Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 28



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Episode 28

[Rising star in the advertising world, Kim Ye-seul confirmed to star in MBS miniseries!]

[Newcomer Kim Ye-seul! Starring in a drama right after her debut! Turns out she’s a proven newcomer?]

[Kim Ye-seul, a rising star who came up through her talents without an agency, from a theater company! What is her past history?]

Articles highlighting Kim Ye-seul are coming out every day.

Her actions were that unusual.

There are many newcomers who become stars overnight with just one appearance on TV, in a movie, or in a commercial, but for most of them, it is difficult for that to lead to creative work.

Even though he received a lot of attention due to good opportunities and luck, he is actually a rookie, so it is not easy to be given an important role.

I don’t know if it’s an advertisement that relies solely on atmosphere and image, but dramas and movies definitely require acting skills, and most newcomers don’t have that kind of acting skills.

So, it’s usually best to take on a supporting role with good character, a small screen time but enough impact.

Since Kim Ye-seul took on the lead role in a terrestrial mini-series right from her debut, people in the industry couldn’t help but pay attention.

Who the hell is she and what is her background?

And who first unearthed her and brought her to that position?

Everyone gathered in the drama department meeting room simultaneously turned their attention to Hee-sung.

“I was really shocked when I heard the inside story of this incident. It was all planned by the manager from start to finish.”

“As expected, there is no such thing as coincidence without effort in this world. Only those who work hard and plan will achieve results. I’ll learn a thing or two from you, Manager!”

Heeseong waved his hand at the assistant director who was politely greeting him by placing his hand on his stomach.

“It probably wouldn’t have been easy without the active support and help of everyone here. In particular, introducing me to reporters was a huge help.”

“Oh, what? I asked you to do this while promoting our drama. Now, isn’t he the real lead actor of our drama? Who else would take care of our actor if we don’t? Hahaha.”

“That’s right! Now we’re comrades in the same boat, no, we’re like family!”

For Heesung, who has only recently entered the industry, what he still lacks is connections.

It was possible to quickly get a leading role after appearing in a large advertisement, but making it known and promoting it was another matter.

If I had an agency, the PR team would have taken care of it, but since that wasn’t possible, I had a lot of concerns about what to do.

At that time, when the outsourced production company for this drama was confirmed, the broadcasting station’s production team and the production company actively promoted Kim Ye-seul.

He asked the press directly and also introduced reporters from well-known entertainment media outlets to her, which gave her a foothold to make her more widely known through interviews.

Thanks to that, the number of entertainment reporter numbers saved on Heesung’s phone also increased significantly.

As my scope of activities expanded, it really felt like I had entered the entertainment industry.

“Oh, you’re here, PD-nim?”

The glass door to the conference room opened and Kim Jae-han came in last.

Kim Jae-han, the head and main director of this drama.

Hee-sung, who was the first person to make eye contact, raised the corners of his lips and sat down at the head of the table.

“Did you have a good talk with the head of the programming department? What did he say? He said he’ll give us the next turn for programming?”

Kim Jae-han nodded confidently to the assistant director’s question.

“Of course. As soon as I got in, he asked me when I would start production. I said that I had already received all the details from the director, and that I wanted to end my life as an assistant director right away, haha.”

“So you’re going to do that? You’re going to give us the schedule as originally planned?”

“Yeah. He said that since he was asking for all the production costs, how could he stop him? He said that since we’re already doing it, we should do it right. He said that we should make sure that all the directors, writers, and lead actors are new and sweep all the award ceremonies at the end of the year. That’s hard to do, so from now on, we’re only talking about results.”

Everyone nodded obediently at those words.

“Well, that’s not wrong. Whether it’s entertainment or drama, the hardest wall to overcome is programming, but once you’ve done that, all you have to do is look ahead and run. Wow, the programming director is surprisingly cool. He’s known to be very picky.”

“What can we do if we’re picky? The main actors have already taken care of all the production costs, which are the biggest burden. The broadcasting station has no reason to object since they’re just making money without even blowing their noses. That’s why they readily agreed to air the show!”

Kim Jae-han looked at Kim Ye-seul with a smile.

“Congratulations, Yesul. Now it’s my turn to ask you to do a good job? You’ve become the lead actress in charge of our drama.”

“No. I am the one who should be asking for your help from everyone here. Since this is my first time, I may be lacking in many ways, but if you help me a lot and look at me favorably, I will definitely be able to live up to your expectations. Please take care of me!”

“Haha, please take good care of us too, Yesul. Let’s do this properly this time.”

“Let’s sweep all the awards at the year-end awards ceremony! Yesul, you can aim for the Rookie of the Year award, no, at least the Excellence Award!”

A faint smile appeared on Hee-sung’s lips as he looked at Kim Ye-seul at the mention of the awards ceremony.

The first time I contacted Kim Ye-seul was also because of that awards ceremony.

