Chapter 794: Schemer (1)
Sung Hak-Soo, the former president of Daechon Inc., was a self-made man who rose from a salaryman background all the way to the top. Inside the company, there were those who sneered that he became president thanks to a strategic marriage. Yet to me, he was the embodiment of perseverance—the very icon of long-suffering patience.
He endured for twenty years, weathering the contempt of Kim Bu-Ho, the honorary chairman who looked down on his humble beginnings. And he also endured the whims of his wife, Vice President Kim Ae-Ja. In the end, he finally claimed that seat.
Some called him spineless, but they simply didn't understand him. Sung Hak-Soo was the kind of man who would do whatever it took to achieve his goals. And I knew that better than anyone, because in my previous life, I once worked under him.
Back then, he first approached me with a warm smile, showered me with lavish gifts and generous bonuses, pretending to be the perfect benefactor. For someone like me with no parents, he even played the role of a protective father figure.
However, all of it was just a means to an end, nothing more than tools to fulfill his own ambitions. Just like the schemer he was known to be, he began requesting favors from the moment I became a director at Top Entertainment.
Small things like sending celebrities to minor events was first. Then one day, I received a tip-off that the celebrities I had introduced to Sung Hak-Soo were being drawn into his schemes. Sung Hak-Soo had been matching the stars I had sent with politicians and business heirs, using them as pawns in his backroom deals.
By the time I realized it, it was too late. I cut ties with him firmly afterward, but the memory of what he did remained vivid.
As far as I knew, he had kept a low profile after Kim Ae-Ja's arrest. I didn't expect him to show up before me like this.
Yet I was no longer the naïve Jung Yoon-Ho of the past.
'Sung Hak-Soo. I won't fall for your schemes in this life.'
Just then, Sung Hak-Soo greeted me with a grin. "I'm Sung Hak-Soo. So this is the legendary maverick of the entertainment world. Hahaha."
Sung Hak-Soo started the same way he always did, laying it on thick with flattery.