A Genius Director Who Dominates OTT Platforms - Chapter 34
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The Genius Director Who Dominates OTT
Episode 34
Action 5. Are you crazy?
President Han Seong-hun, who received the report, tilted his head.
“Stay silent?”
“Yes. Director Do wants to maintain the current confrontational structure through silence.”
At Manager Gong Seok-jun’s words, Han Seong-hun tapped his desk.
It was an unexpected story.
So it piqued his interest.
Not in the marketing method, but in the person.
“If we stay silent, how do you think they’ll respond?”
“Probably as Director Do expects? Since Youngpal is a 16-episode series anyway, they don’t really need to fight.”
“Director Jeong, do you think the same?”
“Yes. SBX will think it’s advantageous to stay put. I agree with Director Do’s opinion.”
“It’s not because the Marketing Team’s workload would decrease?”
“Huh? Can we completely drop all marketing? Director Do said to continue marketing but not respond to current issues.”
“No. Sorry.”
The manager burst into laughter at their joke.
The three founding members tended to have quite relaxed conversations when it wasn’t a formal meeting.
“Should we proceed like this then?”
After a brief silence, President Han Seong-hun nodded.
“Yeah. Let’s give it a try. Since Director Do started the first marketing, we can entrust the end to him too.”
“Understood.”
“Director Jeong, monitor public opinion and add some fuel if the firepower seems to weaken.”
“It feels strange. I have to side with them and criticize Director Do.”
“Didn’t you have some complaints about Director Do? You came to me and argued when I gave him full marketing authority.”
“He’s handsome, so it disappeared quickly.”
After the meeting ended, casual conversation began.
Manager Gong Seok-jun spoke with an admiring expression.
“This guy Dohyeon-u, isn’t he really something? How did he come up with this idea?”
“Right. He has a talent for seeing what others can’t see.”
“Looking at how he handles marketing and responds to issues, he seems to have an eye for reading people’s desires.”
“That’s the core of drama.”
“Should we consider promoting him to CE after the Accomplice schedule ends?”
“I can’t consider it.”
The manager shrugged his shoulders.
“Well, his experience is a bit lacking, right? He needs to do one more work,”
“That’s not it, I made a promise.”
“A promise?”
“I promised to promote him to CE when Accomplice ends.”
“Really? When?”
When Gong Seok-jun’s eyes widened, Director Jeong Seon-yeong added.
“I’d agree even if Director Do changed his job to the Marketing Team.”
“Because he’s handsome?”
“That’s also an important point. But Manager, didn’t you originally plan to have dinner with the Accomplice team today?”
“…I got ditched.”
“What?”
“I got ditched. It was going to be beef…”
Jeong Seon-yeong’s eyes widened.
“You got ditched? The manager asked to eat together and Dohyeon-u just left?”
“He said he had to meet RCE Kim Seong-tae and D.P President Yun, so how could I stop him? When I suggested dinner, he acted like a puppy that needed to poop, so I asked and was shocked.”
“Wow…”
Jeong Seon-yeong clicked her tongue.
“He ditched the manager and went to meet the Korea regional director and D.P president? Is he really a new employee?”
“Network management is also an ability.”
At President Han Seong-hun’s words, Director Jeong Seon-yeong shrugged.
“So that’s why the manager got ditched?”
“Director Jeong…”
“I guess his size wasn’t quite right for the network.”
“President…”
After a light laugh, President Han Seong-hun spoke.
“Manager. Our incentives are distributed by team, right?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“What about works where F.E.M has dropped?”
“Uh…”
It wasn’t that there had never been works with exclusive full authority before.
But among such works, none had recorded enough profit to warrant incentives.
“Theoretically, the Accomplice team should be viewed as a separate team, but… wouldn’t there be issues with employee morale?”
The best approach would be to give the maximum incentive for assistant CE positions and pay extra attention during salary negotiations after reflecting performance evaluations.
Then President Han Seong-hun’s voice was heard.
“CL Team 4.”
“Yes?”
“Couldn’t we just put the Accomplice team into Team 4?”
“You’re not planning to make Dohyeon-u a senior, are you? That doesn’t make sense, President.”
“Of course it doesn’t make sense.”
Han Seong-hun smiled.
“But we can have him do senior work.”
* * *
Right after work, I got in Seong Tae’s car and headed to D.P. Headquarters.
“Do you want to die? Really?”
“Wow, the regional director is using his position to threaten me.”
“Who ignored that director’s calls all day? And on the work’s opening day at that?”
“I told you I was sleeping?”
“Look how shameless you are. I thought you’d been in a car accident!”
On the way, I got thoroughly scolded by Seong Tae.
Well, if it were the opposite situation, I would have worried too.
But meekly apologizing at times like this doesn’t align with our long history.
Surely if it were the opposite case, Sung Tae-chang would have been shameless too.
“Then you should have come find me directly.”
“I was on a business trip to Busan!”
“You’ve changed.”
“Do you really want to get beaten up?”
Having such conversations, we quickly reached our destination.
As soon as I entered the office, I could hear employees murmuring.
“That’s Dohyeon-u?”
“Did you see Accomplice? It turned out well.”
“He had talent in a different area.”
“It was a waste of time, really.”
“If he had gone that way from the start, it would have been easier for us too.”
I chuckled at the murmuring that sounded like praise but had thorns embedded in it.
“Are you laughing? I’m getting pissed off.”
“What’s the big deal? It’s not like you’re wrong.”
If it weren’t for that wasted time, I wouldn’t be who I am today.
“The day will come when I pay you back.”
