#065
“What goes well goes well, and what needs to be revealed should be revealed.”
Han Taegu was someone who couldn’t stand being wronged. The success of the broadcast program was entirely due to his editing skills. Separate from that, he had never forgotten for a single day those who had insulted him.
Rather than Lee Yeonwoo, bringing up the high-profile Kang Dojun could easily generate buzz. That’s why Han Taegu also manipulated the incident focusing mainly on Kang Dojun.
He talked about the people’s right to know and ignored all the ringing phones despite it being late at night.
It was obviously calls from DH Entertainment.
In hierarchical companies, cascading blame was one of the unavoidable cultural aspects. Thanks to Kang Dojun, all the company’s blame poured down onto Han Taegu, who was in charge of the program.
“What’s the big deal about some contract? I didn’t even cause any harm!”
Of course, the contract was written to favor the broadcasting station, but he had planned to film quietly and leave without causing problems.
From others’ perspective, it was like the petty excuse of a perpetrator saying, “I was just walking around the street with a knife and someone reported me, but I didn’t stab anyone, so isn’t that okay?”
He had told them to discard the problematic contract, so that stupid person living in the countryside would have thrown it away. When he asked later to confirm, they answered “I did,” so he was certain.
What was more disappointing was that Kang Dojun hadn’t said anything harsh.
“Tough bastard. How come he didn’t curse even once?”
No matter how much he tried to edit it negatively, he couldn’t find any profanity. The best he could edit was “Come here right now.”
It was fortunate that he attached a plausible story to it, but even this wasn’t satisfactory. He even thought about synthesizing “shi” and “bal” from the filming audio to make a curse word, but decided against it because it would be too obvious.
Han Taegu stretched and checked the internet reactions.
When he checked earlier, most of the public opinion consisted of comments cursing Kang Dojun. But situations could reverse in an instant. That’s why he was checking frequently and waiting for the position statement that would soon come from DH Entertainment.
The later it came out, the better. Because he could find fault with the company’s slow response and curse them twice as much.
He rolled his eyes following the computer screen. After clicking the refresh button several times, he found an interesting post.
[Did you see that ㅂㄹ post?ㅋㅋ]
ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋ Do they think this incident and the previous incident are the same?ㅋ Look at this pathetic behavior of quickly posting curses about our puppy when they think it’s the right time; After getting cursed at like hell and taking down all the videos… ㅅㅲ After living in hell, they’re slowly crawling back upㅋㅋㅋ Let’s go scold them, guys
Link: http://www.bfreeTV.br/&db%.
[Ah, can’t stand Ber^^;]
└Manager, can I curse here?
└Any curse is possible^b^
[Even bullshit has its limits ㄹㅇ; This one crawls out whenever you forget about them; Almost like Teacher Ba]
└Apologize to Teacher Ba
[I heard this guy got sued by 2연우, why are they meddling?]
└Must be bitter about the compensation money
└Yeah, compensation money tastes sweet, right? Slurp. Does Yeonwoo have Instagram? Let’s send this link so he can get compensation money again. Yeonwoo, grandma will give you pocket money.
“What the hell is this bastard?”
Han Taegu was dumbfounded after clicking the link and reading the post. While the focus should be on this incident of Kang Dojun’s power abuse controversy, Ber was randomly cursing Lee Yeonwoo.
It was funny how he was cursing them all together because they were fellow “Rural Conquest” cast members, thinking this was the right time.
Han Taegu was well aware of Ber’s incident. Since it happened during the broadcast, he couldn’t help but be interested.
He thought the situation judgment back then was stupid too, but seeing it again here made him feel unpleasant.
“Does he think he’s the same as me?”
Ber had even forced cameras on people who said they didn’t want it. Since he didn’t do such petty things, he had felt disgusted.
Han Taegu, who was serious about his career, looked down on Ber.
“He thinks broadcasting is a joke. Guys like that should be punished more.”
This wasn’t something Han Taegu, who had manipulated phone conversations, should say. It was an attitude of ranking even crimes.
