Even though his agency did not put pressure on the media to publish anything about Chae Woo-Jin as an actor, there were already reports about people digging for information about him. Perhaps if those people knew that Chae Woo-Jin was already one of DS’ artistes, they would not hesitate to openly promote him. 

By nature, the media and agencies shared a mutually beneficial relationship where they tried to be in each other’s good books, taking care of one another. Their relationship was one where they would do favors for one another, even if they did not ask the other party for one in the first place. Even though it required quite a lot of effort, it was a relationship worth investing in. 

After the preview was over, Jang Soo-Hwan was once again reminded of the importance of their relationship with the media when he saw an article with a picture of Park Min grimacing. If one were to become haughty once they had become successful and went against the media, they would be ‘rewarded’ with such photos and articles. Even though there was no need to be intimidated by the media, it was clear that an actor abusing their power and disregarding their circumstances was a foolish act. 

Jang Soo-Hwan looked at Death Hill’s official poster and promotional materials that were placed side by side on his desk. The faces of the two main leads were on the poster with their names printed in big letters. Chae Woo-Jin’s name could be found at the bottom...