Suddenly, I Became Crazy Handsome, and the World Became Easy
Chapter 53.1: Surprise (5)

The first filming day of 'Rental Lover' was absolute chaos, like a battlefield. It was all because of a suddenly released article.

《[Exclusive] The work suddenly chosen by top actress Choi Rina, the one-act drama 'Rental Lover', was written by ‘No. 1’ from 'Produce That 100!'》

The ones who reacted the fastest were the key staff members huddled around the assistant director, staring intensely at their phones.

“This, this article!! What?! How did this article go live right now??!”

“What is this? Which news outlet?? What’s the reporter’s name?”

“What’s in the article?! Is it official?? It’s not just a baseless rumor??!”

“Official or not, the problem is that something that was top secret is suddenly published as an article right now!!”

“Where the hell did this damn reporter get the info to publish this??!”

They were not just agitated, they were practically delirious, shouting and yelling in all directions.

From the looks of it, it made sense to suspect someone from the 'Rental Lover' team leaked it. Even though it was a one-act and had fewer staff than a full-length drama, there were still dozens of people. But that assumption was slightly shaky. The ones who knew about the writer Kang Chul-soo situation were the key staff members, including PD Jung Soo-ryeong, and the minor staff were only loosely informed this morning.

It was too tight a timeline for the staff to have leaked it, and if the key staff had blabbed, that would mean they breached the confidentiality clause in their contracts.

“Hey! Similar articles are starting to pop up!”

“Its about Rina ssi and writer-nim!! For something this juicy, of course every media outlet would jump on it immediately!”

The increasingly heated atmosphere spread throughout the entire 'Rental Lover' set. Dozens of staff who had been preparing for filming gathered around the jumping key staff members.

The first filming of 'Rental Lover' was spiraling into turmoil.

Top actress Choi Rina had concern in her eyes and glanced sideways at Kang Rojun nearby.

‘Is this... okay? Thankfully the article doesn’t mention that Writer-nim is ‘Lover No. 4’, but... wasn’t the fact that he’s the 'Rental Lover' writer revealed way too fast???’

She hadn’t been directly briefed by PD Jung Soo-ryeong, but Choi Rina instinctively assumed that this information would only be released at the earliest after the filming was completed.

What was interesting was.

‘But why is writer-nim so calm??’

While everyone was making a ruckus, the person at the center of it all, Kang Rojun, was.

“……”

Unbelievably calm. It even looked like he had a slight smile on his lips. It was strange. Shouldn’t he be the one most flustered in this situation? Choi Rina knew that Kang Rojun usually gave off a laid-back vibe. But given the current state of things...

‘Even the tiniest reaction would be normal, right??? He’s way too quiet.’

Rojun should have at least reacted in some way.

However, he just kept staring at PD Jung Soo-ryeong.

As a result, all the key staff who had been watching Kang Rojun turned their eyes to PD Jung Soo-ryeong.

“PD-nim! Is everything okay??!”

“You should start calling the media right now and tell them to take the articles down, or issue a correction saying it’s speculation, do something!”

“S-should we start by identifying the media outlets that published the articles???”

PD Jung Soo-ryeong was not particularly flustered either.

“The timing is perfect. Why not let it blow up.”

The key staff blinked in confusion.

“……What??”

At the same time.

Various portal sites began flooding with articles about Kang Rojun by the second.

《The writer of 'Rental Lover', starring Choi Rina, is No. 1 from 'Produce That 100!'?》

《No. 1, the most popular contestant on 'Produce That 100!', is revealed to be the writer of 'Rental Lover'- Netizens are buzzing over the unexpected news》

The articles all had similar content, only the headlines were slightly different.

The rate at which they were being released was insanely fast. You didn’t even need to check the newsrooms to know what was happening.

“'Rental Lover'??! Isn’t that the one-act where Choi Rina is in the lead role??”

“Correct! That’s the one-act that became hot because Choi Rina joined unexpectedly!!”

“But what’s this about the writer of 'Rental Lover' being No. 1 from 'Produce That 100!'?? He's totally killing it on 'Produce That 100!' right now, isn’t he?!”

“I-I don’t know!”

"Ah- damn, just get the article out first! We can figure things out later!!”

Large-scale, mid-sized, or small, regardless of their size, media outlets were too busy gobbling up the juicy, oversized scoop to worry about anything else. Whether it was true or not didn’t matter. What mattered was churning out more articles than their competitors, faster and in greater quantity.

Because they needed as many clicks from the public as possible.

As a result, the number of articles exploded exponentially and flooded the internet in no time.

After about an hour had passed.

《No. 1 from 'Produce That 100!' is a drama writer? As expected of the eye of the storm, the rumor spreads like wildfire》

Most of the top-ranking entertainment news was related to Kang Rojun. On top of that, 'Produce That 100!' had just broken its highest viewership rating with Episode 7, and with the show currently dominating the spotlight, including surprise performances by Team 1, which included the trending Kang Rojun, and the third round of voting, the exposure got a huge boost.

It was the weekend, so the impact was doubled.

The scoop that hit the press spread in the blink of an eye to all sorts of places. Public messenger apps, social media, online communities, YouTube, and not just the official board for 'Produce That 100!', but far beyond. The reaction wasn’t just limited to media, it was now triggering a massive wave of public opinion.

Whether offline.

“Wow- look at this article!”

“Huh?? What is it?”

“You know No. 1 from 'Produce That 100!'?? Apparently, he’s a drama writer?”

“Wait, what? What are you talking about?”

“You know, that one-act drama with Choi Rina! They say No. 1 wrote it!”

Or online.

-This is so random ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ but it sounds true because it's so unexpected

-Come on, what do you mean an idol is a writer ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-There are tons of articles about this now, is it official??

-But we've seen No. 1 writing several times on 'Produce That 100!'

-No. 1... with that face... that talent... and he writes well too???

-OMG!! That means Choi Rina is starring in a drama written by No. 1!

-Honestly if this is real ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ No. 1 is seriously an agent of chaos ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-An idol who’s also a writer… it’s a fresh concept but not a bad one…

-ㅠㅜㅠㅠㅜㅜㅜㅠㅜI want to see 'Rental Lover' already

-No way, how did he write a drama while filming 'Produce That 100!'

-↑ Maybe he wrote it beforehand?

-He’s a villain, super handsome, and a writer ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ what even is he?

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