Chapter 138 (1/2)

Chapter 138: Chapter 138

Mansoo laughed loudly at Hyunwoo and said, “Ha ha ha. It's my surprise gift to you, my brother.”

“Thanks so much, big brother. I'll never forget your favor,” said Hyunwoo, expressing grat.i.tude to him. Then, he handed his business card to Jinyoung.

“How are you? I'm Hyunwoo Jang. I'm your fan.”

Jinyoung was one of his favorite singers. Hyunwoo even respected him. Jinyoung was a man of courtesy. Receiving his card, Jinyoung also politely gave his to Hyunwoo and exchanged greetings with him.

“Producer Mansoo Kim told me about you. It's nice to see you like this.”

Jinyoung was seven years older than Hyunwoo, but as he tried to think and act like a young man, Hyunwoo felt he was more old-fas.h.i.+oned than him. Besides, Jinyoung's voice was cheerful, and his eyes glowed brightly, far from a disheartened man who failed in business.

“I heard you're in animation business,” asked Jinyoung.

“Oh, please talk down to me, brother.”

“Ha ha, as this is my first meeting with you, I feel rather uncomfortable talking down. Next time let me try. By the way, you look like an extraordinary man.”

“Not at all, brother. I'm flattered.”

Both of them were of one mind in many respects. They had a great conversation, and both of them felt congenial to each other.

As if he had the same feeling, Jinyoung sat close to Hyunwoo during the whole evening.

Sometimes he moved here and there to fill the cup for someone but came back to Hyunwoo's side. It was the same for Hyunwoo. Though Minhye and Youngsu gestured to him to pay attention to others, Hyunwoo didn't care at all, only focusing on Jinyoung.

But Hyunwoo made a mistake in spite of himself. He touched on something that he should have not with respect to Jinyoung. It was about his entertainment company JYB that went bankrupt.

However, Jinyoung was not embarra.s.sed at all. Rather, he was bold enough to make a big laugh and didn't hesitate to tell Hyunwoo about the bankrupt company.

“I was just too immature at that time. I managed the company like a fool,” said he, looking at Hyunwoo. “Why do you think I failed, Hyunwoo?”

“How do I know?” Hyunwoo hesitated to reply. However, Jinyoung was adamant about getting his reply because he thought Hyunwoo might have a.n.a.lyzed why JYB went bust.

After all, Hyunwoo opened his mouth.

“It's true that it's more profitable to invest one billion won and make 1.2 billion won than making 200 million one by investing 100 million one,” Jinyoung's curiosity was piqued by Hyunwoo's a.n.a.lysis, “But that's the case of those who ran a business and knew how to make money. It's too reckless a business style for start-ups.”

Jinyoung nodded his head as if he already sensed what Hyunwoo was trying to say, “I think my judgment of you was right. You already know what I have learned from business failure.”

“Oh, don't overestimate me, brother. Originally, someone who coaches others is a glib talker, as you know.”

Jinyoung was a broad-minded person. He was not bound by his past failures nor did he try to hide his weakness, which Hyunwoo felt might be his biggest strength.

That was what Hyunwoo wanted to learn from him.

“May I ask for your advice on my business sometimes?”

“Of course. Your call is always welcome. By the way, I know something about singing or dancing, but know nothing about animation. I'm afraid I won't be of much help.”

“Well, just hearing your voice will be a big help to me.”

“Oh, I'm flattered by that. Ha ha ha.”

Hyunwoo was so delighted to have a drink with him tonight. That's why he had already drunk a second and third round of drinking with him, but he didn't want to leave yet.

“Do you have any appointment tomorrow? Shall we have one more drink of beer?”

“Well, I have a shooting schedule tomorrow, but let me just have one more drink.”

Both of them went to a beerhouse for the fourth round.

Hyunwoo brought up the topic of Jinyoung himself, such as episodes of his best times as a popular producer, etc. Jinyong reeled off the episodes endlessly.

Then, Jinyoung suddenly began to talk about AT Entertainment. It was about a fierce compet.i.tion to grab a very promising girl singer between AT Entertainment and JYB.

In the end, AT Entertainment, backed by huge financial firepower, won it. The girl singer enjoyed great success, moving back and forth in the fields of singing and acting.

“Can you tell me who is she?”

“Well, she went bust now. After she was in the AT Entertainment owner's bad books, she ended up going under very badly.”

Hyunwoo nodded his head, and then suddenly thought of Nami Yu. As her boyfriend Dukwoo said, the AT Entertainment president was a big womanizer, and Hyunwoo had to find a way to get Nami out.

“Brother, do you happen to know about Taesoo Ahn, the owner of AT Entertainment?”

“Which aspect?”

Hyunwoo briefly explained to him about Nami's situation but didn't reveal her name.