Chapter 4: Turning over a new leaf has ended60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjYVCPWGQH
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKIbhxDOEp
When I returned to Dream Entertainment after the night shift, the time was almost 12:50 pm. Still wearing the hat on my head and the sweaty old clothes that I had been wearing since dawn, I entered the shiny corporate lobby. Fortunately, the soda uncle informed me in advance, the security guard checked the business card and gave me an access card so I could enter.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIui2HqXe46
"He said to wait in conference room 312."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pUoS8zTqF
The security guard spat out lazily. I nodded and got into the elevator and pressed the button on the elevator to the 5th floor. The lights came on and the elevator room started to move. Myeongshin was on the 5th floor when I delivered the parcel. So if he came back, he will most likely be on this floor. Fortunately, it was late at this time so on the 5th floor there was almost no one left and most of the lights were turned off, and I could move freely. I walked slowly and looked at each room.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOCXA9Jkpr
My old sneakers with worn-out soles barely made any sounds. The lights were on in the hallway, but a light leaked out from under the door, so I could tell which room was in use. I stopped at that place to listen. I could hear voices coming from the inside, but it was so low that I couldn't tell what they were talking about. I put the gum I had prepared in my mouth, chewed it, turned around, and walked along the hallway. Soon I found the light switch near the elevator and turned it off.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqWzDKpwg6
Click.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFtIvnH6Xq
The lights in the hallway went out with a small sound. I paused for a moment to get used to the darkness and then headed to the front of the room that was still lit. I hid the gum in my left hand and knocked on the door with my right hand. As I turned the handle, the inner chatter stopped. The bright light inside poured out to the point where it was dazzling.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAPQWZj6u5
"What was that?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbFreyupX2
A man in the suit asked with a frown, he must have been a little startled because he was talking about something secretive. Myeongshin and the guy looked at me, but thanks to the hood, they couldn't see my face clearly.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVVOwDuVoN
"I'm sorry. I must have entered the wrong room."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡts7X8p2HPM
I politely bowed and closed the door immediately. Of course, I didn't forget to glue the gum to the door frame before closing it. When the door latch is stuck with candy, the door will not close completely. A small gap is enough to be able to hear their voices. I leaned against the wall beside the door and tried to listen to the voices inside. The main topic of conversation between the two was the drama that will start filming next year.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERWtPyoDAQ
Myeongshin believed that he would be able to make it to the top if he was the main character of the drama. The drama seems to be in the early stages of planning. Only the director has been decided, investors have not yet been recruited. But both believe people would invest in the piece. The topic of the drama continued to be boring. Then, they started gossiping about the actors who were currently taking up the lead roles, and the topic then came to the person named Director Yoon, who was talked about earlier.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSwoqafkrJ
"Did you look into it? About that Director Yoon."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWXJh6vMx5
"Ah, Jihwaja."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2twMgBqr3i
When the man in the suit nodded and said the name, Myeongshin laughed.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9G8XNsdRR
"What a funny name. Is it because of this name that Director Yoon still remembers and is searching for him?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSj0x1r3SCJ
"No. I heard a little from Chief Park, this person named Jihwaja..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyzS2P2z7W
The man suddenly lowered his voice as if he was telling a secret.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM74T44MQz
"5 years ago, he slept with Director Yoon for one night and then ran away with the money."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iriLhj8NG
"Oh my god, he stole the money from Director Yoon and ran away?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81j7PgZLkS
"No he left it."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ455CN3qmay
".....What?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1hHkM2Ldh
Myeongshin asked back, dumbfounded.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9iUForoTF
"W-what do you mean? He left the money behind?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjC9UA1o8e1
