Chapter 5 (2/2)
“Blackout didn’t go to any rams?”
“When I worked part-time there, they were already done their ning events From what I heard, they do a dry rehearsal then wait, ca their preliminary broadcast, wait After our turn, ait until they announce first place… I think it’s so like that?”
What is that? It’s not like it’s neglect play
Gunyoung looked around before lowering his voice
“Those at a higher level seem to have other schedules betait times We probably won’t We probably even have to eat in the waiting room”
I felt suffocated Even if it was a live broadcast, we had to wait 10 hours to do a 1-hour broadcast? Wasn’t this too inefficient?
“After all this, how et paid?”
“I don’t know”
We talked in a small voice, but Hyunjo lifted his head when he heard those words
“We get 100”
“Sorry?”
“100”
“…So in total 400?”
Although it wasn’t on a ier than I had expected Salon costs would probably be higher
“No, in total 100 If we divide it, it would be 25 per person”
“…”
At first, I thought I had heard wrong With that money, it would only pay for three ht, it was a schedule that took up a whole day and they only give us 25 per person?
“Honestly, isn’t that too little?”
“Who here cares about that And who does rams for money? You accept the losses to proood company and Blackout to lean on, or else the Producer wouldn’t even us craroups who aren’t able to appear on rams when they make a comeback”
“Ah…”
He taught us a few h there were sorams, at most ould receive 500 It didn’t matter how many members we had or if we had back dancers, the money would be the same
Hair, makeup and the different outfits requested by each studio meant that they would have to spend a few thousand dollars Unfortunately, new groups had no choice, but to s to promote themselves
“Rest a bit now We haven’t even started”
After thoroughly shocking Gunyoung and me, Hyunjo placed a hat on his face
Soon after, Gunyoung closed his eyes It seemed like only I was truly shocked
Looking through some news on the internet, I found that it may be worse than what Hyunjo said, but it definitely wasn’t better
While there were top idols whocoirl groups who had to make their own outfits since they didn’t have the money and sirl groups
There were articles that said that if they flopped this tio to Han river[4]… This chairman seemed to have ulti now
As soement company, my heart is disturbed I may not know much, but I will definitely never take out a private loan
Closing the article, I once again searched for Neptune Skipping past the ones I had already read, I looked at the coes I haven’t seen yet
Those articles were obviously prole one for coative comment If you excluded the proroups perforrarams
After looking through for 30 eneral forums on a Car Community site, someone started a topic called, ‘They are pretty Who are they?’ and uploaded a picture of the members
-Neptune or Napkin, a coroup
-Their visuals are top a out these days? Is it just the photo?
-I approve if it’s not photoshopped
‘I approve if it’s not photoshopped?’ Like hell, you approve They look much better in person than in that picture
Looking at these comments, I felt a bit sad Even if they say you need heavenly luck to becoh to have the whole nation at their beck and call, they should at least have some popularity
Let’s think as if I was the producer of Neptune How could I promote them?
Their songs and concept seeood and above all, they all seem to have unique traits… Well, those traits weren’t of any use outside of entertainrams So this hy they risked their lives to appear on broadcasts
“What are you thinking about so seriously?”
Gunyoung, who kept opening and closing his eyes since a while ago, slooke up
“I ondering what Neptune would have to do to become famous”
“Hahaha If there was a way, I’d like to knoell Luck and ti factors on whether a celebrity becomes a hit or miss They say that celebrities are like clouds, you don’t knohich cloud the rain will fall fro to be so popular”
“I still don’t knohy they are so popular I can’t follow kid’s preferences these days”
As we talked quietly not to wake up the girls, so around,Hyunjo staring at us
“Look at these critics If you’re not tired, stop chatting and go buy some coffee”
“Yes? Yes Coffee?”
“Buy some snacks as well Choose sensibly”
After receiving the credit card, al room It seemed like there were a few more arrivals after we arrived as the hallas packed As we barelysuddenly barred our way
“Oh? Chief!”
Chief?
“You are the Chief in charge of Blackout, right? I ae Weevent before, do you remember me?”
The reporter struck a friendly conversation with Gunyoung
This guy was even close to reporters Suddenly, I felt Gunyoung’s 3 months of experience was enormous
“hello, Miss Reporter Of course, I remember you”
“Oh my God”
“But I aer”
“Oh, you were a er Anyways, why are you here? Does Blackout have a schedule at Knet today? Radio? Can you spare some time for an interview? It will just take a minute”
“I aroup from W&U”
I asked in vain
That as written on the reporter’s face Ah fuck, I asked in vain
“Oh, so that’s how it is Then let’s see each other some other time”
“Yes Goodbye”
Gunyoung was still friendly, but the reporter coldly turned and walked away Soon, she approached another man
“… Let’s just go buy some coffee”
“Yeah”
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[1] Chikduk – Picture taking Dukhu
[2] Dukhu – Korean version of Otaku, uage)
[3] In Korea, we use casual and for on e talk to In this case, Sunwoo first talked for to note is that Hyunjo speaks for and vice versa
[4] Go to Han river is a co in the Han river