NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 169
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Episode 169. Identity
When Kim Hang-gon asked the writer what was going on, she shrugged her shoulders, saying she didn’t know either.
Then, as if something came to mind, the writer clapped her hands.
“Ah! Dong-ha from AXIS recently filmed ‘White Blood’ together with Ryu Yeon-woo.”
“Oh! That’s right. So it’s through their friendship?”
Either way, from PD Kim Hang-gon’s perspective, it felt like suddenly winning the lottery.
He hadn’t even thought about buying a lottery ticket.
“These AXIS guys are really admirable. Kuhaha!”
“PD, did you know that Ryu Yeon-woo and Dong-ha recently went to film NBS America’s ‘Friday Night Show’?”
PD Kim Hang-gon’s eyes widened as he had no idea, being someone who wasn’t interested in anything outside his assigned work.
“Really? I heard he was popular overseas.”
“Our program will be the first broadcast Ryu Yeon-woo appears on after ‘Friday Night Show’.”
Hearing the writer’s words made it feel real once again.
“Right, this isn’t the time for this!”
PD Kim Hang-gon immediately picked up his smartphone to contact LN Entertainment.
“But I don’t have LN Entertainment’s contact information…”
Since Kim Hang-gon only worked on idol-related programs, he had no connection with LN Entertainment.
“Ugh, do I have to embarrassingly call the main number?”
“Wait a moment. Let me go ask the team next door. I think another actor probably appeared on variety shows before.”
The writer hurried out to the broadcasting station corridor and came back shortly after.
“Phew, here it is. This is Team Leader Jeong Hyeok from LN Entertainment’s number.”
PD Kim Hang-gon took the number and made the call.
Meanwhile, at LN Entertainment’s building in Gangnam, Team Leader Jeong Hyeok answered the phone and nodded.
“Yes, let’s proceed that way.”
– I’m being presumptuous, but… since it’s a program with various idols and it’s a special episode, we can’t really match the actor’s usual fee…
“Oh, you don’t need to worry about that. The actor is appearing out of loyalty, so just match the fee to the level paid to other performers.”
In fact, compared to the money Yeon-woo earned, the rates variety programs could pay wouldn’t be able to match his worth even if it wasn’t a special episode.
After hearing Team Leader Jeong Hyeok’s words, a humble and polite voice came from the other end of the phone.
– Oh my, yes yes. Thank you. Then regarding the audience tickets you mentioned, I’ll personally secure them and allocate them separately. We’ll leave plenty of empty seats just in case, so there won’t be any problems!
“Understood. Then good luck with your work.”
Team Leader Jeong Hyeok smiled after hanging up the phone.
Originally, actor agencies received relatively good treatment when dealing with broadcasting stations, but since the company acquired Ryu Yeon-woo, it felt like they were in an almost absolute position of power.
It wasn’t simply because Ryu Yeon-woo was successful, but because by succeeding with ‘White Blood’, they gained the ability to service worldwide without necessarily going through broadcasting stations.
The power dynamic between the dominant and subordinate parties had completely reversed.
Team Leader Jeong Hyeok called Yeon-woo again.
– Yes, Team Leader Jeong.
“Ah, Yeon-woo. I just finished talking with the broadcasting station. The filming schedule is January 2nd and it will air during the Lunar New Year holiday. I’ve also secured plenty of audience seats for the Woods.”
– Hmm, so about ten days left. You’ve worked hard. Thank you.
Team Leader Jeong Hyeok smiled at Yeon-woo’s words.
“What hard work. Then I’ll hand over the process to the PR team. They’ll probably announce it through the fan cafe management and distribute audience tickets through a lottery.”
– Yes. Understood.
***
Cafe manager ‘Yeo Nu-ji-na’ Lee Jin-a doubted her ears when she received a call from LN Entertainment’s PR team.
“What? You mean that Achae University?”
– Yes, that’s correct. We’d like you to coordinate well with the manager to distribute audience tickets through the fan cafe in a transparent and fair manner through a lottery.
Appearing on the Idol Athletics Championships was certainly surprising, but she asked about the question that came to mind first.
As the overall manager of the fan cafe, she had to do her job properly.
Lee Jin-a, who had been a fan of other idols since middle school before settling on Ryu Yeon-woo, had of course experienced going to watch Achae University before.
“But are we doing the lottery through the fan cafe? As far as I know, isn’t it done on the broadcasting station’s website?”
Originally, it was called ‘Commentlympics’ where people competed to leave comments first at a designated time to apply for audience tickets.
– The fans of idol teams participating through official casting have already finished their lottery through the official site, so we secured separate seats. He accepted the invitation as a special guest on the condition of receiving audience seats for his fans.
At the staff member’s words, tears welled up in Jin-a’s eyes.
“Waah… Thank you so much.”
Whether she was speaking to the staff member on the phone or to Yeon-woo, Jin-a bowed deeply toward the unseen person.
After hanging up, Jin-a’s heart began beating wildly at the unexpected announcement.
“I can almost hear our members’ screams of joy from here…”
That evening, after coordinating with LN Entertainment officials, Jin-a posted an announcement.
– [Notice] Idol Sports Festival Audience Tickets Lottery Guide
Hello. This is Manager Yeo Nu-ji-na.
I would like to provide guidance regarding the lottery for audience tickets following the participation of ‘Jay’, a member of the idol group Jay Nari, in the 「Idol Sports Festival」.
Eligibility is limited to all members who have been active in the cafe for more than 30 days after joining…
As soon as the post went up, the cafe’s reaction was naturally explosive.
