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CHARACTER CONTINUITY · Alex · * 28-year-old Spanish man. · * Naturally bright orange hair, clearly orange and unmistakable. · * Clearly visible, well-kept beard. · * Same facial identity, age and proportions throughout the chapter. · * Friendly, curious and natural appearance. · * His clothing may change according to the scene, but his physical identity must remain consistent. · * Critical visual continuity: Never depict Alex with brown, black or blond hair. Never depict him clean-shaven. · Han Seo-yeon · * 27-year-old Korean woman and well-known K-drama actress. · * Long dark-brown hair. · * Dark-brown expressive eyes. · * Delicate Korean facial features. · * Attractive, elegant and natural appearance. · * Same facial identity, age and proportions throughout the chapter. · * Her hairstyle, makeup and clothing may change according to the scene, but her facial identity must remain consistent. · Alex’s new coworker — Ji-eun · * Around 27 years old. · * Short, clearly purple/violet hair. · * Modern, creative and confident appearance. · * Friendly, outgoing and sociable personality. · * Works in the same visual/design department as Alex. · * She is naturally curious about Alex, especially his unusual bright orange hair. · * She develops a subtle romantic interest in him. · * Alex treats her kindly and respectfully, but maintains a certain professional distance. · ⸻ · SCENE 1 — AURORA ENTERTAINMENT · LOCATION: Aurora Entertainment, interior — modern entertainment company office in Seoul. · TIME: Daytime, early morning. · LIGHTING: Natural morning daylight coming through the office windows. · SETTING: Modern Korean entertainment agency with design departments, meeting rooms, offices and employees moving through the building. · Alex arrives at Aurora Entertainment for his first day at work. · He is slightly nervous, not because he is afraid of the job, but because everything is new: the company, his coworkers, the language and working professionally in Korea for the first time. · A member of the design department welcomes him and introduces him to the team. · Finally, he introduces Alex to the coworker who will be working directly with him. · COWORKER: · “Alex, this is Ji-eun. You’ll be working together on several projects.” · Ji-eun smiles and offers her hand. · JI-EUN: · “Nice to meet you.” · ALEX: · “Nice to meet you too.” · She looks at his hair for a moment. · JI-EUN: · “Your hair is really orange.” · Alex smiles. · ALEX: · “Yeah. It’s natural.” · She looks slightly surprised. · JI-EUN: · “Seriously?” · ALEX: · “Seriously.” · Ji-eun laughs. · JI-EUN: · “That’s actually pretty cool.” · Alex smiles at the comment, but quickly brings the conversation back to work. · From the first moment, it is clear that Ji-eun is curious about him. She asks questions, tries to get to know him and seems to enjoy talking with him. · Alex, however, is friendly and polite while naturally maintaining a certain distance. He does not want to mix his personal life with work too quickly. · ⸻ · SCENE 2 — AURORA ENTERTAINMENT, DESIGN DEPARTMENT · LOCATION: Aurora Entertainment, interior — graphic design department. · TIME: Still daytime, mid-morning, same continuous time period as the previous scene. · LIGHTING: Consistent natural daylight. · SETTING: Designers working at computers, promotional materials, photographs and screens displaying entertainment projects. · Alex begins learning how the department works. · Ji-eun shows him some of the projects they are currently working on. · She sits beside him and they begin reviewing different materials. · JI-EUN: · “So, you really worked as a visual designer in Spain?” · ALEX: · “Yeah. Mostly promotional campaigns, digital content and visual materials.” · JI-EUN: · “And you came all the way to Korea?” · ALEX: · “I wanted a change.” · Ji-eun looks at him for a moment. · JI-EUN: · “That sounds like a story.” · Alex smiles. · ALEX: · “Maybe someday.” · She smiles too. · There is a natural chemistry between them, but Alex does not intentionally encourage it. · At that moment, one of the department managers approaches them. · MANAGER: · “Alex, Ji-eun. I have your first project.” · Both of them stand up. · The manager explains that they need to prepare promotional material for a new movie. · The project includes the main movie poster and several visual materials for the promotional campaign. · MANAGER: · “You’ll need to work with the production team this afternoon. There’s a promotional photoshoot today.” · Alex nods. · ALEX: · “Got it.” · ⸻ · SCENE 3 — PHOTOSHOOTING STUDIO · LOCATION: Professional photoshooting studio / film production set, interior. · TIME: Afternoon, approximately 3:00 PM. Several hours have passed since the previous scene. · LIGHTING: Professional studio lighting combined with natural afternoon daylight. · SETTING: Promotional photoshoot for an upcoming Korean movie. Photography equipment, lighting rigs, production staff and promotional backdrops. · Alex and Ji-eun arrive at the studio. · They begin preparing the visual materials. · Alex is focused on reviewing some photographs and talking with members of the production team. · Ji-eun stays close to him, helping with the work. · She looks at Alex’s hair again and jokes about it. · JI-EUN: · “I still can’t believe that’s your natural hair.” · ALEX: · “You’re going to keep talking about it, aren’t you?” · JI-EUN: · “Probably.” · They both laugh. · But on the other side of the studio, someone has just arrived. · Han Seo-yeon. · She is there because she is the leading actress in the movie. · ⸻ · SCENE 4 — PHOTOSHOOTING STUDIO · LOCATION: Same photoshooting studio, interior. · TIME: Still afternoon, same continuous time period as the previous scene. · LIGHTING: Same professional studio lighting and afternoon daylight. · SETTING: Seo-yeon has arrived for the promotional photoshoot and is preparing for her session. · Seo-yeon finishes talking with one of the staff members. · Then she sees Alex. · She stops for a moment. · She immediately recognizes his bright orange hair. · Her expression changes slightly. · But Alex has not seen her. · He is talking with Ji-eun. · Ji-eun is smiling. · Alex is smiling too. · Seo-yeon looks at the young woman. · Then she looks back at Alex. · She does not know who she is. · And although she tells herself it should not matter… · it does. · SEO-YEON — THOUGHT: · Who is she? · One of the staff members approaches Seo-yeon. · STAFF MEMBER: · “Everything is ready. We’ll start in a few minutes.” · Seo-yeon nods. · But she looks toward Alex one more time. · ⸻ · SCENE 5 — PHOTOSHOOTING STUDIO · LOCATION: Same photoshooting studio, interior. · TIME: Still afternoon, same continuous time period. No time jump. · LIGHTING: Consistent professional studio lighting. · SETTING: The production team continues preparing the promotional materials. · Alex is reviewing some photographs when one of the staff members approaches him. · STAFF MEMBER: · “Alex, could you come with me for a moment?” · ALEX: · “Sure.” · Alex leaves his computer and follows him. · Ji-eun continues working. · Alex still has not realized that Seo-yeon is there. · The staff member smiles. · STAFF MEMBER: · “I want to introduce you to the actress. Since you’ll be working on the promotional materials, you’ll probably be seeing her quite often.” · Alex nods. · ALEX: · “Of course.” · They walk a few meters. · Then they reach Seo-yeon. · STAFF MEMBER: · “Alex, this is Han Seo-yeon.” · Alex looks up. · He is surprised. · Seo-yeon is surprised too. · For a second, neither of them says anything. · ALEX: · “Seo-yeon…” · She smiles. · SEO-YEON: · “Alex.” · There is a brief pause. · ALEX: · “I didn’t know you were in this movie.” · SEO-YEON: · “I didn’t know you worked here.” · They look at each other. · Then Seo-yeon looks toward Ji-eun. · Ji-eun approaches. · JI-EUN: · “Hi. I’m Ji-eun. I’m working