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LifeOnce Again CH 290

Author:Wise Dragon Category:Unreal Update time:2022-12-22 05:32:02

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-How could you not give me a call even once

“Well, Im doing that right now.

Did you have your meal yet”

-Thats the only thing youre interested in, isnt it

“Well, it means that youre healthy,” Maru spoke as he watched the guardrails that flashed by.

“Are you practicing even now”

-Obviously.

I have juniors now.

I have to teach my juniors so that we can take the grand prize again this year.

I also want a personal prize as well.

“Arent you being too greedy If Myunghwa high school wins this time around, its the 3rd year in a row, isnt it”

-No, its the fourth.

“Then its about time you hand it over to us.

Lets have a symbiotic relationship.”

-Hell no.

“How cruel.”

-If you want it so much, win it from us.

A fufu laugh could be heard over the phone.

Maru smiled as he imagined her with a satisfied smirk.

“Then you dont have any time during weekdays”

-I dont.

Sorry.

“Theres nothing to be sorry about.

How about the weekend”

-I can do Saturday.

“Then lets meet then.

Arent we seeing each other too little even though were students”

-Well, we wouldve been able to meet yesterday but a certain someone had to go somewhere else for shooting a movie.

“...Fine, its my fault.”

-How was it Did you do well

“I think I did a decent job”

-You dont sound so confident.

Are you sure you wont be edited out

“I guess I have to pray for that to not happen.”

The express bus slowed down and entered a service area.

The driver got off the bus as he told everyone to visit the bathroom.

-Are you in the bus

“Yeah.

Im going up to Suwon right now.”

-When are you arriving

“I think theres still 3 hours to go.

I think Ill make it home before six.”

-Isnt it tiring

“Im doing nothing but sitting still.

Rather than that, dont you need to get going I think I hear something.”

-Yeah, we just resumed practice, I need to go.

“Be careful.

Watch out for your stamina.

Dont forget to stay hydrated.”

-Yeah, yeah, sure.

Dont worry about me and worry about yourself instead.

Also… congratulations on your debut.

Lets go look at it together once its out.

“Okay.”

-Lets hang up then.

“After you.”

Silence continued for a moment before the call ended abruptly.

Maru stretched his arms out as he stood up.

He got off the bus and entered the convenience store in the service area.

He bought some bread and milk as lunch before returning to the bus.

“Were departing.

Please check if your companions are here.”

The bus left the service area and entered the highway again.

The scenery was unchanging and it was quite a boring ride.

He was looking at the cars passing by outside the window as he was folding up the bread packaging.

At that moment, his phone started ringing.

He took out his phone from his pocket and checked the name.

The name said Kim Dongwook.

It was quite an unfamiliar name, so it didnt come to his mind immediately.

He was pondering as he put his thumb against the call button when he remembered the entertainment journalist he saw during the read-through.

“Hello”

-Is this Mr.

Han Marus phone”

“Yes, it is, journalist.”

-Aah, yes, thats right.

Your voice sounded so mature, so I was wondering if I got the wrong number.

Where are you right now”

“In a bus to Suwon.”

-Damn! I guess we missed each other.

“Miss each other”

-Im driving to Yeongdeok right now.

Because of work.

“Oh, work.

Its about the movie then”

-Yes.

Oh, and also, why didnt you tell me back then

“Tell you what back then”

-Stop pretending to be ignorant.

Im going to Yeongdeok to collect news.

I already talked with your president.

“Oh, I see.”

-Oh, I see I did feel this back then, but you really are quite something.

You belong to JA and you didnt tell me anything about it.

Im kinda sad, you know

“Well, that was because I didnt see the need to.

But what do you mean when you said that you already talked to the president”

-Were helping each other out now, is what I mean.

Your president, though, hes quite a scary man.

He first investigates me in secret, and then he tests me out in secret as well.

Though, I do like him for it though.

Dongwook started speaking about that event as he laughed.

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“Geez, looks like I took a hit this time.

I thought it was a good fish I can chew on, but it turns out it was bait to fish out a man,” Dongwook spoke as he looked at Lee Junmin, who was in front of him.

“Its natural for an employer to look into the abilities of a potential employee, no” Junmin replied as though it was only natural.

Dongwook smiled bitterly as he remembered about the youth named Yoo Sooil from a while ago.

The information that youth indirectly told him was actually just bait.

The evidence that JA is planning to make a big move was a huge news topic in the entertainment industry, so it was very valuable to those that worked in news outlets.

Dongwook pondered what to do with that information.

If JA was preparing to list its stocks, there would be a prior notice about it to gather potential buyers, so that wasnt much of a big news at all.

However, Dongwook believed that JA wasnt going to list itself so hastily.

No, on the surface, JA didnt pass the requirements to be listed, so he believed that they would keep being unlisted.

This meant that this info was only valuable to the shareholders of unlisted stocks.

Being unlisted didnt mean that it wasnt free from market logic, if JA decided that it wanted to grow in size, the price of JAs over-the-counter stocks would rise.

Currently, JAs over-the-counter stocks were currently being traded at around 2000 won, though it differed from place to place.

It was worth around 1800 won before the movie production news hit the internet.

In such a situation, what if the news that they recruited several actors with potential became known The power of the nameLee Junmin wasnt small in the entertainment industry, so the stock prices would definitely rise.

The important thing here was when to release this information.

Dongwook pondered deeply.

This was a precious piece of information that might fill his fragile wallet again, so he had no plans to release it hastily.

He was thinking about what to do when he received the call -

From none other than Junmin, that is.

It was rather unexpected, but at the same time, the timing was rather awkward, so Dongwook had to get prepared before he went to meet him.

