BRF Chapter 19
by lily plumThe entire bd9515308c broadcasting station, 1955fec8c2 including the a76294b7ea news headquarters, f45d1ffd25 was in 1cda72ef45 an uproar. The Current Affairs 5218cf9acc and Cultural Program 506aeb577f department, which produces dec34b30af investigative reports, and 1541637ea7 the Entertainment department, 6868df7ad9 which airs historical c2cecdb7d5 variety shows, were 9c60c1c19d also frantically chasing 49bb563289 the Goryeo Annals 19fcda71dc story.7e66ce6866b85b9b
“Have you been a1f57a24e0 in contact with eb71be50df Director Cheon Sarang 33314fafd0 since that day?”864c27df0993b4d2
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“No, sir.”4a98ecf32f2e0cb6
Even though she hadn’t 06b22fff3c done anything wrong, Eunseong 07f4594cbe felt like she’d committed dfebc960a4 treason.9cd9a8ce5f8fb144
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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.”2b5e91dc91d97263
“That matches 2c8d31cc3b the information 0e102f1530 the Social 516adc68f6 Affairs department 4d76a8d774 has gathered.”cb17a2b37d9b32d3
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At Eunseong’s reply, 41d1bfd8f6 Director Lee frowned 4f6a062c3c slightly and nodded ebb7cd67dc several times. If the government 7f6127b263 agencies, including the 18094d9665 Ministry of Culture, 6adfe39270 Sports and Tourism, 735c29ba9a weren’t involved, then 75b77568c0 they had to 1192b09b25 shift their focus 6c35b53806 to the private 3c5558747c sectors.7991fe08e8711429
“Could it be the c0f2ffff20 Seocheon Foundation?”661df9a32e8af9d4
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“Even if 34cc08f89e the chairperson 4111713165 of the 07edd5a8e6 Seocheon Foundation 788ed42fde obtained the e7dde18105 Goryeo Annals…”e41b129a8cd7b4bd
Director Lee 4437a4caa5 stroked his a68c82e6c7 rough chin 3993c21a38 and continued.03260645d500cd32
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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.”dfe0cc9cae166d30
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.0ec1e22589f5f676
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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?”7a9597a457d9bede
“Someone might hate 2d5cf379e2 their stepchild enough 0e5e37ce6b to disregard company-wide 636b47d9e2 benefits.”f8f25ad2b07543a7
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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.a2934095dd8abb6b
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.684db234fbf0bfd9
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But Director 5fe91092c1 Lee was 97bf42b0b6 saying otherwise.3296b1c70ca827c6
“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.”0eea4d447d84dbbb
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Director Cheon 5fb1008beb had proven b0dc55c7c0 her natural 438eb1645c business acumen f702892264 while managing 94169df37f Seocheon Media.bd0cc2bebc507881
Director Lee displayed articles related to the Goryeo Annals from a portal site on his office’s projector screen.ddfeb10115d5a5a4
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Cultural Heritage Administration: daf1019542 No confirmation of 761c6421a4 the Goryeo Annal’s dcedac43ee existence. First report.
