Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 54

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Episode 54

“I was planning to reveal that we’re siblings anyway. Let’s post something first and quickly smooth things over. The reporters kept asking what our relationship was, so I already told them I’d make an official announcement.”

Kim Ji-hu nodded at Baek Do-kyung’s words.

“I’m sorry… My sister caused trouble for no reason…”

“Haha, these things can happen.”

Baek Do-kyung said this while looking toward the side of the table.

There, Kim Ji-hye was kneeling with both hands raised, wearing a thoroughly sulky expression.

“Why are you only being mean to me…”

“What did you do right? Your hands are coming down. Put them back up.”

“…Yes.”

Baek Do-kyung smiled at Kim Ji-hu’s firm demeanor.

“You definitely look more comfortable like this, so it’s nice to see.”

“Is, is that so?”

He seemed to have said something similar before.

That it was nice to see him acting like an older brother.

“Usually you seem too intimidated, so it felt pitiful to watch. Family really does seem to be good for you.”

“Ahaha…”

Kim Ji-hu could only laugh awkwardly.

Baek Do-kyung spoke as if summarizing.

“For now, Ji-hye will roughly explain the post, and after that we’ll do some Q&A content to properly clear up the misunderstanding.”

“Yes… I understand.”

Kim Ji-hye slowly lowered her arms and asked.

“Then I can put my arms down now, right?”

“…Fine. More importantly, you need to find a manager quickly. To avoid causing trouble like this…”

Kim Ji-hye had a timid personality similar to Kim Ji-hu, but she was just bad at dealing with people, and in terms of actions, she was rather bold.

So a manager needed to help control that.

Kim Ji-hye looked at Kim Ji-hu and smiled mischievously.

“Hehe, actually I already decided on a manager.”

“…Huh?”

“You found a manager, Ji-hye?”

Seeing Baek Do-kyung express doubt, it didn’t seem like Hanbit had found one for her.

Kim Ji-hye spoke with a confident face.

“It’s not a weird place like my previous manager, it’s already been verified, and there are people I know there! A place like that would work, right?”

“Ah.”

Kim Ji-hu realized from Kim Ji-hye’s words what place she was targeting.

That place was Hanbit Entertainment, where Kim Ji-hu belonged.

Kim Ji-hye had already verified it thanks to Kim Ji-hu, and working alongside Kim Ji-hu, she had definitely felt it was good management with fast work processing.

Kim Ji-hye looked straight at Baek Do-kyung and said.

“President! Will you accept me as a colleague!”

Kim Ji-hye spoke like a character from a boys’ manga.

Baek Do-kyung said with slightly surprised eyes.

“…We don’t manage singers though?”

“Eh?”

“Ah.”

That’s right. Hanbit Entertainment was an agency specializing in actors.

***

-What lol they were siblings?

-Fans who were seriously shocked when the video came out, upvote lol

-But Kim Ji-hu sings better than I thought??? Well, if they’re siblings, there must be genes for it.

Kim Ji-hu, who had returned home, looked through the comments on the post Kim Ji-hye had uploaded.

Everyone seemed to have calmed down after learning they were siblings.

Moreover, when Hanbit Entertainment also posted an official statement, communities and news outlets quieted down too.

‘But how long has the video been up that articles are already coming out…’

According to Baek Do-kyung, Kim Ji-hye was also a singer who had garnered significant attention, and Kim Ji-hu was a blue chip among recent actors, so they probably thought it was a scoop and wrote articles.

That’s why Baek Do-kyung had said these kinds of articles would be a big help to both their entertainment careers.

[In short, it’s noise marketing. Since you’re siblings, there’s nothing particularly problematic. This kind of controversy will only increase both your popularity.]

[That’s why I want to join Hanbit Entertainment too! My popularity increased!]

[Ahem.]

Of course, during these various explanations, Kim Ji-hye’s voice whining “Please accept me as a colleague!!!” from the side was still ringing in his ears.

‘Well, President Baek said he’d think about it.’

Actually, Hanbit Entertainment would welcome accepting Kim Ji-hye with open arms.

Kim Ji-hye was a singer who had gained enough recognition to receive an award.

Moreover, since it was revealed that poor management was the reason she couldn’t properly promote, she was a very good singer to bring over.

‘This would be a good opportunity for Hanbit Entertainment to expand their business into the music side too.’

Either way, that was for Baek Do-kyung to decide, and Kim Ji-hu just had to wait quietly.

He said he’d give an answer as quickly as possible.

‘And he said articles about Recal would come out soon too.’

According to Baek Do-kyung, the investigation into Recal Entertainment, where Kim Ji-hye had been signed, was almost in its final stages.

It was much faster than expected.

He had thought this kind of investigation would take a long time.

‘He said it was easy because it was such an obvious place. But what were those people thinking when they created such a place…’

Actually, if you’re going to create a paper company, there should be a reason for it. However, he hadn’t heard about those details.

‘Well, the investigators will handle it. I’ll just work hard on what I need to do.’

Since Kim Ji-hye was the victim anyway, he figured he’d hear the whole story once the investigation was over.

***

“No matter how I look at it, he’s not that kind of guy?”

Oh Jin-woo went home and rewatched ‘Trauma’ that Kim Ji-hu had appeared in.

