Rockstar Again - Chapter 158



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Episode 158. Yes or Yes (1)

There are two pillars to Cheong-A Entertainment.

Of course, both internally and externally, the pillar of Cheong-A Entertainment is CEO Gu Se-ryeong.

A direct descendant of the Cheong-A Group and an artist picked by them is sure to succeed. A person who is evaluated as having a divine eye.

Some people used to look down on such a savior and say:

-It’s not that you have a good eye, it’s that you make money with your capital.

―What? In the 21st century, a dragon doesn’t come out of a stream. It’s because money supports him that the people he picks rise to fame. Right?

―Look at the kids that Gu Se-ryeong has promoted. Aren’t most of them actors? Singers aren’t like that. If you catch kids who are good at acting and give them lessons, they’ll grow. Singers are planned. Gu Se-ryeong is weak in that area.

That’s not wrong.

Cheong-A Entertainment is a company that leans heavily toward actors.

In fact, Cheong-A Media Group, which is the foundation of Cheong-A, is a large corporation that has a firm hold on visual media, including movies.

Cheong-A Enter also specialized in actors.

As the cheap-talking people said, it was also true that the Savior’s planning ability was lacking.

The Savior really just had… …a vision.

“He said he would sell it. He asked me to do as I wish, so I can proceed as Chief Gil wishes.”

At Gu Seol-ryeong’s words, Gil Min-seok, another pillar of Cheong-A Entertainment and the head of headquarters, smiled brightly.

“Wow. You did well. Rock is all about skill. If you sell songs, some of them will sell. And if they are released like that, some of them will become hits. That’s how it goes.”

“… … That’s right.”

The Savior couldn’t smile back.

Something… this guy is difficult.

He is a person from the Salvation Army, so strictly speaking, he is not a person from the Salvation Army.

My thoughts always go round and round there.

If it’s not the person of the Savior Spirit, then he can be kicked out, but the Savior Spirit is not a representative with real power.

But then again, the reason why it becomes a return point is…

“I will make Blue Porcelain the Blue Porcelain of the world… …!”

I was looking at Chief Gil Min-seok, who was lost in his own thoughts and clenching his fists.

It’s just… … This person seemed like my own person.

Since he is a person like Oppa, it is true that he is the one who ultimately helps Gu Seol-ryeong.

So it becomes ambiguous to say no.

This man, Gil Min-seok, is also the one who is strengthening the company’s foundation.

There is a common weakness among the third and fourth generations of conglomerates, including the Ku Se-ryeong clan.

Details.

Numbers, finance, accounting, inventory management.

In addition, details about all the miscellaneous things that happen behind the scenes in the industry are bound to be weak.

In the first place, we are not people who have studied to see such things.

But does that mean all the third and fourth generation chaebols can see the big picture? … that’s not the case.

Although the common denominator is that people are weak at detail, the ability to see the big picture varies from person to person.

‘So my brother put it on for me… … but it feels strangely uncomfortable… … .’

The Savior straightened his back.

It’s uncomfortable, but I can’t show it all.

And you’re good at your job, right?

This time.

So, it was Gil Min-seok who focused on the collaborative work of Lee Dong-ha and Yoon Tae-joo.

Gil Min-seok burst into a happy laugh as he operated the laptop connected to the beam projector.

“Haha. If I had known there were so many treasures here, I would have looked into selling them sooner. It’s too bad, but I’m going to buy the spirit orb… … I should think about it.”

“Vitality… … Jade?”

“Yes. It’s about gathering energy and using it to blow up a real deal.”

“Ah… … I see.”

I didn’t know there was such a character.

Since he was a person who focused on building up his character, there wasn’t really much to talk about.

Their love triangle is mainly driven by the old spirit, who puts the characters he likes on the casting list.

If you lead the other big picture.

Chief Gil Min-seok is in charge of all the miscellaneous work that comes with it.

There was nothing to adjust in particular.

The Savior moves without paying attention to details from the beginning.

Gil Min-seok also didn’t open his mouth to say anything about the big picture.

In that sense… … recent events… … are quite surprising.

“Did Chief Gil also see something in Blue Porcelain?”

It’s kind of hard to just sit there and listen.

Gu Se-ryeong asked Chief Gil Min-seok, feeling a little curious.

Then, Chief Gil Min-seok took his face off the laptop screen and looked at Gu Se-ryeong.

