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As soon as he saw the photo of the mansion with a swimming pool on the tablet in Choi Sung-gun's hand, which Miley Kara sent, Kang Woo-jin almost burst out laughing. He was so shocked that he barely managed to keep his concept from jumping out into the world. If the solemnity that had been repeated so far had not been there, the fuss would have appeared a long time ago.

'Whoa, really. I was so surprised.'

In fact, the house in LA that was printed on the tablet was closer to a house, but to Kang Woo-jin, who had seen a house of this size for the first time, it looked like a mansion. No, you have a swimming pool at home, right? It was not a sight seen often in Korea.

even.

'The house itself is excessive.'

The house built behind the swimming pool was large and had two floors. It was a house worthy of the description of grandeur. Don't houses like this only exist in movies? Woojin calmed his surprised mind while staring at the house in the tablet.

"······"

Kang Woo-jin takes a moment to look at the house. Choi Seong-gun, who was looking at him from the side, said.

"Have you seen everything? Next house?"

Next house? What next house? Ah, that's right. It was only at this time that Woojin remembered that he had more than just one house to look at.

'list. Yeah, it was a list of houses in LA, right?

Woojin, who had worked hard to calm down, lowered his voice.

"Yes, CEO. I saw it all."

As soon as he heard the answer, Seonggeon Choi moved his fingers. A picture of a house is shown on the tablet. Soon, a new photo was printed. This house, like the previous one, had a swimming pool, but it was not on the second floor. However, it felt as wide on both sides as the second floor.

One thing is certain.

'Crazy, this is overwhelming too.'

This house is also amazing. Then, Choi Seong-gun's fingers moved again. Once, twice, three times. As a result, there were a total of 5 houses he showed. Of course, it's all on a scale you only see in movies. Every time Kang Woo-jin saw the house, he was inwardly amazed, but he somehow managed to remain cynical on the outside.

Still, he was shocked.

'no! Are you giving me a house like this? Have you really gone crazy?'

Of course, Kang Woo-jin saved Miley Kara's life, but he still wondered if this was right. Honestly, right? Who could experience this kind of experience? The condominium near Samseong Station that Choi Seong-gun received in the past was the same as the one Woo-jin received through his work.

But this time was different.

"···CEO."

Woojin forced his voice to be calm.

"She would like to give one of these houses as a gift. Is that what you heard?"

Choi Seong-geon put down his tablet for a moment and laughed, as if he himself was a little surprised.

"Oh, I heard she said that. It was clearly stated in the email sent to the company. I'm a little confused too."

"Is that so?"

Choi Seong-gun raised the tablet that had been taken down again.

"Look at the size of these houses, of course, even if there were houses this size in LA, this would easily be worth 1 billion won, right? Of course, there were more to come."

"······"

how much? 10 billion? A few hundred million is a lot of money, but one billion? Woojin was speechless for a moment. Is he really a global superstar? The distribution is enormous. At this time, Woojin and Choi Seong-gun, who had entered the hotel elevator, paused for a moment. Because there were quite a few guests riding together.

Back a few minutes later.

Choi Seong-gun, who entered Kang Woo-jin's suite, opened his mouth again.

"Well, Woojin, if you think about the money you saved when you saved Miley Kara, 1 billion is a reasonable price. If Kara had been seriously injured, the damage would have been several times greater than that. Still, Kara is refreshing."

Choi Seong-geon shook the tablet in his hand at Woo-jin, who deeply sympathized with him.

"Have you never heard anything?"

At that moment, the lines Kara had uttered flashed through Kang Woo-jin's mind.

'I'm in debt, and it's a pretty big debt.'

one more.

'I'll do the case in some form, but that's separate. Woojin, is there anything you want right now?'

What he wanted was her to be featured in 'Beneficial Evil'. So, is the house an example of doing it separately? Also a huge house in LA? Kang Woo-jin, who had kept his mouth shut, met Choi Seong-gun's eyes and muttered lowly.

"When I was in LA, I heard that Miley Kara was giving me a gift."

"Other than appearing in 'Beneficial Evil'?"

For your information, Choi Seong-gun also knew about Kara's appearance in 'Beneficial Evil'.

"Is that even a plus case?"

"I think so."

"Huh, just looking at it, it looks like she wants to give you a house to stay in when you get into Hollywood… For some reason, when we had an after-party at Kara's house, she asked me all sorts of things."

"What did she ask?"

"uh. Where are the overseas branches located, when will you start working in Hollywood, etc. I gave a rough answer, but then this came."

It was said that there was a build-up. Anyway, Kang Woo-jin's feelings calmed down to some extent, and Choi Seong-geon, who handed over the tablet to Woo-jin, implicitly asked.

"Of course, I was preparing various things related to your overseas expansion – what should I do? If Kara were to give you housing, would you take this?"

Is there any reason not to get this? Of course, it was an unexpected size, but there was no reason to refuse. Well, even though Kang Woo-jin didn't do anything too extreme when he saved Kara, he owes her a lot.

