Chapter 116: Why? By any chance, are you raising something unusual?

The next morning.

“….”

Sua changed the post’s visibility to ‘Only Me’.

She also set her account to private.

Sua is sulking.

[ Lee Sua Gallery ]

[ Title: Ah, why did the gallery owner close her account? **** ]

• ─Going crazy, ****, why did she close it?
• ─Is she trying to train us?
• ─But really, why did she close it?

[ Special Mobile Force 808 Gallery ]

[ Title: Hey, that Lee Sua or whatever ]

[ Why are you talking about her closing her SNS account here? ]

• ─Shut up
• ─Our gallery is boring because there aren’t many people
• ─Her name is similar to Lee Suan
• ─Let’s hang out together, we’re also viewers of Special Mobile Force

Thanks to this, there was a place that received an unexpected trickle-down effect.

“…?”

Wonsunging, who had just woken up, tilted his head.

“…What’s this?”

“Why has it increased so much in just one day?”

[ Sua Zoo ]

[ Member Count: 50,000 ]

Because all the lost souls rushed to the fan cafe.

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3 days later.

The exact ratings for ‘Special Mobile Force 808’ were revealed.

[ Special Mobile Force First Week Average Rating 24%, Planting Hope in the History of Wednesday-Thursday Dramas! Will It Write a True Success Story! ]

The average rating including the second episode was a whopping 24%.

The situation was soaring like a rocket.

However, PD Choi Heewon knew that simply rejoicing was foolish.

Because now was the time to row like crazy.

At the same time, he knew very well how to row.

Visiting the TVS broadcast station, he quickly gave instructions.

“Let’s upload summaries of episodes 1 and 2, character highlights, and the scenes where real-time ratings exploded, all as separate videos.”

“Each one day apart.”

“Yes!”

“The reporters are already sticking to us, so let’s tackle other things first!”

“Starting with the SNS proof shot participation event, let’s roll out everything we prepared, one per week!”

Since they succeeded in attracting interest with the drama’s content, it was now time to make a fuss through all media outlets.

They shouldn’t be complacent, thinking this popularity would last forever.

It’s no different from a brazier.

You have to keep adding firewood.

So that it can burn like crazy.

“Let’s check the actors’ schedules too!”

“We need to film reaction videos!”

“Actors rewatching the drama themselves gets a good response!”

Radio, SNS, articles, internet.

Special Mobile Force 808 devoured them all.

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Two days later.

“Hmm-hmm.”

A woman with short hair quietly caressed the wall of the dorm.

The ends of her hair curling towards her neck were striking, giving her a particularly provocative impression.

The way she occasionally licked her lower lip leisurely also added to that.

“Hmm, hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm.”

A sight like a glass craftwork walking around with a personality.

However, the actual scenery of the dorm was quite bizarre.

The room was littered with novels, and the walls were plastered with photos of one person.

The woman didn’t stop her hands from constantly tracing the photos.

Especially the chest and inner thighs.

Clack─!

It was then that the door burst open.

“Hey, Yi Seojeong!”

“I brought coffee!”

“Are you ready to go?”

Yi Seojeong.

That was the woman’s name.

The manager sighed deeply while taking off their shoes.

“You haven’t gotten ready again because you were reading novels.”

“Hey, look at your rival, Seo Yeon-ju.”

“She hit it big this time with Special Mobile Force 808, right?”

“You should feel a sense of crisis too!”

“Hmm, Yeon-ju isn’t my competitor?”

“What do you mean she isn’t?”

“You two are always linked together.”

Seo Yeon-ju and Yi Seojeong.

They were known to have an inseparable relationship.

Because while Seo Yeon-ju was considered the epitome of innocence, Yi Seojeong was the actress standing on the opposite end.

The epitome of seduction.

It was largely due to the suggestive atmosphere Yi Seojeong herself exuded.

“Driving me crazy.”

“You read only this kind of stuff again.”

The manager picked up a novel from the floor.

The title was ‘Dyed in Lilies.’

This novel, unusual from its title alone, was about love between women.

Not only this one, but all the novels scattered on the floor were like that.

Because that was Yi Seojeong’s taste.

“Hey, what am I supposed to do if you, who gets love calls from all sorts of romance genres, only read things like this?”

“You’re not going to suddenly declare one day that you can’t film normal romance, right?”

“I’m afraid I’ll lose my job.”

The manager’s words made sense.

Because these days, Seo Yeon-ju was called for refreshing youth romances, and Yi Seojeong was called for sticky and heavy romances.

“Eh, I’m an actress.”

“It’s a job where you hide your preferences.”

“Or how about a man like this?”

The manager held out a profile.

It was a male actor with pure white hair.

“You know Special Mobile Force 808 hit it big this time, right?”

“Of course.”

“I know.”

“He’s the actor who played Kim Yuhan.”

“His look is good, and he acts well too.”

“You’re deciding on your next project anyway, right?”

“How about doing one with a guy like this?”

“It’s good to work together when he’s getting attention.”

“Hmm, filming together would be fun.”

“Just about that much.”

“Oh!”

“Should I contact him beforehand then?”

“Like, let’s look for the next script together!”

“He’s a rookie, so he probably doesn’t have a schedule yet!”

But it was then.

