Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 82
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| Episode 82. Our Company’s All-Round Entertainer (1)
When I asked for his phone, Choi Je-ho hesitated and handed it over.
As I held the speaker up to my ear, the middle-aged woman’s fierce nagging reached my eardrums.
― That’s what I told you. I told you to learn how to cook at the dorm and get used to it! When Mom told you to learn how to make side dishes, you didn’t even listen. I should’ve tied you up in the kitchen and taught you back then.
In an instant, I was listening to how well Choi Mi-ho, Choi Je-ho’s younger sister, could cook and eat chicken nuggets all by herself, like a person possessed, while Choi Je-ho, at the age of twenty-one, was doing something he couldn’t do.
Perhaps because of his mother’s good pronunciation, Choi Je-ho’s face turned bright red after hearing the entire message over the phone.
Lee Cheong-hyeon is biting his lips next to him and trying to hold back laughter.
We have to resolve this situation before either Choi Je-ho or Lee Cheong-hyeon’s face explodes.
I spoke to my mother as cheerfully as I could, trying to make her think I was a bright, sociable, and polite young man.
“Hello, Mom! I’m Kim Yi-wol, and I’m in the same group as Je-ho!”
I never thought there would come a day in my life when I would call Choi Je-ho by his last name. Human Kim Yi-wol, I have thrown away all my pride.
Thankfully, my mother reacted strongly without giving me time to feel guilty.
– Oh my, oh my! I know our Yiwol! Did that bastard Jeho run away after giving you the kimchi pancake?
“Oh, no. I’m sorry for contacting you so suddenly when you must be busy.”
– What’s the lady busy with? She’s not busy at all.
Then, my mother passed down the legendary recipe for kimchi pancakes.
At the same time, he did not forget to scold his reckless son from time to time.
― I think you must have had a hard time taking care of Jeho. The older brothers need to be more reliable, but our child isn’t like that.
– Jeho, do you talk a lot in the dorms these days? Do you listen to me when I tell you to be nice to your younger siblings?
These were the stories that came up so often that I wondered if they were the magic spell to make delicious kimchi pancakes.
But how can you curse at someone who is right in front of you?
I gladly said, ‘Jeho, you’re doing very well, Mom!’
Then Choi Je-ho looked at me with a dirty look in his eyes. Who would think that someone would say that because they like him?
My mother even strongly advised me to eat it only when it has just been made.
– It would be good if the lady went and did this for me. Next time, the lady will do it herself.
“No, Mother. I am so grateful that you let me know!”
“Why are you coming here while working? When you’re done, just rest.”
Choi Je-ho added bluntly. Like a bird saying.
The call ended with his mother telling Choi Je-ho, “You should be half as good as Lee Wol says you are!”
My mother’s recipe, what can I say, was a great success.
Here, Jeong Seong-bin’s kimchi pancake also played a big part. Jeong Seong-bin even took a picture of the kimchi pancake, saying he would send it to his mother.
‘Everyone is… … so harmonious.’
I emptied the kimchi pancake that the guys had put on my plate, telling me to eat it before it got cold. It was a greasy afternoon.
* * *
What do idols usually do during their inactive period?
I don’t know. My future dream has never been to be an idol.
But I know too well what Spark does during its inactive period to be of any use.
≫ At this point, aren’t the kids going to die?
There are no eyewitness accounts
└ It’s been ten days since I heard you were going to your parents’ house… … There’s been no news… …
≫ [Eyewitness Story] I saw Choi Je-ho at a meat restaurant today
It looks like you came to eat with your family.
I was going to ask if it was okay to sign, but I felt sorry for them grilling meat while getting scolded by both sides, so I just pretended not to know…
└ F**k, you’re a real diehard fan ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
These guys didn’t do anything. Ah, nothing.
There were reports of him being seen hanging out with his family, but it was generally accepted among fans that he was either at the practice studio or staying at home.
Not wandering around and doing stupid things? That’s good.
But I knew how desperately the thirsty fans were waiting for news about the members.
‘Manager Kim. What are those Spark guys doing these days?’
‘Yes, I heard that he took a vacation after finishing his activities a while ago.’
I couldn’t even get my vacation, but the reality of me reporting on Spark vacation was so sad.
But the heartbreaking conversation didn’t stop there.
‘What the heck is rice cake? My child keeps whining at the dinner table about there being no rice cake. It’s killing me.’
‘Usually, it’s news or announcements about celebrities… … .’