Thus began Han Taegu’s long night.
***
“What, they have the contract?”
Anxiously biting his nails, Han Taegu carefully read DH Entertainment’s position statement once more.
[…a contract full of toxic clauses targeting civilians…(content omitted)]
This much could be dismissed by pushing back that DH Entertainment was playing media games. That’s what he thought…, but they have the contract?
Didn’t he hear it was discarded? The image of one person with gentle eyes and a blank expression flashed through his mind.
‘Did he deceive me?’
Han Taegu glanced at his phone beside him. At some point, the phone had stopped ringing.
He pressed the number from his recent call list.
– Ring ring. Ring ring. Beep. The customer is not answering the phone….
“Fuck!”
This couldn’t be happening. Didn’t he say there was no contract? Didn’t he say he tore it all up? He had asked Lee Yeonwoo several times while avoiding Kang Dojun’s eyes, but received the definitive answer “I burned it.”
He had also made him delete the electronic contract on his phone right in front of his eyes.
But what if… he had already moved it elsewhere and deliberately deleted it in front of him for show?
The sound of grinding teeth could be heard.
He had been deceived by that innocent-looking face. A face with almost no expression changes, always looking blank, where you couldn’t tell what he was thinking.
‘I was fooled!’
He immediately searched through his contacts to find Lee Yeonwoo’s number and called.
‘Did he block me?’
No matter how many times he called, only the mechanical voice saying “Currently unable to receive contact” rang in his ears.
The situation had reversed.
[Hey hey Dojun-kun. I believed in you!]
[Ah, toxic clause contract?ㅋ]
[? Kang Dojun is absurd. After finding the contract, “Come here right now” and that’s it? No cursing? No violence? We’ve decided to call this an angel]
[If Kang Dojun kicked me, I would reflect thinking there must have been a reason I deserved to be kicked.]
[Obviously the civilian is Yeonwooㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, our Dojun getting angry as honorary Yeonwoo’s mom is totally right^^ Well done, gentle Dojun!!bb]
[Which broadcasting station was Rural Conquest from^=^]
[Did well putting it in neutral gearㅋㅋ]
[Definitely saw this ID cursing Kang Dojun in other posts, but in this post…ㄴㅇㄱ]
***
Han Taegu came to work at the broadcasting station with sleepless eyes. Feeling the stares of coworkers looking at him, he stealthily arrived at his seat.
Damn, I should have posted more carefully.
“That’s why I told you not to do it.”
A close colleague next to him whispered.
“Did you know it would turn out like this? I just wanted to mess with him a little….”
“You’re the one who’s going to get messed with big time. The director came looking for you since morning.”
“Me? Why?”
The matter had grown beyond what he could handle. His lips dried up from fear.
“How would I know? Go up and see.”
‘Haa.’
There were problems even before reporting the power abuse controversy. The point was that the informant would be identified.
A certain actor filming variety shows in other regions. Currently, wasn’t there only Kang Dojun? Then it was obvious that the PD would be revealed to be Han Taegu.
Still, Han Taegu thought he could get considerable sympathy from public opinion.
As expected, there were plenty of comments asking what crime the PD had committed. Until DH Entertainment’s position statement came out.
“I’m fucked. Who would have known they’d have the contract?”
Han Taegu clutched his trembling heart and carefully opened the director’s office door.
“Are you in your right mind!?”
Immediately, a bundle of documents struck his face. His cheek stung. It seemed like he was cut by paper. Han Taegu picked up the documents that fell to the floor and said.
“I’m sorry. I’ll take full responsibility for the contract issue….”
“That’s obvious!”
The director seemed extremely angry, his shoulders heaving.
“Do you think that’s the problem right now!?”
Han Taegu looked up at the director with a stupid expression. Was there another problem?
“The drama script that our broadcasting station was planning to air! He just rejected it. Kang Dojun! He has no plans to appear on our broadcasting station in the future!”
Han Taegu’s complexion turned pale.
“I’ll… I’ll contact him again.”
