Submission email sent to the syp entertainment headquarters account.
[Title: Proposal and Video Submission for the Blockbuster Elf Idol Debut Collaboration That Will Excite the World, No, Not Korea]
[P.S. I am not responsible if a male employee gets excited while watching a video alone and dies of a heart attack.]
[-Dainty Guild Interim Representative Director Choi Jin-seok-]
Minsu, a full-time employee at SYP Entertainment, shows a slightly dazed expression.
"Huh? You're suddenly submitting something to our entertainment... And it's clearly a large hunting guild, so it's a large guild in the hunter world. Why on earth would you send such a submission?"
Minsu thinks to himself.
Park Min-soo, 28 years old, full-time employee at SYP Entertainment.
He was so well-versed in the entertainment industry and the related business processes that he finally became a full-time employee after struggling as a contract worker for three years.
...to the extent that he was selected as a promising PD for the next SYP agency.
however.
Why is the Dainty Guild, a major corporation in the hunter world, sending me this as a submission email?
And that too, as an elf idol(?) that I've never heard of before.
... Normally, Minsu would have made a sharp decision on his own submission email, but he ended up worrying as cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Damn, I guess I'll have to consult those filthy seniors about the submission email now..."
The young man in the suit with the magpie hair goes straight to the break room to inquire.
At that time, in the break room, there was a middle-aged senior with a beard who was playing phone games all day long.
"Wow, Dungeon Fighter Mobile is so much fun these days. When you're slacking off at work, phone games are the best!"
"...."
Minsu clicks his tongue secretly in despair.
Ha, is this what a salaryman Lupin is like? How can a PD at a major idol agency play phone games 24 hours a day?
If idol fans see such a pathetic PD, they will all run away in disappointment.
...If I ever become the next PD, I will never let myself look like that.
Minsu coughs in vain, trying to keep a calm expression.
"Ahem..."
Minsu cautiously calls his senior right after.
"Senior, I'm really sorry to interrupt your break, but... I have some urgent business to attend to. I have something to give you!"
At Minsu's words, PD Kim Myungsu, a senior, immediately frowns and grumbles as if he is annoyed.
"Oh, you suddenly stopped me from talking to you while I was playing a game... Hey, Park Min-soo, what kind of work are you doing when our senior, who is as good as heaven, is resting? Did our Hunter Idols get into a scandal on the news?"
The guy who farted gets angry, that was the old man's nagging from the senior of the salaryman Lupin.
Minsu tries to suppress his anger and speaks quietly.
"No, that's not it, Senior... but the Dainty Guild sent me a collaboration contract, probably regarding the Hunter Idol issue."
"The Dainty Guild's collaboration contract? That's clearly a major hunter's guild in South Korea. But why are they suddenly handing me a collaboration contract?"
"Yes, I was a bit flustered because of that... and on top of that, I sent an idol submission email."
"Huh, a submission?"
Myeongsu blinks his large eyes as if he has been dazed for a moment.
He bursts out laughing immediately afterward, like an old man.
"Hahaha! In these times, we're submitting to SYP Entertainment, the leader in the hunter idol world, without any secret agreement... Did the Dainty Guild guys suddenly go crazy?"
****
Meanwhile, at the same time, in the 6th floor director's office of Ace Guild headquarters.
There, Seolhwa, Seongyeol's daughter and director of Ace Guild, was leisurely trimming her nails.
As if the world were at peace.
"Hehehe....."
on the other side.
Ha-yeon, Seol-hwa's chief secretary, is quite anxious and talks to herself so that she can't hear.
"Oh, shit... Is our young lady really crazy? How can she be so calm when that piece of crap Seongyeol oppa gives her strict orders?"
Hayeon frowns and comes up with an idea.
Even though her father, a middle-aged man who was the president of the Ace Guild and an S-ranker, was scolding her, Seolhwa was incredibly relaxed.
Is it really okay to stay like this?
If things go wrong like this, Ha-yeon herself will not only be fired from her job, but her life will also be at stake.
But Seol-hwa, the only daughter, was furious because she was just standing by and watching, trusting only that rat-like Jin-seok.
Ha-yeon eventually blurts out a question to Ha-yeon because she feels so frustrated.
