NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 234

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Episode 234. Concert

The agents nodded at the news of the assistant Omega joining the team that came from Han Hae-woon.

 

Originally, support personnel joining operations was common, and since it was Alpha Beta speaking, they had no particular doubts.

 

And if it was Omega, they had already received assistance via radio when rescuing the attacked CEO Kim Ju-seong.

 

More than that, Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon’s interest was in Kim Su-hyeok.

 

“Team Leader, where did you go for your vacation?”

“Hawaii.”

“Oh, Hawaii.”

 

Lee Kyu-jin’s eyes lit up as he subtly probed.

 

“So you only went to Hawaii for vacation?”

 

Then Kim Su-hyeok fell silent.

 

Personal missions had to be kept confidential until permission was granted.

 

Then Han Hae-woon, who had been listening to the agents’ conversation, responded via radio.

 

– The Okinawa operation is finished anyway, and Delta and Tau will need to join the next operation soon, so I’m declassifying it.

 

With Alpha Beta’s permission granted, Kim Su-hyeok pointed to his ear with the earphone.

 

“You both heard that, right? I did go on vacation, but before that, I carried out a mission. After the Brazil mission ended, I went ahead and did preliminary work for the next operation we’re scheduled to perform.”

 

Then Park Jung-hyeon grinned.

 

“As expected, I won. Hand over the money you bet. Lee Kyu-jin.”

 

It seemed the two had made a bet on whether Kim Su-hyeok’s absence was a simple vacation or if he went to perform a mission.

 

At Park Jung-hyeon’s words, Lee Kyu-jin made a sad face and opened his wallet.

However, the wallet only contained Brazilian currency, reals.

 

“Hey, I exchanged money so I don’t have cash. I’ll transfer it to your account when we return home.”

“Got it. Make sure you give it. It’s 40 bowls of soup.”

 

Lee Kyu-jin frowned at Park Jung-hyeon’s story.

 

“You crazy bastard. Is the currency unit soup bowls? And if the bet money was 200,000 won and that’s 40 bowls of soup, that means 5,000 won per bowl, but where would you find such a place with today’s prices?”

 

Then Park Jung-hyeon proudly stuck out his belly slightly.

 

“There is one. Seoul’s best restaurant that only I know about. The price is exactly 5,000 won.”

“···What are you so proud of about that.”

 

Lee Kyu-jin shook his head and sighed, but soon glanced sideways at Park Jung-hyeon.

 

“···Hey, where is that place. Tell me too.”

“That’s top-secret classified information.”

 

***

 

Meanwhile, Yeon-woo had come down to the hotel lobby early in the morning and was sitting drinking coffee.

 

While spending time talking about schedules with Kim Min-su, he also briefly introduced himself to other celebrities who came on the same airplane.

 

Even though they were celebrities invited from different fields, since they basically needed to seat people that the main age group consuming concerts would recognize, most of the recruited celebrities were from the younger generation.

 

‘So far the people I’ve met are a model, actor, comedian, and YouTuber.’

 

Among them, the hottest was naturally Yeon-woo, so as he sat in the lobby with Kim Min-su, it was obvious that every person who came out approached Yeon-woo and tried their best to somehow build a friendship.

 

‘Actually, there’s nothing bad about making connections.’

 

With a more easygoing personality than expected, he responded to whoever spoke to him, so people gathered around Yeon-woo.

 

During this time, even while conversing with various people, Yeon-woo kept his eyes on the movements of the security agents dispatched by SL Electronics.

 

‘They first changed shifts at 8 AM, and didn’t change at 2 PM, so it’s not a 4-shift system. Then they must be operating on a 3-shift system.’

 

If they had changed shifts at 2 PM, it would have been four teams alternating duty at six-hour intervals, but perhaps judging that the probability of the hotel being attacked or accidents due to external intrusion was low, it seemed like three teams were working shifts at eight-hour intervals.

 

– Shift work estimated to be 3-shift system. 08:00, 16:00, 24:00.

– Han Hae-woon: Understood. I’ll check at those times and plan accordingly.

