NOVEL NEXT chapter 5
5 – Warehouse Release Group (5)
Choi Joo-yoon looked at me with an expression that seemed like he couldn’t understand.
… The judo instructor I hired was also standing blankly.
“Are you a martial arts idol? Producer… ?”
Choi Joo-yoon said, looking at me and her Judo instructor in turns.
He is a martial arts idol.
Are you trying to knock down competing idols while singing?
I thought it was fun.
“No, nothing like that.”
Choi Joo-yoon tilted his head.
Even the way he tilted his head was cute.
hehehe….
“Ah! Producer, the look in your eyes again!”
“Now, Master, please teach Juyun the falling technique.”
I cut Gong Shi-ion off and spoke to the Judo instructor.
The Judo instructor said, “Yes, I understand.” He approached Joo-yoon Choi.
As she had physical contact, she naturally called the female instructor.
“F, producer… ? It’s not that I doubt the producer, but this is… ?!”
In general, if a person’s dance ability was low, the probability of being physically weak was also high.
In other words, Choi Joo-yoon may not have done much physical education other than for the purpose of losing weight.
So, even if I suddenly ask you to get trained by a judo instructor, you will panic.
“I assure you.”
“What, what…?” ?”
“The day when you don’t fall while dancing will never come to Joo-yoon.”
“Yes, yes…” ?!”
I glanced at Choi Joo-yoon’s status window.
[Current thought: The producer is cursing me….]
If I don’t explain it properly, my bad reputation will only get worse.
“Think about it, Jooyun.”
“What…?” ?”
“What would you think if you fell while dancing at Music On?”
“I feel like I want to die…” .”
“Aside from being embarrassed, how will other people react?”
“You’ll laugh… ?”
“That’s right, let’s laugh.”
[Current thought: The producer is trying to make me a laughingstock….]
I’ll explain it to you step by step, so I hope you don’t make any guesses….
“What do idols—no, celebrities—make a living from?”
“Rice….”
“… ….”
Well, first of all, I work to make a living.
“It’s a job that feeds on attention, right?”
“Oh, yes…” !”
Gong Shi-on intervenes between me and Choi Ju-yoon,
“Ah, producer! I know that! “Do you think that’s what you call gwanjong?”
Said a strange Internet term.
… I’m confused as to whether he knows internet terms well or not.
“Mr. Shion, please practice the chorus.”
“Yes, I understand!”
To prevent strange knowledge obtained from the Internet from being instilled in the members, Gongsion was first dropped.
… I’ll have to tell you properly later.
You shouldn’t say anything you see on the Internet.
“Producer…. Are you asking me to fall on stage on purpose? ?”
“That’s right. If you’re going to fall anyway, make sure you fall visibly. “But you have to fall easily, right?”
“What is it that makes you fall easily?” ?”
“First of all, you can’t get hurt. So, learn how to fall properly from the instructor.”
“Ah… !”
Choi Joo-yoon nodded, as if he had finally understood my intention.
“And when you fall, you should fall alone and not get other members caught up, right?”
“I see….”
“Try not to stop singing even if you fall as much as possible.”
“Okay, producer…” !”
Idols can also be said to maximize character.
In other words, rather than having a mediocre appearance,
I needed to impress upon myself the importance of taking proper care of one’s body.
Anyway, [Vocal: 87] Has high-level singing skills,
Fans will understand that although she sings well, her body is stiff.
If you add the setting that you try to dance well,
The modifier ‘hard-working person’ is also added.
… No matter how much Joo-yoon Choi dances, she will never improve her dancing skills.
[Idol Producing] Even in the game, there were an overwhelming number of event CGs showing people falling on stage.
“Well, thank you.”
Choi Joo-yoon bowed her head to her judo instructor.
The Judo instructor also greeted us, saying, “Thank you very much.”
Like an expert, I tried to teach Joo-yoon Choi the method of falling that was not too obvious, which I wanted.
“aaah!!”
… It will take some time to learn because I am physically weak.
Today again, I approached Kang Eva, who was expressionless and quiet.
Although he was the oldest of the three, he was also the shortest.
Originally, she was in charge of visuals singing rap in the game.
It’s easy to forget because of his communication skills,
Compared to Choi Joo-yoon and Gong Si-on, she had no areas in which she excelled.
“Mr. Eva.”
“… ….”
Eva Kang looked up at me.
When the pretty woman looked at me like this, her heart trembled a little.
This will also disappear later when you get used to these people,
hehehe….
I was happy.
Poof.
Suddenly Kang Eva grabbed my hand of hers.
Thanks to you, my face got a little warmer.
Her hands were also so small that they looked like those of a baby.
Eva Kang held my hand and wondered what she was doing.
