Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 52



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| Episode 52. Collaborating with Human(Gan)Jae(Ang) (2)

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[SYSTEM] Work instructions from ‘Manager’ have arrived.

Mr. Kim, can you handle this kind of business? I trust you, Mr. Kim, and I won’t look into it?

[SYSTEM] ‘New task’ has been assigned.

▷ Maintaining the concept

▷ Reward: Experience (20)

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The system was supporting me too.

The finite number idea, what a piece of crap.

As someone who doesn’t miss out on any experience I’ve gained, my determination to stick to my plan has become even stronger.

‘Are you crazy, Manager Kim? Why are you talking about getting rid of the year-end party so easily? If young people are going to do whatever they want, why are you going to go to work?’

‘Manager Kim is good in every way, but the problem is that he lacks affection. If he always cuts people off like a knife, saying that it’s not realistic, how can other people have the motivation to come up with ideas?’

‘Mr. Kim, try that. Mr. Kim likes using shortcuts, right? No?’

In the past, I never had a good experience talking back to my boss.

There was no place to retreat now. I had to face it with the determination to die or be defeated.

‘Then… … where should I start working?’

Since graduating from high school, it’s been a while since I had time to think.

* * *

It was never easy for a new plan with a limited number of proposals to be passed.

That’s natural. It’s based on a lack of evidence and is not novel.

In addition, the company would have expected performance from Yoo Han-soo, so it would have been difficult for an agenda item that fell far short of that to pass.

However, for Yoo Han-soo, who had been working as a producer for over 10 years, being asked to work on supplementing the trainees’ plans was a blow to his pride.

That’s why Yoo Han-soo changed his course to nitpicking while examining my plan.

“Hey, Yiwol, don’t you think the argument here regarding the reference is too weak? Would you mind sharing some supporting data with me?”

“Why is this part connected like this? Please explain it in more detail. It will make sense even if you just read it.”

… … in the same way.

I was so busy practicing that I couldn’t stop crying three times a day, which was really annoying.

If it had been during the Hanpyeong Industry era, I would have edited the sheet to make it look better since I was getting paid for it.

Since Yoo Han-soo was so stubborn, saying, “You’re still immature, so you might have drawn wrong results, so I’ll look at the raw data and give you feedback,” I just handed over the 3,800-line web cell. Why don’t you just show me the statistics that will make your eyes pop out?

However, there were limits to briefly dropping finite numbers in a small way.

I needed a desperate measure to protect my small and precious concept no matter what nonsense Yuhan-soo babbled about.

Thanks to that, I ended up living a life like a loser, monitoring comments on Jang Jun-hoo’s music videos until 5 in the morning and even cataloging the rise and fall of youth concept idols.

“Brother, aren’t you sleeping?”

“I’ll sleep well later.”

“The sun is rising now… … ?”

The problem is the rising sun. Spark was supposed to rise from the ground as soon as it debuted.

I never thought I would pray for Spark’s good luck so earnestly in my life. Life is so fleeting.

Sometimes, Choi Je-ho would speak with a serious expression.

“Your dark circles are no joke.”

“Okay. I’ll look into a hospital that’s good at relocating local residents.”

“Why don’t you just get some sleep?”

Even if I say I’m sleeping, I’m sure I’ll have a nightmare where Yoo Han-soo will email me and say, ‘Could you please summarize the lyrics of last month’s top 100 music charts?’ Why bother doing that?

At times like this, I’m thankful that I don’t sleep much. I can survive on less sleep than most people.

It’s a bit of a shame to waste all this valuable talent on Hanpyeong Industry.

‘… … But should I still take care of my dark circles?’

My hands, which were typing, unconsciously moved down to my eyes.

I didn’t realize it because I never saw my dark circles directly, but I’ve been hearing a lot lately that my dark circles have gotten darker.

It hasn’t been long since I got double scolded by Jeong Seong-bin and Lee Cheong-hyeon for this.

