Saka, do you know how to start over?

Chapter 63 Saka, do you know how to start over? (Seeking monthly votes)

"Aigoo, our Kang PDnim is back! I thought PDnim was going to continue resting~"

As soon as Kang Young-tae stepped into the office, Park Soo-bin's teasing voice flew over from the other side of his workstation.

He smiled wryly, picked up his coffee, and waved it at his colleagues who were looking up in the office.

"Nuna, I really had something to do, so I took the day off. I bought coffee today to apologize to everyone."

Park Soo-bin slowly stood up from his workstation, arms crossed, a persistent smile on his lips.

"I had to rush back to clean up your mess during my break the other day. One cup of coffee isn't enough, Yongtai."

"I know, Nuna. I'll treat you to dinner another day. This drink is Nuna's."

Jiang Yongtai politely served her coffee with both hands, then took out the remaining cups from the paper bag and distributed them along the aisle to her workstation.

"Thank you, PDnim!"

"PDnim is finally back. When Soobin unnie came back the day before yesterday, her face was as black as the bottom of a pot."

"Hey, what did you say?"

Park Soo-bin glared at her, and the young female writer immediately shrank back behind the partition, reaching out a hand to take the coffee away.

"Thanks for the coffee, PDnim."

When the other male assistant PD took the coffee, he leaned out halfway and winked at Jiang Yongtai in a low voice.

"PDnim, is everything alright at home? When Chengyu came back that day, he only said you had to take leave because of family matters. We thought something serious had happened."

Jiang Yongtai smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"It was a bit of an urgent matter, but it's already taken care of."

"It's good that PDnim is back. Soobin and Noona have been getting angry for the past few days, and we can hardly take it anymore."

"—I heard it."

Park Soo-bin, holding a coffee cup, gave the male writer a sidelong glance that immediately made him shrink back into his workstation.

Several people chuckled to themselves while holding their coffees; the atmosphere in the office was much better than it had been a couple of days before Jiang Yongtai was gone.

When it was Jin Chengyu's turn, Jiang Yongtai walked to his workstation, but Jin Chengyu wasn't there, and the computer screen was black.

He turned to look at Park Soo-bin, "Noona, where's Sung-woo?"

Park Soo-bin took a sip of coffee and gestured towards the door.

"He went to curry favor with other groups."

Jiang Yongtai frowned slightly, not understanding.

"To curry favor?"

Park Soo-bin put down her cup and explained to him mischievously.

Kim Sung-woo went to the company social event that he didn't attend, and he actually met someone he clicked with.

The other party is a new female writer working under an independent PD in the variety show production department. After returning from the matchmaking event, Kim Sung-woo told them that he had found his muse.

"You didn't see it, didn't Cheng Yu used to arrive at work just before the last minute every day? He was already at the company at 7:30 this morning. I was shocked when I arrived."

After listening, Jiang Yongtai smiled and shook his head.

"This kid—I hope things go smoothly."

"I heard that girl has a pretty good impression of him. But you'll have to ask him when he gets back to find out the specifics."

Park Soo-bin put the coffee back on the table and glanced at the time.

"Oh right, you didn't forget the meeting this afternoon, did you?"

"I haven't forgotten. We'll go over the details of tomorrow night's recording of the second episode in the meeting this afternoon, right?"

"Yes. Good to know."

Jiang Yongtai nodded at her.

"Then I'll go find Minister Nam Seung-ho first. If you don't have enough coffee, there are two more cups in the paper bag."

"Go ahead, treat me to lunch when you do!"

Jiang Yongtai smiled and responded, then turned and walked towards Nan Shenghao's office.

Arriving at Nan Shenghao's office, Jiang Yongtai raised his hand and knocked on the door. Hearing a response from inside, he pushed the door open and went in, bowing slightly.

"Minister, nim."

"Oh, PD Yongtai is here. Please have a seat."

Nan Shenghao looked up from his desk, smiled at him, pointed to the sofa next to him, and then lowered his head to continue working on the thick stack of documents in his hands.

Seeing that he was busy, Jiang Yongtai quietly walked over and sat down.

The only sound in the office was the soft rustling of Nan Shenghao turning the pages of documents.

Jiang Yongtai sat down quietly, head down, thinking about what Nan Shenghao would say later.

After waiting so long, it's time for "Love Through Transfers" to finally have some answers.

