Chapter 104
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 104
Chapter Title: A Wedding Serenade
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[Actor Lee Seojun Wins KBC Best New Actor Award!]
[Grand Prince Seongnyeong Becomes King, Dragon Embroidered on His Suit!]
[Naeuiwon Writer So Eunjin Wins Best Writer Award!]
[Naeuiwon Actors Sweep the KBC Drama Awards!]
[Actor Lee Jiseok Wins His First Grand Prize!]
-Someone posted a close-up pic, it's a real dragon lol
-It's a suit, but he basically wore a royal dragon robe!
=Your Majesty, the King, has arrived!
-Honestly, Naeuiwon owned this year. It ended in June but it's still so vivid lol
-The edited version of Lee Seojun's performance is up!
[Actor Lee Seojun's Congratulatory Performance, Uploaded!]
[Perfectly Edited Performance Uploaded to KBC!]
[Lee Seojun's Cute and Lovely Congratulatory Stage!]
-The editing is great, isn't it? Whoa. The editor is from the documentary team lol
-Documentaries?! Here?! lol
-It’s edited like it needs a narrator.
-??? : Let's explore the ecology of the werewolf.
The thumping of drums, the camera never losing sight of Lee Seojun amidst the smoke, the occasional howl of a wolf, and the giant full moon on the screen behind the stage. It was clear how much effort had gone into capturing each and every scene.
“They filmed it well.”
“They really did.”
Seojun and Seo Eunhye watched the video on their phone, marveling at it. Lee Minjun struggled to keep his eyes on the road, fighting the urge to look back.
The image of his wife and son looking at the phone together filled him with envy, and he could only stare at the dark asphalt ahead.
“I want to watch too!”
“Watch it at the wedding hall. Eyes on the road when you're driving!”
“I am watching. The problem is I'm watching so intently that I can't even sneak a peek back there.”
Seojun burst out laughing at his parents' conversation.
The new year had arrived, and a new door had opened in the Library of Life. He spent an exciting winter break reading life-books to find abilities that would help his acting and poring over the scripts An Daho had given him. Before he knew it, the day of his Uncle Chan's wedding had arrived.
Seo Eunchan’s wedding was to be held at a hotel. Since it was a private ceremony, there were no crowds, and Seojun entered the hotel with ease, spotting his maternal grandmother in the waiting room.
“Oh, my little puppy!”
“Grandma!”
Seojun, dressed in a handsome suit, ran into the arms of his grandmother, who was wearing a traditional hanbok. His parents captured the heartwarming scene of grandmother and grandson hugging joyfully before greeting Seo Eunchan, who walked in with a bright face.
Seo Eunhye and Lee Minjun looked surprised at how exceptionally neat and tidy he looked.
“You clean up pretty well.”
“Right? I even went to the same salon my kids go to for a few days to get my skin treated. They were all smiling while they did it.”
When they heard he was getting married, the salon staff congratulated him and reminisced about the old days.
The employees who had been there back then still remembered the expressions on the faces of Brown Black and Seo Eunchan when they first walked into the salon right after their debut, looking completely out of place.
As he received his skincare treatment, listening to the staff's stories, Seo Eunchan recalled that time as well.
The response to their debut stage had been better than expected—no, it was beyond anything they could have imagined. Their former CEO had scraped together every penny he had to send them to a salon frequented by celebrities for the first time.
Unlike Kevin Kim, who followed the staff's instructions with ease, the other three members and their manager, Seo Eunchan, were too intimidated to touch anything in the glittering salon.
And now, that same Seo Eunchan had become the CEO of such a respectable company.
“They said they never imagined I’d be this successful when they first met me. To be honest, I find it amazing too. From being unemployed to an idol manager, and now a CEO getting married…”
Life was truly unpredictable.
“Congratulations on your wedding, Uncle!”
Seojun beamed. Suddenly, Seo Eunchan thought back to how all of this began. The person who had invested enough money for him to become a CEO, the start of Brown Black's success—it was all because of his nephew, Lee Seojun.
“This is all thanks to our Seojun! Our Seojun is a good luck charm!”
Suddenly lifted into the air, Seojun was startled for a moment before bursting into laughter.
* * *
“Auntie! Auntie! Did Jin Natra really come?”
“Sooryeon. I heard Grand Prince Seongnyeong is here, is that true?”
The bride's waiting room was just as bustling as the groom's. Most of the guests only found out the groom's identity upon arriving at the venue. No one had been interested enough to memorize the name of an agency's CEO.
