Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 50



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Episode 50

‘Where have I seen it?’

It definitely looks familiar, but it also doesn’t seem like it.

To be exact, is it the face that looks familiar, or is it the clothes that look familiar?

That kind of behavior can easily be seen at broadcasting stations and filming locations.

PD, FD, filming staff, and even managers like myself.

Rather than saying it’s stuffy, it would be more accurate to say that it’s clothing that pursues comfort.

By the way, what’s the content? It even mentions the number of islands in the Philippines.

What, are you planning on committing a crime and leaving this country for good?

“Ah, from now on, it’s D-Day. I’ll just go to Jeju Island this time and then I’ll make an excuse about my family and rest for a few days. I’ll leave my personal belongings there so no one can suspect me. X-Ball, with this, I’ll pay off all my debts and live without worrying about money until I’m old. Live well, you guys.”

After saying that, the man sucked on the remaining filter one after another, spat it out, and threw the cigarette butt on the floor.

He spat out a spurt of phlegm and turned his body towards me again.

In time, Heeseong also exited the alley and entered the store again.

“Oh, that’s what I mean. This industry is getting harder and harder. It’s a big deal. How will you and I make a living in the future… Oh, you’re here?”

I came back to the table, but for some reason there were more people at the table.

Heeseong tilted his head and approached the two men and women sitting on either side of Kim Jaehan.

Then, some familiar faces smiled happily at Heeseong.

“It’s been a while, Manager? How have you been?”

“Wow, your eyes have gotten brighter since I last saw you? Haha, is it because you’re now a star manager?”

The ones who welcomed Heesung were Kang Jin-ha and Ahn Hae-min from Berryday Media.

People who received a lot of help from Heesung due to Yoo Joo-yeon’s incident last time.

When Jang Dong-gyu, the former CEO of Yoo Joo-yeon’s agency, sent a tip-off email to Bae Ra-day Media, they did not publish it in an article right away but came to us in person, which allowed us to fact-check the facts.

And, believing Heesung’s words, I met the fake informant and changed my suspicions into certainty.

Heeseong was puzzled when two reporters suddenly joined him while he was on the phone for a moment.

“You were grilling meat alone while you were on a phone call when suddenly reporters came in? I don’t know many people here. So I was happy to see you, so I asked you to eat with me. Anyway, you weren’t drinking so it was boring, haha.”

“Oh, Manager. Can’t you drink? Not even one drink?”

“No. I can drink, but I don’t really drink much since I started this job. You never know when something might happen. That’s what being a manager is like, you know. Hehe.”

“Wow, professional consciousness! As expected, someone with great abilities who is worthy of being featured in the media has a different sense of professional consciousness. Wow, I should learn from that.”

“Hey, what kind of action is it to fill a glass while saying something like that? Tsk tsk. Learn something, learn something.”

“Oh, you too, Manager. I told you that half a bottle was okay. Wouldn’t it be bitter if you came to a tripe restaurant and didn’t have soju?”

Gulp, gulp.

An Hae-min was so hungry for alcohol that he downed his glass without even saying a word.

Heeseong looked at Kim Jaehan and Kang Jinha alternately and asked.

“By the way, I guess you all know each other? I didn’t know that Jaehan and the reporters knew each other.”

“Yeah, I became really close with the reporters while I was working as an assistant director. At the time, they were both at different media outlets, and they were both under a lot of pressure to meet performance targets. Hehe. You guys, you got a lot of help from me back then, right?”

Kang Jin-ha smiled as if he would not deny it.

“At that time, I was really stressed because I had to publish something as an article. I even got alopecia areata because of it. I don’t know how much easier it is now, since I changed companies.”

“Well, you also got the title of manager when you moved to another company. Don’t you feel pressured to perform well there? You always criticized the media for being obsessed with increasing the number of views on fake days. Is it better there?”

Among the reporters who have been working hard, he was a reporter with a fairly well-known name.

She was the first to report on the recent series of major incidents and accidents in the entertainment industry, and she also made sure that the overall focus of the incident was not lost by neatly organizing and publishing follow-up articles.

In such cases, public opinion tends to flow strangely regardless of the incident, and this leads to the problem that the target of criticism becomes blurred.

However, Kang Jin-ha published follow-up articles to prevent that from happening, and eventually the parties involved in the incident declared temporary retirement.

Kang Jin-ha’s personality was such that he would never turn something into an article unless it was fact-checked, and on the contrary, if he was sure of something, he would push through to the end no matter what anyone said.

Kang Jin-ha nodded, sipping the glass of soju that Kim Jae-han had filled for him.

“Yes, well. The motto here is never to be a waste. It’s a place where you have to compete on quality over quantity, so there’s no stress about work. But the problem is that there’s not enough work.”

An Hae-min also laughed and chimed in from the side.

“I’m not joking. There really is nothing going on. The entertainment industry has been quiet lately, but it seems too quiet. No wonder the last article I wrote was about Manager Jeong holding a press conference.”

“Me? Which article of mine… … .”

