Debut or Die - Chapter 35

Episode 035 Seon Ah-hyun and

Keun Se-jin begged us to eat something before going to the filming set, so we met at a restaurant.

“Uh, Moondae Hi~”

“Ah, hello… .”

However, even with the food in front of them, both of their expressions were too dark.

One has become a reaction vending machine for social life, and the other has a face that looks like it’s going to suck at any moment.

‘It’s because of the negative vote.’

It was the most common-sense guess.

I was thinking of leaving it alone, but I asked what he was doing while eating.

“Are you worried about voting?”

“Ugh huh?”

“They both look different.”

The two then reflexively look at each other’s faces.

Maybe he didn’t realize that he was in a bad mood because he was in a bad mood.

“… Ah, Moondae is a ghost~ No, what… … It’s hard not to worry. I’ve been browsing the internet too much haha.”

Big Sejin trembled with a soulless joke. At those words, Seon Ah-hyun also nodded with a sullen face.

“I’m afraid you’ll hate me a lot… … .”

uh

It seems that I have been looking for articles that I do not need to see. Looking at the atmosphere, it was clear that he couldn’t leave social media all night and kept searching for his name.

Now, when I go into the set, I can see how much someone hates me by numbers, so I understood why rice didn’t go down my throat.

‘… I still have to eat and go in.’

I thought about it for a while and finally sighed.

“Because it’s an audition pro, aren’t there more people who check it out than people who take it because they don’t like it? It could be that a lot of votes were taken down, which means it looks promising.”

“… … !”

Right now, even in the team match, the team with high rankings ended up in 3rd place in the on-site voting.

“It means you don’t have to worry about it unless it comes out a lot.”

Of course, you can’t be bothered by this. But it would be better if there was a corner to win the spirit.

As expected, Sejin Sejin recovered first.

“It doesn’t.”

Then, with a wry smile, he picked up a spoon and muttered to himself.

“… I really have to achieve something this time. The training period was too long… … . Anyway, let’s eat well and cheer up!”

He quickly closed down the words that jumped out of his mind and resumed his meal militantly.

Seon Ah-hyun still had a worried expression on her face, but when she was told, ‘Isn’t it better to eat and go?’, she ate militantly.

‘It’s hard to eat once.’

I sighed and resumed eating.

I was beaten a bit because I was a latecomer, but it was obvious to the other participants that they were well-known and even kids who had never been killed by editing were doing this.

‘Today’s shooting atmosphere must be no joke.’

And this prediction came true.

“… … .”

From participants in danger of elimination to those with high rankings, there was no special atmosphere in the mourning house.

This is because after the ‘if you don’t like it, get out’ voting was introduced, slander and rumors about contestants on the Internet became more severe.

The only person who was excited was Cha Yoo-jin. It’s not the confidence of being number 1, it just seems to be a personality issue.

“Why didn’t you go with me?”

He even came to me and excitedly solved the story on the day he went to see the advertisement. He was a really great personality.

Filming began shortly thereafter.

“< Re-listing! Idol Co. > Welcome to the second ranking announcement!”

I don’t know how it will come out on the air, but the ranking announcement ceremony was held in a more depressed atmosphere than ever.

“The first rankings with the newly introduced system < stock selling > added up are announced today. The rankings were determined by how many people bought and sold them.”

gulp. I heard the sound of someone swallowing and the small sound of praying.

Adults want to do things that grown-ups can’t do with their children.

“Before that, we should announce the final 1st place in the last team match, right? I told you that a great prize awaits the final 1st place team.”

Even in a heavy atmosphere, the MC cheerfully said everything he had to say.

“The < stock sale > is invalid!”

“… yes?!”

“omg.”

For a moment, the surroundings were filled with astonishment.

“The team that placed first will be evaluated by a number that does not include negative numbers through ‘Sell Stock’!”

The reaction didn’t get bigger, but rather, it was powerless. And someone mumbled softly.

“too bad.”

Certainly, it was an idea that could not have been possible if the participants were respected. It’s like the producers took off and added benefits at will.

‘In the first place, the minus vote was also beaten with episode 6 without prior notice, so what can you expect?’

“No. 1… congratulations! The ‘Gigantic’ team reinterpreted 〈Fingerprint〉!”

Choi Won-gil’s team eventually took first place.

Probably, it was as if a rescue signal had come to Choi Won-gil, who was certain to be eliminated due to this < stock selling > system.

Choi Won-gil cried and was relieved, but it was actually not a good thing.

‘That guy’s in trouble.’

If it fell because of the negative vote, there was a high probability that sympathetic public opinion would rise.

However, if they were lucky enough to stick together like that, there was no doubt that negative public opinion would run rampant unless they did something amazing in the next team match.

In any case, the announcement of No. 1 was concluded with appropriate impressions.

“Then, let’s start the ranking announcement ceremony!”

The total number of successful applicants was 30. Like the last ranking announcement, the announcement started from 28th place with 2 people left.

“I am the 28th place participant Junkyung Park!”

In fact, there was no big change until the 20th place. There was no one who was especially shaved or less shaved. The contestants who deserved to be on the rankings were called without much reversal.

It was from within the 20th place that the strange change appeared.

“The 20th… Wongil Choi is a participant!”

“and.”

“oh my god.”

It was ranked higher than Gold 2.

Perhaps it was because the fans who were conscious of the negative vote gathered and drove the vote, rather it went up.

