There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 96

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Episode 96

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“…So, you want me to buy hyung’s gift for him too?”

Doha looked at Yeonho with a dumbfounded expression.

“That’s right.”

Yeonho nodded confidently. Your niece’s childcare is your job, so you do it.

“That’s not a difficult task, but…”

“Then you can do it. Good luck.”

“But I don’t want to do that.”

“!”

Yeonho’s face scrunched up at Doha’s refusal.

“I clearly stated from the beginning that I had absolutely no intention of doing childcare.”

“I’m not asking hyung to raise Yewon. Not now, not ever.”

Doha smiled slyly.

“But this is for 【Glittering Baby House】 filming. You don’t think it won’t be obvious if I choose it, do you, hyung?”

“…”

“The fact that hyung is the worst gift-giver in the world is something even the Glow members know. If you suddenly bring a thoughtfully chosen gift, wouldn’t everyone be suspicious?”

“Damn it.”

Yeonho pressed his forehead at the perfectly valid points.

This had really become troublesome.

“Think positively, hyung. You can just buy anything. Like you always have. Like how you bought… tissues, hangers, cotton swabs… stuff like that for our birthdays.”

“…”

Doha’s face as he said this was completely that of an enlightened person.

“Yewon will understand too. She probably doesn’t even expect hyung to bring a decent gift.”

“What?”

At Doha’s words, Yeonho’s eyebrows shot up.

“She probably has no expectations.”

“Why?”

Why?

Doha chuckled slightly at the unexpected question.

Does this hyung not even know how he comes across?

“How could Yewon expect anything from hyung…? When you’re always saying ‘I don’t do childcare’ in front of the kid.”

“…”

“You know she’s not the type to cling to someone who says they don’t want to. The three of us will take care of preparing sincere, good gifts, so hyung can just buy anything. Yewon won’t get hurt either. So don’t feel too burdened.”

After saying that, Doha patted Yeonho’s shoulder and walked past him.

Left behind like that, Yeonho.

Stood there blankly for a while with an expression that showed he was very displeased about something.

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Sumbbit Film’s CEO office.

Secretary Choi looked at Taejung with a bewildered expression.

The work that Taejung was currently directing had temporarily halted filming due to the lead actor’s injury.

Such accidents cause major losses to the production budget, so it would be understandable for the director to be in low spirits.

…Instead, Taejung seemed as relaxed as if he had received a vacation.

Secretary Choi couldn’t adapt to such a Taejung at all, and was truly flustered.

Yeon Taejung, a perfectionist and methodical person who couldn’t tolerate even the slightest deviation from his plans, was being so calm when the filming schedule was being delayed?

‘He even seems to be in quite a good mood lately!’

Secretary Choi naturally couldn’t say this to his face. But lately, Taejung really did seem to be in a good mood.

Occasionally when he would say, ‘Please work a bit more leisurely, Director. You’ll damage your health at this rate.’

‘Health? What meaning could such a thing have for me?’

Taejung, who would have answered like that.

‘Right. I should take care of my health now… to watch… for a long, long time… Ah, are there any supplements that are good for the heart?’

Had said that!

Like a normal person!

‘Why is he acting like someone who won the lottery…?’

As a secretary who didn’t know that Taejung had been reunited with his son and granddaughter, it was truly a puzzling situation.

Moreover, there was one more strange thing.

“…Wh, why are you thinking so seriously about this, Director…?”

It was exactly what Taejung was contemplating right now.

Currently, all scripts throughout the film and drama industry that included ‘child actors’!

‘Why did he suddenly ask me to get something like that…?’

Since Sumbbit Film invested heavily in video production, it wouldn’t be strange at all to ask for good scripts to be looked into.

But specifically asking for scripts that included ‘child actors’ was really strange.

Especially considering that the drama industry these days rarely uses child actors.

In the past, drama episodes were relatively longer than now, so it was easier to develop narratives starting from child actors.

But nowadays, with the trend of decreasing episode counts, there’s no room to develop child actor narratives, so the opportunities for child actors are becoming increasingly limited.

