Chapter 81-83 (1/2)
– Flight nueles……
Incheon International Airport was busy with nu it every day People of different features busily moved about with their travel cases, and people with staff nas did their best to provide the utmost of services When the announce The airport was filled with vitality
”It's about time he's here…”
Lee HyunJi was currently aht had already arrived Many people were exiting the arrivals door, but the person she was looking for wasn't seen yet There was no call either It was a stifling situation
”Am I the President or the secretary, I don't know anymore…”
Grumbled Lee HyunJi She kneell that the person she aiting for er However, considering the suffering she had been through in Korea while he was not here, she couldn't help but say those words
Fortunately, the person she was looking for finally entered her vision His wide shoulders and long legs were i as he walked out at a leisurely pace
”Mr KangYoon Over here”
Lee HyunJi waved her hand It seemed the other had noticed her as he ran over to her
”It looks like you've waited for a while”
”Not at all Anyway, it's been a long tiuess I should call you President, now? It's been half a year”
”Now I don't think I'll get used to you calling me that”
After shaking hands, the two headed to the parking lot They exited the airport and drove on the relatively free highway
”You're quite tanned It seeood place?
”I visited Florida with HeeYoon before I came back”
”Oh? Looks like HeeYoon's in good health now, huh?”
”She's normal now”
Spoke KangYoon as though it was nothing However, there were a lot of unspoken backstories in his words For the first year, he could do practically nothing as he had to stay next to HeeYoon, and only after the 2nd year could he start doing his own things
Lee HyunJi knew this well since she went to and from America in the past 3 years
”I heard a few of the songs that HeeYoon coood sense as well As expected of your sister”
”She's still ways off”
Even though he said that he did feel good to hear sohtly
”You should have heard a lot about Korea when you were there, but the ed quite a lot recently”
”ForTo see such a lively person, fall ill…”
”Me too They say the world is unpredictable, and I think I knohy Isn't that why I'm here?”
”Looks like we o visit him first”
KangYoon felt bitter Chairman Won JinMoon controlled the rivalry between the board of Directors and the President's using his authority and proved that he was the most veteran in this industry However, the sudden appearance ofWith the chair like that, MG Entertainment was practically controlled by the decisions of the board of directors The relatively weaker President's faction was pushed out, and because of that, Lee HyunJi had to abdicate from her position as President
”You're right But even so, I guess it's good that I don't have to deal with those stressful guys anymore I even lost a lot of hair”
”You lost hair? If you lose hair at your age…”
”Stop there”
Lee HyunJi's expression cruhtly at the sensitive topic
”Got it, President”
”I'Yoon”
”Hahaha It's so aard yet good to hear you call me President”
”You et used to it especially e start expanding the company”
The two also talked about the entertainYoon raised during his time at MG, as well as the plans for the future It seeYoon to adjust to the drastic changes that occurred in the Korean entertainment industry in the past 3 years
While they were conversing, they eventually arrived at their new ho was a rather aged building with 2 stories The words 'WORLD ENTERTAINMENT' ritten on the sign as well
”If we factor in the rental costs, Gangnam was a little too far-fetched Just as you told round floor, there are 3 floors in total Although it looks old on the outside, the interiors are quite good”
KangYoon and Lee HyunJi entered the building
”FroYoon I shall treat you like one”
”Understood, Director”
”That feels strange”
When the two entered the 2nd floor, so for the hair She was a wos
(T/N: Okay, let ht There will be no '0th floor' It will be ground floor=1st floor, then the 2nd floor It's too confusing for me to keep up with different numbers on the Korean version and the translated version (I used to study in the UK where ground floor = floor 0))
”Director, welcome back”
”hello, Miss HyeJin President, this is Miss Jung HyeJin She's in charge of adet”
”You're the President? hello? I've heard a lot about you”
Hearing the word 'President', the lady naYoon held her up saying that there was no need to go that far KangYoon asked what she was doing until now and asked her to do well in the future
Jung HyeJin brought theYoon and Lee HyunJi sat in the office Unlike htly sunken Both of them knew that it was time for the more serious topics
”What kind of plans do you have, President?”
