Chapter 280 – It’s Not a State of Perfection, but It’s More Than That.
Shin So-ye thought as she performed on stage.
‘If I were a character in a game right now, I would be in a state called ‘perfect condition.”
She doesn’t know much about games, but she remembers an explanation she once heard while watching Minji Park play a game.
‘Condition… Is important… I need to adjust this well… So that it can be nurtured well…’
‘What changes when conditions are different?’
‘If you are good… Your ability level will also go up… If your condition is the best… If you are in perfect condition… Your ability level will actually be about 20% higher… Than the displayed ability value…’
‘Wow, does just one condition make that much of a difference?’
Maybe it’s because it’s a game, but it’s an extreme exaggeration.
At that time, she was Shin So-ye who thought so and moved on.
But now she could see that she was wrong.
When a person’s mind is at its best, when his or her condition is optimal, he or she can perform at least twice as much as usual.
You can show your superior skills at 200%, not just 20%.
‘Then am I not in perfect condition but in a state of something more?’
What should we name the state when we go beyond the perfect state?
Shin So-ye smiled without realizing it and sent her gaze towards Se-jin Lee in the official bleachers.
Lee Se-jin was there looking after him.
She was looking at her as if she was happier than ever, her eyes dripping with honey, and her face as if she wanted to praise her right away.
And next to them, Lim Ha-eun and Park Min-ji were also watching my sister’s performance with admiration.
Just looking at her face made Shin So-ye feel like energy was burning and overflowing in her heart.
‘Yes, this can be called happiness.’
A truly happy state.
It’s more than just perfect, there’s nothing more to be desired.
If we don’t call this happiness, what can we call happiness?
“When I suddenly encountered your smile, I just walked on clouds~”
Shin So-ye continued her performance as if she was stepping on clouds above heaven.
***
The audition results were perfect.
Soye’s performance caught everyone’s attention and even drew rave reviews from the judges.
“It’s absolutely perfect! “If this were a points system, I would have given it full marks.”
“Full marks for performer number 1! “This is truly amazing!”
“The performance was perfect.”
“I was also very impressed. “I have the same opinion as Teacher Song Song.”
I didn’t know that the judges would praise and give perfect scores to all three.
…I didn’t know that Cheon Bom would honestly praise me.
“Is Cheon Bom praising her older sister?”
“What… Could it be…?”
“Aren’t you both looking at Cheon Bom so negatively?”
Even though he is a bit timid, too serious about his work, a bit of a bully, and prone to taking out his anger on others, he is not that bad of a person.
…No, now that I think about it, it gets a little ambiguous.
Are you a bad person?
‘Achacha, look this way again.’
“Perfect performance, perfect from the beginning! Wow, this show is legendary from the beginning. “You’re truly amazing, Shin So-ye!”
“Thank you so much for your kind words.”
Soye smiles and smiles at the host.
She came down from the stage after perfecting her fan service and maintaining the form in the photo that made her famous.
“Then next time… It’s Honey Girls’ Ae-mil’s turn!”
I don’t know if she’s nervous or emotionless, but Aemi comes up on stage with a fairly expressionless face.
After giving a simple greeting, she immediately started performing.
‘Oh.’
Honestly, I was impressed.
Both vocal and dance skills were outstanding.
Looking at the visual again now, I can see that they put a lot of effort into decorating it.
Nod.
Two of the judges except Cheon Bom nodded and watched her performance with satisfaction, and the audience was quite enthusiastic about her performance of Ae Mill, similar to what they had shown to So Ye earlier.
Thanks to the great performance, time passed quickly, and soon it was time to announce the scores.
“Okay, now please choose!”
Following the host’s words, the judges and audience made their selections faster than expected.
“Wow, it looks like your mind has already been made up! Let’s see, the score is… Surprise! Shin So-ye wins with a score of 56 to 4!”
Assuming that all three judges chose So-ye, this means that only 4 out of 30 audience members chose Ae-mil.
‘The evaluation Aemi received was a bit poor.’
If Aemill’s performance I just saw was a typical audition program, her skills would have been at the top level.
I even thought that if I was a little lucky, I might be able to aim for the championship.
But the problem is that the object of comparison was small art.
Both of them were top-tier in skill, but So-ye had something that Ae-mil did not have.
I can’t explain it well in words yet, but Soye has a power of control that makes my heart flutter when I look at it.
The difference was too big.
‘I feel sorry for Ae-mil. Since she performed after a much better performance, she received some harsh reviews. This may be the comparative effect the CEO was aiming for, but…’
Contrary to what we had hoped, it actually turned out to be a negative effect, so should we consider it a benefit to self-employment?
I glanced at the CEO again.
