Chapter 183

Its the first time Im seeing something like this too . Wow .

Min JinSeo exclaimed in a quiet voice while sitting by the window .

The magnificent night view seemed to light her heart as well .

KangYoon approached her and asked .

Do you want a drink?

Hm . Why dont we enjoy the mood? How about wine?

Wine? Thats somewhat strange .

The situation was heading in a weird direction, but KangYoon still picked up the phone and called for room service .

Not long later, room service came up and set up the wine on the table .

KangYoon opened the wine and poured her a gla.s.s and Min JinSeo closed her eyes and appreciated the fragrant wine

Ugh, its so bitter!

Or not . Her tastebuds were still too childish to enjoy the depth of the wine .

To her, wine was no different from soju . She even felt that her colleagues praises about how wine was the king of alcoholic drinks, were all lies .

KangYoon burst out in laughter after seeing her frown .

Hahahaha .

Sir, dont laugh .

Sorry, sorry . Hahaha .

The twist from the perfect image gave him a great laugh .

KangYoon barely stopped laughing and spoke .

You still have childish tastes .

What do you mean, childish tastes? Im not a kid anymore!

Hahaha, I mean you like spicy, salty, and sweet things .

The term childish tastes werent used a lot at this time . It was no wonder Min JinSeo, who didnt want to look like a kid in front of KangYoon, became a little grumpy .

KangYoon picked up a piece of fruit with a fork and spoke .

There, there . JinSeo . Say Ah .

Oh no, sheesh . sir

Even while becoming embarra.s.sed, Min JinSeo opened her mouth and ate the fruit that KangYoon gave her .

Ugh, so embarra.s.sing

Then, she wrapped her hands around her face to cover her embarra.s.sment .

How cute .

KangYoon couldnt hide his smile .

Unlike his nervousness from when she first came in, the mood was a lot lighter right now . Thanks to that, he could calm himself down somewhat .

Leaving aside the bitter wine, the two started enjoying the fruits and started conversing .

Min JinSeo looked at KangYoon with gleaming eyes .

What made you decide to become a producer, sir?

KangYoon was a little fl.u.s.tered due to the sudden question .

Despite that, Min JinSeo urged him on with her eyes .

Was it perhaps a sensitive topic? Perhaps you cant tell me about it?

Its not like that

I told you a lot about myself, but I dont really know anything about you . This is unfair . I want to know too .

She completely left out the part about what she heard in Jejudo .

KangYoon smiled awkwardly . Thinking back, he hadnt told many people about his past .

Looking at her, it didnt seem like she would pa.s.s this opportunity no matter what .

Well, I guess it doesnt matter .

It wasnt like Min JinSeo was a stranger .

KangYoon sighed a little and started telling his story .

Its the first time Im talking about this Its somewhat embarra.s.sing now that I have to talk about it

Am I the first? Wow, this is an honor .

Yeah . In this industry, some distance is needed to survive .

Thats unsettling . You cant have complete faith in anyone .

Sympathizing with what KangYoon said, Min JinSeo smiled bitterly .

KangYoon sipped the wine as though he had remembered some bitter memories .

When I was a manager, the concept of an entertainment company was just taking root . Actually, I became a manager because I heard from someone else that it would earn me a lot of money . I heard that I would earn a lot of money after I get promoted or start my own business even if it didnt earn me that much money at the start .

Ohh

Back then, I met my first star . Lets call her A . A was a rookie that just had her debut . Usually, companies dont put two rookies together, but the company wasnt in a good situation . That was why such an incident happened . Anyway, after that, I took on all sorts of jobs as a manager and ventured through the entertainment industry along with A .

Then what happened?

To sum it up, A became big . The problem came after that .

A problem?

It was just when As name was being spread far and wide . Her songs became known, and events started streaming in . Back then, the company had a lot of debt, but it just happened that the due date for the debt was approaching very shortly . In the end, they had no choice but to transfer the rights of A to another company to earn money . Without her agreement .

What!?

Min JinSeos eyes widened .

A company that transfers the rights to a celebrity without her own agreement? This was nonsense . She found it absurd .

Couldnt she just sue them for that? Such a contract is nullified after all .

Youre right . If it was now, then she wouldnt have to upkeep such a contract . There are precedents now that say that such a contract cannot exist . However, back then, there was no precedent, and there was no systemized structure for the transference of rights . In the end, it would become an arduous legal fight . You know, its nonsensical for A to get caught up in legal matters when she was just rising to be a star . It would be better off to show up on TV more frequently if she had the time .

Haaa

Min JinSeo was flabbergasted .

She knew that the treatment of celebrities was bad even until just a few years ago . However, she did not imagine that such a thing had taken place .

KangYoon calmly continued .

Back then, I couldnt do anything . I tried begging the presidents of both companies, but they only told me that a kid should stay out of it . I looked into legal measures but A, who had no time to spend with legal matters ended up going to that company against her will .

What happened after that?

She was doing well at first . But it only lasted a short while . In the first place, her new company was infamous for spending celebrities as short-term stars . After her contract, A left the entertainment industry, never to be seen again .

.

Min Jins...o...b..came silent .

She had heard episodes about the absurd things that happened in the entertainment industry in the past . However, she did not know that it was this bad .

She found KangYoon, who didnt lose his way despite those conditions, amazing .

I seemed to be quite hot-blooded back then . I will make the singers Im in charge of sing to their hearts content without worries that was my thought back then . Perhaps thats what led me to become the person I am today .

KangYoon put down the empty wine gla.s.s .

In the past, his other past, he challenged becoming a producer with those thoughts and failed miserably . He started his own entertainment company and raised many singers, but he repeated his failures .

