"Uh...."
The interviewee was flustered by the sudden question.
He rolled his eyes, wondering how to answer.
Jo Sung-hyun, who saw that, glanced at Park Jung-won.
Park Jung-won scratched his cheek and opened his mouth.
"It's okay. Just answer comfortably."
"Ah...yes, I realized it after going to college. Until high school, I thought I was okay, but when I went to college, there were so many people who were better than me."
“These days, many high school students are debuting as singers. I'm curious about what you thought when you saw those kids.”
"...I thought I should work harder."
The interviewee responded.
After hearing that, Park Jung-won nodded.
"Yes, thank you for your hard work. The interview results will be provided individually. Thank you."
With that, the interviewee left.
Woo Kyung-soo sighed and shook her head.
"He's full of enthusiasm, but there's no substance."
"Yeah. It's hard to do the job properly... and it'll take a long time to adapt too."
"He couldn't even properly articulate an appeal for himself. If it were me, while answering the question about whether you originally dreamed of being a singer, I would have said that because of that, I understand the hardships of artists and can take better care of them. But he couldn't do that."
Woo Kyung-soo grumbled.
Jo Sung-hyun blinked as he heard that.
He was just looking for someone who made a good impression to hire in any way possible, but Park Jung-won and Woo Kyung-soo seemed to have different eyes, not just occupying the position of team leader.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Oh, it's just... something... intriguing.”
"Why are you finding it so intriguing? It's just obvious. I didn't recommend you for nothing."
"You recommended me?"
"Well, you came to me as soon as you were hired, right?"
Park Jung-won said, as if asking a question.
After saying that, he called out to continue the interview.
But.
An unexpected candidate emerged.
"Huh...?"
Jo Sung-hyun's eyes widened.
He turned his head in surprise and looked at Park Jung-won, Woo Kyung-soo, and Joo Hye-won.
But they had indifferent expressions.
As if they knew nothing.
Looking at their expressions, Jo Sung-hyun thought they looked alike.
But.
"Hello! I'm Jang Hyun-ah!"
The other person greeted with a deep bow.
After hearing that name, Jo Sung-hyun confirmed that she was not just someone who looked similar.
"Why is that person coming out there?"
Jang Hyun-ah.
She's a legend.
She suddenly appeared one day, showed her prowess, and made a rapid advancement.
In the end, she even obtained the position of CEO of Pan Entertainment in just four years.
There were stories about her exceptional abilities and how every artist she worked with achieved above-average results.
"But after the two big artists she was in charge of flew away one after another on drug charges, the title of being lucky was withdrawn.
She just remained as a capable CEO.
But it was still a mystery how she got the position of CEO of Pan Entertainment in just four years, but that was eventually solved.
Jang Pan-seok.
It was revealed when she stood as the chief mourner when the original CEO of Pan Entertainment died in a car accident.
It was very rare for a woman to be the chief mourner, so she attracted attention, and even more so because she was the CEO of Pan Entertainment.
The rumor spread quickly.
'Jang Hyun-ah, the daughter of Jang Pan-seok. She is a person who is evaluated as having good abilities and decent looks, and could have been a mid-level artist as well.'
She appeared in the interview room.
* * *
The interview continued, but nothing came into Jo Sung-hyun's head.
He just thought that he had to hire Jang Hyun-ah no matter what.
Her ability was already verified, and the people here didn't know it yet... but she was the daughter of Jang Pan-seok.
Then shouldn't he just hire her and see what happens?
'No, I'm going to quit anyway, so does it matter?'
Anyway, it would be easier for him to quit if he hired Jang Hyun-ah.
He felt a little sorry for Park Jung-won, but he thought he would feel less sorry if Jang Hyun-ah filled his position.
The interview was over, and they had to start working tomorrow, so they started a meeting right away.
They started by looking at the scoresheets they had written.
Jo Sung-hyun gave Jang Hyun-ah a perfect score.
He gave the other interviewees vague scores, either average or mediocre, but only Jang Hyun-ah got a perfect score.
Seeing that, Park Jung-won looked at Jo Sung-hyun with a strange look.
"Did you give her a perfect score because she's pretty?"
"Do you think I would do that?"
"Uh, I just asked in case. It's just too random to give a perfect score."
"She looked like she would do the job really well."
"Wow... What do you guys think?"
There were only three candidates left in the top rank.
One of them was Jang Hyun-ah.
If Jo Sung-hyun had given Jang Hyun-ah a vague score, she would have been barely fifth, but because Jo Sung-hyun gave her a perfect score, she immediately rose to the top.
"I'm fine with her. She speaks well, and her eyes are good. I like her."
Joo Hye-won was the first to agree.
But a dissenting opinion came right away.
"Does she have the stamina? She's enthusiastic, but why does she look like she'll run away soon?"
With that, Woo Kyung-soo gave a negative evaluation.
Team Leader Park Jung-won agreed with Team Leader Woo Kyung-soo's words.
He nodded and opened his mouth.
"She's too dreamy. You know how those kids fall out quickly. They say they want to raise the best singers with their own hands... but those kids are better off than the ones who just work because they need money."
"Team Leader, why are you saying that?"
Jo Sung-hyun threw a word.
At that, Park Jung-won paused.
"Me? I'm just..."
He stopped in the middle of his sentence.
He also had a desire deep in his heart to raise the best singers with his own hands.
If he didn't have that desire, he wouldn't have climbed up to the team leader position in the first place, or worked passionately.
Jo Sung-hyun chuckled, and Park Jung-won shook his head.
As if he was incredulous, Park Jung-won looked at Jo Sung-hyun and answered.
"Hey, I don't know. Fine. Let's go with Jang Hyun-ah."
At his words, Woo Kyung-soo seemed to think for a moment.
She still had doubts about her stamina, and she touched Jang Hyun-ah's profile with her finger and opened her mouth.
"Tell her to build up her stamina when she joins."
And so, the new recruit for Singer 1 Team was decided to be Jang Hyun-ah.
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