The movie “When the Phone Rings” revolves around the love story of the couple Baek Sa Eon (played by Yoo Yeon Seok) - the spokesperson for the President's office and Hong Hee Joo (played by Chae Soo Bin) - a mute female interpreter. Although adapted from the webtoon of the same name, some details in the movie were adapted to suit the context as well as increase the drama. In particular, an important detail was adapted and received countless compliments from the audience.
Specifically, in episodes 3 and 4, the male lead of “When the Phone Rings” suspected that his wife was only pretending to be mute and could speak normally. However, he kept his suspicions to himself and only investigated in secret. The scene where Baek Sa Eon witnessed Hee Joo speaking was adapted and was considered very suitable for the plot of the film.
In the novel, CEO Baek Sa Eon had an emotional affair with his wife to make her talk. This scene would be quite absurd if it were put into the movie because Baek Sa Eon always respected his wife, it would be difficult to force Hee Joo to do something she didn't like.
As for the movie version, in the teaser "When the phone rings episode 5", Hee Joo sat at a cafe to use the kidnapper's phone to call her husband, but at that time Baek Sa Eon was crossing the street and a car was speeding towards him.
Surprised by this dangerous situation, Hee Joo immediately ran towards her husband, calling Sa Eon's name as she ran. Hearing his wife's voice, Sa Eon was stunned speechless.
This detail excited fans because the first thing Hee Jo said was calling the name of her husband who always cared for her. Many people think that Hee Jo's disregard for danger and forgetting her "role" to rush to Sa Eon will also be a milestone for the couple's love story to take a new step.
In addition, the teasers for the new episode also revealed that Hee Joo was recruited as an interpreter at the presidential office. She also taught Sa Eon sign language. Perhaps the time they spent working and interacting closely together was the time when they understood each other and developed more feelings for each other.
Because of the exciting details in the following episodes, the audience was extremely upset when the movie “When the phone rings” was continuously stopped. The reason the movie was stopped on December 6-7 was because of “a special news bulletin”.
Previously, MBC also announced that it would temporarily stop showing the drama on December 14 and 20 to make room for other special programs.
