Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 185



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Episode 185. run up (4)

The moment when a singer confirms his or her status in the company comes literally every moment.

During the activity, how much focus does the company give to the artist?

Or, does consistent management continue even during the break period?

The best of them all, no matter what anyone says, is right before the activity.

How much capacity does the company invest in pushing it forward?

‘Our Blue Porcelain is now the flagship.’

Cheong-A Entertainment building.

Park Soo-chan, who had visited this place for the first time in a while, looked around with a strange sense of emotion.

“Yes. Yes! You can just print the cover like this. Oh, yes. It’s fine. The post-processing is sufficient, so you don’t have to say anything like, “Why are you adding more effects?” Yes, yes. The head of the department confirmed it. Yes, thank you for your hard work.”

An employee walking as if running while holding a cell phone and checking a tablet in his hand.

Judging from what he said, he must be from the planning team.

It is said that the more you do manager work, the more distant you become from the company. However, because you have the experience, Park Soo-chan is able to grasp the flow to this extent.

Oh, the manager is also part of the company, so why is he distancing himself from the company?

Well, that’s because it’s a job where external work is the main job.

When I was a new employee, I would often wait at the company and then be sent to the field as a stopgap measure, so I would often go to work at the company.

Even after you are assigned a celebrity in charge, you are required to come to the office at least once a week to receive feedback on your work.

But when I have time, I just go straight to the scene.

I came to the company because there was nothing in particular to do.

Someone tapped Park Soo-chan on the shoulder and started walking quickly again.

When you meet eyes with someone who turns around, you slightly lower your head. Unlike your apologetic face, your mouth is incredibly flashy.

The words coming out of his flashy mouth were not directed at Park Soo-chan, but at someone on the other end of the phone.

“Hey, reporters. We’re back. Hot potato? Hey, who would use such old-fashioned comments these days? It’s okay to be a little provocative. Isn’t there a sophomore jinx? There is such a thing as that. Oh my… … Of course. This is really a secret. Our internal evaluation… … The domestic market is small. Do I need to say more? Oh, and another secret, but should I tell you this… … .”

A smile appeared on Park Soo-chan’s face as he watched the employee passing by chatting away.

They say it’s a secret, but it’s not a secret at all.

A situation where comments are made in compliance with the company’s promotional guidelines.

I thought that maybe Cheong-ah had been expecting this trend too.

An entertainment company affiliated with a large corporation.

But, as a singer, it is a company that does not live up to its name and is unable to exert its power.

Since it was Cheong-Ah, it was only natural that she would feel excited now that she had such great material in her hands.

“uh…….”

The destination of today’s visit to the headquarters was visible in Park Soo-chan’s eyes, who was enjoying the feeling of pride.

It’s not a place, it’s a person.

This gentleman must be very excited, as he is moving around the crowd like a commander directing the scene.

It wasn’t like that originally.

It may sound funny to say ‘original’, but there is such a thing as character.

When Park Soo-chan was scouted as a career employee at Cheong-ah, the person he had never seen even once was that person, Chief Gil Min-seok.

Anyway, Park Soo-chan walked quickly and bowed.

“Chief, this is Park Soo-chan.”

“Huh? Huh? Team Leader Park? What’s going on? Did Dong-ha come to headquarters?”

“No. I’m the only one here today. Dong-ha… … that… … went to Misari with Dong-chan and his brothers.”

A look of doubt came into Chief Gil Min-seok’s eyes as he straightened his back.

“Misari? Oh… … To get some fresh air? Well, you followed along with the tight recording schedule. Dong-ha and the members must have had a hard time.”

“No. I didn’t go to get some fresh air… … I went to see a… … performance. I thought it would be best to tell you in person, so I… … came.”

Gil Min-seok looked blankly at Park Soo-chan.

The fact that he came in person to report means that, in the eyes of veteran Team Leader Park Soo-chan, the matter was not ordinary.

‘Sniff? Smiling awkwardly? But a performance? Why at Misari?’

The words and context that Park Soo-chan threw into Gil Min-seok’s disorganized head are mixed together and he tries to interpret them, but the answer does not come to him clearly.

In the end, Gil Min-seok spoke first.

