Legendary Superstar-Chapter 39: A Manager

The teaser of ’The Only Way,’ became trending in XYZ just after a few minutes of its release.

Hashtags such as #TheOnlyWay, #SooyunOnTop, and #CellScene filled the app.

Countless people used those hashtags as they voiced their excitement for the first episode that was said to be released in 2 weeks.

Global Studios wasn’t expecting the enormous support of the fans for the drama. They were initially anxious because of the recent events that they even had to do an emergency meeting with the executives.

They talked about rescheduling the airing time of the drama to a later date. However, because of how tight and packed the schedules were, they all agreed to continue it in the end.

However, what surprised them the most was the scene that became the selling point of the teaser. It was Minae’s crying scene alone in the cell. The viewer’s curiosity of what happened was piqued that they couldn’t wait for the first episode to be released.

Originally, they weren’t supposed to put Minjae in the trailer. After all, his screen time in the movie doesn’t even exceed half an episode.

However, his acting in the scene was too good just to be ignored.

And since the drama wasn’t entirely action-packed, they decided to add it to create more emotional in-depth. It was for the viewers to expect that there was more to the action scenes and the mystery the plot speaks of.

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Still in his apartment, Minjae reluctantly opened his wintergram account. Notifications flooded his ancient phone. It was vibrating endlessly beside him.

His follower count, which had barely reached 10,000 yesterday, now sat at an astonishing 30,000. It was climbing mountains as each minutes passed by.

"This is insane," Minjae sighed out loud as he rubbed his temples.

He knew that his name would be known because of the issue and the recent teaser, but he didn’t expect that it would turn out to be as good as this one.

He was thankful for all the support he was getting. It was just the start and the drama hadn’t even aired yet, but he could already feel their warm welcome.

Just then, his phone lit up with a call from Director Yejun. Minjae hesitated for a moment, but eventually answered it.

It must be because of the drama that he was calling him right now.

"Director?"

"Minjae!" Yejun’s voice sounded so energetic as he greeted Minjae on the phone. "Did you see the teaser? You’re the talk of the town! The production team is ecstatic. You’re trending everywhere!"

"I saw it, Director-nim," Man answered in a calm voice though his forehead creased. Did director Yejun have all the time in the world that it kept calling him?

"I wasn’t expecting that kind of response, but I’m glad about it. It seemed like your drama would be successful, director. The public is positive about it."

"Hahaha! It’s all thanks to you, Minjae!" Yejun heartily laughed, and a background noise of people laughing with him also sounded. It was faint, but Minjae could hear it clearly.

Currently, Yejun was at the team dinner that Minjae ditched. Even though it was unfortunate that Minjae wasn’t there to experience the production’s excitement, their loud noises on the call were enough to prove it.

"You’re thinking of me too highly, Director."

"Nope! Listen though, Minjae. I need you to prepare for interviews. The executives want you to join the promotion of the drama next week. The reporters were asking about you."

"Interviews?" Minjae’s brows formed a line. The expression on his face turned into confusion as he repeated the certain word.

Interviews?

For a mere extra like him?

That hasn’t been done before.

"Are you joking, director?" Minjae questioned. He wanted to know whether he just heard it wrong or whether the director was just joking around him.

"Nope. I’m not." Yejun answered with a small smile laying on his face. He might not physically see him, but he knew that this would be Minjae’s reaction.

"You might not know this, but people became interested in you after that issue. Many reporters and broadcast stations were requesting your appearance together with the main casts."

"..."

Minjae was in disbelief as he heard those words.

"So be prepared, Minjae." Yejun reminded him solemnly. "Global Studious will talk to your agency tomorrow. Just ask them afterward since I also don’t know the full details."

"Yes, Director…" Minjae muttered in a low voice. He was surprised at the sudden turn of events.

It seemed like making a name in the acting industry wouldn’t be that hard from now on. He should say his gratitude to Sooyun for this opportunity.

He was the one who orchestrated it all.

After the call ended, Minjae jumped back onto his bed. He lay down there in silence as he stared at the ceiling.

"This is quite overwhelming, huh?" Minjae whispered in the air followed by a long and loud sigh.

Minjae knew that fame, even in its early stages, had too many responsibilities. It was something he knew, he wouldn’t be able to handle everything alone.

Now that his fame was just starting, he already had interviews lined up. What more, if he was to lead a drama, right?

Dongwook wouldn’t be able to handle it alone.

So what does he need?

A manager.

In the entertainment world, having a manager wasn’t a luxury — it was a necessity. All the known artists and actors had one, together with their own stylists and make-up artists.

For Minjae, a manager should be able to handle everything in his career, be it from his everyday life or schedule.

It should be someone he can depend on. Someone who would ensure that he wouldn’t mess up. Someone who would be there to guide him. Especially now, when this body of his was just starting.

As he thought of that, a name suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Hmm..."

He wondered what his previous manager was doing right now.

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