Kim sat on her office with a serious face, "The artist you will join is special. He might not be something now, but he is a perfect star." She said to a team of 3 a guy in his early thirties and 2 women in their early twenties.
They nodded in a serios manner. "Be straightforward and polite. Don't trait him like an idol because he is not. And he is not bound by a release close also, so if he felt uncomfortable and wanted to leave, I would fire you all." She threatened with a serious tone.
The two women were nervous, but the man was still calm, he has been in this domain for a long time, and he knew all types of artists.
Knock knock knock.
The door opened, and Noah walked in. He glanced at the group of people and slightly bowed. Then he faces Ceo kim, "Good morning, Ceo-nim."
"Good morning Noah, you are on time, let me introduce you," she pointed at the man and said, " This one here is manager Jeffrey, everyone call him manager Jeff. He is your new manager and responsible for everything in your career from now on."
Noah and the man shook hands, "Please take care of me manager Jeff."
"Happy coaporation, Noah." Jeff smiled. His first expression on Noah is not bad at all.
Kim was also satisfied, "Next is the stylist, normally artists need a team, but I see you do your own makeup perfectly."
"What make up?" Noah asked.
Everyone looked at him in confusion, "you are not applying makeup on your face?" Kim asked.
"No, I don't even own makeup, I only watch my face with soup and water every morning." He explained.
Kim and the two women had a heart time believing him, "Nothing at all?"
"None." He replied.
"Damn!"
"Damn!"
"Damn!"
Noah looked at the three women and sighed.
"Ceo-nim, am I still needed?" The stylist asked in a sad tone.
Kim woke up from her daze, "Ahem, yes, makeup isn't everything. You still need to style his hair and clothes."
"This is stylist Park soo yeon." Kim, introduce.
"Nice to meet you, I will be under your care." Noah bowed.
"Please, you are the easiest artist I worked for. Haha."
"This last one is your assistant yumi Nakamura. She can do everything from bringing you coffee to reserveing hotel rooms for you."
"Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you."
After the introduction ended, Kim added, "Do you have some rules you don't want to be broken?" She asked. Kim really spoiled Noah. This treatment won't be given to a rookie. And Noah knows this. After all, he lived a whole life as an artist as felix, even though the world is different and he was in the USA, but still, the treatment is different.
"Nothing major, i don't like smoking, and lound people, and don't lie to me in anything related to work." He explained.
There saw no problem with his rules, so they agreed.
"Now, let me listen to your song." Kim urged.
Noah smiled and put the usp on the computer. The beat starts, and everyone in the room focuses.
The angelic voice of Noah starts. " My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got of bed at all."
Everyone was surprised with the sad tone of the song, totally different from his work on 'monster'.
Then the verse started, and they understood why the tone was sad.
The story telling style of rapping with the sad beat made everyone's heart ache, and since everyone here was aware of his backstory, they felt even worse. Yumi, the assistant, even had a tear on her eye.
Then the second verse begins, and the mood of the song lifts a bit. Even the beat was more energetic. But the hook still reminded them that this is a sad song. They then welcomed the last verse, and the feeling of sadness turned into a burning hunger for success and support. As Felix starts promising a revenge story, he promised a return with great success. And with every jab Noah gave to his ex company, the group felt happy and laughed.
This song managed to captive all of them, and it made them see a movie in a song.
When the song finishes, the four stand up and start clapping.
"I can boldly say one of the best songs I heard." Jeff commented.
"Indeed, I can say the best rap song I heard." Kim agreed.
"Oh Noah, you went through a lot. I feel sad but also angry." Soo yeon added.
"Yeah, fuck that company." Yumi cursed.
Noah laughed. He had a pround smile on his face. "Thank you, everyone."
"Noah, what do you plan for the music video?" Kim asked.
"I want actors, new and young, and just act what the song said, I will appear there as a solo raper but won't act."
"Alright, Jeff, prepar everything, I want this song to be released in 27th, I have a feeling it will be rewarded for the award season coming up so we need to hurry, you have 5 days."
"Alright, leave it to me." He immediately left the room.
"Noah, prepare, you will be starting a promotion tour for your debut starting from tomorrow, so you only have this day to rest." Kim ordered.
Noah nodded and got excited. This is a new experience, so he is ready for it.
He left the room, and yumi also left to prepare for tomorrow. As for Soo yeon, she went to find clothes for his first interview ever.
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Kim was lefr alone, "Haha, I was right, he is the future, he is distant to be a star."
Was really happy. She might have invested too much, but she is 200% sure he is going to return this investment multiple times.
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Noah went to the studio and start working on beats those for the standard angle group, he have twk songs in mind but still needs to see them sing and see there style tk understand which song works best. But for now he wants to make the beats and keep them ready for later.
"Ceo kim didn't mantion anything about a lawsuit against me when she heard the song, which means I didn't break any laws so that good." He was worried about this aspect but since Ceo kim didn't mantion anything he felt relieved and focused more on the beats.