Chapter 5
It had been a one-sided announcement, too.
They didn’t look particularly sorry to Han Hye-eun or anything.
If anything, they looked as if this was only natural.
“……”
The really fucked-up part was that the person who’d come to tell her was a staff member.
Ah, of course, I’m not looking down on staff as a profession.
But it’s a fact that there are unspoken hierarchies between different jobs, isn’t it?
Even if Han Hye-eun was going through a rough time in all sorts of ways, did they really think it was okay for some low-level staffer to talk to her like that and then just turn their back?
‘I’m fucking pissed.’
To be honest, it wasn’t as if I was some huge fan of Han Hye-eun.
Even if her pussy had tasted fucking amazing.
That was separate from this—a relationship I could walk away from at any time.
That was all it was.
But this time, I couldn’t help feeling sorry for Han Hye-eun as she clenched her fists and trembled.
I knew the entertainment industry was colder than anywhere else.
I also knew that the more people had to show the world, the more cruel things could get in places no one could see.
Still, fuck, there had to be a limit.
“Wow, this is seriously not okay.”
Knowing Han Hye-eun must have been even more shocked, I couldn’t bring myself to let all my anger out.
But I, too, protested with a trembling voice, feeling wronged.
“Hye-eun, wait here. I’ll go settle this directly with the director.”
“N-No, oppa! Don’t go.”
Han Hye-eun forced her still-trembling arm to stay at her side and bit down hard on her lip.
“……If they’ve already gone so far as to notify me like that, nothing I say will get through. They’ve already given up on me, right? But, well, I brought it on myself. How many times have I ruined things?”
“……”
“Every project I’m in does this badly. I can’t keep expecting special treatment just because of past glory.”
“No, but even so—”
As we were talking, I spotted the screenwriter and director fussing over Kim Seo-jin like crazy in the distance.
Yeah, fuck.
I could understand wanting to stick up for someone you liked.
But it was too much for grown-ass adults to trample on someone who was already struggling just so they could enjoy themselves.
You bastards.
I could give them a pass for subtly shifting the blame onto Han Hye-eun and taking out their frustration on her because the filming wasn’t going well and the drama was performing like shit.
But ruining someone else while they stood around grinning like they were having a great time? That crossed the line.
[But what can you do?]
[In the end, they have no choice but to treat popular celebrities—the ones who bring in money—well. Whatever else is going on, most of the sponsorships this drama is getting are thanks to Kim Seo-jin’s name recognition.]
[From the writer’s and director’s perspective, all they can do is hope Kim Seo-jin at least gives them a good performance.]
[If Han Hye-eun feels wronged, all she has to do is show them that kind of performance herself.]
Nobel said.
[And Han Hye-eun can do that now.]
[If Master gives her a little more confidence, that is.]
Following that advice, I immediately grabbed Han Hye-eun by both arms, met her eyes, and spoke.
For once, I didn’t feel even the slightest bit of lust for her.
I just sincerely encouraged the celebrity I managed, hoping she’d do well, even if only for today.
“Hey, Han Hye-eun. I told you yesterday, didn’t I? You’re fucking attractive.”
“……”
“Today feels right. If you just have confidence, if you get your self-esteem back, you can show them that incredible acting and emotional range you had before.”
“But if they cut even more of my lines when I barely had any to begin with, even if I want to show them—”
“Even if it’s just one line! No, fuck—”
I blurted out whatever came to mind.
With just one thought in my head: I wanted Han Hye-eun to have confidence.
“Even if you don’t have a single line, show them through your acting. That’s what being an actor is, and you’re an actor who can do that.”
“……!”
“That arrogant bitch who doesn’t even greet her senior properly, all these people looking down on you—you don’t want to let that slide, do you? You have to show them who you are. I’m Han Hye-eun!”
At that moment, I saw confidence return to Han Hye-eun’s eyes.
I squeezed her hand even tighter and said,
“Go show them who you are.”
I didn’t know if my encouragement had gotten through to her, but
Han Hye-eun soon nodded as if she’d made up her mind, then slowly started walking toward the set.
