Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 117

117. You Only Learn When You Experience It (2)

2022.02.25.

Looking at the printouts, they didn’t resemble an official article. It seemed the media outlet had contacted the company in advance, before publishing. They secretly inform the company before releasing potentially damaging news, attempting to strike a deal. This news could be a photo or a rumor, and the desired deal could vary. This instance felt different. “An interview? Yeon Do-hee did an interview?” It was an interview from a credible source. Since the person involved gave the interview herself, it wasn’t a rumor, and because she provided the photos, they weren’t paparazzi shots. [Q. I heard you’re having a lot of difficulties filming this movie. Many fans are worried. A. I’m always grateful for your concern. There’s a special episode during this filming. It was an opportunity to realize the greatness of nature (laughs). Q. Can you tell us more about that? A. We also made a making-of film while producing the movie. We occasionally post updates on our movie’s YouTube account, and I think your curiosity will be satisfied if you watch the video that will be uploaded this time. Q. Is that news going to be uploaded on YouTube? A. Yes. Q. I should check it out as soon as possible. A. Not yet; it’s scheduled to be uploaded the day after tomorrow. I heard that this interview will be released the day after that. Q. I must check it out. I’m already curious. By the way, I heard you felt something while filming this movie, what is it? A. I was able to feel the greatness of nature and the feeling of being reborn at the same time. It’s like being born again? (laughs) So, it became an opportunity to start my second acting career with a new mindset. (omitted)] “These are the articles that will be released tomorrow. The company was contacted today.” “This is just an interview? Surely they didn’t contact us after seeing these articles, this interview, right?” “Of course, they contacted us after seeing that. Does that look like just an interview to you?” “Are the reporters crazy? Are their eyes all rotten? It’s a movie promotion and YouTube promotion. It’s just a promotional article.” “Are you really not thinking straight? If it was a normal interview, they wouldn’t have contacted our company. Can’t you see? She’s saying she’s going to start her acting career with a new mindset!” “What’s that……”
“You idiot. That means she’s transferring agencies. A new life. She’s saying she’s going to leave here and find a new place. She even said that Yeon Do-hee deliberately included that interview item. The rumors have already spread among the people involved. What? Just an interview?” His sister accurately identified the cause and effect. Only then did his mind, clouded by alcohol, suddenly clear. Things that should not have happened were now glaringly obvious. “Why is Yeon Do-hee transferring? Where is she going?” His hollow muttering soon turned into, “No, but aren’t some bastards spreading rumors and deliberately trying to sabotage us? What kind of son of a bitch is doing this dirty trick?! The transfer rumors based on that interview are too much of an exaggeration!” He was filled with anger. His sister clicked her tongue. “Why are you getting angry? Who do you think should be angry right now?!” “Ah~ Sis. Don’t worry about this. It’s all just bullshit rumors. Sis, you’ve been married to my brother-in-law for several years, don’t you know this industry yet? They’re just exaggerating to extort money, so don’t be intimidated……” “What makes you so sure that this is a lie?” “She can’t do that. The transfer rumors are all lies. It just looks like she’s saying she’s going to recharge, why are you making such a fuss?” Park Chil-deuk boasted with a very confident attitude. The look of surprise he had when he saw the article was long gone. “Besides, how did I raise her? If she knew how I raised her, she wouldn’t even dare to think about leaving me!” His voice, filled with arrogance, didn’t contain a single ounce of doubt. In fact, Park Chil-deuk believed that Yeon Do-hee’s rise to the top was largely due to him. The problem was that this was completely different from the truth. “Park Chil-deuk…… are you crazy?” “What again?” “You raised Yeon Do-hee?” “Of course. She couldn’t have made it that far without me.” “Ha……” Park Chil-deuk’s sister sighed in disbelief. She was able to see the situation very calmly. It was a skill she inevitably acquired from having a reckless younger brother like Park Chil-deuk. She was truly dumbfounded. ‘Where do I even begin to correct this delusion?’ She knew that Park Chil-deuk had gotten into the company through her husband’s connections. She tried hard to stop him, but Park Chil-deuk acted like a madman, and her husband accepted him, thinking it was all good. Of course, that was a very wrong choice. When she first received the news from the support team, Park Chil-deuk’s sister, Park Hee-yeon, almost fainted. -Who said they were leaving?
-Yeon Do-hee……
-Why is Yeon Do-hee suddenly leaving? Did something upset her? Or is she not happy with the contract terms? I clearly heard that Dad always renews Do-hee’s contract at the highest level, saying she’s like a founding contributor……?
-That’s…… we don’t know either…… Who was Yeon Do-hee? She was the flagship star of the company her husband ran. They had known each other for a long time since the company started. Yeon Do-hee had contributed a lot to the company’s growth. This contract renewal was just a formality, and they assumed she would extend it as a matter of course. But suddenly, without even a word, this kind of interview? ‘Something is very wrong.’ No matter how she thought about it, there was nothing that seemed to be a problem recently. But there was one thing. There was one thing that bothered her. It was the countermeasures meeting for the rumors that spread due to the accident that happened during the movie filming a while ago. -Yeon Do-hee’s case? I’ll take care of it.
-Manager Park. That’s a problem that our management support team and public relations team should solve……
-Ahem! Don’t you trust me? Don’t you know I know a lot of reporters? This is something that can only be solved by someone like me.
-……. Park Chil-deuk, who unexpectedly attended the meeting, volunteered to take care of it. He originally liked to step up and had his own petty ambitions, so he often did things like this. He even thought he was capable and talented. Of course, that wasn’t the case in reality. -Isn’t this going to be a complete disaster……?
-Things that would have worked out won’t work out if Manager Park goes……
-This is a really serious matter, can we just leave it to him like this?
-That toad doesn’t know when to step up and when not to. Seriously. How can people without connections live?
-I’m so disgusted, I should just quit. I’m having second thoughts about being here to be treated like this by that kind of guy…… If even the people inside were reacting this anxiously, it was all said and done. And now. “You still haven’t come to your senses? It’s you who’s the problem. You were the problem. What the hell did you do there? What kind of nonsense did you spout that made Yeon Do-hee take such drastic measures?!” “Ah, she can’t leave, I’m telling you? Where is she going if she leaves? She can’t do without me.” If Yeon Do-hee left, there would be more than one or two companies that would accept her right now. There are more than five places that would roll out the red carpet for her. Park Hee-yeon couldn’t understand what Park Chil-deuk was trusting in. As far as she knew, Park Chil-deuk had ruined Yeon Do-hee’s career, but he had never made her successful. “You’re delusional! What makes you think you raised Yeon Do-hee?! Are you crazy? Hey, Park Chil-deuk! Wake up. What kind of guts do you have to say that when this mess has happened?!” “Ah, sis, are you yelling at me right now?” “Ah, sis? Ah, sis? Hey! Do you think I wouldn’t yell right now?! I don’t know what you did, but go apologize to Yeon Do-hee on your knees tomorrow!” “Ah, really…… nothing will happen…… where is she going……?” “Take responsibility and fix it right away! Otherwise, I’ll talk to my brother-in-law and get you fired. I’ll definitely get you fired! Take responsibility and get on your knees, or bang your head on the floor, or cut open your stomach to show your sincerity! Do whatever it takes to change Yeon Do-hee’s mind. Got it?!” A frosty scolding poured down on his head. Park Chil-deuk frowned and covered his ears with a dissatisfied expression. “Ah, you’re making a fuss by yelling so loudly…… I got it. Go. Go away, it’s noisy.” “You, I’m warning you. Take responsibility and resolve this situation. Got it?!” “Ah, go away~!” Park Chil-deuk grumbled and kicked out Park Hee-yeon, who was still seething. “Ah, I had a good time running wild for once, and now I’m getting nagged at……” This culprit was Yeon Do-hee. “Just because she has a pretty face, she acts so expensive, daring to stab me in the back? Damn it. Who raised her like that?” Thinking about it, he felt betrayed. ‘How many years has she been acting, and she still can’t even do one interview properly?!’ He had to listen to his sister’s nagging, which he didn’t need to hear. Park Chil-deuk really hated his sister looking at him with contempt. Even though he had become so successful, she still saw him as a useless beggar. “How much effort did I put in for her! If she does one nude scene, wouldn’t ten million views be a piece of cake? I felt sorry that she had never reached ten million views, so I used my brain a little. She doesn’t even know how grateful to be, and she’s trying to fly away as soon as the contract period ends?” Without even changing his clothes, Park Chil-deuk flopped down on the wide bed. The expensive bed creaked under the heavy weight. ‘Even then, that unlucky actor came out as the person in charge and ruined my mood.’ An actor should just act, why is he acting like a company representative? Park Chil-deuk didn’t like that the guy had a higher position than him and appeared in the conference room. He endured such humiliation there and covered for her. What? Transfer? Traaansfer? ‘I’ll see tomorrow.’ The fact that he hadn’t done anything, or rather, couldn’t do anything, had been completely erased from his memory. All that remained was Yeon Do-hee’s outrageous remarks, which were extremely offensive. As he slowly closed his eyes, Park Chil-deuk gritted his teeth. Not knowing that the moment he could think like that would be the last.

