I Became a Producer Who Rewrites Idols

1 – Warehouse Release Group (1)

Black hair tied up and placed on the back of the head,

Aka poop head.

An assistant character who appeared in the idol training game [Idol Producing],

Jeong Song-i was actually standing in front of me.

“It’s so absurd, really!! “It wasn’t lunch time and I was working and he said he would come right away and left, and since he didn’t even have enough sushi, he didn’t have money to pay for the sushi, so he borrowed it from me!!”

“…… Sorry.”

To be honest, I didn’t know that he went out while working, but

Still, it was true that I had borrowed money, so I just bowed my head and apologized.

In [Idol Producing], The entertainment agency where the player character producer works—[777 Entertainment]

The office of Lucky Seven Entertainment was located less than a 10-minute walk from my house.

“Anyway, the producer and manager have been looking for you for three hours, so hurry up and go.”

I felt like I couldn’t breathe.

My superiors called me, but they made me wait for three hours because I was outside the company without a valid reason.

This kind of situation has never existed in the game, so what is this?

Walking in front of the manager’s office and knocking on the glass door,

“Manager, this is Im Bu-gil. I heard you were looking for it….”

I suppressed my trembling voice as much as I could.

I wondered if my face and name had changed since I became a producer in the game.

The face and name were just the same.

My face, which I normally see, was reflected in the mirror, and the identification card also had three characters of my name.

“Come in.”

“Yes.”

When I opened the door and went in, I saw a nameplate that read [Planning Manager Go Kang-tae].

And behind him, there was a middle-aged man sitting on a chair and looking at the computer screen.

When I turned my gaze to the left, I saw four very pretty girls sitting there.

When I looked closely at the faces, I saw that they were all idol characters from the [Idol Producing] Game.

Wow, it’s pretty.

“Sit down.”

Following Director Ko Kang-tae’s words, I took the chair placed on one side of the director’s office and sat down.

… This person was also someone I had seen in the game.

No, to be exact, he was a standing CG with only a black silhouette drawn, and he was someone who occasionally appeared in the story like an extra.

I was nervous because I was interviewing a superior directly.

I had no time to admire the idol characters sitting to my left.

“Yes, I heard you hurt your back while changing the water bottle and went to the hospital.”

It seemed like manager Jeong Song-i took good care of me.

When I get my salary later, I will have to pay it back with interest.

… Of course you get paid, right?

“I’m sorry.”

“What are you sorry about? I got hurt. So what does the hospital say?”

“They say it’s just a twist.”

“Really? Well then, that’s a good thing. “There’s no problem with working, right?”

“Yes, it’s okay.”

A man with visible M-shaped hair loss.

He seemed like he wasn’t a bad person.

“Well, it’s nothing else…” .”

The late Manager Kang Tae opened his mouth again and continued.

“The four Berries here said they don’t want to accept any more production from you.”

… Huh?

Berries?

No way,

Are these four people I produced?

“Manager! “I don’t have to talk to this fire producer anymore!”

“That’s right!! Is it all right once you debut? Debut is just the beginning, but I’m almost giving up!! “We can’t stand it all!!”

“You can just change it, why did you call a producer?! Boss!!”

“I don’t want us to fail like this… ….”

It was a tremendous torch.

I don’t remember it at all, but

How on earth did I raise these kids to cause such dissatisfaction?

The moment I was thinking that,

Ding—.

Suddenly, I saw something strange next to the four people.

[Name: Joo Do-yeon]

[Age: 22]

[Fatigue: 69]

[Vocal: 53 / Dance: 41 / Talking: 68 / Visual: 61]

[Current thought: Bastard, he’s making an expression like he doesn’t know what’s going on.]

Wow, the status window!

… No, it’s like a real game.

These were all idol abilities displayed in the game.

By the way, when you say bastard, you probably mean me….

But they made him debut in this condition?

It hasn’t failed yet.

In general, a person’s abilities must be over 70 to be considered a celebrity, and if they are over 80, they are even considered outstanding among celebrities.

At least it was like that in the game.

[Name: Go Na-kyung]

[Age: 18]

[Fatigue: 57]

[Vocal: 58 / Dance: 45 / Talking: 62 / Visual: 65]

[Current Thoughts: I really don’t want to see this. Making people’s efforts go to waste….]

