120 – Audition Preliminary (9)
Tomoe had a dream.
Dreams of being slapped by a friend.
The first time I got slapped was at a children’s art contest.
There was an art contest poster on the elementary school bulletin board, so I sent it out.
I didn’t really have any interest in art, but I just wanted to get into art through an art competition.
Because my friend happened to have an interest in art.
To the young Tomoe, compared to the works of established artists, her paintings simply looked shabby.
So she thought she would be eliminated without fail.
To begin with, it was just a drawing that was drawn in about two hours.
But I won the grand prize.
Tomoe, who was happy about that fact, spoke brightly about her thoughts on receiving the award.
‘I didn’t know that graffiti would win awards!’
At that time, Tomoe did not quite understand the judges’ appearance of being somewhat taken aback by those words.
The incident happened after that.
After receiving the plaque, a girl who was her friend slapped Tomoe in the face.
‘It feels good to treat people like idiots?!’
That girl also never had low grades.
Second place after Tomoe—because it was an excellence award.
It was only later that she realized what a mistake she had made.
After that, she quit art and tried dance.
Even though I won the competition, I expressed my positive feelings.
‘I did it for 5 years and you did it for 2 weeks, really…’ . But you have a hobby and I want to become a professional.’
The friend I practiced with for two weeks left contact with me after saying those words.
I managed to ask around and found out, but my friend had already given up on becoming a dancer.
Tomoe tried to motivate his friend because he didn’t want to be the person who gave up his friend’s dream.
I ended up getting slapped in the face.
‘How miserable are you trying to make me?’
Tomoe thought that maybe he didn’t have the gift of words, and from then on he took up cello as a hobby.
I didn’t make any friends this time.
Just a hobby I do alone.
I just had a cello tutor who was close to me and was like a friend.
Entering the cello competition was a problem.
The cello tutor also participated.
Tomoe ranked 1st and the tutor ranked 2nd.
Immediately after the award ceremony, Tomoe, feeling anxious, approached her tutor first.
She asks for your continued guidance.
But the tutor cried and shouted.
‘Are you making fun of people when you say you’ve done everything in just a month?’
I received one month’s worth of tutoring fees back.
She eventually quit playing the cello.
I tried other instruments, but I didn’t want to participate in competitions anymore and got bored of them quickly.
Every time I did something, people around me felt a terrible sense of inferiority and fell away.
After graduating from college early, I avoided contact with others.
And then I concentrated on single games.
The NPC was not jealous of her Tomoe, nor did she slap him.
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I thought that was Tomoe’s life.
Until you leave the house.
‘Idol… ….’
This is our second day staying at GI Productions Japan branch thanks to the consideration of Hikari Isanami.
I looked for Japanese idols and Korean idols intensively.
There were differences between the idols of the two countries.
But we also had a lot in common.
One thing they have in common is that there has been more group activity than solo recently.
Yeom Seon-jeong seemed to be a rare solo idol these days.
‘It takes a group to succeed…’ .’
Looking at the latest paper, I found that Yeomseon had many hits, but in terms of quarterly operating profit, she was only behind Curse de Dolls, Berries, and Afternoon Sweets.
Furthermore, Yeom Seon-jeong is a character, but her unique atmosphere seems to have greatly driven sales.
Tomoe thought she didn’t seem to have that kind of vibe.
Becoming an idol and meeting her fans.
It wasn’t scary.
But if she participates in group activities, won’t her members once again experience the same experiences as Tomoe’s old friends?
I was afraid of that.
‘…… The producer will take care of it.’
If Tomoe herself becomes a major hindrance within her group,
That cool-headed producer Lim Boo-gil will take care of it.
Before the group disintegrates.
If that happens, it will be you who gets hurt,
She thought.
***
“Yes? Tomoe Kojo is in her office?”
I couldn’t hide my bewilderment when I received a phone call from Hikari Ishinami, head of the Japanese branch.
She was even more absurd when she heard the details.
She After she was eliminated in the preliminaries she was kicked out of her home and she became homeless.
… At first, I thought she had come to my office to blame me for making her homeless.
But she was approached by Hikari Ishinami first, and after some persuasion, she agreed to give Tomoe a try to become her idol.
“Okay. “When I arrive in Japan tomorrow, I’ll stop by the office and take a look in person.”
-It will definitely be different from the last preliminaries… !
“Yes, I trust producer Ishinami.”
I never would have guessed that the first talent discovered by Producer Hikari Ishinami was Tomoe Kojo, the person I was arguing with.
