A Rookie In The Baseball Team Is Too Good [EN]: Chapter 149

The New Recruit of the Baseball Team is Too Good – Episode 149

The New Recruit of the Baseball Team is Too Good 149

Chapter 39: The World of Views (4)

Kim So-min, a PD [Production Director, a television program director] at [Cannons TV].

She said her childhood dream was to visit a zoo.

-Zoo? Why a zoo?

-It’s cool. Lions, tigers, hyenas… animals like that.

There wasn’t a proper zoo in the neighborhood where she lived as a child.

At best, it was a so-called ‘experiential zoo,’ where rabbits and donkeys trotted around.

When she succeeded in getting a job and first came to Seoul, she thought, ‘Ah, finally!’ But things don’t always go as planned.

-So, you still haven’t been?

-Yeah, if you cover my filming this week, I might be able to go…

-Haha, that won’t do. You need to sit in front of the computer, senior?

So, Kim PD had never been to a zoo, even after turning thirty.

Still, Kim PD thought she should visit a zoo someday.

In fact, when this Florida trip was decided, Kim PD was the first to check if there was a zoo nearby-

‘Hmm…’

She was now feeling a delusion that some of her earnest wishes, which she had cherished for over 20 years, were coming true.

‘Zoo, maybe I don’t need to go?’

Was it called the ‘beast house’?

A place teeming with ferocious carnivores like lions, tigers, or hyenas.

If it were for other animals, maybe, but if the purpose was the beast house, there seemed to be no need to spend money to visit.

The reason was simple.

“Hey, you beastly bastard! Don’t you stop there?! If I catch you, I’ll rip all your hair out!!!”

“Okay, you don’t have to stop! Just delete the video you took earlier!”

“Hey, seniors! Don’t just shout, run faster! We’re going to lose him at this rate!!”

Before his eyes, a great chase of beasts was unfolding, something not easily seen even in the Serengeti National Park.

The Cannons players were running fiercely, with their eyes wide open, fists clenched, and even baring their white teeth.

Of course, the one who caused this commotion was none other than this person-

“Hey, boss! What are you doing?! Keep recording! Keep recording for our Silver Button!!!”

The self-proclaimed ‘genius of broadcasting,’

It was Jimmy Morris, the ace of the Cannons.

* * *

It’s not just a story,

On this day, Jimmy Morris really seemed like a hyena.

Like a hyena that smells rotten meat kilometers away, the Cannons’ ace pitcher was finding out every hidden aspect of the players.

“Cannons’ young players, remember this well. Your senior has a lot of money! Saying he can’t buy you food because he has no money is just an excuse. Look, there are dollars under this bed, right?”

“Ji, Jimmy?! What are you doing here, you punk!”

He barged into the room of ‘No. 1 Salary Negotiation Instructor’ Ahn Young-chan and found his slush fund, and then, “Are there any Cannons fans suffering from hemorrhoids? Then pay attention to this medicine! Just taking it once a day solves all your problems!”

“Yeah, that stuff works well. If you need it, Jimmy, you can have a bottle too… Wait a minute, what’s that in your hand?!”

He slipped into the room of ‘Heart of the Cannons’ Chun Jin-woo and exposed his long-standing illness.

“Cannons’ trainers, are you watching this broadcast? You’ve been relieved lately because there are no snacks in Subin’s room, right? You thought she was dieting, right? But… ta-da! She’s been sneaking into my room and stealing chocolate!”

“Ji, Jimmy?! When did you come in? I thought you were going to film a video today… Ah!!!”

He even succeeded in capturing the snack time of ‘Cannons’ Baby Pig’ Lee Subin on video.

“Jimmy, don’t you stop there?! How can you reveal a colleague’s slush fund! Huh? Answer me, you bastard!”

“What’s wrong with a slush fund being exposed! Hey, Jimmy! You still need to take care of the captain’s image, right?”

“Ah, Jimmy hyung [older brother/male friend]!!! I’ll be dead if that gets released to the trainers! I’m really going to die?!”

The players who became victims of the camera were literally furious.

Thanks to Jimmy Morris, who knew the hotel structure accurately, he was able to shake off the players’ fierce pursuit, but, “Haa, haa… But, are we really okay doing this?”

Jung Byung-joon, a PD of [Cannons TV], had a rather troubled expression.