[Name: Yang Hae-in]

[Age: 17]

[Fatigue: 46]

[Vocal: 41 / Dance: 38 / Talking: 65 / Visual: 60]

[Current thought: Why should I trust only myself? Are you still a human bastard?]

[Name: Jinhaesol]

[Age: 23]

[Fatigue: 46]

[Vocal: 64 / Dance: 46 / Talking: 48 / Visual: 67]

[Current thought: f*ck you, f*ck you, f*ck you.]

It’s so bloody.

All four of them have crappy abilities.

If the number in any field did not exceed 70, even debuting would have been difficult.

Even if they debuted, it was obvious that the game would be over quickly.

“What do you think?”

Director Ko Kang-tae looked directly into my eyes.

What do you think….

Honestly, I didn’t produce it like this, so I have no excuse.

“I am not qualified to be in charge of producing these four people at a time when trust has already been lost. “Please do whatever these four people want.”

“… Is it. “I understand.”

Director Go Kang-tae turned his head to the four idols and said.

“I will replace the producer right now as you wish. “Is there anyone who wants it?”

“Producer Jo Hyun-ho! “I heard he’s doing so well these days!!”

Joo Do-yeon responded immediately.

I never would have guessed that there were other producers who had already decided.

Well, I wasn’t the idol I was that attached to in the game, so I just gave up.

“I understand. Let me talk about it myself. “It’s okay to go now.”

“”Thank you, Manager!!””

Four people jumped up from their seats and bowed at right angles.

And then he gave me an expression that looked like he was chewing on a bug.

I left the manager’s office.

“Huh… ….”

The late Manager Kang Tae tilted his neck upward once and sighed.

He looked very tired.

… Although it seemed that the cause was mostly ‘me’.

I was just frustrated because it was something I knew absolutely nothing about.

“Okay, now that your hands are empty, you can try producing these three.”

I strained my face to prevent the corners of my mouth from raising.

What can I say about the feeling that is going around in this body?

Electrifying?

Anyway, to the point where I had a momentary difficulty choosing words,

My heart was beating fast.

At the point when the four idols who were raised by ‘me’ called for a change in producer,

Honestly, I thought I wouldn’t be able to take on any more work, but fortunately that wasn’t the case.

“I understand!”

“Yes.”

I took the file handed to me by Manager Ko Kang-tae and left the manager’s office.

To be honest, I graduated from a mediocre university, got a job at an mediocre company in a field I wasn’t particularly interested in, and lived like a mayfly.

I can say that life is just like that,

Can it change?

As a producer in the game world I was good at.

Reality and games may be different,

But you won’t know unless you try.

The spirit of challenge that had been dead for some time was revived.

I returned to my team’s office.

The producer’s position within Lucky Seven Entertainment was higher than expected.

I took it for granted in the game, but it was a bit strange in a real company.

First of all, the producer, whether new or experienced, was in fact close to the team leader.

So, the company gave each team office an independent space.

My office was room 302 in the Lucky Seven Entertainment headquarters building.

In room 302, Manager Jeong Song-i was seen fiddling with her smartphone.

I felt like she was being popular, and when she saw my face, she stood up.

“You got scolded for a long time, right?”

“No, he was just asking if my back was okay.”

“Okay… ? “It’s strange, you were acting like that earlier, no, you were acting like you were going to kill me if I didn’t come right away.”

… Manager Ko Kang-tae, were you only speaking calmly in front of me?

What on earth was going on? I couldn’t quite get a picture of the person.

“What is that?”

Manager Jeong Song-i looked at the file in my hand and asked.

“Profiles of the kids I will produce.”

“Suddenly?”

“The manager said you should do it?”

Manager Jeong Song-i tilts his head.

It was as if it made no sense for me to produce an idol.

“Wait a minute.”

Manager Jeong Song-i quickly took the file in my hand.

She then flicked through the profiles of the three people and read them.

I also glanced through it as I returned to office 302.

These were idol characters I knew.

Of course, they were all kids I had raised in games.

“Hey, producer…. “Did you really agree?”

“It’s consent and it’s the manager’s order.”

“That’s right…” .”

Manager Jeong Song-i looked at my face and repeatedly lowered her head.

It was as if she was saying it was too bad.

I could understand why manager Jeong Song-i had this attitude.

