Chapter 479:


    After having lunch with his friends, seo-jun took a seat in the lecture hall where he had a liberal arts class.


    Uncle Eun-chan and Da Ho hyung.


    He tried to focus on his friends during lunch, but the two men kept popping up in his mind.


    Soon, the instructor of the liberal arts class [About Violin (Advanced)] came in.


    Maybe it was because it was the course registration period, but he didn''t take attendance and just briefly introduced the course and the textbook and left. Seo-jun watched the instructor and the students who got up one by one and sent a message to his friends.


    [I’ll be there later.


    [I have something to think about.


    His friends, who remembered Seo-jun''s strange state, replied.


    -Yang Ju-hee: Okay


    -Yang Ju-hee: But come by 6 o’clock.


    Seo-jun scribbled on the syllabus that the instructor had handed out with his pen while resting his chin on his left hand and sorted out his thoughts.


    The lecture hall was empty for the next two hours, so it was a good place to get lost in his thoughts.


    ‘It''s certain that there''s a problem between the two...’


    If there was something going on lately, or something that was going to happen, the first thing that came to his mind was re-contracting.


    He drew a circle over the word [Re-contracting].


    ‘I''m an adult now, too.’


    Seo-jun had been able to drink alcohol since January of this year, but Cocoa Entertainment planned to officially re-contract with him after March 10th, his 19th birthday, when the contract became legally effective.


    This time, it was a contract between Seo-jun and Cocoa Entertainment without the consent of a guardian, so Seo-jun felt a bit excited and nervous.


    ‘I haven''t received the contract yet...’


    It was almost as if they had talked about re-contracting, except for signing.


    He hadn''t received the contract yet, and he planned to review it thoroughly after receiving it, so that wouldn''t be a problem.


    ‘Then there must be something wrong between Da Ho hyung and Uncle Eun-chan...’


    That was also strange because Cocoa Entertainment''s president, seo Eun-chan, had only influenced the singer team so far.


    He only knew about singers well because taking charge of Brown Black was his first job in the entertainment industry.


    He didn''t know much about actors.


    Besides, there was only one actor in Cocoa Entertainment, and he was too famous and talented and also an investor of Cocoa Entertainment. So there was no reason for him to interfere.


    ‘Da Ho hyung and Team 2 did well, too.’


    So Team 2, which was in charge of actor Lee Seo-jun, could be considered an independent team that was hardly affected by the president.


    ‘...Normally, there would have been a problem from the start.’


    Of course, it was a situation that could hardly happen in the entertainment industry, where celebrities were almost treated as one-person companies. But it was easy for problems to arise when the president''s power didn''t reach them.


    The president would try to influence Team 2 somehow or the team leader would do some behind-the-scenes work and take all the team members with him to become independent.


    Seo-jun recalled the things he had seen on news or articles and continued his thoughts.


    ‘...Uncle Eun-chan and Da Ho hyung...?’


    He imagined Seo Eun-chan''s annoyed expression and Ahn Da Ho''s behind-the-scenes work.


    Seo Eun-chan looked annoyed when he saw his sister Seo Eun-hye and brother-in-law Lee Min-jun''s lovey-dovey behavior.


    Ahn Da Ho did some behind-the-scenes work when something interfered with Seo-jun''s work.


    Seo-jun couldn''t help but laugh at the natural images that came to his mind.


    “I can''t imagine it at all.”


    They weren''t like that.


    Even if he put aside their friendship and thought coldly, it was like that.


    If President Seo Eun-chan interfered with Team 2, it would be useless if Seo-jun, who was an investor and an actor, opposed it.


    Seo-jun could even become independent.


    It was hard to interfere too much for the sake of having a Hollywood star as a name value.


    And even if manager Ahn Da Ho became independent, it would be useless if Seo-jun didn''t follow him.


    Being a Hollywood star''s manager would help him, but it was hard to succeed with just a name in the entertainment industry where even talented planners couldn''t be sure of their next success.


    ‘Da Ho hyung would do well, but it would take time.’


    Besides, Ahn Da Ho wouldn''t leave Seo-jun and become independent.


