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    Title: 1st Year Max Level Manager / 1년차 만렙 매니저
    Webtoon: https://page.kakao.com/home?seriesId=57369982
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    Synopsis:
    Jeong Yun Ho, vice president of Top Entertainment and top actress Ju Yeong In’s husband, is a successful man, but despite all that he always feels empty inside.

    Would he be living a different life had he made a different choice? Ten years ago, he lost his precious smile. And now, suddenly his mobile phone rang.

    "What the hell? I’m going to die?!?”

    But wait, it’s weird. He’s going back to his first year of life! The life of "first year max level manager” is just beginning.
     
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    Chapters 1-200
    1 Successful but scummy MC Jung Yunho collapses after suppressing reporter Gu Minji
    2 MC passed away from cancer full of regrets but wakes up in the past at a drama filming
    3 MC discovers he is back in 2019 and decides to change the lives he had abandoned starting with Jung Yoo-jin (past life: estranged) and Miso (past life: died in gas incident)
    4 MC gives Jung Yoo-jin acting tips that helped her to impress writers Lee Ji-yeon and Kim Sol-ip (past life: successful writer)
    5 MC ignores Kim Dong-soo's order (past life: split up Hoop Entertainment and became MC's boss) and rushed off from the filming site
    6 MC saves Miso from a gas leak incident which was covered by the reporters
    7 MC has a celebratory dinner with Yoo-jin and Miso, discovers he is nicknamed as Jung-Star upon returning to the company
    8 MC stands up to Kim Dong-soo, GM Kang Ji-young intervenes with good news of Yoo-jin but questions him about leaving the filming site
    9 MC gives a vague explanation and celebrates with his colleagues, spends time with Yoo-jin and Miso watching the drama episode
    10 MC finds his resolve to change the future, asks Yoo-jin about her relationship with Miso
    11 MC comes to the conclusion that he should only do localized changes instead of saving the world, fleeting first meeting with Cherry Blossom (past life: disbanded, individual success)
    12 MC treats Joo Yeong-in coldly (past life: ex-wife, affair with Kim Dong-soo) and ignores her barbs, MC objects to suggestions of attaching Yoo-jin under the tutelage of Choi Hyun-min
    13 As a result of Yoo-jin's increased role in the drama, TK Entertainment's Park Eun-bin and Ma Dong-pal become antagonistic
    14 Park Eun-bin creates a scene to garner sympathy and Ma Dong-pal bribes Producer Park Doo-sik to revert the script changes
    15 MC threatens the Petitmo fanclub members to take down their slander posts, MC informs writer Lee Ji-yeon who calls up MBS to complain
    16 Lee Ji-yeon scolds off Ma Dong-pal and Park Doo-sik and exposes Park Eun-bin's poor acting, Yoo-jin seizes the chance to impress
    17 CP Kim Myung-hak arrives to banish Park Doo-sik from the production, MC uses writer's Lee favour to secure writer Kim's future debut
    18 MC receives a monetary bonus from the company, Yoo-jin features prominently in the drama episode airing
    19 Yoo-jin's name start trending online and advertisers scramble, MC turns his attention to help Cherry Blossom
    20 MC receives writer Kim's manuscript, formally meets Cherry Blossom for the first time
    21 MC sees the cold treatment from Pink Diamond's Gu Min-ji (past life: tabloid reporter) towards Cherry Blossom's Won-hee
    22 MC decides to promote Cherry Blossom on Youtube, snowstorm causes an idol group to miss the TV filming
    23 MC lobbies Cherry Blossom to PD Choi of the show
    24 Ma Dong-pal fails to influence PD Choi
    25 Cherry Blossom made a good impression and starts to trend and this causes CEO Kang to take interest in their progress
    26 CEO Kang berates Director Lee Ki-cheol's cost-cutting suggestion, Writers Lee and Kim arrives to personally lobby their new works for Yoo-jin
    27 MC picks Writer Kim's work and reveals a potential problem in actor Choi Jun-woo, Yoo-jin receives an advertising offer from Burger Queen
    28 MC successfully delays the advertising deal, MC spends Christmas with Yoo-jin and Miso
    29 Miso reveals that she knows she is not really Yoo-jin's daughter, Yoo-jin continues to trend online, MC goes to save Jang Jun-hyeok (past life: died from heart attack while driving)
    30 MC saves actor Jang Jun-hyeok from a heart attack, MC secures a comestic advertising deal for Cherry Blossom
    31 MC capitalizes on Yoo-jin's rising popularity to drive a hard bargain during negotiations with Burger Queen
    32 MC visits Jang Jun-hyeok at the hospital just in time to prevent him from being poached
    33 MC signs up Jang Jun-hyeok into Hoop Entertainment, Yoo-jin continues to trend upwards
    34 MC anonymously tips off reporter Jang Moon-ki about Choi Jun-woo's scandal
    35 MC stops Choi Jun-woo's date rape, Yoo-jin catches Writer Kim's eye at a dinner party
    36 Choi Jun-woo's scandal exposed in the media, MC sets his eye on recruiting Lee Tae-poong (past life: misunderstood actor, scandalous sponsorship)
    37 MC advises CEO Kang to do medical checkups (past life: coma due to cerebral cancer), Yoo-jin meets actress Park Jin-hee at the audition for <Blue Sky>
    38 CP Jeong becomes furious at Ace Entertainment's attempt to subvert the audition process for Park Jin-hee
    39 Writer Kim bares her teeth, Park Jin-hee conjures a sob story to secure another role in the drama, Joo Yeong-in threw aside her own drama to join as well
    40 Yoo-jin tells MC about her past with Joo Yeong-in, MC objects to Burger Queen's marketing campaign direction
    41 MC turns down the luxury burger campaign to accept the animal costume version
    42 The advertisement film shoot goes perfectly well
    43 MC prepares Cherry Blossom for a live event
    44 MC allows Cherry Blossom to meet their fans before the show and they replied with powerful cheering during the broadcast
    45 AD Cha scolds the late arriving Pink Diamond but Ma Dong-pal manages to turn things around
    46 MC fails to prevent an altercation between Golden Road and Petitmo but manages to secretly record the incident
    47 The recording makes Ma Dong-pal loses face and he swears revenge against MC
    48 Cherry Blossom gets a shoe sponsorship, MC starts planning to recruit and rehab Lee Tae-poong
    49 MC goes to court Lee Tae-poong into Hoop Entertainment before Kim Dong-soo
    50 MC convinces Lee Tae-poong who signs on immediately, Kim Dong-soo influences the intervewer to be biased towards Joo Yeong-in
    51 The first script reading of <Blue Sky>
    52 Yoo-jin's acting rattles Joo Yeong-in, male costars start oggling at Yoo-jin
    53 Joo Yeong-in overhears the plot to defame Yoo-jin and offers to help the conspirators
    54 Kim Dong-soo calls up a dirt reporter Joo Kang-yong to slander Yoo-jin, MC suggests a pre-emptive strategy
    55 MC braces Yoo-jin and Miso about the approaching problem and make arrangements to film the truth for <Human Story>
    56 MC approaches reporter Choi Min-hye with information on Joo Kang-yong
    57 MC scares off the mother-daughter duo of Jin So-mi and Jin Geyong-ju who tried to bully Miso at school
    58 Joo Kang-yong's slanderous articles and anger from evil relatives affect Yoo-jin's health
    59 <Human Story> broadcasts its first episode, Yoo-jin overwhelmed from the kindness of the people she knew who were interviewed
    60 The broadcast received tremendous response, CEO Kang surprises the MC with an invitation to SBC
    61 Joo Kang-yong bombarded with angry calls and lawsuits from his shady past, SBC's top brass makes a <Human Story> super offer to Hoop Entertainment
    62 CEO Kang gives MC a promotion, MC overhears Kim Dong-soo's angry rant against Joo Kang-yong who was arrested
    63 MC searches for a song to give Cherry Blossom and meets composer Kim Woon-sik who confirms Ace Entertainment's interference
    64 MC and Director Lee Dong-min goes to meet unknown amateur composer Bang Seon-woo (past life: died after his music was plagiarised)
    65 Bang Seon-woo impresses with his collection of unfinished compositions
    66 Director Lee Dong-min gels well with Bang Seon-woo at the music studio
    67 Bang Seon-woo's song delights Cherry Blossom; MC phones his foster mother after being distant for years
    68 Yoo-jin's increasing popularity gets her targeted by her lustful male co-stars in <Blue Sky>
    69 Yoo-jin performs well during filming and popular among the staff due to her friendliness
    70 Veteran actress Lee Sa-rang praises Yoo-jin, MC deflects an advertising offer from womanizing Hong Seong-beom of HK Apparel
    71 Hong Seong-beom bullies his manager Kim Seung-moon to up the offer; MC catches voyeur paparazzi Lee Beom-jun at the filming site
    72 Lee Beom-jun arrested by police and Kim Dong-soo calls Jin So-mi to help; Joo Yeong-in approaches MC during the filming crew dinner party
    73 Joo Yeong-in thanks MC for capturing the voyeur; Lee Chan-dong from Ace Entertainment tries to headhunt MC; MC suggests Park Seon-nyeo as Cherry Blossom's choreographer
    74 MC convinces Director Lee and GM Kang Ji-young to override management protests about hiring Bang and Park for Cherry Blossom
    75 MC signs up Park Seon-nyeo and lyricist Jang Ye-bin; MC hears rumours of Bang being a plagiarist
    76 MC coolly brushes off Seong-soo who had commandeered the rehearsal room for Golden Road; Lee Domg-min discovers someone had registered all of Bang's songs
    77 Kim Dong-soo and his cronies plot to sell off Bang's songs; MC and Director Lee goes to confront the gangster-like Uncle Music agency
    78 MC and Director Lee beats up Uncle Music and leaves with a recording of Uncle Music's bragging
    79 GM Kang privately recruits MC to join her against Kim Dong-soo; Kim Dong-soo's fury as his plot was foiled again
    80 MC accidentally discovers that only he can read the future diary app; Uncle Music and their plagiarist buyers appear in the news
    81 Joo Yeong-in throws a tantrum over chocolate and urges Choi Jong-hyeok to take action; Yoo-jin's Burger Queen ad becomes a sensation
    82 LM Apparel offers Yoo-jin to be advertising model; Joo Yeong-in demands Kim Dong-soo to attach the MC to her
    83 Writer Choi's slow pace affects the filming of <Moonlight Falls> the rival show to <Blue Sky>; Kim Dong-soo orders MC to take charge of Yeong-in for a month
    84 MC confronts Joo Yeong-in over her demands
    85 Yeong-in wants MC to be her personal manager, MC's influence in the company grows; Kim Dong-soo 'side project' are facing road bumps
    86 Kim Dong-soo and Joo Yeong-in frustrated by MC's stonewalling;
    87 Joo Yeong-in frustrated to the point of tearing up and uses Ace Entertainment as leverage; Yoo-jin stands up to Joo Yeong-in
    88 Yoo-jin bluntly confronts CEO Kang to force him make a decision; Joo Yeong-in's contract with Hoop Entertainment allowed to expire
    89 MC celebrates his return to his deparment
    90 MC visits Cherry Blossom and probes about Yoo Eun-ah's interfering father
    91 MC prevents Eun-ah's father from forcibly taking her away for an arranged marriage
    92 The experience galvanizes Cherry Blossom to be closer; ratings war between <Blue Sky> and <Moonlight Falls>
    93 <Moonlight Falls> has a huge ratings victory for the first episode; Joo Yeong-in joins Ace Enter immediately; MC and Yoo-jin visits the writers while waiting for Ep2's ratings
    94 <Blue Sky> closes the gap for Ep2, Yoo-jin's acting garner much attention; Producer Cha offers <Beautiful In All Circumstances> for Yoo-jin's next work
    95 CEO Kang reveals his plan to GM Kang about promoting the MC; CEO Kang discovers his brain tumor; Joo Yeong-in confidently leaves Hoop Entertainment for Ace
    96 Joo Yeong-in still hasn't given up on the MC, Director Lee Ki-cheol approaches MC about HK Apparel's persistent chase of Yoo-jin
    97 Actor Choi Jong-hyuk deliberately causes a love scandal news with Yoo-jin, MC uses past knowledge to scare him off but Ma Dong-pal encouraged Choi to continue
    98 Heiress Kim Ae-ja forcibly enter Lee Tae-poong's home for an indecent proposal
