Chapter 9: Mr. Lee Baekwon
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Being allowed to take nude photos, Mr. Lee happily wore only his pants and ran away to prepare for a representative photo. As for the young man, he called the staff to assist with the make-up and shaping, and began to be busy moving and inventorying the equipment, and the surrounding gradually became more noisy.
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I don't know if Mr. Lee is the type of person who usually has to work on a whim. These people who were suddenly called in did the job quickly without any complaints. Meanwhile, I was dragged to a small room, taken to try on different clothes, make up and do simple hair. In less than an hour, everything was ready for Taemin to take photos. After the make up crew left the room, Manager Choi closed the door of the make up room.....With the sound of the door closing, the manager with a serious face approached me.
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"Taemin, let's talk for a bit."
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"Okay....Go ahead"
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I answered, he sat down across from me and the questions came pouring out.
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"Just what in the world are you thinking?...Do you even know what nudes are?!....It's where you have to take everything off...like literally EVERYTHING!!....what will you do if those pictures become your drawback later in your life?!......"
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"......."
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"Well, Mr. Lee's work of course will be very well received, but it will definitely still have a big impact on your image."
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"Yes."
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"...Are you really not afraid ?....Ha…Taemin....There's no need to take pictures for him....No matter what...."
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"......."
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"Didn't you say the person you called with earlier would help you out?.....Couldn't you just have your profile pictures taken without any bargains?"
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"......."
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" You should talk to that person so Mr. Lee can take it without........"
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"They didn't say that"
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"Right they didn't say that.....Huh?"
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"......."
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"It wasn't?!!!"
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The small room was immediately drowned out by the manager's loud shout.
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"What do you mean?!! You said that person agreed to help you??!! Isn't that why you told me to bring you here?!!"
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"Yes, but I didn't say he would help me with this."
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"But….When I asked you earlier on the way here...Didn't you say that Mr. Lee will definitely take your pictures for you?!!! And that you believed in him...!!"
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"Ah...."
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"Yes that wasn't a lie....I believed in you Manager Choi....."
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I watched his face turn red from confusion.
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"What? Believe in me?"
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"I remembered you said that Mr. Lee would only take pictures of people he wanted to photograph....So I thought when I looked at the picture....When he saw me, he would want to take pictures for me too."
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He looked at me with a puzzled expression, and I slowly explained it to him.
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"The manager is the one who selected me….You told me that I had a charm in me that can attract the eyes of others and that I had the potential to go up to the top....So I thought Mr. Lee would see the same thing in me."
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"Just for that….Just because you believe in my words and eyes of looking at people?"
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"Yes...."
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"So what if Mr. Lee said he didn't want to take your pictures?"
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Somehow I felt his voice shake slightly.
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"No way….You are the number one rated by Manager Choi....Your eyes can't be wrong"
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I didn't need to say anything more, but he seemed to have understood where I was coming from. There was a moment of silence after our conversation. Meanwhile, the exaggerated expression along with the manager's loud voice has completely dissipated.
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"But why do you have to let me keep misunderstanding things like that? Besides, you obviously called someone to confirm before you came here right?.....I thought you were calling for help but didn't you?"
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"It was the bank that called….I just confirmed the remaining balance of the demo account, and the reason I always let you misunderstand is because I like that look."
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"Did I look cheated?"
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I frowned and shook my head.
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It is the appearance that does not pay attention to the face and tries to ask and urge the opponent. In the past, he always lowered himself and bowed before others. However, when Mr. Lee appeared with the image of the photographer. He jumped out and cursed, but he laughed again and raised his voice to argue.
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"You did a good job."
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He looked down at me with a small smile.
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"I used to use this thick face to ask for help....Before, but... have I always been so cowardly all this time?"
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I didn't answer, but even so, he had a bitter smile on his face.
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"Right? I'm cowardly, I can only bow my head..."
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Knock knock.
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After a knock on the door, I was called outside to start taking pictures. As soon as I got up from my seat, the manager also stood up, his voice was back to normal, said in a low voice.
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"Thank you."
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Turning to look, I saw his smiling face.
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"For believing in me....."
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''Manager Choi is the only person I can trust.''
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I didn't think it was necessary to say this answer from the bottom of my heart, so I grabbed the doorknob without saying anything, and heard a question again.
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"Ahem.....So what the hell did you ask that person after all?"
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"Nothing special."
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"I see......"
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Yes....Nothing special....
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What do I gain by having you?
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"Sometimes I'll let you punch me a few times. Oh, and there's no refund."
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"That's fun. But, I don't want to."
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"Why?”
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"Well, because I have more trouble than that.....To be honest you are not very interesting...I mean, I will still invest in you for making me laugh so much….First of all I will believe in your future and give you the deposit, you can raise your self-worth so I'll be more interested in you. You shouldn't assume that. If you don't want your useless body to be eaten away.”