* ‘What, what’s so noisy?’ Park Chil-deuk frowned. The loud commotion, which he could hear even in his sleep, was very annoying. ‘Are those people with nothing to do coming all the way here again?’ People who risk their lives for one celebrity, people with nothing to do. Even though his job is to live off the attention of those fans, Park Chil-deuk never stopped looking down on them. ‘Ugh, damn it…… what is the security doing? Why aren’t they kicking those guys out!’ Today was full of annoying things, from his sister Park Hee-yeon to his sleep. Even when he covered himself with the blanket, the loud noise continued. Park Chil-deuk, who was too lazy to get up, couldn’t stand it any longer. “Ugh, damn it……!” He didn’t know who it was, but how dare they make so much noise? He was going to call the guards right away and kick them all out! He would feel better if he turned on the fire hose and sprayed water on them. ‘Where’s the fire hydrant?’ Thinking that, Park Chil-deuk, who was muttering curses and jumped up from his seat, froze. “……?” What is it? [Oh, oh. Our actor has finally arrived. Why did you come so late when we told you to come quickly?!] [These days, those who think they’re so great are really funny, aren’t they? If we say one word, they won’t even be able to show their faces and disappear.] He heard a rough voice that gave him a creepy feeling. Park Chil-deuk realized that someone had broken into his house. [Aren’t you coming?!] [You’re so slow. I don’t know what you’re going to do with that. Tsk!] But there was something even stranger. ‘This isn’t my house……?’ Park Chil-deuk’s house was a well-designed, modern, high-end villa of about 50 pyeong [approximately 165 square meters]. There was no place like this dark, decadent, and eerie place anywhere. No matter how he looked at it, this was not his house. Park Chil-deuk was very scared. ‘Was I kidnapped while I was asleep? Or am I dreaming?! What the hell is going on……!’ But there was no time to think. [You don’t listen. I was invited for the first time in a while and came running excitedly, but the clown is so clumsy.] Something cold and creepy wrapped around his arm and pulled him away violently.