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The King of Show Business

Kapitel 1: A Classic From The Old World

Atlas's Wave post completely set off the entire entertainment industry.

There were many kinds of wagers in the entertainment industry, and they were also very common. Just like the stake agreement between Atlas and Joseon company.

In the entertainment industry of his previous world, there were also a large number of celebrities who made various stakes. However, his wager this time was truly rare.

The one with lower box office revenue would take off his shoes and put it on for the one with higher box office revenue. This stake was so exciting that it instantly made all the spectators eager.

"Oh my god! Mr. Sang is so cold."

"Damn it, he's indeed a young man who hasn't graduated yet. So young and reckless!"

"Although Mr. Sang is talented, he is still too young..."

"When someone provoked him, he got carried away. I'm afraid he'll lose miserably this time."

Countless people left messages on Han Suk's Wave account, urging him to be bolder and compete with Atlas. As a result, Atlas's wager suddenly topped the hot search list at the fastest speed.

Even though Atlantis Princess was so popular, it never made it to the top of the list. However, Atlas's Wave post actually made it directly to the top.

It showed that there were indeed more people in this world who were waiting and looking out for online gossips and dramas, instead of watching movies.

More comments poured in under the hot tag, #SangYoung and HanSuk's Stake

"Sang Young, you are indeed a young man, but you have such a cruel heart!"

"Why not? Han Suk is always trying to scam people, but this time he's hit on a tough guy. I wonder if he can bend his back and give in!"

"It's so funny... Han Suk picked up a rock and smashed his own foot!"

"No matter what you say, I'm not happy with Han Suk, so I'll book a ticket for Mr. Sang's movie first."

"Last time, Han Suk tricked me into buying a ticket for his movie with his unscrupulous reviews. This time, I will get a ticket for Mr. Sang's movie because of him!"

***

"Sang Young..." Han Suk threw the teacup in his hand to the ground, breaking it into pieces. His chest heaved in extreme anger as he muttered Atlas's name.

This time around, he knew he was in a difficult situation. Although he had not agreed yet, the Internet had obviously assumed that he had agreed.

If that was all, then it would have beennothing. But, due to this conversations, he didn't know that many people would say they wanted to get their hands on tickets to Atlas's next movie because of this wager.

The reason for their decisions was very simple:

Han Suk had badly manipulated too many people in the past. Although he was very popular as a movie director, he had also offended many people. However, he had always been very smart.

He Knew who he could afford to offend and who he shouldn't annoy. Those who were not as powerful as him could be provoked, and they would not dare to fight back.

The same logic naturally applied to him choosing Atlas this time. After all, Atlas had just made his debut as a director. Although the first movie did very well at the box office, he was still a newcomer in the industry and had no prior foundation.

Obviously, Atlas did not abide by the rules of the entertainment industry. When he was attacked for the first time, he immediately stood up and gave him a difficult problem.

Now, the fans of those stars whom he had previously scammed would naturally choose to support Atlas because they were displeased with him.

Han Suk took a deep breath, brought out his cell phone and made a call. "Hello, brother."

"Hello, Brother Han, what's up?"

"I have a good script, I wonder if you are interested?"

***

Atlas couldn't help but laugh when he saw the topic of discussion on Wave. He didn't expect that. He made a random stake and surprisingly, it attracted many passers-by who disliked Han Suk to support him.

Refreshing the page, he was shocked to find that Han Suk had finally responded to his proposal.

@SangYoung, if that's the case, then let's see who's really going to back it up.

It was very brief, showing that he was quite confident.

In fact, Atlas also watched a few clips of the movies he directed. Although his approach was not right, he liked to stir up popularity by using big IPs and young celebrity actors with high traffic. Nonetheless, Han Suk still had some directing ability.

Although Son Youngsoo was not as good as him in terms of directing skills, in terms of hard power, he was definitely not inferior to Han Suk.

And without a doubt, Son Youngsoo had made a lot of progress since he served as Atlas's assistant director. If he was just a clown, Atlas would not bother to pay attention to him.

There were many people like this who try to gain popularity by making trouble in the entertainment industry. However, the other party was indeed quite well-known.

This was a good opportunity to take advantage of this situation to criticize this type of people, while also warming up for his new movie.

Atlas closed the Wave page and stopped paying attention to the online chatter. He was just about to write the script. Soon, he decided on the name of the new script.

Only You.

This movie was the ancestor of youth romance films in his previous life, and it was also the pinnacle of it. It was released in 2011, and until he died, the movie was still talked about.

In 2018, it was remade in Japan. In 2022, news came out that the film was going to be remade by India. Spanning thirteen years, it was still as fresh as ever.

This showed the longevity of this movie and how classic it was. There were none of those overly melodramatic plots that had been criticized. Each plot seemed extremely common, yet was memorable enough.

The only issue was that this movie was released too early in the previous life, and the film market was not yet mature. Although the final box office revenue was not low at that time, it was a huge gap from the box office revenue of over 1 billion of later movies.

In this world, the market for youth romance films was just pushed wide open up by his film "Atlantis Princess". So, what kind of box office would the new movie generate? Atlas couldn't guess easily either. He could only wait and see how far the market in this world had expanded.

But his opponent, Han Suk was indeed quite capable. Coupled with the support of top stars and large-scale publicity, his box office score should not be low either.

But with the quality level of his next intended movie, he was confident. If Han Suk still won, then he could only accept the defeat with a grain of salt, knowing he had tried his best.

A script like this had took several years to prepare, but once it was done, it was a greatly acclaimed movie. This was a production that couldn't be surpassed in the next ten years.

Atlas released a deep breath, and began to type on his keyboard.