Gilmok Restaurant (2)
It was awkward.
‘What should I do?’
Gilmok Restaurant by Baek Jong-eon. It was a popular show, and I really liked it a lot. When eating, I couldn't eat without it!
Of course, Baek Jong-eon also liked it.
The problem was... it wasn't the goal to make money well.
I had just changed it to a one-table restaurant to rest comfortably, but if I went to Gilmok Restaurant, wouldn't customers flock in!
‘This damn thing.’
Those from the broadcasting station could strongly resist with ‘Eh, fuck, no way,’ but since it was Baek Jong-eon, the person I respected and liked, I couldn't say it that way.
“I'm sorry, I'm really sorry.”
“Eh, yes?”
“That's right! The owner, looking at the interior or the store structure, it's really excellent. This design couldn't have come out without thorough research and effort. If you fix it a little, the store can boom. Why not think about it again?”
Jong-eon looked genuinely sorry, his eyes showing it clearly.
I scratched my head. It felt like a kind uncle giving advice while ignoring the fact that it was completely wrong. How could I say it was wrong? I was at least someone who knew how to show basic respect to adults.
“Hmph... I see.”
“Aigoo, that's right, boss. Do you know how big an opportunity this is? Young people should dream big. I wouldn't have said anything if it was someone else. This is a store that will blow up if it airs on TV.”
‘Ah, no... I have no intention of making it big.’
It was a dilemma.
I didn't want to say something unpleasant to the person I respected. I didn't want to hurt them either.
But if I suddenly agreed to do the show, the store would get crowded again, wouldn't it?
...I didn't want that.
I was lost in thought, wondering what to do, when a brilliant idea flashed through my mind like lightning.
‘What if I become the villain?’
I imagined the future.
I had studied the big date at Gilmok Restaurant thoroughly in the previous regression.
I knew better than anyone what kind of image would make viewers dislike and angry.
If I did it myself?
- The ultimate villain of the strongest noodle shop in history!
‘Yes! This is it!’
Countless bad comments!
People who wouldn't come even if I paid them!
That was the utopia I wanted.
I opened my eyes wide and held out my hand.
“If you say it that much, I can't refuse. I'll do it. Filming.”
**
“For now...”
Baek Jong-eon looked at the menu and let out a chuckle.
Smiling warmly and clasping his hands together, he said,
“I have a lot to say. First, let's try the noodles.”
“Shall I serve one?”
“Yeah. There's only one menu anyway.”
Seonghun bowed and went into the kitchen.
Jong-eon watched his back and scanned the surroundings sharply.
Having filmed countless times, even without entering the kitchen, I could sense the hygiene level of the store.
No matter how much someone hid it, they couldn't hide if they didn't clean. A dirty restaurant would be messy from the moment you entered the hall.
However, the store run by this young man was surprisingly clean, even surprising Jong-eon.
Not a single speck of dust visible!
Jong-eon decided to tell the viewers about this fact.
He moved the camera around the store interior.
“I usually don't talk about this kind of thing. Because cleanliness is the basic of basics. But this store is beyond basic. Look? Even the corners and hidden places are incredibly clean.”
Jong-eon shouted with a satisfied expression.
“Hygiene passes! You don't even need to look in the kitchen for this kind of place. It's clean, obviously.”
And he smiled mischievously. Now it was time to list the problems. But it must never be seen as ‘unlikable.’ Jong-eon had come to save the store, not to make people hate it.
“Well, as you all know, there's no other reason this store isn't doing well. First, the menu.”
He took a slurping gesture and pointed at the menu.
“Have I always emphasized this? More menus are bad! But here there are too few. A noodle shop should have at least bibimbap noodles, but there's only one meat noodle.”
“And one-table. This is something the owner will have to ask directly, but one-table is something that suits a restaurant where a chef stakes their reputation, not a noodle shop.”
“To be honest... there's no answer. It's surprising that such a restaurant exists in Korea.”
Endless criticism poured out!
A one-table noodle shop!
Even though Jong-eon wanted to spit at this bizarre combination, he couldn't stop.
