Soo Yon-Hold the Arm

'Cut!' Director Im said. He walked up to Cheng. We were in the midst of shooting our new music video. The shoot was going on for 3 hours. Only two scenes were left and we could go home afterwards. But there was one problem.

'Cheng sshi, you gotta hold her arm not the wrist,' the director instructed. 'And then twirl her.'

'Okay,' Cheng asked. .

'Rin, you also have to move away from him him,' the director said. 'Not just twirl.'

'So I move while twirling?' Rin asked haughtily. 'It's too hard. The heels are not comfortable to dance in!'

'Heels? You are wearing ballet shoes!' Director Im exclaimed. 'This is the thirtieth take for this scene and you haven't improved one bit.'

'Well, I don't like these shoes,' Rin said. 'Change them.'

'Stop your childish demands,' Cheng said sarcastically. 'Just do the scene and let us go home already!'

'I don't want to twirl in these shoes,' Rin shot back. 'I want them changed. Now.'

'Rin,' I probed gently. 'Can you please just do the shot properly? It's easier to do the step in these shoes.'

'Change the shoes,' Rin demanded. 'Otherwise I'm walking out.'

Typical Rin. She was one of our models at the agency. Rin was beautiful, no doubt. In her late teens, she was sultry and almost as tall as Cheng. But she had no talent for the job. Coming from a privileged background, she was referred into the agency by her father.

But she just wanted to be a model for the fame not because she was passionate about it. She created problems in the last shoot as well regarding the colors of her nail. She wanted them painted green whereas the theme was red. Showing vivid green colored nails would require the theme to change as well. But after a shouting match with the director, Rin called her father who threatened to sue the agency if his daughter's demands weren't met. Finally, Rin got her wish and her nail colors were changed to green. And we had to spend five agonizing days to change the theme. After a new set was put up, Rin changed her nail colors to red. We wanted her out of the music video, but the director couldn't fire her.

'Hey you!' Rin called out to someone, pointing towards our staff. 'The foreigner.'

Cheng and I looked at where she was pointing: Mia. Mia was carrying Deen in her arms, watching the shoot.

'Get me the red heels from the trailer,' Rin ordered her.

'Me?' Mia was shocked at the rudeness. I clenched my fist, trying to keep myself calm. But anger was boiling inside me.

'Yes, you!' Rin yelled. 'Do you see any other foreigner? Go and grab my shoes now!'

Everyone gathered to watch the scene. Rin treated all the staff like trash. Mia's look of shock was replaced by anger.

'Why will Mee get your shoes?' Deen demanded. 'Get your own shoes!'