Time Mansour - Chapter 51



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Episode 51 The Best Seat

1st floor, row A.

A second-hand goods trading site is displayed on the laptop screen.

But still, you have to spend a lot of money to buy tickets on the black market.

If we’re going to do it, let’s sit in a better seat.

Thinking like that.

I was looking for seats close to the stage.

however.

“There aren’t any tickets for the first row on the first floor.”

I couldn’t get the ticket I wanted.

It was harder to get tickets than I thought.

So, there’s no choice.

Keep several used goods trading sites open.

Press the refresh key alternately from time to time.

“Should I just do the second floor? Or maybe the back row on the first floor···”

I try to compromise without realizing it.

already.

It’s been over 4 hours since I arrived at the cafe.

The chair is dented.

I had been sitting there for so long that the seat was hot.

I went to work at a cafe in the morning and kept pressing refresh all day until the sun rose, and I was starting to run out of patience.

The performance date wasn’t urgent, but I still wanted to buy tickets in advance to ease my worries.

“You can see the front row well from the second floor, right?”

I think the front seats on the second floor would be better than the back seats on the first floor.

No. But I think the first floor is better.

When you are about to make a purchase, you still hesitate until the very end.

No. No.

There’s still some time left, so let’s wait a little longer.

Eventually, he changed his mind again. He shook his head from side to side, mumbling to himself.

Maybe it’s because people’s greed is endless, but I kept wavering.

After talking to myself like that for a long time.

Suddenly.

I turned my head and looked out the window.

It’s nothing serious, but I have a serious expression on my face.

It is reflected dimly on the glass.

Beyond the reflected image, an electric kickboard whizzes by. It passes me and disappears on the other side.

The sun was shining through the window, casting thick shadows on the sidewalk.

“Let’s think about it later. Let’s just go home. The cold seems to have gone away. We should go in quickly at this time.”

With that thought in mind, I closed my laptop and went outside.

Unlike the bright sunshine.

The weather was still chilly.

**

A few days passed.

It’s a tragedy when seen from the outside, a comedy when seen from the inside.

On a day like today when it rains a lot.

I got greedy and tried to get a better seat.

“It’s hard to find tickets even for the second floor now.”

It’s become harder to get tickets.

I ended up watching the concert from outside.

It’s a tragedy.

Red Blue’s concert.

Domestic concerts are notorious for being difficult to get tickets to.

A so-called global idol group.

Even holding a concert in a dome stadium wouldn’t be enough.

Because we always performed in small venues with a capacity of around 3,000 people.

They say it’s to get closer to the fans.

You can often see them performing at soccer stadiums overseas.

It just seemed like a concept.

Because we were a group that had a lot of strange concepts since our debut.

Anyway, there isn’t much time left until the performance date.

“Wow… The price is also going up. And even those are sold out quickly.”

I should have just bought the first floor back row quickly then.

I sighed and regretted it.

A sigh is swept away by the raindrops.

I was just staring blankly at the ceiling, listening to the sound of water flowing.

Soon, my gaze turns to my cell phone. I just stare at the turned-off LCD.

‘I guess we should go out for a meal for the first time in a while.’

There is no other intention.

With a truly pure heart.

I was fiddling with my phone.

**

-Okay. Let’s meet early on Friday and have dinner together.

I continued to check the reply from the manager and walked towards the subway station exit.

Beep. I push my body out at the same time as I swipe my card. I go through the turnstile and up the stairs.

Gangnam Station.

Friday at 2pm.

It’s already crowded with people.

I arrived three or four hours earlier than the appointed time.

Since I’m here early, let’s go to a cafe and collect my thoughts.

Should I appeal emotionally or should I make a request calmly?

no.

Honestly, given my personality, I don’t know if I could even bring myself to ask for a ticket.

‘If that doesn’t work out, let’s eat. Let’s take a look at the mood and ask around subtly.’

With that thought in mind, I was walking towards the cafe.

at that time,

-I’m really sorry. I’m having a hard time today. I can’t seem to get things done. I don’t think I’ll be able to leave work.

A message came to this manager.

“What’s going on? Are you busy with work on Friday?”

Rather than being angry, I felt a little worried.

Well, if you ask me later I’ll tell you.

I didn’t think much of it and turned my back to go home.

suddenly.

again.

-Zeeing. Zeeing. Zeeing.

A vibration rang in my hand.

**

Eve Music, one of Eve’s affiliates.

It is the largest streaming music site in Korea.

This is also the reason why YAIBE can proudly say that it is an IT company.

I entered the building after receiving a call from the manager. I don’t know if he had told me in advance, but I was able to get through the entrance with a free pass without even a single necklace that looked good.

Here it is. I tilted my head, opened the office door, and went inside.

The moment I entered, my breath suddenly became suffocated. The air suddenly felt heavy.

Knock knock. Knock knock.

In the silence, only the keyboard exhales.

All the employees have stiff expressions.

They don’t care at all even if outsiders come,

He was working on his own project, his eyes fixed on the monitor.

