Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 166



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 166

166. MXM Dating Manipulator

MXM Entertainment’s brain, Baek Seok, is what the world calls a ‘handsome guy’.

A sculptural appearance and gentle words that make an actor’s cheeks slap.

He is surrounded by women who admire his neat black suit every day.

And among them, as everyone knows (but believes she keeps it a secret), there are many talented people like the genius visual and art director PD Shin Jin-hee.

He is the embodiment of an alpha male who is naturally attracted to the opposite sex even when he is still.

However, he is still single in his mid-thirties and is not dating anyone in particular.

Of course, as a director, he is in a position to oversee all the miscellaneous company work.

Even in the midst of war, love blossoms and children are born, being busy isn’t enough of an excuse for an alpha male like Baek Seok to remain single for years.

Because of this, some people suspect that Baek Seok is a person from that area.

He who has such a wild rumor-

“You want to meet Cha Seong-eun?”

Seongjun asks back in surprise.

From Sungjun’s perspective.

Although Cha Seong-i’s personality is a bit like that, his appearance is objectively quite attractive.

‘When I was in middle and high school, I think I was called the school goddess.’

If it’s studying, then studying; if it’s exercising, then exercising.

A woman with a pretty appearance who never once lost the position of class president from the time she entered elementary school until she graduated from high school.

My older sister was a woman who possessed both talent and power.

Maybe that’s why.

From a young age, older brothers I met for the first time would pretend to be close and put their arms around me, calling me ‘brother-in-law’.

Even in the military, after Cha Seong-eun came to visit me once, his seniors kept taking him to the PX.

‘It is an undeniable fact that thanks to that, I have been able to eat frozen food without any worries since the Jjamppong days.’

Still, I never would have thought that Baek-seok would show interest in Cha Seong-eun.

It was at a time when I was swallowing admiration for the external popularity of my blood relative whom I had forgotten about.

“It wasn’t me. ‘CEO Choi’ said he wanted to meet you.”

Baek-seok has corrected Seong-jun’s misunderstanding.

As expected, you have to listen to Korean until the end.

Well, whatever.

In contrast to Baekseok, who is always surrounded by women,

It was equally surprising to Sungjun that Choi Dae-heon, who had the force of a gang leader who seemed to be followed only by large, muscular men around him, showed interest in his older sister.

‘Wait a minute, come to think of it.’

At the time, Cha Seong-eun had said that Choi Dae-heon, who had stopped by the waiting room for a moment during the last showcase, was his ideal type.

Seongjun was shocked by a side of his older sister that he had never known about.

“He asked me to tell him that he would be very grateful if you could set up a meeting, even if it wasn’t a blind date.”

“If that’s the case, you could have told me directly. Why, Director Baek?”

“I don’t know what you think, Seongjun, but the CEO is a bit shy, despite his outward appearance. Especially when it comes to relationships with the opposite sex.”

Baek-seok presses his temples as if he has a headache.

Looking at that sight, a sorrowful look appears on Seongjun’s face.

‘I have to worry about my boss’s love life…’

Director Baek must be having a hard time too.

‘Well, by the way, you asked me to make a seat for you. What should I do?’

This is my first time doing this type of matchmaking, so I don’t really know what to do.

However, since Cha Seong-i had a favorable impression of the other person, he decided to send a text message first to confirm his opinion.

– Sister. The CEO, who said last time that you were his ideal type, wants to meet you.

I was wondering what to say and just sent the text anyway.

Then after a while,

Kotok is here~♪

My older sister has a clear schedule for work and private life, so even if I send her messages while she’s at work, she doesn’t respond.

But what is this?

– Call. Call call call call call call call call.

As soon as I sent the message, a reply arrived.

That’s also quite creepy(?).

“I got a reply.”

“What do you say?”

Did you call out ten times?

– I couldn’t bring myself to say that.

Whether it’s ugly or beautiful, it’s to protect the image of my older sister, who is my blood relative.

At the same time, I wanted to protect the illusion that Choi Max-heon had.

“Well, he said he’d be willing to meet you sometime. He said you seemed like a nice person when we met briefly in the waiting room.”

It was revealed that she also had feelings for Choi Dae-heon by beating around the bush.

“That’s fortunate.”

And only then does color return to Baek-seok’s face, which had been extremely tense.

at that time,

“But what kind of natural place would there be other than a blind date?”

Seongjun and Baekseok blink their eyes at Oh Haesoo’s question as he listens to the conversation between the two.

I was so focused on getting Cha Seong-eun’s okay that I missed the most important part: ‘how to get the two of them to meet.’

Seongjun, Baekseok, and even Oh Haesoo joined in and belatedly thought about it.

