Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 168



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 168

168. I don’t like it.

“I want to meet a man or woman I like naturally and ‘by chance’-”

It was a question that Baek-seok brought up while having tea time in his room after finishing the 4th quarter schedule meeting.

Baek-seok, who has nicknames such as ‘Stone Buddha’ as his name suggests, or ‘Stone Stone’ which is more than just a tree or stone, is someone who doesn’t usually show much interest in things related to love.

Seok Oppa, who was like that all of a sudden?

“Huh? What’s going on all of a sudden~ Seok oppa, do you have a crush on someone? Are you sure Jinhee unnie is accepting your feelings?”

“Not me. Sir.”

When Yuna, who had her eyes shaped like crescent moons and full of mischief like a cat, asked with a hehe, Baekseok answered bluntly.

“Tch, I was just trying to have fun for the first time in a while, huh? Uncle Choi?!”

Another strange thing appears in Yuna’s large eyes.

The person giving off a pink vibe is not Baek Seok, but Choi Dae Heon.

Rather, it was an interesting thing.

In particular, curiosity is piqued about the woman who had a mutual interest with Choi Max-heon.

‘Even if that’s what Uncle Choi is like, why on earth does the other person say Uncle Choi?’

Unlike Baek-seok, who has women clinging to him even when he just breathes,

As far as Yuna knows, Choi Dae-heon has never really had a relationship with any woman, whether it was through business or blind dates.

So, the person who got a new crush this time is probably one of the people that Choi Max-heon met most recently.

‘That’s why it’s even more amazing.’

The factors that determine a person’s first impression can be broadly divided into two.

Appearance and voice.

Of course, a cavernous voice that stimulates the eardrums or a sweet voice play a big role in forming a first impression, but an even more powerful factor is, of course, appearance.

It is not something to be criticized as dirty lookism.

This is a highly scientific and genetic preference, as vision accounts for 80-90% of the five senses accepted by the human brain.

And Choi Max-heon is a large man who wears a white suit and sunglasses every day.

Therefore, it might not have been easy to develop a liking for him based on first impressions alone.

Of course, Yuna herself had been watching Choi Max-heon closely for a long time, so she knew how good of a person he was.

Unlike his outward appearance as the boss of an organization, he is warm and deep inside.

In the ugly entertainment industry where people are obsessed with making money and do not hesitate to commit illegal acts and corruption, Choi Dae-heon is one of the few righteous people who thinks of and considers his artists first and foremost and pursues the right path in everything he does.

Others just treat him as a ‘man of destiny’ who discovered the artist Yuna by chance, but

Yuna, who had been with him since the bottom, knew better than anyone else that there had been unseen efforts by Choi Max-heon behind the scenes.

Therefore, Yuna deeply hoped that Choi Max-heon would one day meet a good partner who would recognize his true worth.

Choi Dae-heon, who has been running without rest like a racehorse, is now in his forties.

If I miss this opportunity, Seok Oppa and I might end up moving into Silvertown.

It was clear that Baek Seok was also taking action now to prevent such an unfortunate incident.

Afterwards, I heard more detailed information from Baek Seok.

It was a really cute idea for men who wanted to help Choi Max-heon to ask for advice from their close friends of the opposite sex.

“So what happens to that dating agency member?”

“That’s a secret.”

“Then I can’t help you either~ The cute nation’s little sister Yuna’s secret dating know-how can’t be shared with people who don’t even know her true identity, right?”

“Yuna, don’t go around saying ‘cute little sister of the nation’ with your own mouth. You’ll get antis.”

“I’m also picky about my opponents. Anyway, please don’t change the subject.”

At Yuna’s urging, Baek-seok lets out a sigh that seems to contain several meanings.

What finally came back was a familiar name.

“Seongjun oppa and Haesoo manager?”

“Please, I beg you, don’t go around talking about it.”

Baek-seok asks with a look of anxiety.

one side,

‘Hmm~ That’s right.’

The corners of Yuna’s mouth go up.

