You Promised Me, Mr. Lee San-ha - Chapter 85



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Episode 85: When one door closes, another door opens (6)

Next week’s Project 108 aired normally.

No, strictly speaking, it’s not really a ‘normal’ broadcast.

Episode 10 was still full of biased editing.

It was aired with Bae Eun-ji’s screen time drastically reduced.

But perhaps the difference is that Han Seung-hyun, who had been pushing hard until the previous episode, is nowhere to be seen on screen?

Because of that, it feels like the proportion of people who appear to be insiders has increased a bit.

I clicked my tongue.

‘You said you’d be fair, but… … .’

After all, you shouldn’t blindly believe what comes out of your mouth.

Especially the words said while drinking.

Anyway, there is no way until this episode, which has already aired.

This 10th episode is the 3rd ranking announcement ceremony.

The final rankings and debut members will be announced in episode 11, so there is still one week left.

I checked the real-time response on the official website.

[Title: Did you fight with PD Han Seung-hyun? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ You can see the amount of screen time suddenly dropped / Author: Eom Jun-sik]

[Title: What is Eunji’s screen time? If you add up all the screen time in this episode, it won’t even be 3 minutes;; / Author: Vandalism Bear]

[Title: Is Bae Eun-ji going to appear in this episode? The next episode is the finale and she won’t show her face. F*ck, I’m going crazy. / Author: Progressive Medical Ik-jin Lee]

[Title: This episode is the most annoying I’ve ever seen, I’m just going to post a hateful picture and get my account suspended / Author: Cursed Image]

The reaction was still hot.

The power to move the current page back 3-4 pages after reading one article.

It was a phenomenon that showed how many people were watching this broadcast with great interest.

Among them, one post caught my eye that had an unusually high number of recommendations.

Title: Hyun-ta is really opening up… … .

Author: Burger Queen Hand Sanitizer Thief

Honestly, who doesn’t know that Project 108 is a fake broadcast?

If you don’t know that shit happened in season 1, then you’re fucked.

But I’ve been a fan of Eunji Nuna since Once’s debut, so I’ve been watching the show and voting a lot.

… … But now I have no confidence.

On TC, Bbaenghu, the official homepage, and YouTube, there’s only the name ‘Bae Eun-ji’, so how can she not get first place at least once?

On the other hand, ‘Han Seung-hyun’ is mentioned rarely and his skills have not been verified at all, but he continues to be number one…

I wonder what’s the point of spending my money and time here.

All the kids who are excited to see Project 108, please give me some recommendations.

Among the numerous posts, this article has already received over 500 recommendations.

Below that, there were so many comments that the scrolling became dense.

[You’ve become a Nazi: Yeah… … It feels like I’m just wasting my emotions since it’s all planned out anyway… … ]

[Puppy_bear: But if you don’t push me, Eunji unnie will be pushed out completely ㅠㅠㅠ]

[6000kg weight: Even though Hyun-ta is coming, I have no choice but to push for now… … If Eun-ji Nun-na gets pushed out this time, there really won’t be anyone left to receive it anymore… … ]

This fight, the tricks, the manipulation, it wasn’t just the work of the broadcasting station and the participants.

The hearts of countless people cheering on the participants.

It’s a huge game with an immeasurable amount of time and emotion at stake.

Finally, the MC’s comment announces the end of the broadcast.

[Okay! Now for today’s highlight. The third ranking announcement!]

The last ranking announcement before the final ranking announcement.

Due to the rankings determined this time, only 20 of the 32 survivors will be able to appear in the final broadcast.

Each person checks their ranking one by one, accompanied by tense music.

“7th place! Bae Eun-ji!”

Bae Eun-ji, who was in second place, fell to seventh place.

But she wasn’t surprised.

It was a look that seemed to simply accept reality.

Bae Eun-ji bowed her head and expressed her gratitude to those who supported her.

Then he goes back to the waiting line and consoles the eliminated members.

“… … .”

At that point I checked the viewer message board again.

Sorry, the bulletin board is currently unavailable due to too many users.

What does the message on the screen mean?

The results will be revealed in next week’s broadcast.

* * *

The final broadcast date of Project 108 Season 2.

108 girls each stand in their own place on the stage.

“Okay~ Standby~.”

