NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 49
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Episode 49. Gentleman and High School Girl
Son Jin-wook, who usually had a great interest in cars, currently owned three vehicles, and when it came to P Company, famous for its complex options, he had knowledge as extensive as any decent dealer.
Whirrrr―.
The automatic doors of the P Company Showroom opened and Son Jin-wook and Ryu Yeon-woo entered.
Branch Manager Lee Myeong-han, who had been waiting for them in advance, greeted them.
“Oh my, Actor Son!”
The valet staff member had called the branch manager to inform him of Son Jin-wook’s visit, and the branch manager had hurriedly come down to the 1st Floor to greet the VIP customer he personally handled.
“Haha. Branch Manager, it’s been a while. Today I came to look at a car for this friend.”
Son Jin-wook patted Yeon-woo’s shoulder.
“Hello.”
“Hello. I’m Lee Myeong-han, the branch manager.”
Branch Manager Lee politely greeted him while shaking the hand Yeon-woo extended.
Although the young man clearly looked like a celebrity, Lee Myeong-han actually didn’t know who he was.
However, seeing the commotion among the staff at the desks in the back, he figured he must be a popular young actor or idol these days.
Looking at Branch Manager Lee, Son Jin-wook spoke up.
“Branch Manager, we’d prefer if delivery was possible today if at all possible. Do you have any stock set aside?”
“Ah, yes! We do have a few units, but is there a particular model you’re looking for?”
“Please show us the flagship model first.”
“The minimum financing and…, or cash…”
The three of them entered the showroom while discussing various conditions.
They exchanged complex details that would be difficult for Yeon-woo to understand, and before long they began selecting a car.
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The next day, Yeon-woo went down to the parking lot at Son Jin-wook’s House to receive delivery of his vehicle.
“Ooh. It’s pretty, isn’t it?”
Jin-wook patted Yeon-woo’s shoulder from beside him while pointing at the Red Sports Car being unloaded from the car carrier of the transport vehicle.
‘It keeps reminding me of my past life.’
Unlike his past life when he bought a 1996 Compact Car from a used car market, in this life he was buying a sports car that anyone could see was expensive, paying cash in full.
He was even younger than when he had bought a car in his past life.
After taking delivery of the car like that, Yeon-woo got into the car while receiving Jin-wook’s send-off.
“I did get to try driving when I got my driver’s license, but somehow it feels strange.”
After driving for over 20 years, he had suddenly become a high school student and hadn’t touched the steering wheel for 2 years.
“Where should I go.”
Whirrrr―.
While he was pondering, Yeon-woo’s Smartphone rang.
“Yes. Min-su hyung.”
It was a call from his manager.
– Actor Ryu, where are you right now by any chance?
“I was at Jin-wook hyung’s house and I’m just leaving now.”
– Ah, then have you had lunch by any chance? The CEO wants to meet with you.
“The CEO? Our company’s CEO?”
Yeon-woo was puzzled since he had only seen LN Enter’s CEO Kim Ju-seong once during contract signing and hadn’t seen him since.
“My schedule is fine. Where should I go?”
– I’ll come pick you up.
“It’s okay. Min-su hyung. I bought a car yesterday.”
– Oh really? Congratulations. Then I’ll send you the address.
After ending the call, the restaurant’s address arrived on Yeon-woo’s Smartphone.
It was a restaurant located not too far away.
Yeon-woo’s car arrived at the restaurant and he handed it over to the valet.
From the entrance, the exterior gave off the feeling of being an upscale restaurant.
When he entered, a uniformed staff member greeted Yeon-woo.
“Welcome. This way please.”
As soon as the staff member saw Yeon-woo’s face, they immediately guided him toward the back.
He nodded lightly and followed the staff member.
Knock knock―.
“The guest has arrived.”
“Please come in.”
Hearing the voice from inside the sliding door, the staff member politely opened the sliding door.
Yeon-woo stepped inside.
In the room sits Kim Ju-seong, the CEO of LN Entertainment, alone with his hair neatly styled with pomade.
“It’s been a while, CEO.”
“Oh, Yeon-woo. Good to see you.”
CEO Kim Ju-seong stands up from his seat and extends his hand.
Yeon-woo looks at him and clasps his hand.
“Haha, let’s sit down.”
CEO Kim gestures to a seat, and after he sits down, Yeon-woo follows suit.
“There’s nothing particularly urgent, I just wanted to have a meal with one of our company’s actors.”
“Ah, I see.”
Kim Ju-seong smiles as he looks at Ryu Yeon-woo.
“I really love acting.”
At Kim Ju-seong’s sudden, seemingly random statement, Yeon-woo simply listened quietly.
“At least I don’t think of our company’s actors as money. I really hate that kind of behavior.”
“Yes. I know LN Entertainment has a good reputation among both actors and managers. I’m satisfied too.”
It wasn’t just lip service. They actually had a good reputation and Yeon-woo was indeed satisfied.
Kim Ju-seong chuckles softly at Yeon-woo’s words.
“Haha. I wasn’t saying that to get compliments… It’s just that the entertainment industry is such a rough and dirty world, I was worried that Actor Ryu, who just became an adult, might get into trouble or face bad temptations.”
Recently, there have been many more drug-related issues in the entertainment industry.
Hearing Kim Ju-seong’s sincere words, hoping that Ryu Yeon-woo, an actor he had liked since the ‘Summer’s Closet’ audition, would grow up cleanly, Yeon-woo quietly nodded.
“Yes. I’ll keep that in mind, CEO.”
Unlike CEO Kim Ju-seong’s worries, Ryu Yeon-woo had lived a previous life walking through hell.
