Save a Failed Idol’s Life

Chapter 165:

“It’s no big deal…”

All I have to do is work properly and come back, just like the last meeting. I didn’t realize how wrong I was until I entered the building.

“Why are there so many people in the lobby?”

When I visited for the pre-meeting, it felt like the employees were just doing their own work and moving around. But this time, as soon as we stepped into the entrance, a loud cheer erupted.

“Wow, their faces are so small.”

“Look at their proportions. They’re insane. Insane.”

“Wow… The people who were sulking when the snack cart came are now going crazy over handsome guys.”

“Ah, this is the best employee welfare, manager.”

They were not kids, but grown-ups who came down to see the idols who visited during work hours.

It seemed like some people were just curious because celebrities came, but I felt a bit overwhelmed by the unexpected welcome. I asked the staff who was escorting us with tense shoulders.

“Can we do some autographs for a bit and then go up?”

It would be a shame if they said no, but I wanted to give something back since they welcomed us so warmly.

“Can we get autographs? I didn’t bring anything!”

The employees near me looked for papers or pens to get autographs, while the staff answered reluctantly.

“We have a fixed schedule for external visitors today. Let’s proceed with the schedule first, and we’ll try to prepare a place for you if we have time.”

Then he waved his hand to clear the way and headed to the elevator.

“Please excuse us for a moment!”

The schedule comes first, I guess. I bowed to the employees who filled the first floor and got on the elevator to the experience room.

“Are you filming well?”

Our internal director of Climax, Kyunghwa, held a selfie stick in front of him and asked. I stuck my face in front of the camera and answered.

“Don’t worry. We’re on the elevator to the experience room right now! Can you see the ground getting farther and farther?”

I smiled brightly and pointed to the transparent window where the elevator was open.

“Wow…”

Seon-woo seemed curious and came closer to see, but he flinched and stepped back as if he was dizzy.

It would be annoying if someone I didn’t like did that, but it wasn’t bad to see because he was pretty.

“What floor is the experience room on?”

Kyunghwa asked the staff as if he was directing the show, and the staff smiled and answered.

“It’s on the 22nd floor! We’ll be there soon.”

Soon, the elevator arrived at the destination with a ding, and we all headed to the beauty zone.

We all received new makeup and a lecture at the beauty zone, and then the two who were taking the photoshoot went to the shooting, and the rest went to the tour.

We had received simple makeup and styling from early morning, but it was all in vain as we had to remove our makeup first with the basic cleansing line products from Favorite Lab.

“Please come this way and get a warm steam towel and the products.”

We followed the staff’s instructions and tied our hair with cute hairbands. We looked like middle schoolers having a pajama party.

“Ahaha, you all look good. You can use the sink over here.”

While Kyunghwa was washing his face, a staff member who briefly took over the camera explained the experience zone and filmed us thoroughly.

“Please show your interest in our Pure Cake Factory experience zone, which is open to the public through pre-registration!”

After making our faces clean and white, we headed to a professional shop-like space where expert therapists and makeup artists were waiting.

“We’re going to have a simple massage using our products, then move on to the rookie experience and photo shoot by group.”

The therapy that started with the staff’s brief introduction was quite good, as if it was a favor.

I should have been used to this kind of thing by now, but I wasn’t. I had just gotten used to makeup, but having something smeared on my face, packs and massages, was awkward.

“Uh, wait, wait a minute. It’s too ticklish, eek…”

And it wasn’t just me who was upset, there was one guy who was even more flipped out.

“Yi-jun, if you keep moving like that, it’s hard for us to continue the therapy, pfft, it’s hard.”

The staff who couldn’t handle Yi-jun’s violent reaction finally burst into laughter.

“Ah, I’m sorry, it’s not up to me…”

Yi-jun, who couldn’t even put the pack on his face properly and tore it to shreds, twitched as if he was angry at himself, and that made everyone laugh.

“Get out of here if you’re going to keep interrupting.”

Kyunghwa tried to hit his butt as if to scold him, and that made the scene even more comical.

“Maybe this is a big picture to get an ad from Nature Plus.”

Since it was a YouTube upload, there was no ban on brand mentions, so Kyunghwa added a word and the situation reached its climax.

“I’m sorry, but can you please be less funny so we can proceed?”

The staff who finally stopped sniffling pleaded, and Yi-jun put the final nail in the coffin.

“Ah… I’m sorry. I’ll try harder. Let me fix my face first… I’m glad I made you happy, but it’s more ticklish than I thought… Oh, you’re doing it again? Oh? Ouch-!”

With Yi-jun’s dolphin scream, the scene was completely overturned, and the shooting had to be stopped for a while to calm down.

In the end, the shooting was finished with almost an hour delay from the scheduled time.

The photo shoot team finished without much delay, but the problem was the tour team.

