NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor

– Ryu Yeon-woo and Son Jin-yuk simultaneously end their contracts with LN Entertainment and transfer to a new company.

– What kind of company is New Star Entertainment? Numerous actors sharing the same pot…

As Yeon-woo and Son Jin-yuk’s contracts with LN Entertainment expired and were terminated, and they officially signed contracts with New Star Entertainment, news articles began to pour in.

Since the information journalists could gather about the newly established ‘New Star’ was limited, the information in the articles was also fragmentary.

With the investment from Yeon-woo and CEO Kim Joo-seong alone, they had secured sufficient initial capital without needing external investment.

Therefore, unlike LN’s case, there would be absolutely no room for external attacks based on capital in the future.

Yeon-woo smiled as he looked at the busy company.

‘It’s a new company, but everyone’s handling their work without hesitation.’

The employees were each fully managing their assigned roles.

Anyone looking would find it hard to believe that this was a new company established just a week ago.

Since most of the management had been running LN for anywhere from a few years to over a decade, there were no issues with caring for the affiliated actors or project progression, despite the company’s name change.

Even the employees hired through open recruitment and those scouted through connections quickly integrated and were doing their jobs sufficiently well.

“Hmm…”

But CEO Jung Hyuk was sighing while rubbing his chin.

Yeon-woo tilted his head, looking at Jung Hyuk.

“Why are you sighing, SIr?”

“I’m sighing because I’m the CEO.”

Jung Hyuk, who had always just followed CEO Kim Joo-seong’s orders, couldn’t get a grasp on where to start.

Sighing again, CEO Jung Hyuk continued.

“Well, I have a clear idea of how to handle the schedules our affiliated actors had set before signing contracts, but I’m not sure what to do next.”

That’s originally what a ship’s captain does.

The captain looks far ahead and directs which way to go, while it’s the crew’s job to steer and row.

But Jung Hyuk, who had always been rowing, couldn’t figure out how to look at the direction.

Watching Jung Hyuk like this, Yeon-woo grinned.

“That’s why Sir Kim Joo-seong is on the third floor, to help with that.”

“…Of course, I went down there. But he was busy making coffee and told me to figure it out on my own.”

“Hmm…”

It seems he’s trying to train him rigorously from the start.

Or maybe he’s just lazy.

Yeon-woo also rubbed his chin, following Jung Hyuk, and said what came to mind first.

“Didn’t you say there were a lot of advertising offers for the ‘White Blood’ members when we were at LN?”

“Yes. At that time, we rejected most of the big advertisements because they requested to include Actor Ryu as a must. Still, the members did shoot some individual advertisements. LN took care of that part to some extent.”

Yeon-woo nodded at Jung Hyuk’s explanation.

Among the expedition members of ‘White Blood’, except for Dong-ha, all the other members were in an unaffiliated state.

Han Byul was focusing on school life until entering high school, Jeong Soo-yeon was unsure whether to pursue acting or try to become an announcer again, and lastly, Jung Cheol-min had never been affiliated with an agency during his long acting career.

Whether they thought he would naturally have an affiliation, or because Jung Cheol-min himself was running an acting academy, when Yeon-woo asked, he said no agency had made any offers even after ‘White Blood’ ended.

Anyway, now that all those members have joined New Star Entertainment, the situation has changed somewhat from before.

“Then shall we shoot some group advertisements with the White Blood members? Let’s build up our company’s performance.”

“Oh, advertisements?”

Considering Yeon-woo’s personal assets, there wasn’t really a need to shoot advertisements, but it was different for the other members.

‘These people came to New Star trusting me, so I should let them taste some money.’

Originally, umami is more stimulating than sweetness or saltiness, and even more stimulating than that is the taste of money hitting your bank account.

“Since it’s been quite some time since ‘White Blood’ was released, do you think advertisers have lost interest?”

Jung Hyuk shook his head vigorously at Yeon-woo’s question.

“Absolutely not. Right now, if Actor Ryu says he’ll shoot, we can choose any brand to work with.”

Jung Hyuk had received a call from an advertising agency just this morning, asking for their cooperation.

While checking his email on his smartphone, Jung Hyuk continued.

“Look at this detailed email they sent. The roles Actor Ryu has played so far are a national hero, a young man chasing his dreams, a doctor saving the universe. The trustworthiness of his image is tremendous.”

“They’ve cleverly left out the ‘Master Plan’ story, huh? I also played the role of a con artist…”

CEO Jung Hyuk laughed at Yeon-woo’s playful words.

“Of course, advertisers are ultimately vying for Actor Ryu’s popularity.”

“Then let’s use that popularity to proceed with an advertisement. Since the members’ opinions are important too, shall we have a meeting to discuss which advertisement to shoot?”

Jung Hyuk nodded, feeling a new sense of wonder as he listened to Yeon-woo’s words.

Discussing which advertisement to shoot – other celebrities are desperate to shoot any advertisement they can.

But the idea of ‘choosing’ an advertisement was amusing.

‘Well, it is Ryu Yeon-woo after all.’

He soon understood and nodded.

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The cast members of “White Blood” gathered in the conference room.

“It’s been a while, Dong-ha.”

“Have you been well? Of course, I saw your recent album comeback.”

Dong-ha nodded happily as he looked at the cast members gathered at New Star Entertainment.

Yeon-woo had met Dong-ha during the Archery University filming, but for the other members, it was their first time seeing him since returning from LA.

“It’s amazing to see everyone from Teacher Cheol-min to Han Byul all gathered under the same agency.”

“I bought your album, but the photocard wasn’t you, Dong-ha.”

“Teacher Cheol-min, you bought the album?! I brought a separately signed one from all the members to give you.”