Kim Sooryeon, looking beautiful in her wedding dress, wore a bewildered expression as she watched her chattering nieces and relatives.
“It's my wedding, could you please focus on me for a second!”
“We see you all the time, but this might be the last time we see Lee Seojun!”
Even Kim Sooryeon’s parents agreed that was a fair point, and she couldn't help but laugh in resignation. She knew they were all holding back from boasting to everyone they knew, aware that it was a private wedding. That was all they had been talking about since they arrived in the waiting room.
“Yes, Lee Seojun is coming today, and you’ll probably be able to see him at the ceremony.”
“I cried so much watching Naeuiwon!”
“We’ll go wait in the hall. Congratulations, Sooryeon.”
“Auntie, congratulations on your wedding!”
The storm of relatives passed, and her friends came in. They too had faces that couldn't hide their excitement. Well, there was nothing to be done. She had expected this much when she planned the wedding.
“Brown Black is here! They were talking with Hwaryeon, they seem close!”
“They probably got close while filming *48 Hours*.”
“White is here too! Do you think we can get an autograph?”
Kim Sooryeon sighed. Round two had begun.
* * *
Seojun sat down at a table with his parents. Across from them, the children who appeared to be Kim Hwaryeon's sons stared at him with surprised expressions. When he waved, they jumped and hid behind her.
The bride's guests couldn't take their eyes off the groom's guests.
“It's really Brown Black!”
“White is here too!”
“It's Lee Seojun! It's Seojun!”
Just having these three on a broadcast would cause viewership to skyrocket, yet here they were, in the flesh, right before their eyes.
Choi Minho, who had been deeply moved by Brown Black's music, couldn't look away either.
“Siyoon. Isn't that man the one from the playground back then?”
“Huh… You mean the one who got our autographs?”
At Hwang Yejun's question, Choi Siyoon narrowed his eyes and looked toward the groom's guests. Then his eyes met Choi Minho's.
“It really is him.”
“Wow! What a coincidence.”
Brown Black hadn't forgotten their very first fan either. When the four of them waved, a startled Choi Minho looked around before pointing at himself. They nodded, and he bowed his head in surprise.
His relatives around him kept asking what was going on, but Choi Minho, the successful fan, was too dazed to respond.
White, Cocoa Entertainment's second idol group, couldn't take their eyes off Seojun.
“We haven't even met him at the company!”
“Thank you, Mr. CEO!”
White, a five-member boy group, was known among fans for being huge Marine Company fans, enjoying their movies and comics.
There was even a rumor that they owned a copy of the *Shadowman* comic book, which had gone out of print 20 years ago.
“An autograph! Do you think we can get one?”
The noisy hall was silenced by the emcee.
[We will now begin the wedding ceremony of groom Seo Eunchan and bride Kim Sooryeon.]
[The groom will now make his entrance!]
Dressed smartly, Seo Eunchan walked confidently down the aisle. Seojun clapped enthusiastically. Brown Black also recalled the first time they met him. When a man with such a rough-looking face showed up claiming to be their manager, they thought they had joined the wrong company.
“I thought he’d be replaced with another manager right away.”
“I never imagined we’d be together for this long.”
The members of White also remembered their first meeting with their CEO, Seo Eunchan.
As the CEO of an agency that had produced the group Brown Black and managed Hollywood actor Lee Seojun, they had expected him to be cold and calculating, but he wasn't.
They remembered how he would often come down to the practice room to ask if they needed anything and offer various pieces of advice.
The groom's guests looked at Seo Eunchan, who stood on the platform with a stiff smile. The Seo Eunchan they had each first met was different, but they all knew he was a good person. Everyone sent him their heartfelt congratulations and blessings with a round of applause.
[The bride will now make her entrance!]
Kim Sooryeon, in her wedding dress, walked slowly down the aisle. At the appearance of the indispensable head of Cocoa Entertainment's PR team, the groom's side also applauded enthusiastically.
Seo Eunchan and Kim Sooryeon stood facing each other on the platform. They seemed too shy to meet each other's eyes, and everyone smiled and clapped at the sight.
After the short officiant's speech, it was time for the congratulatory song. When Seojun first went up on the stage, people thought it was just him.
But then Brown Black, and then White, joined him on stage, and the wedding hall erupted in cheers as if it were about to explode.
“Wow. To hear a wedding song from this lineup!”
“Is it okay to record this?”
