Become A Music Monster Overnight! [EN]: Chapter 127

Music Monster Overnight! Episode 118

-Black Tiger European Tour Confirmed!-

-Surpassing Last Year’s All-Stadium Tour in Scale! European Tour Kicks Off in the UK!-

-YC Revolution’s Full-Scale Entry into Europe?-

-European Black Cats Cheer at the News of the European Tour!-

-Buzz in the US Too! Already Showing Interest in European Tour Tickets.-

The uncles’ battle mode ignited even more fiercely with the official announcement of Black Tiger’s European tour.

America was great, but Europe is where the rock scene is currently hottest.

It’s still a place that produces major stars, so naturally, the uncles who remember its heyday couldn’t help but feel a renewed sense of excitement.

“They even got an invitation from the British royal family? Is this real?”

“Do you think Youngchan would talk nonsense like you? Of course, it’s real.”

“Hmm. It’s my first time in England. I’m really looking forward to it.”

“Ha! Is it just England for you? Haven’t we all never been to Europe at all?”

“What are you talking about? There’s someone here who went to Paris for their honeymoon!”

“Sigh. The world’s gotten better. Must be nice to go on a honeymoon to Paris when you’re old.”

“Hehe. I heard we’ll be seeing European band members at various events in between. I should bring my Polaroid.”

Among the uncles, Moon Ilbeom, who had a great admiration for European rock bands in the past, was burning with the determination to take plenty of photos with the stars he had admired.

-Thump, thump!-

-Buzz!-

I chuckled as I watched the uncles, and soon I joined them for a jam session after a long time, and then I couldn’t help but smile.

“……You’ve been practicing steadily.”

I had been busy with company matters related to YC Revolution, so this was the first time I had played with the uncles properly since the All-Stadium Tour. I was so satisfied with their sound.

I was worried that their skills might have deteriorated due to the longer-than-expected break and their age, but it was all for naught.

They were even better than they were six months ago, which was a really amazing thing at their level.

I’m the only one who has trouble getting used to new techniques; generally, once you reach a certain level in a skill, you usually stagnate as if it were a lie.

And this rate of improvement gradually decreases.

Then, if you’re lucky enough to reach the level of a master, you’ll stagnate as if you’re facing a huge wall.

Knowing these facts all too well through the guy in my memories, the uncles’ changed sound felt like receiving a gift.

“Hey, why are you looking at us like that?”

“Well, I’m glad it wasn’t bad.”

“Bullshit. Where are you acting tough? Don’t listen to those guys. Do you know how much they whined during practice?”

“You’re the one who whined. You whiner!”

“Well, that’s how it is.”

Leaving behind the bickering friends, I smiled again at Uncle Park Siyoung, who scratched his nose as if he was embarrassed, and said,

“It’s really good. If we tweak it a little, we can take it half a step further than it is now.”

If things go as planned, I would be able to hear the sound I wanted three years faster than I had expected.

“!!!!”

Unlike me, who was happy, the uncles’ faces had turned strange.

It was as if they had heard something they shouldn’t have. I was puzzled for a moment, but then I realized why the uncles were making those faces when Uncle Kim Il sighed deeply.

“Ugh~ We have to do that again. Please, let’s take it easy.”

“Hahaha.”

I laughed out loud, knowing that the uncles were joking.

“That bastard~ He still thinks it’s a joke.”

“I told you. That guy doesn’t listen to people.”

It seemed like the uncles’ jokes were going on longer than I thought, but I was used to it, so I didn’t care.

I started guiding the uncles whenever I had time.

As expected, the uncles seemed to feel the same way as I did, because even while cursing, they would fix the parts I had guided them on when I saw them next time.

Of course, there were times when the direction changed in the middle, so I had to make corrections several times, but it was really touching from a teaching perspective that they followed me this far.

While the uncles were making some achievements, Ayoung’s concert, which had been shaking up Korea, was already just around the corner.

And before that, Kang Ayoung’s debut album was released.

-Trot Goddess Kang Ayoung Releases Her First Full Album!-

-The Power of Seniors? Trot Goddess Kang Ayoung’s First Full Album Exceeds 100,000 Copies in Initial Sales Just 4 Days After Release!-

-YC’s Songs Included in Trot Goddess Kang Ayoung’s First Full Album Again.-

-The Title Track is ‘Memories.’ Will it Appeal to the Public Again?-

Kang Ayoung’s debut album, released in August ahead of the September concert, was completed really faster than I thought.

Originally, I was going to release it as a mini-album, but there were so many great songs among those who wanted to give songs to Kang Ayoung that the direction eventually changed to a full album.

Among them, there were quite a few ballads, which I slightly rearranged and put in a trot format.

Maybe later?

No matter how much she is called a trot goddess and enjoys great popularity, Kang Ayoung was still a rookie.

Now was the time to focus only on this trot field, and only after she had firmly established her style could she turn her attention to other fields.

“In that respect, the acting should have been postponed until next year.”

I was a little disappointed about this.

I knew through Director Hong Uichan that her acting skills were as good as those of the leading actresses in Korea.

YC Entertainment, which was recently expanding into the acting sector with Lee Naeun at the center, was very happy to see her debut, as she could be considered a rookie.

‘If we just find a good project, she could establish herself in this field right away…… Wait, now that I think about it.’

2018. I was so addicted to drugs that my memory was hazy, but there was a work that was difficult to simply pass over.

It was the drama ‘Squid [Referring to Squid Game]’ created by the global streaming entertainment company F.

A drama dealing with a unique mystery death game with an innovative idea that was created in Korea, it was hugely popular not only in Korea but also especially overseas.