The staff kept sneaking in and out, and we had to keep filming the vlog as a fan service, so it was lucky that we finished at an hour delay.

“Oh my god, is that really Climax?”

“Uh… Are there any other Climaxes besides us…?”

“Uh…?”

[Sudden debate on the truth]

[Philosophy learned in practice: Existence Part]

“Wow, I’m a real fan!”

“You don’t have to lie to us, we’re fine. Do you know what our debut song is, by the way?”

“…”

[Silence that felt like 10 years]

“Ah, why did you pick someone who doesn’t know…!”

“Ah, I’m sorry, but I’m really a fan, really…!”

“Then did you subscribe to our channel or not!”

“Ahahaha… I’m sorry…”

[Oh Naeun, researcher (34) – Doesn’t know the debut song but is a fan (Spec: Crisis subscriber for 0 days)]

“Please don’t worry. You can learn from now on, and as a proof of truth, just click the subscribe button right now…”

[Sales that don’t miss a gap]

“Yi-jun was very good at finding gaps to sell. I wanted to recruit him as our salesperson.”

[But no ad offer has come yet]

[I’m waiting for you, advertiser!]

“I’m ready anytime, so just leave it to me!”

[Oh Yi-jun (22) – A hard worker who does whatever he is told]

[Verify it right now!]

The hastily edited trailer came out pretty well.

It was the result of a personal request to the editor who had edited season 1 of Crisis Office, using the footage that Kyunghwa had taken. It didn’t look like an amateur had filmed it, but rather like a professional director had transformed it.

Of course, Kyunghwa had filmed it well, but… I wanted to take away just that editing from the production team of season 1.

Thanks to the efforts of Kyunghwa and the editor, the reaction started to rise as soon as the trailer was uploaded.

[- ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Crisis Office finally got a paid ad, thank you Favorite Lab. I was going to buy new basic products anyway, so I’ll try changing the brand this time!]

[- Favorite Lab’s Moisture Line is famous for its good ingredients~ I recommend it to those who have sensitive but dry skin

Is this what you want me to do, CEO Chun?? When will I get paid??]

[- It’s an ad, but it’s funny just watching the trailerㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[ㄴ Does Oh Yi-jun have a motor in his mouth? The sound doesn’t stopㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[ㄴ I burst into tears when I saw the two staff members sitting down and laughing in the backㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[ㄴ 00:25 Oh, I see. I’ll watch it againㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[- I’m a true fan of INFJ, and I’m dying of pain when I imagine Oh Yi-jun coming to my workplaceㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[ㄴ Only the E’s are so excitedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How can you go to the staff lounge so naturallyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[ㄴ I have to run away from thisㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How can this be a sober tension without a drop of alcoholㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[ㄴ I totally agree with you. Yi-jun, I love you, but if this was my workplace, I would cryㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[- What??? If you buy the ☆★Favorite Lab Moisture Bang Bang Moist Line Package☆★, 2% of the profit will be donated to the water resource protection facility??? ☆★Clicking☆★ You can buy the ad product and practice environmental protection at the same time???]

[ㄴ Oh, if you buy it from the official website, you get a 20% discount and a donation. Thank you. I bought it right away!]

[ㄴ I gave you a thumbs up! Go up to the top!!]

[- This is probably filmed by Kyung-jae, the main cameraman]

[ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ00:10 It looks like you’re rightㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[ㄴ I’m sorry, but how did you figure that out???]

[ㄴ If you look, Yi-jun shakes his hand less when he laughs than when other members laugh. This is a hand movement that only Kyunghwa, who has been trained by Yi-jun’s unexpected jokes, can do.

[ㄴ 00:39 This seems to be filmed by Se-beomㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

Among the mostly positive reactions, there were some detective-like reactions that made me wonder how they noticed such things.

In fact, Kyunghwa had filmed it right, and there were some parts where I had held the camera, but they all…

‘This is too shaky to use except for gag scenes.’

They lost their original purpose and were discarded. Fortunately, there were very few parts that were used as gag scenes for scene transitions, so they weren’t completely thrown away.

[- I’m not even Rise, but I’m waiting for season 2… Come back soon, my rice friend]

[22222 I don’t know anything about idols, but I’m just watching it for fun lol]

[This is a web show that not only RISE fans but also other fans are looking forward to lol]

There were so many requests for season 2 that I decided to start it again next spring.

In the meantime, I hoped to get some proposals for vlog videos like this ad.

I was worried that the ad would get some negative feedback, but I was relieved that everyone seemed to accept it as part of the content.

“What are you doing?”

I was lying on the bed, checking the comments for a while, when Seon-woo came into the room after getting his makeup done. He looked much cleaner than before.

His face was something else… I thought as I looked up at him, but then I wondered.

Was he still under the influence of the correction? Did he have an A-grade visual?