All three candidates to be invited to the opening ceremony were actresses around the age of 25.
The first candidate was a 24-year-old, and he was enjoying top-notch popularity as the dramas he starred in recently succeeded one after another.
The place I arrived to meet her was a Korean restaurant in Gangnam.
It was only a 15-minute drive from Geumeunbang.
Now, she was filming a drama here.
malevolent malevolent-
The restaurant was crowded with onlookers.
There were also fans holding pickets with the names of the leading actors.
I parked my car in a nearby public parking lot.
Then, hiding herself with magic, she entered the dining room.
The restaurant was divided into three buildings: the main building, the east building, and the west building, and the filming was done in the east building.
I quietly passed through the lobby and headed towards the east wing.
When I arrived at my destination, there was no space to set foot because of the staff and filming equipment.
humming-
I was lifted into the air.
Then, a woman sitting at a table holding a script caught my eye.
was the first candidate.
‘okay.’
I quietly approached her.
Then he cast a spell on her.
‘Eyes and ears.’
You can always see and hear through her eyes and ears.
I will use magic to peek into her private life.
The three candidates Kim Seo-yeon selected were all celebrities known for their good personalities.
They may or may not be really nice people.
If you are wearing a false mask, it means that you are thorough in self-management.
It would be basic to be kind to people close to you, such as fellow actors, filming staff, and managers.
Unless it is a private space where you are alone, you will never reveal your true self.
There is absolutely no way to show loopholes in such a crowded shooting site.
‘Let’s move to the next place.’
I came out of the restaurant
And headed to the second candidate.
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Fortunately, the other two candidates weren’t too far away either.
One was filming a variety show at a broadcasting station, and the other was filming a historical drama at a folk village in Yongin.
I cast ＜Eyes and Ears＞ magic on them as well.
Then I went home and waited for the night to come.
The current time is 11:00 PM.
It was a good time to awaken the hidden nature.
I lay down on the bed and closed my eyes.
And I focused my mind.
Then, audiovisual information about the first actress began to enter my head.
shoot-
She came home and was taking a shower.
After taking a shower, she put on her gown and came out into the living room.
Then he pulled out a bottle of red wine from the wine fridge.
It was a Bordeaux wine made from the Cabernet Sauvignon variety.
Mulberry-
He skillfully picked the cork and poured the wine into a glass.
Then he took a glass and headed to the veranda.
The night view of the Han River was overlooked at a glance.
She took a sip of wine and savored it.
I was curious what it would taste like.
In ＜Eyes and Ears＞, you can only see and hear the other person’s audio-visual information, but you cannot feel taste or touch.
She quickly emptied a glass and filled it again.
cluck cluck-
Her drinking speed increased.
In less than 10 minutes, he had drunk the entire bottle of wine, then took another bottle from the wine fridge and opened it.
‘He drinks well.’
Looking at the label on the bottle earlier, the alcohol content was 13%.
Since a bottle of wine is 750ml, it was like drinking two bottles of 13% fruit soju.
Beep beep-
The second bottle was consumed in less than five minutes.
Then he opened the third bottle.
It was a huge runaway.
It was to the point where I thought it might have to dry.
Beep beep-
Again, the third bottle was emptied in less than five minutes.
Fortunately, her runaway stopped there.
She stumbled and made her way to bed.
Then he collapsed onto the mattress.
cool-
Then he fell asleep right away.
‘Is it insomnia?’
It was like drinking alcohol instead of sleeping pills to fall asleep.
I fell asleep anyway, so there was nothing more to peek at.
‘next.’
I disconnected from her and connected to the second candidate.
The second nominee was a 27-year-old movie star.
He has been active as an actor for a long time from childhood to now, and has won several awards at various film festivals.
shoot-
She, too, came home and was taking a shower.
Wheein-
After drying her hair, she immediately lay down on the bed.
Sleeping like this, there was nothing to peek at.
When I was about to cut off contact with her,
Squeak-
She pulled out her phone from the secret chest of drawers by the bedside.
It seemed like a phone I was using for personal purposes, not a phone I would normally use.
belt-
She dialed speed dial number 1.
After a few beeps, someone answered the phone.
-hello.
It was a man’s voice.
“It is me.”
– Haven’t you slept yet?
“I can’t sleep because I miss you.”
I could tell just by hearing one word.
I was talking to my lover on the phone.
However, according to the information Seoyeon Kim gave, she was not dating anyone.
As long as Kim Seo-yeon doesn’t know, they’re having a thoroughly secret relationship so that nothing goes around online.
-I miss you too.
The man’s voice did not sound very young.
“How long do we have to stay like this?”
-Be patient with me. My wife… No, because I beg her to divorce me every day.
omg-
they were having an affair.
A famous actress is having an affair with a married man.
Her voice began to rise.
“How long are you going to wait! I think I’m going to choke to death! You don’t know what you’ll do if you stay like this!”
-Be patient, I’m having a hard time too!
“Quickly divorce her!”
sudden-
Eventually, she threw the phone away.
The phone bounced off the mattress and landed on the floor carpet.
Tsk tsk-
I clicked my tongue.
‘What’s wrong with having an affair with a married man?’
I couldn’t understand why a famous actress who had everything was acting like that.
Is the man a chaebol?
Anyway, that woman was out.
It was clear that sooner or later a big scandal would erupt.
If a woman like that is used as an advertising model, even a well-known company will take a huge hit on its image.
