Chapter 49

“Why are mentioning KL Entertainment here all of a sudden?”

I stopped and looked at Kwak Jinwook and Ronald alternately.

Kwak Jinwook was still staring at Ronald with a grim expression.

“Oh...”

Ronald, on the other hand, is a pupil earthquake. He seemed very embarrassed.

“Haha—. I don’t know what you’re talking about, yo. KL Entertainment? I’ve never heard of that name. Yo—!”

“Really? Does it really have nothing to do with KL Entertainment?”

Kwak Jinwook asked, tilting his head.

But Ronald was strangely overreacting.

“What do you mean there’s something? It has nothing to do with them Yo!”

“No, you might be close to the agency. Why are you so sensitive? Just like someone who has done something wrong.”

Kwak Jinwook spoke calmly, but his words had thorns in them.

I decided to just watch because I didn’t think it was a conversation I wanted to have.

“Actually, I’ve been wanting to ask you something for a while. It was a little strange. Only KL Entertainment actors gave good reviews.

“—.”

“But in the meantime, the acting of actor Kang Jinseok has been saying that he doesn’t like it. That’s why I asked about it just in case.”

“—.”

“From the looks of your reaction, there must be something on your mind.”

Due to Kwak Jinwook’s smooth words, Ronald’s face changed.

“Did you really fall for getting interrogated?”

Just as Ronald was about to say something, the sergeant and the PD banged on the desk and said.

“Wait a minute!”

Ha Sarang frowned and looked at Kwak Jinwook and Ronald.

“This is not a conversation to be had in front of the applicants. Let’s talk again after Kang Jinseok leaves.”

Ha Sarang gave me a bright smile.

“Kang Jinseok, thank you for your hard work. You can go out. I’ll text you the results of the audition.”

“Yes.”

I wondered if Kwak Jinwook was really thoughtless about Ronald or if he said that because he knew something.

Seeing Ronald’s reaction, I think he has something to do with KL Entertainment.

However, as long as the order for the celebration was in place, there was no way I could be here.

“I’ll go out then. Thank you!”

Leaving a somewhat confusing audition room behind me, I slowly walked out of the door.

***

“Hey! Jinseok!”

Min Kyungsoo was also waiting at the door to see if the audition was over.

“Did you finish your audition?”

“What about you?” Call me Big Brother.

“Ha ha, ha ha. Yes, brother.”

“Yes, yes, yes. I was waiting to eat with you when you came back from the audition. “How was it?”

“I think I did okay in the end...”

I stopped when I was about to tell him that the atmosphere in the audition hall had deteriorated because of the KL Entertainment name.

“Let’s not talk about it for no reason because I don’t know it well.”

I just swallowed without finishing my last words. Then Min Kyungsoo asked as if he was curious.

“What happened at the end?”

“– I was criticized for acting a little too much at the end.”

Min Kyungsoo’s eyes widened as if he was surprised by the rough equivocation.

“You went too far? “You must have been a little nervous.”

“Yes.”

“Did I say I should be nervous earlier?”

Come to think of it, I did.

But he said, “Yes. I couldn’t say, ‘It’s all because of you,’ so I just kept quiet.

When I looked at Min Kyungsoo, he covered his head with both hands and suffered alone, saying, “I ruined my junior’s audition! “I’m an idiot!” and “Ahhhhhh!”

But even that lasted for a while.

Min Kyungsoo asked with a subtle voice.

“How was Kwak Jinwook?”

“It’s so good!” even before the food came out. I had to take a picture with a part-time employee and give an autograph to the owner.

Chee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee.

The tripe was fried so that it was crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, and it was rolled well so that the fat of the tripe did not come out.

Min Kyungsoo admired and said.

“Wow, Jinseok, you were really good at grilling the meat at the company dinner.” “You’re also good at the tripe grill”

“Yes, I used to work part-time at a tripe restaurant as well. I learned it from the boss there.”

“No wonder! You’re not going to go anywhere for a part-time job.”

“Are you excited about it?”

“Um. ‘Vibe from Jjam.'”

“Oh, yeah.”

You know that as well.

Min Kyungsoo said. He was eating meat and talking about this and that.

“Yo, Jinseok. Aren’t you going to get involved with the Company?

“Company... You’re talking about the agency, aren’t you?

“Yes. I think there are several companies you can have a look at.”

“Uh, um...”

Seo Inhyuk suggested his agency MAJOR 77 in the past.

And these days, when I go to and from school, I get business cards from a lot of agencies.

Some were agencies I’d heard of. Some were agencies I’d never heard of.

Some of them also had suggestions for specific contract details.

There were a couple of places where I had a direct call to my number from time to time.

How the hell they got my number, I don’t know.

There was no company I liked even though it was offered by several companies.

To be honest, I don’t have enough schedules yet to feel the need for an agency. So I never really thought about it.

Min Kyungsoo poured himself a glass of coke and said.

He continued: “Actually my contract with the company ends next month. I tried to stay as long as I could, but after the CEO change, the atmosphere in the company was quiet. So I’m going to move.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Yes. That is why I had the idea of moving with you at the time of my transfer to the company.”

“—.”

“It might be a bit unfortunate to say this, but I’m a bit powerful. If you move in with me, I can take care of you. I can also see a little bit of you if you do well. I’m saying: Let’s get to know each other.

Min Kyungsoo said with a smile.

This is certainly a very good offer for me.

Min Kyungsoo is a talented actor who is recognized by everyone, even though he is not a top star.

From what we’ve seen so far, he has a good personality. I am sure that there will be more good things for us to do together in the future.

“Just to let you know, Narine and Nayeon, oh, Woo Hyun are going to move together. We’re all in the same company. The time of the end of the contract is the same.”

“Were there any other people who worked at the same company?”

“Didn’t you have any idea?”

“Yes. I had no idea. I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be sorry. So, what’s it going to take?”

He spoke calmly as usual. But I could feel a subtle expectation in his eyes.

He hesitated for a moment before answering. Min Kyungsoo laughed and said.

“I’m not going to a strange company, so don’t worry. Even if it’s at least the size of KL Entertainment or a start-up, it will be a solid company. Oh, the size is KL Entertainment, not KL Entertainment. Even if you put all your money in there.

(Singing “Woo-Woo-Woo-Woo-Woo.”)

While Min Kyungsoo was talking, my phone suddenly rang.

“Oh, brother, I’m so sorry. I just got a phone call.”

“Yes. Answer it, answer it.”

“Yes.”

[010-XXXX-XXXX]

It was a number I didn’t know. But I got it in a hurry because it might be an audition call.

“Hello?”

[Hello. Is this actor Kang Jinseok’s phone?]

It was a serious male voice. It had a medium to deep tone.

“Yes, that’s right.”

[I’m Ryoo Sungho. I’m the first director of KL Entertainment.]

[I have something to say. Can I talk to you on the phone?]