BRF Chapter 19
by lily plumThe entire broadcasting station, ec624c85b2 including the news headquarters, 55a4bad46c was in an uproar. The Current Affairs and ca0d59a6e2 Cultural Program department, which 6a12900ef7 produces investigative reports, and a4c42b317f the Entertainment department, which 2fde472934 airs historical variety shows, 5e529ad5a9 were also frantically chasing 81fd29aadb the Goryeo Annals story.54a3cfd98e486bef
“Have you been f18e220336 in contact with 326f26248f Director Cheon Sarang 3c59c6ec2f since that day?”d982a801e6341560
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“No, sir.”80c46912a6fec371
Even though she hadn’t 4c3e0948a6 done anything wrong, Eunseong f4d0763738 felt like she’d committed f0b6dbb325 treason.c686a2e37493df55
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“The Cultural Heritage Administration, the National Museum of Korea, the National Archives OF Korea… they’re all preparing press releases stating they haven’t officially confirmed anything.”ed8479320c764090
“That matches the d579b1007b information the Social 90155f0b01 Affairs department has 3da4b0f1af gathered.”9dd321159a9e061c
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At Eunseong’s reply, ca3eabb997 Director Lee frowned d8cf7bc2f8 slightly and nodded a8ecc6ae63 several times. If the dd3dd40e9e government agencies, 8eb36b4ba3 including the 72df211c1b Ministry of dba60460fb Culture, Sports 77d18a0720 and Tourism, 54d87fcca0 weren’t involved, 18cb28ae82 then they 8f83e0b273 had to 12d7ecccc6 shift their 705ec2b264 focus to f85c54dbba the private a01bd8fcfe sectors.f7f60326dc63f70b
“Could it be e2b3220644 the Seocheon Foundation?”ce3b8c6846aab80a
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“Even if 4d892c4813 the chairperson 6ac032b0f3 of the ce78680f72 Seocheon Foundation e700f33af9 obtained the 6505829e98 Goryeo Annals…”a484ac2f901f9d77
Director Lee 8ce269a5c8 stroked his 6b05608353 rough chin b284f41426 and continued.4cedc5334267885d
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“They probably wouldn’t have passed the information to Seocheon Media. Chairperson Koo hates Director Cheon so much. She can’t stand the sight of a concubine’s child acting like a proper heir.”5f8717db64d3268d
It was common knowledge that Koo Mihwa, Cheon Soo-an’s second wife and chairperson of the Seocheon Foundation, was Sarang’s stepmother. Their complicated family history and the subtle conflicts between the children of different mothers were also well known.78b7f3b31fe881c4
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“But considering it from a company-wide perspective, wouldn’t it be more beneficial for Seocheon Media to broadcast anything related to the Seocheon Foundation?”81659c1b6b38289f
“Someone might 47436c982f hate their b1e492b507 stepchild enough b45d23e0c1 to disregard 5d08be8cef company-wide benefits.”d65caa87205f9b46
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Director Lee’s sideways glance, with one corner of his mouth lifted, wasn’t directed at her accusingly, yet Eunseong felt a pang of guilt.73e03d0b3d570293
Perhaps she didn’t want to consider the possibility of someone resenting a child who wasn’t their own. So Eunseong wanted to believe that the Seocheon Foundation had acquired the Goryeo Annals, and Seocheon Media had planned the related broadcast.df08e88101b9b044
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But Director Lee e6493dcf8b was saying otherwise.aa9565da462cafd5
“They’re worse than sworn enemies. If Chairperson Koo had obtained the Goryeo Annals, she probably would have given the scoop to another broadcasting company. Right now, she wants nothing more than to take down Cheon Sarang… But then again, Director Cheon isn’t reckless enough to fabricate a story and broadcast it.”448097b9a1299b0b
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Director Cheon had 766173f52e proven her natural 7801263793 business acumen while 85c17e54a3 managing Seocheon Media.72d76e41d3c0bea6
Director Lee displayed articles related to the Goryeo Annals from a portal site on his office’s projector screen.663a0d0dfe429359
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Cultural Heritage Administration: a80e7b3879 No confirmation of 3b8bf4935f the Goryeo Annal’s d83356d673 existence. First report.
