“Did you forget because it’s been so long since Ise ca ho?”
Cheon Jisu asked, trying to keep a graceful expression. At tis like this, the best strategy was to act innocent and clueless, and make the other person look stupid.
“What are you talking about? Sit down quickly. The food must have gotten cold since you ca late.”
I pretended not to know what he was talking about and quickly ended the conversation, then scooped up so salad and chewed it.
“Yeah, you must have been busy getting here, so sit down and eat first.”
With the help of Chairman Cheon, the siblings couldn’t keep their disgusted faces and pulled out the chair next to and sat down.
Cheon Osu, who sat diagonally across from , attacked instead of his sister.
“You didn’t even show your face and you were so busy with your activities lately, but you had ti today?”
His tone was very sweet, but it was obvious what he ant. You didn’t care about the family situation and you ca crawling in shalessly? As usual, I acted like I didn’t understand what he ant.
“Yes! We have another program to shoot, so we’re going to be busier from now on. I wanted to see your father and mother’s faces and say hello before that, but luckily your father called first.”
What are you going to do if your father told you to co? I calmly took a piece of braised mackerel and stabbed it with a fork, and a shadow crossed the siblings’ faces.
“Do you think celebrities only do company work even if they’re busy?”
He ant not to wrinkle his forehead in front of the cocoon. But unexpectedly, it was not Vice-Chairman An, but Chairman Cheon who defended .
“The entertainnt industry is so irregular, so it can happen. And you’re number one on the charts these days, and you’re number one on the show, right? President Hong emphasized that it was a great achievent.”
They must have tried hard to play their cards, but it was useless. I quickly took the opportunity before the topic changed.
“Oh, by the way, there’s sothing I wanted to tell you.”
As soon as I, who had been eating like a pure-minded person, spoke to Chairman Cheon first, everyone’s eyes in the restaurant turned to .
“I have a favor to ask you about my agency. President Hong has been good to so far, but I want to try managent more seriously from now on.”
“Managent?”
Chairman Cheon put down his spoon and wiped his mouth with a napkin, as if to hear out.
“Yes, actually, this ti we wrote the lyrics, decided the concept, and produced it ourselves for the first ti. I was very anxious about the results, and the company was also a bit worried, but the results were better than I expected.”
As I started to lay the groundwork, Cheon Osu tried to interrupt as if to say what I was talking about.
“You’ve been wasting your ti all this ti and now you’re getting so attention and your heart is fluttering, huh?”
But this ti, Mrs. An Jung-hee kindly cut him off.
“Hey, you’re talking to the chairman right now.”
Vice-Chairman An, who was not a re Vice-Chairman, caught the anxiety of the Cheon siblings and intervened before they could.
“Yeah, keep talking.”
Then Chairman Cheon gave permission, and I boldly revealed my purpose of visiting today.
“Maybe I was more suited for planning than talent as an idol. Of course, I know you might not trust easily because I’ve shown you a lot of unreliable sides, but I hope you’ll give one more chance.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Cheon Jisu jumped in.
“Huh, you’re really showing your true colors, kid. You’ve been hiding your face and staying put. You ca here to ask for money, didn’t you?”
I didn’t care whether he saw through or not. The person I had to persuade was Chairman Cheon, not the Cheon siblings.
“Hmm…”
Chairman Cheon sighed deeply, as if he was troubled by sothing.
“Do you have a specific plan?”
As soon as Chairman Cheon’s rather positive answer ended, Cheon Osu stood up from his seat.
“Father!”
“Hey, don’t raise your voice at the head of the table.”
The atmosphere was tense, as if the Cheon siblings were about to flip the table and rush at each other. I calmly opened my mouth in the midst of it.
“Ha…”
I used the excuse of having a shooting schedule the next day to escape from the mansion and go down to the parking lot. It was almost 11 p.m.
It was much later than I expected. The mbers were probably not sleeping at this ti.
But I was worried that they hadn’t contacted for a long ti. As soon as I squeeze myself into the driver’s seat, I checked my phone right away.
[One] When are you coming? 10:21 p.m.
This was a ssage from Seong-won.
[YJ] (picture) 9:13 p.m.
This was a picture from Yi-jun. What did he send again? I checked it hastily, wondering if he had an accident.
‘Ha…’
Contrary to my worry, it was a cute picture that made my heart lt. Aeongi was diligently poking at the plump belly of Pposili.
Pposili looked like a male, at least in shape. Was this okay?
It was a bit funny and absurd, but anyway, I was glad that Aeongi looked happy.
I turned off the ssage from Yi-jun and looked for other contacts. There were also one each from Kyunghwa and Seon-woo.
[SUN] Hyung, when are you coming? Pposil is waiting for you. 10:54 p.m.
[Kyunghwa] Are you late? Are you going to sleep over? 10:38 p.m.
