The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol

ice door and opened it.
The CEO, whom I hadn’t seen in a while, had a radiant face as if he was enjoying a good life with the money they had earned.

“Oh, isn’t this our Hoyun!”

“Hahaha.
Hello, CEO.”

Since when did I become your Hoyun?

I approached him with a business smile.

“It seems like a special day, with Jiheon first and now Hoyun.”

“Min Jiheon came and left.”

“Yeah, I called him over to talk.
I don’t know what he’s thinking since he’s always so clueless.”

The manager placed the trophy he had brought on the table.

“Well, we’ll be getting a few more of these in the future.”

“Still, I have to see it in person once.
We’ll display one in our CEO’s office.
Who knew our The Dawn would grow this big… and do so well.”

Did you raise us?

While inwardly raising my middle finger, I outwardly played along and laughed.

“Our recent achievements have been quite good, right? Both in terms of music and variety shows.
As far as I know, we’re still in discussion for a commercial deal.”

“Of course.
We really hit the jackpot this time.”

“So, about that.”

As I leaned forward to bring up the main topic, my manager visibly tensed up.
But before he could speak, the CEO raised his hand.

“Hoyun, I know what you’re thinking.”

“Huh?”

“There’s only one reason you would suddenly come to see me like this.
You want to change the contracts, right? But we already revised yours…”

“Ah.”

I let out a sly smile.

“You’re half right and half wrong.”

“Huh?”

“It’s not my contract, but the members’ contracts.”

This had been on my mind for a while.

Contracts couldn’t be changed just by whining about it.
My case was special.
Back then, I brought a song from Blue Tiger and temporarily raised our recognition through the media, but the members hadn’t shown much.

However, with our Shining Star victory and first-place achievement, it was now a story worth considering.

If the teamwork started to crumble now that we were just taking off, it wouldn’t be good for the CEO either.
It wasn’t a bad idea to bring it up, considering the timing.

“Please change the members’ contracts to match mine.”

The CEO, slightly surprised, took a sip of tea before replying.

“I didn’t think you were that kind of person, but when did you grow so attached to your members?”

…Hmm.

“Or is it not about being attached, but are you worried about being cornered later because your contract conditions are different?”

They were spot on.
As much as it was true, it felt shitty to hear it from someone else’s mouth, so I just laughed.

“You don’t have to be curious about my intentions.”

Just change the contracts.

Seeming to understand the meaning, the CEO’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

“Well, that’s true.
Anyway… I was planning to bring it up myself.
It’s easier if your conditions are the same.”

What’s going on? Was he actually doing his job?

The CEO wasn’t just a figurehead; he noticed this much.

It seemed to be going smoothly, but I couldn’t let myguard down until the contracts were completely changed.

“Thank you.”

“Next time we revise the contracts, let’s go over them with all the members.”

“Yes, please.”

It felt almost too easy, which made me feel uneasy.

At times like this, something would always blow up.

Sure enough, the CEO asked slyly,

“Hoyun, by the way…”

“Yes?”

“People should seize opportunities when they come.
It seems to me that you have lots of opportunities.
You have good visuals, vocal skills, and high recognition… I’ve received various contacts for you.”

These were nice words, but why did they sound so unpleasant when the CEO said them?

As I closed my mouth with a “get to the point” look, the CEO cleared his throat.

“Do you happen to…”

“I don’t.”

“… I haven’t finished talking yet.”

“I don’t plan on acting.”

“…Fine, just lay it on the line.”

He backed off after I sharply cut him off.

“Anyway, why don’t you want to? It’s an opportunity to raise your recognition a lot…”

“It’s time to focus on group activities now.”

“No, think about it again.
We used to be an actor management company, right? If we put our minds to it, we can push Min Jiheon to the side.”

Don’t lie…

That fierce Min Jiheon from earlier was already a national actor.
In terms of dramas, even the cold and objective Jeong Dajun praised his acting.
He’s a textbook example of a “trustworthy actor.”

Although his strong personality is a flaw.

“I probably don’t have talent like Min Jiheon-sunbae.”

“That’s a shame…”

“I’ll postpone it to next time.”

When an idol’s activities, which have just begun, were going well, there’s no way not to attract attention if a recently debuted idol tried to stand out with individual activities.

These would be the clickbait titles.

[Seo Hoyun wants to act, but his acting is terrible.]

[If you’re going to do this, just say you wanted to be an actor from the beginning~ㅋㅋㅋ]

[Yep~ His expression was sour because he didn’t want to be an idol]

…It’s all too plausible.

When I imagined it, I saw my poor acting skills being uploaded on YouTube and community sites.

“Hmm… It’s a pity, such a pity.”

The CEO’s face showed great disappointment, but he reluctantly agreed and moved on since I strongly refused.
That was the only good thing about this company.

Leaving me to handle things on my own.

The downside?

Everything else.

Lee Jihyeon was somewhat of a gem, though.

She’s so sharp and intelligent that I wanted to keep her around…

“I’ll be going.”

I bowed and got up.

But why suddenly bring up acting…? He doesn’t even know about my hidden trait.

It’s strange.
No matter how I think about it.

Doesn’t Seong Jiwon objectively fit better?

Especially in terms of appearance, Seong Jiwon seems to suit acting better with his good looks, innocence, and ability to change his expression according to the role.
I tilted my head but missed the timing to ask.

“Ah, I’m going to talk to Kim about this.”

“Yes.”

As expected…

He’d pretend to respect my decision in front of me and then send the manager to persuade me behind my back.

Well, that’s the manager’s job to handle.

Ignoring the manager’s desperate SOS signal, I left.
As I walked down the hallway after leaving the CEO’s office, I ran into an unexpected person.

It was Min Jiheon, tapping his phone.

“Ah…”

Noticing me, Min Jiheon stuffed his phone into his pocket and asked,

“You came out faster than I thought?”

As if he had been waiting for me.