Because the three idol characters I received were,

This is because it is for spare time.

Lucky Seven Entertainment’s idol debut process is roughly as follows.

Once the producer creates a project plan and it is approved, the trainees who fit the project are selected through an in-house audition.

After training thoroughly according to each concept, we send it to the market.

Of course, this was just the beginning, the launch of a new product,

First of all, from the trainee’s perspective, it’s close to a wall from here.

These three trainees I received from the manager are,

They were selected once for an in-house audition, but when the project was canceled, they returned to being trainees.

So, the disappointment is so great that your motivation is lost, and in the idol industry where you are told that you are obsolete if you are not young,

The kids were just different in age.

In other words, the chances of success are not high, but these are the kids who have believed in and followed the company for a while, and the three of them were unable to debut because of the company.

First of all, it was closer to giving them a taste of the idol life.

Until it goes bankrupt.

“Producer….”

“Yes.”

“The cost of sushi will be paid out of severance pay…” ?”

“…… Yes.”

You were worried that you wouldn’t be able to get the money you borrowed, Manager Jeong Song-i….

He wasn’t worried about me.

In games, if you make a mistake in producing, you just get a game over.

Is it because it is a reality and the structure is such that if you fail once, you have to take responsibility?

If you think about it that way, Manager Ko Kang-tae’s intention is,

They might be trying to get me out of the company.

Because there was that 4-member idol thing earlier.

‘Anyway, you bald bastard.’

If I succeed, I won’t let you go.

What if I fail?

Yes, you just have to work for an ordinary company.

… But I didn’t want to do that.

***

“Hey, hey, Jooyun Jooyun, what are you going to do today?”

“I need to prepare because I have a performance evaluation coming up.”

Next to Joo-yoon Choi, who is lying face down on a high school desk with his forehead pressed against his face.

A female student said, hitting her on the shoulder.

“Now you come here and pretend to be a criminal.”

“What do you say? “I’m very sincere.”

“Then let’s just enjoy Konona casually.”

“…… “The song is so bad.”

“Oh, sorry….”

I will debut as an idol

Choi Joo-yoon ran around and told her classmates about the good news.

But as it turned out,

She stopped getting trained.

Choi Joo-yoon, who has been a Lucky Seven Entertainment trainee for over ten years,

I was almost sick of idols.

He passed an audition he had entered as a joke when he was young and received attention from others.

The road to her debut was a long one.

Still, since she was still young, there was hope that if she continued to practice, she would make her debut.

Due to the nature of idols who often debut in their late teens or early 20s,

She thought she should have gone in at this time.

So, for the project that collapsed last year,

She was even more disappointed.

Ah, Choi Joo-yoon is not destined to become an idol.

She has been struggling for the past year to resume her studies, where she had almost stopped 10 years ago.

She barely raised her grade point average to just about right in her class.

Now I have to take college entrance exam in nine months. She was worried about whether to quit her trainee life.

Still, I felt all kinds of affection for the life I lived for 10 years.

Her own indecisiveness prevents her from saying that she will quit it easily.

I thought this was why she could not debut as an idol.

“I’m going to work today.”

“Company? Oh Lucky Seven? “Are you going to go and train after a long time?”

Choi Joo-yoon shook his head.

“I want to quit.”

“What? Trainee??”

“Yes.”

A friend who knew Choi Joo-yoon’s situation well could not say anything.

I felt like I had made the atmosphere dark by sleeping, so I got up.

“Then I’ll go.”

“Oh, okay.”

I passed through the school gate and took a city bus.

She imagined that one day, when she got on the bus, she would be recognized and asked for autographs, photos, and other things.

In the end, it doesn’t work.

“Huh….”

I took out my smartphone, turned on the English word memorization app, and put my earphones in my ears.

I hated listening to idol songs playing on the radio that the bus driver was playing.

“Irreverent, inappropriate…. Responsibility, responsibility…. Heritage, legacy….”

I muttered in a low voice so as not to disturb other passengers.

Lucky Seven Enter is located one hour away from school by bus.

It was a familiar road, but somehow it felt unfamiliar.

Thump thump, clap~♪ Thump thump, clap~♪

The ringtone that Choi Joo-yoon had set suddenly sounded loud in the earphones.

