TL by Myoni
Edited by Yoni & Myoni
I tried to call Hyunjo multiple times, but it seemed like he was in a loud place as his phone kept going to voicemail.
Fortunately, Producer Joontae wasn’t far. I hesitated in front of him for a bit.
Was it okay to ask him before I told Hyunjo? What do I do?
Damn it! It was obvious what I should do. I don’t know if it was the future or whatever, but in there they said Gunyoung reckless ran to the producer and pushed Neptune. As a result, Neptune was able to appear on the program, while Gunyoung became the company’s Lucky Charm.
I couldn’t become a retard who couldn’t even take care of himself. Let’s at least give it a try.
“Mr. Producer!”
“What now..! Ah, you’re from before…”
“I am Neptune’s manager, Jung Sunwoo.”
Producer Joontae’s face slowly calmed down.
“I felt like I didn’t properly introduce our members.”
“You said they debuted 2 years ago? I know that Blackout is in W&U, but I never knew they had girl groups. They only managed actors before.”
If I knew this would happen, I would have carried around my bag. It had their profiles inside.
Although it was somewhat lacking, I showed the producer the album on my phone. It was a relief I saved a few pictures of the members when I was browsing through the internet.
“Hmmm… There’s a lounge over there. Let’s move there.”
After flipping through some pictures, Producer Joontae led me to a small lounge next to the elevator. I pressed my stiff shoulders as I followed along. I don’t know if it was because I was nervous, but my body felt stiff all over.
I sat down and studied Producer Joontae’s expression and eyes. He was looking through each picture seriously.
Yeah, that’s it, keep looking. Look closer. The more you look, the prettier they’ll be.
“They are a group W&U put their heart and soul into. As they were carefully chosen from large companies, they are all skilled, great talkers, have good characters and are very motivated.”
I felt more pressured than all the speeches, presentations, interviews I had done until now. There was never a time when my mind was in such a mess.
I tried to make motions and talk with confidence. I didn’t want to look too desperate, so I took notice of that. I also racked my brain to say one more word.
The leader, Taehee, is an amazing singer with skills in writing songs. LJ gave off the impression ‘I’m the baddest bitch’, but, in reality, she lives to tease her members, especially Seoyoung. Seoyoung was naturally good at entertainment shows, so she has some experience on appearing on entertainment programs and Songha was an irrefutable beauty.
I didn’t even remember what I said during the conversation. I just didn’t stop talking.
The profiles I saw in the van, the internet articles I browsed through in the salon and waiting room, I used whatever I could to speak positively about Neptune.
“Neptune. Neptune, you say… Not bad. Their visuals are actually better than Lemon Girls.”
Fortunately, the producer’s reaction wasn’t bad. I gulped down my saliva as I wait for his decision.
“Why weren’t they on the list? Was it because the group would soon be 3 years old? If we were to recruit them into the program, would we be able to have some actors from W&U make brief appearances on the show?”
“Pardon?”
“There a lot of expensive actors from W&U that don’t make appearances on entertainment shows. I’m not asking for much, just enough to use gain some attention… How about it?”
“That is something I cannot decide by myself. I will confirm it with the chief and let you know immediately.”
“Chief?”
“I am a new recruit.”
I forgot to tell him it was my first day.
It was good that I forgot. As soon as he heard those words, Producer Joontae absent-mindedly laughed. He looked as though he had nothing more to say to a rookie manager.
“Is that so? I thought… So are you here for the music broadcast?”