Chapter 414 – #61. Meal (7)
“Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you, but you seem to be doing really well.”
Hehe! I don’t know how the senior knew like a ghost and contacted me, but I’m going to shoot beef today! I got paid for this activity!”
I wondered why he was so excited about it, but it seemed that he had received quite a bit of his spirit.
No, I think we should be surprised that we have already been paid before that.
Of course, I also tend to get paid quickly.
But that was only possible because Honey Enter was a very special company.
No matter how well things go, most of them do not receive a settlement for 1-2 years.
If it’s a long time, there are cases where you can’t get a proper settlement until the 3rd or 4th year. In this case, there are cases where the company is bad, but there were also cases where the investment was not recovered until then.
It means that the amount of money you have to invest in making a proper idol is huge.
Nevertheless, the reason why so many idols debut is that even if they continue to lose money, if an album explodes, they can quickly surpass the collection and make a huge profit.
“Have you already been paid?”
“I knew this activity was a hit, but I didn’t know that it would be to the extent of getting paid. Isn’t that great? I’ve never seen so much money in my life. Of course, it’s just a firefly in front of my seniors, but it’s a lot of money to me.”
“I didn’t call you to get you. Rather, I’ll buy it to congratulate you on getting paid.”
“I’m buying it because I really want to buy it.”
“You have the face of a senior to be beaten by a junior. If I buy you a meal, do it next time. Now take care of other people besides me.”
It wasn’t that I couldn’t earn, and it was at a level where I didn’t really check how much money was piling up in my bank account.
It’s been a long time since I didn’t worry about money because Bianca and Melissa were in charge of property investment.
The money had just come in and he would be busy spending money on himself and the people around him, but I didn’t want to burden myself with a spot on that list.
“By the way, how many rounds did you have to make to get paid already? Is this year’s festival possible if all of you go around?”
“Um, maybe not? The company didn’t think about covering the stage. As I remember, I woke up at dawn, toured all 8 provinces across the country, and finally arrived at the dorm at 2:00 am the next day, and just like that.”
“It must have been very difficult.”
Since a group that exploded from a small and medium-sized agency came out, it seemed that they were thinking of trying to pick out the marrow even after picking mulberries.
Fortunately, Xiae and its members share the same meaning as that company.
“You can think of it as barely getting enough sleep while sleeping in a moving car. Because I lived like that, I didn’t gain weight even if I ate high-calorie foods.”
“It’s not about weight, it’s about health. If it’s too hard, why don’t you say something to the company? Are you nervous because you are still a rookie?”
“No, we’re still not full, so it’s good that there are so many places to visit. Besides, we’re still young, aren’t we? I don’t know how long I can enjoy popularity in this world, so I want to earn money by working hard in advance.”
When most celebrities are popular, they think of making a living by rolling and rolling with the money they have earned.
That’s why many celebrities start their own businesses.
You don’t know when this popularity will disappear, so it wasn’t a bad thing to prepare in advance for a stable life.
“Still, health is more important than money. Work while taking care of your health. If you lost it later, why did you do that? Will regret.”
“Because I am so busy working, my health has no choice but to take a back seat. Senior, how did you take care of your health while running a busy schedule? Please tell me your know-how!”
I deliberately focused the conversation on health.
That way, you will be able to hear at least a little bit about the aftereffects.
Fortunately, Xia didn’t notice the strangeness and immersed herself in the conversation.
“Shall we go to eat first? Did you ask for beef? Let’s go.”
“Oh! Senior, that’s the menu when I said I’d buy it… !”
“Let’s go~ Let’s go eat meat~ The star gave us her precious time, so we should buy that much.”
And to take care of my health, it was good to fill my stomach with good things.
I moved to the Beef House with Si-ae, who said she likes the other menus as well.
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“Taking care of your health is really important. You need to have various nutritional supplements as standard, and you need to keep an eye on them. In your teens and twenties, you won’t know. But from the moment you enter your 30s, you understand why people talk about health and wellness. Would you say that one year, one year feels different? And while physical health is important for people like us, mental health can never be ignored.”
Si-ae was listening to my one-day speech more seriously than I thought.
I’m in my 20s now, so it might feel like a bit of an exaggeration, but in fact, I’ve already experienced my 30s.
So I was able to give you more realistic advice on health.
Is it because you gave me advice to make you look like you have a lot of knowledge?
Shi-ae started to ask me what she was curious about, telling me about her symptoms in earnest, as if her vigilance had eased little by little.
“Senior, is there a problem with being blank all the time?”
“Are you bruised?”
“Yes, I’m so distracted that the members don’t even notice me when they call me. That’s not what I meant to do.”
The symptoms Shi-ae experiences are unusual.
It could have been a side effect I wanted to know, so I decided to ask more about the symptoms.
“Are you just bruising? What do you think about when you’re bruised? Do you have any idea?”
“Uh… It might sound a bit absurd, but I think he’s trying to remember something. But I really don’t know what I’m trying to remember.”
“Are the symptoms getting worse?”
