episode_0137

“So, what’s the reason for showing me this chart?”

“Oh, right. The conversation keeps going off track. It seems like Taehyun’s reaction is too interesting…”

“Anyway, continue.”

She continued her explanation.

Anyway, the other search terms in the chart have a tendency towards race, being too explicit (like anal or big ass), or being too niche (lesbian), but among them, there are noteworthy keywords like milf and step mom.

“Married women and stepmothers… If you think of stepmothers in a broad sense as falling into the milf category…”

“Exactly. Isn’t it strange? Why is the word ‘married woman’ ranked higher than young and pretty women?”

As she looked at the search term rankings, words like big breasts, cosplay, and massage, which would generally be searched a lot, were recording lower rankings than expected.

Of course, it’s a global search term ranking, and it might be difficult for Metropolitan, a business operating in Korea, to apply this directly.

“Doesn’t the word ‘married woman’ feel less like a fantasy?”

Suddenly turning her head to Cheolsu, Ju Hyemin asked. Cheolsu, who had just finished washing his hands and drying them with a towel, calmly answered the question.

“Well… there seems to be a tendency for that, right? A woman with a husband. Does it create a sense of challenge, or does that sense of possession drive people crazy?”

Cheolsu answered without any discomfort, smiling slightly. Watching him, Kim Taehyun was amazed by his response, with his mouth hanging open, and I had to close it with my hand.

“It’s bad. Don’t learn that.”

I warned him.

Ignoring Ju Hyemin’s gaze, which seemed to find me interesting, she demanded that I continue explaining, and she soon chuckled once and started explaining again.

“Anyway, what we can include in the magazine is not explicit porn, but men’s preferences and desires.”

“Well, if you want to see explicit content, you can watch it on websites like Pornhub, as you mentioned. Magazines need to have a reason to be magazines.”

“Oh, you studied marketing or something? Right. When creating something, finding the reason why it should be that thing is the most important task.”

That saying is not only applicable to magazines or content like that. In food development, the reason why a certain seasoning should be added, or why a certain ingredient should be included, is necessary.

For example, Melona is marketed as a melon-flavored ice cream, but in reality, it contains more oriental melon. This is because the taste of the two fruits is similar, and oriental melons are cheaper. In summary, the reason why oriental melon is included in Melona can be attributed to its cost-effectiveness.

In this way, in order to do something, it is important to first find the reason why it should be done, which is a common fact in any field, and she is talking about that aspect.

“The famous British mountaineer, George Mallory, said it. When asked why he climbs Everest, he said, ‘Because it’s there.’ Similarly, you can answer the question of why men are attracted to married women like this.”

Because married women are there.

“Because another man’s rice cake looks bigger.”

Ultimately, many people find themselves tired of their marriage and bored with their spouse, so they are more attracted to someone else, isn’t that the saying?

I couldn’t relate to those words. Even though I may not have been the sweetest and most affectionate husband, I never once strayed or got tired of her.

Instead, she got tired of me first and left.

Feeling a bitter taste in my mouth, I took a sip of the drink that was suddenly placed on the table in front of me.

“Sigh.”

-Click!

Tilting the glass to drink, the sound of the shutter clicked the moment the cup was put down after taking a sip.

Turning my head in the direction of the sound, Ju Hye-min’s cellphone camera was pointing at me.

-Tsk

“Why are you suddenly taking a picture? Isn’t this a violation of portrait rights?”

“Heh, you’re funny. Unless I’m using it for commercial purposes, it’s not a violation of portrait rights, you know? I just thought your drinking pose was too sexy, so I took a shot. Wow~ But it’s really a masterpiece. It could even be used as a pictorial like this.”

Looking at the screen she showed me, I was genuinely impressed. It wasn’t even filtered, just a regular camera, but the overall atmosphere, the gaze, was quite enchanting.

“Taehyun, you’re shaking.”

At Ju Hye-min’s words, I turned around to see Kim Taehyun staring at the picture with a vacant expression.

“What, are you saying my real self is worse than that picture? You’re always amazed when you see me in person.”

As I taunted him, he suddenly snapped out of it and clapped his hands.

“No, no. Your real self is much prettier. Yes.”

“Heh, you two are really suspicious.”