They could have just sent a group chat. I didn’t understand why they sent them separately and secretly. I smiled unconsciously and replied to them in order.
[] I’m leaving now. 11:12 p.m.
[] Cutebne. 11:12 p.m.
[] I just left. I’ll be there soon. 11:13 p.m.
[] No, I’m on my way. 11:13 p.m.
I didn’t care about the typo in the middle and pressed the send button.
I had to persuade Chairman Cheon and watch out for the Cheon siblings. I had a delicious al, but I had to fight a nerve war, and my digestion was all done.
‘But it was really good.’
I thought lunch would be lighter than this. I was looking forward to what they would prepare for breakfast.
‘I think it would be nice to sleep over for a day if I think about that.’
The Cheon siblings could make a fuss, but they were still office workers. They wouldn’t be able to do anything after they went to work in the morning.
But I had to choose to go to the dorm because I had the first rehearsal for the first stage next week.
‘Anyway, I achieved my goal.’
I licked my tongue lightly, recalling the icy finish of the al.
‘I want to form a team with my own people. I’m not asking you to set up a company right away. It’s just that I feel like the limited resources of the agency are allocated to the group that gets more attention than us in the agency.’
Chairman Cheon nodded and asked.
‘Are you talking about Floss? Capital is always like that. It’s natural that resources are concentrated where they can recover their investnt with high efficiency.’
The Cheon siblings snickered as if they were watching .
“Yes, I know. That’s why I want to gather my people separately. Anyway, our group IP is all under Mr. Hong, so it would be hard to be independent from the start.”
“Then?”
Chairman Cheon flicked his hand holding a glass of water, as if to tell to go on.
“I wanted to try running a team as a solo label.”
“Label?”
“Yes. You can think of it as a subsidiary concept. Basically, we are still affiliated with WePlanet, but we set up a separate corporation to handle our work only.”
Chairman Cheon nodded his head as if he understood.
“Good, I like your idea. But how much investnt money have you guys wasted so far, and you want to add more?”
Ugh… I guess he won’t let it go easily. I tried to keep a smiling expression and answered.
“That’s why I want to separate the solo label. Unlike WePlanet, the dividends from the investnt made by our label will go 100% to Cheon Soo Group. Of course, we have to pay the IP usage fee separately.”
Right now, even if we make a profit, it goes to WePlanet’s funds first, so it was a very difficult process for Cheon Soo Group to recover the investnt money they had poured in.
The chairman smiled with satisfaction, as if he didn’t expect to think this far and propose it.
“Okay, give it a try.”
Of course, the Cheon siblings didn’t just sit and watch.
“Father! You can’t just approve it so easily!”
This was Cheon Jisu,
“And I know you love him because he’s the youngest, but this is too much.”
This was Cheon Osu.
“To be honest, I didn’t want to play this card.”
To shut their mouths, I had no choice but to pull out the card I had prepared in advance.
“Speaking of which, didn’t you, sister, have a -300% profit rate every year after you beca the president and reorganized the mobile business division?”
It was only because the other divisions were doing well that they covered it. If not, Cheon Soo Electronics would have been struggling with losses without any hope.
“And you, brother, didn’t you have several dismissal proposals in the board eting after you beca an executive due to your lack of qualifications? … If you think that you shouldn’t give any more chances to soone who has failed, then I think you should look at yourself first.”
They both barely secured their positions, but that was only because Chairman Cheon was backing them up.
Without Chairman Cheon, they wouldn’t have been able to climb up to those parachutes, and they dared to open their mouths about failures that were dessert-level compared to the money they wasted.
“What? Are you done talking?”
Both of their faces turned red and angry, and they got up from their seats as if they were going to flip over the plates that the managers had prepared deliciously.
“Stop it! I didn’t make this place for you guys to fight.”
Chairman Cheon slamd the table and raised his voice.
So the conclusion was to hold it for now. He said he would review it again if I brought a concrete plan.
It was a bonus that he said he would talk to Mr. Hong once.
“We have to negotiate for a renewal soon, so please make a decision as soon as possible.”
To do that, I had to deliver a detailed business plan to Chairman Cheon by tomorrow.
“This is… I can’t ask Kyunghwa or the other guys.”
It was an area that I had to solve with my own strength.
“Let’s make it overnight.”
I didn’t feel too bad thinking that I was competing for the business contract.
I felt a surge of motivation as I saw this as an opportunity to prove myself.
I went ho and shared the gist of what happened today with the kids, prepared the business proposal, and set the alarm for tomorrow’s rehearsal. I had to get up on ti.
As I sorted out the things I had to do in my head, I felt refreshed.
A while later, I arrived at the lodging and opened the front door with a not-so-bad mood considering what I had been through.
“I’m ho.”
I wondered if Pposili would greet as I entered the house.
“What is this…?”
An unimaginable scene awaited .
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