Ch.331Met.

Many people wanted to connect with Kim Donghu.

In an era where simply knowing someone becomes power,

and being close to someone becomes authority.

Simply put, “connections became a skill.”

Of course, both parties need to consider each other connections.

Anyway.

In that sense, at this point in time.

There was someone who stood unrivaled in Korea.

“Without even thinking about it, definitely Kim Donghu.”

There was no need to beat around the bush—it was Kim Donghu.

Crowds gathering wherever he appeared was just the basics.

Whatever he wore would sell out, and whatever he did would be either a first or a new record.

And it’s not like his personality was bad either.

His character was so excellent that there was nothing to criticize.

Beyond a blue chip, an omega blue chip.

Though the name was somewhat childish.

Kim Donghu was the number one celebrity people wanted to befriend.

No wonder there was even an option of “Kim Donghu calling at night asking you to be Robin.”

Though it couldn’t beat “Jay Dragon calling to share good news,”

the fact that it beat everything else showed his current public favor.

So almost every day.

“…What’s with all these emails?”

Choi Seokho’s personal inbox was packed with messages from people wanting to connect with Kim Donghu.

During his time as a manager.

Little did he know the emails he scattered would return like karma.

It was always bad, but lately it seemed to be getting worse.

The problem was that it was difficult to coldly reject them all.

Sometimes there were entertainment show proposals that seemed worthwhile,

making it awkward to blindly reject them using schedule management as an excuse.

Of course, all final decisions ultimately belonged to Kim Donghu.

“Now the proposals coming in are all so high-level.”

In the past, when work-related contacts came in,

he could handle them in advance by cutting them off based on their level.

But nowadays, with so many contacts that couldn’t be handled that way,

honestly, even Choi Seokho couldn’t filter everything.

In the midst of this, a truly ambiguous email arrived—

the most difficult one to judge in Choi Seokho’s life.

“…Cheonseok hyung?”

It was a message from Hong Cheonseok.

The safest brother in the world and

the most dangerous hyung in the world.

The proposal was, of course, to appear on his YouTube channel.

“He’s even willing to come to America for filming?”

As far as he knew, there were over 10 staff members.

To bring all those people just to film one YouTube video?

‘This is more expensive than…’

No, that can’t be right.

Recently, Donghu had been less active on YouTube

due to his busy schedule.

‘If all the people waiting for Donghu’s YouTube activities watch it…’

Hitting ten million views within 24 hours would be nothing.

Plus, if Kim Donghu appears, there would be tons of product placement opportunities.

Bringing all the staff to America?

In the short term, it would be a huge expense.

But in the long term, it would be an unbelievable gain.

‘Even so, it would be impossible with the current filming schedule.’

Just as he was thinking that.

“…Wait, he’s just proposing to cast Kim Donghu… and he’s already in America?”

He read the message showing incredible determination.

This was why Choi Seokho ended up giving Hong Cheonseok Kim Donghu’s work number.

“He’s… nearby right now?”

And that was how Kim Donghu came to meet Hong Cheonseok.

+++++

-I told you to speak comfortably! There’s no need to be so for.mal with me!

What relationship do we have?

And why are you breaking up syllables when you say “formal”?

Mr. Hong Cheonseok.

No, when I first received Cheonseok hyung’s contact, my first thought was:

‘Is this fate, you bastard?’

Is fate still by my side?

I know that the sexual harassment toward men

is exaggerated for broadcast image and entertainment purposes, but

I couldn’t help feeling tense just talking on the phone.

Should I say I felt an instinctive threat?

“Ah, hahaha… Y-yes. I’ll speak comfortably too, hyung.”

-Our Donghu is so handsome, you can just call me ‘Hey!’

“Y-yes….”

-I just happened to have business in Hollywood, you see….

Cheonseok hyung asked if I was okay with a call.

As soon as I said it was fine, the conversation flowed smoothly.

Starting with how he came to call me,

continuing with how he’d been a fan since High Dream,

and finally ending with an invitation to appear on his YouTube channel.

-Honestly, I know it’s hard to do it right away because of your schedule, but just let me know if you think of it, even a day before is fine.

“Ah, no, a day before is too…”

-No, Donghu, it’s really okay. I’m really fine with anything, just tell me if it works out. I’ll fly right over.

It was a bit scary because I believed he really would.

It felt like meeting a natural predator.