"Indeed."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxktdCtAk2F
Perhaps because I finally heard something interesting in the middle of their boring conversation, I subconsciously tilted my head to the side. Director Yoon is the person who captures enemies with a smile on his face, isn't he? But the reason that person became an enemy is because he left money behind.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGkBBKbSDl
"He left his money in return for sleeping once. That's also..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGz0WyIYV3
Then he said something about the amount, but the sound was too soft for me to hear. But, even if it's 200 won, there's no reason to become an enemy. If I received it, I would be grateful, but there's such a crazy person. As I was feeling that there are so many people in the world who need to be open-minded, the topic of conversation suddenly changed.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrFUnlj23F
"If he is caught, he'll be crushed to death by Director Yoon's hands."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKqJBll8Ea
"Mhm, that's right. Right, by the way, didn't you say you were almost stabbed to death?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdw7meOH2Rg
When the story I was waiting for came out, I straightened up my body that had been leaning against the wall. Just like before, a voice filled with pride came out of Myeongshin's mouth.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2xTpg4pQY
"Yeah, about 5 years ago, someone suddenly broke into my house with a knife... Haven't I told you? At that time, I lived with an asshole who was worse than any other dog."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoMttbgNNb
"I think I've heard about it."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinxID0NDCn
When the man replied, a smirk appeared on Myeongshin's face.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCL7TlBSHl
"Anyway, some guy who had lost his mind, held the knife and asked me if I had any relation with that thug. If so then he would kill me."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSgtre5L6h
"He really does seem like a thug."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsig2BQHDF
"Don't get me started. He is not much taller than me, but he is very strong. Even when he fights guys bigger than him, he'll bite and scratch until he could die, and eventually win. He's the kind of guy who just likes to go out and do bad things... I couldn't even talk to him properly when we lived together. "
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjFuzzm4t3
"Then why were you living with him?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXWAbTD3Dg
"If I didn't say anything and just got along well, I could get quite a bit of money. I didn't have anything in my head, if I just acted a little teary, the dumbass would be deceived and pay for everything."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJtuJrJWrZ
My story came out in the open, but I was still as bored as I was when I was listening to them talk about the drama that was coming out next year. Fortunately, Myeongshin finally adjusted the focus of the story in the direction I wanted.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryoe6L7tVF
"Anyway, because of that jerk I was scared to death. I could see that he was trying to take me hostage, but before my eyes there was only darkness."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEQ38DGpRc
"And then?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjROwjU3Se
The man who was listening matched the beat with a voice full of curiosity.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Li133W0c0
"But fortunately, that bastard's little brother was hanging around outside. He came once in the morning, but he was standing there in the evening too. So I told him. I wasn't even a family member, so if he killed me, he wouldn't even blink an eye. So I told him to kill this brother."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡge1uRE17wv
"Did you really tell him to kill his brother?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYeGAFW6tB
"Then what else was I supposed to do? I didn't know what to say in that situation. I checked several times if the man was serious, so I searched the house and found a picture of that bastard and his brother and showed it to him. Ah, then he put away the knife and left. I really thought I was going to die back then."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdElcNU71Q0
"Then what happened to the brother?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3f5clglQ1
"I don't know. Whether he's dead or not. It's all that thug's fault."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzJZqW7fgB
"Eh, why didn't you report it to the police?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQZ4tvNNM9
Right after that, a giggle came out of Myeongshin's mouth for a long time.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbm0AJzIBp2
"Cough, well that's..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX87uBoqAr8
His laughter reached my ears as clearly as if he was right next to me. It resounded quickly throughout the room .
