I Became a Producer Who Rewrites Idols

35 – Suspicious Article (3)

After finishing the Cursed Dolls event schedule, Manager Jeong Song-i returned to office 302.

When I opened the door to room 302, what I saw was,

“Please do it this way here.”

“Ah, yes!”

Producer Im Boo-gil explained the document format, and the new manager in charge of afternoon sweets—Ha Sang-ah.

Behind manager Ha Sang-ah, who was sitting on a chair, producer Lim Boo-gil approached and kindly grabbed the mouse.

Is Manager Ha Sang-ah’s face slightly red simply because she is nervous because she is new?

Producer Lim Boo-gil, who is currently standing in room 302,

Manager Jeong Song-i was not the person I knew.

He was a different person, only his face was the same.

‘I’m annoyed…’ ….’

To the point where the corners of the printed Cursed Dolls schedule are crumpled.

Manager Jeong Song-i put strength in her hands.

I quickly realized what this feeling was.

Jealousy.

About being kind to women other than yourself.

Continuing to work as a manager at Room 302 was ultimately a result of my lingering affection for producer Lim Boo-gil.

It’s dead, but it’s still alive and moving.

‘What on earth do I want to do?’ .’

I wish I hadn’t known, like other people, that Producer Lim Boo-gil’s intentions had changed.

If we had just thought that he had become more capable, he would still have liked him and worked.

Even though I can’t openly keep other women in check like the Cursed Dolls members,

How can I make him my man?

You must have had relatively happy thoughts.

Or, it would be okay if the content changed into a completely eccentric man, unlike before.

I’m just going to have a business-like relationship since we’ve lost touch with each other.

However, even though his flirtatious attitude was no longer compared to before, he was still a kind and friendly person.

Berrys member who was kidnapped and almost raped by producer Jeong Oh-jun—when he went to rescue Go Na-kyung,

I was much more worried, but

I also thought that Producer Lim Boo-gil, who gave his all to save others, was cool.

Already from that point on, he

Even though Jeong Song-i was not a person the manager knew.

“Ah, you’re here. Thanks for your efforts.”

Producer Gil Lim noticed Jeong Song and her manager and spoke to her.

“Oh, yes…” .”

Manager Jeong Song-i, who had difficulty meeting her face, lowered his head and avoided eye contact.

I am a little glad that you spoke to me,

I felt depressed again at the fact that this person was not the person I liked.

But if you didn’t talk to me at all, it was just as unpleasant….

I knew it was a contradiction.

He also wondered if he should go to a psychiatrist.

“Manager Jeong, do you want to go buy coffee?”

“Yes… ?”

“Manager Ha, Professional Joe, what would you like for coffee?”

“Caramel macchiato!” “Café mocha, please.”

Manager Jeong Song-i knew right away that the two of them wanted to talk for a while under the pretext of coffee.

She nodded her head slightly and then walked out of her office first.

She went to the in-house cafe on the second floor and took the elevator with producer Gil Lim.

“I’ll call you by the receipt number.”

“Yes. Oh, please put it in the suitcase.”

“I understand.”

After finishing ordering, producer Lim Boo-gil came to the seat where manager Jeong Song-i sat first.

Since it was rude not to look at the other person’s face when they were sitting across from each other, she also raised her head.

“Manager Jeong, I’ve been seeing you for over 15 days, but you’re still uncomfortable working with me, right?”

“Oh, no…” ….”

“No, you didn’t even talk to me properly.”

“That’s… , busy… ….”

I don’t know if I have a good sense or a bad sense.

I hope you understand that even though it is uncomfortable, the regret remains and continues to linger.

I knew that this was an extremely selfish request.

“Manager Jeong, it’s not that I don’t understand how you feel. “Even if I can’t completely sympathize with you.”

“Yes….”

“But this is a company. It’s a workplace. Although this place is a bit tolerant of office romances, it doesn’t interfere with work.”

“…… “Am I interfering with your work now?”

“It may sound cold, but yes. “Please think about it from my perspective.”

Producer Lim Boo-gil’s current position.

De facto senior producer in charge of Cursed Dolls, Berries, and Afternoon Sweets.

The manager is not a full subordinate of the producer, but due to the nature of the job, the producer often gives instructions to the manager.

The new producer Lim Boo-gil did not kill the person that Manager Jeong Song-i knew because he wanted to.

Actually, it was close to an accident.

Rather, in such a situation, he managed to adapt to Lucky Seven Entertainment and led three projects to great success.

