The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 42

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 42

Ryu Jae-geum tilted his head.

He had felt this before, but his younger sister, as seen through Start Plan, often felt—no, always felt—quite unfamiliar to him.

Just like when she showed surprisingly skilled singing and dancing abilities during the previous audition, she was now finding cameras and appealing herself like someone who had been active in broadcasting for quite a long time…

Even though several people after Ryu Ji-ye received close-ups for the same amount of time, none of them had as much impact as Ryu Ji-ye or gained the production staff’s favorable response.

Ryu Jae-geum finally had to admit it.

‘What can I do… She really seems to have talent.’

Or maybe she’s really serious about this work.

She was ignored until the song ended, but she made the most of that one moment when she was properly captured.

If even he, her real older brother, was impressed to this degree, surely the viewers who would see that scene through the broadcast would show the same reaction as the production staff.

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“…We’ll end filming here. Thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you for your hard work!”

The filming that lasted a full seven hours, including rehearsals, was over.

“Wow, this is no joke.”

Han Da-min placed her hand on her waist and hung her head low.

“Huff… huff, I’m exhausted…”

Even Min Ha-young, who had such good stamina, staggered and bent her upper body forward while gasping for breath.

If the two members with the best stamina in the team were in that state, it was obvious what the other members looked like.

Seo Ra-eun and Choi Song-i couldn’t even say they were tired and just sat down on the stage. Of course, I was the same.

“My stamina… I need to exercise more… Wow…”

I was lying down completely, using Seo Ra-eun’s thigh as a pillow.

The lighting, though turned off, was still hot with residual heat.

If I could, I wanted to quickly get off the stage and rest comfortably, but I couldn’t do that.

Where we were was on a stage elevated as high as our first round ranking.

We had to stay trapped in this high place until all the teams on the lower levels left.

Who would have thought they’d make us dance for seven straight hours.

They say rehearsals aren’t this long these days. It was really exhausting.

‘But it was fun.’

When would I ever get to stand on such a big stage again?

With the lighting and cameras, I found myself getting immersed and dancing excitedly without realizing it.

Actually, dancing and singing for seven hours is quite familiar work for singers.

It was just that Ryu Ji-ye lacked stamina; as Hong Yeo-eun, I didn’t feel it was arduous.

It seemed like I successfully made eye contact with the camera during the ending fairy section too.

Whirr-

“Starting with May Rookie, please come down from the stage in order.”

Finally, all the teams that had been standing below left, and the stage began to descend.

“Ugh… My legs hurt. I can’t walk.”

“I’m sleepy now.”

We each made groaning sounds as we came down from the stage.

Unfortunately, the schedule wasn’t completely over yet.

Right after finishing the seven-hour filming, there was still another filming session remaining.

After a brief rest, we headed to a set studio prepared in one corner of the venue, still in our costumes.

They said the announcement ceremony for the second competition theme would be held here.

“Ugh, I’m really glad it ended just before it got dangerous. I almost collapsed during filming.”

“Girls, make sure to ice your injuries when you get home. Got it?”

“Yes.”

We spent some time resting while sitting in chairs.

While wiping sweat, resetting our hair, and occasionally doing interviews with cameras that approached us during the wait.

“We’ll start filming. Trainees, please gather at the platform next to the stage!”

Soon, the production staff’s voice announcing the next filming session could be heard.

The trainees, who had been sprawled out everywhere as if they might faint at any moment, dragged their tired bodies toward the platform.

On the low platform that was only ankle-high, So-hae from Simple Play was already standing with cue cards, though no one knew when she had arrived.

“Everyone worked hard for such a long time. You’ve all been well, right?”

“Hello!”

The trainees greeted loudly as if they had never been tired. So-hae gestured with a warm smile.

“Everyone please gather and stand by teams. Stand by teams, but in an orderly fashion when viewed as a group. You know what I mean, right?”

At her words, the trainees tactfully lined up in a neat formation.

Filming naturally began that way.

“You all just finished filming the group song. Aren’t you tired?”

“We’re fine…”

“Yes…”

“Oh my, everyone seems to have no energy?”

So-hae chuckled knowingly and continued with the proceedings.

“I’d love to let you all rest right away, but unfortunately, I can’t do that. We still have work to do, right?”

At that moment, text appeared on the monitor installed next to her.

[2nd Round Competition Theme Announcement]

Since everyone already knew and was soaked in fatigue, there wasn’t as big a commotion as before.

So-hae confirmed that the trainees’ reaction was lackluster and immediately said.

“I’ll announce the 2nd round competition theme. …Oh my, everyone has tired faces but bright, sparkling eyes.”

So-hae looked at the trainees as if they were cute, then pointed to the monitor.

“There’s no need to build suspense, right? Show it right away!”

Soon after, new text appeared on the monitor.

[Team VS Team]

Team versus team battle.

Finally, a truly competitive theme had emerged.

“The 2nd round competition theme is team battles. You will compete against opposing teams determined through a drawing.”

So-hae continued explaining the competition to the trainees who were staring at the monitor with wide eyes.

“The song selection method will be announced during the training camp. Please do your best for a week to prepare a wonderful competition.”

She also explained the evaluation criteria, saying that the 2nd round would receive both judges’ evaluations and pre-voting results through the group song.

The team with the higher combined score from both would win.

“That concludes the explanation of the 2nd round.”

So-hae briefly closed her mouth, smiled slightly, then spoke meaningfully.

“You’ll really need to prepare with your absolute best effort.”

The trainees who had been whispering among themselves with comments like ‘Wow, it’s already one-on-one battles’ and ‘That’s scary’ looked back at So-hae.

“There were no eliminations in the 1st round, right?”

Elimination.

It was a word that made hearts sink just by hearing it.

Min Ha-young, who had been linking arms with me, put more strength into her grip.

“This time, the team with the lowest score among the three losing teams will be eliminated from Start Plan.”

An even deeper silence fell over the already quiet venue.

Then So-hae spoke again as if emphasizing.

“Let me say this once more: the eliminated contestants will come from the three teams that lose.”

In other words, even if a team that won the competition has a lower score than a team that lost to another team, the winning side is excluded from elimination candidates.

Which team you end up facing will be a very important matter.

After So-hae finished her explanation, a small side table and square box were set up in front of her.

“Now then, we need to decide which teams will compete against each other. Starting with the 1st place team, please come up and draw your opponent.”

“Ah, we’re first…”

May Rookie, who were called first, looked at each other with faces full of burden.

Since it was quite burdensome to be the first among the cast members to go up on the platform, they hesitated for a long time before their leader finally went forward with a stiff expression.

“If it’s starting from 1st place, isn’t it our turn next?”

“Ah, that’s right… Who wants to go?”

Of course, our team didn’t want to go up on the platform either.

The cameras were pushed in close, capturing our appearance. Han Da-min glanced at the cameras and cleared her throat.

“Anyone who wants to go? Anyone who says they’re good at drawing lots?”

“…”

“…It seems like no one.”

Choi Song-i spoke as if she had expected this.

Her reaction was natural. Even though Min Ha-young acts friendly, basically our team is full of timid kids.

It would be burdensome to go up on the platform while receiving the focused attention of trainees who are still strangers.

“Should we decide with rock-paper-scissors? The person who loses goes up.”

“Yes… But unnie, wouldn’t the person who loses at rock-paper-scissors have bad luck with drawing?”

“Ah, is that so? Then the person who wins…”

“Ah, no. As the leader, I should…”

Oh my, I should just say I’ll go up. Being the center of attention, what’s the big deal about that.

It was when I was about to volunteer for the sake of my shy members.

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