episode_0051

Time flowed like water after that.

It was even more so for Soo-ah since everything was new to her. And now, Soo-ah was facing her draft profile.

Kim Iseo handed a tablet to Soo-ah.

On it, a preview of the information window that would appear when searching for “Lee Soo-ah” on internet portals was displayed.

“Please check it out. When you search for Soo-ah, based on the first day of the broadcast of Special Task Force 808, it will appear like this.”

“…”

Soo-ah swallowed hard and examined it.

[Lee Soo-ahn]

Actor, Talent.

(Soo-ah’s disguised face as a man)

Agency ▶

Family ▶

Awards ▶

Website ▶

Activities ▶

“It’s a male name, so it’s a bit much to use Lee Soo-ah as is. So, I changed it temporarily. It would be difficult if Soo-ah-ssi’s identity leaked in advance, so we’re hiding the fact that you belong to Mystic for the time being.”

“Yes.”

Most of it was empty, and even if she filled it in right away, it would only be the name, picture, and agency information. But even so, Soo-ah felt a ticklish sensation in her heart.

The name of the feeling that was blooming now, was definitely emotion.

To Soo-ah, her still empty profile felt like a display case. A space to record the things Soo-ah had accomplished. This made her so happy and touched.

Because there hadn’t been any achievements worthy of proud record in her life so far. But now she had gained a public display case. A display case she could show to everyone at any time.

“…”

For now, this precious feeling was enough.

Her filmography, she was confident she could fill it up someday. . . . . . Meanwhile, while Soo-ah was too busy to check.

The group chat room was also very active these days. Very active.

[Deer: @Monkeying Let’s play games] [Monkeying: Busy managing the gallery] [Deer: Managing? Managing what?] [Deer: What kind of managing are you doing when you’re just causing trouble all day?] [Monkeying: Yeah, I made one] [Deer: What gallery?] [Monkeying: Lee Soo-ah Gallery LOLOLOLOL] [Monkeying: I made it to tease her because she’s been acting up lately] [Deer: LOLOLOLOLOLOL SO FUNNY] [Deer: LOLOLOLOLOLOL] [Deer: Hey give me administrator] [Deer: I’m going to put a polar bear on the main picture.] [Monkeying: What’s with the Virtual YouTuber Sikarinn promotion post] [Deer: It’s a dead gallery anyway, so I just wrote whatever came to mind]

So, a community was created.

[Lee Soo-ah Gallery] [This is a community where we beat up Lee Soo-ah every time she acts up with unfounded confidence. Feel free to share related stories.]

[Title: Sikarinn dominates here from now on] [Title: How to make Aglio Olio Pasta] [Title: The world’s first gallery that died the moment it was created LOL]

…Anyway, it was the first birth of the Lee Soo-ah Gallery. . . . . . Meanwhile, Saengji-Kim Sun-ah was also busy working.

Countless articles poured out every day, but some were particularly talked about. Employees who were taking a break and drinking coffee were talking.

“Special Task Force 808 articles are pouring out like crazy.” “Even if you write it roughly, the views are quite high. It’s a honey pot right now.” “How much more will explode after the broadcast.”

“But that’s only if the drama is well made. If the drama flops, from then on, interest just dies down.”

[Special Task Force 808 is too tentative, is it okay?] [Kim Yu-han hides too much, and reactions are full of worries….] [Is Kim Yu-han actually high-level bluffing?]

In that situation, Kim Sun-ah approached the team leader. She held tight to the article she had written, which contained the content that Kim Yu-han’s identity was Lee Soo-ahn.

“Team leader, I want to publish this article.”

“This? Is this what you mentioned before? Who is this Lee Soo-ahn anyway? Is he Kim Yu-han? Nothing comes up when I search for him?” “I still want to post it. Or I’ll quit my job.”

“Okay. Well, do as you please….”

The team leader accepted without much thought. The only thing on his mind was that Kim Sun-ah was quitting her job now.

Reporters leaving prank articles like graffiti on the internet before quitting their jobs? It was very common in this industry. It won’t get any views anyway, so write it or not, whatever.

Kim Sun-ah’s feelings were not much different.

She just decided to think of it as submitting a unique resignation letter.

‘I was going to quit anyway, so it would be good if I was right.’

Honestly, she didn’t expect much. Soo-ah had played so many pranks. In the past, she even made the bizarre claim that she was going to star in Special Task Force 808.

Lee Soo-ah is Kim Yu-han of Special Task Force 808?

