Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 220

220. The Weight of Responsibility (1)

June 8, 2022

“Hey, why are you talking like that… ahem.”

“You’re clinging to a rotten rope, that’s why the benefactor keeps suffering.”

Pressuring the president of A Entertainment would be problematic.

Because then Min Ye-rin and the production company would be pressured even more, ultimately harming the drama’s production.

With the truth hidden, Yeonwoo continued speaking.

“When I say your lifeline is shortening, I’m not just saying it. Benefactor. You need to take it seriously.”

“It’s a bit of a waste…….”

“But there’s nothing more precious than your life.”

“Is that guy really the problem?”

“Hoo… I have no choice but to tell you. That person has had a very bitter relationship with you since your past life.”

He sensed a hint of doubt at the sudden word, but Yeonwoo didn’t care.

“Yes. Doesn’t the other party just talk a good game? They break promises multiple times too. They probably just sweet-talked you. But you mustn’t be fooled, benefactor. In the end, they’re the type who will drain your wealth and lifespan and run away.”

“……Then what should I do?”

“It’s simple. Give up.”

“Tsk…….”

“Holding onto it will only harm you, benefactor. Instead, pass it on to someone else and receive compensation.”

“Oho…? Pass it on……?”

“The karmic relationship from your past life only applies to you, benefactor. If you pass that rope to someone else, you will be safe, and your fortune will also open up again.”

Yeonwoo unhesitatingly shifted all responsibility to the president of A Entertainment.

He brought up all sorts of bad things and pinned them on him.

That way, the loan shark would thoroughly cut ties with the president of A Entertainment.

“Then can you also know things like who to pass it on to?”

“Hee-eum. Let me see. Benefactor. Please look at me straight.”

It’ll probably feel strange.

His eyes will gleam strangely, but strangely enough, his features will appear blurry.

“Let’s see, let’s see…….”

Yeonwoo pretended to concentrate, tracking the loan shark’s surroundings with his eyes.

To others, it would look like he was staring at empty air, but Yeonwoo was different.

‘Alright. You guys work hard and handle it yourselves.’

He had no intention of getting rid of the vengeful spirits and demons, and even the lingering thoughts, so the loan shark’s nightmares and hallucinations would continue, but oh well.

“I see one. The god I serve says… is there anyone around you who lends money on a large scale?”

“Money lending? All the guys I know do this kind of work.”

“No, no. Not just any size. Very, very big. There’s someone who holds a very large flow of funds, as if they’re tightly gripping the water flow of the Han River [a major river in South Korea].”

“Han River?”

The loan shark muttered as if something came to mind at that word.

“Just tell me a little more, just in case. Are there any other hints?”

“Let’s see… He says he sees a large, greedy black viper. He’s very greedy, he says. Let’s see… he’s holding young offspring. Two very cute ones.”

“Two offspring, huh. It must be that guy.”

“Does anyone come to mind?”

There would be.

He made it so that they couldn’t help but think of him.

A person who lends money to companies, not individuals, in Yeouido [South Korea’s financial district] near the Han River.

He even kindly told them that he had twins.

‘It would be strange if they didn’t catch on after I went this far.’

The clues Yeonwoo gave all pointed to one person.

None other than Woo Do-gyeom.

A man with a system-recognized occupation of corporate hunter.

‘I feel like I’ve ended up cursing Woo Do-gyeom, but that must be a misunderstanding.’

Anyway, Woo Do-gyeom is greedy, isn’t he?

He didn’t say anything wrong.

“That, that… isn’t that the person? The one from Cheong…….”

“Shh!”

“But you could see even that?!”

The thugs who were eavesdropping on their conversation whispered.

Of course, he can’t see.

But right now, he’s scamming them, so he’s just pretending to see.

“Ah, right. So, you’re saying I should pass it on to that guy? That’s how I’ll live…….”

Clench!

“That A Entertainment guy was pulling tricks like that on me?”

A chilling sound was heard as the sunglasses held in the loan shark’s hand were mercilessly crushed.

A hopeful sound for Yeonwoo, signaling success.

But conversely, a desperate sound for the president of A Entertainment.

“What’s your name?”

“Why do you ask?”

