Reset Life with Infinite Talents - Chapter 233
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Infinite Talent Reset Life Episode 233
Kyaaaaaaaaaah!
The screams of 65,000 fans pierce through the ears and pound inside the head.
They fill the entire body as if ready to burst.
‘They really all came…’
Not a single one missing.
Fans screaming just for him wherever he looks, here and there.
The packed audience seats and standing fans with no empty spaces.
‘Just 2 years ago, it was this very place.’
It’s been only 2 years since he stood as a guest at the Aerosmith concert and thought, promised himself that someday he’d fill those audience seats with only his own fans. He achieved it. He did it.
His heart swells with emotion. His eyes redden.
One more time! One more time!
Encore! Encore!
“Please just one more time-!”
“Johann, please-!”
Johann looks at the camera and smiles contentedly.
“No way. I won’t. Absolutely not.”
Aaaaaaaah!
Why!
“Then I’ll start my first fan meeting now. You all know this song.”
If they’re his fans, they couldn’t not know it.
Dream – Journey on a Ship.
One of his debut songs.
“I’ll start. I hope everyone will sing along.”
Johann looked at the band that had come up on stage, and the band’s drummer raised his sticks high and struck them together.
Tak tak tak! Du du du du dung!
Johann strongly strummed the electric guitar he was wearing.
Jwaaaaaaang! Jwang jwang jwa jwa jwang!
Dream – Journey on a Ship arranged in rock version.
Johann grabbed the standing microphone.
“I have a ship!”
A ship that can go anywhere in the world.
…Kyaaaaaaaaaah!
Waaaaaaaaaah!
And so Johann’s first fan meeting began.
* * *
Waaaaaaah!
The control room where fans’ cheers echo dully.
A Rocky Management employee approaches Kim Seon-a, who is looking down at the entire stage with rapidly moving eyes.
“K, Kim. Ma, massage couch reservation inquiries have exceeded 20,000.”
Massage chairs costing $1,500 each.
As soon as she heard that this fan meeting wasn’t for making money and that it didn’t matter how much money was spent, Kim Seon-a turned one-third of Dodger Stadium’s parking lot into a space for guardians who brought fans, and placed massage chairs sponsored from somewhere within it.
That wasn’t all. To ensure the guardians’ wait wouldn’t be boring, she placed beverages, refreshments, TVs and other entertainment throughout the area.
Her actions and consideration for guardians – something Andrew Pearson had worked hard to scout her for, so he trusted her, but couldn’t understand why she was doing it.
But that consideration came back as 20,000 massage chairs.
The profit they receive for each sale is 30%, earning $9 million in revenue even before the fan meeting started.
They instantly recovered all the funds spent on the fan meeting including rental fees and had overflow.
The goods sales site and H&M online sales site are flooded with purchasing customers to the point of worrying about server crashes, and the Twitch broadcast streaming the fan meeting live has as many as 6 million viewers gathered.
“That’s fortunate.”
It seems like she earned her keep.
“It would be great if Korean managements also knew such methods existed.”
Korean managements commonly use the method of drawing participants for fan meetings through fan meeting entry tickets given when purchasing specific products like albums.
“No matter how much money you spend, if you’re unlucky, you might not be able to go to the fan meeting.”
Literally entry tickets, and there are countless cases where even dozens of entry tickets don’t win.
So fans share winning cutoff lines with each other and sometimes make unnecessary purchases to get additional entry tickets.
“Crazy! What do Korean managements think of fans, wallets?!”
Everyone gasps, and Kim Seon-a twists her lips.
“That’s why I think it was good to accept Rocky’s proposal. Because it’s a place that doesn’t take such bullshit for granted.”
Because they truly think of fans as fans.
That’s why she put forth her sincerity and full effort. To somehow help Rocky Management and Johann make money.
‘There’s a reason Andrew Director scouted her!’
‘That woman is a witch. No, she’s Andrew Pearson Mark 2…!’
Kim Seon-a laughs inwardly as if absurd at the disgusted gazes.
‘To have such an incredible artist, an artist whose value has already reached the heavens, and only stay at this level…’
If it were Korea, Johann alone would have already become Korea’s best, sitting on a throne no one could dare challenge.
But Rocky Management has only achieved the title of best in western America at most.
‘That shows how big the American market is…’
It also means they truly care for their artists.
Thinking of and treating artists as true artists, not simple money-making tools.
But there’s an even more surprising point.
“When I investigated Johann, it seems there were no sasaeng, no hardcore fans who came to his house… Is this a coincidental result?”
