Producer with no Regrets - Chapter 787



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Episode 787

After Baek Seol-ha changed into the hoodie she borrowed from Rika, the real meeting began.

“Ara, Ara, and Rika can rest.”

“I think it’ll be fun, so I’ll stay!”

Originally, Seongpil had planned to call Baek Seol-ha to discuss the stage layout.

Baek Seol-ha is the producer of ‘Our Producing Season 1’. The title song of Season 1 is ‘Apple Crush’, so she is the producer of ‘Apple Crush’.

‘He might be better than me in terms of ideas for apple crushes.’

It’s only natural that the basic framework of ‘Apple Crush’ started with Baek Seol-ha. Her head would be full of ideas that were either discarded due to issues with realism or shelved because they didn’t fit the Girls’ League.

Among them, there must be a concept that suits Seiko.

“Yeah, the more people the better.”

The only thing that wasn’t good was Seiko’s mind. She had been looking pale since she sat in the living room surrounded by members.

I’m still drenched in cold sweat.

‘Because I can see it too.’

No one in the Girls’ League has any good intentions towards Seiko.

Even Snow White, who rarely shows thorns toward others, has openly shown her hostility toward Seiko. Even in front of Seongpil.

‘So the first goal of this agreement would be to persuade Seol-ha.’

You should ask Baekseolha to help Seiko.

Before that, I have to save Seiko who is lost in thought due to tension.

The moment when Seongpil tried to ease her tension with small talk.

“Kkeueek… … !”

Seiko, who had been kneeling, fell backwards and let out a strange noise.

“Seiko-san?!”

“I got a mouse… … !”

Seiko grabbed her calf sadly.

Seongpil thought that someone nearby would massage his calves. But everyone was just staring at Seiko.

Only when Seongpil tried to approach her did Rika touch Seiko.

“Even if it hurts, bear it!”

“What, what are you trying to do… …!”

Rika grabbed Seiko’s feet and aligned them so that they were at a 90-degree angle to her shins. Then she straightened her knees and pushed her legs toward her stomach.

“Kkiaaaak… … !”

Seiko was in so much pain that she couldn’t even scream properly. She trembled like an insect that had been stabbed in the palm of her hand, and she finally shed tears.

“Ah, it hurts, it hurts!”

Seiko, who had been trembling in pain, barely managed to escape from the agony. When she got up again, she couldn’t raise her face properly, perhaps because she was embarrassed.

Even Sungpil would have been like that. If he had been a guest at a house and been squirming like an insect sprayed with pesticide… … .

“Shall we move?”

The six people moved to the table.

“If the seating is uncomfortable, please tell me.”

“Everyone sat on the floor naturally… … .”

Seiko grew up in the entertainment district of Roppongi.

The only places to rest were a single bed in the break room, a bench in the hallway, and a table and chairs in the hall. I continued to live in an environment where there was no such thing as personal space.

The very act of sitting on the floor was unfamiliar to her.

“If there is anything else that is inconvenient, please let me know.”

“are you okay.”

Seiko suddenly became calm. It seemed to be a reaction to the fierce appearance she had shown earlier. She seemed to be trying to somehow make up for the score.

“We are both busy people, so let’s get straight to the point. What should I do about my stage?”

“I wanted to ask Seol-ha for help. She was the main producer of ‘Apple Crush.’”

“Did you compose it?”

“The name is on the list.”

“Arrangement?”

“That name is… … .”

“Um, lyrics?”

“That too… … .”

“But you’re a producer? Aren’t you just staff member 1?”

The atmosphere became cold.

If Jang Ha-yang was nearby, she would have picked up the knife and alerted Seiko, but Jang Ha-yang is not there.

“Anyway, I understand. If Director Paku is like that, then that’s what it must be. So, Seol-ha? What part should we start discussing?”

“I never said I would help you.”

“……yes?”

Seiko’s sense of reality was awakened by Baekseolha’s cold reaction.

Seiko felt the gazes pouring down from all around her. Then, her confidence disappeared without a trace and her shoulders hunched.

She asked Seongpil for help with her eyes.

“Is that so? Oh, I spoke without thinking. Could you help me… … ?”

“Director Park.”

When Baek Seol-ha called, Seong-pil became nervous like Seiko.

“uh.”

“I understand that Seiko-senpai is going to ‘New Asa’. I also understand that she has to sing ‘Apple Crush’ there. But why should we help her?”

“that is…….”

“‘We’ also include Director Park. He’s not a person with much free time, is he?”

Seongpil was quite embarrassed.

Baek Seol-ha, who usually just laughs and gets over the situation, expresses her feelings so logically?

“If you are planning to hire us as future Garo Entertainment employees and want to give us field experience, then you need a convincing explanation.”