“The video is fun. It’s also realistic. But if we upload this as is… it’s really going to be a disaster, right?”

When the translation conveyed Jung PD’s words, Jimmy Morris burst into laughter.

“Hey, Mr. Jung! Who told you to upload this video? I don’t think it was me, at least?”

“Wh, what do you mean…”

Jung PD tilted his head.

The person who told Jung PD the ‘truth’ was his senior, Kim So-min PD.

“The video you just shot is a kind of fertilizer. You should see it as nourishment for producing better videos.”

Kim PD continued.

“Jimmy is going to ‘deal’ with the players. In exchange for not uploading the video you just shot, he’ll ask them to faithfully participate in the [Cannons TV] filming.”

“Oh?”

Jimmy Morris, who heard the words from the translation, gave Kim PD a thumbs up.

“As expected, boss! You know broadcasting! I feel like I’ve met a really great partner in a long time?”

“Enough with the flattery, let’s get to the main filming. Should we start with Ahn Young-chan’s room?”

Kim So-min PD, retying her disheveled hair, began to take a step forward.

Jimmy Morris followed her with a satisfied expression, while Jung PD, who was packing his things, asked.

“Then senior, are we never going to use the videos we just shot?”

At first, Jung Byung-joon PD was afraid of the aftermath of uploading it.

But when he heard that they weren’t going to use it, he seemed disappointed.

“It’s a really fun video… Isn’t it a waste to just delete it?”

Jung PD gestured, pointing to the camera, as if trying to appeal to Jimmy Morris as well.

Kim So-min PD and Jimmy Morris’s reactions to that sight were as follows.

“Byung-joon, who said we were going to delete that video?”

“Mr. Jung! There’s a place to use that video too. Isn’t that obvious?”

“…Where are you thinking of using it?”

The two people’s answers to Jung PD’s question came at almost the same timing.

“Silver Button Commemorative Video.”

“Special Video for Silver Button.”

Different languages, but the same meaning.

Kim So-min PD and Jimmy Morris couldn’t help but high-five.

Clap!

* * *

The [Cannons TV] production team returned to the editing room at almost 9 p.m. that day.

Starting with Ahn Young-chan and passing through team captain Chun Jin-woo to Lee Subin.

At first, they were very angry, but thanks to Jimmy Morris’s innate sociability, the atmosphere soon became friendly.

Eventually, the players forgot that there was a camera next to them and fell into a conversation.

“Phew, it’s a good thing the memory card ran out… If it hadn’t, I would have been up all night tonight.”

Jung Byung-joon PD sighed deeply, putting down the heavy filming equipment.

Kim So-min PD patted her junior on the back.

“You worked hard. You really worked hard.”

Kim PD also put down her bag.

“Just charge the battery roughly and let’s go home quickly. You went back to the accommodation after 12 o’clock yesterday, right? Preparing for filming and stuff.”

“I did. I need to go early today.”

“Okay, then let’s hurry.”

Kim So-min PD, who gave instructions to her junior, began to hurry to prepare to leave work.

Putting the filming equipment back in its original place, taking out the battery from the large bag and charging it.

As she was about to finish up roughly and leave, Jung Byung-joon PD came into her view.

“Byung-joon, what are you doing?”

Quite a bit of time had passed, but Jung PD had not yet finished organizing.

No, it seemed right to say that he hadn’t even started properly.

He was just taking out a small notebook and looking into it, just as he had when he first entered the editing room.

“Aren’t you going home? Are you going to keep doing that?”

“Ah, senior.”

He was usually a junior who would say ‘I’m sorry!’ and move busily, but at this time, he had a somewhat dazed expression.

“Chun Jin-woo, I think he’s a more delicate person than I thought, don’t you think?”

“Chun Jin-woo? Ah, the Cannons captain?”

Kim PD nodded, wondering ‘What’s wrong with him’.

“That’s right. He was a very tough person on the training ground, but when he’s with the players, he has a very delicate side?”

“Lee Subin was also very impressive.”

Flip.

Jung PD was turning a page in his notebook.

“I thought he was just a player who eats snacks all the time, but when I went to his room, there were so many exercise equipment.”

“Hey, can you survive as a pro if you only have a big appetite? He said his goal for this season is 30 home runs, so he must have been working hard in unseen places.”

