Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 41
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| Episode 41. Health Management is also a Skill (2)
‘If there’s a system that raises ability points, wouldn’t there also be a system that restores stamina?’
I thought to myself as I chewed on the chewy noodles, which had no flavor at all, perhaps because my nose was blocked.
If human bodily functions can be artificially enhanced, wouldn’t similar effects be possible?
There was no way the system didn’t know how much hard training was needed to become an idol.
Because the way the system awards points or the process is thoroughly focused on nurturing idols who can debut.
If so, there would have been a device in place to deal with situations where idols are unable to fulfill the amount of practice they need to do due to physical limitations or face difficult situations.
They brought a perfectly alive person back to the past with his memories intact, so they must have prepared countermeasures to that extent.
As I was waiting for the system to appear while emptying the noodles, the previously quiet system appeared, just as I had expected.
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[SYSTEM] ‘Additional work support service’ is notified to ‘.’
▷ If you wish to work additional hours but feel that physical limitations are preventing you from achieving your KPIs, we will provide support to ensure that you can work additional hours smoothly.
▷ When the support service starts, fatigue is deducted by 20, and the deducted fatigue is returned to ‘乙’ when the support service is canceled.
▷ The start and termination times of the service can be specified by ‘乙’.
▷ Physical side effects may occur for various reasons, such as when the service is used for a long time, fatigue accumulates excessively, or the temporarily reduced fatigue level exceeds a certain level.
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This was exactly the feature I needed.
The side effects were nothing to worry about compared to the ‘breach of confidentiality’ which could have resulted in death.
At least here, there’s no talk of death.
After the service introduction, a familiar resume appeared.
Instead, this time, an item called ‘Accumulated Fatigue’ was added under ‘Accumulated Experience’.
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– Attendance management: 18/20
– Adaptability within the organization: 10/20
Cumulative experience: 0
Cumulative fatigue: 40%
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Thanks to the medicine, my accumulated fatigue level wasn’t that high. If I could lose 20% of that, I thought I’d be almost fine.
I imagined myself pressing the service start button without hesitation.
Then the system window lit up again.
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Cumulative fatigue: 20% (employment support service applied)
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Fatigue levels decreased as soon as the service was launched.
The effect was also evident. My fever had completely gone down, and my tense shoulders felt loosened.
“Hyung, is the spicy noodles there that tasty?”
“Yeah. Why?”
“No, when you eat spicy noodles, people suddenly become more complexioned.”
“Did you sprinkle some protein on the noodles?”
Lee Cheong-hyeon and Choi Je-ho were talking nonsense about my face, as if my complexion had improved.
“Choi Je-ho, I didn’t know you had such a wonderful idea to add protein to your food. I’ll keep that in mind when I make toast.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
Despite my kind consideration, Choi Je-ho only got angry. When people chimed in, he felt very full.
Come to think of it… … I can just adjust it by looking at the system, but don’t these guys suddenly collapse or something?
As I looked at people who had been eating only low-salt and low-calorie foods for a longer period of time than me, an ominous thought crossed my mind.
Their vascular health may be better, but at this point, I couldn’t help but worry about malnutrition.
Not long ago, Kang Ki-yeon was caught dancing hard while hiding the fact that she had injured her ankle.
If UA had checked each member’s health condition and recommended weight loss or exercise, I wouldn’t have had to go this far.
However, in the idol market where the only feedback was ‘lose as much weight as you can and practice as hard as you can’, it was absurd to have such expectations.
I asked the guys just in case.
“Have you had a health checkup?”
“We get health checkups every year at school.”
Kang Ki-yeon, a current high school student, answered.
“Don’t just measure your height and weight. Oh, and did you guys laminate it too?”
“I didn’t do it. As far as I know, none of us did it.”
“They say that this happens a lot when you’re a trainee… … .”
Jeong Seong-bin and Park Joo-woo spoke in turn. It was fortunate that everyone’s oral health was good.
Since the group is quite reserved, there are more than a few things to be concerned about. It’s to the point where you might want to install a voice box in the dorm.
I think the age limit for national health checkups is 20 years or older. It seems like we’ll have to check our basic figures as a group at the gym soon.
As I was thinking about how Hanpyeong Industries was busy scheduling employee health checkups, Lee Cheong-hyeon asked me a question.
“Why a health checkup all of a sudden?”
“Just. I’m saying this just in case, but take good care of yourselves. Your bodies are your assets. Got it?”
“Did you hear that, Kang-Gyeon?”
“What am I.”
“Lee Wol-hyung is worried about our Ki-yeon’s ankles!”
“Does that sound like that to you?”
You speak so perfectly, but you have a knack for understanding.
I didn’t mean it that way, but if you had known, you would have.
The funniest thing was that after saying all that, I ended up skipping practice using my condition as an excuse.
I forcibly ate the chewy noodles that felt stiff and dry. I didn’t forget to clean up the empty bowl.
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“Everyone, what content were you going to film today?”
“‘Introducing our members!’”
We applauded vigorously along with the lively answers.
The last schedule for today was a photo shoot for Jakon.
Considering the behavior of UA, who wouldn’t be able to properly promote the group once they debuted, the planner Kim Yi-wol, the host Kim Yi-wol, and the sponsor UA, that’s who they had been filming before debut.
‘When the company suggested that I go natural without makeup since it was before my debut, I almost fainted.’
Regardless of whether it was managed or not, it was difficult to not show that much sincerity while filming a video that fans would watch.
Later, when I watched the live recording, I saw that they also filmed the process of removing makeup, but what the heck. It was enough to show her bare face at that time.
“We filmed you taking profile pictures last time. I heard the pictures are finally out!”