If Sungpil asks her to go somewhere, Baekseol is the one who will follow him without a doubt. This is why she asks for an explanation so seriously.

I don’t want to do it.

“… … Okay. I think it’s time to reveal it to you guys.”

The four members of the Girls’ League became tense at the same time. Seongpil’s tone was extremely serious, and his expression was filled with an unfathomable depth of thought.

Baek Seol-ha opened her mouth, trying not to let her voice tremble.

“Is there a reason why we should help Seiko-senpai, whom we dislike…? Is there a reason why we should help her at all costs?”

“Seolha, say that in Korean.”

“ah.”

Seiko glanced at Snow White, who was shedding tears, and gave her a sympathetic look as if she was apologizing.

“What… you know?”

It wasn’t an apple.

Snow White didn’t speak Japanese unconsciously. She said in Japanese, “Seiko-senpai, whom we hate,” so that Seiko could hear.

Seongpil gasped in disbelief. No matter what, wasn’t this too rude?

“Seolha, you… … .”

“Sir, I’m telling you this after holding it in for so long.”

“Uh, huh?”

“Senior Seiko, you didn’t even say one word of apology to us about the incident three years ago.”

“… … .”

Seiko never said ‘I’m sorry’ to the Girls’ League? The incident from 3 years ago, when Sungpil fell from the building while holding Seiko…

‘Why is Seiko apologizing for that?’

As you can see, Sungpil is not lacking in empathy.

Seongpil understood this situation through a metaphor.

For example, a father jumps off a building to save a woman he doesn’t know in front of his daughter. After that, the woman keeps hanging around the father.

He tried to become close to his daughter, showed an apologetic expression, and seemed intimidated, but he never said a word of apology to her.

How would my daughter feel when she sees that?

Seongpil dared to guess that some kind of leech had attached itself to him.

‘Well, it’s not like I wouldn’t feel good about it… … .’

It’s funny to compare Sungpil himself to his father. How dare he be compared to his parents?

But I know that the Girls’ League’s thoughts on Seongpil are by no means shallow.

“When you invited us to Chinon’s house before, I thought you were calling us to apologize. Of course I know that. If you think about it rationally, there’s no reason to apologize. But, you know? You can say you’re sorry, right?”

It’s a shame things turned out this way.

Of course, those words won’t put your mind at ease, but isn’t there at least a modicum of shame?

“I am.”

Baek Seol-ha suddenly touched her eyelids with her index finger and thumb. She scratched her eyes and opened them again. Faint tears glistened.

“I still think about that day sometimes. When I think about it, do you know what I feel?”

Seiko was not looking at Baekseolha but at Seongpil. Looking into her eyes, Seongpil realized that these words were directed at him and not Seiko.

Snow White was talking to Seongpil.

Why are you like that?

“I’m angry. I can’t believe that Director Park almost disappeared from this world. I can’t believe that the person who caused it is still around him.”

Why don’t you know my heart?

How can you keep hanging out with that woman?

Snow White was saying that.

“It’s creepy.”

I hate that woman who laughs like she’s forgotten the old days, so much that it gives me goosebumps.

It’s not just that I don’t like it because of the overlapping of human and situational problems.

“Senior Seiko.”

In Baekseolha’s opinion, Seiko is a person who fundamentally lacks something.

Seiko has little concept of dealing with humans. To her, there are only human and non-human things.

She can only empathize with humans.

It means a tool that is not human, so it cannot empathize.

I could feel Seiko’s attitude very clearly.

In the first place, is this something a human would think of?

“The attitude of getting close to us and trying to do something to Director Park… … .”

Without even a word of apology to the Girls’ League, who obviously hate her, she tries to become friendly with them only for her own purposes.

Is this an idea that humans can come up with?

When she returned to Japan a year after the incident, Baek Seol-ha made a promise to herself that she would never allow that man to be near Seong-pil.

“There’s a reason why Hayang runs to you whenever she sees Senior Seiko. Have you ever thought about what it means that there are people who hate that angelic child just by looking at them?”

Man is a mirror.

The person who looks at it is reflected and returns. That is how we communicate with each other as humans.

But Seiko doesn’t just shine on her opponents, she just devours them. She’s an empty void.

To put it bluntly, Seiko is a nasty person. Anyone who speaks to her for a few minutes will realize this.

Those who have a superficial relationship with someone may only have the impression that they are a popular celebrity. However, if you get even a little closer, anyone can tell.

Anyone would think this way.

I feel bad, he said.

“I understand why Director Park keeps trying to help Senior Seiko. That’s the kind of person he is. But I personally don’t want to get involved.”

“… … .”

Seongpil turned his gaze to the side. Seiko, sitting next to Baek Seol-ha, had her head bowed and her shoulders slightly trembled.

I can tell without even looking at her face, because her shoulders were crying.

“I’ll go and see Seiko for a moment.”

