Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 49



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49. First Broadcast – Last Free Serial –

Cheonma-on drew his sword.

Then, the opponent also aims the tip of his sharp sword at Cheonma-on.

Two people glaring at each other.

The corners of the lips go up.

And then, without even giving anyone a chance to say anything, they rushed in and clashed swords.

Kang-

From the swords crossed diagonally, a black and purple energy bursts out as if it were an explosion.

As the full-scale confrontation began, the [Heavenly Demon Reincarnation] OST started playing.

– Red sleeves fluttering in the breeze

In the swordsmanship that cuts each other without rest,

Drops of blood scatter everywhere like red flower petals.

– She smiles shyly and dances like a red cherry blossom

Two pairs of eyes that sparkle with excitement.

He bursts into laughter, wondering what is so enjoyable about a fight to the death.

– The round leaves rise gently and the red lotus dances.

Then, as the left and right commanders clashed, shouting at each other,

The burst of energy takes the shape of a lotus flower and scatters around.

At this point, the time changes to the past.

– Dance the red and red rainbow to the sound of the pirang flute

When Cheonma blows the flute, a flute sound is heard in response.

The sight of two people dancing with bloody smiles on their lips,

It continues from the past to the present.

“······!”

Readers held their breath and scrolled down in awe at such a speedy and splendid production.

[The Return of the Condor Heroes] was originally known for its action scenes.

But this time, the immersion is even greater than usual.

It was thanks to the OST that took over the webtoon.

Because the song’s mood, lyrics, and appealing voice fit perfectly with the scenes depicted in [Cheonma Hwansang].

“The OST is crazy! Who is the composer and singer?!”

Readers who finished reading it in an instant cried out and found the main character.

The singer who sang ‘Aengyeonmu’ was ‘D-Voice’.

A syndrome is being created with YouTube cover songs.

however,

“The composition is also by DeVoice?!”

In the midst of the surprise, a group of readers appeared.

A reader of [Cheonma Hwansang] and a fan of Devoice.

Those who were also following Devoice’s SoundSky account there.

They burst into cheers as soon as they heard the first verse of the OST.

Because I knew it from the MR version of the cherry blossom dance that was uploaded on SARS.

– What the heck!!!!!!! As expected, ‘nerdy=sadi’!!!!!!!!!!

– 5252!!!! I believed in you, Devoice!!!!!!!

And then, just in time, a comment appeared.

– I had fun working on the song and the melody. Cheonma Hwansang X Aengyeonmu, fighting!

D.Voice was the only comment.

And the comment was pinned to the top of the comment window.

What does that mean?

– D.Voice himself appears?! It’s over!!!!

It was a moment that put an end to the controversy over whether the two characters were the same person or not.

When DeVoice fans heard this news, they went crazy.

– Hey, what’s ‘Nerdy’ now? I heard you certified ‘Sadi’ in the webtoon OST?

– Crazy?! Give me coordinates!!!!!!

Even those who hadn’t seen [Cheonma Reincarnation] heard about it and came to listen to the OST.

Then, the process naturally moves to the latest episode of [Cheonma Hwansaeng] with the OST inserted.

The increase in YouTube views was also instantaneous.

The OST surpassed 2 million in just 2 hours after its release.

So it was natural that it would rise to the In-geup-dong (videos that are rapidly rising in popularity).

Thanks to that, the [Cheonma Hwansang] OST was exposed to people who opened YouTube without thinking.

People who didn’t know about [Cheonma Hwansang] and D.Voice are starting to take interest in them little by little.

“This is awesome!!!!”

The non-humans and fish who were monitoring the situation cheered.

I expected the reaction to the cherry blossom festival to be good, but I never dreamed it would be this exciting.

– Congratulations to Writer Bihyung! ‘Aengyeonmu’ is a total hit!

I started getting calls from fellow webtoon artists and it was a mess.

Along with congratulations, they also asked me where I could get such an OST.

Thanks to that, Bihyung couldn’t even touch today’s webtoon work because he was busy receiving a barrage of phone calls, but he was so happy that he didn’t have time to think.

Tomorrow’s self will figure it out, I guess.

Meanwhile,

“Teacher. Shouldn’t we repay the favor to Devoice?”

A fisherman asked.

At that moment, Bihyung was also thinking about how to respond.

After some light discussion, we came up with an interesting idea.

[Cheonma Hwansaeng] The idea was to introduce ‘Aengyeonmu’ or ‘Deviose’ as easter eggs without having a major impact on the work.

For example, the song that the character listens to in the work is called ‘Aengyeonmu’,

Or someone mentions ‘D-Voice’ as their favorite singer, etc.

