The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 38



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38 Counteroffer

“······?”

“······?”

Park Hoon and Charina made eye contact and continued their conversation using only gestures.

Tsarina nods her head.

‘Chief, they say that kid is a composer? This is definitely not a hidden camera, right? Should I just laugh and move on from this?’

Park Hoon glanced at Lee Yeon and then back at Charina.

‘I also thought Lee Yeon was a composer. He definitely said that with his own mouth…’

Park Hoon quickly recalled the events from the time he entered the cafe until now.

A conversation between Charina and Lee Yeon.

What Park Hoon said himself.

but.

‘Mr. Lee Yeon… He never said he was a composer? Then he’s really a composer?’

A conclusion reached in just 2 or 3 seconds.

Park Hoon’s eyes immediately lit up, and Lee Yeon added a few words to explain the situation.

“I made it clear, ‘I didn’t do anything great.’ ⌜TEST⌟ I didn’t even say I composed the music. “I just came along today to act as a supporter for my younger brother.”

“brother···. “I’m sorry, but please give me a moment.”

“ah. sorry. sorry. That’s why you came from a different table. “Don’t say anything.”

“I mean, it wasn’t that kind of atmosphere?”

Lee Yeon twisted her body to make a way for Han Seo-jin to enter the inside of the table.

Han Seo-jin finally sits across from Park Hoon.

As Park Hoon stared at him, his heart began to beat more and more.

‘Nothing has been verified yet…’

If it were true that that child was a composer, I couldn’t even imagine how endless the stories would be.

The time given to children is different from the time given to adults.

A child of that age could go to medical school and even go to Harvard just with determination and practice.

But even!

That child was somewhat complete.

Currently, even if you bring in a decent composer from Korea, it is not easy to create a song that is as good as ⌜TEST⌟.

It didn’t mean that I could ‘never’ create a ⌜TEST⌟ level song.

However, ⌜TEST⌟ was a song of such quality that it took two or three professional composers working together to stay in the recording studio for about a week or two.

‘No matter how young you are, I thought you would have been past high school.’

‘Should I at least check with some tests…?’

Park Hoon could not easily believe this fact.

At that time, Park Hoon was unable to come to his senses due to a reality that was far beyond his imagination.

“Chief!”

Tsarina, who was sitting next to him, called out to Park Hoon a little loudly. I turned her head and she whispered softly, “I’ve called you so many times, what are you doing?”

Park Hoon’s vision, which had been narrowed to Han Seo-jin, gradually began to return.

Only then did I hear the conversation between Tsarina and Han Seo-jin.

“So, composer, you didn’t formally learn composition?”

“It is true that I learned it in my own way, but as you said, I did not learn it at any educational institution. You can speak more comfortably than that. “Mr. Charina.”

“Hey~ How are you doing that? The people who feed our label are artists. If you feel uncomfortable with the title ‘composer,’ should I call you producer? Or producer? “Composer teacher?”

“······ Just call me on your own.”

“Hmm! Then, composer. I like the tone of this. I’m not kidding, after listening to ⌜TEST⌟, I thought that this song must have been written by a younger Youngjae, right? But how! To this extent…”

Tsarina smiled and seemed to be satisfying her selfish desires. At first glance, she looked like a newbie who got a job at the label, as she was one of the reasons she could see the singer in person.

But Park Hoon knew that wasn’t the case.

Assistant Manager Cha is just trying his best to liven up the mood. To fill the gap created while Park Hoon was distracted. To make the heavy conversation related to contracts a little lighter.

‘You can’t spin the topic around any more.’

Now is the time to make a decision.

There is no progress in the story if you just laugh haha.

Park Hoon took advantage of the moment the Tsarina finished speaking to ask Han Seo-jin.

“You said a little while ago that you had some questions, right?”

“yes. “It’s about the contract.”

“If that’s the case, you can feel free to ask any questions. ⌜Wolgwang⌟ will tell you honestly without any lies. As Lee Yeon said, we want to show trust first.”

“hmm. then···.”

Han Seo-jin began to ask questions that would have taken the label’s breath away without hesitation.

As if he had nothing to regret about this contract.

The only people who were sweating were the ⌜Moolgwang⌟ people.

* * *

‘Is this enough?’

I really asked endless questions.

The operating system of the label ⌜Moonlight⌟.

Settlement ratio between ⌜Moonlight⌟, composer, and music streaming site.