    99 MC arrives to beat everyone up and threatens Kim Ae-ja into fleeing; CEO Kang approves of MC's recommendation of an assistant recruitment
    100 MC sees new recruit Joo Ho-seong meeting Kim Dong-soo; CEO Kang announces he is going to take a holiday and entrusts the MC with his secret
    101 MC meets new assistant Jeong Sang-bong (past life: loyal subordinate who did not follow MC to Top Entertainment)
    102 MC creates a fanclub for Cherry Blossom and their new MV <Hurry Up!> debuts on Youtube
    103 Cherry Blossom's song has better than expected start, MC wonders at Petitmo's changes in their songs and MV
    104 Petitmo's songs suspiciously dominate the charts but MC counters using Youtube to get Cherry Blossom rise in views
    105 TK Entertainment had hired producer Teddy Kim to manipulate the rankings but unable to stop Cherry Blossom's advance, MC contacts reporter Jang Moon-ki
    106 MC gives a tip about Teddy Kim; Ma Dong-pal grinds his teeth in fury
    107 MC brings in Cherry Blossom's fanclub to the live broadcast, Park Eun-bin throws a fit against Won-hee at backstage
    108 MC and Ma Dong-pal work together to contain the incident from the station's PD, MC suggests a compromise
    109 Ma Dong-pal forces Park Eun-bin to accept; Cherry Blossom performs well on broadcast
    110 MC discreetly gives the PD a headsup about Petitmo's ranking manipulation, Cherry Blossom wins and gains traction
    111 Yoo-jin agrees to be in an advert with Miso; CEO Kim Taekwon of TK Entertainment punishes Ma Dong-pal and becomes interested in MC
    112 Writer Choi demands changes in <Moonlight Falls> and PD Kim Seong-woon quits; PD Kim vents to the MC and reveals some information
    113 <Blue Sky> pulls further ahead in the rankings; MC being blatantly headhunted by TK Entertainment's Director Cheon Sang-soo
    114 Yoo-jin grilled with questions of a loveline with actor Choi, MC calls GM Kang who intervenes personally
    115 MC's great treatment of his charges made the other actors from other departments envious; actor Choi Jong-hyeok and Yoo-jin scandal erupts
    116 MC reveals the history of disgraced actress Choi Ji-young who had been abused by Actor Choi Jong-hyeok
    117 MC fishes for more time from TK's Director Cheon; Writers Kim and Lee support MC's plan; MC visits actress Choi Ji-young
    118 MC helps and convinces actress Choi to step in to speak up against actor Choi; TK's Director Kim explodes with fury
    119 Actress Choi's press conference turns public opinion against Choi Jong-hyeok and Jang Ji-cheol; MC prevents Miso from being taken away by unscrupulous relatives
    120 MC prepares countermeasures for Kim Dong-soo's plot against Miso; MC asks Yoo-jin about her life goals
    121 MC warned about envious plots within the company; Lee Tae-poong auditions for <Beyond the Boundary>
    122 Lee Tae-poong to compete against actors Cha Tae-hoon and Choi Yang-seop
    123 Lee Tae-poong surprises with his immersive acting and fitness; Mr. Ga tries to influence the audition under Kim Dong-soo's order
    124 Cha Tae-hoon and Joo Ho-seong tries to mentally affect Lee Tae-poong; Mr. Ga continues to meddle and slander against Lee Tae-poong
    125 Director Choi furiously banishes Mr. Ga and receives Lee Tae-poong into <Beyond the Boundary>; MC stands up against Kim Dong-soo
    126 MC uses his past knowledge to send Kim Dong-soo into a panic; MC hatches a plan when Writer Lee wants to recruit Yoo-jin for <In the Name of God>
    127 Ace Ent. 's CEO Im makes a generous offer that MC declines
    128 Joo Yeong-in fails to move the MC; <Blue Sky> wrap up party
    129 Joo Yeong-in joins <In the Name of God>, a tipsy Joo Yeong-in casually approaches the MC during the wrap up party
    130 MC given leeway by the company to recruit another star, MC starts to bring Team Leader Park In-gi to his side
    131 At <Global Produce 47>, MC warns Director Lee about PD Ahn's talent show manipulation; MC sets his eyes on some promising future talents
    132 Kang Hana made a bad impression during the audition and was abandoned by her agencymates
    133 MC introduces Kang Hana to his team, she amazes them with her singing
    134 CEO Na tries to hold Kang Hana's contract to hostage but folds when MC threatens with blackmail
    135 PD Ahn tries to strongarm Hoop Ent. over Kang Hana's withdrawal from the talent show; MC ropes in a reporter to expose the ranking manipulation
    136 MC sets in motion a plan to prevent the suicide of singer Kim Jong-hoon
    137 The suicide was prevented in time; luring Kim Jong-hoon out of his depression
    138 Introducing Kim Jong-hoon to Bang Seon-woo, Kang Hana and Jang Yebin; Miso signs up with Hoop Entertainment
    139 Discussing countermeasures to protect Miso from her relatives; Kim Dong-soo infuriated as his plot foiled again
    140 Yoo-jin impresses Writer Lee and actress Kim in a private audition for her dual roles in <In the Name of God>
    141 MC warns Writer Lee about Red Moon Studio's finances and she takes immediate action; brushing aside CEO Lee Sang-sik's offer to introduce Chinese investor Zhang Wei of Hwayeon Media Group
    142 Kim Dong-soo incites Director Lee Ki-cheol about roping in Zhang Wei using Yoo-jin and rumours of CEO Kang's health
    143 MC purposefully goes to meet the antagonists without Yoo-jin and turns down their offer; goes to meet GM Kang Ji-young for help
    144 MC hides Yoo-jin and Miso at Writer Lee's and ignores Kim Dong-soo's calls; visiting CP Kim who had quit <Moonlight Falls> to make a new studio
    145 MBS CEO rebuffs Zhang Wei and Lee Sang-sik after meeting MC; Zhang Wei starts investigating the MC
    146 Lee Sang-sik's bankruptcy made public; MC taking steps to safeguard Cherry Blossom from the fallout of a dating scandal
    147 Backstage hostility from Golden Road towards Cherry Blossom, the return of Ma Dong-pal and Pink Diamond
    148 While Cherry Blossom has a successful stage performance, Golden Road's Jang Eun-young continues to be reckless on social media; ZIZAK's unwanted attention
    149 MC intercepts ZIZAK's blackmail on Cherry Blossom and decides to handle the matter with the help of Kim Jong-hoon
    150 MC beats up ZIZAK's Park Hyeon-woo
    151 MC extracts the blackmail photos from the phones of Park Hyeon-woo and Golden Road's Jang Eun-young, the duo remain unrepentant
    152 Director Cha Sang-jin confronts MC, Wonhee suffers an injury from sabotage; the culprit exposed
    153 MC sends Wonhee to a future-best-clinic for treatment; MC reveals his evidence when being reprimanded over the ZIZAK scandal
    154 ZIZAK and Golden Road's dating and bullying scandals exploded; the shareholders of Hoop Entertainment discuss recent matters and CEO Kang's health
    155 Cherry Blossom's Kim Se-ri celebrates a triumphant return to her hometown; MC discovers future star Lee Haru in the village
    156 MC and an irate village elder rescues Haru from his abusive father
    157 The villagers witness the contract signing between MC and the abusive father, Haru joins the agency and MC starts making inquiries about his missing mother
    158 Kim Dong-soo shocked when CEO Choi Man-sik shows an interest in the MC; Haru introduced to the agency and MC decides to step up to be a team leader
    159 MC starts assembling his team and was introduced to an ally in the Finance department; Haru lives with MC
    160 A positive health checkup for Haru; MC rescues Park Eun-seong escape from gangsters trying to strongarm a contract renewal
    161 MC uses reverse psychology on Park Eun-seong; Blue Entertainment's Kang Eun-gi furious at his escape
    162 Kim Dong-soo discovers a link in the past between the MC and Kang Eun-gi; MC negotiates with Kang Eun-gi over Park Eun-seong
    163 MC and Kang Eun-gi confront each other over a dispute of a woman between them; Kang Eun-gi punches Kim Dong-soo for suggesting a plot against MC
    164 Encountering the mother-daughter duo of Jin So-mi and Jin Geyong-ju at Miso's audition for <In The Name of God>
    165 Miso crushes the audition and immediately get casting offers; MC rebuffs Jin So-mi's overtures on behalf of Kim Dong-soo
    166 MC and Miso helps Haru to build confidence in public performance; Yoo-jin harrassed by a bribed welfare investigator sent by a biased judge
    167 MC summons legal advisor Kwak to deal with the matter and to retaliate against Yoo-jin's unscrupulous relatives
    168 MC formally promoted despite opposition from within the company; he recruits Assistant Eun Ji-yu away from Golden Road
    169 MC continues to assemble his Team Jeong and states his ambitious targets
    170 MC outlines his plans for growth; celebrating his promotion with Yoo-jin and the rest
    171 <Blue Sky> triumphantly finish airing; Yoo-jin and Miso in hot demand
    172 MC denies the rumours of him being in a relationship with Yoo-jin; ordering a break for the successful Cherry Blossom to rest and recharge; scouting a new stylist
    173 MC intervenes to help stylist Lee Mi-ri and editor Chae Sang-woo's stricken child Chae Eun-byul in the hospital
    174 MC personally pays off the hospital bill and recruits the couple into Hoop Entertainment
    175 MC changes Chae Eun-byul to a better hospital and improves her chances; GM Kang warns MC about shareholder Choi Man-sik's interest in him
    176 MC refuses to follow Choi Man-sik's wishes for Cherry Blossom
    177 MC calls up CEO Kang directly to ward off Choi Man-sik's insistence and declines his overtures
    178 Choi Man-sik confronts Kim Dong-soo about his slush fund and brings him into the conspiracy against CEO Kang and Chairman Choi; MC visits Lee Tae-poong at the filming site
    179 Actor Choi Yang-seop insists on a filming change in <Beyond the Boundary> and causes a cut on Lee Tae-poong's face
    180 Lee Tae-poong continues acting and overwhelms Actor Choi; veteran Baek Yoon-seong praises him during the dinner party
    181 The production crew heaps praises on Lee, the director reprimands Actor Choi; Yoo-jiin and Miso continue rehearsal under strict secrecy and security
    182 Miso's acting move MC to tears, declining Teacher Kim's kind offer for Yoo-jin and Miso to change agencies
    183 Lee Mi-ri's first clothes for Yoo-jin and Miso while Joo Yeong-in appears with a new look for the press conference of <In The Name of God>
    184 MC recognizes an unscrupulous reporter at the conference and discreetly informs the emcee of the event; Writer Lee issues a retirement challenge over the ratings
    185 PD Kim and MC deftly hides Yoo-jin's dual role in the drama; Kim Dong-soo investigates orphanages; Yoo-jin and Miso mobbed at the airport; MC receives an app update
    186 MC updates the app before the trip to Philippines and receives a dire warning about Yoo-jin
    187 MC takes all precautions and security but the prediction remain unchanged
    188 MC and the security team lay a trap for the suspect
    189 The culprits captured; Yoo-jin and Miso traumatized by injury to the MC
    190 The photoshoot wraps up nicely; receiving a gift from the local gangster
    191 Safely returning to Korea; Director Lee Ki-cheol tries to interfere with Cherry Blossom
    192 GM Kang bats off Director Lee's interference; meeting Cherry Blossom and the songwriting team
    193 MC motivates Cherry Blossom who are rewarded with a new vehicle as they get ever more popular
    194 Seeing Ma Dong-pal again at the backstage, MC tweaks the show PD to ensure Cherry Blossom performs their best
    195 Cherry Blossom wins top place for the 10th consecutive week and rewarded with family reunions at the dorm; Team Leader Yang Hong-seok seeks MC's help
    196 MC gives Team Leader Yang some tips and advice; meeting Haru's nemesis Woo Seong-chan for the first time
    197 Woo Seong-chan bullies Haru at school
    198 MC beats up Woo Seong-chan, Director Koo shouts at Kim Dong-soo over the matter
    199 MC approaches reporter Choi Min-hye with dirt on Woo Seong-chan; impressing PD Yoo of <Master of Mukbang>
    200 MC sweetens the deal with the PD; negative articles of Woo Seong-chan explodes and causes him to be dropped from the show; enraged Woo Seong-chan attacks whistleblower victim Lee Si-yoon

