NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 162

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Episode 162. Departure to America (2)

 

The America schedule was decided to proceed for 6 days including round-trip travel time.

 

 

 

When Yeon-woo was packing his suitcase at home for the America schedule, his smartphone rang.

 

When he checked the screen, it was a number that wasn’t saved.

 

 

 

“Hello?”

 

– Yeon-woo, it’s me.

 

“Jun-ho hyung?”

 

 

 

The voice coming through the phone receiver was An Jun-ho.

 

 

 

– Yeah. I’m really enlisting soon now. I called one last time before going in.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo smiled slightly at An Jun-ho’s words.

 

 

 

“Hey, why are you acting like someone going to die? The military is also a place where people can live.”

 

– Hahaha. Is that so? This guy talks like he’s experienced it when he hasn’t even been yet?

 

 

 

Why wouldn’t he have been?

 

He had walked the hellish path of carnage that made military life feel like child’s play.

 

 

 

– By the way, I saw in the news that you’re going to America for filming. You’re really a world star.

 

“No, I’m not. It’s just a flash in the pan. It’s because 「White Blood」 has good momentum right now.”

 

– From what I see, it doesn’t seem like a flash in the pan. I always knew you’d make it big like this someday.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo smiled at An Jun-ho’s words that felt sincere.

 

 

 

“Hyung. Be careful and do well in the military. Maybe when you’re discharged, good things will be waiting for you too. Because I’ll work that hard.”

 

 

 

He had already caught veteran actor Jung Tae-seon, and after thoroughly checking the identity of the rotten lifeline he was holding onto, he naturally planned to reveal Jung Tae-seon’s true face to the public.

 

 

 

Jung Tae-seon wasn’t even one of the 7 core members, so Baeksol wouldn’t be scared enough to hide in the shadows to that extent.

 

 

 

Then he could naturally restore An Jun-ho’s honor and aim for his comeback as well.

 

 

 

However, An Jun-ho, who naturally couldn’t understand Yeon-woo’s words, laughed and played along.

 

 

 

– Yeah. Just hearing it, I can feel your fighting spirit. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of amazing star you’ll have become when I’m discharged.

 

 

 

After exchanging more greetings, they ended the call.

 

 

 

And immediately the phone rang again.

 

 

 

“Calls are coming one after another. Yes, Mother.”

 

– Son. I heard you’re going to America. Did you pack your things?

 

“I was just packing them now.”

 

– Did you put in gochujang?

 

 

 

Yeon-woo broke out in a cold sweat at his mother’s words coming through the phone receiver.

 

 

 

Why she considered gochujang so important was something he could understand and yet not understand.

 

He obviously hadn’t packed gochujang, but he nodded and answered.

 

 

 

“···Yes. I packed it.”

 

– Good. Well done. You have to eat your meals properly even when you’re there.

 

 

 

After ending the call with his mother, he finally finished packing.

 

After relaxing leisurely, time passed and he received contact that the vehicle had arrived in front of his home.

 

 

 

When he went downstairs with his suitcase, a van larger than the usual van he rode was waiting, and Kim Min-su took Yeon-woo’s suitcase and loaded it into the trunk.

 

 

 

“Min-su hyung. It’s a different car today?”

 

“Yes. There are quite a few people. I’m not driving today either.”

 

 

 

When he got in the car, quite a lot of people were already seated.

 

 

 

“Hey, the main character’s here?”

 

“Yeon-woo oppa!”

 

 

 

Jeong Cheol-min and Han Byeol greeted him, and Jung Su-yeon also quietly waved her hand from behind them.

 

 

 

‘Ah, I see. Right now all three of them don’t have agencies.’

 

 

 

Jeong Cheol-min had never been affiliated with an agency in the first place, and Jung Su-yeon hadn’t signed with another company after terminating her contract with Plus Ten while preparing to be an announcer.

 

 

 

In the back were Lee Ye-eun the stylist, Team Leader Yoon Mi-yeon, and someone he was seeing for the first time.

 

 

 

“Everyone’s faces are full of excitement thinking about going to America?”

 

“Hey, of course. What an honor this is.”

 

 

 

After greeting the members in turn, when he looked at the unfamiliar man sitting in the very back, the man offered a handshake first.

 

 

 

“Hello, Actor Ryu Yeon-woo. I’m James Choi, who recently joined LN and is in charge of consulting related to overseas investment attraction.”

 

“Ah, I see. Nice to meet you.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo returned the greeting while having doubts internally.

 

 

 

‘They said Bernard Fenton’s side would handle and be responsible for local guidance, and Team Leader Yoon Mi-yeon would be sufficient as the company representative, but suddenly an out-of-nowhere overseas investment consultant?’

