#185
You have to find your own weapon.

'I'm glad I still have a reservation... .'

He couldn't just treat them, so he even contacted Lee Minha from Miracle, who seemed to know high-end restaurants well.

'It looks like a place where villains eat in some noir drama.'

[Lee Min-ha, dirty gold spoon.]

'Why is this happening again?'

Judging by Jin's gnashing of teeth, it seems that this restaurant is also quite famous. Judging by how easy it was to make a reservation, it seems like Lee Min-ha talked to the restaurant in advance... .

'I'll have to repay you later.'

After selling a group chat room with the two lawyers, Ian left them a message that he had arrived and entered the restaurant.

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"How did you book a place like this? It's not easy to make reservations for us either."

"I didn't know about this place, so I asked a friend. Lee Min-ha... ."

"Ah, the son of Congressman Lee? Are you close?"

"... we're quite friendly?"

While the group's activities were temporarily suspended, Lee Minha was busy talking to Ian, asking him to have a meal, or where to go since she knew he had no schedule.

Ian, who was bored because the members also went to their parents' house just in time, often hung out with Lee Min-ha whenever his schedule was free.

"Be friendly, because it's very like that."

Attorney Jeong raised her thumb. Was it not just a gold spoon, but a political spoon?

'It's quite... I played soundly.'

All we did was go to internet cafes while going to restaurants recommended by Kim Ju-young. We had never been to a brothel or club.

Attorney Jeong must have known that and told him to be friendly. Ian laughed out loud.

"I think Tae-woong-ssi will come back too. Are you busy now?"

"Yes. I took time out to meet the lawyer, so I have to go practice later."

"You must be busy, then you don't drink?"

"Yes. Eat a lot for you two."

The lawyers were excited and ordered drinks. Attorney Ji stretched out his hand holding his cell phone and took pictures of the people present.

"Oh, don't do something like this."

Attorney Jeong hated it, but she immediately changed and put on a bright expression. After checking the picture, the lawyer smiled.

"I have to send it to my daughter. She knew I'm eating with Ian-ah, so she's begging to take her too, right?"

"Uncle's daughter is a senior in high school, right? She must be busy studying."

Attorney Ji was disgusted. His daughter is Jinseong, an Awydom, who has been a fan of Awy since their debut until now. When he enters her room, Awy's posters were adorning the walls.

"She's busy, being an idol fan? Doing that and this. My daughter also joined the Awy fan club."

"Really?"

"Since I said I became your legal representative, there was a fuss about having to show that life is a real battle."

"That's good."

Ian laughed haha. It felt good to hear the story of a fan through an acquaintance.

Perhaps he sent the photo to his daughter, but lawyer Ji's cell phone was vibrating non-stop.

Ian, who had become close enough to call Ji and Jung his uncle and aunt, said while pouring drinks into their glasses.

"Then, I'll give it to you two when I get tickets for the show. Even the family members."

"Is that okay?"

"Yeah, I don't have to use tickets anyway. Because they are all in America."

Ian saw an empty bottle in front of them and ordered another.

"Then haven't Seongmoon and Hyeonju ever been to your concert?"

"They came during our debut showcase and during our world tour."

At Ian's words, Attorneys Jung and Ji got excited and started talking.

"Seong-moon said he wasn't interested in Hyeon-joo, but suddenly got married after graduation?"

"That's right. Then she gave birth to such a handsome son... . Did you know your parents were famous in the Korean community when they were in college?"

"Haha, is that so?"

Now that we've talked about our parents, let's talk a little bit about what we're curious about. I felt like if I let the two of them talk more than that, I'd get some unwanted TMI about my parents.

"I, but I have a question."

"What?"

"I heard that my parents and you didn't have much interaction with each other after graduation."

They were torn between Korea and the United States, so they couldn't see each other in person.

He said that these days, SNS has developed, and exchanges have become active only recently.

"My parents also said they didn't expect you two to help so quickly... ."

"Okay?"

"Why did you step out and help us?"

They may have been close since college, but it's been over 10 years since they haven't seen each other. After that point, he thought it would have been enough time to become strangers instead of friends.

'My classmate who didn't contact me suddenly called me when I was getting married. Came and congratulate me. It's a situation that's not much different from what I'm doing.'

Even more so, he asked if he could take over the work for his son. Even the work was handled quickly, and the complaint was sent mercilessly even to the comments that responded like, 'This is a bad comment?', so Awydom was busy praising the law firm and legal representative.

The two lawyers seemed to know what Ian was talking about and smiled heartily.

"I did half of it because of your parents, and half of it because of father."

"Father?"

"He is your grandfather."

What does my grandfather did? Attorney Jeong laughed at Ian with a puzzled expression.

"Jibyeon and I were, in the language of kids these days, dirt spoons."

>It is the lowest grade spoon in the spoon class theory, and in Korea it means the working class or low-income class, and it is a representative word symbolizing poverty.

"Really?"

