The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 330

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Choi Gyo-young (Reporter)
Ji-ye~ Do you have a moment to take a call?
Despite Choi Gyo-young’s complaints about how he couldn’t do it and didn’t want to, he brought the results back remarkably quickly.
As expected, no matter what he says, his work is genuinely solid and diligent.
I had a long phone call with Choi Gyo-young after a while.
I wondered how he uncovered information I thought would take much longer, but apparently this person named Seo Jae-sik was already famous among reporters for having a shady reputation.
Actually, even in my dreams, he looked that way.
Among reporters, he’s mentioned more frequently than even the heads of major agencies.
‘Quite the character.’
Without needing to dig deep or investigate how many dirty dealings he’d been involved in, the information Choi Gyo-young and the surrounding reporters already knew was more than sufficient for what I needed.
From what I heard, there were rumors that Seo Jae-sik was connected to organized crime, and judging by Choi Gyo-young’s concerns about drum barrels and such, it seemed to be an established fact.
Fortunately, since Choi Gyo-young obtained the information by asking other reporters rather than investigating directly, everything went smoothly without incident.
The information that reached me was that Seo Jae-sik was also a sponsor broker.
‘They’re really everywhere.’
I had no idea there were so many sponsor brokers in the entertainment industry.
While it’s common for brokers to approach agency heads, I’d never seen a representative himself conducting broker work.
According to Choi Gyo-young, the entertainers under Seo Jae-sik’s agency were basically all on the sponsor list by default.
Which meant that Crunch, who had been under Seo Jae-sik’s agency, would naturally have been on that sponsor list as well.
Choi Gyo-young (Reporter)
Wouldn’t there be entertainers who renewed their contracts with Seo Jae-sik’s company? It’s not easy for a company to fail when they discover so many rookies
There must be a reason for everything that fails.
“….”
A reason? It’s probably just that Seo Jae-sik was unlucky.
A broker started a company?
Choi Gyo-young (Reporter)
No. Seo Jae-sik isn’t a professional broker. He just plays around with the entertainers under his own company.
I’d bet everyone affiliated with that agency received contact from him at some point.
Well, except for the ones who succeeded and renewed their contracts.
Anyway, I’m not sure what he’s been doing since the agency collapsed. Some say he switched to being a professional broker, others say he didn’t.
Even discussing such heavy topics, I felt like joking around.
“Sigh….”
I shook my head and turned off my mobile phone.
In any case, I’d confirmed that the dream content matched reality, so now it was time to figure out what the Unfortunate Idol wanted from me.
…Should I try to touch Seo Jae-sik?
Just thinking about it gave me a headache.
If he hadn’t been connected to the Unfortunate Idol, I wouldn’t have paid attention to Seo Jae-sik at all.
To suddenly seek out and poke at a garbage person with whom I had no connection whatsoever—that’s truly digging my own grave.
However, unless I touch Seo Jae-sik and confirm the Unfortunate Idol’s reaction, there’s no way to know what she wants or what I need to do.
The Unfortunate Idol’s memories that had been appearing as hints seemed to have sulked or something, remaining silent after the first work session with Jeon Ye-jin.
I’d hoped that with a 30% increase all at once, she’d show me more, but unlike my expectations, I couldn’t learn anything beyond what I’d seen in that first dream.
It’s too much of a headache to ignore it and just focus on my promotions….
‘I have a bad feeling that I’ll be tormented until this is resolved….’
Constantly exhausted from nightmares day after day, or getting swept up in trials and rumors I wouldn’t have to face if not for sudden Quests.
Above all, there’s this unsettling feeling of infinitely postponing something I’ll eventually have to do.
Then, ding! Choi Gyo-young sent me another message through Messenger.
Choi Gyo-young (Reporter)
And Seo Jae-sik. He seems to have some connection with Golden First too
Golden First is among the corporate executives that Seo Jae-sik connected the kids with
I’m certain about this
“…Ah, it feels like a hornet’s nest.’
I pressed my head firmly and let out a sigh.
In truth, I might have suspected it a little.
That Seo Jae-sik and Golden First might be connected.
Golden First is a name I got from investigating with Choi Gyo-young after seeing the Unfortunate Idol’s Memory that appeared before my grandfather—someone who knows my secret.
