Producer with no Regrets - Chapter 411



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Episode 411

Seongpil stopped moving for a moment, like a machine that had lost power.

It wasn’t because it was an unexpected event.

Rather, Seongpil believed that a day like this would come someday, and he even prayed to God for the downfall of Success Entertainment every night before going to bed.

In other words, the reason Seongpil lost his mind was because of joy.

‘at las…….’

God granted Seongpil’s wish.

Who said revenge was vain? It was so sweet.

Of course, Sungpil did not directly ruin Success Enter. However, it was true that he felt a secret pleasure while observing the starting points of Success Enter’s downfall.

‘Success Enter is different from my previous life in many ways.’

First of all, the company is not listed.

Although Kim Tae-hoon’s aggressive business expansion continued, Success Entertainment’s growth was slower than in its previous life due to difficulties in raising funds.

Although it is large enough now, it is incomparable to its previous life.

‘This could have been an opportunity to build up my skills. But it doesn’t seem to be going well?’

Second, the actions of the artists and actors affiliated with Success Entertainment were different.

This was the part where Seongpil felt the greatest sense of dissonance compared to his previous life.

There were more and more cases where the characters in the dramas and movies he knew were different from each other.

‘Because in my previous life, I managed actors like a craftsman while looking into the future.’

Actors who enter Success Entertainment are guaranteed to succeed. This superstition was so prevalent in the industry.

But this time it didn’t happen that way.

Success Enter, as its name suggests, does not guarantee only success.

Another thing is the musical achievements of the artists. This was also a factor for Success Entertainment.

‘The number of singers under our agency has clearly decreased compared to the previous life. However, the visible results are that much greater.’

That was one of the parts that surprised Seongpil.

This was especially true of the Globe.

For some reason, Globe’s growth rate was steeper than in his previous life. I wondered if it was because Yoon Sang-yeol was paying more attention to Globe for some reason.

Although it was something that made Yoon Sang-yeol’s abilities stand out, Seong-pil thought it was fortunate.

‘I don’t want to see the Globe kids fall apart.’

Wouldn’t it be miserable if you were living a hard life at Success Entertainment and the group went bankrupt?

This was fortunate.

In any case, overall, Success Enter is continuing to grow worse than its previous life.

‘Besides, this article is really big.’

Success Enter’s red light.

Artists and actors from the agency are leaving without renewing their contracts. It seems to be a big deal that is noticeable even from the outside.

‘It’s been hidden until now.’

Success Entertainment recruited top stars by offering huge signing bonuses.

The period is only about one year.

The fact that top stars are affiliated with a talent agency is beneficial to the company, even if they do not perform as well as their contract fees.

In the meantime, if you can make good use of the name value of a top star.

‘Success Entertainment has maintained a reputation for splurging on signing bonuses. But it has not gone beyond that.’

It’s falling apart.

It really falls apart.

“brother?”

Min Kyung-seop called Seong-pil in a bewildered tone.

It had to be that way.

The smile on Seongpil’s lips was something Min Kyungseop had never seen before.

There was an atmosphere that I thought I would never see in Seongpil, a meanness that was lingering. It was as if he was happy to laugh at other people’s failures…

“huh?”

But soon the smile disappeared. Seongpil returned to his usual expression.

“Uh, well, how is it?”

“What do you think? It’s just okay. It’s a little refreshing. I’m glad you let me go.”

“You can’t say something like that and then say, ‘That’s just how it is.’”

“What about you?”

Min Kyung-seop showed an ambiguous reaction. He seemed to be thinking of the people he had become friends with at Success Entertainment.

“It’s strange that a company that treats people like that is doing well.”

Seongpil patted Min Kyungseop on the shoulder as if to encourage him. It seemed as if he was praising Min Kyungseop for abandoning Success Enter.

“Thank you for coming to tell me. Take care of business.”

“yes.”

As Min Kyung-seop left, Seong-pil smiled and said to Baek Seol-ha.

“let’s go.”

“yes.”

Baek Seol-ha knew what had happened to Seong-pil at Success Entertainment. All of the executives at Garo Entertainment and all of the members of the Girls’ League knew.

So, Baekseolha smiled back at him as if congratulating him. I don’t like to congratulate others on their failures, but Baekseolha was happy because Seongpil was happy.

Seongpil entered the reception room, humming a tune without even realizing it.

‘I see, so that’s how it is.’

A desire that Seongpil had longed for for a long time was fulfilled.