In a way, it is free PPL.

There may be opposition from the ‘Wishes’ side, but as a writer, I will try to persuade them.

Bihyung made a firm resolution.

Meanwhile, the ‘Wishes’ side was also firing off celebratory shots.

Readers’ responses online and in communities are enthusiastic.

Everyone is praising ‘Wishes’ for doing a good job this time.

It was such an issue that it even rose in the search rankings of portal sites.

Thanks to this, the inflow and traffic is going crazy.

The number of views has more than doubled compared to the previous episode.

Following the update of the free version, sales of paid versions also skyrocketed!

“Wow… Have you ever seen this much of an impact with an OST?”

The result was far beyond the synergy between webtoon and OST that they had initially expected.

One of the team members said.

“Mr. Devois, we will invite you to our ‘W Celebration’.”

‘W Celebration’.

This is a commemorative event named after the ‘W’ in Wishes and Webtoon.

This is an event held every year at the end of the year to invite webtoon artists affiliated with Wishes, express their gratitude, and present awards in various fields related to webtoons.

Awards will be given in various categories, including Rookie of the Year, Most Comments Award, and Best Couple Award.

And as the Global IP Division has been actively pursuing the webtoon OST business this year and has achieved results, it was decided that a new award category, the ‘OST Award’, would be added.

At this time, someone again brought new news.

“‘Angry Dance’ has now entered the Kiwi TOP100!”

I checked and it was ranked 99th on the chart.

OST released in just 4 hours!

And everyone in the global IP division who saw that thought:

It seems like this year’s OST award winner has been decided.

*

Two days later, Friday.

Cha Seong-jun finished his last shift.

“First of all, I would like to thank my teammates who have worked with me for the past five years and created happy memories for me.”

Kim Ok-soon sheds tears at Cha Seong-jun’s retirement announcement.

“I was sitting next to Seongjun, but I’m going to feel empty for a while. I hope things get better when you go out.”

Next, the combination of Manager Park and Assistant Manager Oh.

“Chagasu. Contact me often when you’re having a hard time. Let’s grab a meal sometime later.”

“Yes, Seongjun. If you’re going to do business, you should seriously consider the tang-hoo-ru I mentioned.”

MZ junior Jo Ah-young.

“Senior, since there’s a one month A/S period, I can contact you if I have any questions, right? Just kidding~”

“I don’t think that will happen, but if anything comes up, feel free to contact me.”

Team leader.

“···Whatever it is, do well, Inma.”

Finally, Seol Hye-yoon.

“Go for it.”

I said a brief goodbye to everyone.

Anyway, there was a farewell party yesterday with the entire general affairs team in attendance for the first time in a while, so there was no need to talk more.

The severance pay is expected to be paid within two weeks.

If you work for 5 years, you’ll get about 20 million won if you do the math.

Now that I have a lot of money, I need to think more about where to spend it.

After that, I left the office because of the team leader’s tsundere-like consideration, saying, “What are you doing staying until the afternoon if you’re going to quit?” and “Go home early and enjoy yourself.”

Cha Seong-jun looked back at the company as he went out the main gate.

My first job in 5 years.

A bittersweet feeling passes through my mind.

There were many difficult and frustrating days, but there were also many happy days.

It’s not like other former employees say that I can’t even pee on the company’s side.

‘And maybe I’ll visit again soon in the near future…’

And at that time, he would be ‘Seongjun’ and not ‘Cha Seongjun’.

*

And the next day.

A collaboration between Flexnet X MXM Entertainment X JBS.

Global singer-songwriter audition.

[Who’s the King]

The long-awaited first broadcast has begun.

This is an audition jointly produced by Flexnet and MXM Entertainment.

A large number of people sat in front of the TV.

Among them was the general affairs manager of the mid-sized beauty company ‘Saehyang’.

I wanted to watch a fishing or baduk channel, but my two daughters took control of the remote control away from me.

“Sigh, what’s so good about other people coming out?”

In a knitted top and shorts.

He takes off his wig and gives his scalp freedom, then takes a sip of canned beer.

I thought about going into the room and looking at my phone,

At that moment, I remembered the healing concert singer recruitment plan that my team members had reported.

Let’s recruit popular contestants for ‘Who’s the King’.

I said I would look into it because it wasn’t as bad a plan as I thought.

So I decided to watch episode 1 and then decide.

I was watching TV with my arms crossed,

“Wow, it’s Park Hye-shin!”

The two daughters screamed.

An MC with silver-colored hair and a parasitic brother-like appearance came out and spoke.

