In front of the Goryeo Hotel, many media outlets, including newspapers and broadcast stations, had gathered.
"But what's going on?"
"I don't know either. The desk just went berserk telling me to get here fast. Does anyone know anything?"
Reporters from each outlet exchanged New Year's greetings and began sharing what little information they had. But none of them really knew the full story.
"A press conference on the first day of the new year... it's either going to be a huge hit or a total bust."
"I'm curious about what it's about. Judging by how the desk is nagging, it must be something big."
In contrast, a few reporters who already knew the story quietly checked their cameras without getting tangled up in the buzzing crowd, waiting for the main figure. The noisy lobby of the Goryeo Hotel fell silent in an instant the moment the main figure appeared, as if the earlier commotion had never happened.
Lee Myeong-soo walked confidently and stood before the prepared podium.