Superstar From Age 0

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: AgRoseCrystal

Chapter 608

“Has the platform not been launched yet?”

Seo-jun asked, and Ahn Da Ho handed him a proposal and answered.

“It’s scheduled for the second half of this year, but the exact date hasn’t been announced yet.”

“The internet is also buzzing about when it will come out…”

Seo-jun smiled faintly as he recalled the memes of people waving money and saying ‘Please take my money!’ attached to the article titled [Marina Studio, OTT Platform Launching Soon].

“It must be even more so since the other platform works are being taken down.”

As Ahn Da Ho said, there was a commotion as the Marina Studio works that had ended their contracts with other OTT platforms like [Plus+] were being terminated one by one.

-Where the hell did Shadowman go?

-Redbone! Redbone! Give me Redbone…!

-Over the Rainbow…ㅠㅠㅠ

-But why did ‘We Are Now/In the Sea’ disappear? That was a TV documentary, right?

=The broadcasting station that made it is a subsidiary of Marina Studio.

=Damn. It’s all Marina Studio, huh?

=22 I guess everything I watched was Marina Studio. They all disappearedㅠㅠ

-Only the Survivors (a work by Bearound) seem to have survived.

=ㅋㅋㅋㅠㅠㅠ

Many people were surprised to see the movies and TV programs that had ended their contracts and said ‘This was a Marina Studio work?!’

Seo-jun read the part in the proposal for [Over the Rainbow 2] that said ‘Scheduled to be released on our OTT platform’ and said.

“I wonder if it will come out with Over the Rainbow 2 after the filming is over.”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

Ahn Da Ho nodded.

He recalled the Marina Studio employees who came to see Seo-jun last year. They looked like they would launch it right away in the first half of this year, but the launch was delayed due to technical or internal problems.

‘Well, it would be good for us if it came out with Over the Rainbow 2.’

The original works that came out with the platform launch would surely be promoted in all directions for the platform’s publicity. It would be enough to attract attention as Seo-jun’s first work after his discharge.

“Did they decide on a name?”

He had seen the article that the OTT platform was launching, but he hadn’t seen the platform name yet.

“They said it’s Universe.”

“Universe.”

Seo-jun repeated Ahn Da Ho’s words.

Universe, space, galaxy.

It was a name that suited a film company that connected movies and movies to create another world like [Assemble].

“It’s a fitting name.”

Seo-jun thought of the companies related to Marina Studio.

Marina Studio, which produced and distributed superhero movies like [Shadowman] and [Assemble].

Season Studio, which produced and distributed animation movies.

Whale Studio, which produced and distributed music movies and romantic comedy movies like [Over the Rainbow].

ABS Broadcasting, which produced the TV documentary [We Are Now/In the Sea].

They had so many works that each company owned that they could be called ‘space’. He thought that it might be natural that it took a long time to prepare.

“Over the Rainbow 2 will be filmed according to schedule regardless of the platform launch, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

“Okay.”

As Seo-jun nodded, Ahn Da Ho continued.

“The filming will start as planned in August, and we’ll move from New York to LA. The director is Sarah Roth, the same as the first one, and the assistant director is Emily Is…”

Seo-jun checked the schedule as he listened to Ahn Da Ho’s explanation.

It was a long distance from the east coast of the US where New York was located to the west coast where LA was. It seemed that they would film in real locations rather than on sets, as they planned to film with a documentary technique.

“The last filming location is LA Music Academy’s Brad Hall.”

“Oh. There.”

Seo-jun smiled brightly at the familiar place he heard after a long time.

LA Music Academy’s Brad Hall was the concert hall where he thanked the audience in the last scene of [Over the Rainbow]. It was also the first stage he stepped on with a violin.

“That’s nice. It’s related to the first one since it’s the last one. Are they making souvenirs like commemorative tickets this time?”

“I don’t know. It might be hard since it’s a work that will go on the platform.”

“Oh, right.”

‘It wasn’t a movie that was shown in theaters.’

It seemed difficult to sell souvenirs since it was not a movie that was watched in theaters, but at home.

