Chapter 509
Chapter 509
Gaiden 1. Idol Maker 99 (1)
Friday night 11pm.
I sat in the living room with Taek-gyu, ate pizza, and watched TV. Taek-gyu immediately turned on the TV. At the start of the program, Ellie came home.
“What do you see?”
“Idol Maker 99 is a program that selects idols. Out of 99 people, 11 people are selected through competition and debuted as idols.”
Ellie nodded her head.
“Ah! You know what it is. You were choosing male idols, right?”
“Last season was a male idol, this season is a female idol.”
It costs a lot of money to raise an idol.
From hundreds of millions to tens of billions. But what if it fails after debuting? That risk must be borne by the company.
Therefore, a program to select idols appeared.
From the perspective of agency, investment risk can be reduced, and from the perspective of broadcasting company, it can secure viewers and earn profits from production. And viewers can feel the emotion of making and raising idols with their own hands.
“Hmm, is it some sort of arca effect?”
“It would be similar.”
The Akea effect means that consumers have a greater affinity for the product they put their time and effort into.
Probably, I will have a little more affection for the idols I personally choose than for the idols launched by the agency.
As such, Idol Maker 99 was so popular that it was already in its fifth season. And today is the last broadcast day to select the debut group.
Ellie, who sat next to her, rolled her eyes slightly.
“Why does Jinhoo like female idols so much?”
I quickly shook my head.
“No. I’m just watching Taek-gyu because he likes it.”
“Then don’t you like it?”
“What…”
If I had to choose between the two, would it be closer to the one I liked? In a nutshell, there is no man in the world who hates female idols.
“In my eyes, Ellie looks much younger and cuter.”
“Shit! Lies.”
Even though he said this, the expression of liking was evident on his face.
No matter how pretty a female idol is, would it be just a fish and chips fairy (?)?
Taek-gyu said, pointing to the TV.
“She’s Lina. Isn’t she cute?”
He is a little short in stature, but he has large eyes with a compact face.
It feels more cute than pretty. She seems to resemble Min Ha-young a bit.
“I also sent a text vote earlier.”
I asked Taek-gyu.
“What about Pure Girls?”
“Pure Girls is Pure Girls. Shouldn’t I train other juniors?”
The Vice President of OTK Company is working hard for the development of Korean entertainment.
I thought for a moment and then asked.
“Is Rina a magical girl?”
Taek-gyu blinked his eyes at my question.
“What’s crazy?”
Ellie also looked at me with pitiful eyes.
I quickly shook my head.
“Don’t get me wrong. It was a question tailored to the level of Oh Taek-gyu.”
something is embarrassing
“Send a text vote quickly.”
At Taek-gyu’s urging, Ellie and I sent a text message worth 100 won.
And the voting is finally over.
The rankings were announced from the 3rd place. Anyway, there was not much tension as the outlines of the top ranks had already been revealed to some extent through past voting.
Ellie asked.
“It’s the same with debuting in 1st or 11th, isn’t it meaningless to compete for rankings within it?”
Taek-gyu shook her head and explained.
“The 1st place is the center and main vocalist. The higher the rank, the bigger the weight in the group, so it’s better if it’s high.”
“Oh, I see.”
In any case, 1st and 11th ranks are ten steps different, but they debut with the same team. On the other hand, the 11th and 12th places are only a marginal difference, but that will change their fate.
Also, as the difference in votes got closer to the bottom, there was a lot of tension and excitement about who would be chosen.
Each time their names were called, the trainees burst into tears of joy. So all ten people were selected, and the first place was also revealed. And now, only the last eleventh member was ahead.
The host called the three girls forward. In 11th, 12th, and 13th places, only one of them can debut.
Fortunately, Lina was among them.
“Isn’t that what it’s like to fall?”
Taehyung said confidently.
“I can’t.”
The camera closes up the facial expressions of the three girls, and the host opens his mouth.
“The last 11th member…
In the midst of tension and silence, the host shouted.
“It’s a finite light!”
Applause and cheers erupted from the TV, and Taek-gyu shouted while grabbing his head.
“No!”
Whether they belonged to the 11 or not, everyone wept, rejoiced, and congratulated them.
They will be active worldwide as a project group under the support of GJ Media for the next two years.
Taek-gyu still had a look on his face that couldn’t escape the shock.
Then he abruptly got up and shouted.
“This is manipulation!”
“Huh?”
Taek-gyu clasped my shoulders with his two hands and shouted.
“Think! Does it make sense that Lina wasn’t included in her debut group?”
“What’s the point?”
“Lina is falling. This is impossible!”
“But it actually happened.”
“So it doesn’t make sense.”
Taehyung said firmly.
“It’s clear that these guys were squirming.”
I said absurdly.
“No, what idol selection program are you manipulating? When does that make sense?”
“What’s nonsense? The agency may have manipulated it for money.”
“There would have been a push, but I don’t think they rigged the vote.”
Idol Maker has 99 performers.
It is impossible to distribute the same amount to these 99 people in every episode. The more popular they were, and the more they were trainees from a large agency, the more focused they would have been, and this would have worked to an advantage in the voting.
Even in elections, candidates who are nominated by major political parties are more advantageous than independents.
“No. This is obviously a vote rigging. Somehow, I’ve been saying something a bit strange since a long time ago. This isn’t just Lina’s problem. Do you know that I’m so angry that Lina was dropped from her debut group?”
“Isn’t that what it was?”
“This is a job scam!”
“…Huh?”
Why is there a job scam here?