Everyone glanced at Seo Eunchan, the CEO of all three. Having arranged it beforehand, Seo Eunchan nodded, and everyone took out their phones and turned on their cameras.
The sound of a piano melody filled the air.
Seojun was the first to sing.
A gentle wedding song flowed through the hall. Seo Eunchan held Kim Sooryeon's hand tightly. Kim Sooryeon squeezed his warm hand back.
As he sang, Seojun saw the happy smiles on Seo Eunchan and Kim Sooryeon's faces and grinned broadly.
[The Generous Mid-Rank Angel's Feather is activated.]
The inside of the wedding hall filled with angel feathers.
* * *
[(Exclusive) Cocoa Entertainment CEO Seo Eunchan Marries Today!]
[Cocoa Entertainment CEO Holds Private Wedding!]
[Brown Black, White, and Lee Seojun in Attendance!]
[A Wedding Song by Brown Black × White × Lee Seojun!]
-? The news is covering an agency CEO's wedding?
-It’s Lee Seojun's agency.
=I'm here for news about Lee Seojun, I don't care about his agency's CEO.
=The CEO is Lee Seojun's maternal uncle.
=???
-Then Seojun must have been there!
=Not just Seojun. Brown Black and White must have gone too.
-Wouldn't people from broadcast stations come just to see Lee Seojun? And people trying to break into Hollywood too.
=Nah, it was a private wedding, so only close acquaintances were invited. It's already over.
-Congratulations on your marriage!
-??? : Born to find out your cousin is Hollywood star Lee Seojun!
=OMG lol that’s right?
-Wow… It would be hard to gather those three teams even for a broadcast…
* * *
The sound of typing, which had been going on for a while, stopped. After a few clicks, the typing resumed. Emily sighed and placed a cup of warm coffee next to the laptop.
“Drink this while you work. Have you eaten today?”
At the question from her assistant director, Emily, Sarah Rothe just stared at the coffee cup, awkwardly avoiding her gaze. Emily sighed again.
“I'll go get something simple to eat.”
“Thank you, as always.”
“Don't mention it.”
After Emily left, Sarah Rothe focused on her laptop again.
A musical film.
At the film festival, she had thought it was just a passing idea, but before she knew it, Sarah Rothe was writing a synopsis and then a full script.
She conducted interviews, gathered materials, and scouted for potential filming locations. The scriptwriting process, which seemed like it would never end, was finally in its last stages, and Sarah Rothe had been so focused for the past few days that she hadn't even eaten properly.
“Here's a sandwich.”
“Thank you.”
“How far along are you?”
Honestly, Emily didn't have high hopes. The person she was asking was Sarah Rothe, who a year ago had deleted a nearly completed script, yelling, “This isn't it!” And that wasn't the only scene she had scrapped.
*Will it ever be finished? We need to finish it to find investors and cast actors. Will this ever end?*
*Green Wing*, which was based on an original work, had been finished quickly, but this was Sarah Rothe's own story from start to finish. It was understandable that she was deliberating so much, but at this rate, it felt like she would be working on the script for years.
“Just a moment…”
At Emily's question, Sarah Rothe took a bite of her sandwich and typed rapidly on the keyboard. *Another lost cause for today*, Emily thought.
The next day.
*Another day, another failure. Maybe it'll be done in about 10 years,* Emily thought as she returned with a kebab, only to be greeted by Sarah Rothe's shout.
“It's finished!”
“Really?!”
At her assistant director's shocked cry, Sarah Rothe grinned triumphantly. Emily rushed over and sat in front of Sarah's laptop. Sarah took the kebab and sat down leisurely on the sofa.
How many days had it been of writing and scrapping, writing and scrapping? Those were difficult days!
“Can I read it, Director?”
“Of course. You're the assistant director for this film.”
Emily began to read the text on the laptop screen. For each role, she pictured a suitable actor. For each location, she pictured a suitable place. She thought about schedules and production costs.
“Director. Do you have an actor in mind for the protagonist?”
At the question from her long-time assistant director, Sarah Rothe smiled gently. The script was complete. Now, with this pile of paper, she had to cast actors and secure funding. Considering what happened at the film festival, finding investors didn't seem like it would be too difficult.
“Yes.”
Sarah Rothe looked at the television mounted on the wall. On the screen was the brightly smiling face of Grand Prince Seongnyeong. From the first time she saw his film to this very moment, he was an actor she desperately wanted to work with.
“I really hope he'll work with me.”