‘This is what happens when I’m not there.’

This has been proven.

The fact that the dedication and effort he gave to Success Entertainment was absolutely no less than that of Yoon Sang-yeol.

Although he didn’t feel very good about it because it seemed like a hyperactive adolescent self-consciousness, Seongpil prayed like this.

‘Kim Tae-hoon, regret it.’

You will regret losing me forever.

* * *

Baek Seol-ha wants to try her hand at writing lyrics. She doesn’t just want to write lyrics, she wants to include a song she wrote on this album.

Seongpil was happy with this situation.

“What doesn’t work?”

“Well, as you know, what I wanted to express in this album is the rise and fall of love.”

The theme of this Girls’ League album itself is love. The entire album will be filled with content about love.

“I think ‘Apple Crush’ will be the answer.”

“Well, that could be true, since it’s about confessing your love to the listener. Then what is ‘Uparupa’?”

“… … .”

‘Uparupa’ even has all the lyrics out.

Excluding the highlight lyric ‘Uparupa’, which is currently famous even within Garo Enter, what is the general feeling?

[What should I do? You’re so annoying

Why do we always meet on land?

I’m getting dizzy

But I pretend not to know and pretend it’s okay

Shake off the water and meet you

When you go away, I get anxious

Go back into the water

Uparupa Uparupa Rupa Uparupa Rupa]

Surprisingly enough, ‘Uparupa’ was not a hook song that simply listed catchy melodies.

Quite unexpectedly, it was singing about a fairly universal feeling of love.

‘Uparupa’, who lives in the water, keeps coming out onto land for the person he loves… I think it really shows the aspect of self-sacrificial love.

Cute, lively, and refreshing.

For reference, the lyrics were a collaboration between Jang Ha-yang and Jeong Ji-eum.

Even if Jang Ha-yang is like that, I don’t know where in Jeong Ji-eum’s life such a delicate side was hidden.

‘At least in the past life that I know of, Ji-eum didn’t write lyrics… … .’

What on earth caused the still sound to grow?

At that time, Seongpil thought of the bookshelf that took up a corner of Jeong Ji-eum’s studio. Inside it were ‘Glass Shoes’, which Jeong Ji-eum had read upon Jang Ha-yang’s recommendation, as well as many other comic books…

‘Is it because of the pure love comics? Did those comics bring out the author’s sensibility?’

Wow, vicarious experience!

“Uparupa is… … .”

Baek Seol-ha was also shocked when it was revealed that ‘Uparupa’ was a very normal song.

It was such a good song that I felt sorry for shouting ‘No!’ as soon as I heard it.

“It sounds a bit sad to me. Isn’t it a transition? It’s not the beginning of love, but rather the middle and later stages. It’s a point where it becomes increasingly difficult to accommodate the other person.”

“I see.”

Seongpil felt uncomfortable.

‘Is it true that this person has never been in a relationship?’

Snow White was very accurate in capturing the ambiguous period of love. Perhaps it was because she usually reads a lot of romance novels and dramas, but she had a considerable sensitivity to love.

“I want to write lyrics about turning or ending.”

“There are no songs?”

“Yes. I just have some lyric ideas.”

“Well, ‘전’ and ‘결.’”

Wouldn’t it be too difficult for a child who hasn’t even had the experience of getting up yet?

People often say that the public just blindly follows trends, but they have a sharper sense than you might imagine. They can tell the difference between good and bad like a ghost.

Also, distinguish between what is true and what is false.

‘Of course, fans know that what idols show is a well-decorated fairy tale. But if they sing about love in earnest, and if the kids express it themselves, wouldn’t it be difficult to create the latter half of the love story?’

Even if Snow White is trained through love-related videos, movies, and dramas, wouldn’t she hit a wall?

‘Will the lyrics that come from Seol-ha’s blank slate of wisdom be able to resonate? … . . ‘

Jang Ha-yang is an exception.

She is truly a lyricist genius.

‘After all, children need to experience love.’

The emotion that most intensely and dramatically changes a human being is love.

A person you love can be anything, even something that isn’t you.

Such an intense experience would be absolutely necessary for an artist, because they say that every time you fall in love, a person changes completely.

“Okay, let’s give it a try. You know the basic principles of songwriting, right?”

“Write universal emotions in a special way, and write special emotions in a universal way.”

Universal emotions are ones that people can automatically relate to, so they require a special expression that stands out.