What each party must bear when the contract is terminated.

Scenarios when music is sold overseas, etc.

On the contrary, ⌜Moonlight⌟ also asked me questions that I was curious about.

In particular, Manager Park Hoon asked me various things about ⌜TEST⌟.

Thanks to this, the conversation progressed like a kind of exploratory battle.

Korea definitely had a different aspect from the American market that I heard about from Mr. Miller.

The words exchanged with ⌜Moolgwang⌟ were very complicated, but I felt like the Korean market could be summarized quite simply.

‘A market that is much smaller than the US and has worse settlement ratios.’

However, this just means that our country’s industry is like that, and it doesn’t mean that ⌜Moonlight⌟ is particularly bad.

On the contrary, I felt grateful to Manager Park Hoon and Assistant Manager Charina, who explained it to me without adding or subtracting anything.

They didn’t just see me as a child.

Rather, they were trying to treat him as an artist.

These parts were definitely liked.

“Do you have any more questions?”

“yes. I think this is enough. “I guess I have a lot of questions after reading the contract for the first time.”

“of course. This is a confusing part not only for the composer but for anyone else. Rather, Lee Yeon, who knew the contract very well, was a bit of an interesting case. “I was shocked.”

Lee Yeon responded lightly to the Tsarina’s words.

“Anyway, since I’ve been in the music industry for a long time, I’ve experienced a lot of things like this and that. “I had no choice but to know better.”

“······.”

“Next time I get a chance, I’ll tell you some interesting examples. It’s not ⌜Moonlight⌟, but we’ve had some pretty interesting things happen with other labels.”

“······.”

Even though the Tsarina had not committed a crime directly, she quickly looked away.

At that time, Manager Park Hoon joined the conversation.

“I roughly understand composer Han Seo-jin’s situation. I’m preparing for the entrance exam… Because I will have to go to school from now on. I also understood the contest. That part is something I can fully consider. We can make it so you don’t have to worry about it. Composer, will it still be difficult to get a full-time job?”

A polite request.

I once again thought about the advice I received from Uncle Miller.

1. A contract is completely different before and after it is made.

2. People can always change 180 degrees.

3. Therefore, it is important to conclude a contract from an unconditional advantageous position.

The words that were emphasized and explained to me.

No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed like it would be right to change the direction of the contract like Lee Yeon said.

In this case, you can go a little stronger.

“I tend to strongly agree with what Lee Yeon said a moment ago. “I’m really sorry, but actually, I have nothing to regret.”

“······.”

“If you can, you can upload the song to NewTube, but if that doesn’t work, you can upload it to the music cloud. “I don’t have any desire to debut in a hurry.”

“······ is that so.”

“Just as Manager Park Hoon said honestly, I will try to be honest. In fact, the reason I participated in the contest was simply because I wanted feedback on ⌜TEST⌟ and the prize money.”

This was all true.

“Thankfully, I received feedback via email first. And the prize money I would receive from the contest was the money I needed to buy a laptop. “It may be a small amount of money to some people, but for me, the Excellence Award was a lot of money.”

Deputy Tsarina suddenly said, “Ah!” He joined the conversation by making a noise.

“if······. Excuse me, but are things a bit difficult at home? “If you don’t have money to buy a laptop, you can ask your parents for a favor and they will understand.”

I cut off Assistant Manager Cha’s words.

“Because there was no need to do that. “As time goes by, I will naturally earn money, so there is no need to ask my parents for it.”

“······.”

“You understand, sir, right?”

“······ Joe, a little bit?”

“That’s why it doesn’t matter if the Excellence Award is canceled because I refuse the contract. Because I already received feedback. Thanks to you, I am indebted to ⌜Wolgwang⌟. To be precise, I owe it to Manager Park Hoon. “This will pay off someday.”

“I didn’t write the email with that intention. “Of course, that level of feedback should be given to contest applicants.”

I shook my head at Manager Park Hoon’s words.

“But a debt is always a debt. So I’m sure you remember this much. However, I would like the contract to proceed on a gun-by-gun basis. I’m still a minor. Even now, there are a lot of restrictions on my actions. But just having one more filter seems like it would be very frustrating.”

“······ Is that so.”

Manager Park Hoon answers with regret.

It was as if the contract was about to fall apart.

Even with his authority, there are things he can do and things he cannot do.

“But Manager Park Hoon said he saw the future in me. The long email didn’t seem fake. So, there is something else I would like to tell you.”

