Behind Every Star (Surviving as a Celebrity Manager / Yeonein Managerro Salanamgi / 연예인 매니저로 살아남기)

BEHIND EVERY STAR

He's beautiful.

Like a painting.

His every move

is like a work of art.

-He waved at me. -No, he waved at me.

They had this beautiful Golden Retriever

just sitting out in the sun all day.

No water, no food.

And I just couldn't believe they're doing that to a dog.

-It was crazy. -Yeah, that was too much.

Yeah, I know. You know me like I'm gonna say something.

I asked them and...

Give me your address. I'll send your stuff.

…there's nothing they could do. It's just…

Hello?

-Are you listening? -Yeah. Of course.

So, what brings you here today?

You asked me. Remember?

All right. I'm sorry.

I was out of my mind

-for a second. -It's all right.

She's an up-and-coming director.

She won Best New Director at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

We're going to co-produce this film with SY Pictures.

Director Ma, please take charge.

And cast our actors.

Okay.

The main character is Korean-American.

-How about Daniel Henney? -He can't do it.

Why not?

The script seemed interesting.

You don't trust my judgment?

Or is there another reason why you're opposed?

He's not going to star in the film just because we produce it.

We should ask his opinion first--

Daniel Henney…

These are the earnings of our clients from the past three years.

Daniel Henney's is the lowest. Why is that?

He's been working constantly in the US, hasn't he?

He's different from our other actors.

We're working with him similarly to how agencies work in the US.

So our role is simply to support his projects in Korea…

Say something.

You can't judge an actor simply by how much money they earn.

Then how should we judge them?

Daniel is an established Hollywood star.

Just having him as a client in and of itself is meaningful.

It also helps other actors go global too.

So what you're saying is that

just having him around makes us look successful?

That's not what I--

Fine, if you say so.

Since you only care about how much money an actor makes,

you probably couldn't understand.

You're right. I couldn't possibly understand.

Make sure Daniel Henney stars in this film or I'll terminate his contract.

In his case…

I got you a new film and even found the right actor for it.

I've given it to you on a silver platter.

If you can't do the rest, isn't that a problem?

Or do you think I'm running wild again?

So, where do you want to go?

It doesn't matter with me.

Daniel!

Hi, Jane!

-How are you? -Yes. What about you?

-Of course. -Did you talk to him about this?

I was planning to over lunch.

-Director Ye Min-su? -You know her, right?

She won the Best New Director Award for Silly Romance .

I loved that movie. It was a beautiful film.

I'll talk about it over lunch.

Give it a read. It's her new work.

Her what?

-Her new film. New script. -Oh, really?

I'll talk to him about it.

We don't have time.

Other agencies are after this. What if we lose it?

Wait a second. Is this why you have me come in?

-Right? -Right.

The main character suits you perfectly.

-Really? -Wait.

How about meeting Director Ye in person?

What's the rush? Let him read it first.

I think we should meet her while you're in Seoul.

Okay, that sounds good.

Okay, that's great. Let me give her a call.

-Give me just a second. -Wait.

Ms. Chun.

Okay.

METHOD CHUN JANE

Hello.

Did I wake you? I'm sorry. This is Chun Jane from Method.

Go ahead.

I was wondering if we could meet up

and talk about your new film with Daniel Henney.

-Who? -Daniel Henney.

He thinks your new script is incredible.

He's dying to meet you.

Daniel Henney?

That Daniel Henney?

Imagine Daniel Henney starring in your film.

You two would make such an incredible pair.

Right.

It's such an incredibly ridiculous idea.

Hello--

How did it go?

She's over the moon.

Okay.

A man who seems to be too good to be true.

An ordinary woman marries him

and finds her way between the fantasy and reality of marriage.

Daniel Henney is perfect for this.

I'm sure we can find an alternative.

He's seen all your films.

He finished reading this on the spot and absolutely wanted to be in it.

I guess his tastes have changed.

Four years ago,

I met him for the first time at a film festival event

I asked him to read my script,

but he gave me his email address,

saying he was flying to the US after the event

and would read it there.

So you two have already met.

I got a reply from him.

"I feel uncomfortable being contacted directly,

so please don't send me any more emails."

"I'm going to delete the script and pretend I didn't read it."

That was the first draft of Stranger .

I wrote it before Silly Romance , and it was my first full-length film.

I guess he's changed his opinion about me now that I've won an award?

Tell him to forget it.

Director?

What do you think?

What?

The commercial proposal.

Right

It's made with coffee bean extract?

And this is for Eun-gyul?

Yes. Isn't that great?

"Enjoy it like coffee anytime, anywhere."

Something like that?

It does wake me up a bit.

You're good.

Why did you report to Director Ma about Eun-gyul's commercial?

Ms. Chun's in charge of it.

Eun-gyul is his son,

so I thought he might want to know.

Does Director Ma have something to do with

you being Eun-gyul's agent?

You pretend to serve Ms. Chun,

but you also serve Director Ma behind her back?

Shrewd move.

Think whatever you want.

Why aren't you saying anything about Park Chun-bae's nomination

for an award?

"See? I told you so."

I thought you'd brag along those lines.

I don't have the right to brag.

It's not like I'm his agent.

Jane? How did it go with Henney?

I'm working on it.

We should sign a contract as soon as we know his schedule.

Okay, and…

Director Ye refuses to work with Daniel.

Why?

He turned her down four years ago at the first draft of Stranger .

Did you know?

No, it's news to me.

This is driving me crazy.

Anyway, she adamantly refuses to work with him.

In that case…

there's nothing we can do.

That's it? That's all you can say?

If the director doesn't want him, what can we do?

Let's find another film for Daniel.

I mean, you've seen the script.

Then you must know it's going to be huge.

Regardless of what Koo Hae-jun thinks, Daniel Henney must--

Ms. Yoo, I'm really sorry, but this is an important matter.

Could you excuse us?

I was talking to him first, and you barged in.

Then, persuade the director first.

We'll schedule a meeting once she says yes.

How about we let them meet and talk--

That won't work.

What if things get worse if they meet up?

Okay. Then let me ask Daniel what exactly happened.

I'm meeting him tomorrow anyway, so I'll ask him what happened.

Okay, please do that.

Director Ma, Daniel must do this film.

We can't miss this. I'm dead serious.

I'll ask him tomorrow and let you know.

I'll leave you two to talk.

Gosh.

She can be so rude sometimes.

Right. Where were we?

All agents at the office are to come to the meeting room right--

I mean, to the meeting room, please.