“Of course I had to buy it.”

As Dong-ha and the members greeted each other and caught up, CEO Jung Hyuk and an employee in charge of ad contacts from Dong-ha’s agency entered the room.

They then displayed various ad proposals on the screen and began coordinating opinions.

Yeon-woo smiled as he noticed Han Byul sitting timidly among the adults engaged in conversation.

“Han Byul, is there any advertisement you’d like to do?”

As if she had been waiting for this, she immediately handed over one of the many ad proposals on the desk.

“I want to do this one!”

Everyone nodded as they saw the brand Han Byul had picked.

“Coffee? I’m okay with that.”

“I saw that one earlier too, and I thought the storyboard was decent and good.”

“Is there a special reason you want to do the coffee ad?”

As soon as he asked, Han Byul eagerly responded to Yeon-woo’s question.

“It’s the brand my mom always drinks at home. I think she’d be really happy to see my face on it.”

When Dong-ha and Jung Cheol-min expressed their approval, Jeong Soo-yeon also nodded.

They had chosen a total of three so far, and since that seemed sufficient for the time being, Yeon-woo summarized.

“Alright, so we’ve selected a carbonated drink, an electronic appliance, and coffee. That’s three in total.”

The products didn’t overlap in their categories, and judging from the storyboards, they seemed to be straightforward image advertisements that would be easy to shoot.

Watching this scene, Dong-ha stuck out his tongue in amazement.

The other members didn’t know any better since they had little experience with ad shoots except for the small schedules LN had managed after “White Blood” ended, but Dong-ha, who had been active as an idol for several years, was different.

“It’s my first time choosing ads like this, laid out in front of us to pick what we want.”

For Dong-ha’s group, even landing a single ad was cause for celebration, enough to put the entire agency in a party mood.

It wasn’t something where you could sit around a table, excluding this and including that, as if shopping at a market.

CEO Jung Hyuk also grinned as he replied.

“Even at my previous company, this never happened until I took charge of Actor Ryu. It’s a first for me too.”

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The members left after agreeing to coordinate the detailed schedule among the relevant parties.

Only CEO Jung Hyuk and Yeon-woo remained in the conference room after the members had departed.

“I think we should start working on a new project soon.”

Although it was called a break period, there had actually been a lot going on.

They had been busy not only with small theater plays but also with matters related to the company and Baek Sol.

However, the central focus of this life has always been ‘Actor Ryu Yeon-woo’.

Knowing Yeon-woo’s feelings, CEO Jung Hyuk smiled.

“Now we’ll have another hit on our hands.”

“Come on, you shouldn’t put that kind of pressure on me already.”

“Shall we take a look at some scripts for your next project? I’m sure no producer would refuse if Actor Ryu says he’ll do it now.”

Yeon-woo fell into thought at CEO Jung Hyuk’s words.

‘Of course, there probably won’t be any.’

But he couldn’t guarantee that there wouldn’t be interference from Baek Sol.

If they outsourced the production, it would be difficult to prevent it in advance.

“I think it might be better if we produce it ourselves. We have New Star Media too, so we need to improve performance on the media side as well as entertainment.”

CEO Jung Hyuk nodded as if he saw the point in Yeon-woo’s words.

“That’s right. Hmm, then we should first find a good script. Do you have any preferred genre?”

Genre…

After pondering for a moment, Yeon-woo shook his head.

“Nothing comes to mind right now. However, what do you think about filling all the main and supporting roles with actors from our agency? None of them have any upcoming projects besides the ad schedules we just got, right?”

“Ah, that’s true. But is there really a need to fill all the roles with just our agency’s actors?”

Of course, it was to prevent Baek Sol from having any opportunity to interfere, but he couldn’t explain it that way.

“I was thinking we could create a work that would serve as a milestone to commemorate the establishment of our company.”

“A milestone…”

A milestone was originally a stone marker used by the Roman Empire to measure distances along roads built by soldiers.

Today, it refers to significant points or groundbreaking events in life or history.

As CEO Jung Hyuk listened to Yeon-woo’s words, he realized that with such a large influx of good actors, creating a drama or movie featuring all their agency’s actors at once might not be a bad idea, so he nodded.

“Then the script will be crucial.”

“We can think about that part gradually. We have plenty of time ahead of us.”

Knock knock-.

Just then, there was a knock on the conference room door.

“Yes, come in.”

Kong Min-jung entered as the door opened.

“Ah, Senior Min-jung.”

As Yeon-woo greeted her cheerfully, Min-jung smiled, returned the greeting to Yeon-woo, and approached CEO Jung Hyuk.

“Hello, actor. Ah, Sir. Here’s the report you requested earlier.”

“Oh, you’ve processed it extremely quickly?”

“Yes, it’s something I’ve always been thinking about.”

“Pardon?”

As Jung Hyuk tilted his head and asked again at Min-jung’s words, she shook her head saying it was nothing.

“Thank you. I’ll read it carefully.”

“Yes, SIr.”

After Min-jung bowed and left, Jung Hyuk checked the cover of the report.

Seeing CEO Jung Hyuk like this, Yeon-woo smiled playfully.

“SIr, do you still receive reports in paper form these days?”

“Ah, does it show that I’m old? I just feel the information better when I can touch the paper rather than looking at a monitor…”

Yeon-woo shook his head at Jung Hyuk’s words.

“No, I’m the same way.”

“If Actor Ryu is like that too, then I guess I’m not old after all. By the way, I only gave the instruction this morning, and she’s already submitted the report.”

“What’s it about?”

“An analysis of why Actor Ryu has been successful.”

Surprised by the unexpected answer, Yeon-woo looked at the report again.