Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 259

“Hyung, aren’t I cute?”

NM Game Company.

New Year’s greetings were being exchanged.

Some were promoted, and everyone’s salary increased a bit.

This was because NM Game Company’s sales growth was significant last year.

Even so, there was a problem with appointing a new team leader.

“Hmm. If I create a team leader, I have to form a team, which is a headache.”

The HR manager clutched his forehead and groaned.

In the actual game industry, people tend to switch jobs frequently until they reach the team leader level.

This is because that’s the most cost-effective and hardworking group.

However, the moment they get promoted to team leader, it becomes difficult for this very reason.

Developers are always in short supply, and you can’t just put them under anyone.

Some might say, ‘What does it matter? It’s a game development company, so let them work freely.’

In fact, job titles are often different from regular companies.

However, they don’t disregard the experience someone has accumulated and make the foolish decision to put a team leader under another team leader.

No matter how free the system is, it’s still a hierarchical structure.

“Please create a team for me.”

“Hey! I need people to create a team. We’re not that well-off.”

Development team, server team.

To create them, you need to make two teams, and that requires at least 10 people.

Programmers are always in short supply.

“Is there any good idea? A way to fill the programmer positions, keep the team leaders from being idle, and solve the problem well.”

“Where would you find such a convenient method? You do this every year.”

“Hey, you! Get out!”

“I have my spot here too. You’re being too harsh.”

“Get a part-time job or something.”

“Ah, you know I can’t do a side job.”

The HR manager twitched his cheek and then looked as if he had been hit on the head.

“That’s it. They can do a side job.”

“Huh? Are you saying we should make the team leader do a side job?”

“No. Wait a minute.”

The HR manager quickly moved the mouse.

Opening his email, he saw a government-sponsored project.

[Game Creator Project]

A support program for young people who dream of becoming developers in small groups.

They sent a message asking if NM could also participate.

It wasn’t mandatory, just a suggestion, so he didn’t pay much attention to it.

“This is it. GCP.”

“Oh? Could it be?”

“Yes. I can send them there as mentors. It shows the government that the company is participating, and if things go well, some of the small-scale developers might join us.”

“But doesn’t this support everything from game creation to release and translation?”

“Hey, do you think they’ll just make one game and be done? There will be many people who want to come here, right? The team leader will form a development team and come to the company.”

“Wow?”

The employee looked at the HR manager with admiration.

His mind works well.

“Ah, but will we outsource the translation and interpretation?”

“If we tell that team to send someone here, they’ll definitely come and argue, right?”

“Definitely.”

They were already busy hiring new translators and interpreters.

They were short on people to train even for those being dispatched to baseball.

And the company couldn’t hire too many people.

“Ah, but if NM, of all companies, outsources it, rumors will spread.”

“That’s true.”

“Hmm. Is there anyone related to NM who knows a lot of foreign languages and is good at translation?”

“You’ve been looking for convenient solutions since earlier. Where would someone who fits that situation perfectly appear? Ah! There is! A translator/interpreter related to NM.”

“Who?”

“Lee Si-hyuk.”

“Ah! That’s right! Why did I forget?!”

“You’ve been busy lately.”

“Hehehe. We can send him as a contract worker!”

The HR manager picked up the phone.

Si-hyuk’s phone number, which he had exchanged before, was still there.

The phone rang a few times.

「Hello.」

“It’s been a while, Si-hyuk.”

「Yes. Hello.」

“By any chance, do you have any thoughts of joining NM?”

「Ah, I told you, I’m not buying.」

He tried to probe a little, but it didn’t work.

With his experience, he wouldn’t need to come to a game company.

Still, that’s too much. Our company isn’t bad either.

He had no choice but to talk about contract work.

He likes short-term gigs.

***

If a new employee joins the company, a new friend joins the daycare center.

“Everyone. I have some surprising news today. It’s the day a new friend is coming!”

The children’s eyes widened.

Last year, Lee Si-ha joined as a special case.

It was thanks to the foundation considering the circumstances of the Lee Si-hyuk and Lee Si-ha brothers.

