Golden Print [EN]: Chapter 70

Woojin had some free time, and he thought of Suha. That’s why he called her.

Jintae bounced on his heels, eager to get started. “Right then, measurements! Let’s get them done!” he said to Woojin as they arrived.

“So, now that we’re here, would it be alright to take all the measurements?”

“Of course. The faster you can get the work done, the better for us.”

Woojin watched Jintae with a smile. Measuring was Jintae’s job, not his. He could relax for a bit.

“Jungmuk and Jinhyuk said they’re here, so I’ll get all the measurements with them.”

“Hmm, then what should I do in the meantime?”

“Just relax and have a coffee. It won’t take more than an hour anyway.”

“Well… alright then.”

Just then, two younger men arrived, Jungmuk and Jinhyuk, both from WJ Studio. They were workers who go to different places. Jintae greeted them, ready to work.

Woojin sighed, thinking about coffee. “Cafe Fresco would be perfect…” He looked up at the huge KBC building in front of him. It was so tall it seemed to touch the sky.

Then he thought of Suha. ‘She works here sometimes, right?’ He decided to call her. It had been a while.

It was lucky that Suha was free to meet him. But Suha probably didn’t think it was just luck.

“Woojin! You’re like magic! How did you know I’d be here?”

“You said you come to KBC often.”

“Well, that’s true, but still.”

They met in a big cafe inside the KBC building. It was a busy place, full of people talking and the smell of coffee. Woojin took a sip of his iced coffee, enjoying the cool taste.

Suha started the conversation.

“How have you been?”

“Well, I’ve been busy. As I mentioned before, the business is in its early stages.”

“Oh dear, that must be tough.”

Woojin added with a smile.

“Being a celebrity must be very busy.”

“Ha… well, I have been busy too, but…”

They talked easily, like old friends. It was different from their first meeting. Driving to Bulgwang together had made them feel closer.

“Ah, so the reason you came here this time is because of the construction of a new café nearby?”

“That’s right. To be precise, I came to win that project.”

“Ah. So, will you be coming often now?”

“Hmm… I suppose so? Construction will start next week, so I’ll probably be here often until early August.”

But what was interesting was this. These two people, engaged in such everyday conversation, each had a question they wanted to ask the other. What’s more, the questions they wanted to ask were about the same topic.

‘Should I ask if she’s going to be on any fun TV shows soon?’

‘Should I ask Woojin what he thinks about this new TV show idea?’

Woojin wanted to know about TV shows because the new TV show, , was getting closer to being on TV. It was the time when they needed to pick the actors.

Woojin had mentioned to Suha before that she should try a TV show. He wondered if she remembered. Maybe I can get involved too.

On the other hand, the reason Suha wanted to ask Woojin about the TV show was different.

‘What would CEO Seo say? He’d probably tell me to do it, right?’

Suha was curious to see how Woojin, who was thought to have amazing luck, would react after hearing what the TV show is about. Perhaps she wanted to find the reason for joining this TV show in Woojin.

Suha was a new actress, not very famous yet. Being on a new TV show was risky. It could be great, or it could be bad. But she really wanted to do it.

If the TV show did well and she became an important person on the show, it could be a huge success. But if her image was bad or the TV show was not popular, it would be a bad move.

She had a big decision to make. She hoped that Woojin, who was the reason she was thinking about this, would encourage her to do it.

So, when the conversation paused for a moment, they both started to speak at the same time.

“By the way, Miss Actress.”

“Ah, but perhaps, CEO.”

With an awkward expression, they let the other person speak first.

“CEO, please speak first.”

“Ah, no. Please speak first, Miss Actress.”

“Um, then…”

As Suha started to speak, Woojin clenched his fist tightly.

“Last time, you told me to try doing a TV show, right? Before the end of this year.”

“I did.”

“So, about that…”

Suha paused, and Woojin swallowed hard, waiting for her to continue. He really hoped she would say ‘Why Did You Come to My House?’. If she said some other show, what would he do?

