When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar

# 210

A New Prologue (2)

Around the time when Joo Joo-ah started working in a girl group and her name as well as the group began to become known. Joo Joo-ah receives a threatening phone call from her ex-boyfriend, whom she dated when she was a trainee.

There was a video of him having sex with Joo Min-ah on his ex-boyfriend’s cell phone. For Joo Joo-ah, who had agreed to leave a video because they were in love with each other, it was a threatening phone call that came as a surprise.

When her ex-boyfriend asked for money, Joo Joo-ah was trembled and sent the money. However, contrary to his promise, the ex-boyfriend did not delete the video and instead demanded money from Joo Joo-ah.

At that time, Ju Minah did not have the large amount of money he was asking for because the settlement had not yet been received.

Minah Joo, who suffered from constant threats and secretly suffered from money problems, eventually reported this to her manager.

Originally, the house was not well-off, so it was no longer possible to raise money, and I thought that this would not be a fundamental solution.

In addition, the extreme stress was exhausting my mind and body, which was also affecting my group activities.

In the end, the only person who had anything to say was the manager. After informing the manager of the general facts, the manager immediately reported the details to Seo Joong-won, who was the head of the strategic planning office at the time. The more people knew about it, the less good it was. The manager’s judgment was that this was something that would be reported to Seo Jung-won anyway and that the solution should be resolved on Seo Jung-won’s behalf.

As an employee of Ara Entertainment and the manager who manages Joo Joo-ah, the manager’s judgment was not wrong. However, what was overlooked was that Seo Joong-won was a villain.

Seo Joong-won called Ju Joo-ah, who was only 21 years old, and spoke with a cold face.

“Why should I help you?”

Juminah felt like her hands and feet were getting cold. I wonder if she would be kicked out of the group like this, or maybe she should have given money to her ex-boyfriend on her own behalf without telling the company until the end…

Joo Joo-ah also debuted after going through a difficult time as a trainee. I didn’t want it to end like this. For a brief moment, Juminah felt nervous as if she would faint.

Seo Joong-won shook his head and said as if he was tired.

“If you take care of the smelly waste… I should have something in return… I think it would be quickest to just let you out. “Rather than dealing with a guy like that.”

“Chief! Please save me just once. If you can help me just once, I’ll really, really work hard. Please…. Please, just once… Ugh. I will do anything…”

Juminah’s face was already covered with tears.

At such a young age, I was carrying too much burden on my own. Ju Minah was on the verge of being pushed off a cliff. Seo Joong-won, sitting in front of a large desk and looking down at himself with cold eyes, felt like the only savior who could save him.

Seo Joong-won was doing calculations at that time.

He couldn’t put a dent in the group he was raising, so as soon as he received the report, he dealt with the man who threatened Joo Joo-ah.

He had someone search through his house and delete all the videos he had. He actually threatened the man, saying that he would sue him because he had received compensation through threats. Joo Joo-ah’s ex-boyfriend must have fully realized what kind of person Seo Joong-won is.

The original sex video owned by Joo Joo-ah’s ex-boyfriend was in the hands of Seo Joong-won.

At the time, Seo Joong-won was acting as an intermediary who found sponsors for some of the trainees who left Ara Entertainment because they were not part of the debut group.

Since he had no foundation other than his wife’s family, he had to rely on the power of high-ranking people in each field to increase his power. This was the method I came up with for that purpose.

High-ranking executives were people who were as excited about having fun with women as they were with money. It was one of the ways to unleash one’s beastly desires and at the same time reveal one’s power.

The former Ara Entertainment trainees that Seo Joong-won connected with them were not just ‘bar girls’. However, the risk of exposure was much lower than that of actual celebrities.

By knowing this and putting his weakness into his hands, Juminah was a card he could use as he pleased. Even a pretty popular celebrity.

However, since it was still active, it was difficult to pass it off as a sponsor. Seo Joong-won was both a pimp and the head of Ara Entertainment.

