Ch.154What if you were the chef there… for 15-minute cooking?

“Kim Donghu, Becomes the New Face of Mercedes-Benz”

“Bentley, Unexpected Mention of Kim Donghu? What’s the Reason?”

“Proof of Nobility, Richard Mille Fills Kim Donghu’s Empty Wrist”

“Not Just an Ambassador, Kim Donghu with Innovation, Intensity, and Elegance, Becomes Louis Vuitton’s Muse”

“Mercedes-Benz, Richard Mille, Louis Vuitton, Bentley, Adihes, Red Horn, Global Companies All In. Who Is the One Person They All Want?”

As soon as the articles were published.

ㄴThis crazy bastard crazy bastard crazy bastard

ㄴMmm~ Kim Donghu~ Mmm~ Kim Donghu~ Mmm~ Kim Donghu~ Mmm~ Kim Donghu~

ㄴWhy are these global heavyweights rushing to him so aggressively? There’s only one reason

ㄴWhat is it?

ㄴBecause his achievements are insanely destructive

ㄴIt’s definitely an anomalous record, might be called the first and last of its kind

ㄴIt’ll be counted as one of the most extraordinary records in Olympic history

ㄴGetting 7 seconds, 11 seconds among elite athletes is truly unbelievable

ㄴThat Russian guy, who was it? Alexei? They say his drug test results were at an absurd level lol

ㄴI saw the YouTube video, what was it? They say with that level of doping, he’s literally a monster lol

ㄴAnd he beat that guy, so of course it’s going to be a sensation

People were going wild again.

“Kim Donghu, Featured on New York Times Front Page?! Overwhelming Presence!”

It was basic news that he was on some front page whenever you looked away.

Reactions of surprise at whatever he did were now expected.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say the world was heating up because of Kim Donghu.

ㄴBut he’s seriously so handsome

ㄴThe most chilling point: during this Olympics, Kim Donghu didn’t take a single hit to the face

ㄴHe barely allowed any clean hits at all, you’d need drugs to even land a punch on him

ㄴYou know Kim Donghu is still getting random drug tests? They can’t believe his level is real

ㄴI wouldn’t believe it either lol He KO’d Roider in the 2nd round lolololol

ㄴYeah but nothing was detected, right? Kim Donghu is natural, right?

ㄴIt’s amazing though, with his incredible record as a foundation, and with his looks, he’s just soaring

ㄴEven overseas they’re saying his skills are proportional to his perfect looks; they must be shocked by how handsome he is

Between the love calls from around the world and articles popping up at every opportunity,

Kim Donghu’s fans had so much to feast on they were about to burst.

“Kim Donghu Spotted at Louis Vuitton, Men’s Collection Artistic Designer Kim Jones: ‘He Embodies Louis Vuitton’s Philosophy'”

“Mercedes-Benz Face Kim Donghu Still Has No Driver’s License? Kim Donghu: ‘License… I’ll Get It Soon’ Hilarious Scene Revealed!”

“Richard Mille Previews Watch Made Exclusively for Kim Donghu: ‘It Will Be a One-of-a-Kind Piece'”

After Kim Donghu completed his schedules with various companies,

About a month and a half later, in early October.

Kim Donghu declined numerous offers and held a fan meeting first.

“Thank you so much for coming here today. I can be here because of all of you.”

The fan meeting was truly a festival in itself.

Usually, celebrities just say they’re grateful to fans or don’t even bother with that.

But since he maintained his humble beginnings even after success, fans couldn’t help but be moved.

[Real-time Summary of Kim Donghu’s Fan Meeting]

-Allowed signatures, photos, videos, everything

-Since the fan meeting had limited attendance, he really gave excellent service

-Even gave hugs;;;

-A college-aged girl, what was her name? Eunbi? She literally collapsed when Kim Donghu hugged her deeply lol

-He even cooked for them, yeah, just like on The Noble Gourmet lol

-It’s called a fan meeting but it was really just Kim Donghu preparing thoroughly to serve his fans

ㄴI’m so jealous you crazy bastard how did you get in?

ㄴlol this guy is super famous, just a hardcore Kim Donghu fanboy

ㄴDonghunonghu-nim who’s been in the fan cafe since High Dream days isn’t someone to be taken lightly, right? lol Of course they went

ㄴWow bragging about this is kind of annoying

[Kim Donghu Fan Meeting Review, An Actor and Athlete You Can’t Help But Love]

-The first thing he said was thank you for coming, always grateful to fans

-Usually with this level of success, people get celebrity disease and superiority complex, but he has none of that

-He voluntarily showed us walking on his hands and his Hitman signature combo

-Oh, he also played the piano, it was so sweet

-He has humor but doesn’t come across as silly? He’s really dignified

-When he was cooking, he asked about food allergies and restrictions… his detailed consideration was amazing

-At the end, he gave out Adihes gloves and Red Horn drinks, properly promoting his sponsors

-My son has been wanting to learn boxing lately, this will be perfect for him^_^

ㄴOh this person went too damn it lol my stomach hurts so bad from jealousy

ㄴWhy does Kim Donghu have to make those who couldn’t go feel even more miserable with his great fan service?