Conversely, since special emotions cannot be easily empathized with by people, universal expressions that can easily touch the heart are needed.

“This assignment is to express universal emotions in a special way. How much have you written?”

“yes!”

Baek Seol-ha proudly handed over the note as if she wanted praise.

Seongpil accepted the note she handed him.

[Yeah right I love you

I love you even if you ask me a hundred times

But sometimes not

Sometimes sometimes today often

I’ve been dragging it on for too long

You feel it too

… … (What might he be feeling?)]

Snow White seemed to be stuck at this point.

“What do you think she’s feeling, Rani?”

“Uh… … It’s like it’s a sign of breaking up or something like that. There are a lot of common expressions that come to mind, but none of them really hit home. That’s why I’d like to hear some advice from Director Park.”

Baek Seol-ha showed signs of trepidation, as if she was stepping into the territory of a wild beast. She asked carefully, slowly, so as not to provoke Seong-pil.

“Director Park, how many times have you been in a relationship…?”

“hmm.”

Seongpil thought about whether he should include his past life, but decided not to.

“thrice.”

“ah.”

For a moment, Baek Seol-ha’s expression became clouded.

Like a child who sets out on a snowy day, expecting to find a snow field untouched by anyone’s footprints, only to find that there are already passengers.

But Snow White immediately showed a look of ‘I guess so’.

“How was it when you broke up? Was there something like that? A sign that made you think, ‘Oh, we’re going to break up soon.’ Tell me about the most recent one.”

“It was tea.”

“ah.”

“I got kicked out of the blue.”

“Oh, sorry, sorry… … .”

“It happened at a really absurd and unexpected moment.”

“… … .”

“But we met last year and made up. Should I say we made up? We talked openly.”

Rika was next to me.

Come to think of it, at that time Rika had placed an option on the painting of Lee Su-rim, Seong-pil’s ex-lover.

I think the price was 10 million won.

‘Did Rika buy that?’

no way.

Ricado must have just said that.

Seongpil, who was lost in thought, realized that Baekseolha was not speaking. When he came to his senses, Baekseolha was looking up at Seongpil with her head down as if she had no face.

Seongpil smiled belatedly as if it was nothing.

“Why are you so sorry! It was so long ago that I don’t even remember. Um, yeah. You know. When it’s time to break up, you feel the signs. So that feeling… … .”

Seongpil let out an exclamation of ‘Ah!’

“It feels like homework.”

“Homework?”

“Yeah. Meeting that person feels like homework.”

“Ah, homework… … .”

Snow White seemed to immediately understand the feeling.

What is the homework?

I don’t want to do it.

But it has to be done.

The moment meeting someone feels like homework, isn’t that relationship no longer sustainable?

Baek Seol-ha wrote the lyrics refreshingly.

“how is it?”

[I dragged it on for too long

You feel it too

The days you meet me are like homework… … .]

“What about the chorus part?”

“Let’s do it with Syllable.”

Silable means singing meaningless words like ‘tata tata’ or ‘eum eum eum’ as if they were lyrics.

This is a method mainly used for instrument-centered highlights and, in EDM terms, drop parts.

“‘The days you meet me are like homework’, that’s okay.”

“Hehehe, that’s a relief.”

Then suddenly, Snow White’s eyebrows furrowed gloomily.

“It’s too much, homework… … . Hey, we’re lovers… … .”

“Are you crying?”

“This is too much… … .”

Snow White seemed genuinely sad.

What kind of sensibility is this?

Is the expression homework really that shocking?

“At first I loved you so much… … .”

It seemed like he watched some drama yesterday.

Snow White, who had suppressed her emotions, asked questions in a still gloomy tone.

“Is love destined to end in the end…? There is no such thing as eternal love…?”

Snow White looked at Seongpil as if looking for hope.

“Why isn’t there one?”

“But, if you look at the stories that come up on the Internet… … .”

“Seol-ha, don’t watch too much of that stuff. Of course, that doesn’t mean they’re all lies, but there are more stories on the Internet that will make you angry than beautiful stories. Anger is more fun than emotion. You have to experience it yourself and think about it.”

“… … Then, Director Park, who has experienced love three times, do you believe in eternal love?”

“Why are you talking like you’re accusing me? Isn’t it annoying that I’ve been in relationships three times?”

“… … .”

“Aren’t you going to answer?”

“That’s unfair.”

It was such an unexpected answer that Seongpil looked surprised.

“We’re both banned from dating. But you’re the one who enjoys everything and you’re banned from doing it.”