“No. It is getting less frequent as time goes on. So I was optimistic that it wouldn’t be a big problem. But the senior told me to be careful, so I asked. What if this is the beginning of depression?! I just thought of this.”
This is definitely the aftereffect.
The good news is that the symptoms are gradually diminishing.
After all, it was right that it was much less burdensome for me to seal it through a contract than erasing memories.
“I wonder if that is because of the stress caused by being tired? The problem is that the symptoms don’t get worse. Do you have any other way to relieve stress?”
“No. I don’t have anything like that…”
“If you don’t have one, it’s good to make up your mind and make one. What do you usually do on your days off?”
“There was no such thing as a break. I’ve been spending most of my time practicing so far.”
Xiae has said that she is not very talented, so she spends all her time practicing.
Thanks to that, she has the skills she has now, but it seems that there is a problem with not being able to get out of practice addiction even though she has improved her skills this much.
“You must have wanted to try something too, try remembering it.”
“Honestly, when I have a day off because I am tired, I would like to lie in bed and not move… I think just taking a break like that will relieve all the stress.”
“Of course, taking a break like that will help relieve stress. But won’t it get boring after a day or two or more? Are you going to lie in bed and sleep whenever you’re bored?”
Each person has a different inclination, so doing that can be the happiest thing in the world.
However, some people relieve stress by going out and meeting friends or meeting their significant other and having a happy time.
I wanted Xia to relieve stress in many ways, not just sleeping in a bed.
A healthy mind is a way to minimize side effects.
“Would you like something like that?”
“Are you really not interested in anything?”
“Umm…”
How immersed in practice is it that it takes so long to remember what you want to live?
I eagerly grilled the meat and waited until Shi-ae came up with something.
Shi-ae was deep in thought as she ate the meat.
And soon Oh! I made a tee that reminded me of something.
“Did you remember?”
“Yes! I remembered. I don’t like moving my body because it’s enough for practice, and it’s a hobby that I can do whenever I have tools. But I think it was too late to learn, and I just thought it was difficult because I had no talent.”
“What?”
“A painting!”
“Painting?”
“I don’t want to draw something really great, I just want to draw a cute character or something like that. However, due to my personality, once I start, I will become immersed in practicing until I see the end. Then, isn’t it before the end?”
It was an unexpected interest, but I fully understood Si-ae’s mind that kept hesitating.
Isn’t talent really important in the entertainment industry where Si-ae is working?
I know that drawing is also very important.
However, just as Xiae was building a successful career in the entertainment industry, the painting side was also a field where talent could be overcome with effort.
“Can I teach you how to draw?”
“Omg! Are you good at drawing, too?!”
Of course you draw well.
The stats that I put up as a noble species complemented it, so I knew that I could do more than normal skills without having to learn them.
Furthermore, if I taught painting, I could buy theory books related to painting at the store.
“I don’t know too much expertise, but I think I can teach you enough to draw what you want.”
“If you do that, I will be very, very grateful. By the way, is it time?”
“One day out of the week, I subtract a few hours from that, but I don’t want to do it.”
I’m sure I’ll be busy preparing for my comeback, but I don’t practice without rest to that extent.
As we are gradually getting older, we all have know-how, so we have a system where we work hard during practice and rest well during rest.
It goes without saying, but reducing practice time does not mean lowering the level of the stage.
To be honest, the practice time we say has been reduced would be the level of intense practice time for other people.
The reason we shortened the time is because the kids’ skills have improved that much, so the situation has arrived where efficiency can be considered.
‘All the kids turned into monsters because they sucked the item.’
I didn’t feel strange because the people around me were at the level of our kids, but I realized it while watching other idols’ performances.
That our group deserves to be popular.
Even if all the members started their individual activities right away, they were overflowing with talent and talent to the point where they thought they could easily survive in the entertainment industry.
It was to the point where I felt sorry for comparing him to other idols.
“And no matter how busy you are, do you think I can’t give you even a few hours?”
“Aww! Senior, please stop.”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, Si-ae grabs her head and begins to struggle in agony.
Confused about why this was happening, he told me the reason why Si-ae was suffering.
“Senior, you need to be aware of how powerful your beauty is. If you say such kind words, I can’t help but be thrilled!”
“What, are you excited about me?”
It’s absurd to say that he’s fluttering after he joked about not falling for him earlier.
“If this is a woman, she can’t help it! You talk like a man from a comic book! If you don’t intend to flirt with me, please don’t say such kind words without selfishness. I am suffering! To be honest, there are things that are more painful to know that seniors are sincerely saying things without much thought.”
If he was going to flirt with his wife, he wouldn’t have made such a mess.
I nodded meekly.
“Okay. I won’t.”
“Ugh… !!”
Shi-ae thumps! And slammed his forehead on the table.
“Hey! You said you wouldn’t do it, but why are you self-torturing?”
“What should I do if I became sad because you said so coolly that you wouldn’t?”
“Ah.”
It seemed that Shi-ae’s stomach was not full today, so she had to feed her meat enough to burst.
