Chapter 238 – Preparing for the Festival (2)
When you say festival, it sounds like fun and exciting, but when you have to prepare yourself, it feels very cumbersome and tiring. It is even more so for people with an introverted personality, such as students in the Department of Publication and Contents.
Seo Joo-hwan looked around and let out a small sigh.
“Guys, do you have any comments?”
I looked around and asked, but no answer came back. They are busy avoiding eye contact, as if they are afraid of being asked a question if their eyes meet. Even Jeong Ha-yeon, Yoo Ji-kyung, and Jang Deok-hoon were the same.
Budaedae, Lee Seok-chan, who stood next to him, clicked his tongue and said.
“It’s not really fun with us. Is it okay for college festivals to be like this?”
“Oops. I also want to have some fun this time.”
“This time?”
“Ah, aren’t we in first grade? The higher you go up in grade, the more you will be buried in assignments, but you should have fun while you are in a lower grade.”
“But.”
Seo Joo-hwan corrected her mistakes and recalled the return. At that time, the atmosphere in the department was quieter than it is now. He said that he deliberately ran a booth that people wouldn’t find, and smoked all day long.
‘I ran a library cafe under the pretext of making use of the department’s characteristics.’
It was a library cafe, but it was just a resting place for the department members. It is enough to prepare a few books and place a few snacks. The publicity was only about putting up a few posters, so how could other people come? Thanks to that, my department’s income was almost non-existent.
‘Do I have to go like that this time?’
Seo Joo-hwan wanted to enjoy the festival more actively than before, if possible. Rather than being stuck in a corner, wouldn’t it be better to enjoy the energy of desire? And since he regressed to his college days at most, he wanted to make as many memories as possible that could only be enjoyed in college.
‘How come I can’t come up with one opinion even if I combine A and B classes?’
He narrowed his eyes and swept the room again. He intended to point out and ask if only one person made eye contact.
‘A little more active kids.’
Pointing out introverts is counterproductive. In this case, you have to target the insiders who are holding their breath because of the atmosphere of the majority. No matter how quiet the publishing content department was, there were a few outgoing people.
While the students were avoiding their eyes, a few people came into view. He pointed to three people sitting together.
“There, Mr. Jung’s three sisters.”
The three sisters Jeong were collectively referred to as Yu So-jeong, Lim Su-jeong, and Kim Mi-jeong, who once went to the pension together. Of course, it’s a nickname to stop calling.
Yoo So-jung, who was pointed out, answered with her hot face.
“Ah, brother. Why do you call us roughly when you know our names?”
“Huh? Hey, fighting. Sujeong and Mijeong will be sad.”
“Wow, Yoo So-jung is so pretty. It’s not a group call, but a group call?”
Lee Seok-chan encouraged him from the side.
Yoo So-jung is embarrassed and looks back at the two on either side. The two of them already had grumpy faces as if they were playing a lot.
“Oh no! Not that! Sujeong-ah, Mi-jeong, you know that doesn’t mean that, right?”
“No? I don’t know What does that mean?”
“Sojeong is disappointing. You hated being on set with us.”
“Aang. You know it doesn’t mean that. Joo-hwan oppa, say something!”
Seo Joo-hwan smiled and shrugged his shoulders. The other two Jeong-jeong make fun of Yoo So-jeong as if they had caught the case. First of all, the air in the quiet lecture hall was relieved a little. He called the three again.
“Anyway, Jeong-jeongs, give me some opinions. What do you want to do?”
“Well, actually, I couldn’t hear it because I was looking at my phone. Please explain again…….”
“Me too.”
“Hehe. Actually me too.”
“These……. Listen to the explanation and give your opinion one by one.”
Seo Joo-hwan deliberately frowned and explained again.
“Once we were assigned a booth, one for each day and one for the night. During the day, it will be conducted inside the department, and at night, we will set up a booth in the playground. Sophomores won the lottery and got it as a good seat.”
“Hey, a playground booth? It’s a honeycomb there! I can make a lot of sales!”
Evening playground booths are only reserved for a small number of departments. This was because the front had to be vacated due to internal and external performances at the festival.
‘In the past, even the seats I got were given to other departments.’
There was no opinion about the evening booth, so I handed over the opportunity to another department.
Seo Joo-hwan nodded his head and explained.
“So, you have to decide between daytime and evening. The sophomores said they would match the opinions of the first graders as much as possible. When you decide what to do, tell me. Let’s share roles.”
“Eh. Didn’t you just leave it off because it was annoying?”
“Maybe?”
“Behave shamefully! No, more than that, what are the 3rd and 4th grade seniors doing?”
“Three years will only participate in the student council. The rest will all go out to play. And the 4th graders are busy preparing for employment, so will they pay attention to the festival?”
“Eh. After all, we are the main ones, right?”
“It’s natural since it’s first year.”
I don’t know if it’s a department full of celebrities, but in most departments, they stop preparing for the festival around the 3rd or 4th year. At least, the sophomores helped the inexperienced first-yearrs.
“Anyway, do you have any ideas on what to do?”
“Ugh. Wait.”
Yu So-jeong asked for time, and she whispered with the Jeong-jeong sisters on either side. Let’s laugh together for a while about what’s fun. Yu So-jung raised her hand and shouted.
“Evening is always alcohol! Why don’t we make a few simple snacks and sell them off with alcohol and dumplings?”
“Yeah. Are you coming out of the dumpster…….”
“Isn’t it great?”
“No, good idea. It’s fine.”
Seo Ju-hwan raised his thumb. It was important that one opinion came out. And the tavern was the most commonly operated booth. However, it was important what to make and sell there, but it was possible as long as it was a simple side dish.
‘Since I can’t do it alone, I’ll have to find people with cooking talent.’