However, right now, he was doing extremely well .

KangYoon was proud of his achievements for the past many years .

Min JinSeo dragged the seat forward and approached KangYoon .

I didnt know that you had such thoughts .

This is quite embarra.s.sing . Its somewhat cheesy too .

Not at all . Youre really amazing . You really are

When Min Jinseo raised her thumb, KangYoon responded with a grin .

She then switched topics with a somewhat stiff expression .

Phew, perhaps I should have become a singer rather than an actress .

You want to put your talents to waste? I dont think thats right .

KangYoon waved his hands dismissively .

He didnt know that much about acting, but he did know that Min JinSeo s.h.i.+ned the best when she was acting .

However, her next words made him freeze up .

If I did, I would be with you right now right?

Min JinSeo grabbed KangYoons hands .

I am really envious of the people at World . They are singing the songs they want and they have complete faith in you . While I I cant even trust my own company . Honestly its exhausting .

Her hands, which were grabbing KangYoons, trembled .

KangYoon patted her shoulders with his other hand .

At that moment,

She suddenly jumped into his embrace .

J, JinSeo .

Please, let me be like this for a moment .

She buried her face in KangYoons chest .

KangYoon hesitated for a moment before stroking down her long hair to console her . Then, she twitched for a moment before speaking with a trembling voice .

You know Im having a real hard time recently .

.

KangYoon wordlessly patted her back .

Although he was in an awkward position in his chair, he still tried his best to console her .

An unknown amount of time pa.s.sed .

She looked up towards KangYoon with teary eyes .

JinSeo, Jin!!!!!!!!

Smooch

Her lips touched KangYoons .

***

Kim JiMins absence meant that the studio was In MoonHees .

After warring with the school children at elementary school, she had another war waiting at World Entertainment .

The opponent of the war was j.a.panese .

(h.e.l.lo)

In MoonHee wrote down a lot of things while watching the self-learning j.a.panese video on the computer .

Ko what?

She was a teacher herself, but studying wasnt easy .

Despite that, she did her best to learn and took down a lot of notes .

30 minutes pa.s.sed like that .

After one lesson, she finally stretched her arms out and stood up .

Ugh, its so hard . Enka or Inca or whatever j.a.panese is too hard!

She was studying j.a.panese per KangYoons instructions . Perhaps English would have been better

However, she had no choice since it was the presidents orders .

Just when she was rejecting studying a foreign language with the entirety of her body, the door to the studio opened and Lee HyunJi entered .

D, director .

h.e.l.lo, Miss MoonHee . Did I interrupt you?

N, no .

In MoonHee panicked .

She was worried that Lee HyunJi may have heard her complaints . She was new here, and if she was picked on by her superiors already, then things would go wrong

However, unlike what she thought, Lee HyunJi softly smiled and spoke .

Is j.a.panese coming along well?

Its not easy . Im really bad at learning languages

When In MoonHee sighed and shook her head, Lee HyunJi sat down next to her and turned to her learning materials .

Is that so? Why dont we have a look at it together then?

What?

In MoonHees eyes widened . Studying together with the companys director? She couldnt imagine that at all .

As Lee HyunJis position was similar to that of the vice-princ.i.p.als at school, this came as a huge shock to her .

Sit down . We dont have a lot of time to spend with this since you have to practice singing as well .

Yes!

In MoonHee sat down after answering loudly .

***

After a short schedule in China, KangYoon returned to Korea .

Lee HyunJi came to pick him up even though the plane arrived early morning .

They were putting the luggage inside the car when Lee HyunJi found something strange about KangYoon .

Lee HyunJi asked out of curiosity .

President, did something good happen to you?

What?

You look like youre in a good mood? Hmm, did you get something good to eat without me?

KangYoon shrugged his shoulders at the sudden attack .

Haha, nothing like that happened . Perhaps Im in a good condition today .

Really? Thats strange, I can feel that something has changed about you

Usually, KangYoon had a soft atmosphere around him, but people still found it hard to approach him . However, that latter part was gone right now .

She wanted to know the reason, but she didnt force him .

The two drove to the company immediately .

His body was tired, but his position as the president did not allow him to rest that much .

Hyung, youre here .

When he opened the studio door, Kim JaeHoon, who had arrived earlier, greeted him while putting down the score in his hands .

KangYoon expressed his joy and went straight into the topic at hand .

Was the song you got from the girls okay?

Its definitely better than before . Ill have to see the final version to be sure, but its good .

Really? And it doesnt strain your voice either?

My vocal cords arent gla.s.s, you know?

When Kim JaeHoon waved his hand dismissively, KangYoon chuckled .

KangYoon opened the music file and the score that HeeYoon had sent over on his PC and played the music . Soon, the speakers produced piano sounds while KangYoon had a look at the score on the monitor with sharp eyes .

Hm

Scores that produced white light seemed very natural to him right now . The music wasnt too high either . It only went up to C5 . Kim JaeHoon found that to be a bit of a pity, but he still seemed satisfied with the music .

Seeing the fading white light, KangYoon turned around to Kim JaeHoon .

Not bad . So all thats left is the rearrangement .

I want the chorus to be a little rounder . Oh, are you doing the rearrangement?

Kim JaeHoon inwardly wanted KangYoon to do the rearrangement . KangYoon seemed to have noticed that and nodded with a smile .

Should I? The materials are good, so I should be able to make something good out of it .

Please take care of it, hyung .

You should get some practice too . Why dont you write the lyrics yourself?

I will . I think Ill make one soon since this song feels good .

The talk about Kim JaeHoons single proceeded like that .