But Yeon-woo simply answered that he understood the sincere concern.
“If any dirty schemes come your way while working in the entertainment industry, don’t hesitate to contact me right away. I’m someone who absolutely won’t tolerate such things. Of course, our entertainment company has that kind of power too.”
CEO Kim Ju-seong’s face looked somewhat lonely as he conveyed his words of advice, as if there was some story behind it.
Knock knock—.
“Excuse me.”
Just as Ju-seong finished speaking, an employee entered with a knock and set up the food.
“Ah, I ordered in advance, but if you can’t eat sashimi, we can change it to another menu.”
“No, it’s fine. I eat everything well.”
Yeon-woo smiled brightly at Kim Ju-seong.
“Haha. Alright. Let’s eat.”
When Ju-seong picked up his chopsticks, Yeon-woo followed suit.
While eating, CEO Kim Ju-seong asked Yeon-woo various things about how the movie filming set was these days, if there were any inconveniences, and what kinds of roles he wanted to play in the future.
CEO Kim Ju-seong nodded while listening to Yeon-woo’s stories and sometimes made recommendations, asking how about this or that.
Yeon-woo thought he was an even better person than expected, and they finished their meal more comfortably than he had anticipated while sharing various stories.
When Yeon-woo said he had brought his car, Ju-seong told him to drive carefully and left first in a car driven by his driver.
Soon after, Yeon-woo also got into the car brought by the valet and picked up his smartphone.
– Oh my, our son.
“Mother, I got a few days off. I’m thinking of coming home.”
Mother seemed delighted at Yeon-woo’s words.
– Really? Then what should I prepare? Is there anything you want to eat?
“Should we grill some beef? I’ll buy it on my way.”
– You child. Mom will buy it. Don’t carelessly get out of the car. People will surround you.
And Mother continued speaking.
– Oh right. Your father went hiking and twisted something slightly. When you come, could you pick up So-hyeon too? You know So-hyeon’s school, right?
Mother apparently thinks that manager Kim Min-su would be driving him.
“Yes, Mother. Seon-a Girls’ High School, right?”
And so Yeon-woo gripped the steering wheel that felt both awkward and familiar at the same time and headed toward Daejeon.
Ryu So-hyeon was assigned to the farthest school among those she had listed due to the high school equalization assignment system, and there weren’t many friends who had advanced from the same middle school.
Thanks to that, Father, who used to drive her brother every day, was confirmed as a driver for three more years.
Although she had no friends when she entered, she quickly became close with her classmates thanks to her natural affability.
The difference from middle school was that rumors about her brother hadn’t spread as much yet.
She hadn’t told her friends because it wasn’t like she was great herself, and it was just that her brother was famous, so she felt like she’d be showing off for no reason.
Still, since celebrities are high school students’ biggest interest, word gradually spread, so her grade-level friends knew to some extent.
So-hyeon was heading to the parking lot in front of the school gate where Father always waited during dismissal time.
“Hey, what’s that car? Looks expensive?”
“That’s P Company. So ignorant. Pfft.”
“Why’d they park it here? Is someone sponsoring our school?”
Crouched in a corner by the school gate, the students giggled while touching up their makeup.
Watching them from inside the heavily tinted car, Yeon-woo thought those friends were really typical delinquent teenagers.
“How are kids like that exactly the same as they were in my time, right down to their posture.”
Yeon-woo shook his head, recalling his past life when he graduated high school in the late 90s.
Beyond the school gate, he could see his younger sibling So-hyeon coming down with her friends, smiling brightly.
Just then, the crouched female students pointed at someone with their fingers and opened their mouths.
“Isn’t that her? That first-year?”
“Ah, that pretty-faced bitch who bewitched Hyeon-jun oppa?”
“She didn’t really bewitch him though. Hehe. She got rejected flat out in front of the school gate.”
“Don’t we need to teach her a lesson?”
It seemed like those things were pointing their fingers at his younger sibling.
Click—.
Yeon-woo opened the car door and got out.
The female students who had been crouching next to what they thought was just a parked car were startled when the car door opened.
“Ah shit, that scared me.”
“Huh? What the…?”
The female students jumped up in surprise, then saw Yeon-woo’s face as he got out of the car.
“Kyaah! Ryu, Ryu Yeon-woo!”
“Holy shit. Crazy…, is this for real.”
At the familiar name heard along with screams from the corner of the entrance parking lot, So-hyeon’s head turned.
“Huh? Oppa!”
“So-hyeon, let’s go. Mother bought beef for us.”
The female students were stunned by the conversation between ‘Ryu Yeon-woo’ and the ‘pretty-faced first-year.’
“How did oppa come here?”
“I’m on leave today. I heard Father hurt his foot?”
“Eh, it’s just a teeny tiny ligament strain.”
So-hyeon giggled at Yeon-woo’s words and answered, then approached with her friends beside her.
“I, I’m really a huge fan? Ah, this is crazy.”
“Hello, Yeon-woo oppa. I’m Kim Min-ji, So-hyeon’s friend.”
One was fiery and one was calm, just like Seong-sik and Jun-su.
Looking at such friends, Yeon-woo smiled gently.
“I see, thank you for being close friends with our So-hyeon.”
“Hup”
Both the fiery friend and the calm friend simultaneously closed their mouths upon seeing Yeon-woo’s face smiling right in front of them.
“Oppa, let’s hurry and go before people gather. Where’s the car?”
Remembering how they were quickly surrounded at the rest stop last time, So-hyeon urged them to leave quickly.
With a smiling face, Yeon-woo opened the passenger door of the car right next to them.
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