Fashion Genius Collects Stars - Chapter 86



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Episode 86: Preparation

Exactly.

Oh my gosh… … .

A bathroom full of steam.

The water is cherry red with bath salts in it.

Millif lay down inside it and covered his eyes with his arms.

Again oh my

Exactly… … .

The sound of water dripping periodically soothes her frazzled nerves.

A faint smile appeared on her lips as she lay there as if dead for a while.

“Haha. I wonder what the reactions will be like. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

School zone.

A five-member girl group brought by Lee Yong-won.

I wonder what those little brats felt when they saw my stage today… … Just thinking about it makes me shiver with anticipation.

“I became too sincere without realizing it.”

I knew full well that Lee Yong-won was surrounding the school zone.

So Millif played a little prank.

It wasn’t just a simple rehearsal, it was like he was really giving it his all, like he was going to perform on stage for real.

As fellow artists, it showed a gap that was too great to even dare to look up to.

“Was it still too much… … ?”

It seems that Lee Yong-won was trying to provoke School Zone through Millif, but Millif was truly determined to destroy his opponent.

“I probably won’t be able to sleep tonight.”

If they are real artists, they definitely will.

That’s what an artist is.

I can’t laugh and enjoy the great stage as comfortably as the fans.

Frustrated by the gap, angry at herself for her shortcomings… … At least that’s what happened to Millif.

That’s how I grew up and got to where I am now.

That’s why Millif knew better than anyone.

The stage that he showed to School Zone today… … could be poisonous rather than stimulating.

School Zone, a girl group that has been showing off their outstanding performance at a world-class level in their field.

If they become accustomed to the stage of the millennials and are constantly conscious of it, they may end up developing a sense of entitlement, or in severe cases, they may even lose their own strengths.

I knew that, but… … .

“I couldn’t help it. Are you jealous?”

Millif lifted the bubbles above the bathtub with his hand and blew them out.

“Let’s see if you guys are artists worthy enough for Lee Yong-won to stick by your side and take care of you.”

If you are qualified, today’s experience will help you soar to greater heights.

If you’re not qualified, then what?

I guess that’s it.

Millif sighed and dipped his head into the water.

* * *

“… … You can’t sleep because you’re angry?”

Minseo, Han Minha, and Emily came in the middle of the night.

The three of them were sitting side by side in front of me and just looking at each other.

Then the first one to speak was Han Min-ha.

“Yes… … I’m so angry I can’t sleep, PD-nim… … .”

“Are you angry?”

“yes.”

Han Min-ha bit his lips.

Looked straight at me.

She asks.

“PD-nim. The project that PD-nim mentioned. If I do that… … . Will I be able to do a stage like that, like Millip-nim?”

A fire burns brightly in the girl’s eyes.

It was something completely different from Han Min-ha’s usual calm and leisurely gaze.

It was completely different from when I said, ‘I like things the way they are now.’

A warrior-like look in his eyes, determined to set a lofty goal and run at full speed toward it.

I answer.

“Of course. I will find it. Your own charm that will not be inferior to that of Millif.”

Han Min-ha nodded.

“I’m sorry, PD. I was careless. PD, I really want to do that project. Please let me do it.”

The upright eyes of Han Min-ha, whose mind is completely made up, look at me.

As Han Min-ha revealed her true feelings, Emily Cruz, who had been sitting quietly, adjusted her baseball cap and looked at me.

“PD! Me! I was poop!”

“Uh, huh?”

What is he saying all of a sudden?

“I actually thought I was the best in the world. I thought that if I just revealed my true talent, the whole world would turn upside down and fall down… …!”

Did he?

“But that wasn’t the case. I realized this after seeing Millif. I was just a piece of shit who was busy copying other people! This can’t go on… … . PD-nim. Please help me. So that I can find something of my own!”

I remembered what Emily Cruz said to me a while ago. What was it? Yeah. Harley Quinn. She said that Harley Quinn was her wannabe, that she wanted to show off her free-spirited charm.

Emily Cruz, like many kids her age, was a girl who was lost in her own world and looked down on the world.

The child has now awakened.

I was desperately hoping to see a truly high-quality performance and find something of my own rather than just imitating something.

And finally, Yeo Min-seo, who had been quiet, opened her mouth.

There was a very tense look on his face.

“PD.”

“huh.”

“Please tell me I can do it.”

Black eyes looking straight at me.

I spoke into those eyes that were like deep lakes.

“You can do it.”

Then a smile spread across Minseo’s face.

“Yes! I can do it.”

I felt a tingle running down my spine.

It felt like this moment was the beginning of a movie.

‘Okay. Okay.’

Hoshi Shizuka will probably come over if her teammates persuade her, but Yoon Chae-in didn’t seem to have any particular thoughts from the beginning…

Now that these three have made up their minds, my project to find each of their own charms is practically a success.