– This is insane lol Is this for real? When I first saw the announcement title, I thought I entered the wrong cafe
– Jaynari’s J!! Yeonwoo’s alt account working hard ㅠㅠ And I’m hopeless at being a fan anyway
– I was so happy I hit the wall and now my house became a studio apartment
– Wow Achae University… I’m going to get sued by the telecom company because my fan service is GIGA blocked
– Even if I don’t win, I can freely fangirl at the main house during the New Year holidays
– I’m going to hold my breath from now until I win…
Lee Jin-a smiled as she watched the real-time reactions coming up.
“Phew, I hope I win too.”
Her chances of winning were much higher than regular members though.
There were 6 cafe staff members total, and one of them would go as the group leader, so it was 6 to 1 odds.
Jin-a also wrote a comment with her hopes.
– Please! I want to go too! ㅜㅜ
***
At that moment, Yeon-woo was on a call with Han Hae-woon as he returned home after finishing theater company practice.
“You said the list is roughly completed?”
– Yes. I think we should start secretly attempting contact now.
The list for recruiting field agents that Yeon-woo had instructed Han Hae-woon to create was completed.
“Did you buy the equipment?”
– We’ve prepared the video equipment for now.
He nodded and then chuckled softly.
“Then I’ll have to use disguise after a long time?”
– It’s not after a long time, it’s the first time with this body.
“Do you have a prepared identity?”
– Yes. I have several. I need to pick an appropriate one.
Originally, field agents have several secret identity information that aren’t even recorded in the National Intelligence Service database and are known only to themselves.
The identity information in the envelopes is never opened until used, so while it exists in South Korea’s data, it doesn’t actually exist in reality.
Naturally, even Baek Sol and even the NIS director don’t know about those identities.
“Ah, it would be useful if I could use mine too.”
– …No matter how you disguise Team Leader’s current face, it would be obvious.
“Hmm, in that aspect, my ordinary face from my previous life was better.”
After a moment of silence following Yeon-woo’s words, Han Hae-woon’s voice was heard.
– If you say that with that face, you’ll be struck by divine punishment.
Yeon-woo, who had been chuckling at Hae-woon’s words, made an “oh right” expression as if he thought of something.
“Hae-woon.”
– Yes?
“Don’t you look a bit older?”
– …Ahem. Are you suddenly teasing me?
Yeon-woo shook his head.
“No, that’s not it. I have a useful identity. It would probably be thirty-nine this year. You can manage that much with disguise, right?”
– Ah, Team Leader’s identity? That’s possible. If it’s around thirty-nine.
Yeon-woo turned his car around and changed direction as he was driving home.
“I’ll contact you again later.”
– Yes. Understood.
Yeon-woo drove straight toward Hanam.
“I never thought I’d be going to find that in this life.”
Yeon-woo’s car drove for quite a while, and when he arrived at his destination, he got out wearing a mask and hat.
‘Hmm, there’s no road from here so I have to walk.’
He started climbing the mountain at an unusual time in the middle of the night.
It was a suburban hill with no sign of people while climbing the mountain.
After climbing the mountain for about 30 minutes, Yeon-woo looked around.
‘This is the right place.’
It was slightly confusing because it was dark, but it was actually better since he wouldn’t encounter anyone.
Yeon-woo suddenly left the mountain trail and started climbing through pathless terrain.
‘A place where the terrain absolutely never changes.’
Buildings could be torn down and rebuilt in just a few years depending on their age.
Even barren land would have new buildings erected on it when you returned after 10 years.
Land tied up in the Green Belt would eventually be released and developed as time passed.
‘But not this place.’
Yeon-woo looked up at the steel tower that rose low above the hill.
Transmission towers usually transport electricity between regions by hanging high voltage power lines on tall steel towers like the Eiffel Tower.
However, this area had a military airfield that was used in the 1970s, so when the transmission tower was installed, height restrictions prevented it from being built tall enough.
As Korea developed after that, the amount of electricity needed increased, and eventually they began burying high voltage power lines underground in this section only.
“So this area is absolutely impossible for blasting or excavation.”
Yeon-woo carefully observed the surrounding terrain as he climbed the mountain.
‘Hmm, over there.’
He spotted a rather uniquely shaped flat rock.
Since neither blasting nor excavation was possible, this area could never be developed and any cultivation was prohibited.
Yeon-woo approached the rock and picked up a suitable stone to start digging in one spot.
‘I should have brought a shovel.’
Since it was winter, the ground was hard and it took quite a bit of effort to dig.
Clang─.
He heard the sound of the stone hitting something hard. It was definitely not a material that would be found naturally.
When he dug around a bit more, an aluminum box revealed itself in the dark mountain interior.
Yeon-woo carefully pulled out the box and turned the dial lock.
Click─.
When he opened the box, there were several faded yellow envelopes inside.
These were files containing fake identity information that his past life’s Yeon-woo had personally buried.
Come to think of it, this was the first time in his current life that he had touched something connected to his past life, so it felt somewhat strange.
‘There are quite a lot of useful identities in here. Identity information that would be good for Han Hae-woon to use going forward.’
From now on, there would be more occasions where he’d need to act directly while hiding his current life.
After starting his new life, he had thought he wouldn’t be able to use these identities anyway since there was too much of an age gap with his past life.
So he had naturally excluded them from his mind.
Of course, age aside, Yeon-woo was now a figure known by all citizens, so he couldn’t use other identities, but Han Hae-woon was different.
A spy’s abilities are maximized when they can freely hide their identity.
And the identities Yeon-woo possessed were accumulated while working as a black agent, making them the hardest to trace, and even if someone succeeded in tracking them, many were identities that Baeksol couldn’t easily touch.
“The constraints on future activities will be considerably reduced.”
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