Choi Max-heon’s love life is also interesting, and Sung-jun is also involved in it.

This is a situation where you need to get involved properly, not just give advice.

‘Oh, then not at all.’

A lightbulb goes off in Yuna’s head as she spins her brain with a devilish expression on her face.

When I tell Baek-seok my plan, he hesitates for a moment and then nods.

I don’t know if the two of you know each other.

Baek-seok has always been somewhat tolerant of Yu-na’s antics.

Anyway, I guess you got the approval.

As Yuna takes out her cell phone and dials someone’s number, a familiar melody starts playing on the other end of the phone.

♪~ ♬~

If you’re in the music industry, or even if you’re not, if you’re a Korean, you can’t help but know this.

The melody of the song that reached number one on Billboard.

And after a while.

– hello?

Yuna greeted the person on the phone with a very excited voice.

“Hey, what are you doing today? Let’s meet up for a bit.”

*

As soon as the words ‘Project to get Choi Dae-pyo married’ came out of Yuna’s mouth, she checked the group chat and there was an apology message from Baek Seok.

– I’m sorry. I couldn’t stop you.

That one line explained the whole situation.

‘Director Baek’s advisor was Yuna!’

And he added a reason for the suggestion the advisor made in a blunt manner.

– I suggested to Seok Oppa that we all get together and think about it, because if we just talk through text, it can be slow to gather opinions and make progress.

It was sudden, but it wasn’t exactly wrong.

The same thing happened with working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Even though your body may be comfortable, your work efficiency will honestly decrease.

In reality, communication becomes smoother and work gets done only when you come to the company.

MXM Entertainment CEO Baek Seok, who is an intellectual and knows the importance of work efficiency, must have approved Yuna’s proposal for that reason.

“Yeah, okay. Okay.”

Seongjun also expressed his positive opinion.

Although Yuna asked what I was doing today, it was only a formal greeting and she didn’t actually want to meet me right away.

Since it wasn’t just the two of us, we had to set a time and place.

And Yuna suggested a contact point for the secret envoys.

The secret place she mentioned was none other than-

“MXM Enter Meeting Room?”

Seongjun asked back in surprise.

“Won’t CEO Choi find out?”

– It would be more difficult to meet outside. My brother and I are both people who receive a lot of attention from people around us.

Seongjun was about to suggest something like an unmanned study room, but soon stopped talking because he thought Yuna might not know.

– The darkest place is under the lamp. If you see us in the meeting room, you’ll think we’re talking about music work. And from what Seok oppa said, CEO Choi is so busy these days that he doesn’t come to the company often, right?

Yuna was right.

Sungjun, who was recruited this year, reached number one on Billboard in less than a year since his debut, and the new girl group ‘Breeze’ that he participated in producing also took first place on music shows and charts, growing in size overnight.

Thanks to this, many people, including high-ranking officials from various broadcasting stations and advertisers, are looking for Choi Dae-heon, and he says that he is having busy days because of this.

– Then I’ll see you soon when the date is set, oppa!

That’s how I ended my call with Yuna.

Let’s relay the conversation from earlier to Oh Hae-soo, another member of the Dating Manipulators.

– If my brother and the director do that, I have to follow them.

The answer came back:

“By the way, did you find an advisor?”

– Hehe, hyung. Even though I saw this guy, Oh Hae-soo. He’s quite popular. Of course you would have found him, hyung, so let’s set a date quickly!

“Yeah, yeah.”

Actually, I haven’t found it yet, but I ended up answering Oh Hae-soo’s question with such confidence.

Seongjun’s impatience and worry deepen after hanging up the phone.

‘Damn it. It’s hard enough to ask someone’s opinion on a relationship, but how on earth do I tell them to meet with people I don’t know and discuss it with them?’

At first, I tried to casually ask a few close acquaintances, but the hurdles quickly became too high.

Thanks to this, Sungjun’s advisor list is automatically reset.

‘Why can’t the person in question, Cha Seong, take me with him? That seems a bit much.’

It was a time when my head was in disarray because of the plan that had gone wrong.