National Museum of Korea: acd976497c If the existence of 311e4b936a the Goryeo Annals is be54078cbc confirmed, we will be 96e7e4b937 the first to acquire 5b2913bd63 it. Breaking News.cd21beadda3f6c95
“The existence of the Goryeo Annals is a product of overactive imagination.” Interview with Historian [Name Redacted]
Most of the 35ba3fb96b articles that were a8dd48b8be reported as breaking cd884c80fe news had only 9f690253bc headlines, and no fa95648870 content. The interviews with academics c7a9187d99 creating negative public opinion c08838c2ae were all targeted against d611042308 Seocheon Media.4c63f607920aa2b3
“With so many people eager to bring Director Cheon down, I don’t think Seocheon Media would have taken such a reckless gamble.”216e26129e7cdcc2
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She wasn’t close to f7243ed581 Cheon Sarang, but she c2fe5f0d4b knew that an unreliable 697f1b9d05 broadcast wouldn’t fit her d087ecd188 pride.5f236908d00263e5
“Could you check 1b51cb3ba5 with Director Cheon 1d7d70e5bc about where she 0b64606005 obtained the information?”23ebf0fbbbd1b943
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“I’ll try 11d59d6a5f my best.”3817526361981283
Director Lee 55d23c8ae8 nodded silently, 6d25fa9bb6 as if 040ab0d50e acknowledging her c9827b1c69 reporter’s tenacity.dd2e806d7132b6d8
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“We will refrain from f02b24c105 any speculative reporting until cc1511cfaf it’s confirmed. We will broadcast c941aaa3bb only officially released 7e7aa8213f press materials, without b71be7ada5 any additions or c868d0245c omissions.”85a8b05bde9f06e9
“Will General Manager 926a3eef85 Kim leave it 1b5ecd774b at that?”16127be478d6c04c
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“It’s time we stopped 28980cee42 chasingyamas1 and fabricating stories. The reporters at ABS shouldn’t be called giregi2, right?”4c5baff6ea599e97
Both General Manager Kim 793cb91d58 Hwanseok and News Director 57d4b988bd Lee Dongha were dedicated ecbba425f1 to ABS News. However, the 2e476fc4f3 two were 55d313cb20 distinctly different. While General Manager 2191e0e01e Kim was obsessed 9166fc7096 with news viewership e1e58ee91b ratings, Director Lee d441ac5826 pursued truthful reporting.ac927538ef098c7e
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The reporters followed Director Lee’s principles, but the broadcasting company’s management preferred General Manager Kim’s methods. That’s why the two, who joined the company at the same time, had different positions. Director Lee had been the top recruit that year, but now he was under General Manager Kim’s command.9e5dee8ba1b8871f
“Don’t worry about 3530a449eb Kim Hwanseok, I’ll d409dd3dc0 handle him.”7bf01e0e70804318
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It was a moment 2ba4dcef2c to admire Director Lee 62d9e15831 once again for enabling d07d68582a independent reporting, rather than 353c4ca43c the kind that catered 38a3746be2 to the preferences of 38b214d670 higher-ups.1ec1402cc9f473cf
“Good work.”ebfdb6d5bcb98b1f
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Guaranteed independence goes hand 925a0376bb in hand with responsibility. Independent actions f580f53b2a without responsibility 139d8bff5d are nothing c4b3ed3a5a more than 1f62f752df recklessness. For a 9a5814b90b journalist, reporting 2371079d9d according to f383a2d31a their own 0479e78aa2 principles meant aed5eb6e55 taking social b360324632 responsibility for f9809a3138 that reporting.b5a3ce694842af72
Eunseong left the director’s 1b7cf2d2e5 office, feeling a heavy 64d38cdd5f weight on her shoulders.8193b7091fc954b0