 

 

 

When he looked at Team Leader Yoon Mi-yeon’s face, she indeed had a displeased expression.

 

 

 

‘Recently joined the company…’

 

 

 

Somehow the feeling was strong.

 

 

 

“By the way, James, you look quite young to be called a consultant. If you don’t mind me asking, your age?”

 

“Haha. Even if it’s lip service, I’ll gratefully accept it. Still, I’m older than I look. I’m born in the year of the rat.”

 

“Ah, really? Then you’re not born in ’96 but in ’84? You look incredibly young for your age.”

 

“It’s an honor to be told I look young by such a handsome person.”

 

 

 

After hearing James Choi’s words, Yeon-woo nodded and sat down, sending a message to Han Hae-woon on his smartphone.

 

 

 

– Hae-woon. Look into someone named James Choi, born in 1984, in detail. He’s supposedly handling consulting for overseas investment attraction at LN Enter.

 

 

 

Soon after, a reply came back.

 

 

 

– Han Hae-woon: James Choi, born in ’84. Understood.

 

 

 

On the way to the airport, Han Byeol seemed extremely excited and chattered non-stop.

 

 

 

“Oppa! Have you been to America before?”

 

“No. I’ve only been to Hawaii, which is US Territory.”

 

 

 

Of course, he had been to the mainland countless times.

 

 

 

“I’ve never even been on an airplane! What if it crashes?”

 

“Hey, that’ll never happen. The probability is lower than getting in a car accident on the way to the airport.”

 

 

 

He had certainly performed HAHO (High Altitude High Opening) operations, parachuting from crashing military aircraft to infiltrate enemy territory, but what were the chances of a passenger plane crashing?

 

 

 

Just then, the car entered the airport.

 

 

 

“Here we are.”

 

 

 

To stick to the schedule as much as possible, they had booked an evening flight, so it was already getting dark outside the window.

 

 

 

The van door opened and Yeon-woo and the members got out.

 

 

 

Flash─.

 

Flash flash flash─.

 

 

 

Thanks to the reporters’ camera flashes, the dark area in front of Incheon Airport’s 3rd Floor Departure Hall became as bright as daylight.

 

 

 

Seeing the members flustered by the sudden flashes, Yeon-woo smiled.

 

 

 

“Wave to them. These reporters came here specially to see us off.”

 

“Wow. There are so many reporters. Is this what a star’s life is like…?”

 

 

 

Meanwhile, Manager Kim Min-su, who had unloaded the luggage, began guiding them.

 

 

 

“Let’s go in now.”

 

 

 

After pushing through the crowd and completing check-in procedures, Dong-ha and the staff who had arrived earlier and were waiting in the lounge joined them.

 

 

 

“It feels exciting, like we’re all going on a trip together.”

 

“That’s right. We never even got a proper reward vacation.”

 

 

 

With this level of success, they had actually earned enough for two reward vacations.

 

 

 

However, unlike broadcasting station dramas, Netflix continued generating revenue even after episode releases ended and kept competing in rankings, so it didn’t feel like things had definitively concluded, and no talk of reward vacations had come up.

 

 

 

“The only official schedule is the talk show appearance, so let’s do some sightseeing during the rest of the time.”

 

 

 

Soon departure time approached, and the airplane crossed the Pacific Ocean with Yeon-woo and his group aboard, lowering its landing gear at Los Angeles International Airport.

 

 

 

“Yaaaawn. I slept well.”

 

 

 

Han Byeol, who had made a fuss about what would happen if the plane crashed, fell fast asleep shortly after takeoff and only woke up briefly to eat the in-flight meal.

 

 

 

The members got up from their seats, preparing to disembark.

 

 

 

Walking through the jetway connecting the aircraft to the airport, Jeong Cheol-min scratched the back of his head with an anxious expression.

 

 

 

“Is immigration inspection difficult? I’m really bad at English.”

 

 

 

Then Jeong Cheol-min looked over the members.

 

 

 

“Yeon-woo speaks so well, who knows how many languages he knows. And Dong-ha is…”

 

 

 

Then Kim Min-su added from the side.

 

 

 

“Since he’s an idol, he’s probably good at it.”

 

“That’s right.”

 

 

 

These days, idols had overseas schedules almost at the level of diplomats.

 

 

 

“Then what about Su-yeon?”

 

“She was preparing to be an announcer, so…”

 

“Hmm, right.”

 

 

 

Then Jeong Cheol-min looked at Han Byeol, the last remaining member, but Kim Min-su shook his head.

 

 

 

“Senior Jeong. Kids these days learn English from kindergarten.”

 

“Haha, then I’m the only one who’s bad at it.”

 

“No. I’m bad at it too. Let’s go together.”