A dirty spoon to study in the US? And the schools they attended were among the most expensive.

"Your grandfather, who went to America and succeeded in business, ran a scholarship foundation in Korea, you know this?"

"Yes."

Looking back at my memories, I think I vaguely heard something like that when I was a kid. It was a scholarship program for children of basic recipients.

"At that time, the people selected for the scholarship program were me and lawyer Ji?"

"It was really good then. Even if they only support Korean tuition, it's a good thing, but they send us to study in the United States."

"If they let us go, of course we have to go. We both worked hard and studied."

"Wow, you two are great."

The two lawyers were also extraordinary people to be accepted into the best university in the United States just because they were told to study. At Ian's praise, they smiled happily.

"Honestly, these corporate-run scholarship foundations are almost like an investment concept."

"It's a system that selects, nurtures, and scouts talented people."

Even when they were studying abroad, they said that they had built up a friendship with Ian's grandfather while going back and forth between Ian's father's family.

They naturally got along well with his father, and it is said that he got along well with his mother through his connections with Korean students studying abroad.

"To be honest, I didn't lack anything while studying abroad. Your grandfather gave us a lot of pocket money."

"That's right. But I had a personal problem. I have a lot of homesickness. Ian, aren't you homesick?"

Ian shook his head. Maybe it was because of the memories of Kim Yong-min's days, but he felt more familiar with Korea.

"Anyway, they invested like that, but I want to go back to Korea without hesitation... . I was sorry to tell father back then... ."

It wasn't because he was a supporter, but they were living like a real family while exchanging.

However, thinking of the family they left behind in Korea, the two lawyers decided to work at a Korean law firm after graduating.

"At that time, your grandfather said this. 'I don't make useless investments. And I don't want to interfere in my family's decisions.'"

Ian admired silently.

"It really wasn't a worthless investment. Because we were able to help you like this."

"But was there anything we could do to help? If Awy is already as popular, you would have been able commissioned by our law firm, right?"

"Well, Dr. Seo and Dr. Woo seem to be working hard on taking care of the image of the law firm these days."

The two lawyers, immersed in recollections of the past, had bright faces, as if only good memories came to mind.

"I don't know why your parents and Seongmun thought that way. It was natural for us. To return the favor."

"Must have thought that it was only natural to support talented people at no cost."

"Is that so..."

At the roundabout compliment, they laughed out loud feeling happy. Both of their faces were red from drinking.

"Still, I often talked to father-nim on the phone."

"Seong-moon and Hyeon-joo are also busy there, so I only emailed them once in a while."

"From our point of view, helping with these things can relieve the burden on the mind. Let us know if you need anything."

Ian said thank you and poured water into their glasses instead of alcohol.

"Ian-ah, it may sound like an oldie, but listen carefully."

Attorney Ji hardened his expression as if thinking of something and said seriously.

"I know you're doing great right now, but besides that, it's good to have an insurance policy."

"Yes, just like your grandfather did to us."

Attorney Jeong also hardened her expression.

"You need to find your own weapon."

Ian was dazed as if something had hit him. He just wanted to succeed as a celebrity, and he didn't even consider anything else.

Seeing his dazed expression, the two lawyers thought that Ian didn't understand it properly, so they added.

"Gathering people like your grandfather could be one way, or making a fortune could be a weapon."

"That's right, it's not for nothing that even the top stars you know buy a building with a corporation. Because that's what's left and it becomes property."

Come to think of it, there must be useful information for the future, so why didn't he think of writing it? Not just the entertainment industry, but other information.

"Ah, doesn't that mean you're just asking him to do dirty things like sponsorship? Isn't this insulting to our Seongmun?"

"I am more afraid of Hyeonju than Seongmun."

The lawyers shuddered and toasted each other with glasses that Ian had filled.

"And watch out for scammers. I'm glad your agency is a clean place... ."

"That's right. There are many scams against foreigners these days? If you're not close with someone and recommends something, be suspicious."

Ian was lost in thought as he listened to the two of them.

Ian agreed to some extent with the two lawyers. Success as a celebrity is important, but wouldn't it be better to roll well with what you have?

'My own weapon.'

When you become popular, there will always be people who want to bring you down. It was the same with the reporter who was strange recently, and Uhm Ji-hwan.

'The Future.'

However, future information cannot be readily used. Wasn't there a little butterfly effect that he has been experiencing?

'What can I do while reducing the variables to a minimum... .'

Moreover, the information he knew about the future is limited. There were also things that he couldn't remember properly.

All he did with his knowledge of the future was a rough idea of the rise and fall of incoming works. Ian stared at Jin, who was floating in the air.

[What, why are you looking at me?]

He knows that Jin's intelligence is quite unusual, but Ian didn't feel the need to ask anything other than the entertainment industry.

This is information from a former journalist. Besides, he knows other information besides the entertainment industry, so he might be able to use it for other things as well.

[What?]

Seeing Ian's eyes twinkle, Jin gradually moved away from Ian.

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