"Hey, miss!!! I'm sorry, but can I give you some advice?"
To Ha-yeon's question, Seol-hwa simply smiles brightly and answers leisurely.
"Yes, Seolhwa, you can ask me anything."
"Well, it's just that... I'm worried that you might be taking it easy too much, Miss."
"Hehe, why?"
"Why? Of course it's because of that little rat... not Choi Jin-seok, the temporary representative of the rival guild!"
"....Why Choi Jeon-seok? As I said before, he's the man of my destiny."
"Oh, I don't know about that fate... but I think our young lady is too naive. She trusts that guy named Choi Jeon-seok too much!"
"Huh, you trust Choi Jin-seok too much... Why are you saying such disappointing things?"
"Damn it, why! Didn't you trust that Jinseok guy so much that you leaked all the secrets of our Ace Guild's entertainment business to him? For example, the Hunter Idol Project itself!!!"
"oh?"
"As a loyalist of the Ace Guild, I've been worried ever since! That bastard Choi Jin-seok might break his promise with the young lady and independently launch a hunter idol business for the Dainty Guild he's in charge of!!!"
Ha-yeon's concern was that the idol business of the hunter world would be independently promoted, which was the back of Choi Jin-seok's head.
That's right.
Miss Seolhwa was too hasty.
Who is Choi Jin-seok? He's a rising star, recently hailed as the worst generation in South Korea's professional hunter scene, and has risen to the position of interim representative of Dainty Guild, the second-largest hunter guild in the country.
...with a vulgarity like a viper.
They were keeping a close eye on Ha-yeon, who had been hit once before at the Hunter Joint Demonstration.
But, it was too hasty for Miss Seolhwa to suddenly trust Jinseok and push for a joint venture in the idol business of the hunter world.
So you're suggesting a collaboration between hunter idols and Jinseok, who's like a snake, and trusting him so much?
Clearly, Jinseok Choi, the king of backstabbers(?), might hit the innocent Seolhwa on the back of the head and then quietly push forward with the business on his own.
This is with the help of Sujinnyeon and Kkamangnyeon, the middle school girls who were stars in the Hunter Olympics preliminary round.
It was around this time that Ha-yeon gritted her teeth and gave Seol-hwa advice.
"Miss, it's not too late, so let's quickly throw away that piece of trash, Jinseok, and proceed with our Ace Guild's independent hunter idol business as originally planned!"
"...."
But that was then.
Seolhwa just chuckles as if she finds it funny without changing her gaze.
Instead, he leisurely scolded Ha-yeon.
"Oh my? Our Hayeon looks quite fierce, but she's surprisingly quite innocent."
"Huh? Miss, what do you mean..."
"What are you talking about? You're giving such naive, one-dimensional advice. Even if I'm the man of my destiny, would I have trusted Choi Jin-seok 100% and offered him the golden egg of the hunter idol business without any insurance? Of course not!"
"...."
"By the way, Hayeon, don't get me wrong. The entertainment industry is actually like a hunter idol..."
That was when.
The proud black-haired girl who had been smiling until then suddenly raises her drooping eyelashes and shows a cold smile.
He smiled with eyes as cold as ice, as if his true colors had been revealed.
"The entertainment world is a truly ugly place, not only compared to our hunter world, but also compared to the dirty political and financial worlds!"
"...."
"Even if Mr. Jinseok came up with an overwhelming business idea on his own, it wouldn't be of much use... After all, I've already taken out all the insurance for the Hunter idol car. After lobbying in that dirty entertainment industry!"
****
Meanwhile, at the same time, at the headquarters of syp entertainment.
Myeongsu was smoking a cigarette and nagging Minsu like an old man.
"Ha, that bastard Shin Min-soo, he really can't get things done, so you should immediately reject that kind of crappy, trashy submission email!"
"But Senior, if it's the Dainty Guild, it's the second-ranked Hunter Guild... If it's a business proposal from them, then there must be something there, right?"
"What the hell is going on! If there was something like that, our entertainment industry, the idol world, would always be filled with top-tier rookies and promising stars. Damn it!"
"...."
"I've said this several times before, but idol stars, like hunter-type idols, are not something that individuals are born with! Stars are... something we set up. It's all a game of Go-Stop that's all rigged up for money and connections! Do you understand?"
