Former Warrior Turns Into A Million-Dollar Actor [EN]: Chapter 132

Former Hero is a Ten Million Actor – Episode 132 (132/199)

From Each Planet (6)

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An entertainer’s ‘media play’ is a double-edged sword.

That’s why agency heads don’t prefer their artists appearing on talk shows or interviews when something goes wrong.

There are many things to consider first.

In the 21st century, the public’s standards for stars have become much stricter than before.

If you’re not careful, you’ll be ridiculed for trying to do laundry with image management, and even receiving excessive sympathy votes can negatively impact the artist’s image.

A certain comedian enjoyed a second heyday with a pitiful concept after a business failure, but that was only possible because it was in the entertainment field.

There’s no benefit to an idol-turned-actress framing herself as a debtor.

In that respect, Woo Min-young’s Human Camp was a near-perfect choice.

[Woo Min-young’s Human Camp, the 97th guest is the ‘Roman Trio’]

[Jin Ji-yu, first confession since debut··· “I’m sorry to everyone who was harmed because of my family”]

[Noh Joong-man and Baek Ha-ni reveal who are the ‘notorious’ agency heads Mr. A and Mr. C]

Articles were posted and videos spread.

Instead of ‘media play’ focusing on just one person, the agency head and fellow actors appeared to naturally reveal behind-the-scenes stories of the entertainment industry.

-Our goal and the reason for Roman’s establishment was to rescue artists suffering from unfair contracts, so-called slave contracts, that are close to fraud. To bring down those villains and succeed.

-Ah, then perhaps the two actors······.

-I wasn’t that bad. I was doing okay.

When Baek Ha-ni coldly cut off Woo Min-young’s leading question, people’s attention focused on one place.

In the gathered angles, Jin Ji-yu, looking slightly haggard, received the words with clear pronunciation.

-When I received model fees as a child actor, I think I made a mistake from then on. During my idol days, there were conflicts between my family and the agency.

-Conflicts?

-The settlement fees were different. There were many other problems, but I eventually broke the contract when I left the group. So I’m always sorry to the former members. I get scolded all the time for saying this, but I wonder if they could have enjoyed their heyday longer if it weren’t for me······.

Everyone saw Jin Ji-yu’s expression as she smiled faintly, saying she would get scolded by the members again.

And there, there was sadness and sincerity that could not be imitated by any tears.

As the program neared its end, Noh Joong-man, who was asked to give closing remarks, briefly conveyed.

-In the future, Roman will continue to work for the rights and interests of its artists. Even if the person who harms them is their closest family or relative.

From the member combination to the talk, there is no batting order to throw away [no weak link].

Baek Ha-ni is from the same agency, so that’s understandable, but isn’t Noh Joong-man someone who doesn’t come to the surface easily?

In addition, the public was excited by the fact that they even slightly revealed the bare face of K-entertainment from over ten years ago, which was called the ‘War with Corrupt Entertainment Companies’.

-What’s up with Noh Joong-man? Is he a broadcasting person?

└He only appears when something really important happens or when something happens to his agency’s celebrities

└└There was a story about an actress being a debtor ㅇㅇ That was Jin Ji-yu

└└└He looks like a gangster, but he’s just light…

-His nickname was originally Joong Knightㅋㅋㅋ People who know will know, he’s a real no-nonsense macho man in the dirty entertainment scene

└Noh Knight ㄷㄷㄷ

└└He finds and knocks on every corrupt entertainment company; breaks down the door and rescues celebrities;

└└└Are you drunk from the morning?

-But aren’t Jin Ji-yu and Baek Ha-ni on bad terms? She’s supporting her

└Didn’t you see EunThree… Everyone at Roman is a comrade…

└└Male actors and female actors are different

-Anyway, this episode was an all-time legend of Human Camp.

A few days after the broadcast of ‘Human Camp’, a long article was posted on the SNS of Hong Gwang-seok, a member of the MinGuk Party.

[Now that K-Culture is spreading to the world, I cannot help but feel indignant that there are stalking crimes that threaten entertainers. In order to eradicate domestic violence and secondary victimization committed under the guise of kinship, as well as other malicious stalking cases, protection procedure regulations······.]

It’s ‘just like they planned it’, the timing is perfect.

Numerous fans who watched Human Camp retweeted Hong Gwang-seok’s article, and reporters also started secondary and tertiary reproduction with the content they were spreading.

There was criticism that it was another attempt to get involved in the entertainment business following ‘The Path of Injustice’, but it was quickly buried in the strong flow of the issue.

Along with actual influencer stalking cases, even revelations from people around them who had been silent until now came out.