So I set a new condition.

“Not 3 years, but 7 years into the future. “How about that?”

“yes?”

“Seven years from now I will become an adult. When I reach that age, ⌜Moonlight⌟······ No, I will put a caveat that I will first sign a composition contract with Manager Park Hoon. If so, the value of this contract will increase, and I will be paying off my debt. “If you believe in my growth as stated in the email.”

“Seven years later… are you talking about the right to preferential negotiation then?”

“Right of First Negotiation. I’m not sure about our exact words. Of course, even then it will be gun-by-gun.”

“······.”

Park Hoon stayed still.

His eyes looked completely at me.

A common office worker that can be seen everywhere.

He may have looked vague in his slightly oversized suit, but he didn’t look like a person who would lie.

So, I tried to tell the story as best I could.

For now, the contract is on a gun-by-gun basis, but I have given them priority rights to purchase my songs in the future.

Of course, even if it was 7 years later, there were still three songs as Gun By Gun back then.

Because I didn’t want to be stuck anywhere longer than that.

Manager Park Hoon thought for a while.

All the ice in the drinks we ordered had melted, and we could see it mixing with the drinks at the bottom of the cup.

The cafe was already full of people.

Noise coming from everywhere.

The noise was actually hiding our conversation.

Manager Park Hoon looked around the cafe and sighed.

“Agent Cha. “Let’s write this poem together.”

“yes? What is that… ah? ah! Sure!”

“Composer Seojin Han. Let’s make a contract like that. Exactly what the composer said. I think that’s about right. “I will talk about the rest with the higher-ups at ⌜Moonlight⌟.”

Park Hoon stood up and held out his hand to me.

I also stood up and willingly held his hand.

thick hands.

It looked like the hands of a businessman.

After spending quite some time, we decided to buy some snacks at a cafe and go home.

When Manager Park asked if I would like to go after eating, I shook my head.

“It’s still too late for prospective middle school students. really. And Manager Park Hoon…”

At the cafe, I remembered the question Manager Park asked and gave a greeting instead.

“Thank you for your hard work in distinguishing whether I am really a ⌜TEST⌟ composer or not. I didn’t expect you to ask so many questions about the song. If I wasn’t the one who composed the music myself, I wouldn’t have been able to answer it properly. However, it also means that Manager Park listened to my song very carefully. That was the reason why I signed the contract today. thank you Manager. then···.”

I bowed my head and walked down the alley with Lee Yeon first.

“······.”

“······.”

And much later.

A loud laugh erupted from behind me.

* * *

“Hahaha! Hey! I can’t even move. “Are you really an elementary school student?”

“Apart from composing, I heard your speaking skills are amazing. But, he is a 12-year-old pop music composer… “I don’t know if we’ve found a great talent.”

“That’s right. “I feel like I’m possessed by something right now.”

“I am already possessed. The composer is probably a fox who turned into a human. Otherwise it doesn’t make sense.”

“haha. “Maybe so.”

“You said you will do the work yourself, so it will work out somehow in the future. Manager. “It has been said that foxes like liver for a long time. How about setting up a meeting at a sundae restaurant next time?”

“Rather than that, let’s start by pulling in all of our team’s remaining budget. Her debut song ⌜TEST⌟ is the most important. You have to get a good first shot for the follow-up shots to hit well, right? “You have to focus from now on.”

“That’s natural. By the way, manager.”

“why.”

Charina asked what Manager Park Hoon did that she did not understand.

“But why did you bother to sign a contract with the composer at the cafe? Since it is a contract with a minor, you will have to sign it up again next time with your parents.”

“Ah, that… “That’s right.”

Park Hoon chuckled at Tsarina’s question.

“Contracts are ultimately made between people, right? The legal implications have to be considered next. Me and composer Han Seo-jin signed a contract today, at this place. “What does the legal implications matter at this important moment?”

“uh···. Wouldn’t it be important? “That’s how I learned it.”

“ha. done. There will come a day when you too will understand this meaning. let’s go. There is a lot of work to do. “There will be a lot of times to ask for opinions from composers in the future.”

Park Hoon’s steps were lighter than ever.

An opportunity that comes only once in a lifetime.

Lee Dan-ah of ⌜Moonlight⌟ finally found her genius.

‘Now all I have to do is find a singer who fits him!’

and.

Ethan’s momentum was stronger than anyone else’s.