“Who will be the king of the new era? We sincerely welcome those who applied for ‘Who’s the King’, which selects the best singer-songwriter.”

The team leader snorts softly.

‘What kind of king would you elect? Geochangdo is a great place.’

Anyway, all the pros coming out these days are exaggerated.

In my time-

While the team leader was drinking a cup of latte,

It was further explained that 49 candidates were selected out of 50,000 global applicants with a competition rate of 1,000:1.

Immediately after, the set was revealed along with magnificent BGM.

White dry ice is placed under the pyramid-shaped platform.

At the very top, a throne appears to rise above the clouds.

It’s a throne with a gold border on red velvet that was also shown in the teaser.

There were seven judges sitting across from him, and except for Ryu Young-seok and Choi Kang-san, all of their faces were unrecognizable.

Still, if they’re going to hire those two, it might be a show worth watching.

“The ‘inauguration ceremony’ will now begin!”

Starting with the MC’s declaration, the contestants appear on stage one by one.

Let’s show the stage with 49 talented people, each with their own unique personality.

At first, the team leader was just watching without thinking much, but soon he became an avid listener and was watching the show.

“Daughters. So the kids who got a lot of crowns are the ones who are good at it?”

“Yeah, the one who got 7 crowns is the best!”

“Then I guess we can try recruiting one of them.”

“Huh? What kind of invitation?”

“No, just dad’s company work.”

So, when the scheduling time was almost over.

The team leader got up from the sofa.

I think I’ve seen enough to get a general idea.

“Next is contestant number 49.”

So I was about to enter my room, ignoring the sound coming from the TV.

“The song I’m going to sing is called ‘Drink me like coffee.’”

A familiar voice brushed past my ear.

I turned around and went back to the living room.

Then, a very familiar face appeared on TV.

Until just yesterday, he was my teammate-

“Cha Seong-jun?”

What the heck, why is Domma there?

The team leader’s eyes widened in confusion.

At that moment,

“Drink me like coffee~”

Cha Seong-jun opened his mouth.

And the team leader was overwhelmed in an instant.

It wasn’t the same Cha Sung-jun that sang at the karaoke.

Now he just seemed like a pro.

While I was listening with such rapt attention, the first verse ended.

The team leader was sitting on the sofa watching the show without even realizing it.

at that time.

“uh?”

The song stops just before the first verse ends and the second verse begins.

I was wondering what was going on,

[Next episode preview!]

It was a cutting technique of the broadcasting station!

The most important part was left for the next episode.

The trailer was released right after.

First, Ryu Young-seok appears with a serious expression,

“Can I hear one more song?”

It continues with Ryu Young-seok’s face with bright red gums.

“······Are you a genius?”

That’s how the first episode of ‘Who’s the King’ ended.

However, even after the broadcast was over, the team leader was still blinking with a blank expression on his face.

*

one side,

There were several others who reacted similarly to the team leader.

First of all, the general affairs team members who monitored ‘Who’s the King’ like a team leader.

“Isn’t that Seongjun at the end?”

“Chagasu? Are you a tea singer?”

“Awesome! Senior Seongjun?!”

Next is Kang Seung-wook, a friend of Cha Seong-jun, who was hosting the game broadcast and watching the program at the same time.

“Hey! Kim Ho-su! Did you watch ‘Who’s the King’ today?! That bastard Seong-jun was in it-!”

Lastly-

“Mom, did I see that right? Why is Cha Seong-jun there? Did you hear something from the kid?”

“No, Mom and Dad, this is the first time I’ve heard of you.”

With Cha Seong-jun’s parents.

His older sister, Cha Seong-eun, returned to Korea from the United States after a long time.

“He clearly said he quit music. Why is he still doing that? And judging from the fact that he even appeared in an audition, it seems like he quit his job…”

“Well, I guess the company gave permission.”

“Hey, it’s against the dual employment clause.”

“Really? But my son looks more handsome on TV~”

Unlike his parents who are always absent-minded, Cha Seong-eun touches his chin and makes a “sseup” sound.

I called right away to find out what happened.

however,

– I can’t answer the phone. It’s connecting to a voice mail. –

Then yes. I avoid the phone.

It was natural.

Because Cha Seong-eun was the one who most actively opposed Cha Seong-jun’s music career from close by.

Even if I send a text message, there is still no reply.

“That’s what it means to come out like that.”

Cha Seong-eun asked his mother.

“Mom, do you know the address of his studio?”

Cha Seong-eun, Cha Seong-jun’s blood relative and greatest natural enemy, has begun to initiate the investigation.

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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 50