 

When Yeon-woo nodded after seeing Han Hae-woon’s message, Kim Min-su received a call and stood up.

 

“Actor. They say everything’s ready. Let’s go. The filming team is also coming to the parking lot.”

“Yes. I was getting bored just sitting here anyway, so that’s good.”

 

Since there was a concert tonight, they planned to visit beforehand to see the rehearsal stage and also visit XYZS’s waiting room, with whom he had some friendship.

 

When Yeon-woo and Kim Min-su boarded the car following the security agent, a cameraman and PD each followed and boarded as well.

 

They attached a YouTube filming team with the idea of filming behind-the-scenes of the concert and using it as related content since it was a meeting between Yeon-woo and Dong-ha, who were both SL Electronics smartphone models.

 

“Hello. As you’ve been informed, our filming team will naturally follow Ryu Yeon-woo around today and film for the entire day. There’s no set script or format, so please feel free to act naturally.”

“Mm, understood.”

 

Yeon-woo nodded at the PD’s words.

 

Having done quite a few making films and YouTube variety shows by now, he was familiar with this kind of camera.

 

As the camera started rolling, Yeon-woo naturally began talking to himself.

 

“Today is the day of the ‘São Paulo K-pop World Festival’ sponsored by SL Electronics. I arrived here in São Paulo to support Dong-ha and various idol teams.”

 

When he started speaking naturally without a script, Kim Min-su sent him a look of respect from beside him.

Seeing Kim Min-su’s gaze, a mischievous look appeared on Yeon-woo’s face.

 

“Min-su hyung. A concert of this large scale is exciting, isn’t it?”

“Yes, yes? Ah, yes!”

 

He had felt it since filming ‘Yeo-reum’s Dining Table’, but Kim Min-su becomes stiff like a robot whenever he stands in front of a camera.

 

“If not for an opportunity like this, when else would we get to see a large-scale K-pop concert unfolding on the other side of Earth?”

“Th-that’s right.”

“Oh, that’s where the concert we’ll be watching is being held. It’s the stadium where the opening ceremony of the 2014 Brazil World Cup was held. Arena de São Paulo is visible outside the window.”

 

Watching Yeon-woo deliver commentary non-stop like a professional reporter, Kim Min-su’s eyes quickly filled with confusion.

It was because his own appearance of trying to add responses felt awkward.

 

Meanwhile, the PD watching Yeon-woo from behind the camera had sparkling eyes.

 

‘I should add subtitles saying “We didn’t tell him to do anything” and “Not a reporter.” This is an unexpected side of him. This will turn out better than I thought.’

 

Actually, because he was an actor – no, not just any actor but a top-class actor – he hadn’t expected anything at all.

 

He thought the audio would obviously be terrible, so he planned to just capture some visuals and edit it quietly, but if he was going to work this hard, he’d have to reconsider the direction of the editing.

 

In a better direction, of course.

 

***

 

After confusing Kim Min-su several times and providing plenty of footage for the PD, Yeon-woo got out of the car and entered the stadium.

 

As he passed through the hallway where the performer waiting room was prepared, he felt intense gazes from around him.

 

The idol teams had also learned through articles in advance that Ryu Yeon-woo was included among the celebrities attending today due to leaked schedules.

 

Since he wasn’t an actor you could easily see while working in the entertainment industry, there were even singers who had been waiting since the day before to see when Yeon-woo would arrive.

 

Of course, there was also Jae-yoon from N-Boys, whose mouth was pouting at Yeon-woo’s visit.

 

‘Damn it. Seeing that bastard makes me feel like it’s throbbing somehow.’

 

Could this be a kind of PTSD?

Thinking about the last futsal game, Jae-yoon felt a phantom throbbing sensation and secretly massaged around his groin area carefully.

 

Meanwhile, there were also those who came running out barefoot to greet Yeon-woo.

 

It was younger sibling Dong-ha and his members, who were excited about their ‘successful hyung’s’ visit.

 

“Yeon-woo hyung!”

 

He thought Dong-ha had called out, but it was Do-jun, the leader of XYSZ who was beside him.