    Chapters 201-400

    201 MC subdues Woo Seong-chan and had him arrested; Team Jeong throws a house-warming party
    202 Visited PD Kim's new <Blue Dragon> studio office; Yoo-jin stealthily transforms into elderly Jin Yu-jeong for her second role in <In The Name of God>
    203 Miso recognizes Yoo-jin and is sworn to secrecy; bluffing Joo Yeong-in and starts filming
    204 Pulls off the filming successfully; PD Kim reveals information that Chairman Zhang Wei is funding rival drama <Festival of Money>
    205 <Festival of Money> attracts many big names into its production; Director Bang allies with MC
    206 Director Bang makes blatant headhunt overtures to the MC; Ma Dong-pal appears with a new actor at <Master of Mukbang> casting audition
    207 Actor-chef Lee Jin-taek competes against Haru but demands an explanation when the PD chooses Haru over him
    208 Lee Jin-taek was severely rebuked but was convinced of his defeat; MC plays hardball during the fee negotiations for Haru
    209 MC leverages GM Kang and Lee Tae-poong to get higher rates for Haru; Kim Dong-soo confidently announces he will sign 3 top actors
    210 MC secretly plots to hijack Seong Ho-jun from Kim Dong-soo; Team Jeong celebrates Haru getting the lead role
    211 Miso also joins the cast of <Master of Mukbang>; Miso's popularity and acting skill on the set of <In The Name of God>
    212 MC recommends Director Bang's actors as promised; visiting Writer Lee to celebrate Miso's debut
    213 Writer Lee touched by Miso's sincerity; MC's popularity in the company grows, prepping Kang Hana for her debut
    214 MC surprised to see Kim Jong-hoon practicising with Kang Hana and proposes an unorthodox marketing strategy
    215 Kim Jong-hoon agrees to the idea; Joo Yeong-in is fully immersed in acting which surprises the MC
    216 Joo Yeong-in admits to her personal assistant that she likes the MC and passes information of Ace Enter's sabotage of Cherry Blossom to him
    217 None of Cherry Blossom's families fell for Ace Enter's ploy; Joo Yeong-in flirts with the idea of leaving the agency; Miso receives an unexpected offer
    218 A great advertising deal and PR move for Yoojin-Miso; MC advises Manager Park and actor Jang Jun-hyuk over a drama role dilemma
    219 MC calls Kang Eun-gi but the orphanage brother ignores his warning; MC is reminded of the past
    220 Kang Eun-gi assures Lee Yeon-sil that he will mend relations with the MC; MC visits his old orphanage matron
    221 MC persuades the matron to go for a health check; MC calls Lee Yeon-sil and rushes out to save Kang Eun-gi
    222 MC witnesses an ambush on Kang Eun-gi and he jumps in to intervene
    223 Kang Eun-gi goes off to settle matters; MC reconciles with Lee Yeon-sil
    224 Kang Eun-gi returns safely due to listening to MC's earlier warnings and decides to turn himself in
    225 MC successfully changes his matron's medical fate; Kang Eun-gi establish a legitimate agency; Cherry Blossom helps Kim Se-ri rehearse her acting lines
    226 MC nudges Eun-ah to take up acting; Yoo-jin and Miso's soft drink CM explodes and receives an unprecedented offer from Yetrang cosmetics company
    227 MC accepts the lucrative advertising deal and buys shares in the cosmetics company; Director Lee Ki-cheol confronts GM Kang and accuses MC of stealing over trot singer Lee Mal-soon
    228 Yoo-jin speaks up for the MC and challenges Director Lee; word spreads about MC's golden hand; Lee Mal-soon arrives to bluntly state his wishes to move
    229 Director Lee gives in to Lee Mal-soon and forced to apologize to the MC; MC approaches Seong Ho-jun and patiently waits for him
    230 MC gives Seong Ho-jun some pertinent information and a prediction; Lee Tae-poong arrives for a cameo in <Master of Mukbang>
    231 Miso impresses so much that she was asked for more appearances in the show; Kim Dong-soo continues to plot but receives bad news about Seong Ho-jun avoiding him
    232 MC bemused by his subordinates; Chairman Choi Eun-tae's personal men investigates the orphanage to search for his lost son
    233 MC has no interest in a parent who had abandoned him; Joo Yeong-in asks MC about actress So Yi-young joining the rival <Festival of Money>
    234 Yoo-jin argues posessively with Yeong-in; clashing egos in <Festival of Money>; calming and encouraging Kang Hana before her Youtube debut
    235 Incredible start for Kang Hana with plugs from Yoo-jin, Miso and Cherry Blossom; she handles the brickbats deftly as well
    236 Kang Hana and her mother emotionally thanks the MC; MC acts a shield for Kang Hana against her former acquaintainces
    237 Kang Hana's former groupmates plot a scheme to slander her using the notorious Kim Do-jin
    238 MC, Director Lee and Yoo-jin visit Kim Do-jin's abandoned family and convinces Jo Soo-young to expose him
    239 Kim Do-jin threatens Joo Soo-young with violence; MC prepares a trap
    240 MC enrages Kim Do-jin into attacking him in front of the police and was quickly subdued; turning the tables at the police station with evidence of domestic abuse
    241 Going with GM Kang directly to KNET's top to complain against I-Stone CEO Na who had hired Kim Do-jun; MC rewarded by KNET's CEO after giving important tip
    242 Actress Choi Ji-young warns MC and Yoo-jin of rumours; I-Stone agency purged completely; interview questionaire for Yoo-jin from "Woman Magazine"
    243 MC suspicious of the questionnaire being changed last minute; GM Kang suggests meeting Woman Magazine's CEO Jang Ji-hye
    244 Early morning health drink with Yoo-jin and Miso; convincing CEO Jang to investigate the office of Editor Choi
    245 Editor Choi confesses that Chairman Zhang Wei and Blanc's CEO Han were behind the plot; MC suggests Woman Magazing to team up with Yetrang Cosmetics
    246 CEO Han breaks the bad news to Chairman Zhang's man Liu Xin; the Woman Magazine issue with Yetrang Cosmetics is in overwhelming demand
    247 Profit for MC and his allies; tremendous reception for Yoo-jin for her still secret dual role in <In The Name of God>
    248 Winning against <Festival of Money> in the early ratings war; MC fends off Director Bang's recruitment of him;
    249 A direct model endorsement from Chanel to Yoo-jin which the MC advised against; So Yi-young calls the MC
    250 So Yi-young angered by the brush off; CEO Moon of LM Apparel rewards Yoo-jin's loyalty with generous terms
    251 <Master of Mukbang> reach new ratings high and Haru gets more casting offers; <Festival of Money> resorts to sexy shots of So Yi-young
    252 Brainstorming in Writer Lee's house, she becomes furious at MBS Director Choi's suggestion of Yoo-jin to do the same exposure like So Yi-young
    253 MC uses the news of Yoo-jin rejecting Chanel to compete against So Yi-young and continue to win the ratings war
    254 Liu Xin tries to recruit MC into Hwayeon but was provoked by MC's tip about Shanghai New Media Group
    255 Chairman Zhang recalls Liu Xin to deal with the problem in China; CEO Han cowed by CEO Jang to apologize to GM Kang and MC
    256 More lucrative deals with CEO Jang; Team Jeong watch party of <Master of Mukbang>
    257 Hard bargaining with CK Food's PR Director Yang over an endorsement deal for Haru
    258 Successful negotiations; Kim Dong-soo continues to search for the son of Chairman Choi Eun-tae for CEO Choi Man-sik
    259 Investigator Lee Beom-jun bluffs off Kim Dong-soo and instead approached Kang Eun-gi's office
    260 MC meets Lee Beom-jun and hears the search for Chairman Choi and turns him into a double agent against Kim Dong-soo
    261 Chairman Choi's distrust of Choi Man-sik grows as the search narrows to Kang Eun-gi and MC; MC meets reporter Choi Min-hye regarding heiress Kim Ae-ja
    262 MC suggests Reporter Choi to instigate a fight against Kim Ae-ja; politician Park and Choi Man-sik allied for mutual benefits
    263 Cutesy taekwondo learning from Miso and Yoojin; MC promotes Eun-ah's acting to SBS
    264 Lee Tae-poong's determination on the filming set; MC discovers harrassing phone numbers
    265 MC goes to meet Daecheon Vice Chairman Kim Ae-ryun to fight against Kim Ae-ja and impressed her so much that she wanted to recruit him
    266 Sccessful wrap up party for <Beyond the Boundary>; Kim Ae-ja's scandal publicized; Kim Ae-ryun invites MC to meet her father Chairman Kim
    267 Kim Dong-soo demoralized due to various setbacks; Seong Ho-jun arrives to deal another blow by demanding to change tearms; CEO Kang Gam-chan returns dramatically
    268 CEO Kang browbeats Director Lee Ki-cheol; MC suggests an unknown director's film for Seong; CEO Kang asks MC a personal question
    269 MC tells CEO Kang about Choi Man-sik's meddling; MC ordered to go with Director Lee and Kim Dong-soo to meet the Shanghai New Media Group visitors
    270 Director Lee and Kim entertain Director Zhang Xuan; MC befriends the low key Wang Rong
    271 Joo Yeong-in and MC exchange favours over Wang Rong who is a fan
    272 Wang Rong also very impressed by Yoo-jin's acting; Kim Dong-soo bribes Zhang Xuan; Joo Yeong-in calls in panic, MC lectures heiress Hong Hyun-joo
    273 MC and Wang Rong rush to rescue Joo Yeong-in; Wang Rong reveals his true identity; CEO Kang arrives and appoint MC in charge of negotiations
    274 Zhang Xuan sent packing; MC easily settles the deal and helps Wang Rong save face with Joo Yeong-in; Wang Rong returns the favor
    275 "Mrs Jin Yu-jeong" continues to impress while filming; MC notices a paparazzi on their tail
    276 MC seeks permission and help from CEO Kang to handle the paparazzi reporter Kang Il-gu
    277 MC and CEO Kang hatch a plan; catching the leaker red-handed
    278 Confronting AD Lee Si-yeon and turning her against Reporter Kang; a behind-the-scenes event to address the mystery of Mrs Jin Yu-jeong
    279 Dramatic reveal of Yoo-jin as Mrs Jin Yu-jeong
    280 Tremendous rating for the latest episode; Reporter Kang Il-gu arrested; CEO Jang of <Woman Magazine> calls MC
    281 MC pacifies CEO Jang's grumbling; studios pitch their dramas to cast Yoo-jin; a horde of reporters lying in wait
    282 Declining the offer to join <Queen Myeongseong 2021> due to scandal; heiress Hong Hyun-ju arrives at site
    283 Joo Yeong-in motivated to surpass Yoo-jin and scares off Hong Hyun-joo; an offer for Yoo-jin from Daeheung Bank
    284 Kang Eun-gi had no interest in a potential biological father; Yoo-jin retaliates on Hong who was adlibing violently on rookie actress Oh Seong-yeon
    285 Oh Seong-yeon post thanking Yoo-jin gains unintended positive benefits; meeting MBS's CEO about <Queen Myeongseong 2021>
    286 MBS rewards MC with an open offer for Yoo-jin; Choi Man-sik invites Tanaka from <Aris Production> to be Hoop Enter's partner in Japan
    287 Sky high ratings for the drama and lucrative offers for Yoo-jin; MC receives the arrival of Wang Rong, Lili and Lingling
    288 Lingling wants to be an idol; MC convinces Wang Rong to delay an event in China; Wang Rong's father thanks MC
    289 Giving the visitors warm hospitality; Director Jo of LM Apparel throws a fit against Lee Mi-ri at a fashion show
    290 CEO Moon fires Director Jo on the spot and warns MC about the presence of HK Apparel in the show
    291 Yoo-jin and Lili lights up the fashion show; Hong Seong-beom forced to leave by MC's provocation and Kim Ae-ryun's backing
    292 Kim Ae-ryun invites MC to a meeting with her father over a deal; MC has Bang Seon-woo test Lingling's vocal ability
    293 Bang Seon-woo suspects a medical condition which was later confirmed; Lingling leaves Korea but still determined
    294 Kim Dong-soo announces partnership with Aris Enter but was deflated with good news from CEO Kang and MC; MC searches for vocal trainer Seo Yeon-woo
    295 Saving Seo Yeon-woo from a black construction site; meeting Seo's grandmother who is suffering from dementia
    296 Introducing Seo to Kang Hana and makes immediate and dramatic impact on her singing
    297 Signing up Seo as vocal trainer; MC visits writer Han Woo-joo for <Hwaranjeon>
    298 MC listens to the Han sibling's circumstances and signs Writer Han up and registers her works for copyright
    299 Introducing the Hans to Writers Lee and Kim to hatch a plan against Writer Yoo's retaliation
    300 Writer Yoo Seon-jeong uses KJ Law Firm to throws a lawsuit; MC challenges the boardroom to a wager to create an independent department
