Debut or Die

Chapter 256

If you can’t debut, you’ll 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.

“uh?”

“Oh, you’re here! Welcome Welcome! Even Sejin hyung-nim~”

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 < Testa's Island Life > with a commentary.

From what I’ve heard, it seems that he enjoyed the first-team idol’s holiday by throwing autographs to his excited cousins.

It won’t be long before eyewitness accounts and autographs of big-name relatives will flood social media.

“How 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!”

The guy who went to my grandparents’ house is good at talking.

“okay. I’ll have to give you a video call next time.”

“haha!”

Big Sejin chuckled.

I don’t know if it’s good to rest or if I’m relieved after checking the popularity in real life, but it’s nice to have some time anyway.

Now I can squeeze out every last drop of energy when making an album.

“Ah, many of you have already come.”

“I’ve been there… !”

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.

“Ooh, it was near the island we went to! My parents said they wanted to go… .”

‘Even after seeing the suffering… ?’

I don’t know. But let’s just say it was fun.

“Did you spend your holiday comfortably!”

And Kim Rae-bin, who packed a bundle and brought it… Something got a little chubby.

From her grandmother’s hospitalization to her own car accident, she seems to have fed her grandson a lot this year for his hardships.

“Brothers?”

“… … Well, welcome.”

“yes!”

what will be ok because it is inactive. It’s 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.

“Hurray! Everybody say hello~ like Hello!”

“Cha Yoo-jin!!”

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.

‘The stylist must be the flagship… .’

Wouldn’t it be made to take only vitamin D orally after locking it indoors?

“hey! you! what a face!”

First of all, Kim Rae-bin is startled and slaps Cha Yu-jin on the back.

“Ouch! no! I am healthy and cool!”

“no it’s not! This isn’t a healthy tan, it’s just a tan without rules due to mismanagement!”

“Raebin Kim didn’t exercise either! A failure!”

“… ! Oh no, I soon recovered my muscle loss through exercise… .”

Anyway, after the fuss was over, I was able to get to the point.

It was 2:00 in the morning.

“tomorrow… No, I’m going to go to work around lunch today.”

“Huh?”

“Why why… ?”

“Moondae, you are too much of a workaholic. Get some rest. You came here from work at Sejin hyung’s too, right?”

“No, just listen.”

If you say anything, it will come crashing down.

I pressed my forehead and spoke out.

“I thought it was a pity that we, especially Bae Se-jin hyung, collected the lawsuit materials… .”

I put into words the plans I had leisurely laid out during the holidays.

“hmm.”

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.

“Is that possible… ?”

“… do it possible I asked the lawyer.”

Following Sejin Bae’s answer, Raebin Kim raised his hand.

“Are you doing anything illegal?”

“No, that’s not it.”

After that, a fairly productive discussion and Q&A ensued.

In the end, Big Sejin shrugged.

“Well, anyway, everything we want is agreed upon, right? It looks like it will work.”

“okay. Then, let’s all go together tomorrow and talk about it.”

I shook my head.

“No, I think it would be better for me to go alone.”

“uh?”

On the contrary, such a guy will find the secret one-on-one overbearing. I mean, if younger guys come in groups, they’ll feel like a lower class.

One representative was adequate.

I added a comment after explaining that part.

“I think Chungwoo-hyung would mistake it for an official deal if Leaderra-hyung was the representative. I guess I’d better go and catch them off guard.”

“Um… … .”

Bae Se-jin frowned and opened his mouth.

“Still, considering retaliation or threats… .”

“it’s okay. I have no intention of using such extreme measures.”

“… … ?”

Why is your face like that

I was puzzled for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“Ah, the general manager to me?”

“… … .”

“I can’t. What kind of guy is that?”

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 company’s image and the loss caused by the head office’s interference and cancellation of the tour.

‘It was fortunate that he recovered.’

Fortunately, the member of Testa, who was in a coma, did not die, but the next move was not very satisfactory.

‘In the meantime, a donation concert.’

That’s also on the related platforms of other agencies.

I was very suspicious.

‘Could it be that I’ll try to transfer there?’

I couldn’t 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 idol’s 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.

‘As soon as public opinion recovers, I’ll calm down and go on tour.’