 

 

 

In the end, Jeong Cheol-min and Kim Min-su walked together, reviewing expected questions.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo passed through immigration inspection with ease and was waiting for the other members and Jeong Cheol-min to come out.

 

 

 

“Hmm, I wonder if they’ll do well?”

 

 

 

At that moment, Jeong Cheol-min stood at the immigration counter, looking ahead with a tense expression.

 

 

 

“Passport Please.”

 

“Passport? Okay okay.”

 

“Put your finger on the scanner.”

 

“What? Ah, finger. Okay.”

 

 

 

He was nervous but calmly understood and followed the instructions.

 

 

 

“Okay. What’s the purpose of your trip?”

 

 

 

Jeong Cheol-min was flustered by the immigration officer’s rapid speech.

 

 

 

‘Ah, what was that. Was he asking about my job?’

 

 

 

He scratched his cheek and answered for now.

 

 

 

“Ah, I’m movie actor.”

 

 

 

Then the immigration officer looked back and forth between the passport and Jeong Cheol-min with suspicious eyes.

 

 

 

‘Ah shit. This isn’t right.’

 

 

 

Then, as if realizing something, the immigration officer clapped his hands.

 

 

 

“Oh, Dipangdal?”

 

“Yes, yes! I’m Dipangdal!”

 

 

 

Fortunately, the officer who recognized Jeong Cheol-min smiled and let him pass, and Jeong Cheol-min walked out confidently.

 

Seeing this, Yeon-woo approached with a relieved smile.

 

 

 

“Sir. Did you do well?”

 

“Hahaha. Well, it was easy? I just chatted a bit and came out. Ah, that guy recognized me. Ahem.”

 

 

 

After everyone safely completed immigration and came out, the group took out their smartphones to change SIM cards, collected their luggage, and went to the restroom.

 

 

 

As they made various preparations and walked toward the immigration hall gate, there was unexpectedly quite a large crowd gathered at the airport.

 

 

 

“···Huh? Don’t tell me they gathered because of us?”

 

“Come on, this is America, you know? There are probably just many people waiting for acquaintances.”

 

 

 

Beyond the gate’s glass door, it wasn’t an enormous crowd, but there seemed to be dozens of people visible.

 

 

 

When the members who had been hidden among the staff appeared beyond the gate, several fans screamed.

 

 

 

“Oh? I guess it really is for us.”

 

 

 

When Yeon-woo and Dong-ha waved their hands, the gathered people responded with cheers while taking pictures with their cameras.

 

 

 

And soon Bernard Fenton appeared with bodyguards.

 

 

 

“It’s been a while. Mister Ryu.”

 

“Ah, Mister Fenton.”

 

“We’ll take responsibility for security from here. Let’s go.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo and his group boarded the waiting car following the bodyguards’ guidance.

 

 

 

“I came straight here earlier because I was worried about crowds gathering, so I couldn’t greet you properly. I’m Bernard Fenton, responsible for the global sales of 「White Blood」.”

 

 

 

After formally greeting the group, Fenton sat in the seat next to Yeon-woo.

 

 

 

“Ryu. You really worked hard. Fortunately, the results turned out very well.”

 

“Is that so. It was all possible because you coordinated well in between, Mister Fenton.”

 

 

 

Bernard Fenton smiled at Yeon-woo’s words.

 

 

 

“My eye for people certainly hasn’t died. Who would have expected it to go this well? I simply trusted Mister Kim from LN and Actor Ryu’s judgment and invested in people.”

 

 

 

Hearing Bernard Fenton’s words giving all the credit to CEO Kim Ju-seong and Yeon-woo, Yeon-woo smiled slightly.

 

 

 

And then the smartphone Yeon-woo had put in his pocket vibrated.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo took out his smartphone and checked the message.

 

 

 

– Han Hae-woon: Found the team leader. James Choi, born in 1984. Actually, he’s not even a Choi. His real name is Jang Tae-woo. Originally, he’s someone who works as a specialist in hostile corporate M&As in America, and proxy fights are his specialty.

 

 

 

And soon another message arrived.

 

 

 

– Han Hae-woon: And recently, some land has been added under this person’s name. It’s land near Namyangju, and interestingly, the owner before it was transferred was ‘Jung Tae-seon’. I checked, and it’s that Jung Tae-seon.

 

 

 

After reading the message, Yeon-woo grinned.

 

 

 

Jung Tae-seon is the name of that veteran actor whose smartphone Yeon-woo had hacked at the awards ceremony venue.

 

That means this guy called James Choi is someone planted by Baeksol.

 

 

 

‘What kind of scheme is he planning by following us all the way to America? Got you, you bastard.’

 

 

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