Chapter 35

"Are you feeling pretty smug, huh!"

Alice was quite displeased that Lee Jung-hee completely ignored her beauty, especially when she saw him making "The Curse" a huge success online, which only made her more irritated.

Lee Jung-hee merely glanced at her and replied coolly, "As a pawn in this game that you can manipulate at will, what is there for me to be smug about!"

"Is that so, is that what you think?" Alice pouted and huffed, "Look at you, being the screenwriter, the producer, signing several future stars in a row, of course, along with your crooked promotional tactics and your ambitious and adventurous production plans..."

"Thank you!" Lee Jung-hee still replied coolly, "Your praise makes me feel a bit better!"

"Pah!" Alice was almost fuming with anger. She had gone to great lengths to come up with a way that didn't violate the rules to set this guy up, and he immediately responded with a strong counter.

However, this did not mean he was reckless; rather, he was very cautious and smart. Even the seemingly crazy "Friend" plan, in the midst of the viral marketing wave he created, seemed to ensure the box office success of "The Curse," and everything else would naturally fall into place.

"Don't get too smug!" Alice gnashed her teeth in anger, looking as if she wanted to devour Lee Jung-hee, "I'm telling you, being a producer isn't that easy. From the director to the actors, from production to distribution, if anything unpredictable happens, you're done for. Also, you don't even have the money, yet you dare to independently invest and produce, and sign so many artists. I'll see how you manage to complete the movie without money, hehe. With three artists, it's a C-level mission; with more, it becomes an SSS-level mission, and there's always the possibility of triggering the system's random destruction mission, hmpf..."

Lee Jung-hee, however, found it amusing. He chuckled and looked at her with a grin, suddenly finding her somewhat cute, and said, "Are you concerned about me?" Seeing her pout and look like she wanted to spit in his face, he shrugged and continued to smile, "No matter what, I just want to tell you one thing: meet the soldiers with generals, and the water with earth!"

Of course, he wasn't as relaxed as he appeared. He was even more worried and afraid than Alice imagined, but what could he do? Should he do nothing and let the Demon Entertainment System leave him alone?

So, he had to work harder, be more cautious, and be smarter in handling everything before him.

After he exited the special topic on "The Curse" about Eun-ju, he opened his post from half a year ago, "My Sassy Girl." Now, this post had become the top post in the special section of the Naver forum dedicated to him.

With over 5 million views, 180,000 posts in the special section, and more than 300,000 "sassy" fans, "My Sassy Girl" was now more popular than the hype surrounding "The Curse," and he hadn't even promoted it.

Over the past six months, "My Sassy Girl" had accumulated nearly 300,000 words through his intermittent serialization, and the plot was nearing its conclusion.

Although it started as a way to promote the movie "My Sassy Girl," now, as he read these words and the many scenes of his interactions with Kim Tae-hee, the feeling had completely changed. It had become a part of his life.

After a moment to compose himself, he continued writing the latest developments in the story—after the argument caused by Myung-hee (the story and script were different), Kyeon-woo and Myung-hee broke up and didn't contact each other for a long time. One day, while he was on a date with someone else, he suddenly received a call from Myung-hee... He found Myung-hee on a date with another man... Myung-hee went to the restroom, and when she returned, Kyeon-woo left, leaving behind 10 rules for their relationship:

"Do not try to reason with her!"

"Do not expect her to be gentle!"

"Always drink coffee in a café, never cola or orange juice!"

"When she playfully fights with you, fight back, because she enjoys it, but if she gets really angry, you must learn to appease her."

"..."

Myung-hee was moved and ran out to the familiar bus stop to find Kyeon-woo again. They reconciled... At their meeting on the mountain, Myung-hee and Kyeon-woo agreed to meet again in two years, and then Myung-hee disappeared. Kyeon-woo occasionally tried to find her at familiar places, even at her home, but he never found her...

After writing this, leaving a cliffhanger, Lee Jung-hee carefully checked his content and uploaded it.

It was almost evening, and the forum was bustling with people. As soon as he uploaded his post, the forum moderators immediately announced it, causing an immediate sensation.

"Heavens, I finally waited for it," a user named "Xiao Ke" didn't even read it before snatching the first comment, but by the time he finished his reply, he was almost off the first page.

More users followed with detailed comments, "Jung-hee oppa (Lee Jung-hee's forum name), the ten rules you wrote are so touching. Are you a great romantic in real life? I wonder if Myung-hee has already been won over by you!"

"Wow, it's really touching, but why did Myung-hee suddenly propose to meet in two years? Is this woman being unreasonable...?" a user named "Mostly Love Jung-hee oppa" wrote.

"Actually, from the beginning, when Kyeon-woo met Myung-hee at the bus stop and she was drunk, and considering some of Myung-hee's actions in between, I think there must be a reason. I'm also looking forward to the final reveal. Also, Jung-hee oppa, is the next update going to be the ending? When will it be?"

In less than ten minutes, the post had over 10,000 views and more than 1,000 replies. Seeing this, Lee Jung-hee smiled and quickly posted another one, this time related to "The Curse" and Eun-ju.

However, he didn't do anything too deliberate. He just mentioned that he had recently seen a lot of talk about it and remembered what the elders used to say: if you hear someone calling you from behind when you return home late at night, never respond or turn around, or you might be possessed by a ghost. Also, if you feel a chill on the back of your neck while sleeping, don't turn around, or the ghost might block your mouth and suck away your yang energy... He almost couldn't sleep last night because he kept feeling a chill on the back of his neck.

He then laughed and said that because of this, he decided to write something warm today. Of course, in times of difficulty, he wanted everyone to feel it too, so as evening approached, he reminded everyone to be careful when going out and to cover up well when sleeping...

This lighthearted approach, especially as evening approached, easily resonated with people and made them start to worry.

Soon, people began to complain that he was scaring them, saying they wouldn't dare to sleep tonight.

For the current Lee Jung-hee, he was like a major internet influencer. His involvement would undoubtedly make the already popular topic of "The Curse" even more heated, sweeping up more netizens and territory. This was his goal.

"You are truly shameless!" Alice, seeing Lee Jung-hee easily achieve his goal and in such a clever way, gritted her teeth again, "You actually used such a method to deceive your fans!"

"First, this isn't deception!" Lee Jung-hee looked at her with a mocking smile, "As for being shameless, I'm far from you. Even though you and I have no grudges, you put me in this game and tried to take my life..."

"Who said I wanted your life!" Alice denied it outright.

"Is that so?" Lee Jung-hee stared at her with even more disdain and coldly snorted, "This only makes me look down on you even more!"

Hehehe, Alice suddenly laughed again, with a rather evil tone. However, just as she was staring at Lee Jung-hee with contempt and about to speak, she suddenly frowned and vanished into thin air.

Lee Jung-hee was taken aback, wondering what had happened, when he heard Kim Tae-hee's voice from outside the room, "Brat, it's time to eat...!"

PS: Have a pleasant weekend! Uh, and there's one thing I've forgotten to mention. I've read all the posts in the book review section, but I'm currently muted and can't reply, so...!

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