    301 Manager Park In-gi gives his word of support to the MC; MC convinces CEO Kang and MBS CEO Choi to stand with Writer Han
    302 MC stops a perjury attempt from KJ Law Firm and persuades Writer Kye to speak up
    303 KJ Law Firm's CEO Kim deftly terminates the contract with Writer Yoo as Writer Lee's press conference exposes the truth
    304 MC discovers that Choi Man-sik is suspecting Kang Eun-gi; Kang Eun-gi stabbed in prison
    305 MC calms Lee Soo-chan down, Eun-gi refuses the idea of having a father; Choi Man-sik continues with another plot
    306 MC notices something wrong at the hospital and saves Kang Eun-gi from assassination; MC and CEO Kang goes to meet Chairman Choi Eun-tae
    307 MC confirms Chairman Choi's intentions, Chairman Choi outlines Choi Man-sik's ambitions with politician Park, DNA test confirms Kang Eun-gi is Chairman Choi's son
    308 Chairman Choi disappointed by Eun-gi's refusal to acknowledge him but MC offers a glimmer of hope
    309 <In The Name of God> and Yoo-jin continue to gain momentum; signing a deal with MBS for <Hwaranjeon> and recommending outcast PD Oh Bokhee over PD Yang
    310 Hard-nosed PD Oh wishes to resign, MBS CEO Choi aghast at the offers from KBC and SBC for the drama
    311 Hard negotiations with CEO Choi and convincing PD Oh; announcing the good news to Hoop Enter's boardroom
    312 Kang Hana's appearance being delayed from all the music shows in favour of Eve One
    313 Going to MBS Director Jang to cancel the delay; Kang Hana's songs top the charts and causes KBC to cancel their delay
    314 SBC's turn to grovel in apology; Park Ye-seul of Eve One plans to retaliate
    315 Park Ye-seul was foiled and shocked by Kang Hana standing up to her
    316 Kang Hana and Kim Jong-hoon dominates the live stage; congratulations and advertising offers come pouring in
    317 MC meets Prosecutor Seo Jae-il regarding Kang Eun-gi's case; singer Lee Mal-soon recommends Kang Hana's mother Kim Hyun-ja to MC
    318 MC catches up with Kang Eun-gi in prison; allying with Prosecutor Seo; premiere gala of <Beyond the Boundary>
    319 A bad encounter with CK Enter's movie director Jo Jae-kyung at the premiere
    320 Tremendous reception for Lee Tae-poong after the premiere; Jo Jae-kyung gives a negative interview, Yoo-jin agrees to Joo Yeong-in's request about the MC
    321 Jo Jae-kyung provoked by Director Choi Seong-moon into leaving in a huff; convincing LT's CEO Shin to recruit down-in-the-dumps AD Park Seon-jae
    322 MC saves Park from delinquents and convinces him to strike it out as an independent and expose Jo Jae-kyung, MC ambushed after the meeting
    323 MC overcomes the ambush and convinces the stuntmen to leave, Jo Jae-kyung's scandal explode; <Beyond the Boundary> sells out
    324 CEO Shin taunts CK Enter's CEO Son and declares war; Lee Tae-poong becomes hot topic; Jo Jae-kyung harrasses Park Seon-jae
    325 MC provokes Jo Jae-kyung for maximum effect and sues him for assault; <Beyond the Boundary>'s hot reception; trying to entrap politician Park Sang-gon
    326 MC and Prosecutor Seo sneak to the meeting spot to film the bribery; Park Sang-gon's cronies attempt to hijack the investigation
    327 Team Leader Kang Myung-gil arrested for bribery; CEO Kang takes the opportunity to announce an internal audit; Choi Man-sik berates Kim Dong-soo but has Lee Ki-cheol take the blame for the case
    328 Park Sang-gon is unscathed due to a fallguy; reshuffling within Hoop Enter; going to help with Seo Yeon-woo's house moving
    329 Warmth and laughter at Seo Yeon-woo's place; disruption in Haru's show <Mukbang Table>
    330 Jo Jae-kyung's lawyers leave him after CEO Son was informed of his meddling; Haru wows the panel with his cooking
    331 Haru tears up as he mentions his missing mother; CEO Baek wants to market Haru's recipe
    332 Haru gives an interview regarding his mother and friendship with Kim Se-ri; visiting CK's CEO Son and Jo Jae-kyung
    333 CEO Son explodes at his nephew and forces him to apologize to MC, CEO Son attempts to reconcile with MC
    334 Prosecutor Seo apologizes for letting politician Park slip; CEO Kang announces results of the internal audit; repeat warnings from the app for Yoo-jin
    335 Worried MC goes to visit Yoo-jin's filming and secretly asked her to wear protective gear for a stunt sequence
    336 Discovering the tampered prop knife and setting up a trap to find the culprit
    337 Capturing Scriptwriter Jang Shia red-handed; Joo Yeong-in enraged and slapped her crazed 'fan'
    338 Joo Yeong-in and Yoo-jin's determination reignited from the case; a new update for the app
    339 MC finds out the bad past between Kim Se-ri and Cha Do-hee; Team Jeong on course to win the wager to be an independent department
    340 Weaseling confirmation from Editor Koh and confronting Ace Enter over the slander
    341 Cha Do-hee blithely agrees to remove the news article and becomes interested at MC's cold attitude
    342 Haru's mother Natalia is found, news of his father released from rehab; negotiating for Lee Tae-poong's appearance fee
    343 Se-ri and Haru easily handle the interview; preventing Haru's father Lee Hyeon-moon from meeting him; MC loses his temper
    344 Lee Hyeon-moon forcibly ejected from the premise; MC meets amnesiac Natalia and hospital director Kim Cheol-soo
    345 Calling Kim Se-ri to vouch for MC's story to convince Natalia; Natalia visits Haru during filming and passes out
    346 Haru finishes the filming dramatically as Natalia is hospitalized; Lee Hyeon-moon backed up by KY Law Firm to file a lawsuit
    347 Haru and Natalia's reunion; MC organize the PR and provokes Lee Hyeon-moon to violate the restraining order in front of the authorities
    348 KY Law Firm's Kim Yong-seok abandons Lee and allowed him to be arrested; Lawyer Kim futilely confronts MC about Eun-ah
    349 MC finds a new place for Natalia to stay and arranges Haru's schedule to commute; MC declares hostility to Director Bang Sang-young
    350 Butting heads with Director Bang in the boardroom over Haru's lightened schedule; Kim Dong-soo in contact with Hwayeon Media Group via a dangerous liaison
    351 Chairman Choi recognizes Kim Dong-soo's contact person; Colonel Lee escapes the dragnet and abandons Kim Dong-soo
    352 In a face to face, Kim Dong-soo and MC reiterate being enemies; <In the Name of God> wraps up; MC wants to recruit Cha Eun-sol
    353 MC approaches Yoo-jin and Miso's fanclub members for their photos and offers Cha Eun-sol employment
    354 MC anticipates Cha Eun-sol's circumstances and convinces her father
    355 Wang Rong warns MC of internal disatisfaction towards their joint-venture; flying to China with Joo Yeong-in and Seo Yeon-woo
    356 VP Deng Chao tried to oppress MC but was overturned
    357 Joo Yeong-in visits MC's hotel room and asks an intimate question; the app alerts about a potential scandal
    358 Joo Yeong-in pours her heart out to Manager Ahn but was overheard; Wang Rong sends reporter Gu packing to solve the problem
    359 MC meets Wang Rong's father Deputy Secretary Wang Min and family to discuss about Hwayeon's Chairman Zhang Wei
    360 Wang Min agrees to help, the family is impressed by Seo's meticulous planning for Lingling; returning home to Korea with gifts and good news
    361 Deciding to pull over Kim Dong-soo's actors; veteran director Gong Gong-beom wants to hijack Lee Tae-poong from <Mt Jirisan> to star in his own film
    362 Director Bang accept MC's boardroom wager before belatedly realizing MC's intentions; passing out scandal tips before meeting director Gong and assistant Choi Jin-seong with CEO Shin
    363 Gong and Choi leaves in a huff; MC's countermeasure draws the ire of Chairman Kim Heung-bok of the Korean Film Council
    364 Chairman Kim's cronies fail to pressure Hoop Enter and director Gong's reputation up in flames; arranging a meet for the orphanage matron to meet Chairman Choi Eun-tae
    365 Sister Michaela reprimands Chairman Choi and convinces him to turn over a new leaf; Lee Yeon-sil and Sister Michaela have a heart-to-heart with Yoo-jin
    366 Sister Michaela nudges MC to get married; Eun-gi sentenced to a year in prison; actor Jo Min-seong approaches the MC
    367 Helping Director Bang's actors Jo Min-seong and Song Ji-hwan and allowing rumours to spread
    368 MC's information makes Director Bang look incompetent; encountering a child actor in the care of a known conwoman at <Hwaranjeon> audition
    369 MC discreetly approaches Kang Shia to recruit her; Miso excels at the audition
    370 Miso becomes motivated to be a better actor and MC contacts Choi Ji-young as a teacher; approaching conwoman Choi Yi-sun to recruit Kang Shia
    371 Pretending to agree to Choi Yi-sun's absurd demands; meeting Kang Shia's naive mother and revealing the true circumstances
    372 MC marshalls his allies to remedy the situation; Choi Yi-sun's deeds exposed to the media
    373 Choi Ji-young agrees to teach Miso, MC suggests her daughter Yu-mi be mentored by Kang Hana; PD Oh not shaken by parents attending the audition process
    374 Miso's vast improvement impresses PD Oh so much that a role was offered to Choi Ji-young; a happy Jo Min-seong calls the MC
    375 Choi Man-sik delays actor Jo's transfer; MC retaliates by planting doubt about Kim Dong-soo
    376 MC confident of awards for his team and expands his influence; searching for unknown actor Go Jae-soo
    377 MC scouts Go Jae-soo who was being abused on site and meets TK Enter's CEO Kim Taekwon to negotiate
    378 CEO Kim Taekwon gives in to MC's blackmail and signs away Go Jae-soo to the MC
    379 Joo Yeong-in calls with good news from China; Writer Lee visits to check on Miso; Choi Ji-young encouraged to date Park Woo-min
    380 Colonel Baek digs deep into the dirt of the entertaiment industry for Kim Dong-soo; Haru seek MC's advice about his mother; Choi Man-sik proposes a populist move within the company
    381 MC suggests rapidly expand the pool of managers and actors in the company; Kim Dong-soo persuades the jailed Lee Ki-cheol to join Choi Man-sik; Go Jae-soo's father in an accident
    382 MC helps Go Jae-soo in his father's surgery fees and helps him gain face against disbelieving relatives using Lee Tae-poong
    383 Visiting a cabin on Jirisan with the actors and an unexpected incident
    384 A tense situation against the intrusion; MC prevents harm to his actors
    385 The police arrive via helicopter, MC spreads the name of Lee and Go in the news to promote the movie as well
    386 Cherry Blossom's spot at Busan World Pop Festival taken by Cha Do-hee and GirlFriend 7; MC dramatizes the Jirisan incident to the reporters; issuing an ultimatum to the festival organizer
    387 Cha Do-hee's mother Yoo Hye-joo of JH Media backs down and restores the order; Cherry Blossom's tremendous reception at the festival
    388 Squeezing the festival for bonus fees to do an encore; MC retaliates against JH Media and KQ1 Group by using reporters
    389 The reporters were arrested due to JH Media's influence; CEO Kang leverages video evidence to free reporter Choi
    390 PD Oh confirms the heavyweight cast for <Hwaranjeon>, MC knows the true nature of rookie actress Min Gyu-ri
    391 Newbie Oh Tae-hyeok's nervousness during the script reading; Min Gyu-ri suddenly storms off
    392 Oh is a fan of Yoo-jin and Miso; Min Gyu-ri's attitude exasperates the PD; MC proposes an idea for the OST
    393 KBC plans <Queen Jeonghui> as direct competition; Writer Han's improved situation; TNT CEO Yoo apologizes in person for Min Gyu-ri
    394 MC gives CEO Yeo some advice after declining his recruitment offer; veteran singer Han Hyunho makes unreasonable demands from composer Bang Seon-woo
    395 Han Hyunho uses his contract renewal as a threat; MC makes his case in the boardroom
    396 MC pulls the strings to arrange a meeting with Yoon Myung-hee and her rep Lim Ha-yeon
    397 Convincing Lim and Yoon to expose singer Han's abusive tendencies; CEO Kang grants Han's contract cancellation
    398 Singer Han resists arrest and was subdued with force; reporter Choi thanks MC and is galvanized with a new goal; Seo Yeon-woo is given a song in the OST
    399 Seo wows during the song-writing process and impresses the doubters; agency rivalry on the set of <Hwaranjeon>
    400 Miso defuses the tension from Min Gyu-ri's thoughtless action; filming starts