The broadcast begins with the director’s cue sign.

The final selection will be broadcast live.

Firecrackers explode and the title song of Project 108 starts playing.

It was the same stage as the opening of the first episode.

But now, everything except the stage and the people had changed.

108 faces that are now familiar.

Much more skilled movements.

Even a leisurely smile.

The 20 surviving trainees each wore shoulder epaulets, making them stand out a bit more.

The music playing, the bright lights, the cheers of countless people.

In this way, everyone showed their passion on the final dream stage.

After the song ends, each person’s ending pose is captured on camera.

“Haa… … . Haa… … . Haa… … .”

The cameras have no time to rest as they try to capture the ending poses of the 20 finalists.

The footage flashes by in a matter of seconds.

‘… …Why are you holding me for so long?’

The one who received the longest frontal shot at the end was Bae Eun-ji.

She looked straight at the camera and smiled, although she was embarrassed by the long take she was receiving for the first time.

A twinkle in the eye, as if two eyes were filled with stars.

Soon, the stage goes dark.

After that, a stage made up only of survivors began.

Debut song for the members of Season 2 this time.

The distribution of parts was so precise that no one was lacking anything.

The ratings continued to peak.

Next up is the final interview with the cast.

This was followed by affectionate greetings from the mentors.

The mentors, who had developed a close relationship with the participants over a long period of time, said goodbye with tears in their eyes.

They call each person’s name one by one and say their final goodbyes.

The participants began to burst into tears.

When it was finally Bae Eun-ji’s turn, the choreography mentor said,

“Eunji… … I always said that, but she was always the best in whatever she did. So, she can do even better in the future.”

A sad greeting with just a little bit of bone in it.

Bae Eun-ji smiled and expressed her gratitude without hesitation.

And finally, the final ranking announcements began.

Various rankings are announced in a cross-sectional and intertwined manner.

Ranks near elimination.

That is, the 8th place, which passed with a narrow margin, and the 9th place, which fell by just one point, would have much higher viewership ratings.

Even people showed more interest in the 4th to 6th ranks than in the top ranks.

While the ranking announcements continued without a hitch.

The MC shouted.

“9th place!”

This is no different from calling out who will be eliminated.

A desperate moment where even non-religious participants put their hands together and pray.

The MC’s ranking announcement followed.

“You’re so unkind!”

Declaration of elimination.

The camera zooms in on Bae Eun-ji.

But Bae Eun-ji wasn’t at all flustered.

Bae Eun-ji, who was handed the microphone, said.

“I did my best. I have no regrets.”

Her colleagues are more disappointed than she is.

In particular, Choi Eun-ah, who was right next to him, was so angry that she shed tears.

Bae Eun-ji took a moment to catch her breath and continued speaking.

“Thank you for always watching over me and supporting me―.”

“Sleep tight!”

Just then, someone burst onto the stage, screaming.

And that too during a live broadcast.

All the participants, including the MC, were shocked.

That’s because he was the producer of this program, Seongwoo Son.

PD Son Seong-woo has caught the attention of the entire nation.

He pushed away the FDs and ADs who tried to stop him and continued to advance.

“This is a scam! It’s a scam!”

Dozens of cameras all started moving towards him.

Was it the cameraman’s instinct?

Or maybe you thought it was staged?

“Eww! Stop it! You all want to get fired!? Don’t you know who I am? I’m the one who created this program! Huh!?”

Song Seon-woo pushed away all the security guards, climbed up onto the large speaker next to the stage, and jumped toward the center.

thud!

Super hero landing.

Seongwoo Son finally got up on stage and snatched the microphone from Eunji Bae’s hand.

“I’ll be announcing the rankings again! Sorry! Up until now, the rankings have all been fabricated~! The correct version of the rankings from the previous episodes has just been uploaded to the homepage, and we’ll broadcast it as soon as the video editing is complete! What’s being broadcast today is a scenario that I wrote in advance~! I’ll switch the screen to the real, correct version of the rankings aaaaah!”

At that moment.

……pop!

Once again, the Project 108 bulletin board page has blown up.

* * *

On the way back after the broadcast.

“… … ? … … ? … … ?”

Bae Eun-ji’s expression is the same now as when she was on stage.

An expression as if he couldn’t understand anything.

