The Third-Gen Chaebol Becomes a Genius Actor

Chapter 31:

“Mr. Minwoo.”

“Yes! Director.”

Park Minwoo, who was immediately cast as a supporting actor in a drama after finishing the filming of ‘White Tiger’, hid his tiredness and turned around.

“It’s about the scene we’re going to shoot next week.”

The director pushed the script towards him.

“Do you have anyone who can play this role? As a cameo appearance.”

“A cameo? Um…”

“Originally, Haneul agreed to do it, but his schedule doesn’t match. Mr. Minwoo, do you know anyone?”

“Just a moment.”

Park Minwoo’s eyes sparkled. He remembered that it was the scene he was in. He thought it was the scene where he went to find the acquaintance of the suspected criminal and collected the alibi.

But the role that would appear as a cameo was exactly… that person?

“I have one person who would suit this role.”

“Who is it?”

“Yeon Seo hyung.”

The director frowned as if he had heard something he shouldn’t have.

“Tha… That Yoo Yeon Seo I know?”

“Yes.”

Park Minwoo smiled brightly. The director scratched the back of his head. This rising rookie actor didn’t know anything. Yoo Yeon Seo was famous for never doing this kind of thing. His personality was so bad that he didn’t have many friends.

“Tha… That person, will he have time? Don’t you have anyone else?”

“He should be free, right? We became close when we filmed that movie. He’s so different from the rumors, you know?”

Well, maybe the actor who worked with him recently knew better than him who only heard the rumors. The director rubbed his chin.

If it was Yoo Yeon Seo, the buzz was guaranteed. Besides, the role was somewhat similar to his reality, and it didn’t matter if his acting was a bit lacking since he only appeared briefly.

“Well, I heard he changed these days…”

“Shall I call him right now?”

“Do you want to?”

You’re going to talk to that Yoo Yeon Seo? The staff nearby also sneaked closer. Park Minwoo switched to speakerphone politely.

(What?)

Yoo Yeon Seo spat out as soon as he answered the phone.

Well, that’s expected. The director sighed. But Park Minwoo spoke with a smile.

“Hyung! What are you doing? Are you free next week?”

(Next week? What… I have some time.)

“Can you please make a cameo appearance in our drama? It’s a role that suits you…”

(What role is it?)

Park Minwoo said confidently.

“A jerk with a silver spoon!”

“Uh, Minwoo…”

You shouldn’t say that. The director tried to grab Park Minwoo’s shoulder. But he stopped his hand at Yoo Yeon Seo’s answer.

(…That’s totally me.)

“Uhuhuh!”

Park Minwoo laughed cheerfully.

Was Yoo Yeon Seo always this self-aware? The staff who were listening nearby opened their mouths.

“Are you okay with it? I want to see you after a long time. How about doing it for me? There’s not much dialogue.”

(Well, whatever.)

“Okay, I’ll send you the schedule right away.”

Park Minwoo looked around the staff and said.

“Did it work?”

It’s easy, right?

“Wow… Is that really Yoo Yeon Seo?”

“Minwoo, you’ve done something big.”

“I guess we can expect the ratings?”

“See? He’s a nice person, right? And he’s a great actor…”

Of course, no one believed Park Minwoo’s last words.

Even if he was notorious for being rude in the industry, Yoo Yeon Seo was a person who was at the center of all kinds of issues. He was going to appear in their drama? And as a cameo appearance that he had never done before?

“…Let’s release the press release quickly.”

It was a golden opportunity to promote their drama.

‘A jerk with a silver spoon? That’s exactly my role.’

He was bored anyway, so it was good.

Yoo Yeon Seo, who hung up the phone with Park Minwoo, spun his office chair and vented his boredom.

There was nothing special about preparing for his return to school. Lim Seunghyun took care of everything he needed, and it was hard to have fun and watch people outside.

