The Genius Composer Starts Again - Chapter 60

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“Haa. Are we retaking this class or not?”

 

“I don’t know. Should we take it during the seasonal semester?”

 

“Is there any point in retaking it?”

 

“If we do it one more time, it’ll at least be better than a D+.”

 

People grumbled as they filed out of the lecture hall. Cha Moon-ho, who was actually at the center of this commotion, had already left immediately after finishing his lecture.

 

“Did Seol leave first too? I don’t see him.”

 

Lee Hyun-ji muttered quietly.

 

“I wanted to tell him he was cool today.”

 

At those words, Han So-yeon got upset.

 

“Cool, my ass!”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Because he was showing off, nobody else could say anything. He got an A+, so it doesn’t matter to him, right?”

 

Han So-yeon gritted her teeth.

 

The grade she received was a whopping C+. It was utterly disastrous. She had desperately managed her grades in other classes, but this one class was going to drag down her GPA significantly.

 

While Lee Hyun-ji couldn’t hide her bewilderment at Han So-yeon’s sudden fuming, Choi Dong-hyeok shrugged his shoulders and replied.

 

“Well, it is impressive~. He composed that on the spot and submitted it for the midterm exam.”

 

Yu Da-yeon also chimed in with a deflated voice.

 

“Right. Let’s acknowledge what we should acknowledge. We need to salvage things somehow for the final. Should we start attending classes diligently from now on?”

 

“Since he said attendance doesn’t matter, shouldn’t we prepare for the final exam?”

 

“Does attendance really not matter? He might have just said that, but given better scores to students who attended frequently and became familiar faces.”

 

As Yu Da-yeon and Lee Hyun-ji began seriously discussing how to salvage their grades, Han So-yeon clenched her fists tightly.

 

‘Hmph. So what if he’s good? Grades are up to the professor. He attended class diligently by himself and got his face stamped by the professor to get an A+.’

 

Thinking that way made her even more annoyed.

 

He clearly knew they were taking the same class, yet he hadn’t said a single word.

 

He must have done that to get good grades all by himself.

 

As she was grumbling inwardly like that.

 

A whispering voice could be heard from the end of the corridor. Looking up, she saw Seol talking on the phone with someone on the terrace at the end of the corridor.

 

‘What’s this? I can’t hear the words clearly. But the atmosphere seems unusual.’

 

If she got just a little closer, she might be able to hear.

 

Han So-yeon unconsciously took a step or two closer.

 

If she could hear what they were talking about, she might be able to give that self-satisfied Seol a big blow.

 

“…so. … …? Actually…”

 

Among the mumbling voices, there was a word that came through clearly.

 

“… …to Producer Min Chan-hyeok…”

 

Producer Min Chan-hyeok?

 

Why on earth is that person’s name coming up? While Han So-yeon was puzzled, the incomprehensible phone call continued.

 

Unable to suppress her curiosity, she took another step closer.

 

“Hey! Seol~!”

 

Lee Hyun-ji called out to Seol loudly from behind.

 

Seol was startled and looked this way.

 

Lee Hyun-ji waved her hands enthusiastically and shouted without reading the room.

 

“Want to go to a cafe together~?”

 

Thanks to that, Seol lowered his voice to finish the call, then came out from the terrace.

 

‘I could have found out what they were talking about!’

 

Regret surged up naturally. Han So-yeon glared at Lee Hyun-ji for no reason.

 

Lee Hyun-ji just tilted her head.

 

“What’s wrong, unnie?”

 

“…Never mind.”

 

What would be the point of talking to her? Lee Hyun-ji quickly passed by Han So-yeon and approached Seol, speaking warmly.

 

“You were really amazing during class today! I was a bit surprised when you suddenly handed me the instrument. But thanks to that, I had an interesting experience and kind of got the hang of it, you know?”

 

As Lee Hyun-ji chattered away, Seol, who seemed a bit flustered at first, soon smiled slightly and responded.

 

“Thanks to you, I was saved. Thank you. It was a performance I couldn’t have done alone.”

 

Seol looked toward the back and continued his words of gratitude.

 

“Thank you.”

 

At this, Choi Dong-hyeok and Yu Da-yeon waved their hands dismissively.

 

“Aw~. You don’t need to be so formal.”

 

“Right. It was nothing.”

 

Only Han So-yeon kept her mouth tightly shut.

 

“…”

 

Then Seol, perhaps thinking his voice hadn’t reached her, spoke to her once more.

 

“So-yeon unnie. Thank you for helping me earlier.”

