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“hello?”
Park Joong-won answered the phone right away.
Jo Sung-hyun stood still and looked at Park Joong-won.
– Yes, boss. This is Woojin
Through the phone, a small voice of Choi Woo-jin came out.
“uh. What’s wrong with the kid’s phone call that I’ve never been in touch with?”
-Ah, who knows if it’s true.
“Don’t say it like it’s not real. What’s up?”
Choi Woo-jin spoke with his characteristic witty tone, and Park Joong-won asked with a grin.
Jo Sung-hyeon also picked Choi Woo-jin’s voice and laughed.
And, at Choi Woo-jin’s next words, Park Joong-won’s face hardens slightly.
– I got a call from another company.
“What are you talking about. How did you get in touch?”
-I don’t know what happened, either, but the last time I got a call from an unknown number, I wondered if I was a Pan Entertainment employee again.
“yes. Keep talking.”
-But that’s not it, I’m a manager for another company, and I work hard as a trainee. suffered too much Then what… I’ll give you some down payment. Wouldn’t you like to be the head of the Imoogi instead of just one dragon scale? Is that so?
“… Look at these bastards.”
Park Joong-won mumbled in a voice filled with anger, rarely.
Jo Seong-hyeon also frowned at the voice over the phone.
Sometimes this is the case.
Of course, it wasn’t just happening in the entertainment industry.
It will happen all over the world.
In the name of headhunting.
As with other companies, this is especially fatal if this happens to an entertainment agency.
It’s not just that, ah, one person went out… It was a serious matter that could end a single project.
It is possible to simply take out trainees.
The trainees had to live their trainee lives without promises, and the company, of course, invested in the trainees, but at the same time, the trainees were also investing in themselves.
In an uncertain future, everyone is bound to be anxious.
If you are anxious, you have no choice but to shake.
In fact, it is very common for trainees to transfer to another company.
From small management to large management.
Or, from a large agency where you don’t think you can survive to a small or medium-sized agency that you think can make your debut.
There are many reasons, but it was one of the reasons why trainees usually passed.
debut.
There, the trainees are supposed to go through with their fantasies.
Sometimes, they carry some bad secrets inside the company.
In some cases, they are seduced by the sweet fruit of success, and then used for something really low-key.
‘By the way, is it enough to even target the kids in the debut group?’
If you are a regular trainee, you may not know, but Choi Woo-jin is currently in the debut group and is preparing really hard.
We will be discussing really hard inside the company about what to do with the group name, when to prepare for the album, and how to make the debut.
Of course, there may be times when you fall over at this point, but there is a very high probability that you will make your debut.
How could any company even dare to contact Choi Woo-jin in this kind of situation?
I wondered.
Pan Entertainment was not one of the best entertainment companies in Korea, but it was still a fairly large company.
If it’s the size of JK Entertainment, which belongs to the JK group that hosted the contest that Chae Yoon-i participated in last time, it might be aimed at Choi Woo-jin.
In the case of JK Entertainment, it is a fairly large company that is actively entering overseas markets.
In the beginning, the company did not grow into a JK group for nothing.
A company of that size might try to take out Choi Woo-jin, thinking that he could be in charge, but… .
‘The boss is not like that.’
The CEO of JK Entertainment is a very polite person.
No one was ever going to do this.
Then where the hell is it?
They say they don’t know how scary the overnight doggie is, is it really a small management company that doesn’t know anything about it?
or… .
Cho Seong-hyeon made several inferences, while Park Joong-won continued the call.
“Which company is it?”
– This is the first company I’ve ever heard of. It’s not a company I’ve auditioned for before. I’m just hearing it for the first time. what was it that… Management June? I think it was.
“June? When you say January, February, March, that June?”
– I think so, but I don’t know for sure. I was contacted last time, but I refused. But today, he called again and said he would give me a little more…
“under… And what else? Aren’t you going to say that you’re going to debut early?”
-If you come in, they said that they would let you debut within half a year. Last time I just skipped it, but this time I think I have to tell you.
Choi Woo-jin knew well that Park Joong-won was angry.
He quickly answered Park Joong-won’s question without hesitation, and Park Joong-won raised his hand and pressed his head to see if he had a headache.
“Ts. okay. Have you not contacted any other children?”
– Chief, but…
“Keep a secret. to the grave.”
Park Joong-won spoke in a strong tone before Choi Woo-jin said anything.
The fact that Choi Woo-jin made this phone call to Park Joong-won also meant that he already believed in Park Joong-won.
At the same time, it meant that it would be difficult to say unless it was Park Joong-won.
Choi Woo-jin was a child that Park Joong-won cast and brought with him, and he had a relationship of trust with each other.
Jo Seong-hyeon looked at Park Joong-won and gently raised his hand, signaling that he would go out first.
It seems that Woojin Choi has something he wants to hide, but then there is no need to listen.
Park Joong-won sends an OK sign with his hand, beckoning him to leave.
– Not only me, but also other kids have contacted me. Jeonghyuk is… He said he had met him.
With Choi Woo-jin’s voice behind him, Jo Sung-hyun left the conference room.
“uh?”
“Dad, I bought a caramel matiaco.”
When I go out, I see Chae-yoon coming in with Jang Hyun-ah.
