Chapter 94
I had already been frustrated because I had no proper reason to drag Won Se-chang down.
And now, of all things, an opportunity had fallen right into my hands like this...
Ha... Won Se-chang... You dug your own grave with your own hands.
The thought that I could finally bring Won Se-chang down made the corners of my mouth twitch upward.
I had to deliberately put on a serious expression just to hide my smile.
However, Choi Kyung-min had no way of knowing what I was thinking.
As if he had made up his mind about something, he spoke with a solemn expression.
“I’ll... tell MBS about this myself. No, I should’ve done that from the beginning...”
Huh?
What was he talking about...?
Was he seriously saying he was going to throw away this perfect chance to get rid of Won Se-chang?!
“N-No...”
Just as I was about to shout that he couldn’t do that...
“You can’t, Assistant Director! If you do that, the company might treat you like a whistleblower later!”
FD Kwon Yong-min, who had been nervously watching both Choi Kyung-min and me the whole time, suddenly shouted.
It wasn’t exactly common, but I knew that drama productions sometimes secretly hired so-called shadow writers behind the main writer’s back.
And most people involved usually knew about it but chose to quietly look the other way.
Whistleblowing was a confession of conscience.
It was a cry for help.
A desperate shout.
But for some reason, whistleblowers were rarely treated kindly in our country.
When a group had silently agreed to ignore something, they often refused to tolerate an individual who challenged that unspoken agreement.
As a result, whistleblowers could be treated as traitors and ostracized.
In worse cases, they could face retaliation at work or even be forced out of the company.
And this involved Won Se-chang, someone directly connected to Director Hwang Dong-hyuk.
It wasn’t difficult to imagine what would happen afterward.
“If I formally raise an objection with the company, they’ll stop the director from using a ghostwriter to revise the script. At the very least, they’ll want to resolve everything before Writer Hong finds out.”
Choi Kyung-min spoke with a determined expression.
“So, Assistant Director... you think that if you sacrifice yourself, this whole situation can be settled quietly?”
Choi Kyung-min lowered his gaze without answering.
“Well, I understand what you’re trying to do. But, Assistant Director...”
I paused.
“I have absolutely no intention of letting this quietly disappear.”
Almost at the same time, both Choi Kyung-min and the FD turned toward me.
I gave the two of them a wide grin.
There was no way I was going to let such a perfect opportunity to bring Won Se-chang down slip through my fingers.
“I was taught that people should clean up the mess they make themselves. So if Director Won Se-chang made this mess, I think Director Won Se-chang should be the one to clean it up.”
At my sudden words, Choi Kyung-min blinked as though he had no idea what I meant.
“And if I just let this go, then from my position, I’d also be deceiving Writer Hong Yeon-hee.”
“What do you mean by that...? Don’t tell me you’re planning to tell Writer Hong everything right now?”
Choi Kyung-min quickly asked in surprise.
“Oh? If I do that, does that mean I’ll become the whistleblower instead?”
I smiled, raising the corner of my mouth.
Choi Kyung-min looked even more confused.
“Team Leader Min, I don’t know what you’re planning, but if you make this situation bigger, Big Picture could also suffer.”
Of course, I understood that our side could potentially take damage as well.
In cases like this, the worst-case scenario was that the main writer could quit halfway through production.
There had even been cases where contractual disputes had pushed writers and production companies to the brink of lawsuits.
“Don’t worry. We won’t suffer any damage.”
I continued calmly.
“And neither I nor you will end up becoming a whistleblower.”
Choi Kyung-min still looked completely confused by my mysterious words.
“From now on, I’ll take care of this myself. Assistant Director, just pretend you know nothing.”
I smiled.
“And honestly, I can only think that it’s incredibly fortunate I found out about this before it was too late.”
That was right.
Now that I had finally found a legitimate reason to drag Won Se-chang down, I almost felt like dropping to the ground and bowing in gratitude.
Seeing the faint smile on my face, Choi Kyung-min looked at me anxiously.
On the drive back to the office, I couldn’t stop humming to myself as I thought about bringing Won Se-chang down.
First, I need to let Hong Yeon-hee know what’s happening. But what would be the most effective way...?
If I followed my instincts, I wanted to tell Hong Yeon-hee everything immediately.
However, considering what Choi Kyung-min and the FD had said, it would be better to find a way that wouldn’t result in anyone being labeled a whistleblower.
Just then, my phone vibrated loudly.
I checked the caller.
It was Won Se-chang.
Heh. What perfect timing.
I answered the phone.
“Yes, Director. I was actually about to call you.”
<Ah, Team Leader Min. Where are you?>
“I’m leaving the Ilsan set right now. Anyway, where are you, Director?”
I could practically feel Won Se-chang’s irritation through the phone.
“If this is about the PPL, I already heard about it.”
<Seriously, what’s the problem? Is it really that hard to make one or two scenes where they use a sheet mask? She made such a damn fuss about it. Ha... Does she think we dig money out of the ground to pay her writing fees or something?>
Writing fees? Tch. Since when did you care about something like that...?
<I’m heading to Writer Hong’s studio right now, so stop by too and help straighten things out.>
“Yes. I’ll come right away.”
After hanging up, I started humming again.
Yeah. Why waste time making this complicated?
Let’s finish everything today.
