Chapter 324 – #71_Manager (3)
#325
One.
“How did Yuchan start this job?”
After filming the commercial, rehearsing for the soundtrack, and pre-recording, it’s past 12 o’clock.
Harin asked on the way back to the dorm.
Different people have different attitudes towards road managers.
Some give orders with the tip of their chin like a servant, while others treat them closely like friends.
In the case of Harin, it can be said that it is exactly in the middle.
At a minimum, respect human beings, but distinguish between public and private without forgetting that it is a business relationship.
Now, she thought, was a good time to exchange private words of this or that.
“Why did Harin start as a singer?”
“What is answering a question with a question? Answer me first.”
I saw Yoo-chan’s resume in the resume that team leader Park handed over.
He studied abroad in the United States from his high school days, and then dropped out after one year after entering college.
Even Harin, who had no interest in studying at all, knows that it is a university that goes up and down among people.
Since most of the managers are high school graduates, I wondered what kind of circumstances they had, so they refused to even take elite courses and returned to Korea to live as managers.
“Well, it’s because she did n’t put her body in her with the thought that she should do something big! Is n’t that the way everyone lives?”
“What, then, wasn’t it that you were building your career to represent an agency later?”
“No way. I can’t do that. I’m not confident in managing things with my own hands.”
Yoo-chan bursts into laughter and turns the steering wheel.
So she’s just going with the flow?
With that mindset, I will stick around as a manager.
She was Harin, who was already slightly worried.
“But isn’t it a waste to go to a foreign university? What department was it?”
“U.S. Universities are usually undergraduate, but I entered the undergraduate college of medicine to prepare for graduate school in pharmacology.”
Harin tilted her head.
A pharmacist and a manager seem to be at opposite ends of each other.
“It’s interesting. Anyway, it’s not like they’re highly educated. Most of the managers are less educated than Yoo-chan, right?”
“Anyway, it’s like dropping out.”
Silly conversations.
Still, it was enough to make Harin interested in Yuchan. She still thinks she’s glad she’s not a very stupid person.
“Then would it be all right if I ask the question again?”
“What was it?”
“Why did Shin Harin decide to become a singer?”
“Oh, that one?”
Nothing much.
Perhaps even if she were to ask a question about 100 idols or singers, she wouldn’t get a significantly different answer from Harin.
“It’s nothing special. Why, there’s a song. It would be really nice if I appeared on TV~ It would be really nice~ Something like that.”
When I was young, celebrities on TV looked so cool.
The music video uploaded to YouTube and the way they heated up the stage were as beautiful as a dream.
“So, when I was in middle school, I went to a retreat and on stage. But, how amazing would it be to be on stage? All I did was go up on a low platform and dance to the song.”
“Still, I think you had talent from then on.”
“Well? Now that I think about it, it must have been a very clumsy stage. The preparation period was only about 2 weeks. Looking back at the video, the dancing is also very amateurish.”
It was a stage that I barely managed to get out of because I was in adolescence with a lot of shyness.
“But after the concert, my heart was beating really fast, right? I felt it then. Oh, this is the road I have to go on.
I entered a small, nameless agency, appeared on a survival program, became an idol for a year, and then went solo.”
Why are you telling this story in detail?
I didn’t even tell my former manager, who I’ve been with for months.
Harin, embarrassed, cleared his throat for no reason and continued.
“Isn’t it really all right?”
“It is not so.”
At least until now, Yoo-chan gave the impression that she only cared about courting Harin.
After hearing Harin’s words, Yoo-chan responded with a fairly resolute and confident denial.
It was a little unexpected, so Harin looked at Yoo-chan’s profile as she was driving.
“After all, she’s running towards her dream her. How cool is that?”
“…….”
“Maybe it’s because I’m a person like Harin who doesn’t have a firm dream, so when I see someone who runs to achieve their goal, I admire them.”
Sure enough, it was embarrassing flattery.
If there is a little difference from other people’s, it gives a refreshing feeling without the servility.
Harin felt her heart her swell involuntarily.
“Yoo-chan, there is no bonus even if you paint your face with gold.”
She thought she didn’t need recognition from those around her.
Even though she thought it would be enough if only she affirmed herself…
Hearing other people’s sincere support and recognition made me feel embarrassed for no reason.
For some reason, I had a strong intuition that his words were not official prepositions.
It’s a strange thing.
“Arrived.”
It takes more than 30 minutes from the broadcasting station to the dorm, but it feels like time has jumped by.
It was also proof that Harin was immersed in this conversation.
Harin stopped the car and greeted Yoo-chan, who followed her.
“Anyway, I’m going to have a hard time, because I’m going to release a new album soon.”
“I look forward to this song as well.”
“This song too?”
Without even trying to probe closely, he waved his hand and disappeared in the car.
Looking forward to this song also means that I have listened to Harin’s music steadily, at least until then.
Or maybe she heard it on duty before joining the manager.
“Is this because you’re a fan?”
Is that why you prepared the lunch box with great care?
I do not know.
Today was also a very tiring day to put in other miscellaneous thoughts.
2.
I heard that even managers can breathe more easily when they reach the team leader level.
From Harin’s point of view, team leader Park was always a pitiful slave exploited by the company.
It’s already been a week since I saw Team Leader Park’s face since the day he handed over to Yu-chan.
“Um? Harin-ah, are you here?”
“Yes, were you eating?”
“No, it’s okay. Sit here.”
Team leader Park, who had filled his mouth with jajangmyeon and mumbled, wiped his mouth with a tissue and offered Harin a seat.
“From my point of view, all of the music producers are bullies.”
