At this moment, Agwa had a lot of free time. She looked around the house and could see the comfort and luxury the original owner was living in. It's a large apartment of more than 200 square meters in Gangnam-gu. The apartment has a distinct glamorous vibe and is located within Daechi-dong, which is one of the most affluent residential neighborhoods within Gangnam. It's pure white with purples and black design plus an open view overlooking a whole district which will make you feel like you are in the hearth of modern Seoul, a city that never sleeps.
The furniture, paintings hanging in the house, and even the mug she's holding is definitely not cheap. She tried to scan the sofa with her phone and check how much it is, because why not, she hadn't been near that expensive furniture in her last life, let alone laid down on it so out of curiosity she wanna see how lavish the life of an artist is. Based on the result it's from the collection of 'Rochebobois' and the curved 3-4 seat sofa already cost KRW 11,808,818.03 and the one in her house was clearly customized, so it's even more expensive. The shocked Agwa hurriedly took a step back and moved away the mug she's holding for fear of spilling it over the sofa.
[Ask host to adjust to former body's lifestyle and left the poor mentality in previous life]
" I can't help it!!!and technically she's still in debt, just in case I can't come up with money, I could just sell everything in this house. I don't want to damage the goods." Agwa said shamelessly.
Her sofa, before she crossed was passed down from the previous owner of her apartment and she doesn't know how long it has been used so she can't be blamed for being ignorant.
The sofa is facing a huge TV wall and there's an inner cabinet that is hollowed out as an exhibition cabinet, where a trophy, certificate is placed. "people choice award 2019", "Most influential Artist 2018" etc. are all awards that can only be reached by the top Streamers.
To the left of the living room is a professional singing room, which was used by the original owner frequently these past few days to compose songs. Before the black material was exposed though, and the original owners were still famous, she rarely used it since she'd barely been home and had frequent trips and businesses to attend to. The plane and the nanny car are her real home.
It was a good place as a whole. Unfortunately, it was about to change hands, thinking of this Agwa whose already calm started to get mad again.
"I haven't enjoyed any of this yet, it was about to be taken away!!poor me!!" Agwa complained.
She knows the house was being auctioned off by the bank to repay the debt.
"Those heartless scum better not fall in my hand or they'll have a taste of hell." Agwa muttered, huffing away to the utility room to get a broom and a mop to clean up the vomit just now. Fortunately it was not on the sofa or she'd die a second time. She admired the original owner a little for keeping the house clean and tidy, the takeaway boxes packed away neatly, and so is the garbage. Familiar with all this, she quickly cleaned and tidy the messy sofa cushion. After doing all that, she scrolled through the original's phone to see if she missed something, and yes, she did.
(Sorry, I feel like I can't hold on, sorry, sorry. I'm not fostered. I'm not married, please believe me, please)
It was left to Sister Dan, the main agent of the original owner. Actually, Aguah's parents one was a public official and the other an immigrant doctor, were both killed in a car accident for stopping a school bus that lost brakes and was able to save 22 kids plus the driver and 2 teachers. The original owner would think of suicide due to the despair of being abandoned by the brokerage company. The pressure of debt, no one to rely on and the reason of not wanting to affect her siblings and her aunt's family.
"Those disgusting capitalists are tirelessly destroying people. Killing people without blood and it's difficult to pursue legal accountability." Agwa said dissatisfied.
Agwa sat on the floor and made a rough plan to save her from the current quagmire. She has to take back the original's former glory and everything that was lost not only for the wish of the original owner but also for her dream in her past life.
First, she needs to get enough star coins to draw rewards and skill. In the table currently listed in the system, she can do hangover, drinking, eating spicy food and farting.
'Sigh, what a shameful action'. Agwa thought.
Secondly, she needs to find opportunities to appear on camera or how to show off her skills and counterattack. However, it'll be really hard for her to find channels that'll hire her. There will also be no newspaper or self-media that's willing to listen to her. Don't even think about her brokerage company. She's a hot potato right now that no one was willing to take.
We must return to the public again. Otherwise, everything is empty talk.
"Finally, I also need to pay attention to SSV entertainment since they were the black hands who planned all this incident and they'll definitely continue to suppress me."
Agwa's situation is worse than the quagmire. There are wolves in front and tigers behind. If you don't move you'll die, but if you do move, you may die faster.
Scrolling through the messages on kakaotalk, Agwa found the original owner begging and asking for help via sms. There's also calling others that were either not answered or hung up. The original owner tried to use the contacts around her to work hard, but unfortunately everyone is afraid to be implicated and directly cut off relationships. There are few who'd be willing to help but couldn't. She marked all those willing to extend a helping hand and deleted and blocked those who avoided and cut off relationships with her, waiting for her to be successful, and these hypocrites will know what they missed.