“No. I was just saying you seem quite insightful. Would you like to work with me in the future? I won’t treat you unfairly when it comes to money.”

“I cannot do that. My god has told me not to covet wealth. Relationships come and go like the wind. Today’s meeting between you and me ends here.”

When he spoke softly with a detached attitude, exclamations burst out from here and there.

The aloof atmosphere, uninterested in the secular world, made Yeonwoo appear even more mysterious.

“If that’s the case, then there’s nothing I can do.”

Even the loan shark was swept away by the atmosphere and nodded.

“Don’t forget, benefactor. You must cut off rotten ropes.”

“I understand.”

Yeonwoo turned his body without any regrets.

The gaze following him from behind was stinging, but he simply left the place indifferently, as if he didn’t care.

‘Success.’

He seasoned it this much, so the rest should proceed on its own.

A satisfied smile hung on Yeonwoo’s lips.

And.

“Uh… Yeonwoo-ssi? I just got a call from the production company, and they said the production presentation will proceed on the same date.”

The result he had been waiting for came.

*

“I guess…… we have to accept it, right?”

“Hoo-ooo…….”

A dark atmosphere heavily descended on the conference room.

The faces of the people there were all deathly pale.

This was because they had been suffering for over a week, and their minds and bodies were all exhausted.

“What era is it, that entertainment companies are still engaging in such power trips?”

“It’s our sin that we’re a new company…….”

“Ah, those guys who used to bend over backwards to the broadcasting station, huh.”

“What can we do? They’ve got a tight grip on our weaknesses.”

“I feel bad for Min Ye-rin too. Why did she have to be tied to that place?”

“That president is the one who discovered Min Ye-rin. He cast her when she was having a hard time and helped her family, I heard.”

“Ah…….”

Song Jin-joo writer sighed.

Come to think of it, it seems like I’ve heard that before.

That Min Ye-rin’s family situation is quite complicated.

Someone of Min Ye-rin’s caliber could have gone to other places, but I wondered why she was stuck with a problematic agency…….

“It’s right to keep your loyalty, but Min Ye-rin probably didn’t know it would flow in such a bad direction. Sigh.”

“Ehyoo.”

“Hyuhyuhyu.”

Sighs erupted from here and there like a round song.

“It’s a relief that the other actors are reasonable. If they weren’t, our production costs would have been completely *털리고 [teoligo: ripped off]* by now, right? And we would have become the *호구 [hogu: pushovers]* of the century.”

“I already feel like we’re half *호구 [hogu: pushovers]* now…….”

“It’s not half, we’re just *호구 [hogu: pushovers]*, right…….”

Rather than choosing the worst, they would rather choose the second worst.

That was the production company’s judgment.

They had a long way to go with the works they would produce in the future, so they couldn’t ruin the industry’s reputation from the start.

If the president of A Entertainment comes today, he will probably write a contract with adjusted items.

“I wish someone would bring *천벌 [cheonbeol: divine punishment]* down on that human…….”

“What is the *귀신 [gwishin: ghost/spirit]* doing…… not taking that human away…….”

Hoo-ooo.

Sigh waves surged again from all directions.

Now, 10 minutes before the president of A Entertainment appears swaggering.

The production company’s anxiety and nervousness reached its peak.

Some people were biting their nails, while others were shaking their legs without even noticing that the coffee cup on the desk was *달달달달 떨리는 [dal-dal-dal-dal tteollineun: shaking intensely]*.

“Ah, why isn’t the *maknae [youngest member of a group]* who went to buy Frappuccino here yet?!”

They don’t know how *개차반 [gae-cha-ban: a total jerk]* the president of A Entertainment is.

Because he bought the coffee in advance, there was a bit of moisture on the surface of the cup, and he used that as an excuse to find fault.

-Ahyoo. I guess the production company doesn’t have money…… they can’t even buy a proper coffee.

Everyone gritted their teeth at the sight of the Frappuccino being thrown into the trash can while saying it as if they were meant to hear it.

Since then, the production team has been setting up so that the coffee arrives 5 minutes before the president of A Entertainment arrives, gritting their teeth.

“Call the *maknae [youngest member of a group]*! There are 4 minutes left now! What if A Entertainment’s president catches us!……!”

