Chapter 200-201 (1/2)

Chapter 200: Stop at Nothing, By Any Means (6)

TL: emptycube / ED: Isleidir

”Sorry!”

Director Oh Hyunkyungher head

”Youyou Sorry, but I felt this was urgent I felt like it would take a long time to meet if I contacted you ahead of time Busy people were norave off a much more cheerful ierine hair and freckles on her cheeks Her eyes curved into a slight s how sorry she was I felt like there wouldn't be many ould rebuke her even if she suddenly ca like now

I pulled a chair and said,

”First, please sit But I was in the middle of work”

”Of course, you're busy! I will explain everything in ten minutes I'm a master of presentations I actually came to discuss the scenario we talked about on the phone yesterday”

Director Oh Hyunkyung raised the scenario slightly before bringing it back down I barelythe scenario and forced them to look forward Then, in an expression that showed I was neither interested or disinterested, I said,

”Ah, that City…”

”Jungle! I really wanted to show it to you because you aren't the type that cares about trivial things like whether it's being produced by adirected by a star director or an unknown one”

”I a writer from a new production company for Cat Guardian Ghost”

”It had a tiha was an unverified rookie”

Rather, Seo Jijoon, who chose Cat Guardian Ghost despite being a public network one-topreceived many love calls for more well-known projects, was the type to only look at projects Unlike me, Seo Jijoon didn't have the certainty that it would be a success

”Ah, is that so? But even the projects you chose afterwards”

”It would have been disastrous if Royal Family or Alive had flopped That's why I was criticized for picking safe invest”

Director Oh Hyunkyung crinkled her nose as she laughed,

”I just tried to butter you up a little Honestly, although all directors would say the same, I am certain that this movie will succeed”

I was also certain of that

That is… if the owner changed

I turned est role in the success of a movie Then as the probability that a scenario, which succeeded under one director's leadershi+p, would succeed with another director, who hadn't had a box office hit? Obviously, it was less than 100

”I know that you'll find it hard to believe I' honest, I heard sis fro if I handed the reigns over to another director”

Huh?

”One failure is the end these days It really is difficult for a director who failed three tiht about handing it over to another director?”

”No, not at all It'sshook her head firmly Her eyes shi+ned with passion

”It's so would bethe scenario and tirelessly tried to persuade investors Now, there are investors that I have had positive discussions with”

Director Oh Hyunkyung revealed a proud smile as she spoke

I was curious where the scenario came from

I had initially considered the peaceful possibility that Director Joo Jaechan bought the rights to it fro her reaction on the phone and right now, she didn't seeive it up easily

Director Joo Jaechan fro that scenario in h-handed method?

Directors used to be an absolute authority in the past, but that was no longer the case There were cases where they were chased out when their opinions clashed with production companies, and other cases where they were switched out for another director because they didn't fit the investors' preferences There were even cases where they were rejected by actors There weren't uncoh she said that that she didn't even think about changing directors… I didn't know about that In a time where even mainstay directors were re an unknown director would last under the pressure of those with invest botheredto say that I passed on City Jungle directed by Director Joo Jaechan despite knowing it would succeed… Then as ?

”The engine's now running, so all we need to do now is drive That's e are in the process of casting our lead roles Ms Lee Songha…”

Seeing h

”I know she's busy Of course, I do Mr Seo Jijoon and Mr Im Joowon are busy too I know that too To be honest, I was thinking about so I think he'll fit ith the i pushed the scenario towards me as she said,

”I would like to propose this to Mr Nam Joyoon As the male lead”

Nam Joyoon?

”Please have a look I aret it”

After Director Oh Hyunkyung made her leave, I was left with the scenario in my hands

I soetting up I was about to go down the stairs with the envelope containing the scenario when someone followed me He had curly hair, which relanced at the scenario and s Are you perhaps interested in that project?”

”Why? Are you interested in it?”

”No?”

