The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 15



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15 Each person’s scenery

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“What on earth is fame?”

“Honey? “He’s so cute too? (Suddenly? While making coffee?)”

The young man barely answered while holding a paper cup in his mouth and several paper cups in both hands.

Producer Lee Kang-jin of KBC’s entertainment division 5 suddenly snatched the paper cup from the man’s mouth.

“hey. I don’t understand. what?”

“Suddenly, what does that mean? no! Rather, why are you drinking my coffee? nastily!”

“Yanma. I drank from the side that didn’t touch your mouth. “Pretending to be neat.”

“For your information, that’s 300 won. And wouldn’t it have been better for you to take the cup in my hand? For your information, the director’s hands are both empty.”

“Being an assistant director is such a cruel thing. “If that’s the case, you should supervise it.”

“Honestly, I’d like to.”

“What?”

As soon as he finished speaking, producer Lee Kang-jin suddenly took a shot of the assistant director’s vending machine coffee. Then he packed the paper cup and put it in the trash can. Make a triumphant expression.

The assistant director sighed. Sometimes, when I see the director, I get the feeling that elementary school students are no different.

Producer Lee Kang-jin paid no heed and pressed him for an answer again.

“So what do you think fame is?”

“By the meaning of the word itself?”

“Anything.”

Assistant director (AD) Yeo Jin-soo, producer Lee Kang-jin’s late-life subordinate. As the director had a close relationship with A and E, he had no choice but to answer somehow. If I’m going to criticize you, I’m going to criticize you.

‘If it’s fame…’

“It talks about the discomfort you get in return for having your name known to the world. In short, taxes paid for becoming famous. “Nowadays, reporters are using it incorrectly, saying ‘I became famous,’ but that’s not what it originally meant.”

“Hey~ But you didn’t get into KBC by mistake, did you? “I thought it was a parachute.”

“What kind of parachute am I?”

“Or a spy.”

“It’s not like that.”

“anyway. That’s what fame means. When people become famous, they get tired. Even if I go this way, I will look into it, and even if I go that way, I will look into it. You also have to be careful with your actions. “There are so many hardships.”

“But these days, everyone is trying to become famous. Actors, singers, comedians, MCs, YouTubers, influencers, everyone. Thanks to that, our broadcasting station also makes a living.”

“But what if it’s an ordinary person?”

“yes?”

“If you’re an ordinary person, there’s nothing to gain from becoming famous, right? Sometimes, I’ve seen crazy people become con artists in exchange for fame, or make a good living selling used cars or insurance. “That’s part of it.”

“······.”

It is said that Pungwol is recited every three years since the beginning of the Seodang.

AD Yeo Jin-su, who had been his subordinate for three years, was finally able to read the director’s intentions.

Ordinary people. Famous. Hyeonta (Hyeonja time).

AD’s sharp radar was activated.

“Are you doing this because of Han Seo-jin?”

“······.”

Judging by the expression on his face, it was the right answer. I heard the hit rate is pretty good.

“Ah, then you should have told me earlier. But it can’t be helped, right? A child who survived a plane crash? But is he a Korean talent who can even play the piano well? It’s something that anyone can drool over. “Isn’t that obvious?”

“okay. “It’s natural.”

“But why are you doing this? Whether it’s KBC or somewhere else, Han Seo-jin is probably desperate to air his own program. “For a kid like that, this level of fame is inevitable.”

“Even though there was an official letter from the Korea Communications Commission requesting restraint?”

“yes?”

“Elementary student. Since I’m still a kid, they told me to do some reporting and other things. But our KBC news department had a blast breaking the news. Even if it’s just our team, call his teacher. Check on your friends. Find out what your parents do. Secretly find out your income level. There were no special reports. “Does this make sense?”

“······.”

AD Yeo Jin-soo was in Jeju Island for the past few days.

I didn’t go there to have fun, and the AD from another entertainment team said, ‘Ac! I can’t do this job because it’s dirty! I ended up going out to do some filming after casting ‘Huh!’.

But in the meantime, it seemed like something interesting happened in Seoul.

“But Han Seo-jin, is he a kid who can do anything? “Is there an official letter from the Korea Communications Commission?”

“I don’t know. They said they had a conversation with the embassy. “I wonder if it’s been a while since they’ve worked together, or as you say, they’re just kids who can do anything.”

“hmm···.”

AD Yeo Jin-su asked Producer Lee Kang-jin, who was already worried about the answer, the key question.