Yi Seojeong quietly placed her index finger on the manager’s lips.

“Shh.”

And the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

“I was concentrating.”

“Wait in the car.”

“Concentrating on what?”

“You have to leave soon.”

“Oh dear, then I should leave even sooner.”

“I was thinking of taking a shower now.”

“Or….”

“Aha, did you want to see my body?”

As Yi Seojeong pretended to take off her clothes, the manager freaked out and ran out of the house.

Almost like a baseball hit for a home run.

Because they didn’t know what would happen if they saw their assigned actress naked.

“How boring.”

“This is why men are no fun.”

Yi Seojeong clicked her tongue and shifted her gaze back to the wall.

Lately, Yi Seojeong’s interest lay elsewhere.

Just one person.

A certain rookie actress.

‘Everyone thinks you’re a wolf.’

Your look is indeed quite fierce and solid.’

‘You’re good at acting and exceptionally capable too.’

‘You’re not the kind of rookie easily found in Korea.’

‘But.’

It came with a suddenly ragged breath.

‘You can’t fool my eyes.’

‘You’re a fox acting like a wolf, aren’t you?’

‘Right?’

‘The core inside the outer shell is definitely shy.’

A moment later, Yi Seojeong pressed her face against a photo on the wall.

“Huuuuu….”

It was accompanied by a deep inhale.

‘I want to know you.’

‘I want to have you.’

‘I want to break you, again and again….’

It was a photo of Lee Sua.

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Night.

Conference room.

But surprisingly, there was no stiff atmosphere.

All sorts of props for penalties and board games were lined up; this was because it was the meeting space for the YouTube entertainment channel ‘Studio Snack’.

Subscribers: a whopping 2.1 million.

There was a clear reason why ‘Studio Snack’ was crushing other entertainment channels these days and could grow so large.

“Let’s start today’s meeting.”

A man wearing his cap backward, with the brim facing his nape.

It’s thanks to PD Kang Hyeon-seong.

He achieved tremendous results in entertainment at the KBM broadcast station, and now he has switched paths and is running a YouTube channel.

However, the connections he had already built didn’t disappear, his intuition was sharper than before, and his name value had increased even more, making it easy to cast celebrities.

Truly, all three elements were in harmony.

And now, on the whiteboard in the ‘Studio Snack’ conference room.

The words were written there.

[ Companion Animals ]

Companion Animals.

That was the theme of this project.

“Everyone, share what you’ve thought of.”

At PD Kang Hyeon-seong’s words, the staff members began to speak.

“Just sitting celebrities down and asking questions is clearly reaching its limit.”

“No matter how well we prepare the questions, if the featured star isn’t interesting, the whole thing can flop.”

“In that sense, observation variety shows aren’t great either, and visiting famous restaurants is also getting old.”

“We’ve visited most of the decent restaurants, haven’t we?”

“Of course, it’s not like we aren’t getting views, but it’s time to hit something big.”

The secret to ‘Studio Snack’s popularity was that they boldly dropped topics once they had gotten good mileage out of them.

The problem was that they had tried almost everything now.

From observing the featured star, small talk, to job experiences, there was nothing they hadn’t done.

Except for this companion animal special.

PD Kang Hyeon-seong nodded.

“I also agree with the idea of including companion animals.”

“However, I’m asking specifically how we’ll do it.”

“Frankly, we can’t just watch someone walk their dog, right?”

“Who would watch that?”

“I’ve prepared something for that too.”

One of the staff members spoke confidently.

“PD-nim, let’s go with a ‘Unique Companion Animals’ special.”

“Unique companion animals?”

“Since actors tend to have a lot of money, they sometimes raise companion animals that ordinary people don’t usually think of.”

“If we focus on those, we can guarantee baseline views.”

“Uncommon companion animals….”

PD Kang Hyeon-seong soon nodded.

“That makes sense.”

“Even I would be curious if they brought out animals that are hard to see normally.”

“So, what’s the content?”

“We can show the actors handling their animals skillfully, and we can prepare simple missions.”

“Something the actor and the companion animal can perform together.”

“Missions they cooperate on?”

“That sounds good.”

But soon, PD Kang Hyeon-seong fiddled with his cap.

He liked the plan itself, but there was still a problem remaining.

“But who are the actors like that?”

“I can’t think of any examples.”

A staff member immediately held out a profile.

“PD-nim, you know this rookie, right?”

“Lee Sua?”

“Of course, I know her.”

“She won the Daesang, didn’t she?”

“I thought you would know, of course.”

“It’d be weird if I didn’t.”

“I watched ‘Geom’ too.”

PD Kang Hyeon-seong continued.

“Her look is fierce, her hair color is uncommon, and the character herself really stands out.”

“I was actually considering calling her later for a rookie award nominee special.”

“Wait a minute, but….”

Suddenly, his eyes flashed.

“…Why?”

“By any chance, does she raise a unique companion animal too?”

“She recently created an SNS account for a short while before setting it to private, and she posted a picture of her companion animal.”

“Do you know what it was?”

“What is it?”

“It better not be something trivial.”

“It’s a fox.”

“An Arctic fox, no less.”

A moment of silence.

Soon, PD Kang Hyeon-seong nodded.

“Let’s call her.”

“This will make a good picture.”