There were too many people who recognized him, and his location was posted on online communities in real time. Of course, the crowd following him grew, and there was even a crazy guy who asked him to shoot money like before.

“Hey, this is a script by Hwang Mijeong. Read it.”

“Who’s that?”

“Don’t you know? She’s a writer with a long career.”

Why did she send me a script? Isn’t she in a position where she doesn’t need to worry about anything? Yoo Yeon Seo skimmed the script.

“So, did you make up with OneSeven?”

Itaegyeom went to find Yoo Yeon Seo, who never came, and found him surrounded by OneSeven. At first, he thought he was being bullied by OneSeven, but when he got closer, he noticed the subtle atmosphere around Yoo Yeon Seo, who was snorting, and OneSeven, who was flustered.

“I don’t know.”

The incident where he ran into OneSeven at JMA was settled because Yoo Yeon Seo bled. Maybe it was because they hated each other for a long time, but it was awkward.

And in fact, OneSeven had been doing a kind of mental victory by blaming everything on Yoo Yeon Seo for a long time.

Even if he knew now that Yoo Yeon Seo had done his duty for quitting, he was embarrassed and didn’t know how to continue the conversation.

Yoo Yeon Seo was annoyed by the vibrating sound of his phone and picked it up nervously.

“Don’t they ever get tired?”

They received so much investment and still didn’t make it big. Did they feel guilty? OneSeven found out his contact through Lee Hankyul and often left him messages.

(Kim Ijun) Don’t you want to get your investment back? I have some money left from the settlement

(Yoo Yeon Seo) What are you going to do with that little money

(Yoo Yeon Seo) Don’t worry about getting it from your CEO

Maybe the original owner didn’t care about his money being properly invested in OneSeven for the first few years. That amount of money was nothing to Yoo Yeon Seo.

So he didn’t notice that AST Entertainment was secretly stealing money from him later. If Kang Jinho hadn’t died and the original owner had lived on, he would never have known.

And he didn’t do it for the purpose of getting his investment back, he just wanted to take responsibility for quitting. Why should he take their money? The ones who did wrong were the CEO, the director, and the manager.

‘And Lim Seunghyun will take care of them.’

Then it’s over, I just have to sit back and choose the next work. Yoo Yeon Seo smiled slyly and looked at the script by Hwang Mijeong, then frowned.

“Where have I seen this synopsis before?”

The subject was so unique that he remembered it. He got up and rummaged through the pile of scripts in the corner. The slightly faded synopsis and script collection fell into Yoo Yeon Seo’s hands.

“Hey, Itaegyeom, read these two.”

“Huh?”

Itaegyeom caught the script collections that were thrown at him.

“…What? They’re not written by the same person, right?”

“Yeah.”

Yoo Yeon Seo checked the author of the old script. Jeong Dahee, Jeong Dahee…

‘The woman I saw in the memory synchronization.’

She had handed him the script with her trembling hands, and the name of the script was the same as the one he was holding now.

She probably came to him because he was rising as a rookie star. It was a tough industry to start without any experience.

Yoo Yeon Seo searched for them. Jeong Dahee only had a short article about winning a contest, but Hwang Mijeong was a registered established writer. She had more than 10 works in her record.

‘A rookie copies an established writer?’

Honestly, it was unlikely. It would spread in the industry, and who would do that, unless it was the other way around, that Hwang Mijeong copied her…

When he compared them closely, Jeong Dahee’s side was more detailed and elaborate. Hwang Mijeong’s side was sloppy, as if she had heard a ‘story’ from somewhere.

“Hey, let’s not do this. It smells bad.”

Itaegyeom seemed to have the same thought and tried to snatch the script from Yoo Yeon Seo’s hand. But Yoo Yeon Seo’s hand didn’t budge.

He’s been working out lately, his grip is strong. Itaegyeom frowned.

“Give it to me.”

“Wait…”

Yoo Yeon Seo, who was deep in thought, smiled slyly. He had an interesting idea.