“Then, director Seojin Han, you won’t invite me to the program? Are you afraid of the Korea Communications Commission? “Is this the place where KBC’s news department has already moved?”

“······.”

“You’re not going to do it?”

Producer Lee Kang-jin had no choice but to sigh and give a fixed answer.

“I have to do it. There are still a few years left before my retirement age. If you criticize me from above, I should criticize you. “Korea Communications Commission, you can just do shaba shaba later.”

“But what on earth are you worrying about?”

“just. “It’s disgusting for everyone to rush at a child who may be suffering from aftereffects from a plane crash, like tiger cubs who have found some delicious honey rice cake.”

“hmm···.”

AD Yeo Jin-su scratched his head for a moment and then roughly gave an appropriate answer.

“Director, would you like to have some rice cake? Would you like to buy me honey rice cake?”

“It’s okay, you bastard. And I had something to say to you too. Now, when you enter the writer’s room, the story about Han Seo-jin’s story will come out first. “Do it well, and do it in moderation.”

“ah! “Is that why you caught me?”

“okay.”

“Then why didn’t you tell me earlier? “I didn’t have to spin the words around.”

“So you said you would suddenly say OK? “Are you the only one who cares about viewership ratings?”

“uh···.”

Producer Lee Kang-jin saw the assistant director’s sly hesitation and said, “That’s right. With the words “bribe,” he put a credit card in her shirt pocket.

Only then did AD Yeo Jin-su smile and express exclamation.

“Oh oh. Beopka.”

“It’s a personal card. Buy expensive coffee. “I also buy things for writers.”

“Oh oh. “It’s even more amazing.”

Producer Lee Kang-jin took another cup of coffee from the vending machine that AD Yeo Jin-soo was holding and left.

Feeling the slightly bitter aftertaste of coffee.

* * *

The flight was comfortable.

My parents were worried that I might have developed a fear of flying, but they were okay.

We took business seats thanks to the insurance company’s consideration.

Here, in-flight meals are also served in ceramic dishes.

The taste is different and the quality is exceptional.

Thanks to you, I was able to focus on food,

I was able to focus on food,

I started focusing on rice.

I also received an additional ‘children’s meal’ by using the children’s privilege.

Of course, we also received various types of desserts.

One drink each.

As expected, the children’s privilege was a pretty good thing.

I was enjoying the food so much.

But in the midst of this, do you feel fear?

Hehe. That is nonsense.

But where is the stewardess?

I want to eat some more ramen.

“······.”

Huh!

But that doesn’t mean I have a glutton.

To put it bluntly, let’s say you lock someone on a deserted island and make them spend more than three years.

The only things to eat are coconuts and fish.

For your information, if you think of fish like salmon or cod, it would be a big mistake.

Mr. Miller and I had been debating whether or not we could eat a fish with colorful stripes, but we finally ate it.

It goes without saying, but if you take one bite, you will get an upset stomach.

If I eat it the next day, I still get an upset stomach.

I had an upset stomach the next day too.

The next day too.

If you eat like that for about a week, your body will adapt.

Then, the number of fish you can eat will be +1.

In other words, success in strengthening one’s body.

That’s how we survived.

Uncle Miller said, ‘We’re probably living harder than Bear Grylls.’

Bear Grylls.

It means that he lived a tougher life than the guy who grilled the bear and ate it.

Maybe it was because I had a particularly difficult diet on an uninhabited island, but now I felt extremely satisfied just by eating food.

Musical inspiration even occurred to me.

‘I almost wrote a song about chicken yesterday… Well, I didn’t actually compose it.’

I wrote down notes in my notebook whenever I had time on the plane. I took notes on the inspiration that came to me at that time, and also wrote down songs I had composed on a deserted island.

I’m not the type to forget a song once I’ve composed it, so there was no rush, but there was a lot of work to do.

Since the instruments that could be used on an uninhabited island were limited, there were clear limitations.

So from now on, I had to reorganize the instruments, re-arrange them accordingly, refine the lyrics, and record them.

And in order to do all of this properly, I also had to learn a composition program.

Originally, I was going to learn directly from Mr. Miller, but things turned out like this…

I felt like I had to figure out a separate way to do it now.

It took approximately 6 hours to travel from Singapore to South Korea.

The person who waited for us there was Consul Kim Young-hee’s older sister.

“hello. “This is Secretary Kim Seon-hee of the ASEAN Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.”

She said she had prepared a separate vehicle and guided us to a quiet part of Incheon Airport, not the departure/entry area.

“How can I thank you for caring so much? “Thank you…”

Secretary Kim Seon-hee briefly responded to her mother’s greeting.