The new producer Lim Boo-gil thought of manager Jeong Song-i as just a close co-worker.

But it turns out that she liked him in the past.

I never thought that someone I thought was just a close co-worker would have such feelings.

From his perspective, it was like a lightning strike.

As the situation became awkward, the new producer Lim Boo-gil also found it difficult to give work instructions.

As he said, the current manager Jeong Song-i is,

She was just a hindrance to his work.

At a critical juncture, a scandal broke out for Sweets shortly after their debut.

“I’m sorry…” .”

“I see, there’s nothing to be sorry about. Then, I will tell the manager and have him change the person in charge.”

“Well, I don’t like that… !!”

“… Yes?”

Producer Lim Boo-gil had a look of embarrassment on his face.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…” . Still, still… ….”

Manager Jeong Song-i continued her words while holding the hand of pregnant producer Gil.

There were a few tears in the corners of my eyes.

“I know that the current producer is not the person I knew. I know, but even now…. Even now… ….”

“It’s just because my face looks the same. “It will get better over time.”

Manager Jeong Song-i shook her head vigorously.

She had no choice but to admit it.

It was true that she had a crush on producer Gil Imbu in the past, but

I also like the new look.

To the point where I just can’t give up.

“It’s okay to call me a selfish b*tch.”

“That’s not it….”

“Producer, you asked me before if you wouldn’t pretend to date me, right?”

“I said that because I was a little crazy.”

“Just pretend to date me.”

“I have a girlfriend. Here you go.”

Producer Lim Boo-gil showed the background screen of his smartphone to Manager Jeong Song-i.

“This is fake. I know. “It was created to indirectly reject idols.”

“…… Did you know that far?”

“Yes, so break up with that fake girlfriend and pretend to date me.”

“I’ll really say it again. “I’m not the person the manager knows.”

“Yes, I know. So, pretend to be dating. I pretended to be dating, but if I were to be very different from my previous producer, wouldn’t my feelings go away on their own? Or maybe you don’t like me so much that you don’t even want to pretend to date… ?”

Producer Lim Boo-gil sighed deeply.

By at least pretending to date him, he wanted to repay the feelings he had harbored for so long.

In reality, people like each other and date and even get married, but there are many cases where they break up.

If I really didn’t get along with the new producer Im Boo-gil, I could just let him go without any regrets.

“Okay.”

“It’s the 1st from today. Oh, please speak informally to me.”

“…… “Is it Song?”

“Yes, like that.”

“Songi speaks informally too.”

“I like it when a man takes the lead. It’s a bit old-fashioned… , I want to be dragged around by a man.”

“… Okay.”

Pretending to be dating.

A relationship where you can’t even kiss.

Still, for some reason,

Manager Jeong Song-i felt lighter.

***

I was caught up in the atmosphere and built a strange relationship with manager Jeong Song-i….

I’m pretending to date a girl who still has feelings for me.

Honestly, although she nags a bit, I liked her because she was pretty, took good care of me, and followed what I said.

Since she wasn’t an idol, it was clear that she was a good person to have as his girlfriend.

I felt a bit uneasy because she was using my feelings of liking ‘me’ in the past.

… If you change your perspective, isn’t this NTL?

The ‘me’ of the past was NTRed by me.

Ah, I don’t know.

Just like Manager Jeong Song-i said, if he doesn’t like me, he’ll stop pretending we’re dating on his own.

Because I have no intention of seducing him, it is clear that he will quickly fall in love with me, who is different from the ‘me’ of the past.

“I heard, Pro Lim. I heard you are dating Manager Jeong. Did you break up with her original girlfriend?”

Producer Cho Hyun-ho asked about a piece of cake that hadn’t even lasted an hour.

Maybe because he was an insider, he secretly quickly obtained information about things around him.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Congratulations.”

“Thank you.”

Still, I didn’t ask for details.

I guess they are trying not to cross the line.

… Or maybe I just don’t have much interest.

“First of all, I sent a proposal to Jeil Entertainment. But I wonder if they will really respond….”

“Rather than expecting someone to respond, you should create a situation where you have no choice but to respond.”

“Yes?”

Afternoon Sweets member—I was planning to take advantage of the suspicion that Koo Ga-eun’s father had given a bribe to Lucky Seven Entertainment.

In fact, it was ridiculous for a third party to conduct the audition when the company was selecting members for its own girl group.