“Is there an event I don’t know about? In Misari? No. I think they cleared out their schedules before the comeback. Right?”

“flaw…….”

“I feel like an idiot whenever I get involved in Blue Porcelain. Tell me more. What do you mean by a performance in Misari?”

“There’s a live cafe called Raven in Misari. The members used to perform before their debut to warm up. It’s run by Mr. Im Tae-hee. Do you know Mr. Im Tae-hee, by any chance?”

I can’t help but look at these team managers with a stupid expression on my face.

Where do you learn that?

A way of speaking that leaves the listener confused, something like that?

I don’t overrate myself, but objectively, Gil Min-seok is an elite among elites. That’s why I felt even more frustrated.

Are you stupid?

Or maybe the managers at Blue Porcelain are just making fools of themselves, because today I really wanted to find out.

“That. Let’s get to the point. Why did Blue Porcelain head to Misari Live Cafe at this time? And what kind of performance will they be having there? Tell me.”

Team Leader Park Soo-chan’s report followed Gil Min-seok’s calm words.

What was fortunate for Gil Min-seok was that, unlike his road manager Dong-chan, Park Soo-chan spoke quite logically and in a way that was easy to understand.

What was unfortunate was that this move itself deviated from Gil Min-seok’s plan.

After listening to the long explanation, the strength in his legs gave out without him realizing it and he leaned against the table in front of Gil Min-seok.

“… …Loyalty? So at this important time. At a time when I have to wrap myself up and build up expectations in the press. F*ck the company. I’ll go my own way?”

“If I had to summarize, it’s true.”

I know that Team Leader Park Soo-chan, who answered the question, is not the decision maker, but I can’t help but feel angry.

Gil Min-seok’s sharp eyes turned to Park Soo-chan.

“What’s so confident about Team Leader Park? What did you do instead of stopping him? At this time? Do you think Misari is a good fit? Weight class, you know. It’s hard to grow, but it’s easy to lose weight. A performance at Misari? At a live cafe?”

But as expected, Park Soo-chan is indifferent.

It’s as if he’s just a messenger, just calmly conveying facts.

Park Soo-chan smiled faintly.

If it was a smile that seemed to be from a person who had attained enlightenment and was detached from worldly affairs, was Gil Min-seok overdoing it?

“Hehehe. I didn’t even try to stop them. Who am I to stop them? Can the chief stop Chairman Yoon Tae-joo? What about Dong-ha? Even Chairman Yoon Tae-joo can’t stop him, who the chief can’t stop. The other two members are just packages, so you can’t stop them. Those two were just excited to perform, so I just smiled and sent them off. Hehe… … .”

Gil Min-seok looked up at the ceiling in despair.

“This damn thing… … No. It can’t be ruined, but… … What the heck is this… … .”

to be honest.

When people say moving is like a rugby ball.

Gil Min-seok laughed inwardly.

Rugby ball?

If that was something that was really out of control, why would there be rugby players?

It’s not that I can’t control my movements, but I thought that the people who said that lacked the ability.

Gil Min-seok himself thought of himself as a rugby player who could control such a movement well and as Guan Yu who knew how to handle the Red Hare.

A double album that started from a crumpled sheet music.

In addition, they even forced themselves to record a worldwide English version.

Of course, it was Lee Dong-hwa who said they would do a double album, and it was CEO Koo Se-ryeong who convinced them to record an English version.

I thought that behind them was Gil Min-seok himself who dragged them to the water’s edge… … .

Unable to cope.

These are the four words that came to Gil Min-seok’s mind right now.

‘How do I deal with this?’

As if he had read my mind, Park Soo-chan smiles brightly.

“To understand someone is to accept all of them. Cheer up.”

I couldn’t shout, “You’re the team leader and I’m the general manager.”

I just feel like everything is going dark, wondering how to handle this situation.

* * *

Inside a car speeding down the road at sunset.

Here today.

There are two men and women with different goals.

‘I want to go to a romantic place full of Stargram emotions with my oppa.’

A woman who imagines a beautiful place that becomes a photo zone just by holding up her cell phone camera.

‘2 days and 1 night.’

A man holding the steering wheel, looking at the sunset, praying to see the next day’s sun together with her.

