Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 22



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Episode 22

A few days later, Heeseong took Kim Yeseul somewhere.

widely.

“Hello! Rookie actress Kim Ye-seul… … !”

Kim Ye-seul, who had been greeting curiously as she opened the door, froze in place.

Because, while I was following Heeseong without knowing anything, there were two people I never expected to see there.

“Hey, Manager. Right now, in front of me… … .”

Kim Ye-seul was so surprised that she hid behind Hee-sung’s back.

Heeseong chuckled and glanced back.

“Wouldn’t it be better to finish the greeting we were doing? If you suddenly hide like this, the picture will look a bit strange.”

As expected, Kang Se-ra and Yoo Ju-yeon, who were watching the scene, burst into laughter.

“What? You said you were raising a new actress, but you’re raising a daughter? They look just like father and daughter now.”

“Hey, aren’t we people who eat people? Why are you so surprised? Like you saw a ghost.”

Only then did Kim Ye-seul realize her mistake and immediately bowed down at a 90-degree angle.

But the words were still rambling.

“Hello, seniors… …! My name is Kim Ye-seul! It’s an honor and pleasure to meet you all, whom I’ve only seen on TV, and… … Uh, so… … .”

“Ugh. Is he talking about his acceptance speech right now? There’s still a long way to go until the end of the year.”

“Judging from your reaction, it seems like you came without any idea what kind of position it was. Didn’t Heesung tell you?”

Hee-sung looked at Kim Ye-seul, whose face was flushed red, and nodded slightly.

“I thought you wouldn’t be able to come here if I told you in advance. Just hearing your names would make my stomach churn. I thought it would be better if you didn’t know.”

“Oh my, are you kidding me? If someone saw us, they’d think we were giving our juniors a hard time. That’s not our style at all.”

“Then, the same! Where are the people who don’t care about other people’s business like us? Being called an old fart or something is a completely different world from ours, Heeseong.”

After smiling lightly, Heeseong looked inside and asked.

“By the way, what is this place originally? It looks like a practice room.”

“That’s right. It’s a practice room that we set up for our personal use. We often come here before important shoots to get our emotions under control and monitor ourselves.”

“Even though it only happens a few times a year, it’s still a place that gives me a great return on my investment. How should I put it, it’s like our own hideout? Hehe.”

It was widely known that Kang Se-ra and Yoo Ju-yeon had a special relationship.

It was Kang Se-ra who recommended Yoo Joo-yeon to Hee-sung for his first management job.

I thought actors usually practiced their scripts at home or in practice rooms set up by their agencies, but it seems that these two have separate locations.

A few cameras, TV monitors, small lighting fixtures, and even blackout curtains.

Even though they only come a few times a year, it seemed like they put a lot of effort into their own hideout.

“Okay, then let’s get started right away. We have a lot of time because it’s our day off, but the audition is tomorrow, right? It’s already past lunchtime, so it looks like we’ll only be able to do it for half a day at most.”

Kang Se-ra gets up from her seat, shaking her hands, and Kim Ye-seul looks at her, still unable to figure out what’s going on.

Heeseong explained to her quietly.

“I asked you both for a favor personally since the audition tomorrow is quite important. I guess you two probably don’t have much experience in this area.”

“… … If it’s an audition, then it’s an advertisement audition tomorrow? Then, because of that, these busy people… … .”

“Because advertising models aren’t just about acting. They have facial expressions, gestures, hand movements, and even a smile. These two people here will teach you well today. They are the best in Korea in terms of salary.”

Who doesn’t know that?

Whenever I turn on the TV, these two actresses are right in front of me without a break.

From apartments, cosmetics, alcohol, to even financial advertisements.

The two top stars who have taken on all the advertisements that only the best in Korea can film are Kang Se-ra and Yoo Joo-yeon.

Those two people would take an entire day off to prepare for a rookie actor’s audition.

Kim Ye-seul had no idea what the situation was.

“You may know from hearing the story, but you can think of that telecommunications model as being over the moment it was selected. That’s what all previous models were like. It just piled up and piled up to create the current image and influence.”

“Because he is known for having such a good eye for foresight, it’s inevitable that anyone who becomes one will be the center of attention and conversation. That’s probably exactly what Heeseong was aiming for.”

Kim Ye-seul looked up at Hee-sung with her mouth half open as the two actresses spoke.

“A telecommunications company advertisement… ? I was auditioning for a telecommunications company advertisement tomorrow, right, Manager?”

“Oh, didn’t I mention that? I guess I missed that because we were just talking briefly over the phone, haha.”

Kim Ye-seul was dumbfounded by Hee-sung’s scratching his head.

I only heard that they were talking about trying out CFs to raise awareness, but they never mentioned anything like that.

At best, I was thinking about viral or internet advertising.

The telecommunications model that the two actresses were talking about was a completely different field.

To begin with, weren’t there only three major telecommunications companies in the country?

“You really did well to find a manager, Yesul. It’s called an audition, but at this point, it’s practically a sure thing. That’s why we’re here to help you with both arms.”

Following Kang Se-ra’s words, Yoo Ju-yeon nodded as if agreeing.

“Okay, okay. I asked you directly, not to anyone else, but to Director Lee Tae-ji. Do you think it’s common to have this level of connections and this level of connection? Now that the board is set, you just have to do well. Go tomorrow and be confident and lively! Okay?”

