chapter 33
“Do you need a prospect to interview?”
“Okay, who are you?”
“The manager is Hyunwoo Kim.”
“Manager?”
Reporter Cho, who looked at Han Yoo-jung’s face with a glance, says:
“Because I don’t know idols well… .”
“It’s on the Hunter side.”
“Where are you guild?”
Reporter Joe’s eyes filled with anticipation.
That anticipation quickly cooled with my answer.
“There is no guild yet. It’s under review.”
“Oh, yes.”
That’s a pretty cool answer.
“I heard that you said you need an interview with a prospect?”
“Yes, I need it.”
Reporter Joe scratches his head roughly.
“I was going to do an interview with the Taesan Guild prospects, but suddenly there was a puncture after a car accident.”
“uh? weird. I just came out during an interview with the Daejin Ilbo.”
“yes?”
“Because it was their turn after me.”
“When was it?!”
I checked the watch. It’s 4:10.
“It’s been like 10 or 15 minutes.”
Reporter Joe’s face turns red.
“Hey, hey, shit! Immoral bastards! f*cking bastards!”
He hurriedly covered Han Yoo-jung’s ear with his hand.
“mister.”
“yes?”
“Even if I block it, I can hear everything.”
“okay?”
He lowered his hand sullenly.
Reporter Joe’s cursing ended after a while.
It was a poor vocabulary, but I can see how angry he was.
“Hmm, I’m sorry. All four of them are going to be published in magazines. It has become very difficult to find a vacant seat right now.”
“All four?”
Oh My God.
Because people want to prosper, they seem to pick up gold nuggets even if they trip over a stone beak.
“Okay, reporter. If so.”
“yes.”
“If another prospect is available for an interview.”
He asked, stroking the corners of his lips that were slowly rising.
“Are you allocating all the space for four people?”
Reporter Joe wiped his face and took a deep breath.
“sure. It’s not like I can go anywhere to save the other three right now. I really want to ask you to hold on to my pants crotch from here.”
“It’s ripped, so there’s no need to grab the crotch. Our Yoojung is good at giving out interview articles. good good.”
“… Yeah? I beg your pardon?”
One person had to fill the portion of four people.
Considering that the special feature of this issue is the Hunter exam, there is actually a book coming out with Han Yoo-jung as the main character.
I introduced Han Yoo-jung with a bright smile.
“This is Han Yoo-jung. Do you know his name?”
“I know. I can’t know. Maybe that person… ?”
Reporter Cho stares blankly at Han Yoo-jung.
He nodded and said.
“The reporter you know is Han Yoo-jung. I wish you a good interview. As I said before, if the four people lose, you have to allocate them all.”
“ah… .”
“ah?”
“iced coffee! Whoa!”
Reporter Joe screamed and grabbed my crotch. he cried and cried.
“Thank you for saving me! father! Buddha! Manager!”
It’s very strange to stand side by side with that line.
He smiled brightly and made reporter Joe stand up.
*
The interview was held in a comfortable atmosphere.
There were no uncomfortable questions like the Daejin Ilbo reporter.
Rather, I was quick to look at this.
“If you are tired, can you take a break?”
“No, you must be busy, so let’s move on.”
Han Yoo-jung pulled my sleeve.
“Uncle, are you not hungry?”
“Let’s eat rice after the interview.”
“It’s already five shoes.”
Reporter Cho heard our conversation and slammed the door out and shouted.
“What is this cookie? It’s empty! ”
“No, could you tell me in advance?”
“Don’t be nagging, just bring it to me, bastard! If this issue goes down, will you be responsible?”
It’s not like that.
The western confectionery is served neatly one after another on the empty plate.
I grabbed one and put it in my mouth.
Delicious, this. It’s sweet, so I think Han Yoo-jung will like it.
Looking from the side, as expected, he was chewing on sweets with a satisfied face.
The interview lasted about an hour. After that, we headed to the shooting studio. It’s a magazine, so this is rather the main one.
Click click!
“Mr. Han Yoo-jung! Please pose! anything!”
Han Yoo-jeong poses according to the photographer’s words. I can’t even open my eyes and see. He is waving his stiff arms stiffly.
“Write.”
The photographer scratches his head if he doesn’t like it. He quietly folded his arms and made excuses.
“It’s because it’s Yoojung’s first studio shoot, so she’s not used to it.”
“Oh, manager. That’s not it.”
Look back at the photos taken by the photographer.
“Something, it feels like my clothes are floating.”