Even if three men put their heads together, there’s no way they’ll come up with a good idea.

“How about reserving seats next to each other at the movie theater?”

“What if we meet by chance at an art museum?”

“If your older sister goes to the gym-”

The three people who had been talking nonsense that was not natural at all finally shouted give up.

“We can’t do it with our heads.”

“Since it’s a relationship-related issue, how about asking for advice from the women you know?”

“That sounds good.”

But in the end, the three of them succeeded in coming up with a pretty good alternative.

On this day, a secret group message room aka ‘MXM Dating Manipulator’ was opened for three men.

*

The next day.

As planned, we were given a few sweet days off.

So, Seongjun visited his hometown for the first time in a long time.

“Oh my, the son of the Billboard number one singer is here.”

“It must have been a tough long flight from America, my son.”

Maybe it was because I was happy to see my son’s face after such a long time.

Or maybe it was because he was happy about the family dinner he was having today, with the top-quality Korean beef set and assorted tuna sashimi in his son’s hands.

Anyway, the parents welcomed Seongjun with a heavy heart.

At first, we were thinking of making a reservation at a fancy hotel buffet or a fancy restaurant, but my parents suggested that we just eat at home.

Since her son is a celebrity, she must have been worried about what others thought.

Home cooking alone is enough.

“Instead, I have a favor to ask of my son.”

“What is it? Would you like some pocket money?”

“I haven’t even used up all the money I received this month, so what about the allowance?”

The smiling mother points to the living room table.

There was a mountain of A4 paper piled up there.

And a pen placed next to it.

“Can you sign it for me? My son is so popular these days.”

“Why do so many people around me ask for your autograph?”

His mother added that in particular, after Sungjun’s face was on the news after his recent Billboard No. 1 hit and his headlining performance at Lollapalooza, he has been receiving a lot of requests for his autograph.

It made sense since middle-aged people of the same age as the two of you would be more familiar with TV news than YouTube or internet articles.

“If you feel uncomfortable signing, don’t feel pressured, you don’t have to.”

“Yeah. Why is it that when some celebrities give out a lot of autographs, their rarity decreases and stuff like that?”

However, parents ask questions carefully, perhaps out of consideration for their son.

“No, it’s not burdensome at all.”

If one sign like this can make the two of you stand out among your friends, it’s not a bother at all.

“Let’s eat first.”

And so the cozy family meal time began.

Oh, today’s meal is a ‘family’ meal.

Of course, older sister Cha Seong-eun was also included.

From the moment he first came home, the look in Cha Seong-eun’s eyes as she looked at Seong-jun was like that of a bird of prey hunting for prey.

The fact that his lips looked quivering clearly showed that he wanted to talk in detail about his meeting with Choi Dae-heon yesterday.

One, for some reason, Cha Seong doesn’t even open his mouth about it.

‘What is their plan?’

It was when he was putting a piece of tuna belly in his mouth while trying to figure out Cha Seong-eun’s intentions.

“So, how was Lollapalooza? It was amazing from the video. It was the first time I’d seen a rainbow at night.”

“My dad doesn’t like the songs of kids whose names are Geoshigi. They’re just for show.”

My parents brought up the Lollapalooza and Billboard story.

Originally, these two people weren’t very interested in music.

These days, the two of them are diligently searching the web for information about Lollapalooza and have listened to all the songs by Billboard competitors and headliners.

I feel strangely moved by the thought that I have changed the two of you, but at the same time, my heart is touched by the sight of you two always showing interest and support.

“So what’s your relationship with your friend Ariel?”

“My father doesn’t think a foreign daughter-in-law is a bad thing.”

“Ugh, ugh.”

Well, the animosity among the Cha family doesn’t last long.

I almost got stabbed while eating.

After finishing the meal like that,

“We’ll do the dishes. Son, don’t forget to do what I asked you to do earlier.”

“yes.”

I turned on the TV and started signing.

In the early days of my debut, I felt a bit awkward about signing because I thought it was just for show.

Now, it’s a hand movement that I’m quite familiar with, to the point where I’m surprised myself.

While signing with sincerity.

At that time, a music show was on TV.

Like a skilled Han Seok-bong, he holds a pen in his hand and watches the performances of idol groups on music shows to analyze the current trends.

Since producing Breeze and Mysterious Girl, I’ve been paying attention to idol group songs these days.

As I was looking at the moon rising in the night sky during the last Lollapalooza performance, an idea for a song that would suit Breeze flashed through my mind.

If I get the chance, I plan to push for Breeze’s next title song as well.

one side,

– Next week! Self-producing all-round beast idols! Monsta Z are set to make a comeback!

