A New Career Singer Who Can Read The Future [EN]: Chapter 105

The agency representative had been in the industry for years.

As such, he was quick-witted.

Securing a sponsor for a celebrity wasn’t usually difficult.

However, if they were being this indirect and resistant, especially after multiple attempts, it was best to back off.

If things went south and resulted in a lawsuit, Hyu Entertainment’s public image could suffer a major blow.

The representative sighed, thinking that Do-hyun was even more old-fashioned than he was.

“Alright, Do-hyun, you win. I’ll do as you wish. But I need to see that file completely deleted.”

“Also, make sure that granddaughter of the *chaebol* [conglomerate] family doesn’t show up at my events. I don’t want to get involved. I don’t see how this is any different from the Ok-nyeo situation.”

“…Okay. I’ll do my best.”

“No. You need to promise me.”

“Haa… You’re a really strict guy, Do-hyun.”

Considering the harsh words he had just endured, he thought this was nothing… but Do-hyun remained silent.

“Alright. I’ll talk to her. So, delete that file. It’s bad for our company’s image. And even if you don’t renew your contract with us, don’t even think about releasing it.”

“I’ll delete it now.”

Do-hyun launched the app, stopped recording, and showed him the deletion.

Only then, seemingly relieved, the representative told him to go and have a good time with his parents before leaving.

Inside, he saw the granddaughter of the *chaebol* family affectionately calling his parents “Mother, Father.”

‘If this goes wrong, misunderstandings could pile up,’ Do-hyun thought.

Do-hyun went to his parents.

“Mom, Dad. She’s a stranger, so you don’t have to be so nice to her.”

“She says she’s your fan, how can we not be nice? Anyway, Su-jin! Thank you for being a fan of our son.”

“Mom, Dad. Anyway… I understand. Seo Su-jin, could you excuse us for a moment?”

At Do-hyun’s words, Seo Su-jin, who had been carefully cultivating her image, stepped back.

Of course, her brow was heavily furrowed.

“How was the performance today?”

“Our son’s performance is always the best! It was nice to see it up close like today, too.”

“Thank you for saying that. I have to go to the main family residence, but with my schedule, this is the only time I can see Mom and Dad.”

“Are you taking care of your health? Seeing you collapse sometimes makes me wonder if I should get you some herbal medicine…”

“Don’t do that, Mom.”

“Still, seeing how gaunt you’ve become, I can’t help but worry.”

“I’m just controlling my diet, so don’t worry too much. I’m really taking good care of myself.”

Do-hyun reassured his parents.

Seo Su-jin, who had been pushed back, disappeared with the representative, who came in reeking of cigarette smoke, looking for a chance to intervene.

Do-hyun glanced at them and then finally relaxed, talking with his parents.

‘It’ll work out, right? I’ve done this much… if it doesn’t work out, that’s just ridiculous.’

* * *

If the first day was red paper airplanes, the last day of the Seoul concert was purple, the last color of the rainbow and the color of Do-hyun’s fan club.

Purple paper airplanes decorated the stage.

Combined with the purple light sticks filling the audience, Do-hyun was so moved that he teared up.

Strangely, he became a crybaby whenever he stood in front of his fans.

Do-hyun was still wiping away tears after coming off the stage.

Kang-ho approached him and handed him a towel.

“You always cry in front of your fans.”

“I think you’d feel the same way if you were on stage, *hyung* [older brother/male friend]. They put so much effort into preparing the event and everything… it’s always touching. It’s never boring. The only drug allowed by the country is music, after all.”

Kang-ho laughed loudly at Do-hyun’s playful remark.

“Ah, right, Do-hyun.”

Kang-ho called out to Do-hyun as if he had forgotten something.

“Yes?”

“…Before that… you did a tarot card reading for me, right?”

“That’s right.”

[Six of Swords] and [The Death] cards had appeared, indicating Kang-ho’s breakup luck.

He had seemed down lately, and it seemed the cards had been right.

“Well… it happened as you said. I tried to narrow our differences by talking, but we couldn’t. She told me to quit the entertainment industry if I wanted to keep seeing her… I’ve been doing this for so long, how can I just quit? Anyway, we broke up.”

Do-hyun had nothing to say.

His tarot had never given a wrong answer.

“Hang in there, *hyung*. Good relationships will come soon…”

That was all he could say to comfort him.

“Thanks. Well, I’m bound to find my match.”

Do-hyun patted Kang-ho’s shoulder a couple of times to convey his sympathy before heading to the waiting room.

It was time to remove his makeup.

“Do-hyun *oppa* [term used by females to address older brothers or male friends]! Can you change your clothes and do a tarot reading for me? I think I’m going to another team after the Seoul concert!”

The youngest stylist spoke to Do-hyun.

“Uh… just a moment.”

Do-hyun carefully removed his eye makeup and changed into his casual clothes.

Only then did he take out the tarot cards from his bag.

The stylists surrounded Do-hyun.

“Our youngest wants to be in a relationship these days! She has someone in mind! Can you see if our youngest will succeed in love?”

“Aish… why are you telling him for me!”

The youngest stylist’s face turned red.