Title: Some Actress’s Family Story

I’m from Seohyun High School Class of 43. I know a little bit about the inside story, but Jin Ji-yu has been a slave since she was young… Because the child is kind, her parents, siblings, and even relatives all clung to her, sucking her marrow and selling her name to make money.

And the people who lend money are funny too, they only believe in the word celebrity ㅋㅋ They would have fallen for a complete stranger con artist, not just their family.

Roman’s statement immediately after signing a contract with Jin Ji-yu, ‘Beware of inducing investment and extorting money using artists’, surfaced.

In addition, the public opinion solidified as the fraud of her family members and the fact that Jin Ji-yu had been repaying debts until relatively recently spread out.

To the young breadwinner who tried to take responsibility for her family until the end, and the heinous trash who exploited such a girl.

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An apartment in Jung-gu.

In a strangely empty house compared to its size, Jin Ji-yu’s mother, Lee Jung-hee, burst out in annoyance.

“What’s going on, huh?”

Next to her, Jin Ji-soo, her older sister, who was crouching on the only remaining leather sofa, turned around.

“What is it now?”

“Why haven’t they contacted us? Ji-soo, you said that if we wait a few days, the money will come out!”

She knew it would be like this. Their second daughter, the second child who had been dedicated to her family since she was young.

But this time it was different.

[Jin Ji-yu, courageous confession··· “I hope there will be no more hurt or damage”]

[Roman Entertainment announces official statement, decides to provide some compensation to alleviate the artist’s pain··· However, this will be the last time]

[Jin Ji-yu’s fandom, completely angry, ‘We will withdraw if you get tricked again and lend money’]

Did the official pushover eat some kind of medicine? Not only did she reveal her family’s flaws on a talk show, but she also gave harsh interviews to every media outlet.

When they called the number they found all night, the police contacted them the next day. No matter how much they are family, if they leave so many missed calls, the company can file a lawsuit for obstruction of business.

‘···Did she eat something wrong?’

That said, it’s too late to wage a media play war with her cold-hearted younger sister.

In the first place, in the relationship between a celebrity and a commoner··· especially between a victim and a perpetrator, you can’t lead it favorably no matter how much you are family.

Nevertheless, she thought that if she put appropriate pressure on her soft-hearted sister, some money would come out. Just like she had been doing since her debut and had received a few years ago.

···She really didn’t know it would turn out like this.

“Don’t just sit there, go and get it. Ji-yu must have made a mistake for a moment. She’ll correct the interview and make a deposit by tomorrow, right? She recently filmed that cosmetics commercial or something!”

Mother Lee Jung-hee nags hysterically.

It’s a fight that’s over no matter who looks at it, but a person addicted to luxury and pleasure becomes incapable of realistic judgment.

Even more so for those who used to spend millions of won, or even tens of millions of won, a day.

“What mistake? We’re about to go to jail.”

“So we have to go find her more! Your sister is so kind, if you ask her after seeing her face······.”

“Mom should go herself! If I just go outside the house, strange bastards follow me, so I can’t even go to a convenience store, let alone my little sister’s apartment. Didn’t you see Dad sprain his ankle while shaking those guys off?”

The younger brother, who had been smoking cigarettes repeatedly over there, yelled roughly.

A few days ago, he went out saying he was going to his sister, but he came back pale and has been like that ever since.

‘S-Strange bastards follow me. They follow me openly, and when I turn around, they look at me together, and when I move again, they chase me again!’

Older sister Jin Ji-soo bites her lip. She thought her brother was crazy, so she went out and saw what he meant.

‘······.’

Men in black suits or hoodies follow her from dozens of meters behind.

‘Hey, who are you people!’

Even if she shouts, there is no answer.

If it were a crime, they would at least pretend to hide, but this is not stalking, but broad daylight stalking. Just like··· they did to her second child after filming.

Lee Jung-hee, who was shaking her hands and biting her thumb like a withdrawal symptom, glared.

“Yes, that Noh Joong-man guy put bad wind into Ji-yu. A Satan-possessed guy, a devilish guy, his energy has been dirty since he sued CEO Han.”

“Mom, get a grip! Now Ji-yu is trying to fight us, not that CEO!”

“What do you know, you brat. Have you ever earned a penny to help?”

While the voices of the mother and eldest daughter were rising, the sound of something breaking was heard.

The younger brother, who threw away the ashtray, hissed.

“Everyone, shut up. Mom and big sister can just stop shopping, but I’m going to jail for fraud. There are more than twenty investors who brought in money.”

“···That’s not just you.”

At the voice that flowed out, the younger brother’s eyes widened. Jin Ji-soo mumbled with her head down.

