Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 21



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Episode 21. The Invention of Lies (1)

“Oh, really. This is ridiculous.”

PD Ahn Chi-seop let out a hollow laugh.

Trainee’s interview request.

Well, that could be possible.

It’s hard, I’ll stop. There’s no reason I can’t listen to you complaining like that.

But this isn’t it?

I didn’t come looking for the PD, and he sent me a text telling me to come.

What makes it even more exciting is that it has finally come.

And I drove it myself at night.

Because this handsome guy in front of you is Ahn Chi-seop’s golden rope.

I was worried that the article that was published until morning might have cracked the mentality of this golden rope.

‘Taepyeong said it was definitely okay.’

I attached FD Na Tae-pyeong and had him take charge of the marking all day long.

So, after deciding that there were no abnormal signs at all, I stopped by the headquarters editorial office for a moment.

I even edited it myself to take care of this shameless guy. How dare you do that without even knowing it.

“Speak, quickly.”

An Chi-seop urged.

I thought I should listen to it first and then say something.

A sound like a pig’s mouth came out from Lee Dong-ha’s mouth.

“rice.”

“Rice? What kind of rice?”

“I’m talking about the meal with the Chairman of Jaemin Group.”

huh?

Ah… … that food? I completely forgot about it.

Do you think I’ll remember that it’s that important?

I was just trying to flirt by saying something random, and then she bit me, so I said yes.

But Lee Dong-ha’s eyes are unusual.

“Why is that… … ?”

“You said that was a joke?”

“What are you talking about… I already… told you everything.”

“Don’t lie. I’m serious.”

I lied… I lied, I lied.

however.

There is also a feeling of injustice.

“Does that matter to you right now? I’m already feeling uneasy about what to do after debuting. Hey, Imma. And what? Is your debut confirmed? Didn’t we already promise to treat you to a meal after your debut is confirmed, Imma? Why are you already drinking kimchi stew?”

“Don’t joke around. I’m asking if you’re ready for the debut conditions or whatever.”

“What if it doesn’t work? What are you going to do? Now? After all the effort you put into making it happen? This is really unbelievable.”

“You stepped on it before you could launch it? And you made the person disabled in order to launch it?”

“……what?”

“I deliberately made them curse. I edited people to make them look weird. I just thought of it as business, so I endured it. Because I had something to receive. I had to give the other person what they wanted so that I could receive it. That’s why I told them not to sleep, learn to dance, and get my hair cut. I did everything they told me to do.”

Now that I think about it, I had forgotten.

Rough and sassy.

Once the broadcast actually started, he did everything he was told to do without complaint, so I ended up thinking it was just a display of talent, someone who wanted to succeed in whatever they did.

But, I dared to look at the main producer, the head of the audition program, with an axe-like glare… … .

‘This kid’s concept… isn’t it?’

but.

At this point, wouldn’t I be greedy too?

And what?

What’s so urgent that you need to meet the CEO of a major corporation?

……hmm?

“No way… … You are Jaemin Group Chairman Yoon Tae-joo… … A hidden son?”

“yes?”

“no?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden? It’s really annoying.”

“Really? Then? Then why on earth! Are you saying that I have to meet Chairman Yoon Tae-joo? No, what kind of power does a mere PD have to arrange a dinner with the chairman of a large corporation? Even though it’s an affiliate, this place is just… … Ha… … , that’s enough.”

What are you doing with this little kid?

I feel like I came for nothing.

It makes me feel even worse because I showed this kid that it was Ahn Chi-seop who was the one who regretted coming.

“Can you make an appointment or not? Answer quickly.”

“I can’t catch you. No! Even if I could, I wouldn’t catch you! Where does a kid who hasn’t even debuted get to act so cocky?”

An Chi-seop had confidence.

‘He was born to be an idol.’

Long legs and a slender body.

It’s a problem that I’m so thin that I don’t even need to manage my diet.

The dazzling face revealed after straightening the hair that had been hanging down like a mop.

A solid yet refreshing vocal that delivers fantastic high notes.

It feels like they were all chosen for the idol.

‘And I’m sure he would have put in effort to become an idol.’

He may be innately talented, but seeing him learn how to dance during a broadcast shows that he must also have dreams of becoming an idol.

