89 – Not only the manager. (1)
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“·······You keep on the phone for a long time.”
In the conference room left alone, Kang Jin-hyeok went out to answer the phone and it was only after 5 minutes that Nauri’s voice broke the silence.
5 Minutes can’t be said to be long, but 5 minutes was an incredibly long time for Nawoori now, when the production team didn’t know when they would come.
What if the production team comes before Jinhyeok oppa? I was told to bring a company official with me. If you see me sitting here by myself, won’t you think I’ve ignored your words?
She didn’t experience it firsthand, but Nauri had seen a broadcast writer accidentally slay an employee who seemed to be her successor before being eliminated from her idol survival show.
Even though he wasn’t being victimized, he grabbed his successor like a rat to the point where his mouth was dry.
Even before that, Nauri had learned from Na Choong-hyeon that the only way to survive in the broadcasting industry was with endless courtesy, but from that day onwards, Nauri vowed not to do anything that could be blamed.
If you get caught wrong, you could end up in a really bad way.
When is Jinhyeok oppa coming? I-I need to prepare an excuse in case the production team arrives first.
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Nauri began to come up with an unavoidable reason why he had no choice but to leave so that the production crew’s ferocious anger would not be directed at him.
“If you tell me honestly that you went out to answer the phone, you will be scolded. He said he had an appointment, but went out to answer the phone. So to be honest, pass.”
The production team was late for the promised time, but you shouldn’t expect common sense in this broadcasting world.
“Then, should I say that I went to the bathroom to do some errands here? No, ugh It could be later, and what if you feel bad about it when you see it? It’s not good for Jinhyeok oppa’s honor, so this is also not possible.”
The broadcasting world is where the lives of subordinates are dictated by the moods of superiors.
The sudden appearance of the revival of losers, which was not in the contract that was written to appear in the first idol survival show, must be proof of that.
So, try not to offend the production team as much as possible.
Then the only way left after all is…
“Is there nothing else to do but bring Jinhyeok oppa before the production team arrives?”
I think that’s probably the best choice.
There was nothing worse than facing the production team without being able to bring Kang Jin-hyuk after hesitating for nothing.
“He must have gone by the emergency stairs. The only place Jinhyeok oppa, an outsider, can make a phone call is the emergency stairs.”
The time when Kang Jin-hyeok put his hand on the doorknob while guessing where he was calling.
Clap.
Even though Nauri didn’t force it, her doorknob turned on its own, and as she did, her door opened, revealing a man with her face to her.
“Huh? What, why are you standing here?”
It was the man of interest that Nauri had seen the other day.
aaa. Met! I met you! He is such a scary person!!
“Yes, yes? Uh, that’s…”
“I am a trainee, right?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
“For now, sit somewhere over there. Don’t stand there like this.”
“Yes, four.”
At the words of a man who seemed to be in his early thirties, Nauri followed his words and sat down in a chair in the conference room, leaving behind the goal of going to find Kang Jin-hyeok.
Ugh… In the end, I came before Jinhyeok oppa came. What if I ask where the official who told me to bring him has gone? Should I just pretend I went to the bathroom?
Nauri was very nervous, and when I asked about Kang Jin-hyeok as he sat in the chair, he quickly rolled his head about what to do.
“Hmm… It definitely deserves to be eliminated. Whether it’s the body or the face… It’s definitely worth it. If I had a good back, I would have stuck.”
Nauri couldn’t hear the man’s murmur as he scanned his body up and down because his nerves were on the other side.
“Yes?”
“No, no. Well, first of all, you won’t know what I’m doing, so I’ll just say it.”
The man opened his mouth as if he were going to make a full statement, but he didn’t say anything more. Instead, he took out a business card from the inside pocket of his jacket.
“Idol survival writer team sub Lee Bon-seung. Nawoori trainees just call writer Bonseung Lee.”
“Oh, yes, yes. Writer Lee Bon-seung.”
The business cards he received were all luxurious, from material to design, and with his fingertips, Nauri felt increasingly overwhelmed by the material of the business cards.
When you become a sub-writer, you use such a classy business card······ But originally, you give a business card to trainees like this, but? Isn’t business cards usually exchanged between people who have business cards?
“But he told me to come with the person in charge. Where are you?”
As he was thinking about the fact that he had received the business card, he was suddenly asked the question he had been preparing for.
Nawoori was so surprised by the question that came in when he was careless, hehehehe! He breathed in, but he somehow managed to catch his breath and move his mouth, not knowing what would happen if he didn’t answer right away.
“Yes? Oh, that’s why…”
Ji, for now, it’s best to say that Jinhyeok went to the bathroom. Let’s say that I endured it as much as I could and was in such a hurry that I couldn’t stand it and just ran out. If I told you that I went out with my real face white and sweaty and crossing his legs, I would have no choice but to look at him as a human being!
At that time, Nauri was about to answer Lee Bon-seung’s question, apologizing to Kang Jin-hyeok’s honor, saying, “Bye-bye, this is the honor of the pretty Jin-hyeok oppa.”
