Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 16



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Episode 16

A few days later, at a karaoke bar in Gangnam.

“Choice? What is that… … .”

“It’s literally true. You have to be chosen to see the room, and that means you get something out of it. If you don’t get a choice, you can just suck your thumb and go home.”

Mr. Park, who signed a management contract with Kim Ye-seul.

Kim Ye-seul asked with a puzzled face at his words.

“I came here today thinking it was an audition, but it wasn’t? What exactly does choice mean? And why are you making me wear these clothes… .”

The overalls that Mr. Park had just given me to change into.

It was barely the size of a palm for a piece of clothing.

“This is all part of the audition. Do you think the people who come here are just ordinary people working at ordinary companies? It’s a place where rich CEOs, their wives, various investors, celebrities, and people in the entertainment industry come and go every day. If you can just get a good impression here, your life will be set in stone. Do you understand?”

“Then, you want me to wear these clothes and serve you… … .”

“Ha, really. You’ve been talking nonsense since a while ago, right? You said you wanted to be successful. You said you wanted to earn a lot of money to pay for your father’s surgery and make your family happy, didn’t you? Then you have to earn money, money. If you just look up at the sky, money and gold will come out?”

“I don’t want to make money with this, I want to act with pride… … .”

“Hey! Are you ignoring the kids who work here? They all came here because they want to make a lot of money and live well like you! And some of the lucky ones end up in the entertainment industry. Do you think there are only a few kids who became celebrities from this karaoke?”

“… … .”

“Stop talking nonsense and change your clothes quickly. Have you forgotten that you signed a contract with me? If you don’t want to do it, then just spit out all that money. Even the penalty stated in the contract.”

Mr. Park’s true colors were revealed sooner than expected.

At Park’s suggestion that they begin their activities in earnest, Kim Ye-seul went to the place he had told her about, which turned out to be this karaoke bar in Gangnam-gu.

But what he asked for was not an audition for a role or a meeting for the work, but entertainment.

That too, as a ‘hostess’ working with an unspecified number of people.

In short, it was to make money by looking at rooms and pouring drinks at entertainment establishments.

“Oh, right. If you ever think about a second time, just tell me. There’s no reason to stop you if you want to make money with your abilities. But you have to discuss it with me first.”

“yes?”

“You can’t just run around like that without telling me. You’re free to sell your body, but we have to keep our contract. Don’t you? Strictly follow the profit distribution written in the contract. Do you know what I mean?”

“… … .”

“Erase the thought that you might be able to do it secretly, even now. If you do, you might end up being sold to the bottom.”

Mr. Park grabs the doorknob after leaving a chilling threat.

He turned his head, looked at Kim Ye-seul, and smiled.

“Well, you look classy so this suits you better, hehe. Hurry up and change your clothes and go to the waiting room. The selection will start soon.”

The door to the room opened and closed, and the loud noises outside quickly gathered and dispersed.

Kim Ye-seul bit her lip and clenched her fists, but there was nothing she could do.

Any hopes that might be there have been dashed, and the current situation is all my own doing.

Even in this shock, I was able to stand on my own two feet thanks to the advice Heeseong had given me in advance.

Kim Ye-seul took out her cell phone as she placed her lunch box on the table.

Then I sent a text to Heesung.

-It was just as the manager said… … . From now on, I will only trust the manager and do whatever he says.

After a while, a reply came back from Heeseong.

-Okay. Don’t be nervous. We’ll be there on time.

***

“Okay, our hyungs! Today, we’ve specially selected and brought only the aces! We’re planning to focus on quality rather than quantity so that our hyungs don’t get tired, so please show lots of interest and support!”

“Send them in quickly. Let’s see if the water is good today. If it’s not good, I’ll just rip them off and go to another store.”

“Oh my, what kind of harsh words are you talking about! There are some hot new faces today, so please look at them kindly, hyungs!”

A man rubbing his palms with a sly smile walked toward the hallway, opened the door wide, and shouted.

“Okay! Group 1, take your positions!”

Some of the women who had been lined up on both sides of the hallway entered.

He followed them in and gave the women numbers.

“Okay, so that you don’t get confused, just memorize them from the left, number 1, number 2, etc. Memorize them by sight, and later, if you see a girl you like, just tell me which group and number she is!”

After about 10 seconds without any further greetings, the women left the room.

“Okay, now it’s time for Group 2 to enter!”

In that way, groups 2, 3, and 4 entered and left the room sequentially, and after the last group finished, the man came back into the room.

“Aren’t you going to kill water today like I said, hyungs? Hehe. You really came at the perfect time. If you were a little later, half of you wouldn’t have been able to see it. They’re all special aces with designated names. Hehe.”

The man asked, his eyes scanning the three men sitting in the room.

“How about you all choose your numbers? If you tell me, I’ll let you in right away!”