“Ah yes, it is.”
The complaints I’ve been hearing for two years haven’t changed.
The number of music broadcasts of terrestrial broadcasters is fixed, while singers and idols who want to appear on them are overwhelmed.
Sometimes a team of over 100 people cringes in front of the PD to somehow occupy the weekend home.
If it’s Harin’s level, the appearance will be confirmed after the ceremonial face meeting, but the issue again is the cue sheet.
Depending on how many times you come out, the degree of exposure will change.
First of all, the first seat that can benefit from instant viewership is the best.
After that, the ratings increase as time goes by, so in general, newcomers are in the front and senior singers are in the back.
It seemed that what Team Manager Park was aiming for this weekend was the second from the back, the so-called golden cue sheet.
“I waited for 3 hours with the signed new album and song samples, and then I lowered my head, but he held up his chin and told me to leave it there. Does this make sense? I’m really dirty, so fuck my Harin, he’s not even a singer.”
“So what did you do?”
“What should I do? I have to wait for a call.”
“If I succeed later, I’m a Bang PD, right? I’ll never go on that person’s broadcast.”
“Assura, then our other babies also bleed. Fighting with a broadcasting company is like becoming a large entertainment company.”
To Harin, who was joking with each other, team leader Park brought up the main topic.
“Oh, that’s right. Harin-ah, you’ve found a new manager.”
“Yes? You already have.”
“He’s a friend with no experience or anything. This time, team leader Jo searched for him, and he said he’s fine. He doesn’t have a bad career and has a good reputation. And when I heard about it, I heard that he was familiar with CP Kim Jun-hyeon of company M. They say he’s an alumni of his father or something. I don’t know how close it is, but wouldn’t it be better than not having it at all?”
Harry’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.
In this industry, there are public relations managers who specialize in broadcasting PR through connections with PDs or CPs.
Of course, it is questionable whether the new manager Park is talking about has that kind of connection, but it will be more helpful than Yu-chan, who has just learned how the broadcasting industry works.
But this is not right.
Yuchan has been working to the full extent of his ability for the past few days.
He is assisting Harin by preparing a packed lunch every time without being lazy or using tricks.
Is it right to cut Yu-chan and hire a new manager simply by calculating the gains and losses? A question arose about
“Looking at your expression, it’s a disapproving look, isn’t it?”
“No, rather than just like that, he was someone who seemed to be working hard.”
“It hasn’t even been a week yet. All the passion is there anyway. You have to choose wisely.”
Harin crossed her arms and was lost in her thoughts.
But it didn’t take long for a conclusion to come out.
“I’m fine as it is.”
Team leader Park looks at Harin with a surprised expression.
“Harin-ah, I know you’re very affectionate, but think about it carefully. If it’s because Yu-chan feels sorry for him, I’ll connect you to the other side.”
“There are many other people in our agency besides me.
“No, do you like him that much?”
Did you like it?
Not particularly.
Of course, the quality of the dazzling lunch boxes brought for lunch and dinner will open your mouth, but that is a side issue.
“I’m still working really hard. If you work hard, you should be rewarded for it.”
“It’s the same.”
“How can you cut someone who is doing well?”
Perhaps feeling Harin’s strong will, Team Leader Park didn’t even say anything.
“Then, I’ll be in touch around Tuesday, and since Friday rehearsal and Saturday pre-recording, I’ll leave my weekend schedule empty.”
“Tell Yuchan too.”
“Huh, thinking about it again, I still don’t understand, Harin.
“Each person is different.”
Harin nodded and headed to the underground parking lot where Yuchan was waiting.
“Mr. Yuchan, you’re reading a book again.”
In general, managers suffer from insufficient sleep time.
However, this man was almost always holding a book in his hand even when he had to close his eyes for a certain amount of time.
A philosophical book that always looks difficult when you take a peek at what kind of book it is.
“It’s just to pass the time.”
I thought it was a show reading for intellectual display or a concept.
Looking at this, I really feel like that kind of person.
Why the hell would such an intelligent person do something like a manager?
“You know, there’s a new album this week. It’s almost confirmed to appear on music channels.”
“Ah, then shall we tell the Planning Office that we will have to cancel the weekend schedule?”
“Huh? Did you hear from Team Leader Park?”
“No, I think that’s what it will be like.”
“Huh? Oh, that’s right. Please do that.”
Harin widened her eyes.
When a new music source is released, the schedule for more than a few weeks is focused on music broadcasting.
Even with pre-recording, there is a dry rehearsal where you lightly match the day before, and a dress rehearsal where you set up costumes, microphones, and lighting on the day of recording.
Besides, can I just record my portion and leave? Not even that.
You have to wait for another team’s rehearsal and recording, and again, you have to draw the amount and wait again… You have to endure over 11 hours of waiting time for a one-hour broadcast.
If you spend a day or two like this, there is no time left for other schedules.
What surprised Harin was that Yuchan, who had just started her managership, naturally knew the ecology of this industry and figured out what to do.
“Wasn’t Yoo-chan originally working here?
“It can’t be. It’s just moving without notice.”
Yuchan’s eyes on her were definitely S-class.
If it’s a bit cold, she’ll be holding a blanket on her lap at some point, and if she’s thirsty, she’ll bring Harin’s and other staff’s drinks.
Seeing him take out his lunchbox at the right time even without saying anything made me wonder if he was even reading other people’s minds.
“Harin, would you like to eat now?”
“Yeah, I was just hungry.”
Also, I did well not to cut it.
The moment Harin saw the lunch box decorated with a different menu today, Harin thought inwardly.