It's a game of Go-Stop rigged with the help of an old-timer, Myeong-su's nagging, the connections of an idol, and money making.
Minsu frowns in anger upon hearing this, but cannot bring himself to refute it.
In fact, unfortunately, what Myeongsu said was not entirely wrong.
"...."
Well, our country's entertainment industry and idol world were rotten.
I don't know since when this started, but new idols are being blatantly nurtured with money and connections, and manipulated through media play.
In fact, anyone with a keen eye would have noticed at some point.
The fact is that 99% of new idols come from large agencies.
Of course, it could be because large agencies are good at nurturing new idols and have a large talent pool, so they are good at nurturing and managing new idols.
but.
Is it true that among the 50 million citizens of South Korea, there isn't a single person with exceptional talent who could become the next idol?
There aren't any... There must be at least a few, if not dozens, across the country.
These are promising, top-tier stars with star quality in singing, dancing, and looks.
however.
Unfortunately, not a single one of these top prospects makes it into the entertainment industry, and they all fail the first round of interviews.
Well, that's because I have no connections or money in the entertainment industry.
That's why it was truly foolish to send a collaboration proposal to syp entertainment via email like Jinseok of Dainty Guild did earlier.
...Well, if you send a collaboration proposal without any bribes or connections, your email will be rejected without even reading a single word, just like the one just now.
At that moment, Myeongsu gives instructions with a cold expression.
"Hey, Minsu, you know that our syp entertainment has some kind of deal with Ace Guild, right? Their next CEO, Seolhwa, has been sending us a lot of money, and we want to collaborate on a hunter idol business project in the future."
"Yes, I know that..."
"So, don't even read that collaboration proposal from Dainty Guild and reject it immediately! If you happen to displease Ace Guild, the goose that lays the golden eggs will disappear and all our bonuses will disappear. Do you understand what I mean?"
"... yes."
Minsu was the one who came out after being scolded by Myeongsu.
Minsu, feeling a chill, goes straight to the rooftop and smokes a cigarette.
"...."
The idol training PD he dreamed of as a young man in his early 20s was by no means something this shabby.
At the time, he had many dreams and really wanted to discover a big star idol, like finding a pearl in the sand.
...if circumstances allow, even now!
Minsu clicks his tongue in self-loathing.
"Damn it... In this ugly idol world, am I really doing what the PD dreams of doing...?"
Minsu returns to his seat in the office immediately after.
On the laptop screen on his desk, the email from Jinseok of the Dainty Guild was still on, unread.
[Title: Proposal and Video Submission for the Blockbuster Elf Idol Debut Collaboration That Will Excite the World, No, Not Korea]
[P.S. I am not responsible if a male employee gets excited while watching a video alone and dies of a heart attack.]
Minsu looks at the subject of the email and thinks to himself with a displeased expression.
"...."
Jinseok is clearly the CEO of a large hunter's guild and must be very well-versed in the ways of the world. But why did he suddenly propose a collaboration with an elf idol without even the slightest bribe?
And then they start false advertising(?) by talking about heart attacks.
Regardless of the content, from the perspective of syp Entertainment, which had some kind of transaction with Ace Guild, the email had no choice but to be rejected.
but.
From Minsu's perspective, he was even more curious about the contents of the email.
I wonder if that Jinseok guy is crazy or if he sent the submission email out of the blue because he believes in something.
Minsu sighs deeply and checks his email.
"Haa... I'm going to reject it anyway, but let's just check the details. I'm curious about the elf idol that Jinseok recommended."
The email included two videos as attachments along with the contract.
Minsu simply plays the video attached to the email with his mouse.
Actually, I didn't have any high expectations.
"...."
But was it then?
Minsu was watching the video absentmindedly when he suddenly became a little flustered and his eyes widened.
"Hey, what's this video?"
In the video, a beautiful elf with long, donkey-like ears appeared, as if she were really an elf of that different race.
Plus.
She was wearing a tight-fitting sleeveless top and miniskirt like an idol, and for some reason, she had a cat headband and cat ears on her head, and cat paws in both hands.
In the video, a familiar background song from the past starts to play for PD Minsu.
[Bo peep bo peep (poppi poppi) meow!]