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.

‘Those who didn’t even graduate from college will do the business face madam properly.’

Didn’t 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.

‘I need to pull out my portfolio for a few years and launch another business line.’

Then, he came to an appointment with the members of Testa that he had made during lunchtime.

“hello.”

“Yes, welcome.”

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 I’d give it a listen.

It is true that the company was in trouble because of the car accident.

‘Let’s see.’

He guessed it by looking at Testa member Moondae Park, who came out alone.

‘Is it a request.’

He was informed that he was not the leader and that he was the one who contacted the head office last time.

However, I didn’t even think that a dedicated testa team was created because of that.

It was because he had no doubt that a tantara who hadn’t even graduated from high school would have such a head.

Still, I had an idea to use it.

‘He’s the type who can’t overcome his own greed if he’s encouraged.’

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.

“It’s a court document.”

“Kheop!”

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.

“… … .”

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.

“… … !”

“This is evidence of the agency’s negligence regarding the former manager.”

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 expert’s hand has reached.

‘Have you hired a lawyer… !’

The head of the headquarters took a deep breath and lowered the paperwork.

“So why are you showing this to me?”

“… … .”

“Looking at it, I don’t think I’m going to sue right away. Is this because I want something?”

Park Moon-dae acknowledged.

‘He’s got his own head.’

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.

-that’s 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.

‘The agency’s power is too great to see it that way.’

It’s not something he can change right now, so let’s just move on.

This is what Moondae Park thought.

‘If you think the other way around, you mean you can write the contract more freely?’

Isn’t this a contract between business owners?

So I make this suggestion.

“We put additional clauses in the basic contract. A penalty and guarantee clause.”

“Guarantee.”

“Yes, it’s not serious, but it’s a kind of bet concept. contents is… .”

Park Moon-dae laughed.

“If Testa wins the grand prize at the annual awards ceremony during the following year, we fully support Testa’s establishment of a new independent label.”

“… … !!”

“The 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.”

The paper that Moondae Park gave out was full of details.

-‘Annual Awards Ceremony’ 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 B’s proactive and safe activities. In that provision, ‘leading’ means… … .

In a word, it meant that we would take care of ourselves, so please don’t interfere and take care of us properly.

And Park Moon-dae knew.

‘This bastard has no connections in the entertainment industry.’

What I have is a personal connection with the board of directors at T1 Headquarters, enough to fill the position here. But you won’t be able to talk about this to your superiors because of reputation issues.

‘Then I’ll have to take it alone.’

No, it doesn’t matter if you think about it.

‘Because we have no intention of arguing with T1, and it’s just a repetition of the assertion that we want to distance ourselves from this agency where you are the general manager.’

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.

“… … .”

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.

“I understand the artist’s opinion, but… It’s not something I can ok with, right? I am a practitioner… I have to tell the CEO of the board of directors.”

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.

“Oh, I don’t know that well.”

Park Moon-dae did not blink an eye.

“Just convince the general manager.”

“… ! what… .”

“no… Because I don’t know. If not, I think it would be easier for us to just sue. Your lawyer will take care of that.”

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 can’t be persuaded.

“In a little while, we will do a new season of < Azusa >, and the people who debut there will belong here, so our contract period is short, so what… Labels are fine. isn’t it?”

“… … .”

“If you win the grand prize, you can make a label or something, but it doesn’t seem difficult.”

and at sunset that day.

Park Moon-dae returned home with all 7 sheets of contracts that had been modified and stamped and stamped.

‘It’s neat.’

I knew this would happen if I didn’t 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.

‘The correct answer is to deal with it quickly.’

And the additional clause doesn’t prevent you from riding the target, as Testa’s 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.

‘I couldn’t make a legal precedent the way Bae Se-jin wanted… I hope you’ll be satisfied with this.’

Anyway, until next year, and if you ride the Daesang, you won’t be able to move completely freely until after that.

What if you can’t hit the target?

‘At that time, the contract period was really short, so it didn’t matter.’

He shrugged.

Either way, there was nothing to lose.

“Shall we go prepare an album?”

He was ready to devote all his spare time to it.

‘I make it properly this time.’

… That’s 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.