I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 70

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Episode 70

First. Jegal Rok had finally gone crazy, or,

“Say something! I’m dying of curiosity.”

Second. He judged that Han Yeoreum would completely crush all the decent male actors and rise to a level where she could attract investment.

“No poison clauses. None at all.”

Jeha handed the reviewed documents back to Yeoreum. At least domestically, it would be hard to find better conditions than this.

“Really? Wow shit… Then this is really good, right?”

Yeoreum smiled brightly. Then she signed her name on the documents without hesitation.

“Hmm…?”

Myeong Jeha froze for a moment watching Yeoreum like that. It was a 7-year contract. She hadn’t even had it for half a day yet.

“You’re signing already? Aren’t you going to look into it more?”

“You said it was good. Then there’s no need to wait longer. I want to release the contract article starting tomorrow.”

Yeoreum had already brought over an ink pad and pressed her thumb down firmly.

“You’re being too hasty.”

“I told you last time. I need to become more famous than Do Gyeoul quickly.”

A red fingerprint settled on the white paper. A round mark was engraved next to Han Yeoreum’s name.

“You have to row when the tide comes in.”

Yeoreum’s eyes were already filled with conviction. She looked like she had been waiting for this moment alone.

“Soon when Do Gyeoul’s drama starts, KNUA will come up in the news like last time, and I’ll be tied together with that…”

Yeoreum blew on the fingerprint she had stamped on the contract so it wouldn’t smudge.

The series of actions was as natural as a scene from a movie.

At some point, Myeong Jeha felt like he had become Extra #1 watching Han Yeoreum’s success. Having been trapped in the protagonist’s world all along, Myeong Jeha couldn’t have liked this moment more.

“I don’t want to just sit still. I want to properly seize that opportunity and promote my name even a little more.”

Because Han Yeoreum in front of him was now, without a doubt to anyone who saw her, the protagonist.

“But don’t take this the wrong way. I’m just asking just in case, elder.”

“…Speak properly.”

“There aren’t actually poison clauses that you’re not telling me about, right? I trust you. I brought this to you because I thought you’d seen more contracts than most lawyers, but no betrayal or anything like that, right? Please.”

“Well…”

“Don’t do this. You can’t do this.”

At Yeoreum’s desperate expression, Myeong Jeha laughed pleasantly for the first time in a while.

He couldn’t even remember when he had last burst into laughter like this. After laughing for quite a while, Myeong Jeha nodded as if to say not to worry.

Yeoreum’s contract was completed safely like that.

The next day, Han Yeoreum’s name began appearing in every digital newspaper that covered entertainment news, including Daily Media.

[The actress chosen by JC ENM… Exclusive contract with Han Yeoreum from ]

[Han Yeoreum X JC ENM fresh meeting, “Already trendy~”]

[Chosen by the 1020 generation and picked by JC… Rising actress Han Yeoreum who will shake up the Intube market]

* * *

“Finally…”

This place was the 7th floor of JC ENM’s new building located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu.

The eyes of the woman looking at the monitor gleamed with madness. The woman with stretched-out short sleeves and roughly tied hair even had a neck pillow as if she lived at the company.

“She’s here!!!”

She screamed while looking at the notification window that appeared on the internal messenger.

“Why is Manager Ma acting like that?”

“Han Yeoreum’s contract must have been finalized.”

The employees who had already anticipated her reaction returned to focusing on their respective tasks. As the employees guessed, what excited her was the news of Han Yeoreum’s contract finalization.

“Why did they take so long with the contract! Damn, I really thought I was going to die waiting.”

Anyone who knew JC ENM’s growth trend would say in unison:

If Jegal Rok was behind JC ENM’s innovation, then Ma Suyeon was behind JC ENM’s jackpots.

If Manager Hong was JC ENM’s gem merchant, then Manager Ma was JC ENM’s gem craftsman. Target audience analysis, advertising contracts, collaborations, product creation, content development, digital campaigns.

Polishing and refining raw ideas to present them to the world was all Manager Ma’s responsibility. She had prepared countless projects and succeeded in every single one without exception.

“Han~ Yeo~ reum~ is here~.”

Manager Ma, humming and moving her eyes rapidly, was clearly in an adrenaline-fueled state.

The sense of opening a new era wasn’t felt only by Shin Rookie from the PR team. The production of was an idea that came from Manager Ma’s head.

“Han~ Yeo~ reum~ came into Ma Suyeon’s arms~.”

