NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 189

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Episode 189. Game Changer

 

Kim Ju-seong returned home under Park Jung-hyeon’s protection.

 

 

 

– For now, staying at home is actually safer. Since we’ve caused confusion in their information network, they won’t rashly approach Mr. Kim Ju-seong.

 

 

 

Kim Ju-seong listened to a lengthy explanation from the man on the other end of the Phone Receiver.

 

 

 

“So you’re saying that an unidentified force has been conducting Covert Operations to swallow up LN Media, and you deployed agents in advance anticipating that my safety would be threatened.”

 

– That’s correct.

 

 

 

Kim Ju-seong sat on the Sofa, rubbing his face as if washing it dry, then picked up his Smartphone again.

 

 

 

“What should I do from now on?”

 

– We don’t want anything from you. We simply stepped in to protect your safety. So of course you can do as you wish, but…

 

 

 

Yeon-woo, speaking with a Voice Modulation device, stroked his chin while watching Kim Ju-seong on the Screen transmitted from Park Jung-hyeon.

 

 

 

Representative Kim Ju-seong.

 

Though it was ultimately a business relationship, he had grown quite fond of him over the years they’d worked together.

 

 

 

Until now, he had given full support to everything Yeon-woo wanted to do and had been a reliable ally.

 

He was someone who had walked the righteous path, operating an agency and production company with policies friendly to affiliated entertainers.

 

 

 

And then Yeon-woo spoke.

 

 

 

“If Mr. Kim Ju-seong cooperates, I’d like to try a path that kills three birds with one stone.”

 

 

 

Then Kim Ju-seong’s voice from the other end of the Phone Receiver came through the Headset.

 

 

 

– Three birds with one stone?

 

 

 

Yeon-woo grinned at Kim Ju-seong’s voice.

 

 

 

“A significant blow to that mysterious force, guaranteed safety for Mr. Kim Ju-seong going forward, and some additional benefits as a byproduct. Three things in total.”

 

 

 

After ending the lengthy call with Kim Ju-seong that followed, Yeon-woo activated the communication channel with Han Hae-woon.

 

 

 

“Let’s prepare for the next operation.”

 

– Yes, understood. Oh, and about ‘that person’s’ Schedule you instructed me to look into last time.

 

“Did you figure it out?”

 

– I’ll send it as an attachment.

 

 

 

At Han Hae-woon’s words, Yeon-woo nodded and soon received the attached file.

 

 

 

According to the attached Schedule, ‘that person’ would be staying in Jeju Island for the next few days.

 

 

 

‘Hmm, Jeju Island…’

 

 

 

‘That person’ was someone he absolutely had to meet.

 

They would be the game changer who could expand the scope of this operation even further.

 

 

 

‘I’ll need to create an excuse to visit Jeju Island soon.’

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

In an ordinary office, a man with slicked-back hair sat in a Chair holding a stress ball in his hand.

 

 

 

A man holding a Report approached him and gave a briefing.

 

After listening for a while, the man with slicked-back hair let out a deep sigh and asked in a metallic voice.

 

 

 

“So you’re saying the triads got involved and Hwang-geum got screwed over.”

 

“According to Hwang-geum’s Report, that’s correct. They mentioned Caihong.”

 

 

 

The man with slicked-back hair frowned and scratched his goatee with his fingernail.

 

Caihong. In other words, rainbow was a symbol of the triads.

 

 

 

“Hmm, triads. There shouldn’t be anything in it for those guys?”

 

“Their underlings might have moved independently. I hear their succession structure has been chaotic lately.”

 

“Has that old man Li Wei-feng already reached that age?”

 

 

 

The man giving the Report nodded.

 

 

 

“They say it could be any day now.”

 

“…Let’s just watch the situation for now. There’s no reason to take risks over one entertainment company. Tell them to manage those directors properly. As long as we keep a tight grip on those guys, there’s no problem.”

 

“Yes. You don’t need to worry about LN’s directors.”

 

 

 

As he was about to leave the Room after finishing his Report, the man with slicked-back hair added something as if he had just remembered.

 

 

 

“Oh, what happened to Hwang-geum?”

 

“His left knee was shattered. We disposed of and incinerated all the hired killers we had deployed in the operation.”

 

 

 

After hearing the answer, the man shook his Head and clicked his tongue.

 

 

 

“Tsk. Got it. You can go.”

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

Time passed and it became Monday.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo used his Cover Identity as Teren Williams to take out a loan using Mokwha Building as collateral.

 

He then combined it with the second settlement profits from “White Blood” to prepare funds.

