Rockstar Again - Chapter 137



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Episode 137. Reason (4)

Na Moon-hee, head of the marketing team at Cheong-A Entertainment, began to organize her schedule busily.

You might ask why the marketing manager would organize the schedule, but that’s just how work is.

If you work hard at promotion, your network of connections in the industry will naturally grow. As a result, the position of marketing team leader is one where you can easily get inquiries about your schedule from all over the place.

“Oh my… … The university festival is just around the corner, and why are you talking about going to the US… … .”

Na Moon-hee couldn’t hide her joy at the festival invitations pouring in from all over the place, but she also expressed her frustration.

“But it’s a four-day round trip. Let’s have a drink.”

At Park Soo-chan’s rotten joke, Team Leader Na Moon-hee’s eyes turned to Manager Park Soo-chan.

“What are you drinking? Don’t you know how much you’ll lose if you don’t give yourself enough time for a round trip in four days?”

“Here, coffee. Hehe… … .”

“Ah… … Really, I can’t handle it… … . As for the coffee… … I’ll drink it well for now.”

Team leader Na Moon-hee took a long sip of the iced Americano that Park Soo-chan handed her.

As the refreshing and bitter taste of coffee hit her throat, the stuffy feeling in her stomach eased somewhat. Thinking that she was going to live a long life of coffee that was like a herbal medicine, Na Moon-hee moved her mouth.

“No, but can’t you adjust it a bit?”

“haha…….”

“You’re the team leader, aren’t you? You can’t leave now. Couldn’t you have made a stronger appeal?”

“… … Haha… … If I have the strength, I have to send you if you say you’re going… … Hahaha… … .”

Na Moon-hee looked at Park Soo-chan, who was scratching his head, for a moment before taking another sip of her coffee.

Well, that’s true.

That group is… … no touch… …

A unique rookie group that no one can touch.

Even though these crazy rookies are shouting for a 5-day workweek, saying they need to take care of their families when their schedules are tight, the company doesn’t say a word.

Are you an ugly person? … If you say so, then that’s not it.

―Oh my… …Thank you for your hard work. You must be working hard because of us. Please have some bread while you work.

Keyboardist Hong Young-pil, a master of worldly skills.

Every time I go in and out, my hands often feel heavy.

Rather, to the point where the employees feel sorry.

Is it because he has been in the entertainment industry for a long time while being treated as a third-rate person that he has the inner strength, or is it because he has passed the destiny of understanding the will of heaven that he is good at flirting?

In any case, if the artist you’re dealing with is over 50 years old, it’s normal for the company to not be able to do anything carelessly. The decisive reason why they couldn’t do anything carelessly with that team was because of a certain member who was more familiar with the economics section than the entertainment section.

But it’s still frustrating.

May is called Family Month, but for entertainment companies that have singers, it is a month of recovery.

A month full of excitement and university festivals.

The population of South Korea is rapidly decreasing, and the number of new students is decreasing day by day, but the festival is still hot.

‘Rather, it got hotter as the university’s status fell… … probably.’

Team leader Na Moon-hee took another sip of coffee and smiled at Park Soo-chan.

As freshmen become rare and the gap between universities narrows, university festivals have become an arena of competition.

What do you mean?

Depending on which entertainers are invited to the university festival, the student council’s performance is determined and the university’s status rises and falls.

Of course, the first priority for casting is always the female idols of the time. But Blue Porcelain is… … receiving evaluations outside the standard.

Festivals and rock.

It’s a very good match.

In addition, from the perspective of those who are trying to squeeze through the narrow gates to get a job, it is a rare thing for a group to be led by the CEO of a large corporation.

This is something you would put on your resume.

This is what happens when you go for an interview at a subsidiary of Jaemin Group.

―I! I have dreamed of joining Jaemin Group while watching the Chairman perform on stage!

What… … something like that.

The fact that they are a group that is currently leading the trend in Korea is also an appropriate situation to raise the value of this group.