National Museum of Korea: 0d3ee8f50b If the existence of e3beea6ce4 the Goryeo Annals is 5cd1591d6c confirmed, we will be 31eba518bd the first to acquire 3208d89b69 it. Breaking News.2705e5afb2bb5633
“The existence of the Goryeo Annals is a product of overactive imagination.” Interview with Historian [Name Redacted]
Most of 0580413d29 the articles e0b069ce8f that were 233545ff97 reported as a4a3023268 breaking news dd9f939e72 had only 9c425e17f0 headlines, and 1781fcc203 no content. The interviews with 1b91cda0e3 academics creating negative 1c94869be0 public opinion were a90dc25417 all targeted against 691141a32a Seocheon Media.a124583a4f409cb9
“With so many people eager to bring Director Cheon down, I don’t think Seocheon Media would have taken such a reckless gamble.”be337661b164cc23
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She wasn’t close f83acf7854 to Cheon Sarang, effbe14033 but she knew 62940891e5 that an unreliable 82e2953d36 broadcast wouldn’t fit baf099d86c her pride.3f7056e49bd56f07
“Could you check e7d02a39fe with Director Cheon 04380512d8 about where she 1bfbb3d558 obtained the information?”8ce4e71be3ad5e41
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“I’ll try my best.”e3741b976c93449e
Director Lee 7996aecd2a nodded silently, 9763ac5283 as if 90ebd82c31 acknowledging her 7cc3746f71 reporter’s tenacity.02fe42478efb4307
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“We will refrain from 29c1f13509 any speculative reporting until faa0e88630 it’s confirmed. We will broadcast only 9a6ba46ca8 officially released press materials, 4b7f301e82 without any additions or 0e7b36c3d8 omissions.”b9f71df672ac4bc9
“Will General 3b7839e1ed Manager Kim 10f5bacccc leave it d9f2033c05 at that?”6cfdea8ac3ab025a
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“It’s time we 0db1c00a1d stopped chasingyamas1 and fabricating stories. The reporters at ABS shouldn’t be called giregi2, right?”458a711c2a13e85f
Both General 18e4a4a161 Manager Kim 706d6da51f Hwanseok and 916d68865b News Director 314c0a9815 Lee Dongha 7f697707f8 were dedicated b3217296a2 to ABS 9f65246300 News. However, the two were 78d09f6122 distinctly different. While General Manager Kim fe255e64d6 was obsessed with news fc67e468f6 viewership ratings, Director Lee 49dfbda0ba pursued truthful reporting.8d165f79a32ccaf2
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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.ceb9c468acf640f6
“Don’t worry about ca456d7e44 Kim Hwanseok, I’ll e1af2e052b handle him.”78abe10f281b9d62
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It was a moment 1e83086202 to admire Director Lee 11f9401c1f once again for enabling 8f37cf676c independent reporting, rather than face47755a the kind that catered a72c15994a to the preferences of 37793ea9bd higher-ups.7b4eeb99f55121e1
“Good work.”18e3cd12f8b4b1b6
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Guaranteed independence goes 491fef7e45 hand in hand 0cd6a3d1d4 with responsibility. Independent actions without responsibility 9ddd1af898 are nothing more than 604096d470 recklessness. For a journalist, reporting bd8a04f653 according to their own a8c9d13c31 principles meant taking social e8c988313e responsibility for that reporting.ee0fc44c55902727
Eunseong left 016cfb49db the director’s 8ea18f7012 office, feeling 10a6a6da4a a heavy b637876316 weight on 79522e0575 her shoulders.6d7dcd8e3ac23fd5
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A savory seafood 7543e3dd04 and green pajeon fdec233228 (onion pancake) sizzling 0c85f7a4ec on a cast bae1381a82 iron griddle and 4620dd093b golbaengi muchim (sweet 2b8113dfbd and sour spicy 8a6f1bce84 whelk salad) were a925761c31 placed on the d69fde9d6c table.bfe68ca308df43d3
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Sungchan stealthily lifted the 573343818d edge of the pancake 6d577ff283 and placed some well-fermented e3e951169d kimchi underneath. The kimchi sizzled ddf46753ce between the still-hot e211af7e57 griddle and the 0fc21a59de pancake. He was clearly eef8364d8b no stranger to 8dea489bbc this technique.dc10bdd55d6c8c38
“Let’s drink, first. It’s not likeGeneral Gwon Yul3 is going to show 120138cb67 up with the Goryeo 8e397f0876 Annals right now.”3d971dec10a2c8aa