“No. It’s the result of a meticulous strategy paying off.”
The result of consistently instilling and misleading that he values freedom over popularity and fame since his debut at age 11.
“Of course, that doesn’t mean there are no hardcore fans.”
But all such beings are being sued and made to pay massive fines and settlement money, or serve prison sentences.
“Even though they’re fans?!”
“If Johann gets upset and quits entertainment activities, only they lose out. Wolfies know this well too.”
There’s even precedent.
Johann, who didn’t do entertainment activities for a whopping 4 years when enormous attention focused on him after discovering Norton I’s treasure.
“If Johann were simply a star who only knew how to sing, Wolfies would scoff…’
Johann has too many talents that reach the heavens even without singing. He’s also a billionaire who doesn’t need to worry about making a living even without entertainment activities.
Notably, he’s a major shareholder of Instory and Quick Food.
Owner of tens of thousands of acres of vineyards and wineries.
Besides that, Johann owns too much including stocks and real estate.
“But what’s the big deal about some lawsuits?”
It’s like praying for Johann to please quit entertainment activities.
“Gene, no Bruno Mars is similar to this.”
Bruno Mars has already established his own domain in composition, lyrics, and producing even without singing.
“Currently Bruno Mars’s fans just thank him saying ‘thank you for releasing an album.'”
“…Don’t tell me you made them think that way?”
Rocky Management, no Andrew Pearson.
‘She just said they instilled and misled!’
It means they created public opinion.
The staff members grin at that.
“Correct.”
Robin Joel has already completed this process, and Camila Cabello is currently in progress. Other singers, actors, and models are the same.
“Is there a reason you went that far?”
She thinks they didn’t do this simply for the artists.
The staff members look toward one place.
Andrew Pearson waving light sticks with Larry in the audience seats below.
“When Andrew Director recruited us, he said this. Since we’ve entered this industry anyway, shouldn’t we aim for the top?”
So let’s go slowly, building wide and solid foundations.
Let’s not rush.
Then we’ll naturally reach the top.
A castle that will never crumble will be completed.
The Staff Members look at Kim Seon-a again.
“Didn’t he say the same thing to you, Kim?”
Shiver!
He did. He seduced her with those words.
“…What is that person’s goal?”
“America’s Big Four record labels.”
Thud!
A record distribution company that will stand shoulder to shoulder with Warner Music, Universal Music, and Sony Music.
But the Staff Members’ words weren’t finished yet.
“That’s for the Singer side, and there’s another goal for Actors and Models.”
World’s best.
The ultimate goal of all Staff Members is to make anyone in the world think of the name Rocky when they think of the best management.
“…Puhahahahahaha!”
Kim Seon-a, who laughed while holding her stomach, wipes the tears from her eyes.
“I really like this place, Rocky.”
“You’ll like it even more from now on.”
‘And you’ll make Rocky even greater.’
A crazy talent who made ten million dollars profit from a fan meeting where everyone else gave up profits.
“Welcome to Rocky, Kim.”
“Thank you for choosing me, Rocky.”
Kyaaaaaaaa!
They who were shaking hands and smiling warmly burst out laughing when they looked at the Stage.
Johann was scrunching up his face again.
* * *
Kyaaaaaaaa!
This scene.
This sight.
A landscape filled with Fans who respond to his gestures and cheer for him.
‘This is driving me crazy, really.’
Dopamine and endorphins exploding, making his whole body feel like it’s floating in the sky.
Maybe that’s why he didn’t know. That he had sung passionately without even caring about pacing his stamina or the condition of his throat.
“Haa. Ha!”
Waaaaaaaa!
“Everyone’s having fun, right?”
Yes-!
“That’s good.”
Really good. That he’s not the only one feeling this way.
“Unfortunately, the first part of the performance ends here.”
Aaaaaa!
“Don’t be disappointed. The fan meeting is structured up to four parts!”
Waaaaaaaak!
“Then I’ll be back in 20 minutes! Don’t go anywhere and wait!”
No! Don’t go-!
Kyaaaaaaaak!
Johann, who was waving and running Behind the Stage, is startled by the sudden scream-like cheers.
“…Tell me honestly. What did you show them?”
Video screening for break time that wasn’t even shown to himself, the person involved in the fan meeting.
Rick Bottom slightly turns his head.
“Johann at 12 years old.”
Johann’s daily life after his disappearance that Fans don’t know but want to see.
Everything about Johann filmed by Rick Bottom, who had been carrying his phone almost constantly since becoming Johann’s Manager.
