Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 51

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Episode 51

‘Office Apocalypse’ had officially entered production.

To be precise, it was the first stage of the production phase.

-Next Wednesday, we plan to have all the actors gather to greet each other and do a light reading.

“Yes… I understand…”

-Is something wrong? Your voice doesn’t sound good.

“I just finished working out…”

Kim Ji-hu was faithfully exercising as Choi Tae-geon had instructed.

On top of that, since he had a role in this project, he was personally working even harder.

‘Synchronizing doesn’t improve my physical fitness…’

In the end, basic stamina, muscles, and flexibility had to support him for action scenes to be possible.

So even Kim Ji-hu, who hated exercise to the point of being sick of it, was doing his best.

Choi Tae-geon said with a laugh.

-Haha… So you’re available on Wednesday, Ji-hu?

“Yes, yes, I’m available… Should I go to Vivid Studio?”

-That’s right. Then I’ll see you then!

Kim Ji-hu finished the call and opened his calendar.

“So… reading on Wednesday… content with Kim Ji-hye on Thursday… and everything else is exercise. This is really a forced march…”

Kim Ji-hu had jumped into a forced march right after finishing his previous work.

His body was crying out ‘Let’s stop now… I’m dying from exhaustion…’, but thinking about his blog made his body move automatically.

‘Still, maybe because my stamina has increased, I can write reviews after working out now.’

He watched works in his spare time and posted reviews on his blog.

Normally he might take a break, but now there were two reasons why he couldn’t.

The first was because his blog’s current state was unusual.

‘The view count has been gradually increasing since I reviewed that MBS work.’

It was rising so slowly that it wasn’t immediately noticeable, but it had definitely increased.

It could be that the algorithm picked it up, or MBS staff might have spread word about it.

Either way, it was certain that his blog was on a growth trajectory.

‘This is when I need to row harder.’

The water was still just trickling, but he was grateful just for the movement in his blog that had been stagnant until now.

And the second reason.

-Ji-husomethingsstrange.Todayisdefinitelythetimeforreviewstobepostedbutthereviewsarentbeingposted.Couldsomethinghavehappenedtothereviewermaybe?Couldyoucontacthimonce?

That was because of Yun Se-ra. On the day he skipped a review due to muscle pain after exercise, a long message came from Yun Se-ra.

‘This person definitely isn’t normal either.’

Her obsession with the blog made panic disorder look cute in comparison.

Are all actors this strange?

‘And this way of speaking… I’ve seen it a lot in the comments…’

During the period when updates were delayed, there were comments that appeared every time. One person who wrote long comments without any spacing.

‘So it was Yun Se-ra…’

Anyway, for these two reasons, he had to keep writing on his blog.

Still, since he had said he would only post 3 reviews per week due to being busy with work, things had become a bit more relaxed.

“Now then… should I talk about content with Ji-hye…”

Kim Ji-hu had called several times to plan content since rejecting Recal Entertainment’s proposal. The outline was almost complete, so it seemed like it would be finished with just one or two more calls.

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Kim Ji-hu immediately picked up his phone to call Kim Ji-hye.

Bzzzz-

“Huh?”

Just then, his phone vibrated. Looking at the screen, he saw Baek Do-kyung’s name.

‘The CEO?’

Kim Ji-hu was puzzled, but answered the phone anyway.

-Are you doing well, Ji-hu?

“Ah, yes… except for being tired from exercise…”

-Haha! But it seems like you’re working hard.

“Yes… well…”

Baek Do-kyung’s laughing voice then settled into a calm tone as he spoke.

-More than that, how is Ji-hye doing?

“Ji-hye? Yes… she seems to be doing fine. What’s wrong?”

Then he spoke in a rather serious voice.

-I contacted you because I have something to say about Ji-hye’s management and Recal Entertainment.

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“So, so you’re saying that Recal Entertainment, where Ji-hye belongs… is a shell company?”

“That’s right. It seems like things got quite tangled up, but it appears to be true. Ah, thank you.”

Since Baek Do-kyung had come all the way to his home, Kim Ji-hu brought out coffee.

He had definitely made ordinary instant coffee, but with Baek Do-kyung in a suit drinking it, it felt like premium coffee.

“But how did you find out? Shell companies… don’t they usually hide that well?”

Actually, he had only heard about shell companies but didn’t know much about them. He had roughly seen them in internet articles or creative works.

Baek Do-kyung said calmly.

“The methods to discover shell companies are easier than you’d think. Especially in entertainment, it’s even easier. The entertainment industry benefits from being famous, but they’re hiding themselves completely, and you can tell just from the fact that their registered building is fake.”

“The registered building?”

“Yes, their business registration shows a strange building address. It’s something like a shared office.”

Kim Ji-hu tilted his head.

‘Then was the office I saw last time fake?’

That thought made his whole body shiver. What would have happened if he had worked with them?

“Then, then what should we do? We need to quickly get Ji-hye…”

“First, let’s check the contract, then think of a way to get her out.”

“Understood…! Then I’ll call Ji-hye first!”

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And a little while later.

“…Are these guys idiots?”

Baek Do-kyung couldn’t believe his eyes as he looked at Kim Ji-hye’s contract. What kind of company doesn’t even set a contract period?

Kim Ji-hu looked at Kim Ji-hye.

