NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 192

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Episode 192. Assembly

While LN Media’s stock was plummeting day after day, CEO Kim Ju-seong came out of his home after a long time.

 

Kim Ju-seong got into the car driven by Jeong Hyeok, entered the address Yeon-woo had given him into the navigation system, and began heading toward the destination.

 

“Mokwha Building? What kind of place is this?”

“Who knows. We’ll find out when we get there.”

 

While briefly stopped at a traffic light, Jeong Hyeok looked at Kim Ju-seong and said.

 

“When I first met Actor Ryu, I thought he was spirited but still didn’t know much about the world.”

 

After seeing the scenario for “Master Plan” and saying he absolutely wanted to do this project, CEO Kim Ju-seong had assigned Team Leader Jeong Hyeok to Yeon-woo.

 

Since the actor’s will was so firm, he had no choice but to try to create opportunities, so he assigned Team Leader Jeong Hyeok, who had extensive connections in the film industry, but he never expected him to land the lead role in Director Park Chan-hong’s movie.

 

At Jeong Hyeok’s words, Kim Ju-seong chuckled and shook his head.

 

“When I first met that kid, he was still a high school student. Of course, I never once doubted from the beginning that he would succeed as an actor.”

“But you didn’t expect it to be to this extent, did you?”

 

At Jeong Hyeok’s words, Kim Ju-seong quietly nodded.

 

“And I never imagined we’d end up on the same boat under a different name than LN.”

 

***

 

While Kim Ju-seong was heading to Mokwha Building in Jeong Hyeok’s car, Yeon-woo had already arrived in front of the building.

 

“Actor, but what is this place?”

 

At Kim Min-su’s question, Yeon-woo smiled.

 

“Min-su hyung and Ye-eun noona. Did you happen to see the article about me not renewing my contract with LN?”

 

At Yeon-woo’s question, both of them nodded.

 

“So now I’m formally making a scouting offer to both of you.”

 

As soon as Yeon-woo finished speaking, Kim Min-su opened his mouth.

 

“I will follow you to whatever agency you go to, Actor.”

 

In fact, Kim Min-su had already made up his mind after reading the article.

If Yeon-woo hadn’t brought it up, Kim Min-su would have asked first.

 

“Working in this industry, I think it would be hard to meet someone like you again, Actor. So I was determined to follow you no matter what.”

 

At Kim Min-su’s words, Yeon-woo smiled.

 

And Lee Ye-eun raised her hand.

 

“I’m not even a full-time employee of LN anyway, just a contracted freelancer, right? Of course it’s okay!”

 

Looking at the two of them and nodding, Yeon-woo opened the car door and said.

 

“Thank you for accepting the offer.”

“Hey, we’re a team. But why did we come here?”

 

At Lee Ye-eun’s question, Yeon-woo pointed to the building outside and said.

 

“Well, let’s go in. To our new workplace.”

“This building?”

 

Kim Min-su and Lee Ye-eun got out of the car and followed Yeon-woo as he led the way into the building.

 

Except for one bakery operating on the 1st floor, all the spaces were originally vacant, and since Yeon-woo was using everything above that, a security door was installed at the building entrance leading to the elevator.

 

Beep─.

 

When he held up the security card, the door opened and Yeon-woo entered the building with familiar steps.

 

Kim Min-su and Lee Ye-eun, who followed Yeon-woo inside, looked around and discovered the floor-by-floor directory of companies located in the building next to the elevator.

 

“Future Platform Consulting, Saebyeol Media, Saebyeol Entertainment···.”

 

Hearing Lee Ye-eun muttering, Kim Min-su immediately figured out where this place was.

 

“Saebyeol… could it be, Actor···.”

 

How could a manager not know the schedule of the celebrity he was in charge of?

 

He naturally knew that the name of the theater company Yeon-woo founded was Saebyeol.

 

Reading Kim Min-su’s expression, Yeon-woo nodded.

 

“That’s right. I established Saebyeol Media and Saebyeol Entertainment.”

 

In fact, Future Platform Consulting on the upper floor was the same, and this building itself was essentially owned by Yeon-woo.

 

Ding─.

 

The elevator arrived and the group got on, and Yeon-woo pressed the button for the 4th floor where Saebyeol Entertainment was located.

 

“Ah, so you’re running it as a one-person agency?”

