The Third-Gen Chaebol Becomes a Genius Actor

Chapter 104: Year-end Awards Ceremony

Chapter 104 < Year-end Awards Ceremony >

-Will Yoo Yeon Seo attend the SBS Drama Awards?

└Maybe she will this time

└She’s been going to a lot of award shows lately

└That’s because those are film festivals or Baeksang, she never goes to the SBS ones

└But why doesn’t she go to SBS? Didn’t she do two or three dramas on public broadcast before?

└└Would you go if you were her, after all the crap they pulled?

└└└What happened? I really don’t know

He probably would have skipped it if he were the original. He would have said there was no point in going to greet strangers when he had no chance of winning.

-What happened with Yoo Yeon Seo was

Back in 2015, when she debuted as an actress, it was okay for her to be a bad actor since she was a rookie, right? Her image wasn’t that bad back thenㅇㅇ

But in 2016, when One Seven made a comeback, the arrows that she had shot at Yoo Yeon Seo came back to her, and her acting didn’t improve, but she got cast in various roles thanks to her connections, so she accumulated a lot of anti-fansㅇㅇ And then, coincidentally, it was the time when a lot of actors of similar age and experience were active, so they competed fiercely and the whole world cursed at Yoo Yeon Seo

Anyway, at that time, she got nominated for the Excellence Award at either KBS or MBC, I don’t remember, and it was a huge mess. The whole community was outraged and even offline, people were asking why she was nominated and whatnot

└It was horrible, seriouslyㅠㅠ

└It was really bad back then, but I don’t think Yoo Yeon Seo cared, did she?

└But can’t they change the title? It sounds like they’re bringing up old wounds;;

└Coincidentally??? What kind of wording is thatㅅㅂ My actor was very active in 2016, are you blaming him?

└Honestly, it’s ridiculous now. It’s not like they invited her, why are they complaining and saying they’ll boycott if she comesㅋㅋ

└└Didn’t the broadcast station also use this to get attention?

└└└Didn’t she lose all her ads back then? The station apologized right away after causing the controversyㅋㅋ And after that, they didn’t nominate Yoo Yeon Seo much and didn’t write any promotional articles either

└And she spent her own money to debut a bunch of rookies, but they were ungratefulㅋㅋ

└└Hey, be honestㅋㅋ She blocked them from going anywhere else

└└└Anyway, it’s a fact that she gave them a chance, right?

The controversy that started with ‘She has such a powerful background, they’ll give her the award for sure. If Yoo Yeon Seo attends the Drama Awards, she’ll get the Excellence Award’ grew explosively.

Even though she didn’t say she was going, people were saying things like ‘Excellence Award? Are you kidding me? How much money did she spend?’ ‘How can she come with that acting?’ ‘If she has any conscience, she should stay away’ and so on.

The controversy would have died down if it were someone else, but it got worse because it was Yoo Yeon Seo. And the atmosphere at that time was still that it was okay to bash celebrities.

And Yoo Yeon Seo’s fan club, Love Letter, would bring up this issue every year-end awards season and bond over their anger at the people who cursed at her back then. And the hate comments that were left at that time were also caught by Chairman Yoo’s radar and paid the price for messing with him.

‘Did this happen?’

He didn’t remember feeling troubled by this reaction, even though his memory synchronization was over 40%. It seemed that the real Yoo Yeon Seo didn’t care at all.

He probably thought that he would quit the entertainment industry and go to school and take over the company if he got bashed like this.

-How many awards do you think Evil Spirit will win?

It might be hard to get the Best Drama Award, but I think they’ll get most of the others

└First of all, Yoo Yeon Seo, Seo Hajun, and Min Da are nominated for the Becker Award

└Won’t Yoo Yeon Seo sweep the popularity awards?

└But isn’t Evil Spirit a bit too much? It’s weird that only Yoo Yeon Seo gets the top excellence award

└└Well… that’s because she acted well…^^?

-Why do you think Evil Spirit can’t win? The ratings and the buzz were good

└That’s true, but honestly, the drama itself wasn’t good enough to win the Best Drama Award, right?

