Descent Of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1144

“Sister, I’m here.”

“You’re here?”

Choi Yeon-ha chuckled as she watched Kang Eun-young enter.

‘She’s such a unique character.’

Kang Eun-young probably thought the same about Choi Yeon-ha, but even to Choi Yeon-ha, Kang Eun-young was a very strange person.

Especially considering her brother was Kang Jin-ho, it was even more peculiar.

‘They don’t resemble each other at all.’

While Kang Jin-ho was a bit introverted, Kang Eun-young was extremely extroverted.

Kang Jin-ho was someone who avoided exposure to cameras, while Kang Eun-young became a celebrity who needed the spotlight to survive.

And in various aspects, such as their tone and behavior, there were no similarities to be found.

Siblings don’t necessarily have to be alike, but the two were so different that a first-time observer would never guess they were siblings.

‘Yet, it’s strange how they’re quite close.’

Compared to typical siblings who are always at each other’s throats, the two were quite close. Though, when you think about it, it felt more like Kang Eun-young unilaterally clung to Kang Jin-ho.

“Introduce yourself. You’ve met before, right? This is Eun-sol. He’ll be handling the overall operations, so you’ll be seeing him often.”

“Hello!”

“It’s nice to see you again, Kang Eun-young!”

Han Eun-sol bowed deeply.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Choi Yeon-ha offered Kang Eun-young a seat.

“Why didn’t you come to the opening ceremony?”

Kang Eun-young pouted.

“My brother told me not to come.”

“Oh, really?”

Kang Jin-ho’s reasoning was understandable.

Kang Eun-young seemed dissatisfied, but it was the right thing to do to avoid any incidents.

“But this place… the building is amazing, isn’t it?”

“Right?”

“I heard my brother was making good money somewhere, but I was a bit surprised. Did you know, sister?”

“…I didn’t either.”

Choi Yeon-ha was just as surprised as Kang Eun-young, if not more.

She didn’t show it, but she didn’t expect the building they were moving into to be this big, or that there would be this many employees. And from what she heard, the people here weren’t even all of them.

‘There seem to be over three hundred people, and that’s just a part of them…’

At this point, it wouldn’t be strange to call it a mid-sized company.

Choi Yeon-ha’s expression turned slightly sulky.

Come to think of it, she had opened up almost everything to Kang Jin-ho, but it felt like Kang Jin-ho was still hiding a lot from her. It was a little disappointing, but…

‘Well, that’s just how he is.’

She decided not to dwell on it.

“I was happy just working with you, sister… but it seems bigger than I thought, so it feels a bit strange.”

“Yeah.”

Choi Yeon-ha felt the same way.

‘I was about to die from anxiety.’

“Is this the right place?”

“I don’t think this is it?”

“Sis, we’ve already circled this place three times. The address seems to be right, though?”

“The building is weird? Why is it so big?”

“There are people gathered in front? A lot of them? I think this is the right place. Should we park in front?”

“Wait, wait! Pharmacy! Pharmacy!”

“Why a pharmacy?”

“L-let’s buy a calming pill before we go in.”

It was a complete mess.

It was the same when they got out of the car. She didn’t know how it looked to others, but she did her best to hide her trembling legs.

And when she spotted the Prime Minister and Hwang Jung-hoo among the crowd, she thought her heart would jump out of her throat.

Seriously, Kang Jin-ho and the Prime Minister?

Was that even a possible combination?

“It’s a bit strange to ask this now, but…”

“Yes, sister?”

“Eun-young’s brother, what exactly does he do?”

Kang Eun-young looked awkward.

“Even if you ask me…”

“Haa…”

The more she thought about it, the more mysterious he seemed. He was someone who always surprised the people around him, but this time it was a bit too much.

“But, sister.”

“Yeah?”

“Is my brother more amazing than I thought?”

“…I guess so?”

Kang Eun-young looked like she couldn’t understand at all.

The Kang Jin-ho she knew was someone who got nagged by their mom at home, was pushed around by Kang Eun-young, and was used as a part-timer by their father. He was an ordinary person.

Compared to the charisma he showed in high school, he had become too ordinary lately, which was strange, but he was doing something like this behind the scenes.

“I feel motivated, but also a bit confused…”

Choi Yeon-ha chuckled.

It was a spoiled complaint.

It was something that others would be desperate to have, but it was understandable that she was bewildered by suddenly being given it. However, saying such things outside would get her a lot of criticism.

“That’s why I was thinking…”

“Yes.”

“I need to revise the plan a bit. It seems like the support is more substantial than I thought.”

“Support?”

“Yeah, support.”

Choi Yeon-ha shrugged.

“I wouldn’t be inferior to anyone when it comes to money, but there are still issues with recognition and manpower. So, I thought a full-scale offensive would be difficult, but if they support us here, the situation changes.”

Choi Yeon-ha smiled confidently.

“I need to discuss it, but from what Hyun-joo said, it seems like there’s quite a bit of support. Basically.”

“Hyun-joo?”

“Yeah, Hyun-joo. I’ll introduce you later. And I heard… Eun-young, you received support from the finance side?”

“Yes. My brother took care of it with the finance team.”

“It seems like we can use that too. There are a lot of interesting things from a business perspective.”

Kang Eun-young looked at Choi Yeon-ha with a strange gaze.

‘She looks different like this.’

She had just thought of her as a bad-tempered actress. There was a time when she didn’t think it was good that she was involved with Kang Jin-ho.

However, the reason Kang Eun-young didn’t strongly oppose it wasn’t because she found a different side of Choi Yeon-ha, but because she believed that Kang Jin-ho wouldn’t be swayed by a woman.