Taehyung said firmly.
“I did my best because I was told that if I worked hard and was selected, I would make my debut, but I found out that the debut group had been decided? How is this different from receiving a job application form and interviewing a public company and selecting an executive’s son?”
“Well…”
I hear it and it makes sense.
To others, they may be trainees who do not know their names or faces, but everyone who appeared on the program must have risked their lives to compete for a chance to debut.
But what if the debut group was decided from the beginning? So what if you couldn’t get into it no matter how hard you tried?
Taek-gyu crossed his arms and said.
“I will surely uncover the truth.”
***
Jeonghansu graduated from the Department of Mathematics at Hankuk University and joined the Korean branch of Golden Gate.
As a financial engineer, he analyzed and processed economic and financial data to create financial products or create automated trading programs.
Unlike ETFs, which contain stocks according to weight, such as funds, derivatives such as ELS and DLS require advanced design. Whether interest rates rise or fall, the exchange rate plunges sharply, or the underlying asset price rises or falls, a manager should never take a loss.
In fact, mismanagement of options or derivatives often results in managers suffering huge losses and going bankrupt.
As most advanced financial techniques are based on financial engineering, he was the best talent in the financial sector.
After work, Jeonghansu headed to the OTK Company building.
In his conference room, there were not only employees working on the same team as him, but also employees of the OTK Company. The total number is 10.
The reason he gathered like this was because he was called by the vice president of OTK Company.
“What did you call me for?”
“Have you ever heard of anything?”
“It’s the first time I’ve seen the Vice President so close.”
They all looked curious about what they were called.
Moments later, a young man in a gray sweatshirt, three-striped slippers, and horn-rimmed glasses appeared in front of them.
He looks like an ordinary beast that you would find in a local PC room, but no one looked at his appearance and ignored him.
Because he is the second richest man in the world and vice president of OTK Company.
“Hello. Nice to meet you. My name is Taek-gyu Oh.”
After saying goodbye, Taek-gyu Oh looked around them and said,
“From now on, we will be doing something very important in secret. It has nothing to do with work, and you can think of it as a kind of side job. I will pay the expenses for this at my own expense. If you are busy or not interested, you can get up now. ”
Naturally, no one stood up.
The best financial engineers in Korea are gathered here. And the deputy head of OTK Company is trying to do something until he robs him of his own money.
He swallowed all saliva.
Jeonghan-soo felt his fingertips tremble.
‘What are you trying to do? Are you trying to do something that will shake up the global financial market?’
While everyone held their breath, Oh Taek-gyu spoke as if declaring.
“From now on, what we have to do is to uncover the vote manipulation of Idol Maker 99. Based on the data released so far, we need to find evidence that there was a manipulation in the ranking.”
There was a long silence for a while at the completely unexpected remarks.
Then Taek-gyu Oh asked, rubbing his eyes.
“Don’t you know Idol Maker 99?”
The intensity of work in the financial sector is beyond imagination. When I get home, I fall down and I’m busy, so I don’t have time to take care of entertainment.
Still, it’s a very popular program, so even though I didn’t see it in person, most people knew about it by hearing about it.
Jeonghan-su raised his hand carefully and asked.
“Uh, um. Are you saying the program was rigged?”
Taek-gyu Oh said confidently.
“Yeah. These guys were very open-minded.”
“Are you saying you pushed certain trainees?”
Even if it is a fair competition, there are many ways to push a particular trainee.
The editing is good, the easy mission is given, the center is entrusted to the group, the judges give praise, etc.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)
This issue has long been controversial.
However, making the program is at the discretion of the producers. They could complain about it, but they could not impose sanctions.
“No. The vote was rigged.”
“Is there any reason?”
“The reason is that Lina was eliminated. It is impossible for Lina to be ranked 13th.”
What the hell is this?
So the conclusion of this story is… …
‘She’s saying that the trainee she’s pushing fell off!’
Taek-gyu Oh said firmly.
“If you don’t believe me, you can leave.
But those who believe in her Lina’s potential and wish her Lina debut, please follow me.”
‘No, so who the hell is Lina?’
‘Is she the only one who doesn’t know?’
‘When you say ‘Lina’, why is the inverse ETF all of a sudden? Is it because of your mood?’
Everyone looked shocked, but no one got up from their seats. It was also because it was a good opportunity to make a mark on the vice president of OTK Company.
Korea’s top financiers all at once entered the analysis of the Idol Maker 99 voting results.
In general, the reaction was negative.
“I’m one. What kind of idol selection program is there a manipulation?”
“This is absurd.”
“GJ Media isn’t a hole-in-the-wall store, it’s a large company that dominates the domestic entertainment industry.
“Are you upset that the trainee you support was eliminated?”
“I think you’re just like that because you’re bored.”
Jeonghan-soo felt the same way.
Does it make sense that the vote was rigged?’
As far as GJ Media is concerned, any trainee you want can debut. There is no need to put such an unreasonable number in a program that the entire nation is watching.
… I thought for a while..
Within 30 minutes of starting the analysis, everyone noticed something strange.
“Uh! What is this?”
“Why do constant constants keep appearing?”
“The number 7473 keeps repeating itself.”
“It’s not an arithmetic sequence and why?”
“Wait. How many votes did you get this season?”
“18,683,511 votes.”
“7473 is 0.04 percent of 18,683,511.”
“Uh! That’s right. That seems to be a constant.”
“Why the hell did this happen? Is this a coincidence?”
Jeonghan-soo was surprised.
‘what? Was this really a manipulation?’
