It was certain. The robotic female voice clearly declared that she would give not one but two gifts. Kang Woo-jin was slightly taken aback by this.
“You’re giving me not one, but two??”
Because it never happened. Starting with English, Japanese, sign language, and even singing. Up until now, it was a subspace that unconditionally threw one gift. But now, they’re giving two.
“Techniques and recipes.”
To be honest, Woojin had high expectations that he would gain the ability and thought it was highly possible. However, two things were beyond his expectations. More than anything, the timing was strange. Why now? In this situation?
Then Kang Woo-jin sensed something.
“Is subspace developing?”
I’m not sure, but that’s what it felt like. It’s always an unfriendly subspace with no explanation, but judging by the current state, isn’t it growing like Kang Woojin? There are things like that. Like games. Just like when you complete a quest, the reward increases, so isn’t the subspace similar?
“I’ve never had a quest pop up before.”
The more Kang Woojin utilizes subspace, the greater the range of gifts he receives. Well, let’s roughly understand it that way. It’s impossible to understand subspace anyway, right?
There it is.
“They said they would give it to me, but I’m grateful.”
There was no need to refuse, nor was there any way to refuse. Kang Woo-jin just had to accept it with a smile.
‘If this is the case······will I be able to gradually receive 2, 3, or 4, or even 5 in the future?’
The faint anticipation explodes. As expected, subspace is the best. Even the twin thumbs were lacking. It was just a god.
That was when.
[“Preparing to read ‘Chef’s Techniques and Recipes’······”] [“······Preparations complete. Beginning to read ‘Chef’s Techniques and Recipes’.”]
A huge gray thing covers Kang Woo-jin with a pleasant female voice. Its momentum is terrifying, but Kang Woo-jin is smiling. However, the dull pain in his lower abdomen remains.
“Ugh.”
mudfish.
-Ugh.
Kang Woo-jin slowly opens his eyes. The space was the same as the place where he had strengthened his ‘singing ability’. It was endlessly dark, similar to the previous subspace. However.
“ah.”
Kang Woojin quickly realized the difference. He could confirm the difference when he turned his head to the left. Kang Woojin was always alone, but when he looked to the left, there was another Kang Woojin. Or to be more specific.
“mirror?”
I saw the reflection of Kang Woojin standing there. Woojin’s reflection imitated everything, from blinking his eyes to raising his hands and lifting his feet.
‘Because there are two gifts?’
It was mysterious. That was the feeling. The space was completely dark, but it felt like there was another self. Right at that moment.
“Coming.”
Strange shapes began to fly in from afar. Woojin only understood what they were when they got close. Food. There was a lot of food that was quickly approaching and permeating Kang Woojin’s body. Is this the ‘chef’s recipe’?
The funny thing is.
“Taste, why do I feel taste?”
When the food seeped in, it was chilly, but it felt like I was eating the food that had seeped in. Because I could taste the distinct flavor. Kang Woo-jin’s reflection, visible on the left, was also being attacked by something. A moving knife, a flashy wok, etc.
There were numerous tools.
The next day, the 13th, Tokyo, Japan.
The time is just past 8 o’clock. The place is the parking lot of the Toega film studio. As cars gradually fill up, Director Kyotaro stands there blankly.
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“······”
His expression was stiff. He just looked at the entrance to the parking lot as if he was waiting for someone. Then why was he spending time here at this hour, and at the moment when the ‘strange life’ was falling apart? The reason was simple.
‘The Kashihi Group – are they providing investment funds?’
It was because of the woman named Tetsukawa Riri who called yesterday. Here, Director Kyotaro recalled the phone call with her.
Director Kyotaro wondered what this meant.
“······Did you say that the Kashihi Group provided the investment funds for ‘The Stranger’?”
Lili’s voice on the other end of the phone was simply calm.
“That’s right. By the way, is there anyone around you?”
“Ah- yes. There is.”
“Then please move.”
“···All right.”
Director Kyotaro, who was going out into the hallway, suspected that it was a prank call. In any case, confirmation was necessary.
“I’m sorry, but how can I believe that you are from the Kashihi Group?”
“It’s okay if you don’t believe me.”
“yes?”
“We are very aware of the current situation of ‘Strangers’. Nevertheless, we intend to invest.”
“Who is it?”
“You will know when you meet him in person.”
There was something different about this woman. It was the elegance in her speech, and the aura with which she led the conversation.
“Director, would tomorrow morning be a good time for you?”
“Are you talking about morning?”
“Yes. If it’s okay with you, we can send a car from our side.”
Director Kyotaro had an appointment with another investor. However, for some reason, he felt that he couldn’t miss this moment. Thanks to this, Director Kyotaro didn’t miss the faint opportunity.
“Tomorrow morning. That’s fine.”
“Then, please be at the Toega Film Company parking lot by 8:00 AM. Then, take the car that arrives.”
Up to here.
