Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 81



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Episode 81

Even as Kim Jae-han’s voice flowed out from the other end of the receiver, Hee-sung’s cell phone continued to vibrate incessantly.

That would happen if a message was received during a call or another call was attempted.

But that wasn’t important to Heesung right now.

“What the hell are you talking about, bro? You’ve got my face plastered on it. What do you mean, superstar?”

-Hey! That’s what I wanted to ask! The guy who said what to do if you can’t even pass immigration because it’s your first time in the US is asking what the hell is going on? I was watching YouTube and I thought my heart was going to burst? Your face, without even a mosaic, suddenly appeared on the monitor.

For the time being, I couldn’t understand what he was saying.

It’s probably early morning in Korean time now, so he must be just getting to work and starting work, but I wondered if he might be still a little sleepy.

He must have had a few drinks yesterday and be in a daze as usual at the broadcasting station.

If not, it’s impossible for it to be this hard to understand even though it’s the same Korean.

“Just a moment, hyung. Just a moment.”

Heeseong took his phone away from his ear for a moment and looked at the woman in front of him.

This is because the woman who had made eye contact with him as soon as he left the store was now right in front of Heeseong.

As if he had something to say.

“Excuse me?”

“Oh, yeah. Hi? Hello?”

Americans are known to be so free-spirited that they are good at high-fiving and shaking hands with strangers.

So, I thought it wouldn’t be that surprising if they struck up a conversation in passing, so I responded with the most natural gestures and tone possible.

Then the woman suddenly let out an absurd remark.

“Are you gay?”

“… … What?”

“Are you gay?”

What day is it today?

Kim Jae-han, who lives in Korea, spouts out words that are impossible to understand, but here, he spits out words that make local people frown.

Gay, gay!

Even in America, isn’t this incredibly rude?

What if you’re really gay?

‘So that’s why you said you were going to apologize first? Excuse me.’

“No. Not gay. I love girl. I love woman. Okay?”

Even though it is Western, this doesn’t seem right, so Heeseong answered firmly, his smile disappearing.

Even though I have no experience in dating, it’s not like I don’t know my identity.

After telling her clearly, I tried to pick up my phone again, but the woman smiled and shook her head.

“No, no. Are you gay? Gay no. Ke?”

“K?”

“Yes, K.”

It seems like they misunderstood Kay as gay.

But it has nothing to do with Keina Gayna herself.

This time again, Heesung shook his head.

“No. I’m not gay. Not gay, not gay. Okay?”

“It seems right… … .”

A woman who tilts her head and keeps looking at her cell phone even though she says no.

Then, as if he couldn’t let go of his foolishness, he carefully held the LCD screen of his cell phone in front of Heeseong’s face.

“Isn’t this you? Korean K. You look a lot alike to me.”

Hee-sung, wondering why he keeps saying “K, K”, sticks his face out and carefully examines the face of the man on the screen.

But without even looking closely, the man’s face that she had deliberately enlarged was clearly her own.

“Right? It turns out I wasn’t seeing things wrong. I looked closely because I heard he was a Korean man in LA.”

“Where on earth is this…? Why is my face on your phone…?”

“It’s not on my phone. It’s in a digital newspaper. It’s The New York Times.”

“The New York Times? Isn’t this LA?”

“Heh. The New York Times doesn’t only publish articles set in New York. If it did, we’d starve to death.”

Oh, by the way, I’ve heard that Koreans are often featured in the New York Times.

Celebrities, famous film directors, strong presidential candidates, etc.

No, that’s not important right now.

“Can I ask why my face is in the New York Times? It’s a very famous newspaper.”

The woman nodded, saying, “Of course,” and kindly summarized the original text of the article.

“The article says you caught a gang of thieves. They’re really big-time thieves who only target the rich and famous. There were close to ten victims, and the total amount of stolen goods is said to be in the tens of billions.”

“I caught them? Who would say that… … .”

Of course, it was me who started it, but it wasn’t like I was the one who wiped it out myself or anything like that.

All I did was tell the security guard that there must be an insider and that they had to catch him, and I used Ravi as bait to call the thieves.

At the same time, I asked Amy to report it to the FBI.

All of this came together to create a situation where Hayden’s house was swept up by security personnel, and Ravi’s criminals were wiped out by Hayden’s spine-chilling performance.

I was just puzzled as to why such content was suddenly published in the New York Times.

‘Come to think of it, I only said the word K once… … .’

“If you look at the interview in the article, there’s a story about a man named Bruce. The village is famous for its tight security, and Bruce is a security guard there. The first person to report to Bruce was a man named K.”

“……ah.”

“He said that thanks to K’s tip, they were able to catch the spy inside and Hayden and Karen’s house was safe, and that it was all thanks to K’s efforts. And he said that the fact that K was a Korean and a very famous star maker came from Hayden, who was involved in the incident.”

“… …Hayden? Oh my god.”

Now I think I know what’s going on.

When I was telling a story about an internal spy, he asked me my name and I told him it was K.

