(I want to eat chicken…)

(Chicken? Chicken dish?)

(Not just chicken, but cut it like this and fry it. Half of it is covered in a spicy and sour sauce.)

(What the heck… You want to let rice cake eat it again, so why are you trying to order me around?)

(No… The briquette is not just a mouth, but a dog’s mouth is also a mouth.)

(…Okay, so listen up.)

Chase started making fried chicken with seasoned sauce and did a pretty good job. His left cheek became swollen thanks to the seasoned chicken Chase put in his mouth. His right cheek was already plump from the fried chicken.

“Chase doesn’t eat?”

“I’m done.”

“You don’t like chicken?”

“No. I originally liked it, but it smells a bit like chicken.”

“ah…”

I don’t know why, but his complexion has been bad since a while ago. I guess it’s morning sickness again. I felt bad for him for having to work hard to cook without being able to eat, so I tried to pat him on the cheek. But Chase, who was disgusted by my touching him with his greasy hands, slapped my hand on the back of my hand. You punk….

“I’m sorry, that’s why.”

“The cat thinks of the mouse.”

“Think of the puppy leopard.”

“Just keep your mouth shut and eat.”

How can you eat with your mouth shut? I glared at Chase and replied grumpily.

“yes…”

…It’s a period piece, so no matter how much we tighten our belts, the cost is going to be considerable, and it’s also a non-mainstream genre. So the investment money just won’t come in. Should we just throw it away, or should we give up the running guarantee and hand over the rights to Arteon Plus as proposed? I thought about all sorts of things.

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“Please speak comfortably, senior.”

“Hey, how can I talk comfortably to investors? Hehe… Should I do that?”

The meeting with the production company went smoothly. I was worried that it might be too late since the original work had already received investment and entered production, but it seemed like there was no need for that.

Although there is no detailed explanation, it seems that in the novel, the investment company takes the copyright and the director only takes a fixed amount of profit instead of a running guarantee. Considering that this movie was a huge hit, the director must have shed tears of blood in the original work.

“…Did Arteon Plus make such a suggestion?”

Chase, who had been sitting quietly next to me and reviewing documents, suddenly asked. The director nodded enthusiastically, then, as if remembering Chase’s last name, he flinched and mumbled in a timid voice.

“Hey, that… By any chance, with the Arteon Group…”

“It has nothing to do with anything, I’m just asking to confirm other suggestions.”

“Oh, I see. Yes, I was worried because they were negotiating to buy the copyright and guarantee our production company a certain amount of profit. If there had been another offer, I would have rejected it right away, but I’m not in a position to be picky. Profit is profit, but they were demanding a lot of things one way or another…”

The director, who used to talk to me straight away, seemed to have difficulty with Chase, and trailed off with an awkward expression. He poked Chase in the side and whispered, “Tell him to speak more comfortably. What’s with that expression, it’s scary.”

Chase glanced at me and tried to smile. It was so forced that the corners of his mouth trembled.

“I think we made you uncomfortable because we had a lot to worry about since this was our first investment. Please be at ease, senior.”

“Ahaha, yes, that’s right… Yeah. haha.”

It’s not that Chase’s expression was tense, as if he was nervous the whole time. He stayed up all night for several days to look into establishing an investment company with the director and review the movie production plan.

Still, I decided that this agenda was okay, so I decided to hold a meeting and push for investment. Judging from the fact that I had to see it with my own eyes before proceeding with anything, it seemed that I still didn’t believe in the possessed dog theory.

“Then please review the contract and if there are no additional details, proceed as is…”

When Chase nodded and opened his mouth, the conference room door opened quietly, and a soft voice caught his attention.

“Oh, sorry, I’m late.”

“uh…?”

I opened my eyes wide in surprise at the unexpected visitor. Abel, who had been greeting people around him, met my gaze, smiled, and waved with one hand.

“Hello, junior.”

“hello…”

I knew Abel was going to be in this movie, but I didn’t know he’d show up to the investor meeting. Is this the effect of the main soo? I looked back at Chase in confusion, but he didn’t seem to care about Abel, and he was looking down at the contract again during the break, frowning. I pressed Chase’s forehead with my index finger to smooth out the wrinkles and whispered.

“Did you know Senior Blake was coming out today?”

“Who is that?”

Your destined partner… Even I am hesitant, but anyway, officially, he is the main character, so how can you not remember? Even though we were introduced.

“We met last time, at the year-end party.”

“okay?”

Chase only then raised his head, but he glanced at Abel and tilted his head, looking puzzled. It was absurd that he acted like that, even though he wasn’t someone you could easily forget after seeing him once. What was even more shocking was that even Abel glanced at Chase and looked at the distant mountains without saying a word. How did these two date in the original?

“Oh, you know Leoruka? Actually, we cast Abel as the lead in our movie. There was some trouble with this issue when we were talking to Arteon Plus. That’s why I called you to introduce you in advance… Is that okay?”