Seo-jun said with a regretful face.

“The commemorative ticket for the first one was really nice.”

“I know. It was a thrill that you could only feel in theaters.”

Seo-jun and Ahn Da Ho had expressions as if they were recalling that time.

The conversation went off track for a moment.

Ahn Da Ho opened his mouth with a smile.

“How’s the composition going?”

Composition.

Like Seo-jun’s [(Dream Fairy, Goblin,) Gray’s Violin Solo No.1] that was in the ending credits of [Over the Rainbow 1], his own compositions were expected to be in [Over the Rainbow 2] that he was filming this time.

‘I want to put it in the movie, not in the ending credits. I’m not forcing you. It’s more like ‘I’d like to ask you if Jun can do it’.’

Last year, when Nelson, an employee of Whale Studio, heard that Seo-jun’s schedule was full until next July, he went back to the US and came back to Korea with the answer ‘That’s okay!’ and had a conversation.

‘I can tell from Gray’s Violin Solo No.1 and the Concerto for Two Violins that Jun’s composition skills are not ordinary.’

Nelson explained with an excited face, mentioning the two still popular songs.

‘Jun, or Gray Vainy, will compose and show us his performance. Doesn’t it sound like a real documentary and a movie at the same time?’

And Ahn Da Ho delivered that story to Seo-jun, who was in the army, and Seo-jun gladly agreed.

That’s how Seo-jun’s three compositions and the songs of Professor Benjamin Morton, who also agreed to join this movie, were included in [Over the Rainbow 2].

Seo-jun answered Ahn Da Ho’s question with a smile.

“I finished one song and I’m going to finish the other two during the vacation. I recorded it at home, do you want to listen, Da Ho hyung?”

“Yeah. Let’s do that.”

Seo-jun connected his phone to the speaker in Ahn Da Ho’s office.

[Gray’s Violin Solo, No.2], which Seo-jun played at home on the first day of his vacation, flowed out of the high-quality speaker.

The tranquil violin melody filled the office where the conversation was going on.

It was a bit echoey because it was recorded on a phone in a practice room, not in a properly soundproofed recording studio, but he was naturally focused on the smooth and gentle melody.

He closed his eyes and listened without knowing.

Ahn Da Ho didn’t know much about music, but he thought the violin skills and the song were flawless. And Seo-jun didn’t miss the most important part either.

“It’s good. I can picture the scene exactly.”

The most important point when composing music to be inserted into a movie was ‘Does it fit well with the scene?’ It was even more so for a movie with music as its theme.

“Right?”

Seo-jun smiled brightly at Ahn Da Ho’s impression, not missing that point.

“Should we send this song to Whale Studio first?”

Ahn Da Ho asked, listening to the violin melody that repeated once more.

The day Seo-jun’s military service was revealed.

It was natural that he got a call from faraway America.

‘Ahn! I heard the news that Jun is in the military…!’

‘It’s true. The schedule that was full until July was because of the military.’

‘OMG…!’

He could feel the breathlessness from the other side of the phone, as if he was shocked.

Well, he would be surprised too if he knew that an actor who was about to film was in the military. Besides, the military in the US and Korea were different, so the feeling that Nelson, an American, had was very different from that of a Korean.

‘So, the filming will go as planned, right? You’re not injured anywhere, right? Is the composition okay? Do you have enough time? The military… oh my…!’

Ahn Da Ho calmly explained to the flustered Nelson.

“Nelson seemed okay, but the other team members seemed a bit worried. If we send them one song first, they can relax and prepare for the filming.”

Seo-jun nodded after thinking for a moment at Ahn Da Ho’s words.

“Then how about recording it properly and sending it? There’s a violin in the singer team, right, hyung?”

“We have most of the instruments.”

Ahn Da Ho contacted the singer team at Seo-jun’s words.

“The recording studio is empty.”

“Then let’s go now.”

“Let’s do that.”

They were actors and managers with definite execution.

***

Seo-jun and Ahn Da Ho came down to the lower floor by elevator from Ahn Da Ho’s office on the 10th floor.