If I were to talk properly, it would be obvious that they would only say things like “Hisang” and “Whisong,” and I thought that K, which stands for Korea, would be simple and clear.

It was an incident that I thought would end smoothly.

Suddenly, his face appeared in the New York Times.

It seems like it spread to Korean media outlets and YouTube as it was being spread here and there.

I thought Kim Jae-han was just talking nonsense because he was still drunk, but now I’m starting to understand what he’s saying.

“Oh, bro. Okay, I understand. I’ll call you back later.”

After seeing the American woman off, Heeseong went back into the store and spoke into the receiver.

I thought maybe the call had been disconnected because the call had been long, but the call time was still running.

-Hey, hey! Don’t hang up for a second. How long are you going to be in America? You’re not coming back right away, are you?

Heesung answered Kim Jaehan’s urgent question while looking at the four members sitting around the table.

“Things have changed a bit, so I think I’ll probably stay longer. Maybe a few months.”

-Yes, of course! What a chance this is. Okay! I understand. Then I will also prepare accordingly!

“Ready? Ready for what?”

-Hey, hey. I’m hanging up! Let’s go and see!

Toot- toot-.

Kim Jae-han, who waited for so long but hung up after only a few seconds.

You’re going to prepare? What? And what do you mean by going and seeing?

Although it was absurd, other things were more important at the time, so Heesung went straight to the members.

“Did you eat a lot? Let’s finish eating quickly and go to work. I have some work to do.”

“Hyung! Did you see the article? Right now, YouTubers in Korea are spreading your face all over the internet! And reporters are posting it on the internet!”

“There isn’t a single mosaic? Looking at the comments, it seems like hyung has already held a big press conference before, so it shouldn’t matter… … They’re even blatantly exposing hyung’s face and name.”

“What is all this, Heesung hyung? Is it true that all this stuff here is true?”

Even if that’s the case in the US, they’re revealing their faces in Korea as well.

Of course, I didn’t commit a crime or anything bad, but I still have the right to portrait.

As Kang Min-chang said, it seems that he decided that there was no reason to hide his face since he had already held a press conference.

What can I do…? This is all karma.

Heeseong rubbed his forehead and looked toward the store entrance.

Then he looked at each member’s face one by one and spoke carefully.

“I’m sorry… … You guys need to escort me to the car.”

“Yes? Security? Us?”

“Yeah, haha. There are quite a few people outside. I think I might need your help.”

Members looking outside the store with bewildered faces.

As Heeseong had said, there were a lot of people holding cameras there, but their eyes were focused only on Heeseong.

***

“The reporters here are not much different from those in Korea. In fact, in some ways, they are even worse. They openly hire paparazzi.”

Hee-sung, who entered the GEM US branch that way, met Han Yu-ah, an employee there.

Han Yu-ah was the woman in charge of supporting and promoting the global activities of GEM artists.

As I listened to what had happened to Heesung, she told me about the situation here.

“It’s only natural that they want to find Mr. Jeong Hee-seong, since it was even published in the New York Times. They probably had paparazzi there a long time ago. And they would have followed Mr. Jeong Hee-seong’s movements and gathered in front of that Korean restaurant. That must have been the only way to get an interview.”

“The article has already been published, so why are you asking for another interview? I’m not even a celebrity… … .”

The people gathered in front of the Korean restaurant earlier were none other than reporters holding cameras and notebooks.

They kept looking inside, not knowing how, and they had already confirmed that Heesung was there.

Because they were the people who made eye contact with me as I wandered outside to talk to Kim Jae-han.

“It may not have been like that before, but things have changed a lot now, right? Now it’s clear who the houses that were damaged were.”

Heeseong tilted his head and asked, wondering what he meant.

“What does that mean?”

“After the New York Times article, there was a flood of follow-up articles. There were names like Hill, Bradley, Mark, and Logan. You know who they are, right?”

To be honest, I couldn’t quite remember their faces, but it seemed like I had heard their names at least once.

That must mean they are quite famous.

To begin with, living in that village means having enormous wealth and fame.

“As it turned out, famous stars, businessmen, and even broadcasters were all victims of this incident. However, they did not report it. Thanks to Mr. Jeong Hee-seong, the criminals were caught and the victims were able to fully recover, so it is only natural that attention is focused on Mr. Jeong Hee-seong.”

“Ah… … I see.”

When I thought about it, it seemed like that might be the case.

In the first place, he was an Asian and had nothing to do with this incident, but he suddenly became the one who wiped out the thieves. And he was the one who broke into the homes of Hollywood stars.

I thought that perhaps it was natural, as Han Yu-ah said, that people were interested in the background.

At that moment, Han Yu-ah opened her mouth while staring at Hee-seong.

“Actually, I have more important news than that right now, Mr. Jeong Hee-seong. I was going to tell you right away since you said you were coming to the office today.”

“Important news? What is it?”

“I got an offer for a TV program from Mr. Jeong Hee-seong. The host is Logan. Do you know what kind of program it is?”

At that moment, Heesung’s eyes widened.

Genius Manager Who Hears Voices