NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 51

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Episode 51. Camping and Friends (2)

“Yeah, Su-yeon, what’s going on? Did you eat lunch?”

 

Yeon-woo answered the phone as naturally as possible so the other person wouldn’t feel awkward.

 

However, Su-yeon’s response didn’t come, and a few seconds of silence passed.

 

***

 

Jung Su-yeon sitting on a chair at the subway platform.

 

The call connected and shortly after, Ryu Yeon-woo answered the phone.

 

– Yeah, Su-yeon, what’s going on? Did you eat lunch?

 

A warm voice coming through the phone receiver.

 

Jung Su-yeon’s heart, which had been strangely calm even when walking out of the office building, crumbled at her ‘friend’s’ voice.

 

For some reason, hearing her warm friend’s voice made her feel like tears would burst out immediately.

 

She pressed down her emotions, took a deep breath, and opened her mouth.

 

“···Yeon-woo, are you filming?”

– Something happened to you. Where are you?

 

Jung Su-yeon was speechless at Yeon-woo’s immediate response.

 

“No, I just called to talk.”

– Wait a moment.

 

***

 

Yeon-woo instinctively knew she was crying from Su-yeon’s subtly trembling voice.

 

The fact that she suddenly called him instead of family in this situation meant it was a worry she couldn’t handle alone.

 

“Wait a moment.”

 

Yeon-woo muted the call and briefly explained the situation to Ma Seok-do.

 

“Really? I like having lots of people around. I brought plenty of meat today too.”

 

He bowed his head gratefully to Seok-do and picked up his smartphone again.

 

“Su-yeon, where are you?”

– ···Yeongdeungpo Station.

“You don’t have any schedule today, right?”

 

Yeon-woo told Su-yeon to wait there for a moment, hung up the call, and walked to a corner of the camping site.

 

“Yes, Min-su hyung. I’m really sorry, but I have a personal favor to ask.”

– That’s originally what a manager’s role is. What is it?

 

Min-su, who was doing office work at the LN Entertainment building, was fidgeting because he wanted to go out.

 

Yeon-woo explained the general situation.

 

– Yeongdeungpo Station is right nearby. Got it. Please send me the camping site address.

 

Min-su immediately departed, picked up Su-yeon who was standing alone at Yeongdeungpo Station, and came to Incheon.

 

Ma Seok-do and Ryu Yeon-woo came out to the parking lot to meet Min-su’s car, which arrived in less than an hour.

 

“Ma, actor-nim. Hello.”

“Oh, Min-su. Do you need to return to the company? Come eat some meat before you go. I brought a ton of it.”

 

Seok-do, who really likes having lots of people around, seemed genuinely happy as more people gathered at the empty camping site.

 

“Ah, then I’ll call the company and stay a bit longer. Taking care of actors is a manager’s duty, isn’t it? Hahaha.”

 

Min-su, who didn’t want to return to the company, and Seok-do, who liked bustling crowds, hit it off perfectly.

 

“You came? Su-yeon.”

“Sorry for suddenly being a bother.”

 

Jung Su-yeon had organized her thoughts a lot while riding in Min-su’s car to get here, and her emotions had somewhat settled.

 

She laughed foolishly, embarrassed about calling and getting teary for no reason.

 

It had felt like the world was going to collapse, but thinking continuously during the car ride here, she found herself looking at herself from a step back and gradually calming down.

 

Jung Su-yeon bowed politely to Ma Seok-do.

 

“Senior, hello. I’m Jung Su-yeon, who appeared as a child actor when you were filming ‘Sunshine.'”

“Huh? Really? Wow, you’re that little kid from back then? You’ve really grown up a lot.”

 

Ma Seok-do shook hands with Jung Su-yeon.

 

Jung Su-yeon talked about how Seok-do bought her ice cream every day from the local supermarket while filming in the countryside when she was young.

 

Although it was a work that failed at the box office, it was a production that Ma Seok-do remembered well because he had worked quite hard filming it all summer, playing a detective who came to investigate in a rural village.