Seo Joong-won’s eyes narrowed as he looked at Joo Min-ah, who was crying and willing to do anything.

Juminah’s firm breasts and slim waist caught my eye. I thought he didn’t stand out compared to the other members, but when he was alone, he had a pretty believable face.

When I think back, I felt like I had a nice cold with him because he had a very friendly personality.

Since they are agency officials and celebrities, there will not be much suspicion.

Director Seo Joong-won had a hard time suppressing laughter. The time had come to enjoy the taste of power.

“Anything… Then shall we talk about whether you can really do anything?”

Director Seo Joong-won stood up and placed his hand on Joo Min-ah’s shoulder.

That’s how the relationship started.

Seo Joong-won had a video of Joo Min-ah and her ex-boyfriend having sex. In fact, he could have been worse than my ex-boyfriend. Seo Joong-won was truly in a position to bring Joo Min-ah into the abyss.

At that moment, Juminah felt like something had broken. It felt like a part of my self had been torn apart.

The glamorous life of a celebrity. Juminah decided to focus only on that life. He didn’t even look towards the darkness.

After having sex with Seo Joong-won, I always felt nauseous and had to run away to the bathroom under the pretext of washing up, but that was why I accepted the money and casting offer that Seo Joong-won gave me in return. I felt like I would go crazy if I didn’t do that.

Because of that kind of relationship, Seo Joong-won had no hesitation towards Joo Min-ah.

That was the reason why Joo Joo-ah knew that Seo Joong-won was acting as a pimp to the trainees, giving bribes here and there, and even accepting bribes.

It was because I didn’t think that Joo Min-ah, who was like a doll in my hands, could do anything with her will.

However, Do-wook was currently sitting in front of Ju-min.

“Give me something else. Something that could destroy Seo Joong-won… let’s do that instead. At least if Minah wants to get out of this relationship… I think it would be a good opportunity.”

I briefly wondered why Do-wook was trying to bring down Director Seo Jung-won, but the reason was not important.

Looking at Do-wook’s straight and sincere eyes, Joo Min-ah felt very ashamed of herself reflected in those eyes.

After thinking for a moment, Juminah nodded as if she had made up her mind. Dowook was right. It was an opportunity to escape from the relationship with Director Seo Joong-won.

He was no longer the sole victim. No matter how it started, he was also someone who received compensation from Seo Jung-won.

After a while, I was so consumed with the money and fame that Seo Jung-won provided that I might never be able to return to a normal life.

Now, even if Seo Joong-won revealed a video of her having sex with her ex-boyfriend or revealed what happened to her, there was nothing he could do about it. If I had the chance to turn back, I wanted to.

‘It’s already too late to become normal, but…’

Juminah opened her mouth, thinking.

As Do-wook expected, Joo Min-ah had the stature to take down Director Seo Jung-won.

A list of trainees and sponsors sold in the name of sponsorship. List of bribes given and received.

Clear evidence that could be handed over to the prosecution was stored in Joo Min-ah’s Yangjae-dong officetel. Joo Min-ah decided to hand it all over to Do-wook.

“This photo will never be revealed to the world, but… if we investigate Director Seo Joong-won, Min-ah’s name may come up. Then, Minah, who is a celebrity, may be the only one who gets the most attention… Is that okay?”

Dowook added, suppressing his uncomfortable feelings.

This is what Do-wook already thought of when he said he wanted to take down Seo Joong-won. Juminah nodded.

Joo Min-ah was a victim of power relations. Because the damage had been done for so long and the compensation had been paid, it seemed that he could not think of himself as a perfect victim. Of course, it was clear that if this matter were made public, Juminah would not be able to avoid social criticism.

It would have been nice if she had been a little wiser, but I didn’t think she could have made a different choice at the time.

Joo Min-ah was sitting in front of Do-wook with an expression that said she would endure anything. Dowook calmly opened his mouth.

