Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 55



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Episode 55

Even though I didn’t know Misun, I knew ‘Wens’.

Because Heesung was a member and leader of the second generation girl group ‘Trevi’, which was also at its peak during her school days.

But knowing what happened to her, Heesung couldn’t help but become quite serious.

“Yes, I know. He is no longer in this world.”

“It is the biggest tragedy of our company and something that should never happen again. Perhaps the members of Pierstar were also aware of the incident, so they were more inclined to think in that direction. So that they would not be at odds with their families because of money.”

As a second-generation girl group launched by the major entertainment company GEM, Trevi’s success was already expected.

Of course, there were many strong groups at the time, to the point where people said it was the golden age of girl groups, but everyone tried to avoid Trevi’s comeback period.

Why is it that a group is called a large group? Because just the title of being a member of GEM is enough to create a fandom that is incomparable to that of other groups.

Trevi, who had been at the peak of his career without a single incident or accident, was now in his 7th year of contract renewal.

Just as articles were coming out about the members’ contract renewals, tragic news that shocked everyone was delivered.

The story was that Trevi’s leader Wenz had made an extreme choice.

Naturally, reporters from all media outlets flocked to find out the circumstances, and soon the background was revealed.

‘At least at the time, I thought that kind of thing was rare.’

Nowadays, the internet and social media are so active that there are a lot of things like debt-related scams, but back then, there wasn’t even a word like that.

In Wenz’s case, it wasn’t exactly his debt, but his family’s debt, and he is said to have suffered from an endless debt feast for 7 long years since his debut.

And everyone who heard that news couldn’t help but be shocked.

Why not? It’s a well-known fact that it’s not that difficult for a successful idol to buy a building in Gangnam.

The inside story was this.

It is said that after Wenz became successful, the family’s spending habits suddenly changed and they became interested in things like investments and business.

Then, as his greed grew, he started to take money from those around him, and in the process, he sold Wenz’s name.

Who would doubt her, she’s the leader of the most popular girl group at the moment?

The amount of money raised in this way was in the tens of billions, and naturally, the result was a total failure.

This happened more than once or twice, and her parents, who at first apologized and begged for her, later became angry and even threatened her.

If you don’t give me money, I’ll just bite off my tongue and die.

When the relationship between her family, which had been the purpose and reason for her success, reached that point, she gave up everything and made that choice.

“At the time, the agency was completely unaware of the situation?”

“It’s embarrassing, but that’s true. Wenz himself was a very responsible child and matured early on. If such things had happened continuously at that young age, anyone would have given up, but he never showed it and just focused on his activities. Then, all of that built up eventually exploded and such a tragic incident occurred… … . It should never happen again, to anyone.”

Joo Seung-ik said, turning his expression, which had become heavy for a moment.

“Nowadays, times have changed, and young people no longer just want to entrust their money to their families. They want to manage it themselves and accumulate wealth. Our conclusion is that this case delves into that.”

“I’m most worried about the members’ condition. How are they? It seems like they’ve been subjected to serious gaslighting for a very long time.”

“That’s right. I told him all the details of his phone conversations, even though it would have caused the children mental trauma. At any rate, I prevented major damage, and I made sure that something like this never happens again. The members have now realized that they were thoroughly manipulated.”

Joo Seung-ik continued speaking, taking steps that he had stopped taking.

“I heard that they had instilled in the members that they should never talk about money when they were together. They said that it was only a business relationship and that they should just maintain that level of relationship. That may be why the members were relying on Yong Han-soo more than I thought. It’s really unfortunate and also infuriating.”

“Isn’t it fortunate that you realized it now? At any rate, I think you were able to have your coming-of-age ceremony without any major damage.”

“If we look at it positively, that could be the case.”

After passing through the hallway, Joo Seung-ik stopped in front of the elevator again.

Then he went through the open door and pressed the 18th floor, saying:

“I expected it, but the debt was considerable. Most of the debt was borrowed from private lenders and illegal money lenders. They are commonly called private loans.”

“Who are you, Yong Han-su?”

“Yes. The money he had embezzled over the years would have been enough to pay off the principal, but he was only paying interest. So a significant portion of the principal still remained. I wondered if it was really necessary to send him to prison in this situation.”

In fact, I was worried after hearing what Joo Seung-ik said in Jeju Island.

If this incident is made public, not only the members but also GEM’s image will inevitably take a significant hit.

A manager is, after all, someone who belongs to the company.

It was obvious that there would be an uproar of criticism as to how they had not verified how such a person was attached to the company’s flagship girl group and how they had not noticed it until now.

In fact, it is a situation where it is cheap to get cursed at.

If Heesung hadn’t noticed this, another unavoidable incident would have happened following Wenz.

“What are you saying you’re going to do if I don’t send you to prison? Are you really going to let it go just because the damage is small? … .”