 

Jung Su-yeon felt like all the dirty things that happened in the morning were being washed away as she came to this camping site away from the city center and saw familiar faces.

 

“Alright, let’s go then. We haven’t even set up the tent yet, so we need to get that done quickly.”

 

The four of them went into the camping place together, chatting warmly.

 

 

“Wow, where did you practice setting up tents like that?”

“Haha. Just here and there.”

 

Seok-do and Min-su’s mouths fell open at the sight of him completing the tent at incredible speed.

 

For Yeon-woo, who could easily set up even a Large Military Winter Tent, this camping tent was a piece of cake.

 

“I’m also someone who camps, so I can’t just sit still.”

 

Ma Seok-do rolled up his sleeves and started lighting the Fire Pit.

 

“Is there anything I can help with, Actor Ma?”

“Ah, today Yeon-woo and I will take care of everything, so Su-yeon and Min-su can just relax.”

 

Still, the two couldn’t just sit around doing nothing, so they took out meat and various food ingredients from the Ice Box and organized them.

 

Yeon-woo approached after quickly setting up two tents.

Seeing Yeon-woo like this, Su-yeon, who was feeling a bit better, said:

 

“This is my first time doing something like this. I’m excited.”

“What kind of thing? Camping?”

 

Su-yeon nodded.

 

“Camping, and just doing spontaneous things. And coming out to have fun with friends – all of it.”

“You can have lots of fun from now on. That’s what college life is about.”

 

Yeon-woo grinned as he looked at Jung Su-yeon.

 

“Later, when we get the chance, let’s go somewhere in the Countryside with my friends.”

“Yeah. Sounds good.”

 

Yeon-woo thought it would be fun to go with Kim Jun-su, Woo Seong-sik, and even Hong Yu-ri.

 

“Oh no, we didn’t buy any Soju.”

 

At Ma Seok-do’s words, Kim Min-su immediately stood up.

Seeing Min-su like that, Yeon-woo smiled and spoke up.

 

“Min-su hyung, please rest. Su-yeon and I will go buy some from the supermarket up front.”

“Oh, now that you two are adults, you can buy alcohol too, right?”

“Haha. That’s right. This is when we should put our ID Cards to use.”

 

Hearing Yeon-woo’s words, Seok-do pointed in a direction and said:

 

“Yeon-woo, if you exit the Camping Site and go about 200 meters that way, there’s a supermarket.”

“Yes, I don’t drink much, so should I buy about three bottles?”

 

Ma Seok-do nodded, saying that would be just right.

 

Yeon-woo gestured to Su-yeon and walked toward the Camping Site Entrance.

Once they left the Camping Site, it was already getting dark and the streetlights were starting to come on.

 

They walked in silence for a while.

 

Then Jung Su-yeon was the first to speak.

 

“I went to the Company today.”

 

Yeon-woo listened silently, and Jung Su-yeon calmly told him about what happened today as if she were talking about someone else’s story.

 

As Yeon-woo quietly listened to the story, he felt both angry and sorry for her.

 

‘To do that to a young friend who just turned twenty… No, that’s not for me to say.’

 

He wasn’t unfamiliar with the immoral behavior of the entertainment industry.

 

And as an agent, Yeon-woo had seen countless disgusting sights of how low humans could sink.

 

Danger zones, Slums, cities occupied by Anti-government Organizations.

 

Even after seeing so many hells, the reason he was getting angry at what might be a predictable story was probably because, unlike his dulled past, he now had something called affection in his heart and the concept of friends.

 

Since all Yeon-woo could do right now was curse along with her, he just went along with it and casually asked:

 

“Is what you said before about wanting to become an Announcer still valid?”

“Hmm, I think so.”

 

Jung Su-yeon had been Acting for a long time since she was a child actor, but she said she didn’t feel much passion for it, perhaps because it started with her Mother’s influence.

 

However, Su-yeon, who liked being in front of the Camera itself and was usually interested in current affairs, had been longing to be an Announcer despite being an actor.

 

As they walked, they quickly arrived at the nearby Supermarket.

