Entertainment Life W Chapter 202:

Chapter 202:

They were digging into you.

Lawyer Jeong Yeon-jae of Seo & Woo Law Firm received a phone call after staying late at the office.

Hey, Ian.

(Hello, uncle. How have you been?)

Im busy with work, how about you?

(Im doing well, too. Are you free right now?)

Lawyer Jeong felt suspicious about why Ian called.

He must want sothing from .

He would have gotten updates on the lawsuit through his agency, so he probably didnt call to ask about that.

Dont worry, I have ti for my nephew. What is it? Just tell .

(I want to invest in sothing, can you help ?)

Invest? Sure, thats not hard.

Lawyer Jeong rolled his pen and wrote down so things that ca to his mind on a mo.

(Thank you, Ill pay you back.)

Hey, its not a big deal, why are you so

(No, this kind of thing needs careful calculation.)

Youre just like your grandfather in that regard.

Lawyer Jeong chuckled softly.

Did he rember what I said before?

He wondered if he had given him false hope, but he also had a strange feeling that Ian would do well.

Hmm, Ill find you a good investnt company or agent.

(Thank you very much.)

This is nothing. But, are you starting to invest?

(Let

try.)

Ian recalled his mories from his Kim Yong-min days, but he didnt know much information except for so major events since he wasnt interested in watching them back then.

Fortunately, Jin was well-inford about this kind of thing. He decided to use the changed Jin to his advantage.

Dont overdo it.

(Of course, Im my. grandfathers grandson.)

Right, he must have taught you well. Okay, Ill try my best for you.

(Okay, see you again with uncle.)

Sure, see you later.

Ian leaned back on his chair after hanging up. He was worried about his nationality, but luckily he was classified as a foreigner with dostic treatnt and had no trouble investing.

I took the first step.

He couldnt get involved directly because of his busy schedule. He was glad he had soone to help him.

Making money is just the beginning, its not my priority.

Jin echoed his sentint.

[You cant ignore your connections.]

Thats right.

What should I do? Ians eyes sparkled.

***

The shooting for the advertisent was almost over. The mbers of AWY used their day off to et the mbers of MyKit as a group.

Hey, theyre here. Here!

Long ti no see.

MyKit, who were waiting for AWY at the restaurant, waved their hands happily.

You ca early?

Were seeing our superstar after a long ti, we have to wait in advance.

Oh, stop it.

Jo Tae-woong took off his mask and smiled slightly at Kim Cheolmins teasing.

Unlike AWY, who were wrapped up in inconspicuous clothes, hats, and masks, MyKit were relatively lightly dressed.

Wow, look. Isnt that AWY?

Aweso.

Despite the partition, so custors recognized AWY. Soone was taking pictures from behind.

Did you guys do well? You went to Japan, right?

Lee Joo-hyuk tried to ignore the peoples stares and asked. MyKits faces darkened.

We ca back for a while. We have to go again.

Really?

Park Seo-dam stopped drinking water and exclaid. As the coronavirus situation cald down a bit, MyKits agency tried to make so money from their Japan activities and sent them back to the underground life.

They want us there

We cant help it.

MyKits leader, Jung Ji-soo, smiled bitterly and changed the topic.

Ian, your drama teaser ca out, right?

Right, I saw it.

The E-Flix drama that Ian had fild, Z-Day, was scheduled to be released early next year after a long editing process.

Kim Chul-min recited Ians line from the trailer. He must have tried to act, but it was very clumsy.

Hey, Chul-min. Seriously, dont ever act.

Why not!

Kim Chul-min and Kim Ju-young bickered while the other mbers chatted with each other in the background.

Ian also listened to Kim Chul-min and Park Seons conversation while sitting across from them and politely declined the requests from people who asked him to take pictures.

I should get a license or sothing like Ju-young. Im done with the entertainnt industry.

Why?

Kim Chul-min sighed and said. Ian and Kim Ju-young looked up.

I feel like Im just going to be a diocre deep-sea idol.

[He suddenly got serious.]

Ian wanted to argue that they were not deep-sea idols, but he knew it would be useless. He silently ate his food and listened to them.

Our company is not a good one to renew the contract with, and I dont know if any other company will take .

Really?

Thats not to say Im a golden spoon either. I think I need to learn so skills now.

Debuting as an idol ant sacrificing the ti of your teens and twenties without any guarantee of success, so it was a risky choice.

I know how you feel

Ian smiled bitterly.

There were cases where people debuted within a year of becoming a trainee, but they were not many.

Usually, they entered as trainees from a young age, and the agencies preferred young trainees, so it was even more so.

They spent several years as trainees, but they either failed to make it to the debut group or the company did not have the resources to debut them, so the debut schedule was canceled. That was the first hurdle to debut.

I dont know about Japan either. How long can we survive as underground idols? There are so many idols there too

They barely managed to debut, but the agency only supported them for about two years. If they did not perform better than the agency expected, they would either abandon them to focus on the next debut group or for so other reason.

