Save a Failed Idol’s Life

Chapter 107:

“What did you say?”

Kyunghwa’s voice tone rose sharply.

“Ah, that’s why I asked you a little carefully. Of course, they also agreed to appear when I talked to Floss. We are in a situation where we need a pro right away, so it would be better to appear naturally… But they don’t have to go out.”

That’s right. Floss was a busy group that had enough work to do with just the fixed ones. All the members were scattered across the broadcasting industry and had several fixed corners each.

They had no reason to challenge the competition program that took up their time like crazy.

“Then they are likely to refuse, right?”

He tried to calm down the excited Kyunghwa and spoke first.

The best? It was obvious that we would appear without Floss.

From the beginning, a group that wouldn’t even look at the competition program unless they were judges wouldn’t respond to this proposal.

“Well, that could be. But the company’s situation is not good these days…”

The manager muttered with a tired expression and shook his head.

“No, never mind. I don’t know why I’m talking to you guys.”

Why did he stop talking? Everyone seemed to have the same idea, and Yi-jun jumped in quickly.

“Why? Is something going to explode?”

“Explode…”

“Could it be…”

The members all murmured with worried expressions, and the manager hastily fixed the atmosphere.

“You don’t have to worry too much, because it’s not something that will negatively affect you. Anyway, you want to appear, right?”

As if they would push in anything that made money, what did our opinion matter?

Kyung-hwa nodded his head with a very displeased expression.

“Yes, well… There’s nothing wrong with appearing.”

That’s right. This kind of competition program was always a benefit for the unknown.

If they were a popular group, they would be ridiculed for saying ‘○○ is in this place, they’re done.’.

Now that we had to make our name known and raise our awareness as much as possible, there was no better opportunity than a survival program that could be a topic.

‘Besides, it’s not a matter of debut, but a simple competition.’

Even if we got a low rank, we had a chance to work on the sound source, and the possibility of making friends with other groups was open.

Of course, the fans’ feelings would be different.

‘It seemed like they didn’t like it at first glance. I’ll have to check it out.’

As he sorted out his thoughts, Seong-won, who was sitting near the door, got out of the car one by one.

“Then go in and rest.”

Tomorrow was a rare day when we only had one web entertainment schedule.

That too, afternoon shooting.

That meant, in the morning, we could finally sleep in.

“I don’t know, I don’t know. I don’t want to worry about it yet.”

Yi-jun shook his head from side to side like a dog and climbed the stairs.

“Be quiet. It’s night and your voice is echoing.”

Our dormitory was roughly known where it was, but it was not bad to be careful about security.

Yi-jun glanced at Kyunghwa and then yawned loudly, opening the door to the lodging.

“Woof!”

Pposili and Aeongi, who had been inside the house, greeted us very naturally.

“Wow, you two must have been playing together.”

I thought it was ridiculous that Pposili had been entrusted with a walk by the staff who had requested a visit to the lodging for Aeongi, saying that he had to walk the dog no matter how busy he was.

Seong-won took care of Aeongi’s dinner and I played with Pposili for a while, but I felt drained.

“Let’s go to bed soon.”

Seon-woo came out of the shower and rolled around on the bed with a happy expression.

“Aren’t you worried?”

I asked him bluntly what I really felt and Seon-woo hesitated for a moment before answering.

“Um… I’m not completely unworried, but. I’m a fool, so I can’t solve anything even if I worry. I just decided to think positively.”

He was so calm. I asked him right away.

“How?”

“It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work out, and it’s good if it does. Either way, we just have to do well.”

He wasn’t wrong. I chuckled when I thought of Seon-woo, who had rushed past Shim Naru, who was frowning, to greet Kang Yu-geon.

“Why, why are you laughing?”

Seon-woo stuttered, worried that he had made a mistake.

“No, it’s just. I think you’re right.”

“You’re lying, right? Don’t tease me…!”

Seon-woo covered his face with a pillow and hid under the blanket. He looked like a mole that had buried its head in the ground and pretended to hide, because he had a better physique than ordinary people.

I lightly slapped Seon-woo’s back that was sticking out of the blanket and lay down on the bed.

“I need to learn from you.”

I should stop thinking about problems that don’t have answers.

I may be dragging these young guys along, but… Sometimes I had moments when I had to learn from them.

Things that I knew in my head, but kept forgetting as I lived.

I ended the day with a faint smile.

And the next day, after a long nap, an unexpected schedule came up.

“Ise hyung, someone is calling.”

Seon-woo shook me awake as I was enjoying the drowsiness of waking up from a nap.

“What?”

“There’s a call. It’s probably your father.”

What are you talking about? I had been living as Cheon Ise for over half a year, but I had never received a call from Chairman Cheon.

I didn’t even know what Cheon Ise had saved his father as.