The impact of those three syllables ‘Kang Dojun’ was enormous. Moreover, the emerging broadcasting station that was riding high after the success of Rural Conquest desperately needed it even more.
“Get out!”
Chased out of the director’s office, Han Taegu made the call he had been so hesitant about – to Kang Dojun himself. His hands trembled.
The call connected as if he had been waiting, before the ringtone could even ring a few times.
– Hello.
“Dojun-ssi! What do you mean you won’t appear on our broadcasting station….”
– There’s a PD who goes around talking behind my back.
Han Taegu’s mouth clamped shut. He had ruined his own fate.
It was because of his ugly nature of not being able to stand seeing others succeed, no matter how well he himself was doing.
– Power abuse? I’m too scared to appear on that broadcasting station. As long as that PD is there, I hope we never have to meet again. Well then, goodbye.
Han Taegu held onto his phone after the call ended for a long time.
…He had been power-abused. Far from calling to smooth over the situation, he had even received confirmation that Kang Dojun wouldn’t appear on the broadcasting station.
Moreover, ‘As long as that PD is there?’
It was a statement targeting him. A chill ran down his spine wondering if the director also knew about this.
‘Then I am…’
The director’s office door behind him slid open.
“I forgot to mention. Clean out your desk by the end of this week.”
***
[Rural Conquest staff here]
That PD was fucking annoying from the start. Dumped all the work on the junior PD and just constantly blamed subordinates; Had that old-fashioned attitude making the junior report every little thing ㅅㅂ Being new is a crime, right, a crime ㅠㅠ The whole team is influenced by the PD so only the junior is super busy. The blame cascading is intense yo! Want to experience what an old fart is like? Then go to that team. By the way, I quit ㅋ Acting nice to celebrities then this happens, serves him right ㅋㅋ I heard rumors that he made 2ㅕㅜ write the contract while drunk. He was going around telling close coworkers that he caught a sucker ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ If it were me, I’d keep my mouth shut. Anyway, that’s what happened ^^
Still seeing posts cursing Kang Dojun here and there, so I’m writing this post. He’s a top actor but when you need to criticize, criticize, and he treats staff kindly too ㅠㅠ Just met the wrong fucking PD.. And on the broadcast, it only showed 2ㅕㅜ reading a book and sleeping without turning off the lights, right? After that, when Kang Dojun was sleeping, he secretly came in and covered him with a blanket and turned off the lights ㅠㅠ Gentle Dojun is really kind ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Good thing I was a junior and discovered it while reviewing camera recordings, otherwise this good deed would have been completely buried ㅠㅠㅠ I’m sure that PD struggled desperately while editing to not broadcast Kang Dojun’s good deeds; ^^
Additionally, attaching Rural Conquest scenario below as staff proof
(Photo attached)
[DH Entertainment is working hard ^^ Almost got fooled ㅎ]
└What’s so twisted about you? Is life hard? ㅋㅅㅋ
[Now I see the PD is a real ㄸㄹㅇㅅㅲ? From the contract onwards, his behavior is almost like heading to the afterlife (?)]
└But he originally appeared nice on the broadcast too?
└Ah~ That means there was nothing else to criticize~
[But after the broadcast succeeded, why did the PD suddenly start dissing ㄱㄷㅈ? Sudden acceleration ㄹㅈㄷ Repaying kindness with enmity]
└Can’t stand seeing others succeed, that’s it
[PD got fired]
└What are you?;
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ What a random bomb ㅋㅋ Wishful thinking? Then me too ^_^ Please make our family live long and prosper
Korean Internet Slang:
- ㅂㄹ, ㅅㅂ, ㅅㅲ – Censored curse words (불알, 시발, 시끼)
- ㄱㄷㅈ – Censored reference to Kang Dojun
- 2ㅕㅜ – Censored reference to 이연우 (Lee Yeonwoo)
- ㄸㄹㅇㅅㅲ – Censored curse word
- ㄹㅇ – 리얼 (real)
- ㄴㅇㄱ – 뭔지 알겠음 (I get what this is)
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
