Chapter 275 – Hello~ This Is Four Seconds, Yeseul
It was a few years ago.
When Shin So-ye was younger than she is now, she first became interested in being an idol.
She told her father, Shin Baek-ho, that she wanted to challenge herself to become an idol.
At that time, Shin Baek-ho did not object, saying, ‘Why are you trying to do something like that!?’, But accepted it for now but gave advice.
“If you want to try it, I won’t stop you. But taking on the challenge right away is too risky. “Try it once and decide whether you want to continue doing it or not.”
It was reasonable advice, and Shin So-ye accepted it.
Afterwards, Shin Baek-ho asked his contacts who knew her well in the entertainment industry to have Shin So-ye join Dao Entertainment right away.
However, the request did not end with simply joining the company.
From the beginning, his advice was for her to experience being an idol quickly, so the request he made to her network included helping her debut quickly.
Thanks to this, as soon as Shin So-ye became a trainee, she joined the group where she would soon debut, and soon she was given the stage name ‘Yeseul’ and she was able to debut quickly.
And from then on, problems arose.
“How’s work going?”
“Is it worth it? When is TV coming out?”
“I… I don’t know, ahaha.”
When the two mothers heard that their daughters had debuted, they were interested and asked various questions, but Shin So-ye found it difficult to answer.
She had very little work to do, and in this situation, there was no chance of her appearing on TV, as she was a beginner and looked young even to herself.
The problem didn’t end there.
“Oh my, Yeseul, I’m sorry. “I forgot yours.”
“Uhm, really…? “What are you holding in your hand?”
“I bought this to give to my manager… Yeseul, you only drink expensive water, right?”
“…”
Since Shin So-ye was a sudden dropout from the perspective of her debut group, her other members did not look at her with kind eyes.
“Hey, we’ve been going through so much trouble since last year, but Yeseul, no, Shin Soye, came in just a few months ago and debuted with us right away. What on earth is this? Plus, really, a visual center? “Does this make sense?”
“Of course it makes sense~ If you have a lot of money at home!”
“Is he really rich?”
“If you look at it, it’s perfect, it landed with a parachute!”
“Ha… The group itself is ruined because of one parachute~”
Shin So-ye doesn’t look like she’s busy chewing out her members.
A manager who is swayed by such members and manages the kids roughly without motivation.
She made a hasty debut, but she is still not good enough to join a group…
Even though she had talent, Shin So-ye could not help but get tired quickly as her members bullied her for no reason and things did not go well.
‘Wasn’t this…’
For Shin So-ye, her idol was like a jewel.
It’s shiny and pretty, and more than anything, it makes people’s hearts flutter…
As she watched the idols, she wanted to be like that herself, and she came in here and was told that she was talented.
That’s why she believed that she could become a popular idol, but she didn’t want to believe it…
‘Was my belief wrong?’
Although she continued to hold on with her natural sincerity, Shin So-ye became discouraged and tired little by little.
***
One day, a fan meeting was held for the group that Shin So-ye belonged to.
Even though it was a fan meeting, it was a very shabby autograph session held in a small place in a corner of a shopping mall, with only a few people passing by.
“Hello, this is girl group ‘Four Second’~!”
After chatting with a few fans and signing autographs, the girls greeted passersby and promoted themselves diligently.
But isn’t this a time when all kinds of girl groups are coming out?
There were almost no passers-by who paid attention to the girl group, which didn’t come up even when they searched for it.
“Ha, I’m sleepy… Oppa, can we withdraw?”
“I’ll still be sitting there for another four hours. Do you know how much it costs to rent here? “For the remaining time, greet and promote hard, you guys.”
“I don’t think sitting still would be meaningless anyway, right? “People don’t even look here.”
“I think it would be better to spend that kind of money and go eat something delicious. It would also boost morale.”
“Buy me food, Bob!” “There are a lot of delicious ones around here!”
If there is no response, the person doing it also loses strength.
The members of Four Second chatted without motivation, then begged the manager to go out to eat, and eventually left the room with him.
Shin So-ye did not follow behind.
She felt uncomfortable being with them, and she didn’t want to give up so blatantly like them.
It’s a short time to eat, and I will do my best even in this short time.
She remained alone and continued to greet people passing by.
“Hello~ This is Four Seconds, Yeseul~”
And that consistent action barely succeeded in attracting the attention of just one person.
“You’re working hard.”
A man working part-time at a cafe right next to him got the attention of only one person.
“Ahaha… Thank you.”
From the time Four Seconds first settled down and held an autograph session, he was a man who glanced at the cafe located right next to them.
At Shin So-ye’s greeting, the man quietly came to the side.
“Where have the others gone and why are you left alone?”
“Well, I went to rest for a while.”
“Aren’t you going to rest together?”
“We need to gather fans and sign autographs.”
“Alone?”
“Yes. “I have to work hard too.”
The man was impressed by Shin So-ye’s words.
“Wow, you’re really working hard. “I respect you.”
“Thank you.”
“That’s true, but when I don’t have customers, I do something different… Just like everyone else, take a break and do it in moderation. “Nothing good comes from continuing to work hard.”
Shin So-ye frowned slightly at the words of the part-time worker who spoke with a sly smile.
Are you telling people who are trying their best and trying their best without giving up even in these situations to do it in moderation? This advice only makes you less powerful.
The part-time worker who noticed Shin So-ye’s expression hurriedly added her words.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it to be weird. I just…”
“Just what?”
Shin So-ye’s voice is slightly sharp.