So even if being stiff isn’t the concept, I can never give up in this situation.

Money, fame, and cheers from fans are all within reach.

A guy who can give it all up?

An Chi-seop didn’t see a single one.

I’ve seen countless people willing to give up everything they have to catch even one of the three.

So.

An Chi-seop finally spoke with conviction.

“Go to your room and sleep. If you keep nagging, I’ll be the one kicking you out, not you.”

Then, Lee Dong-ha, whose eyes seemed to be burning with fire, regains his composure.

also.

I knew this would happen… … .

“Yes. I’ll go. Take care.”

“what?”

“You said you’d kick me out if I complained? So I’m afraid I’ll complain, so I’m just going to leave.”

what?

Is this a bluff?

Bluffing is a bit much in this situation.

Then… … wasn’t the concept crazy?

An Chi-seop urgently stretched out his arm and grabbed Lee Dong-ha’s wrist.

It’s a bit embarrassing that you’re doing this after telling me to get out.

“Hey… … Dong-ha… … Ha. You, calm down a bit… … . You’re definitely going to regret it.”

“Okay. I’m not the type of person to have regrets.”

Lee Dong-ha shook off An Chi-seop’s arm that was holding him back and turned around.

The first time we met.

The rawness of that time, no, with eyes that were even wilder than that time.

* * *

There was a bit of a commotion, but it was easy to put it down because it was late at night.

A gag order was issued to the three people staying at the dormitory while they were packing their bags.

Even the small number of people checking the equipment for filming tomorrow in the dark abandoned school could have just been ordered to wear a mask.

I stayed up all night with my eyes wide open, thinking that if I just shut people’s mouths and waited, they would come…

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Even though the morning has dawned at the abandoned school with good air and clear water at the foot of the Gyeonggi-do mountain, the moving ones are not coming back.

“PD-nim.”

“… … .”

“PD… … ?”

This is FD’s Na Tae-pyeong.

An Chi-seop, who had been resting his chin on his clasped hand, opened his closed mouth.

“He hasn’t come yet?”

“… … Yes. What should I do?”

My thoughts are complicated.

I’ve been racking my brain all night, but there’s no other way.

The direction of training is set.

It’s a bit tricky because the rankings are tallied and announced during the last public live broadcast, and that’s it.

When picking the debut group picks in the community, it’s even more difficult because he’s the trainee who’s ranked first as the center and main vocalist.

But, it’s not like I can call Chairman Yoon Tae-joo and promise to keep my promise with that shameless guy, right?

I don’t even know the phone number, and I’m worried that if I called them and found out the number, they’d treat me like I was crazy.

Ultimately, I can’t do that because of my pride as a PD.

Even adjusting is adjusting while keeping the line between the two.

If you cross the line like now.

“Let’s edit the behind-the-scenes footage to be as provocative as possible.”

“yes?”

“I’m talking about the time when Jo In-chang and I were working on music. We tried to take it out behind the scenes, but we ended up cutting it in half and pulling it back.”

“Ah. Yes.”

“Let’s change the concept and solve the composition in a provocative way. A shameless trainee. Jo In-chang who calmly accepts that. Like this.”

The original idea was for two geniuses to join forces and create a debut song.

In which audition program in history has the debut song of the debut group been written by a trainee?

It was a chance for him to establish himself as a skilled player right away because it was something that had never happened before.

It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do about it.

“And like I said yesterday, cut it into two episodes and put half of it in episodes 11 and 12. If you make a fool of yourself for two weeks, it will drop to the level it was at. The popularity of idols who haven’t even debuted yet? The easier it is to get it, the easier it is to lose it.”

The fast and the furious are going to collide.

But if you only give them direction, no matter how many fans there are, they will inevitably be shot down by the fans. Just because they are fans doesn’t mean they are fans, and if they decide that they are not helpful to the debut group, there will be many fans who will change their minds to fans.

Because the idol fans who appear on audition programs aren’t yet at the level of core fans.

Lose interest easily and turn away easily.

“In episode 11, he stunk. He left the dorm on his own. He didn’t care about the other members. Then, he ruined the mood and voluntarily left due to leaving without permission. Let’s end it like that.”

An Chi-seop was gritting his teeth.

“But, PD-nim.”

“Why, what?”