Chief Yoon denied in an exaggerated manner

”I was si at all sort of scenarios, but I ondering if you had the leisure to spend time on movies that hed before whispering with a s if it is really worth your ti like you're looking for scenarios and are, in fact, delayinga teaha? Don't tellI'm curious about”

”About , ask away”

”Don't you have work to do?”

Chief Yoon abruptly stopped in his steps He blinked

”I-I a Minshi+k's project in the afternoon?”

”I hope you would spend the ti for that audition”

Director Yoon's face flushed red

I went down the stairs No one followed lanced at the passenger's seat le scenario I had thought about countless ti wheel with the tips of ers The traffic seeht about slowly reading through it after returning ho lot

Exhaling, I picked up the envelope I took out the scenario, and there was a colorful handout between its pages It was a casting proposal

Along with a black-and-white photo of Na, detailed, desperate, and eraphs on why she wanted Nam Joyoon as the male lead

Soon, I put the proposal back into the envelope

I then flipped over the first page of the scenario

So shook in front ofwhite

It was crea?”

Team Leader Park asked as she waved a forkful of pasta in front of hts for a second”

”Your eyes are muddled Maybe you're still not well? The director said that you could hand urgent matters to others and take a break Why is someone who fainted and was in the hospital yesterday at work?”

”I had so I had to handle”

”You lost your way”

”Pardon?”

”Back when you were a roadnaps in the co quarters, you said that you would live like a human once you become a chief or a team leader That you would enjoy your private life and take vacations But why does it seem like you have less tier, whose day started and ended with driving, I had thought that thing would get easier once I becaht that I would be able to enjoy life more if I becaradually becoeist?

”Still, you reaped the rewards for your invested as she added,

”And power”

Power, huh? It sounded so unfah, you probably won't need to realize anyto the hospital,I think if zombies somehow entered our company, they would receive less attention than me”

”So that's why you wanted to talk outside than at work?”

Teareen envelope

”Director Joo Jaechan He received a o Did you uess he left quite an impression?”

”He did”

”I quietly looked into hi so that award They are h However, it seems like Director Joo Jaechan wants to make a movie with his scenario”

”Really?”

”It's a historical dra for a company to produce it He's been rejected by all theto persuade smaller companies Their reactions are lukewarm I asked a production company he approached, and they say that the numbers just aren't there”

Team Leader Park's eyes suddenly narrowed

”Don't tell me you're interested in that scenario”

”That's not it”

Although I did slowly read through it with soht my attention

”That's a relief If you were interested in that, I would have told you to go back to the hospital”

Teah

”If not the scenario, are you interested in the director? Or are you interested in the short film that won the award? Do you want him to director Neptune or Pretty Girls' nexta director who hasn't even made his debut a movie to direct”

”It's actually siate, the more he doesn't seem like the kind of director you really want to ith…”

Team Leader Park flinched

Then, with a face that seeht in her throat, she stared at me

”It's similar? You want to have this director direct a aze scanned me

”What kind of project is it? So you're interested in so? I did think that your expression seeht Cat Guardian Ghost over You made others wait in impatience So what project are you interested in? Huh?”

Tea to know

”I'll let you know once things are clear It's too early to tell”

”Why? Are you in thefee?”

Teaulped down a cup of cold water as she asked,

”Then let me ask you one question Who is the project for?”

I was the one who flinched this tiha? Mr Na Inho?”

Team Leader Park's face approached mine

”Who is it?”

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Chapter 201: Stop at Nothing, By Any Means (7)

TL: emptycube / ED: Isleidir

Whose work is it?

The point brought up by Teaht

As much as it was confirmed to be a hit, I wanted to show, not just the female lead, but the other lead to my actors However, there was only one role and multiple people who cale project

Who should I give a project guaranteed to be hit and who should I give a project likely to be a success? This was a consideration that I had never encountered back when I was only ha and Nam Joyoon If there were other choices, I wouldn't have to think this hard

However… Who was the actor originally picked to star in City Jungle in the future?

I buried the thought that crept up ent to focus on what I knohat could be

I needed to handle the le scenario I clearly laid out what I had to do I created a straight path that would leadfor finally opened