 

When successful celebrities judge that they can handle schedules without a major agency, they sometimes create a one-person agency just for themselves to use as a window for fee payments and tax calculations.

 

But Yeon-woo shook his head.

 

“No. I’m the type of person who sees things through to the end once I start. I’m planning to make this the best agency.”

 

Ding─.

 

The elevator doors opened on the 4th floor, and a lobby with much more luxurious interior than what they saw from outside greeted them.

 

“Wow. It feels so luxurious. It’s just like a hotel lobby.”

 

At Lee Ye-eun’s reaction, Yeon-woo smiled and spoke.

 

“Our company has a lot of money.”

 

Just then, someone walked out from inside.

 

“Huh, huh? Team Leader Yoon Mi-yeon?”

 

Yoon Mi-yeon adjusted her glasses while looking at Kim Min-su and Lee Ye-eun, whose eyes had grown round.

 

“Welcome.”

 

Then Yeon-woo introduced Yoon Mi-yeon to the two.

 

“She’s not a team leader anymore, but a director. Our company’s Director Yoon Mi-yeon.”

 

Then Yoon Mi-yeon chuckled.

 

“Thanks to Actor Ryu, I got a super-speed promotion.”

 

Just then, Yeon-woo’s smartphone rang.

 

“Ah, it looks like the other two have arrived. Team Leader Kim Min-su and Team Leader Lee Ye-eun, please take a look around the company.”

“What? Team leader?”

“What are you talking about? Team leader?”

 

Looking at the two, Yeon-woo spoke with an expression as if it were obvious.

 

“Team Leader Kim Min-su of the Management Team and Team Leader Lee Ye-eun of the Stylist Team. Isn’t it obvious? We’ve welcomed such precious people.”

 

Yeon-woo grinned and took the elevator down.

 

Only Kim Min-su and Lee Ye-eun stood there with bewildered expressions at the sudden upheaval.

Then Director Yoon called to them from behind.

 

“What are you doing? Team leaders. You should tour the company, shouldn’t you?”

 

Meanwhile, Yeon-woo, who had come downstairs, spotted Kim Ju-seong and Jeong Hyeok looking up at the building from in front of it.

 

Bzzzz─.

 

At the vibration sound, he checked his smartphone and found a message from Han Hae-woon.

 

– Han Hae-woon: There was no tail. It seems those guys have lost interest in Kim Ju-seong.

 

Yeon-woo nodded after reading the message.

 

From the moment Kim Ju-seong left his house, agents had followed and arrived here while reverse-tracking all possible surveillance routes.

 

Calling the two to the office building had the reason of meeting them in advance before starting in earnest, but also had the intention of checking whether Baek Sol was still watching Kim Ju-seong.

 

Yeon-woo stepped outside the security door and waved to Kim Ju-seong and Jeong Hyeok.

 

“Over here!”

 

The two who spotted Yeon-woo approached the building.

 

“CEO, Team Leader.”

 

At Yeon-woo’s greeting, the two smiled awkwardly.

 

“I’m not a CEO anymore. Just an old man.”

“I quit being a team leader, but suddenly Yeon-woo is making me a CEO?”

 

At Jeong Hyeok’s words, Yeon-woo smiled.

 

“Everyone’s here. Let’s go up.”

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, the two tilted their heads.

 

“Everyone? Who else is here besides us?”

 

***

 

Everyone was sitting around in Saebyeol Entertainment’s main conference room.

 

Looking at the people sitting there, it was practically all of LN Enter’s core personnel gathered together.

 

Lee Ye-eun, who had been looking around, scratched her head.

 

“It feels very small but strong somehow.”

“That’s right.”

 

At Lee Ye-eun’s words, Jeong Hyeok nodded.

 

Kim Ju-seong, the major shareholder who had invested half the funds with Yeon-woo, spoke up.

 

“CEO Jeong Hyeok should say something.”

 

At the title of CEO, Jeong Hyeok scratched the back of his head as if embarrassed.

 

“Ah, um… What should I say at times like this?”

 

Jeong Hyeok looked at Kim Ju-seong, but he just smiled without offering any advice.

 

Then Jeong Hyeok looked around and pondered what to say before opening his mouth.

 

“We’re starting modestly like this, but… Hmm, or not?”

 

Looking around, he could see interior design that was obviously overflowing with luxury.