“But you’ll be released in a year. No, not even a year left. And what you say is ‘enjoy everything you want to enjoy’. If anyone heard that, they’d think I was some kind of debaucher.”

“It’s unfair.”

Snow White said the same thing playfully again.

Seongpil also answered jokingly.

“Okay, I’m sorry. If I had known you’d say something like that, I would have treated women like rocks.”

“If you ever have to go back in time, be careful.”

Seongpil couldn’t just say, ‘Okay, I understand.’

“Anyway, eternal love can exist. But it requires conditions.”

“What are the conditions?”

“Both people have to make an effort. Love isn’t something that can be maintained unconditionally or just for free.”

effort?

Snow White didn’t understand that love required effort. Isn’t it love because it’s unconditional?

“There’s a guy I know named Professor Nam. He works out, takes care of his skin, and pays attention to his styling to look attractive to his wife.”

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

“Your wife is the same. She sprays perfume and puts on makeup in the house. And they each use separate rooms.”

“Huh?! Then we’re not on good terms!”

“He said he does it to maintain a healthy sense of tension. He said that when he meets her in the morning, he dresses up neatly and goes out to the living room as if he is going to meet his lover.”

“and…….”

“As a result, Geumsil is happy. She still feels a romantic attraction for each other. Even though she’s well over 50.”

“It definitely takes effort… … .”

Snow White thought of her father and mother. A couple who were so comfortable with each other that they walked around the house in such comfortable clothes without any problem.

‘My dad was really handsome in photos when he was young.’

His younger brother, Baek Su-hyeon, is becoming more and more like his father when he was young.

When I look at pictures of my father during his military police days, I sometimes think that he was actually an idol dressed up as a soldier.

“effort…….”

Snow White rested her chin on her hand with a somewhat enlightened expression. Perhaps she had fallen into a state of boredom because she had seen the end of her love before it even began.

“Will Director Park try hard?”

“Me? Personally, I respect Professor Nam. Whether it’s his attitude toward life or his industry knowledge. Rather than saying that you ‘live with love’ with your wife, wouldn’t it be better to be able to have a passionate love even when you’re old?”

“Oh, burning love… … .”

“What were you thinking?”

“Don’t tease me when you already know… … .”

She had a calm expression on her face until just now, but now she has quickly turned into a girl who longs for love.

‘Yes, it is effort.’

Although Seongpil in his previous life was unable to get married, he put a lot of effort into dating.

Love is truly the emotion that changes a human being the most violently. What makes love work so hard and practice dancing… … .

‘Get out of my head!’

After rewriting the lyrics a few more times, Baekseol thanked Seongpil for his help.

Before they left the living room and went their separate ways, Seongpil called Baekseolha.

“Isn’t anything difficult?”

“Is it hard? Hehe, everything is hard.”

“It’s all an experience. You know what? The Beatles, Robbie Williams, Madonna, Adam Lambert. Even the most famous singer-songwriters and artists were initially idols who only followed the company’s plans.”

Snow White only had a vague smile on her lips.

I had heard this kind of story before Girls’ League debuted. I was so surprised when Sungpil used the Beatles as an example in music history class.

“I always think about it, but the examples that Director Park gives are too grandiose. The Beatles, Madonna… … .”

“Whenever you start something, you always aim for first place. Who would say, ‘I have to be third place’ when they start? The bigger the dream, the better.”

“I’m going to be crushed.”

“Of course, I don’t mind if Seol-ha grows up to be so extravagant. I don’t mind if she stays like this.”

“… … Okay, I see.”

“huh?”

Snow White frowned while smiling. It seemed as if she was scolding Seongpil.

“I think the words ‘It’s okay like this’ are the beginning of love turning into homework.”

“uh……?”

“It feels comfortable, so you want to lean on it. But, you can’t do that.”

Snow White took a step back from Seongpil.

“I have to work hard. I don’t want to hear, ‘It’s nice to be loved.’ I want to be loved because I’m the best. I don’t want to see Director Park giving me affection out of inertia.”

Seongpil, who had been blankly staring at Baek Seol-ha, suddenly covered his mouth with his hand.

‘What, what, what is this?’

It seems like a halo is shining from Baek Seol-ha.

Seongpil felt as if if he did something wrong, a moan of pleasure would weakly escape from between his lips.

I don’t want to show that kind of unattractive appearance. The kind of appearance full of longing, like a boy or girl in love, is definitely not something that a cold-hearted producer would want to show.