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***
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"So, what do you want as a deposit?"
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"You...how much influence do you have over the agency?....."
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“More than you think.”
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“Then get an employee to be disciplined.”
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“Who?”
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“Choi Deukpal.....My Manager.....”
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Click. Snap.
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The sound of the camera taking pictures was so loud that it could reach the ceiling. A bright light fell from above my head. All eyes turned to me at once. A crowd of people stirred. Again the sound of the equipment being moved, the snapping sound of the camera snapping. And Mr. Lee's voice directs me.
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"Lower your chin!"
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Snap.
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"Lean a little and look at me!"
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Snap.
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"Don't look like that, be as gentle as when you look at your lover!"
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Click. Tap.
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"Ah that's not it…..It's fine you don't need to make that expression....My bad..."
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I almost lost my sanity. All I could do was focus on his voice and follow his advice. I can't even think about what I look like and what my expression will be. Standing in front of the camera and not thinking about it, it seems to embarrass me more than I thought it would.
I don't know if it's because Mr. Lee is pressing the camera shutter button while talking nonstop, that's why I'm like this. No matter how many times I was reminded to relax my shoulders, my mind was still reeling until I was able to move my stiff body. It was then that I realized how stupid I had always been, and when I heard Mr. Lee's question, I had stopped now.
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"Let's take a break......You don't seem to take pictures very often, do you?"
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He was looking at the small screen to adjust the camera.
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"Your whole body is as stiff as a log. Your expressions are not varied.”
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"......."
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"But your eyes didn't avoid it. You weren't embarrassed either."
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When he raised his head, a strange smile appeared on his face. For me, this was too embarrassing, but I didn't have to tell him either, so I instinctively shut my mouth. Maybe he thinks I'm angry because there's no response, he laughs and shrugs.
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"Ah, it's just great. Because it's rare that someone looks straight into the camera and doesn't care about what's going on around them. Aren't you always so scared?"
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Is it my hallucination when he looks like he's expecting my answer? There may be a slight difference, but I have received similar glances. The juniors who just joined the racing club that I used to lead, or the bullies who used to admire me when they went to steal money. Those eyes shone with unconditional trust that my every word would not let them down. Of course, at that time, I purposely said some childish words to show off my prestige to satisfy all those expectations. To say that I have no hesitation now would be lying.....I really want to say....But Mr. Lee doesn't look like the type of person who would get hurt if I told the truth.
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"No way."
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I added slowly, looking at the people around me, the appliances and the high ceiling.
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"I'm very scared now. I'm just good at hiding."
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This answer is given perhaps because I have changed, but also because I need to get used to it.
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To know who I am.
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Fortunately, Mr. Lee didn't seem to be disappointed with my answer. I thought he wanted to tilt his head to the side, but a smile appeared on his lips instead.
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"Oh I thought you were the type to just look serious….It's true that the more you look at it the more attractive it is."
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He whispered as he approached me with twinkling eyes.
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"Hey, Mr. Lee Taemin. I can feed you too. If you think men are fine then...."
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"AHEM!!!"
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Suddenly I heard a loud cough, then saw my manager...put his hand on Mr. Lee's shoulder.
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"I'll be one to raise Taemin, so stop worrying about him and keep taking pictures Mr. Lee."
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Surprised by Manager Choi's appearance, he blushed and responded.
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"But, I can raise him better than that...."
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"I can raise him much better."
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When the manager of this side glared in protest, Mr. Lee asked with a trembling voice...again.
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"So, what if I can raise better and better?"
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"Dream on. Because I can certainly raise better and better than that."
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"Only Manager Choi thinks so, and if I raise him good good good better better...."
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Is this a new game? I looked suspiciously at the two of them, then a woman came over to fix my makeup and smiled at me.
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"I think Mr. Lee likes you a lot LeeTaemin....I don't see him joking around when he's outspoken about who to raise these days."
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"Then why doesn't he do it these days?"
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I asked lightly as if I was just talking about it , she replied softly.
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"He's lost his heart. Then he declares that he will only fall in love with the opposite side….Of course , his object of love is always different. Oh, please keep this a secret."
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I nodded in response. As I watched my manager and the photographer continue to bicker like idiots. Does the artist who broke Mr. Lee's heart have anything to do with my manager? While the manager does look a bit overzealous, Mr. Lee has the advantages of being a top photographer, but he still is somewhat inferior. Right from the beginning, the manager once said that there was a little problem with Mr. Lee.
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As I stared at the girl for no reply, she awkwardly turned away to look at the two still arguing on the other side. Now the battle between the two has escalated to a math problem when they suddenly count the wrong number of '’good together'’ words.
