Chapter 256
Debut or Die
If you canât debut, youâll get a fatal disease Episode 256
The night after the Chuseok holiday, the evening at the dorm.
The members started to return one by one.
Actually, I thought Bae Se-jin and I would be the first to arrive, but there was someone who came first.
âuh?â
âOh, youâre here! Welcome Welcome! Even Sejin hyung-nim~â
Keun Sejin, whose home is close to the dorm, returned early and was lying on the sofa in the living room. What you see is a specialization of with a commentary.
From what Iâve heard, it seems that he enjoyed the first-team idolâs holiday by throwing autographs to his excited cousins.
It wonât be long before eyewitness accounts and autographs of big-name relatives will flood social media.
âHow have you been at the cold-hearted Moondaemundae? My first lady wanted to see you in real life, but she said that she was sorry!â
The guy who went to my grandparentsâ house is good at talking.
âokay. Iâll have to give you a video call next time.â
âhaha!â
Big Sejin chuckled.
I donât know if itâs good to rest or if Iâm relieved after checking the popularity in real life, but itâs nice to have some time anyway.
Now I can squeeze out every last drop of energy when making an album.
âAh, many of you have already come.â
âIâve been there⦠!â
Ryu Cheng-wu and Sun Ah-hyun arrived almost at the same time. Seon Ah-hyun said that she went on a family trip again, and even brought souvenirs from a small island in the South Sea.
I accepted the wild goose-shaped bread that Seon Ah-hyeon offered. Inside was green tea cream.
âOoh, it was near the island we went to! My parents said they wanted to go⦠.â
âEven after seeing the suffering⦠?â
I donât know. But letâs just say it was fun.
âDid you spend your holiday comfortably!â
And Kim Rae-bin, who packed a bundle and brought it⦠Something got a little chubby.
From her grandmotherâs hospitalization to her own car accident, she seems to have fed her grandson a lot this year for his hardships.
âBrothers?â
â⦠⦠Well, welcome.â
âyes!â
what will be ok because it is inactive. Itâs not even a health problem⦠If you prepare an album, you will automatically have no choice but to return to the original.
Besides, it turns out at dawn that this level was good.
This is because the guy with the most unconventional image transformation appeared at the end.
âHurray! Everybody say hello~ like Hello!â
âCha Yoo-jin!!â
It was Cha Yoo-jin, who came by plane from Los Angeles early in the morning.
This guy⦠The skin was mottled.
In a good way, it looks healthy, and in a bad way, it is a sunscreen destroyer.
It must have been an amazing holiday at the beach.
âThe stylist must be the flagship⦠.â
Wouldnât it be made to take only vitamin D orally after locking it indoors?
âhey! you! what a face!â
First of all, Kim Rae-bin is startled and slaps Cha Yu-jin on the back.
âOuch! no! I am healthy and cool!â
âno itâs not! This isnât a healthy tan, itâs just a tan without rules due to mismanagement!â
âRaebin Kim didnât exercise either! A failure!â
â⦠! Oh no, I soon recovered my muscle loss through exercise⦠.â
Anyway, after the fuss was over, I was able to get to the point.
It was 2:00 in the morning.
âtomorrow⦠No, Iâm going to go to work around lunch today.â
âHuh?â
âWhy why⦠?â
âMoondae, you are too much of a workaholic. Get some rest. You came here from work at Sejin hyungâs too, right?â
âNo, just listen.â
If you say anything, it will come crashing down.
I pressed my forehead and spoke out.
âI thought it was a pity that we, especially Bae Se-jin hyung, collected the lawsuit materials⦠.â
I put into words the plans I had leisurely laid out during the holidays.
âhmm.â
Bae Se-jin, who had already heard it before departure, nodded without any reaction, while the others went through exclamation marks and became faces filled with anguish.
âIs that possible⦠?â
â⦠do it possible I asked the lawyer.â
Following Sejin Baeâs answer, Raebin Kim raised his hand.
âAre you doing anything illegal?â
âNo, thatâs not it.â
After that, a fairly productive discussion and Q&A ensued.
In the end, Big Sejin shrugged.
âWell, anyway, everything we want is agreed upon, right? It looks like it will work.â
âokay. Then, letâs all go together tomorrow and talk about it.â
I shook my head.
âNo, I think it would be better for me to go alone.â
âuh?â
On the contrary, such a guy will find the secret one-on-one overbearing. I mean, if younger guys come in groups, theyâll feel like a lower class.