The acceptance speech that I suddenly heard and the day when I was mentioned there.

It’s unclear whether she’ll be receiving an award for this drama or her next, but one thing’s for sure.

Her future as an actress looks very bright.

“But why did you come so late? You said you gave the okay as soon as you entered the director’s office. What, did you talk about other things before you came?”

Kim Jae-han shook his head briefly at the assistant director’s question.

He answered with a slightly dark expression, the corners of his lips lowering.

“No, that’s not it. I’m going out to meet the director.”

“Director? Why? What did the director nag you about again? Everything has been confirmed for production, so what do you have to say?”

“It’s not that I’m nagging you, but it seems like you’re worried about one thing or another. Because of Cheon Si-eun.”

“Cheon Si-eun? Why Cheon Si-eun… … .”

Then, as if he suddenly realized something, the assistant director narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth.

“Oh, that’s right. Cheon Si-eun was very proactive, wasn’t she? She must have thought it would definitely work out. She must have been very flustered.”

The production company PD who was present added that it wasn’t all like that.

“It’s not just embarrassing, but your pride must be really hurt right now. I thought it was just a formal audition, but they picked a newcomer out of nowhere, and even though they told me that if I didn’t give in, I would be pushed back on the schedule, they pushed through to the end, and now this is how it feels. After all, she’s an actress who won the grand prize at MBS.”

“Hmm.”

“Besides, there was even a rumor going around this time, that the PD and Kim Ye-seul were doing something or other. So, even though he was completely unknown, the PD was trying to promote him by making a fuss about his debut work. If you look at the fact that it even reached the production companies, you can see how far that rumor spread.”

That’s right. Heesung also first heard that story at a lamb skewer restaurant in Gangnam. And from the Line Planning people.

A rookie PD from MBS was trying to cast an actress he didn’t know, but the position was originally slated for Chun Si-eun. Since the two were close friends, he pushed Chun Si-eun out right after the audition.

When I heard that it was Kim Jae-han, I went straight to see him.

Who on earth came up with that conspiracy theory?

It must have spread so much that there is no one in Gangnam, Mapo, or anywhere else who doesn’t know about it.

“Anyone can see that this is a rumor made up by Cheon Si-eun. Otherwise, who would say such nonsense? They just held auditions and chose the actor with the best acting skills. There was no such thing as an internal decision in the first place.”

An assistant director who vents his anger on behalf of Kim Jae-han.

Kim Jae-han intervened, saying there was nothing to worry about.

“Okay. It’s all over anyway. I just told the director to behave properly so that he doesn’t cause any trouble. The CEO of that agency is a bit of a jerk, so there might be repercussions. But what do we have to do well? All we have to do is film the drama well and make sure it doesn’t fail the broadcast or get aired properly.”

“That’s true, but… … .”

“We just need to do our job well. Manager Jeong here has worked so hard to make this work happen. At least we shouldn’t produce disappointing results, right?”

“Oh, yes!”

“Okay, then let’s talk about work in earnest. There’s not much time left until the broadcast, so there are more than a few things that need to be prepared right away. PD Song, is everything well-prepared at the production company?”

In fact, Kim Jae-han heard more stories from Director Baek Myeong-han.

What kind of problems could arise if Cheon Si-eun is exposed and Kim Ye-seul is involved?

And among them, there was only one thing that bothered me.

This is Jang Man-cheol, the CEO of Cheon Si-eun’s agency.

Baek Myeong-han said that he was not an ordinary, vicious person.

***

“AAAAAHHHH! What the ××! What the hell is this! How could such a fucking thing even happen? Huh! AAAAAAHHH!”

Baek Myeong-han said that Jang Man-cheol was a terrible person, but in reality, it was Cheon Si-eun who was showing an even worse side.

Cheon Si-eun screams and tears up every single script in front of her.

Her hair was in a mess, just like the mess in the office.

“How, how could this happen, oppa… … ? Does this make sense? I’m Cheon Si-eun, Cheon Si-eun. I’m a seasoned actress who will soon be celebrating my 7th year since debuting. But, but how could I be pushed aside by a bitch like that… … .”

“Oh, boy, I said it wasn’t delayed! It’s not that it was delayed, it’s that for us, it was a project that we could either do or not do, so that’s why it turned out that way. If I really wanted to do it, would I have just sat back and done nothing? I would have gone to the director’s office or stormed into the headquarters office and made a show of it somehow. I was worried about what to do since the director was a rookie.”

At Jang Man-cheol’s story, Cheon Si-eun flipped her long hair upside down and bowed her head.

After remaining silent for a while, he slowly raised his face and glared at Jang Man-cheol through his parted hair.

Cheon Si-eun let out a cold sarcasm, with only one corner of her mouth raised.

“Don’t talk nonsense. You’re the one who started that rumor. That the director and that girl are in a relationship. But what’s the big deal? Are you kidding me right now?”

Genius Manager Who Hears Voices