‘My Little House’ wasn’t on OTT yet, so it was hard to rewatch. So he watched shorts uploaded to YouTube or recalled memories from when he’d seen it before.

But no matter how much he thought about it, it felt different from the Kim Ji-hu from last time.

‘A character trait that wasn’t in the script came alive. But he’d never done that before. Plus, something about the feeling when he was acting was subtly…’

Of course, he’d never been to a filming site where Kim Ji-hu was acting, so it could be his imagination.

But Oh Jin-woo was certain.

That something was different.

‘My instincts have never been wrong.’

Oh Jin-woo had exceptionally sharp senses when it came to acting.

He had been wrong before, but it was really rare. And even when he was wrong, there was usually a good reason for it.

Either something had happened that would make a person change dramatically, or some strange trick had been involved.

‘If Kim Ji-hu is one of those two cases… it’s probably the latter.’

It’s not like life-changing events happen easily, and it hadn’t been long since one work ended, so his acting style couldn’t have suddenly changed.

‘People don’t change easily. It’s impossible to suddenly do something you’ve never done before.’

So there must have been ‘something’ that made it possible.

‘He might be connected to those guys.’

There are many ways to use tricks.

But even those tricks have areas that can be allowed and areas that cannot be allowed.

‘If it was really just acting, I’d acknowledge him as an actor, but if he’s connected to those guys… I won’t just sit still.’

Strong hatred was reflected in Oh Jin-woo’s eyes. He immediately called somewhere.

“Hey, hyung. No. Today it’s not about Armchair Reviewer, but someone else.”

Oh Jin-woo said.

“Look into Kim Ji-hu for me.”

***

This ‘Office Apocalypse’ had a more relaxed schedule than expected.

Since it was a Netflix original, they seemed to be planning to put a lot of effort into quality.

They had allocated a long filming period, and the editing time was even longer.

But that didn’t mean Kim Ji-hu would have more free time.

‘There are script readings scheduled densely every other day, makeup and costume tests too… and also…’

There were countless minor schedules like concept shoots and meetings with writers.

Of course, there was something he had to do before all that.

That was signing the contract.

Choi Tae-geon and Kim Ji-hu sat in a meeting room waiting for CEO Kang I-wook.

“Manager… what do you think the contract conditions will be like?”

At Kim Ji-hu’s question, Choi Tae-geon smacked his lips.

“I think we’ll have to hear it to know. Since it’s Vivid Studio with a Netflix original, the finances should be solid, but with this filming scale being so large, I’m not sure how it’ll turn out.”

“But didn’t Netflix originals originally not have success bonus conditions?”

Netflix was originally famous for paying production costs and success bonuses upfront, with no separate compensation upon success.

Kim Ji-hu roughly knew it that way too.

So Choi Tae-geon shook his head.

“That was the old way, but it’s changed recently. I understand the success bonuses are quite substantial now. They have to do that to secure good projects.”

“I see…”

Although Kim Ji-hu was very interested in creative works, he didn’t know such conditions in detail.

Since Choi Tae-geon would handle most of the contract negotiations anyway, he was just trying to get a general sense of things.

“Ah, it looks like he’s here now.”

Choi Tae-geon and Kim Ji-hu stood up, and CEO Kang I-wook entered the meeting room.

“Hello. It feels like we’ve been meeting quite often lately. Haha.”

At CEO Kang I-wook’s words, Kim Ji-hu also laughed awkwardly.

“Well then, since you’re both busy, let me show you the contract right away.”

CEO Kang I-wook handed over the tablet he brought, and Choi Tae-geon and Kim Ji-hu, who received it, checked the contents together.

[Payment of contract fee to “Party A”: Sum of [320,000,000] won]

[Special provisions: A. Upon achieving 1st place on ‘Netflix’, 50% of the appearance fee shall be paid.]

“Ah…?”

Kim Ji-hu made a stunned expression.

‘This… isn’t this 300 million?’

Kim Ji-hu doubted his eyes, wondering if he had seen it wrong.

Not only that, but there was even a bonus of an additional 50% of the appearance fee.

‘Wo, is this normally how it works?’

Kim Ji-hu glanced at Choi Tae-geon.

Choi Tae-geon was also so shocked that he couldn’t close his mouth.

While the two looked at each other with surprised expressions.

CEO Kang I-wook smiled at their reaction.

“These are conditions we set to show how much we want to bring Ji-hu on board. How does it sound?”

There was nothing to say. It was the best.

They say a person’s heart can’t be expressed with money, but shouldn’t we consider whether that amount was just too small?

When they’re offering 300 million won outright, how could one not feel that thoughtful heart?

‘Could I really end up buying a house with this?’

Although he didn’t know much about real estate, this seemed like enough to escape from his studio apartment.

That aside, it was time to make a decision.

Kim Ji-hu looked at Choi Tae-geon.

Choi Tae-geon nodded in response.

“Let’s go with these conditions.”

When the other party offered such conditions, it would be rude not to respond immediately.

CEO Kang I-wook extended his hand.

“Thank you. Then please take good care of us, Ji-hu.”

Kim Ji-hu grasped that hand with both hands and said.

“I, I’ll also take good care of you…!”

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