‘Hey, Manager Kim, gather a few of those, organize them, and send them to my email. I don’t need a lot, so just three for each kid.’
I was ordered to find out about those guys who couldn’t even find their fans because my daughter seemed depressed.
Are you a fan of an idol who is feeling lonely because there has been no news about your favorite idol?
That could be the case. It could be because you are interested in the person you like. This is a completely natural phenomenon.
But what about a boss who tells his subordinates to compile and send idol news to his daughter who is lonely because there has been no news about her favorite idol?
Shouldn’t he be sentenced to death without further ado? And targeting Spark, who hid under a rock like a hermit crab?
I was outraged at how lax the law in South Korea was, and had to swim through the sea of information with just a mouse. Until 3 a.m. that day.
But thanks to the virtue of learning that it’s better to have too much bait than to have it dry up, I talked to the company and decided to continue to provide bait even during my inactive period.
“her…….”
I laughed out loud when I read the content plan that the guys wrote and submitted.
Name: Choi Je-ho
Content: 4 dance medley songs
Name: Park Joo-woo
Content: Cooking Vlog
Name: Kang Ki-yeon
Content: Choreography of Hellas’ new song
This is because the plan was like this.
I was lenient and told you to just write down the X name and content. But you can’t even do that properly?
Where did you put all your song lists? And Joo-woo, you can only make bracken fern salad.
I don’t know if I’ve completely figured out what your fans think, but I think your fans want to watch you dance, not learn how to dance from you guys.
Lee Cheong-hyeon’s plan was a little better than these three.
Name: Lee Cheong-hyeon
Content: Build a Mini Goldberg Device! (Fans were super excited!!!)
The problem is that it doesn’t seem like it’s 20 minutes of content.
Mini Goldberg… … If you have the talent to make something like that, design a kit and give it to me. I’ll put it in the fan club membership goods.
Of course, there were some who wrote honestly.
Our unreliable but kind leader, Jeong Seong-bin.
But there was a fundamental problem with this guy.
Content: Read today’s news (one by each field, such as society/world/IT, etc.)
‘Even 100% Jeong Seong-bin fans will fall asleep after watching this.’
I know why Jeong Seong-bin is interested in this.
This is because many idols have been embroiled in controversy over their basic academic background due to pursuing careers other than basic education during their teenage years.
Jeong Seong-bin did not neglect his studies, perhaps because he was afraid that he would experience the same situation. Rather, he looked up all sorts of current affairs knowledge.
But that doesn’t mean I’m going to allow this topic.
If you build an image of yourself as smart from the beginning, you can lose that image later with just one slip of the tongue.
As you get older, you will naturally acquire knowledge, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give the impression that you are well-versed in many areas at that time.
So, what did I think after reading all five of the proposals?
‘I can’t help but think, ‘It’s X.’
I admit it honestly. I tried to let it slide this time as a way of repenting for pushing my opinions on these guys all this time.
Because of my mental state that had become increasingly rough after being hit in the back of the head by the system and my anxious sense of guilt, I didn’t dare to order them to do anything.
At best, the guys were planning to take a bottle of water and drink some water on the day they went to take pictures.
But what? Five people dancing, picking bracken, reading a manual?
“Hey guys.”
“yes?”
“Each of you, take a note from your room and return within one minute.”
I can’t stand seeing YouTube data center capacity being wasted on content like that.
You guys know you won’t be able to sleep tonight.
* * *
“Hey, I’ve made fourteen and it’s still not working?”
“No, no. Fill in twenty.”
Choi Je-ho frowned at my words and turned away. It seemed like he was muttering something to himself, but I wasn’t even curious since it was probably just a curse word anyway.
While all five members were sitting at the dinner table and squeezing their brains out, the phone in the dorm rang.
Unfortunately, they were sentenced to not be able to leave their seats until they had twenty ideas, so I took the call.
“Yes, this is Kim Yi-wol.”
The sender was the manager.
– Oh, is it Lee Wol-in? How do you get your timing so right?
It’s not that I got my timing right, I just manipulated them.
‘The planning team said they’re going to start preparing the next album, so is it the planning team? Or the video team?’
I waited silently for the next words, guessing which team had called me today.
But what came back was unexpected.
– Lee Wol-ah, you got an offer to appear on the radio!
What?
– They just picked you up and talked to you. What do you think? Are you going to do it?
No, who the hell are you to have taken me away… …?!