“You signed this kind of contract…”

“Well, well… they said they’d debut me… and release an album…”

Thinking about it that way, it was a bit unexpected. They had actually released an album and even debuted her.

‘That doesn’t make them good guys though…’

In fact, aside from releasing the album, they hadn’t done anything else and had split income with Kim Ji-hye.

Moreover, being called a shell company meant they were doing something shady behind the scenes, so it seemed more accurate to call them stupid rather than good.

Baek Do-kyung, having read through most of the contract, opened his mouth.

“First, Ji-hye, you should leave there immediately tomorrow. And even after you leave, know that they hold the album production rights.”

Kim Ji-hye carefully asked at those words.

“What… are production rights?”

“…”

Though he said nothing, it felt like he was sighing deeply.

Still, like a professional manager, he explained it simply.

“Originally, when producing an album, the management company that invests gets those production rights. And Ji-hye, who created the album, gets the copyright.”

“Aha!”

“Anyway, they’ll probably keep holding onto the album production rights… but we should be able to get those back soon too.”

At those words, the two siblings Kim Ji-hye and Kim Ji-hu both tilted their heads in confusion.

“Huh?”

“What?”

Seeing their reaction, Baek Do-kyung smiled.

“Looking at you two like this, you really do look alike. Haha.”

“More importantly, what do you mean we can get them back…?”

“Ah, I’ve already finished the data investigation and filed the report. And I have someone I know over there who said they’ll handle it well. Plus, I’ve contacted some journalists I know, so articles will come out as soon as the investigation starts, which means we should be able to get the production rights back quickly.”

Baek Do-kyung spoke with a somewhat meaningful expression.

Kim Ji-hu looked at Baek Do-kyung and felt it once again.

‘I’m glad he’s on our side…’

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The next day. Kim Ji-hye prepared to call her manager.

‘It would be nice if my brother or Mr. Baek Do-kyung could do this…’

But according to Baek Do-kyung, if they approached it that way, the other party might catch on to their intentions, so it would be better for her to do it herself.

Of course, she had asked, ‘Then wouldn’t it be better to just not leave at all and wait?’

But she got the answer, ‘We don’t know what might happen in the meantime, so it’s better to get out as quickly as possible,’ so she decided to leave the management today.

‘If they try to stop me from leaving, my brother promised to step in… so then… whew…’

After making up her mind, Kim Ji-hye took a deep breath and called her manager.

“Hello?”

-Yes, Ji-hye. Is something wrong?

Kim Ji-hye counted to herself.

‘One, two!’

Then she spoke out loud.

“Um… I want to change management companies… The contract didn’t specify any particular period either…”

Before Kim Ji-hye could even finish speaking.

-We’re so sorry!!!!

Manager Kong Min-gu bowed his head first.

“Huh…?”

-Actually, this has been weighing on our minds lately too. Our company is so new that we don’t seem to be supporting you well, Ji-hye, and we think you need to grow more. That’s why we’ve been trying to create content and such… but you probably don’t like us.

“…Uh …yes.”

-So we’ve already finished discussing this internally. Instead of keeping you in a small pond like ours, we want you to be able to go out into the vast ocean!

Kim Ji-hye had organized what to say since last night, but she was dumbfounded when the other party apologized first.

“Then the contract is…?”

-We’ll terminate it right away tomorrow. And if you’re thinking of finding another management company, we’ll do our best to help you.

Hearing those words, Kim Ji-hye thought to herself.

‘Aren’t they actually good people?’

She wondered if Baek Do-kyung and her brother had misunderstood, and maybe they were just incompetent people, not bad ones.

Not that she was planning to stay, since she’d already heard the management situation wasn’t good.

-Should we help you find a management company…?

“No… I think that’s okay. I have a place in mind…”

-I see… You’ll have to work hard at that place too…! We’ll all be cheering for you!

When Kong Min-gu said that, Kim Ji-hye’s heart softened even more.

At the same time, she made a decision.

‘This won’t do… I have to give them some advice…’

Kim Ji-hye clenched her fists and opened her mouth.

“Manager…”

-Yes?

“I think because you’re a new management company, there might be various things you don’t know…”

-…Yes??

Since she was leaving anyway, shouldn’t she give them honest feelings and warm advice?

“Actually, Manager… there were quite a few frustrating things when I watched you handle work… And even when I told you things, you couldn’t do them well… Plus the other staff members too! You always forget things when we talk about them… I think all the employees should take nutritional supplements or something together! They say youth dementia is very common these days!”

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“And… Manager, sometimes your car really smelled like cigarettes and sweat… Oh, and bad breath too. It would be good if you washed up before going around.”

-Ah…

“Right, right. You all seem really bad at social skills too. Everyone should go outside and meet people! If you do that, you’ll learn social skills!”

The last comment was something Kim Ji-hye herself wasn’t doing either, but anyway, she felt like she had shared everything she experienced at the management company.

“I’ll cheer for you all too! You’re all very lacking people, but if you work hard, you can still do well as a small management company! Fighting!”

-Yes… we’ll do our besht…

It seemed like she could hear teeth grinding from the other end of the call, but Kim Ji-hye thought it was because they were moved by her advice.

Kim Ji-hye hung up the phone with a proud expression.

‘I did another good deed today!’

She was smiling more brightly than ever.

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