The 8th and 9th floors were the actor team, the 7th floor was the PR team and other offices, the 6th floor was the cafeteria, and from below (except for the 1st floor) to the basement, the singer team used them all.

“The violin is in the basement. It’s in the 3rd recording studio. I’ll get it.”

“Okay.”

Seo-jun nodded at Ahn Da Ho’s words.

Seo-jun got off at the 5th floor where the recording studio was, and watched the elevator that took Ahn Da Ho go down to the lower floor for a moment, then moved his steps.

It seemed like the first time he came here since he visited the singer team’s offices with the Blue Moon members when they moved to the new building two years ago.

It was quiet all around, as soundproofing was especially important here.

“Oh, it’s Seo-jun!”

“Seo-jun.”

“Yo! Mr. Soldier!”

…Just a moment.

As the saying goes, speak of the devil, the recording studio door opened and the Blue Moon members appeared. The people who were in the recording studio peeked out behind the Blue Moon members at the sound of Seo-jun.

He greeted them lightly and welcomed the members with a smile. (He pressed the side of Park Ee-deun, who called him Mr. Soldier, hard.) It had been a long time since he met Blue Moon in person, as their schedules overlapped every time Seo-jun was on vacation.

“Were you recording?”

“Yeah. We’re coming back soon. What about you, Seo-jun?”

Ignoring Park Ee-deun, who was whining that his side hurt, the leader Choi Jae-won asked with a smile.

“I’m recording too.”

“…Wow! Are you debuting?”

Park Ee-deun exclaimed, coming back to life.

“If Seo-jun debuts… it’ll be a big deal, right?”

“First of all, the other teams will die from the buzz, right?”

“Please avoid our comeback date.”

Seo-jun laughed at the sight of the Blue Moon members talking exaggeratedly with playful expressions.

“I’m not debuting, I came to record a violin song.”

“Oh! Violin!”

They nodded as if that made sense, and moved their steps together. Seo-jun blinked his eyes as he walked naturally.

“…Why are you following me?”

“It’s our break time.”

“We want to see.”

Park Ee-deun and Jung Eun-sung, who were the same age as Seo-jun, answered with a sly smile. The other older members had the same expression.

He couldn’t help it.

Seo-jun shrugged his shoulders and moved to the 3rd recording studio with the members.

“How’s the military? Is it bearable?”

“Ugh. I have to go in a few years too…!”

“Should we enlist together?”

“No way. We have to take turns to enlist so that the group doesn’t have a military gap.”

The Blue Moon members chattered.

Seo-jun, who answered the questions occasionally, thought that the difference between walking alone and walking with the members was this noise.

“They’re debuting a boy group next year.”

“Really?”

This was news to him.

Kim Si-hoon nodded at Seo-jun’s question and told him the story.

“They debuted a girl group earlier this year. Amber.”

Seo-jun knew that the female trainees who were recruited when they moved to the new building debuted earlier this year with the name ‘Amber’.

“The male trainees who came in with them are debuting next year.”

“It’s a bit shaky, but by next year, we’ll have been debuted for five years.”

Baek Yi-hyun said, and Jung Eun-sung nodded.

“It’s time for a new boy group to come out.”

“They’re all nice and kind, but they also practice so hard that it’s scary.”

“Our company has a good eye for members!”

“Hmm. Ee-deun. Isn’t that self-praise?”

“Right. Why don’t you compliment us indirectly?”

As Choi Jae-won said, Baek Yi-hyun joined in with a laugh, and Park Ee-deun quickly shook his head, his face turning red.

“No! That’s not it… Honestly, there’s no one in our company who causes trouble, right?”

“That’s true.”

As he listened to Blue Moon’s story, Seo-jun thought of who was among the male trainees. The manager, Choi Tae-woo, who found the plagiarism of [Fire], had been in charge of idol members at his previous company.

“Eun-sung. Do you know who they are? The debut team.”

“Well…”

Seo-jun smiled brightly as he heard the familiar names among the seven trainees that Jung Eun-sung told him.

Fortunately, it seemed that all four of them were debuting.