Healing Love

Chapter 19

(Cheongdam-dong, Seoul)

Jo In Sung got an early call to come to his agency as they said they have an essential thing to discuss with him, so he has no choice but to go to the agency first thing in the morning though he came back from shooting at 4 am last night. He planned to do some research on Dr Ri Jung Hyuk today, but he has to cancel it.

When he entered the meeting room, it seems like all the big shots of his agency are there. Mr Son (The President), Mr Kim (Director of Acting Division), Miss Jang (Head of Promotional Unit) and Miss Lee (Head of Public Relations). By looking at them, he knew it must be something big to be discussed. Either it is good or otherwise.

"Morning, In Sung ssi. Come on in," Mr Son invited him in.

He gave a deep 90 degrees bow to the board of directors before taking a seat opposite of all of them.

"What is the reason you summoned me first in the morning?" In Sung asked politely. Just then, Miss Jang's secretary put a file in front of him. He is shocked when he opens it. Inside there are photos of him and Elijah leaving the club and entering her apartment complex.

"Dispatch sent me those photos this morning and asked us whether they can release it or not. So, I need to know the real story so we can take the necessary countermeasures," Miss Lee, who is the head of Public Relations, diplomatically asked him. She is the one who will give out the press release of the artists under Hallyu Entertainment to the media. She is the one who is in charge of the rise of the stars under their agency. From the way she talks, you know she is very skilful with her words.

"How many times I told you to be careful In Sung ah," Miss Jang sighed, and she seemed like controlling her anger.

In Sung knew that now, he needed to tell the truth as he is already busted. It also means, whatever happens next, he needed to accept it.

"Sorry, it is my mistake. I knew it. She is the woman I met at the bar. I like to befriend her, but there's nothing happened between us."

"If nothing happened between you two, what about the photos of you followed her to her apartment?" Miss Jang asked again but sterner in her voice.

"Okay, It's true that I often went to her house after drinking and spend a night there, but that's about it. She already left the country with her boyfriend a few weeks ago, and we have ended our relationship," In Sung being honest and told them everything. He knew that is no point in hiding anything from them because eventually, they will know too.

All the four directors just shook their heads and sighed upon hearing what he said. Of course, they cannot control their personal life 24/7. All they can do is minimise the exposure. It is not easy to manage all these stars. They are public figures, and people really look up to them. So, they must make sure their reputation is kept well. Nowadays, it is more crucial in the high technology internet era because when awful news about celebrities' surfaces, it will spread out really fast like LTE, and it will leave the netizens in an uproar. When that happens, it is not easy to handle. Even if they manage to do damage control, it will still have a destructive impact on the said celebrity, and then the popularity of the star will drop drastically. It will be hard for the agency to promote them like before. That is why they needed this kind of control measures meeting when Dispatch or any news outlet sent them 'suspicious photos'.

"Arasso. From this moment onwards, that woman will be known as your cousin. You are so close that you often hang out with her at the bar and go to her house whenever you are nearby. The bar is the bar you always frequented even before your debut. I will ask Dispatch not to reveal it, but just in case these photos got leak again, this will be the answer," Miss Lee told him and the rest about what kind of control measures they will need to take. "Don't worry, In Sung ssi, we will cover it for you as it is part of our job. Our artist's reputation is our top priority," she continued.