Or is Lee Soo-ahn, who Soo-ah told her about, Kim Yu-han?

Kim Sun-ah imagined both possibilities.

“…”

At least, she hoped that the former would be a prank.

‘There’s no way the drama will flop….’ ◈◈◈◈◈

Six directors gathered at a bar.

Expensive whiskeys, worth an enormous price, were placed at regular intervals on the table, and fruits that looked excellent in sweetness and color were also cut in various ways, revealing their flesh.

A luxurious setting. No guests were allowed except for them.

It was a place that was not easy to attend, and at the same time, it was an important place. Because they were all directors with high name recognition.

Rustle─ Rustle─

However, what echoed inside was not the sound of glasses clinking. Rather, the sound of someone writing something busily. They weren’t having a drinking party, but rather having a voting time.

“This voting thing is something we haven’t done in a long time.” “Yeah, hasn’t it been almost five years since we last did it?”

A gathering of six directors, ‘The Right Path’

There was one special rule in the Right Path: a rule that someone who is not a role model should be expelled by voting.

It was a very unconventional rule that other groups couldn’t even imagine, but it was considered common in ‘The Right Path’. From the beginning, it was not an ordinary group.

“Come to think of it, this group has been around for a long time.” “That’s right. It’s been around since our unknown days.”

“There were so many people back then. Almost twenty?”

‘The Right Path’ is not a friendship group created by successful people gathering together. It is a group created by unknown directors to cheer each other on, and only those who have succeeded have remained.

Director Kim Jun-gi was the first to put down his pen.

‘We’re finally getting rid of Park Joon, a thorn in my side.’

Kim Jun-gi was the one who proposed the vote today, and he planned to expel Park Joon, the director of ‘Sword’.

This was influenced by the factional problems of the Right Path.

Kim Jun-gi’s side had 3 people, and Go Tae-min’s side had 3 people. But since they couldn’t get rid of the leader, Go Tae-min, they could get rid of Park Joon, who was at the bottom.

Park Joon had been on a downward spiral lately, so the justification was good, and the gains were excellent. Go Tae-min’s faction would lose one person, so Kim Jun-gi’s faction would gain numerical superiority.

“Excuse me, Director Kim Jun-gi.”

Another director spoke cautiously, as if he had read his mind.

“It’s true that Director Park Joon has been on a downward spiral lately.” “Hmm?” “But what’s important is the effort he puts in, right? Director Park at least does his best every time. That alone can be a role model for someone else.”

“Well, that’s true.”

Kim Jun-gi deliberately put down his pen loudly.

Then he looked around at the directors gathered.

“But.”

He gave his voice a very strong force.

“If the results are like that, even after doing your best, isn’t that a bigger problem?”

Everyone shut their mouths.

“The attitude of trying is good in itself. But the fact that failure is repeated even after doing your best means that the level of your ability is just that low. At that point, you can’t be a role model for others. Rather, it’s good for instilling the perception that you can’t do it even if you try.”

Kim Jun-gi looked at Park Joon with menacing eyes. He didn’t hide his gaze as if he didn’t care if it was known who he had written.

“Don’t use the excuse of doing your best. Doesn’t that mean that you only made what you wanted to make, knowing full well that it would be a flop? That’s not effort. It should be called stubbornness or attachment.”

“…”

The space became quiet for a moment.

Then, Director Go Tae-min opened his mouth for the first time.

“It sounds like you’re saying that nothing is more important than results.” “Why, am I wrong?” “No. No. Results are important too.”

Go Tae-min nodded with an unknowable expression. “But.” “But?” “We can’t ignore the possibility that Director Park Joon will achieve good results in the future. I was wondering if we really had to hold a vote.”

“Ha!”

Kim Jun-gi scoffed.

“This is a group of directors who have proven themselves, not a group that embraces and nurtures aspiring directors. You want me to believe a guy who’s been rolling down a downward spiral? I’d rather buy a lottery ticket.”

Go Tae-min, who had been contemplating something for a while, smiled.

“Director Kim Jun-gi, I actually didn’t feel like it.” “Hmm?” “I had a lot of worries about whether we should really hold this vote.”

“What?”

Kim Jun-gi frowned at Go Tae-min’s attitude of rambling on, but Kim Jun-gi’s expression returned to its original state at Go Tae-min’s next words.

“But now I understand. It doesn’t matter what kind of effort you put in, and you don’t think about the possibility of rehabilitation, and the job of this group is to cut it off firmly.”

“That’s right! That’s it!”

