his tone of voice reflected the initial distance he showed towards strangers and his decisive rejection of Wu Haiyuan's original scene.

The dialogue was not written down beforehand.

It was done on the first try.

PD really doesn't understand.

Although Wu Haiyuan's profession is artist, she is an idol singer, not an actress.

Han Hee-joon has absolutely no connection to the entertainment industry.

Is his delivery of lines comparable to that of a professional actor?

Is it really that exaggerated?

Did you pass on the first try?

The writer knew the producer would react this way.

She was shocked and incredulous.

Fortunately, the writer had taken a video with his phone and told the PD about it while handing coffee and grapefruit tea to Han Hee-joon and Oh Hae-won.

After rousing himself, the PD sat down and brought up the topic of interviews for the program.

Han Xijun readily agreed.

He came here today to do these two things.

The pace and efficiency made the PD somewhat uncomfortable.

This time, she personally took a camera and conducted a program interview with Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan in another office.

The questions were prepared yesterday.

There were no obstacles encountered.

No matter what the question was, Han Xijun always gave a direct answer.

From the initial greetings to the end of the supplementary recording, it only took about half an hour in total.

They didn't even finish their coffee and grapefruit tea.

The PD didn't know what to say, so he said, "Let's have lunch together if you have time."

Han Xijun refused.

Wu Haiyuan also refused.

"goodbye"

Say goodbye politely.

The PD and the writer escorted the two to the stairwell.

Go downstairs.

Wu Haiyuan walked slowly.

She was torn.

Today she also wanted to treat Han Xijun to a meal to thank him.

But Han Hee-joon just rejected the PD's dinner invitation without hesitation, and if I asked him, the result would probably be the same.

Han Xijun, who was walking ahead, stopped and looked at Wu Haiyuan, who was lost in thought.

"Bang"

Hit it.

Wu Haiyuan rubbed her forehead, which bumped into Han Xijun's arm.

Han Xijun asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Wu Haiyuan rubbed his forehead and muttered, "I was originally planning to treat you to dinner."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Wu Haiyuan heard a question: "What do you want to eat?"