Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 67



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Episode 67

At those words, Heeseong couldn’t help but open his mouth again.

“Two hundred and forty people… …? No, are there really that many singers in China? Even if you gathered all the singers from each generation, it wouldn’t be that many.”

“Haha, isn’t it China? The population difference is different from ours. Plus, if we include all the members of each idol group, it’s more than possible. Anyway, since we’re collaborating with Korea, I think that’s what they mean by giving it their all, right?”

Well, if you think about it, China is a place that always surpasses imagination no matter what it does.

What should I say, it feels like their range of thinking and imagination is completely different from ours?

Whether it’s good or bad.

“It seems like they’ve been putting a lot of effort into preparing for quite some time already. Then, once the lineup was finalized, they were trying to start full-scale casting. They kept it confidential until now, but when I suddenly came to see them and brought up the competition, they were really surprised. They asked me where on earth I heard that from. Haha.”

“Who is that CP? The one who planned this program and made such a bold proposal to China?”

In response to Heeseong’s question, Joo Seung-ik gave him a thumbs up, saying that he was an amazing person.

“He is someone who cannot be denied in that field. He entered a terrestrial broadcasting station through special recruitment, and after making a series of hit programs, he moved to a general broadcasting station. I think he received at least 1 billion won in contract money at that time. In any case, he is an amazing person. He also has an eccentric style.”

“Special recruitment? Is there such a thing as special recruitment for PDs? I thought they were all recruited through open recruitment.”

“Well, it’s the concept of a career position. That guy… … Oh, he’s a few years younger than me. He was originally an outsourced worker, but he caught the eye of the MBS higher-ups and ended up joining the company. In fact, if you look at it that way, it’s possible that this was already expected back then.”

“What do you mean… … .”

“I told you, that guy had some hit programs on MBS. But those entertainment programs were aired in China with the exact same format. The characters, the number of people, and even the sets were blatantly copied. He said he ground his teeth from that time on, saying that he would show you clearly someday. How big of a difference can there be even with the same format.”

Hee-sung nodded his head at his words and asked.

“But isn’t this way better? We provide the ideas, but the scale is much larger.”

“No, if you think about what happens after the competition, it’s the opposite. We gain much more in terms of exports. Why is Hallyu called Hallyu? Hong Min-joong, that guy, has already thought about it all. Regardless of the results of the competition, our program and our contestants will gain much more.”

People in our country don’t necessarily look for Chinese programs.

However, the people of that country really like Korean music, dramas, movies, and programs.

Moreover, from the semi-finals onwards, it will be broadcast live simultaneously.

If you look into the process that Korean singers went through to become successful, you will definitely find that there is much more to be gained from this.

If we consider the activities after the show ends and the profits and ripple effects generated from it, he thinks that we ended up using China.

Producer Hong Min-joong, who planned this program, had already made the calculations up to that point.

“By the way, Mr. Jeong Hee-seong, how come you don’t know? That this kind of program is being prepared quietly. As I said, it was kept confidential until right before I came.”

Heeseong answered in a calm tone, holding up a glass of water.

“There are competition programs that come out once or twice every year. It seems quiet lately, so I thought they might be preparing something somewhere.”

Putting down the glass of water again, Heeseong asked this time.

“Oh right, then what I was saying was… … .”

“Of course, we’ve already tied up the knot. We haven’t decided who we’ll be joining yet, but Jae-wook’s joining has been confirmed. In any case, it’s true that the group M2B contributed greatly to the Korean Wave. They readily agreed, saying that the picture would be good.”

“Was there anything special said about Mr. Yoo Jae-wook’s throat condition? After all, the performance video became a hot topic.”

“I thought so, so I started by playing the recording file from the beginning. Why, there’s a file that Jeong Hee-seong sent me. It’s a new recording that Jae-wook made in the countryside. After I played it for him, he asked if it was the same person. He asked how I could overcome vocal nodules to this extent. Haha.”

“It was definitely a lucky case. Timing-wise and in many other ways.”

“The luckiest thing of all was that Jae-wook met Jeong Hee-seong. If he hadn’t, no one would have been able to convince him. By then, he had already gone as far as he could.”

I never imagined that a competition program would be this large.

If I hadn’t realized that the voice was predicting the very near future, I might have thought that this wasn’t the program.

Even Yoo Jae-wook said he would make it to the finals.

‘If you win, you must mention your grandmother in your winning speech, Mr. Yoo Jae-wook.’

For a moment, I had that thought. In a way, it seemed like the grandmother might have saved Yoo Jae-wook.

It was my grandmother who made the prank call that day and who took care of my three meals a day – breakfast, lunch, and dinner – for the past month.

If Yoo Jae-wook hadn’t gone to the countryside at that time, the events that followed would never have happened.

Well, I feel once again that it is impossible to know what will happen even an inch ahead in human affairs.

“And this is a small thank you, Mr. Jeong Hee-seong. It was prepared by the company.”

As the members of Pierstar were glancing at their wristwatches to see when he would arrive, Seungik Joo suddenly placed a heavy box on the table.

