Chapter 742: Mori Aikko’s Audition (4) – Part 1
Gun-Ho was wondering how long he had been in bed.
At the mont, Mori Aikko got up and started putting her clothes on, and then she turned around to look at Gun-Ho and said, “Oppa, are you going to stay in bed?”
“Huh? What ti is it? Is it 5:30 pm already? Shoot. I’m going to be late for the dinner appointnt.”
Gun-Ho got up quickly and started dressing.
“Let’s make a call for a taxi. It could take long to catch a taxi on the street.”
The two called a taxi, and then they walked out of the condo.
“Let’s take the taxi together. I will drop you off in Shinjuku City on the way to the restaurant in Akasaka.”
“When can I see you again, oppa?”
“I think I will see you in Shanghai City.”
“Shanghai?”
“Yeah.”
The taxi arrived. Gun-Ho dropped off Mori Aikko in Shinjuku City and headed to Akasaka. When he arrived at the restaurant, it was a little bit after 6 pm.
“I’m sorry I’m late.”
“I guess you lost track of ti while you were with the beautiful woman.”
Ms. President Ji-Yeon Choi ca to the table where Gun-Ho’s party was sitting at.
“I see a couple of familiar faces today. It’s really good to see you, Mr. President Goo and Mr. Yoshitaka Matsuda.”
Gun-Ho said, “You haven’t t these two other gentlen here, have you?”
“No, it’s my first ti to see these very nice gentlen. Let guess what they do for a living... I think they are in the art field. I’m pretty positive.”
“This gentleman here is a famous movie director in Korea—Director Woon-Hak Sim. And, the gentleman over here is Mr. Director Yan Wu. He is a famous Chinese movie director.”
“Oh, I see. They are movie directors, huh?”
Gun-Ho said to Director Woon-Hak Sim, “You might recognize Ms. President Ji-Yeon Choi here. She was a movie star in Korea when she was younger.”
“Oh, is that right? I was actually thinking that her na sounds familiar.”
“Haha. It was a long ti ago. I think Mr. Director Sim is younger than , and you probably don’t recognize the actresses in my old days.”
“Maybe, but your na does sound familiar, ma’am.”
“Well, since I have precious guests to my restaurant today, I will notify the kitchen to prepare very fresh at for you.”
“Thank you.”
“By the way, I see the four gentlen here look very happy today. Would you care to share the good news with ?”
“We found the actress who will play the leading female role in our movie. We signed the contract with Mori Aikko earlier today.”
“Oh, really? That’s wonderful.”
“It’s not for a Korean movie though, but it’s for a Chinese movie.”
“Oh, that’s why we have the Chinese movie director here.”
At that mont, other custors started coming into the restaurant, and Ms. President Choi went to another table to greet new custors.
Mr. Yoshitaka Matsuda asked Gun-Ho, “Do you have any favorite liquor, sir? We can order it if you have one.”
“I’m good with any liquor. You can pick your favorite one.”
“I actually like Korean liquor—soju—better than Japanese liquor these days. I guess I’ve been living in Korea for too long.”
“Well, let’s order a few bottles of soju then.”
“Soju here is very expensive.”
“We are in a Korean restaurant. We’d better drink Korean liquor. Excuse ! We are ready to place an order,” Gun-Ho called for a waitress.
“We will have Bulgogi* for four people. Also, please get us two bottles of soju.”
Mr. Yoshitaka Matsuda tried to stop Gun-Ho, “A bottle of Korean soju in this place costs 20,000 won.”
“It’s okay. I want to show Mr. Director Yan Wu what a Korean soju tastes like.”
Fresh ats were being cooked at the table, and the four n lifted their glass of soju to drink.
Gun-Ho said to Director Yan Wu, “Mr. Director Yan Wu, this is a Korean dish, and this is Korean liquor.”
Director Yan Wu closely looked at the bottle of soju; it was green in color.
“We had Japanese liquor yesterday at the secret bar, and today, we are having Korean liquor. Mr. Director Wu, you have tasted liquor from two different countries.”
Director Yan Wu sipped a glass of soju and picked up a piece of Bulgogi*.
“Bucuo (not bad).”
When they already finished four bottles of soju, the four n felt a bit drunk. Gun-Ho ordered two more bottles of soju.
Once the restaurant beca less busy, the restaurant owner—Ms. Choi—joined Gun-Ho’s table again.
“How are we doing here, gentlen? Are you having fun? Let have a glass of soju with you.”
“Please join us. You are very welco here.”
“The senior film director—Mr. Director Kwon-Chang Im—is still very active in the field, isn’t he?”
“Yes, he is. He doesn’t get involved in producing a movie as much as before, but he is still highly motivated.”
“If you have a chance to see him, would you tell him for that Ms. Ji-Yeon Choi said hi to him from Tokyo?”
“Sure, I will do that. Please allow to fill up your glass with soju, big sister.”
Director Woon-Hak Sim called Ms. President Choi big sister.
“I feel so happy to see the people from the movie production industry. I feel like I’m eting old friends from my hotown. Hahaha.”
Ms. President Ji-Yeon Choi gulped down her glass of soju at once.
Mr. Yoshitaka Matsuda said as he was filling up President Choi’s empty glass with soju, “Do you rember the old days when you first opened this restaurant? At that ti, traveling to Japan from Korea was not easy. And, many high-ranking officers ca to this restaurant to enjoy their als.”
“I’m sure that half of them already passed away. Life feels so futile.”
“You are right.”
“Since Mori Aikko is selected for the role in the movie, I guess you have already t Segawa Joonkko in making the contract for Mori Aikko, huh?”
“Yes, we t with her earlier today.”
“I guess Mr. Yoshitaka Matsuda felt really good to see her again.”
“Segawa Joonkko beca a mid-aged lady. Mori Aikko reminded of Segawa Joonkko who was so gorgeous and popular when she was at Mori Aikko’s age.”
“We often have a hard ti seeing the people who we are eager to et again, and we often easily see those who we don’t want to see again. That’s life, I guess.”
“That sounds very true.”
Ms. President Choi turned her gaze to Gun-Ho and said, “How’s your business, Mr. President Goo? I’m sure it’s going well, right?”
“Yes, it’s doing fine.”
Mr. Yoshitaka Matsuda chipped in, “President Goo is the major investor of the upcoming movie production in Shanghai City. He is investing 5 million dollars.”
“Did you say 5 million dollars? That’s the scale that you could only see with big players from Gangnam District.”
Mr. Yoshitaka Matsuda laughed and said, “I guess the words about President Goo being a big player from Gangnam are already spreading out in Japan as well.”
Director Woon-Hak Sim, who was sitting next to Mr. Yoshitaka Matsuda, added, “He is also known as such in China too.”
Gun-Ho laughed and said, “Let’s drop the subject.”
Ms. President Choi said as she clinked her glass of liquor to Gun-Ho’s, “Mr. President Goo is indeed a very attractive man. He is a man of refined taste.”
“Haha. I’m serious. Let’s not talk about anymore.”
“Please take good care of Mori Aikko. I guess she earned this chance to be in the movie because of Mr. President Goo, didn’t she?”
“No. She obtained the main role based on her sheer ability,” Gun-Ho replied.
At that mont, Gun-Ho noticed deep wrinkles on the back of Ms. President Choi’s neck. He thought that she must have had a very lonely life being away from her ho country for a long ti.
Note*
Bulgogi – Grilled beef which was marinated with all sorts of vegetables and soy sauce.
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