    Chapters 401-600
    401 Min Gyu-ri and Han Sang-hee unexpectedly rise to the occasion and performs well; Min Gyu-ri approaches Yoo-jin
    402 Yoo-jin easily handles her provocation; MC searches for Choi Deok-bae
    403 Rescuing Deok-bae from a gang that forced him to pickpocket
    404 MC shocked by Deok-bae's unknown circumstances, returning to his home to save Hanul in time
    405 Recruiting the grateful Deok-bae into Hoop Enter; Prosecutor Seo has a breakthrough against Choi Man-sik; settling Deok-bae's domestic circumstances
    406 Recommending Deok-bae for PD Oh's sudden vacancy in <Hwaranjeon>; a crash course in acting for Deok-bae
    407 Choi Ji-young tutors Deok-bae for the audition; taking Deok-bae to experience the filming of <Mt. Jirisan>
    408 Lee Tae-poong and Go Jae-soo completely immersed in their roles, Kang Shia joins in seamlessly; the senior cinematographer Lee flexes undue influence over director Park
    409 MC recommends newbie Oh Dong-ho to CEO Shin to replace Lee and assist director Park, filming continues perfectly
    410 Instinctive teamwork between Lee and Park; Go Jae-soo's shocking method acting
    411 Sending promotional material to CEO Jang for her magazine; Deok-bae unafraid despite stiff competition in the audition
    412 Park Jung-min's presumptuous attitude towards Yoo-jin during the audition; Deok-bae's stunt memorization more than makes up his rawness in acting
    413 Unanimous decision from the production team for Deok-bae; MC stokes PD Oh's displeasure from insinuations of the unhappy agencies
    414 Yoo-jin offers her family's unused house for Deok-bae and Hanul; Yoo-jin becomes emotional seeing the old place and misses her pets
    415 MC found the missing pets; Choi Man-sik's hidden hand in tempting some actors away from MC's influence
    416 MC reminds them the case of stereotyped actor Kwak Jeong-tae; MC cut ties with deputy Jeong Seong-gon and increases his stable; CEO Kang announces the acquisition of Kwanwoo Entertainment
    417 MC lays a plot to counter Choi Man-sik's shares strategy; Kim Dong-soo pays Colonel Baek for a file of celebrity blackmail material
    418 Foiling Ace Enter's attempt to hijack Cherry Blossom's concert venue
    419 Kim Se-ri suffers a panic attack while recording for <Hwaranjeon>; MC goes to meet Yeeum Project to recruit them
    420 MC arrives to see Yeeum Project on the brink and scares off the thug; folding in CEO Ahn Ye-eum and Producer Kim Ae-ran into Team Jeong
    421 Kim Ae-ran recognizes Kim Se-ri's disorder and offers her advice and expertise
    422 Kim Se-ri's marked improvement; MC expands Haru and Kang Hana's activities; a new app update
    423 Settling Deok-bae's elderly relatives and Hanul in their new home; congratulating Wang Rong for the success of Joo Yeong-in's <Wolf of the Battlefield>
    424 Joo Yeong-in visits the set of <Hwaranjeon> easily deals with Min Gyu-ri's clumsy provocations; seeking MC's advice about <Queen Jeonghee>
    425 Yoo-jin tussles with Min Gyu-ri while filming a scene; Lee Soo-chan discovers Kim Dong-soo's blackmail scheme while recruiting Oh Su-in
    426 MC meets the blackmailed actresses and offers to protect them from Kim Dong-soo
    427 Actress Oh Su-jin lulls Kim Dong-soo and his threatening phone call convinces the actresses to lodge an official report
    428 Prosecutor Seo arrests Kim Dong-soo but stymied by bigshot lawyer Kwak hired by an unknown backer; MC decides to steal the blackmail
    429 MC takes everything and leaves a taunting anonymous message; someone is aware of MC's investigation in the US
    430 MC pretends ignorance to a drunken Kim Dong-soo; <Queen Jeonghui> steps up publicity
    431 Sudden changes to Yoo-jin's magazine interview due to TNT CEO Yoo Kang-seok's plot; MC intervenes to stop the interview
    432 Exposing reporter Yoo Chae-min's biased notes; tipping off editor Choi
    433 Blowback from bigwigs against CEO Yoo's meddling; encouraging Lee Si-yoon before the national exams, SEK Enter plots a revenge for the Woo family
    434 MC lures the thugs away directly into Lee Soo-chan's ambush
    435 Lee Soo-chan admonishes MC for his recklessness; the Woo family and SEK Enter arrested for attempted murder
    436 A breakthrough in Kang Eun-gi's case; Lee Si-yoon completes the SATs confidently; MC comes across impoverished director Ahn Jung-hae
    437 Learning of director Ahn's predicament with Lee Tae-yeon over his film's rights, director Ahn enthralled with Miso's acting
    438 Lee Tae-yeon's unreasonable demands, MC calls CEO Son to intimidate Lee Tae-yeon
    439 CEO Son apologizes to MC over Jo Jae-kyung; director Ahn extremely grateful to MC
    440 PD Oh's hands on approach on the filming site offends Lee Tae-yeon; Choi Ji-young mesmerizing acting sets the scene
    441 Choi Ji-young and Miso receive a standing ovation from the crew; PD Oh needs a replacement male actor
    442 MC foils Director Bang's scheme against Lee Tae-poong's nomination in the Hwangryong Film Festival
    443 Director Bang tries another method to create a scandal; MC diverts the reporter to Ace Enter's actor Oh Ji-seok who is prone to violence
    444 MC subdues Oh Ji-seok who tried to bully Lee Tae-poong and tailor Jason Cho; infiltrating Club Lucy
    445 Getting the help of friend Go Anna to secretly record Director Bang's meeting
    446 MC sees Chairman Choi Eun-taek's men grab Director Bang and Lee Dong-goo; Oh Ji-seok's assault on his manager publicized; Chairman Choi grills Director Bang in the boardroom
    447 Director Bang and Lee Dong-goo claim responsibility to avoid naming Choi Man-sik; MC advises Chairman Choi to be patient; Reporter Han in danger of being sued by Ace Enter
    448 Jason Cho agrees to handover CCTV recordings of Oh Ji-seok and be Team Jeong's sponsor; Hwangryong Film Festival's PD Yang needs MC's help
    449 MC calls in favours to arrange a helicopter to bring in Kang Hana for Joo Yeong-in; a one-on-one conversation with Joo Yeong-in in the dressing room
    450 The film film festival proceeds smoothly; <Beyond the Boundary> wins best director and best actor; Lee Tae-poong delivers a heartful speech and names the MC directly
    451 MC finds himself in the media spotlight; VP Jin of Jinsung Foods approach with an advertisement offer
    452 VP Jin brusquely brushes off TNT Jang's interjection and privately wondered at MC's seemingly supernatural power; Team Jeong celebrates
    453 MC's gigantic birthday gift to Miso; introducing the newly recruited photographer Cha Eun-sol and the Cherry Blossom fan club managers to the team
    454 VP Jin earnestly wants to buy MC's coffee recipe; MC counters with a barrage of information for hard negotiations; MC declines VP's recruitment offer
    455 VP Jin discusses his circumstances with Secretary Yeo Jin-soo; MC searches for cancer survivor actor Han Woo-hyuk
    456 MC convinces the actor to join <Hwaranjeon> over <Queen Jeonghui> and switch agencies
    457 Introducing the actor to Dr. Kim; trouble over Trevian's choreography and MV
    458 MC decides to help Trevian; speaking up for Director Han at the disciplinary hearing
    459 The accusation was turned around and Director Han joins CEO Kang's camp; MC worried about the ticketing system for Cherry Blossom and Kang Hana's concert
    460 MC asks the ticketing company about fraud prevention and decides to handle the hacker personally
    461 Discovering hacker Lee Doo-oh's circumstances; trailing the scammers
    462 Convincing the runner to give up the boss's identity; laying a trap for the masterminds
    463 Successful sale of the tickets and preventing the fraud; repairing Lee Doo-oh's home and a warm home-cooked meal
    464 Prosecutor Seo successfully gains clemency for Lee Doo-oh; giving Trevian a tip; traditional dancer Yeon Hwa-seon visits <Hwaranjeon> as choreographer
    465 MC remembers Teacher Yeon's tragedy and tries to convince her to stay on the crew
    466 Teacher Yeon's mesmerizing demonstration; Yoo-jin steps up to the challenge
    467 Teacher Yeon surprised by Yoo-jin's skill and adlib and agrees to stay on; convincing her to mend relations with estranged daughter Seo Hee-joo
    468 Teacher Yeon agrees to MC's conditions; MC goes to see Seo Hee-joo
    469 MC calls CEO Baek's bluff and convinces Seo Hee-joo to leave the black company
    470 MC gives Reporter Choi the scoop, reconciling Seo Hee-joo and Teacher Yeon and convincing them to take medical checkups together; encountering heiress Jin Aram of Jinsung Group
    471 Jin Aram introduces herself and acts on a hunch after seeing MC's glance; MC presents his coffee samples for a blind test
    472 Accepting VP Jin Seong-joon and Jin Aram's generous terms; encountering their rival elder brother Vice Chairman Jin Myung-gyu
    473 Using a phone call to CEO Shin to counter Jin Myung-gyu's belligerent attitude
    474 MC offers information to the siblings against their elder brother; Jin Aram gifts MC an exclusive black card that comes with heavy responsibility
    475 Jin Aram tells her brother of her interest in the MC; Go Yuna calls about her sister's trouble with Club Lucy's madame, MC arrives to prevent Go Anna from being forced to sign an unfair contract
    476 The madame reveals the plot and scared into closing the club; an irate HK Apparel's Hong Seong-beom arrives at Go Anna's home
    477 Hong causes a heart attack on his PA Kim Seung-moon and abandons him; MC and the Go sisters save Kim's life
    478 Convincing Kim Seung-moon to defect; Hong Seong-beom beaten up by his father as the scandals erupt
    479 MC rushes to prevent food poisoning on his stars at the filming site
    480 Local politicians taking liberties at the filming site; food inspectors arrive in time; MC furious at the molestation of Bae Yeon-jin
    481 Prosecutor Choi arrives to arrest the politicians and introduces a new filming place
    482 The delicious food inspires the cast and crew to work quickly; MC offers a business deal to the proprietors
    483 CEO Son Jae-hyeok of CK Foods wants to meet MC; filming proceeds smoothly; actresses jealous of Teacher Yoon's favour towards Yoo-jin
    484 MC checks on the safety guards before Yoo-jin's sword dance stunt; actresses Lee Tae-yoon and Yoon Joo-yeon's attempt to harm Yoo-jin
    485 Yoo-jin adlibs a seamless counter; PD Oh scolds the actresses; Yoon Myung-hee arrives to join Yoo-jin for a horse-riding scene
    486 A wild boar barges into the filming; MC leaps to catch Yoo-jin; Yoo-jin declines the writers' offer to punish the actresses
    487 The wild boar incident trend in the news; MC is approached by Jin Myung-gyu's subordinate Park Hee-joon
    488 MC counters by offering advice to Park Hee-joon; Jin Myung-gyu's scandal explodes and Park Hee-jon calls for help
    489 Park Hee-joon handsover incriminating evidence, MC convinces the media to not let up;
    490 Chairman Jin Dae-woon sent his men to invite the MC for a meet; Jin Myung-gyu rebuked and banished;
    491 MC warns the chairman and VP Jin about Jin Myung-gyu future comeback; the chairman muses about the unexpected of the MC in Jinsung's succession fight
    492 MC has a nightmare and barely avoided a road accident
    493 The unexpected return of Joo Yeong-in from China for the role in <Missing>; MC dramatically saves Miso, Joo Yeong-in and bystanders from an accident
    494 A new app update; Yeong-in's personal health issue; MC being asked for interviews
    495 MC is top trending news; Choi Man-sik and his allies discuss next moves
    496 Yeong-in warns MC of a renewed plot from Ace Enter; tipping off Prosecutor Seo; a spy sent by Choi Man-sik joins Hoop Enter
    497 CEO Kang overrides Baek Segi's protests; new faces in MC's team
    498 A friendly wager with new manager Yeon So-hee; Ace Enter's CEO Im attacks Woman Magazine
    499 MC and CEO Jang flex their resources to destroy Ace Enter's threats, CEO Im tries again by slandering Yoo Eun-ah
    500 Warning Yoo Eun-ah about Ace Enter's actresses at <Ballerina of Time>; MC intervenes in a backstage confrontation
    501 MC easily threatens the two bullies; inviting a few reporters on site; Ace Enter's Manager Choi convinces the actresses to try again
    502 Yoo Eun-ah immerses in the role and pleases the director and crew
    503 Catching Ace Enter's saboteurs red-handed and caused them to defect
    504 Positive articles for Yoo Eun-ah and the bullying plot exposed; MC orchestrates the removal of Ace Enter from the film
    505 Tipping off the CEOs of MBS and SBC about Ace Enter's legal troubles; preparing a global audition program Project G
    506 Calling up friends to invest in Project G; excited station directors call up to bid for the project
    507 Calling in a favour with Wang Min to deal with KBC; KBC's top management bends over to reconcile but MC can sense CEO Park Chan-sik's grudge
    508 Recruiting KBC PD Ji Young-sik for Project G; Ace Enter CEO Im confronts MC
    509 CEO Im furious and threatens vengeance; Prosecutor Seo updates MC on the investigation on Ace Enter; CEO Im abandoned by his backers
    510 Baek Segi's true feelings nearly exposed; CEO Kang announces Project G and rewards the MC
    511 Joo Yeong-in visits CEO Kang, MC and Yoo-jin to seek advice to set up a one-man agency
    512 MC visits the concert venue to check for sabotage
    513 Catching the saboteur and luring Lee Chan-dong into a trap
    514 MC captures Lee Chan-dong and sends him to the police; dressing up as Santa for Miso
    515 Miso wishes Santa to deliver a letter to her deceased parents; everything sold out at Cherry Blossom and Kang Hana's concert
    516 Stopping a queue jumper/scalper and helping an injured fan; slightly trailing in the charts
    517 Appealing via a livestream to keep the number 1 streak going; the concert begins successfully
    518 Seo Yeon-woo's surprise debut, successful conclusion of the concert
    519 The concert dominates the news cycle and Team Jeong swamped with offers; Yoo-jin test models a LM Clothing dress
    520 MC worried despite the beautiful dresses and tight security
    521 Getting Soo-chan to investigate and confronting Manager Lee Ye-seo to lay a trap for ex-Director Jo Jin-hee
    522 Getting the help of Jason Cho for the trap against Jo and her backer at Koo Wang-soo of HK Apparel
    523 Actress Park Yeon-soo and HK Apparel ridiculed and the truth is revealed; Rookie of the Year award presentation
    524 Awards for Yoo-Jin, Miso and Joo Yeong-in
    525 Yeong-in warns MC off about Kim Dong-soo's plan with Ace Enter's remnants; meeting Chilsung Electronics's MD Kim Cheon-seok for an advertising deal and tips him about an internal plot
    526 Kim Dong-soo resigned from Hoop Enter and gets the patronage of Senator Lee Dae-bung to swallow Ace Enter; MC calls Jin Aram for a favour
    527 Jin Aram tags along to witness MC gambling with CEO Ahn for his shares in Ace Enter
    528 Thoroughly defeated CEO Ahn accepts the MC's deal
    529 MC earns the respect and friendship of CEO Ahn; HK Electronics CEO Hong Seok-jun furious of MC being with Jin Aram; Team Jeong celebrates the new year
    530 More awards and gifts; MC tries to move the app to a newer phone
    531 Successfully moving the app and being officially promoted to team leader; MC checks on the hotel's safety for <Hwaranjeon>
    532 MC calls Jin Aram to confirm CEO Hong's plot, asking VP Kim Ae-ryun of Daecheon to counter; Chairman Jin amused by the entire situation
    533 Declining Chairman Kim Bu-ho's shocking proposal; Kim Ae-ryun ponders pairing daughter Lee Ha-yun with the MC; HK Group pulls advertising from <Hwaranjeon>
    534 MC easily fills the hole with Chilsung Electronics; Chairman Hong Mun-gyu furious with his son
    535 Veteran singer Han So-jin demands Cherry Blossom's spot in a music show
    536 Senior singer Lee Mal-soon scolds Han, Hong Seok-jun is berated by the show's management
    537 VP Jin Seong-joon helps MC infiltrate Club Angel to meet the gang of chaebol heirs; MC flexes his influence and knowledge to humiliate Hong Seok-jun
    538 MC convinces the leader Jeong In-hwan, the group turns on Hong Seok-jun when he lost his temper and tried to attack the MC
    539 Declining Jeong In-hwan's invitation, warning VP Jin about the group's downfall; reporter Jang tips MC off about KBC's plan for <Queen Jeonghui>
    540 MBS's <Hwaranjeon> counters with a special behind-the-scenes trailer
    541 <Hwaranjeon> wins the first trailer rating war, KBC CEO Park Chan-sik furious at the setback; Team Jeong promotes the show in their streams
    542 The second trailer wins too; MC rushes to prevent Chilsung MD Kim from falling into a plot
    543 MC secret records the plot being discussed and brought MD Kim away directly to the Chilsung President
    544 CEO Sung vows to do a house clearing of the corporation and owes MC a debt; the culprits unexpectedly pleads for actress Oh Joo-hyun
    545 Senator Lee Dae-bung's name revealed; MC prepares a counter-measure by setting Senator Lee against Colonel Baek
    546 Colonel Baek calls to threaten the MC; Lee Dae-bung goes ballistic; MC wants to the recruit the last member of the original Team Jeong
    547 The tragedy of Park Sang-gyu; MC visits the hospital and prevents Park from signing unfair contracts with Go Dong-hyuk
    548 MC exposes Go's duplicity and reveals that the truth behind the reduced hospital debt; Go tries to guilt-trip Park
    549 MC beats up Go and threatens him; encouraging Park to talk to his unconscious wife Lee Sa-yeon
    550 Lee Sa-yeon shows signs of awareness and manages to communicate; MC advises the hospital director over the land
    551 MC networks hospital Director Seo to Daeheung Bank to foil Choi Man-sik's plan; preparing Park Sang-gyu for <Doppelganger>
    552 MC records an impressive audition video and sends it to director Na Tae-yang; the Na siblings are impressed but reluctant
    553 Park was arbitarily rejected by distributor NEX Media; GM Jang's overbearing attitude causes the Na siblings to cut ties
    554 MC directly calls CEOs of LT and CK to offer the Na sibling's film; MC asks the siblings a favour to give Park a morale boost; awards and milestones for Kang Hana, Cherry Blossom and Lee Mal-soon
    555 Hoop Enter's acquisition of Kwansoo Entertainment brings MC face-to-face with new rivals from Choi Man-sik;
    556 MC trips Choi Man-sik with a question to cast doubt on his shares initiative; Chairman Choi publicly reprimands Choi Man-sik
    557 An unprecedented reward from Chairman Choi to the MC; CMC declares war on Choi Man-sik; a rival actor for Park Sang-gyu's role
    558 Taking in actor Kang Sang-jun's attitude in stride; Park Sang-gyu confidently enters the audition
    559 Park Sang-gyu selected on the spot after a shocking performance; another app update
    560 More improvement in Lee Sa-yeon's condition; HK Group in turmoil as Hong Seok-joon was arrested; reporters swarm Miso and Hanul's school
    561 MC and Yoo-jin donates to the school; Hanul harrassed by unscrupulous KBC reporter Bum Hyun-sang
    562 Provoking the reporter in an assault; reporters protest the arrest; CEO Park was behind the plot
    563 MC refuses the back down and have reporters from SBS and MBS to cover the situation; MC looks for someone to take down CEO Park
    564 The unfortunate circumstances of Mirinae's Han Yu-sik and Lee Ah-eun; MC subdues some gangsters harrassing the couple
    565 Han Yu-sik agrees to help MC and expose CEO Park's scandals on TV; CEO Park is fired
    566 <Hwaranjeon> continues to win in ratings; Han Yu-sik wants to cast Miso in <Yeonmu>
    567 Director So Ji-min has no interest in helping Han Yu-sik; MC recommends Joo Yeong-in instead
    568 Han Yu-sik offers MC a stake in Mirinae; Han Woo-hyuk's return to acting in <Hwaranjeon>
    569 Han Woo-hyuk's stellar performance and determination; MC's personal touch in caring for him
    570 Sip Milk's representative Director Yoo on site to select a model; Yoo-jin dominates the scene
    571 Offended by the MC, Director Yoo Mun-ho offers the deal to TK's Han Sang-hee; Ma Dong-pal doubtful after being warned by MC
    572 MC takes measures against Sip Milk's underhanded tactics on Han Woo-hyuk; trapping the local scammer Yang A-jin
    573 The milk scam exposed in a KBC report; MC subdues a furious Yang A-jin
    574 Yang A-jin forced to apologize and reveals the plot of Director Yoo on TV; TNT declines Han Yu-sik's <Yeonmu> on behalf of actor <Yeonmu>
    575 Sung Gyu-hwan meets MC privately to discuss agency change; Wang Rong calls to update matters on Lingling and Chairman Zhang Wei
    576 Wang Rong warns of Chairman Zhang Wei's resurgence; Choi Man-sik's faction plan to raid MC's actors
    577 MC foils Director So Ji-min's pitch to Jo Min-sung and retaliates by influencing actress Yang Ji-sun
    578 Yang Ji-sun decides to jump ship and join MC's group; visiting actor Park Eun-seong who was being approached by Baek Segi
    579 Park Eun-seong persuaded to take a medical checkup as part of a hospital endorsement deal; MC decides to deal with Baek Segi by visiting stylist Lee Seon-hye
    580 Rescuing Lee from Ace Enter's Han Jeong-yeon's bullying and revealing Baek Segi's affair
    581 MC helps Lee Seon-hye leave the salon and get Baek's incriminating ledger; CEO Kang leverages the ledger against VP Kim Gwan-woo and Baek Segi
    582 Baek Segi provoked into breaking his own fist; MC takes charge to save Lee Junsu from a predicted road accident
    583 The prediction remains despite MC's various plans
    584 Distracting Lee Junsu and his boy band with a dinner; deciding to prevent a pile-up accident
    585 MC witnesses the tired driver being pressured to drive despite the bad weather; a phone call perks the driver up and ends the prediction
    586 Reporting the black company's practices; unexpected improvement from <Queen Jeonghui> due to CP Bong Sook-hee
    587 Rave reception for Han Woo-hyuk's performance; CP Bong taking the reins at KBC; Director Oh Hankook seeks MC's help
    588 Director Oh explains CP Bong's grudge against the MC; MC helps with information on CP Bong's ratings manipulation
    589 MC's expert finds the incriminating evidence; confronting CP Bong implodes with the revelation; final filming of <Mt. Jirisan>
    590 Emergency prediction for Lee Tae-poong; Go Jae-soo's complete immersion in his acting
    591 MC checks on the filming area but still unable to find the source of the prediction
    592 MC changes the situation by making coffee for the cast and crew; discovering the problem and saving a crew member from a rock slide
    593 Reporter Choi's dramatic news articles on the incident garners intense interest for <Mt Jirisan>; VP Jin starts action on Jin Myung-hee
    594 Jin Aram displays leadership in the crisis as Jin Myung-hee flails around under Chairman Jin's scrutiny
    595 MC provides evidence of corruption in Myung-hee's subordinate; Jin Aram and Jin Seong-jun rise up in the battle for succession
    596 Jin Aram offers an advertising deal to the MC to replace TNT; TNT instigates Han Yu-sik's children to protest against MC
    597 The Han children berated for their unfilialness and they swear to sue even as Han Yu-sik and Lee Ah-eun cut ties with them
    598 Calling up reporters and Ace Enter to deal with Han Jun-tae's unscrupulous plastic surgery practice
    599 Infiltrating the center with the reporters to expose the unlicensed surgeon; Han Jun-tae mobbed by furious patients and arrested
    600 MC flexes his connections at Han Jun-hee's TV show taping to get her axed; having bank president Choi Young-ho humiliate Han Jun-sik at his law firm