“Ah, yes… …! Senior.”

Kim Ye-seul also nodded at the words of her two seniors.

But she still had a hard time understanding the ‘board’ thing.

“I’ll explain it to you little by little. Should we start with practice first?”

After hearing Heeseong’s story, practice began in preparation for the audition.

“Oh my, oh my… … . What’s wrong with this kid? His flexibility is completely useless. Does he never exercise?”

Kim Ye-seul smiled bashfully, seeming embarrassed at Yoo Joo-yeon’s surprised reaction.

“Oh, that’s not true. I’ve never practiced poses like this before… … Hehe.”

“If you want to become an actress in the future, you have to practice these things every single day. From facial expressions to posture, you need them not only when acting, but at any time.”

He added some emphasis while showing the screen he had taken a picture of with a camera a little while ago on the monitor.

“Look. The corners of your mouth twitch, and there’s no place that doesn’t tremble from head to toe. If you do this, you’ll have a dark history. Reporters only write articles like this, right? Like hyenas looking for prey under a photo zone.”

The situation wasn’t much different in the next cut, and the cuts after that.

Unlike when she was acting in front of the camera, Kim Ye-seul’s appearance was the epitome of awkwardness.

It seemed that, unlike acting where you are given a situation and lines, it was inevitable that it would be unfamiliar to just maintain a static pose and smile.

“Ugh, this won’t work out. I won’t take a single step out of here until today. If I keep doing this, I’ll just be laughed at, not to mention not being able to audition.”

Kang Se-ra showed off her enthusiasm by even taking off the jacket she was wearing.

At that sight, Yoo Joo-yeon snickered and whispered softly to Kim Ye-seul.

“You’re in big trouble now. Once that girl sets her mind to something, she’s no joke. Do you think that girl went to that place for no reason? Hehe.”

Although Yoo Joo-yeon is Yoo Joo-yeon, Kang Se is an actress who has walked a unique path.

She was not the type of actress who would just follow the path that others had already laid out, or who was guaranteed to be a hit. She was an actress who preferred and insisted on pursuing a path that would allow her to fully demonstrate her abilities as an actress.

It is true that the proportion of male actors in Korean films is higher than that of female actors.

The reality is that there are more opposite situations than works with female protagonists, and such works are bound to be more advantageous at the box office.

Nevertheless, Kang Se-ra is an actress who has been recognized for both her artistic quality and box office success with her solo leading roles or co-leading roles that are not lacking in importance at all.

Even when investments were not made because the actress was cast as the sole lead, she boldly used her own money to supplement the production costs.

Kang Se-ran is the person who got to that position by pushing forward with only determination and skills on a path that others find difficult to take.

For new actresses like Kim Ye-seul, she was truly a wannabe and role model.

“Hee-sung, can you buy us dinner? It looks like we’ll be working all night today. Something simple like a packed lunch and a drink, like coffee?”

Hee-sung smiled obediently and asked back at Kang Se-ra’s story.

“Okay. What should I buy for dinner? If you want something else, please let me know.”

“Well, I guess just any lunch box will do? Since we just finished working on the project, don’t worry about calories and just eat something that tastes the best. Why, you know, something with a lot of meat in it! You know?”

“Oh, meat. Yes, I have received it. Then I will buy the same thing for both of you.”

“Haha. Thank you, Heesung.”

After completing the check-in, Heeseong glanced at his left wrist and walked toward the door.

Then, from behind, Kim Ye-seul hurriedly waved her hand and called out to Hee-seong.

“Hey, Manager! What about me? Why don’t you ask about mine? I also put a lot of meat in it!”

Kim Ye-seul had her stomach skin stuck to her back from making various poses and difficult expressions for hours.

Hee-sung told me to come without eating breakfast because he had prepared a separate meal, so I was still on an empty stomach.

So I felt like I had to eat dinner so I could continue on with the all-nighter or whatever.

Instead of answering, Heeseong gave a gentle smile to Kim Ye-seul, who raised her hand and spoke boldly like an elementary school student.

Then he pointed to the table right next to where she was standing and said:

“Yesul, I already left dinner there. You can eat it.”

With those words, Heeseong disappears out the door.

Kim Ye-seul swallowed hard and started searching through the paper bag.

And after a moment, her face changed to one of despair.

“What, what is this… … . This is ridiculous… … .”

Yoo Joo-yeon, who had been checking the food in the bag together, looked at Kang Se-ra as if she had expected this and snickered.

“Hey, sis. I told you, Heeseong-ssi isn’t an ordinary person. When you see something like this, you can tell that there’s no such thing as a devil.”

With those words, Yoo Joo-yeon takes out the food from her bag and shows it to Kang Se-ra.

There was a cucumber in there, well wrapped in plastic wrap.

“Oh my, there aren’t even whole cucumbers?”

The only meal Heesung had prepared separately was a cucumber.

But even that wasn’t in its original shape, as if it had been precisely measured with a ruler, with only one-third of it wrapped in plastic wrap.

Kim Ye-seul knelt on the floor and screamed.

“You told me not to eat breakfast before coming… … That’s ridiculous… …!”

Genius Manager Who Hears Voices