Brrrrrr-

I instinctively grabbed the vibrating phone and checked who was calling.

It was Seol Hye-yoon who finished class.

– Sorry, I’m a little late. But why are you calling?

The confusion that had been covering my head disappeared at Seol Hye-yoon’s words.

‘Okay, let’s put aside thoughts about Dating Agency for a moment.’

Now was the time to focus on the lyrics for Breeze’s new song, which he was asking Seol Hye-yoon to write.

He also briefly explained the background of ‘Breeze’ being chosen by ‘Pater’ and that Shin Jin-hee had asked him to compose a new song to be performed on the ‘Rock Cup’ final stage.

“The demo has already been completed. And I would like Hye-yoon to take charge of the lyrics.”

Seongjun waits for Seol Hye-yoon’s answer.

In the past, she would have had some time to worry about whether she could do well.

Also, it was Sungjun’s role to encourage and instill confidence in them at such times.

however,

– Thank you for giving me this great opportunity. I would like to try it.

This time, Seol Hye-yoon’s answer was quick and concise.

A tone of speech that is full of confidence, or rather determination.

‘Is it because you quit your job?’

I feel strangely uneasy seeing Seol Hye-yoon’s changed appearance.

“I just sent you a demo by email.”

– Yes, just a moment. Oh, I just got in. I’ll hang up and listen. When should I send you the draft of the lyrics?

“Well, the recording schedule is tighter than I thought. I think next week would be good. Is that possible?”

– I have to meet the deadline somehow. I’m getting paid for this job.

“Oh, Hye-yoon~ You’re awesome.”

This time, too, Seol Hye-yoon’s answer was different from before.

Unlike when he was working part-time, there was a clear change in his attitude after taking up songwriting as his profession.

‘Somehow, Hye-yoon’s appearance during the Saehyang era overlaps with mine.’

Although she was a quiet person, she was professional and intelligent when it came to her work, and many male employees secretly fell in love with Seol Hye-yoon, but now it’s all a memory.

“I have a draft of the lyrics and they may need to be revised, so why don’t we meet in my studio that day?”

Just like Sungjun’s song, Seol Hye-yoon’s lyrics also need the OK sign of the Breeze members and their dedicated PD Shin Jin-hee.

The suggestion was to meet in the studio to shorten the time, as going back and forth via email or messenger could increase the time for feedback and revisions.

It’s the same reason as the offline meeting of the Dating Manipulation Group.

And then an idea struck Sungjun.

‘Yeah, wouldn’t it be okay if it’s Hye-yoon?’

Although she is part of the MCN division by signing with the influencer ‘SHYine’, she is still a member of the MXM Entertainment family.

It will be less burdensome to meet Baek Seok or Oh Hae Soo.

‘And when I saw you working on the last album, it seemed like you were quite close with Yuna.’

I don’t know who Oh Hae-soo’s partner will be, but aside from her, I’m already familiar with five out of the six members of the Dating Agency.

Seol Hye-yoon was the best advisor for Sung-jun.

“Oh, Hye-yoon. This time, I’d like to ask you to do something else besides writing lyrics.”

– Yeah, what is it?

“It’s just that I want to meet that person I like naturally and by chance-”

Just like Baek-seok did to Yu-na, Sung-jun explains the situation by minimizing information such as Choi Dae-heon or the members of the Dating Agency.

I guess we liked each other at first sight.

However, since the man is shy, he is unable to directly suggest meeting up.

We aim to create chance and natural encounters.

What the heck, what the heck-

“-So, I was wondering if you could spare some time for a brief meeting while you’re coming to the studio next week?”

So I finished my lengthy explanation that lasted about five minutes.

‘Well, now that I think about it, I got so immersed in it that it felt like it was my story.’

I think that since it was a matter of blood relationship love, I got overly immersed without even realizing it.

Still, it must have been persuasive enough to convey the situation vividly.

Let’s wait with anticipation. Soon, Seol Hye-yoon’s answer came back.

As expected-

– I don’t like it.

refusal···?