Chapter 737: White Day (1)
Actor Division 1 at Hoop Entertainment had always been the core team since the company's founding, holding the most important position. The top actors were always part of Actor Division 1 and most of the company's profits came from there. As a result, the company's direction always aligned with Actor Division 1.
However, everything changed after my regression.
Bang Sang-Yung, who led Actor Division 1, was kicked out of the company and several actors moved over to Actor Division 2. As a result, Actor Division 1's status had fallen to the point where it now rivaled that of Actor Division 2, led by Gu Seong-Cheol.
Perhaps out of frustration, Chief Choi Eun-Seok, a graduate of Suhyaejong who led Actor Division 1, joined forces with others from the same background at Guanwoo Entertainment and opposed everything I tried to do.
But at this very moment, Choi Eun-Seok was reaching out to me, claiming to speak on behalf of all Actor Division 1 talent agents. He said we should now stand together on the same side. It was the moment all my prior efforts finally started to pay off.
Still, I couldn't trust his words at face value after everything that had happened.
I masked my joy and acted surprised. "Why the sudden change, Mr. Choi?"
Choi Eun-Seok let out a long sigh. "To be honest, I thought we could handle things just fine even after Director Bang left the company. But when Jo Min-Sung moved to Actor Division 2, that's when it hit me. Ah, so this really isn't the same Actor Division 1 anymore."
Choi Eun-Seok lowered his head, tapping the ground with the toe of his shoe as if struggling to go on. Then he took a deep breath and looked up at me.
"So here's the thing... I want to bring our team back to what it used to be. I'd like your help with that, Chief Jung. You know, right? Even if our Actor Division 1 team leads all came from Suhyaejong, Hoop Entertainment is everything to them."
Choi Eun-Seok had spent most of his career as a talent agent at Hoop. And while the other Actor Division 1 team leads were also Suhyaejong graduates, Hoop had been their very first company. That was why, back when Kim Dong-Soo led Actor Division 3 and used the Suhyaejong network to confront Kang Gam-Chan and other executives, they hadn't chosen a side.
There was no sign of falsehood in Choi Eun-Seok's tone or eyes, but I still couldn't jump to agree. The Choi Eun-Seok I knew was more pragmatic than anyone. In other words, there had to be another reason—a more practical one.