Almost twenty minutes later, Nan Shenghao stood up from his office chair and walked towards Jiang Yongtai with a smile on his face.

"Have you been waiting long? Would you like something to drink?"

"Thank you, Minister, but no need."

Jiang Yongtai nodded slightly to him.

Nan Shenghao casually sat down opposite him, leaned back in the sofa, crossed his legs, and smiled, clearly in a good mood.

"Your group's first episode was very good, with viewership exceeding expectations. TVING's feedback was also very positive. It seems I made the right choice back then."

With a smile on his face, Jiang Yongtai said modestly, "It's all thanks to the whole team. Writer Xiubin helped a lot. I couldn't have done much by myself."

"Humility is a good thing, but you shouldn't push credit that you deserve. By the way, are you getting used to tvN? Is it better than KBS?"

tired?"

Nan Shenghao asked casually, but his gaze lingered on his face.

Jiang Yongtai thought for a moment and gave a fair answer.

"The pace is faster than KBS, but there's also more autonomy. I'm still getting used to it, but it's better than I expected."

"That's good, it proves you didn't bring KBS's problems with you."

Jiang Yongtai smiled.

Nan Shenghao sat up straighter, his smile fading.

"Let's get down to business. There's been a result regarding 'Love Through Transfers'."

Jiang Yongtai subconsciously sat up straight. He had been waiting for this moment for several weeks. He stared intently at Nan Shenghao, waiting for him to continue speaking.

Nan Shenghao didn't keep him in suspense any longer.

"The 'Transfer Romance' project has been approved, and PD Jung Chul-min will serve as the CP (producer)."

He's already left SBS for CJENM. The higher-ups think it's perfect for him to take on this position directly. You know him, right?

Kang Young-tae nodded. "Of course, Minister-nim, PD-nim, how could we juniors not know them?"

When mentioning Jung Chul-min, one cannot avoid the ten years of "Running Man".

He joined the show as an assistant director when it premiered in 2010, was promoted to co-director in 2016, and became the main producer in April 2017.

D.

He once pulled the show back from a ratings slump, and also caused considerable controversy by downplaying the classic name tag ripping segment.

The fact that such a person switched from SBS to tvN is mostly due to Nam Seung-ho personally facilitating the move; this department head is building up his team.

"Yes, I've known Cheol-min for a long time, and he's a good person. This CP position is only temporary for him; he'll have his own projects to work on later."

Nan Shenghao didn't hide anything and told him directly that Zheng Zhemin was one of his own.

"As for the selection of the lead PD—"

He glanced at Jiang Yongtai, who suddenly tensed up, and smiled.

"Don't worry, I said it's good news, and it's good news. You haven't been kicked out."

Jiang Yongtai finally exhaled the breath he had been holding in his chest and looked at him seriously.

"Thank you, Minister."

"Don't thank me yet."

Nam Seung-ho raised his hand to block, "I haven't finished speaking yet."

Jiang Yongtai's heart jumped again.

Seeing his reaction, Nan Shenghao's smile deepened.

As someone in a position of authority, there is a unique pleasure in watching those below swayed by a few words from me.

"Minister, what does this mean?"

Jiang Yongtai noticed the undisguised smugness on the other end of the line and sighed inwardly.

Why are all these senior colleagues the same? The Korean workplace...

Nam Seung-ho burst out laughing. "You couldn't hold back so quickly, Young-tae."

He stopped laughing and said seriously, "When discussing the selection of the main PD at the meeting, Li Minghan's opinion was to let Liang Zhengyu come, and the reasons were very good."

He's got the qualifications; he independently directed "The Cabin in the Woods," and he worked with Na Young-seok for so long, his experience is undeniable.

He paused for a moment, then said, "I heard you went to their dinner party last time; you should have seen Liang Zhengyu there?"

Jiang Yongtai nodded. "Yes, I have. Senior Zhengyu talked to me about some ideas for program production."

Seeing that he did not deny it, Nam Seung-ho continued.

"Of course I recommend you. You wrote the entire 'Love by Transfer' project from beginning to end, so you know it best."

"But your experience is indeed limited," Li Minghan used this to convince the others, saying that you could be an assistant PD, but you would need a few more years of experience to become the main PD.

"So, Minister, is this the good news you wanted to tell me?"

Jiang Yongtai suppressed the frustration in his chest and tried to keep his tone calm.

Nan Shenghao smirked once again.