“No way. I mean, I’m going to make you suffer even more. Instead of eating three meals a day and watching TV comfortably in prison, I’m going to make you suffer from a debt of private loans that you can never escape, and make you beg to be killed instead. I’ve already met with the private loans and told them everything about the situation.”

“You met with loan sharks? Why… … .”

“Why would you do that? They were planning to disappear without paying back their hard-earned money, so of course they should know. As soon as I finished speaking, they started getting extensions.”

“Extension? No, do they still collect debts that way these days?”

“What do I know? The important thing is that something more frightening than the law will come after him in the future. Until he pays off his debt, he won’t be able to leave Korean soil even for a single step, unless he gets on an ocean-going fishing boat and floats around the ocean.”

With his words, the elevator arrived at the 18th floor and Heeseong also started walking.

After a while, Seungik Joo stopped in front of a door and smiled faintly.

“Anyway, I was late in contacting you because I was dealing with things like that for the past few days. Fortunately, the members have also found stability soon. Oh, by the way, the members said they wanted to personally thank you soon. I will arrange that myself, so please give me some time.”

“Ah… … That doesn’t have to be the case.”

“Even if we have done such a shameful thing, we at GEM are proud of our artist’s character. I did not force you to do this, so please accept it even though you are busy.”

“Oh, yes. Well. Then I will do that. But why is it in front of the CEO’s office…?”

The place where Joo Seung-ik stopped after bringing him up to the 18th floor was none other than the CEO’s office.

If he was the CEO, he would be the head of GEM Entertainment and the owner of this huge building, Yoo Hyeong-seok.

Instead of answering Heeseong’s question, Joo Seungik just smiled and knocked on the door.

dripping.

“Come in.”

“Sir, I brought Mr. Jeong Hee-seong. I’ll show him around the office first, and I’ll tell him everything I had to say.”

I really never thought he would be in the CEO’s office.

Heeseong was surprised by the sudden situation, but he bowed his head to say hello.

“My name is Jeong Hee-seong. It’s an honor to meet you.”

“Haha, I should say this. I can’t even remember the last time I was on the media, but doesn’t our Jeong Hee-seong show up on the internet even now? Nice to meet you, Jeong Hee-seong.”

Joo Seung-ik smiled brightly and guided them to the sofa, and Hee-seong sat on the right side of Yoo Hyeong-seok.

“He had been in the United States on business recently, but he returned to Korea immediately after receiving reports of this incident. He said he had to meet Mr. Jeong Hee-seong in person.”

“Me? Why me… … .”

“Haha, well? Since you’re not one to beat around the bush, why don’t you tell me your purpose now?”

As expected, Yoo Hyeong-seok, whose eyes met, brought up a surprising story to Hee-seong without any change in expression.

“First, would you like to open the box in front of you? I prepared three gifts in advance because Mr. Jeong Hee-seong is visiting today.”

“… … Three? Why three each… … .”

However, the box was a bit small to fit three of them.

No, it was so tiny that even the word “small” wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

‘Surely it’s not a house key, car key, or credit card with no limit, right? It seems like it would only fit about that size.’

My heart started pounding as I thought about that.

As the head of GEM Entertainment, whose market capitalization exceeds 1 trillion won, the size of the gift seemed to be beyond imagination.

With a trembling heart, Heeseong carefully opened the box.

But, there was a note and another box inside.

“I wrote this letter myself to express my gratitude for helping me resolve this matter. Haha, it may not be many characters long, but please accept it as my sincerity.”

“Ah… … yes. Haha… … .”

‘A letter? A letter… …?! Why a letter at this time?’

Still, there was one more box left next to the note.

It was a little smaller than the box I opened earlier, but it was still big enough to fit my house keys, car keys, and a credit card with no limit.

Hee-sung opened the box with anticipation, thinking that there would be no second pranks.

however.

“… … ?”

There was another box inside, and Heeseong kept opening the box, wondering what it was.

Then, in the end, it ended when it became so big that not even a small pebble could fit, let alone a house key. Looking at Heeseong with a bewildered expression, Yuhyeongseok laughed as if he found it amusing.

“Hahaha, it was just a joke. I went to the souvenir shop and found something really funny. Of course, I never thought I would end up giving it to Jeong Hee-seong.”

“Ah… … Yes. Haha, hahaha. That’s funny, sir.”

Hee-sung said that the words were funny, but the corners of his mouth were twitching violently.

I’d rather go to a fancy Japanese restaurant and buy you a meal.

How ridiculous it must have been to see myself continuing to open boxes with such concentration on my face.

Ugh, I thought that if there was such a thing as shame, it would be this very moment.

Yoo Hyeong-seok, who had been looking at such a miracle with a pleased face, soon picked up a pen and paper and held it out in front of him.

Then he took two checks out of his wallet and placed them next to the paper, saying:

“Each one hundred million won, a total of two hundred million won. This is one of the three I have prepared, so have Jeong Hee-seong write down the other two there. Whatever it is, I will make it happen.”