One representative was adequate.
I added a comment after explaining that part.
âI think Chungwoo-hyung would mistake it for an official deal if Leaderra-hyung was the representative. I guess Iâd better go and catch them off guard.â
âUm⦠⦠.â
Bae Se-jin frowned and opened his mouth.
âStill, considering retaliation or threats⦠.â
âitâs okay. I have no intention of using such extreme measures.â
â⦠⦠?â
Why is your face like that
I was puzzled for a moment, then burst into laughter.
âAh, the general manager to me?â
â⦠⦠.â
âI canât. What kind of guy is that?â
And after a while, the final decision was made on me as the presenter of the opinion.
It went smoothly.
* * *
The third general manager of T1 Stars had a decent holiday break.
This is because, although the mad fired man made a headache, he was excited about his recovery right before the holiday.
Still, my head was still pounding when I thought of the damage to the companyâs image and the loss caused by the head officeâs interference and cancellation of the tour.
âIt was fortunate that he recovered.â
Fortunately, the member of Testa, who was in a coma, did not die, but the next move was not very satisfactory.
âIn the meantime, a donation concert.â
Thatâs also on the related platforms of other agencies.
I was very suspicious.
âCould it be that Iâll try to transfer there?â
I couldnât stop it because of the public opinion and the atmosphere, but since it was my first time in the entertainment industry, the general manager, who thought of an idolâs agency as close to a sports club, was more embarrassed.
Because I thought I was looking at the liver.
However, there was no sign that Testa was contacting the agency again, and he dispelled his suspicions.
âAs soon as public opinion recovers, Iâll calm down and go on tour.â
At the same time, I planned to prepare the next album and launch it globally in time for the end of the tour.
In the meantime, it was already stressful to have to reflect the words of the idols who were vociferous.
âThose who didnât even graduate from college will do the business face madam properly.â
Didnât the industry come to this point because of star marketing made to sell tickets in the early days of Hollywood?
Anyway, he clicked his tongue, saying that the entertainment business has no structure or dignity.
I jumped in with ambition, but my spirit fell.
âI need to pull out my portfolio for a few years and launch another business line.â
Then, he came to an appointment with the members of Testa that he had made during lunchtime.
âhello.â
âYes, welcome.â
Actually, this was a bit odd. Where is he in a position where he has to make an appointment at the word of a celebrity he belongs to?
Still, it could be used as a new card, so I thought Iâd give it a listen.
It is true that the company was in trouble because of the car accident.
âLetâs see.â
He guessed it by looking at Testa member Moondae Park, who came out alone.
âIs it a request.â
He was informed that he was not the leader and that he was the one who contacted the head office last time.
However, I didnât even think that a dedicated testa team was created because of that.
It was because he had no doubt that a tantara who hadnât even graduated from high school would have such a head.
Still, I had an idea to use it.
âHeâs the type who canât overcome his own greed if heâs encouraged.â
It was because he seemed like a guy who had the right to speak on the team and was greedy for success in his own way.
So, even after recovering from a coma, he came to see himself!
However, as soon as he sat down in the room of the sushi restaurant where the course meal was served, Moondae Park took out the documents.
âItâs a court document.â
âKheop!â
The head of the headquarters was sad.
However, the idol in front of him just stared at him without moving.
It is a face that observes indifferently.
â⦠⦠.â
The head of the headquarters seemed to be widening in anger at the moment, but he took care of the truth first.
that is the document.
And I was astonished.
â⦠⦠!â
âThis is evidence of the agencyâs negligence regarding the former manager.â
The paperwork was meticulous in a legal sense.
In addition, there were parts where specific details were intentionally erased, so even if you checked this paper, it was difficult for the company to create refutation materials.
Anyone can see that the expertâs hand has reached.
âHave you hired a lawyer⦠!â
The head of the headquarters took a deep breath and lowered the paperwork.
âSo why are you showing this to me?â
â⦠⦠.â
âLooking at it, I donât think Iâm going to sue right away. Is this because I want something?â
Park Moon-dae acknowledged.
âHeâs got his own head.â
After all, Lee was neither a parachute nor a relative of an executive. He was just an ego-bloated senior.
And that made it easier to talk about.
The night before he returned to the dorm. I remembered the conversation with Bae Se-jin.
-⦠Moondae Park You talked about taxes when you first settled. This is the amount before tax, so it will be taken away a lot later.
-yes.
-thatâs right. It was. Celebrities were not workers.