    Chapters 601-750
    601 Han Jun-sik turns white with terror from Choi's reprimand and outsted from the law firm; MC, Yoo-jin and Miso console Han Yu-sik and Lee Ah-eun
    602 MC pressured to receive a model citizen award to the incident in <Mt Jirisan>; Natalia accepts Director Kim's marriage proposal; evading a mob of reporters while at the airport to receive Wang Rong, Lili and Lingling
    603 Introduced to Lingling's manager and bodyguard Ju Ji-shi; reuniting Lingling with Bang Seon-woo and Seo Yeon-woo to listen to her vocal cords
    604 Lingling moved to tears; Wang Rong helps MC to shut up Kwanwoo Enter's faction with his money; arrival of Seo Hee-joo
    605 Teacher Yeon's extreme offer of gratitude to the MC; <Project G> finalized as <Project IOA>; coming across Daecheon's scion Lee Ha-yun at a LML event
    606 HK Group's Noh Hyun-hee threatens Lee Ha-yun over the MC; MC sows discord in Noh's cronies with information
    607 MC tips off Vice Chairman Kim Ae-ryun about Noh's sabotage; a friendly wager with Lee Ha-yun; Noh insisting Yoo-jin to model all the clothings by herself; Chairman Kim's arrival
    608 Chairman Kim provokes Noh, MC eggs him to raise the prices and entrap Noh into paying
    609 Chairman Kim asks MC to mentor Lee Ha-yun and prepare her to set up an entertainment company; the elders tease Ha-yoon her about Jin Aram's interest in the MC
    610 Sung Gyu-hwan calls for help against TNT's threat of lawsuit; recommending Sung to Lee Ha-yun; confronting TNT CEO Yoo
    611 CEO Yoo utterly defeated as TNT gets swamped with illegal wiretapping scandal; MC comes across Liu Xin again
    612 Ju Ji-shi attacks Liu Xin, declining Chairman Zhang's offer; MC aims for tragic rookie Seong Na-ra of <FIVE Angels>
    613 Interrupting a bullying incident and rescuing Seong Na-ra
    614 Threatening Kim Dong-soo to release Seong Na-ra from her contract; her ex-groupmates calls her out
    615 Beating up the Ace Enter thuggish stars and threatening them; exposing the parents of the bully
    616 The parents frightened off; smooth sailing days for the MC
    617 Attending the star-studded premiere for <Mt. Jirisan>; LT CEO Shin stunned when MC tells him the problem with Liu Xin
    618 CEO Shin bluntly offends Liu Xin to stick up for the MC; MC investigates the projection room
    619 Preventing the sabotage by operating the projector personally; the premiere concludes with huge success
    620 CEO Shin wants to expand screenings of <Mt. Jirisan>; Wang Rong and Lili return to China
    621 Rep. Lee Dae-bung and Ace Enter under investigation; Choi Ji-young's last day at the set of <Hwaranjeon>
    622 Choi Ji-young's dramatic performance and pointers to Yoo-jin
    623 Yoo-jin picks up the baton pass and performs flawlessly; Min Gyu-ri seeks the MC
    624 Min Gyu-ri offers information to get into Hoop Enter but only pissed off the MC; filming a commercial for <The Pure> bottled water
    625 VP Jin pleasantly surprised by the commercial's concept; the advertisement goes live
    626 Sale of <The Pure> skyrockets; script reading begins for crime film <The Missing>
    627 Introducing the cast to real event survivor Lee Soo-yeon and police officer Park Dong-jun;
    628 The app warns about the consultant Inspector Choi Seong-hyeon; MC consults Park and Lee Soo-chan to prevent copycat of the crime
    629 Investigating a missing child at a corrupt orphanage
    630 The trail leads to a drunken suspect; MC tries to divert the investigation back on track
    631 MC and Park in a car chase after Inspector Choi who had kidnapped Lee Soo-yeon and the missing child
    632 Rescuing the victims and Park from the car accident; confronting Inspector Choi
    633 Inspector Choi revealed to be the son of the criminal of the past case; Park convinces Inspector Choi of his PTSD
    634 Inspector Choi confesses; the orphanage director arrested; reuniting the missing child;
    635 Director Ahn calls about making <Missing 2> based on the incident; massive reception for the IRL promotion of <The Best> coffee and <The Pure> bottled water
    636 Jin Aram takes advantage of the hype and offers a deal; Director James King and VP Richard Kane of 21st Century Wolf Productions at the opening of <Mt. Jirisan> to cast Lee Tae-poong
    637 MC declines the supporting actor role for Lee Tae-poong; CEO Shin advised to distance himself from Kane; suggesting the role to Go Jae-soo instead
    638 Infiltrating a club to take incriminating photo of Richard Kane's dalliance
    639 Unexpected appearance of Liu Xin and managing to leave without being caught; tremendous reception for <Mt. Jirisan>, <The Best> and <The Pure> before the conference meeting
    640 MC caused Liu Xin to be ejected from the conference; CEO Shin tempts James King away from 21st Century Wolf
    641 Richard Kane's scandal explode and he is escorted away by the police; MC leaves early to attend Miso's kindergarten graduation
    642 Heartful letters from Miso, Hanul and Eun-byul; production meeting for <Project IOA>;
    643 MC sits in during the audition process; Go Eun-seo's mother Han So-ye barges in to leverage her influence
    644 Han So-ye eventually backs down and leaves in a huff; Go Eun-soo's turn to audition
    645 Go Eun-seo's poise and confidence passes the audition; MC assigns assistant Jeong Sang-bong more responsibilities; Seong Na-ra also passes
    646 Park Eun-bin's surprise solo comeback funded by superfan Bae In-jeong threatens to overshadow Kim Se-ri
    647 MC has a plan to battle the promotional war and mobilizes his contacts; Ma Dong-pal and Park Eun-bin arrive for greetings
    648 CP Ha takes over the production room and makes drastic changes; MC advises CP Ahn and Producer Cha
    649 Tipping them off about rival CP Ha's expensive taste; CP Ahn returns to take charge
    650 CP Ahn reverts the production changes; Cherry Blossom's fanclub has a gift for Kim Se-ri that boosts her morale
    651 Kim Se-ri wins the top rank for the music show; catching Ma Dong-pal and CP Ha's wine extravagance red-handed
    652 An actual sommelier is on the scene to witness the incident
    653 Valentine gifts from Team Jeong; Director Yoon offends GM Kang in the boardroom
    654 GM Kang takes advantage of the situation to oppress the Kwanwoo Enter faction; drastic reduction of applicants for second day of <Project IOA> audition
    655 Unfortunate Han So-won makes a great impression; MC takes her to a medical examination
    656 Han So-won's circumstances with her terrible relatives and her naïve mother
    657 MC recruits Han So-won for <Project IOA>; confronting her selfish relatives
    658 Han So-won leaves the broken home triumphantly and reunites with her mother; Choi Man-sik pressuring CEO Kang
    659 Rebuffing Choi Man-sik's demands to take charge of Hoop Enter's Japanese business; MC suggests ending partnership with Aris Productions of Japan
    660 Chairman Choi agrees to MC's idea to deal with Aris Production; a very generous lunch takeaway from Chairman Choi
    661 Chairman Choi's letters to his daughter-in-law Lee Yeon-sil and the orphanage matron; MC unable to visit Kang Eun-gi at prison
    662 Kang Eun-gi's conviction had been increased; Chairman Choi furious and uses in influence to reverse it; Park Sang-gon lights a fire under Choi Man-sik about the MC
    663 Meeting Chairman Choi again for some information before flying to Japan to meet CEO Suzuki Moeka of Hoop Enter's subsidiary A1 Entertainment
    664 MC ignores attempts at stonewalling and barges into the club and saw CEO Suzuki with Choi Man-sik and CEO Tanaka of Aris Productions
    665 CEO Suzuki talks to MC privately to explain the ruse to trick childhood Choi Man-sik; MC prevents her from accepting Tanaka's letter of intent
    666 MC subdues CEO Tanaka and exposes the truth of the letter; CEO Suzuki takes the chance to cut ties with Aris Productions and Choi Man-sik; CEO Hiroshi of AMOSE demands to meet the MC
    667 CEO Hiroshi wants changes to the concert proposal but surprised at MC's refusal
    668 Accepting CEO Hiroshi's sons Tetsuya and Sasuke to work in Korea; thugs appear to 'invite' the MC
    669 CEO Kang and MC meets CEO Yamamoto about Aris Productions; MC refuses Yamamoto's veiled threat and instead offers information
    670 MC turns the situation around by suggesting a medical checkup for Yamamoto and exposing the traitors
    671 Suzuki's Yakuza uncle arrives to escort them back safely; Choi Man-sik detained by the Japanese police for his conspiracy with Tanaka to harm the MC
    672 Returning to Korea to prevent slander against Deok-bae in <Hwaranjeon>; cornering the tabloid reporter
    673 The reporter frightened into giving up his source; confronting the culprits actor Han Sun-myung and manager Yang Taek Yang
    674 Provoking them with Han's real name; Kim Dong-soo eggs Yang on to report to Senator Han
    675 Han Sun-myung's past as Han Bong-pil exposed; Senator Han threatens MC; Deok-bae's bullies try to slander him
    676 Villager friends of Deok-bae and Hanul arrive to testify and refute the slander; reporter Park's attempt at slander gets shouted down
    677 Han gets berated and fired from <Hwaranjeon> by PD Oh; MC suggests <7 Days Documentary> for Deok-bae and Hanul; Han provoked into attacking MC
    678 Good ratings for <Hwaranjeon> and trailer of Deok-bae's special; Writer Lee drafts MC in as a stunt actor for the changed episode
    679 MC's performance stuns the cast and crew and is 'rewarded' with a dramatic action scene
    680 Praises and for MC's dramatic adlib action; Yoo-jin teases MC over her scene with Deok-bae
    681 Chairman Choi and CEO Kang plans Hoop Enter's public stock offering; MC 'invited' to a meeting with Park Sang-ah
    682 MC declines Park Sang-ah's proposition and seduction; Han Bong-pil tries to leave Korea
    683 Han Bong-pil caught by the media at the airport; Joo Yeong-in and all of MC's close associates wants to help with the stock offering
    684 Joo Yeong-in is fired up and determined; MC goes around to garner more support; Kim Se-ri excited for some friends who are auditioning for <Project IOA>
    685 MC intervenes to save Shin Hyo-joo and Shin Hyo-ri from gangster agency Oasis
    686 Recruiting the two in <Reverse Enter> and meeting Oasis CEO Jang Jong-goo and Director Song Ha-yoon
    687 Oasis Chairman Hyun Oh-seong arrives agrees to terminate the contract; Oasis goons who didn't get the message mistakenly ambushed the MC
    688 CEO Jang arrives to stop the attack and agrees to pay compensation; visiting Kang Eun-gi at the prison
    689 MC convinces Kang to give reconciliation with Chairman Choi a try; MC suggests an idea to Chairman Choi
    690 MC plans to securet Kang's safety by making him a public figure; convincing Chae Mi-hyun to join in the plan; PD Park of <Omniscient Observation Point> has a condition for the MC
    691 MC agrees to the condition; being interviewed and filmed for <7 Days Documentary>; actress Yoon Joo-yeon tries to bully Jeong Sang-bong and Deok-bae without knowing they were being recorded
    692 CP Baek calls the Yoon's bluff and cuts her from the show; Rep. Lee Dae-bung and Ace Enter in trouble
    693 The trailer for MC and Deok-bae garners great interest; making a deal with Yetrang Cosmetics
    694 Wang Rong and Lily arrive in Korea for a <Project IOA> interview; warning Chairman Choi about a plot against Kang Eun-gi
    695 Saving Kang Eun-gi who was attacked the moment he left prison; leading the car chase into an ambush
    696 Kang Eun-gi offers friendship to the people who bore him a grudge; foiling one last attack; a new phone update as Kang Eun-gi reunites with his wife
    697 Lee Yeon-sil gives birth to twins in the hospital; Kang Eun-gi's brief acknowledgment of Chairman Choi
    698 Chairman Choi appoints MC as executor of his will; Park Sang-gon and Park Sang-ah continue to plot; CEO Kang announces the public stock offering
    699 Park Sang-ah takes charge of Choi Man-sik's faction; Miso prepares to audition for <Yeonmu>
    700 MC calls Park Sang-gyu to help with Miso's audition; senior actor Hwang Jin-seo's overbearing entrance
    701 Park Sang-gyu's experience garners standing ovation; Hwang Jin-seo makes slanderous insinuations
    702 MC causes Hwang Jin-seo to apologize and reveal the hidden hand of Park Kyung-moon (True Angels company)
    703 Miso's art receive unexpected benefits; MC and Kang Eun-gi goes after informant Tae Bum-gu
    704 Roping in Tae Bum-gu to trick Park Kyung-moon into a bum investment in a chicken franchise company
    705 Park Kyung-moon hoodwinked to go all in and was ruined; actress Park Seo-hye's dark past revealed as calculated collateral damage
    706 MC convinces Kang Eun-gi to takeover the chicken company and build a PR image
    707 LSP Group Chairman Lee Sangpill calls to headhunt the MC; at <Hwaranjeon> Director Yang threatens MC over the blowback on Park Seo-hye
    708 Deok-bae's acting overwhelms Yoon Joo-yeon's attempted revenge; MC does TK Enter's rookie actress Oh Seong-yeon and PD Park a favour
    709 Discreetly advising Oh Seong-yeon's manager Choi Dae-gi; TK Enter's Park Bo-han arrive with PD Ahn and Choi Seok-hwan
    710 Park Bo-han scared off by the MC; Yoo-jin easily fends off Min Gyu-ri's petty ploy
    711 MC threatens the hotel manager to reveal the location and manages to intervene in the nick of time to save Deok-bae and Oh Seong-yeon from an altercation
    712 Assistant Jeong Sang-bong easily beats up the thugs in the situation; MBS PD Ahn tries to cower the MC
    713 MC turns the tables on PD Ahn and pries away Manager Choi and actress Oh away from TK Enter; PD Ahn assaults Choi Seok-hwan
    714 The hotel's CEO arrives in person to apologize to MC; MC endorses actress Oh and PD Kim Seong-woon to MBS Director Kim Gyuk-sik
    715 Chae Mi-hyeon belatedly reveals her brother has autism before filming for <Omnicient Observation Point>; Chae Seok-hyun's strange behaviour towards Kang Eun-gi was due to bullies
    716 Kang Eun-gi wins Seok-hyun over with food; the boy reveals the bullying incident
    717 MC distracts Kang Eun-gi so that he can handle the bullies on his own; the bullies kicked out of the local association
    718 Filming wraps up; Yoo-jin reiterates her determination; Oh Seong-yoon and Deok-bae's appearance increases rating for <Omnicient Observation Point>
    719 Deok-bae and Hanul's scenes cause sensation; the story of their first meeting with MC was revealed
    720 Advertisement offers swamp in for MC, Deok-bae and Oh Seong-yoon; VP Kim Kwan-woo tries to stifle the MC in the boardroom
    721 VP Kim accuses CEO Kang of favourtism; Jinsung Foods CEO Jin arrives and rebukes VP Kim and gets his way
    722 MC's personal touch ensures the smooth filming of the ramen commercial; Director Park Bul-chul MC and Deok-bae to let Hanul be on TV
    723 Tremendous response to the commercial; Park Sang-ah organizes a meeting of bigwigs who had been offended by the MC to bring down Hoop Entertainment
    724 Jin Myung-gyu and Jin Myung-hee join forces to takeover TNT Entertainment; MC asks Chairman Jin to be hands-off; a woman from MC's past looks for him
    725 Orphanage sister Jang So-yeon appeals the MC for a job to escape her step-father; Joo Yeong-in arrives to interrupt with her suspicions;
    726 MC brushes off the crooked detective Jang Bok-gil; opposition from Hoop's boardroom even as MC prepares to debut Jang So-yeon
    727 MC reassures Jang So-yeon and easily deflates the opposition
    728 MC prevents So-yeon's kidnapping plotted by Jang Bok-gil
    729 Jang Bok-gil tails MC and So-yeon and barges into the hospital right into the arms of Prosecutor Seo; MC plans to bring over So-yeons siblings away from the absentee mother
    730 TNT Entertainment annoyed by the setback; Jang So-yeon given complete makeover and determined despite her feet injury
    731 Jang So-yeon makes a grand impression at the modeling event; MC approaches Louis Vichon's Ryan Kim with help from Jin Aram
    732 Kim Ae-ryun arrives and throws her weight behind MC to capture the endorsement deal, Jang So-yeon hospitalized after the event
    733 Joo Yeong-in frustrated with Yoo-jin about So-yeon's closeness to MC; <Mukbang Tour Group> receives tremendous reception
    734 Preventing CEO Yoo's attempt to sabotage Deok-bae and Chae Mi-hyeon's tv appearance
    735 Cowing the reporters to switch targets, CEO Yoo arrested as <Omnicient Observation Point> explodes in the ratings
    736 Kang Eun-gi and the Chae siblings hold a Q&A livestream; Chairman Choi Eun-tae receives news that Choi Man-sik is returning to Korea
    737 Chief Choi of Actor Room 1 wishes to defect to Team Jeong and the boardroom supports the MC; attending the wedding of Natalia and Kim Cheol-soo
    738 Natalia gives MC heartfelt thanks before the beautiful wedding; ex-Director Bang Sang-young volunteers his services to MC's enemies and starts sabotaging Cherry Blossom
    739 Many of MC's participants in <Project IOA> were prohibited from a flight due to unscrupulous claims from a black hotel
    740 Lee Myung-taek squeals and blusters and eventually reveals the hand of the imprisoned CEO Yoo; more trouble at the airport
    741 Disagreement in the plane due to factions among the trainees; MC arrives to deal with the matter emphatically
    742 MC coaches the trainees to handle the accusations from the reporters; MC calls the infuriated Bang Sang-young and provokes him
    743 MC encourages Sasuke to be decisive and motivates trainee Minamoto Aoi to be determined; Assemblyman Go Jun-taek elbows his way into the scene for his daughter
    744 MC takes centre stage to address the issue; Assemblyman Go attempts to leverage his position but MC remained uncowed
    745 The trainees divided into teams and settled into the dorms; MC receives an app alert regarding the show
    746 MC talks to trainee Song Mi-hee, learns her tragic history and found the source of the potential leaks
    747 Mi-hee reveals the threat from TNT's Director Ahn; roping Producer Ji Young-sik into a scheme to feed false information to TNT
    748 MC marshals his backers to cut ties with TNT and gives Director Bang continuous bombs; facing off SBC Director Han's panicked bluster
    749 Director Han forced to flee after losing the bet; tremendous reception for the show; Song Mi-hee's father released from prison and makes a beeline to his daughter
    750 Song Chang-sik plans to extort his daughter; MC exposed his ill intentions and convinced Mi-hee's mother to cut ties with him
     