But if I went ahead with the audition now, it was clear that Jeil Entertainment would write an article alleging that Gu Ga-eun’s father had bribed me.

“From now on, we will also publish articles. To ensure fairness, we have Jeil Entertainment conduct the auditions, and the judging method is 100 percent viewer voting.”

“I haven’t received approval from Jeil Entertainment yet, but wouldn’t it be embarrassing if it was rejected?”

“It might be like that at first. “Now then, we will go the opposite way and spread an article saying that Ga-eun’s father bribed Jeil Entertainment to block the audition process that was unfavorable to her daughter.”

“Ah… ! Are you saying that Jeil Entertainment will also be suspected of bribery and that they will be forced to hold afternoon Sweets auditions?”

“That’s right.”

It is not important whether a bribe was actually received.

Anyway, whether it is the police, prosecutors, or court, even if you are acquitted in relation to bribery,

Most people would think that such a decision was made because Gu Ga-eun’s father bribed them.

As an entertainment agency whose image to the general public is important,

They do not want to bear the stigma of being a dirty company that takes bribes.

The CEO of Jeil Entertainment must choose between two options.

Will Jeil Entertainment be labeled as a company that received bribes by being tied together with Lucky Seven Entertainment?

Or will he accept the offer to host the afternoon Sweets audition and work hard to avoid suspicion?

If the audition is conducted as fairly as possible and Gu Ga-eun proves that her skills are clearly better than those of the trainees,

Lucky Seven Entertainment and Jeil Entertainment can escape suspicion of bribery.

“Professor Cho, didn’t you get any proof of content?”

“Yes? Doesn’t exist. Do you have any proof of contents? ?”

Producer Cho Hyun-ho opened his eyes wide and asked me.

Well, receiving proof of contents means starting legal action,

It wasn’t a good thing.

But now I am waiting for the proof of contents.

Afternoon Sweets member—A message from Jo Min-joo’s mother.

It takes a long time to eliminate suspicions about Jo Min-joo’s school violence.

We have to prove that the words of the four female students who claimed to be victims were false.

Defending something takes longer and is more difficult to prove.

The problem was that if that happened, it would become difficult for Jo Min-joo to be active during that time.

So, as for Jo Min-joo, as mentioned in the [Idol Producing] Game event story,

It had to be covered up with another issue.

By taking the lead on another issue that was bad for Jo Min-joo, I was able to turn her opposition into an advantage for her.

… [Idol Producing] The new issue arose on its own in the game event story, but it was dark news.

Is this a change that occurred a little earlier than what appeared in the game?

If it doesn’t happen on its own, I have to make it myself.

I took out my smartphone and called Ha Sang-ah, the manager in charge of afternoon sweets.

-Yes, producer!

“Ah, Manager Ha, is it okay to talk right now?”

-Yes, it’s okay!

“It may be a bit difficult, but can you do one thing for me?”

-Please tell me!

Just by hearing his voice, manager Ha Sang-ah was full of fighting spirit.

Honestly, Lucky Seven Entertainment pays a lot of money, but it’s not a very comfortable job because you have to work overtime.

He quietly performed his duties well.

“You know the house where Minju originally lived, right? “It’s in my profile.”

-Yes!

“Please go there and tell Minju’s mother.”

-What?

“I want you to file a lawsuit against Lucky Seven Entertainment.”

The new issue that arose for Jo Min-ju was a lawsuit filed by Jo Min-ju’s mother against Lucky Seven Entertainment.

A suit for invalidity of an exclusive contract without the consent of a minor’s guardian.

I told Gu Ga-eun several times to bring a guardian consent form.

However, she never received a guardian consent form from Jo Min-joo.

… There was no way Jo Min-joo’s mother, who drank alcohol all the time and was practically abusive to her young child by telling her to earn money for her own drinks, would calmly fill out a guardianship agreement.

And because I knew this incident would happen,

There were also instances where parental consent was not obtained on purpose.

-Well, then I guess I should say that I am not the manager of Lucky Seven Entertainment… ?

“That’s right. Manager Ha needs to persuade me well. “It will be important to Minjoo.”

-Yes, yes… !

“When persuading…. Hmm… …. “Ah, deliberately appeal to Min-ju as a scandalous child by telling him that he made a lot of money but never gave a penny to his mother.”

-Okay!

CEO of Jeil Entertainment and Jo Min-joo’s mother.

The selfish behavior of the two people,

Afternoon Sweets members—I will use it as a stepping stone for Jo Min-joo and Koo Ga-eun.