“Yes, oppa. No—thank you, oppa.”
[Hmm, I’m starting to understand more and more why God chose you.]
And then…….
“We’re rolling.”
The cameras started rolling.
+ + +
The scene scheduled for today was a confrontation between the female lead, Kim Seo-jin, and Han Hye-eun, who played a villainous extra.
There was a male lead who liked Kim Seo-jin, and Han Hye-eun, who liked him, was trying to ruin Kim Seo-jin out of jealousy.
But thanks to the female lead’s plot armor, she wasn’t fazed by the interference and instead warned Han Hye-eun that she might be the one to send her crashing down.
“Stop it already. If you keep crossing the line like that, I won’t just stand by.”
To be honest, Kim Seo-jin’s acting wasn’t bad.
But it wasn’t quite good enough to call her top-tier, either.
Still, she had such a cute face that she was perfectly suited to playing an innocent, pure-hearted heroine.
Rather than everyone watching with bated breath, they were just keeping an eye on things because they had to, since it was a shoot.
“What if I don’t?”
But…….
“……”
The moment Han Hye-eun spoke for the first time today, every staff member holding a camera found themselves holding their breath.
They couldn’t even swallow audibly.
“What are you going to do if I don’t? What, kill me? You?”
The desperate villainess instead scoffed and pressured the heroine.
Here, the heroine wasn’t supposed to look weak. She had to be genuinely concerned for the villainess while standing her ground.
But Kim Seo-jin couldn’t do that.
“Th-then, you’ll really……”
“Cut!!”
The director shouted irritably.
Han Hye-eun gave a small, contemptuous turn of her head.
Kim Seo-jin flinched.
Anyone with half a brain could tell who’d messed up that scene.
“Kim Seo-jin, what the hell was that just now?”
“D-Director, I—I’m sorry!!”
The director, who’d been fussing over Kim Seo-jin as if she were his own daughter just moments ago, scolded her with a chilling voice and expression.
On the other hand.
“……Uh, well……”
Given how things had been until now, the director cautiously addressed Han Hye-eun.
“That acting just now was really good, Ms. Han Hye-eun.”
At that, Han Hye-eun gave a small bow.
“Thank you.”
“Just keep it up like that.”
“Yes.”
Although he’d treated her poorly for a while, the director could never be her enemy.
Whatever else, most of the drama was in that man’s hands.
In that case, it would be better for Han Hye-eun to make him an ally.
And for her now, that wasn’t difficult at all.
“What do you mean, what am I going to do?! That man was mine to begin with! You, some nobody who came out of nowhere, have no right to butt in! Why don’t you just die alone? Just die!!!”
“M-Mr. Shin-gu isn’t something you can own…… Ah!”
She dominated.
She hadn’t resorted to any dirty tricks.
Today, Han Hye-eun’s confidence had gone past the point of being lethal.
Kim Seo-jin, thrown off by Han Hye-eun’s overwhelming performance, kept making mistakes. She’d said ‘I’m sorry’ more times than she’d read her lines, if you could believe it.
Kim Seo-jin, with her innocent image, faced off against Han Hye-eun, the villainess with her sexy, thrilling allure.
“……What’s going on with Ms. Han Hye-eun today?”
“She seems like a completely different person from usual.”
“The screenwriter’s revising things in a hurry right now…… Don’t tell me they’re giving Ms. Han Hye-eun more screen time?”
“Whoa, if today’s shoot airs on TV, people are going to go crazy.”
“Still, I guess Han Hye-eun is Han Hye-eun.”
The entertainment industry was cold.
Directors naturally favored celebrities who brought in money.
In that sense, Han Hye-eun had belatedly hit her stride, while Kim Seo-jin was so outclassed by her that she couldn’t even act properly.
It was obvious who they’d end up favoring.
“Kim Seo-jin!! Get a grip!! What the hell are you doing? Do you even call yourself an actress?”
“Waaaaah, I’m sorry.”
In the end, Kim Seo-jin couldn’t hold back and burst into tears.