“Oh? You can actually think like that?”
“You be careful too, hyung. I’ll definitely pay you back.”
“What did I do wrong?”
“Your facial features are what’s wrong.”
“…Now I’m getting pissed off?”
The President’s Office was just ahead.
When I opened the door and entered, President Yun greeted us with a bright smile.
“You bastards, seeing you at the company after so long makes me even happier?”
“You’ve been well, right?”
“You guys must have been doing even better. You really hit a home run, didn’t you?”
“Did you watch the drama?”
“Of course I did. I also understood why Hyeon-u said the amount didn’t match. The actors’ performances were just… wow. Sit down first.”
As we sat on the sofa, President Yun opened his mouth with a serious expression.
“But Hyeon-u.”
“Yes.”
“Can I file a complaint?”
“Of course. You’re someone who can say anything to me, President.”
“Then…”
I thought he was going to talk about Kim Ra-un.
“The order of our child actors’ profiles was wrong?”
“Profiles?”
“The Surfer Entertainment child actor’s name was at the very top?”
Well, that’s because it’s Hyeon-tae’s child actor role but…
“I’ll change it right away. Of course Korea’s top prestigious entertainment company D.P should be at the top, the person in charge must have made a mistake.”
“Right?”
“Seong Tae hyung probably wrote it.”
“Hey, you crazy bastard. Would a regional manager write actor profiles?”
“You’re good at making excuses too.”
“You guys are always the same whenever I see you. So when do our child actors appear? I was disappointed they didn’t appear until episode 2.”
“They appear quite a bit from episodes 3 to 7.”
“Ah, we should have done Hyeon-tae’s child actor role.”
“The child actors from the prestigious entertainment company D.P have too high-class an image, so they didn’t match with Hyeon-tae.”
“I know that too, you punk.”
After that, President Yun talked for a long time about how interesting Accomplice was.
His analytical skills were considerable too.
Except for saying that I should have appeared in Hyeon-tae’s role.
“The public opinion battle is flowing interestingly too? Sorry, but we’re on Ra-un’s side. You know that, right?”
“Of course.”
Then Seong Tae hyung interjected.
“Are you abandoning the child actors now?”
“The annoying guy only asks annoying questions?”
“No, why do you keep calling me annoying?”
“You look annoying. You also kind of look spicy?”
“What does looking spicy even mean?”
“You look like malatang.”
“…!”
I burst out laughing.
As expected, there’s no way to win against President Yun with words.
Actually, it’s strange that we’re joking around with President Yun when we’re in the middle of a public opinion war with Youngpal.
But how should I put it.
We have a bond that makes us treat even that strangeness as nothing.
After laughing for a while, I brought up the main topic.
“President. Actually, we came because we have a proposal for you.”
“A proposal? What is it?”
“Please have D.P take on temporary management of the Accomplice actors who don’t have agencies.”
“Temporary?”
“Yes. Casting calls are pouring in like rain.”
President Yun raised his eyebrows as if finding it interesting.
“Why should we? Are we charity workers?”
“Oh? Then I’ll go to another entertainment company?”
“Dohyeon-u, this bastard has become quite the schemer?”
“I learned it all from you, President.”
We looked at each other and grinned.
Actually, this is a good proposal for both sides.
It’s good for D.P because they can do business for small money.
Once they taste the D.P system, it’ll become the actors’ top choice.
These are all people who have experience struggling at small agencies.
They can’t help but feel how well the major agency system works.
Conversely, it’s good for me because I can fill in my lacking expertise.
Honestly, I don’t know what kind of makeup actors should wear, what variety shows they should prioritize appearing on, or what interviews with which reporters they should filter out.
“How much authority will you give? Can we also set their schedules?”
“Of course. I’ll give you everything.”
“Good. Can we also land advertisements?”
“Already?”
“What do you mean already? We need to start now to time it with the drama’s finale.”
“Talk to the actors about it. If we land advertisements already, it would be strange not to sign contracts.”
“Okay!”
“But you’ll play fair, right?”
“Of course. Would I force your actors into contracts?”
As expected of President Yun.
“President, I love you.”
“Right now? Time for my third divorce?”
“…That’s a bit much.”
President Yun chuckled and held out his smartphone.
“Since we agreed, there are malicious composite photos of the actors circulating? We need to take these down first.”
“Composite photos?”
Surprised, I took the smartphone.
#Kimbap Heaven #Tivic #Accomplice #Actors #Hoping for Success
I saw a familiar photo.
“AI is a problem these days. How can they mangle the actors’ faces like this?”
“President.”
“Yeah?”
“This isn’t a composite…”
I saw it in the group chat earlier.
Wild actors with puffy faces, messy hair like bird’s nests, and faces shiny with oil.
But this was posted on SNS?
It’s not like one of the actors posted it, right?
The president slowly distanced himself from me.
“Well, can we decide on the contract after seeing the actual product?”
* * *
After the successful meeting, I left the President’s Office.
Originally, I was going to have dinner with President Yun, but he had evening plans.
Go Team Leader is also out on business.
I’m guessing Seong Tae and I will probably have dinner together…
What is he doing?
“What are you doing? Why are you crawling around?”
“Hyeon-u…”
“Yeah?”
“Do I look like malatang…?”
“You look like jjamppong. The spicy kind.”
“Spicy… You mean my face is big?”
“Geez, what’s wrong with you.”
I was trying to drag the clingy Seong Tae outside when I made eye contact with people walking from the opposite direction.
“…”
“…”
Familiar faces.
It was Kim Ra-un and Director Jang.
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