Chapter 301 – Side Story – Fight and Don’t Do That (4)
She was spending her time drinking, giggling, and teasing Ha-ryeong, but when she heard the name Oh-wol, she felt cold for no reason.
“Really? When is the date?”
“I’ll send it to you right now. Should I put it in your calendar?”
“No, that’s okay.”
How could I forget the dates related to May, I remember them so well.
Anyway, seeing as we’ve even met face-to-face, it’s safe to say it’s almost confirmed now.
I was in contact with Owol separately and knew her profile to some extent.
It wasn’t a topic of great interest, but for Seo Ha-eun, it was an opportunity for the company to grow to the next level, and it was something that I was paying some attention to because it was what a loyal maid wanted.
If Ohwol, rather than someone else, speaks positively, her agency will also view it with the same sentiment.
Anyway, I spent some time-sharing information with Oh-wol, and I won her heart little by giving her advice that wasn’t her own.
Well, I didn’t pay much attention to it, but I’m proud that it seems to be going well.
As I leaned on the railing and lost in thought for a moment, Seo Ha-eun came close next to me.
Seo Ha-eun asks vaguely, pressing her shoulder against my forearm.
“Zion, will you come too?”
“No.”
May isn’t even coming, so why am I going there?
It is literally just a company-to-company meeting.
Seo Ha-eun may have answered too firmly, but she looked a little sad, and when I realized it too late, I smiled awkwardly and placed my hand on her head.
“I’ll go to Sua’s guest photoshoot meeting.”
It’s a little annoying, but I have no choice but to take responsibility because I did it without thinking about it half a year ago.
Since I am the one who made the board, I should go and show my face at least.
Well, to be honest, even if I say it this way, I mostly participate in contracts and meetings related to my children, even though it eats up my life.
Since these are the kids I care about, it bothers me more than being annoying.
Seo Ha-eun nodded her head with a cute expression of satisfaction.
If you look at him, he looks like this.
I really like being involved in company affairs.
I don’t know if they enjoy working together or if they trust my achievements after working hard for almost a year, but anyway, I don’t hate being treated like this.
It’s not bad to be treated like an important person.
I stared at Seo Ha-eun, who was smiling brightly, and opened my mouth.
“So, are you ready for the meeting?”
“It’s already been done, I’m glad I prepared in advance.”
Instinct, the company that Owol’s group Laney Paul belongs to, is our company’s meeting partner that we keep talking about.
They may come there with a light heart, but it won’t be that way back there.
We were never prepared to be light.
The influence of NewTube goes without saying in today’s world.
In this situation, advertising and promotions have started to have quite a powerful effect on NewTube, and Instinct, a huge agency, is fully aware of this fact.
So, he probably suggested it to our company.
Although it was a one-off proposal, its size could never be ignored.
The message was that it would be nice to promote Laney Paul’s album, which is quite famous, on our company’s channel.
It wasn’t even just a few members appearing, but all of them, including Ohwol.
From Seo Ha-eun’s perspective, it was a condition she couldn’t miss.
The channel that Instinct wanted Rainie Paul to appear on was a talk show run by large-scale new tubers, and they were people I recruited around last year.
That’s probably why Seo Ha-eun asked me if she would participate in the meeting.
Still, I have no particular intention of going.
As I said a moment ago, it is not the channel our kids belong to, and Owol is not participating in the meeting.
And, I knew this in advance by contacting Ohwol.
I won’t necessarily show it, but it will probably be a contract that has my influence in many ways.
I think Seo Ha-eun also noticed this, so she was sticking next to me with an expression like a puppy receiving a treat.
I heard it’s really cute.
I let out a small laugh and roughly stroked Seo Ha-eun’s head.
Well, from her perspective, Seo Ha-eun has no choice but to be thankful.
Right now, it’s just Laney Paul’s appearance, but if the meeting and promotion are successful, it will be a different story.
It’s not a matter of certainty, but the best hope is that Instinct’s celebrities will be able to appear on our company’s NewTube channel for promotion in the future.
Actors under the company are there to promote dramas or movies, and singers under the company are there to promote albums and unit activities.
A video of your favorite newtuber meeting your favorite singer or actor will bring very good results.
It’s a long way off, but going deeper, Seo Ha-eun’s MCN itself may come under Instinct.
Seo Ha-eun may not fit anyone’s personality, but it would be impossible to kill her greed for that childish reason alone.
If we could monopolize the buzz of so many celebrities belonging to Instinct, that would be a huge feat in itself.
By the way, I’ve been out too long since I was drinking. I need to get back in soon.
As she was alone in her thoughts, I, who was stroking Seo Ha-eun’s hair, turned her body and pulled her.
“Let’s go in slowly. If we keep doing this, Lina will really come running in.”
“Yes.”
Seo Ha-eun smiled as if it was fun and headed to the living room, and I followed behind.
Hmm… Anyway, even if we postpone it this time, I think it would be a good idea to show my face sometime soon.
Among the newtubers I brought to the company, there are quite a few large-scale ones, and there are also quite a few newtubers who run channels that would be perfect for character promotion activities, so there won’t be anything bad.
As I said, she doesn’t really have any motivation these days, but she’s willing to move if it’s something that can help Seo Ha-eun and her company.
