Chapter 37: Hellish Popularity
At night, in a dark office on the seventh floor, two men were busy conspiring. One was the head of the Management Team 1 of Loret Entertainment, and the other was his subordinate—a chief he had worked with for over nine years.
"I don’t mind Jin Bae being humiliated," the older man said. "He is going nowhere with his temper and attitude. He needed to be humbled."
"He hasn’t changed much since then," the chief replied. "He acts the same way as when he was a trainee."
"Conceited fool."
Alcohol wasn’t permitted in the building, but they drank in silence nonetheless.
"But this is different. That man also indirectly disrespected Ha-Joon Chae." He scoffed. "Humiliating two of my talents is bad enough already, but he also glares at my subordinate? Who is he to be so bold?"
"I don’t know where he came from, but he is widely popular right now."
"Popularity is seasonal. It does not matter. There are consequences to every action, and we need to teach him that. If he is going to stay so ignorant, we had better wipe him out of the industry."
On the desk was a nameplate that read: Walter Dean, Head of Management Team 1.
"Look into this Averie Quinn Auclair and his past. Dig as deep as you can. We will make an example out of him whether we find anything or not."
With cheers, the meeting concluded.