Chapter 183: PAID

“Seo Jin-tae and Lee Ha-eun are appearing on Job People?”

“Breaking: Lee Ha-eun confirmed for Job People.”

It was a week before the broadcast of Job People’s latest episode. The teaser for the upcoming "Zookeeper Special" had briefly caused a stir in online communities.

While Job People had recently risen in popularity as a variety show, the excitement was largely driven by the featured guests: Lee Ha-eun, whose stardom skyrocketed after The Sunshine, and the legendary actor Seo Jin-tae, known as a "box office guarantee."

The announcement that the zookeeper special would include lead actors from the movie Veterans naturally attracted even more attention.

“Didn’t Ha-eun lick her lips after seeing a bug on 2 Days & 3 Nights once?”

ㄴ “Is that true?”

ㄴ “Yeah, she said something about bugs being great protein, like Bear Grylls.”

“Ha-eun looks great in the zookeeper uniform.”

ㄴ “So cute I’m crying.”

ㄴ “That shot of her holding a lion cub is insane.”

ㄴ “Must be her Capricorn energy—she loves animals, lol.”

ㄴ “Did she post anything about the shoot on Instagram yet?”

ㄴ “Not yet, it seems.”

Although casting news about the two actors had already been released, this marked the first time the movie Veterans had been introduced more prominently to the public.

It was Ha-eun's second film and her first time playing a villain.

These two factors alone piqued curiosity about Veterans. The biggest draw, however, was the stark contrast between Ha-eun’s heart-wrenching role in The Sunshine and her new role as the villain Lee Ye-seo.

“The articles say Ha-eun’s playing a villain?”

ㄴ “What?!”

ㄴ “Yeah, a psychopathic chaebol heiress.”

ㄴ “Wait, isn’t Kim Jung-hyun’s character dead already?!”

ㄴ “Why bring up someone who’s been dead for ages?!”

ㄴ “What the hell? Where are you from?!”

“A chaebol villain? Does she run people over while drunk?”

“‘Seo Jin-tae & Yoo Sung-jae face off against her in action scenes.’ <<< Is that true?”

“Is the Crown Prince finally getting stabbed by Yeong-wol for real this time? LOL.”@@novelbin@@

Speculation about Ha-eun’s portrayal of Lee Ye-seo continued in online forums even as the air date for Job People approached.

Growl…

“Huh? Did you hear that? They said they like me!”

"Monkey D. Lee Ha-eun, wow."

"That’s the Emperor's color, right?"

"The first actress to make a tiger scared, lol."

"I’d lose in a staring contest with Ha-eun in one second."

Puff!

Puff! Puff! Puff…!