‘Aren’t you going home?’ Just as Kim PD was about to speak again, Jung PD closed his notebook and continued.

“Senior, this video… Don’t you think the reaction will be very good?”

“Do you think so?”

“Yes, it’s fun even if you watch it as an unedited version? Chun Jin-woo’s more delicate side than you thought, Lee Subin working harder than you thought… If you’re a Cannons fan, it’s a video you can’t help but watch.”

“Then will we get some views this time? And maybe see some comments saying it was good after a long time?”

“Hehe, I want to see it quickly. What kind of comments will the Cannons fans leave?”

When the conversation reached this point, the two people from the [Cannons TV] production team made eye contact as if they had made a promise.

“…”

“…”

After staring at each other without saying anything for a while, the junior, Jung PD, was the first to say a word.

“Senior, shall we edit… for just an hour and then go?”

“Are you sure? You hate skipping meals and not getting enough sleep the most. That’s why you’re working under me, right?”

“So, let’s just do it for an hour and then go.”

Jung PD, who was saying that, was already turning on the computer.

“Because we can see people’s reactions faster as much as we edit today.”

“Okay, if that’s what you think.”

Even while saying that, Kim PD was also feeling her heart pounding.

What kind of comments will be left.

What kind of reaction will there be.

This content that I really prepared properly, what will people say to me.

“Are we really only doing it for an hour?”

Kim So-min PD licked her lips with her tongue and grabbed the mouse.

Jung Byung-joon PD’s voice was heard from the next seat.

“Yes, let’s just do it for an hour.”

* * *

The next morning.

Kwon Dae-woong, Deputy of the KH Cannons PR Team, was hurrying towards the editing room.

‘No, these people… Why can’t I get in touch with them? Kim PD and Jung PD too.’

The night before, he had received a call that they were withdrawing from the players’ accommodation.

He also received a call that they would go to the editing room, drop off their luggage, and go home.

But what was later reported was that neither of them had returned to the accommodation the night before.

Startled, Kwon Dae-woong had no choice but to run to the editing room.

‘Ah, the lights are on!’

As soon as he arrived on the first basement floor of the hotel annex, he saw bright fluorescent lights.

Kwon Dae-woong was relieved for the time being, but he couldn’t help but think, ‘I’m going to have to say something today.’

I understand that you’re busy, but still, it’s company life. Contact is an important issue.

“Kim PD! Jung PD! Were you in the editing room? No, if so, you should have sent me a text message…”

I should have.

That was what he was originally going to say, but Kwon Dae-woong couldn’t help but shut his mouth at the sight that unfolded before his eyes.

Tap, tap, tap, tap.

Click, click, click, click.

The two people from the [Cannons TV] production team were sitting in front of the computer and working hard.

Both of them had bloodshot eyes and greasy faces.

When he saw the cans of energy drinks rolling around on the floor, Kwon Dae-woong could only come to one conclusion.

“You two… did you stay up all night?”

“J, just a moment, Deputy [section chief],” Kim PD continued in a slightly hoarse voice.

“If I touch it up a little, the first video will be finished? Just a little…”

Click, click, click.

After a few clicks, Kim PD whispered, ‘Done’.

“It’s done, Deputy. Would you like to take a look? If you’re okay with it, I can upload it right away.”

“Ah, yes! I have to see it. Of course, I have to see it.”

Kwon Dae-woong wanted to say, ‘Take a break first’, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

“…”

“…”

The two producers of [Cannons TV], Kim PD and Jung PD, were looking at him with sparkling eyes.

Dark circles were down to their knees, and their faces were full of exhaustion, but still, those sparkling eyes.

“Th, then I’ll take a look…”

In that strange atmosphere, Kwon Dae-woong sat in Kim PD’s seat.

At first, he thought, ‘They’re so tired, I should just watch the first 30 seconds and pass it’, but,

“…Hmm?”

As soon as the video started, Kwon Dae-woong couldn’t take his eyes off the screen.

“Haha! Hahahaha!”

Suddenly bursting into laughter,

“Oh, that’s what happened…”

Covering his mouth with his hand and feeling sorry,

“You punk, you’ve definitely changed a lot since your first year?”

While making a somehow proud expression-

The new video of [Cannons TV].

The playback time was already well over 7 minutes and 30 seconds.