“Ah, okay, we’re done. Since we came here today because of that friend, just ask him. If he likes a girl, he’ll call her, but if not, we’ll just hang out together.”

“Ah… …Just one person?”

The man’s gaze turned to the far left.

He was a man of relatively slim build compared to the other two who were of large build.

“You have to look good for this guy. He’s really popular in the entertainment industry. He’s the richest among us. He’s even paying for all the drinks today.”

“Oh! Is that so? Yes, of course! But if it’s the entertainment industry, what specifically… …? Your face doesn’t seem familiar.”

“Management. He raised both Kang Se Ra and Yoo Joo Yeon. Even now, if I make one phone call, he’ll come running.”

“Huh? Who is this? Is this person really… … ?”

At first glance, he seems much younger than me.

This man raised two of South Korea’s top actresses?

I didn’t believe it at first, but when he said that was the case, I nodded and asked him.

“Well, if there’s a girl you like, would you please let me know, boss?”

“Please be the girl number 5 of group 4. She came in last and stood at the end.”

The man who had been recalling the memory soon raised his eyebrows.

“Oh, that guy is a new face today. He’s probably a bit awkward in many ways. Is that okay, boss?”

“It’s past 1:00 in the morning, and no one has gone into the other room yet?”

“I did go in, but I was just there as a replacement. I was just there to fill in for the girls who were going around to different rooms. Well, I guess the biggest weapon is that it has the freshness and innocence of a new person, right? Hahaha.”

“Okay, let’s do that girl. And.”

He took his wallet out of his shirt pocket and immediately took out a fifty-thousand won note as soon as he could get his hands on it.

Even at a glance, it looked like there were more than ten of them.

“Here, take your tip. Is there anywhere I need to ask permission to let a young lady leave work? Like the store, or the manager in charge.”

The man’s eyes widened at the enormous amount of the tip.

He opened his mouth wide and held a wad of ten thousand won notes tightly in his hand as he asked again.

“Oh, after work? When you say after work, what do you mean… … . Are you talking about going out separately with the girl?”

“Yes. Is it something I can discuss with the young lady alone, or whose permission do I need to get?”

“Oh, you don’t need separate permission to do that. There’s a manager who takes care of the girls separately, so you can talk to him.”

“Then, can you call me later? I’ll tell you about it when I’ve had a decent meal.”

“Oh, of course! Yes, of course, sir! The ladies here are under the manager’s thumb, so they should be able to leave without any problems. I’ll even prepare the groundwork in advance! Haha. Just trust me, sir!”

“Yes, then.”

A man who leaves the room with a 90-degree moonwalk, saying that he will let the girl in right away.

And a little while later, Kim Ye-seul came into the room they were in.

“I heard you had a hard time going around to different rooms. How is it? The price for signing a contract without caution is high, right?”

“… … Sob, sob, manager. I really can’t do this. If you ask me to work here one more day, I really think I’ll want to die. Sob.”

“I could have come right away, but I came later on purpose. I don’t want something like this to happen again in my life. This incident is the starting point.”

Hee-sung picks up two tissues and hands them to Kim Ye-seul, who is crying.

Then he introduced the two men who came with him.

“These are my military seniors. They are also the ones who came to help Yesul today.”

Kim Ye-seul asked, wiping her snot and tears with the tissue she received.

“Military seniors… …? Why military seniors… …?”

The two men answered with innocent smiles that did not match their grim faces and large bodies.

“Oh, we got discharged from the military and applied for special recruitment there! They give you extra points if you serve as a conscripted police officer.”

“We’re here today to give that bad guy a good beating! Just trust us, Yesul!”

At first glance, they were the youngest members of the Violent Crimes Unit and the Narcotics Unit, respectively.

Heeseong looked at them and smiled faintly.

“What? I told you I’d buy you expensive alcohol, so you came running without asking any questions.”

***

An hour later.

The man who came out after receiving a call from Room 8 ran hurriedly to Mr. Park.

Then he brought up the second thing I had mentioned earlier.

“You’re really going to take me out? Right now?”

“Yes, that’s right. I think the young lady said okay since she’s still.”

“Did he say okay? Today is the first day.”

He was looking like he was going to die just a moment ago, but I wonder if he has an innate ability to adapt or if he has just given up.

It was absurd that he had already accepted the second request just a few hours after arriving at work.

“Wait. Did you mention anything about pay? The secondary cost.”

“No, why would I be talking about that? You didn’t even ask me. They must have so much money.”

“You have a lot of money? How do you know that?”

“If you tipped close to 1 million won, that would say it all. That would be enough to cover the cost of a basic drink and even a second round. I guess you’re a really successful person in the entertainment industry.”

“Entertainment? Entertainment?”

“Yes! The people next to me were like that.”

Mr. Park’s eyes lit up at the word “enter.”

Maybe he has found a way to save Nodaji.

‘Look at this girl? She really has something going for her.’

Genius Manager Who Hears Voices