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    What's the current raw chapter? Anyone knows?
     
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    Ty for the summary
     
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    Anyone know who the FL is?
     
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    I think its Yoo-Jin.
     
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    I have a links for the first 150 chapters (type: webnovel) in english, - (EDIT: I just read the 5 first chapters - it is MTL)

    looking for 151 +

    I dont know if it is okey to post links - tell me it okey to post it here and I'll post it


    Edit: I cant post links...


    go to wuxiarealm site (with com and htt..) search Max Level Manager - click on it- go to- "chapter lists" - choose your chapter and start reading!
     
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    Jesus Christ! I never expected this would be that long.
     
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    So no progress between our main ML and FL no romance no nothing this long and no development mc goes and is basically the lord and saviour but no romance at all ?
     
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    It's so dramatic like some Urban Chinese novels.
     
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    any group who wants to translate this one...
     
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    its a long novel with a lot of short-medium chapters... - I need a few more post in order to be able to post links...
     
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    The manhwa is currently at 75 chapters coo and 74 ch eng fan translation
    Chapter 74 corresponds to chapter 67 of the novel
    So about 1.1 manhwa chapters for 1 novel chapter let's just say it's 1 to 1. There are 1124 novel chapters in coo ... I doubt that the manhwa would go on for so long but the raw manhwa has 993.2 million views compare it to solo leveling manhwa (bad comparison but just to put in perspective) solo leveling manhwa 182 chapter has 3.4 billion views

    The chances of this going on for quite a while is high!
     
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    The MTL source I used suddenly removed this novel without warning. It's all the more unfortunate because what other raw sources I found used actual page scans and not electronic text, so there is no way for me to MTL them further with ease. The sources are not complete in the first place, I only found a hundred or so chapters and not anything from where I left off.
     
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    751-765

    751 With the help from Wang Rong, Song Chang-sik was frightened into agreeing to a divorce; Project IOA's high ratings as Song Mi-hee voted as a team leader while Go Eun-soo argues with her own team

    Refresher: Wang Rong is MC's influential friend from China

    752 MC helps out Wang Mi-in (future acclaimed script writer) by confronting head writer Choi Eun-se who wanted to give provocative interview questions against MC's friends
    753 Wang Mi-in takes charge of writing the interview show; MC continued support ensures Wang's positive future
    754 Chairman Choi warns MC about the imminent return of Choi Man-sik due to influence from Park Sang-gon; MC's enemies give Bang Sang-yeong one more chance to sabotage MC (writer Choi was also a failed plot from Bang)

    Refresher: Park Sang-gon is an ambitious politician, works with Choi Man-sik (Chairman Choi's greedy son) in return for funding

    755 Park Sang-gon influences the bank regulators to investigate Chairman Choi and puts him in house arrest, MC receives an app warning about Chairman Choi's life
    756 MC guides Chairman Choi to safety and revealing the betrayal of his political friends, realizing there was another traitor within Chairman Choi's group
    757 MC exposes Attorney Cheon Jin-sang's betrayal and stays behind to buy time; Attorney Cheon reveals that the real target was Kang Eun-gi
    758 Chairman Choi takes a stab wound to protect Kang and they reconciled; Choi Man-sik's plot exposed and he was beaten by prison guards

    Refresher: Kang Eun-gi is MC's childhood friend, ex-gangster and Chairman Choi's long lost son

    759 Hospitalized but happy Chairman Choi wants to give control of Hoop Entertainment to MC and starts planning revenge against Park Sang-gon; at a fashion show MC and Jin Aram were informed that Jang So-yeon was in trouble

    Refresher: Jin Aram is Jinsung Group heiress, Jang So-yeon is MC's childhood friend

    760 Jang So-yeon is being blamed for disappearance of Louis Bichon earrings; MC realized Hong Hyun-joo and her model cronies were responsible

    Refresher: Hong Hyun-joo is a HK Textile daughter and celebrity wannabe, had feuded with MC in the past

    761 MC gets the help of Louis Bichon's GM Ryan Kim to pressure the cronies into exposing Hong Hyun-joo's plot; the fashion show proceeds smoothly as Jang So-yeon garners fame and attention
    762 Jung Yoo-jin deftly earns Louis Bichon's personal respect; Yoo-jin and Yeong-in pressure MC together; Jang So-yeon's siblings kidnapped

    Refresher: Yoo-jin is main female lead, Yeong-in is secondary female lead (MC's ex-wife in previous life)

    763 The kidnapper calls Jang So-yeon with instructions; MC informs the authorities and enlists the help of Go Anna who later recognizes the kidnapper's face

    Refresher: Go Anna is another female orphanage friend that MC had helped out before

    764 MC and Go Anna infiltrate a club and witnessed the criminals trying to coerce Jang So-yeon; a furious MC leaps into action and saves her and her siblings
    765 MC resettles the Jang siblings in a new place; meeting with CEO Shin and acclaimed director-writers Jeon Soo-do and Jeon Soo-jeong siblings who want to take Yoo-jin to Hollywood
     
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    766 The Jeon siblings offended by MC's refusal and left in a huff; the next day MC and Yoo-jin looks over suggested projects from LT Entertainment