If I neglected management even a little more, I would have been doubly stoned and told to leave without further lowering Spark’s average appearance. That was out of the question.

I wiped my dry face with both hands.

I wanted to see my cozy bed that would be ready in nine years.

Fortunately or unfortunately, I never had the unfortunate event of being double-crossed because of my appearance.

This is because he was attacked by Yoo Han-soo with a triple overtime attack before.

Yoo Han-soo would call me out like a ghost and bully me whenever it was time for his personal practice. It was plain and simple bullying.

I felt fortunate that I had given my cell phone to the company and could not receive personal calls.

If I hadn’t studied in advance with Manager Nam, I wouldn’t have been able to endure it with my weak mental state.

The finite number of empty words is now… … .

“The CEO is also a really nice person. Do you know that you’ve found a good agency? If you went somewhere else, you wouldn’t even be able to push in such crude documents.”

… … has reached that level.

Judging from his speaking skills alone, he seemed to be on the same level as Manager Nam.

I agree with what Yu Han-su said to some extent.

In the first place, how many companies would be interested in trainee projects?

But isn’t it not just me who is benefiting from the kindness of the representative?

Even people like you are making money under that CEO.

Still, I had to smile brightly and answer, ‘Yes, I think I was lucky too.’

There’s nothing good about an idol trainee being at odds with a producer. It was a bitter reality.

“PD, our group practice time is almost over, so can we go back now?”

“What? It’s that time already?”

Yoo Han-soo checked the clock on the office wall. Then he told me to wait a moment and left, leaving me to stand.

When Yoo Han-soo returned a little over ten minutes later, he was holding a thick wad of paper in his hand.

Yoo Han-soo said, handing me some freshly printed, still warm papers.

“Isn’t this the draft plan I talked about when we were all eating together last time?”

“Oh, yes.”

“Now, think about actually planning it and organize it like you did in your plan, including statistics and references. If you do it well, I’ll bring it up for the meeting.”

“……yes?”

So now.

You’re telling me to clean up the plan you wrote with your feet? Is that it?

And you say it like this, as if you’re doing a favor?

For the first time in a long time, I felt blood rushing to the back of my head.

This goal hit… … makes me feel alive.

“What are you doing, not going to practice? In this industry, you have to move quickly to survive?”

Is there any industry that can survive by moving slowly, you XX?

I brightly said, “Then let’s go! Thank you for your hard work!” and left the office.

As soon as the office door closed, laughter erupted.

He covered his face with the documents he received from Yoo Han-soo and smiled, afraid that he would look bad if a gloomy guy was laughing alone in the hallway.

“Ah… … What should I do with this?”

There are many companies in the world. And each company has several crappy bosses.

So, there is no need to be elated or sad over a person like Yoo Han-soo.

“I really hate people who try to steal my achievements.”

This time, Yuhansu was wrong.

Of all the people out there, why would I want to resemble someone like Manager Nam?

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If it goes well, it’s my fault. If it doesn’t go well, it’s your fault.

There is no better word to describe finite numbers than this.

For Yoo Han-soo, the success of the group project, the group competition, and the project were all thanks to him.

As soon as he graduated from a school known for directing, Yoo Han-soo jumped straight into the field. It was a position that a senior from the same school introduced him to.

It wasn’t a place where such an outstanding talent would be, but it wasn’t a bad environment for gaining social experience for the first time.

While his peers who had joined at the same time divided up the chores, Yoo Han-soo did nothing.

Because he was a talented person who had been recognized and brought in through a trustworthy person, and not other people with similar backgrounds.

‘That’s right, you should have buttoned it up right from the start.’

Yoo Han-soo thought so as he looked at his classmates.

Although I didn’t have the ability to do the job for a long time, it didn’t matter.

Instead, Yoo Han-soo had the audacity to intercept the ideas of his peers, juniors, and sometimes even seniors who were marginalized in the broadcasting world in the blink of an eye.