“I saw it. It’s similar to what you saw, but also quite different.”

“What is that?”

“Numbers. Dollar signs, won signs, and yen signs attached to an endless line of numbers.”

“… … It’s nice to hear that from the representative’s perspective. But it doesn’t sound that good.”

Gil Min-seok laughed again at Gu Se-ryeong’s words.

Actually, I didn’t laugh once, but I was full of smiles the whole time.

“I thought Blue Porcelain was a non-profitable artist. Starting with the terms of their contract. Not appearing in advertisements or variety shows. Crucially, the rock genre is like that. The members are unique and there’s something special about them, so they only caught my attention once, but they’re not mainstream and don’t have long-term success.”

“… … .”

“But then, one sheet of music caught my eye.”

“… … .”

“An artist who makes stuff like that and just throws it away. So I looked into it and found out that this is what’s going on. Of course, the songs uploaded to Bandcamp are all over the place in terms of completion and musical color. But the numbers are overwhelming, right? Considering the upload dates, Lee Dong-ha’s age, and his debut, it’s an absurd number.”

I wonder if the Savior knows that he is still uncomfortable just listening.

Gil Min-seok’s excited voice continued.

“If the 4th industrial revolution is related to computers and AI, I think the 5th industrial revolution is related to the cultural industry. When the manufacturing base is established and AI replaces human resources, people will eventually enjoy leisure time. People who are poor or rich. Oh, I think everyone knows that the entertainment and sports industries have already grown explosively, but I think this is a field that has no limits. People don’t want to rely on computers to create even their fantasies.”

To summarize Gil Min-seok’s long-winded speech, it was as follows.

Although rock is a minor genre in Asia, it is still a mainstream genre in the West.

When something becomes popular in the West, Asia tends to follow the trend, so conquering the West is a priority and a prerequisite.

The weakness of being a racial minority for Asians is covered up by selling songs on Bandcamp and establishing an image of being talented.

The plan is to expand the scale of Cheong-A Enter to the world, led by Blue Porcelain.

‘Hmm… … Well… … As a strategic advisor… … Not bad.’

Gu Seol-ryeong smiled for the first time in front of Gil Min-seok.

It’s impossible not to laugh when you’re covering up your own weaknesses so accurately.

A strategy is just a plan after all, so I don’t know if it will work out as Gil Min-seok said, but the direction is good.

“Then I guess I’ll have to leave it for the time being until the album is completed.”

At Gu Seol-ryeong’s words, Gil Min-seok shrugged his shoulders as if to say, “What are you talking about?”

“Or what else is there to do?”

“Yes. They are a group with a uniqueness that could end up as a flash in the pan. We can’t just make fun of them just because it’s the off-season.”

“?”

The Savior agreed, but expressed doubt.

The group has nothing to regret.

One of the members said that he was finally labeled a singer and that he was already satisfied with the whole world being happy.

Another member is not someone who expresses his opinion. Surprisingly, he also has no regrets about money.

―My wife is surprisingly good at cooking. I don’t know how my fans know that my wife runs the store, but they keep flocking to it. Business is going really well.

I asked in passing and he said this… … .

It seems that each person has different standards and values ​​regarding money.

The other two?

Those two are the biggest problem… … .

One person is one of the wealthiest people in South Korea, and the other person is someone no one can control.

People like that would just snort or laugh if you told them to film a commercial.

-Do you know why CF is called CF?

―… … Are you going to make another weird old man joke? Don’t do it. Don’t do it. You don’t have to film a commercial, so stop making jokes like that. My ears are going to rot.

―Hehehe… … .

Variety show?

-Can I really go on a variety show? Wow!

Because he was so excited, Goo Se-ryeong started talking to the other members and had a hard time stopping him.

For a moment, I was dizzy, wondering what kind of accident that nuclear bomb would cause.

But activities during the off-season?

Perhaps because he felt such doubt, Chief Gil Min-seok started talking as if asking why he didn’t know something obvious.

“I’m talking about fan signing events. Usually, they’re tied to promotions to increase album sales or photo card sales, but we didn’t do one, right? So we have to do one. Even during the off-season.”

“Ah… … Fan signing event… … .”

“yes.”

I thought, “Unlike Gil Min-seok, he’s planning something that won’t make money….”

I nod my head as he points out details I had missed.

If the flow is interrupted during the off-season, no one in the entertainment industry knows what will happen with the second album.