“Are you floating?”
“yes. It feels like you are wearing clothes without a separate professional coordination.”
This yangban tweezers.
Before going to the interview, the department store picked up a pair of good-looking ones. It looks different from the professional eye.
But, what’s weird?
I looked at Han Yoo-jung, who was resting.
“… … .”
I do not know.
It just looks cute and pretty, whether it’s in a bean pod.
Reporter Joe intervened.
“Hyung, can’t you write a picture?”
“no. It’s not because the original plate is so good. It’s just, I’m sorry. You said the interview manager helped you with this?”
“No, Hyunwoo didn’t help me.”
Reporter Joe said with a serious face.
“You saved our magazine, which almost fell into an underground pit. In this special issue, the main 4 people were punctured.”
“So, I don’t want to take pictures. I like models, so I keep getting greedy.”
The photographer, who was worried, checked the watch. he asked
“Manager, are you busy?”
“There is no schedule after this.”
“It’s a studio, so there are a lot of costumes. I wish I could change a few clothes and take pictures. How are you?”
He nodded willingly.
I want to make better results, so I have to welcome them with open arms.
It’s the first article.
It’s sure to be memorable for the rest of my life, but I don’t want to do it in moderation.
The three men contemplated what to wear with their foreheads pressed against each other.
“What image came to mind when you first saw Yoojung?”
An unobstructed answer to my question comes back.
“Because I’m young, I feel fresh and full of energy.”
“You look so blunt that you have no shame.”
“You look delicate, so I want to protect something.”
“What stimulates the protective instinct?”
The photographer suddenly asks.
“How old is Han Yoo-jung? You’re not an adult, are you?”
“I’m 17 now.”
“If you’re 17, are you a sophomore in high school?”
“It’s the first year.”
“Hmm.”
The gazes of the two men, a reporter and a photographer, intersect.
“How about a school uniform?”
“That’s right. They are the right age, and they easily match the image of a young genius.”
eyes are turned to me
how about it? He nodded to those who asked.
“School uniform, I think that would be good too.”
“Ah, uncle!”
From afar, Han Yoo-jeong calls me with an urgent voice.
I ignored it and pretended not to hear it.
To be honest, I wanted to see it too.
Yoojung wearing a school uniform.
*
Han Yoo-jung sticks her head out through the gap in the studio door. The ball is reddish. I hesitated and asked if he didn’t come in.
“what are you doing?”
“Hey, I wore it once.”
“By the way?”
“I don’t think this is the case. Come on, I’ll change my clothes!”
“Hey, what else are you going to change into? The photographer is waiting for you! Come back!”
Han Yoo-jeong immediately pulled me out.
My feet are so fast that if I run away, I won’t be able to follow.
how do you hold that
I looked around and pushed the chair next to me down with my feet.
Quadrant!
And I fell to the floor and screamed.
“Ah! my feet!”
“mister! Are you okay? Are you hurt a lot?”
Han Yoo-jung’s urgent voice is heard right behind her. He stopped screaming and stood up straight.
“I’m here?”
Han Yoo-jung looks at me blankly. And whether he understood the situation before and after, he points a finger at me with a shocked face.
“You lied to me… !”
“There is no way I can catch you. Sorry.”
He smiled and looked at Han Yoo-jung.
Black H skirt and white blouse. And he wore a tie-dye neatly.
But I think I’m very awkward. He was crouching and holding his skirt, and he kept wiggling around, but in my eyes, it seemed to fit him well.
“Chief, how are you? That’s enough clothes.”
Then he smiled and gave a thumbs up.
“Will the popularity explode when this issue comes out?”
“Is that right?”
*
After the photo shoot, we headed to the parking lot. Reporter Cho came along to meet us. I said it was okay, but I didn’t listen to it. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt so sincere in saying thank you.
“Aren’t the reporters at work?”
“It will be published next Tuesday.”
“You have two days left, right?”
“It’s a weekly magazine. There are only two days left.”
Reporter Cho laughs dryly as if he has turned his soul into a thresher. Our chatter naturally led to a backstory.
“Taesan guild bastards, seeing them ignore you as a large guild like this makes me mad.”
“The Hunt is an influential enough magazine. Don’t you usually pay attention to the media side?”
The Hunt was the most popular among Hunter-related magazines. Of course, it’s not as good as the three major newspapers, but it’s still funk, so go for another interview?
Even now, if I see reporter Cho swearing violently, I don’t think I’ll ever do that.