“There’s nothing to be suspicious about. I’m just teasing because your reaction is funny, that’s all.”

“Yeah, your reaction is really good. Ah, I wish I had a subordinate like that, it would make going to work so enjoyable.”

“Really? Hehe.”

“Anyway, to sum it up, as we entered a full-fledged aging society and the demand for married women is so high, the conclusion of us middle-aged people was to target men in their 30s and 40s and focus on keywords related to married women. While we were working on that, we came across something.”

“What?”

In response to my question, she pointed her finger at me and answered.

“Doyeon.”

Ju Hye-min recalled the memory of that day.

At first, she was just acquaintances with Director Kim Sion. She only received an invitation to the preview due to their personal friendship. So she attended the preview with a relaxed mind, enjoyed the movie, and watched the stage event without much thought.

“Wow… amazing. Well, I thought so even from a distance, but… are you really not a celebrity? Does your agency…?”

Just as she was about to leave the screening room, the voice of the emcee was heard.

“I-I’m just an ordinary person…”

“Oh~ Don’t lie. According to the director, your companion is the screenwriter, right?”

“Well, that’s true but…”

-Click!

Even among the quiet journalists, the sound of the shutter suddenly burst out.

Starting from there, the sound of clicking cameras could be heard everywhere.

Turning around with interest at the sound, I saw her on stage, looking extremely beautiful. Honestly, she could pass as the lead instead of Gong Hyojin. There was an aura emanating from her appearance.

Sitting back down, I watched her actions with interest.

“I-I’m… really not an actress, I’m just an ordinary person. I’m just a housewife. I’m here because the writer sitting over there was invited to the preview and I came along.”

In response to the audience’s call for her to reveal that she’s a celebrity, she suddenly revealed her identity. A housewife coming to such a preview on a Saturday evening with a man in his 40s, not even calling him her husband but a writer?

While everyone at the preview site was taken aback by the unexpected affair coming out, she seemed to have realized it and hastily explained, which only made things worse.

“Uh, well, I… yes. I’m divorced. Yes. I’m a single woman! Oh, it’s not my fault. My husband, no, ex-husband cheated… Oh!”

In her hurried attempt to explain, she inadvertently revealed her identity even more blatantly, making a mistake that couldn’t be more disastrous.

Fortunately, the public sentiment at the scene was sympathetic towards her, and the stage event ended well.

“I found her….”

Ju Hye-min, she looked at her as if she had received a revelation, her eyes sparkling.

“I found her! Finally! The model for the first issue of our Monthly Mishi!”

After searching for months, she finally found the perfect partner for her new beginning.

Filled with a desire to approach her and recruit her after the premiere, unfortunately, on that day, Ju Hye-min couldn’t find her. Right after the stage event, director Kim Sion disappeared somewhere with her. Unable to approach her, she waited for 30 minutes with her feet tapping anxiously, but she didn’t come out even after an hour or two.

It was like the disappointment of almost reaching the peak of ecstasy in life, only to have the other person lose their erection and end the sex abruptly.

She rolled her eyes. She had to find her and recruit her somehow. She tried contacting director Kim Sion to ask about her identity, but…

“I can’t answer that. It’s not right to leak personal information, and to be honest, I was fooled too. Haha. It seemed like she had no interest in being an entertainer or a model, just wanting to remain as a movie-loving ordinary person. So, Director Ju, please give up.”

With that response, director Kim Sion hung up.

Unable to give up, she tried calling several times, but he didn’t pick up.

And so, a day passed, then two.

Feeling regretful, she went to her regular bar every day, drinking and chatting aimlessly.

“Oh? Hey, do you know this kid? Why is she here?”

The owner of the regular bar seemed to be pretending to know her while looking at her picture.

At first, Ju Hye-min suspected him of lying.

“No, really. She’s a friend from my hometown.”

He even showed her a picture.

It was a photo that captured her face, which couldn’t be seen with sunglasses at the premiere. Although her makeup was different, it was definitely her. And who else in Korea would have such a voluptuous chest.

Even before seeing her face, Ju Hye-min was so obsessed with her. Holding the hand of the bar owner, Kim Cheol-soo, she said,

“Cheol-soo, please introduce me to this person.”

It was an earnest plea, devoid of any playfulness or mischief.