    There was trust, friendship, and affection between the actor and the manager who had been together for over 10 years.


    Seo-jun ignored the fact that he had seen blood-boiling fights among blood relatives who had been together for decades.


    “Then what is it?”


    What could it be?


    Why was Da Ho hyung''s state weird, and why did Uncle Eun-chan call him directly?


    Seo-jun tapped the paper with the tip of his pen.


    “Ah, I don''t know.”


    If he thought simply, there might have been a small quarrel between Seo Eun-chan and Ahn Da Ho, and they were embarrassed to tell the young Seo-jun, but they wanted him to reconcile them.


    ‘It would be faster to just ask them.’


    No. They’ll tell you soon enough. Just go quickly.


    Seo-jun walked quickly and knocked on the door of the president''s office. It was louder than usual.


    The door opened right away as if someone was waiting for him.


    “Seo-jun. You''re here?”


    “...Da Ho hyung?”


    Seo-jun blinked his eyes.


    Ahn Da Ho was in the president''s office.


    “Hmm? Did you sleep badly yesterday?”


    Ahn Da Ho checked Seo-jun''s complexion and quickly led him to the sofa.


    Seo-jun was pushed by Ahn Da Ho and sat on the soft sofa.


    Seo Eun-chan, who was sitting at the head of the table and looking at some documents, raised his eyes at Ahn Da Ho''s words and looked at Seo-jun.


    To Seo Eun-chan, seo-jun looked the same as usual, but since his manager said so, he wondered if that was the case.


    “What''s wrong? Did you have a hangover?”


    “Do you want me to get some medicine?”


    Seo-jun cautiously sipped the tea that Ahn Da Ho gave him and his eyes darted between Ahn Da Ho and Seo Eun-chan.


    ‘They don''t seem to have fought...?’


    “...No. I don''t have a hangover. I''m fine. Da Ho hyung.”


    It was all because of Da Ho hyung and uncle.


    ‘...Did I overreact?’


    He felt embarrassed for worrying too much.


    But he was relieved that they didn''t seem to have fought.


    Seo-jun felt relaxed as the warm tea flowed into his body, easing his stress.


    He leaned back on the sofa and sighed in relief.


    Ahn Da Ho smiled brightly as he saw Seo-jun''s face relax.


    It seemed that he didn''t have a hangover.


    “Drink moderately, okay? Hangovers are tough.”


    Seo Eun-chan said.


    He couldn''t believe he was saying this to Seo-jun.


    Time really flew by.


    He wondered when they would have a company dinner.


    “I don''t have a hangover. And I didn''t drink yesterday.”


    “You said you had a gathering with your colleagues, right? Isn''t that when you drink boxes of alcohol?”


    “Hmm. Everyone else did, but not me. But boxes are too much, uncle.”


    Seo-jun laughed brightly.


    “But what''s going on? Why did you call me?”


    “Ah...”


    ‘Why? Why?’


    Why did the mood suddenly become serious?


    He thought it was nothing serious and casually asked them, but they only groaned and rolled their eyes, looking at him nervously.


    He felt frustrated.


    “What is it, hyung? What''s wrong, uncle? I''m really curious, you know? Uncle called me out of the blue yesterday and didn''t tell me anything. Mom and dad asked me if something was wrong with hyung. And you didn''t even come to pick me up today. I couldn''t sleep well yesterday because I was curious.”


    Seo Eun-chan rubbed his neck at Seo-jun''s words.


    “Oh, really? I guess I showed my worries too much. I didn''t know what to say, so I was hesitating. Team leader Ahn seems to be the same.”


    Ahn Da Ho''s face darkened.


    He had an idea why mom and dad said that.


    He had a mix of emotions on his face that Seo-jun had never seen before.


    So Seo-jun tensed up without realizing it.


    “Seo-jun.”


    Seo Eun-chan, who looked troubled, called Seo-jun.


    “...Yeah?”


    Ahn Da Ho, who sat across from Seo-jun, fidgeted with his hands nervously.


    Seo-jun could see that clearly and answered late.


    The president of Cocoa Entertainment opened his mouth.


    “How do you feel about getting a new manager instead of team leader Ahn?”