Chapter 10

As Li Yuhao came out of the CCM company building, he was still thinking about Jin Guangzhu's words. Li Yuhao thought to himself, "Should I join CCM? To be honest, CCM has the backing of the CJ Group, but CJ is integrating into CJE&M, so they can't really take much care of CCM."

However, if Li Yuhao wanted to take this path, he either had to go to an entertainment agency for an interview or his talent had to attract the attention of an agency. The problem was that Li Yuhao was currently a college student, with no money and no connections. How could he attract the attention of an entertainment agency and sell himself at a good price?

Li Yuhao looked at the time; it was past 3 PM. He steeled his resolve, "I'll take the risk. If it doesn't work out, I'll have to join CCM." For Li Yuhao, CCM was his last resort.

Li Yuhao took a bus to the computer market. Yes, the computer market. Li Yuhao planned to sell himself. He intended to use his remaining 300,000 won to buy a computer, a webcam, and a microphone. He would shoot a video of himself singing at home, then go to a cafe to use the free Wi-Fi to upload the video to YouTube to attract the attention of entertainment agencies. This was Li Yuhao's 'do or die' move, as he was ready to use all his savings.

If he signed with an agency, he would move into the dormitory. If not... he would sleep in the park or directly sell his song to CCM for 1 million won.

Li Yuhao bought all the equipment and used the free Wi-Fi at the computer market to download simple music production software.

With everything prepared, Li Yuhao returned home to start making the song's accompaniment. Sitting on the floor, he grabbed his head and muttered to himself, "What song should I make first? It has to be impactful. 'Lie'? No, I'll save that for later. 'Sorry, Sorry'? The camera can't capture the dance. Ah, 'Like Being Shot.' This one, I just need to sit and sing."

The song 'Like Being Shot' was already deeply ingrained in Li Yuhao's mind from his previous life. He remembered the lyrics and the arrangement clearly. Li Yuhao smiled, "Plus, it's perfect because I just broke up, so it will be easier to convey the emotion."

Deciding on the song, Li Yuhao started making the music on his computer software. Fortunately, he had a background in music production from his college music club.

After making some adjustments, Li Yuhao spent about an hour creating the song from memory. He hummed a part of it, and it was perfect. Li Yuhao then prepared to sing, knowing he still had to go to a cafe to upload the video.

Li Yuhao sat on the floor and prepared everything. He then sat there, recalling the moments with his ex-girlfriend from his previous life, and the moment of their breakup. Although it wasn't his current self who experienced it, the indescribable pain still spread through his heart.

With his emotions in place, Li Yuhao pressed the record button, and the song started playing. Li Yuhao began to sing...

Like being shot, I have no energy

I just want to laugh, so I laughed, just like that

An empty laugh

I just want to ask one question

Why did we break up

How could we break up, how could we break up, how...

Li Yuhao perfectly conveyed the indescribable pain after a breakup, the pain that felt like being shot, the heart-wrenching pain. The subtle sobs in his breaths during the song blended perfectly into the music, creating a crying voice. At the end of the song, Li Yuhao truly shed tears and sang the last line with a hoarse voice.

After watching the video himself, Li Yuhao said, "I was completely moved to tears by my own singing. The last line, with the tears uncontrollably falling and the hoarse voice, was a stroke of genius, adding the finishing touch."

Li Yuhao was satisfied with the video and took his laptop to a nearby cafe. He ordered a coffee, asked for the Wi-Fi password, and started uploading the video.

After finishing his coffee and uploading the video, Li Yuhao left with his laptop and went home to buy two bags of instant noodles to live on.

...

A staff member at YouTube Korea was sitting at her computer, listening to the 'ding' sound that signaled a new video upload every day. Today was no exception. A middle-aged woman with glasses heard the 'ding' sound, signaling the end of a video upload. She was about to leave for the day, but new videos and featured recommendations were usually handled the next morning. However, hearing the sound, she opened the newly uploaded video.

The woman pushed up her glasses and smiled at the video title, "Like Being Shot? What a strange name, hehe..." She clicked to play the video and saw a handsome young man in a casual T-shirt and shorts sitting on the floor, surrounded by 'Jinro' bottles. His eyes were lifeless as he looked at the camera, and then the music started. The young man began to sing a song she had never heard before.

After the first listen, the staff member was moved by Li Yuhao's singing, tears welling up in her eyes. She played the video again. On the second listen, when she saw Li Yuhao's tears at the end, she couldn't hold back her own tears. She felt a deep, inexplicable pain, just like the song's title, 'Like Being Shot.'

The song transported her back to her own heart-wrenching love story from her youth. She cried on her desk, releasing all the pent-up frustration and helplessness she had been holding back.

After her tears subsided, she used her authority to feature 'Like Being Shot' on the homepage, giving Li Yuhao's song a prominent recommendation.

At that moment, a friend who was browsing the video site for funny videos refreshed the page and saw the new featured video. "Huh... There's a new featured video at this time? Let's check it out... 'Like Being Shot'? What's this?"

At that moment, countless curious people in Korea clicked on the video. After the song ended, they all clicked to listen again, and again... They started contacting their friends, asking them to listen to 'Like Being Shot.'

"First comment, 'Like Being Shot' really made me feel heartbroken. I cried, really. This is the first time I've cried listening to a song. 120 likes!!!"

"Like Being Shot, I love and hate you. You bring back my breakup memories, but I can't help listening again."

"This song will definitely go viral!!!"

"Bro, it's just a breakup. Do you have to sing so mournfully? You made my heart feel like it was shot. Ah... Anyway, I support you."

In less than half an hour, the video had over 10,000 views, and the number was still climbing.

In the JYP W.G dormitory, Ahn So-hee was watching videos on her computer while lying on her bed. She saw the featured video. "Huh, featured in less than half an hour? Over 20,000 views, it can't be fake, right? Let's check it out..."

In the Girls' Generation dormitory, Sunny was also browsing the internet on her bed and saw the featured video. She clicked on it and soon burst into tears. Her roommate, Kim Hyo-yeon, immediately asked, "What's wrong, Sunny?..."

Hearing Hyo-yeon's voice, Sunny cried even harder, releasing all the frustrations and委屈 they had accumulated as Girls' Generation. Kim Hyo-yeon couldn't calm her down.

So, Kim Hyo-yeon ran out shouting, "Oh, oh, oh!! Bad news, Sunny is crying, Sunny is crying..."

Soon, everyone gathered around Sunny's bed, concerned. "Sunny, what's wrong? Did Hyo-yeon hit you? Why are you crying?"

Sunny finally stopped crying and sobbed, "No... No, I... I was listening to a song... I cried because of the song." She pointed to her computer.

Tae-yeon, confused, asked, "A song? What song made you cry so much?"

"It's... a new song, sung by a guy. You should all listen to it." Sunny took off her headphones, turned up the volume, and played the video again.

When Li Yuhao appeared in the video, Park Se-nyoung exclaimed, "Li Yuhao?" Tae-yeon was also shocked, "Is it him??"

The song started, and everyone stopped questioning Park Se-nyoung and Tae-yeon, choosing to listen to the song first. After the song ended, everyone in the Girls' Generation dormitory started to sob. "Wah... wah..."

The song made them all feel heartbroken. They had been under a lot of pressure recently, and the emotional song pushed them over the edge, causing them to cry collectively...

After their tears subsided, Kwon Yu-ri, still sobbing, said, "I... I heard you two... call his name? Do you... know him? Is he a singer?"

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