 

“Come on, I told you we’re the same age…”

 

Saying that if you’re popular and handsome you’re a hyung, he keeps calling Yeon-woo hyung.

Yeon-woo scratched the back of his head and approached the running XYSZ members.

 

“Have you all been well? The stadium where today’s concert is being held is incredibly spacious.”

 

Since they played futsal together all day last time, they had developed some camaraderie.

Perhaps because of that, even though it was their first meeting in several months, it wasn’t awkward at all.

 

“That’s right. We’ve never done a concert of this size before, so we’re a bit nervous.”

“Dong-ha, you have a separate schedule with me after this performance ends. You received the details, right?”

“Yes!”

 

Dong-ha nodded at Yeon-woo’s words.

 

Since Dong-ha is also a smartphone model for SL Electronics, he was scheduled to proceed with promotional schedules together with Yeon-woo.

 

“Dong-ha, let’s give him that.”

“Ah, right.”

 

At his member’s words, Dong-ha seemed to remember and took out a light stick that was placed in one corner of the waiting room.

 

Handing Yeon-woo a magic wand-shaped light stick decorated with sky blue ornaments on a white handle, Dong-ha made a request.

 

“Yeon-woo hyung. Could you carry this while you’re watching? It’s our light stick.”

“Light stick? I don’t see why not.”

 

Of course, he had never held and waved something like this before.

 

‘It looks exactly like a Stielhandgranate.’

 

The light stick reminded him of the stick grenades used by German forces during World War I and II.

Of course, Yeon-woo was probably the only person who would associate an idol light stick with that.

 

“But to cheer with something like this, shouldn’t I know the cheering methods that fans use?”

“Nah, it’s fine. Just holding it would be an honor for us. Anyway, the LED lights inside will receive central control and automatically light up according to patterns.”

“Hmm, receives central control? It’s a cutting-edge weapon.”

 

The fact that this small thing receives central control and automatically changes patterns seemed like it should be upgraded from a World War relic to modern warfare.

 

“Huh? A weapon?”

“Mm, never mind.”

 

Just then, a staff member shouted in the hallway.

 

“Final rehearsal is starting. Everyone please get ready!”

 

***

 

Moving to the Special Viewing Section, Yeon-woo clicked his tongue as he watched the massive World Cup Main Stadium fill densely with spectators.

 

‘The K-pop industry really is impressive.’

 

Plus Ten Entertainment, which he had just dealt with, was mainly a talent agency handling actors and was just one of several agencies controlled by Baeksol.

 

Baeksol’s movements follow the money.

 

For now, K-pop, which had already gone global, would likely generate more money with less capital than video content industries like movies and dramas.

 

‘There must definitely be management companies that serve as both their cash cows and money laundering operations.’

 

Unlike production companies or distribution companies where investment fund flows are easy to track, many idol management agencies are unlisted companies with unclear internal fund flows, so he hadn’t been able to properly identify which companies Baeksol’s influence had reached.

 

‘I’ll need to investigate thoroughly after this operation ends. When they get desperate, they’ll inevitably leave traces.’

 

LN, which Baeksol had carefully taken over, wasn’t functioning properly, and they had ultimately cut ties with Plus Ten Entertainment while getting blood on their own hands.

 

On top of that, if he destroyed their drug production facilities in Okinawa, the consecutive blows would inevitably cause financial problems.

 

When their funding situation became desperate, he planned to root them out once they showed their tails.

 

Bang─.

 

Before he knew it, the concert had begun with spectacular fireworks, and a dedicated camera was positioned in front of Yeon-woo to capture his reactions.

 

‘Ah, the light stick.’

 

Yeon-woo took out XYZS’s light stick that he had placed under his seat and began waving it back and forth with military precision.

 

Then Manager Kim Min-su, who was sitting beside him, quietly discouraged him.

 

“Sir, the way you’re waving it looks too much like a soldier watching a morale performance. And it’s not XYZS’s turn yet.”

“I see.”

 

At Kim Min-su’s point, Yeon-woo quietly lowered his light stick.

 

It seemed that even watching an idol concert would be quite difficult.

 

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