episode_0136

One week later.

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[Lee Sua Gallery]

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[Title: Is Gallery’s Muse really retiring?] [Are you not? I just became a fan?]

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[Title: Retirement is absolutely not an option] [But I think depression really makes sense. The short film ‘Sword’ and Special Mobile Unit 808 were filmed almost simultaneously, and if I kept doing method acting, I’d be exhausted too.]

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[Title: Gallery’s Muse, please give us some news…. ] [You even closed your SNS account, what is going on…. ]

The result of a week of agonizing was like this.

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In terms of fruit, it ripened very well and deliciously, and to put it simply, it was time to stop soon. Too much is never good.

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‘…Deceiving for too long is also a deception.’

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The difference between pleasant public opinion warfare and brain farts is a hair’s breadth.

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But, as expected.

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CEO Kim Iseo was a representative who knew how to handle public opinion.

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Just as Sua was starting to feel sorry for deceiving people, just as she was feeling like she should stop? She immediately took the next action. That’s why two people got out of the van now.

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Okay, now is the time to prepare something substantial and blow it up. Ta-da! Sua is going to do this! It’s time to shout.

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Look forward to it! Sua Bakdu!

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Bang—!

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The two entered a high-end Korean restaurant.

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Not to fill their stomachs. They would be signing the official contract for Park Yumi’s Netflix debut work, “High Society.” This is the work that helped Sua learn how to be a fox.

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Writer Park Yumi greeted them, already seated.

“Please sit down. The food will get cold.”

“As long as the contract is warm, I’m satisfied.”

“CEO Kim’s jokes are still the same.”

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Meanwhile, Sua focused on managing her image.

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Thanks to learning ‘how to be a fox,’ it was much easier than before. She could think about what kind of image to show, and what kind of actions to reflect to gain more favor.

Sua-fox! Sua-tail! Sua wags her tail!

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Kim Iseo asked again as if to reconfirm.

“So, it’s the role you mentioned last time, right?”

“That’s right. A very short but intense role. The role of a maid who seduces with her body. Of course, as Mystic requested, we agreed not to expose the back at all.”

“Yes. Just the nape of the neck and armpits.”

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Kim Iseo nodded.

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Writer Park Yumi brought a piece of fish to her mouth and said.

“I’m still amazed when I think about it. I thought seduction without exposure was impossible. But Sua proved it. Sua, just do that in the actual filming as well.”

“I understand.”

“I should try taking off your underwear sometime. Maybe you have a tail on your butt? That’s how captivating your acting was.”

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Everyone laughed once at Park Yumi’s joke.

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Sua also laughed inside.

Because she loves fox stories unconditionally. Hehe.

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As the meal continued, the atmosphere gradually improved.

“I’m saying this now, but honestly, I was speechless when you said you were going to do that awful script. You’re ditching my work to do this? Are you serious? That’s what I thought.”

“You said that back then too.”

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Sua’s words turned the “High Society” production team upside down. Of course, the one who laughed the loudest among them was writer Park Yumi.

“But now I only have a reassuring feeling. The maid role is small in proportion to being a leading role, and the difficulty was tricky enough that anyone couldn’t just do it. Sua filled that spot. Isn’t this the feeling of having a bad tooth pulled out?”

“Yes. I’ll do my best.”

“We have to do our best. The world is going crazy about Special Mobile Unit 808, right? Thanks to you, we all became fools. Is it Lee Suan or Lee Sua, we had meetings all night… So both were Sua.”

“You’ve doubled my thoughts. I’m happy.”

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Sua was now able to spit out these words smoothly. A combination of fox acting and Kim Yuhan?

Of course, her head feels like it’s about to break in the meantime. She could even hear the sound of it cracking.

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‘…Ugh, I really can’t do this.’

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Sua thought. I just want to live stupidly!

–Aren’t you already living like that?

–You got it.

As Sua ignored the words of the Sua Association, the meal ended, and writer Park Yumi gestured. It was a split second before the production team brought up the documents.

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Finally, it was the official contract for ‘High Society’.

“I watched Special Mobile Unit 808 screaming, and I was completely charmed by Sua. Please make the maid scene in ‘High Society’ like that too. I’ll neatly organize the filming schedule and script separately and send them to the headquarters by quick delivery.”

“I understand.”

“Ah, really. I should have forced myself to put the seal on that day. Even rapidly rising stocks don’t go up like this. How would I have known that I would sign a contract with the price soaring like this in a few days?”

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Then Kim Iseo laughed.

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“But it’s not a contract where you lose money.”

“I hope so. Definitely.”

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Park Yumi playfully faked it and finished writing the contract, and additional guidance was given to Mystic.

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At the same time, the special perks started shining.

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[High Society] ▶ Sufficient implementation elements ▶ Grade 2.8 → Grade 1.5

Park Yumi rested her chin and looked at Sua secretly.

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“I only thought you were a wolf, but the more I look at you, the more I see a cunning side. Were you a mixed breed with fox blood?”

The notification of the special perk and the word fox…

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It was very welcome news for Sua.

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Sua and Kim Iseo moved without rest.

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Ah, this time one person was added. Seo Yeonju. It’s because they have to discuss the work ‘Lies, Lies, Lies.’

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The place is a high-end raw fish restaurant.

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‘Even when I see him again, he looks like a samurai.’

