Chapter 191: A Way That Suited Me 3 (1/2)
Chapter 191: A Way that Suited Me (3)
TL: emptycube / ED: Isleidir
“Manager?”
The Team 2 Leader wheezed heavily. His face was still in disbelief.
“Why is this guy your manager?!”
“I need to call him that at least temporarily. He's the one who set up this meeting.”
Son Chaeyoung replied as she walked over to me. The Team 2 Leader s.n.a.t.c.hed her arm.
“Meeting? What meeting?!”
“Director s...o...b..unghwe's new project.”
“You…!”
The Team 2 Leader's faced reddened even more. I felt like I might get burnt if I touched him.
I spectated whilst thinking these leisurely thoughts.
“You said you weren't going to do a project! You said you had no intention of doing another project even if someone clung to you and begged!”
“I changed my mind.”
“What?”
“I'm saying I was persuaded.”
Son Chaeyoung brushed the Team 2 Leader's hand off her and tapped my arm.
“He does a good job.”
Then she smiled brightly. While her smile seemed to be at the epitome of innocence, but to me, it looked like her smile could ruin an entire country. However, regardless of what I thought inwardly, I made a similar smile.
Since we decided to use each other, I needed to dance to her tune.
It was easy to smile because there was something to smile at.
The Team 2 Leader's entire body trembled. If me being with Seo Jijoon was stabbing him in the back, me being with Son Chaeyoung was hacking the back of his neck with an ax. His wooden neck was chopped off as it crashed to the ground.
Then Son Chaeyoung continued to slowly saw at him.
“If there's someone who does a good job, then that's who I'll work with. Isn't that right, team leader?”
Son Chaeyoung said casually before turning around.
“I'm going in first. If there's any unsettled business, handle it amongst yourselves.”
“Chaeyoung!”
“Someone might hear you, team leader.”
She grew distant without looking back. Chief Lee Bongjoon stuck to the wall to make way. Chief Jo, a nervous wreck, chased after her and tried to talk to her, but he didn't last more than a few steps. The Team 2 Leader returned to his senses once Son Chaeyoung's footsteps could no longer be heard.
His unbridled anger poured down at me.
“And you still-!”
“What did I do wrong?”
I asked, tilting my head.
“Wasn't I a.s.signed to persuade Ms. Son Chaeyoung? I remember you saying good luck to me. Hmm, it seems to be going well.”
On the surface.
“Or is it because of Mr. Jijoon?”
“… Did you drag Jijoon to this meeting?”
“I didn't drag him here. I asked him. Mr. Jijoon came because he owed me a favor.”
To be honest, I didn't really need to ask Seo Jijoon. But I still decided to call him. It wasn't for the AA Studio employees, who were jumping up and down, or because I wanted to show off my friends.h.i.+p with Seo Jijoon.
It was only because I wanted to see the Team 2 Leader make that face.
“Ah, you did say you found it unpleasant when I loitered around Mr. Jijoon.”
I felt so wronged by being falsely accused of backstabbing that I felt I would only feel less wronged by doing this. I was expectant of what kind of face the Team 2 Leader would make when he heard I was in a meeting with Son Chaeyoung and Seo Jijoon.
I thought that I would feel refreshed like drinking a cool soda.
“But.”
I was wrong. It felt much better.”
“Thinking about it, I was wondering why I needed to concern myself with all that.”
“What?”
“So I don't plan to.”
I added in an almost whispering voice before smiling.
The Team 2 Leader glared angrily at me. My flesh tingled like it was being burnt. His gaze was more vicious than ever. To be honest, his gaze was pleasant. It was dangerous, but it gave me a thrilling feeling.
Something similar to people who do extreme sports feel when standing on the edge of a cliff.
“Are you saying that while sober?”
“I'm sober. Rather, it looks like you've had a drink.”
“You b.a.s.t.a.r.d, you're completely audacious. Just because you were able to persuade Chaeyoung's fickle mind, you think you can look down on me?”
The Team 2 Leader's face gave off a chill.
“Do you think you can handle the aftermath?”
It sounded like a threat that he would do everything in his power to screw me over from today onwards.
Of course, I was prepared to do everything I could to screw him over as well.
I smiled brightly as I asked back,
“How about you, team leader?”
*
“Then goodbye.”
“Yes, team leader. Please take care of us.”
The AA Studio CEO held my hand and bowed multiple times. Since the CEO was acting like this, his employees' heads bowed like a wave. My waist became sore from the amount of bowing I did.
“I will discuss it with Ms. Son Chaeyoung and contact you as fast as possible.”
I turned around after sending them off when the CEO grabbed my arm again.
“Team leader! Team Leader Jung. Uh, team leader.”
He kept calling me by the position I hadn't yet gotten used to.
“Yes?”
“Mr. Seo Jijoon, I guess it'll be difficult to sign him too?”
He looked like he was on the verge of asking me that question throughout the meeting. It seemed his desire overpowered his hesitation. Well, the CEO wasn't the only one. The writer and director looked at Seo Jijoon and Son Chaeyoung like they were seeing a masterpiece, and the UBS general manager's smile hung up to his ears.
“I'm not managing Mr. Jijoon, but I'll ask him.”
“He's an actor who came to a meeting the day you asked, who could I ask if not you? As long as it can happen, we will try to agree to the signing fee and all conditions the actor may have if possible. Please. Please talk about the project in a positive light.”
I barely managed to send off the CEO, who tried to go for another two rounds. I had thought I had gotten used to dealing with persistent people from all the love calls Lee Songha receives, but this wasn't being persistent, it was begging.
After sending the AA Studio employees off, I went back inside the restaurant. It was noisy at the front. Seo Jijoon was signing autographs for the restaurant employees. They probably saw a lot of celebrities because they were located in front of a broadcast company, but they glanced at his face and body as their faces flushed, regardless of what s.e.x they were.
As soon as I walked over, Chief Lee Bongjoon grabbed my arm.
“Hey, are you all right?”
“About what?”
“About what? Hey, I knew you would clash with the team leader one day or another, but I never thought it would be a head-on collision like this. Do your guts get an upgrade when you become a team leader? You didn't even press the brakes when you collided.”
Chief Lee Bongjoon said, astonished.
“The team leader will be a pain if you get on his bad side. Your life might get messed up if you're not careful.”
“I had already gotten on his bad side long ago. This is better than just testing him.”
Seo Jijoon even took pictures with the employees before coming over. When they broke out in sighs behind him, he waved at them. The employees couldn't approach and simply watched while stamping their feet from a distance.