NOVEL WEB Chapter 15
“Whose mentor would you steal?”
“I…”
I pretended to hesitate and dragged myself out while looking at the camera.
The broadcast starts with aggro and ends with aggro.
Based on Producer Oh’s personality, he will probably cut it off here and move on, so I’ll give him an editing point.
The more I pull aggro like this, the more attention I get, that’s for sure.
“I won’t steal anyone’s.”
“!”
Producer Oh widened his small eyes as much as possible, showing that he was really surprised
“Why… Why won’t you steal any? Without a mentor, there are many disadvantages.”
However, Producer Oh quickly came to his senses and tried to persuade me.
“During missions, mentors help with music arrangement, choreography, and training, but there won’t be any of those advantages. Does that mean you’re okay with giving up on all of those advantages?”
Producer Oh looked at me with suspicious eyes, as if he couldn’t understand.
“Trainee Yun Cheong, are you that confident in your skills? So you’re saying you don’t need a mentor, is that it? Or, are you saying that, does it mean nothing if it’s not the CEO?”
I could feel it instinctively.
This is going to be a big subtitle.
With a meaningful BGM.
I could already hear it.
Subtitle: Trainee Yun Cheong who refused the mentor. The reason is…?
I have to answer well here.
Depending on what answer I give here, the editing direction of my character will be determined.
If I say I’m not confident, I’ll look like a weak-minded fool.
If I say I’m confident, I will look like a cheeky trainee who ignores all senior idols.
The former becomes a boring character, while the latter becomes a villain character.
And it wasn’t possible to go with such characters from the beginning of the broadcast.
“Not at all. Rather, I think mentors are really important, so I decided that I can’t take mentors from other trainees.”
I tried to look as calm as I could.
But I must not stiffen my face
“Then how are you going to prepare for the competition by yourself? Without the guidance of a mentor?”
All right, then.
As soon as I heard PD Oh’s question, I was filled with joy.
That was the question I wanted.
“Instead of stealing other trainees’ mentors…”
Take a big breath,
“I’ll make my own mentor.”
“…?”
exhale.
Producer Oh looked at me with eyes that seemed to say, ‘Has this person lost their mind?’
I put up with that unpleasant stare, looked straight at the camera and said.
“I will ask other trainees for help. I will use my colleagues who have been watching me all along as my mentor.”
“!”
Producer Oh, once again looked at me with surprised eyes.
But this time it was more of a positive surprise.
“I understand what you’re saying.”
“…Do you mind if I do that?”
I purposely asked PD Oh’s permission.
People like Director Oh enjoy seeking permission like this.
Why, you ask?
Because if you insist on doing things your way without seeking permission, they will want to suppress you and control you.
Such people are like that.
They prioritize ‘authority.’
“Honestly, it’s embarrassing, but….”
Sure enough, PD Oh’s expression immediately softened.
“I don’t think there’s anything impossible. I think it’ll also be fun. Don’t you think so, writer Kang?”
“I think I’ll be fine, too. In audition programs, trainees help each other. It doesn’t matter if you look at it as a little formal.”
Writer Kang, the main writer, also nodded.
I sighed with relief.
That’s a relief.
“By the way.”
Producer Oh smiled sinisterly.
“Then, trainee Yun Cheong, are you sure that other trainees will help you? This is a contest. And I don’t want to say this myself, but…. Other trainees are now considering Yun Cheong as a strong candidate for debut.”
I kept silent.
It wasn’t good for these words to go on air now.
The phrase ‘a strong candidate’ was certainly a flattering one.
However, when it came to appearing on the broadcast, there were more disadvantages.
Why, you ask?
There were two reasons for that.
First, you become a target for scrutiny.
To put it nicely, you become a target for scrutiny; to put it bluntly, you become everyone’s enemy.
Thinking about future votes, it was the worst direction to take.
Second, you become the ‘one’ in the mentality of ‘Surely she won’t fail, right? Other people will probably vote for her, so let’s start with the more urgent ones.’
This is something that actually happens in many audition programs.
Even candidates who seemed absolutely safe to everyone sometimes get eliminated
Why?
Because of this.
It should not be an object of reassurance. No matter what happens.
I held back the desire to shut PD Oh’s mouth.
However, it was not a good choice to show that I was not confident, saying, “I don’t think I can debut.”
People are not attracted to people who are not confident.
You might get a sympathy vote at first.
But it’s just a sympathy vote.
It’s not popularity.
The two are distinctly different.
“In this situation, will other trainees try to help Yun Cheong?”
That was a reasonable question.
But at the same time, it was an expected question.
“Yes.”
“!”
Producer Oh and writer Kang opened their eyes wide.
Perhaps it was because I spoke much more firmly than I thought.
“How can you be so sure?”
How can I be so sure, you ask?
…Well.
I hesitated a little before answering.
“It’s not that I’m sure, rather it’s that I think I have to be sure”
“You have to be sure, you say?”
Producer Oh raised his eyebrows as if he was surprised.
“Yes, because-“
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