That was Sua’s impression of reuniting with Director Park Muryong.

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His mustache looked like it was carefully trimmed, but his hair was sparse. Not completely bald, but bald with only the sides remaining?

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‘…Or an octopus?’

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Sua put down the boiled octopus she had picked up with her chopsticks. Somehow, it feels strange to eat in front of a bald person.

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Director Park Muryong shouted heartily.

“I was happy just to get Yeonju as the lead role. But now that Sua is participating, I feel very reassured!”

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His voice is bright. He had reason to be.

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Someone had to fill the vacancy of the actor who was expelled due to the Liberation Day remarks controversy, and that person was Sua, whose stock price was soaring like crazy. Who wouldn’t welcome her with open arms?

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In fact, Park Muryong was only sitting down now, but his energy was already rampant.

“I never imagined that Kim Yuhan was Sua. I thought you were relaxing after winning the short film award. But I never thought you’d appear there! I was properly stunned!”

“I’m glad it was a pleasant surprise.”

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Kim Iseo smiled brightly, and Seo Yeonju shrugged.

“Director Park, you should know it’s thanks to me. Sua said she was interested in this work because she wanted to help me? So, can I order one more plate of shrimp sashimi? The biggest one.”

“Of course!”

“Huh? I was joking.”

“I’m not joking.”

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Park Muryong said with a serious look.

“Also, the contract fee will be calculated based on the current situation!”

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Moreover, he was cool enough to say the part that Mystic was most cautious about mentioning first. He decided to give away the contract fee. So thankfully.

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Thanks to this, the contract proceeded smoothly.

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After Mystic left first, the production team said.

“Director, you spent a lot of money. You gave a higher contract fee than when you were casting the lead role, even though she is not the lead role.”

“You guys didn’t think about opposing it, did you? In this industry, more than kind and incompetent kids, I’m thrilled by the blunt but smart friends. Sua is like that.”

“That’s right.”

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Everyone only nods vertically. There was no one who opposed Park Muryong’s words or opposed Sua’s joining.

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“In the first place, her filmography is ridiculous. She won the grand prize at the short film festival, and she was the lead role in Special Mobile Unit 808, which exceeded 40% in viewership, so where is there such a rookie?”

“They call Yeonju a meteor. I agreed with that. However, personally, I still have one question.”

“What is it?”

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“Sua kept looking at me.”

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Park Muryong stroked his mustache.

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“…What was she trying to say?”

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It was fortunate that Sua wasn’t there. She was just looking at him because he was bald. What reason would there be…?

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Vroom—!

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Inside the van returning to Mystic headquarters.

“Sua, I’ll release the joining article tomorrow.”

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That was what Kim Iseo said.

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Sua nodded. For those who were worried about what would happen if Sua retired, good news would drop tomorrow. She made two big contracts.

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‘Everyone, please be patient until tomorrow. I’ll repay you with good news. And I’m going to work hard at acting too! Very much!’

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Sua muttered inwardly.

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It was because she cherished the attention she was getting one by one. The days she spent before starting her acting career were that difficult. She will do better in the future.

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Sua fans are precious! Sua loves you!

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It was then that Yeonju opened her mouth.

“I’m touched. Sua is following my work too.”

“You helped me once last time too, unnie.”

“That’s right. I did.”

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Seo Yeonju chuckled.

“Even until then, it felt like I was helping a rookie I liked, but what is this? Now a huge meteor is falling on me? I’m not going to die, am I?”

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Playfulness, the headband that always suits her, and purity.

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In Sua’s eyes, she is perfect no matter how many times she looks at her.

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It seemed that Seo Yeonju was truly happy now, but Sua could not fully enjoy this situation. The reason is….

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[Lies, Lies, Lies.] ▶ Sufficient implementation elements ▶ Grade 3.8 → Grade 3.5

The special perk window was too shocking.

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‘…No way.’

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Even though Sua’s twist was revealed to the world, it only went up by 0.3. It was an incomprehensible figure. Everything else went up significantly after Kim Yuhan revealed her identity.

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‘Why is it like this? I don’t understand?’

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No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t understand.

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There are plenty of stories about Sua on the internet. Shouldn’t it have a bigger impact?

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Seo Yeonju stretched.

“Anyway, it’s a shame. I wanted to live with Sua more.”

“With me?”

“Yes. I get lonely easily.”

“…I can’t imagine unnie being lonely.”

She was serious.

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In Sua’s eyes, Yeonju has good sociability, is pretty, and even has an excellent personality. Sua knows the lives of people like that.

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Even if you lower the phone book, there is no end, and on her birthday, she receives more than a hundred congratulatory gifts… something like that life.

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Therefore, Sua said.

“Unnie must have been loved so much since she was young.”

“When I was young?”

“Yes.”

“When I was young. If I was young…”

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Seo Yeonju put her index finger on her chin and pondered for a moment.

“It was quite cold. I can’t think of any other expression.”

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Soon, she smiled brightly.

“Yes. That’s right. It was very cold.”

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But it was strange.

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From that smile, Sua felt a shadow of depth that she couldn’t see at all. It was at the same time that an ominous and intense thought came to her mind.

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‘….’

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Sua swallowed hard.

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That was a dizzying thought that she had never had before, and she hadn’t even expected it, that Seo Yeonju herself might be the one who was lowering the script rating.