“Let’s do it this way.”

Do-wook organized the list as soon as he received the evidence from Joo Min-ah. Fortunately or unfortunately, there were almost no lists related to Joo Min-ah. Because it was Director Seo Jung-won’s own work, he did not leave any evidence.

As long as Director Seo Joong-won didn’t speak up, it seemed like Joo Min-ah wouldn’t be implicated.

Do-wook sent the organized evidence to Director Jeong, who was in trouble with Director Seo Jung-won. There was help from team leader Daehyung Lee.

And I received help from Yumin Lee, CEO of Yoosung Fashion. Because many of the people involved were high-ranking executives in the media and broadcasting industries, it was not something that could be done by just reporting it. A trustworthy person from the prosecution was needed. Dowook became an anonymous informant.

Ju Minah decided to announce her retirement just in time. I was afraid of Seo Joong-won’s retaliation, and since it was a wrong start from the beginning, I wanted to end it.

Everything was happening smoothly.

The most perfect moment. Do-wook pushed the first domino set up to take down Seo Joong-won.

From then on, Dowook didn’t have to do anything.

I just watched.

***

It was an hour before the Ara Entertainment board meeting.

After finishing the phone call with the CEO, General Manager Seo Joong-won went to Ara Entertainment’s office and contacted the directors. However, no matter what communications they received, none of the directors received a call from Director Seo Jung-won.

There were more than a few directors who begged him to get money. But now that he was pretending not to know me, I couldn’t forgive him.

“Aaaah!”

Seo Joong-won, head of the headquarters, was so upset that he shouted from his office.

However, even though Director Seo Jung-won did not forgive, there was nothing that could be done.

‘Dismissal… It makes no sense to be dismissed!’

Director Seo Jung-won still denied reality.

‘Do you bitch X betray me?!…’

Director Seo Joong-won thought that Director Jeong had contacted Ju-min Ah and lured her away. Unless Director Jeong said he would look after her, there was no way Joo Min-ah could have betrayed her.

‘I have a video in my hand…’

Director Seo Joong-won was suddenly struck by a strange sense of déjà vu. Director Seo Joong-won clearly had a video of Joo Min-ah. Nevertheless, the fact that Joo Min-ah betrayed him…

was completely understandable only in one situation. Director Seo Jung-won hurriedly opened the Internet window.

Director Seo Joong-won’s prediction was correct.

Joo Joo-ah’s announcement of retirement was heating up the Internet. Of course, it was only possible to control actress Joo Joo-ah’s life when she risked her life for the title of ‘actress’.

Revealing the video of the retired Joo Joo-ah may have brought her personal life down to earth, but it would have been difficult to get anything in return.

‘You made a plan! Damn…. Just spread the video and make people criticize you no matter if you go abroad or do something else. That’s it. But right now…!’

Director Seo Joong-won tried to remain calm.

‘wait for a sec. The CEO said that if I quit, he would block Director Jeong. That’s because exposing my list of corruptions won’t do any good for the CEO. Director Jeong doesn’t have a good relationship with the CEO, so he wants to put his own person in the CEO position… and he takes advantage of this to bully the CEO…’

After thinking about it calmly, I came up with an answer. It was the same too. Before the board of directors started, they had to use the representative to create an excuse to put pressure on Director Jeong.

At that moment, someone knocked on Director Seo Joong-won’s office door.

“Come on in.”

As Seo Jung-won answered, a delivery man wearing a motorcycle helmet came in.

“It’s quick!”

The delivery man handed an envelope of documents to Seo Joong-won.

The delivery man left and Director Seo Joong-won tore the document envelope with impatient hands.

There were documents inside.

It was a divorce document sent by Seo Joong-won’s wife.

Just as Director Seo Joong-won was in shock, a knock was heard again. Director Seo Jung-won couldn’t even answer. But the door opened and men in suits came rushing into the office.

They were people sent by the prosecution.