Sung Hak-Soo, the former president of Daechon Inc., was a self-made man who rose from a salaryman background all the way to the top. Inside the company, there were those who sneered that he became president thanks to a strategic marriage. Yet to me, he was the embodiment of perseverance—the very icon of long-suffering patience.0

He endured for twenty years, weathering the contempt of Kim Bu-Ho, the honorary chairman who looked down on his humble beginnings. And he also endured the whims of his wife, Vice President Kim Ae-Ja. In the end, he finally claimed that seat.0

Some called him spineless, but they simply didn't understand him. Sung Hak-Soo was the kind of man who would do whatever it took to achieve his goals. And I knew that better than anyone, because in my previous life, I once worked under him.0

Back then, he first approached me with a warm smile, showered me with lavish gifts and generous bonuses, pretending to be the perfect benefactor. For someone like me with no parents, he even played the role of a protective father figure.0

However, all of it was just a means to an end, nothing more than tools to fulfill his own ambitions. Just like the schemer he was known to be, he began requesting favors from the moment I became a director at Top Entertainment. 0

Small things like sending celebrities to minor events was first. Then one day, I received a tip-off that the celebrities I had introduced to Sung Hak-Soo were...0