– Wow, really? I’m so excited!

“Oh, already.”

Time has passed so quickly while I was visiting the US.

By the way, Jiwoong said that he would release a follow-up song called ‘1000km/h’ that he composed 4 weeks after promoting this title song. I wonder what happened to that.

I’ll have to go to work next week and ask the team in charge of MonZ.

It was when I had finished signing to some extent while multitasking like that.

Cha Seong-eun slowly approached.

During family meals, Cha Seong-eun and Seong-jun, who had been quietly waiting for an opportunity, asked with shining eyes.

“So. Can I meet with CEO Choi?”

As expected, the topic of conversation was as expected.

“Well, I guess that’s what you do.”

“Brother, is there anything you want? Even something expensive is fine, so tell me.”

“Sister. I think I have the most money in our house.”

For the first time in a long time, or maybe even in my life, I was in control in my relationship with Cha Seong-eun.

I have to enjoy this location to the fullest.

“Hmm~ So that’s how it came out.”

Meanwhile, Cha Seong-eun’s eyes narrow at Seong-jun’s attitude.

The expression she makes when she splits from being a sister to a logic witch.

As expected.

“You, the day I went to bring kimchi to mom. Were you with a girl?”

“?!”

The witch’s unexpected and ominous words made Seongjun’s heart pound.

‘How do you do that… No, are you just trying to sneak a peek?’

If you waver here, you’ll lose the initiative.

After calming down my heartbeat through [Myeonggyeongjisu], I tried to act calm and make excuses.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

Although Seongjun denied it, Cha Seongeun continued talking without paying any attention.

“You are so beautiful. The ‘Saehyang’ lipstick suits you so well.”

For some reason, even Saehyang’s name was mentioned.

What the heck? Do you really know something?

Cold sweat begins to form on my back.

Cha Seong-eun’s lips turned up as he watched Seong-jun trying hard to maintain a calm expression.

If you look closely, Cha Seong-eun is a person who wants to be with his younger brother.

There was no way I wouldn’t notice the subtle change in Cha Seong-jun’s expression.

“And he came to your showcase too?”

And the car that delivers the final blow is Cha Sung.

“Shine.”

Seongjun, who had held out until the end, was captured.

“If you tell Mom and Dad, they’ll be really proud. Right?”

Cha Seong-eun turns his gaze towards the two people who are standing together and washing the dishes.

A gesture indicating that one is ready to stick one’s tongue out at any time.

What the heck···?

“···What do you want?”

When Seongjun asks with difficulty, the corners of Cha Seong-eun’s mouth go up.

“I have a simple wish that our crow-like younger brother will become a very strong bridge for this older sister. Hehe. Be proactive in appealing to me, younger brother. Only my good points.”

“Ugh, you want me to make up stories for you, sir?”

“Well, the choice is yours. Will you be Pinocchio or a filial son who secretly lets women into his studio?”

Just like the famous quote from an Ice Age idol ancestor at a press conference.

Seongjun is thirty years old, and Seori (30) is thirty years old.

It wasn’t particularly unusual for a grown adult to invite friends of the opposite sex into their home.

But somehow, I felt embarrassed, like I was caught watching a baseball video during my teenage years.

Especially, if you look at the question about her relationship with Ariel at the dinner table earlier, it was obvious that if she was a mother, she would ask questions about this and that.

It is common for sons to not openly discuss their romantic relationships with their parents or siblings.

Seongjun was also a typical son.

“···What are your strengths, sister?”

In this way, the deal between Eunpeto and Junnochio was dramatically concluded.

*

The next day.

Today is the day to meet my band friends.

We arrived at the rehearsal room, the meeting place.

I was about 10 minutes late because I was going out to get presents for my friends, but it seemed like everyone had already gone into their reserved rooms.

Are you practicing even during that short period of waiting?

The faint sounds of drums and bass leak out through the soundproof door from the reserved room.

It was the same when I first formed a band when I was twenty.

I don’t know about other things, but when it comes to playing together, I can’t help but chuckle at the thought that they are all consistently sincere.

‘Let’s secretly hear how much everyone practiced.’

Seongjun approached with his footsteps muffled and secretly opened the soundproof door.

Recently, Sungjun practiced for a long time with the best veteran live session artists in the country while preparing for the Lollapalooza Festival stage.

Thanks to this, the standards for sessions have become considerably higher than when they first debuted.

The sound of instruments played by Kang Seung-wook and Kim Ho-su can be heard through the slightly open door.

at the same time,

‘This is···.’

A look of embarrassment appeared on Sungjun’s face.

….. (continue)