Heeseong tilted his head and asked.

“What is this?”

“Please open it. It’s not a big deal, but it’s a small token of our appreciation for Jae-wook’s help this time. Thanks to Jeong Hee-seong, Jae-wook was able to return and continue his fourth contract renewal with us. Please accept it without any burden.”

As soon as Heeseong saw the box, he felt uneasy for some reason.

This is because there was a precedent where CEO Yoo Hyeong-seok suffered from this last time.

When you open a box, another box comes out, and another box, and another box.

I wonder if I’m going to fall into box hell again… … .

‘Hey, no way. You wouldn’t be playing the same prank again just because you said thank you.’

I opened the box with a hopeful heart.

But inside there was something that made my eyes pop out.

“Isn’t this… a Rollath watch?”

“Haha, yes. That’s right. It’s a fairly expensive product even among Lolas. Do you see that sparkling thing there? That’s all diamonds. It’s all natural.”

As Joo Seung-ik said, the front of the clock inside the box was constantly shining and emitting light.

All the places where numbers should have been engraved were engraved with natural diamonds, and the entire border was plated with gold.

If this were really genuine, I thought the value of the diamonds and gold alone would be enormous.

“No, why do you keep doing things like this… … . What if you keep wearing something like this and your wrist gets cut off?”

I once came across a story like that in a mystery novel.

When the robbers tried to steal the watch, the victim resisted, but they cut off his wrist and took it.

Because the content was so shocking, I vowed to myself that no matter how much money I made, I would never wear an expensive watch.

I thought that the watch in front of me right now might be much more expensive than that.

“Keep going? Did someone else give you a Rollath watch as a gift? To Mr. Jeong Hee-seong?”

When Joo Seung-ik asked, Hee-sung sighed and placed his left wrist on the table.

Then, another Rollath watch of a different design was wrapped around my wrist.

“Mr. Yoo Jae-wook gave me this as a gift yesterday. He gave it to me as a thank you to commemorate my contract renewal. But this one didn’t have as many diamonds so it was less burdensome… … Well, I wouldn’t dare wear this to go out.”

“Haha. Oh my, I didn’t do enough research on this. If I had known that Jae-wook had given me a watch as a gift, I would have prepared something else. But what’s the big deal? Watches are fun to wear when you turn them. You can wear this to much more important occasions. You’ll be wearing it to many such occasions in the future, Jeong Hee-seong.”

That wasn’t a wrong statement.

Our country has good public safety, so there will be times when you need to wear a mask, except when you go abroad.

For example, when I go to the supermarket in front of my house… … .

dripping.

At that moment, a knock was heard inside the room where only two people were present.

The door opened immediately and the four members of Pierstar who had been waiting appeared.

“Hello! We’re running late, aren’t we? It’s dinner time, so traffic is suddenly really bad. Sorry!”

Starting with leader Ji-ae’s apology, the other members bowed towards Hee-sung and sat down.

This is our second meeting since the last time we met in Jeju Island, and everyone’s complexion seemed to have improved a lot since then.

“Everyone seems much brighter now than before. I was worried that the wounds might be too big. Fortunately, that’s not the case.”

“It’s all thanks to the manager. Thanks to the manager stepping in, we were able to prevent major damage. If it weren’t for that… … ugh. It’s horrible to even think about it.”

“It wasn’t like there was no loss at all, but I decided to consider it as studying for the exam. A kind of tuition fee? Something like that.”

“Thank you so much again, Manager. I wanted to come see you sooner, but my schedule didn’t allow it, so I’m only greeting you now. I hope you’ve been doing well, Manager.”

It was a new feeling seeing the other members, but especially seeing Sua.

If I hadn’t resolved that issue back then, Su-ah wouldn’t be here now.

Heeseong nodded with a smile at Sooah’s question.

“Yes. Well, I was doing fine, nothing much happened. That’s the life of a freelancer, you know. Haha.”

Hee-sung had a schedule where he had to briefly visit the US with Han Jeong-woo, who is now a member of GEM, but until then, nothing had happened.

Of course, it’s been the same since then.

In a word, it meant unemployed.

Su-ah smiled and said not to worry.

“You’re the most capable manager I’ve ever seen, so you’ll probably get busy again soon. I can guarantee it!”

“Thank you for your words. I really need to do that.”

“Hey, really? Oh, by the way. Take this, Manager! It’s a gift that our members prepared individually, and we prepared it a few days ago because we were meeting with you today. I don’t know if you’ll like it, but.”

“Is it a gift?”

The members of Pierstar smile happily at Heesung.

Heesung carefully reached into the paper bag and took out the items inside, wondering what kind of thing he had prepared.

However, Heeseong ended up with a dumbfounded expression on his face when he saw the object appearing before his eyes.

“Sir, could this be… …another Rollath watch?”

The members were startled by Heeseong’s question and asked back.

“Huh! How did you know? It’s not even written on the box?”

“Ugh… … That’s right, how would I know?”

With those words, Heesung spreads out his wrists to the members.

It was already filled with two sparkling Rollath watches.