I was addicted to drugs, but I saw countless articles about Squid in the media, so I could guess how popular it was.

It goes without saying that the actors who appeared in this Squid became global top stars right away.

“If I remember correctly, Director Woo was before he met F when he made Squid.”

In a related interview I happened to see, Director Woo said that he had finished planning the Squid project several years ago. Since then, he had traveled around domestic broadcasting stations to make this work, but he was repeatedly rejected.

It’s not that I don’t understand, but the settings of Squid as a drama were certainly high barriers.

But the biggest barrier would be the production cost.

It’s not comparable to overseas dramas like in the United States, but it cost 30 billion won to pour into 11 episodes.

It is true that the cost is burdensome as a drama that is only distributed domestically, unless it is a company like F that can stream worldwide.

Above all, there was no guarantee that this would work.

“But it’s different from the position of knowing that it will succeed.”

Again, this Squid is a huge hit. It’s a huge hit, creating a huge Korean Wave [Hallyu] craze in the United States and Europe.

I know the lottery numbers, and I know the American super lottery numbers where more than $100 million comes out from time to time, not just the Korean lottery of only a few billion won. Staying still is really stupid.

Of course, I decided to eat this up.

“Fortunately, it was before contacting F.”

It was fortunate for me, but I couldn’t just be happy when I saw Director Woo’s appearance being dragged into the company, no, being brought in.

‘Who would have thought that he would become a world-renowned director just by looking at that appearance?’

I heard that he was a person who had been building his career while being called a genius since his school days, but the appearance of Director Woo who is coming in now should be called Mr. Woo, a homeless person.

“Well, if what I heard through the investigation is correct, that appearance is at least dressed up.”

For the past five years, Director Woo’s life has been so twisted that it seemed impossible.

Just like our family after my father passed away, Director Woo’s life was like that.

The movie he painstakingly produced with the property he scraped together until his soul was gone after quitting his long assistant director life was a miserable failure.

Funnily enough, the reason why this movie failed was because the quality was significantly low due to lack of production costs.

Well, that’s a natural story.

He scraped it all together until his soul was gone, but unless his family is really well off, there is a limit to the amount of money he can raise at that age.

Director Hong Uichan looked at the movie he made at the time and showed a really regrettable expression.

“If there was just one proper leading actor, or even just one small investment source, it might have been recognized overseas.”

As much as the setting of the movie or the camera angle, etc., it is said that it is not inferior compared to several leading directors in Korea.

Looking at him with regretful eyes, I could guess Director Hong Uichan’s feelings.

He was the one who had suffered as much as Director Woo, or even more.

“At least Director Woo was doing well in his school days. Director Hong Uichan was properly rotting his talent at a local university.”

Director Hong Uichan, who was really unlucky, would not have been able to come back into the world if it had not been for the guy in my memory.

He would have struggled to make the chicken restaurant he started with Kim Doah successful.

“Director Woo is here.”

“Ah! Come on in.”

I was able to face Director Woo not long after the secretary’s words woke me up from my 잡념 [japnyum – idle thoughts].

-gulp-

Director Woo, who I faced like that, was looking at me with burning eyes for some reason.

‘Why is he looking at me with those eyes? What did I do wrong?’

It wasn’t easy to look at a person like that for the first time.

It was even more so for investors who expressed their intention to invest.

I was embarrassed, so I tilted my head for a moment and had to ask.

“Did I do anything to offend Director Woo?”

“Yes?!”

Director Woo, who had been surprised by those words, turned his eyes away, and I felt even more confused by the sight and continued to speak.

“No, I think it’s the first time we’ve met, but you’re just staring at me without saying anything.”

“Ah! No, it’s not.”

Director Woo, who was surprised, shook his hand at my continued words and made an excuse, but I couldn’t help but be more embarrassed when I heard the excuse.

“That…… that’s because I’m actually facing the CEO who has been targeted by Hollywood for many years, so I’m getting inspiration.”

“Hmm…….”

It wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

The master of Hollywood who made unreasonable demands was also like that, and Director Hong Uichan, who now knew enough, often did that.

I’m just understanding and moving on because I’m too attractive as a subject, not to mention acting.

“The reason I invited the director is not for any other reason. It is because I want to produce the Squid work that Director Woo has.”

“Re, really?”

“Yes. If possible, I would like to invite Director Woo to our YC Entertainment. I don’t know if you know, but we are working with Director Hong Uichan and are investing quite a bit in this field.”

In fact, they were running a fairly large production company under the name of YC Film after acquiring it entirely.

“Uh…… that’s.”

“I will support 50 billion won for the Squid production cost.”

“!!!”

I made a final blow to Director Woo, who was hesitating, and of course, not only Director Woo’s Squid but also the director himself became our family.

I thought the work was over? But Director Woo said something unexpected.

“If, if it’s okay, can the CEO appear in our Squid as a cameo?”

I was embarrassed, but I also thought it was a good thing.

“Hmm, then I have a condition too.”

“Ah! Of course. Please tell me anything.”

Director Woo’s face brightened and hurriedly answered that as he positively accepted the words he had said in the manner of trying to poke a plum that he could not eat [idiom for attempting something difficult].

“I want to cast Lee Naeun and Kang Ayoung in the lead roles of Squid.”

“Uh…… really?”

“Yes. Would that be okay?”

“What’s wrong with that! I couldn’t be happier if you did that for me.”

It’s no wonder that Director Woo welcomes me like that.

Director Woo, who doesn’t know that Squid will become a global drama through F, still thinks that Squid is for domestic use.

Perhaps that’s why he checks the contract details that he will invest 50 billion won like me several times.