Usually, it’s difficult to get into Kangin Daycare, so it wasn’t easy for a new friend to come.

Instead, the children tend to stick together and cherish each other.

They are really close childhood friends.

Hana said.

“Teacher. Where is she?”

“I’ll introduce her now. Come in!”

A pretty girl came in.

Hana’s eyes lit up. She was the only girl who played with the boys, so she was very happy to have a new female friend.

“Wow. Pretty!”

She was a well-dressed child.

“Thank you. You’re pretty too.”

“Hehehe! Long time no see!”

Hana hugged her tightly.

The teacher smiled as she watched them.

She was really happy to see Hana so happy.

The boys blinked and looked surprised. It was because they had seen her before.

Especially Jae-hwi’s expression was filled with shock.

He gasped and clutched his heart.

“Yeon, Yeon-ju…….”

“Hi. Long time no see?”

His first love, Yeon-ju, was attending the same Kangin University!

Jae-hwi felt like he was flying.

Si-ha looked at Yeon-ju.

“Ah? Yeon-ju!”

“Oh! Si-ha. Hi.”

It was a new but not unfamiliar situation.

There would be no problem getting close.

“Yeon-ju’s dad is a patriot. A patriot.”

“Si-ha. He must be a foreigner.”

Lee Si-ha suddenly made Yeon-ju’s dad a patriot.

Be careful with your pronunciation.

The teacher cleared her throat.

“Yes. As Si-ha said, Yeon-ju’s father, who is a foreigner, has become a professor in the Department of Theater and Film. That’s why Yeon-ju was able to come here.”

“Wow-”

The semester was still far away, but Yeon-ju was able to come because the appointment was already scheduled.

It would be better if she quickly became friends with the other children.

“Everyone, please be friendly with each other.”

“Yes!”

Even though it wasn’t completely new, the children didn’t know Yeon-ju well, so they hovered around her.

Hana was already acting like a best friend, linking arms and smiling.

Jae-hwi’s face was red, and he couldn’t even speak, just stammering.

“Si-ha.”

“Huh?”

“Do you still do art? You used to make dinosaurs really well.”

“Pepe-saurus.”

“Yeah. That one.”

“Si-ha draws every day. Fun.”

“Wow. That’s amazing. I quit doing art. I didn’t think it was my path.”

“Why?”

“I’m more interested in music than art.”

Hana’s ears perked up.

“Hana too. Hana too. Like song.”

“Is Hana good at singing?”

“Yes! Hana get many compliments at singing class.”

“Wow! That’s great!”

“Hehe. Yeon-ju good at singing?”

“Me? I just do it. I’m more interested in the violin than singing.”

“Violin?”

“Yeah. You play it like this.”

Yeon-ju showed them how to play the violin.

Then Seung-joon said.

“I know. The rabbit dances! The fox~! Violin~!”

At the sudden song, the children all raised their voices.

“Jjin-jjan jji-ga jji-ga jjin-jjan. Jjin-jjan jjin-jjan ha-deo-ra!” [Nursery rhyme lyrics, nonsensical but familiar to Korean children]

It naturally became a singing flow, and Yeon-ju blinked.

What is this unity?

“Yeon-ju sing too.”

Everyone sang [Tiger in the Mountain] together and danced excitedly.

The children naturally mingled with each other without the teacher doing anything.

It was hard to tell if it was because they were young or because they were so sociable.

“But Yeon-ju. Where do you learn the violin?”

“I learn from my mom!”

“Wow. Really? Your mom knows how to play the violin?”

“Yes!”

“I see.”

“Shall I play the violin for you?”

“Huh?”

Yeon-ju brought her violin case.

The teacher knew about it, but she didn’t expect her to take it out in front of the children.

She was worried that the children might break it.

“Wow! Yeon-ju play.”

Why did they name her Yeon-ju [Yeon-ju can also mean “playing” or “performing”]?

With that question in mind, she listened to Yeon-ju.

She naturally put it on her shoulder and played the violin.

gavotte [A lively Baroque dance].

