Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 346

346. First Concert (1)

October 12, 2022

Concert.

Thinking about it, Trevi did go to LA.

‘Was that for concert-related work?’

I’m a little taken aback.

Seriously, is his work ethic always this bulldozer-like?

“A concert… feels too sudden.”

“Ah, don’t worry, Yeonwoo. It’ll be very small-scale.”

Trevi grinned.

“I’ve found a great place to officially showcase this meaningful song you created.”

“……?”

After the YouTube live.

Trevi had become even more lively than before.

This wasn’t just Yeonwoo’s opinion.

“Honestly.”

“……?”

“I really thought you were a con artist.”

One day, Gabriel approached me and said that.

‘What is he talking about?’

Yeonwoo looked at him with that expression, but Gabriel, strangely blushing, didn’t look back.

“I guess he’s not a con artist. This is the first time I’ve seen that guy so full of life in the past few years.”

He just spat out what he wanted to say and disappeared.

‘Why does he always come and say things like that as if he’s picking a fight?’

If you only listen to the content, it’s a good thing and almost a compliment.

But if you take out the content, it’s just picking a fight.

And in a very twisted and prickly way.

‘Can’t he just say things normally?’

If there wasn’t a status window showing the favorability level.

Or if Yeonwoo wasn’t so sensitive to other people’s feelings.

‘It’s not like he’s trying to be misunderstood on purpose.’

Maybe Gabriel would have been known as a very mean person.

Well, that was true.

Trevi had hinted that Gabriel’s reputation in the industry was the worst.

‘He’s unique anyway.’

Like a rebellious child…

I’ve seen many people who laugh and gossip behind others’ backs…

But this is the first time I’ve seen someone who is openly prickly but secretly gives a lot of affection.

Anyway, what’s important now is not Gabriel’s unique personality.

‘If even his close friend says that, it’s definitely proof that Trevi is overcoming his slump.’

It’s not just because there’s a sudden mission.

As much as he is someone who sends endless support to himself, a complete stranger.

Yeonwoo also sincerely hoped for Trevi’s revival.

‘But a concert…’

As if reading Yeonwoo’s concerns, Trevi said brightly.

“I think you’ll agree it’s a good choice once you know, Yeonwoo. It’ll be a concert that has the meaning of looking around, just like the lyrics you wrote.”

He doesn’t need anything grand.

He can just live as usual.

“Even so, it’s a concert… is that okay?”

“They’d rather prefer the natural side? This is also my gift to Yeonwoo, so I hope you enjoy the surprise a little more.”

While Yeonwoo was puzzled.

The preparations for the mysterious concert were progressing smoothly.

The first place we went was a huge toy franchise.

Yeonwoo asked, looking at the sign boasting the grand name, “We are toys.”

“Why are we here?”

“To prepare for the concert.”

“……?”

For some reason, Trevi’s expression was full of confidence.

“We’re going to buy all the toys here!”

“……That building looks three stories high.”

For reference, it wasn’t just any ordinary toy store.

It was a store that boasted an enormous area and number of floors, showing what toys are all about.

“You pick some too, Yeonwoo. They’ll like it even more if you pick them. We’re going to give them to the fans.”

“Ah.”

At the word ‘fans,’ Yeonwoo didn’t think for long and joined Trevi’s bizarre behavior.

Fortunately, Trevi didn’t really clear out the entire store.

Instead, he filled two trucks.

“It’s a shame we can’t take it all because of the plane’s loading capacity. Let’s clear out the rest in LA!”

At that point, Yeonwoo could roughly guess what Trevi’s first concert was going to be like.

‘Could it be there?’

His senses, which had been sharply reacting for over twenty years, whispered that he was right.

‘He’s too kind…’

Trevi said it would be small-scale and most meaningful.

And the most appropriate place and target to officially debut.

If you mix in the bizarre behavior of the past few days, there is only one answer.

‘The pediatric cancer ward… was it?’

The 25-second short video that Yeonwoo released through Trevi’s Instagram.

The starting point that unintentionally boosted the video, which spread with all sorts of opinions such as good, addictive, and immersive as soon as it was released, existed separately.

“I heard it’s a pediatric cancer center in LA?”

Of course, someone with Trevi’s name value is very sensitive to reputation.

That’s why he even has a personal publicist.

It is natural that those who have much to gain also have much to lose.

Therefore.

‘It’s understandable to have good or bad reactions, but this song actually physically heals people?’

With such a unique reaction, it was natural to look for the source.

If such rumors were wrongly linked, they could be mistaken for a cult, and furthermore, the ideology of Trevi himself could be questioned.

Even a world-famous actor is said to believe in a cult called the cult of the century.

With people even saying that it is the only flaw that the actor has, it was natural for Trevi’s staff to be sensitive.