“Wait… Ah, let me check.”

When I looked at the phone that Seon-woo handed me, there were two letters shining on the caller ID.

[Old fart]

Ah. This was probably my father.

I cleared my throat and tried to hide the fact that I had just woken up, then answered the phone.

“I’ve answered the phone. This is Cheon Ise.”

But there was no reply from the other side.

“…”

What’s going on? Why isn’t he saying anything? I waited for about five seconds for an answer, then finally opened my mouth.

“Is something wrong? You’re not saying anything… If you dialed the wrong number…”

Just before I was about to hang up, the middle-aged man answered in a low voice.

“No, no. I was just surprised by how mature your voice sounds. It’s been a while since we last talked.”

Judging by his tone, he was really Chairman Cheon. But why did he call me all of a sudden? Didn’t he treat me like a son who didn’t exist?

I kept in touch with Vice-Chairman An and knew how he was doing, but this was the first time I faced Chairman Cheon.

Well, not in person, but still.

“Yes, I’m getting old too. May I ask why you called me?”

I didn’t want to waste my golden morning with an uncomfortable conversation.

He was not a bad person to befriend, but…

From what I had experienced through the replay and re-listen services, he was someone who didn’t think highly of Cheon Ise.

“How are your grades? Are you getting along well with the members?”

What? Is he worried? Or nagging? I narrowed my eyes and answered.

“I’m doing well. I’ll be careful not to worry you.”

I cut him off with a brief reply, and silence fell again. I didn’t know how to deal with a conglomerate chairman who had a negative prejudice against me as a son.

There was no way I could know. Cheon Ise would have hung up without even answering.

“Well. Behave yourself and don’t embarrass yourself wherever you go.”

“Yes.”

I was going to do that anyway. After a moment of awkward silence, Chairman Cheon ended the call first.

“Then. Don’t get in trouble with the company people. I’m hanging up.”

“Yes, take care.”

That was the end of the pointless call.

“What did he say?”

Seon-woo asked with curiosity in his eyes.

“It was nothing. He just told me to behave.”

Did something bother him? Before I could worry about it, I got another call from Vice-Chairman An.

“Oh, hold on. It’s my mother.”

I pressed the receive button and heard a voice that was much higher than usual.

“Yeah, Ise. How are you doing these days?”

“Yeah, yeah, I’m a bit busy but I’m fine.”

Vice-Chairman An recognized my voice and laughed with a pleasant sound.

“You got a call from your father earlier, right? He said he’d call you personally and tell you to come home, but he hung up without saying anything.”

Oh. That’s why the timing of the calls was so close. There was a reason.

“So you called me again? I’ll make some time and visit soon.”

Of course, I didn’t really want to go. But as long as I was related to them by blood, they were like my parents.

I had to show my face to fulfill my duty. Especially to Vice-Chairman An, who helped me a lot.

It was my own merit that I achieved good results after the appearance, but I owed him a favor for helping me with the appearance.

“Yeah, you were busy working even on the holiday. Take some rest and take care of your health. You used to like coming to the hotel and getting a spa and relaxing.”

“Yes, thank you.”

I guess it’s going to be hard for now, since I have to row when the water comes in.

I had a mouthful of words, but I couldn’t spit them out.

Then, suddenly, a thought that I had before came back to me.

‘I thought about the resort content for a moment.’

Since I had put off the countryside content of the boys in crisis and filled it with the recent activities, I thought it would be fun to write one episode as a resort special.

If it looks too much like a chaebol’s son, I’ll just put in some nominal sponsorship.

Is that okay?

“Next time, I’ll go with the manager and the members to have fun. We have a web entertainment show, so I think it would be good to have a paid advertisement with the place provided as a sponsorship.”

“Yeah, that’s fine. Mom is always cheering for you, so don’t push yourself too hard.”

“Thank you.”

If I order a lot of room service and eat while enjoying the facilities and sightseeing nearby, the PD would be happy.

I remembered the face of the PD who screamed when the data for about four days before and after the appearance of Pposili disappeared.

I thought it was a bit of a shame, but… I was impressed by how he desperately stretched and edited the little footage he had.

But thanks to that, the number of subscribers is rising smoothly, so he’s not as resentful as he was when he was in the Aeyong situation.

He’s still not a pleasant person, though.

“What did you say?”

As soon as I hung up the phone, Seon-woo asked me with curious eyes.

“Just. He told me to come and have fun when I have time.”

“Wow! Can I go too?”

Seon-woo asked without hiding his curiosity. I get that he’s curious about the chaebol’s house, but isn’t he too obvious?

“I’ll check the schedule with the manager.”

Anyway, it wasn’t something I had to worry about right now. Wouldn’t I have time in a month or two?

And it didn’t take long for me to realize that this thought of mine was too careless.