‘This is where the WWE part ends.’

If I seriously considered appearing on his YouTube:

“Then how about we schedule something when I return to Korea next month?”

Honestly, I concluded it wasn’t a bad idea.

I hadn’t appeared on YouTube much recently.

And I’d been neglecting my own channel too.

-R-really?!

“Since just appearing would be boring, I’ll make it conditional on you appearing on my YouTube channel too.”

While appearing on Cheonseok hyung’s channel,

I thought it would be good to reactivate my YouTube as well.

-M-me?! That’s great, that’s great! Ahhh! Then I’ll wait for you to tell me the schedule next month!

“Yes, you can get the detailed schedule from Seokho hyung.”

-Yes, got it! Thank you!

“I should be the one thanking you. I’ll hang up now because of my schedule, Cheonseok hyung.”

-Oh! Yes! Let’s definitely meet!

And so the call ended.

As soon as it was over, I immediately picked up my phone and asked:

“Sims, is this also included in my smooth path special benefit?”

-[….]

Sims’ reply was just a series of periods with no words.

Was it expected, or was it a variable?

‘Or maybe it’s a variable, but a good one.’

Is this really fate?

Why don’t you bring back Jain Lance for a possession or descent or whatever?

It feels like we didn’t finish properly last time, so let’s finish it.

Just kidding, of course.

‘I’m looking forward to it.’

What kind of synergy will be created?

I was looking forward to returning to Korea next month.

++++++

“Lighting! Lighting is so important! Camera! Camera is so important!”

Two hours before filming.

The staff were repeatedly checking things they had already checked dozens of times.

How many years had they waited for this day?

Growing the channel to a certain size,

creating an opportunity to confidently ask Kim Donghu to appear—

an incredible amount of time had passed.

‘Argh! Donghu is so successful that it’s hard to even meet him once on a variety show.’

Usually, if you work in the industry long enough, you eventually cross paths,

and when that happens, connections are made, business numbers are exchanged,

or at least business cards are traded.

But Kim Donghu was different from the start, so that didn’t happen.

He barely appeared on variety shows, maybe once every few years.

‘And every time he appears, it’s a huge hit.’

To think that such a Kim Donghu would appear on our channel.

Hong Cheonseok smiled broadly as he recalled the contract terms.

‘We film first, but Kim Donghu’s channel uploads first.’

But since the criterion was the main video,

he was told that making preview videos was fine.

Which meant:

‘I can milk this with previews of previews of previews.’

In fact:

[August 2025, Something Big is Coming]

-Hello, this is Hong Cheonseok’s Jewel Garden.

I’m pleased to announce that actor Kim Donghu has decided to appear.

(omitted)

Please look forward to it.

ㄴIs this real?

ㄴReally?

ㄴDon’t lie

ㄴI’ll kill you if you’re just baiting

ㄴThe world’s strongest brother x the world’s most dangerous brother duo is happening?

ㄴWas Jewel Garden really this impressive?

ㄴYou managed to cast Kim Donghu, currently the most expensive celebrity?

ㄴIs this even possible?

Just posting on the channel community that Kim Donghu would appear

resulted in extraordinary comment reactions.

A thousand comments in less than an hour.

It wasn’t even a free giveaway event, yet the engagement was incredible.

Not only that, but somehow international fans were also commenting,

making today’s filming crucial to the channel’s fate.

Things were going well already, but

the one who would lead to an even greater golden age.

Kim Donghu.

And now.

“Hello.”

He appeared at the filming location.

Following the well-known rule:

‘Since Kim Donghu always arrives earlier than the scheduled time, deliberately tell him a later time’—

they were able to welcome Kim Donghu when all preparations were complete.

“I must be crazy, I must be crazy. How can a person be this handsome? Is this even possible?”

Hong Cheonseok was shocked as soon as he saw Kim Donghu.

Before today’s filming,

Hong Cheonseok had asked how far he could go with the content.

To which Kim Donghu responded:

‘I don’t mind anything, I can even do character breaking if needed.’

So boldly.

Because of that.

Tap.

Hong Cheonseok boldly touched Kim Donghu’s chest muscles.

“Really, oh my… this is! Unbelievable. Like a wild horse, no, just really maaaaa! You know those really firm carnivorous animals? That kind of feeling!”

And so finally,

Kim Donghu and Hong Cheonseok met.