This was definitely not about stealing items.

He just came up with the idea at the right time, in the best possible way!

Unfortunately, by the time a word or two started coming out, it was time to put out my work.

If you just hire one good outsourced worker, you can quickly improve the quality of your portfolio.

Bring in someone else’s plan. Then, when it feels like the time has come, hire someone to come up with a new plan. Get work done with that. Then, collaborate again with someone else’s idea…

As this cycle continued for over ten years, the algorithms of the finite number of people began to become a little tangled.

And in the end, it became like this.

‘I am a capable person. I work without stopping for a long time, even as the mountains and rivers change.’

As the number of ideas stolen by Yoo Han-soo grew, rumors surrounding him also began to surface little by little.

Of course, Yoo Han-soo dismissed such things as nonsense, since he already had a well-developed career.

But he too was feeling a little burned out now.

I’m tired of having to constantly prove myself.

So I chose finite numbers.

Since this is my first time in the idol business, I don’t have much knowledge about entertainment planning.

It’s not a company that’s particularly known for its high layoff rate.

Since the idol-related department has not been established yet, it is expected that he will be able to lead the new business.

It is said that ‘UA’ is taking a new step forward.

When he saw the photos of the trainees belonging to UA with such goals, Yoo Han-soo felt a surge of inspiration.

How can you make these unpolished gems shine with your own abilities!

It was a difficult task, but Yoo Han-soo was confident.

Yoo Han-soo sketched out his ideas while waiting for inspiration to strike him one day.

So that the agency wouldn’t be overly flustered by his groundbreaking idea, he delicately incorporated the plan that he had originally conceived.

I also thought about some words of advice to give to trainees who haven’t debuted yet when I first meet them. Kids at that age need advice from someone who’s actually in the industry.

The first thing that was handed to Yoo Han-soo, who had entered UA after making thorough preparations, was a copy of the business plan.

[Spark Mini 1st Album Concept Plan]

I was confused. Wasn’t he here to plan the A to Z of a group called Spark?

The representative’s next words were even more absurd.

“Our trainee did everything from planning to organizing and even PT. I hope PD Hansoo and this guy can work together to improve the perfection of the album. He hasn’t been a trainee for very long, so he has a lot to do besides planning.”

Yoo Han-soo thought he had been scammed in a job search.

When he returned home, he checked the offer letter belatedly, but there was no significant difference between the contents of the letter and what the representative said.

This was because Yoo Han-soo only confirmed the company’s name and that a new business division would be created.

Yoo Han-soo read the first page of the plan with a bad mood from the beginning.

I didn’t read the rest because the content was written in detail at the back, so it could all be compressed into one page.

After reading the paper, Han-su Yoo’s impression was very simple.

‘It’s cliché.’

Youth? How many idol groups debut with something other than a youth concept?

The representative’s words also grated on his nerves.

It’s not like you’re ‘taking’ this friend with you, it’s ‘together’.

Does this mean that we should work together with young children who are still young?

But soon he decided to broaden his mind and understand the representative’s mistakes.

Didn’t you say this is your first time in the idol business?

Anyone can make mistakes if they don’t know better.

If Yoo Han-soo could prove to them through his ability that the CEO and the trainee named Kim Yi-wol were underestimating the idol market, that would be enough.

Yoo Han-soo requested a general meeting two weeks after joining the company.

While preparing for the meeting, he focused on ideation and left other necessary materials to Kim Iwol, who would receive and check them right away, night and dawn.

I will show the gap between the plan that the trainee made in a month and the plan that I made in two weeks.

Thinking like that, he felt motivated. Yoo Han-soo did his best as if he had gone back to his undergraduate days.

And now.

“Oh, wait a minute. PD Yoo, are those graph numbers correct?”

In the middle of his PT, which should have gone according to plan without a hitch, the CEO interrupted him and asked a question.