Choi Won-gil attached an apology at the end of his long testimony.

“… Also, I deeply reflect on my immature attitude… … . Ah, I will show you a good image from now on.”

Then, weeping, he sat down in his rank.

‘Wouldn’t it have been better to apologize for picking up Gold 2?’

Well, it wasn’t something I was concerned about. Let me worry about my rank.

Then, to summarize the rankings… Lee Se-jin collapsed, and Kim Rae-bin succeeded in reviving and settled in 6th place.

And the participants who were Choi Won-gil’s team, such as Keun Se-jin, rose. In the atmosphere that was on the rise in the first place, the negative vote was removed, and the ranking rose sharply.

Looking at the flow, I thought maybe I would fall a little too. So even if called quickly, I was prepared to respond immediately.

But there was no need.

I’m up the ranks

“Fourth place… I am a participant at Park Moon University!”

“… ?”

It was an unexpected save in this mayhem.

I wondered if I would have fallen below 28th place because I didn’t sing until 5th place, but I didn’t know that I would sing in 4th place.

When I jumped up in panic, something more embarrassing was waiting for me.

“Congratulations!”

Liu Qingyu got up and approached and patted him on the back with a happy expression. Cha Yoo-jin also approached and congratulated Liu Cheng-wu.

“congratulations!”

‘On the way, I was just going to pretend I knew it, but… … ?’

The reaction on stage was so good, it seemed like they narrowed the distance of their hearts arbitrarily.

In particular, Ryu Chung-woo seems to have played a part in the fact that there were no participants close to him because everyone in the last team match had run out.

I accepted the greeting and even gave a high-five to Seon Ah-hyun, who was standing hesitantly, and went up to the podium.

I felt like I had become a rare celebrity. very unfamiliar

“… First of all, I would like to thank the shareholders who bought the stock. I will keep in mind that it is an undeserved ranking compared to my ability, and I will always do my best to achieve results as much as I invested.”

As soon as the standard appreciation was over, the MC came in.

“Participants at Park Moon University are delighting shareholders with their unique ideas on every stage. Do you have any ideas you would like to try next?”

It was a damn hard question. I think it would be easier to show off a little bit of aegyo.

Let’s just be moderately comprehensive.

“… Next time, I want to try something fun.”

“Haha, are you starting to miss < POP☆CON >? I look forward to the next stage of Park Moon-dae.”

Is there an MC who weaves joy into popcorn?

Of course, I couldn’t stare at the MC, so I quietly lowered my head and went up to my seat.

The fancy sofa given to 4th place was honestly embarrassing. However, since my back was honest, I waited for the rest of the ranking announcement more comfortably.

“The 3rd place is Cha Yoo-jin!”

“omg.”

“You were number one.”

Cha Yu-jin, who was ranked first at the last ranking announcement, fell two places.

But he doesn’t seem to care too much. I came up with a bright feeling of ‘I’m glad I got a high rank’ and settled down on the sofa.

And the long-awaited 1st and 2nd place showdown.

It was Ryu Chung-woo and Seon Ah-hyun who made it to the finals.

‘Isn’t he collapsing?’

Seon Ah-hyun stumbled up and stood on the podium. He looked like he would faint at any moment if he won first place.

“< Re-listing! Idol Inc. > The glorious 1st place… congratulations! I am a participant in Ryu Chung-woo!”

“thank you!”

The first place was Ryu Chung-woo. In fact, I knew it would be like this unless something unexpected happened.

Since he graduated from a national university and has a favorable image on broadcasts, he must not have been affected by the negative vote.

After Ryu Cheong-woo and Seon Ah-hyun’s impressions, the exhausting 29th and 30th place participants were announced. It dragged on so much time that even on the sofa, my back was tired.

But the real highlight came next.

“This is the rank you would have gotten if you hadn’t had the ‘Sell the Stock’ system!”

This is because the production crew revealed the number of votes and the number of cut votes, rearranged them, and put them on the screen.

There were groans everywhere.

“I can’t see.”

I also quickly found ‘Park Moon-dae’ on the screen.

[Buy: 893 452 / Sell: 12 257]

[Total rank: 4th / Purchase rank: 3rd]

Third place?

When I checked the 4th place, which was originally my ranking, it was Seon Ah-hyun.

It seems that there was a significant difference in the negative vote because the number of votes at the top was similar.

But I felt a different feeling than regret.

‘This is unexpected… I’m reluctant.’

[Sold: 12 257]

Yes. Even though the results were obviously good, seeing the number in 10,000 units of the will to hope that ‘Park Moon-dae’ will fail… It was a bit of a strange feeling.

‘This feels more like a blow than I thought… … .’

… … for a moment!

‘Let’s stop talking bullshit.’

My goal is to debut and avoid sudden death.

What is it that even thinking about that is not enough, so why is it that one out of 90 votes is disliked?

‘Let’s be thankful for the 890,000 votes that will prevent sudden death.’

I defined the situation and quit thinking.

But when I looked around, most of them had a ‘I’m freaking out’ face no matter what the rankings were.

‘This team match will go very well.’

I could already see the eyes of the children with tears in their eyes.

* * *

“Wait a minute!”

The production team seemed to be taken aback by the mourning atmosphere, so the filming of the next team match, which should have taken place as soon as the ranking announcement was over, was temporarily suspended.

Instead, the production crew came out with a strange mini project.

〈Idol Talent Show〉

… Like a hastily planned project, it was unconventional.