"A bunch of white eyed wolves, just y'all wait, once im at the top again and y'all scurry back begging to be taken again. I'll spit you all in the face, BAH!! im not even going to let you drink my left overs." Agwa said angrily while deleting the contacts of those so-called friends.
There's one contact, though, that was pinned by the original owner nicknamed "The disciple of Tigress" that sent her a lot of messages.
[ Unni, I checked that the"rich old man" that broke out on the internet is only a director of a small company. Neither contacts, assets nor money can afford to foster and support a popular star. As for that man who claimed to be your hidden husband, i have not gather relevant information yet, but i believed unni you were framed.] june 10.
[ Why didn't the company come forward to explain the first time black materials broke out?] june 13
[ There is a problem with your brokerage company Unni, If they posted an explanation right away or even take legal measures, at least it wont be all one sided] June 16
This "disciple of tigress" would send a message about three or four days. At first, it is rational analysis and suggestions. Later, it's all comforting and promising to help clear the original owner's name. What a good Dongsaeng.
Agwa looked through recent messages from this Dongsaeng.
[ Unni, if you want you can come play in my hometown, there are not many people in Jeju and the scenery is good. You can relax here and you might get inspiration for your comeback song.]
The original body was not in a mood to reply. The reason why she put it on top was just to keep in mind that someone still believed in her. From what she knew, the relationship between Aguah and this Dongsaeng was that of a very good and close friend. When the original owner was hacked by the whole network, it was this dongsaeng who cared about her the most.
It is adversity that sees the truth. Agwa murmured in her hearth. The second step in her counter attack plan requires the opportunity to appear in front of the camera, which seems difficult from the current situation.
"There is a trump card that the original body didn't notice" Agwa pulled out sister Dan's phone number from the phone book. No one answered the first time, and after ten minutes there was no sign of a call back. She dialed the number again, and after ten rings the call got through---
"Sorry, I was in the meeting just now, so it's inconvenient to answer the phone." Sister Dan started expressing her apology.
"Understood." Agwa also said straight to the point, " Sister Dan, can the company arrange an itinerary for me, i hope its the kind of singing."
There's a dead silence on the other end after that I heard sister Dan sigh.
".... It's not that I don't want to help you but how can you be on a show with your situation?." Sister Dan sighed again on the other end of the phone and then said brightly, "Didn't i tell you before that the company will definitely arrange you once everything is calmed down and clear. Your still young lets wait and focus in your creation first okay.."
Agwa really can't blame her, since cancel culture in Korea is so severe no artist can completely get back to the scene or regain their former glory. Some were completely thrown out and never appeared again in public.
"I can take the initiative to terminate the contract with the company on the condition that I hope the company will arrange it for me." Agwa replied.
According to the specifications of ordinary contracts, if it is the artist's personal reasons that cause the company to lose its reputation and other economic losses, the company has the right to terminate the contract and even hold the original owner accountable. However, when Juson Entertainment signed the contract with Aguah, it was at the peak debut stage of "Goddess of tomorrow". To impress top streamers, the contract conditions had to be as favorable as possible. Among the clauses is that Aguah had the right to terminate the contract but not Juson Entertainment. Now that she is being hacked by the whole network, for the company Aguah is a hot potato that they want to let go but can't due to the rotten contract. She'll use this as a condition in exchange for the opportunity to comeback and the chance of success is very high.
When Sister Dan heard the other words, she was stuck. She wanted to say something, but stopped. Only the sound of breathing was left.
"I'll ask President Kim for you." After awhile, Sister Dan said.
"I'm bothering Unni." Agwa replied, after which she hung up. Agwa opened the takeaway software and ordered chicken and jajangmyeon. She's been wanting to know how's the taste of this popular dish. Of course, she readied the Gochugaru or the Korean chili powder to earn star points.
Half an hour later, the takeaway arrived, but Sister Dan still didn't call back. Agwa was slightly anxious but quickly calmed down. She realized it'll take some time for negotiation and arrangement, especially since no show will be willing to hire her.
The delivery man habitually put the food outside the door. It's one good thing about Korea. The delivery of everything is so developed, unlike in the Philippines. Also one of the reasons the original owner did not starve to death since aguah didn't want to go out or face anyone for fear of being scolded. Hot food is directly sent to the door. No need for further instructions to locate your house. You can safely pay online without worrying about your money being scammed or food not being delivered. Agwa also waited till the delivery man went away before opening the door.
She walked to the dining room and place the food on the table. She drinks a glass of milk first to nourish her stomach before digging in to her main dish. She added a little bit of gochugaru and mixed the jajangmyeon, it looks really appetizing and smells delicious.
As Agwa thought, Juson Entertainment held an emergency meeting and the company's executives discussed this passionately and loudly expressed their opinions.
