Chapter 246 – As Expected, There Is Something Between the Two
When I saw that Ha-eun’s cover dance got a good response on You Tube, I had a useless thought.
The company gave me a bonus because the video was well chosen.
Or that someone is moved by this video and an unexpected surprise arises.
For no reason, she was so greedy that she even snorted at her own greed.
Couldn’t that happen?
‘I thought – but why does that actually happen?’
Inside the representative’s office, I watched the expressions of CEO Lee and Chief Secretary Yoo Ga-hye in front of me, tensed up.
The two of them just silently stared at me as if they were waiting for me to answer.
After hesitating for a while, I finally asked again.
“So you’re giving me a prize…?”
“Huh.”
CEO Isara readily answered my questions.
“I went to the Han River the other day and saw Ha-eun cover dance and she was moved. To be able to nurture as much as I do, this manager is very good at raising kids.”
The line is about praising, but strangely, Isara’s voice was a bit muffled.
It felt like something was uncomfortable.
Yes, I can’t answer here.
“I didn’t do anything. Originally, Haeun really likes her dance skills.”
“Good. I just checked yesterday, but the recording I took last week in Taiwan was really bad.”
It’s about taking one step back to take two steps forward.
I guess I should have checked that out anyway.
I didn’t take a picture and send it to you, but did you have manager Kim record it?
“But to make such a good performance come out in a week, as expected, this manager is amazing. Do you have any tricks?”
“No, Ha-eun is normally good at it. I just told Ha-eun to do whatever she wanted.”
When I said it honestly, CEO Lee narrowed his eyes like a cat.
“Does that make sense?”
No, it’s true.
Even if you set the mood and ask, there is no other answer.
“Looking at the expression, it looks real. He said to do whatever he wanted, and then such a performance came out?”
“Yes. Ha-eun originally had enough skills. So I thought he would do well if I trusted him, but he did really well.”
“What order did you give? Say it. What orders did you give?”
“No, I just told you to do what you really want to do.”
“…It can’t be.”
Isara muttered in a voice that was barely audible, and continued before I could answer.
“Yeah, I know what. He said he wouldn’t touch it if he got good results, so it’s rude to ask more… Let’s get back to the main topic. I’m giving you a prize, what do you want?”
Isara’s question didn’t come to mind.
I never expected to receive an award, and receiving something from the CEO is just uncomfortable.
Since I couldn’t answer for a while, the representative started to suggest various things.
“I can give you a vacation with the kids if you want.”
There are so many things to do right now, but suddenly it’s a vacation.
It’s a thank you berry merch, but I can’t accept it.
“A bonus would be fine…”
The money was tough, but it was last month that I received the bonus right away.
Give me another bonus now! I say yes with my mouth.
“Hmm… I’m speechless, this manager. Don’t you really want Anything is fine.”
“I just want you to give me good things out of the things that come in.”
“Are you already doing a good push?”
Requests thrown in moderation are immediately cut.
These days, you can’t argue with Honey Girls instead of us, really.
“Okay, okay. I’ll find out later and give you something. Just get out.”
“Then excuse me.”
I said hello and left the office right away.
‘Did you avoid all the mines…’
I avoided embarrassing myself by boasting in front of Isara, I avoided telling lies, and I also avoided getting into a fight without wanting an adequate reward.
Well, you did very well.
All that remains now is to wait for the prize to be given.
Anyway, did you call me just to talk about this?
It’s so fresh.
***
Nambujang, one of the department heads of Dao Entertainment’s idol department, has a very busy day.
Even if there is no idol team directly in charge, it is natural to take care of all idol-related matters belonging to the company.
Of course, everything related to idols is primarily the responsibility of the manager in charge, but isn’t it the manager’s job to manage that manager?
In the end, Nambu Jang was put in a position to manage both the manager and the idols, which forced her to become very busy.
And from the standpoint of managing both sides, one of the most important things to grasp was the ‘relationship’ between the two sides.
“Manager Lim, come and see me for a second.”
“Yes, boss.”
Inside the idol department, everyone is busy moving.
Nambu Manager called the manager of an idol team who briefly entered the department.
He was one of the managers who went to Taiwan this time.
“Did anything happen in Taiwan?”
“Yes, yes, the recording went well and I was satisfied with that too. As long as the viewership ratings are good, I think they will use it for publicity again next time.”
“What about the kids? Didn’t you go and fight?”
“Ehehe, no matter how much they say they are kids, what kind of kids are they?”
“What is he saying now.”
“Even though they are all a little young, they are kids with the awareness that they are idols. There was no fighting or anything like that. They just play well.”
“…The managers?”
“Of course, we also had a good time… Uhm, we came back after working. I worked hard on sales with that station, and besides that… Hmm… Well, I worked hard.”
“Between the manager and the idol? Wasn’t there anything suspicious?”
Saying that, Nambujang looked at Manager Lim.
I had to check it, but it was sensitive, so I looked closely to see if the other person was hiding something.
“Oh right. Actually, I think there was something between this manager and Im Ha-eun.”
“…Okay?”
Before, after realizing that the posture Lee Se-jin was holding with Lim Ha-eun in the practice room was the same as the posture she was holding with Cheon Bom.
