Chapter 92

Tempest Entertainment.

In the elevator on the way to the director's office, I planned out the future.

The horror streamer's final shoot is coming up soon, the film production is going smoothly, and the historical drama is a bit of a mess.

Somehow, we ended up filming a documentary together, getting close, dreaming about the future, and even planning a wedding, which is making things quite busy.

“Lately, I've heard that forest kindergartens are also good, not just English kindergartens.”

Of course, the trend is to have one son and one daughter, right?

Mingbum can teach art, and there are the Purple Girls aunts for music.

Mom is good at English and Taekwondo, so homeschooling seems possible...

Knock, knock—

Before I knew it, I arrived at Director Jeong's office at the appointed time.

“Writer, we have about 10 minutes before we start.”

“Is that so?”

I carefully placed the popcorn and cola I bought from the convenience store.

I sat down next to Director Jeong with a nonchalant expression.

“???"

Director Jeong stared at me intently.

“Why sit next to me when there are so many seats...?”

“Hmm, do you want some of this?”

I offered the popcorn to Director Jeong, who was wondering why I sat next to her.

“I don’t usually eat junk food.”

“Just one bite.”

“It’s fine.”

Since you put it that way, I can’t refuse.

I started eating the popcorn alone.

“... Is it good?”

“Of course. So, have some.”

“...”

If someone saw this, they’d think popcorn was a disgusting food.

It’s like the expression of a foreigner seeing silkworm soup for the first time.

“It’s really good. Try one bite.”

Three invitations are a Korean courtesy, right?

“... Alright, just one bite.”

Saerom cautiously reached for the popcorn.

Just a moment ago, she seemed like she wouldn’t eat it at all.

Munch, munch—

I almost laughed at the sight of her putting just one piece of popcorn in her mouth.

If I laughed now, I’d never eat snacks again, so I barely held it in.

“... Not bad, huh?”

“Told you. Want more?”

“Hmm, well, since you insist...”

It wasn’t that much of an insistence, but seeing her enjoy it was nice.

‘What kind of life did you live to never have tried snacks before?’

It felt like showing MSG to a three-year-old for the first time.

A sense of pride and a chuckle emerged.

“... What, did you just mock me?”

“No, I didn’t.”

“It felt like it.”

“Ah, the broadcast! It’s starting now!”

At my words, Director Jeong turned her attention to the TV.

Dun, dun, dun, dun—!

The documentary started with an Eastern-style drumbeat.

《Where Will You Go to Write? Gyeongbokgung Palace Edition (Part 1)》

As the opening progressed, soothing music played.

Honestly, even though I appeared in it, it’s still just a documentary.

Moreover, since it’s not my work, I could watch it without worrying about ratings.

The narration was replaced by Director Jeong Saerom’s gentle explanations.

Especially when explaining in English to the foreign director, subtitles appeared.

- Gyeongbokgung’s Gyeonghoeru is National Treasure No. 224, a place where banquets were held during auspicious events in the Joseon era...

I ate popcorn mindlessly and was genuinely impressed.

After working day and night to help with the film production and script translation with me...

“Wow... How did you memorize the script, Director?”

“I just read it once.”

“... Are you a genius?”

“Excuse me, Writer.”

“Yes?”

“That’s not popcorn, it’s my finger.”

“Oh, this?”

“... Yes, the one you’re fidgeting with.”

“Ah.”

It seemed like Director Jeong’s other hand had moved.

‘Am I imagining things?’

Fortunately, we watched the broadcast together without any trouble.

For some reason, Director Jeong blushed every time she appeared on screen.

‘What, is the camera effect that good...?’

If I felt embarrassed, I’d have to dig a tunnel and crawl into it.

I became a squid just for standing next to her.

After the broadcast ended, I checked the ratings on Nielsen Korea.

The ratings were around 2%.

Not bad for a documentary.

However, the ‘real’ effect appeared the next day.

《A relay of numerous Hallyu stars’ live viewing confirmations! What kind of broadcast is this...?》

Not only the actors from Tempest Entertainment like Im Jaejun, Kang Jun, and Lee Jinho, but also actors from other agencies like Se Mi, Yoo Seol-a, and Choi Man-sik joined the relay.

