I Became a Producer Who Rewrites Idols

40 – Suspicious article (8)

All suspicions about afternoon sweets have disappeared.

Goo Ga-eun proved her skills through an audition hosted by Jeil Entertainment.

As Jo Min-joo focused more attention on her mother than on herself, suspicions of school violence naturally dropped.

September 1st.

Midsummer has passed, but the weather is still hot and humid.

I accessed YouTube from office room 302.

-Hello… !! Afternoon!

-It’s sweets!

-Let’s start again… !!

Afternoon Sweets Vlog has also resumed.

The number of subscribers, which had once dropped significantly, has returned to normal.

This incident took up all the entertainment and society pages of newspapers, and was also mentioned on the Internet.

The group name was made known not only to the target group of teenagers, but also to a wider range of people.

Even for people who don’t listen to idol music, knowing the name Afternoon Sweets was a positive effect as a celebrity.

I also made a new business card.

[777 Entertainment Idol Business Division Planning Department Senior Producer Lim Boo-gil]

This afternoon, he was evaluated as having overcome the Sweets scandal well and was promoted to senior.

So now, both Producer Hyun-ho Cho and Producer Geun-young Jeon are officially under my command.

… Of course, if those two make a mistake, I will be responsible as well.

Actually, even if I became a senior producer, my job didn’t change drastically.

As we have done so far, I would set the general direction for Cursed Dolls and Berries, and then Producers Hyun-ho Cho and Geun-young Jeon would handle the details.

Anyway, the salary will remain the same as what was negotiated last time.

Knock knock.

Someone knocked on the door of office 302.

“Yes, please come in.” Then the door bursts open,

Producers, managers, and idols came rushing in.

“”Producer Lim Boo-gil, congratulations on your promotion!””

Pow—, Pow—.

Firecrackers were set off and a delicious-looking cake was placed on the table.

No, it’s the kids’ birthday.

Still, the corners of his mouth twitched up.

How long has it been since others have sincerely congratulated me like this? .

It was such a contrast to my childhood memories of always using my birthday as an excuse to go to company dinners and only drink alcohol.

“Oh, producer, you’re crying again!”

“It’s real, it’s real!!”

Cursed Dolls member—Gong Si-on’s words—Berrys member Yang Hae-in came closer to me and looked closely at my face.

I quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped my eyes.

I felt a bit embarrassed to show tears to my idol or even to someone else.

Suddenly, producer Cho Hyun-ho in the corner caught my eye.

… That person said he was the same person I joined, so he might feel bad that I got promoted first.

He must have noticed my gaze and came next to me and said.

“Oh, please don’t misunderstand. “I recognize that Professional Lim is capable, so I have no resentment toward him for being a senior.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, I told you from the beginning. “I thought in advance that Professor Lim would become a senior and came to work under him.”

“Still…. Hmm… …. Well, I’ll look forward to your continued support, Pro Joe.”

“Yes, please take care of me too.”

Senior producer, although not completely the same, is equivalent to the level of a manager in a general company.

I saw it in the [Idol Producing] Game.

It may vary from company to company, but I heard that for a manager level, it takes about 10 years to get there.

I was promoted very quickly in my 5th year.

Manager Jeong Song-i came up to me, grabbed my arm, and

“Come to work, producer.”

I sat him down on the sofa.

Then, I cut a piece of cake with a plastic knife and placed it on a disposable plate.

“Now, enjoy your meal, producer.”

Just as Jeong Song was about to receive the plate kindly handed to her by her manager,

Cursed Dolls member—Gong Si-on quickly intercepted.

“Manager! “You can’t do that even though you’re your girlfriend.”

Gong Si-ion picked up a bite-sized piece with a fork and said,

“Ah~”

… I held it out in front of my mouth.

“Shi, I’m learning a lot from Shion.”

Manager Jeong Song-i spoke with a smile, but her eyes were not smiling at all.

She seemed to be doing her best not to fight with her idol.

I’m wondering whether I should eat this or not.

Berries member—Haein Yang put his face to the left of my head and said.

“I guess you like feeding the producer, too, Shion?”

“… Haein, have you ever fed the producer directly?”

