NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 117: Did You Do Some Research?
Chapter 117 < Did You Do Some Research? >
The next day, Lee Jung-hoon dragged his hangover-ridden body to the production company under JSENM.
He stared blankly at the contract that was handed to him.
“Wow… This is real.”
“Did you think I was lying?”
“I thought you were just trying to cheer me up.”
“Me?”
Yoo Yeon Seo, who was sitting across from him, snickered. My image has improved a lot, huh? Well, even before he possessed the body in 2018, some industry insiders had the impression that he was ‘a good guy who helped newbies even though he got criticized for his acting skills’.
“You don’t have time to be moved. You have to deliver the script faster than the proposal.”
“Yes.”
“Bring the result as soon as possible.”
Even though Yoo Yeon Seo was pressuring him, Lee Jung-hoon’s eyes sparkled.
‘He’s happy without knowing it’s a slave contract.’
After that, Lee Jung-hoon started working on the script revision. The staff who suddenly had to make a movie within two years were also divided. But when they heard they would get a bonus, the complaints disappeared.
‘I think it would be faster if I played the lead role…’
Lee Jung-hoon liked his synopsis and the characters. But he already had a drama scheduled, and he had more important things to do, so he decided to be satisfied with investing.
***
“They’re dead?”
“Yeah, here.”
Baek Seo-joon finished the basic background check based on the list that Yoo Yeon Seo sent him. Yu Eun-ho and Yoo Yeon Seo, who received the documents he handed over, frowned at the same time.
“Five out of the thirty people who guarded the mansion are dead?”
Yoo Yeon Seo muttered with doubt. They were in their thirties in 1999, so they’re only in their fifties now. How come there are so many dead people?
“Excluding the ones who died of illness, three of them died in traffic accidents.”
“Do you think this is related to what we suspected?”
“It’s not 0% for sure.”
Yu Eun-ho and Baek Seo-joon said in serious tones.
“But, is this all?”
Yoo Yeon Seo shook the papers gently and looked at Baek Seo-joon.
“Well, I did the basic inquiry, but I can’t move freely. This is illegal, you know.”
“What do you mean?”
“This guy is the son of the chief, you know. It’s dangerous if he gets caught. And lately, the guy next to me keeps scratching my nerves…”
“Wow, the cop has some connections.”
Baek Seo-joon shrugged. But it wasn’t good news that his actions were restricted.
“But we know the addresses, so we have to do some research.”
“Hmm… Yeah?”
Yoo Yeon Seo tried to ignore the ringing in his ears. He had no choice but to run around. He was the only one who remembered the faces… But 25 people were too many. And he couldn’t let go of the dead people either.
“By the way, these dead people… Can we do some more investigation on them?”
“Maybe we can.”
As the two brothers casually talked about investigating people’s backgrounds, Baek Seo-joon laughed incredulously.
“Hey, are you planning something illegal in front of the police?”
“Do you have the guts to arrest me?”
“Wow, really, can I just hit you once?”
“Don’t do it.”
The answer came from Yu Eun-ho. Baek Seo-joon exhaled. He was pretty quiet before, but he was a bit cranky today.
“First, we have to investigate these people, and then go find them one by one?”
“Hey, don’t you remember anything?”
Yoo Yeon Seo didn’t answer Baek Seo-joon’s question. He bowed his head and covered his mouth, and Yu Eun-ho sighed when he saw that.
“…Spit it out.”
“Tina?”
A watery answer, but the inside of his mouth was unusually red. Baek Seo-joon flinched.
“What, what is it?”
“What do you mean what is it. Give me some more tissues.”
“No, right now…”
Baek Seo-joon reluctantly handed over the tissue box, but he glared at Yoo Yeon Seo who put the tissue on his mouth.
“Tsk…”
He had been holding it in for a while, but it burst today. He didn’t intend it, but he had to go with him anyway to catch the culprit, so it was better to reveal his pain in advance.
“It’s nothing.”