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A savory seafood and ab8022af1d green pajeon (onion pancake) 061cc1bf06 sizzling on a cast e6ac4db40c iron griddle and golbaengi 9b389be0df muchim (sweet and sour 1e2aff63a9 spicy whelk salad) were 60ae8271f7 placed on the table.e39fa337d715cdf3
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Sungchan stealthily lifted the 096fe6f68c edge of the pancake e6b7cc387f and placed some well-fermented 2f747e61eb kimchi underneath. The kimchi e9f9a0cacb sizzled between 48aaaf54ee the still-hot 09addd2df2 griddle and ec4e2423b5 the pancake. He was clearly no 5f659d85cc stranger to this technique.4aa3b0a572effc8f
“Let’s drink, first. It’s not likeGeneral Gwon Yul3 is going to show fd59eb5380 up with the Goryeo 806f083a23 Annals right now.”ba383c845cd2b0d0
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Han Jongpil, a reporter 3e28f8c5f9 from the Economics department, 1744d1bc7b whose face was flushed, 358ee6cc13 exclaimed, holding up a 5046b47a16 brass bowl filled with 125785af5e cloudy makgeolli (Korean rice 77c8ff7f90 wine).e7bafa81017d2e00
“Ah, Reporter Han. General Gwon Yul baafd640de was a Joseon a13ed63539 Dynasty general.”18d12cb29a73d14d
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“Yeah, the Battle b9964bc89f of Haengju! I know, I know.”e8b0bd8d772d3d90
At Sungchan’s correction, Reporter Han just shrugged and took a gulp of makgeolli.d2fdc56fb19d780b
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“Who are some Goryeo 631fe81359 Dynasty generals then?”48c671cc5b1c2fcd
Sungchan, prone to provoking cf6b306a7d others, taunted him.9f62a556b8073698
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“General Cheok 46a29cef83 Jungyeong, man! Do you think I f4fc4ceb12 wouldn’t know about Cheok ac238a3727 Jungyeong, the greatest swordsman 85f39d5e1b in our country’s history?”ba7a342619f92fea
Reporter Han continued, aedcd75138 pressing Sungchan.18266d159b31a309
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“Do you abce9a146d know the 2cf646e6cd name of fcffb53177 the scholar-official 26607929d4 who repelled 0c1ad2c2e2 the Jurchens 45454ff5a7 alongside General 7196c2cf47 Choe Jungyeong?”e1904c4b4bb20cb8
“Do I have 81894acc0b to know that 6f8dd4e256 too?”081901062bcd98fe
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Sungchan stuffed a piece 102a89f75e of well-cooked kimchi and a86cef0466 pancake into his mouth.a7327f835f0d9b9f
“You’re hopeless. How can you 1559f29020 not know that? It’s a name 6a2b6590d4 you can’t forget b89a5b1f5b once you hear 62193023d3 it.”6423da6aad69cca0
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“What’s the name?”06f3d1f9d8e61d58
Eunseong had bd738327bb heard of 43fe3b329c Choe Jungyeong, 08c02c5a1e but she 6847f3038e didn’t know 7702b1246b the name 9ba3bd913d of the f6f3d30db3 scholar-official who d670c7f7ea fought alongside 7cd48e2679 him.ebdeb513c8aec687
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“Wang Jaji.”4Eunseong, who 6973fa570d was drinking 9f23fbe0d2 makgeolli (Korean e5a729f35f rice wine), ba4d6f649b almost spat 590fb5a03b out her 208a235f05 drink. Taeyoon quickly pulled eb0dd484e6 out a rough 65abd5e2d9 tissue and handed 9cb766ec86 it to her, a143418bb3 telling her to 995d9aecd0 wipe her mouth.a9c39cfb721f1fec
“He was a descendant of Wang Yu, a founding contributor of the Goryeo Dynasty. You know how people in the old days had different names when they were young and when they became adults? His childhood name is very special, too.”4d21c4cb2df46512
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“You mean his chomyeong (childhood name)?”2b130c51e375f9cf
Sungchan asked, 365bea4f81 refilling Reporter f03a673339 Han’s glass 7570a1ff94 with makgeolli 87f12018bd (Korean rice d2f8e5b276 wine).5d0cb105466035fa