"It's good to end the contract early, so as not to drag down other artists in the company."
"Is the artist department still capable of managing artists well and a cash cow that has become a plague!"
"Hey! What does this have to do with our artist department. Isn't it the fault of the PR team not knowing how to repute rumors or even come up with a plan to stop black materials from spreading. Is the salary paid for for nothing?" The voices outshine the others as if the louder you are, the more it makes sense.
After arguing for a long time, several rounds of tea refills, Mr. Kim made a final decision.
"I advocate signing people and we have earned the money that should have been earned in the past two years, without causing any loses to the company. So it's now right to agree to her condition and find suitable resources and peacefully end the contract. That way the company's reputation won't suffer."
As soon as these words came out, the executives in the conference room stopped arguing, and there was no need to blame each other for the sake of someone taking the blame.
Mr. Kim's face was normal, in his hearth; these old fritters didn't want to make decisions and just wanted to lay down and count money.
The resource department also works quickly. Sister Dan, who got the accurate information called Agwa immediately. After Agwa answered the call, she directly said " The company has arranged a substitute guest position for "The singer- songwriter."
"It's up to the company to find a time for me to terminate the contract." Agwa simply said.
"Just tomorrow come to the company to sign the contract for "Singer Songwriter" Sister Dan set a time.
"But are you sure you want to join this show? you know the company wont give you any song again otherwise i'll ask for another singing show, you might need to wait a little though since it wont be easy to join an ongoing talent program right now." Sister Dan asked hesitantly.
"Thanks unni, but I'll take it don't worry about the songs, I've composed a few these past few months." Agwa replied immediately, are you joking, its the perfect resource for her to show that she's a talented songwriter and to ultimately repute plagiarism.
"If you say so" Sister Dan did not persuade anymore, since the company is also in a rush to cut off relations with Agwa. The company wanted to get rid of the burden immediately, and they chose this program not to whitewash Agwa but to prove that she's not a genius so they could safely get rid of any setback they might suffer once the contract was terminated. The capital was really ruthless.
"No problem" After Agwa agreed, she deliberately asked in a weak voice "Sister Dan, is there something wrong with the company's public relations?"
"The company has professional procedures for handling emergency public relations, so there must be no problem. You should know that Juson Entertainment is at least a medium-sized company." Sister Dan immediately explained. " Think about it, you were the most outstanding artist the company signed and brought large amount of income so we also hope that your road is smoother, just this time the black material is too sudden, there was no prelude and the outbreak of public opinion exceeded our expectations."
"That's okay." Agwa responded, sneering inside. But still can't put the blame on this agent since she still needs to work for a living.
Public opinion is blind and ignorant, who can control it. It's only the original owner's shit luck.
Sister Dan has a lot of words in her mind that dissuade agwa from blaming the company as it won't do good, especially since Agwa still wanted to continue down this path. But after thinking about it, Agwa was only 21 years old and its a fatal blow for a young adult to suffer such a heavy setback and is quite pitiful. So Sister Dan's next words were a little gentle "Sister has also brought you for two years. I will help you again and ask KBS to take care of you more, at least to ensure that your clip will not be maliciously edited."
"Thank you, Unni" Agwa made her voice tremble on purpose, with a little sniffing to sound like she's holding back crying, and said
"Unni is the only one who helped me after being wronged."
Sister Dan sighed and responded comfortingly, "...don't think about it and have a good rest".
"Go to the KBS station and don't be late, now is not as good as before. Don't offend the music director." After explaining this Sister Dan ended the phone call and after thinking about it, she called a show producer she's friends with. She has been in the entertainment industry for more than 10 years so she still has a bit of a network.
After connecting to the call, Sister dan immediately stated her purpose and exchanged some favor with the show's producer. After the phone call, Sister Dan couldn't help but sighed again. A once dazzling existence is now downed to begging for a gig.
"Aguah's singing skills are average and her composing ability is also non-existent. The success of her comeback is completely in the hands of God's favor. There's no use of participating in any program to save her situation at all." Sister Dan lament.
The artist's agent team includes the main agent, business agent, executive agent, and film and television agent. Aguah used to have three business agents. What the original body didn't know was that the team was disbanded when the black material was revealed, proving a fact that the company could not save her.
At present there are four popular music programs in the domestic entertainment industry, "Im really a singer", "The masked singer", "the voice of china" and "The singer songwriter"
It was very urgent to get rid of the hot potato, so Juson Entertainment originally found the masked singer. Since it's masked so they think the program would readily accept.
The production director Seung-il of the masked singer replied, "Aguah? are you joking? our show's reputation doesn't want to be tarnish. Listen to my advice president kim, you can't continue to support her and stop the loss in time."
Due to this, Juson Entertainment took the next step and paid more resources and finally landed " the singer songwriter" which has been broadcast to KBS.