A crumpled piece of paper was placed in her palm.
“… ….”
Surprisingly, Eva Kang also blushed.
Neither her eyes nor her mouth moved at all.
What kind of paper is it?
It’s probably not like leftover gum paper.
Are they telling me to throw it away? .
Should I, as a producer, do such a thing?
Oh, of course I do.
This is a piece of gum paper given to me by an idol, so I have to go home and put it on the album.
From now on, when I visit my house, it’s a piece of gum given to me by an idol.
I unfolded the paper I received from Eva Kang.
It was torn from a notepad.
“Phone number?”
Kang Eva nodded her head, her face still red.
Wow, I have an idol’s phone number!!
Actually, it was already written in the documents, but
Still, I was happy that the idol personally gave it to me like this.
[Current Thoughts: Did they properly understand my intentions? ? It’s hard to talk face to face, so I’d like to do it via chat…. It’s harder to talk when your face is close, but it keeps coming closer….]
“… ….”
This time I kept my mouth shut.
You hated it when I approached you so much….
Well, we haven’t become very close yet, but I guess I would be a burden to someone with a personality like Kang Eva.
… You’re not telling me not to come closer because you don’t want to see my face, right?
Let the negative thoughts go to one side of her head,
I registered Eva Kang’s phone number on my smartphone.
Then I went into Talk and created a chat room.
The profile photo was a first-person view of a person reading while eating coffee and a piece of cake at a cafe….
It was a profile picture that was somewhat uncharacteristic of an idol.
Or is that just my stereotype?
Anyway, I wrote [Me: Did you practice rapping a lot?] And sent it.
[Eva: I really did a lot, a lot, a lot☆]
What is this ☆…? .
Is it sparkling☆ feeling?
[Me: Please show me☆]
I also tried it right away.
Then she got angry and said, [Eva: Don’t copy me!!]
“Are you talking to me through chat when you are right in front of me? Strange!”
Gong Shi-on came out from chorus practice and came next to Kang Eva and scolded her.
“Go away, Insa! “This is a place for assholes!”
“What is it, the producer is more popular!”
Me?
Is there such a setting?
[Eva: Producer, that seems a bit deceptive.]
… Even Kang Eva, whom I trusted, did not agree with me.
[Eva: So how do you show your rap?]
[Me: Try singing the song you practiced.]
[Eva: Yes☆]
[Eva: But the producer, you can just say it. Because I’m the only one who will send it via chat like this.]
When I think about it, that’s right.
Because Kangeva is standing right in front of you anyway.
Eva Kang put down her musical accompaniment on her smartphone and cleared her throat.
“The sound of a kettle boiling in a room where I am alone♪”
It’s much improved since I heard it two days ago.
Of course, it was an impromptu rap at the time, so it was difficult to make a one-to-one comparison.
It was evident that I had practiced a lot.
It is true that Eva Kang is a genius.
Even in the [Idol Producing] Game, Eva Kang was depicted as a genius.
In fact, she is like that, so she can easily score over 80 no matter what she practices, whether it’s [Vocal] Or [Dance].
But [Talking] Is the only one that doesn’t work.
Just as Choi Joo-yoon is destined to continue falling on stage,
… Eva Kang is destined to remain expressionless and silent from now on.
Anyway, Manager Jeong Song-i is not coming.
Does it take time to call the coordinator?
***
“Okay… “How is producer Lim Boo-gil these days?”
Director Go Kang-tae asked, exhaling cigarette smoke from his mouth.
Manager Jeong Song, who was passing through the hallway, was called to the rooftop.
“What answer do you want?”
Manager Jeong Song-i glared at Manager Ko Kang-tae and spoke sharply.
“I’m not saying what I’m going to do as a professional, but.”
“Do you think I don’t know? “Now the managing director is trying to fire producer Lim Boo-gil.”
“…… If you know that much, why are you doing this to me? “Do you think it’s me who’s trying to kick out Pro Lim?”
Manager Ko Kang-tae sighed deeply.
Manager Jeong Song-i looked at it with his arms crossed.
“You like Im Pro, right? “As a man.”
“…… “It’s irrelevant.”
“It’s related. Do you think I don’t know that you are protecting the professional? “Everyone was fooled.”
“… ….”
Manager Go Kang-tae took another drag on his cigarette, saying with envy that they were both still so young.
We had to quickly complete the work instructed by Producer Lim Boo-gil, but Manager Jeong Song-i was just in a hurry.
“We will succeed this time.”
“I heard that last year too.”
“Then, if Producer Lim Boo-gil fails this time and leaves the company, I will also take responsibility and leave the company.”
“hehehe, are you going after someone you like? “If you act so emotionally, you’ll only ruin your situation, right?”