Of course… …it’s not like the two people have completely different thoughts.

This moment when we hold on to the end of our relationship.

Maybe men also think of romantic days, and women also imagine things.

Similar, but just a little bit different?

but.

The car stopped.

At the place they arrived, the small differences between the two people began to turn their crush into a fight.

“Brother. Where am I?”

“Huh? It’s Misari. Don’t you know? There’s a live cafe here that has a killer vibe. Let’s go there and watch a show and have dinner. What do you think?”

It seems like this man is the only one who doesn’t know that the woman’s gaze towards him is becoming more and more fierce.

The woman’s excited emotions began to cool down.

“Why did you come to Misari?”

“Ah… … The view here is nice. It’s a good place for a date.”

“… … Okay. Let’s just go. I’m depressed.”

“Huh? Why? Suddenly?”

There is no suddenness.

Only this guy still doesn’t know.

The woman tried to answer him, grumbling and trying to leave, but her affection for him had not completely faded away.

“Who comes to Misari these days? My parents won’t come here either. A place to watch a show and eat? So who’s performing? Are the NBD9 guys coming to perform? Or what? Nuclear coming to perform? No way? Isn’t this too much?”

It was not that he did not know what the woman meant, but the man had not gone to the outskirts simply for the sake of some one-night, two-day pleasure.

“You like Blue Porcelain, right? Move on? This is where they used to perform back in the indie days. That’s why I came. I thought you’d like it.”

The woman felt something hot boiling inside her.

Blue porcelain?

Oh, well, I like it. I really like it. That’s why my desk at work is covered in blue porcelain goods.

I went to a fan signing event and received some goods.

So, the blue porcelain goods decorating her office desk are this woman’s pride.

but.

Just because you like Lee Dong-ha doesn’t mean you’ll follow in his footsteps and like this live cafe.

That still destroys the girlish sensibility.

“What kind of housewife am I? I came to Misari Live Cafe where Dong-ha performed and took a commemorative photo, huh? Did you think I’d do something like that? At least… … you should’ve… … set the mood a little.”

female.

I’m twenty-seven years old this year, and a freshman in society.

The beginning of this relationship was something solid… something.

Sir, if you ask me anything, I’ll answer as if I know everything in the world.

When I was feeling upset at the subtle nagging, he would indifferently hand me a drink… … This man… … .

We happened to be going the same direction home, so we were doing something like carpooling, and our relationship just got more and more romantic.

The bean pods are slowly peeling off.

In real time.

If you knew that you liked Blue Porcelain, you should have thought of the concert hall. Why is it called Misari Live Cafe because they performed there?

The four-year age gap suddenly feels as long as the Great Wall of China.

But… …Where on earth is this guy looking?

“Where are you looking, senior?”

From older brother to senior.

The informal speech has clearly changed to formal speech, but the man doesn’t even notice it and just stares blankly over the woman’s shoulder.

“Where are you looking?”

I asked again, but the man’s answer was strange.

“move.”

“yes?”

“There’s Yoon Tae-joo too… … Kim Dong-sik, Hong Young-pil… … They’re all here? It’s Blue Porcelain. Uh… … They’re coming this way.”

This man has crossed a river from which there is no return.

I can understand why you brought it here, but your attitude of trying to just pass it off as a joke was really bad.

That’s something that only works between mature lovers. You shouldn’t do that in a situation like this.

Especially, if you know that she likes blue porcelain, you shouldn’t mess around with it.

But as if to confirm, the woman’s gaze followed the man and turned behind her.

however…….

“Huh? You’re walking with your legs crossed? What are you doing here? Are you on a date?”

“Wow!!”

“Your boyfriend?”

“Ouch!”

“Why are you like this? Are you protesting because I didn’t call you sister?”

“Get out!”

“Anyway, it’s good. You were planning to come up here, right? Let’s go up together. We’re performing.”

He said that and moved on to wait for himself.

A different level of emotion surged through the woman’s heart than what she had experienced simply by encountering hundreds of people at a fan signing event.

And then, looking at Lee Dong-ha, who was standing next to her, her senior, no, her older brother. No, her boyfriend, she was greeting him quite politely.

The fan club ID, cheered.

Rockstar Again Episode 186