But Choi Yeon-ha, as she saw her now, was a bit different.

The image of a young and confident businesswoman was subtly emanating from her wearing thin-rimmed glasses.

“So, Eun-young, I think you need to pay a little more attention. You have to open the doors for MK Entertainment.”

“Am I the only one signed here right now?”

“A few more actors will be joining.”

“Oh?”

Choi Yeon-ha chuckled.

“Why are you so surprised? I’ve been in this industry for so long, of course, there are people who want to follow me.”

“Yes. That’s why I was surprised?”

Choi Yeon-ha, who was looking at Kang Eun-young with eyes that said, ‘If only she wasn’t Kang Jin-ho’s sister,’ cleared her throat.

Han Eun-sol said with a wry smile.

“That’s why fewer people came than expected.”

“What, you?”

“It’s the truth.”

Choi Yeon-ha’s eye twitched.

“Those damn bitches, after all I’ve done for them.”

She had done well.

She had really done well.

However, the only slight problem was that there was a subtle difference between what Choi Yeon-ha considered doing well and what others considered doing well.

What would happen if she stormed into the lounge and kicked over a table, cursing at a junior for being arrogant and not focusing on their acting?

What if the terrified junior then gave a stellar performance, resulting in good reviews?

In the end, she had helped them.

That’s what Choi Yeon-ha thought.

But from the perspective of the junior who was cursed at and trembled?

She was a crazy bitch.

If it were Han Eun-sol, he would never associate with her. He would turn around if he even saw Choi Yeon-ha’s shadow from 100 meters away.

‘But it’s so hard to understand people.’

That was common sense, and that was natural. Most people maintained that common sense.

However, it seemed that there were people in the world who deviated from that common sense.

Among those who were attacked by Choi Yeon-ha’s (?) kindness, there were those who were moved by the fact that a great actress had shown them favor.

He didn’t know how their minds worked to come to such an absurd conclusion… but what could he do? If there were a hundred people, there would be a hundred different ways of thinking.

Thanks to that, when Choi Yeon-ha said she was starting a company, there were some juniors who said they would transfer over as soon as their contracts ended, or even break their existing contracts.

From Han Eun-sol’s perspective, he wanted to bow in gratitude, but Choi Yeon-ha seemed dissatisfied that fewer people were following her than expected.

“That’s why you shouldn’t take in black-haired beasts.”

“…You’ve never taken anyone in.”

“Eun-sol.”

“Yes?”

“Do you know why there aren’t many people in the world who speak the truth?”

“W-well, I don’t know?”

“They’re all dead.”

Han Eun-sol quietly shut his mouth. He didn’t want to be included in that ‘all’ yet. Life was precious.

“Anyway, so more actresses will be joining. It seems like a strange one will be joining too.”

“A strange one?”

“Yeah. I’m not even close to her, but I told her off for smoking in the bathroom last time. But she contacted me this time and said she wanted to move here?”

“Why? Does she have a hobby of getting cursed at?”

“I guess so.”

Choi Yeon-ha shrugged.

Anyway, she seemed to have some name recognition, so it wasn’t bad. If she got caught smoking there again, she could just shove a cigarette up her nostril.

“Anyway, that’s why I’m saying, do you know any singers who might want to transfer over?”

“I don’t have any friends?”

Choi Yeon-ha smiled brightly.

She was definitely Kang Jin-ho’s sister. No doubt about it.

“Anyway, connect me with anyone like that. I want to solidify the basics as much as possible, but if we miss the timing, things that could have worked won’t.”

“Yes, I’ll try. But don’t expect too much. I don’t have any friends.”

“…I’ll keep that in mind.”

Choi Yeon-ha sighed and stretched her shoulders.

“The company will support everything you need for your activities. We need to assign a manager first. What about the manager you worked with at your previous company?”

“They’re not bad, but I don’t think there’s a need to bring them over?”

“Then we’ll assign someone new from here.”

Choi Yeon-ha leaned forward slightly.

“Eun-young, no, Se-ah.”

“Yes, Director.”

As her stage name was mentioned, Kang Eun-young also used her title. It meant it was an official matter.

“The company will do everything it can. The best composers, the best choreographers, the best facilities, and the best support. So, Se-ah, please do your best in preparing for this album. We’re not experts in singers, so there will definitely be some trial and error, but I promise we’ll normalize things as quickly as possible.”

“I trust you, Director. That’s why I came here.”

“Let’s make some serious money and make your brother’s mouth drop.”

“Yes. I’ll do my best to make this my second prime…”

“How old are you to be talking about a second prime?”

“…I’ve been a bit out of the spotlight lately.”

Choi Yeon-ha chuckled.

‘This side is just starting too.’

It was something she had been thinking about for a long time. But thanks to Kang Jin-ho, it started sooner than she thought. The scale was bigger than expected, and the situation was more significant than she thought… but it wasn’t bad.

‘I have to make it the best.’

Even if it doesn’t become the best, she would make sure that no one would say that Kang Jin-ho created MK Entertainment for personal gain.

That was Choi Yeon-ha’s biggest goal for now.

“And Eun-sol.”

“Yes, Director!”

“Has the rumor that I’m related to Jin-ho spread throughout the company?”

Han Eun-sol looked at Choi Yeon-ha with a reluctant gaze.

“Do we really have to do that?”

“…Hey, there are only dark-haired men here right now, right?”

“Yes.”

“We’ll be hiring female employees soon. We need to resolve this before any problems arise.”

“No, but then there will be a scandal…”