ㄴThese Adihes gloves aren’t just regular gloves lol they have signatures and the model is different

ㄴOh is this that thing? The gloves they’re releasing in collaboration with Kim Donghu?

ㄴSo damn jealous

ㄴKim Donghu is truly legendary… just… so jealous of the people who went

After fan meeting reviews were posted, and those reviews became news articles,

With enjoyable content continuously pouring out like this.

“Are you interested in appearing on ‘I Live Alone’?”

“I’d rather not expose my private life, so no thanks.”

Kim Donghu was sorting through variety show offers with CEO Choi Seokho.

Since all the brand-related schedules had been arranged,

It was now time to select domestic activities.

“Alright, then… for variety shows, Radio Star, how about this one?”

“Yes, that’s good. I can talk about what I’ve been up to.”

“How about Run! Rushman! Olympic special?”

“I definitely need to do that one. Since I’ve done it before.”

“Please Take Care of My Fridge?”

“That’s not bad.”

But since there weren’t just one or two casting offers,

Careful decisions were needed in the selection process.

“Will You Marry Me? How about this?”

“What? Suddenly?”

“This was the first offer that came in as soon as you became an adult, and the co-star is amazing.”

“Who is it?”

“Ryu Jaerin.”

“Whaat?”

Why is Jaerin suddenly appearing here?

‘Does she have good fortune with relationships these days?’

A few months ago, I barely managed to politely postpone Evelyn’s date request.

Now they’re coming straight at me with marriage?

‘Though it’s virtual marriage, of course.’

But if it’s with Jaerin, it might not be bad?

“For now… keep that one on hold.”

So that’s enough for variety shows for now.

Next were projects that would take longer.

“There are tons of project offers too.”

“Yeah, just looking at the scripts…”

I could see scripts piled up like a tower.

‘Many hit productions have sent offers.’

But I was starting to want to film something made specifically for me.

I wanted to act in a script written with me as the lead in mind,

Rather than following a pre-determined flow.

While carefully looking through scripts,

“Right, I did make that promise.”

My eyes stopped on one particular script.

The genre was romantic comedy.

The title was <Our Fake Marriage>.

The content was fresh too.

‘A story about getting married to maximize national scholarship money.’

What was surprising was that everyone except the lead was already cast.

It was as if they had set everything up so I could keep that promise.

Thinking I should go with this, I immediately checked the grade.

<Our Fake Marriage, A>

“…?”

For a moment I thought I’d seen wrong, so I rubbed my eyes and checked the grade again.

<Our Fake Marriage, A>

No matter how many times I looked, the grade was A.

‘Really, an A?’

I couldn’t understand what was happening, but getting an A.

This meant it was a project I absolutely had to do.

“…Please tell them I’ll do this one.”

“Huh? Our Fake Marriage? Oh, I was actually going to mention that! Kim Sujin said she’d do it if you did.”

So that’s why?

‘Is it because we exchanged our first kiss, so there would be synergy if we filmed a romantic comedy together?’

Guessing the reason for the A grade, I also looked at movie scripts.

<The Real Hero, A>

A second A-grade welcomed me.

“What is this…”

“Huh? What’s wrong? Is something strange?”

“Ah, no, it’s nothing… just a moment.”

I immediately checked who wrote <Our Fake Marriage>.

The writing style in the script seemed familiar.

‘It’s High Dream’s writer Lee Minha.’

Then what about the movie?

‘…Ha.’

It was director Lee Seongdeok of the independent film <Hero>.

A representative of A-types, or should I say capital I now that we use MBTI.

Anyway.

‘They waited for me with these amazing scripts?’

It felt great to reconnect with past acquaintances like this.

“I’ll do these two.”

But if a movie and drama are both A-grade, how impactful will they be?

I’ve already experienced an A through the play, but that was more about impact than performance.

It was a work that sparked a wave of donations to orphanages.

‘But this time, both will be about commercial success.’

If so, how successful would they be?

I wanted to start filming as soon as possible, but

The first schedule that was set was:

“So you’ll start with Please Take Care of My Fridge?”

A cooking variety show.

“Donghu, you might have to cook there.”

“What? Me?”

“15-minute cooking… what if you beat the chefs there?”

“Come on, no way. Why would I cook there in the first place? It’s a show about eating.”

“You never know.”

Seokho hyung’s teasing was just a bonus.