“Precisely, videos that weren’t uploaded to YouTube and SNS.”
“…Me sleeping?”
“That’s included too.”
Various daily scenes like sleeping, waking up, getting excited while waiting for hamburgers, studying, causing trouble, exercising, playing in underwear by the Waterside, etc.
Rick, who said that, urgently grabs Johann.
Grab!
“You need to change clothes and fix your makeup.”
“…Kim planned this, right? Tell her to see me later. Definitely!”
“Hurry up, Johann! There’s no time!”
“I’m going, going!”
Johann urgently ran to the Waiting Room, changed his sweat-soaked clothes, fixed his makeup, and headed back to the Stage.
Seeing the Fans smiling mischievously as soon as he appeared, his face naturally scrunched up.
He endures it and grabs the microphone.
“Were you all bored waiting?”
Not at all! Not at all!
“…Part 2 is a meeting corner with you guys.”
Through a lottery, they can ask questions they’re curious about and make reasonable requests.
A kind of Q&A.
And part 2 ends with introducing Fans’ stories and behind-the-scenes talk about works or album production.
Rustle!
“Y-you’ll do that much?”
“I-I only paid 1 dollar?”
For just 1 dollar, 10 dollars, not only massive gifts but passionate Singing, and now even such amazing things.
And they say there are even four parts.
Has there ever been a star on Billboard, no, among America’s celebrities who gave such a fan meeting?
Just how much does Johann love them?
They shed tears while looking at the giant screen randomly counting numbers from 1 to ten thousand.
“Ah. Seat number E row, 43. Who is it?”
It’s me-!
Puhahahaha!
“Hahaha!”
A Man’s shout that echoes through Dodger Stadium from how happy he is. A Boy who looks about 15 years old receives the microphone.
Johann, sitting in his chair, brightens his eyes.
“Where are you from and who are you?”
-I’m Jimmy from Glasgow, Montana!
“Wow. A male fan who came to the fan meeting from such a distant place…”
Amazing.
Johann makes a mischievous smile.
“Which lady do you like among the ladies on both sides of you?”
-…If you ask something like that, even you could get hit, Johann.
“Ah, older sister and Younger Sister?”
Nod.
Puhahahahaha!
“Sorry. I’ll apologize. So what do you want to ask me?”
-I don’t have anything to ask about the sculpture broadcast, but there’s something I want to request!
“What is it?”
-Please get genuinely angry-!
Kyaaaaaaah! Waaaaaaah!
It’s quite a troublesome request.
Johann scratches his cheek and looks at the male fan.
“Really? Can you… handle it?”
-Ah.
Rustle!
The expression disappears from Johann’s face, which had been wearing a gentle smile. Emotion vanishes from his eyes, and killing intent boils up and radiates outward.
-Uugh…
“That’s enough. Right?”
…Waaaaaaah.
The cheers noticeably quieter than before.
Johann looks at the screen with flashing numbers again.
“Oh, this time it’s B row, number 6?”
Kyaaaah!
Not only the fans but Johann is also flustered.
A Black Girl who looks under 5 years old in the arms of a man in his mid-60s.
“Uh… Who is number 6?”
-Says her name is Danson from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
“Oh… Thank you for liking me?”
-I’m not the one who likes you, it’s my boyfriend who likes you. This is my granddaughter I’m temporarily taking care of.
“Boyfriend… Uh, um… Yes. What did you say you were curious about?”
As soon as those words end, the Old Man’s face caught on screen contorts.
-That bad child who broke his leg and got hospitalized while looking at the artworks you made today was crying and begging! For you to film a confession video to him! As sweetly as possible!
Flinch!
Waaaaaaah!
“…Haha. You’re joking, right?”
-Does my expression look like I’m joking?
‘…Fuck.’
It’s the crisis of a lifetime.
Johann’s pupils shook as if caught in a storm, and the fans screamed with joy while making expectant expressions.
‘Do I have to do this kind of thing too? But they came from Albuquerque… And got hurt while looking at the artworks I made…’
“Damn it.”
Johann slowly closed and opened his eyes before speaking.
Waaaaaaaaah!
Kyaaaaaaaah!
Hahahahahaha!
The fans acting happy as if they themselves received the confession, and the Old Man lowering his mobile phone with a dissatisfied expression.
Only the Young Girl bouncing on her grandfather’s knee, unaware of what’s happening, provides any comfort.
‘I was just acting right now. I was just acting…’
“Haha. Fuck…”
Self-loathing that finally escaped his lips.
Hahahahahahaha!
And so the full-fledged fan meeting began.
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