Chapter 41

KBC Broadcasting Lobby.

Today is the day for the main cast meeting of "The Regressor Who Erases Memories."

I wanted to finish the script as early as possible to have time to watch the music show, so I was in a hurry.

I had reached a state where I no longer cared about people.

I brought a chair from next to the security guard and started typing.

Tap, tap, tap—

"Excuse me, why are you here…."

"Sir Guard."

"Yes?"

"I have a reason to write here."

"…."

A young man who looked about my age.

He seemed slightly bewildered but,

since I had already proven myself as a writer with a confirmed broadcast date, he didn't want to cause any trouble.

'Now, just finish this, and there are only three episodes left.'

However, this episode was a surefire hit.

The actor Shin Jo-hoon, who had previously registered, delivered a powerful performance as the antagonist.

In the previous episode, the protagonist barely managed to subdue the antagonist, who then escaped from the transport vehicle.

And Shin Jo-hoon's character began to systematically stab the protagonist's acquaintances with a syringe.

With the regression ability and the memory erasure ability significantly weakened, the antagonist had awakened.

Soon, the protagonist, upon seeing the bodies of his family, was struck with great shock.

He immediately used the regression ability but fainted.

"This episode is too much…."

Ultimately, the villain escaped from the transport vehicle again.

And the episode ended with the protagonist moving to stop him.

"…."

It can't be all about the villain.

I need to have Shin Jo-hoon regain his senses and drink a can of soda in the middle.

A little later,

Tap, tap—!

"Ugh… I'm done."

After sitting still for quite a while, my whole body felt stiff.

I had come early in the morning and written the script as if I were dead.

I took out my smartphone from my pocket and sent a message to the Purple Girls' manager.

I sent it yesterday too, but I was worried just in case.

[Manager, can I really go to the waiting room first?]

A reply arrived immediately.

[Yes, it will take us a while to get there.]

[You can go to the waiting room with 'Purple Girls' written on it!]

"Hmm… maybe I'll go and rest a bit."

Honestly, now that I've finished writing, all I want to do is rest.

Besides, I have the main cast meeting in the evening, and I have to see Mi-ryung again.

"But I have to see Se-mi. She doesn't have many free days."

With her busy schedule both domestically and internationally, I don't know when I'll see her again.

The romantic macho's shooting is almost done, and now we're just waiting for the final episode.

On the way to the music show waiting room.

Thud, thud—

"Hello! We are~"

"…."

"The Shooting Girls, shining like stars! "

"Um, ah, yes. Hello."

I don't understand the connection between shooting and stars. Are they shooting stars?

I've met this 'group' of idols three times already.

Whether it's a girl group or a boy group, I keep meeting them.

None of them knew who I was and greeted me reflexively.

"Really uncomfortable. Seriously."

Embarrassed, I quickened my pace and reached my destination.

The largest waiting room, given to the artist who came in first place in the previous episode.

I lifted my head to confirm the 'Purple Girls' sign on the waiting room nameplate.

Creak—

I opened the door and confirmed that no one was in the spacious room.

"I'll revise the script until the members arrive."

I soon found a corner, sat down, and opened my laptop.

However,

Tap, tap, tap—

How much time had passed?

I stretched to get ready to do some stretching.

"?"

I didn't know when she had arrived, but a strange woman was sitting on the opposite side, reading a script intently.

Her beauty aside, her attire was incredibly lavish.

It seemed this stage's concept required a party dress.

Thump—

Although I should be used to it by now, my heart's beat didn't easily become familiar.

Ding—

A new system notification arrived.

[A new actor has been discovered.]

[You can reset the cooldown of Multiple Writing (Lv 1) by using Benefit Reinforcement Points.]

The sensation that triggers when a new protagonist is discovered.

It was the same experience as when I first saw Kim Hyun-ji at the cafe.

"Yoo Seol-a…?"

I whispered her name, but she didn't seem to hear me.

Personally, I didn't know her at all.

But there's probably no one in Korea who doesn't know her name.

As a 10-year national sweetheart and the queen of this jungle-like entertainment industry, it's impossible not to know her.

A versatile all-rounder in singing, songwriting, acting, and variety shows, there's no genre she hasn't mastered.

'Maybe she mistook the waiting room because she's always been number one.'

I hesitated about using the precious points on the one-year cooldown Multiple Writing.

While I wondered when I might see the national sweetheart again,

I had serious doubts about whether I could cast Yoo Seol-a in my next work.

'No, it would be even funnier to say I'm shooting a web drama with Yoo Seol-a.'

At that moment, she seemed to notice my gaze and turned to look at me.

She opened her eyes wide and stared at me, then slowly spoke.

"Who are you?"

"I, I'm…."

"You can't just come in here… Oh, you're a music show staff member!"

"No, I'm a writer…."

"Oh, a music show writer. Nice to meet you."

"No, that's not…."

"I still have time before the rehearsal… Oh, it's already time! Sorry."

Let me say something too.

Rustle—

Her lavish dress dragged on the floor as she left.

"See you later, staff member."

Yoo Seol-a smiled and walked away.

She never realized she had entered the wrong room.

"Hey, but next time, please make some noise when you enter the waiting room!"

She really didn't know.

Judging from her parting words.

Creak, thud—

"This is someone else's room."

It seemed she had no intention of listening to me.

A little later,

I left the Purple Girls' waiting room and slowly walked out.