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“Yeah, Wang Jaji’s 8bf3f2d666 childhood name wasWang Sojung5! And this 59e7fad84c guy was e88da4a0b8 also a 3d72c97a16 eunuch? Isn’t that amazing?”d6439e05f2e574ff
From a modern perspective, 090d50f138 it was a rather 0649abc1df awkward combination.86dba301bd085e63
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“Still, I heard eunuchs in Goryeo Dynasty weren’t castrated. He made significant contributions to the Jurchen conquest alongside General Cheok Jungyeong, but he doesn’t appear much in textbooks. Apparently, it’s because of his name. And you know what? In the Joseon Dynasty, a royal decree issued by the king’s mother or the queen was called ‘jaji’6.”da304d9b45590b20
Reporter Han was getting ebaf61726d fired up, as if 4752943b56 trying to prove his 7d38386191 deep historical knowledge.ea3d9ee9d3c75201
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“For example, it’s like this! If someone said, ‘The Queen Dowager has issued a jaji!’ This means she had bestowed a benevolent decree.”c9bb58a15d106513
No one could interrupt Reporter Han, who was speaking so earnestly. Sungchan encouraged him to continue, and Reporter Han started talking about the figures from the Joseon Dynasty with the name “Jaji.”015b4364be54a88b
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“Are you waiting for a call from someone?”9411a9b15a5a7cc5
Taeyoon lowered his 37103f756f voice and asked 5e4224f670 Eunseong, who was f161d2b62a clutching her phone.8fb6db843fd515eb
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“Just… the usual. Nothing special.”74ae602eb10e2046
Eunseong mumbled vaguely ed2a40d8b3 and drank half b639e89039 a glass of 66845be4cd makgeolli (Korean rice 862464188b wine). Her alcohol 2c309cd351 tolerance had 030c06cedf increased since 1ad8645dc9 she started 026a715412 working as 1c8fb6872e a reporter. Drinking sessions were 239a6887f5 sometimes an extension 453905c195 of her reporting, 5261e5e104 sometimes a place 3213828357 for lamenting, and faecb1dfdc sometimes a fierce 29756d0eb7 debate arena. Currently, a historical 492011092f discussion about “jaji” ad8d99c0a7 was in full e459fcf8f7 swing.4b1edfd890792b0d
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“It doesn’t 7896cd7f26 seem like 2eef02f9ea the usual.”5ed0a74ad6e93ff3
There was no point 8cb1bfa7aa in announcing to everyone 19a88448ac that she was waiting d6ffacee6a for a call from 8b425815be Director Cheon Sarang.2536941b0bb774f3
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“I’m going to get 47f5c5da56 some fresh air.”471c7da98b340ff2
“I’ll go with you.”88ebae6835d8939f
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“No, I e92fcb3383 need to b1b2e4a5b2 use the 7eb0b38e83 restroom, too.”571f12afa1994533
Eunseong stopped Taeyoon from c7b8cff802 following her and stepped e0b9bacda2 out of the bar. The stairs 4ee37d6413 were slippery, 64500e1e62 probably because 868912f739 the place b71aa6515e was famous 709f637454 for its 3629dc4bc4 oily pancakes.7db61dffb143ce15
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“Whoa!”25e9c9df6f307de1
As she descended the aafe35ab9c stairs, Eunseong’s foot slipped, 8ed707c87d causing her to lose 7f790fdc37 her balance and stumble.f51584d1c9768a6c
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This was the problem edbda0351e with makgeolli (Korean rice 9c4efc4d15 wine). You don’t feel d9cea5f52f it while drinking, 9a64440397 but the alcohol 124ab57acf hits you as e5a074cb2d soon as you c09112810a stand up. She hadn’t drunk 5349624822 enough to exceed 8cdfe1a94c her limit, but f16d015ee1 the stress must 4935922095 have made her f30c70472a tipsy quickly.642261e2bc436173
