"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.

"Jiwoo, I hear you've got a new guy in your life? Changed your profile picture too, huh? Doing well, I see."

"Is that so?"

"Hey, why are you responding so nonchalantly? You should be more lively when someone brings up something like that."

"Isn't meddling in someone else's love life just rude?"

"Well, you're not wrong, but you sure have a knack for making even the truth sound irritating. I’m worried about you—if you want to do well in drama, you’ll have to tone that attitude down," Doyul said with genuine concern.

Shim Cheongseok knew Doyul wasn’t just spouting nonsense, so he let the comment slide.

The drama world, huh.@@novelbin@@

Since Close Your Eyes, the actors involved had received various offers—to appear in dramas, try their hand at films.

Notable among them was Pyo Jiwoo, and Lee Hyejin, who had played Song Minseo, had landed a role in a cable drama. Shim Cheongseok had also received many offers but had remained in theater.

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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