“Well, the agency is like that, but there’s no way they can bring in the people involved.”
“・・・・・Yes?”
Even though he didn’t make Kang Jin-hyeok a jerk, Lee Bon-seung nodded his head and agreed.
“That, what is that…”
“Why? Did you know you didn’t know Even if I look like this, I’m an insider in this field, but you should know that Nawoori’s trainee agency went bankrupt. Although it is small, one agency was completely blown away.”
At Bonseung Lee’s words, Nauri was very confused.
It’s not that strange for writer Lee Bon-seung to know that his uncle’s agency has gone bankrupt.
But that wasn’t because Lee Bon-seung knew about the company’s bankruptcy, but for another reason.
I know that my agency went bankrupt… Why did you tell me yesterday to bring someone from the agency?
It was because Lee Bon-seung’s phone call yesterday to bring in an agency official and his words that he already knew that Nauri’s agency was ruined were conflicting with each other.
To Nauri, who is experiencing confusion caused by the collision, Bonseung Lee suddenly raised his lips and started talking.
“Yesterday, if you were going to appear on the show, you were asked to bring someone in charge, but it must have been difficult because the agency went bankrupt. Right?”
“・・・・・・Yes?”
Lee Bon-seung, who did not apologise even though he was a long time late for the appointment time and could clearly feel the way he disrespected trainee Na-woo-ri in his tone, suddenly started talking casually.
“You must have thought over and over again about what to do, but you couldn’t find the answer. But this opportunity can never be missed. In the end, I came here alone as a judge with a desperate heart.”
Lee Bon-seung spoke like a detective telling people his reasoning.
Sudden short talk, a face that seemed to know everything, and even a voice and way of speaking that seemed to have a clear upper hand.
All the elements that make up Lee Bon-seung were enough to make Nauri feel threatened.
······Well, something is strange. Why are you like this all of a sudden? Why are you looking at me with that perverted smile?
The question was resolved through the following words of Lee Bon-seung.
“That earnestness. I think I can make it happen.”
“・・・・・・Yes?”
“Of course, you can’t bare-mouthed, and if you do one favor, I can put you in as a successful candidate for the revival of losers. I’m the writer in charge of the revival of the losers. How is it? Are you fine?”
Yvonne Seung put her hand on the table where Nauri was sitting and pushed her upper body to encourage her.
However, it was such a sudden invitation, and she was just afraid because it was Nauri who never imagined that such a thing would happen.
“If you are a Nawoori trainee who has a fandom of his own that even causes controversy over why he was eliminated even though he didn’t show his face much on the show, there won’t be any controversy even if he passes the revival match, so I can easily put him in. How is it? You are good and I am good too. It really kills two birds with one stone.”
“I-I don’t know what you mean all of a sudden.”
“Huh… Since I’m a trainee, I don’t even know what the situation is like. Yes, if it’s your first time, kindly let me know. It’s something you’re going to do someday if you’re in this industry, and the earlier you do it, the better. You can build a network, and you will have more opportunities.”
“Well, I still don’t know…”
“Hi! Even if you say that… No, no, right? Wouldn’t it be better if you were so pure that you wouldn’t know even if I told you this?”
Lee Bon-seung looked down at his anger for a moment, and soon, with a shady smile on his lips, he told Na-uri a story that was a little closer to the main point.
“Something like following me, saying hello to people in high places, making eye contact like that, having a meal together, and earning opportunities to appear on TV by myself. Is this really something no one can do? It’s something that only those who are chosen to become a mask or body like you can do.”
“Oh, that. I······.”
Suddenly, the title changed from Nawoori trainee to you.
Nauri trembled at the sight of Lee Bon-seung changing so fast, no, revealing his true colors so quickly.
Seeing this, Lee Bon-seung made the smile on her lips even thicker and began to press her with her sudden strong tone.
“Since you don’t have an agency anymore, you probably don’t even have the status of a trainee. How would you like to work in this industry? When an opportunity comes, you should do your best to seize it. How come you won’t open your mouth even if I try to spoon-feed you?”
“Yes, yes?”
“And if you reject my invitation here, will it just end with refusal? How narrow is this industry? Think carefully. Huh?”
Nauri’s face turned blue at the bottomless, in fact threats disguised as solicitation.
She just signed the contract to appear in Idol Survival Loser Resurrection, and for the first time she thought of practicing her right way entertainment, this situation was too harsh for her.
“I-I mean that… That’s it…”
Nauri was at a loss for what to do with Lee Bon-seung’s endless invitations and couldn’t even properly answer her.
Seeing this, Lee Bon-seung thought to himself that this was the end, hardened his expression, and burst into shouts.
“Are you saying I’m older now?!”
However, half of his shouts didn’t come out, and he had no choice but to go back inside, blocked by his thick and hard palms.
The moment his face was caught, Lee Bon-seung instinctively stiffened at the strong force that took away his will to rebel. Nauri saw the man who had covered his mouth and called his name in a watery voice.
“Brother Jinhyeok!”
“Sorry, it’s us. I didn’t expect the phone call to be this long.”
A person in charge appeared.