Normally, she wouldn’t show this side of herself to a man she meets for the first time, but when things aren’t going well and she’s just tired, it’s rare for her to be kind.
“I’m worried that I might push myself too hard even when things are hard, and then I won’t be able to find the strength I need when I need it.”
“Are you worried?”
“You came out in the morning and were working really hard. Even when people around her were resting, she worked hard on her own. “If you get tired, you’re the only one who loses, Mr. Yeseul.”
At those words, Shin So-ye’s heart softened a little.
From her words that she only cared about herself and not others, Shin So-ye could understand that she was saying that this person was in her favor.
“… “Thank you for your concern.”
“Ehehe.”
The man, who was laughing a little sheepishly, spoke more to comfort her.
“Actually, even though I look like this, I know a little bit about the entertainment industry, so that’s why I’m saying this… I think only Yeseul will do well in this group.”
“Are you employed? Manager?”
“Oh, well… Yes, I’m a manager… Wannabe.”
The man spoke as if he was embarrassed and quickly continued his story.
“If you look at successful idols, there is one thing they have in common: their attitude. Whether they are doing well or not, people who work hard always do well. “Like you now.”
“Then why did you tell me not to work hard? “Isn’t that contradictory?”
Shin So-ye responded harshly and spit out words of reproach without realizing it.
In response to Shin So-ye’s question, the man shook his head as if it was not true.
“There is a difference between working hard and applying too much force. Always work hard, but when you relax, you need to be able to relax again. That’s why I went off topic and gave you some advice.”
“That’s right… I guess you’re saying that even if you try foolishly and hard like me, it won’t work out.”
Since he was someone who was trying to console me, albeit clumsily, in a difficult situation, I ended up sounding harsh without any pretense without even realizing it.
“No, no, that’s not it, uh… Well, ah… Oh, shit. “I didn’t want to make you weak…”
The man was truly embarrassed.
“If you look at people who are doing well, there are a lot of people who always work hard without thinking. “I didn’t mean to say that it would never work out.”
And he sincerely wanted to comfort Shin So-ye.
“But, uh… Yes, that’s right. When I saw that you were working hard, I wanted to cheer you on, but I was a little worried for no reason, so I made a fuss. I hope you find it a little easier since you’re the only one suffering! And… I also want to cheer you on that everything will turn out well. So, um, if you sum it up, it’s great that you’re working hard! It’s cool, but I hope I don’t feel too tired…”
Soye had reacted harshly just a moment ago, but her expression soon relaxed as she saw his embarrassed appearance.
Although the words were clumsy and clumsy, the feelings were conveyed well.
No, because it was clumsy and clumsy, the man’s sincerity seemed to be conveyed better.
Shin So-ye was able to laugh slightly when she thought that it was funny to see a man who was genuinely embarrassed for her.
“Thank you. “For supporting me.”
“Cheer up, I will sincerely support you. Everything will be fine in the future.”
“What if it doesn’t work out?”
When Shin So-ye jokingly asked a question, the man immediately answered with a serious expression.
“No, it will be fine.”
“How can you be sure of that?”
“I guess that’s just the case.”
“I don’t trust me either, so what…”
“I believe it will work out. “I’m serious.”
The man’s expression as he said that was so serious that Shin So-ye could feel that the man truly believed her.
“Hey, it’s a part-time job~! “Where have you gone!”
“Okay, I’ll just go now. Well then, good luck.”
With those last words, the part-time worker hurries into the store.
Shin So-ye looked behind him and thought back on his last words.
‘You believe it?’
It was a ridiculous statement.
I believe it, what is it?
Without any basis or reason, you’re just saying that in your opinion, I’ll do well?
As an aspiring manager, you may have more eyes than the average person, but aren’t you still an aspiring manager?
“Oh, that’s right, take this.”
A part-time worker who had been called into the cafe by the store manager came back out and placed a flower in front of her.
“This…?”
“It’s a marigold. “I give this to you as a gift to cheer you up.”
“You bastard, why don’t you come here! “Where did you go?!”
“Ouch, sorry~!”
With those last words, the man truly disappeared.
Shin So-ye, left alone again, looked at the flowers for a moment, then took out her cell phone and searched the language of her flowers.
‘Happiness that must come.’
It was a gift that could have been given by a man who said he believed things would go well in the future.
‘…Yes, it will work out.’
That belief, the fact that someone truly believed in him, was strangely warm.
***
Thanks to the sudden storm of work, the part-time worker was unable to pay attention to her outside life and was forced to move around frantically.
Moreover, is it retaliation for being away while working?
The store manager worked hard for him, even ordering him to deliver.
“Oh, there isn’t one…”
Thanks to this, when he finished work and came back, the girl group that I had never heard of had already left.
‘I wanted to talk to you one more time before I go.’
He was a really pretty person.
Luckily, there was an autograph session next to the cafe, so I was still able to see her, but the person who was left alone was so pretty.
It was so pretty that I started talking to it without even realizing it.
‘Are you going to do well?’
I think I said these things because I wanted to say something to her because she was pretty, and because I wanted to cheer her on for no reason.
I’m not sure if those words of hers actually helped her.
Maybe I said too much nonsense because I was nervous, or maybe I said something embarrassing in a serious way…
While he was feeling like he wanted to cover himself with a blanket, the man thought.
‘If you go into the entertainment industry, there must be a lot of pretty people like that, right?’
Maybe I’ll be able to meet that person again.
‘After this part-time job, I really should apply for a manager job.’