I looked at the three children and asked.

“What did you feel after watching Millief’s stage today?”

Then all three said similar things.

“Endless energy. An absurd energy where something blossoms and is expressed even in a single gesture, a single step, a single breath.”

Han Min-ha shivered.

“Harlequin! No… … . It was Harlequin, then Wonder Woman… … . It suddenly changed!”

Emily spoke passionately, her eyes sparkling.

and,

“Freedom… … . It’s so overwhelmingly free that you wonder if a person can be like that. Ah… … . That’s why I wanted to be free like that, so I wanted to become an idol. That thought occurred to me again.”

Han Min-ha and Emily nodded as if they agreed with Yeo Min-seo’s words.

I somehow felt like I understood that feeling.

Watching the sparkling stage, we feel that they are free.

But the path to actually entering that world is full of all kinds of restrictions.

You shouldn’t call me like that. You shouldn’t extend your hand like that.

A strange phenomenon where you dream of wanting to be free, but the further you go, the farther away you get from freedom.

However, the realm that Millif shows is something that lies just beyond that.

“Now you too must walk that path. The basics have already been laid sufficiently through your company’s activities for another year. Now it’s time to fly in your own way. I will help you with that.”

All three nodded at the same time.

I can feel the guys’ determination.

good night.

Good.

Now, if we can just lead the reckless Yun Chae-in and Shizuka, who is quick to draw her own limits, well… … School Zone will definitely be able to fly higher than it is now.

* * *

Deep night.

When all the other members of School Zone fell asleep, Hoshi Shizuka, unable to fall asleep alone, woke up and sat on the sofa by the window.

New York, which boasted a splendid night view, is now enveloped in darkness.

“Milliph… … .”

Shizuka shivered as she said the name.

No matter how much I think about it, it’s impossible.

He felt that he could never do as well as she did.

but.

But still… … .

Hoshi Shizuka wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

Muttered.

“Still, I want to do better than I am now… … .”

In the darkness, Hoshi Shizuka’s round eyes shone like shards of glass.

like that,

The night deepens in New York.

* * *

I spent the rest of my time in New York hanging out with Millie.

Millif took care of the members of the school zone with great enthusiasm.

They tell you about good restaurants, tourist attractions, and even help you with shopping.

Then she looked at the children with a strange look and said this.

“Hmm… … More than I thought?”

“what?”

“No. I thought maybe I was qualified.”

“So what.”

“There is something like that.”

Millief covers it up with a bright smile.

Anyway, the New York tour she guided me through was more fulfilling than I expected.

It was fun, and the photos and videos taken by the School Zone members received a great response.

Korea’s hottest girl group travels to New York with the world’s biggest pop star. Can’t resist.

If you go to a portal site, you will see articles about school zones popping up all the time.

Millif and Schoolzone became very close, and by the last day, they were calling each other sister.

“It was fun, Yongwon. Come visit often.”

Millipy showed us his sincerity and kindness until the very end by seeing us off to the airport.

The members of School Zone expressed their deep gratitude and hugged her one by one before boarding the plane.

After returning to Korea, we went straight to meet CEO Min Hee-seong without resting.

“… … You’re going to do that project?”

“yes!”

I’ve already finished talking with the members of School Zone.

Thanks to Hoshi Shizuka, who had been secretly worried, showing considerable enthusiasm, we were able to decide to carry out the project amidst the enthusiastic support of all the School Zone members.

CEO Min Hee-sung responded that it was quite surprising.

“Wow… … . I really thought you could do this. And looking at your expressions… … . You really seem to be really stimulated.”

He nodded as he looked at the faces of each member of the school zone.

Then he took a deep breath and said harshly.

“You guys, you know this, right? This project is a huge risk for our company.”

“yes!”

“Yes. I would like to be like the kind teachers and tell them not to feel burdened and to listen to their inner voices, but… … I can’t do that from my perspective. I’m hanging on for dear life. That’s all I can say. Remember that if you don’t achieve results, you won’t be the only ones bleeding.”

Rather than reducing the burden, it seems to be adding to it.

I wondered if it was right to put this much pressure on young children, but then I realized that maybe this is what it means to be a professional.

“yes!”

And the same goes for children.

Despite this pressure, he showed strong enthusiasm without wavering.

CEO Min Hee-seong smiled faintly, as if he was very satisfied with the children’s strong attitude, then looked at me and became serious again.

He stood up and held out his hand.

I also got up and took his hand.

CEO Min Hee-seong said.

It seemed like there were so many things he wanted to say, just like his shaking eyes, but at this moment, he condensed them all into one word.

“Please… … . Please take good care of our children.”

I answered, shaking his hand slightly up and down.

“Now, it’s 85%.”

In that regard,

CEO Min Hee-sung burst into laughter.