“Oh, do you have any? I once served wrapped meat wrap at a pension in Jeju Island. “I also showed you my new bikini.”

“I’ve also shown you the bikini. “In the producer’s room.”

If you think about it, Cursed Dolls member Gong Shi-on once brought a packed lunch and gave it to him.

He never fed me directly.

After reading that fact to Berry’s member – Yang Hae-in,

… Gong Shi-on’s jealousy flared up in real time.

“Manager Jeong, now that I think about it, I heard it. “I heard you’re dating a guy.”

“Yes, Minju.”

Afternoon Sweets members — Jo Min-joo and Jeong Song-i tapped her manager’s shoulder with her finger and asked.

“Hmm… ….” She said, continuing her usual habit at length.

“Manager Jeong, how many women can your boyfriend have?”

“What are you talking about, Minjoo? Of course, my boyfriend has only one girlfriend.”

“Really? So if her boyfriend cheats on her, she’ll break up right away?”

Afternoon Sweets member with a grinning smile—Jo Min-joo.

Manager Jeong Song-i was unable to answer Jo Min-joo’s words.

If she answers “Yes,” She is saying that she will break up with Jo Min-ju the moment he crosses her line by seducing me.

“I never think that my boyfriend will cheat.”

“What if you see your boyfriend kissing another woman?”

“First of all, let’s ask what happened, right? She didn’t just break up. “It could have just been an accident, right?”

“Can you really be that calm?”

“Yes.”

I felt like I wanted to run away from this scene….

It’s scary, women.

If I had a girlfriend, I would break up with her girlfriend and date her.

What does manager Jeong Song-i think of the current situation?

If I change my perspective, if my girlfriend is this popular with men,

… I would just give up.

Because I’m so tired.

She’s a lover who doesn’t know when and where she might cheat, so how can she sleep properly?

“Producer, would you like to have coffee with me?” ?”

Cursed Dolls member—Choi Joo-yoon asked me a little question.

[Name: Joo-yoon Choi]

[Current thought: I’ve been busy lately so I couldn’t give you coffee, so you had something other than mine…. I’m going to make all the producer’s coffee…….]

Choi Joo-yoon’s dissatisfaction was about to skyrocket in the status window.

I certainly haven’t been able to drink much of her coffee lately.

This is a hobby I created because I was told to make it, so if making coffee like this becomes no longer fun, the hobby will disappear.

As an idol, it is good to have at least one hobby.

“Yes. Please.”

“Yes… ! It’s still hot so you like something cool… ?”

“Yes, I will bring you some ice.”

“No… ! I know where it is, so I’ll take care of everything and get it to you… !!”

While Choi Joo-yoon took out her ice from her office refrigerator, I brought her Gongsi-on and the fork in her hand.

She didn’t resist as I carefully spread my fingers one by one.

[Name: Gong Si-on]

[Current thought: Producer, your hands feel so good, I wish you would touch me more….]

If other people knew how to see [Current thoughts], They would easily misunderstand and think that I was being strict.

I even brought a plate and put the cake in my mouth and drank the Ah that Choi Joo-yoon had just made.

Putting aside the favor towards me, it may be because the cake was brought by all the idols in charge to congratulate me on my promotion.

It was the sweetest cake in my life.

“By the way, Minjoo, please stay for a little while and talk to me later.”

“Yes, uncle.”

For Jo Min-joo,

The most important problem remained.

*

After a lot of commotion,

Afternoon Sweets members—Jo Min-joo and I are the only ones left in office 302.

“Is it just you and me in the second round like this?”

“… No.”

I decided not to think about what the second car was.

Sometimes you see that Jo Min-joo knows all the strange terms, perhaps because he has been working since middle school.

“Because of Minjoo’s mother.”

“Ah… ….”

He seemed to have figured out what I wanted to talk about, leaving only Jo Min-ju alone.

The lawsuit filed by Jo Min-joo’s mother is not over yet.

Of course, I could persuade Jo Min-joo’s mother to withdraw her lawsuit,

Fundamentally, what was important was what Jo Min-joo would do with his relationship with his mother.

Because we can’t put it off forever.

“What do you want to do, Minjoo?”