Director Kyotaro, who stopped yesterday as he recalled, returned to reality, the parking lot of the Toega film company. Is it real? Is it really the Kashihi Group? Director Kyotaro was hard to believe, but he also wanted to believe.
“I have no connection with you. What the heck?”
The Kashihi Group is a super conglomerate that ranks within the top 10 in Japan’s business world. However, it has no connection with Director Kyotaro. So, is it perhaps Writer Akari?
That moment.
-Wow!
A luxurious black sedan slid into the parking lot entrance. It was an expensive-looking foreign car at first glance. That’s why it caught Director Kyotaro’s attention, and the sedan, which had been moving smoothly, stopped in front of him as if it were a given.
within.
-Bam!
The passenger car door opened and a neat-looking woman in a suit got out. Her posture was upright and neat. Even as she bowed to Director Kyotaro.
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“Hello, Director. It’s an honor to meet you. My name is Riri Tetsukawa, who called you.”
He politely gestured for me to get in as he opened the back door of the car.
“Get in.”
“······”
Soon, Director Kyotaro got into the car as if in a trance.
About an hour later.
The luxury sedan carrying Director Kyotaro stopped in front of a huge house that would make people gasp in amazement. Lili, with her long hair tied up in a single line, got out first.
-Ugh.
I opened the back door of the car. Director Kyotaro’s expression was still blank. I hadn’t said a word to her the whole way there. Anyway.
“Director, just follow me.”
Director Kyotaro got out of the car in a daze and followed Lili while scratching his gray hair. They passed the wide yard, past the dozen or so employees who were busy working, past the furniture that made their mouths drop open.
“Here it is.”
Her guidance stopped in front of a brown wooden door. Soon, Lily knocked on the door.
-dripping.
A rough male voice was heard from inside.
“Okay, come in.”
A voice that felt leisurely. Then, when Lili opened the door, Director Kyotaro could see the inside of the room. It was full of books. Anyone could tell that it was a study. A large desk was placed in the center. And.
“Well, it’s nice to meet you. Director Kyotaro Tanokuchi.”
An old man with white eyebrows standing next to the desk. He extends his hand to Director Kyotaro with a faint smile, but his appearance resembles that of a white-haired lion.
Director Kyotaro knew who he was right away.
‘······Chairman Hideki Yoshimura.’
The head of the Dai Kashihi Group. As a Japanese person, he had a strong presence not only in Japan but also overseas.
‘It was real.’
In other words, it was not a lie that the Kashihi group had contacted him, but the truth. Here, the master director Kyotaro pulled himself together. He was the right person, and the situation was right.
“Hello, Chairman Yoshimura. Nice to meet you.”
“This isn’t my first time, Director, since you appear in the media so often.”
“Things have gotten a lot bigger recently than I intended.”
“If you think of Japanese film directors, it would be Kyotaro Tanokuchi.”
“That’s too much praise.”
Chairman Hideki, with a strange smile, gestured to the three-person sofa in front of the desk. It meant for them to sit down. Soon, teacups were delivered to the study, and Chairman Hideki, who had savored a cup of tea, opened the door.
“I heard that the movie ‘The Stranger’ you are preparing for now is in a very bad situation. Is that true?”
Without further ado, let’s get straight to the point. However, Director Kyotaro, who has a straight posture, also accepted it calmly.
“Yes.”
“To what extent?”
“At least the investment issue that the media is covering is true.”
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“okay.”
Chairman Hideki, who had put down his teacup leisurely but whose eyes were as cold as his, spoke to Director Kyotaro again.
“How much of the investment money has been lost?”
“It’s about 70%.”
“It must be 15 billion.”
For a moment, Director Kyotaro’s eyes wavered slightly. How did he know the details of the investment? Still, he answered calmly for the time being.
“Similar.”
“Hmm- Okay, then I’ll fill the hole in your investment. I’ll add a little more than what you had before. So you can expand the board.”
“!!!”
“But there is a condition.”
“Joe, what are the conditions?”
Chairman Hideki’s answer, once again holding his teacup, was concise.
“That new Korean actor, Kang Woo-jin, must continue to be maintained.”
“······”
“It doesn’t matter if the other actors are replaced.”
Director Kyotaro was a little shocked after hearing the answer. Why is Woojin-ssi coming out here? I really didn’t expect it. It was natural that Kang Woojin would suddenly come out of that giant’s mouth. However, Director Kyotaro suppressed his surprise and asked something else.
“···May I ask why you are interested in our film?”
“Hmm. Well, I guess it’s to protect a child’s hard-earned dream. I wouldn’t mind paying 100 billion for that child.”
It was an answer that was completely difficult to understand. However, Director Kyotaro changed the subject because he felt he shouldn’t ask any more questions.
“By any chance, do you know Mr. Kang Woo-jin?”