Wait a minute, but the status window clearly said [Name: Marui Tomoe], But when I looked closely, the profile said it was Kojo Tomoe.
Is it a stage name?
Well, that’s not important right now.
Secretary Jeong Song-i turned her head towards me and asked.
“If you are Tomoe Kojo, are you the girl who treated her producer rudely?”
“She’s rude and rude…” .”
If I expressed it that way, I felt like an old man.
“Producer, no matter who sees it, that was rude. What kind of person says that to a vice president during an interview? Producer, you’ve never said that to an executive, right?”
“No, that’s true, but I’m twenty-two years old. “She probably doesn’t have proper social experience yet.”
“… “If you look closely, I think the producer is very generous.”
Is that so?
In the end, many idol aspiring candidates were eliminated.
Even though it was cheap, I felt sympathy for them.
Secretary Jeong Song-i let out a small sigh and continued speaking.
“Well, I also like the producer, including his personality. But please don’t be a pushover, please?”
“Hey, I’m not that organized either.”
“… Are there a lot of women in this world who have s*x with the producer and will run away when a Nermes bag comes out? “Even if I don’t get the Nermes bag, I’m still going to do dirty things with the producer.”
“It’s okay. “You know Songi is not that kind of woman.”
Secretary Jeong Song-i blushing.
Suddenly he got up from his seat and crawled under my desk.
“Since you made my heart flutter, I will give you my mouth in return.”
“… “Isn’t Songi what she wants to do?”
“It’s repayment.”
“Then can’t you add her breasts too?”
“Of course.”
There is a joke among married couples that it is a mandatory defensive battle,
At least for now, I felt good about the fact that Secretary Jeong Songi liked dirty things.
Both mentally and physically.
*
The next day she flew to Japan.
Producer Hikari Ishinami came to meet me at the airport.
“Hello, CEO.”
“Hello.”
Producer Hikari Ishinami bows very politely, placing both hands on her navel.
… It’s a bit burdensome.
However, her secretary, Jeong Song-i, looked at her with a rather pleased expression.
“I heard this is a Korean greeting. Did you do it well?”
Secretary Jeong Song-i smiled brightly,
“Yes, you did well.”
He answered for me.
Hikari Ishinami got in her car and headed to the Japanese office.
She didn’t originally have a license, but she got one when she became a producer.
Basically, the job of a producer involves frequent outings, so it is no exaggeration to say that driving is a basic skill.
Although it is rare, depending on the situation, the producer may temporarily take on the role of road manager.
“Kojo, have you really gained the will?”
“Yes! “It doesn’t burn too much, but I think it’s good enough.”
The will to the idol that the status window requires is truly the minimum.
Would you like to give it a try? Even with a light attitude, the status window judges that there is will.
In other words, Tomoe didn’t even have that level of will during the last preliminaries.
It was encouraging to hear that she had changed.
“If you really have the will, Producer Ishinami deserves a lot of credit this time. You did a really good job.”
“Oh, no! I just happened to see the poor girl. Oh, I’m sorry for buying food for homeless people during working hours as I please….”
“No, you did well. “I would have been a bit disappointed if you had sent me away coldly.”
“Is that so? As expected, you are the representative… !”
Of course, GI Production is not a social welfare organization for the homeless, so we cannot continue to provide direct help.
It is right to at least provide help, such as connecting with relevant social welfare organizations.
Rather than giving the image of a company that chases away the homeless,
I think that the image of a company that shows some warmth to homeless people who come to the office will be helpful in the future.
As this is a company where public image is important.
“Please cover all expenses, such as food and bath expenses for Mr. Kojo.”
“Gwae, it’s okay. Because I just did what I wanted….”
“Take care of the expenses.”
“Yes….”
Even though I first met him as a homeless person, I now see him as an idol.
If you make exceptions one by one, the producer may hesitate to take an active role.
So, it was not possible to save too much on recruiting idol talent.
When I went to the GI Productions Japan branch office, Tomoe was standing there.
When I saw you in the preliminaries before, your makeup and hair styling were almost perfect.
It was a bit lacking at the moment.
Still, it was pretty because the basic base was so good.
“Hello….”
Tomoe bent her waist while carefully observing me.
She thought they would never meet again, but things took a strange turn.
[Name: Marui Tomoe]
[Age: 22]
[Fatigue: 94]
[Vocal (S): 74 / Dance (S): 81 / Talking (B): 54 / Visual (S): 73]
[Current thought: If I get eliminated again, I should just commit suicide….]