Love Phobia (러브 포비아)

(Production Support Ministry of Culture and Tourism, KOCCA)

(Animals and children were filmed under production guidelines.)

Sell yourself to me.

Sell what?

You. Han Seon Ho.

- What? - I'll buy you.

What in the world is that supposed to mean?

I want to buy your likeness rights, Writer Han.

His likeness rights?

Starting tomorrow,

you'll be working at It's YOU.

- See you then. - Excuse me.

Please review the contract carefully,

and we'll see you at the office.

During the project, all rights of the Han Agency,

and its writer's likeness rights, will belong to It's YOU,

and this includes all employees of Han Agency.

What do you think they'll do with the likeness rights?

They must be up to something.

It doesn't say what the project is,

and the terms are too good to be true.

With terms this good...

We're basically being sold off.

Manager Han.

They plan to take full advantage of Seon Ho's public image.

They want to restore their image that Park Jeong Won ruined,

and win back their female customers.

So that's what this is all about.

I'll buy you.

You.

Gosh.

I can't just let this happen.

You feel the same way, right?

We must play this great opportunity the right way.

- Han Baek Ho. - Manager Han.

Look, it's not like we have another choice.

The agency has been handed over anyway.

Says who?

- No way. - Writer Han.

- This scrap of paper... - Writer Han, calm down.

- You'd threaten me with this trash? - Don't.

- Don't! Writer Han, calm down! - No.

- No! - Let go.

It'll work.

What makes you so sure?

If he doesn't play along,

I'll just crush their agency.

Then he'll have no choice but to give in.

You're getting a kick out of this, aren't you?

Sort of.

Wait. A spike in appetite.

That's a sign Yoon Bi Ah is going into battle mode.

I'll buy you.

What?

What's this? Why are you smiling?

You're enjoying this, aren't you?

- No, I didn't smile. - Yes, you did. I just saw you.

- No, you must have imagined it. - No way. I saw it plain as day.

No, I wasn't smiling, and I'm not enjoying this.

No, I saw it clearly. The corners of your mouth curled up.

No, they went down.

No, they went all the way up. You were totally smiling.

- It's because the food is good. - But you said you weren't smiling.

I misspoke.

Hello, this is Writer Han Seon Ho.

I'm calling about a new book. I was hoping we could talk.

If I sign with you, how much of an advance could I get?

Is that all?

I see. Thank you.

I'll get back to you.

Writer Ji Young.

You're still here?

Just tidying up before I go.

I'm back!

- What's all that? - I splurged a little.

As of tomorrow, we are a subsidiary of an IT company.

What?

A subsidiary?

Writer Ji Young, you've had a long day.

- You should head on home. - Writer Ji Young.

Stay and have a drink with us.

Should I?

Besides, it's been a while since we all hung out together.

Thanks for the ride. Sorry I kept you from drinking.

Doing this puts my mind at ease.

But

that's all it is, right?

What do you mean?

I mean...

It's not like you're hung up on something else, right?

Something else?

Come on, he's handsome. Like a Prince Charming.

Prince Charming? Not even close.

More like a winning lottery ticket on a white horse.

See? I only said he was handsome and you knew exactly who I meant.

That means you think so too, right?

Hey now. Don't be jealous over nothing.

- My time's up. I'm off. - Hey!

Answer me before you go! Why won't you answer?

Yoon Bi Ah!

Yoon Bi Ah!

So you were waiting for your Prince Charming?

See you tomorrow. Get home safe.

Gosh, I told you to answer me!

Hey!

Should we call it a night?

Yes.

Seon Ho.

Yes?

You don't have to sign it.

You two have been through enough already.

And really, this is more than enough for me.

Since coming here,

you let me focus on my writing in peace.

Plus, I was earning a salary, so I didn't need to tiptoe around.

And I could proudly tell my daughter that her mom is a writer.

All I have are drafts, so I can't call myself a writer yet, but...

I'm truly grateful for everything.

What are you talking about?

You have to keep writing.

You have to keep

writing

too.

She's right. You have to write, Seon Ho.

I mean it, brother.

It was just so heartbreaking

that you couldn't write.

I mean...

It's not like you're hung up on something else, right?

So you were waiting for your Prince Charming?

Have you been drinking?

Just a little.

Mom, I think I'm going to be working with him.

Him? You mean Han Seon Ho?

- Yes. - That's wonderful.

We'll see about that.

Why? Is something bothering you?

I don't know.

I just don't really know what he's like yet.

If you're going to work with him, you should find out.

Let's see here.

"A young author who took the literary world by storm."

"His debut novel remained..."

"A bestseller for ten consecutive weeks."

"Was it luck or talent? His second and third novels..."

"Failed to garner as much attention as his looks."

"Is he an author or an influencer? Despite his active public life,"

"there's been no word of a new book for three years."

Snap out of it.

What? They're saying my debut was luck?

Who's saying that about you? Who's giving you a hard time?

Hey, it's you giving me a hard time.

Hey, take your shoes off!

He skips meals and doesn't sleep all day long.

But if the words won't come, what can he do?

You have no idea how upset I was.

What's with you all of a sudden?

That's why I wanted to show them, no matter what.

My brother is awesome. Look how talented he is.

Don't cry.

Other people have no idea, do they?

Just how amazing you are.

Your face, I mean.

Hey. Go to sleep.

After our mom passed away,

I decided to escape.

Are you going to stay cooped up in your room forever?

How long will you keep staring at your laptop?

Is Mom going to come back to life if you just sit there writing?

Come on out. I said, come out!

Just leave me alone!

Fine, Han Seon Ho.

I don't really have anything I want to do,

and besides, I'm not really the academic type.

So for now, I'll work part-time. You just keep writing.

In return,

you have to make it big and support me.

Hold on.

- Ready? - Yes, ready.

Hey.

Check it out.

(Grand Prize: "Our Ending Credits," Han Seon Ho)

- We did it! - We did it!

We did it!

Wow, this place...

What are you doing, Han Baek Ho? Get a grip.

You're right.

We can't let ourselves be tempted by capitalism.

Right. Let's find out what these people are really up to.

Okay.

- Right. Where's Writer Han? - I don't know.

- He was already gone when I got up. - He was?

Let's just go on ahead.

- Okay. - Okay.

About Writer Han Seon Ho being the new model for ForMe version two,

I have the official press releases ready.

Good. Hold off on the release for now.

Should we issue a correction for the dating confirmation article?

Just leave it as is.

There's talk about the dating AI CEO dating an actual person.