Chapter 20 (2/2)

Put in a good way, they were rising stars, but even then, they were only at the bottom of the music industry food chain Those ere thirsty for popularity

Maybe because of this, there were e On their face was a superficial sh time to practice so they orried about their score, while in secret they were co each other

Although they were all about the same, there were still differences between them

There were people surrounding those who had a bit of popularity, for exanored like us Only courtesy greetings went back and forth, no one wanted to stay and talk

Since there wasn’t a lot of ti to those ould be of help to theood contacts

Pictures taken with them would result in a hotter topic and if they said they were friends with the

So, those that looked like they would be successful

On top of that, since Neptune joined late, they were treated as those who got a free ride Even though they were all the saht there was a difference as their eyes weren’t friendly

Well, it wasn’t surprising

Those papers with the reasons why Neptune was going to be last that Producer Joontae read to us Just looking at those, I could tell that roups here didn’t think well of Neptune

Still, since it was different to personally experience it than hearing about it, the girls, Hyunjo and the traitor’s expressions weren’t good

And I kept an expressionless face to not stand out…

If I was being honest, I found this situation quite funny

Since I knew Neptune’s next album would be successful

Even if they were to co acorns[1]

From my preliminary research, I knew that none of the teams placed even in the top 10 let alone first or runner-up

I didn’t know this, but getting first in a music broadcast was definitely not easy

However, Neptune was going to take first place with their next album When that happened, no one would describe theroup

Although there were many one-hit wonders ould disappear without a trace since Director Park said ‘Neptune’s first hit song’, there definitely was a second one

Anyways, unless they constantly placed first in er be similar to them

So in my position where I knew all that, I could only see their actions as laughable

The nored Neptune, I was expectantly waiting to see their reactions when their positions reversed

“Huhuhu”

“Just what is so funny, oppa? I feel like I just entered the enemy camp”

Seoyoung poked my back and whispered

“It’s just interesting”

“What is?”

“People’s actions”

“…I say this oppa is quite strange sometime”

Though there were tiht ability was definitely good

Even though it was the first files didn’t co before the first e Like a battle under the cover of introductions and questions After that was done, there were more individual intervieith the staff

Since ere constantly nervous, the girls and even ustired out

Then we received our firstmission where each teas in front of four judges, a roup leader, a current producer and a current songwriter

I thought they would at least play the MR, I mean the instrumentals, but when they said to perform without anyabout clearly hearing their sense of rhyth ability

Although the risks were high, it was a ain Anyways, it was a chance to properly pro without the instru to be an increase of people ould find and listen to it in stores

However, if they failed, that song would forever remain as a dark splotch in their past

As soon as their first filirls didn’t head home, but shut themselves in the company’s practice room Their drive was incredible They even ht them some food

And I was on ain

I met with two people, one with a face I was a bit familiar with and the other with a face I knew very well

It was Son Chaeyeong and her , Chief Jo

The tere sitting in the fourth-floor lounge Chief Jo was talking passionately while holding a stack of A4 papers in each hand and Son Chaeyeong wore sunglasses and looked like she was bored of listening to him

It was really Son Chaeyeong The one who I had only seen on TV and in the theaters, the one as synony

Should I introduce myself?

While I orrying over the decision, Chief Jo suddenly gestured with his hand

“Teaee!”

“…Me?”

“Yeah, you Come here and talk”

Didwhether to introduce myself or not?

When I approached them with a bashful expression, Chief Jo handed me both stacks of A4 papers

What was this? It was quite thick

When I looked at the cover, there was a title written on each

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Don’t tell me these were drama synopses?

I quickly received thees, they were synopses Unreleased, hot-off-the-press synopses to boot On the front page, there was the title and the names of the director and writer A detailed outline, the descriptions of characters and a suanized afterwards

I wanted to read them in detail No, I wanted them

But why did he show these to me?

“One is PBS, Monday-Tuesday, the other is IBC, Wednesday-Thursday Since the broadcasting periods are the same, we can only choose one out of the two, but both have trustworthy writers and directors and the payments are the saher ratings than the one we chose, we’ll go crazy So it’s a troublesoht?”

“Yes, I think so”

This hy it was i eye and luck There were some actors who unluckily passed up on hit projects and others who took up roles they weren’t supposed to play and rose to stardom

Since there was no way to knohich drama would be a hit and which one would flunk, there was no way they wouldn’t be troubled when picking out their projects

“I a my fortune read by a tarot card reader So don’t feel any pressure and just pick one”

“Sorry?”

“Which one do you think is going to be more successful?”