25 – Simultaneous Progress (1)

“Wow!! It’s a new world… !!”

In the training room, Gu Ga-eun opened her eyes and said.

[Name: Gu Ga-eun]

[Visual: 41 → 68]

Goo Ga-eun finally took off her glasses.

The ophthalmologist predicted that exercise would be possible after surgery for two weeks, but

As expected, Goo Ga-eun’s recovery speed was so fast that she was able to recover in just a week.

The ophthalmologist was also impressed by the report, saying it was the first time he had seen someone so fast.

… By the way, Goo Ga-eun really had the best glasses for her looks.

Her visual value has increased by 27.

Well, it was long as a result of putting on makeup and styling her hair properly,

LASIK made a great contribution.

“Ga-eun.”

“Huh? Why democracy… ?”

Now Koo Ga-eun and Jo Min-joo have become really close.

It was 180 degrees different from the awkward and uncomfortable days of the past.

“You really look like an idol.”

“Yeah, right…” ? Thank goodness… !”

While Koo Ga-eun was receiving LASIK, Jo Min-ju mastered the vlog camera that I had previously given her.

Now all I had to do was start filming at school tomorrow and send the video file to the in-house editor.

Of course, we had discussed with the school in advance, and planned to ensure that no teachers or students except Jo Min-joo and Koo Ga-eun would appear.

“Mister.”

“Why, Minjoo?”

“Just take one picture with us. “Just as a souvenir.”

“Yes.”

If I think about it, I have never taken a commemorative photo with the Cursed Dolls.

“Ga-eun, let’s use your phone. My phone is old, so the camera quality is not good….”

“Oh, yes…” ! This is my first time taking a selfie with someone else. Speaking of which… !!”

Goo Ga-eun took out her smart phone from the pocket of her school uniform skirt.

She then turned on her camera app and then turned the screen to the front camera.

I thought Jo Min-joo and Koo Ga-eun would be the main characters, so I stood in the far right corner.

But Jo Min-joo,

“Mister, why are you there?”

He pulled my shirt so that I was in the middle of the two people.

“Mister, have we become prettier?”

“Yes, of course.”

“Hmm… …. “Do you like having your picture taken surrounded by pretty high school girls?”

“Oh, no, that’s….”

Are you doing this to make fun of me?

[Name: Jo Min-joo]

[Current thought: Cute mister. [My face turns red.]

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… You were right to make fun of me.

“Ga-eun, hold on to your arm tightly.”

“Huh? Like this… ?”

Jo Min-joo and Gu Ga-eun’s breasts touched both my arms.

I have an idol who is not an adult but an active high school girl hanging on my arm,

… Honestly, I felt good, but

It also had a criminal feel.

Click—.

Gu Ga-eun pressed the button and took a picture of the three of us.

Right after that afternoon, a photo was posted in the Sweets group chat room.

Jo Min-joo saves her group photo on her smartphone,

“Mister, don’t just be friendly with the Cursed Dolls, be friendly with us too.”

He told me.

“I have no intention of being awkward… ?”

“I’m not saying we’re awkward, but let’s get closer to each other like the Cursed Dolls.”

Jo Min-ju grinned.

… Does he like me too?

Gu Ga-eun didn’t seem to have any such signs yet.

But we haven’t even debuted yet… ?

For now, I just pretended not to notice.

Even if I know anyway, I have to pretend not to know.

“Your debut song has been released!”

“Wow!! “Is this the song we sing?!”

Gu Ga-eun pushed her face to the point where it was burdensome.

Looking at her bright eyes and the slightly widened nose,

… He seemed quite excited.

[Name: Jo Min-joo]

[Current thought: You changed your mind, man.]

I wish Jo Min-joo would react as happily as Goo Ga-eun.

This time too, I wrote the lyrics by searching through my memories.

I connected my smartphone to the wireless speaker.

And then the song that would become Afternoon Sweets’ debut song, featuring guide vocals, was played.

“The title is ‘my sweets’.”

-Who are you who took away my one remaining sweets~♪

Fortunately, this time, Afternoon Sweets’ debut song was uploaded to the in-house database.

This time, we choreographed everything properly without leaving anything out.

Unlike Cursed Dolls’ debut song, ‘In Search of the Future’, which had a depressing feel,

Afternoon Sweets’ debut song, ‘my sweets’, was a bright song.

… I don’t know the details, but ‘Search for the Future’ is a typical minor song, and ‘my sweets’ is a typical major song.

“How do you feel?”

“I love it so much… !!”

Gu Ga-eun left a short comment.