"This is just news. The good news is that, thanks to my insistence, you've been given a chance to prove yourself."

He looked at Jiang Yongtai's slightly furrowed brows and continued speaking.

"Liang Zhengyu still has two episodes left to film. They can only be released after that. Are you aware of this?"

Jiang Yongtai nodded. He had heard Li Youting mention it at Luo Yingxi's dinner party.

"After he is transferred out, you and he will have a final interview to decide who will be the main PD."

The interviewers are still me and Li Minghan, plus CP Zheng Zhemin. You guys will be doing a final program production plan during the interview.

Explanation.

He paused for a moment, looking at Jiang Yongtai's slowly relaxing brows, and his tone became solemn.

"Don't relax just yet. Don't think you can relax just because you wrote the plan."

You don't have as much experience as Liang Zhengyu, and nobody knows how well you can perform in on-site coordination. (Regarding the "Transfer Romance" segment...)

"It's a large-scale project; you know that better than anyone."

Jiang Yongtai remained silent for a while; he wasn't actually surprised by what Nan Shenghao said.

From the moment Liang Zhengyu sat down in front of him at the barbecue restaurant that night, he knew this competition was bound to happen sooner or later, but he never expected it to be in such a formal way.

He raised his eyes, his gaze no longer wandering.

"Thank you, Minister, for securing this opportunity for me. I know where my weaknesses lie; my on-site experience is indeed not as good as Senior Jung-woo's."

But regarding the "Transfer Romance" project, I don't think anyone knows better than me what this show should look like.

He paused, then asked, "Minister, when exactly is the interview scheduled?"

Seeing how quickly he calmed down, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Nan Shenghao's eyes.

"There are about two weeks left before 'Mapo Handsome Boys' comes to an end. Is that enough?"

"That's enough." Jiang Yongtai said without hesitation.

"Okay, I've already spoken to Zheng Zhemin, and he's also very interested in you."

Nan Shenghao stood up, walked to the small refrigerator in the corner of the office, opened the door, took out two cans of cola, and walked back.

He pulled the tab and handed one of the cans to Jiang Yongtai.

"But don't think that just because I and Zheng Zhemin are among the interviewers, you can rest easy."

Jiang Yongtai paused for a moment, then took the Coke in front of him.

Nan Shenghao looked at him, opened his own can of cola, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yongtai, do you know who the losers are in this whole affair?"

Jiang Yongtai was just about to take a sip when he heard this, paused, looked up at Nan Shenghao, and before he could speak, the other party had already answered for him.

"Only with you, Li Minghan will not lose, Liang Zhengyu will not lose, and I will not lose."

He walked back to his original spot, leaned back on the sofa, and took a sip of his cola, enjoying the stimulation from the carbonation.

"You're a smart person, you should understand what I mean."

Jiang Yongtai gripped the Coke can tightly in his hand; the aluminum can felt a little cold against his palm.

Of course he understood what Nam Seung-ho was saying—

Lee Myung-han will not be a loser. No matter who ultimately becomes the main PD, Nam Seung-ho's power within the company remains unshaken.

This was just a failure to upset Nan Shenghao; it wasn't a real loss.

Luo Yingxi wasn't a loser either. Liang Zhengyu was on his team, and Jiang Yongtai was someone he recruited. He could accept whoever won.

Liang Zhengyu is not like that either. If he wins, he gains more experience as a main PD; if he loses, he can return to his original team and still be the same Liang PD who can stand on his own.

While Nam Seung-ho may seem to be on the same side as him, he is actually a newcomer to tvN. Being able to place a piece in Lee Myung-han's territory, no matter where that piece is placed, is already the first step in opening up the game.

The only one who will be the loser is himself.

If he loses to Liang Zhengyu in the interview, he won't just be relegated to his original position; he'll be eliminated immediately.

"Love by Transfer" will become a project led by Liang Zhengyu, who will be the assistant PD for a long time.

Nan Shenghao probably won't speak up for him anymore. He's already tried to help him, but he just didn't take the chance.

Then all my original purpose for switching from KBS to tvN has been in vain.

Jiang Yongtai looked down at the Coke in his hand that was still emitting cold air, his fingers stiff from the cold.

His eyes sharpened, and he looked up at the person opposite him.

Across from him, Nam Seung-ho raised his can of cola and gestured towards him, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"I understand, Minister-nim—I won't lose!"