Tan-tan-tan-tan. Tan-tan-tan-tan. Tan. Tan! Tan.

The children were enjoying it, as if it gave them a bouncy feeling.

Si-ha seemed to like the sound and wiggled his butt.

“Wow, Yeon-ju good.”

“Awesome!”

Everyone looked at the violin with wide eyes, as if it was amazing.

Si-ha looked at the violin case while listening.

“Ah ah.”

He grabbed the closed case and opened it in front of Yeon-ju.

“Seung-joon. Money. Money.”

“Huh? Ah!”

A sudden busking scene.

Yeon-ju didn’t panic at the children’s reaction and played the violin until the end.

Before she knew it, the violin case was filled with Monopoly money.

“That’s it!”

“Wow-”

Yeon-ju looked shy, as if she was embarrassed by the children’s reaction.

And she looked at the violin case.

“Wow! You made a lot of money with the violin!”

Si-ha slightly picked up a few of those bills.

“This Si-ha’s.”

“Huh?”

“Si-ha open violin bag.”

“So a few are Si-ha’s?”

“Ah ah. Hyung good at this.”

“?”

Si-ha was following what he had seen from Si-hyuk.

The teacher scratched her forehead as she watched.

He’s taking care of Si-ha’s share even in this classical performance. Our Si-ha won’t starve anywhere he goes.

“Si-ha. The bear is doing the trick…. Ahem.”

The director was watching.

***

Work came in.

He was going to sign another contract with NM Company, and he wondered if it was okay.

He read the GCP [Game Creator Project] document from the government.

From app games to PC games.

It was about various support programs and was closer to starting a business than getting a job.

No, maybe you could get a job through the various partner companies participating here.

‘Amazing.’

Even though there was a job shortage, it seemed like they were preparing various projects to match it.

Surprisingly, even large game companies were sending mentors, so there must be something there.

Since he was in charge of translation and interpretation, he should focus on that.

Being able to do English, Chinese, German, etc., was a big advantage.

In the case of games, translation is important for exporting.

‘Well, I have experience.’

He had already done English while working with the game development club, and he had even translated it into Chinese just in case.

He can’t forget the impressed looks on everyone’s faces.

It was something he didn’t have to do, but he did it.

It felt like he was working hard to gain experience? He had already written the story part, so he spent his remaining time working on sub-stories and translations.

Who would have known that this would become an opportunity and come back to him?

‘But the translation support company looks good. Can I compete with them?’

A translation company is also participating.

It must be a good company since it goes through a rigorous review process.

He doubted whether it had really gone through a rigorous review process, but it seemed natural to be compared since he was supporting it under the name of NM.

He had to work hard so that the name wouldn’t be tarnished.

[Game Development Club]

He came to the club room after a long time.

He hadn’t been in touch lately, so he was curious about how they were doing and stopped by to check if the development was going well.

He was about to knock on the door when a loud voice came from inside.

“Hey! Why did you reject that! Are you stupid?!”

Shin Kyung-hwan’s irritable voice.

He could tell that he was quite angry.

His tone was a little different from usual.

“Then? You want me to accept that offer? Are you an idiot? How could I do that!”

The president, Ahn Kyung-ho, also raised his voice.

He couldn’t do anything in this sudden situation and stood frozen in front of the door.

“Ha! Of course, you should. What kind of opportunity is that to reject?”

“Is that an opportunity?”

“Of course, it’s an opportunity. Are you going to make all the efforts you’ve made so far go to waste? There are many people who are desperate to grab this.”

Park Kyung-joon said.

“Stop it, both of you. You’re both too angry.”

“What do you think? Kyung-joon. Did I say something wrong?”

“Hmm. It’s true that it’s a good opportunity. Kyung-ho, we’re second, but.”

Ahn Kyung-ho sighed.

“You guys might think so, but I don’t. Let’s stop talking about things that are over.”

“What’s over? Go back and tell them. That you’ll take the job. That you thought about it and you can’t refuse.”

I 벌컥 [forcefully] opened the door.

The eyes of the three people turned to me.

“What are you talking about, getting a job?”