    767 A pre-production project <Idol Reborn> caught MC's eyes; meeting GOGO Production's Director Go Ki-dong to negotiate

    768 The app alerts MC of plagiarism and he discreetly ends the meeting without committing; furious Park Eun-bin and TK Enter director Cheon Yi-sang confront MC and Yoo-jin over the project hijacking

    Refresher: Park Eun-bin is leader of Petitmo group and has a long running feud

    769 Wang Mi-in messages confirm the plagiarism of <Idol Reborn> which she wrote as <She Was Pretty> and MC with Yoo-jin hurried off to protect her

    770 MC confronts MBS's Ga Ae-ju and Choi Eun-se over mistreatment of Wang and discreetly alerts MBS CEO Choi Sang-byeong

    771 MBS CEO Choi finally arrives and fires Ga and Choi and shakes up the entire department; MC nudges so that Wang takes proper control of the project

    772 A small gathering to celebrate Yoo-jin getting her first movie project, Park Sang-gon seeing setbacks in the polls; Hoop Entertainment holds a presser to outline its future

    773 MC deals with reporter Park Hyeong-sik's scandalous insinuations; another reporter says it is risky for Hoop Enter to depend too much on the MC

    774 MC reveals his ridiculous CEO-level salary and reiterates that he will never leave Hoop Enter; the hostile reporters were another failed Bang Sang-young plot; later MC suggests the fallen Yeo Ik-hwan as director for <She Was Pretty>

    775 Lecturer Yeo Ik-hwan's difficult circumstances and his refusal to be a film director again; MC visits his wife's work place and overhears a commotion

    776 Saving Mrs Seong Yeo-jin from unjust bullying; the Yeo couple snaps back at the bullies and agrees to MC's proposal

    777 Chairman Choi's influence cleans up the bullies and Yeo signs on for the film; MC spends time with Cherry Blossom after Park Eun-bin makes a successful comeback

    778 Great popularity and public anticipation for <Project IOA>, Lingling and Seo Hee-joo's friendship and practice video gets attention

    Refresher: Lingling is Wang Rong's sister, Seo Hee-joo is traditional dance Teacher Yeon's daughter; both are idol trainees

    779 Reining in top placed Go Eun-seo and her team's arrogant complacency; a chastened Go Eun-seo starts to change

    780 Teammate Han So-won talks about MC's character and the team becomes motivated; MC tests Go Eun-seo with a points deduction offer

    Refresher: Han So-won was a trainee personally recruited by the MC
     
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    781 Go Eun-seo passes the test by wanting to stand on her own merit; great ratings for the episode

    Refresher: Go-Eun seo was a talented but spoiled trainee, daughter of overbearing and influential parents

    782 Bang Sang-young's plot to lure people from Hoop Enter backfires spectacularly leading to his arrest; much anticipation for the Hoop Enter's stock offering
    783 Hoop Enter's stock soar and supporters earn huge profits; MC visits the set of <Hwaranjeon> to check on Yoo-jin and Deokbae

    Refresher: Deok-bae is a former street urchin saved and recruited by the MC

    784 MC persuades Producer Oh Bok-hee over Yoo-jin filming schedule; Yoo-jin's acting overawes Min Gyu-ri

    Refresher: Min Gyu-ri is a rookie actress who often tried to upstage Yoo-jin and Yeong-In in past projects

    785 Min Gyu-ri plans to leave collapsing TNT Enter and join Hoop Enter but fails to appeal to the MC; tremendous ratings for <Hwaranjeon>
    786 A comfy morning for MC with Yoo-jin and Miso; the Jeongsilmo group continues to plot revenge; MC attends pre-production meeting to discuss <She Was Pretty>

    Refresher: Jeongsilmo is the group of MC's enemies: Park Sang-ah (Park Sang-on's daughter/Choi Man-sik's fiancee), Jin Myeong-gyu & Jin Myung-hee (disfavoured Jinsung group siblings), Hong Moon-gyu (HK Group), Seong Hak-soo (husband of jailed Kim Ae-ja from Daecheon group)

    787 MC has a plan to rehab Yeo Ik-hwan's image before the movie's production; uncredited composers Yoon Se-yeon and Han Hye-jeong sought MC and Yoo-jin's help against veteran composer Choi Tai-yong
    788 MC decides to recruit both Yoon and Han and buys the copyright for a bundle of songs to mislead Choi
    789 Script-reading clips of Miso, Park Sang-gyu and Joo Yeong-in garner anticipation for <Yeonmu>; Yoon and Han officially signs on with Hoop Enter to work with Bang Seon-woo and brought their unused songs along

    Refresher: Park Sang-gyu is an actor and Bang Seon-woo is a composer; both were saved by MC

    790 MC recognizes an unused hit song from Yoon and Han and immediately wants to give it to Lee Mal-soon

    Refresher: Lee Mal-soon is a veteran trot singer whose career was rejuvenated by MC

    791 The composers quickly work on rearranging the song before presenting it to Lee Mal-soon
    792 Lee Mal-soon wants to recommend Kang Ha-na's mother Kim Hyun-ji; MC helps to resolve Lee Mal-soon's old guilt towards her
    793 Kim Hyun-ji clears up Lee Mal-soon's misunderstanding and reaffirms their friendship; sudden appearance of Sung Hak-soo at Hoop Enter's boardroom
    794 Sung arrived as representative of TNT to make a merger offer to Hoop Enter in exchange for dropping lawsuits against the Jin Myeong-gyu but MC reveals a future scandal about TNT's So Yi-young
    795 Insulted Sung threatens payback before leaving; MC meets and stands up fearlessly against Jinsung Chairman Jin Dae-woon

    Refresher: Chairman Jin's son Jin Myeong-gyu (TNT) is being sued by Hoop Enter

    796 To placate the Chairman, MC gives an idea to solve Jinsung Group's problem with Yeongjong Island resort and is even rewarded with shares for it
    797 Chairman Choi's interest in the MC piqued after a 'friendly' call from Chairman Choi; Seong Na-ra receives unexpected help while being cornered at school by disgruntled Park Ji-hye

    Refresher: <Project IOA> trainee Seong Na-ra was a former idol member and escaped their bullying with MC's help, the incident caused <FIVE Angels> to disband

    798 MC praises Go Eun-soo for saving Seong Na-ra and wraps up the incident; Go Eun-soo and Seong Na-ra become closer
    799 MC traces back the source of the malicious comments and questions Park Ji-hye who protests her innocence
    800 The true culprit is Seong Na-ra's best friend Jeong Jin-ah; the case settled with ease due to her abject apology and Seong Na-ra's forgiveness
     
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    801 MC educates Go Eun-soo on being careful with the power of celebrities; Cherry Blossom's mega-fan concert at LT amusement park
    802 Cherry Blossom managers including MC makes a guest performance on stage; spending time with Yoo-Jin, Miso and Yeong-in at the amusement park; LT's CEO Shin Woo-jin wants to headhunt MC away from CEO Shin Jong-ki
    803 Shin Woo-jin resorts to using threats but MC calls up Jin Aram as a counter; Shin Jong-ki arrives and the incident steels his resolve to fight for LT's succession
    804 MC reaffirms his support and cuts a deal for a movie trilogy; pressure from AMOSE's star Akira Kudo, father of one the Japanese trainees
    805 Sasuke stands his ground and MC joins in to intervene against his brother Tetsuya's plot; Project IOA accused of ranking manipulation

    Refresher: Sasuke is the younger son of AMOSE CEO Hiroshi, Hoop Enter's Japanese partner. Sasuke handles the Japanese aspects of Project IOA.

    806 PD Ji Young-sik's idea to defuse the accusations leads to huge ratings as viewers tune in to see the battles
    807 Aoi Minamoto wins against Minatsu Kudo due to viewers votes; MC meets the dissatisfied Akira Kudo
    808 MC points out Akira's artistic obsession and turns him around; first round of IOA's elimination reach high ratings; MC and Hoop Enter console the eliminated
    809 Bittersweet partings but second chances elsewhere for the eliminated; opposing political aides visit Hoop Enter to get a campaign song for their respective candidate
    810 MC and CEO Kang meets the political aides and sides with opposition's Choi Yeo-jin against Park Sang-on's Kim In-jik
    811 MC causes Park Sang-on to spend money in vain for a failed attempt for an unauthorized use of Cherry Blossom's song
    812 Hoop Enter's shares offering exceed wildest expectations; friends and allies earn huge profits
    813 A story from a Cherry Blossom fan who went all in on the shares with her mother; the fanclub leaders wants to do something for her
    814 MC recognizes the fan's name Yeon Bo-ra (past life: a starlet that had a tragic life) and quickly intervenes to prevent her from being scammed into selling her stocks
    815 MC has the scammer arrested and gives generous terms for a new house to recruit Yeon Bo-ra
    816 Her mother Yoo Jeong-hee refuses due to a traumatic past; MC seeks more information from CEO Kang who actually knew her husband, a deceased obscure actor
    817 CEO Kang explains the true reason for Yeon Sang-jin's obscure career; Yoo Jeong-hee finally understood her husband's final recorded message and Yeon Bo-ra finally signs on with Hoop Enter
    818 MC lays a trap and had Park Sang-han arrested (past life: person who ruined Yeon Bo-ra); a touching gift from CEO Kang for the mother and daughter
    819 CEO Kang had a clip compilation of Yeon Sang-jin's works made, Yoo Jeong-hee hired to be Hoop Enter's pastry chef; MC and his stars celebrate the soaring stock price
    820 While meeting Chairman Choi, MC refuses to be largest shareholder of Hoop Enter and reiterates his loyalty to CEO Kang; MC receives an app warning about GX5's Cha In-hye during a casting audition for <She Was Pretty>
     
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    821 CEO Shin Jong-ki introduces Cha as his relative to the MC; Cha performs well during the audition but MC recognized another applicant Han Su-bin
    822 Han Su-bin surprises with her immersive acting; when MC is accused of bias, Yoo-jin steps in and overwhelms Cha In-hye in an acting test
    823 Han Su-bin passes Yoo-jin's test and has better overall scores than Cha at the end of the audition
    824 MC and Yoo-jin goes to investigate when Han's agency suddenly declines the role and discovers an internal sabotage
    825 After confronting the agency, MC recruits Han Su-bin and retaliates against Shin Woo-jin's sabotage
    826 CEO Shin Jong-ki rewards MC with his Hoop Enter voting rights; Han Su-bin signs on with Reverse Enter; MC overhears an argument over rival university festivals about hiring the group Berry Six of Hoop Enter's Kwanwoo faction

    Refresher: Reverse Enter is the agency owned by MC's friend Kang Eun-gi

    827 MC interrupts the argument, teaches the Jeonghan University bully a lesson and offers a solution for the Daesung University festival
    828 MC plans for making Kim Hyun-ji (Kang Hana's mother) a star; MC summoned for a disciplinary meeting at Hoop Enter
    829 Kim Kwan-woo and Director Yoon of the Kwanwoo faction accuses the MC of violence against Jeonghan University student but it backfires spectacularly

    Refresher: Kwanwoo Enter was acquired by Hoop Enter but most of its former management is still argumentative

    830 Kim Kwan-woo stunned when CEO Kang reveals that MC is the 2nd largest shareholder; MC and Director Koo saw the overbearing nature of Berry Six and their choreographer
    831 Choreo AZ and Berry Six reprimanded by Director Koo and MC but they still bore a grudge; MC plans to make 3rd place Trevien win over 1st place Berry Six at the KBC music show

    Refresher: Trevien is a girl group rescued by MC and under the care of Manager Han So-yu

    832 MC inadverdantly incites the fanclub of 2nd place Park Eun-bin/Petitmo; MC has Trevien's dress style revamped for the KBC recording and a YouTube video with Kang Hana to make them trending
    833 MC foils a dress code sabotage attempt from CP Ahn and Director Song who were bribed by Director Yoon for Berry Six
    834 Continuous bombs from MC punished Ahn, Song and Yoon; Berry Six's performance was shaken due to Petitmo's fanclub cold treatment in the audience
    835 Trevien's performance combined with a stunning digital music score makes them first place
    836 News spread in Hoop Enter about MC's shareholding, Director Yoon's powerful singers are protesting his severe punishment
    837 MC already had countermeasures prepared and offers them new songs to make them back down
    838 The singers reveal that Yoon had threatened them (Bok Seon-il - daughter registered as sister, Oh Ji-seon & Seong Hee-yeon - triangle love affair, Jeon Tae-mi - domestic abuse); MC plans to help them and starts a ruse
    839 Deok-bae accidentally applied for an audition for <She Was Pretty>; MC has a new helper Yang Dong-jin (a club doorman MC recruited in chapter 764); Deok-bae and Yang encounter violent Baek Hong-gyun (husband of Jeon Tae-mi) who was abusing his manager
    840 MC saves Choi Pil-seop (Baek's manager) and blows up the incident; Baek punished by his agency TK Enter
    841 Baek's temper stoked by Jeon Tae-mi as planned by MC and he was knocked out by Ju Ji-shi

    Refresher: Ju Ji-shi is Lingling's Chinese ex-special forces bodyguard

    842 MC negotiates with TK Enter and helps Jeon Tae-mi split from Baek; MC and Deok-bae encounters Ace Enter's Director Yang and his actor Bong Tae-sik who is also joining the audition of <She Was Pretty>

    Refresher: Director Yang used to manage Deok-bae's school bully Han Sun-myung

    843 MC is hostile to duplicitous ex-colleague Bong Tae-sik; well performing Bong tries to adlib in his audition with Yoo-jin
    844 Yoo-jin's retaliation wipes out Bong's effort; Yang & Bong's insinuation of MC's bias towards Deok-bae offends CEO Shin
    845 Deok-bae's immersion, acting and adlib impresses the judges and he is casted on the spot
    846 MC expected Bong's attempt to spread slander of bias and exposes his lies to the reporters
    847 Bong's angry phone call was heard by CEO Shin and was rebuked severely; an app warning about the weather while at an island filming for <Yeonmu>
    848 The foggy weather makes MC worried for Miso's safety
    849 The teachers of the traditional children choir suffered food poisoning; MC and his team step in to control and guide the children
    850 Miso guides the children to sing and dance and filming proceeds naturally
     
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