Seongpil got up from his seat and approached Seiko from behind. He gently grabbed her arm and helped her up.

Seiko buried her eyes in Seongpil’s shoulder and left the dorm with his support.

The room the two left was quiet. Unable to bear the silence, Joara immediately spoke.

“It’s refreshing to watch, but how are you going to handle the aftermath, teacher?”

“It’s better to handle it now.”

As time goes by, it may become irreversible. Once Seiko has penetrated deep into Seongpil’s life, it will be too late.

“People like that should not enter Director Park’s life.”

No, really… … .

‘Was I worried about Director Park?’

Actually, I was just trying to relieve stress.

“That’s not like a teacher!”

“What is it about me?!”

Snow White, whose self-confidence was starting to wane, reflexively became irritated by Rika’s remark.

“Everyone thought the same thing as me, so why are you saying this to the one carrying the gun?! Someone had to do it!”

“… … .”

Rika crossed her arms and turned her head away.

“joy!”

“… … What, what is it?”

Rika turned her head to the other side.

“joy!”

“Why are you doing that… … .”

“Huh! Huh!”

“Did I do something wrong… …?”

Baek Seol-ha looked at Jo A-ra and Shin A-reum with eyes that were seeking answers. The two looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders at the same time.

“I think I did well. Ask Rika why.”

This is the first time I’ve seen Snow White like this. Oh my, crossing her arms and ignoring her leader.

This is truly an earth-shattering event.

“Lee, Rika, why are you doing that… … ?”

“Apologize to Atashi for yelling at me!”

“sorry…….”

“I can’t help it!”

Rika uncrossed her arms and smiled brightly.

“Senior Seiko, all you had to do was say no! There was no need to involve Director Park! You were just threatening the director with your own feelings!”

“Tongue, a threat?”

“Besides, you could have said it separately, but you said it in front of the two of you! Even though it hasn’t been that long since you woke up, that’s not like you are a teacher!”

“I am for Director Park… … .”

“That kind of excuse is not like a teacher!”

“Huh?”

“Really? Is that all?”

“… … .”

no.

No it wasn’t.

The reason Baek Seol-ha was angry was not just because of Seiko. It was because of the entire environment surrounding Seong-pil.

‘What Director Park is thinking… … .’

Seongpil thinks, Seongpil talks, Seongpil laughs, Seongpil is moved, and Seongpil dreams.

It makes me mad that it’s not just the Girls’ League.

It makes me so angry that Sungpil doesn’t only look at the Girls’ League.

There’s Woohyomin, there’s Waypercent, there’s Chaotic Energy, and now there’s Bugbug.

This anger built up and finally came out.

‘No, that’s not it either.’

It’s not just that anger has reached a critical point.

The anger that had passed the critical point exploded because it met an easy target. Because it was an easy target, Seiko, right in front of him.

So, Baek Seol-ha’s feelings were not justified.

If the emotions she expressed were to be legitimate, it had to be like this.

“It’s so annoying that Director Park thinks about Seiko and keeps it in his head… … .”

Snow White washed her face with dry soap.

“You said we come first, you said we’re the top priority, you’ve been brainwashing me for 5 years… … . Lately, all I’ve seen is bugs and bugs… … . But after a long time, the new thing you’re doing is bringing Seiko… … .”

“What? It was just hysteria.”

Shin A-reum covered Jo A-ra’s mouth.

Snow White continued to hum, either as if she hadn’t heard or as if she was pretending not to hear.

“What the heck is a bug bug? Why should I care about a bug bug? Why does Director Park hang out with a bug bug… …”

The complaints continued unabated.

“I understand the chaotic energy. They’re our junior group. But what about Waypercent seniors? Why do you take care of Hyomin when she’s in a different company? In the past, you used to follow us even when we had small schedules, but these days, it’s hard to even see us. Are we really putting ourselves first? Anyone can see that it’s not true… … . We’re just wasting the money we earned on other things… … .”

Shin Areum opened Jo Ara’s mouth, which had been blocked. Jo Ara spoke out loud, just as Shin Areum had intended.

“That’s hysterical.”

Shin Areum nodded.

“The old days were better. When I was a trainee, I was much more… … .”

“At that time, the team leader was practically our manager.”

“That’s right! We make the most money at Garo Entertainment! Then shouldn’t we be the exclusive producer?! If it were up to me, I’d hire Director Park as our exclusive producer. I’m confident he’d pay us more than Garo Entertainment… … .”

Snow White was like an early subscriber to iTube. I get annoyed when my favorite little iTuber grows into a big company.

“You have to feed the fish you catch too… … .”

“Joara, I feel like I need relationship advice. What about you?”

“This is how it feels. All I can think is, ‘What should I do?’”

“You guys are part of the Girls’ League too?!”