But why specifically seek out such scripts?

Secretary Choi looked at Taejung with puzzled eyes.

“Child actors need to grow well to be of great help to the film industry in the future.”

“…?”

It’s not wrong, but… you’ve never cared about such things before…?

Why suddenly now…?

“Do you have a particular child actor in mind, Director? Don’t tell me… that child actor you asked me to set up a meeting with before, Lee Yewon…?”

“!”

At Secretary Choi’s accurate deduction, Taejung flinched for a moment.

But then he shook his head.

“I’m just looking into it.”

In truth, he wanted to boast to the whole world about how wonderful his son and granddaughter were, how well they had grown up.

‘…This goes without saying, but I hope you won’t reveal the blood relationship between you and us yet.’

‘!’

‘Yewon is already receiving a lot of attention due to family matters. I don’t want to burden her further.’

At Doha’s firm words, Taejung could only nod.

A person should have some shame. He couldn’t dare be stubborn about anything in front of Yewon and Doha.

Taejung was so moved just by being able to meet the two occasionally that he wanted to grant everything Doha asked for.

‘However…’

If there was one thing he hoped for.

‘…If I could just have one chance to explain the circumstances… that would be good.’

Taejung tried to pull himself together from his dejected feelings.

After the last dinner gathering ended.

Taejung asked Doha if they could talk alone for a moment.

‘…If it’s just for a moment.’

Doha spoke with a very reluctant expression, but even that made Taejung grateful.

If he could make excuses just once, if he could just say that he never wanted to abandon him, that he had never stopped loving him even once, that would be enough.

However.

‘But if you’re planning to make excuses about what happened, I don’t want to hear it today.’

‘!’

‘We have a comeback coming up soon. I can’t have any disruptions right now. I can’t let my personal matters affect the team.’

At Doha’s calm but firm refusal, Taejung had no choice but to give up.

When the reason wasn’t anything else but work, and not wanting to harm the members he worked with.

How could he insist?

Rather, he was happy that this aspect seemed to resemble Juhyang and himself, who had truly loved their work.

Therefore.

Later.

When Doha was ready to listen to his excuses, if he wanted to be even a little more confident, he had to at least look into his granddaughter’s next project.

But….

“…There’s nothing that stands out.”

Taejung clicked his tongue briefly and said.

What to do about this.

He had loudly boasted to the child that she should immediately reject that terrible director’s work, saying he would find her a better project.

If he returned without any results, he would surely disappoint the two of them!

‘That absolutely cannot happen…!’

He had already disappointed them enough, he couldn’t do it anymore!

As Taejung was visibly showing signs of despair, the secretary quietly spoke up.

“Um, then how about dramas that don’t have a production company yet, Director?”

“!”

“The scripts I’ve shown you are all confirmed for production and in the casting stage, but there are more scripts where the production company hasn’t been confirmed at all.”

“Ah, that doesn’t matter. If it’s a good work, we can produce it ourselves.”

What kind of place was Sumbbit Film, where Taejung served as representative?

Excluding the works he personally directed, it was one of the top production companies in the industry that had made numerous dramas and movies successful.

As long as it was a good script, he was willing to produce it directly.

He had sufficient funding and talent for that.

Why had he worked so desperately and run so relentlessly toward success alone?

Just like now.

Because he had earnestly hoped that someday his power might be of help to the children.

“Was there anything decent among those scripts?”

“Yes. Actually… there was one that caught my eye among them….”

The secretary continued hesitantly.

“Um, I don’t think it would be to your taste, Director….”

“What kind of work is it?”

“It’s a romantic comedy. Based on a famous web novel.”

At Choi Secretary’s words, Taejung’s brow furrowed.

Then the secretary nodded as if he had expected this.

“As expected, rom-coms aren’t your taste, are they, Director? Then let me find a deeper script-“

“By any chance, does that ‘romance’ part also apply to child actors?”

“?!”

…Is that what you don’t like about it…?

Choi Secretary was flustered once again.

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