Chapter 470 (1/2)

“Strictly speaking, it’s not an indie movie.”

“No, there’s no need for ‘strictly speaking’. It’s very closely tied to money, so how can we call it indie? Of course, the exact meaning might be different from the American market, but going back to the roots of the word, it’s far from being independent.”

Junmin quietly looked at the two men who exchanged words with each other. One was General Manager Park from the distributor named ‘Bolt’, for Twilight Struggles, and the other was General Manager Choi from the parent company of ‘Dasarang Movies’, which was the parent company of Seoul Central Theater.

“There, there. Let’s stop talking about the boring stuff and have a drink. The food here is really good.”

When Junmin called for a waitress, the sliding paper door opened sideways. A woman dressed in a hanbok sat there and took a bow before walking inside with butterfly-like steps.

“Give us some food, and as for the wine, I’ll take your recommendation.”

“Understood, as for the flowers….”

“We’ll call them once we need them.”

“Then I’ll immediately get some food.”

General manager Park grabbed onto the woman’s hands as she took a bow and was about to leave.

The woman, who received the indecent gaze from general manager Park, made a calm smile as she replied,

“How cruel of you to ask a woman her age. How old do I look?”

“About, thirty-five?”

“That old?”

“Then thirty?”

The woman covered her mouth and chuckled. There was a smile on general manager Park’s face. Seeing him pull the woman towards him with some force, Junmin immediately coughed to make him stop.

“General manager Park.”

“Ah, yes.”

“The girls will be coming after a while, so why don’t us men talk among ourselves for now? It might not be fun, but it is definitely necessary,” Junmin said as he picked up a cup of water.

“Right, right.”

General manager Park let go. The woman took a bow before leaving. Junmin lowered his head when he looked the woman in the eyes as the door closed. The woman faintly smiled as though to tell him not to worry about it.

“General manager Park. You should really fix that habit of yours,” general manager Choi narrowed his eyes as he said.

“A man is only a man when he seeks women, no? Men can only be real men if they bed some women and release their male energy. In that sense, you’re too gentle, general manager Choi. Don’t you think so, president Lee?”

Hearing general manager Park’s words, Junmin laughed without saying anything. These two general managers had known each other for a long time, so they didn’t hold back against each other. They even used the word ‘habit’, which was a taboo in business relationsh.i.p.s, when talking to each other because they were quite close personally as well.

“General manager Park. Do you know who that woman is?” General manager Choi said in a condescending manner.

General manager Park pouted a little.

“Isn’t she just an employee here?”

“Oh my lord. General manager Park, you seem to have gone blind when it comes to the high class restaurant side of business since you’ve been golfing lately. Do you know where that woman you grabbed came from?”

“Samcheonggak.”

“Samcheonggak? You mean that Samcheonggak?”

General manager Park looked at the door with surprise.

“Consider yourself fortunate that you’re with president Lee right now. She’s not someone you can just fondle like that. If this was the 70s, you would’ve been dragged to the back alley, and… you know the rest.”

General manager Choi lightly swung his fist in the air. General manager Park made a sour expression as he spoke,

“But high class restaurant politics have ended a long time ago. If it was the Samcheonggak of before, I would find them amazing, but right now….”

“Even though the era has changed, there are people with the same connections. I heard rumors that a word from her will switch several politicians on the spot.”

Hearing that, Junmin clapped to gather attention and change the atmosphere.

“Let’s stop talking about that for now. We aren’t here to do politics, are we? We are here to eat nice food and talk about business.”

“My, my. My nose and mouth are in for a p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e, but I think the same can be said for my eyes too.”

Seeing the ladies come in, general manager Park smiled. When the lady that was putting dishes on the table next to general manager Park smiled at him, general manager Park couldn’t endure anymore and started fondling the lady’s t.h.i.g.hs. Junmin did not stop him this time.

“Hey, pretty. What’s your name?”

“I’ll tell you if you call me later. I will be scolded by big sister if I talk about something else while I’m serving food. Please let me go for now.”

The ladies walking around the room scattering fragrant scents all left in one go. After looking at the laid out food, Junmin picked up the ceramic pot which was placed in front of him.

“Let’s have a drink for now.”

“Sounds good to me.”

“Very well.”