"Okay, then I'll wait and see how you do."

Go back now. For the time being, focus on making the best of "Refrigerator Interviews"—it's part of your resume!

Seeing the serious expression on his face, Nan Shenghao knew that he had taken his words to heart, so he didn't try to stop him, but still added a sentence at the end.

If Jiang Yongtai only cares about "Love Transfer" and neglects the projects he is currently working on, then this person is just as useless to him.

"No, Minister, the program is everyone's hard work, and I won't let my own affairs interfere with my work."

Jiang Yongtai stood up and bowed solemnly to him.

"Then, Minister, I'll be going now."

He turned and took a few steps toward the door. Just as he grasped the doorknob, Nan Shenghao's voice came from behind him again.

"Wait a moment----"

Jiang Yongtai turned around.

"Does the minister have any further instructions?"

Nan Shenghao looked at him, his face suddenly displaying an expression that was hard to tell whether it was curiosity or teasing.

"Yongtai, at your age—how many relationships have you had?"

Jiang Yongtai was stunned, completely unprepared for the topic to suddenly veer towards his personal affairs.

"—Uh, Minister, I don't quite understand."

"Twice, or three times?"

Nan Shenghao guessed to himself, as if it were just a casual question.

Jiang Yongtai answered honestly, his face slightly flushed.

At 27, having only had one relationship at that age in South Korea is indeed laughable, especially considering his good looks and decent abilities.

Nan Shenghao was indeed stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Yongtai, you... hahaha!"

"You came up with the 'Transfer Romance' project, I thought you'd had at least a few relationships, but it turns out it's only been once? Aigoo~"

Jiang Yongtai's face darkened, and he just wanted to leave the office immediately.

"—Minister, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now—"

"Go back and think carefully about what the core of this program is, and why you wanted to write such a project in the first place."

Nan Shenghao waved his hand, a playful smile on his face.

"Only once? I'm genuinely curious, what kind of first love could make you write something like this?"

Jiang Yongtai paused slightly, bowed to Nan Shenghao again, said nothing, and pushed open the door to leave.

Sunlight streamed in through the corridor window, and he squinted, switching the cola to his other hand.

What is the core of "Love Through Transfers" and what was my original intention?

The afternoon meeting went smoothly. Park Soo-bin went through the second script that the writers' group had prepared from beginning to end, and Kim Sung-woo reported on the process details that had been confirmed with Cube.

Zhao Meiyan's personal agent was very cooperative, and the few small requests made were all within reasonable limits.

The only variable was that Mi-yeon wanted to perform an impromptu "sexy dance" on the show, but Lee Sung-joon subtly betrayed his own artist over the phone, saying, "Please ask the writer-nim to stop her if necessary."

Everyone in the conference room turned to look at Kim Sung-woo, wondering just how badly Cho Mi-yeon had danced that the company had stopped her.

Park Soo-bin asked Kim Sung-woo curiously what happened. He shuddered, forced a smile, and said he didn't want to remember.

Everyone paused for a moment, then secretly chuckled.

After the meeting, everyone packed up and left one after another. Kim Sung-woo was the first to rush out, saying that he had made an appointment with "friends from another group" for dinner.

Park Soo-bin winked at Kang Young-tae and whispered, "Sung-woo seems to have a chance," before picking up his bag and leaving get off work with the others.

The laughter and footsteps gradually faded away, and after another person bowed to Jiang Yongtai, who was still there, to say goodbye, the conference room suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Yongtai sat alone at the end of the long table in the conference room, with the afternoon meeting materials spread out in front of him.

He flipped through the book, then closed it again, leaned back in his chair, and watched the sunset gradually sinking outside the window.

Nam Seung-ho's words lingered in his mind all afternoon. He recalled himself when he wrote the first line of the "Transfer Romance" proposal.

At that time, he had broken up with Sana Minatozaki less than a year ago, and he was working overtime alone in the editing room of KBS until almost dawn.

The monitor light reflected in my eyes, and after staring at it for a long time, even the subtitles started to blur.

He rubbed his eyes, and a thought suddenly popped into his head.

What would happen if people who drifted apart for various reasons were to reunite on a TV show one day?

It's not like a typical dating reality show where you draw on a blank sheet of paper.

What he wanted to do was to recreate on a piece of paper that was already filled with stories and even bore old scars.