 

 

 

As soon as the stock Market opened, Representative Kim Ju-seong began throwing some of his holdings into the Market as planned, and Teren Williams’ investment company absorbed that volume.

 

 

 

Naturally, as the stock price fluctuated and trading volume increased, retail investors began buying in.

 

 

 

Day traders who had been waiting and watching decided to buy after “White Blood” achieved great success recently.

 

 

 

Professional investors who had been weighing whether the current stock price was overvalued compared to actual profits, since the Netflix-related positive news had already been somewhat reflected, entered the Market seeing the increased trading volume.

 

 

 

‘The people entering the market now can hardly be considered simple retail investors. It’s too small-scale for institutional investors to be interested in, and too difficult for ordinary people to enter.’

 

 

 

For production companies or entertainment companies, it’s difficult to expect unconditional stock price increases just because one project succeeds.

 

 

 

Whether it’s dramas or movies, one project involves so many companies’ interests, and it’s hard to judge whether the stock price that’s already been reflected from the moment of airing is formed higher than its actual value.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo organized his various thoughts as he walked to the office on the theater troupe’s 2nd floor.

 

 

 

When he entered the office, the theater troupe members were sitting on the sofa having a conversation.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo had deliberately removed this week’s performance from the schedule planning stage to give the theater troupe members who had worked hard for over a month some reward vacation time and a chance to refresh.

 

 

 

“Do you all have any schedules during the break?”

 

 

 

Everyone shook their heads at Yeon-woo’s question.

 

 

 

“Nothing in particular. I cleared my schedule since there was supposed to be a performance.”

 

“I don’t have anything either. I was just thinking of resting at home or coming to the theater troupe to practice…”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo grinned as he looked at the members.

 

 

 

“Then how about going to Jeju Island? The theater troupe leader’s treat.”

 

 

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, Woo Seong-sik nodded as if he expected this, while Kim Se-yeong’s eyes widened.

 

 

 

“Really?! Jeju Island?!”

 

“Our theater troupe’s employee benefits are insane.”

 

“I knew Yeon-woo had prepared something.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo smiled and nodded at the members’ reactions.

 

 

 

“Yu-han can go too, right?”

 

 

 

Jin Yu-han nodded at Yeon-woo’s question.

 

 

 

“Of course I should go. I’m also a member of ‘Saebyeol Theater Troupe.'”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo nodded at Jin Yu-han’s answer and continued.

 

 

 

“I’ll prepare it ultra-luxuriously. I asked Director Im in advance, but he said he can’t go because of an ancestral rite and was beating the ground in frustration.”

 

“Ah, poor lighting director.”

 

“Ultra-luxury! When a rich person like Yeon-woo says ultra-luxury, how nice of a place would it be.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo scratched the back of his head at the mention of being rich.

 

 

 

Well, it wasn’t exactly wrong.

 

He was still far from enough to face forces like Baeksol, but from an individual’s perspective, he had become a person with a sufficiently large amount of assets.

 

 

 

“Good. Then I’ll announce the time in the group chat, so everyone pack light and let’s meet at Gimpo Airport tomorrow. If you’re late, we’ll leave without you.”

 

“Okay!”

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

The next day, the airplane carrying the excited members landed at Jeju Airport.

 

 

 

Woo Seong-sik stretched as they exited the gate.

 

 

 

“Ahh. Thanks to Yeon-woo, I got to ride business class too… Mmph!”

 

“Shh! Don’t say Yeon-woo and Yu-han’s names.”

 

 

 

Kim Se-yeong urgently covered Woo Seong-sik’s mouth.

 

 

 

“Ah, right. I keep forgetting.”

 

 

 

Woo Seong-sik scratched his head.

 

 

 

Of course he was aware they were celebrities, but since they were familiar figures he’d known since student days, he didn’t really think of them as world stars who could paralyze an airport just by mentioning their names.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo chuckled as he watched Woo Seong-sik.

 

 

 

“Business class to Jeju Island doesn’t cost much more anyway. Let’s go to the parking lot. The driver is waiting.”

 

“A driver? There’s a driver too?”

 

“I told you. Ultra-luxury.”

 

“Let’s go! Let’s go!”

 

 

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, the members excitedly crossed the airport and went out.

 

 

 

They loaded their luggage in the car and departed, and when they arrived at the hotel, the members’ eyes widened once again.

 

 

 

He had rented an entire separate villa at a luxury hotel overlooking the sea at Inner Door.

 

Of course, Yeon-woo’s privacy was an issue, but since Jin Yu-han was also in the group, it was a natural choice.

 

 

 

Watching his friends excitedly running with their suitcases, a smile naturally appeared on Yeon-woo’s face.