Do-hyun smiled and shuffled the tarot cards with a relaxed posture.

After shuffling the cards, Do-hyun did a spread.

Before drawing the tarot cards, Do-hyun asked again.

“So… you want me to see the possibility of things going well with the person you like?”

“Yes! *Oppa*. I’m really curious about that!”

“Hmm…”

Humming, Do-hyun drew a tarot card that caught his eye.

[The Lovers]

“Kyaa! I can tell what it is just by looking at it!”

“You’ll be able to date the person you like. How can the Lovers card come out right away on the first card?”

Do-hyun was amazed even though he was the one who drew it.

“I’ll draw one more card additionally.”

“Yes!”

Do-hyun moved his hand over the cards and flipped over the card that he felt.

[Two of Cups]

A man and a woman are facing each other, holding cups.

When interpreted in terms of work, it can be interpreted as a contract being concluded, but in terms of love luck, it means that things will go well with the person you have in mind.

“Wow. Can you see the atmosphere of the card just by looking at it? I think things will really go well. Congratulations!”

The youngest stylist smiled at Do-hyun’s words.

“Thanks to *oppa*, I’ll be brave with that person! I heard that he broke up with his girlfriend recently…”

For a moment, he thought it overlapped with someone’s situation, but Do-hyun didn’t show it.

‘That friend must like Kang-ho *hyung*.’

It’s common to develop feelings while sharing hardships and working together among the staff.

Do-hyun decided to pretend not to know.

“Anyway, if things go well, treat me! With a delicious iced Americano!”

“I’ll treat you to a whole cake, not just an iced Americano!”

“What, even that… a cup of coffee is enough.”

Do-hyun said with a smile.

“Anyway, I’m off work. To all our staff! Thank you all for your hard work during the 6th show!”

Originally, he had to attend the after-party, but Do-hyun was a bit tired because of the 6 shows.

So he went straight home.

He went to his parents’ house for the first time in a while.

Kang-ho, who dropped Do-hyun off at his parents’ house, asked when he would come home.

“Uh, um… I’ll rest for about three days. Then I have to prepare for the Daejeon concert.”

“Okay. Should I pick you up then?”

“No. You don’t have to pick me up. I can take a taxi.”

“Okay. Good job on this performance. Get some rest. Contact me. I’ll let you know when my schedule is set.”

* * *

As soon as the Seoul concert ended, the collaboration song between Do-hyun, the winner of ‘Neocheotga’ Season 1, and Hyo-seop, the winner of Season 2, was released on music sites at 6 PM.

The reaction was hot.

The popularity of the song was comparable to that of a popular idol.

It ranked first in real-time charts.

It was the result of the strong fandoms of the two uniting.

Do-hyun was in the studio with Hyo-seop at the time.

“Wow… the results are good?”

Hyo-seop exclaimed.

“I was surprised too. I expected it to do well, but… wow.”

Do-hyun was continuously amazed by the good results.

His song entering the real-time chart at number one.

Of course, his title song had also entered at number one.

However, it was amazing that it entered at number one on the music charts, where girl group songs are strong.

“Speaking of which, *hyung*, the company is suggesting that we hold a fan signing event together since things have turned out this way. What do you think?”

“Even a fan signing event? Usually, you need a physical album to have a fan signing event…”

That’s right.

Fan signing events are promotions held to increase sales of physical albums.

But to hold a fan signing event with a digital single… It’s good to be able to meet the fans up close, but…

On the other hand, considering that Hyo-seop’s fans didn’t like him very much during Season 1, he thought it could backfire.

“Um. I’ll think about it some more.”

“I’m in favor, *hyung*. Please consider it positively. I want to meet fans often like you, *hyung*!”

“Our fandoms don’t get along, so I have to consider that.”

“Ah… !”

Only then did Hyo-seop seem to realize.

“I forgot about that. They haven’t been on good terms since Season 1…”

“That’s right. Maybe things have changed a bit since you won Season 2.”

“I was short-sighted. People who only like one of us will only want to see one person… I didn’t think about that.”

“No, it can happen.”

Hyo-seop looked strangely sullen at Do-hyun’s words.

“…Then, can’t we do unit activities with *hyung*? I wonder if the fans will dislike it…”

“We’ve already released a collaboration song, so there’s no reason why we can’t. However, if we’re thinking about the fans… I think it’s a matter that requires a little caution.”

Hyo-seop, who loves Do-hyun’s fans, hesitated.

He judged that he couldn’t solidify Do-hyun’s mind by stepping forward and saying he wanted to proceed.

“It’s better to follow *hyung’s* words, right?”

“I’m not the answer, so you don’t have to follow my words. Still, seeing how well the collaboration song is doing on the charts, it seems like the fandoms have gotten closer… First, suggest it to the planning team and check the fan signing event schedule, the atmosphere of the fandoms, etc…. I think it’s better to consider unit activities after doing these things. There are no fans who are dissatisfied with their singer being active. You know, there’s a saying among fans. The best bait is music bait, this.”

“…Ah! That’s right! I’ve heard my fans say that too!”

“So don’t be too hasty. Let’s appear with the bait that we like the most among the bait. Okay?”