Chae-yoon said in a proud voice and offered Cho Seong-hyun a cup of coffee.
I’m still confused as to whether the caramel macchiato is confusing.
“Is the manager inside?”
“Yes, I think it would be better to go in after a while.”
“Aha.”
Jo Sung-hyun answered by accepting the caramel macchiato that Chae-yoon offered.
Jang Hyeon-ah glanced at the inside of the conference room and then nodded when she saw Park Joong-won with a stiff face.
She handed the chocolate latte she was holding to Chae-yoon.
It seems that Chae-yoon wanted to give Jo Sung-hyun coffee directly.
I smiled and looked at Chae-yoon, and Chae-yoon swished her head up and opened her mouth to look at Jo Sung-hyun.
“It’s hot, so eat with caution.”
“haha. okay. Chae-yoon should eat carefully too.”
“yes.”
Chae-yoon is in a good mood, holding a chocolate latte with both hands and laughing hehehe.
If we kept talking while standing here, it would have been a hindrance to the other team members, so Jo Sung-hyeon and Jang Hyun-ah and Chae-yoon left the office with Chae-yoon.
“What happened? I think it’s the first time I’ve seen the team leader so angry… .”
Park Joong-won is not usually angry, so it was not surprising that Jang Hyun-ah, who had just joined the company for a few months, did not see Park Joong-won angry.
“I think another company was trying to get our trainees out.”
“OMG. What nonsense… It’s a complete dogma.”
Jang Hyun-ah frowned at Seong-hyun’s words.
Chae-yoon looked at Jo Seong-hyun and Jang Hyun-ah alternately with a bewildered face while trying to drink a chocolate latte, perhaps more surprising to see Jang Hyun-ah like that.
It seemed like he was looking to see if Jo Sung-hyun made Jang Hyun-ah angry.
Jo Sung-hyun patted Chae-yoon’s hair and let him know that it was okay.
There were times when Chaeyoon looked overly cautious.
It will slowly get better, but there are still a number of sensitive areas.
“The manager will take care of it. It’s not like this doesn’t happen at all.”
“Is my company not attractive to trainees?”
“I think it’s good enough. why?”
“No, I was wondering if the welfare of the trainees or anything like that was not good, so other companies were trying to tempt me with that kind of thing.”
Hyuna Jang says
She had her eyes twinkling strangely.
Jo Sung-hyun didn’t know what she was thinking, so he just laughed.
After a brief conversation with Jang Hyun-ah, the office door opens and Park Joong-won appears.
“The call is a bit long. It’s over now, so call me.”
“yes.”
“I think I’m going to be a little busy today, so I’ll let you know the results tomorrow.”
“I see.”
“Yeah, good job.”
“brother.”
“ok?”
“Call me if you need it. You know. I am capable.”
At Jo Sung-hyun’s words, Park Joong-won smiles.
“okay. I will contact you if necessary. Not now, so go in.”
Park Joong-won said, and Jo Sung-hyun smiled and waved his hand.
After waving his hand to Hyuna Jang as well.
He returned to the studio with Chae-yoon.
It was time to talk to Woojin Choi.
“Chae Yoon-ah, I’ll call Dad.”
“okay.”
Hearing the child’s answer, Jo Sung-hyun picked up his smartphone and called Choi Woo-jin.
-uh? brother?
“Oh, Woojin-ah.”
– Your brother! even give me a call I don’t know what’s going on, but thank you so much.
Choi Woo-jin answered with a bright voice.
He seems to be surprised that he received a call from Jo Sung-hyun.
“I saw the song and called. ‘last.'”
-… Eh? that song… .
“I decided to work on Yumi’s album.”
-OMG? what. I didn’t know at all. What happened? No, I was busy these days, so I didn’t pay attention to other things, but in the meantime, there was such a large amount of information.
“The song was good. I’ll just talk clearly.”
-Yes Yes. Tell me please.
“I want to include it in Yumi-san’s album.”
There was no reason to hesitate.
As I keep saying, Choi Woo-jin was a composer who was easy to work with.
I can speak well too.
Choi Woo-jin follows Jo Sung-hyun well.
-Wow. Thank you so much for taking a good look. brother. It’s an honor.
“I’m doing this because of the arrangement work. Shall we meet again when the time is right?”
-ah… Well. I’m a little busy these days… It’s not that I’m bouncing, it’s that I’m really busy.
“know. I heard that you were in the debut group. congratulation.”
-ah! You can say that. thank you Well, anyway, I don’t think I’ll have enough time because I’m practicing too hard.
“yes.”
– Can’t my brother take care of it?
“Are you just doing what you want?”
Jo Sung-hyun asked, blinking his eyes.
In the case of a composer with a bit of pride, there were many cases where it was difficult to touch the song.
In fact, Choi Woo-jin wasn’t the only one who didn’t have a sense of pride in the song.
Even so, I asked him to take care of it.
-Yes, first of all, I trust you 100% about the song, right? Since we worked together last time, it’s not that I don’t know hyung’s skills… Take good care of me.
With full sincerity, Choi Woo-jin said.
After hearing this, Jo Sung-hyun thought about it for a while, and then opened his mouth.
“okay. Then I’ll touch it up a little bit, fix it, and send it to you.”
So the call ended.
Now all that was left was ‘a flower under the dark moonlight’.