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKDmwT1E0H
"I was going to run away with all the money, how can I call the police? Hahaha."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PIg8ptfNy
Turning over a new leaf is a good saying, take me as an example. I threw away my ugly nature and at least lived like a normal person. But, have I really changed? I live with guilt and without forgetting that I am a sinner. Yes, I may have changed. But the laughter of someone who filled me told me, I haven't changed yet.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gr9pAYaft
Turning over a new leaf has ended.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnMsBJdn1q
At the moment rage overwhelmed the sound of the laughter. I went down to the 3rd floor, which was not part of my plan. At first I had no intention of going to see the soda uncle and the thought of being a celebrity has never been a part of my life. But now the situation has changed.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxxyRvbhSr
Squeak.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmlk1Eyoja
When I opened the door and entered, the soda uncle who was sitting on a chair talking to a young man suddenly jumped up.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyGxJQMboI
"Ah, you're finally here! I heard from the security guard downstairs, but when I arrived, no one was here, so I was afraid you'd left. Where have you been?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlL4QT9Yol
I looked at the clock on the wall, it was half an hour past the appointed time.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEaN3tdKkt
"I went to the 5th floor."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhl9ps8m8SW
"5th floor? Why? Ah, you must have misheard the floor number? Oh no, then you must have been waiting there and cursing that I didn't come. Hahaha~"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YygxeA08I
"Were you cursing at me?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQumlH9p8nO
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AtHSY6ENC
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafWNwdB1LZ
"Cough cough. I think it's getting chilly in the evening."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X7HgMS4WP
Finishing with nonsense, he gestured at me to sit in a chair. Then he gestured to the boy in his 20s who was looking at me with sparkling eyes.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFiviEA18A
"Say hello. This is the child I'm in charge of."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pbOmPddQ4
As he sat down and turned his head, he opened his mouth.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzwwosrHFH
"Hello. Wah, it's really nice to meet you! This is CEO Choi….no, he's just a manager now, but he's still a member of our family. Actually, there is still another celebrity that CEO Choi is in charge of, but only temporarily, plus... he's a bad person….Uhm anyway, it's really nice to meet you!"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxmH2olpRM
He bowed his head, and greeted so loudly that his voice echoed throughout the room. Halfway through, the soda uncle smiled bitterly when he heard the title of Director, but immediately turned around and smiled brightly like a youth. In his hand was a sheet of paper that read 'Letter of Intent'.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡML6AwKxzoa
"You're interested in this place, right? I have to explain a lot first, but I'll check again first. You want to do this job right?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1bwv2pGr7
"Yes."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSxSbyHtKf
"Then the hat…..Hmm, can you take it off?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LlJL1TnZy
He asked me cautiously as he recalled my blunt refusal in the elevator. I took off the hat I wore all day long under the pressure of the two. Perhaps the appearance of my hair under the hat was ridiculous, but the two managed to look at my face with serious eyes without smiling.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpm4I4YHJL
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYrLgnULG7
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZ6Q4gtLmO
A long while passed. Just as I started to feel bored, the young man began to talk.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDwQWckeIc
"Just like Manager said."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70SsX8G0cA
"Right?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUBB2uDrtH
I don't know what he was talking about, but the soda man nodded at me without taking his eyes off.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNt7qghK5Vp
"Definitely not the flashy handsome type."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAcZJhFXj5
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mCX1plmgO
"But I really like your eyes."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDEAWSsrzg
As I stared at him, he looked at me a little more and opened his mouth.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9qvr7YPou
"Actors don't just have to have a handsome face. Of course, they have to act well, but before that, how should I say it…."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfHUd3g79s
He titled his head to the side as if trying to choose the exact words.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXP01EBAzTO
"They have to have the charm to attract people?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPadvfGfHu8
I know because I've been in this industry for a long time. To be successful, you have to have something special that attracts people's attention. Especially the eyes….So someone like you."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HAvudsFjL
"Of course, that's a good thing. And looking closely like this, I really want to scout you."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRNWuLkDXu
He added as if he were in a hurry to say that it was a compliment, but to be honest, I don't care what my eyes look like. No, I have absolutely no interest in this whole thing. But the soda uncle and the young man seemed to be very interested in me. Both of them excitedly picked up a polaroid camera and a spherical camcorder on the table. The soda uncle took up the polaroid camera and opened his mouth first.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2plIDSaHVO