“What about the debut song of the debut group? It was a collaboration between producer Jo In-chang and Lee Dong-ha.”

“Jo In-chang can finish it after seeing it and make it under his name. If we edit the artwork ourselves, what’s the problem? You said the song was good? Then it would be better than if you worked with a trainee.”

FD Na Tae-pyeong silently handed over his cell phone.

What you see on the screen are photos and text that appear to be Producer Jo In-chang’s personal SNS.

The side face of Lee Dong-ha touching the composition program under dim lighting and the face of Jo In-chang taking a selfie of it.

and…….

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[The debut group of My Picked Idol Season 2’s debut song work is complete! Dong-ha wrote the lyrics and composed one song, and arranged it. The other one is a joint work between the two of us! Please look forward to it!]

[Tag #Meet a Genius #Donghaya Let’s Go Forever #MyPickIdol #IdolIPickSeason2 #Donghaya, Can You Take a Look at Me?]

“… … Is this really Jo-Chwi-Chang’s SNS?”

“That’s right. It’s not impersonation. We were surprised too. We thought Jo In-chang would be friendly when the two of them were together, but this is… … .”

“Fuck… … This timing is really killing me.”

An Chi-seop wiggles his thumb to check the number of comments and likes.

What number of likes and comments does the post I made early yesterday morning have?

Although Jo In-chang is a celebrity known for his appearance on TV, he is not to this extent.

Honestly, no matter how successful a producer is, what kind of impact will he have?

Producers are not consumer goods.

A manufacturer that makes consumer goods.

So the cause of this ripple effect is… … moving.

-Donghashin! Can you even compose music?

-I want to hear Dong-ha oppa’s song soon!

-How good of a song did you pick that Jo In-chang is making such a fuss about?

-Jo In-chang, you’re really famous as the Tiger Teacher. What is this?

-Is this the Jo In-chang I know? Isn’t that the alien wearing Jo In-chang’s mask?

―This is a 100% rigged Go-Stop. I am certain that Jo In-chang did all the actual work and that he only put on the moving names.

-What the hell are you talking about? Jo In-chang got shot in the head?

– This kid doesn’t know Jo In-chang. Does Jo In-chang seem like the kind of guy who would do something like that with the broadcasting station guys?

-Our Inchang hyung has a similar personality, so he doesn’t manipulate.

There are still countless comments running in real time.

Tired of reading, Ahn Chi-seop handed the cell phone over to Na Tae-pyeong.

The number I came up with after thinking about it all night collapsed in one upload of Byulstar.

“I think it would be a bit odd to frame it as a confrontation between you and producer Jo In-chang, right?”

The anger that had no place to go was pouring out onto Na Tae-pyeong in front of him.

“Are you trying to get people to take medicine right now? And when did you find out about this? Hey! If you saw something like this, you should have shown it to me before I said anything!”

“You were talking so earnestly that I had to listen carefully… … .”

“Listen? Are you crazy? Listen? I’m really dumbfounded. Won’t you turn it off? What! Like in the movies, when you were spinning a ballpoint pen and the handle of the grindstone broke, should I give you a pat on the back?”

Na Tae-pyeong hurriedly leaves the place, leaving An Chi-seop acting crazy like a madman.

Looking at that, An Chi-seop sighed deeply and sat back down.

The task of throwing poop at Idongha has become a little more difficult… … .

Wouldn’t it be possible to turn a child into mental garbage?

A mentality that deceived a trainee who practiced with a fan and ran away right before debut.

“ah……!”

Yes, developmental disability!

If there is a problem with the mind, then there is a problem with the mental… …what if we connect it like that?

It seems like it would be possible to set up a way for the broadcast to get off without making the picture worse while dealing a lot of damage to Lee Dong-ha.

but.

This time too, Ahn Chi-seop’s evil imagination remained as imagination.

The reason was simple.

-Oh, PD Ahn. Do you remember me?

There’s no way I wouldn’t know.

He is the president of the company I work for.

“Oh, yes, sir. I know. But what brought you here… … ?”

-If there’s nothing urgent, can you come to the office right now?

No matter how successful a PD is, he or she is just an employee under the CEO.

The boss tells me to come in, but I can’t say no.

An Chi-seop began to rummage through his bag in a hurry to find his car keys.