“What do you think? Of course, it’s about Yoo Joo-yeon being a manager. Hehe, there aren’t many people who know that except for us. That was also your first job as a manager.”

“Oh, right.”

“I’ve been sucking my thumb ever since that day. Ha, I have to get something out of Jeju Island this time.”

“Jeju Island? Are you going on vacation?”

“Haha, hey, manager, you too! How can I take a vacation in this situation? I just get paid and play Lupin all day long. Since I’m so stressed out, the manager told me to go and follow GEM Entertainment’s schedule to clear my head. This time, is filming in Jeju Island, so I’ll be there for 3 nights and 4 days. The manager used to be a full-time reporter for GEM.”

GEM was one of the three major entertainment companies in Korea.

Among them, ‘Fierce Star’ was a girl group that could be called a poster girl group.

But you’re saying you’re going to take pictures of Jakon?

Heeseong nodded his head and asked at the word he was hearing for the first time in his life.

“What is Jakon?”

“Ah, it’s kind of an abbreviation for original content. Usually, idols film and upload reality shows during their hiatus. It’s a kind of fan service? You can think of it as something like that.”

“Oh, so you’re saying that the reporter will be going there too? You’ll be writing some promotional articles.”

“That’s right. Then, I hope to get something big. After all, since it’s a big agency, I think I’ll get something if I have a drink with the company people. Phew… … Please, I have to do that!”

With those words, Ahn Hae-min pours another glass into his mouth.

Kang Jin-ha scolded him, telling him to drink moderately.

“Hey, stop drinking. You drank two 500cc glasses at the beer house earlier. Why did you order more for the manager? Your first flight is tomorrow. If you miss it, you’ll really die.”

“Oh, you too, Manager. This won’t even get through to you. And that manager’s was exactly 300cc. The employee misunderstood.”

Kim Jae-han stopped picking at the mention of the manager and asked.

“Manager? Where did you meet the manager?”

“Ah, I’m the manager of Pierstar. I met him briefly at the beer house in front of here to introduce him to reporter Ahn and hear about the concept of this Jakon and other things. It wasn’t long, maybe 30 minutes? The beer house is right next door.”

But at that moment, as soon as he heard Kang Jin-ha’s story, a thought flashed through Hee-sung’s mind.

It was the face of the man under the streetlight I had just seen.

‘That’s right. GEM Enter! I thought it looked familiar.’

It wasn’t a mistake.

I had a feeling I had seen that guy somewhere before, but thinking about it, I remembered seeing him briefly on set last time.

A historical drama about a palace struggle starring An Jeong-eun and Han Jeong-woo.

Clearly, there was an actor from GEM Entertainment there too.

“Was that manager wearing jeans and a black t-shirt? He was carrying a palm-sized crossbody bag on his shoulder.”

At Heeseong’s question, Ahn Haemin nodded with wide eyes.

“Huh? How do you know? Are you acquainted with Manager Yong Han-soo, Manager?”

“Is his name Yong Han-su?”

“Yes, that’s right. He’s been working at GEM Entertainment for quite some time, and his main job is ‘Fierce Star,’ but on days when he doesn’t have a schedule, he takes care of other things as well. I guess that’s natural since GEM Entertainment has so many artists.”

Yong Han-su… … .

When I heard that the man I was talking to under the streetlight earlier was a manager, I felt even more uneasy for some reason.

Why not?

The content of the phone conversations he had with someone was anything but ordinary.

They say they will float to an island in the Philippines, or pay off their debts with billions of dollars and live without worrying about retirement.

Besides, he even said that he would only go to Jeju Island this time and then disappear using his family as an excuse.

When I didn’t know his true identity, I thought he had committed a major crime and was trying to escape overseas, but when I heard that he was a manager, I couldn’t help but think that it was something I could never just ignore.

“Excuse me, sir. That guy called Pierstar Manager… … .”

But, at that moment.

Suddenly, the surrounding noise died down in an instant, and the voice of an unknown person struck Heeseong’s ear.

[What if I tell you that now?! Because of that, several people’s lives have just been lost! You killed Soo-ah, you… … . If only you had told us back then… … .]

[Mr. Jeong Hee-seong, why on earth did you do that…? Why did you hide it until now when you knew what was going to happen…? Right now, I resent you a lot.]

The short voices of two unknown people passed by, and the surroundings were filled with noise again.

And Ahn Hae-min was shouting loudly while looking at Hee-seong with a blank expression.

“… … Sir! What did you say? Why the Pierstar Manager?”

The reason Heeseong was like this was because of that one name that came out a little while ago.

Suah.

‘If you’re Suah, you’re a member of Piasta… … ? But you’re saying I killed her?’

Why on earth would you kill a child named Su-ah, whom you had never met before and had only seen a few times on TV?

And what do you mean by not saying anything… … .

But it wasn’t long before that confusion stopped.

Heeseong asked Ahn Haemin with a more serious expression on his face.

“Sir, what time did you say your flight is tomorrow?”

Genius Manager Who Hears Voices