“The mood of the song itself is bright, but the lyrics are a bit…. It feels like an accusation to society…. It was described as sweets, but is it a goal? Dream? I don’t think it would be strange to change it to .”

“For your information, I added the lyrics.”

“…… Yes?”

Jo Min-joo stared intently at my face.

… I can’t believe there was this kind of reaction during Cursed Dolls, and it was the same this time too.

Well, it would be strange to say that the producer writes the lyrics.

Well, in the end, the lyrics didn’t come from my head, but I was able to transcribe them because I memorized most of the [Idol Producing] OST songs.

“Mister, were you dissatisfied with school? “When I was young.”

“I’m still young. And if I wasn’t dissatisfied with school, would I have smoked?”

Jo Min-joo burst out laughing at my words.

Gu Ga-eun, who was next to me, didn’t seem to understand the conversation between me and Jo Min-ju.

“Maybe it’s because he’s the producer of Lucky Seven, but he’s amazing… !! There’s nothing I can’t do… !!”

“… Thank you.”

Goo Ga-eun exclaimed, widening her newly LASIK eyes.

… Even though we were part of Lucky Seven, no other producer besides me wrote lyrics.

I may seem a bit strange to other Lucky Seven employees who don’t know my situation.

“Now, can I just memorize this song, mister?”

“That’s right. However, I am still lacking in vocals and dancing, so please train me more. In particular, Ga-eun has missed a week, so please concentrate more.”

“Okay… !!”

Afterwards, I left the training room, leaving Jo Min-joo and Koo Ga-eun in the hands of vocal trainers.

… And then headed to the headquarters director’s office.

He said the managing director told him to come because he wanted to talk to me.

I guess it’s because of Berry’s Gun, right?

Because I was in charge of resolving this incident,

I felt like I was going to be asked a lot of questions as to why I told the outside world.

In fact, the stock price has fallen a bit and we are being criticized by shareholders….

Knock knock.

Knocking on the wooden door of the luxurious-looking headquarters office,

“This is pregnant road. “I heard you called me.”

He spoke in a low voice.

“Come in.”

“Yes.”

I turned the doorknob and entered the head office.

Then the gray-haired middle-aged man stood up and pointed to the sofa with his hand.

This person must be older, but he had thicker hair than the late Manager Kang-tae….

[Yeom Chang-ho, Head of Idol Business Division]

The nameplate caught my eye.

Then this person is the person who has ultimate responsibility for the entire idol business.

Yeom Chang-ho….

Yeomchang… ….

I decided not to think about anything as much as possible.

It’s only kids who make fun of other people’s names, right?

I placed my butt on the sofa that Executive Director Yeom Chang-ho pointed to, and he also sat down on the sofa across from me.

But it felt like his eyes were glaring at me.

He was a man who seemed like he would be the final boss in a Korean movie and would shout out the line, ‘This is fun, keep going!’

“… ….”

Why doesn’t he say anything even though he called me….

Should I call it a restless seat or like a thorn cushion?

I wasn’t used to sitting across from someone as high-ranking as an executive.

“That…. What did you call me for… ?”

In the end, I opened my mouth.

“Producer Lim, do you remember the child you took charge of three years ago?”

“…… Yes?”

3 Years ago?

No, it’s the ‘me’ from the past again?

How do I know?

From the beginning, the main character producer in [Idol Producing] Was a new producer according to the story.

By the way, why is Executive Director Yeom Chang-ho pointing out a child from three years ago who I don’t even know who he is?

Do you know someone?

… Parachute?

But to call it a parachute, I wouldn’t have entrusted it to you because 3 years ago was the 2nd year and it was still time to show off as a newbie.

“Of course I remember.”

In the meantime, I stuttered.

Looking at Executive Director Yeom Chang-ho’s frown, he seemed to have seen through my lie.

… It’s probably not for nothing that he was given the title of managing director.

“Okay… ….”

I thought he was going to say something, but Executive Director Yeom Chang-ho lowered his head and let out a long sigh.

I had a lot of things I wanted to say, but it felt like I was holding back….

“Berry’s Gun, I’m glad you handled it very well. “If Ms. Na-kyung had informed the s*xual crime victim protection group and taken legal action, it would have become the responsibility of the entire company.”

“Thank you.”

Surprisingly, it was highly evaluated.

Wow, I am very handsome to receive praise from such a high-ranking person.

… I just need to find out who that kid was from 3 years ago.

Lucky Seven Entertainment is the largest company in the industry.

We already had connections with some large newspapers.

In other words, it was good for the press to play.

[Berries Na-kyung “Another producer saved me”]

[The producer who committed s*xual assault at Berries was caught by a colleague]

In this way, the facts were somewhat embellished.

