"Oh, Shim, how are things these days? I heard you got a call from a broadcasting station?"

    "I''m still thinking it over."

    "What''s there to think about? You''ve done all you can on the stage. If you have the chance, do some drama or film work. You''re too talented to stay confined to theater."

    It was a gathering of actors who had worked together on Close Your Eyes. Such reunions were rare—most actors were too busy to attend multiple end-of-year meetups.

    But Close Your Eyes held special meaning for everyone present.

    "As you know, Close Your Eyes was a massive hit—not just in terms of success, but look at what happened to the actors who were part of it," remarked Jo Doyul, the play''s director, as he glanced toward a corner of the room.

    There, a woman stood, noticeably transformed from her former self.

    Though this might be my last year here, he thought.

    He wanted to stay in theater a bit longer, but seeing his peers move up made him restless.

    Cheongseok glanced at Pyo Jiwoo. She blended in naturally, though she hadn’t actually been part of the original Close Your Eyes cast. Instead, her involvement had started with the auditions and later expanded as she participated in other plays with the cast.

    Everyone here knew her, and her presence wasn’t questioned.

    Though, if I’m honest, they probably invited Jiwoo just to get that person to show up.

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