Now, in the competition with Liang Zhengyu, his only advantage is the original intention he had when he wrote the plan.

That's what Nan Shenghao meant by his last sentence. He pondered it for a whole afternoon and finally understood.

His initial intention was simple: he wanted to use this program to ask a question that had been troubling him for a long time.

How to say goodbye to a deep relationship and how to start over.

He has now started afresh, but it's time to say goodbye—

Perhaps asking another person involved might provide some answers.

After all, the way he and Sana Minatozaki are now can be considered a "transfer romance" in a sense.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yongtai gave a self-deprecating twitch at the corner of his mouth.

He took out his phone, scrolled to Sana Minatozaki's chat window, hovered his thumb above the screen for a moment, and typed a message without hesitation before sending it.

"Saka, are you free tonight? I have some questions for you, kind of like an interview."

Chou Tzu-yu slumped on the sofa in the practice room, completely bewildered.

The intense practice had just ended, and everyone else was scattered throughout the room, except for Sana Minatozaki, who seemed tireless as she bounced around the room.

Her gaze followed the orange shadow blankly as it swayed from left to right and back again.

"Unnie~ Is there anything different about me today?"

Sana Minatozaki hugged Momo Hirai from behind, who was sitting on the floor pretending to be dead, and rubbed her chin against Momo's sweaty hair.

rub.

Hirai Momo let out a muffled groan as she was pressed down, not even having the strength to push her away, but she still managed to struggle a little when she heard the words "Unnie".

Although the two are friends of the same age, Sana Minatozaki always deliberately calls her "unnie".

"Don't call me unnie! Get away, you're covered in sweat."

"This is the sweat I love, it's very precious. Unnie hasn't told me yet what's different about me today~"

Sana Minatozaki remained unmoved, instead burying her face in Momo Hirai's hair and taking a deep breath.

Hirai Momo resignedly closed her eyes, muttering to herself, "I'm going to call the police."

Satisfied, Minatozaki Sana released her and jumped in front of Son Chaeyoung, reaching out to pinch her cheeks and pulling them outwards.

"Chaeyoung, show me that ending expression you made just now, it was so cute~"

"Unnie! It hurts!"

Sun Caiying's face was distorted from being pinched. She slapped her hand away, covered her face, and shrank back, her eyes wide open.

"What's wrong with Unnie today? Is she possessed by something?"

You've been like this since this morning, did you sneak out to eat some weird stuff again?

Sana Minatozaki just winked at her and ran off humming some tune she couldn't quite place.

After I personally dug up my past with Jiang Yongtai last night, the tangled mess in my heart seemed to loosen up.

She maintained excellent facial expression control throughout today's practice, and even the room leader praised her.

The only downside to being happy is that I have so much energy to burn that I end up taking turns ruining my teammates' lives.

"Ding-dong."

On the chair next to her, a cell phone with a large portion of its screen sticking out of Sana Minatozaki's coat pocket rang.

Chou Tzu-yu subconsciously glanced at the screen, and a message popped up. The contact's nickname was "Big Baka".

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What kind of note is this?

She narrowed her eyes slightly.

After tormenting Son Chaeyoung, Minatozaki Sana pounced on her with a beaming smile.

"Tzuyu, come play with me~"

Chou Tzu-yu quickly stepped aside, pointing to her coat, trying to distract her with a message that was obviously from someone else, in order to avoid being harmed herself.

"Unnie, your phone is ringing, it's 'Daibaka'~"

Sana Minatosaki paused for a moment, then turned around, took out her phone from her coat pocket, and opened the messages.

The smile on her face faded, she pursed her lips, tapped the screen rapidly with her fingertips, grabbed her coat from the chair, and walked towards the door.

"Unnie? Where are you going?"

"Practice is over. I'm going out for a bit. Remember to keep it a secret from Tzuyu."

Without turning her head, Sana Minatosaki threw out a sentence, opened the door, and slipped out.

Chou Tzu-yu looked at the still-shaking door, then at her teammates lying on the sofa, and silently pulled her legs up onto the sofa.

She went out immediately after receiving a message. Didn't she say last night that she "wouldn't take the initiative"? Why is she running away so fast now?

Sun Caiying got up from the ground, rubbing her face, and looked towards the door in confusion.

"What happened to Sana unnie? Did she go back?"

Chou Tzu-yu shrugged and slumped back into the sofa.

"I don't know, maybe she's going to see a friend~"