After exchanging greetings, Junmin didnt go over the formalities and straight out asked why he stayed quiet.

He tried to feign ignorance once, but he revealed all of his thoughts when Junmin looked like he knew everything and when he mentioned Yoo Sooil.

That was when he found out that his encounter with that kid was planned from the start, by none other than the man in front of him.

“I was planning to ignore you without hesitation if you decided to tell your investigations to others for immediate profit.

We can just hold off the listing until later and the stock price bubble will burst sooner or later.”

“My wallet is not in a good situation right now, so I was holding on to it thinking about how to sell it at an expensive price.”

“Thats what I feel good about you.

As a journalist, finding out the truth is important, yes, but knowing the right time to release the info is important as well.”

Junmin spoke as he drank a sip of his red tea.

Dongwook also drank his coffee.

He grasped the overall situation, but he did not understand what Junmin was saying completely.

He put down his empty coffee mug and spoke,

“But you mentioned something strange just now.”

“About what”

“You said something about looking into the abilities of a potential business partner.

What do you mean by that”

“I mean just that.

Just like the information you painstakingly put in the effort to get, my company is about to start doing public activities.

This means that well have to look for people to write articles about us, as well as respond to public opinions.”

“Youre saying….”

“Your current company, Mint News, was it Whats the pay like over there”

Dongwook was flabbergasted rather than angry when Junmin asked for his salary numbers.

It was like a pleasant provocation.

“What do you think”

“Less than what you used to receive when you worked for a public media outlet, based on the fact that your current residence costs 300,000 per month and 10,000,000 won in deposit.

Its sufficient for a single person, but isnt it hard commuting to work every day Its a bit far from the subway station.”

“Geez, when did you look into that”

“You were investigating us, so we couldnt sit still.”

Dongwook made a bitter smile.

“How about twice”

“What”

“The type of work shouldnt be that different to the work youre doing now.

You just need to exclusively do interviews with actors belonging to our company.

Thats what were going to do about our news.

If you want news about JA, then go through Kim Dongwook - or something like that.”

“Thats it, and I receive twice my current annual salary”

“Yes.

Oh, and Ill be providing you with a residence near the company, as well as a car for work.

Petrol fee is company-provided as well.

You can eat all three meals at the company as well.

The food here is good, so you wont be dissatisfied.”

Junmin took out a contract form from his bag.

Dongwook was flabbergasted and just watched him as he did so.

“I only work with people that can become the best of the best.

As for you, journalist Kim, you have already proven your skills.

Oh, and I dont mean what happened recently.

Im referring to your experiences during the time you worked for public TV.

I was planning to look for others if your senses had dulled, but they didnt become dull at all.”

Junmin spun the contract form 180 degrees on the desk so that Dongwook could read it.

His elegant movements seemed to be evident of the fact that he hadnt done this just once or twice.

“Its about time you receive proper treatment for your work.

Dont you think so, journalist Kim”

“Proper treatment, you say.

Thats something I havent heard in a long time.”

Seeing Junmin with a faint smile on his face, Dongwook shook his head.

At the same time, he took out his phone.

He called the president of his now-former company that always told him to just copy and paste articles from other news outlets.

“President, no, I mean, Deokbae.

I have a letter of resignation inside the top drawer of my desk.

No, dont get angry and listen to me.

You paid me dirt-cheap, so you can do that uch, dont you think Anyway, please handle that for me.

Put the severance pay in my account.

As for the take-over, you can just use the kid that sits next to me.

I hope I never see you again.”

He hung up before grabbing the pen in front of him and signing the paper.

* * *

-Understand Were one family now.

“Sheesh, way to go, president, I guess.”

-My words exactly.

“Anyway, congratulations.

Your pay suddenly doubled.”

-I feel awesome.

It felt like everything was going well after I met you, so I was planning to treat you to a meal, but you just had to be going home at this time.

“Treat me in Seoul once.”

-Alright, alright.

“Then I guess in the future, all the news about the movie is going through you, sir”

-Yeah.

And also, one more thing.

Our dear president Lee is preparing a lot of things.

He told me that hell be releasing a magazine.

“A magazine”

-A magazine talking about news in the entertainment industry.

The base will be a womens magazine, and the sprinkling on top is fashion.

Im the editor-in-chief for that as well.

“Thats more work for you, then.”

-Its still in the early stages, so Ill have to look into more things.

That leads to the question, I heard that you were close with Gwak Joon, the writer”

“How did you find that out”

-Through the president.

“Geez.”

-Anyway, I need you to be the middleman between me and him.

A magazine needs its columns, right And Gwak Joon is hot and popular these days.

“Well, Im not sure if that hyung is into that stuff.”

-You never know.

He might unexpectedly like that kind of thing.

“Alright.

Ill try asking him.

But dont expect anything.

Hes the type of guy who lacks time writing his own stuff.”

-Lets not be so pessimistic before we even try.

We need to try it out first before expecting results.

Oh, thats right.

Were there any journalists in the filming scene

“No.

When I arrived, I didnt see any cameras other than the ones used for the film.”

-Really Then I guess people will start flocking starting today.

Hey, Im hanging up for now, okay Be careful on your way home, and see you later.

“Okay.

Please be careful while driving.”

That call was quite a rollercoaster.

Maru heaved out a deep sigh.

It seemed that Junmin was getting ready to do a lot of things in places he didnt know about.

This was probably how the foundations for Geunsoos rise to dominance in the movie industry and Ganghwans rise to power in the theater scene was being created.

‘I guess I shouldnt have a problem living if I join them now.

Maru looked outside the window with a satisfied smile.

The translator is not knowledgeable regarding stock trading, so forgive me if any of the stock exchange stuff doesnt make sense...

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