It was an unregistered number 02, but when I looked at the back seat, I immediately realized it was sent from the Lucky Seven Entertainment office.

“Hello.”

-Oh, you’re Choi Joo-yoon’s trainee, right?

“Yes.”

-This is manager Jeong Song-i.

Even if you don’t go for training, you will now be in a place where you have never been contacted.

What business is this?

Before you say that you will quit,

Expulsion sentence?

It was worth it.

He is insincere and his age is ambiguous.

Some people say that the song is good, but it is somewhat unattractive.

-Could you come to room 302 today?

“Room 302?”

Producing office?

What are you calling me for?

But I have heard of No. 302 In the past few years.

Usually, among Lucky Seven Entertainment trainees, rather than calling the in-house producer by name,

There was a strong tendency to refer to the name by the number of the office where the producer worked.

-Producer Im Boo-gil will produce trainee Choi Joo-yoon.

“…… Yes? Producer Lim Boo-gil?”

No. 302 Producer Lim Boo-gil.

Choi Joo-yoon came to mind right away.

Producer Lim Boo-gil has been a producer for 5 years as of now.

At the time of joining the company, many people mentioned that he was a graduate of Seoul National University and that he had a fair appearance.

All his productions failed.

It didn’t even hit the jackpot, let alone hit the medium hit.

Not even once.

So, producer Lim Boo-gil’s nickname is,

He was a fire producer.

It would be better if they didn’t debut. Idols who debuted but failed,

Because it is difficult to re-debut with another group.

“Hey… , I was just going to quit being a trainee today…….”

-Try to meet the producer at least once.

“Still….”

-Well, I can’t help it if I really don’t want to, but it could still be my last chance?

“… ….”

Last chance to become an idol.

It’s definitely not a good project.

Perhaps it would be a bit too much to just throw away the trainees.

It must be a warehouse release group.

If you think about common sense, it would be better to spend time now on an idol debut that may or may not work out, or rather has a high probability of not doing well.

Wouldn’t it be a little more helpful in life to focus on studying and aim for a university in Seoul?

But the strange year that dedicated 10 years to Lucky Seven Entertainment in the first place is Choi Joo-yoon himself.

Yes, he was a weird b*tch for 10 years, but a few more years of being a weird b*tch would make it all go away.

I honestly don’t know if the producer with the strange name is Bu-gil or Bad-gil.

Strangely speaking, the last chance,

I feel a little motivated.

“Okay, manager. “I’m taking the bus right now, so I think I’ll be there in about 30 minutes.”

-Okay~ See you in 30 minutes~

Dtu-ddu—.

Smartphone screen with disconnected call,

Choi Joo-yoon looked.

***

Manager Jeong Song-i made a phone call to three trainees.

Judging by the length of the phone call, it seemed like he was not willing to come back as he had been frustrated once.

While waiting for the three people to arrive, I looked into ‘me’ a bit.

It turned out that I, Producer Lim Boo-gil, was a low-ranking producer within the company.

So his nickname was Bully Producer.

… No, I don’t f*cking remember anything, so why is it that I ruined everything?

Honestly, it was so ridiculous,

For now, I had no choice but to just shut up and produce.

The only thing that can overturn a bad reputation is good results.

“… Hello.”

A girl came into office 302.

I saw it in the profile picture and in the game,

It was Choi Ju-yoon.

Of course, as he is an idol, his appearance stands out.

I haven’t debuted as an idol yet.

“Hello. I’m sorry for calling you suddenly. “Sit here.”

“Yes….”

When you look at my face, you feel a bit weak,

It must be because of the bad reviews about me.

… It felt like the difficulty level had increased dramatically.

Let’s sit on the chair, Choi Joo-yoon too.

Ding—.

A status window appeared next to Choi Joo-yoon.

It appears that the status window only appears for idols, as it does not appear for manager Jung Song-i.

[Name: Joo-yoon Choi]

[Age: 19]

[Fatigue: 82]

[Vocal: 87 / Dance: 35 / Talking: 42 / Visual: 64]

[Current Thoughts: Can I really trust this person…? .]

Choi Joo-yoon’s stats were at their initial default values, unlike the 4-member group seen in the manager’s office earlier – Berries.

After seeing this, I became more confident.

I can do it.

This kid,

I can successfully make myself an idol.

It was the beginning of production.