Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 2



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Episode 2

At the harsh voice of a strange man hitting his ears, Heeseong’s gaze could not help but turn to the area around the stage where the lighting equipment was installed.

What on earth are these sounds I hear all of a sudden?

And why aren’t other people even reacting?

Heeseong’s heart rate began to increase as this happened three times in a row, not just once.

‘Is there really something wrong with my body? Or is it some sort of divine possession? If that’s the case, then I’m really getting dizzy… … .’

Hee-sung continued to examine the lighting equipment around the set, letting all sorts of imagination run wild in his head.

Dozens of lights hanging from the ceiling and large and small lighting fixtures installed all over the floor.

Contrary to what the unidentified voice had said, these things also showed no signs of being strange at all.

“under…….”

As I let out a sigh of confusion, Manager Yang Won-ho looked at Hee-seong and smiled faintly.

“Oh my? You can’t help but exclaim in admiration when you see a celebrity? Hehe. If I had known you’d like it this much, I would have brought you here more often.”

Yang Won-ho, who couldn’t read her mind, smiled happily and patted Hee-sung on the shoulder, and Hee-sung carefully moved his lips away just in case.

“Excuse me, Manager. Did you not hear anything a little while ago?”

“Sound? What sound?”

“That’s… … like, someone screaming.”

“A scream? Why the sudden scream? Why, did you hear something outside?”

Manager Yang asked Kim Seok-hwan, who was standing next to him, with an expression of complete ignorance.

“Manager Kim, did you hear anything like a scream?”

“A scream? No, what did you hear?”

The expression on Manager Kim’s face as he asked back was also one of complete ignorance. It seemed like he hadn’t heard anything either.

Yang Won-ho asked with a puzzled look as he looked at Hee-seong’s rather serious face.

“Hee-sung, are you sick somewhere? Now that I look at it, your complexion seems a little gloomy.”

“Oh, no. It’s okay. It’s just that it feels a little hot inside.”

“Huh? The air conditioning is so blasting? I guess Heesung has a high body temperature?”

Heeseong responded with an awkward smile instead of answering. It seemed like talking further would be pointless.

Rather, it’s fortunate that I’m not treated like a crazy person.

What on earth were those unidentified sounds?

“Okay! We’ll start filming in 10 minutes! Everyone, please be quiet when filming starts!”

“Everyone, stand by!”

The staff members each go to their seats as the assistant director announces the start of filming.

At the same time, Heeseong’s gaze could not help but be directed towards Kang Se-ra.

***

“Honey, I can still drink more~. How about one more drink?”

Kang Se-ra raises her glass of soju while looking at the nearby camera.

The cuteness that melts in your eyes from her expression and voice makes you realize why she hasn’t let go of being an exclusive model for years.

As expected, all the men on set had happy smiles on their faces.

Of course, among them were the cinematographer and advertisers looking at the monitor.

“Let’s just have one more drink, okay? Just one drink.”

She lets out a coquettish voice and this time tilts the soju bottle towards the camera. The camera also starts zooming in accordingly.

“Cut! Okay. Very good! Let’s try something a little more refreshing this time!”

Preparations to shoot the next version continued with the cinematographer’s cut call, and in the meantime, Kang Se-ra also checked her makeup.

“Kuuuuu, as expected, Kang Se-ra. It’s really amazing that he was able to raise his sales from being in third place for years to second place. Who else could have done that if not Kang Se-ra? If I were the advertiser, I would bow down to him.”

“Who said no? That’s why she’s called the best actress in South Korea. Hehe, I bet your sales will go up a lot this time too.”

While Manager Yang and Manager Kim continued their conversation, Im Eun-ha approached Hee-seong and spoke to him.

“I guess Hee-sung isn’t very interested? While everyone else is completely absorbed in Kang Se-ra and is completely absorbed in watching her, Hee-sung seems to be looking somewhere else.”

“ah.”

After thinking for a moment about what to say, Heeseong just shook his head.

“It was my first time on a filming set, so I was just looking around. I don’t think I’ll ever come to a place like this again.”

“Hey, you never know! You can’t predict what’s going to happen in a person’s life. Who knows? Maybe Heeseong will continue to work in this field in the future!”

“Well, I guess.”

Heeseong let out a short breath with a faint smile.

Now I feel like my tension has eased a little.

I was so nervous throughout the filming that I couldn’t relax just in case something happened, but fortunately nothing happened.

‘Well, it was nonsense from the start.’

“Okay, let’s get back to filming! Everyone, be quiet.”

With the thought that he had been caught up in useless thoughts, Heesung decided to watch Kang Se-ra’s acting with a more relaxed mind.

And filming resumed.

“Honey, we’re not going home until we finish drinking this today, okay?”

This time, Kang Se-ra shakes the soju glass and acts with a different feeling than before.

Due to the nature of advertising, which requires filming numerous versions, the atmosphere could have been somewhat awkward, but it was managed very naturally.

She then continued the performance by bringing the soju glass to her lips and slowly swallowing it.

After a while, he slowly turned his head towards the camera with a very cheerful expression on his face.