The moment PD [Production Director] Gil Sang-jun, who had been holding back, was about to burst out in anger.

Bang!

“Director!”

The *maknae [youngest member of a group]*, holding a Frappuccino neatly in one hand, appeared, opening the door.

“Hey, you! It’s 3 minutes before now, what if you’re late! What if A Entertainment’s president catches us……!”

“Director! That president of A Entertainment is holding an emergency press conference!”

“……Eung?”

Everyone gathered in the conference room froze.

A moment of silence flowed.

It was none other than Song writer’s shout that broke the silence.

“Don’t lose your minds?! Gil-dong and *maknae [youngest member of a group]*, quickly bring the laptop! No. Let’s go to the lounge right now! Hurry!”

*

-“Do you like it?”

Yeonwoo replied to the voice heard over the phone.

“Yeah, well…… so-so.”

Right now, a press conference was being held in a large conference room outside the emergency exit.

It was held very suddenly, but no one was surprised.

Well, if there were any, it would be the innocent viewers who didn’t know anything.

“I have nothing to say to the people…….”

Yeonwoo had no intention of watching the tearful show of a 50-year-old *아재 [ajae: middle-aged man]* who was *짜며 [jjameo: squeezing out]* all sorts of pitiful and pathetic things, so he was able to leave without regret.

“I expected it to some extent since you said you would spread rumors in the stock market…… but are you okay?”

-“What do you mean?”

“You spent a lot of money, but you won’t be able to get it back?”

-“I had a rough idea that he would run away like that anyway.”

“You already knew? Then isn’t that more of a problem……?”

-“It’s not much money anyway, so you don’t have to worry about that much. If I put that guy on a boat or start a *해체쇼 [haecheshow: dismantling show, i.e., destroying him publicly]* against him, the *군 [gun: authorities]* wouldn’t like it.”

“……I guess so.”

-“Yeah. It’s cleanest for him to be judged by the law.”

Still.

I heard that Min Ye-rin paid back several thousand, but A Entertainment’s debt didn’t decrease at all.

But that…… you’re saying it’s not much?

‘Ah. Come to think of it, he was a company chairman.’

-“If you’re really worried, you can come to my house and play with the kids. Sae-rim and Sae-hyun were looking for a pretty older brother anyway.”

“……I understand. I’ll stop by soon.”

-“Yeah. It would be nice if that *조막만 한 참새새끼 [jomangman han cham-sae-saekki: tiny sparrow chick]* came with you too.”

The child spirit is also about to be drafted.

“Hoo…….”

After ending the call.

Yeonwoo leaned his head against the steel door of the emergency exit.

The cold temperature of the cold steel door seems to cool his head.

‘Is one problem solved with this?’

Now the drama will be able to cruise smoothly without any problems.

Min Ye-rin, who had been suffering from her agency’s president, will also be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

It was the moment Yeonwoo thought so.

[Kang Yeonwoo! Yeonwoo-ya!]

“……Why don’t you turn on the blinker before coming in?”

A small head popped out of the steel door he was leaning against.

“Where did you leave your body and do this?”

[아이 [Ai: Aish, expression of annoyance or surprise]. This is not the time to worry about that. It’s a complete jackpot! Yeonwoo, you don’t know what’s happening right now, do you?]

“What don’t I know. The president of A Entertainment is *짜고즙 [jjago jup: squeezing tears]* right now.”

[You don’t know.]

“What. Has he already been taken into custody?”

The president of A Entertainment will probably reveal many facts at the press conference.

Probably after it ends, illegal gambling charges, financial fraud charges, prostitution mediation charges, drug use charges, stock manipulation charges, etc.

He was scheduled to be arrested soon for numerous criminal facts.

I already confirmed that the investigative agency was waiting.

[아이 [Ai: Aish, expression of annoyance or surprise], why would I call that a jackpot?]

That’s true.

It is natural for a criminal to receive the *철퇴 [cheoltoe: iron hammer]* of the law that has already been scheduled.

“Then what’s the jackpot?”

[Listen carefully? Min Ye-rin has appeared at the press conference right now.]

“What?”

Yeonwoo asked back.

That was really unexpected.