'It's 100% better to receive it. One way or another, it becomes easier to see each other.'

No matter how much he thought about it, Kang Woo-jin decided that refusing was not a good idea.

-Sigh.

Among the five houses on the tablet, he pointed out with his index finger the house with the largest swimming pool on the second floor and recited.

"I'll take this."

Choi Seong-gun, whose smile deepened, nodded.

"Kuk, yeah. I'll forward it to Miley Kara."

A house in LA for Woojin. No, it was the moment the mansion was created.

The next day, the 21st.

The Japanese entertainment industry was quite excited from the morning. Of course, many reporters from various media outlets.

"Have you finished packing?"

"yes!"

"Then let's leave right away!"

"Ah, but I wasn't invited, so I don't know if I can go."

"It's a shame I wasn't invited, but I just had to take some B-cut photos around the hotel. Are there just one or two big names?"

"Yes, of course."

"I might be able to see director Kyotaro Tanoguchi, writer Akari Takikawa, and if I'm lucky, Chairman Hideki Yoshimura. Even if other top actors are like that, Kang Woo-jin is the best! Do you have to take a picture of Kang Woo-jin, at least from the back, to sell it?"

Many agencies and broadcasting stations also had similar trends.

"It's a mess, it's a mess. Articles are already being distributed."

"'The Stranger' production presentation?"

"Uh oh. Look at this, most of the entertainment articles only talk about 'The Stranger'."

"Hmm, it's worth it. Isn't this a live-action version of Akari's original work? It was noisy from the moment Kang Woo-jin joined the 'The Stranger'. In addition, as the 'Kashihi Group' joined in, it grew even bigger."

"······A Korean actor is the male lead in Akari's iconic work."

"There are a lot of controversies and noise about this and that, so it's no wonder there's an uproar. I heard that close to 200 reporters gathered at the production presentation today?"

"I heard that they will also conduct live streaming."

"What made the game so big? Even if it passes quietly, there will be a lot of resentment."

Of course, the theme was the production presentation of 'The Stranger' to be held at noon today. Since it was 'The Stranger' that gave rise to numerous controversies and issues from the initial announcement of production, it was not surprising that the production presentation introducing the film before its release became a hot topic.

The article had already been published.

『Finally, 'Kang Woo-jin' stands in front of the public just before the opening of the large-scale production press conference for 'The Stranger'!』

『Netizens are flocking! "The Stranger" production presentation with real-time broadcasting, interest explodes mainly through SNS and communities』

Numerous people involved in the Japanese entertainment industry. The term 'The Stranger' was constantly rising and falling in the mouths of ordinary citizens. Of course, the online side was the same. The community and social media outlets were the center of a lot of buzz about the production presentation of 'The Stranger'. The device called real-time streaming made them even more excited.

Has about two hours passed like that?

About 30 minutes before noon, the Kashihi Tokyo Hotel in Kyoto was crowded. Originally, the hotel was overcrowded with guests, but today, more than a hundred people came for purposes other than just guests. The area around the hotel and the lobby were full of people with cameras.

They were reporters invited to the production presentation.

"Are the people sitting out there reporters who weren't invited?"

"That's right, they are taking pictures desperately."

"Haha, we were lucky."

If you count the reporters gathered outside the hotel, there seemed to be at least a few hundred. Those reporters began to gather inside the largest hall of the Kashihi Tokyo Hotel. The spacious hall had an interior that included a lot of wood, and the floor height was also quite high. The hall was filled with desks for reporters to sit at.

It is crowded from the hall entrance to the front podium.

More than 80 reporters began to take their seats at the provided desks. Everyone was setting up their laptops and cameras, and when the time for the production presentation arrived, the remaining reporters outside would flock in. Then it would be close to 200 people.

"There are more cameras than a typical production presentation."

"They said they would do a live broadcast, and we should also film the 'The Stranger' team for YouTube."

There are more than 10 cameras installed throughout the hall. Among them, at the very back of the hall, the team in charge of real-time streaming was rushing to prepare.

Then about 20 minutes later.

"Live broadcasting is now open!"

With 10 minutes left until the production presentation, the live streaming team opened the broadcast. Soon, Japanese netizens started flocking in as if they had been waiting. And in just one minute.

-['A Stranger's Bizarre Sacrifice' production presentation live streaming!]

-[Live Broadcast]

-[3854 people watching]

Close to 4,000 netizens flocked. The chat window was more than just buzzing.

-Wowwwwwww there are so many reporters!!

-F*ck you, stranger!!

-I came to see Kang Woo-jin!

– Everyone, come to your senses!! Ahh! There are too many people!

-If this happens before it even starts, I'll explode once the press conference starts wwww

-I came to swear.

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Excitement, swearing, anticipation, bullshit and much more. The chats were uploading so quickly that it was difficult to check them one by one. Anyway, the number of netizens accessing the live streaming increased rapidly every second, and as the production presentation got closer, Japanese reporters also began to fill the hall.

yet.