 

Then suddenly Jung Su-yeon stopped.

 

“Huh? Why?”

 

Yeon-woo looked at Jung Su-yeon and asked.

 

“Yeon-woo, look at that.”

 

Su-yeon pointed across the street, and when he looked that way, Yeon-woo saw his own face.

 

Yeon-woo’s Full-body Panel placed inside the ST Telecom Store and Posters stuck on the glass wall.

 

“Ah, that’s right. That’s me.”

 

Su-yeon read the text written on the Poster.

 

“Even if the direction changes, as long as we don’t stop, it’s fine.”

 

Jung Su-yeon looked at Yeon-woo again and continued speaking.

 

“···I’ll be the same way, right?”

 

Yeon-woo also looked at Jung Su-yeon and smiled.

 

“Of course.”

 

 

On the way back after buying three bottles of soju from the supermarket run by grandmother.

 

“Why didn’t they check our IDs? We must look old.”

“That’s right. Haha.”

Jung Suyeon’s steps became much lighter as she headed back to the campsite.

Yeon-woo arrived at the entrance and handed the envelope to Jung Su-yeon as he spoke.

“I have a phone call to make, so go ahead without me.”

As Suyeon moved away, Yeonwoo took out his smartphone.

Ring ring—.

The call connects shortly after the dial tone sounds.

– Yeonwoo. Is something wrong?

The voice of CEO Kim Ju-seong could be heard coming through the receiver.

“Mr. President. I didn’t expect to contact you this quickly, but I thought I’d give you a call just in case.”

I gave CEO Kim Ju-seong a brief summary of what Jung Su-yeon had experienced today.

– If it’s Miss Jung Soo-yeon, you mean that friend from ‘Spring Lover.’ Hmm, Plusten has Byun Hak-gyu as the representative…

CEO Kim Ju-seong chuckled.

– You’ve grown quite a bit, someone who was invisible from the bottom. I was already planning to crush you for other reasons, but I suppose I can move up the schedule a little.

CEO Kim Ju-seong said he would take care of terminating Jung Su-yeon’s remaining contract himself, and while he respected her desire to become an announcer, he would try to persuade her to consider an acting contract later on.

– Not at all. I truly despise that kind of person to my very bones.

 

Yeon-woo repeatedly expressed his gratitude, ended the call, and entered the camping site.

 

 

Meanwhile, CEO Kim Ju-seong, who had received Yeon-woo’s call in the LN Entertainment CEO office.

 

Kim Ju-seong opened the drawer of his office desk and stared at it for a long time.

Kim Ju-seong opened the drawer of the desk in the CEO’s office and stared at it for a long time.

A photo of a woman kept in a desk drawer.

Soon after, with a face full of tender yet painful emotion, I closed the drawer again.

CEO Kim Ju-seong is a legendary figure in the entertainment industry who built up an entertainment company starting from a manager position.

It’s a story no one knows anymore, but he had fallen in love with an actress he managed back when he was a manager.

However, the actress was continuously blackmailed over the entertainment and sponsorship arrangements she was forced into as a newcomer, and ultimately made the tragic decision to take her own life and left this world.

After that, Kim Joo-sung struggled to build a transparent and clean company on his own, steadily growing it into what is now LN Entertainment.

After closing his eyes for a long while to compose his emotions, CEO Kim Ju-seong soon opened them with a fierce look.

“A bastard worse than a bug… needs to be crushed for sure.”

***

“Oh, hurry up and come. I’m about to go live.”

While Ryu Yeonwoo and Jung Suyeon were out running errands, Ma Seokdo had already gotten the fire going and was grilling the meat.

He adjusted and set down the tripod so that only Seokdo and Yeonwoo would be visible on screen, being considerate of Suyeon and Minsu.

Yeonwoo, sitting across from Seokdo, looked at the grill.

“I have some expertise when it comes to grilling meat. Haha.”

 

Ma Seok-do put down the meat tongs and operated the smartphone attached to the tripod.

 

Ma Seok-do put down the meat tongs and operated the smartphone mounted on the tripod.

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