The first one to speak was Lee HyunJi KangYoon took out a set of docu When Lee HyunJi opened it, it was a series of music scores
”It's a score? Oh, this is the one from last time…”
”Yes, it's the one that HeeYoon composed Would you like to listen to it?”
KangYoon played the song directly froht melody that came from the piano immediately enraptured Lee HyunJi's mind
”TheLooks like it will be a good song after a good arrangeed version as well?”
”I didn't have enough tiements”
”Wait”
Lee HyunJi found soYoon's words 'I' didn't have the ti to do it himself?
”You'll be doing the arrangements…?”
”Yes I' to do it myself”
”Hah…”
Lee HyunJi's eyes widened in surprise ArrangeYoon's level of h now
”Arrangeht sound unpleasant for you, but you are a newbie in this industry with no experience Who would buy that?”
Lee HyunJi was skeptical about this Although she was being roundabout, she was basically asking hiYoon looked back at her with unwavering eyes
”I'll let you listen to the song once it's finished Deciding at that time is also one method”
”…You're not the type to give false hope”
She knew that KangYoon had arduously studied music until noever, this was business Lee HyunJi was very cautious in her decisions She accepted to decide after listening to the final version
”Let's leave it at that for today I'”
”Okay, President Should I give you a ride home?”
”It's fine, you must have your oork to do, director”
”So it's director now? It does sound quite aard”
Lee HyunJi said that it was fine and dragged KangYoon She et on board her car and rode him to his house
'This is the beginning Let's do this'
In front of his house, he waved to Lee HyunJi as she drove back and resolved tothat would surprise her
When KangYoon entered the house, the house looked the sarass bothered hies Of course, HeeYoon's eYoon closed the door to HeeYoon's room and opened the door to his
'Good They're all here'
Inside the room were 2 synthesizers, 7 speakers, 1 subwoofer, as well as a newly ordered PC Lee HyunJi got theYoon's request
'I appreciate it'
Although they were in a relationshi+p of investor and investee, this extent of consideration from her ret investing in him
He connected the speakers to the PC and put the synthesizers on their stands He set the the speakers high up so that he could 'see' them well It was set up for him to monitor the musical notes
Although he was tired due to jetlag, he still hurried up in setting theYoon's room had turned into a personal studio
(T/N: Someone tell me why he needs 2 synthesizers and how he can connect that many devices to the PC without an amplifier)
'Should I do it now?'
KangYoon looked at the score and started playing the synthesizer When he did, a blue note flowed out froht froht
'Let's add some drums'
Continuing, he switched to drums and created a beat Then, he fused it with the sound that he just played before He set them to be played back on different speakers and played it back This time, there was a blue note and a black note The two notes coht
'This looks good enough'
He could see the notes and hear the sound well It was satisfactory
Now that he finished installing all these, fatigue overcah he didn't even unpack his stuff, he fell back on the bed and went to drea finished installing
The era of girl groups I referred to the music industry in the year 2011
The competition between the unmoved 1st place since their debut, Eddios, and the close 2nd, DiaTeen, grabbed the attention of , as well as general entertainment, induced the males in their 20s and 30s into consu cash cow had formed
After those two, the popularity of girl groups ended up producing nu in the Girl Group Era However, dark always followed the light There weren't that ht
”We're free again today? It's boring It's booooooooring!”
The girl group, TNT, was one such group that did not see the light One rureeing, another hed deeply
”We're free for a week already Isn't there a s”
”Would we be here if there was? It's because our last album went down the drain…”
Gru back to their last album
All theto say to thele album was so crappy that itthat they should forget about past matters
Just as when they were powerlessly sitting there, a sturdy Cheol
”What the, why are you all like this?”