-Sigh.

By the time about 200 reporters had arrived. A woman wearing an elegant beige jacket entered through the door next to the podium at the front of the hall. She was a famous Japanese comedian who would emcee today's production presentation. She gestured to the title 'The Stranger', which hung in large letters behind her podium.

"The production presentation is about to begin. Reporters from outside, please enter the hall."

The host, who announced the start in clear Japanese, talked for a moment with the surrounding staff. They were the staff of 'The Stranger'. The host, who had been guessing the sum for about 5 minutes, turned his gaze straight ahead again. Her host held up her cue card while all 200 reporters watched her.

"A hot movie! Let's start the production presentation for 'The Stranger'!"

The reporters clapped as if they were used to it, and about half of them raised their cameras to take pictures of the front. While the flash was exploding like lightning, the number of Japanese netizens accessing the live streaming had increased enormously.

-['A Stranger's Bizarre Sacrifice' production presentation live streaming!]

-[Live Broadcast]

-[32114 people watching]

It was exceeding 30,000 people. Everyone came in for their own purposes, but it was a significant number anyway. At this point, the moderator, who had looked down at the cue card, spoke again.

"First, let's meet the main characters of 'The Stranger'!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the staff members standing near the side door moved. The door opened and big people started coming in.

at the same time.

-Pababababak!

-Babababababak!!

A flash several times more intense filled the hall. The first to enter alone was Kyotaro Tanoguchi, the master director of 'The Stranger.'

-Sure.

Right behind him, dressed in a rather pious outfit, was artist Akari, who had heavier makeup than usual. Soon, thanks to the third person appearing, the reporters were frantically pressing their shutters, getting a little excited.

"Kang Woo-jin! Kang Woo-jin!!"

"third? Kang Woo-jin is the third person to come in?"

He is the main male lead of 'The Stranger' and is the one causing the current uproar in Japan. This was because Kang Woo-jin entered in an all-black suit. Soon, a blinding flash came upon him. However, Woojin's face was filled with only coldness.

"······"

On the other hand.

-[39887 people watching]

Immediately after Kang Woo-jin's appearance, chatting with nearly 40,000 viewers was saturated. Dozens or hundreds of chats are being updated every second. It was difficult to read the viewers' chat, but thanks to the shutter sound, you could vaguely hear what the reporters were saying despite the blur.

"Kang Woo-jin, you're calm."

"A lot of the Japanese public, including reporters here, will be watching – is that actor's personality a bit cold-hearted by nature?"

"That's according to the rumor. He's rather reticent."

"It's been 2 years since debut? It's not like there are cases like this, but it's so quiet, isn't it?"

"······When it comes to force, the top actor, go away."

Hundreds of reporters immediately commented on Kang Woo-jin's appearance in an all-black suit. However, Woojin had no time to worry about that.

'Wow!! I can't see, I can't see!'

I didn't know if my concentration would be lost due to the constant barrage of flashes. All attention had to be paid to maintaining the quality of the concept.

'Wow, I'm throwing up!'

Director Kyotaro Furo, writer Akari, Kang Woo-jin, Mana Kosaku, Uramatsu Mifuyu, and Ogimoto Yasuta, as well as top Japanese actors, all appeared. Starting with Director Kyotaro, they lined up in a straight line in front of the podium.

It was just a short photo time.

-[43313 people watching]

The number of streaming viewers exceeded 40,000. At this time, the back door of the closed hall opened and an old man in a suit came in. He was Chairman Hideki, who had white hair on his eyebrows and was accompanied by several secretaries. He entered so quietly and the situation in the hall was so frantic that no one noticed.

"hmm-"

Chairman Hideki crossed his arms, looking beyond the hundreds of reporters and focusing on the podium in front of the hall. To be precise, a smile appeared on the corner of his wrinkled mouth as he looked at Kang Woo-jin.

'Declaration of war. No, how can I bear to see a bomb?'

A leader who swims freely in a swamp of illusion.

In any case, the production presentation of 'The Stranger' started with the introduction of each character.

however.

"Kang Woojin!!!"

A Japanese sound similar to a shout rang out amidst a barrage of flashes. Among hundreds of reporters, the reporter sitting near the front shouted first.

"Recently, the Korean work in which you played the lead role was a huge hit, and 'Boyfriend: Remake' was also a huge hit!"

The voice was a little squeak due to excitement, but the question was clearly directed at Kang Woo-jin, and it was also a bit aggressive.

"Due to your continued success, you were given the nickname 'Hand of Midas'!! In your opinion, do you think the controversial 'Stranger' will succeed?!!"

The staff, starting with the host, tried to stop him.

"yes."

Kang Woo-jin, wearing an all-black suit, gave a low answer faster.

"I think it will be easy for the audience to reach over 20 million."

The first bomb was dropped.

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