‘Something went wrong.’

I felt it intuitively.

It wasn’t a common office scene on a Friday afternoon.

In reality, when a major accident occurs internally, everyone just keeps their mouths shut and types on their keyboards, just like they do now.

Swearing loudly or swearing is something that only happens in movies or dramas.

“Shut the fuck up! Fucker!”

Of course, that doesn’t mean they’re all like that…

Yeah. When people get angry, they sometimes swear.

Because movies and dramas are all about the world people live in.

“,,,”

No, but I think that’s a bit too much.

An employee stands up, swings his sword in the air, and swears into the phone.

‘It’s not common to swear at foreigners.’

You’re swearing on the phone, not even by email?

Something must have happened. I glance around as if I was watching someone else’s house on fire. Did a server crash somewhere? I tilt my head like that, and I push through the partitions and walk forward.

“Hello. What’s going on?”

I stopped walking when I saw this scene.

“I’m really, really sorry, Youngjun. The current situation is a bit like this… So, can I ask you something? That faction… What was it? Vice Minister Ko?”

Instead of speaking, he turns his head and looks at the man next to him.

“It’s Python. I’ve been having errors since yesterday morning, and I can’t figure out what’s causing them.”

So, Vice President Ko gave a simple explanation.

“Do you know how to do it? Can you take a look at it for me?”

The director added:

“No. I’ve never done it before either···”

As I shook my head, disappointment flashed across the director’s eyes for a moment.

It seemed like he asked me with the intention of grabbing at straws.

Judging from the atmosphere, it seems like this is not an ordinary matter.

I looked around and asked again quietly.

“By any chance… can you tell me what the problem is?”

“When I go to the music contract page… all the Korean characters are broken and I don’t know why. Because of this, I haven’t been able to sign a music contract since yesterday. Seriously…..”

The director answered in a weak voice.

I don’t think I’ll get a detailed answer if I ask this manager any more.

I turned my head naturally and looked at Vice President Ko.

“By any chance… what was the error message?”

“That··· message didn’t appear at all.”

Vice President Koh sighs at the end and closes his eyes tightly.

‘If no error message appears, it means it is operating normally.’

That’s what the program itself feels like.

Engineers at the headquarters of global companies only provide support late in ambiguous situations. However, in cases like this where errors directly affect the operation of the system, they respond immediately.

But the real problem is.

“They don’t even get an error message, so they have no idea why the Korean characters are broken.”

Apart from their ability, they lacked experience. After all, they use English. They probably have little experience with this kind of language code.

This manager bites his nails. I felt it last time, but when he panics, it shows on his face. He still looks a little childish.

Click. The sound of fingernails snapping echoed intermittently through the deep silence.

We stared at each other for a long time without saying a word.

“Sir. The Java pages are working fine now… Then, how about we try converting the Python contract to Java as soon as possible?”

An employee approached me and suggested an extreme number.

Everyone knew what that meant, so they couldn’t nod their heads and just looked at each other.

If you change to Java hastily without calculating the system impact, you will definitely run into problems later.

It is an action of selling the future and living for the present.

Of course, today will be extremely difficult as well.

In the opinion of such employees.

“Try it. If there’s a way, you should try it. You can’t just sit back and do nothing forever.”

Director Lee answered instead of Vice Minister Ko. You can hear the urgency in his voice.

Vice President Ko looks at Director Lee with a complicated expression.

Many thoughts were gathered in his deeply sunken eyes.

**

Oddly enough.

When I was training from a distance, the numbers looked so good.

Actually, when I’m inside there, even if there’s a slight variable, I get lost and can’t come to my senses.

Is it because I feel at ease thinking that this is not my job?

It was so obvious what to do first.

But since it was someone else’s company’s business, I tried not to get involved if possible.

I was going to do that.

“Okay, let’s change it. To Java.”

The moment when Vice President Ko nodded with a sigh.

Without me knowing.

“I’m sorry. I’m not really trying to interfere. Please don’t misunderstand. I’m just wondering if you’ve checked to see if the server is reading the Korean font properly.

I let out a long breath.

Before I knew it, I was waving my hands and giving a passionate speech.

All the employees’ eyes were focused on me.

“Yes? Isn’t that right? Unless someone intentionally deleted it, there should be a Korean font on the server, right?”

At my passionate appearance, Vice President Ko was dumbfounded for a while before answering belatedly.

Deputy Director Ko was right. It was normal for the server to originally have Korean fonts.

It is as natural a phenomenon as the sun rising in the east.

But on this floor.

‘Sometimes it rises in the west, and sometimes it rises in the south.’

Really.

If my condition was bad that day, there were times when the sun did not rise.

“If you don’t mind, could I take a look at you for a moment? I’ve had similar symptoms before at work.”

I cautiously asked the vice president.

If an outsider interferes, it’s bound to make you feel bad.

While outwardly putting on an apologetic expression.

‘I have to ask for the best seat.’

Without realizing it, I was thinking something else inside.