└If the drama was bad, the ratings wouldn’t have been high

-I’m out, the awards season is back. See you next year ㅅㄱ

-Don’t fight and look at the red carpet photo of Yoo Yeon Seo

└She’s crazy

└She still can’t get used to the flash ㄱㅇㅇ

└└Is it the aftereffect of the accidentㅠㅠ? She didn’t used to be like this beforeㅠㅠ

-But Love Letters, Yoo Yeon Seo’s hair and makeup are amazing, where is the salon?

I know that she doesn’t have a stylist and does everything herselfㅇㅇ

└Where is it? I’m curious too

└We don’t know

└└What do you mean, don’t keep it to yourselves, tell me too

└No, we really don’t know;;

└I heard that it’s not a salon for celebrities, but a place that only serves a few politicians and chaebols

└└She’s got class

└But didn’t Yoo Yeon Seo have a stylist? Her casual outfits were awesome

As Yoo Yeon Seo passed the red carpet and entered the awards hall, the inside was quiet for a moment and then changed to an explosive response.

‘What?’

What’s going on? He didn’t think much of it and looked for his seat. The Drama Awards had a few audiences selected by lottery, and among them were some Love Letters with great persistence. Lim Hyeju, the younger sister of Lim Seunghyun, was also waving a slogan enthusiastically at the scene.

“Yeon Seo!”

“Hyung!”

From afar, Hong Min-ah and Seo Ha-joon waved their hands vigorously and called out to him. Yoo Yeon-seo laughed with a deflated sound, as if they were Pomeranians greeting their owner.

The table for ‘Evil Spirit’ was at the front and center. And Yoo Yeon-seo’s seat was at the edge where the camera could capture him well.

“You both came early.”

“I think I’m going to throw up, hyung.”

“Me too. Wow, I’m so nervous.”

Seo Ha-joon’s group NB had some experience winning awards at some music shows thanks to their overseas popularity, but it was their first time at an acting awards ceremony, so he understood. But wasn’t Hong Min-ah called the queen of independent films? She might not have won at the big three awards, but she had swept many other awards.

“That’s surprising.”

“I never had any luck with awards. I was always nominated, but…”

“That’s the same as me. I never had any luck either.”

As Yoo Yeon-seo shrugged his shoulders and said that, Hong Min-ah’s gloomy expression brightened up and she giggled.

“Yeon-seo, you’ve been here a lot, right?”

“No? It’s my first time at the end of the year too.”

“Really? Aren’t you feeling pressured?”

“What’s there to feel pressured about?”

He would just have fun and go. His nonchalant answer elicited a reaction from someone else.

“It’s a lot of pressure. How does he deserve to win this award? What criteria did they use to give him the award? Things like that.”

“Congratulations on your true media debut, sunbae-nim.”

As Yoo Yeon-seo deliberately lowered his voice and said that, Jung Hyun-sik, who had just arrived, sat down on his chair and sighed softly.

But would Jung Hyun-sik face such criticism? He acted really well. And besides, such criticism usually came from young actor fandoms, so it wouldn’t match Jung Hyun-sik’s age group. Seeing Yoo Yeon-seo’s expression, he smiled bitterly.

“People are talking a lot these days because Evil Spirit is doing well.”

Well, those who bash others don’t care who they are. And since this was his first time getting such attention, he wouldn’t be able to ignore even the slightest reaction. Yoo Yeon-seo nodded his head.

“With your acting skills, hyung, you’ll have more talk in the future, so just ignore it like me.”

“That’s because you have an extraordinary mentality.”

“I’m a bit strong.”

Yoo Yeon-seo shrugged his shoulders. Seo Ha-joon kept drinking water because he was nervous.

“Ugh… Sunbae-nim, if it’s hard, sue them through your agency. These days, it’s a virtue to sue first, notify later, and show no mercy.”

“Really?”

Hong Min-ah spoke in a good-natured tone and lifted the mood.

Like this, the awards ceremony had a high chance of being wrapped up in all kinds of controversies and criticisms, whether they won or not.

