Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 31
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| Episode 31. Chuno (1)
Minju Kyung, who called me, asked me if I had ever given a presentation when I was a student.
“Announcement?”
“Yeah. Have you ever tried it?”
Of course, I got sick of it.
A simple reporting presentation could take four hours with a smile.
But I shouldn’t be able to do that now.
On the surface, I am just a fresh-faced twenty-year-old who has neither the experience of working at Hanpyeong Industries as a PT nor the experience of giving a presentation at a university.
I pretended to be embarrassed and hesitated before answering.
“Nothing in particular.”
“That’s true. I showed the plan you gave me earlier to the CEO when he stopped by the management headquarters.”
The speed of submitting the draft was faster than the KTX.
UA’s CEO was quick to review documents, but why was Manager Nam so busy that he didn’t even accept my vacation request? I was getting angry.
But Minju Kyung is innocent. I swallowed my anger and tried to smile.
Minju Kyung continued speaking without even knowing what I was thinking.
“Then the CEO said he wanted to hear you organize it yourself and talk about it.”
“Me personally?”
“Yeah. What do you think? If you try it, it might turn out to be a surprisingly good experience.”
I’ve done PT a hundred times, but it’s never been a good experience.
To me, PT is just a combination of stress and nausea.
Still, if given the chance, you should take it.
Because worrying is a luxury for me right now.
“Yes, I will try. Thank you.”
“Thank you. You just need to explain what you envisioned, so there’s no need to decide on detailed elements. As for the PPT… … It would be good to have it, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t. I’m planning on setting up a meeting schedule for next week. Is that okay?”
“it’s okay.”
While I was developing the concept, I had already gathered references.
Now that the content is organized, creating visual aids is not a problem.
Now that I have received the email address and NS program account to which the file should be forwarded in advance, all business is over.
There’s only one week left until PT. We have to decide the outcome within that time.
And my specialty is staying up all night.
I started racking my brain about how I could manage my time to create the best material possible.
‘No matter what happens, avoid the frozen grass fairy graveyard.’
I made a firm resolution. My shoulders felt heavy.
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My ‘avoiding the lawn fairy’ project started right away that night.
Lee Cheong-hyeon asked me a question.
“Everything is fine, but shouldn’t you do it while sleeping?”
After finishing his composition, he should have rested for a few days, but Lee Cheong-hyeon was constantly wandering around the living room.
“At twenty, you’re old enough to stay up all night and chew on rocks.”
“What is this guy talking about now? He doesn’t sleep well!”
If you were me, you’d probably freeze to death like a bunch of grass ghosts, so how could you sleep?
I don’t want to ascend to heaven frozen solid, unless I’m dying of a disease.
“Where did you learn to make things like this?”
Lee Cheong-hyeon asked an unexpected question.
As I say, I’m using a composition program that’s dizzying just to look at.
Although I didn’t have time to take my eyes off the monitor, I did my best to give a friendly answer.
“If you live long enough, you will be able to do anything.”
“oh my god.”
To be exact, for the group project, you only need to be a bus driver for 4 years… … but the kids don’t need to know that.
A few days later, the day of the final battle dawned.
I ended up doing what would probably be my four hundred and fiftyth PT in my life in a UA conference room.
I don’t think anyone here has high expectations of me, so I feel less pressured.
There was a pitfall though, that people came from all departments, contrary to what had been communicated in advance.
However, since it was an announcement at the level of item sharing, the superficial PT ended in 20 minutes.
After the presentation, I prepared to throw down the gauntlet as usual.
But no one said, ‘Did you think we took the time to listen to this kind of talk?’
Instead, the representative made me a counter offer.
“Lee Wol-ah.”
“yes.”
“I’ll give you a proposal form, so do you want to try writing it properly?”
yes?
For a moment, I began to wonder if these listeners had heard the presentation properly.
First of all, assuming that this is the case, the fact that there were no questions about the content means that there were no particular problems.
This meant that, in their eyes, my idea was realistically feasible to commercialize.
“all right.”
A decision made without a single vulgar word.
A conference room where there is no noise!
For me, who was trained at Hanpyeong Industries, it was a questionable flow.
Still, I think it was successful in giving the impression that it was ‘worth a try’.
It was a pretty good result.
* * *
“Should we all stay for a moment?”
As Kim Il-wol left the conference room, the representative called over the people who had attended the meeting.
The tone of the representative’s voice was memorable. The atmosphere in the conference room was the same.
‘That makes sense.’
Minju Kyung had been expecting this to some extent since the moment she first saw Kim Yi-wol.
That he is quite unusual compared to his peers.
‘I never thought you’d have talent in PT, though.’
I attended the planning meeting simply because I had delivered the plan I received from Kim I-wol, and it was an amazing experience.
“How did you hear? I thought it was okay.”
The representative asked about Kim Iwol’s PT.
“To be honest… … I was okay.”
“Me too. I was worried it might be cliche, but it’s better than I thought.”