The same goes for the lack of substitutes.

Because there was no other group with a similar concept, Blue Porcelain was the group that was ranked number one among university student councils.

Na Moon-hee let out a small sigh as she filled in her schedule in Excel.

This is not a sigh of frustration, but rather a sigh that means at least you can breathe a little easier.

“It’s fortunate that we don’t have to force them to do a 5-day week in May. We’ll do our best. Okay? Honestly, isn’t it? A rock band performing live on a music show? A lot of people think it’s funny, but I told you it’s not easy. You know, Team Leader Park, right? How much damage does the company suffer from one Blackpink music show?”

“Of course. I know it too well. I’m tired too.”

Because the job of a manager starts from empathy.

Regardless of the real intention, Park Soo-chan first expressed his sympathy.

“Would it be nice if the music show producers just said no and said to play MR instead? What is this, oh my, the chairman is here, they’re all busy bragging about their stage settings… … In the end, that money isn’t going to their broadcasting station, it’s going to be our company.”

“ha ha ha…….”

“They spend 5,000 at a time, and I’m not in charge of finances, but wow, they’re organizing it so well. It’s barely time to collect them, and in four days, the festival will be held at least twice a day, so eight in total will be gone. How can they be so relaxed when they don’t know how long they’ll be holding the Blizzard, Blizzard.”

He expressed his regret mixed with annoyance, but it was not an annoyance without reason.

It is very important to follow trends.

Especially, if the field is music, its importance increases even more.

The times have excluded hip-hop, so if you try to rap and make a fuss, you’ll most likely never get to go on stage.

On the contrary, when the times call for hip-hop, even if they don’t have much skill, they are often called out here and there.

Although hip-hop was mentioned as an example, rock is an even more minor genre.

It is true that they are proud of the artists they have, in that they led the trend rather than just following it with such a minor genre.

It was true that I was that scared.

That’s what a trend is.

Because it can change in an instant.

In cases like now where the non-mainstream shines, the risk of it ending in a one-shot is much greater.

But then, Park Soo-chan’s finger suddenly pointed somewhere on the monitor.

“… …What are you doing?”

At Team Leader Na Moon-hee’s words, Park Soo-chan burst into a good-natured laugh again.

“Hahaha. I think you’ll have to take the first half of your schedule off today. I already have a… …schedule.”

Na Moon-hee is making her schedule, but it is not final.

Since she is in the position of marketing team leader, which is where the most inquiries come in, she is in charge of the schedule framework even though it is not her job. The final coordination of schedules coming in from here and there is completely outside of Na Moon-hee’s authority.

Na Moon-hee asked, assuming that the schedule inquiry had come directly to Manager Team Leader Park Soo-chan.

“What is it? A festival? Which school? Call me and I’ll type it in right away.”

“Ah… … Yes. The festival… … is right. First of all.”

“What does that mean?”

“A festival… … I mean. To be exact, a sports day… … .”

“Exercise… … meeting?”

Team Leader Na Moon-hee’s eyes filled with doubt as she asked again.

Even though I had given up on understanding the group called Blue Porcelain, sometimes I wonder what it means even though I had given up on understanding.

“Yes. Yeongdong Elementary School… … That’s where Yeongpil hyung’s son goes… … . Dongha insisted that he had to attend the university festival even if he didn’t go… … He insisted. Yeongpil hyung told him not to, but Dongha couldn’t stop him… … Haha… … .”

“… … I guess it’s not my place to say that as the head of the marketing team.”

“Yes. Go ahead. Haha… … .”

“Don’t laugh. I’m asking you seriously.”

“yes.”

When Park Soo-chan sat down in a stiff posture similar to a floating posture, Na Moon-hee shook her head and asked.

“Are you receiving a fee to attend the event? To the extent that you would give up the university festival, or at least to the extent that you would?”

“… … A parent is going to his son’s school to perform, so can he receive an event fee? … .”

“… … .”

“Other than Youngpil hyung… … Dongha… … .”