She couldn’t help but love Han Yeoreum, who had made the project she wanted to pursue successful exactly as planned, no, several times more successful.

With Han Yeoreum, there was confidence that the success rate of Manager Ma’s future work would be even higher.

Click- Click- Click-.

Clicks continued several times without rest. Soon after, a neatly organized Han Yeoreum branding PowerPoint presentation appeared on her monitor screen.

Thanks to recording every idea that came to mind, the PowerPoint presentation quality was shockingly high.

“Hmm~.”

Han Yeoreum filled the large dual monitor screen completely.

Manager Ma’s analysis of Han Yeoreum’s selling points, what image she should present to the public, what modifiers to use, what path to choose to make Han Yeoreum’s name shine the brightest.

“As expected, perfect.”

After checking if there were any shortcomings in the PowerPoint presentation, Manager Ma looked at the very last slide.

“How can someone have such character portrayal. This way viewers will find it interesting too-.”

Tied together with her was Do Gyeoul.

Same age, same university classmates, one a famous actress who had everything prepared since childhood and one an underdog who barely studied for half a year for entrance exams and broke through KNUA’s wall.

“Let’s see let’s see- our cutie. Since she was once paired with Do Gyeoul in the same clothes with different vibes, they’ll become rivals in the future? So exciting!”

Manager Ma, who clapped her hands, immediately picked up her cell phone. Now that all the project preparations were finally complete.

-This is Jegal Rok.

“Director! Should I come up? I’m coming up? Huh? We need to have a meeting, right? I’m coming up right now, okay?”

-Yes.

Now it was time to begin.

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“Yes. I answered the call.”

“Oh, reporter. I told you the profile photo hasn’t been shot yet. There’s no new photo to give you, you know that blue background photo that got a lot of likes on SNS. Yes. You can use that one.”

As soon as the news of JC ENM and Han Yeoreum’s contract finalization broke, the PR team also became busy simultaneously. Most of the time they had planned projects with celebrities belonging to other entertainment companies, so declaring they would take someone and develop them like this was an exceptional case.

“An interview? Yes, of course. We just need to prepare a little more internally and then proceed right away.”

The atmosphere of the PR team, which had been promoting how interesting JC ENM-produced movies, dramas, and variety shows featuring celebrities were, changed.

The focus immediately shifted to Han Yeoreum.

“Phew-. The response is bigger than expected?”

“Right. It’s Jegal Rok after all.”

Manager Hong briefly summarized to Shin Rookie, who hung up the phone for a moment to catch her breath. Jegal Rok’s choices in the industry had always attracted attention. It was natural for reporters to be curious about the rookie actress Jegal Rok had chosen.

“When did Manager Ma start preparing this? She’s really crazy.”

“Manager Ma is… kind of like Jegal Rok. They seem like polar opposites but they understand each other.”

The keywords Manager Ma prepared for Han Yeoreum were short and clear.

#Rookie #KNUA #Trendy #1020 and #Talented.

“But using Do Gyeoul as a package deal is a bit much. Don’t you think?”

“Right. But what can we do? That’s how this industry works. Why do you think they mention celebrities’ distant relatives and classmates? There needs to be at least some crumbs worth remembering and keeping in mind.”

Among them, the #KNUA keyword was bundled together with Do Gyeoul.

It was because there was still a huge gap in their league. Do Gyeoul’s Recognition, who had monopolized child roles for top actresses, was far beyond Han Yeoreum’s current level.

“Still, it’s a bit much. Something feels slightly….”

“Hurts your pride?”

“Exactly! That’s it.”

Shin Rookie nodded enthusiastically at Manager Hong’s analysis. Manager Hong, who slurped his Coffee, chuckled.

“This kid’s developed company loyalty. Soon it’ll be ‘I’ll do this and that too.’ Time to get pumped up.”

Buzz- Buzz- Buzz-.

That’s when it happened. The PR Team staff’s Cell Phones all vibrated simultaneously.

“What’s this?”

“Uh….”

“Wow, this is crazy.”

Shin Rookie quickly joined in the atmosphere where everyone was making comments. Shin Rookie’s mouth fell open after looking at his Cell Phone screen.

“Manager….”

“Yeah.”

“There’s no way I won’t get pumped up.”

Shin Rookie held up his Cell Phone screen. An unbelievable number was displayed there.

“…Ten million views?!”

Episode 1 had finally broken through ten million views.

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