Chapter 88: Rebellious Choice
"Are you an idiot!"
"Who do you think you are? Do you think you have achieved success? Become a big star? Or join a group that is preparing to debut, and you are so happy that you can't find your way?"
Kim Young-min's index finger kept pushing Park In-jeong's forehead. Director Kim Young-min, who rarely gets angry, scolded Park In-jeong as soon as he came to the practice room today. Everyone else in the room was inexplicably shocked at this moment.
"You actually went to compete with JYP's people. I think there should be a limit to your arrogance. Look at the past few weekly exams. You are always at the bottom. Do you really think the company can't do without you?"
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"Don't move!"
Kwon Yuri held back Kim Hyoyeon who was about to rush out, but now was not the time to rush out and talk about loyalty.
In this situation, standing up and saying anything will only make Kim Young Min more annoyed. It's not that you will be punished for standing up, nor is it bad to tell the truth and take responsibility, but standing up and saying something at this time is more like slapping Kim Young Min in the face. Heroes always die the fastest in this real society.
In these large entertainment companies, for the management, there are only two types of people under them, one is obedient and useful, and the other is useless. The disobedient people are not among the two. Naturally, there will be different distinctions depending on the manager.
For example, if a trainee is so talented that he is beyond imagination, then he is definitely a useful person, and some company managers may tolerate his disobedience as long as it does not exceed the limit.
But there are also some people who will not tolerate it, such as Lee Soo Man, the tyrant of SM known throughout Korea. For Lee Soo Man, this standard is not only for trainees, but for those who are disobedient, he is even willing to destroy them and will not give them any extra chances. There are many such examples in SM.
In the eyes of the company's trainees, Kim Young Min has always been a relatively gentle person, but Kim Young Min's appearance at this moment confirmed that this was just their illusion.
Kim Hyoyeon felt conflicted and regretful, as this scene happened because she agreed to compete with Kim Hyun-ah. But what made her even more angry was that she didn't know who told the president about this.
Excluding the people from JYP, the ones present that day are herself, Yuri, Park Injeong, and Lee Hwan-hee. Although Seohyun and Jessica Jung arrived later, Kim Hyoyeon believed that they would not be the ones to tell tales, and there was no need to do so. What's more, they met on the way back and did not see the competition with their own eyes. In this case, only the four people present could have been the one.
It’s not that Kim Hyoyeon is suspicious, but her eyes fell on Lee Hwan-hee, and at the moment the girl was lowering her head, looking a little strange.
However, Kim Hyo-yeon did not suspect that Lee Hwan-hee had informed on the matter. Instead, she thought of the girl's cheerful personality and her inability to shut her mouth. If she told her friends about this, she would be able to figure it out.
You know, in SM, there are still many trainees eyeing the position here, so it’s not surprising that this matter was reported to the company.
But is it really that serious?
Seeing Director Kim Young-min poking Park In-jeong's forehead with his fingers from time to time, Kim Hyo-yeon felt extremely disgusted. She used to think that this director was a good person, but she didn't expect that he was the same as those teachers and had no grace at all.
Private competitions among trainees aren't really a big deal, really. As long as you don't act like a fool and tell others that you're representing SM, the head of the practice room will usually just scold you and that's it. But isn't the director's anger today really weird?
Park In-jeong mechanically said sorry, her eyes were a little red, and she tried to endure this feeling of humiliation. Park In-jeong would not have such thoughts before , but this time she felt that the director was humiliating her, and as for the reason, she already had a little clue.
"call!"
"Not just her, but you too. Don't think you can rest easy just because you've joined the project. I can tell you in advance that there will be a final assessment at the end of next month, and two or three people will be eliminated. The maximum number of people in the group will not exceed ten. If anyone does something stupid like Park In-jeong again, I will immediately ask her to leave the team!"
Kim Young-min also knew that it was almost time, so she told everyone. When the girls heard that people would be eliminated, they became nervous and their expressions changed drastically.
Only Park In-jeong had red eyes, but her expression gradually became calm, because she estimated that she was one of them.
"Park In-jeong doesn't need to participate in today's training. Stand outside with your hands raised until the end of this afternoon's practice!"
"Okay, you guys continue practicing, Park Injeong get out!"
Park In-jeong nodded and replied calmly, "Yes, Director Kim!"
Park In-jeong left the practice room very simply, stood in the dark corridor, leaned against the wall at the door of the practice room, and stood there with her hands raised. At this moment, she was not too angry, but more sad.
Although dreams are not easy to achieve, especially in this circle, many people are aware of the difficulty of realizing their dreams, but most people, including Park In-jeong, hold a belief that hard work will not betray themselves.
Working hard to become the best in your company is the best chance to realize your dreams.
But now Park In-jeong has been shaken. It turns out that hard work will betray oneself. Even the most capable people need to act according to other people's wishes. At this moment, Park In-jeong felt very tired. She wanted to escape and go back home, but she felt that this was too cowardly and too unacceptable.
"snort!"
Kim Young-min came out of the practice room, looked at Park In-jeong beside him, snorted coldly, and walked away.
Park In-jeong looked at Kim Young-min's back, and suddenly remembered the senior from the other night. Of course, it was not love at first sight, nor was it because he heard the emotions in her singing, but the domineering battle scene.
At this moment, Park In-jeong wanted to rush behind Kim Young-min, knee him in the lower back, and grab his hair with her right hand and pull him back.
"That will be a beautiful scene, right?"
Park Injeong didn't know if she had a breakdown, as she actually had such thoughts at this moment.
There is a saying that goes: "Either explode in silence or perish in silence!"
The pressure of family and life is inevitable for older trainees, and Park In-jeong is no exception. Under such pressure, she needs to practice hard and compete with her friends in the same agency. Now she has to endure this unwarranted "insult". Park In-jeong is thinking of resisting.
I don’t want to be a clown anymore. At this age, perhaps being a little rebellious is in line with every child’s nature.
"No matter what Jin Jingxu and Jin Yingmin want to do, I just need to do my best this time. Even if I am kicked out, I can't leave any regrets!"
Park In-jeong suddenly put down her arms, then turned around and walked towards the stairwell on the other side of the passage. As for the corporal punishment...
"To hell with it!"
Park In-jeong left the company with red eyes and bought a ticket to return home. But she was not running away, she would come back tomorrow. As for what she would face, she didn't care anymore, she had been scolded enough during this period. And Kim Kyung-wook had slowly begun to reveal his purpose, and there were rumors in the company that two trainees had been poached by Kim Kyung-wook.
Knowing that no matter how hard she tried, she would eventually be eliminated from the project, Park In-jeong chose to rebel.