 

 

 

Seeing them from behind reminded him of the meal expedition team arriving at Bernard Fenton’s hotel when they went to LA.

 

 

 

‘I wonder if Mr. Fenton felt like this back then. Though this hotel isn’t mine, of course.’

 

 

 

He thought he should give the agents a luxurious vacation too after this operation was over.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, the members each unpacked in rooms they liked.

 

 

 

“Hey! The water’s warm! Let’s get in!”

 

 

 

When Woo Seong-sik dipped his foot in the infinity pool and shouted, Kim Jun-su took off his shirt at the speed of light.

 

Then Kim Se-yeong covered her eyes.

 

 

 

“Hey! Show some consideration for your sister!”

 

“Huh. I didn’t know there was a woman in our theater troupe.”

 

“What did you say, you bastard!”

 

 

 

Starting from the practice period, they had been sharing joys and sorrows for several months now, and you could feel how close the members had become without any barriers.

 

 

 

While watching the members play in the pool, Yeon-woo sat on a sun bed and checked his smartphone.

 

 

 

He nodded as he read the real-time reports from Han Hae-woon.

 

 

 

While Yeon-woo and the members were vacationing in Jeju Island, LN Media’s stock price fluctuated constantly, and Teren Williams’ investment company picked up the shares Kim Ju-seong had thrown into the market, purchasing a total of 1.6 million shares at an average price of around 18,000 won.

 

 

 

Then Baeksol began to stir.

 

 

 

‘This is why they threw shares during trading hours and took losses to purchase stocks.’

 

 

 

Usually when trading such large quantities of stocks, they conduct after-hours trading once the market closes.

 

 

 

This is because if someone buying or selling large quantities of stocks trades during market hours, the massive volume can affect the stock price.

 

 

 

However, by throwing Kim Ju-seong’s stock holdings during market hours, they indicated to Baeksol that this wasn’t an agreed-upon transaction.

 

 

 

When Teren’s stock holdings reached 7 percent, Baeksol, sensing something strange, began to take action.

 

 

 

To prevent losing more shares, whenever Kim Ju-seong put up sell walls, Baeksol immediately swallowed them up and began aggressively purchasing stocks.

 

 

 

Since Yeon-woo had already spent all his money purchasing the initial shares, Baeksol’s buying was shadow boxing with no opponent.

 

 

 

Thus, LN Media’s stock price continued to rise.

 

 

 

During their vacation in Jeju Island, this phenomenon repeated throughout the weekdays, and LN’s stock price reached 28,000 won, which securities companies had set as their target price.

 

 

 

This was the expected target price after earnings were announced.

 

In other words, if the target price had already been reached before earnings were even announced, there was no point in buying more unless there were additional positive factors.

 

 

 

So most investment companies revised their investment opinions to sell, and when the continuously rising stock price began showing mixed trends, retail investors also started dumping their shares.

 

 

 

– The big one’s coming soon, everyone get out

 

– There’s no puffed rice like this lol We’ve eaten enough, now it’s time to exit

 

– Ah the profit rate is insane, going to buy a car right now. Is it real that the market difficulty is so sweet these days?

 

– Thanks to White Blood, eating very well before leaving kekeke

 

 

 

Yeon-woo nodded as he looked through the stock community reactions.

 

 

 

So far, no retail investors had lost money.

 

Naturally, there shouldn’t be any. The stock price had been rising at a terrifying pace day after day.

 

But when it falls, it will crash like a highway.

 

 

 

‘All the regular retail investors need to exit here. Baeksol has to eat up all that volume too.’

 

 

 

Combining Kim Ju-seong’s holdings with the shares Yeon-woo had accumulated from the market, there were still over 10 percent of shares remaining.

 

 

 

The shares Yeon-woo held under Teren Williams’ corporate name alone amounted to 7 percent.

 

 

 

However, now wasn’t the time to liquidate his holdings.

 

 

 

To deal a bigger blow to Baeksol and for Yeon-woo and Kim Ju-seong to profit, they still needed one big move.

 

 

 

“I need more fuel.”

 

“Huh? What fuel?”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo grinned at Woo Seong-sik’s words.

 

 

 

“I have a brief schedule today, so I’ll go out alone and come back.”

 

“Eh? You alone? Won’t that be dangerous?”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo shook his head.

 

 

 

“They’ll probably come pick me up.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo pulled out a business card from his wallet.

 

 

 

‘I guess I need to use this now.’

 

 

 

Someone who was currently in Jeju Island according to his schedule.

 

A game changer who would greatly expand this game.

 

 

 

The luxurious business card simply had a name written on it.

 

 

 

– Ihan Group Chairman Seo Tae-gwang.

 

 

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