And at the end of the year, when they could rest at home, they had to go to the salon and dress up, and be a clap shuttle for hours, and if they didn’t respond to the congratulatory stage, that moment would be caught on camera and burn more than any other controversy.

That’s why many actors avoided the awards ceremony. They preferred cable and general service works that didn’t hold awards ceremonies, and thanks to that, there was a rumor that cable and general service works had good casting.

“Hello. It’s been a while, everyone.”

“Director. Writer.”

Choi Seong-moon, the director, and Lim Ye-na, the writer, had left behind their worn-out looks from work and had a neat appearance.

“Director, do you think you’ll win an award?”

“It would be nice. I’ve thought of my acceptance speech, you know?”

“Really?”

The whole Evil Spirit team laughed at the director’s nervous words. The other actors nearby looked at their warm atmosphere.

“No, you didn’t think of anything?”

“We don’t even know if we’ll win or not. And besides, this kind of place is meant to be watched for the fun of rambling unexpectedly.”

“Is that so? Hey, but saying you won’t win is too humble. You’ll all go home with your hands heavy, right?”

As Yoo Yeon-seo looked around, Seo Ha-joon’s ears were particularly red. Oh, you thought of something. And Hong Min-ah, who was smiling shyly… You too?

“Yeon-seo, hello.”

“Yes, hello.”

“I’m a fan.”

Among the people who participated in the awards ceremony, some didn’t just pass by the table of Evil Spirit. They blatantly stared at Yoo Yeon-seo, as if they were determined to stamp their eyes on him. Seeing that, Seo Ha-joon smiled mischievously.

“Hyung, by the way, congratulations on inheriting the company. That’s something to celebrate, right?”

“It’s not done yet. And inheriting… It’s still a long way off.”

“Hey, if they’re not blocking the articles, it’s confirmed, right?”

He looked naive, but he had been an idol for more than five years. Seo Ha-joon’s eyes sparkled as he nodded his head vaguely.

“Then are you going to the company all the time? You’re a director, right?”

“No, there are a lot of people who don’t go to the company. And if someone like me goes to the company all the time, the other employees will feel uncomfortable.”

“Oh, I see. That’s amazing. Doing both things.”

“If you think about it, you’re doing both things too.”

“That’s the same entertainment industry, right?”

“I’m in a similar situation, if you think about it.”

Seo Hajun, who juggled idol and actor activities, and Yoo Yeon Seo, who held a position in a company related to the industry and also acted, were not much different.

The interesting thing was, as soon as he inherited a stake in JSENM and the news of his appointment as an internal director came out, places related to Ajin Daily leaked controversies about illegal gifts, parachute appointments, and Yoo Yeon Seo’s retirement rumors.

‘I guess he doesn’t have a scratch on his mental.’

Of course, Yoo Yeon Seo didn’t care. Rather, it had the opposite effect of losing Juseong’s ads from Ajin Daily.

[Yeah, that company is a good choice. You know that side of the business well…]

Chairman Yoo welcomed him with both hands, no matter what company he inherited, as long as he erased the shadow of Lee Heeseo. Yoo Geonmin felt a pang of regret.

“So, have you settled in now?”

“Yes. I did a photo shoot yesterday.”

The introverted attention seeker, Seo Hajun, had done three personal ads since ‘Evil Spirit’. His group, NV, also filled up their lacking domestic recognition. He flashed a V sign with his fingers confidently, but suddenly became gloomy.

“But I don’t think I’ll be able to renew my contract.”

“Why?”

“There’s the military issue, and… I guess the hyungs want to start fresh somewhere else.”

His first goal was to make his name known, but he still had affection for the group. Seo Hajun’s efforts to promote the group’s name through ‘Evil Spirit’ went down the drain.

‘Come to think of it, One Seven will be gone soon too.’

Yoon Yuchan, the leader of One Seven, and Lee Hangeul, who had worked together in ‘Baekhoham’, had recently enlisted. The others would probably go soon too. One Seven, who would be 10 years old next year, was looking for another company instead of renewing their contract with AST Enter.

While he was thinking about something else, a video that briefly introduced the works of the year 2020 ended, and the awards ceremony began with the MC’s greeting.