“No, I didn’t know that you were that angry at Seiko. To be honest, it’s abysmal.”

“uh?!”

“so!”

Rika became strict and serious again.

“What will you do when Director Park comes back?”

“… … What should I do?”

“Just think about how Director Park feels right now! He was threatened by the leader of the group he really, really liked! How upset he must be!”

“I, I guess so? Huh… … .”

“Are you laughing?!”

“It’s a real abyss.”

Baekseol felt a secret pleasure in the fact that Seongpil was upset because of her. The fact that she was such an important person to Seongpil even gave her a sense of superiority.

Joara let out a sigh.

“How do you know what the teacher was thinking when he said that? On the surface, he was just expressing our feelings. We hate Seiko, and it would be good if the teacher could properly recognize that on this occasion. There’s no need to apologize, teacher.”

“Is that so… …?”

“I saw the opportunity.”

Shin Areum took care of Baek Seol-ha.

“I told you, Teacher, you almost helped that Seiko bitch? You’re already having a headache because of all the bugs, and you’re going to take care of Seiko too?”

“That’s true… … .”

“Even without that, whenever the team leader came to Japan, he would try to reconcile Seiko and me, right? Every time I saw that, I thought I was going to die from frustration. What do you mean reconciliation? You have to make things happen. Sometimes, when I see the team leader, he seems to see the world as too soft.”

“no.”

It was Rica.

When the three of them saw her, Rika spoke calmly.

“Director Park doesn’t know how important he is to us. He has a hard time thinking of himself as such a valuable person. He may be doing it on purpose.”

“Hey, the way you speak.”

“Director Park, you have a hard time narrowing the distance between your hearts! You’ll get hurt later if things turn out differently than you thought! That’s why… … .”

It’s similar to being afraid of betrayal.

If you don’t want to be betrayed, don’t trust.

With that mindset, Seongpil underestimates his own importance much more than it actually is.

“Probably the kind of person who would give up on having high expectations of anyone they date, thinking, ‘This person won’t love me more than I love him/her.’”

“… … It’s because of Success Enter.”

Shin Areum let out a nasal sound as if she agreed.

“I am receiving endless love from the team leader, but you may not.”

“… … That’s why you keep trying to reconcile us with Seiko-senpai! It’s because you don’t understand our wounds properly!”

“Did you ignore me?”

“That, so… … .”

The conversation that had gone astray returned to its original course thanks to Baek Seol-ha.

“What should I do? What should I do when the director comes back?”

“Oh, I told you not to apologize. I didn’t do anything wrong.”

“I should first apologize for not being able to distinguish between the position and the situation!”

“Hey Rika. Are you preparing for activities in Japan when we disband later? You need to be popular with Seiko to make activities easier.”

“Ara-chan, you’re so sinister! Atashi (I) am not that calculating!”

“anyway.”

Shin Areum came up with a neutral solution.

“First of all, the team leader will be angry. He is strict when it comes to disrespecting manners.”

“Oh, it’s persuasive when someone who got hit in the palm with a stick speaks.”

“If you get angry, you should just listen. Don’t try to argue back.”

“What happens if I refute you… … ?”

“You’ll get hit in the palm of your hand.”

Snow White looked at the palm of her hand.

Come to think of it, I’ve never been hit in the palm of my hand in my life.

“Mom, are you in a lot of pain?”

“You shouldn’t think about being right.”

“No, there’s no way the old man would really hit me. What are you two talking about?”

“Listen first, and then tell the teacher how you feel in an adult way. One of the teachers said that it is effective to say, ‘I felt this way because of this.’ Practice it.”

“Ugh, uhm. I, I really feel bad that Director Park cares about Seiko. You were the one who was wrong first! You should understand if you’ve been doing it for three years, right?!”

Shin Areum snapped her fingers.

“No, no, I told you not to do that.”

“But honestly, if it makes you feel better, then I recommend it.”

“You fucking internet, get off of it. Didn’t you hear what Soohyun said? She got stuffed on the internet because she used some weird words during a live broadcast.”

“I recognized him when he told Yuuto to learn Korean through the community.”

“Ugh, what should I do? I can’t calm down… … .”

Anger, fear, sadness, disgust, and other emotions all mixed together are confusing.

Just as Baek Seol-ha’s head began to spin, the bell rang. Rika ran to the front door and opened it. And when she returned with Seong-pil, the light atmosphere had completely disappeared.

Seongpil sat at the head of the table.

Before she knew it, Baek Seol-ha was raising her eyebrows and creating an angry atmosphere. Shin A-reum sent a signal with her eyes that said, ‘Just listen for now.’

‘Yeah, I was wrong about the timing. I should have gotten in trouble… … . Then I’ll explain logically what I felt… … .’

Seongpil bowed his head towards her.

“I’m sorry, Seolha.”