I disconnected from her.
And connected with the third candidate.
***
The morning of the opening ceremony finally dawned.
＜Alchemy＞
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The shop sign was hung up nicely.
The store opened wide and prepared to welcome customers.
“I brought you bread! Where should I put it?”
A bakery employee across the street brought freshly baked macarons and cheesecake.
Kim Seo-yeon ran to him.
“Give it to me!”
“Ah yes!”
A bakery employee was amazed at Kim Seo-yeon’s beauty, and after a brief moment of fascination, handed her a box.
Tata blame-
Kim Seo-yeon moved a large box into the store.
And I started setting the food with the manager.
I looked around the store.
The jewelry display was perfectly finished.
humming-
Several vans arrived outside the store.
rumble-
Several people got out of the car.
All of them were event company employees.
We will help with today’s opening ceremony, such as guiding and serving guests.
Vureung-
A truck came with a load of wreaths.
I checked and it was sent by the grandfather of the building owner.
Since I don’t have a lot of connections, there weren’t many people to send wreaths to.
however,
Vureung-
Bread-
Trucks loaded with wreaths arrived one after another.
In an instant, more than 20 wreaths lined up at the entrance of the store.
But the names of the people who sent the wreaths were all unfamiliar.
‘what?’
I had Kim Seo-yeon investigate the source of the wreath.
She called several florists to get the situation out.
It turned out that it was the work of President Park and Chief Kim.
They are now enjoying a vacation in Hawaii with their family.
So far, their contribution has been very great.
Thanks to President Park, I started exploring the seamount of Anyongbok, and thanks to Director Kim, I became interested in the treasures of Colombia.
So they gave me a vacation, a daily wage, and a round-trip plane ticket so that I could go back to Hawaii with my family.
President Park, who always bowed his head in front of his daughter, liked it, saying that this opportunity saved face as the head of the household.
Anyway, all these garlands were sent by them.
food-
Laughter leaked out.
It’s nothing special, but I felt very grateful.
It was then.
“Choi! I’m here!”
The building owner’s grandfather came.
“Congratulations on opening!”
A grandfather brought his granddaughter.
A college student majoring in cooking.
Her name was probably Jeong Da-hye.
she said, looking up at the sign.
“When you say alchemy, do you mean alchemy?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“It sounds like a very fitting name!”
I don’t understand exactly what she meant.
“Go inside.”
I led them into the store.
The building owner’s grandfather looked around the store and opened his mouth.
“Good job! But do you think the store has expanded dramatically?”
“You’ll feel that way because you’ve removed all the showcases in the hall.”
“is it?”
passed so roughly
Who could have imagined that the interior space was enlarged with magic?
Jeong Da-hye admired the jewels in the built-in display case.
“The jewels are so pretty! Are they all made in the workshop upstairs?”
“Yes, they are all one-of-a-kind designs.”
“There is only one in the world! It’s so cool!”
Then the building owner’s grandfather said to his granddaughter.
“Choose one.”
“yes?”
“Grandpa will buy you one.”
“No, it’s okay!”
“Oh, there are not many opportunities like this! Since I came to Choi’s store, I’m trying to sell one.”
“Then… is that so?”
she saw my face
I expressed my heart with strong eyes.
‘Choose the expensive one!’
Jeong Da-hye started to look around the jewelry with a happy expression.
In the meantime, customers entered the store one by one.
“and! so pretty! Is it a natural gem? If it’s a natural gem, it’s really great!”
A middle-aged woman admired the necklace in the display case.
The manager quickly approached her.
“Our store only carries 100% natural gemstones. We import raw stones from South America and process them ourselves.”
“is it so?”
Some men admire champagne, not jewelry.
“This is my favorite champagne! Can I keep drinking this for free?”
The service assistant at the event company nodded.
“Yes, you can eat as much as you like. The finest caviar is also prepared.”
“It was so nice of you to be here today!”
Then the woman who appeared to be his wife pinched his forearm.
“Just get drunk and have fun in the morning! I know there will be no soup!”
“I’ll only drink three, just three!”
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As time passed, the number of customers increased, and among them, there were several people who bought jewelry.
There were also people who custom-made jewelry in the style they wanted rather than the jewelry on display.
In that case, I went up to the workshop on the second floor and had a conversation with Lee Seo-yoon, a craftsman.
‘It’s a little different from what I expected.’
It was highly praised by a French gem appraiser, so I knew that people who could afford it would be eager to buy it as soon as they saw the jewelry in our store.
From the first day of opening, sales have been quite good, but they have fallen far short of expectations.
Besides, since I’ve been hired to open a business, it’s only this much, so from tomorrow onwards, maybe I’ll only blow flies.
The jewels in our store are world-class and beautiful, but they have a fatal flaw.
That is, there is no ‘brand power’.
It’s human psychology to want to buy a famous product when it’s similar in quality and price.
We had to raise awareness through advertising.
It was then.
A black van pulled up in front of the store.
Squeak-
The car door opened and a woman with long straight hair and sunglasses got out.
And several men who seemed to be bodyguards surrounded her.
When she entered the store, all the customers looked at her.
someone whispered softly.
“Isn’t that woman Chae Su-ryun?”
“Ah, no way.”
She turned her head and looked around.
Then he found me and smiled broadly and approached me.
She bowed softly so that others could not hear.
“I’m here, Mr. Minhyuk!”
Finally, a player who will increase the awareness of our store has entered.