That day’s shoot had been completely devoured by Han Hye-eun, who appeared for less than ten minutes in an hour-long drama.
And even more than that.
“……Ms. Han Hye-eun, I put back the lines we cut earlier. Sorry to ask, but could you do them?”
The screenwriter and director, who’d been so fond of Kim Seo-jin, were already on Han Hye-eun’s side.
Meanwhile, one man watched it all with satisfaction, stroking his chin.
“She’s so fucking hot.”
It was
Kim Hyeon-woo.
+ + +
Madonna at the height of her fame had returned.
No, Han Hye-eun was showing even greater ability than she had at her peak.
[Had she been holding back all this time?]
[Han Hye-eun appeared for a mere 9 minutes and 43 seconds, yet had the kind of presence that seemed to devour an entire episode.]
[She was the villain, but so compelling! Viewers rave about her!]
-Kim Seo-jin is soooooo bland. Villainess Han Hye-eun is screaming like she’s really going to kill Kim Seo-jin, but Kim Seo-jin can’t show that kind of nerve. She’s supposed to be the villain, too, but it feels like she won’t deliver any satisfying payback in the end. Fucking sucks lol
-Honestly, Han Hye-eun was fucking satisfying. Shit, even I was on edge watching her. If I met the Han Hye-eun from the show in real life, I’d probably piss myself.
-She got completely overwhelmed. Han Hye-eun’s still Kim Seo-jin’s senior, though, and she definitely gave her a proper taste of what she was in for.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I have a friend on the crew, and they said Kim Seo-jin got totally steamrolled by Han Hye-eun that day and couldn’t act properly. They even asked Han Hye-eun to tone down her intensity a little during the reshoots later.
-Ha, this is why you shouldn’t cast idol actors who can’t act. If they’d put a real actor in that role, Han Hye-eun’s acting could’ve really shone, couldn’t it?
-Maybe Han Hye-eun only failed to show her acting skills until now because all her scene partners were idiots?
It was a sight I hadn’t seen in a long time.
Han Hye-eun’s name had proudly climbed the real-time search rankings.
“Haa, you’re killing me, seriously……”
Celebrities lived off attention.
The company and Han Hye-eun were both overjoyed to be getting attention again after so long.
Offers for sponsorships and commercials were already starting to come in for her, one after another. Everyone thought commercials featuring that kind of acting would be a huge hit.
But there was something that made Han Hye-eun even happier than all that.
“Haaah, aaah!! Oppa, oppa, I’m gonna diiie…… Ngh, you’re so deep. Haaah, aaah!! Hng, but it feels so good, haaah, more, thrust deeper…… Aaah!!”
It was my cock.
“Damn, the public’s going wild.”
And the one who’d sent the public into a frenzy—the actress—was now pinned beneath me, legs spread wide as she squeezed my cock with her pussy.
-Just die!! You die already!!! Please, drop dead!!
I was thrusting my hips as I watched the drama Han Hye-eun was in.
“Watching you film made me so fucking horny.”
“Me too. Just thinking about getting pounded by you after this…… I got so wet it was a little awkward.”
“You’re incredible, you bitch. Squeeze me tighter, you slut.”
“Haaah…… ♡”
I grabbed Han Hye-eun by the hair and pulled as I thrust my cock deep inside her.
Even at this point, you could say my life had completely turned around.
But this wasn’t the end.
No, if anything, this was just the beginning.
[Of course.]
[One Han Hye-eun having a brief resurgence isn’t enough to bring the company back. N&P is a fairly big management agency, after all.]
[Now we’re going to carry out a project that can be called the centerpiece of this industry.]
[Han Hye-eun was only the first step in building up to it. You could call it a tutorial.]
Nobel said.
[From now on, we’re going to create an idol group of your very own, Master.]
Just to be sure, I asked.
[Of course, you’ll have to fuck those girls, too.]
At Nobel’s words, Han Hye-eun moaned.
“Haaah, oppa, your cock’s even harder now. Ah!! I’m cumming, I’m cumming…… Haaah!!”
I grinned as I came inside Han Hye-eun’s pussy.