“Nothing?”
Bak Seo-jun raised his voice in disbelief. He looked back and forth between Yoo Eun-ho and Yoo Yeon Seo, demanding an explanation for the situation.
“Don’t look at me. I don’t know why either.”
“Huh…”
Bak Seo-jun lay back on the sofa and stared blankly at Yoo Yeon Seo.
“I couldn’t handle Yoo Eun-ho alone, and when I meet you two brothers, I lose all my energy…”
“Hold on. This is an important call.”
“Look at this.”
He, he cut off his words. Bak Seo-jun jumped up and scolded the back of his head as he walked away. When Yoo Yeon Seo disappeared, he looked at Yoo Eun-ho with a serious voice.
“Is he really okay?”
“Well, he was clean on the test… but I don’t know either.”
“Ha… This is a secret, right?”
“Take care of him when I’m not around.”
Unaware that he had added one more person who was frustrated because of him, Yoo Yeon Seo went out to the terrace and leaned on the railing.
“Hey, Han representative.”
(Are you busy?)
“No.”
Yoo Yeon Seo moved his phone to the other ear.
“Did you do some research?”
(Actually, I called you because of that. I got the contact information of the people who worked at the agency at that time. They set up their own agency and are raising idols.)
“Oh, you’re fast.”
(I’ll text you. Yeon Seo, can I put our kids in ‘Guk-sae’?)
“It’s not impossible… but you know not to go too far, right?”
(I know. I’ll just put a few in the extras.)
Han representative hung up the phone excitedly. He could have asked for a more personal favor… but he knew that he was trying hard for the agency’s actors.
“What is it?”
“Our agency’s representative. Because of mom’s stalker.”
“Did you get anything?”
“Not yet.”
He wanted to take matters into his own hands, but he was too well-known. Yoo Yeon Seo had no choice but to send a message to Im Seung-hyun.
***
[Exclusive] Yoo Yeon Seo, JSTV ‘Guk-sae’ casting… with Shin Ye-won
The anticipated work of the second half of the year ‘Guk-sae’ Shin Ye-won X Yoo Yeon Seo casting confirmed… a battle romance in the background of the constitutional monarchy
└Wow, the casting is crazy
└Shin Ye-won and Yoo Yeon Seo??
└I had a crush on this combinationㅠㅠㅠ It’s really happeningㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└But this was a work that many people were looking forward to since last year, and Yoo Yeon Seo took it in the end
└└He’s the director’s sonㅋ
└Is Yoo Yeon Seo at the same level as Shin Ye-won yet?
└└Why do you think he’s not yet? He’s the top actor of the 20s, isn’t he?
-Ugh, I was looking forward to ‘Guk-sae’ but it’s Yoo Yeon Seo again?
JSTV took it and I was worried, but it’s Yoo Yeon Seoㅋㅋ
└Basically, any good script from the broadcasting stations or studios under JSENM is taken by Yoo Yeon Seo, you can think of it like thatㅋㅋ
└He became a director and I was anxious, but as expectedㅋㅋ
└The competition is going crazyㅋㅋ If you’re jealous, why don’t you make your actor a chaebol~
-I knew these board kids were crazy
They say Yoo Yeon Seo, an actor like that, gets a good work and they try to block the debut of the rookie male actors
And when the established 3040 actors get a good work, they say the rookie male actors will take it or the old actors will take it, what are they trying to match
The only excuse they have is the rookie male actors, but there’s no one among the rookie male actors right now, what do they want me to doㅋㅋ
└For real, no matter what, Shin Ye-won is not at the level to be paired with a rookie, Yoo Yeon Seo suits himㅇㅇ
└Isn’t it a fact that Yoo Yeon Seo blocks the way of the rookie male actors?
