"Father."

Jo Mintae spoke as he gazed at his father’s slumped back.

Once an acclaimed advertising director, he had followed in his father’s footsteps to become a film director.

As time passed, Mintae rose to fame, churning out hit after hit. Meanwhile, his father had become a completely different person.

"You’re being too hasty."
"……."

His father, once hailed as a "box office magician," had seen a string of failures. Now, no one wanted to work with him.

There was a time when actors would reach out first, checking in on him. Those days were long gone.

The only …