“It doesn’t have as much influence on the masses as newspapers that publish one copy every day. Unlike newspapers, the price is high, so the number of subscribers is embarrassingly low. Even the size of the company is much larger than the Taesan Guild… . You will see my eyes a little later, but even if I get hurt like this, I can’t ask you to die.”
And then add a word.
“Unless you grab a scoop and burst the bread.”
“A scoop?”
“yes. Obviously he did something wrong, right? Controversy over power abuse, s*x scandal, illegal lobbying… If there is one big incident like that, all the media outlets bite it together.”
illegal lobby.
“Who are you going to tell this to? I like that.”
“yes?”
Rumble!
I sat in the driver’s seat and started the engine. The black box lights up.
“Hyun-woo, where was the car scratched?”
“Wait.”
Click, click!
I plugged the USB into the black box and operated the pad. A list of videos appears. The video recorded between 13:00 and 14:00 was played back at 12x speed.
While concentrating for a while, reporter Cho knocks on the car door.
“Like I said before, I’m a little busy, I’m really sorry, but I… … .”
“Really? If you die now, you will regret it for the rest of your life.”
“yes? No, is this something that would be so upsetting?”
“No, not that.”
The black box was handed out to the reporter.
Inside, the stories the managers and prospects were talking about in the alleys were clearly contained.
“Because of this.”
-The large guilds have already entered the lobby. If you can’t lobby, you’re fighting with shackles, and it’s over before it even started.
– Do what you’re worried about. What kind of guild are we? I’ve already made the board. All you have to do is feed them money, so you just take what they give you.
Reporter Cho, who had heard everything, made a bewildered sound.
“uh… ?”
*
Reporter Joe hugged me tightly.
“Mr. Hyunwoo! Manager! No, bro!!”
“You look ten years older than me, but what is your brother… … .”
“I only bring the 1st prize lottery like this, but what am I going to call it! Yes? older brother!”
Reporter Cho shoved the USB he handed over to his pocket. It was a gunpowder containing a copy of the black box.
“Hey, hey, motherf*cker! I grind my teeth, and heaven is helping me!”
For some reason, it seems that he is more interested in ashes than in the scoop.
Reporter Jo, who had come to his senses, asked me.
“Hyun-woo, you gave this to me because you want something, right?”
Even in the midst of excitement, the eyes are calmly submerged. He nodded frankly. I think I’ll be a good friend with him.
“Yes, I thought we could help each other out.”
“It’s top-notch.”
“You’re a reporter, you’ve got a scoop. I gave the reporter a favor.”
“Do you?”
Reporter Cho spreads out two fingers.
“There are two interviews. Let me know whenever you need it. We’ll do everything from undercover coverage, paparazzi, to sharing confidential information within the company.”
This is the expected result and a satisfactory answer.
“But, reporter, it would be difficult to blow it out with one.”
The evidence is too weak.
A word that one manager roughly spit out in private.
It was also recorded by a third party.
Even with legal evidence, it is impossible to become a firewood to burn the press.
“It’s been a few years on this floor, of course you know. Still, I got a clue for the investigation. For the time being, the paparazzi will have a lot of trouble, but the workbench will be ready soon.”
We shook hands and sat in the driver’s seat. I am fastening my seat belt for Han Yoo-jung, but reporter Jo suddenly asks a question.
“Oh, Hyunwoo. Before I go, let me ask you one thing. When do you plan to blow this up? Depending on that, the interview method will be different.”
The second test is a team fight.
Four people are randomly assigned to a team, and you have to block the wave of monsters from all directions.
Simply put, it’s like a defense game. The less monsters pass through the center, the higher the score.
No matter how strong an individual is, there are things that are physically possible and things that are impossible.
One hand can handle ten hands.
It is impossible for one person to arm wrestle with ten people at the same time.
If all three except Han Yu-jeong fail, then Han Yu-jeong takes full damage.
It’s a stage where luck plays a role.
And the large guilds bought luck with the lobby. It is clear that they will form a team with promising prospects who are strong or have good compatibility.
Conversely, only those who are close to shackles will be given to competitors who cannot lobby.
That way, the prospects who are pushing you will rise higher.
This is where Han Yoo-jung has a problem.
The enemies have already laid out a game against which we cannot win.
How to deal with this challenge?
A number of ways came and went in my mind.
And I came up with the best solution.
“Before the second test begins.”
If the already woven board is a problem,
I will overturn the boards they have made.
“That would be good.”
to ruin it completely.