But then, as she was looking at the camera and about to say her next line,

At that moment when everyone was focusing their attention solely on Kang Se-ra, Hee-sung unconsciously scanned his surroundings and began to capture an extremely dangerous sight.

At the same time, Heesung couldn’t help but feel his heart sink.

A tall lighting fixture towers next to Kang Se-ra, who has a very cheerful expression on her face.

The head of the thing, which was emitting hot air, seemed to be gradually narrowing the angle, and it was showing signs of its central axis slowly collapsing.

A precarious picture where it seems like the head will fall off completely before long if things continue this way.

However, because the light from the other lighting equipment was so strong, no one on set seemed to notice it.

Heeseong had no choice but to swallow his saliva.

Above all, because the unidentified voices from earlier were strongly passing through Heesung’s mind.

As Kang Se-ra’s acting continued, Hee-sung quickly began to organize his thoughts.

It was impossible for a mere part-timer to suddenly stop filming. Naturally, Heeseong’s gaze could not help but turn to Manager Yang.

“I, Manager… … .”

But then, it was then.

The head part, which had been creating a precarious picture, seemed to quickly bow its head, and soon one of the screws that had been supporting it finally couldn’t overcome the force and flew out.

As the light shining on Kang Se-ra dimmed, the staff members also began to look around as if they sensed something strange.

However, it was already too late.

‘No, no!’

Despite Heeseong’s silent screams.

The other screws that had been supporting it also sprang out one after another, and finally the huge head began to descend rapidly towards its sole target.

“Ahh!”

The moment all the staff on site realized the accident, screams erupted from all over the place, and even Kang Se-ra, who was in the middle of it, only then stopped acting and felt an earthquake in his pupils.

And right after that.

It hit the spot where Kang Sera was with a tremendous noise.

***

“What, what, just now… … . What happened?”

“It definitely felt like something came rushing in… … .”

Some staff members were still unable to grasp the situation due to the sudden accident.

That was understandable, because the spot where Kang Se-ra had been sitting was covered in large and small debris, and Kang Se-ra had collapsed next to it.

Fortunately, she was not hit on the head by a strange man she had never seen before, but she was still unconscious.

“Hey, sis!”

“Sarah! Are you okay?”

The director of photography and the on-site staff, including Kang Se-ra’s personal staff, quickly gathered around Kang Se-ra.

They had earnest faces, hoping that nothing would happen.

“Sister! Are you okay? Come to your senses!”

“Hey, Sarah. Are you okay? Who the hell installed the lights like this? Are you trying to kill someone?”

At the shout of the cinematographer, Kang Se-ra finally came to her senses, opened her eyes, and looked around.

A situation where the manager, stylist, cinematographer, and assistant director are looking down on you.

Kang Se-ra quickly got up and looked behind him, quickly recalling what had happened a moment ago.

As expected, there was a man lying unconscious there.

“Excuse me, excuse me. Are you okay… …?”

The man who suddenly rushed up to me a little while ago and hugged me tightly.

The moment his head was about to fall, he pushed himself aside and hugged her protectively.

And at almost the same time, a tremendous roar was heard.

Only then, Kang Se-ra, who had confirmed where he had been, was able to clearly recognize the situation as he looked at the scattered fragments.

“Heesung! Are you okay? What the heck is this… … .”

“Hey, Heeseong! Open your eyes! Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Shouldn’t we take him to the hospital right away?”

Yang Won-ho, Im Eun-ha, and Kim Seok-hwan surrounded Jeong Hee-seong and shouted in anxious voices. Kang Se-ra, who was watching them, pointed to Hee-seong and asked.

“By any chance… … do you know who this person is?”

“Oh, he’s an employee of our company.”

“Staff?”

Kim Seok-hwan, who was standing next to Kang Se-ra, answered on her behalf.

“Oh, the employee is an employee, but to be exact, he is a non-regular employee. He is a friend who worked part-time… … .”

At Kim Seok-hwan’s words, Kang Se-ra still had a blank expression on her face and swept back her bangs.

Then, trying to calm my surprised mind and turning my gaze towards him, I saw that there were pieces of the lighting equipment stuck here and there on his body.

“… … .”

A very dangerous moment that could have resulted in a really big accident if it weren’t for this man.

Thinking about his current schedule and future acting career, it was truly terrifying and dizzying.

Kang Sera let out a long sigh, touching her forehead.

At that moment, Kang Se-ra’s vision turned to that of Jeong Hee-seong, slowly opening his eyes.

“Hee, Heeseong! Are you awake? Are you okay?”

“Heesung! Are you sure you’re okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Oh, I’m fine. I’m better than… … .”

At that moment, Jeong Hee-seong’s gaze, which was searching for Kang Se-ra, fell on her right next to him, and their eyes met.

Kang Se-ra was the first to open her lips.

“Thank you so much for your help. If it weren’t for you, I would have been in big trouble.”

After saying those words, she got up from her seat with the support of her manager. Then she extended her hand to Heeseong and added.

“Let’s go to the hospital first. I will definitely repay you in some way for what you did today. You are like a savior to me.”

Genius Manager Who Hears Voices