Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 57



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Episode 57

“Why is Ms. Eunha here… … ?”

It was none other than Im Eun-ha who called Hee-seong to check if the check was okay.

I was surprised and puzzled to meet her at GEM Entertainment, of all places, during the peak of her working hours.

It was the same for Im Eun-ha, who answered questions with questions instead of answering them.

“Then, Mr. Hee-sung, how come you’re here? Oh my, are you working at GEM Entertainment now?”

“No, that’s not it. I came here because I had something to do… … What about Eunha? Aren’t you working right now?”

“It’s a day off today. It’s the company’s anniversary! Phew, you forgot that I quit my job?”

“Oh, I see. July 15th. Somehow, when I checked the date, I thought it looked familiar.”

“Whew. But what do you do on your days off? People who have a lot of work to do have to work, whether at work or at home, and can’t rest. I came here because of a modeling job, and I was just about to leave after finishing the meeting. What about Heeseong? Are you done with your work?”

“Yes, I just got there. I feel even happier because we met unexpectedly here.”

“Huh, right? I was already thinking about whether or not I should ask Heesung to meet me. But who would have thought that I would meet him here by chance! Wow, this is so amazing.”

Im Eun-ha and Hee-sung were almost like classmates when they joined the company.

Of course, she was a full-time employee who came from a public recruitment and Heeseong was a part-time worker, but in any case, their first day at work was the same.

The person I worked with the most for two years and became closest to was none other than Im Eun-ha.

“Do you have other plans after we finish? If not, do you want to get together for a meal? I’m glad we met like this, but it’s a shame to just part ways.”

Heeseong nodded and readily accepted Im Eun-ha’s proposal.

“Okay. I’ll buy you something delicious today. When I was working, Eunha used to buy me a lot of things.”

“Hey, it’s the cafeteria after all. There were a lot of people who didn’t eat, so there were some meal tickets left. Hmm~ But since Heeseong said he’d buy it, should I pretend I lost today? Heh. I’ll buy the coffee instead.”

“Yes. Did you come by car? If not, would you like to go in my car?”

“Oh, Heesung. Did you buy a car? When?”

“Oh, I didn’t buy it… … haha. Anyway, I do have one.”

Im Eun-ha, who could not have imagined that she would receive a car worth hundreds of millions of won as a gift, said with a sly smile.

“Okay, then. Mr. Heesung, I’ll go by car. I’ll just meet with a member of the public relations team for a moment, so would you wait a moment, Mr. Heesung? I’ll just give you the documents and say hello and come back right away.”

“Okay, I’ll wait here, then. Have a nice trip.”

“Yep!”

Hee-sung glanced at Im Eun-ha, who was walking quickly towards the end of the hallway, and checked her left wrist.

It was already lunchtime, so I was wondering what to eat alone.

Today, I felt like I could be in a good mood since I had a friend to eat with and even received some unexpected money.

“I would like to go to the bank first, but I guess I can go later in the afternoon.”

Hee-sung continued to worry about what to eat, thinking that he should leave the check in the car for a while.

At that time, Seungik Joo, who had gone to get a parking ticket, returned.

“Mr. Jeong Hee-seong, here’s a parking ticket. Most of our employees are registered as monthly parkers, so it’s a bit of a hassle for outside guests, but we’re giving them parking tickets like this. I think this is more than enough.”

“Thank you, Chief.”

“Okay, shall we go down then? What basement level did you park on?”

“Oh, I’m going to meet an acquaintance here, so I think we can wait and then go down together. You must be busy with many things, so you can go in first and take care of business, Chief.”

“Oh, really? That’s good. I was just about to have an urgent interview because something came up. Okay. Then let’s meet again next time. Take care, Jeong Hee-seong.”

“Yes, Chief. See you next time.”

Hee-sung slightly bows his head while taking the hand extended by Joo Seung-ik.

But then, suddenly, from somewhere, a crashing sound was heard, along with the screams of female employees.

bang!

bang!

Boom-!

“Ahh!”

Because it happened so close, the sound could not help but be heard louder by Heesung, and the source of the sound was near the wall where the picture frames of GEM artists were hanging.

A man with a familiar face is taking out someone’s picture frame and slamming it on the floor without mercy.

While everyone was surprised, only Joo Seung-ik let out a short sigh with a calm face and slowly approached him.

“There are a lot of eyes watching, so let’s go in, Jae-wook. Don’t do this here.”

“That’s it! That’s it! I told you that I don’t need to stay here anymore, so I just asked the CEO to terminate my contract and I’m on my way out. There’s no reason for my face to be hanging here anymore, so don’t hang it here again. As of today, I’m no longer affiliated with GEM Entertainment.”

“What the hell are you talking about?! Is that something you can decide on your own? Just go in and talk. Calm down and let’s talk rationally again, me and you.”

Even after Joo Seung-ik’s persuasion, his harsh words and actions did not stop.

“Stop it now, stop it! Please leave me alone! How low do you want to go? How much of a retard do I have to be before you’re satisfied! Aaaah!!!”