When I looked into which company was included in the list managed by the Sponsor Broker among companies related to Hong Jin, Golden First came up.
It was a company I discovered through investigation because of the Unfortunate Idol’s Memory.
And the CEO of Crunch, where the Unfortunate Idol belongs, was acting as a Sponsor Broker.
There was no way that two things related to the Unfortunate Idol wouldn’t be connected.
Golden First isn’t Hong Jin’s company, but a partner company managed by my older brother, Ryu Jin-woo.
And Grandfather knows about the Unfortunate Idol, Han So-dam.
My grandfather, who had absolutely no interest in and knew nothing about idols until I debuted, knows about Han So-dam, an idol with no recognition, and even knows her secrets.
‘…Could it be?’
What if Hong Jin sponsored her.
What if the reason I was possessed as Ryu Ji-ye was to destroy Hong Jin from the inside.
‘That’s insane.’
I shouldn’t even think such disgusting thoughts.
If the Unfortunate Idol has any conscience, I believe she wouldn’t have done something so cruel to people who suffered the same harm.
‘If this is true, I’ll quit everything and sever my ties with Hong Jin and the System, then dedicate myself entirely to Flora activities.’
“Sigh….”
Anyway, my conversation with Choi Gyo-young is finally over.
I mulled over the exchanged messages a few times before setting them aside briefly.
Let me focus on the music production work I was doing now.
And regarding Golden First and Seo Jae-sik….
‘Should I ask Ryu Jin-woo.’
Golden First is quite an old company among Hong Jin’s partner companies.
Ryu Jin-woo probably knows what kind of person the key executives of the partner companies he manages are and what rumors surround them.
‘Though it’s questionable whether he’ll be honest with me.’
No matter how I think about it, he likely knows much more detailed information than Choi Gyo-young, who is genuinely anxious about being buried in a drum barrel and can only conduct superficial investigations.
Older Brother, I have something to ask you. Please reply when you have time
Since I’ve never had a long conversation with my older brother, I’m a bit nervous about it.
I left a message for Ryu Jin-woo on Messenger and headed to the studio.
Golden First asked him about it, and from now on, I would work with Han Da-min and Jeon Ye-jin at the studio while waiting for the Unfortunate Idol’s Memory.
Since I had breathing room in Flora’s promotions, it was convenient to be able to dig into the Unfortunate Idol without pressure.
‘When will the Main Mission arrive?’
Now I actually hoped the Main Mission that had been bothersome would come soon.
Once I resolved the Main Mission, I’d get more hints along with Seongbuldo.
“Hmm….”
As I got into the car heading to the studio, I scrolled through the Messenger, still waiting for a reply.
Until now, the Main Missions had given trials in the process of rising to the top as an Idol and made me solve them.
Through that, I gradually began to understand what the Unfortunate Idol wanted to say.
But now that I’ve come this far, I don’t understand what connection the Unfortunate Idol has with the Quest of rising to the top as an Idol.
In fact, weren’t those Quests more like fakes designed to make me engage more deeply with the missions?
Then the next mission might reveal more explicitly what the Unfortunate Idol wants.
Flora had already climbed to the top and achieved a successful debut overseas.
‘Unless the Unfortunate Idol’s purpose is to make Ryu Ji-ye succeed as an Idol, now is the time to reveal the main point.’
As I thought this and shifted my gaze out the window.
Ding!
The seventh mission has arrived!
“…Oh!”
The Main Mission arrived right at this moment.
Unable to hide my delight, I opened the system window, only to tilt my head in bewilderment.
‘What Gaden wants is Flora’s happy face!’
You’ve become a top Idol! Your first concert is coming up soon!
New music production and album preparation, the pressure of having to delight your fans weighs down on your heart, but what your fans truly want is nothing more than your happy smile and your heart enjoying the stage!
Conditions
-Successfully hold the concert with a happy heart
-Maintain your happiness index at 70 points or higher during the concert [Activates on concert day]
Reward
-5,000G, Seongbuldo 10%
“…A concert?”
At this time?
When I’m worried about serious problems like Golden First and Seo Jae-sik?
It felt like I’d been hit from behind.
‘Of course, I was being overly speculative.’
Contrary to my thoughts, the system showed no concern for the current situation or the direction my attention was flowing—it simply brought a mission about the concert, the very essence of being an Idol.

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