Of course, I did not include the real names of producer Cho Hyun-ho and myself.

The only name that came up was Berries.

In order not to appear as just an unknown celebrity, I asked reporters to include the group name Berryz and the member names as much as possible.

“We plan to make the most of the current situation where Berryz’s awareness has increased.”

“… “It unintentionally became noise marketing.”

Due to the nature of noise marketing, there is a high possibility that it will stop flashing,

There was a need for the media to continue to cover this incident.

So, I also relayed to one of the reporters about a dark website that illegally shares personal stories of unknown celebrities.

In order to release the story about this incident when it had subsided, we arranged an exclusive reporting schedule with me.

“Anyway… …. I hope you work as hard as you do now…. “Do you need anything?”

“I think it would be good if I could turn just one producer to my side.”

“Producer? “Not the manager?”

“Yes, I am currently producing Afternoon Sweets, so it is difficult for me to take charge of Berries as well. “The overall direction has been set.”

“Okay, okay. “I’ll tell Manager Go to attach one person.”

“Thank you.”

I said I could just leave, so I politely greeted Executive Director Yeom Chang-ho and left the division director’s office.

Wow, my heart is pounding….

What happened was something scary happened again.

I went back to office 302 and worked on documents for producing afternoon sweets.

Manager Jeong Song-i seemed to be out of the office due to Cursed Dolls’ schedule, and producer Jo Hyun-ho was away to manage his idols.

… By the way, producer Jo Hyun-ho is amazing. Don’t you know that he helps me with my work while also working on his idols?

Do you have good physical strength since you graduated from a physical education school?

Knock knock.

I was working on the computer for about three hours when someone came to see me.

“Yes, please come in.”

“Hello.”

Someone said it was producer Jeon Geun-young, whom I met once the other day.

… Presumed to be producer Jo Hyun-ho’s ex-girlfriend.

“What’s going on?”

I had an ominous feeling and asked producer Jeon Geun-young.

No way, no way….

I guess not?

“At the direction of the manager, I became Berryz’s temporary producer for the time being. “Producer Lim Boo-gil told me to follow his instructions.”

“Oh, yes…” .”

f*ck, I heard you can catch people.

Why, of all producers, is it Jeon Geun-young?

Yes, since the Berrys s*xual assault incident occurred because of a strange male producer, I understand why they added a female producer.

But there isn’t necessarily only one female producer, Producer Jeon Geun-young, right?

Why is she the ex-girlfriend of producer Jo Hyun-ho? .

The atmosphere in room 302 looks very creepy.

“Professor Lim, what should we do with Berries?”

Producer Jeon Geun-young asked calmly, as if he didn’t know how I felt.

“Training.”

“Yes? “Aren’t you going to attack now that you’re well-known?”

I said, “No.” He shook his head.

The biggest problem with Berryz right now is,

The point was that his skills were ambiguous.

Vocals, dance, talking, visuals all.

It was necessary to change the first digits of all abilities.

“The rise in awareness is not because of Berryz’s good work, but because of the evil actions of producer Oh Jung-jun, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Even if we send him out with his current skills, his popularity will cool down once this incident subsides.”

“… I guess so. Are you saying that you will use this incident as your back to release a new song after properly improving your skills?”

“That’s right. They were originally a talented group, but producer Oh Jung-jun was so obsessed with s*x and money that he deliberately prevented them from becoming popular. “It’s much more tragic, isn’t it?”

Jeon Geun-young nodded as if she understood.

People generally like stories about overcoming tragedy.

However, that was only possible if the charm of an idol was supported.

“Okay, Pro Lim. “Then, I will begin Berry’s training starting today.”

“Don’t push yourself too hard, let him sleep enough, and give him some food. Don’t forget to continue with psychological treatment.”

“Yes, of course.”

“Once every three days, I will personally go see the Berries kids training.”

“Yes.”

I hadn’t become a senior producer yet, but it felt like I had already done so.

I sent all the documents about Berryz that were on Producer Jeong Oh-jun and my computer to Producer Jeon Geun-young.

Now all I had to do was go out and start training… ,

He stood in front of me and hesitated as if he had something to say to me.

“… Hey, former pro? Is there anything you want to say to me?”

“That, that! I have a favor to ask…. I thought you might think it was a bit absurd…….”

“What is it?”

“Actually… …. “I used to date producer Jo Hyun-ho.”

That is a fact that everyone knows.

When I nodded, producer Jeon Geun-young continued.

“It’s a personal request, but… !! Could you please help me reunite with producer Jo Hyun-ho… ?”

“… ….”

It was truly absurd.

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