There was a news article floating on her phone.

Project 108 Season 2, the eventful finale scene

▲Photo of the Project 108 Season 2 winning team. (Source: Ennet)

[TLT Times=Reporter Lee San-ha] Season 2 of Project 108, which heated up South Korea day after day, has come to an end.

The final episode, which ran for over two hours, recorded a viewership rating of 30.8%.

The broadcast order was as follows: title song first, debut song of season 2 members, last interview of the participants, and greetings from the mentors.

Only after all the rankings had been completed was the final rankings announced.

While the final rankings were being announced, main PD Son Seong-woo ran up on stage and stopped the ranking announcement.

At the same time, he confessed to all his crimes and announced the rankings that were normally tallied.

▲1st round rankings. Before/after manipulation.

▲2nd round rankings. Before/after manipulation.

▲3rd round rankings. Before/after manipulation.

▲Final rankings. Before/after manipulation.

It has been confirmed that the eight who made it to the final round will debut as a member of the group early next year and begin full-fledged activities.

In addition, the eight candidates, including PD Son Sung-woo, who participated in the ranking manipulation, and the representatives of each candidate’s related agencies, were charged with fraud, breach of trust, and violation of the Prohibition of Solicitation Act…

at that time.

“Miss, aren’t you going to get off? Is this the last stop?”

The bus driver’s voice was heard.

Bae Eun-ji suddenly came to her senses.

She jumped off the bus in a daze and checked the rankings again.

[1st place. Bae Eun-ji.]

No matter how many times I wash my eyes and check, the ranking remains the same.

I don’t even remember what I said on stage.

How did this happen?

This whole situation just feels like a miracle.

I scrolled up again and checked the article.

The name of the article’s author stands out large, as if enlarged.

[TLT Times=Reporter Lee San-ha]

Admiration and wonder, joy and wonderment, and excitement that she herself was not aware of.

“… … Huh.”

Thinking back, it was a miracle.

And there was one man who seemed to have made that miracle happen.

Even the fact that I was able to remain calm when the final rankings were announced was all thanks to my promise to him.

When she got drunk and found out she was going to be eliminated, the last thing she remembered was a promise.

‘Well then, let’s make one promise.’

‘What promise?’

‘Don’t give up in the future. Keep doing your best like you are doing now.’

‘… … But―.’

‘Then, I will definitely give you a just victory.’

That promise became reality as if it were a lie.

Bae Eun-ji opened the contact app and hesitated for a while.

Because my face still burns when I think about the shame I showed on the day I met and broke up with him.

But I had to say it.

… … Thank you.

… … Thanks to that, I was able to not give up.

… … that you created a miracle for me that seemed impossible.

Finally, she made up her mind and mustered up her courage to press the call button.

After a couple of rings, his voice is heard.

[Congratulations.]

thud.

Bae Eun-ji felt her heart sink.

“Oh, oh, oh, thank you.”

I wanted to say, ‘It’s thanks to you.’

But I couldn’t say it.

A feeling as if something is squeezing my throat.

[I thought you would get first place.]

“Uh… …Thank you.”

She couldn’t figure out what was causing this confusion and dizziness.

[Did you see the picture of you crying at the top of the article?]

“Huh? That, that’s it?”

I was so out of it that I couldn’t even look at the pictures properly.

As I scrolled up, I came across a picture of Bae Eun-ji crying loudly.

“What if I use a photo that looks so ugly?! This is a violation of portrait rights!”

[Hahaha – Sorry. I’ll change the photo in the article soon. But I was the fastest?]

The atmosphere became much lighter due to the light jokes.

The two continued to converse.

[… … PD Son Sung-woo was arrested and there was chaos so there was no aftermath? So you’re home alone?]

“Yeah, I guess so.”

[Then I will go now.]

“uh?”

[What good would it be if there was no one to buy me a drink on such a wonderful day?]

“Ugh, that… … .”

Bae Eun-ji couldn’t continue speaking.

Because the moment I opened my mouth, it felt like my heart would jump out of my mouth.

I want to shout out loud, ‘Whoa!’ right now.

‘Why am I like this? Is it because I’m so nervous about Project 108 today…?’

She was still unconscious.

This heartbeat will continue forever, forever.