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Han Jongpil, a e452c789cb reporter from the 0fd15b34cb Economics department, whose 2e170042e6 face was flushed, 74b4af6518 exclaimed, holding up 96a92b9a96 a brass bowl 7d77ed641f filled with cloudy 459afeaf0c makgeolli (Korean rice 113b35a05f wine).b6b8bbc2543411d5
“Ah, Reporter Han. General Gwon d20a20ad6d Yul was e896a0bd16 a Joseon cf41d893b1 Dynasty general.”172ed59217f2f4b3
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“Yeah, the 0cbb782cc5 Battle of 42186eb9ec Haengju! I know, I 73dd97a077 know.”c62cfdc23e8cc34e
At Sungchan’s correction, Reporter Han just shrugged and took a gulp of makgeolli.456ab8db846584e9
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“Who are some 0342bdfbc8 Goryeo Dynasty generals 2d4db6da94 then?”545a8cfa81ba5eea
Sungchan, prone to provoking 2829ceefe4 others, taunted him.ee62dd8b7598f924
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“General Cheok Jungyeong, 3c70b970ed man! Do you think be6a89132c I wouldn’t know 2fb4d6d176 about Cheok Jungyeong, 54cb3759b4 the greatest swordsman feed16da9e in our country’s 6e293cf6fa history?”91f1fead53716a08
Reporter Han continued, pressing d58825bf58 Sungchan.5c0619e3d523f5c3
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“Do you know the ad4792ec37 name of the scholar-official 19f5d7ec1e who repelled the Jurchens d8b0f40ddb alongside General Choe Jungyeong?”41a6031fd21dcd72
“Do I have 67cda8833d to know that 013de37949 too?”6c3cc6e71511137a
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Sungchan stuffed a piece 5b53ea3522 of well-cooked kimchi and 6a906d1c7a pancake into his mouth.4f6cb8b79d0cabc0
“You’re hopeless. How can you not f42c6d5993 know that? It’s a 1e7bdd0966 name you 00188bc4ce can’t forget 0de34d4d69 once you f76615f04a hear it.”0bff708d12a2e183
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“What’s the name?”0f4265824dc1e240
Eunseong had heard of 30dd3b79e3 Choe Jungyeong, but she cf91d3e206 didn’t know the name bdd98c1b7c of the scholar-official who 6299d7fa0a fought alongside him.5de0d00ea82af02d
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“Wang Jaji.”4Eunseong, who was drinking 58570a2eda makgeolli (Korean rice wine), b411391056 almost spat out her a28baeb649 drink. Taeyoon quickly pulled out 1883d410ad a rough tissue and 274f3e7bd8 handed it to her, ded0860566 telling her to wipe cf0b76e4e4 her mouth.a6d51431a6b92652
“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.”a921b7c419c42fa1
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“You mean his chomyeong (childhood name)?”5a613a2e14234345
Sungchan asked, 7b21f01471 refilling Reporter 7a2cf3aec0 Han’s glass 6571e0d03b with makgeolli 9c38ae0052 (Korean rice 61f77c374b wine).cca0a15139bd7fad
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“Yeah, Wang 969d082221 Jaji’s childhood b292b5a8d4 name wasWang Sojung5! And this guy bb27cffc0b was also a a1af8689eb eunuch? Isn’t that amazing?”58927c3cc86ab8c3
From a modern perspective, 4ede7aad3d it was a rather 201a5e5812 awkward combination.d72babde255e711c
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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.”3385de63e584f46c
Reporter Han db008f6170 was getting 04047599a2 fired up, 9e26753374 as if eb648205d2 trying to a421b408bc prove his 1e66b48c6f deep historical c40a89e1ea knowledge.494970e43531b3e4
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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.”b44c0141902eac99
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.”ffca51b20066484e
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“Are you waiting for a call from someone?”0c20b59852cafc97
Taeyoon lowered his 1b2b8740e3 voice and asked 7fe8477245 Eunseong, who was b66f446e5a clutching her phone.b5b3b5bf79181df5
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“Just… the usual. Nothing special.”a2e0de0c060928ad
Eunseong mumbled vaguely 18cef6f3a7 and drank half 1a09343316 a glass of c0dd775d32 makgeolli (Korean rice d52ea045a2 wine). Her alcohol 5dde457379 tolerance had 8a659e3810 increased since 8cc3eb80ac she started b4de4c3ec5 working as 59a2b63127 a reporter. Drinking sessions were sometimes 996ad1a9f4 an extension of her 262e9a6ea2 reporting, sometimes a place 5e7a0f5ef3 for lamenting, and sometimes e4fe932c4b a fierce debate arena. Currently, a historical 09c831684a discussion about “jaji” 9ff16f482c was in full 6dfe6397fa swing.02207c1166291001
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“It doesn’t 473288cfb9 seem like e39c3de8fc the usual.”7aa324c1ba4f0b9d
