Chapter 14: Agency

I kept scrolling and I even found someone who knew me from the news report. There was a discussion about how it was so in character for 'Yeonkyung', although she would probably have thrown hands.

I even found a fancafe for me. Well, it is more like a Yeonkyung fancafe.

I also found Taehyun's fancafe while searching. Turns out he has been an actor far longer than I thought. He started around 6 years ago. He would have been my senior if I hadn't time traveled yet.

I kept finding more comments about Yeonkyung. It wasn't that much, but for a supporting cast who barely got any screentime int the beginning, it was a lot.

If this keeps going on, I might end up being something closer to a third lead, or even second lead.

The Yeonkyung from my time would have never gotten this much attention.

Even so, what would it change?

It's just one succesful role at most.

Getting to the top of the entertainment industry is quite difficult. Even if you have good looks and good skills, good promotions are also necessary. Even if you are promoted well, there is still a chance that people just don't like you for some reason.

It is more complex than you think.

Honestly having a stable career is already good enough of an ending for most. Many people couldn't even achieve that, myself included.

As someone with just average looks, slightly above average acting, and no agency. It's difficult, beyond difficult in fact. You need to work really hard and basically have godsent luck.

At the end of the day. You just try your best and find a way to be happy with whatever outcome you receive.

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We've hit the 90th episode mark and has quite consistently reached 40% in ratings. It was much better than back then, when we usually get around 30%.

We are starting to hit the ceiling and soon will fall down below.

The problems are starting to show itself.

Although we just resolved argument between Yeonwoo and Yeonkyung about Yeonkyung's studies, there is now a new problem in the form of Sangwoo's family.

Yeonwoo and Sangwoo's relationship is opposed by Sangwoo's family.

Although Yeonkyung and Yeonwoo reconciled in a heartwarming matter, the problems had just started.

There is all that 'leave my son with a wad of cash talk' going on, lots and lots of crying from the main leads and even Yeonkyung starts to get worried.

Sangwoo's family is really rich and they are determined to ruin Yeonwoo.

Meanwhile, Yeonkyung and Kibum would go through some emotional development. I heard Writer Kim had some plans to include a confession scene if the audience reaction is good. If it isn't, we would just tie things off somehow.

I hope things go well.

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I feel like I've been swept by the current. Now, I truly want to give the entertainment industry another go. I was already sure about retiring before this whole thing, but now I wasn't syre anymore.

I was taking a nice jog in the morning for the first time in like forever and I kid you not, everyone on the street knows Yeonkyung.

Maybe there is still a lot of people who didn't recognize me, but this is a height I have never reached. Many people asked me for autograph and pictures. It is a great feeling.

I went back home with high spirits.

"Mom! I'm back!"

"Oh, you're here. I just got a call from an agency. They are interested in recruiting you as one of their actors."

"Really?"

"Yes! I think they're called Agency N."

My mood dampened immediately.

That place again?

In my previous life, I signed a 5 year contract for that company.

They are just downright horrid with their work with me. I didn't get any good projects and ended up just waiting for the end of the contract.

To be fair, my experience there is probably better than some other people who actually achieved popularity.

It's less bad of an experience, but it didn't make into a good experience.

How to put this? Let's just say that many unspoken things happened there and I was fortunate that I was born with an ordinary face and an even more ordinary body.

I also acted like I was crazy, like I wasn't afraid of dragging them down the mud with me, that was how I survived that place.

There is no point going through that again, ever again.

"Mom, let's reject it."

"Why though?we haven't even met them."

"You know, I have been thinking for a while...I'm planning to quit acting and do something else."

My mom went silent.

"It's something that I had been thinking for more than a day or two. I like acting, but that doesn't mean it has to be my job."

"I'm thinking of doing other things. I'm thinking of studying languages, communications, or maybe fine art. It's not that I don't have any plan. I'm not quitting all of a sudden."

My mom nodded and smiled, "Alright, if that is what you want to do."

"You're growing up, Hana."