“Seolha is so cool, I want to be her fan forever. She’s a true genius. I wish she’d be an idol for the rest of her life.”

“yes……?”

“Oh, oh.”

It seemed as if he had revealed his true feelings from the middle without even realizing it.

Seongpil was surprised and was about to make excuses, but decided to just tell everything.

“That was so cool just now. Seriously, if there was a higher level expression than ‘so cool,’ I would have said it a hundred times.”

“Was it that much… … ?”

“Thank you for saying that.”

Snow White moved her lips as if thinking back on what she had just said.

At that time, Seongpil clenched his fist to show his strength.

“I’m embarrassed, so I’m going to go now!”

Then, as if running away, he quickly disappeared into the distance. Snow White watched him go away and let out a small laugh.

I laughed like that and then sighed.

It’s clear that Sungpil said this to Jang Hayang during the previous meeting. He said that only Jang Hayang was credited as the lyricist and that he was proud and would give her an award.

Snow White kicked the ground for no reason.

‘Aren’t you going to give me a prize…?’

I tried writing lyrics with courage.

* * *

Filming for ‘The Unknown Singer’ has ended.

Snow White took off her mask and came to the waiting room.

Min Kyung-seop handed her a frozen water bottle, saying that she had had a hard time. Baek Seol-ha put it to her face and let out a groan like an old man.

While I was feeling the afterglow of the performance, Min Kyung-seop asked.

“Seolhaya.”

Just from that call, Snow White knew what he was going to ask.

Snow White also answered in a subdued voice.

“yes…….”

“I know this might be rude to say, but… … .”

Min Kyung-seop said reluctantly.

“When did you lose?”

“… … That’s right.”

Baekseolha, ‘The Unknown’ defense three consecutive losses

She was the one who defended her title as champion for three consecutive times.

“I don’t have much time to produce this because I’m busy practicing.”

“But, but I can’t just do it roughly… … .”

Given Baek Seol-ha’s personality, she can’t do things like lose on purpose. No, she doesn’t do it.

Because that’s no different from insulting the other person.

Min Kyung-seop said with resignation.

“Yeah, yeah.”

A singer who is currently causing a sensation in South Korea.

Empress, ‘a cute genius who also sings well’.

Currently, the music charts are showing that the stage songs of ‘The Unknown Singer’ are recording huge hits.

In particular, the stage sound source of ‘the cute genius who also sings well’ was rising up the top 10 of the charts as soon as it was broadcast.

At this point, it is even surpassing the number of times Girls’ League has entered the top 10 of the charts. It is a major event that makes us feel the power of the media once again.

“No one expected that we would continue to win so easily.”

“That’s why. If I win one more time like this, I’ll break the record of ‘The Unknown’ who started out as an idol… … .”

Snow White sank her tired body deep into the chair. She looked into the mirror under the light from the makeup table right in front of her.

The empress, overcome with boredom, crossed her legs and rested her chin on her hand. And then she thought.

‘I want to know defeat… … .’

An unexpected obstacle.

Will Empress Baek Seol-ha be able to defeat her rival and focus entirely on producing?

‘Ah, is normality this boring?’

Be strong, Snow White!

* * *

Kim Chae-hyun, a third-year high school student and fan of the Girls’ League.

She declared.

“I’m getting rid of it.”

Talk.

It means getting away from K-pop.

In other words, it is the strongest declaration to completely stop being a K-pop fan.

My friend, Lee Seon-ju, asked casually.

“why?”

“Why? Why? Why?!”

“Because I have to study?”

“no!”

Kim Chae-hyun shouted in a resentful voice.

“How the hell can an idol group at the peak of their career go on a hiatus for over a yearhhhhhhhhhh! Without even one of those common digital singles! A whole year! A whole year! What kind of company doesn’t even have 10 people?! Garo Enter is deadhhhhhhhh!”

Lee Seon-ju flinched.

This was because Kim Chae-hyun really seemed like she was going to set fire to Garo Enter.

At that moment, an alarm went off on Kim Chae-hyun’s phone. It was an alarm for a new post on the official Girls’ League channel.

“F*ck, if another vlog video like that comes up, I’ll watch it 10 times and admire the kids’ beauty, then set fire to the horizontal enter button and go to jail… …!”

[Comeback Project Preview, ‘Our Producing’ Prologue]

“I almost said that!”

Kim Chae-hyun declares return to K-pop fandom!