“You don’t have to worry, Manager. …… And I’m not saying this without any basis. “You’ve changed, Producer Lim Boo-gil.”
Two days ago, I suddenly went out of the office and bought sushi.
I don’t know anything else, but I have never been unable to pay for expensive sushi in five years.
I just happened to think that I lost my mind due to stress at work,
While planning this three-member idol girl group, a sense of incongruity appeared.
Competent.
He is so capable.
This was not the way Producer Lim Boo-gil handled the work that manager Jeong Song-i knew.
Even when I met idols, I was very businesslike.
The trainee’s personal history was not examined in detail like this time.
Singing songs, having rap battles, telling jokes, etc.
There was nothing at all.
Wireless karaoke microphone that connects to a smartphone, a hammer,
Manager Jeong Song-i asked me to buy it to play with producer Lim Bu-gil during break time.
We actually played together.
The woman who is closest to producer Im Boo-gil is,
Jeong Song was the manager.
But it’s as if I don’t remember playing together at all.
I became despondent.
In fact, I felt like I had become closer to her trainee.
In the meantime, Manager Jeong Song-i hoped that Producer Lim Boo-gil’s project would be successful.
She didn’t expect to succeed this way.
“… “Producer Im Boo-gil, whom I liked, is gone.”
“… ….”
Manager Ko Kang-tae fell silent at Manager Jeong Song-i’s words.
Manager Go Kang-tae also knew to some extent that producer Im Bu-gil had changed.
The first scene I noticed was,
Producer Lim Boo-gil came into the manager’s office two days ago.
Usually, when producer Gil meets with his superiors, he puts his left hand above his head,
I had a habit of scratching the back of my head.
It was true that he was a bit humble.
However, he straightened his back and stood confidently, making proper eye contact with the late Manager Kang Tae.
I never scratched the back of my head.
I had an intention to say something about going out without permission, but seeing that made me unable to say anything.
“You also have no luck with men.”
“Please don’t curse at the producer!”
“… ….”
Why do you use the expression that the person you liked is gone, even though you still like it?
He was Manager Go Kang-tae, who had a hard time understanding women’s feelings even as he got older.
***
Manager Jeong Song-i came into the training room.
There was also a person who appeared to be a coordinator in the back.
When I approached manager Jeong Song-i,
… Smell like cigarettes?
Surprisingly, do you smoke?
It doesn’t look like that.
“What are you smoking?”
As someone who has smoked before, she asked me once.
“Oh, I don’t smoke, producer! Did you smell anything? “Wow, this manager is really balding!!”
… Did you have a brief conversation with Manager Go Kang-tae during his cigarette break?
I wondered if the two of them were gossiping about me.
An incompetent producer is doing strange things.
Honestly, to others, it seems strange that I invited a judo instructor to train an idol.
“Producer Lim Boo-gil?”
“Oh, that’s right. Hello, Cody Hwang.”
“Hello!”
The coordinator who will be added to this group from now on greeted me.
Lucky Seven Entertainment is, by design, the largest company among Korean entertainment agencies.
There were coordinators and stylists who worked on a company salary.
Like a trainee, the producer would call the coordinator and have him join the project.
… No matter how you think about it, the producer power of this company was quite strong.
“Are those three people?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Oh my, everyone is so pretty!”
Coordinator Hwang didn’t seem to care that I was a fire producer.
Well, I get a decent salary from the company.
Unless the cause of the project’s failure was the idol’s makeup or costume.
If something goes wrong, the producer will be responsible, not the coordinator.
Because trainees have to debut as idols to make money, they have no choice but to react sensitively to producers and projects.
“Everyone, please come here for a moment!”
Choi Ju-yoon, who was practicing falling techniques, Kang Eva, who was singing a rap song, and Gong Sion, who was dancing and singing the chorus, came near me.
Hey.
This feeling of an idol moving at my words!
I felt like I was getting goosebumps.
“Producer… ….”
“Now, this is Coordinator Hwang, who will be in charge of your costumes and makeup.”
“Hello… !” “I look forward to!” “… ….”
… Eva Kang was the only one who bowed her head once without saying a word.
“So, producer, did you call me in that style?”
“Yes, in that style.”
“I understand!”
Lucky Seven Entertainment’s coordinators have their own characteristics.
The style that each coordinator sells is different.
So, you need to coordinate the style that matches the direction of the project.
“Producer! “What concept are we going for with our costumes?”
Gong Si On raised his hand and asked me.
“Lolita.”
“Yes?”
“To be exact, it’s a Lolita doll.”
“What is that?”
Does Choi Joo-yoon know what kind of fashion that is?
… It was a shocked expression.