“It was in the article. Dad and Mom, and I, borrowed from all over the place. After the last luxury business failed, I thought it would be a hit if I opened a furniture editing shop······.”

“Damn it, why are you saying that now?”

“What are you doing so well that you’re cursing? Do you know how hard your sisters worked to make you the youngest CEO?”

“I told you to stay out of it, Mom!”

The end of long-standing greed is miserable.

Soon after, the few pieces of furniture began to break and shatter. Just like what Dr. Woo Min-young said at the end of Human Camp five days ago.

-Some cracks must be broken. Just because a relationship is shattered doesn’t mean that people are shattered. To re-sculpt myself··· I have to step on the fragments and move forward.

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A studio in Cheongdam.

Today, the guests who were supposed to meet gathered one after another on the 2nd floor of the building, which had become a meeting room.

“Hello.”

“Oh, it’s been a while, Team Leader. Is this your first time meeting the CEO?”

“Yes. I’ve met Mr. Park Geon a few times.”

When Director Lee Seong-cheol introduced CEO Noh Joong-man, the man who was standing in a military-like posture replied.

The so-called ‘Team Leader 1’, who personally operates Jin Gyu-il’s secretariat at Changjin Group and helped when facing DG&Joiners.

“Let’s get to the point. What about that side [Jin Ji-yu’s family]?”

Noh Joong-man asked. Team Leader 1 reported in a still monotone voice.

“He’s holed up at home. He seems to be contacting a few places because he’s afraid to go outside, but it will be difficult to borrow more money.”

“There’s also a possibility that he’ll appeal to the media. Saying that Jin Ji-yu or Roman used people.”

This time, Director Lee Seong-cheol replied.

“Public opinion is already fixed. There will be limitations with phone or written interviews··· and whatever paper it’s published on, it can be framed as malicious rumors.”

Two weeks have passed since that incident.

The ‘Jin Ji-yu Rescue Operation’, led by Park Geon and carried out by his people, was coming to a successful end.

‘There’s something I want to ask the CEO.’

‘To me?’

‘Yes. I can’t do it alone.’

On the day Jin Ji-yu collapsed, Park Geon visited Noh Joong-man at his private residence, not the CEO’s office, and had a private meeting.

The operation was different in scale. Pushing media play with friendly congressmen and returning the stalking that they had been doing to the stalkers in the guise of family.

Noh Joong-man, who was listening, asked.

‘What about Ji-yu’s image? She’ll need to express her position in some way.’

Park Geon replied as if it were natural.

‘There’s a suitable program. I’ve finished talking to KBC [Korean Broadcasting Corporation]. It would be good if you, CEO, Jin Ji-yu, and one more person went.’

‘Not you?’

‘Yes. Rather than me······.’

After a moment of pause, an unexpected name came out.

‘Baek Ha-ni would be good.’

And··· public opinion flowed as expected. The victim and perpetrator are clear, but to the extent that they do not buy excessive sympathy votes.

The only problem was protecting Jin Ji-yu’s mentality, but once the sword was drawn, there was no way to be pushed back by that side.

“We have to keep an eye on them for a while. They may take unexpected actions because they think their family betrayed them.”

“We are monitoring in shifts. We’ve also added fuel to the debtors who suffered financial damage, so they’ll be summoned to court before they do anything.”

After the broadcast, Roman repaid some of the money to the debtors who suffered damage.

Nevertheless, the debt was so large that it was certain that they would not be able to avoid civil and criminal liability.

“Then, I have my next schedule.”

“Thank you. If you need anything, talk to our side.”

“Yes. I will.”

After some more opinions were exchanged, Team Leader 1 bowed and left the seat first.

Director Lee Seong-cheol took a deep breath.

“···Hoo, we’ve overcome one crisis with this.”

“It’s too early to rest assured. We have to watch more.”

“Well, there’s nothing to worry about since we’ve set up this much safety net. The victims have been rescued to some extent, too.”

The debt repaid by Roman was Noh Joong-man’s private money.

He expressed his position to the media that it was the agency’s job and a moral responsibility··· but Lee Seong-cheol is not someone who doesn’t know that it’s actually because of Jin Ji-yu.

Noh Joong-man changed the subject with a blank expression.

“What about Actor Park [Park Geon]?”

“Ah, now that I think about it, today is his departure date. He said he’ll go to Nice in advance before the film festival opens.”

“He didn’t come to the company. Did he leave with his younger sibling?”

It wasn’t a special question, but the answer didn’t come out quickly.

Director Lee Seong-cheol stroked his chin with a strange expression.

“No. A special reporter went today.”

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