But luckily, she said exactly the name of the show that Woojin was expecting.

“I’ve actually been going to be on a show called ‘Why Did You Come to My House?’”

Woojin cheered inside, but tried hard not to show how happy he was.

“Hmm? The program name sounds quite fresh. Is it a TV show?”

Suha, who had been watching Woojin’s expression, nodded slowly and continued.

“Yes, that’s right. It’s a TV show. As you said, I’m getting offers from TV shows within this year.”

Suha said something with a hidden meaning, but Woojin changed the subject quickly, with a clever smile.

“Anyway, so? What kind of program is it?”

Woojin already knew all about ‘Why Did You Come to My House?’. He loved it in his past life. But he had to pretend he didn’t know anything.

“Is it a program where you go to celebrities’ houses and stuff…?”

Woojin made a general guess, and Suha smiled and began to explain.

“So, what kind of program is it, you see…”

Woojin began to listen to the story he already knew as if it were a story he was hearing for the first time, with his eyes shining.

In 2010, TV shows about food were very popular. People loved watching others eat and cook. A TV show maker, Gong Jin-young, thought about why these shows were so popular. He realized it was because everyone eats food. Food is something everyone cares about. So, he thought, what else is important to everyone? Homes! Everyone needs a home and wants a nice home. That’s why he made a new TV show called ‘Why Did You Come to My House?’, which was about homes, like food shows are about food. People were tired of food shows and loved this new idea about homes. Because of this show, decorating your own home became very popular.

So, the main idea of ‘Why Did You Come to My House?’ was to decorate the client’s house.

“The show works like this: There’s a main host. Then, each week, there’s a famous person, an expert decorator that the famous person chooses, and another surprise famous person that the show picks. These four people are a team. The team might be a little different sometimes.”

“What do they do as a team?”

“They do interior design.”

“Interior design…? On a TV show?”

“Yes. It seems that the main idea is to decorate the client’s house with a limited amount of money. They show how the house looked before and how it looks after they decorate it. Then, people watching the show vote on which team did the best.”

“They rate the teams to determine the winning team and the losing team, right?”

“Yes. That’s exactly it.”

Woojin had to try hard to pretend not to know and agree with her. If he said something he shouldn’t, they might look at him in a strange way again.

“Of course, they don’t start decorating right away from the beginning. I saw the script for the first episode… It starts with going to celebrities’ houses.”

Like the name of the show says, the first show is about a famous person inviting the team to their house. The famous person and an expert decorator become a team. They decorate the famous person’s house.

“Well, they say it’s an expert chosen by the famous person, but the show will probably choose the expert for the famous person, even if they say the famous person chooses.”

“Hmm.”

“And there are rules for decorating. They can’t spend too much money. And they have to do all the work themselves, without help from big building companies.”

As Woojin listened to Suha’s story, he remembered the TV show he had seen a long time ago.

‘I really enjoyed watching it back then…’

When Suha finished explaining, Woojin looked at her, partly pretending, partly being honest, like he was really impressed.

“Wow! That sounds really fun!” he said.

“You think so too, CEO?”

“Yes. Well, I know a lot about houses, you know.”

Suha’s eyes sparkled. “So, do you think I should do this show?”

Woojin nodded right away. “Yes! Of course!”

“Of course?” Suha asked.

“Yes.”

“Why? Do you think it will be a hit?” Suha looked curious, waiting for his answer. She expected him to say yes, it will be a success.

But actually, Woojin surprised her.

“Well, I don’t know,” he said, looking very serious.

“What?” Suha was confused.

Woojin grinned. “But if you are on the show, maybe they will ask me to be on TV too!”

Suha didn’t understand for a second. Then she laughed.

“Ah, I get it! You think I will ask you to be the expert decorator?”

“Exactly!” Woojin said, very sure of himself.

“So confident!” Suha said, still laughing.

Woojin smiled in a way that suggested he knew something she didn’t. “I have a story,” he said.

Suha looked at him, confused. Woojin just smiled a little smile.