with Alex on the campaign.” · Seo-yeon smiles politely. · SEO-YEON: · “Nice to meet you.” · JI-EUN: · “Nice to meet you too.” · Seo-yeon looks back at Alex. · SEO-YEON: · “So… you really started working here.” · ALEX: · “Yeah. Just today.” · She smiles. · SEO-YEON: · “Congratulations.” · But she briefly looks at Ji-eun again. · Alex does not seem to notice. · ⸻ · SCENE 6 — PHOTOSHOOTING STUDIO · LOCATION: Same photoshooting studio, interior. · TIME: Still afternoon, same continuous time period as the previous scene. · LIGHTING: Consistent professional studio lighting. · SETTING: The photoshoot is about to begin. · The staff calls Seo-yeon to begin the photoshoot. · She walks away. · Before leaving, she looks one last time toward Alex and Ji-eun. · Alex is talking with Ji-eun about the design. · Ji-eun laughs at something he says. · Seo-yeon feels that small uncomfortable feeling again. · It is not a dramatic moment of jealousy. · It is simply the feeling of: · Why does this bother me so much? · Seo-yeon focuses on her work. · The photoshoot begins. · Alex watches her work for a few seconds. · He cannot help but smile slightly. · Then he returns to work. · ⸻ · SCENE 7 — PHOTOSHOOTING STUDIO, LATER · LOCATION: Same photoshooting studio, interior. · TIME: Still afternoon, later in the same continuous time period. · LIGHTING: Professional studio lighting with softer afternoon daylight. · SETTING: The main photoshoot has finished, while the production team reviews the photographs. · The main photoshoot has finished. · The team is reviewing the images. · Alex talks with one of the people responsible for the promotional materials about some design decisions. · Ji-eun is standing beside him. · Seo-yeon finishes changing and leaves the preparation area. · She sees Alex. · This time, he is alone. · She approaches him. · SEO-YEON: · “Alex.” · He turns around. · ALEX: · “Hey.” · SEO-YEON: · “How’s your first day going?” · ALEX: · “Pretty well. Everyone’s been nice.” · Seo-yeon smiles. · SEO-YEON: · “That’s good.” · A brief pause. · SEO-YEON: · “Even your purple-haired coworker?” · Alex looks slightly surprised. · ALEX: · “Ji-eun?” · Seo-yeon tries to keep a completely normal expression. · SEO-YEON: · “Yes.” · Alex smiles. · ALEX: · “She seems nice.” · Seo-yeon nods. · SEO-YEON: · “She does.” · A brief pause. · SEO-YEON: · “She seems to like talking to you.” · Alex does not completely understand the comment. · ALEX: · “She’s my coworker.” · Seo-yeon looks at him. · For the first time, she seems slightly relieved. · ⸻ · SCENE 8 — PHOTOSHOOTING STUDIO · LOCATION: Same photoshooting studio, interior — quieter area near the exit. · TIME: Still afternoon, shortly after the previous scene. No significant time jump. · LIGHTING: Softer studio lighting, with late-afternoon daylight coming through the windows. · SETTING: The production area is becoming quieter as the photoshoot ends. · Most of the staff are busy with the equipment and promotional materials. · Seo-yeon and Alex have a few minutes alone. · She looks at him. · SEO-YEON: · “So… you really started working here.” · ALEX: · “Yeah. I got lucky, I guess.” · She smiles softly. · Then she hesitates. · SEO-YEON: · “If you ever need to talk about what’s happening in Seoul… you can always talk to me.” · Alex looks at her, slightly surprised. · SEO-YEON: · “You can send me a message. Or call me.” · She pauses for a moment. · SEO-YEON: · “Being alone in a new country… it must be hard when you don’t have anyone to share those things with.” · Alex smiles softly. · ALEX: · “I’ll remember that.” · Seo-yeon gives him a small smile. · SEO-YEON: · “Good.” · She starts to walk away, then stops and looks back at him. · SEO-YEON: · “And don’t wait for another emergency.” · Alex smiles. · ALEX: · “I’ll do it.” · Seo-yeon smiles and walks away. · Alex watches her for a moment. · Then he looks down at his phone, at her contact. · This time, he doesn’t hesitate. · END OF CHAPTER 6