Since I had the chance to hear Yoo Seol-a's live performance for free, it was like a concert.

Various staff members, managers, and reporters were all over the place.

The music show is a place where a wide variety of professions gather, more so than any variety show.

Most people, except for me, were focused on their work rather than the music.

"Love, don't say it~♬"

"Wow, what a treat for my ears today."

After about five minutes of singing, Yoo Seol-a put down the microphone.

Soon, a new intro played, and it was time for the next song.

"As you are in my heart…"

The first note sent shivers down my spine.

Is it just because the song is so good?

Yoo Seol-a was looking straight ahead while singing, but

she smiled at me once.

Well, there was no one else around me, so it must have been me.

Maybe she remembered our conversation in the waiting room.

"Song… it's good."

Soon, the rehearsal ended with the last lyrics.

Ding—

At that moment, a familiar notification sound played, indicating a song registration.

[A song that fits the work's atmosphere by 92% has been discovered.]

[Do you want to add this song to the work? (Y/N)]

But that wasn't all.

Another notification sound followed.

[The 'Actor and Singer are One!' mission has been completed.]

[Completing the hidden mission grants a special reward.]

[You have gained 1 point of Benefit Reinforcement Points.]

"Wow… crazy."

How far do the hidden functions of the system go?

* * *

No matter how I think about it, I don't know if I can cast Yoo Seol-a.

Even if I don't know, her schedule for the next three years is probably packed.

Thud, thud—

On the way to the waiting room, I thought to myself.

'Anyway, now I have 2 points.'

I hesitated about using the points I had saved for Multiple Writing.

But I decided to save them for when I really needed them.

"Hmm, first…."

I opened the door to the Purple Girls' waiting room where I had left my laptop.

Creak—

"Writer!!"

"Oh, our hero!"

"Yay!"

The Purple Girls members reacted enthusiastically, each saying a word.

Among them, Se-mi greeted me with a smile without saying a word.

"Everyone, how have you been?"

Rei-mi approached and spoke.

"You were in Busan for over a month, right?"

"Yes, that's how it turned out."

"Hey, you should have kept in touch. Se-mi was so worried…."

"Big sister!!!"

"Ahem."

Se-mi, with a look of great injustice, spoke urgently.

"I, I haven't heard from you for a month. I was really worried!"

"I know, Se-mi."

"Really…."

"Yes, I'll keep in touch more often."

"Okay!"

The dreamy atmosphere of the Purple Girls as seen on TV.

But in reality, they were like beagles when gathered together.

"Ah, but Writer, Writer…."

"Writer! Did you see the pilot?"

"Did you watch our Japanese variety show?"

"Answer, answer, answer."

Just one word from each of them was enough to give me a headache.

Then, one member picked up my script from the table and asked.

"Writer, did you leave this script here?"

"Huh?"

"It was on the table before we came in?"

"Hmm…?"

What is this? I didn't bring the script.

In her hand was the script for "The Regressor Who Erases Memories" Part 1.

Just then, Mi-ryung, who had been absent, burst into the waiting room.

"Mi-ryung, you're here?"

"Oh, Writer!"

"Don't forget our meeting tonight… Ah."

Ding—

Right, Mi-ryung is also the protagonist of our drama.

[Content: The Regressor Who Erases Memories Part 14]

[Genre: Time Loop, Romance, Crime Thriller]

[Location: Tempest Entertainment Room 506]

[Time Limit: 1 day]

[※ Gold Upgrade: 110-110101-1011 (Virtual Account, W Bank)]

[※ Deposit Amount: 0 won / 500 million won]

"Room 506… it's my studio."

It makes sense since Kang Jun often visits.

This work is really paying off.

* * *

That evening, at the main cast meeting for KBC Broadcasting.

Director Song Kwon-soo and the main production team were all gathered.

Including the main actors Kang Jun, Mi-ryung, and Kim Hyun-ji.

Director Song introduced each member of the production team.

Seeing this, I felt that the production was really entering the final stages.

"This is the lighting director, and this is the cinematography director…."

It would be hard for someone not in the industry to know their names.

But I had remembered the names of the key figures at SBC since my days as an assistant writer.

Judging from the fact that I vaguely remembered their names,

"Director Kim, I've heard a lot about you. I've watched a lot of your work."

"What? What have you seen?"

"Mu, Mu…."

"Oh, you've seen 'Mu-ah-jeong Samnam'? It had good ratings."

"That means a lot of people watched it."

Then, he turned his gaze to a man.

"Hello, I'm the music director, Song Kwon-chul."

Song Kwon… Chul?

Director Song Kwon-soo added a word from the side.

"He's my younger brother."

"Ah, hello."

Then, in the warm atmosphere of the after-meeting gathering, I had a conversation with the music director.

"Yoo Seol-a's song? Haha."

"Yes, it might be difficult, but I can at least ask."

"Hmm… you're serious."

"Of course."

"Maybe you should talk to the representative of Tempest Entertainment."

"Huh…?"

"Oh, you didn't know. It's a story only a few people know…."

Listening to the music director, I felt my information network was lacking.

"Rothem Entertainment. It separated from Tempest when it was established. Now they are completely separate, but they might be considered sister companies."

A 13-year veteran singer and an 8-year veteran actor.

Yoo Seol-a is the breadwinner of Rothem Entertainment.

Of course, calling her a breadwinner might be an understatement given her massive influence.