Even if I say this, I plan to listen to everything the kids ask for.
Well, usually kids don’t ask for that.
Anyway, it seems like a good time to meet May to illuminate her face.
It’s good to meet secretly, but there’s nothing better to pass the time than to go out in a natural place.
Since Owol is still active overseas, it will be a little later before I can go out for external activities.
Seo Ha-eun hesitated to open the window and enter the living room.
“Oh, that’s right. Shion, I have something to ask.”
“What is it?”
“Mr. Ohwol, has the date for your arrival in Korea been set?”
“Yes, I’ll go in and send it to you.”
“Thank you!”
As I watched Seo Ha-eun entering the living room, I scratched my cheek for no reason.
I feel sorry for Oh-wol for relaying what we just said, but I don’t want to hide anything from Seo Ha-eun.
Well, Seo Ha-eun is one of the most trustworthy people, so there is honestly no problem with her.
She just feels uncomfortable because she feels like a soft-spoken person.
When Seo Ha-eun entered the living room, she saw that everyone was sitting at the table eating and drinking, and she was laughing and chatting without me.
Oh, Lina is excluded.
I’m glaring like crazy.
I slightly avoided eye contact and sat down, and something felt a little strange, so I noticed that Seo Ha-eun, who was next to me, had moved her seat and Ha-ryeong was in her place.
“What are you looking at…!”
Lauren was sitting across from Haryeong.
Lauren’s expression looks quite embarrassed, as does Ha-ryeong’s face, which seems to be redder than when she was on the balcony.
I apologized while I was out.
I smiled and lightly tapped her subordinate’s shoulder with my shoulder.
“Good job.”
“W-what are you crazy!!!”
“Good job.”
“… Mr. Lee…”
As the praise continued, Ha-ryeong eventually lowered her head, and everyone’s eyes focused on me.
What can I say, I felt like I was surrounded by dogs while holding snacks.
… It wasn’t a problem before everyone got drunk, but now that it’s over, they’re starting to get aggressive towards me again.
The time has come to distribute her affection wisely.
***
The drinking party was roughly finished.
The surviving members are me, Seo Ha-eun, and Ha-ryeong.
The rest were clearly drunk, and in the case of Rina and Sua, they had already gone into the room and stretched out.
The two started living together and even started to look alike, falling asleep in the same room in the same position every 5 minutes.
That doesn’t happen for a day or two.
Now, that room has been designated as a room for Lina and Sua to come and sleep in after drinking.
By the way, I just wanted to have a drink with everyone. I had no intention of letting everyone sleep here, but things went wrong.
I should be thankful that I didn’t stretch out on the table…
This means that there are people who stretch out from the table.
Lauren, who had been in pain for a long time because of Ha-ryeong, seemed to have calmed down a lot after receiving the apology, so she continued to drink and ended up lying face down on the table.
Lauren is also a person who drinks a lot, but if you look at it, it’s all because of Ha-ryeong.
I naturally turned her head and glared at her subordinate next to her, and the subordinate, who was looking at Lauren who had collapsed with a complicated expression, got upset for no reason.
“… What! Why!”
There seems to be something pricking my conscience, so I don’t think I need to say more.
Instead, I should reduce the number of people at home.
“You made it like that, so take responsibility.”
“I was already going to do that…! I’m going to take you to my room and put you to sleep.”
Ha-ryeong scratched her head with a troubled expression, probably because she was like me who had experienced an unexpected situation.
Looking at her, she clearly drinks well.
In Haryeong’s case, we don’t gather together often, but the few times we drink together, she always survives until the end.
Anyway, she’s been feeling a little down lately, but after getting everyone together and eating and drinking to her heart’s content, she feels refreshed.
I guess I can just ask the humans who reach out first to clean it up.
Both Su and Lina are pretty good, so the older sisters always do it first, so they tend to have a lot of fun.
Well, there’s no need to say anything to the kid since he doesn’t even give him a chance to do something bad, but he still feels very discouraged.
Don’t you have to do it first before the sisters move?
Anyway, now I’m going to send them all away and drink leisurely.
“Sir, you’re slowly taking Lauren in. We can’t keep leaving it like that, and if you get even more drunk, it’s going to be hard to take care of people.”
“I already tried to do that!”
While Ha-ryeong was answering nervously, Seo Ha-eun, who had gone to the bathroom, came out.
“What, did Haryeong decide to take Lauren away?”
“… Yes, that’s right.”
When Seo Ha-eun asked with a puzzled expression, Ha-ryeong answered as if there was nothing he could do.
“No, I’ll take you with me, so Haryeong, please give Shion a drink partner more.”
What does that mean?
“Yes…?”
Ha-ryeong asked in bewilderment if she felt the same way as me, and Seo Ha-eun slightly relaxed her shoulders as she put her smartphone in her pocket.
“Shion, you haven’t had much to drink yet. I’m tired today, so I can’t do it anymore. I think you want to drink more too, so let’s play together.”
No… Well, if you really think about it, it’s true.
After she had sent everything away, she had planned to leave Seo Ha-eun to chat and drink more.
Since there was something I did on the balcony earlier, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to sleep with Haryeong for the first time in a while tonight.