"However , there may be a difference between the actual appearance and that on screen. It's called being photogenic, right? I want to confirm that so I will need to take some pictures."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZK4NAo9wB
I nodded, the uncle quickly pointed the camera at me and muttered.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgge9drEWu
"But there's a scar on your forehead. If you want to be an actor, your face is your life. If you're going to do it, you can't hurt your face from now on."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GaXQTmfd9
Nagging like an old lady, he pressed the shutter. After a while, a small picture came out. Perhaps because he was in a hurry, before it was completely finished, the soda uncle grabbed it and pulled it out. But the moment the uncle looked at the picture, the expression on his face froze.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0itc105ozi
"Huh!"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaU9ldMhUy
"What's wrong?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysUbtftQWg
When the boy was startled and asked, the soda uncle showed the picture with a stiff expression.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXazIT5idX
"The picture is all black."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbU0OALxjwv
"Eh? Is it because the film is too old?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMWcUJSpLs
"It can't be….Ah! The picture is coming out!"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7AzENRDgP
"Oh? It's true. Ah, right. CEO-nim, polaroids are originally black at first, but then pictures appear. Hahaha."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7K8JO8M4i
"That's right. That's right. We're idiots, hahaha."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulpqPguCcS
It was something a real fool would sue for if he heard it. I was skeptical as I watched the boring gags between the two of them. Is that a show to lighten up the mood? If not, then I really need to consider carefully. The condition of these two is a bit serious. While I was evaluating them, the two of them were also evaluating me.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfWpYhfODC
"Oh! The sharp impression looks a little soft in the picture!"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw20O9USbBi
"I know right. You look a little rude in reality. Hahahaha."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqrzgD4sYx
"That's right. It's because your expression is stiff. Haha…Hey, you should take a look too..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEcGiB8TXl
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzJsyypAQi
"....Are you angry?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhs7zTyk9b
"Yes."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfBRWJyAtk
At this honest answer, the two laughed and became normal people for a while, but after a while they were back to being like mental patients when they looked at the camcorder. After barely suppressing my desire to call 119 while enduring receiving compliments, they finally came back to the main point. It was only then that I could ask what I needed.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6LnR6ZUzW
"You're better than I thought? It looks regular at first glance, but the more I look, the more attractive it is, right? That's your appearance. Of course, it's hard to evaluate only based on appearance, but appearance is still important. Besides, you don't seem uncomfortable or scared in front of the camera….Okay, so do you have any questions?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqMX0jbOJn
I do. Just one.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllOkOXVDtP
"Do I have commercial value?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXVZQWUtSx
Perhaps because he did not expect I would use such a word, the soda man froze for a moment and then nodded.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfVpnqOv0S
"Yes. That's why we're facing each other like this. But calling yourself commercial value is..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLFcChLoIW
"How high up do you think I can go?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvanOYG9iWw
When I asked expressionlessly, he opened his mouth, looking perplexed.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB486hKtTL7
"Um....You know, if you want to be a star right away..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4Rs6Q13xb
"It's not like that. I'm simply curious."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ212BevNcfT
Is that really so? My eyes were filled with suspicion, but the uncle soon shrugged his shoulders and looked at me seriously. After a long time, he opened his mouth.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tRpWVzMqB
"If my senses are right, you can go up to the top."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLp3rcVQZHw
"What do I need to do for that?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMm2bmyWFn
Seeing me ask directly, the soda uncle and the boy looked at each other, then back at me.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1J89LPEYPj
"Hey, you're getting ahead of yourself, the contract hasn't been signed yet, and if it's your first time... It's your first time doing this, isn't it?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmALSu4F95D
Nods.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsi0X4Srbbn
"If it's your first time, there's a lot to learn first. Then improve your skills, build the foundation, experience this and that in small roles first, after a few years, you can become a supporting actor, then gradually get the leading roles... "
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bBzsm2N5T
"Other than that, tell me the fastest way."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkzytguqGF
The two once again looked at each other with bewildered eyes. The uncle opened his mouth with a stiff expression, probably thinking he might have found the wrong person.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgcl78zDhW
"I'm sorry, but if you just want to make a lot of money and become famous..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sv7LL7Znv
"I don't need money or fame. I just want to get ahead quickly."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy7k0ey5Ap