Chairman Hideki tilted his head slightly in response to the question and did not answer right away. He simply recalled the kinship between him and the Korean actor whose face he had never even seen, or the difficult times he had gone through.
That’s about 10 seconds.
Within, Chairman Hideki’s wrinkled mouth slowly opened.
“Let’s just say we’re friends who know the same pain.”
Director Kyotaro’s eyes widened. Clearly, it was because he sensed a connection with Kang Woo-jin from Chairman Hideki’s tone of voice. And then.
‘Yeah, is that so?’
Suddenly, director Kyotaro started to sink into a swamp of illusions all by himself.
‘Now······I can understand Mr. Woojin’s Japanese at a local level. There must be some kind of connection between him and Chairman Hideki.’
I thought it was 100% true. Suddenly, Chairman Hideki invested, and Kang Woojin came out of his mouth.
‘Woojin’s dazzling Japanese, overflowing self-esteem, relentless drive, crazy abilities including acting, and for some reason, an overflowing aura.’
Even though the movie was on the brink of collapse, he had the composure to say that he would wait. Yes, when all of that was combined with Chairman Hideki, the pieces fit together perfectly.
‘I don’t know what the circumstances are between the two of you, but – that’s what I thought.’
Here, Chairman Hideki’s words added further confidence.
“Only the director should know, from my existence to everything we talked about today.”
“···All right.”
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It was a moment filled with misunderstandings, but Chairman Hideki, who had no idea about this, spoke again.
“I’ll send you the investment money right away. In return, everything will be kept secret, and I can also control the media related to it, right?”
“You are talking about Unfollow.”
“is it so.”
“Can you give me some idea of how you would do it?”
“It’s simple. First, let’s start by saying that the investment issue has been neatly resolved.”
Then, Chairman Hideki’s faint smile deepens.
“Rumors that my Kashihi group is behind this will become quite entangled.”
A few days later, Wednesday the 16th. Night.
The first broadcast date of Japan’s national talk show, “Ame Talk Show!”, has already been announced.
『Controversy is igniting starting with the “Strange Parasite” discord, but Ametalk Show! is pushing ahead with the broadcast』
『「Ametalk Show!」Kang Woo-jin Episode to be aired without any problems on the 16th』
Promotion has also been ongoing since the moment Kang Woo-jin visited Japan.
Of course, even when the crisis of ‘Stranger’ broke out in the meantime, and even when Kang Woo-jin’s various nonsense was spreading, ‘Ametalk Show!’ did not stop. From a normal perspective, it was not good to air it while there was controversy.
This is the media.
『Ignoring the public’s voice? What are the thoughts of the “Ametalk show!” that is pushing ahead with the Kang Woo-jin episode?』
Public opinion in Japan was the same.
-Do we really need to air the episode where Kang Woo-jin has a problem? Can’t we just air it after things have calmed down a bit??
-I don’t understand, why is Ametalk PD forcing this?
-It doesn’t matter, I won’t see it anyway.
– It’s a long-running talk show that’s been around for over 10 years, and even without Kang Woo-jin, wouldn’t it still get an average viewership rating of 10%? It’s better to just air the content that’s been kept.
-What are the Ametalk production team thinking?
-If he’s not a top Korean actor or just a new actor, there’s no reason to watch him.
It stinks. Even if you justify malicious comments, they are still malicious comments. Did you say you were marking coordinates? The coordinates were marked on news related to the ‘Ametalk Show!’ on Japanese SNS and communities.
Of course, there are some comments that aren’t malicious.
-Why!! I’m so excited!
Most of them expressed concern and attacks. But clearly, these are only a small number.
And that moment.
“3 ads left!”
Many people gathered at the headquarters of TBE, a Japanese private broadcasting station that will broadcast ‘Ame Talk Show!’. From the director of the entertainment department to executives, and so on.
“Hoo-”
PD Shinjo swallows dry saliva while looking at numerous monitors. He is already thin, but is it because he is nervous? His face looks even thinner. Naturally, the writers of ‘Ametalk Show!’ gathered around him had similar expressions.
Around here.
“‘Ametalk Show!’ Let’s go live!”
The staff in the main control room gave a cue. Soon, the opening of ‘Ame Talk Show!’ was playing on several of the many monitors. This meant that the Kang Woo-jin episode of ‘Ame Talk Show!’ was broadcasted throughout Japan.
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at the same time.
“Oh, how is it?”
The director approached the staff in the main control room and asked, and PD Shinjo followed behind him with wide eyes. The writers followed him. Everyone was looking only at the staff in the main control room.
at the same time.
“······”
The main control room staff confirmed something.
“‘Ametalk Show!’ Opening Ratings-”
He turned his head and shouted to the crowd.
“Opening viewership ratings 20.3%! 20.3%!”
At that moment, everyone, including the director and PD Shinjo, opened their mouths in shock.
“Huh, how much??! 20.3%?!”
The result was beyond a reversal; it was a distortion.