A man who mercilessly smashes a picture frame, the glass of which has already been shattered, onto the floor with a scream.

Now even the edges were torn away, leaving only the tip of the tree, the size of a palm joint, in his hand.

The man threw it on the floor without any hesitation and walked towards Heeseong, stepping on the shards of glass.

Then he got into the open elevator, immediately pressed the close button, and disappeared from Heesung’s sight.

‘His gaze is so fierce… … . As if he’s about to do something at any moment.’

As the elevator closed, I met his eyes right in front of me. He had his fists clenched and his eyes were filled with murderous intent, as if he was going to do something.

However, it didn’t seem like it was anger or hatred directed at others, and I had a strong feeling that it was directed at myself.

“Clean this up and make sure there are no shards of glass left. And clean up any blood that falls.”

“Yes, Chief.”

Joo Seung-ik orders his employees to clean up, puts one hand on his forehead, and lets out a deep sigh.

He seemed to be in deep distress, having forgotten that Heeseong was still nearby.

At that moment, a female employee carefully asked him while unfolding a large bromide photo that had fallen on the floor.

“Excuse me, Chief. How did this photo… … .”

The subject of the photo was Yoo Jae-wook, who had caused a commotion and disappeared a little while ago.

He said that he had already gone to the CEO to request termination of the contract, so he was asking what should be done with the photo.

In response to her question, Joo Seung-ik looked at Yoo Jae-wook’s face for a while in silence, then opened his lips and spoke.

“Fold it well so that your face is not visible and throw it away. Don’t just throw it away in any trash can.”

Joo Seung-ik left those words behind and disappeared.

After a while, Im Eun-ha, who had gone to the public relations team, returned and whispered to Hee-sung.

“The atmosphere here seems tense, so should we leave first?”

***

The place the two decided to eat was a conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Gangnam, located not too far away.

It was rumored to be a delicious restaurant, so there was usually a waiting line, but today, it was a weekday afternoon and it was well past lunch time, so we were able to come in without any problems.

Since they had been there before with their team members when they were working on line planning, the two naturally sat next to each other.

“We used to come here together, but now that we’re here just the two of us, it feels really spacious. This table isn’t that small.”

“Phew. Manager Yang and Manager Kim are both about the same size. Hee-sung too. If the three men sit right next to each other instead of facing each other, it’s bound to feel a bit cramped.”

Both of them took off their outerwear and waited for the sushi to be set.

The chefs were busily making sushi and placing it on the conveyor belt, perhaps because a lot of lunch customers had come and gone.

“By the way, what happened, Heeseong? I was thinking that I really should contact you anyway. You’re suddenly on TV, in the news, and even on YouTube. Not only me, but everyone at the company was really surprised. They were like, isn’t that Jeong Heeseong who used to work at our company? How did you become such a famous person overnight?”

“Have I been on TV? Where?”

“Where would it be? Of course, it would be an entertainment news program. I thought that if this keeps up, I’ll be on the news next time. If I cause a big accident?”

“Haha, an accident? I really hope it’s not the social aspect.”

“Oh, of course. Hee-sung, you’re the kind of person who doesn’t even have to worry about that kind of thing. Anyway! That’s not important right now. What the hell happened, really? Was that job really a perfect fit for you? That’s why everything you do goes well and you’re on a roll?”

After pondering over how to say it, Heeseong smiled and nodded obediently.

“I think so. I had a lot of luck on my side. I got results that were excessive compared to what I learned.”

“That’s life. You need things like that to have a sense of purpose in life. If you only earn as much as you work and get the results you deserve, who would want to live a life that’s so tough? Right?”

Hee-seong couldn’t help but chuckle at Im Eun-ha’s unique way of speaking and personality, which he hadn’t seen in a long time.

“It’s still the same, Eunha. Manager Yang and Manager Kim can never beat that kind of talk. It was fun to start the day by looking at that every morning.”

“Oh my, why do you start your day like that? Nothing has changed. Every morning, you two tease me so much. Now that Heesung is gone, we can’t get along, so we do all sorts of things. How childish, how childish.”

Yang Won-ho and Kim Seok-hwan used to tease Hee-sung and Im Eun-ha, who always showed up for work at similar times.

Now that Hee-sung is gone, it seems like the target has shifted entirely to Im Eun-ha.

After a while, everyone picked the sushi they wanted and started eating. Then, Im Eun-ha brought up the story from GEM Entertainment.

“Oh, right. When there was a commotion earlier, Heesung was there too, right? When Jaewook Yoo was doing that.”

“Oh, yes. I just so happened to be there. How did Eunha know? She must have been in the public relations team.”

“I was talking with a member of the public relations team outside the office. Then I heard a noise, so I looked to see what it was, and it was Yoo Jae-wook. He said that he would be more than enough to do that now.”

“Why? They said something about terminating the contract. Were you on bad terms with the company?”

Im Eun-ha shook her head from side to side at Hee-sung’s story.

“No way. Who is Yoo Jae-wook? He’s the nephew of GEM Entertainment CEO Yoo Hyung-seok. They’re both Yoo, Yoo.”

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