Park Moon-dae also knew at the time of writing the contract based on the legal knowledge he had gained through college and civil service exams.
Celebrities do not sign an employment contract with a company.
Therefore, they are classified as individual entrepreneurs rather than workers, and in many cases, the Labor Standards Act or the Occupational Safety and Health Act are not properly applied.
âThe agencyâs power is too great to see it that way.â
Itâs not something he can change right now, so letâs just move on.
This is what Moondae Park thought.
âIf you think the other way around, you mean you can write the contract more freely?â
Isnât this a contract between business owners?
So I make this suggestion.
âWe put additional clauses in the basic contract. A penalty and guarantee clause.â
âGuarantee.â
âYes, itâs not serious, but itâs a kind of bet concept. contents is⦠.â
Park Moon-dae laughed.
âIf Testa wins the grand prize at the annual awards ceremony during the following year, we fully support Testaâs establishment of a new independent label.â
â⦠⦠!!â
âThe deadline is set at two years⦠Oh, of course, the form is Sanha. What if the contract is terminated? I have to stay with T1.â
The paper that Moondae Park gave out was full of details.
-âAnnual Awards Ceremonyâ refers to an award ceremony held by the main body of a music source or music platform that broadcasts 70% or more of sales figures in the music market in that year.
-⦠During the verification period, A guarantees Bâs proactive and safe activities. In that provision, âleadingâ means⦠⦠.
In a word, it meant that we would take care of ourselves, so please donât interfere and take care of us properly.
And Park Moon-dae knew.
âThis bastard has no connections in the entertainment industry.â
What I have is a personal connection with the board of directors at T1 Headquarters, enough to fill the position here. But you wonât be able to talk about this to your superiors because of reputation issues.
âThen Iâll have to take it alone.â
No, it doesnât matter if you think about it.
âBecause we have no intention of arguing with T1, and itâs just a repetition of the assertion that we want to distance ourselves from this agency where you are the general manager.â
It was a logic that was already used when requesting a dedicated team. Even if the deal was discovered, there was no reason for the headquarters to be hostile to Testa anew.
â⦠⦠.â
At that time, the head of headquarters also finished the calculation similarly.
The fact that the bomb would explode if he threatened or came out forcefully.
So I clasped my hands together and spoke more seriously.
âI understand the artistâs opinion, but⦠Itâs not something I can ok with, right? I am a practitioner⦠I have to tell the CEO of the board of directors.â
It was a lie. In fact, the CEO position was only given to give business cards to T1 relatives.
In fact, the person to discuss the amendment to this contract was the head of the headquarters.
âOh, I donât know that well.â
Park Moon-dae did not blink an eye.
âJust convince the general manager.â
â⦠! what⦠.â
âno⦠Because I donât know. If not, I think it would be easier for us to just sue. Your lawyer will take care of that.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Are you crazy?
The headquarters director was speechless and looked at Park Mun-dae, but his smooth face showed no signs of agitation.
So he knew too.
This guy was really going to file a lawsuit without batting an eye.
And this crazy guy canât be persuaded.
âIn a little while, we will do a new season of , and the people who debut there will belong here, so our contract period is short, so what⦠Labels are fine. isnât it?â
â⦠⦠.â
âIf you win the grand prize, you can make a label or something, but it doesnât seem difficult.â
and at sunset that day.
Park Moon-dae returned home with all 7 sheets of contracts that had been modified and stamped and stamped.
âItâs neat.â
I knew this would happen if I didnât give it time and push myself.
I would have done something useless if I had given a day or two more deadlines on this matter.
âThe correct answer is to deal with it quickly.â
And the additional clause doesnât prevent you from riding the target, as Testaâs grades are related to his career anyway.
That general manager is a guy who has a lot of dirty desire for honor.
In addition, a provision for compensation in case of double violation was also put in place just in case.
Park Moon-dae shrugged.
âI couldnât make a legal precedent the way Bae Se-jin wanted⦠I hope youâll be satisfied with this.â
Anyway, until next year, and if you ride the Daesang, you wonât be able to move completely freely until after that.
What if you canât hit the target?
âAt that time, the contract period was really short, so it didnât matter.â
He shrugged.
Either way, there was nothing to lose.
âShall we go prepare an album?â
He was ready to devote all his spare time to it.
âI make it properly this time.â
⦠Thatâs how the extremely high-intensity album preparation training camp began.
For reference, the first stage of the comeback that Testa planned was the year-end awards ceremony hosted by T1.