However, the CEO was looking at the stage with a quite relaxed expression, even nodding his head as if he understood.
… What? It’s different from when he glares at me.
It looks like everything is going as expected.
***
On the way back to work after the first round of the round of 16 ended.
Isara, who was riding with Honey Girls in the back seat of a van driven by a driver, was asking Yoo Ga-hye, who was sitting next to her, how today’s performance was.
“… So Secretary Yu saw today’s performance as perfect?”
“To be honest, yes. It was a better performance than during practice. “I think she did the best that Aemi could do, and she’s perfect in that regard.”
“Well… I agree.”
Surprisingly, Isara nods obediently.
“However, I felt something… Something different on Shin So-ye’s stage. I think that’s why I was evaluated a bit harshly…”
Like Lee Se-jin, Yoo Ga-hye also thought that there was some difference between Shin So-ye and Ae-mil.
“That’s right, I think so too.”
And Isara also felt the difference.
However, if Isara had one difference from the previous two people…
“But that’s not the point. “While watching the performance today, I understood why there was a difference between Honey Girls and The Queens.”
“Oh, which one is it?”
“It’s a difference between people.”
There was a misunderstanding as to why the difference occurred.
“Difference between people…?”
“It’s a difference in talent. “I was born in the wrong place.”
“You think Ae-mil’s talent is seriously lacking than Shin So-ye’s.”
“Yes, that’s right. Looking at her resume and test scores from her time as a trainee, Aemil was much lower than Shin Soye. “It was like that from the beginning, which means there was a difference in natural talent.”
Isara looks at Ae-mil with those words.
It was a fairly cold gaze, but Aemil showed no reaction despite being met with that gaze.
Isara sighed lightly at that sight.
“It seems that the difference in natural ability is difficult to overcome.”
“CEO, is it possible that such a drastic difference could arise because of a difference in talent?”
Yoo Ga-hye could not easily agree with Lee Sa-ra’s words.
What she felt was not a difference in skill resulting from a difference in talent, but something different.
Something that was difficult to explain in words, something that was difficult to cover with her skills, something that touched her heart in a strange way, something that touched her emotions in a strange way… This was the difference that Yoo Ga-hye felt.
“Of course! Let’s say you have two cats. I fed them both the same food and raised them the same way, but when they grew up, there was a difference! “Then what could be the reason?”
“…It must be a genetic difference.”
“Yes, that’s right, genes. Talent! Both were trained by the same company using the same ‘method’. And I can’t train you any better than this. Let’s say you both maxed out your efforts. But the only difference left is talent, right?”
“That’s true, but…”
From what Isara said, it was a perfect theory.
Therefore, even though Yoo Ga-hye thought that something was not right, she could not argue with that statement.
“I even made sure that the training was more rigorous, right? “There’s no way my skills as a manager are worse than Lee Se-jin’s, right?”
One way or another, there was a huge difference in the careers of Lee Se-jin and Lee Sa-ra.
In general, it is clear that Lee Sa-ra will be better at the job of manager than Lee Se-jin.
“…You’re right.”
“Well, if you do logical thinking, you will come to a conclusion. Right?”
Isara, who finished the explanation with a satisfied look on her face, grinned.
“Well, don’t be too upset, Secretary Yu.”
‘I didn’t have any heartache or anything.’
“Anyway, Aemili was last among the Honey Girls. In other words, he was the least talented kid. In comparison, the leader, Heejeong, is different.”
As the CEO said, the most talented member of Honey Girls was leader Heejung.
She looked at her resume, the test results from her trainee days, her three sizes, her weight, height, and muscle mass…
Heejeong scored higher than her Shin Soye in all areas.
“I’m going to beat Shin So-ye as Hee-jeong in the finals, so it doesn’t matter what the outcome is for Ae-mil. “Shouldn’t she make a big impact if she goes to the finals and wins?”
“Yes… “The bracket was designed like this with that intention.”
“We have arrived, sir.”
At the driver’s words, the CEO, Yoo Ga-hye, and Honey Girls got out of the car and headed to the elevator.
“Soo Ae, Kim Gyeoreul, and Heejeong go straight to the practice room. Warm up by stretching until I leave. “I only stretch for 10 minutes and rest after that.”
“CEO, what about Aemili?”
“Uh… Secretary Yu takes care of it. You don’t need it until the audition is over. “Just put it somewhere.”
“Put it in…”
It’s not even a doll.
Without giving Yoo Ga-hye a chance to say this, Lee Sa-ra got off the elevator first and disappeared.
***
Meanwhile, the time when the CEO returned to the company with the Honey Girls.
Im Ha-eun was putting a leash on Lee Se-jin.
