Chapter 172
I pretended to think for a moment before slowly speaking.
“Hmm... everything we’re starting now has already finished casting, and the drama scheduled for the first half of next year doesn’t really have a character that suits you, Actor Go...”
I put on an expression of genuine regret.
“Ah, I see...”
Go Inho’s face darkened slightly in disappointment.
“...But...”
I lowered my voice as though I were about to share a secret.
“Recently, I happened to read a really good screenplay.”
“Really?”
Go Inho’s eyes lit up with expectation.
“Yes. It’s not a Big Picture project. It belongs to another film company...”
“Which one?”
Unable to contain his curiosity, Go Inho leaned closer.
“Do you know Woojoo Film?”
“Woojoo?”
Go Inho tilted his head.
His manager leaned over and whispered,
“You know, the company that made Muwido a couple years ago.”
“Ah, CEO Jung Mooseong’s company.”
Go Inho finally seemed to remember.
“Yes, that’s the one.”
I continued.
“I only happened to see the screenplay, but wow...”
“In my opinion, it’s easily one of the better films likely to come out this year.”
“To be honest, I almost regret that Big Picture isn’t producing it.”
“Really?”
Go Inho’s expression changed.
“You read it yourself, Director Min?”
Now that people in the industry had started calling me the Midas Touch, he was hanging onto every word I said.
“Of course.”
“Then... could you tell me what kind of project it is?”
“Ah...”
I pretended to hesitate.
“I probably shouldn’t tell you too much about the actual story.”
“But it’s a crime thriller.”
“And personally, I thought the protagonist would fit you perfectly.”
“Really?”
Interest and anticipation spread across Go Inho’s face.
I poured one final splash of oil onto the fire.
“Whoever gets cast, if they pull that role off properly, I think Best Actor at the Grand Bell Awards would practically be guaranteed.”
For Go Inho, who had received surprisingly few major awards despite his popularity, the words Best Actor were bound to hit hard.
“That good?”
His eyes shone brighter than ever.
Got him.
That should be enough.
I was quietly smiling when a group of people approaching the screening hall noticed Go Inho and began whispering among themselves.
Then they started gathering around.
“Hey, Inho. We should go.”
“People are starting to crowd in.”
His manager stepped between them protectively.
Go Inho looked apologetically at me.
“Ah, sorry.”
“I think I should head inside.”
“Anyway, thank you for the good information.”
“And let’s have a proper drink sometime soon.”
“I’ll take you somewhere nice.”
Somewhere nice?
Why the hell would I ever go drinking with a bastard like you?
That was what I thought.
Outwardly, I smiled pleasantly.
“No problem.”
“It wasn’t anything special. Hahaha.”
“Then I’ll see you again sometime.”
I watched Go Inho disappear into the crowd.
Slowly, the corner of my mouth rose.
Ha.
I never expected things to work out this way.
Woojoo Film CEO Jung Mooseong had already tried and failed to cast Seol Kichan.
Naturally, I had been the one who told Ma Sanghee to turn them down.
But what if Go Inho himself reached out for the role Seol Kichan rejected?
Did that even need explaining?
Jung Mooseong would probably think manna had fallen from heaven and grab the opportunity with both hands.
But soon enough, he would learn something important.
Food swallowed too quickly tends to get stuck.
Hahaha.
Now I just have to sit back and watch the two of them collapse on their own.
A laugh kept threatening to escape when...
“Director Min, what are you doing standing around here?”
“You said you were heading to the waiting room first.”
“Ah, Executive Director.”
I turned around.
“You’re back already?”
Baek Seonghan nodded, then gave me a suspicious look.
“Did something amusing happen?”
“I saw the corners of your mouth twitching.”
“Ah, it’s nothing.”
“Let’s go.”
A few weeks later, just as expected, the articles appeared.
[Exclusive: Go Inho Confirms Next Project! Cast as Lead in Woojoo Film’s Crime Thriller Into the Shadows]
[Today Hot Issue: Go Inho Joins Hands with Woojoo Film! Major Anticipated Project on the Way]
[Daily News: “I Fell in Love with the Script at First Sight.” Go Inho Says Audiences Can Look Forward to His Next Film]
I sat in the first-floor lounge at the company, drinking coffee as I read the articles on my phone.
Hundreds of comments had already appeared.
[↳ Oh, Go Inho in a crime thriller? I’m seriously looking forward to this.]
[↳ Go Inho would look cool even as a criminal. Oppa, I love you!]
[↳ Jesus, and this is why people call you obsessed fangirls.]
[↳ If Go Inho is in it, I’m watching no matter what. I’m already waiting for release day. LOL]
The reaction was explosive.
As expected.
Everything is going exactly the way I thought it would.
Everyone was excited about Go Inho’s next film.
Woojoo Film was probably popping champagne right about now.
Judging by the schedule, they would probably begin filming by autumn at the latest.
Let’s see.
Go Inho’s scandal breaks around December...
Before my regression, there had even been rumors that his scandal had been deliberately released to bury news about a politician’s bribery case.
Either way, by then the film would already be halfway through production.
They wouldn’t be able to replace him.
Investors would start pulling out.
And the entire project would collapse without ever reaching theaters.
Go ahead.
Enjoy yourselves while you can.
Soon, you’ll get back exactly what you did to others.
No.
You’ll pay far more than that.
I smirked.