***

Yoo Yeon Seo, cameo appearance in the drama ‘Hurricane’… He gladly accepted Park Minwoo’s request

Yoo Yeon Seo, special appearance in ‘Hurricane’… Connection with ‘White Tiger’ Park Minwoo

└Yoo Yeon Seo’s first special appearance?

└└No

└They had a good atmosphere in ‘White Tiger’ and he made a special appearance right away

└We don’t know what he’s doing yet?

└└Let’s see it on the broadcast

└I love ‘Hurricane’ these days, but why Yoo Yeon Seo?

└└2222

└Wow, Yoo Yeon Seo made a special appearanceㅋㅋㅋ I don’t watch it, but I’ll try it onceㅋㅋ

“Hyung!”

“Long time no see.”

Yoo Yeon Seo, who arrived at the filming site of ‘Hurricane’, raised his hand to see Park Minwoo, who greeted him like a big dog. He was very grateful that he came to meet him personally.

“Wow, hyung, you’re really rich. Your character interpretation is amazing.”

“I just wore whatever I had lying around at home.”

Yoo Yeon Seo was dressed in luxury from head to toe. The role he was going to play for a moment was a chaebol’s friend, who was also a chaebol, so he didn’t have to worry about anything. He just had to open his closet and he had everything he needed.

Yoo Yeon Seo glanced at the busy staff passing by.

‘Drama sets are so… busy.’

Unlike movies, dramas had to produce about two episodes per week, so they were busy. They would move on quickly as long as there was no problem with the content delivery, even if the details were a bit lacking.

Right now, the lead actor was performing passionately in front of the camera, and the other actors were doing the post-recording on the spot.

“It looks busy.”

“Why don’t you do dramas, hyung?”

“Well, I have one picked out.”

“Really?”

At that moment, the director shouted cut.

“Let’s greet the director first.”

“Okay.”

‘It would be nice to make a good impression on the director of ‘Hurricane’.’

The director of ‘Hurricane’ was famous in the drama field.

“Director, Yeon Seo hyung is here.”

“Oh my! Hello. I’m Lee Youngjin.”

The director was surprised and got up.

“I’m Yoo Yeon Seo.”

Yoo Yeon Seo shook the director’s hand. Lee Youngjin’s eyes sparkled. He looked more docile than he thought.

“Thank you for coming, but can you wait with Minwoo for a moment…?”

“Sure.”

He expected Yoo Yeon Seo to make a fuss about making him wait, but he quietly stepped back. Lee Youngjin secretly sighed.

“So, what drama are you going to do?”

“Do you know Hwang Mijeong?”

“Oh, her… That’s unexpected? I thought you would go for another rookie work.”

Park Minwoo’s tone was a bit strange. Yoo Yeon Seo narrowed his eyes.

“What’s wrong with her?”

“Well… It’s a bit hard to say with my mouth… Don’t you know, hyung?”

“No, I don’t.”

Yoo Yeon Seo’s shameless answer made Park Minwoo call his management director.

“Hwang Mijeong? She doesn’t have a good reputation.”

“Why?”

“She was a real comet-like rookie at first… But her writing skills got worse and worse, and she’s been accused of copying from here and there. She actually took a lot of scenes from foreign dramas and movies.”

“But how can she keep working as a writer?”

“People don’t care much even if it’s publicized. As long as she succeeds. If it’s really serious, she’ll offer a settlement behind the scenes and that’s it.”

It would take too long to sue, and the victims were weak in this field.

Even if it was publicized, it was only for a moment, and people would forget as time passed. If the work was fun, there were many people who would watch it with a blind eye even if they knew it was plagiarism.

“But if it’s Hwang Mijeong… Are you talking about ‘Virtual Reality’?”

“Yes, well… Thank you anyway.”

Yoo Yeon Seo was lost in thought.

‘Shall we play a game?’