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"Um, I didn't mean to tell you, but since you're in this world, you'll know anyway.....But as you guessed it right."
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Her answer could not help but reveal a little smile. There are not many people who can be both. Mr. Lee's gay object and the former artist of a Manager Choi who doesn't like sponsors like that.
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Sigh.....Wherever I go I can hear your name, Song Myeongshin....
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"It's Song Yoohan."
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Although no reply was given, it was okay. Her surprised look said it all. I left the manager behind and went back to the front parking lot to see the pictures I had taken in 2 hours. Perhaps it was because I had to do unfamiliar jobs that I felt extremely tired. I was walking and wanted to get in the car when someone called me from behind. I stopped at the parking lot gate and turned to look at the one who was calling me.....it was Mr. Lee. He quickly approached me but kept looking behind him as if he were afraid someone was chasing him.
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"Hey, where are you going?"
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"Parking lot."
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"What are you doing in the parking lot?"
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"I was going to rest for a while in the manager's car."
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Then Mr. Lee suddenly opened his eyes.
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"Tired?....I see….In that case...If you want, you can stay at my place on the 2nd floor! Oh by the way we can also talk about the nude project there.”
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He replied, pointing and looking up excitedly. My eyes followed to where he was pointing towards.
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"No need.”
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By the time I lowered my gaze, I saw him standing there with his hand raised.
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"…..Why? Ah....is it because of Manager Choi? Your manager, Taemin?"
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"No."
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"Is that so?....I or do you not like it?...Do you feel uncomfortable with men?"
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I observed Mr. Lee....'32 or 33'....He looked around that age….With faint wrinkles around his eyes. But the disappointed expression on his face looked like a child's.
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"I don't hate it. It's not annoying either. But, that doesn't mean it's okay to just roll and play around. So, go find someone to be your real target. Come on."
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To be honest, when I heard that he was once heavily kicked by Myeongshin, it 's not that I didn't think about whether it would be possible to take advantage of this. However, Manager Choi is enough, I don't want to drag someone who doesn't want revenge here anymore.
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Probably because most people are like that. Even when they were lost or betrayed, they did not choose revenge like Mr. Lee and his manager, so Myeongshin could peacefully stand in his current position. However, that is only most, not everyone in this world is the same. Myeongshin probably overlooked that. There are still people equal to his own time and in genuine strength who will make him pay the price.......Like me here....
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I don't know what Mr. Lee will do after getting dumped, but it seems he's determined not to date any more artists. Therefore, I purposely said it in a dry tone so that the other person could hear the coldness in it. After his face was blank for a while, he opened his mouth again.
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"You….Woah! What to do! I'm about to fall for you!”
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…..Huh? I wondered if I had misheard and furrowed my brows, his excited voice confirming my thoughts.
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"It's okay, I don't need you to feel anything for me! Just let me roll with you. I will do anything. Hmm?”
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......Is he...an idiot?....
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"What do you want? I know a lot of people, so I can contact them to shoot CFs right away. Or, I also know the director of this movie. If you want it immediately…."
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"No need!"
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Fortunately, a loud voice interrupted Mr. Lee's words. The manager ran out of breath and came to stand in front of me and raised his chin.
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"That's enough ! I can support my own actors , so Mr. Lee please give up.”
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"But, I can give Lee Taemin what he wants!"
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"What? How do you know what Taemin wants ?! Ah?!!......Taemin?! Did you tell him you want revenge on Myeongshin?"
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"No, but now you've said it. The cats out of the bag."
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I should have noticed from the moment he brought all his worries about his children's school fees to a strange delivery man he had never met. Unfortunately, Mr. Lee stood by the line and listened to all of it before he could respond to the manager, who reacted.
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"Revenge? Why? Did you enter the entertainment world to get revenge? Who is Myeongshin?"
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Only then did the manager realize and gasped.
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"Ah….."
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Mr. Lee turned his head at the speed of light.
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"Myeongshin is Song Yoohan’s real name?!”
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"Huh?! Mr. Lee doesn't even know Yoohan's real name?"
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Mr. Lee's eyes suddenly opened wide and he turned to look at me.
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"Woah! Are you really going to take revenge on Yoohan? That's great."
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Instead of looking at him, I turned to look at the manager. He met my eyes and shivered, taking a step back and grabbing the arm of the overjoyed Mr. Lee.
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"Hey....Mr. Lee….I was just joking. Hahaha…revenge?.... Aha....I made a mistake, nothing of the sort.... "
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The manager tried to fix the situation but it was no use.....not even Mr. Lee would believe it either.....
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"It can't be....Manager Choi's face is clearly written that it's real. So, you want to avenge Director Choi? Ah ah, let me in! I want revenge too!"
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......Of course, I don't want revenge anymore.
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