 

Since he specifically addressed her, it would be awkward to completely ignore him.

 

Han So-yeon was about to turn her head away sharply, but changed her mind due to a sudden thought.

 

“Forget it. It’s nothing to make a fuss about.”

 

Then she shot back.

 

“Who were you just talking to on the phone?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“The phone call over there. Who were you talking to?”

 

***

 

I was slightly taken aback by the sudden question. But when I hesitated, Han So-yeon seemed to think she had caught something and pressed me once more.

 

“Producer Min Chan-hyeok? Why does that person’s name come up?”

 

“Unnie! Why are you being like this? You’re startling Seol!”

 

“What’s wrong with her? How embarrassing.”

 

Lee Hyun-ji and Yu Da-yeon hurriedly tried to stop Han So-yeon, but Han So-yeon didn’t back down either.

 

“Ah, why? Did I ask something I shouldn’t have? I’m just curious.”

 

“Sorry, Seol. So-yeon unnie has been totally obsessed with that Lee Ha-in’s new song lately. Whenever she hears talk about Min Chan-hyeok or YULE, she can’t help herself.”

 

“Hey! Why are you suddenly bringing that up!”

 

Han So-yeon screamed with her face turning bright red. Lee Hyun-ji responded in a familiar, soothing tone.

 

“Yes, yes. Unnie, shall we go over there and continue talking?”

 

She naturally ignored Han So-yeon’s wildcat-like wailing and just walked away.

 

She even turned around and whispered to me with her lips, ‘See you later, Seol!’

 

As Han So-yeon and her group moved away, it felt like a storm had passed.

 

Fatigue washed over me.

 

‘I should be more careful when making phone calls from now on. I didn’t even realize class had ended.’

 

Whew. I let out a small sigh.

 

Naturally, the content of the phone call from earlier came to mind.

 

-How did you know? That I met with Jeong Do-hyun.

 

-Oh my. Jeong Do-hyun ‘ssi’? Jeong Do-hyun ‘ssi’~? Is the CEO your friend? Geez. I knew this would happen. That guy was sending people around to dig into our company trying to find out your identity. But at some point, all of that suddenly disappeared. What could be the reason? He already achieved his goal, that’s what.

 

-We just had one meal together.

 

-So.

 

-What?

 

-The sponsorship?

 

-How did you know? That I received a sponsorship offer.

 

-Did that guy ask to see you just for fun then? It’s obvious. So what happened? Are you getting sponsored by the CEO now? Should I bow down to you from now on?

 

-If I said yes, would you really bow down?

 

-Ah, of course I would! Naturally!

 

-Too bad. I rejected it.

 

-…Whaaaat?!

 

-That’s what happened.

 

-Are you insaaane?!

 

He was so excited and shouting that I had to pull the phone away from my ear for a moment.

 

It took quite a while for him to calm down his excitement and have a proper conversation.

 

-Haa…. You’re crazy, absolutely crazy. I never thought I’d actually see someone reject that kind of offer. You’re really not in your right mind!

 

-Yes, yes. You’re right. Anyway, since I talked directly with the CEO, there shouldn’t be any more trouble for Producer Min Chan-hyeok.

 

-No more trouble my ass! It was already bad enough without this!

 

-What do you mean?

 

-I’m the only official route to connect with YULE, aren’t I? Do you use SNS, or do you have a public email address? That’s why everyone comes to me!

 

-Ah….

 

-Your debut song got a good response, right? There are people who ask about you from time to time. Whether there’s news about your next song, or if you’d be interested in working with them, stuff like that.

 

-Really?

 

-I’ve been putting them on hold since you were busy with concerts and whatnot. You said that’s all finished now, right? How about it. Don’t you think you should start preparing for your next project?

 

-That would be great for me.

 

-Yeah? I happen to have a good opportunity. Let’s meet in person to discuss the details.

 

-Okay. I’ll come visit you soon.

 

-Alright. Oh, one last thing.

 

-What is it?

 

-Don’t you know any lyricists?

 

Even after hanging up the phone, that question lingered for a long time.

 

-This time you’re not working under me, but receiving work independently. I can’t keep assigning my crew members to you forever. If you want to do this job, you’ll need a lyricist who works well with you.

 

“It’s not as easy as it sounds.”

 

A sigh escaped my lips without me realizing it.

 

Before YULE’s name was forgotten, now was the perfect time to release the next song to the world.

 

‘Alright.’

 

I clenched my fist tightly and made a resolution.

 

‘I have to find one somehow. My lyricist…!’

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