It was the southern chief who was tormented by the suspicion that ‘Lee Se-jin might be straddling both legs between Lim Ha-eun and Cheon-bom’.
But really, something happened between the two, something that the other managers would know about openly.
I wonder if I did it, but it was like that.
Nambujang calmed down and continued to ask questions.
“What happened?”
“I think you two had a little fight.”
“…Huh? Fight?”
Isn’t this
Nambujang blinked his eyes a few times and urged Manager Lim to talk more, and he confided in Nambujang about what had happened.
Starting with the story that Lim Ha-eun’s performance was not good, Lee Se-jin continued to take care of her, and even the story that manager Kim saw her doing errands while taking care of the rest of her hotel room.
“Hey, Im Ha-eun. She seems to have seen her with a bad temper from time to time in the past, but she still didn’t know that. After all, I don’t think people’s personalities go anywhere easily. Even in the airport lounge, he was very boring… Heh, he had a temper, and it was a bit of a shock to see that. Ahh, the manager who raised me to be that successful, how can I treat him that way?”
“And?”
“Uh… As far as I remember, that’s all. Anyway, this manager is great. Even if you’re so black, you don’t frown and accept all complaints… I guess you have to be able to do that to become a successful manager?”
“That’s not a manager who’s going to be popular, it’s just a manager’s job Dude, take care of the kids and accept them even if they bully you a bit! If you’re a manager, you should give everything to the person in charge, Lee Se-jin sees and learns.”
“Eww.”
If I had known this was going to happen, I would have said that this manager didn’t do his job properly.
Manager Lim regretted it and calmly accepted the nagging of the southern manager.
***
A while after Lee Se-jin left.
“That guy, after all, it’s not easy.”
At the CEO’s words, Yoo Bi-seo shook her head for a moment.
It’s not easy, what…?
What just happened?
“…What do you mean?”
“I was holding the mood, but I wasn’t scared of it.”
Were you in the mood?
“I tried to make you careless by floating it, but that didn’t work either.”
Did that mean there was such a trick?
Isn’t it just a light compliment?
“I asked what kind of order they gave, but they told me to just do what I wanted and even avoided it.”
“This manager told me to do whatever I want…”
“Does that make sense? I told the kids to do whatever you want, and voila! And they pulled out a good performance.”
Isara smiled and shrugged her shoulders.
“And while refusing all the awards this side gave you, you blocked the opportunity to ask me more in advance… It’s a high level. You read all my numbers. Well, that should be enough for this manager.”
“Uh… Was that what it was?”
In the end, Biseo Yu couldn’t stand it and asked a question.
“Ah, Secretary Yu, didn’t you read that? The workshop from before?”
“A workshop…?”
“Okay. I passed the offer of vacation and money without saying anything, and when I dared to ask, he asked for what he was already doing. You’ve avoided all debt to this side for no reason.”
“Is there any reason for this manager to avoid the award?”
“That way, even if you don’t reveal your technique, you won’t be stabbed by your conscience.”
In response to Isara’s answer, Yu Ga-hye briefly crossed her arms.
That’s it, I think the CEO did shadow boxing alone.
Those words reached her throat, but she held back her words as much as she could because she was the one who couldn’t beat Lim Ha-eun with Kim Winter in this cover dance match.
“Look at Secretary Yoo gently. Even if I ask her directly, she doesn’t seem to have any intention of telling me, so do some research behind the scenes, or whatever, find this on your own.”
“You’re asking me to eavesdrop on your orders.”
“It’s a specific method. Secretary Yoo thinks for himself.”
“All right.”
Again, I have to move.
He said he would do it from now on.
Secretary Yoo sighed unaware of Isara.
“Ask the doctor for some help. A doctor might know something we don’t know now. I will continue to gather information.”
“Okay… Then, excuse me.”
“Ongya.”
After the CEO’s words, Ga-hye Yoo left the office, and Isara wiggled her Hello Kitty doll and grumbled a little.
“Did you just do well? You didn’t even control it? Ha, does that make sense…”
***
Meanwhile, at that time, Nambujang went up on the roof alone and lit a cigarette.
Tick, tick, whirl… Swoop… Pooh…
After smoking a cigarette and taking a deep breath, the southern director opened his mouth and muttered.
“As expected, there is something between the two.”
Nam Ha-eun, no, the Queens, and Lee Se-jin are very close to each other.
More than a normal manager, Lee Se-jin takes good care of the kids, and the kids know that and repay him well.
The Nambujang has seen their close relationship over and over again while being with them for a long time.
But, when the two of them are so close, when they go abroad, they grumble and fight only in front of other kids’ eyes?
When I saw your face for a while right after returning from Taiwan, it looked no different than usual, right?
‘He’s hiding something.’
Disguise is usually the opposite of what you want to hide.
A child who hides what he is secretly playing will pretend to be studying, and the more corrupt a politician is, the more he will emphasize that he is upright.
Now, then, the appeal of the two not getting along is…
“…Before I get into an accident, I need to find out what kind of relationship it is.”
There is no accident more dangerous than a scandal for a popular idol.
Nambujang smoked a cigarette, left the roof, and got on the elevator.
And the button he pressed was an underground parking lot, the floor where his car was parked.