Therefore, the staff worked hard to find the source.

What came out was none other than the pediatric cancer ward in LA.

“The children like the song? And Trevi has an old friend there too?”

Of course, this story was also conveyed to Yeonwoo.

The reason why Trevi was able to let his old friend, young Karen, listen to the song first a day before its release was thanks to Yeonwoo’s consent.

“I’ve heard a bit about pediatric cancer… but are the children there in very serious condition?”

When Yeonwoo first heard the source from Trevi.

What Yeonwoo felt was a strange sense of kinship.

“It’s hard to say about pediatric cancer, but it seems that the recurrence rate is high. Most of the children there are long-term inpatients.”

Occasionally, some children are cured and leave, but some of them relapse and return.

In other words, the ward is like a small world for the children.

No matter how big and wide the center is, is it as big as the world?

Neither the children, nor the children’s parents, nor even the doctors or nurses who work there.

No one wanted those children to be trapped in such a small world.

Shouldn’t young children be flying around?

‘The reasons are different, but it feels similar in that they are separated from society.’

At that time when he heard the story.

Yeonwoo couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

He has overcome it now, but the traces of the wound still remain.

‘This is a memory that I have to carry for the rest of my life.’

He is just glad that it is no longer painful every time he remembers it.

If not, it would have been difficult to even reflect on his past self so readily.

‘Pediatric cancer center…’

The difference is that those children are not being ostracized unlike Yeonwoo himself.

But even so.

‘I don’t know why it bothers me so much.’

When someone readily lends a hand when you are most in need, it remains in your memory for a long time.

Yeonwoo himself was like that.

There was a time when he wished someone would help him escape from this terrible cycle.

And that helpless child has now grown up completely and become someone who can reach out to others.

‘I really poured all kinds of abilities into it, but if it really has such an effect on sick people, I should visit them soon.’

He thought so and had been busy for the past few days, so he had forgotten about it for a while…

‘Certainly, as Trevi said, it could be a meaningful first official stage in many ways.’

He immediately grabbed first place on the Billboard Top 100 chart.

There was already a commotion here and there since the song was released, but after taking first place on Billboard at once, more and more places were calling them.

Bill, who even wanted to sign a contract with Yeonwoo and was watching carefully and supporting anything, even sent a message asking where they should appear.

‘That would help the children too.’

He knows why Trevi chose that place as his first official stage.

As much as there is a lot of attention, if Yeonwoo and Trevi officially decorate their first stage there, that interest will naturally be directed to the center as well.

‘And I really want to let the children listen to the song too.’

Yeonwoo looked at Trevi, who was moving a huge amount of toys with the staff.

“Yeonwoo, why? Is it heavy? Should I hold it?”

“No. I didn’t stop because it was heavy. Is the place where we’re going to have our first stage the pediatric cancer center you mentioned back then?”

Crash!

A large bag fell from Trevi’s shoulder to the floor.

‘I was right.’

Yeonwoo was convinced by the reaction.

No.

But is that such a surprising thing?

“Wh, who told you? Did Gabriel spoil it for you? Or other staff…?”

“I just figured it out on my own. Besides, wasn’t it like you were asking me to notice by making such a big deal out of it?”

“That can’t be…!”

I guess it was a surprising thing.

Yeonwoo shrugged.

“Why don’t you check if those toys are okay first? They’ll be disappointed if you bring them broken ones.”

“Oh, don’t worry about that. We can buy them again. Wow, Yeonwoo. I knew you were smart, but to figure that out already…”

Trevi covered his forehead as if the world had ended.

“Isn’t that a good thing? I need to prepare in my own way. It’s for the children, not anyone else.”

“You are perfect as you are, Yeonwoo, even without preparation.”

“…Thanks for the compliment, but let’s go and plan what to do first. We’re not just going to sing one song, are we?”

“Ah. I have something in mind, would you like to hear it?”

The impromptu meeting between Yeonwoo and Trevi, which started in the toy store parking lot.

It continued even after returning to the studio.

Before they knew it, the night was late and the dawn was deep, but there was no fatigue on their faces.

*

Inside the center where children with pediatric cancer are gathered.

The adults there were in a state of extreme tension from the morning.

It was because a special guest was coming today.

“Is he really coming?”

“Eh, no way… Isn’t it just Trevi coming? He’s very close to Karen.”

At first, everyone didn’t believe it.

A concert?

Are they doing that here?

Eh. Really?

That’s about how they felt.

But that unbelievable fact really became a reality.

“It’s not Trevi’s personal visit… but he wants to hold a concert here? And it’s his first concert…?”

Of course, the whole hospital was in an uproar.

The hospital had held dozens of charity performances.

But this time, the scale was different.

No, the scale was small. It was small, but…

The problem was that the two artists who planned the concert were definitely not small.