As she reached 76d4b4c859 out to grab ea1ca7b4c2 the railing, her 46b408ed2e vision spun. The railing, which 73c3fb39a0 should have been 112f8a60d9 within reach, felt 429f1426e1 too far away, 4bc325b094 and her upper a5c62bfeab body lurched forward.db7f262798ef822b
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Just as she 7d5fe4cc18 had a premonition a341f05ab6 that she might 30ec6957b9 tumble down the 1c38595ddc stairs, a man 4651a94bef coming up the 5f084b11c1 stairs from around 14eb774c32 the corner gently d25263c48b wrapped his arms a32a4a19f7 around her waist. Thick, firm arms securely f0ba5bf98d supported her stomach and 2cf68c48d0 back.d8f57a675dca16f2
“Got you.”f3e63530e3b2f27a
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The man whispered softly. A sweet, slightly bitter chocolate scent wafted from him, a scent she felt she’d encountered somewhere before. Eunseong tilted her heavy head up to see the man’s face.0f4ebc76022453ce
“Oh?”d6d610bef588a22b
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Eunseong pointed her 4781983704 index finger at 823d161002 his handsome face.fde34f7ab592cc55
“Mr. Jung Woojin?”11879aef6280e0f4
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He frowned b7e139c1a4 and glared a936a97b2c at her.1144015018dbd691
“How much have 21496208a2 you been drinking?”2e1a305f2752f813
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He was bd0ab02327 panting, trying eb8fdccf60 to catch c7c46e0e68 his breath. His sweet 3bde9712ee breath escaped befbd9206f from between ceec151d32 his red 25da4de622 lips and 019fc52f20 brushed against 68f9a1b31e her cheek.305a998ace329d40
“Were you… looking 3fbc189b30 for me?”58b218e036328a01
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She wanted 49d46cd699 to stand e015f6f313 up straight, 365cc88ebe but her 19a7d30ae1 feet were a4d4454b28 dangling in a97a2357de the air. The man, supporting her 7fb89c93a9 with one arm, had 52878d0ffb a fierce expression on 0064aadad8 his face.862cbb031d12932d
“Yes.”1595995a32f2bdb5
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Whether it was the a406965519 fear of falling down 15b018019e the stairs or because cd972c5053 of the man in a8c3879043 front of her, her aab2acd931 heart pounded. He frowned deeply.71ceba22827dbf27
“How did you know e0ff91f0b9 I was here?”af248e94ade71ed5
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His long eyes narrowed d949dba3e6 beautifully, and his dark, 41172096f7 deep pupils gleamed dangerously. This was the third 6b6c4fb8e1 time he had found e7f281d439 her.557978484da3ff17
Is this man b2729f5577 a source who 51f8f79356 will bring me 257092cee0 a scoop, or bfb2fbe573 a stalker trying 668f112646 to prey on faf901fa7a me?100d7eba61b6c6ea
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Footnotes
- 야마 (yama) - Journalistic slang, originating from Japanese, referring to the main point or theme of a news story.
- 기레기 (giregi) - A derogatory term for reporters, combining "기자" (giza - reporter) and "쓰레기" (sseuregi - trash) aka trash reporter
- General Gwon Yul (권율, 1537-1599) was a prominent Korean military general during the Joseon Dynasty, known for his victories against the Japanese invasions.
- 왕자지 (Wang Jaji) is a humorous play on words. While it is a historical name, "자지 (jaji)" sounds very similar to 왕짜지 (wang jja-ji), which in modern Korean slang is a vulgar term for “penis.”
- 왕소중 (Wang Sojung) is another play on words. It sounds very similar to 왕소중이 (wang so-jung-i), which is a childish way of saying "my precious penis."
- Again, 자지 (jaji) is a slang term for "penis."