└└Whatever they do, they say fact fact ㅇㅈㄹ
└└└Does Yoo Yeon Seo use a clone techniqueㅋㅋ He blocks the way of all the 2030 male actorsㅋㅋ
└But the writer also hits the rookie male actors a bitㅋㅋ
└Anyway, I liked ‘Guk-sae’, I hope it comes out soon
└The muggles are already going crazy with the combination, the response from Soompi is amazing, but only these kids are hitting and making a fussㅋ
These kind of competitive posts that bash Yoo Yeon Seo without reason increased after the news that he became the director of JSENM.
No matter how much Yoo chairman helped him from behind, it was like covering the sky with his palm to block all the negative reactions.
Of course, it wasn’t just the fans who were competing like this, but there were also rumors that the actors were saying it was unfair, but it wasn’t something he cared about, so he ignored it.
“Hello.”
“Did you come?”
Yeon Seo visited a magazine studio for the promotion and marketing of ‘Guksae’. ‘Guksae’ was an important drama in the second half of 2021, so the promotion and marketing schedule was packed.
“Have you lost some weight?”
“Oh, will I not look pretty in the photos?”
“No, it’s actually better. Your jawline is more defined.”
Some people felt sorry for his thin appearance, but others liked him more, saying he looked even more handsome and had a sharp charm. The broadcast camera made him look slightly swollen than in reality.
While he was waiting for a while, there was a commotion at the entrance. Shin Yewon, wearing sunglasses, entered the studio with her staff.
“Hello, senior.”
“You’re Goo Myeon, right?”
Shin Yewon took off her sunglasses and offered a handshake to Yeon Seo. Yeon Seo shook her hand as politely as possible. Shin Yewon was an actress with a solid career and credentials that he couldn’t compare with.
“I’m sorry I acted like a fool last time.”
“I liked it. We’re going to see each other a lot anyway.”
“Really? Just call me casually.”
“Okay, sister.”
They were going to work together on one project for several months. They chatted briefly about whether they had eaten or how the synopsis was.
“What a crazy combination.”
“Are you kidding me?”
As soon as they stood close to each other, the staff felt an unusual atmosphere and gasped. Some people took pictures with their phones, but they wouldn’t leak them until the magazine came out.
“Let’s start with Yeon Seo.”
The concept of today’s pictorial was to mix hanbok appropriately according to the background of ‘Guksae’. Yeon Seo wore a suit with a colorful overcoat on his shoulder and stood in front of the camera.
“Nice eyes!”
The photographer kept pressing the shutter and cheered him on. It was awkward at first, but he felt comfortable thinking that the pictorial was an extension of acting.
Shin Yewon also wore a tight-fitting suit with a red overcoat that made her look like a queen.
She had a gorgeous hair ornament on her neatly braided hair, which enhanced her luxurious and elegant image.
Yeon Seo, who changed several outfits and took pictures, received a careful request from the photographer during a break.
“Um… Yeon Seo. Can you show me more affectionate eyes?”
“I’ll try.”
“Okay.”
He thought he had put some affection, but… was it not enough? Lee Taegyeom, who handed him water, gave him an answer.
“Just do it like you did with Doyul. Your eyes were dripping with honey.”
Doyul was the name of the child actor he often played with in ‘Dreaming’. Did he still remember that he said he was cute and he was disgusting? Anyway, it was a good advice.
“Wow! It’s so good right now!”
The staff exclaimed as he changed his eyes with determination. Shin Yewon also sharpened her eyes without losing. The concept was a man who wooed and a woman who resisted.
The finale of the pictorial was a scene where Yeon Seo put a crown on Shin Yewon, who was sitting on the throne, behind her.
“Good!”
The photographer encouraged the models until his throat was sore. He heard later that he was not such a talkative person. He was clearly excited by the good subject.
“One more time!”
When Yeon Seo lifted the beads on the ryu (a type of crown) with his hand and pressed his face close to hers as if to kiss her, the staff who had been gasping shouted loudly.
“Wow… This is no joke.”
“This will cause a stir when it’s released, right?”
“It can’t not. We have to print a lot of copies, right?”