“I don’t know…. How can you do anything in the first place?”

Because no one noticed that Jo Min-ju was being abused,

She didn’t have any adults who taught her how to deal with situations like this.

Because most adults have never experienced a situation like this in the first place,

Even if she wanted to tell her, she wouldn’t be able to.

“Then, I will give you two options, Minjoo.”

“Choice… yo. This?”

“Yes. The first is to completely sever ties with her mother legally. “It’s called deprivation of parental rights.”

Jo Min-joo flinched at her body.

In fact, she abandoned her original home and asked me to provide accommodation for her even before her debut. Probably because she wanted to cut off her ties with her mother.

Honestly, if it were me and her parents were like that, I would just cut off ties and live alone.

She also thought that she didn’t know what she would be like if she actually became a party.

“The second is to treat her mother’s alcoholism and return to a normal mother-daughter relationship, even if it takes some time.”

“… ….”

I already knew what Jo Min-ju would choose.

Because her choice was the key to this event story.

Of course, there were parts that went a little differently than the [Idol Producing] Game, so Jo Min-ju could have chosen a different option.

Which one I chose, I planned to provide as much support as I could as the producer in charge.

“Actually, she thought about running away a few times.”

“I would have thought that too.”

“But when a middle school student leaves home, there is no other place to live. “It’s hard to pay rent because I can’t find a stable job.”

“That’s right.”

No business owner wants to hire minors.

At least if it is a proper company.

Even in the case of high school students, parental consent is required, and for middle school students, employment contracts are greatly restricted by law.

The ones that are widespread are adults, so there is no reason to use minors who only increase the workload in general businesses.

“There are some things that are realistic, but…. “There is a family album in the master bedroom of our house.”

“A picture from when you were young?”

“Yes. Actually, my dad…. Until he won a lot of money, he was just an ordinary office worker……. Of course, on a normal weekend, you and I go to an amusement park….”

“It was difficult for me to run away from home because of the good memories I had back then.”

Jo Min-ju nodded.

Anyway, even if they are such bad parents, parents are still parents.

He is the person who has formed the greatest attachment relationship with his young child.

It is a difficult decision for an adult to break off ties with their parents, much less a child can make it easily.

“Mister, am I indecisive?”

Jo Min-joo is in tears.

It was her job for her, but I also broke her heart.

“It’s strange that people can quickly abandon their parents.”

“Is that so….”

“I will support Minjoo no matter what choice he makes and help him in both material and spiritual ways.”

“I wish you were my parents….”

Jo Min-ju said, slightly raising the corners of her mouth.

“It’s my sh*t philosophy, Minju.”

“Yes.”

“People become what they are now because their past continues, right?”

“That’s right….”

“When I scouted Minju on the street, I spoke to him because I liked the current Minju, but I don’t know the ordinary Minju who used to be. “I scouted the current Minju because I thought he would be attractive as an idol.”

“… So, are you saying that I can be an idol now because of my past?”

I nodded.

The reason Jo Min-joo, who is not just an ordinary high school girl A, has a personality is,

Because there was a difficult past.

Rather than leaving the past as just a painful memory,

Thinking that it was a process of perseverance that got her to where she is now will greatly help her move forward.

She is also said to be the original human saeongjima.

“What you said is right. The first time I met him at the Donggyo-dong intersection at 11:20 am on March 26th was because I was on my way to work after skipping school. “If she had just been taking classes normally at that time, she wouldn’t have had to meet you.”

Seeing that he always mentions the date and time he first met me, I guess that time was really meaningful to Jo Min-ju….

“I have decided. I will meet her mother and convince her to seek treatment for alcoholism. Even though I’m a person I don’t like… “Because he’s also my favorite person.”

“Okay. “We will cover all costs of treatment.”

“… “I feel more and more indebted to you.”

“It’s not a debt, it’s Minjoo’s ability to have a capable person like me as the producer in charge.”

I said it jokingly.

It’s not good to have too much debt.

Jo Min-ju burst out laughing.

“Competent uncle, can’t you refuse me when I repay my debt later?”

… How are you going to repay it?

For some reason, my body trembled with an unexplainable chill.