This meant that the final version of the concept photo for the debut album’s title song, which will be posted as a character photo on portal sites for a while, has been released.
Unfortunately, I heard that it took quite some time to edit the photos because some of the real people, including Lee Cheong-hyeon, were not captured well in the photos.
‘When I heard the news, I briefly considered whether I should join as a support worker.’
I ended up letting it go because I thought the kids would turn into shiny Sharara princes if I held the mouse.
Subway advertisements are made by polishing people’s faces.
Anyway, to celebrate the release of our long-awaited first profile photos, we decided to film content introducing the members while looking at each other’s photos.
Because I pushed hard for it, saying that it was suitable for showing what I call an ‘intimate appearance’.
If we make them introduce themselves, it’ll be too embarrassing for both of them to talk for even a minute, so I’m having someone else introduce them.
In South Korea, a society where humility is a virtue, it is easier to praise others than to promote oneself.
As an idol, I think I need to get used to the way I show myself, but for now, I plan to embrace the guys with the thought that I’m lucky if they don’t run away until their debut.
“We decided to write profiles of the people next in line by age and then introduce them. Who should be the first to present?”
“I think it would be better to start with the leader.”
“Me… … ?!”
“Yes, you.”
Jeong Seong-bin was startled by my words.
Jeong Seong-bin has to spend 7 years with these dirty, silent guys.
If you’re going to be a leader with these kids, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to practice trying everything first.
“Take your time preparing. Since you’re editing your own content anyway, you’ll be able to edit it in a bit more detail.”
I gave Jeong Seong-bin time to prepare and neatly organized the materials in front of me.
I decided to create the other person’s profile to my own unique taste.
Not only do you write the content, but you also include visual aids.
‘So, do I have to make the panel myself like the one shown on TV?’
‘I don’t expect something that professional. If you want to make it on a regular board, search for ‘foam board’. You can also type in ‘wood rock’.
Even if it was awkward, the more you thought about it and prepared it yourself, the better it reminded me of students who could exist in reality. All you had to do was edit it with professional skills.
‘The point is, find a way to explain it that you’re familiar with. Write it in the notebook you carry to school, or draw it in a practice notebook. But make it so that anyone can see that you did your best.’
Although they said they would embrace it, that doesn’t mean they will not provide a promotional experience.
If you’re destined to enter the age of mass self-promotion anyway, it’s much better to make mistakes in small, not-so-cute self-contained settings than on TV.
They must have been convinced by what I said, because they didn’t complain even though they had been groaning and wrapping their heads in their quarters for the past few days. It was a great attitude.
“Then I’ll start! I organized it with cue cards like this.”
Jeong Seong-bin took out a bundle of yellow papers cut into small pieces like a music show script, as if he had finished preparing himself mentally. Then Lee Cheong-hyeon asked.
“Brother, do you usually write things like that?”
“I wrote it to practice the script after I decided to take the lead role… … .”
Jeong Seong-bin laughed bitterly. Embarrassed, Lee Cheong-hyeon gave Jeong Seong-bin a thumbs-up with both hands as he flipped through the cards without a soul.
The ‘5 Questions and 5 Answers about My Same-Age Friend Joo-woo’ prepared by Jeong Seong-bin was quite informative.
Jeong Seong-bin’s introduction was composed of exactly the kind of wholesome introduction I had requested that was simple but not too harsh on the image.
roughly…….
“What were Ju-woo’s childhood dreams?”
“Didn’t you say you were originally preparing to be a singer?”
“It was my future dream when I was much younger. Maybe when I was in kindergarten?”
“Correct answer, dinosaur!”
“It was a good, confident challenge, but it was wrong!”
… … These were the questions.
By the way, the correct answer was a shooting star.
He wanted to make a wish by seeing a shooting star, but since he couldn’t see it, he wanted to become the shooting star himself. Since no one could guess, Park Joo-woo himself told him.
After that, the member introductions went smoothly.
Park Joo-woo, who often leaves notes on Post-it notes, wrote down on a whiteboard the words and reasons that come to mind when he thinks of Lee Cheong-hyeon using several Post-it notes.
A striking expression was ‘the prince of the forest’.
“You made me a prince because I’m handsome?”
“You feel like a sleeping princess… … Cheong-hyeon, you are that person. A sleeping prince in the forest.”
“Once he falls asleep, he doesn’t wake up.”
Lee Cheong-hyeon has been drawing on paper something called ‘Collection of Kang Ki-yeon’s Algorithms for Easy and Fast Tendency Analysis’.
There are as many as four types.
“Isn’t that your composition notebook?”
“Ha… … . The inspiration came to me so suddenly that I couldn’t help it.”
We were all amazed by the divine organization that seemed to have copied Kang Ki-yeon’s thought process as it was.
In particular, the part that said, “I’d love it if you showed interest in the game that Kang Ki-yeon is playing!” was very informative. It was a presentation that highlighted friendship.
Next, it was Kang Ki-yeon’s turn to introduce me.
‘I wonder if I’ve been writing this as a way to organize my practice routine? I don’t do anything else besides that.’
Despite my low expectations, Kang Ki-yeon’s expression was a little more solemn than usual.
What Kang Ki-yeon took out while rustling around was a large piece of white paper.
Looking at the large drawn table, it seemed like my prediction was correct… … .
‘What is that?’
For a moment I doubted my eyes.
So, looking at the phrase written neatly next to my name.
“Then, let me introduce you to Lee Wol.”
This can’t just pass. I immediately raised my hand and asked.
“I have a question. Why is there this scary phrase ‘well-mannered rascal’ next to my name?”
What a loser.
What did I do!