Private Secretary - Chapter 27

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Private Secretary Episode 27

 

“Still, it would be useful. Take it. Go inside and buy something delicious to eat.”

 

Lee Seol firmly grasped Grandfather’s hand and quickly stepped back.

 

“Oh, miss!”

 

“Enjoy the game!”

 

Lee Seol bowed politely, then grabbed Tae-san’s wrist who was standing nearby and quickly ran away.

 

So that Grandfather couldn’t chase after them and insist on giving them money.

 

“…What kind of meddling is this?”

 

Tae-san, who had been quietly watching the whole time, stared at Lee Seol with an expression of incomprehension.

 

“Just. I felt bad about it. And I happened to find out there were tickets left.”

 

“…”

 

“I’ll get old and fall behind someday too, and I think I’d be upset if I were excluded like that. So I helped him. It reminded me of my parents too.”

 

“It’s unfortunate, but what can you do. That’s how society works.”

 

Tae-san continued speaking indifferently.

 

“Humans are originally animals of adaptation, so those who can’t keep up are destined to disappear. That’s how we’ve developed.”

 

“I know that too, but I still feel bad about it. My mom already struggles with kiosks, so how much harder must it be for elderly people older than her.”

 

“…”

 

“This is why I wish there were more tickets available for on-site sales, you know? Elderly people can’t do online ticketing, so they naturally get pushed out by young people these days. The team exists today thanks to longtime fans like him.”

 

“…”

 

“Ah, I talked too much. Shall we go in now?”

 

Lee Seol took out the ticket Tae-san had given her last time and headed toward the gate.

 

After that, Tae-san didn’t say anything, like someone lost in deep thought.

 

Lee Seol began to worry whether she had spoken too arrogantly in a lecturing tone, or if she had been rude to him.

 

“…Department Head?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“If what I said earlier was presumptuous…”

 

“No, thanks to you I had various thoughts. As you said, without longtime fans like him, the team’s history couldn’t have continued until now.”

 

“…Yes?”

 

“Those people were probably the main players in society when they were young. When cars were first produced in Korea, they were probably the first to get behind the wheel of a domestic car.”

 

What is he trying to say?

 

Lee Seol listened to Tae-san’s words while looking for the section specified on their tickets.

 

Their seats were table seats in a section with an excellent view.

 

These seats were hard to get due to fierce ticketing competition, but it seemed she was enjoying luxury thanks to having the son of the Hogen Otters team owner as her boss.

 

“What if we could make those fans recall the vigor of their youth again?”

 

“…Yes? I’m sorry, but I don’t quite understand what you’re saying right now.”

 

“I’m talking about the direction for this new car advertisement. Thanks to you, I think I’ve found my bearings.”

 

“…Yes? I didn’t really do anything, so what do you mean…”

 

“Electric cars need to expand their market share more. We need to stimulate people who only used internal combustion engine cars to increase their interest and favorability toward electric cars. That’s the core of the job I’m in charge of.”

 

“…”

 

“Until now, there were quite a few advertising ideas to attract young people, but there weren’t really any alternatives to target middle-aged and older demographics. But after hearing what you said today, I got an idea.”

 

“What did I…”

 

“I’m thinking of proceeding with a campaign format. We’ll coordinate with the team to recruit longtime fans who have loved our Otters. We’ll show them games while also escorting them with the new electric car that just came out.”

 

“Oh, that sounds good?”

 

“What do you think? An electric car campaign targeting middle-aged fans. Do you think it would be memorable without causing resistance?”

 

“Yes. I think even other baseball fans would view it very positively? Including myself.”

 

Lee Seol, excited by the thought that she had been helpful, continued enthusiastically.

 

“Listening to this, such a scene suddenly comes to mind. A young person who drove the first car made by Hogen, and as time passes, now drives today’s electric car. And in the back, a grandchild who will be a future car owner is sleeping.”

 

“…”

 

“So we can instill the feeling that Hogen has been together through the past, present, and even the future.”

 

“…That’s good?”

 

Lee Seol had just said the image that came to mind, but Tae-san expressed serious approval, which rather flustered her.