“I can do that.”

Even though the group is new, they are quite old school.

I think communication and things like that are quite important.

* * *

A fan signing event notice was posted on the Blue Porcelain fan club .

There was an uproar among the fans.

Even at Paradise High School, where prisoners called third-year high school students gather… … .

“But why are you having the fan signing now?”

An obvious question.

Fan signings are directly linked to album sales.

Music is generally purchased by the public, but albums are only purchased by fans.

Of course, fans stream the music on multiple devices, but it’s hard to say if that’s of much help. On the other hand, the album isn’t accurate.

If you stimulate your fans, shake their pockets, encourage fandom, and appropriately reward them for their achievements,

Fans are the ones who buy a bunch of albums they won’t even listen to and pile them up without even opening the packaging.

Here, achievement ultimately means direct or indirect encounter with the artist.

Short phone calls via communication apps.

Special benefits for purchasing rare Pocahontas.

And the most important thing is the fan signing event.

For this, fans throw away their pocket money, part-time job wages, and allowance.

There are a lot of fans, but only a limited number of fans can attend fan signing events, so the competition is fierce.

The competition is fierce, and spending a lot of money doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get it. Usually, you get one fan signing ticket for each album you buy. That’s why you end up buying an abnormally large number of albums for the probability gacha.

At some point, in addition to that, we created a so-called fan sign cut where people line up in order of purchase.

Since it is not an absolute requirement that you have to buy a certain number of tickets, but rather a relative measurement that you have to be in a certain rank, there are many cases where some fans spend millions of won.

So it’s not strange.

Why now?

The activity is already over.

Park Min-jae also tilted his head at his friends’ words.

“And… … why are there 500 people at the fan signing…?”

“Hey, that must have been posted incorrectly by the company. It’s fifty, but it’s a typo.”

“… … Is Cheong-ah that bad at her job?”

Lee A-reum, who had recently started to have a liking for Lee Dong-ha, responded to Park Min-jae’s continued questioning.

“Regardless of whether Cheong-ah is good at her job or not. How can there be 500 people at a fan signing? When are you going to sign all of them? A fan signing isn’t something where you just sign and send it off, right?”

“Isn’t that true?”

“That’s why.”

Average number of people at fan signing events: fifty.

Since the number of people is limited to 100, the kids continued to read the fan signing event notice, thinking that the number 500 was probably a typo.

But… … there are more than one or two strange things.

“Why is the location like this…? Is this a job fair and not a fan signing?”

“… … Jaemin Group Seocho-dong office building… … 7th floor auditorium… … ?”

I rub my eyes and read the notice again, but I saw it correctly.

“It’s a bit strange… … Nothing is normal.”

Everyone nodded at someone’s hollow laughter.

It is a statement that has garnered that much sympathy.

It’s a fan signing, but there are no entry tickets for the 100% lottery through the website application, and only one lottery per ID.

The location is the Jaemin Group headquarters in Seocho-dong, a central location that is easily accessible from anywhere in Seoul.

Do that for three days in a row.

I hope you didn’t make a typo in this too.

This time, Nam Bo-mi read the notice out loud.

I was wondering what this meant.

“No gifts… … but handwritten letters… … origami cranes are allowed… …? What are origami cranes?”

“There is a way to fold paper into the shape of a crane.”

This is Park Ha-eun.

“How do you know?”

“It’s at home. It’s something my dad folded for me when they were dating. Whenever my dad drinks, he cries, saying, “I shouldn’t have folded the paper crane.”

Just for a moment.

A bitter laugh flowed among the children before they focused on the notice again.

This kind of group… … is a first.

“Hey… … I guess that’s why they say that even if you have to be a slave, you have to be a slave of a noble family. Now I understand what they mean.”

“Right. Even if you suck, you get treated differently because you suck at home.”

When the voice spoke again, Iareum also bit her lips.

Honestly… … I really sympathized with you.

I spent months of my allowance trying to go to a Nuclear fan signing, but I still couldn’t go.

This is not an event to suck up to fans, but is literally a service concept.

* * *

like this.

While fans’ expectations are secretly rising.

One man also moved with enthusiasm.

This man signed the bill in front of him and then fell into thought for a moment.

“It’s a fan signing event… … .”

Because the only things he’s ever done are things like corporate takeovers, mergers, or decisions about company operations.

The man became a little excited, which was unusual for him.

Rockstar Again Episode 159