We cant even do things like Youtube because were tied to the contract.

You know whats funny? Our company doesnt even allow us to work part-ti?

Wow.

And depending on the contract terms, they could be legally bound to not do anything other than idol activities.

Usually, the artist contract was seven years, and if they were n, they had to go to the military, so they could only start anew in their thirties. But by then, they had nothing to show for and nothing to learn, so it was a difficult ti.

I guess we should be glad that we can at least tour in Japan I dont know.

Im thinking of trying sothing like a heavy equipnt operator, maybe I can buy one when we tour in Japan?

But our company never mind.

Ian in his Kim Yong-min days had endured stubbornly, but most people gave up on the entertainnt industry and looked for other jobs.

You guys are lucky.

Honestly, I thought you would do well. Youre all talented.

Kim Chulmin and Park Seon smiled bitterly. Ian and Kim Ju-young, who were listening from across the table, had nothing to say.

Kim Ju-young thought that it could have been his future as well and beca lost in thought. Ian felt awkward.

***

As they moved to the second place, Ian received a call from lawyer Jeong Yeon-jae.

Yes, uncle.

(Hello, Ian. You know the favor you asked

before? I found a good person for you.)

Thank you so much.

(It turns out he has a connection with your grandfather too. Hell take good care of you.)

Really?

Grandpa, who are you?

Anyway, it was good news. Ian smiled brightly.

(Anyway, he liked you when I told him about you. He said to leave it to him.)

Then lets have a al together soti. The schedule can I contact you later?

(Sure.)

He had beco Choi Ian and thought he only had his face and body to thank for, but he also had the luck and background of his family.

Hes lucky.

[Does he really have the luck of saving the country?]

Ian hung up the phone and was about to enter the restaurant with a light step when he saw Park Seon smoking a cigarette in the alley next to him.

Did you smoke before?

No. I just started recently.

He looked lonely smoking alone, so Ian stood next to Park Seon and looked at the small sky between the alleys.

Actually, I dont think our company is in a good situation.

How co?

Accounting is delayed.

Isnt that a bit serious?

Ian frowned. He couldnt do anything else while accounting was delayed.

What was their agency again?

[ST Entertainnt.]

Dont you rember anything?

[No.]

He searched his past mories, but he had no recollection of ST Entertainnt or MyKit. Jin tried to recall sothing with a chanical sound, but nothing ca up.

[Maybe you had a glitch, but you got better later. So you dont rember?]

Is that so?

Ian wasnt sure, but he trusted Jins judgnt. He had a lot of information, after all. But he still felt uneasy.

Well, even if its delayed, so money ca in, so itll be fine this ti too.

It wasnt even the first ti this happened. Ian sighed as Park Seon finished his cigarette and exhaled the last smoke.

Im sorry to say this when were eting after a long ti. I have nowhere else to talk to You guys are the only ones. The people who keep in touch with us

Park Seons nice guy strategy that caught attention at the Arimpyc lasted for about half a year and then faded quickly. He was only called when his rude character was needed. After he resud his activities in Japan, even that was gone.

Its okay, were friends.

Ian had also gone through a slump in the past, so he didnt feel like Park Seons situation was soone elses problem.

Park Seons expression brightened a bit at Ians answer. He felt sorry for complaining to the AWY mbers who treated him the sa even after they beca world-famous.

We may not say it, but were all grateful to you.

What are you thankful for? Its obvious. Arent we all waiting? Lets go in.

Ian tapped Park Seons arm. As they were about to enter the restaurant, Park Seon grabbed Ians shoulder.

Wait, Ian. Do you know a reporter nad Yang In-jun?

Yeah. Why? Did sothing happen?

Yang In-jun. The FactPix reporter who offered him a sponsorship and then sent him a weird text ssage when he refused.

He called

out of the blue and asked

about you. In a bad way.

Really? What did he ask?

About drinking, won, that kind of stuff. So I just hung up. It felt like I shouldnt answer anything.

Ians face hardened in an instant. Park Seon hurriedly added.

I didnt say anything wrong, did I? I dont know whats going on, but I thought you should know.

No, it was really helpful. Thanks for telling . Hes a FactPix reporter. Theres nothing good about getting involved with him.

Wow.

Park Seon scowled.

It must be hard to be famous. Having such a reporter on your tail.

Be careful too. You never know.

What would he be interested in a loser like ? Ill let you know if he contacts

again about you.

Thanks.

Park Seon said that and went inside the restaurant. Jo Taeung was scolding him for being late.

Ian followed him and sat down in an empty seat. The AWY mbers noticed the bad mood and didnt try to talk to him.

Jin.

[Yeah.]

Anything else useful? Give

more info.

Yang In-jun, that guy. He didnt like him from the first ti he saw him. What was he up to this ti?

I need to speed up the plan.