 

Seeing the luxurious designer furniture that each strongly asserted their own expensiveness, Jeong Hyeok felt it seemed far from modest and scratched his head again.

 

“Ahem, still, it’s true that we only have Actor Ryu as our sole celebrity and we’re starting on a small scale…”

 

But thinking about it again, that wasn’t quite right either.

 

Even now, articles speculating about which agency Ryu Yeon-woo would transfer to were pouring out in real-time on internet portal sites, showing he had become an actor with such strong presence.

 

No matter how he thought about it, “small but strong” was the right expression.

No, it was too strong even for that.

 

But Yeon-woo checked his smartphone message and shook his head.

It was to deny even the “small” part.

 

“CEO Jeong. It seems like I won’t be the only celebrity under the agency anymore.”

“Excuse me?”

 

Ring ring─.

 

Just then, Jeong Hyeok’s smartphone started ringing.

 

“Ah, I was supposed to change it to vibrate…”

“No, please answer it. It’s definitely going to be an important call.”

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, Jeong Hyeok picked up his smartphone and checked the caller.

 

“Hmm?”

 

Jeong Hyeok answered the phone and continued speaking.

 

“Yes. Actor Son.”

 

After exchanging a few words, his eyes widened in surprise.

 

“What? You want to transfer to Saebyeol Enter?”

 

It was Son Jin-wook, who had originally stepped forward to help with his own contract along with the process when Yeon-woo debuted with “Summer’s Wardrobe” and was contemplating agencies.

 

Yeon-woo’s contract expiring meant that Son Jin-wook, who had entered LN together with him, was also expiring.

 

“Yes, yes. I understand. Then I’ll set a date again soon.”

 

CEO Jeong Hyeok, who had hung up the phone, looked at Yeon-woo.

 

“Son Jin-wook…”

 

Just then, CEO Jeong Hyeok’s smartphone rang again.

 

“Hmm? This is an unknown number.”

 

When Yeon-woo gestured for him to answer, Jeong Hyeok tilted his head and answered the phone again.

 

“Yes. This is Jeong Hyeok. What? Ms. Seo Ji-eun?”

 

After that, calls about joining Saebyeol Enter continued to pour in.

 

Starting with Son Jin-wook and Seo Ji-eun, then Han Byeol, Jung Su-yeon, and even Jeong Cheol-min, who had filmed “White Blood” without deciding on an agency.

 

Han So-hyeon, who still had some time left on her contract, was also planning to join next year.

 

The people in the room looked at Yeon-woo with bewildered expressions.

 

Since they had heard the phone conversations, all the staff of Saebyeol Enter had essentially shared the information.

 

“How on earth did Actor Ryu build such relationships with other actors…”

“Hmm, I wonder.”

 

If all the actors who had just called joined, the level of affiliated celebrities might be even higher than LN’s heyday.

 

Yeon-woo smiled broadly and said.

 

“Either way, we’re not starting modestly. You’ll have to hire a lot of staff for our company going forward. We need to demonstrate our capabilities proportional to the number of actors we have.”

 

They would hold public recruitment, but with Jeong Hyeok’s connections, he would probably bring in capable talent quickly.

 

***

 

Meanwhile, LN Media and its subsidiary LN Enter, which had lost a large number of key personnel, faced severe staffing shortages.

 

They had no choice but to merge with Plus Ten Enter, which Baek Sol owned, and in the process, some staff members were laid off through restructuring.

 

Gong Min-jeong, who used the nickname ‘YeonWooLoveUCutie’ on Woozu, was also on that list.

 

“Ugh, suddenly unemployed!”

 

Gong Min-jeong held her head as she entered a job search website.

 

Actually, as Plus Ten’s business gradually declined while the number of staff remained excessively high compared to the work being done, she had been mentally preparing for this to some extent.

 

“Still, I’m an experienced worker, so there should be somewhere to go, right? Let me look around!”

 

Gong Min-jeong began searching through job sites again with renewed enthusiasm.

 

“Hmm? Saebyeol Entertainment? Is it a new company?”

 

Having been in this industry, Gong Min-jeong knew most entertainment companies.

But Saebyeol Enter was a name she was hearing for the first time.

 

“If what’s written here is true, the working conditions and salary are top-tier…”

 

She briefly worried whether it might be a suspicious company, but decided to submit her resume for now.

 

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