Chapter 3 (2/2)

“All the new recruits have big drea the chairman of a ht will quit within a year The ones at the top may be like, ‘Kids these days don’t even have the basics’ or ‘Back in my day, it was much harder’… however, it makes sense These days, alraduated university Did I study all those years to becoet them kimbab[2]? Why wouldn’t they think that”

“…”

“You earn a srades as you aren’t able to properly take care of yourself On top of that, there are countless number of people who like to flaunt their position We’re constantly stuck lowering our heads, politely addressing them as Producer, Writer and Director You definitely think about quitting a least a few times a day”

Gunyoung and I blankly listened to his words

Was he i that it is hard to succeed in this line of work so to just quit now?

I did apply since I really wanted to work in this industry It wasn’t like I just recklessly decided to follow my fantasies There wasn’t anyone who didn’t know that the job of a h I also heard that the entertainment industry was a cheap and dirty place to work

“Do you knohy I a you both this?”

We read each other’s eyes and answered differently

“Since you’re our senior, so you wanted to give us advice…”

“Since we need to know the reality before we face…”

“If you’re going to quit, quit early”

“…Pardon?”

“What do I become if you quit after I train you both I need to recruit new eain So if you don’t think you can keep up, quit even a day earlier and go your own path Don’t stay uncertain for 2 weeks or a month and make me more tired”

Wow This was my first day

I hope not all new employees have to hear this

“If you’re going to stay, do a good job, okay?”

“I understand”

“Yes”

I haven’t even started work and I was already exhausted My chest felt stuffy as if a heavy rock was inside it We didn’t speak a hile driving for 5 minutes

“We’re here, it’s that small apartment”

The van stopped in front of the apart special about an idol’s residence, but there wasn’t much

Gunyoung co out of the van

“It’s very different from Blackout’s residence”

“You can’t compare them They have obsessive stalkers If they were to live in a place like this with a shabby security system, it would be chaotic”

“That’s true… Stalkers are quite scary these days”

“They give oosebumps One time, someone told me that when they came home after work, they found a fan in their closet There are plenty of psychos”

I looked around and asked

“I guess Neptune doesn’t have any fans like those?”

“They don’t How could they have stalkers when they don’t even have regular ones However, even after they becoroups don’t have as roups because of stalkers There are occasionally so a signing event or celebratory events Perverted bastards”

Hyunjo loathingly entered the apart and I closely followed behind

Our eyes met as I looked to the side I felt a hint of both aardness and co’s cheek became more pronounced I felt the sareat personality I wondered as his impression of me I hoped I was at least not a jackass in his eyes

I stuck my hand out first

“I am 27”

“Oh? So araduate Should we talk casually since we’re the sae?”

“Yeah”

I would have to get to know hiuy

We took the elevator and went up to the fifth floor Hyunjo didn’t even knock and entered the passcode on the door[3]

Click

The hallas still dark After struggling to take off roup’s residence, but I felt like I walked into a whole different world

Honestly, I was nervous It wasn’t justnervous

As Hyunjo turned on the lights, the hallway instantly brightened

It wasn’t very big It was much better than my one-room, but it seemed like it would be too crowded for four people A cute, round sofa The character cushi+ons and dolls spread on top A creairls lived here

“Girls! Wake up and get ready! We have to get to the shop by 5!”

Bang bang!

Hyunjo knocked on each door twice

The first door to open was the one left of the veranda

“Oppa[4], you’re here early”

Wow

Wow…

It was like when you watch a htens up so the female lead looks incredibly beautiful It was the secret filter used when the producer really wanted to push the lead or if there were some revisions made…

That was the scene in front of my eyes