”Cuz we're unemployed, duh”
Kirumbled All the women made pitiful expressions in sy
”We'll be recording a new song soon”
”Ah, yeah It's been a month”
When Jin SeAh acted sarcastically, hed aardly The pitiful results were e for him as well
”It… it'll be alright this ti from outside”
”…That's good I orried that we ain”
When Lee Min said those words, Manager Min SangCheol sweated cold sweat With their first, second, and third songs producing pitiful results, it was no wonder that their trust in the President was so low
”Anyway! You just need to wait a little irls run events like hell”
”Oh, sure”
Manager Min SangCheol tried to cheer them up, but they were all as unmotivated as they could be
After a brief sleep, KangYoon felt that his fatigue was slightly relieved and started working right away
The song that HeeYoon coYoon wanted to bring out the essence of that He was also planning to add hook-like elements as well
'The o at a slower pace'
KangYoon looked for a variation of an organ on the synthesizer It was not an easy task to find the right organ sound aans there However, once he tried the he wanted, he found it quite soon
When he pressed on a key, a beige-colored note flowed out He added the dru rong
'This isn't the one'
Although it sounded fine by itself, it wasn't that good KangYoon continued his search for a sound and repeated the sa with the rest Although the organ sounds were siht reverb to it Thinking that this sounded okay, KangYoon added the drurey yet again In fact, it was asound of the drums
'Ugh…'
KangYoon had to stop the playback due to the uniquely ave hier as he felt the effects on his skin
'Again…'
He resolved hian sounds This one sounded alright, with the voluressed, the light turned darker and darker until it eventually turned black
”Uurgh!”
KangYoon ih a murky kind of electricity just went past hi that he had before
'Organ's definitely not the one' (T/N: Well, duh Organs in pop? Shakes head)
Thanks to that KangYoon could realize He went past the organs tab and went to strings Then, he put in a relatively brighter-sounding set of strings with a little bit of bass Then, he cos flowed out gently after a thudding beat froht A black note and a white note ht
'This is it'
Finding a sound was no easy task When he looked at the ti was only about 3 , it wasn't easy to work on it
For the entire day, KangYoon did not leave his studio
”Mr KangYoon It's been a long time”
Professor Choi ChanYang hugged KangYoon in delight as soon as he saw hiYoon did the same
”Professor It's been a while”
They sat down after a si The two h they exchanged news through phone calls and other things until now, it felt different to meet in person
”You studied a lot of ht?”
”Yes, I had a lot of opportunities Although I couldn't go to college… I have encountered just as s as if I went to one I studied a lot”
”Well, then Should we see the results?”
Professor Choi ChanYang did not sayfor the entire day as his 'results' Professor Choi ChanYang's face turned strange as he plugged the earphones into his phone and listened to the song
After around 3 minutes, he took his earphones off
”Nice Did you do the arrangement yourself?”
”Yes”
”I can see you put a lot of effort in It's a good song Though, I don't think it's finished”
Professor Choi ChanYang stuck his thumb up The beats were easy to listen to, and the rhythuy only learned the basics of harmonics before he went, but noas able to produce such results It was a pleasant surprise
”Yes I finished the bass line, but I' some more”
”The strings are good But it ht sound a little too repetitive if you use the sa another effect towards the end?”
”Got it You sure are different, professor”
”Not at all”
While KangYoon felt sorry, Professor Choi ChanYang shook his hand
”I did promise, didn't I? That I'll be your consultant once you start your business”
”Oh, that…”
”I think it will be fun - working with you, that is Whether it's today or in the future”
”I'll be thankful if you help me You need not worry about compensation”
”I'”
KangYoon did not even think aboutith hi to reward hiht now because of HeeYoon'sa business…
The topic switched to a good mood
”Did you hear about HyunAh?”