"You said you don't want money or fame, but just want to take a quick route? What do you want to be an actor for?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6M7CKBYeC
I stared at the boy who said that. He blinked his big eyes a few times at the sudden glance.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoFBpaMDNW
"Is Song Yoohan the bad guy that Manager Choi is temporarily in charge of?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszWzfFgtIW
He glanced at the uncle and replied.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pxuQOTjB8
"Ah...yes."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUAdbNKSG1
"Why is he a bad person? "
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMHeHS07jg
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsw5OZV9Lv
The boy didn't answer, so I told him my guess.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FR5zi9Dd8
"He was a member of the same agency where your manager was the CEO of. Then he betrayed you, isn't that right?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvmOxME61y
The young man's eyes widened.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQdJwdZ4kr
"H-how do you know that? Yoohan hyung took the down payment and ran off to another company…."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrMkLvva84
"Don't."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTcgQWu1jz
The uncle interrupted the boy, looked at me and asked quickly.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4kmAwFwtB
"Hey, do you know something about Yoohan?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbrbewzD39
I looked at him and answered with another question.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMttL07Ujb6
"When you first met him, did you think he would make it to the top?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1sobVwPjO
".....What?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaWG2NIC6y
"Did you sense that he would make it as much as me?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vQR040E8h
By that time, he abandoned the amicable expression and began to look at me warily. Just when I thought he was going to complain about that question, he just sighed and answered my question.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDyO0lEZzN
"No. Not as much as you."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxJsgKSaDE
"Then there's a chance of winning."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAmubKGDwL
"What chance of winning?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xtzdX505r
Ignoring that question, I answered the question he asked a while ago.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY2Dy52OHJ
"I don't know Song Yoohan."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddWPGsMvXX
"But how…."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2mLemYblC
"I only know Song Myeongshin."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3u3IM6ZO9
Judging from that stiff expression, he probably realised that it was Song Yoohan's real name. The boy next to us looked at us alternately with a curious face, but he didn't open his mouth, noticing that the atmosphere had become solemn.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL62jZK7dy5
"Then did you meet me on purpose? Because of Myeongshin who changed his name to Yoohan?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYX2qaj9oY
The reason I couldn't answer right away was because of the anger in his voice. Although we haven't talked much, I got a rough idea of what kind of person he is. He was probably a man who only does his work sincerely and foolishly. Maybe he really believes in his work. Then it would be difficult to deal with him. If I told him my true intentions, there was a high possibility that he would just let me go back. Well, even without his help, I could enter the entertainment industry or I could lie to escape this situation, cheat him, and get my revenge.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgtW1RvkxT
Thinking of various options, suddenly my eyes fell on his hand on the table. There is a white patch of skin on the ring finger of the left hand. Like a circle around a finger. I lowered my gaze a little, and noticed that the sleeves were worn out. Old clothes and a finger without a wedding ring.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcYwDGUe68
"I want to ask you, Manager….What is the most important thing to you?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdtTY2HS45
He raised his eyes and looked at me as if there was a question mark in his mind.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CuSByjfiW
"Is work the most important thing? To make the actor you've raised become the best?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RSUUsUfi1
"Why are you asking that all of a sudden?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNEPYGYfdz
"I just want to know. If you say yes, I will leave without regrets."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKRn1qzSQb
He blinked at me as if he still did not understand.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxf3aiwh49
"Of course work is the most important thing to me..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8Sol5VpqP
"It's not family?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9sggNJOvw
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFKS2bOO0S
"Aren't you doing this so your kids can go to school?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0q16oGj1NU
"Hey, what are you trying to say..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwGER6xtBw
"Now you have to live for your family. I don't know what happened before, but in such dire circumstances that you had to sell your wedding ring, you had to put your family first."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpmrhEdws9
I looked down at his empty left hand and continued to talk calmly.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJZ5irO40L
"Betrayed by an actor you trusted, having the company collapse. You know, right? You can't live like a dream because the world is unfair. To get what you want, you have no choice but to adapt to an unfair world. So, please use me. Even if I'm a person who goes against the manager's beliefs, please accept it if you think I have commercial value."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0mVCaTExg