Kim Jun-gi finally became animated.

“There is a limit to covering up and protecting. No matter how much you try to embrace it, if you cause trouble to the people around you, the damage will be enormous. So, you need to cut it off firmly. Even if….”

Kim Jun-gi said with a sinister smile.

“…That’s someone you’ve known for a long time.”

Go Tae-min nodded as if he understood.

“Okay. I’ll participate in the vote.” “Now we’re talking. I was about to get frustrated.”

Kim Jun-gi looked at Go Tae-min with a relaxed face. He felt that Go Tae-min had finally given up on Park Joon. Well, even he thought the justification for kicking Park Joon out was perfect.

Eventually, the vote of the group ‘The Right Path’ began. . . . . . A while later, all the directors finished voting.

Kim Jun-gi looked at the two directors who had agreed with him in advance, but felt a subtle strangeness. He saw the two of them subtly avoiding his gaze.

“…?”

But he soon understood.

‘Well, it’s not good to show off your faction. I like this thoroughness.’

With everything going smoothly, Go Tae-min opened his mouth.

“As expected, everyone except one wrote the same name.”

“Hahahaha! Hahahaha─!”

Kim Jun-gi burst into laughter without realizing it.

“I don’t know who it is, but he’s so shameless to the end!”

He was even applauding and enjoying himself.

Because it was so obvious who the excluded one was. Park Joon, who was cornered, couldn’t bring himself to write his own name and probably wrote anyone’s name.

He was admiring Park Joon’s face with such a triumphant face.

“Kim Jun-gi, five people pointed at you. You’re out.”

Director Go Tae-min said that.

For a while, silence fell throughout the space. “…?” It was only after a long time that Kim Jun-gi’s expression became stupid.

Because he couldn’t believe what he had just heard.

“…What? What, what did you say?”

It was a result that could not be understood logically.

First of all, he wrote Park Joon, and the two people he had brought in advance should have also written Park Joon. Then, he would have already gotten 3 votes, so Park Joon should have been expelled no matter what.

…Why? Why?

Did Park Joon pull some strings? Did he bribe people here and there in the meantime? Or did Go Tae-min falsify the results?

Amidst all sorts of possibilities unfolding in his head.

Go Tae-min opened his mouth once again.

“Kim Jun-gi, your words made sense in many ways. And we just thought of you while listening to them. That’s all.” “What…! What the hell are you talking about…!”

Kim Jun-gi couldn’t overcome his resentment and kicked his seat. At the same time, the neatly arranged bottles of liquor were overturned with a crash.

“You sons of bitches, did you all plan to screw me over as a group? You’re covering for a trash like Park Joon, leaving a talented guy like me? Okay, just you wait. I’ll see what happens to you all.” “Actually, I was thinking of giving you a chance.”

However, Go Tae-min’s voice was more calm than ever.

“Even if we can’t be together as directors, I was wondering if I should leave the friendship as friends. But you’re right. It’s hard to believe in a guy who’s rolling down a downward spiral. The public will feel the same way.” “Are you drunk? Why are you suddenly bringing up the public? You pathetic bastard!”

That was the moment.

Park Joon, who had been quiet all along, held out his cell phone.

A current affairs program was in progress on the screen. He couldn’t tell what it was, but Park Joon quietly pressed the side of his cell phone to maximize the volume.

─Wow, changing the rating to restricted without any consultation and then naturally demanding a bed. What is this? Is this kind of thing really possible?

─Yes. At first glance, it’s an absurd situation. This was possible because of the name value of the master. Whether the victims can flatly refuse. Not at all.

Due to an ominous premonition that suddenly came to mind, Director Kim Jun-gi pricked up his ears, and soon a name that should not have been heard struck his eardrums.

─Director Kim Jun-gi. Since he has a name, the victim’s acquaintances initially said, “If the director is asking, there must be a reason. It’ll be okay if you make a lot of money later.” That’s how they said it.

─The director threatened them while everyone around was shaking them, so there’s nothing they can do. Kim Jun-gi, you’re trash. A trash of the century.

“What, what is this…. What is this…. Right now….”

Kim Jun-gi unknowingly gripped his cell phone and squeezed it as if he were about to blow it up. His head was turning white.

“Kim Jun-gi.”

Go Tae-min opened his mouth.

“We don’t care what kind of efforts you make in the future, or what kind of possibilities you have. This is advice from someone I once thought of as a friend. Someone you know well too.”

He said in a colder voice than ever.

“Get out of my sight. Right now.”