”HyunAh? No, I didn't hear anything at all”
There were people that KangYoon ed to stay in touch with, and there were people that he couldn't contact at all Lee HyunAh belonged to the latter
”HyunAh is currently facing a great crossroad of her life She got a call fro Entertainment”
”Oh, Yerang…”
KangYoon adh for that She was even a coood voice It was definitely worthy of so her If it was one of the three major entertainment companies of Korea, it would definitely help her out in the future However, Professor Choi ChanYang's words didn't end there
”But they want her alone and doesn't want the rest of the band It looks like she's agonized over it”
”It's definitely not easy to succeed as a band Although a band es in today's TV, and a band would requirethose instruments too”
KangYoon sighed, saying that it was no wonder Professor Choi ChanYang pulled in his chair
”What would you say to her?”
”Sorry?”
”If HyunAh asks you what she has to do in a situation like that, ould you say to her?”
This was a difficult question KangYoon closed his eyes after saying that he would think about it for a h thick and thin? That was not nice However, if a large co to her, then it was likely that they would support her quite heavily
'That's a difficulttime…'
Although it was indeed a difficult question, he found the answer after thinking about the basics KangYoon calmly spoke up his mind
”If it were me, I would politely refuse that offer”
”Really? Isn't it a pity to let go of such a big opportunity?”
”That's true, but the fact that one of the big three contacted her means that HyunAh has that value Won't there eventually be a co with the rest of the band? If she accepts their offer right now, it would be hard to take the tag that she abandoned her tea, you know?”
”Hm…”
Professor Choi ChanYang thought about it for ahis head
”I'll tell her exactly that”
”Sorry?”
”She asked me that question Thanks for the wise answer”
KangYoon shrugged his shoulders Although he did expect it a little, he never knew HyunAh asked hiht
After they finished their conversation, they left the café and Professor Choi ChanYang spoke to KangYoon with a smile
”Oh, yeah Mr KangYoon I forgot that HyunAh told ”
”She did?”
”I'll tell you word for word”
He suddenly took a deep breath
”I'll kill you the next time I see you”
”What?”
”There I told you, word for word See you next time”
”Whoa…”
Seeing Professor Choi ChanYang leave with a laugh, KangYoon couldn't hide his aard expression
”Oh shoot… Maybe I should have told her before I went there…”
Considering how busy he was back then, it was ile one of his acquaintances Anyway, KangYoon just shrugged his shoulders and went ho that it wouldn't really amount to much trouble
Having just created the company, Lee HyunJi was very busy She used her connections she made while she was the President at MG Entertainment to make foundations for the business, and she also had to watch the trends of the entertainYoon to focus on his work, this kind of as necessary for her to do
And thanks to that, there came a day where they could use their 'infrastructure' of the coed
”Is it this one? Good Feelings? It re”
”Yes”
Receiving the score, she connected the USB that KangYoon gave her Soon, KangYoon's song started sounding out in the office
”I guess it's kinda… retro? Is this HeeYoon's voice?”
”Yes She wrote the lyrics herself as well”
”That's aed to record it”
Listening to it, Lee HyunJi u to the rhythave her a sense of déjà vu but didn't feel boring
”It does feel very retro But it's not too repetitive either This actually feels great”
Lee HyunJi raised her voice as though she really liked this song KangYoon cal satisfied
”I eht That's how this came about From what I saw, the trend seems to be that of reminiscence of the 90s It's like how trends cycle”
”You're right It's good This should work”
Lee HyunJi didn't say a lot of things She received the USB and stood up
”Where are you going?”
”I should work as well Us staying stillmoney, you know?”
”Ah, that's true”
”You should also plan out how to operate the company, President Now, our World Entertainment rests on your shoulders after all Then I'll be off for a bit”
Lee HyunJi was the action faction She left the office as though she was going to sell the song as soon as possible
”A Looks like I should put more effort in if I don't want to lose”
He even wondered how she ed to stay in her seat all day while she was the President at MG EntertainYoon startedplans
The evening of the same day
Jung HyeJin (the employee) knocked and entered his office
”President, I'll take my leave”
”Okay, be careful on your way home”
After she went hoot ready to leave On his desks were papers full of plans that he had devised
Just as he was about to open the door to his office, there was a wo in front of it
”WHAT the!”
”Why are you so surprised?”
”…It's you…”
”What the hell? Why is your reaction so bland?”