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4VpWtoFWN
"Unless you don't want to take revenge and get back what was lost."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsMklSRipz
"....I never had any thoughts of wanting revenge."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNoz6i05Zu
"But I do."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegx0j72ns2
I told him my true thoughts.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡda8CK6Wwfy
"I'm thinking about getting revenge."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6q1E3dDjt
After the uncle went out, saying he would think about it, there was silence in the room. It wasn't that uncomfortable. I looked down at the polaroids on the table for a long time. The expressionless face staring at the camera only looked awkward to me, who had not even looked properly in the mirror for five years. That picture will probably be the beginning of my career in front of the camera from now on, but it doesn't feel real to me.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNm5JFtrUTQ
"Did you know Yoohan hyung before?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gLq4BkiO7
Slowly raising my head, I made eye contact with the boy who had a serious expression. He was probably 21 or 22? That face was more cute than masculine. As soon as I stared at him without answering, he became a little embarrassed.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQrhoIOKkJ
"Ah, should I not have asked that question?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmNMdi1Dld
"No.You can ask whatever you want. But whether I'll answer is another matter. Because I don't trust you yet."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTU55z7ydOM
"You can trust me."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJkIjrcZCZ
He added and promised.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CyJatBBNx
"Yoohan hyung doesn't like me either. CEO Choi treats me very well...."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnwwiIBom5
He frowned and lowered his eyes as if he was recalling the past.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBObBMWUnKS
"Yoohan hyung is one of the few popular actors in our company. Even when we were in the same company, he had a self-centred personality so we weren't close, but I didn't expect him to betray us like that when the contract expired. Although the company is not big, there are rarely good people like CEO Choi in the industry. He respects the actor's will, supports what they want to do, and perseveres until they succeed. But just as Yoohan hyung had just risen to prominence thanks to the director..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCu0ufWXMol
Mumbling as if he was depressed, he raised his eyes again.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3XYwei2T4
"When it was time to extend the contract, he asked for a down payment in advance, so the CEO worked very hard to gather several hundred million won. But it turned out that he had already signed the contract with another company. Really….When I think about what happened back then."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzrjMgnEhc
"Then why didn't you get it back?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzwmqGDHp6
When I asked, he sighed loudly.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxezXP2FCUM
"Of course we wanted to get it back. So the CEO filed a lawsuit, but Yoohan hyung's side responded that it was alimony because he didn't receive the money he earned while working for our agency, so the trial lasted a long time. But that's nonsense. He always took money from the CEO in advance, saying that he needed it. Only our CEO was made out to be a vicious business owner. It took about a year to get the first trial ruling. His lawyer was really tenacious…..In the end, it was decided that we would only receive 1/5 of the original amount that was taken away. Tch, even if we received it, it wasn't enough to pay for the lawyer at that time. The problem is that we didn't even get the money because we appealed from the other side."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOVHgr2i4Q
Melancholy spread again in his eyes although he tried to tell the story in a cheerful voice.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJ19w4UtiC
"That incident hurt the company a lot. After losing a huge sum of money at once, we still had to pay for the lawyer, and investors were trying to recover their money because popular artists were leaving…..In the end, we had to cancel the lawsuit because we didn't have any money. As the company's situation worsened, all the remaining members left. It took so long for the company to grow, but it fell apart in an instant..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyAOicRd4h
"You didn't leave."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRalb1nIP6
When I pointed it out, he scratched his head shyly, saying, "Ah, that's…."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWLJylBsqZ
"I owe the boss a lot. In order to act, I've come and gone from place to place since high school, and the other places didn't accept me. Well….I have a camera phobia. Hahaha. Funny, right?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTSpK1jgDt
"Yes. "
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiydJwLLnKX
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNcTMW6xMU
"......."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTj6cRvouN
"Hmm, but our CEO's speed is very fast. The only company that accepted him was this one, he took me along with him and I watched him become Yoohan hyung's manager. The CEO said it was okay, but I started crying initially. I told him, let's get revenge, but the CEO said that then you will become a dirty person like Yoohan. Honestly, I wanted the boss to quit. Although this was the only place that accepted us, it was very difficult. It was decided that he was to receive the profit depending on the actor he is in charge of. In the meantime, I have very little income.…"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiLPRbvAxY
I didn't say that the income generated by Song Yoohan would soon be cut off. I didn't have to tell him in advance that the manager might be replaced tomorrow. I swallowed back what I was about to say and looked at the door where the soda uncle has yet to return.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNOkCKmOGN
"Does Song Yoohan have a sponsor?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQclcCasrop
Hearing no answer, I turned my head to see him with his mouth closed with an awkward expression. Seeing that difficult expression, I asked lightly.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDQgQwb7H5
"The sponsor must be a man?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFlMGvOQrv
"Ah, how do you know?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPUU37sk9z
"I don't know much about this field, is it rare to have a sponsor?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhJs5FqhAm
"...No. It's common."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LpFjnLwX5
If Song Yoohan is popular like that, his sponsor must have some power. I was speculating, but then I heard a small voice, as if telling a secret.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Zvi9vZvHi
"It's hard to succeed here just with acting skills. Especially on TV. The recognition rises depending on how much you show your face, so everyone is desperate to appear on TV an additional time. Because of that, you can't last long without money. You can appear on the screen once or twice, but how can you stand out like that? So in order to come out on TV continuously, you have to have the support of money….But if you want to do that, you must have a lot of money yourself, or sponsors. So that's how it is."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpiyAnrgaN
He looked straight at me after hesitating.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdKCdV8Mbt
"If you want to grab a sponsor and get popular quickly, it would be best to find someone else. CEO Choi doesn't like to provide sponsors or give bribes to insert people into programs. And he doesn't have the ability to do that..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBg9lTb5N0R
"I don't expect that kind of ability."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ652UwfeRLB
"Isn't that what you need?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEecDjH8MFu
Of course I need it. I nodded as I examined the vague plan that had just popped up in my mind.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKtsurVNgP
"But I'll take care of that part."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakGvXJqY4Z
How will you do that? His expression was evident on his face but he held back. I ignored it and asked another question.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkytGrd7yF
"Other than that, how is CEO Choi's ability to train actors?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIj3pMH3JP
"Definitely the best."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXg65CvMmQT
He answered firmly and smiled.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoi69Uy8adI
"You know, at first, you kept being expressionless and talking stiffly at first but the more I talked to you, the more attracted I became."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrOEmZigzW
Then he mumbled ''CEO Choi's a good judge of character'' and smiled.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBYz8p8sWZ
"I've told you so much, can you trust me and tell me the story? Are you acquainted with Yoohan hyung?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdrmgOrzWX
Nods.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02EywLhavD
"Since when?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZujCSmnlx
"A long time ago."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBS8gEmdYG
He seemed to want to ask more details about the vague answer, but soon moved on to the next question.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHN8phZQt9s
"You said you're going to get revenge on Yoohan hyung? What did hyung do? Did you also lose money?"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHJRO77Mpr
Money….Come to think of it, I had also lost money. I didn't even think about it at all and a laugh came out. I guess I smiled without realizing it, the other person's eyes grew bigger in surprise.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0C897NU8e
"Wah, when you smile, you look like..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PaoqxA7hl
"It's something similar."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsJIL1dWvP
"What? Ah, you also got robbed. You must have lost a lot of money if you're seeking revenge."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPnlTlc0Db
"Not really."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9xolzuWKY
"......"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7lIJX6bfB
"......"
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGAe8USL3h
"Um, if you didn't really lose much money then why must you take revenge..."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzDcFqRzOz
''And there's our CEO who was robbed of hundreds of millions of won.''
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEDyR9YWZY
I heard some additional mumbling afterwards. I know that the money I lost was a few million won, and it wasn't like Myeongshin actually killed my brother. The cause lies with me anyway.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdp7AHsySuq
Like Myeongshin said, 'I do not know. Whether he's dead or not. It's the thug's fault that things turned out like that.'
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9f080xVFbB
Yeah, it was my fault. Myeongshin's only fault was that he just wanted to live for himself. So it's only me, the person who needs revenge. Because I'm the same dirty guy. I learned this by living in the world. Retributive justice does not come just by waiting. It's only when I take action that retribution will come to the other party. Merely waiting for someone to be punished is like waiting for heaven's punishment.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZVNTnKCBJ
Drrr.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsxfaEzWij
When the uncle came back, I pushed the chair and got up from my seat and told them to contact me. Before I turned away, I gave him my reason for getting revenge.
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0AAJjsF3Z
"I've been free since yesterday."
60Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2xWUwoU7O