Starting with them, it spread like a virus on SNS.

Even stars unrelated to me and ordinary people joined in.

* * *

The next day.

Mingbum and Hyoju made a fuss as soon as they entered the studio.

“Bro, you’re a complete star now!”

“Of course, Writer!”

“The MBS bulletin board is exploding!!!”

“What happened yesterday!?”

One of the assistant writers should be Thanos.

It’s not that the work is twice as easy, but twice as noisy.

“Bro, haven’t you seen the internet?”

“What do you mean?”

This morning, all I got was a thumbs up from Heejeong.

Swish—

Hwang Hyoju immediately showed me a tag on SNS on her smartphone.

#Kim Jin-woo Writer #Where Will You Go to Write? #Tempest Entertainment

#Jeong Saerom #Who is Jeong Saerom #Max Music Director #Jeong Saerom Goddess

The public’s interest was concentrated on tags related to the broadcast.

It all started with a post on Ji Sung-ho’s SNS.

[If you haven’t seen “Where Will You Go to Write?” yet, bow down.]

Under the post with a live viewing confirmation photo, a series of pilgrimage comments followed.

- Wow

- Omg

- Is this a comment section? Haha

- So, who is Jeong Saerom?

- Yeah, haha. If you don’t know, watch the show.

- Where can I watch it? :(

- Hahaha

- So cute :D

- He’s crying :D

- Hurry up for the next episode!!! I’m so excited!

- I feel dizzy

- Kim Jin-woo is a legend

- Life is like Kim Jin-woo

- Did you and Jeong Saerom watch the documentary together yesterday? No, right? :(

- Real ;;;;

- Homebody

- Kim Jin-woo >>>>>> You guys watching this ^^ (including me :()

- Saerom’s eyes are so beautiful

- If I tag 10 links, it will reach me :D

- You’re so active

- Are you a celebrity?

- I will find you

- And I will kill you

- I have a special skill

- Taken again...

Reading the comments made me feel dizzy.

Is this the Instagram I know?

“... What are these links?”

I then saw the blue text in Ji Sung-ho’s post.

Clicking on the link immediately took me to the relevant SNS.

[Watched the rerun of “Where Will You Go to Write?” :D, Are you two...?]

This kind of SNS link chain.

A relay to confirm whether people watched the live broadcast or the rerun.

One person introduces two others, forming a pyramid-like structure.

“Hyoju, why are they doing this?”

“I don’t know.”

“Did the company tell them to?”

“No, even Team Leader Byun was surprised this morning.”

“Hmm...”

Among the participants were people like Choi Man-ho and Lee Kyung-yun.

“... I should thank them.”

Suddenly, I thought it would be great to cast them in the historical drama.

Choi Man-ho already played Admiral Yi Sun-sin in “The Battle of Myeongnyang.”

Lee Kyung-yun would fit the role of Ryu Seong-ryong perfectly.

‘Imjin War? Conduct military training.’

Tap, tap—

[Hello, how are you? I’m contacting you after seeing your SNS :D]

I immediately sent the most polite text message to both of them.

* * *

A precious home of a female actor.

While looking at SNS, Yeo Min-seo was still puzzled.

“What’s so big about that documentary?”

I had to lie and say I watched it because I was the second to be tagged.

I still don’t know what the broadcast was about.

“Why write a show about writing? I don’t plan to write.”

Why watch a show about writing?

But why is it so popular?

For someone who isn’t in the arts or sciences, other things were more important than the show.

“... I don’t really know.”

Yeo Min-seo looked at herself in the mirror with a sullen expression.

Wearing a pink wig and spandex outfit.

“It’s still a bit uncomfortable.”

It’s not just visually uncomfortable, but physically as well.

Ding, ding—

She immediately called her manager.

As soon as the call was answered, she got straight to the point.

“Bro, this outfit is super tight!”

- ... Really? That’s strange. Did you put it on wrong?

“No, I put it on exactly as