“Actually, my younger brother requested it separately. Please take good care of Han Seo-jin. “It seems like something memorable happened.”

She looked at me and subtly urged me to answer, but I shrugged my shoulders and moved on.

but.

“Of course, this is something we would have done even if there had been no such request.”

It felt like there was something I really needed to worry about.

As I was leaving Incheon Airport in a sort of ceremonial vehicle, I noticed a crowd crowded at the airport entrance.

People with lights, cameras and microphones.

Their identity was very easy to find.

“Broadcast stations···?”

“that’s right. It’ll probably be like that for a while. A child of hope who survived the AC2505 accident 15 days later. He was a brightly talented child preparing to enter the Royal High School entrance exam. This is how the public sees you right now. “Because it was a news story that seemed quite tasty, there was a frenzy of reporting on it.”

“······.”

“really. If you feel that Seojin is being harassed too much, please contact me. “I can only answer the phone from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but I can be of some help.”

Secretary Kim Seon-hee handed business cards to her mother and father one by one.

And to me too.

“Because the parties involved will need it the most. “Do you have a cell phone?”

“uh···. “There was, right?”

Right now, it’s probably sleeping somewhere in the Myanmar Sea.

My mother joined the conversation, saying that she was already planning to buy me a new cell phone.

“yes. It would be better that way. Because you never know what might happen. But don’t make prank calls. Understand?”

“yes. All right.”

“9 to 6.”

“yes.”

I bowed my head to Secretary Kim Seon-hee. She looked like a typical civil servant.

It was quiet inside the car.

My mother must have been tired and fell asleep with her head on my father’s shoulder, while my father searched for something on his smartphone.

I slightly opened the car window and looked outside. A vehicle enters the Yeongjong Bridge, which seems endlessly long.

For a moment, the scent of the sea tickled the tip of my nose.

It was a smell I had become accustomed to while living on an uninhabited island, but I coughed a few times without realizing it, as if I had a cold. Is it because of the exhaust fumes or dust? I had no choice but to roll up my car window.

The scenery changed quickly.

The evening sunset, which would have been easily seen on an uninhabited island, could not be easily seen here. All I could barely see was a trace of it between the buildings.

As darkness fell, brilliant lights filled the city.

Lots of cars and loud horns.

Unnamed apartments that are sparsely lit and resemble a mosaic.

People looking at their phones with their heads down at traffic lights.

This place felt stranger than an uninhabited island.

Fortunately, I also began to see familiar things that remained in my memory.

Geumeunbang, laundromat, convenience store, tteokbokki restaurant, cafe, PC room.

And at the end, an old 5th floor apartment without an elevator caught my eye.

Secretary Kim Seon-hee dropped us off in a corner of the apartment. Then he emphasized 9 to 6 once again and suddenly disappeared.

We didn’t have much to call our luggage.

Father and mother each had a small suitcase.

All I had was one backpack.

Thanks to this, climbing the stairs was quite easy.

Well, it might have been a little difficult for my father. She was climbing the stairs carrying her two suitcases with her dozing mother by her side.

My father must have sensed my gaze and whispered to me when he arrived at the 4th floor landing.

“It’s because Mom suddenly became relaxed. In times like this, men need to be strong.”

“But aren’t you sweating too much? Are you okay?”

“are you okay. Mommy has been eating her so well these days that she has put on a bit of weight, but she is holding on. “It’s even cuter because it’s plump…”

“······.”

oh.

I could see my mother waking up in an instant. Immediately, she pokes her father’s side. My father, who was hit defenseless, stumbled and fell helplessly. If you’re going to do that, be careful what you say in advance.

There was a brief hesitation, but we walked forward with great strides and stopped in front of room 502.

The stainless steel key and the lock on the front door handle engage and make a rattling sound.

The dark interior of the house became brighter thanks to someone’s touch.

My parents went into the living room first, and I stood in the hallway and looked inside the house.

This place was just as it was when I left.

My electric piano was chosen because of the noise between floors.

The 40-inch TV I bought when my younger brother was born.

A thin mat placed under the sofa for sitting.

Clothes on the drying rack that couldn’t be hung.

The smell of home, which I had thought I had completely forgotten, completely relaxed me.

“Seojin, what are you doing there? Come in quickly!”

A mother’s urging, with a hint of joy.

My father also gestures to me accordingly.

I took off my shoes and took a step forward.

and.

I spoke out what I had kept inside, something I had to say to these people.

“I’m home.”