Even if the current grade is D+, it is enough to sell moderately at the university booth. What’s lacking can be taught by him.
At that time, Lee Seok-chan gave his opinion of him.
“Hey, don’t we just make and sell cocktails instead of alcohol?”
“Cocktail?”
“Isn’t it a bit like buying soju and beer from outside and putting a damper on it?”
“Well. It’s nice, but is it just for making cocktails? Anything simple?”
Lee Seok-chan pointed to himself with a confident expression and said.
“Just trust me. I have a master craftsman’s license.”
“What exactly is Joju Technician?”
“To put it simply, it is a cocktail national license. It’s a bit tricky since I picked it up in high school, but most simple things are possible.”
“No, you said you got your liquor license in high school? Is it a national qualification?”
Seeing that absurd expression, Lee Seok-chan giggled and explained.
“You can get a Joju Technician regardless of your age. It’s illegal for ordinary people to buy alcohol, but it’s not illegal to drink it. I practiced this and that with the hyungs’ vodka, and it worked?”
“This is a complete madman.”
“Thank you for the praise.”
“I am proud to have you as a friend.”
Thanks to Lee Seok-chan, the distinctiveness of the evening booth became clear. A cocktail bar, not a bar. It’s competitive.
As soon as the word cocktail came out, even among the quiet students, words began to come and go. Newcomers who have just become adults. If it was a cocktail, it would have been interesting.
“If it’s a real cocktail, would you like to try it?”
“I can also post it on Star Star. The one I melted and mixed with Melona the other day didn’t look very good.”
“Oh, have you tried that too? I tried a screw bar and it was pretty good.”
It is a trend among college students these days to mix various kinds of alcohol with alcohol. In 2015, last year, various fruit sojus were released, starting with Yuja soju ‘Sunhari’, but this year, it is too early to make them yourself. Meanwhile, Lee Seok-chan, who has a Joju technician license, said he would make a cocktail himself, so he couldn’t help but be interested.
“Seokchan hyung, can I learn to make cocktails too?”
“Brother, me too! Can you make something magical? I want to put it on Star Star!”
“If you’re going to do it anyway, I like the kitchen. I can cook a little.”
“I serve. Part-time job is also serving part-time job.”
The atmosphere, which had been passive before, had definitely changed. In particular, there were many students who wanted to make their own cocktails.
Lee Seok-chan said with his arms folded.
“Uh huh. No one is accepted as a disciple. If you don’t have talent, you’re cut.”
“Hey, let me know too. It’s gonna be fun.”
“You cook, man. You are good at cooking. You will be in charge.”
“Write. Making cocktails looks more fun.”
“Then I’ll tell you later. Or do you watch and learn from the side when you teach the kids?”
“OK.”
Seo Joo-hwan nodded his head in satisfaction and resumed the meeting. Since the evening booth was set as a cocktail bar, it was time to decide which booth to operate during the day.
Jeong Ha-yeon raised her hand first and gave her opinion.
“How about a reading cafe? I think it matches the image of our department.”
“Cut that! Someone come to the festival to read a book.”
Seo Ju-hwan was disgusted and resolutely cut off his opinion of her. Jung Ha-yeon was sulking.
“We make and sell chicken skewers. It’s simple and you’ll be able to sell a lot.”
“How about Tanghulu?”
“Guerrilla shooting! Take a picture and go!”
“There is also a smoking cessation experience. If you smoke a cigarette with a tissue in your nose, you won’t want to smoke again. Let’s experience it, too.”
“Where are you spy! Trying to assassinate someone!”
“The opposite! Freedom to smoke! You can only smoke in the smoking area!”
“Ahahahaha!”
As expected, opinions come out only when the water is opened. Unlike the first time when there was only silence, there were many opinions.
Seo Joo-hwan created an atmosphere where various opinions could come out rather than conducting a realistic review right away.
“Great. It doesn’t matter what opinion you have, so tell me everything. It’s okay because you can write it down and choose.”
Brainstorming is the process of generating ideas through free discussion. Originally, the fun idea was to start with nonsensical bullshit.
“I think a cosplay cafe would be nice too. Wearing maid or butler clothes…….”
“Deokhun, stop watching the anime!”
“Ahahaha. It’s not a Japanese high school festival.”
“Do you think I will be fine? If you cosplay, you can be promoted to Byeolstar.”
“You’re such a big star, stop!”
Seo Joo-hwan put together his opinions and wrote them on the blackboard, excluding those that were practically impossible.
“Now, let’s decide by voting.”
Voting was conducted by writing the combined opinions in numerical order on the blackboard and having them raise their hands. The result of the vote was very surprising. Jang Deok-hoon’s cosplay cafe, which was criticized by many people, received the most votes.
“Eek! Why are there so many cosplay cafes?”
“It sounds like fun.”
“When are you going to try on something like that?”
“I can raise sales a lot.”
“I don’t like to wear maid uniforms…….”
“It’s too burdensome.”
“No, is it more realistic than that? Where do you rent clothes and what is the cost? It wouldn’t be worth the amount of department support. Is this possible, sir?”
Seo Joo-hwan shrugged. Of course, it was an opinion that I thought was possible.
“There is someone I know, so I’ll ask you a favor. If not, let’s do something else.”
In fact, I was going to proceed even if the request was rejected. I have a lot of money, so why not spend some money? And it seemed that if the publicity was done properly, it would be possible to recover enough money.
“Then, is it decided to go to a cosplay cafe? Those who don’t want to wear it can just sit back and cook, so don’t worry too much.”
“”Yes!””
A cosplay cafe during the day.
Cocktail bar in the evening.
It was decided to be a festival booth that was 180 degrees different from before the return.
‘Hayeon and Jikyung must wear them unconditionally.’
In fact, it was a secret that there was an insidious self-interest.