“Crazy… … . How much money is he going to have to spend in the future? He’s really… … .”

“I have already reported this to the former representative… … .”

Whether Na Moon-hee is frustrated or not, it also means that the company respects the artist’s opinion.

It also means that it is irreversible.

As Na Moon-hee was changing a specific date in Excel, Park Soo-chan’s fingers trembled again and he pointed to some Excel file on the monitor.

“What? Just tell me quickly. I’ve given up.”

“This is Gugang Middle School… … Likewise, the sports day… … Haha… … This is Dongsik hyung’s second grade… … .”

“… … .”

Trying to avoid the gaze of Team Leader Na Moon-hee, who had her eyes wide open, Park Soo-chan’s fingers began to play around the Excel as if they were flying away like an arrow that had already been shot.

“Today is the Jinwha Festival. This is not a sports day, but a high school festival… … I heard it’s called the Jinwha Festival. Dongsik hyung’s second son… … goes… … Also… … This is the Seoul High School Festival… … This is Taejoo hyung’s youngest daughter… … .”

“… … .”

“Why… … do you look at me like that?”

“Ha… … You know this is unacceptable, right? What singer in the world would attend a festival with their family… … Ha… … F**k, really. What the heck is this? It makes no sense for a rookie group to attend their children’s sports day… … Ah, what am I talking about… … .”

A situation where there is a mouth but no words.

When Park Soo-chan thought to himself, “This is when the idiom ‘silent and silent’ is used,” and swallowed his guilty feelings inside.

“Isn’t that the only thing? I have to attend some kindergarten talent show all of a sudden. If you say something like that, I’ll really explode.”

“Yes. Fortunately, there are no late bloomers… … haha… … .”

Na Moon-hee swallowed the anger boiling up from deep within her stomach and began to revise the schedule for that day that Park Soo-chan had mentioned.

Anyway, since it is just a draft schedule and not yet finalized, it is easy to modify.

When I glanced over again, I saw Park Soo-chan still smiling with a friendly smile.

‘Yeah… … What is your fault? No, you have one fault.’

If it is a sin to blindly take on a band you don’t know well just because they offered you a lot of money, then it is a sin.

* * *

“Oh, no. Should I go to an ENT clinic for this?”

As I was picking at my ears, Youngpil opened his mouth again with a worried tone.

“Why? My ear is ticklish again?”

“Yeah. That happens a lot these days.”

“Is it because I wear earplugs often? Seriously, catch me and go to an ENT clinic. You never know.”

“I wonder?”

It’s not like I’m sick or anything.

Every now and then my ears suddenly get a ticklish tingle.

Well, that’s true.

This too must be the fate of a rock star.

As much as it calls for a sucker, it makes the sucker hard.

Because of our current cult popularity, a significant number of South Korean citizens are supporting us.

A comparable number of people are coming down on us.

Although Taejoo hyung is said to be an all-rounder, it means that even the keyboard warriors who fill the internet do not fear Taejoo hyung’s existence.

anyway.

Now that May has begun, I’m feeling a little excited.

It’s complicated.

Yeah, that’s right.

Have chaos and imagery been sources of inspiration for artists?

So for me, May is a huge source of inspiration, just like December.

The days of sports day without my mother left me with even greater pain.

In reaction to that, I also felt deeply the importance of my father.

If my dad hadn’t been there… … the sports day probably would’ve been like hell.

“Brothers. You have to attend the kids’ sports day. Okay? Before you become a singer, you are a father. Remember that. Okay?”

My brothers smiled with a mixture of gratitude and apology at my words.

That’s why I take up arms.

These guys, it’s obvious that they won’t be able to say anything and will just follow the company’s schedule.

It changes a little bit when they reach middle and high school, but for children like Yeongpil Junior and Daeyoon, their father’s care is even more important.

You can’t miss it.

I have to be busy welcoming my nephews before I go to America.

He also does a great job as an uncle.

Rockstar Again Episode 138