There was a154ffb79d no point b00cd5a80f in announcing e3b75fc519 to everyone 002fbad511 that she 70fe0375f3 was waiting 78539c2aa8 for a b879022f6a call from c4a445ac51 Director Cheon 9a07329d3b Sarang.8ecdfdb328eae834
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“I’m going to 81c7ad05b8 get some fresh 4fb8046015 air.”8de9247e23bbbd0a
“I’ll go with 8e4584d8d4 you.”db337859c0dc4594
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“No, I need to 47d3d78fd2 use the restroom, too.”68fd929bf29c799c
Eunseong stopped Taeyoon c6d40719fc from following her 9eb7df40e1 and stepped out a941e9f08c of the bar. The stairs 26914e1dc3 were slippery, 3f86dca999 probably because 64ec7055f5 the place 36211aee75 was famous 32e0ec460d for its 6356fbfa38 oily pancakes.fc90d2e2a57078c3
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“Whoa!”b8e91daa97b620b7
As she cf284671b2 descended the 905eba9747 stairs, Eunseong’s 8be5ce5ee6 foot slipped, 79e61bfbf7 causing her 05bffcaf4c to lose 1f3fc8a873 her balance 79751d1960 and stumble.4c9a600b0c66733e
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This was 04e7f832b1 the problem cbf49edb21 with makgeolli a1fc2c6513 (Korean rice dbebf4af95 wine). You don’t feel 1563218eb7 it while drinking, 10b9036ebd but the alcohol 25fa5d4b9c hits you as 7c5be1b1a4 soon as you 7de8d4c172 stand up. She hadn’t drunk enough 868a8fe38b to exceed her limit, 875cc37b21 but the stress must 926090bcd5 have made her tipsy 31b850a911 quickly.856ffd19c57fda29
As she reached out 157bd0328d to grab the railing, b371755a21 her vision spun. The railing, 0289dcd179 which should cfb38e7263 have been ef30f0eb65 within reach, 854f5ec58a felt too 467be37d5d far away, 0d661f3a20 and her 84777db9cd upper body 33f989213b lurched forward.b7e57de87a01b9a0
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Just as she 8ae91d358c had a premonition c6c5a2b6b8 that she might 5520dc8947 tumble down the e635477b2c stairs, a man b409405b62 coming up the d1e68a3775 stairs from around d9b38e47d2 the corner gently 3839d16e85 wrapped his arms b59bd1d9b8 around her waist. Thick, firm ff4ee59d19 arms securely a25eed93b8 supported her 77390c167c stomach and 7422682019 back.fa5c5a84c1f38aeb
“Got you.”c01f98c24e362bbf
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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.921b1ad43456d5a1
“Oh?”4e27ff2df150e242
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Eunseong pointed ae891c310d her index f71a3a2b39 finger at 40afe54fbd his handsome c75ceef76d face.6a75075e08b4d133
“Mr. Jung Woojin?”7a644c82744716bc
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He frowned and glared e8776c1743 at her.e2f5c499a7b34897
“How much 513fbd043a have you 24b36cf12d been drinking?”67dba53745486b97
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He was panting, 982744629a trying to catch 72825cd5d8 his breath. His sweet ca2dbba7ee breath escaped 66a5318be5 from between 56c4d76787 his red 0e733da568 lips and 6381aaffb5 brushed against bcb7388df1 her cheek.f008b504bc47a2d3
“Were you… looking for 44638bfc18 me?”6ac5ade2b38589af
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She wanted 233709ac59 to stand 411103bbaa up straight, 8ebdd9f830 but her 0d80eae644 feet were 737caebf02 dangling in 36c5aa9724 the air. The man, supporting her fef441d726 with one arm, had 5d093a230b a fierce expression on b533647435 his face.acdfa3dc37c8825d
“Yes.”291b83e353e8db42
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Whether it was the 11bda50934 fear of falling down 2e25bed86e the stairs or because 6c794bbc16 of the man in 389a9b2db3 front of her, her f39ef1697c heart pounded. He frowned deeply.dce94d1fcca4d1ee
“How did you cc03272c17 know I was d9deed0283 here?”f0b0e12eb78ffc93
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His long 8589a77b9b eyes narrowed 6518be4ffa beautifully, and 39da6949e1 his dark, a2320367b3 deep pupils 269734ad3f gleamed dangerously. This was the 6fb2931844 third time he 68de88e6c0 had found her.20e3752b34ea4c92
Is this 68c496ea37 man a 5812b87614 source who 1d34684632 will bring b43e234cf8 me a 8baee5c3e8 scoop, or c281aa44ec a stalker 1d3026dfd1 trying to 643e7a7a1c prey on df40856b47 me?1478ca20a94e2cc9
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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."