The employees who were passing the plan around answered.
The concept presented by Kim I-wol was the most classic ‘youth.’
The music video he envisioned begins with a scene where Spark could easily be mistaken for a gangster due to his racy atmosphere and appearance.
It was a groundbreaking concept compared to the innocent winter boy that the company was preparing.
And on top of that, it’s school uniforms and youth.
This element, which anyone can easily think of, could easily feel ‘clichéd’.
Even more so because just last week a large rookie group based on the mythological world view was revealed.
Considering recent market trends, it was impossible not to consider the intensity of the concept.
But Kim Yi-wol’s choice was the most ‘sparkly’.
At the same time, it had some unique aspects, thanks to a very small twist at the end.
There was no way the company would shy away from making the choice that best represented the team.
There was no disagreement that the item was not only visually appealing, but also took into consideration personality and popular image.
“The proposal alone is good enough, but the presentation is top-notch. Is he really twenty years old?”
“So you graduated from high school this year? That’s no joke.”
“It’s really rare to find someone with that much guts and intelligence at that age. That’s why I’m saying this.”
The representative said this while covering up Kim Yi-wol’s plan that he had been looking over.
“What do you think about raising him towards producing?”
From here on out, the artist management team had no choice but to get involved.
Minju Kyung, who had finished assessing the situation, sent an urgent message to the team leader and opened her diary with an excited face.
* * *
After the presentation of the plan was over, I came back to the conference room and was practicing for a while when the system came up.
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[SYSTEM] ‘Hidden task’ has been completed.
▷ Content: Be recognized as a producing member
▷ Reward: Experience (5)
▷ Cumulative experience: 70
▷ Accumulated points: 0
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They told all the employees to stay.
Looks like you had a really fun meeting without me.
With this, Spark has satisfied all the conditions necessary to become a self-made stone.
Because I joined as a producing member, Lee Cheong-hyeon composed the music, and Choi Je-ho and Kang Ki-yeon choreographed the dance, a perfect structure was formed.
With the composition like this, it is inevitable for the company to aim for its own production.
‘It was even more wrong to move to a manager.’
At this point, I thought I should start thinking about retirement planning after I leave the group after my debut.
Because my career, which was already like water, is now becoming cloudy like fog.
Or, it might be a good idea to think about what kind of certification you want to get.
If possible, it would be better to study something productive. For example, coding, coding, coding, something like that.
‘Then will Lee Cheong-Hyeon’s song take the title?’
From the beginning, the concept was only the image of a winter boy, and there were no special items.
There wasn’t even any discussion in UA about getting a song for Spark.
So, unless someone in the CEO or planning team had a flash of inspiration, there was a high chance that Lee Cheong-hyeon’s song, to which I had even attached the concept, would be chosen.
‘What’s more, the song came out well enough for anyone to hear it.’
In this case, Lee Cheong-hyeon’s song will become the title song, if only to market the self-production ability.
As expected, the manager soon…
‘I heard that you guys, Cheonghyun, could debut with a song?’
… … has been passed on.
Although it wasn’t a definitive statement, the four Spark guys seemed to be motivated just by hearing those words.
for a moment.
Four people?
There’s one empty spot.
I immediately turned my head to check my surroundings. I couldn’t see a single small head.
“Lee Cheong-hyeon hasn’t arrived yet?”
“yes.”
“Why? The one who always came like a knife.”
“Well, I didn’t hear anything about finishing late today.”
Kang Ki-yeon answered. Lee Cheong-hyeon also didn’t have a cell phone, so there was no way to contact him.
It’s strong.
As a seasoned samuel who grew up eating only the best food at Hanpyeong Industrial, I can assure you that my premonition was not good.
“He’s not the type of guy who’ll miss practice. He’ll be back soon.”
“I think so too… … .”
Choi Je-ho spoke nonchalantly as usual.
But I feel like I’ve seen a lot of the deep darkness inside you guys lately.
If something happens, you have to be able to endure the anxiety.
However, since they say that Lee Cheong-hyun was usually the mood maker during the trainee days, I decided to believe the old story.
You may have made the ridiculous mistake of leaving your bag in the classroom.
I worked hard to turn the happiness circuit on.
If you wish earnestly, it will come true… … .
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[SYSTEM] ‘New task’ has been assigned.
▷ Content: Securing a debut song
▷ Reward: Experience (10)
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What is that?
Securing a debut song? If things continue this way, the debut song will be decided automatically.
‘Are you telling me to buy the copyright from Lee Cheong-hyeon in advance? How vulgar.’
I haven’t figured out all the issues regarding the song’s rights yet…
My anxiety was growing. It felt like there were two trouble flags on my back.
“I… … hyung.”
Sorry, Joo-woo. Could you please stop calling me?
It’s because there’s an ominous feeling all around right now.
“Cheong-Hyeon has been seeming to have a lot of thoughts lately, is there something going on…?”
“… … .”
Fuck.
Where the hell did this bastard run off to?