 

Tae-san seemed to like that idea, as he took out his PC and immediately started taking notes.

 

“Then I’ll go buy some food.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

After confirming that Tae-san was making a phone call to someone, Lee Seol quietly left her seat so as not to disturb him.

 

Even when she returned after buying various famous foods from the stadium, Tae-san was still absorbed in his phone call.

 

It felt awkward to eat first, and seeing the tteokbokki getting cold made her feel sorry, so Lee Seol just blankly watched the players warming up on the pitch.

 

Then she felt Tae-san’s hand stroking her head. When she glanced up, Tae-san gestured as if telling her to eat first.

 

Since he gave permission, should I try some then.

 

Lee Seol took a big bite of tteokbokki first and then took out the uniform she had brought in her bag and put it on.

 

She also took out a mini desktop fan and turned it on, and the cool breeze scattered Lee Seol’s hair.

 

Then she suddenly felt thirsty. When she got up again to buy coffee for the tumbler she had brought, this time Tae-san grabbed Lee Seol’s wrist.

 

“What.”

 

“Ah, I was going to buy coffee. Would you like some too, Department Head?”

 

Then Tae-san took Lee Seol’s tumbler as if he would go himself and went out.

 

Lee Seol, who couldn’t say much because he was on a call, felt uncomfortable about inadvertently making her boss run an errand.

 

“…Did I do well though?”

 

Lee Seol put chicken gangjeong in her mouth and slowly looked around the bustling stadium.

 

Not only could she watch baseball from good seats on the weekend, but she could also be with him.

 

When she was taking pictures of the stadium after a long time, Tae-san returned to his seat and put the tumbler in front of her.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“Iced americano, right? I didn’t ask what you actually wanted to drink, so I just bought this.”

 

“Yes. That’s right. Thank you.”

 

“Still, thanks to you I feel relieved. I was wondering how to present new car promotion and brand vision together, but it’s all thanks to you.”

 

“…I just said what came to mind, but you were quick to catch on, Department Head. You don’t need to thank me.”

 

“No. If I had just passed by that elderly gentleman earlier, I probably wouldn’t have thought of this idea.”

 

“Come on. An ordinary person would have just thought ‘I did a good deed’ and that would be it. But because you’re the Department Head, you connected it to work.”

 

Lee Seol, who found Tae-san’s gaze quite burdensome as he leaned back in his chair and stared at her, put chopsticks in his hand.

 

“Please eat some. I only bought things that are famous for being delicious here.”

 

“But Han Lee Seol.”

 

“Yes?”

 

Tae-san’s heavy voice reached her, and Lee Seol flinched and stiffened.

 

What is it. What did I do wrong again?

 

“This is the home team cheering section, but aren’t you wearing the opposing team’s uniform too openly?”

 

Ah, what was I thinking.

 

Lee Seol, who had been nervous for nothing, smiled brightly as if it was no big deal.

 

“Opposing team fans can sit together too. Baseball fans don’t care about that stuff.”

 

“So you’re determined to cheer for Wowon?”

 

“Of course? Even though I’m sitting in the home team cheering section, even though the boss I serve is the son of the Hogen team owner, I have no intention of changing teams.”

 

“Want to bet on who wins?”

 

“Why would we do that? We’re going to win anyway. Even though Wowon is a bit weak against other teams, they’re strong against Hogen. Wowon’s record against Hogen so far…”

 

“You have to try it to know which is longer or shorter.”

 

Lee Seol, who usually didn’t enjoy betting, eventually fell for his provocation.

 

“Don’t regret it. And don’t say let’s pretend it never happened.”

 

“You’re the one who shouldn’t.”

 

“Then what are we betting? The loser buys dinner?”

 

“That’s something we can always do commonly, so it’s not fun.”

 

“Then what?”

 

Tae-san naturally brushed off the fried food crumbs from Lee Seol’s lips, then opened his mouth.

 

“Granting a wish.”

 

“…Ah, that’s too tacky. If I were to ask for 100 billion in cash as my wish, would you give it to me?”

 

“The wish I’m talking about is only something feasible within the range that’s socially acceptable.”

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