“Even if the noodles are delicious, this won't do. Hahaha, the owner is in trouble. I have decided my heart is very hard now.”
Jong-eon shook his head and sat down.
Jong-eon always valued ‘basic’ highly.
What is basic in business? Jong-eon picked two without hesitation.
First, cleanliness.
Second, attitude!
A store owner without attitude is someone who won't come even if the food is delicious.
And Jong-eon found out after talking to Seonghun for a few words that he was a very healthy young man. Cleanliness goes without saying.
‘There is room for development. A sincere young man, he just didn't know the method.’
Of course, it seemed he didn't know too much, but still.
Isn't this program for those kind of owners who lack tricks?
Jong-eon pretended to be hard-hearted on the outside, but inside he was thinking how to make it sound like sincere advice.
But then.
- Ding.
Someone came in.
“...Eh?”
Jong-eon, forgetting he was a broadcaster, stared blankly.
The person who came in was a woman.
Not an ordinary woman, but one wearing a maid outfit!
“...Eh, there are customers. It's not open time yet. How...”
Yujin looked around in slight confusion.
The camera that shouldn't have been there. And the familiar face.
‘I didn't hear anything from Seonghun.’
Yujin wiped sweat and grabbed her short skirt.
‘Am I going to appear on TV like this?’
Even though she had a steel plate on her face, appearing on TV was embarrassing!
**
“The noodles are average for a one-table restaurant?”
Baek Jong-eon looked at me with narrowed eyes.
‘That's because I made it as bland as possible.’
If Baek-sunbae suddenly said it was delicious,
The store would be hated by customers.
So I cooked it as bland as possible... but because of my skill, a decent dish came out.
“Then there's no merit to running a one-table restaurant.”
Baek Jong-eon crossed his arms and looked at me.
“I see. I understand.”
I nodded and picked up the bowl of noodles on the table.
“If you don't like it, I'll throw it away.”
And threw the bowl into the trash can.
“What are you doing right now! That bowl is worth at least 100,000 won. Why throw it away?”
“Because it's too much trouble to wash it.”
I smiled.
‘Then it will be unlikable, right?’
Jong-eon hyung would be surprised, but
I couldn't miss the perfect chance to become a villain.
“Boss, no matter what, this is a bit...”
Yujin stood where the camera wouldn't catch her and approached me.
“A woman talking back to me and bringing roasted pork belly!”
I gave her a warning look.
“S, sir?”
‘I'm sorry, Yujin.’
Jong-eon hyung was there and couldn't give any signal.
That becoming a villain to prevent the store's fame.
Or rather, it would be better not to say anything.
For reality.
Yujin covered her mouth in shock.
“...I understand.”
She stared at me for a few seconds, then opened her mouth.
“You wanted to eat roasted pork belly. Shall I go buy it?”
“...?”
‘What?’
My expected reaction wasn't this.
Yujin was normal after all.
Normally, one would be surprised or angry at this.
“H, boss is too much! Employees are family eating the same meal! We should be cherished, not treated like this! Boss, you need to start from basics again.”
Baek Jong-eon, unable to stand it, shouted loudly.
‘No way, giving up on the solution?’
No matter how much Baek Jong-eon was,
He wouldn't give solutions to those with no real answers.
Probably the same for me, thanks to being seen as a villain.
Suppressing my joy inside, I said softly,
“That's right. I seem to be lacking. As the representative said, the solution seems too much. There are many things lacking, so I'll grow by researching alone.”
It was hard to refuse because Jong-eon hyung was a fan.
Well, it was fortunate.
Now I had to ask for mosaic processing.
I felt like humming a tune.
“What nonsense? Researching alone? From tomorrow, I'll give you a proper solution. Prepare!”
“Eh?”
“I can really see people well. The owner isn't a bad person. And seems to have talent too. If you train well, you'll succeed in the restaurant business.”
I looked at him with a dumbfounded expression.
‘Fuck, Jong-eon hyung...!’
Where did this kind of villain solution come from?
“Today I have to go to another store too. That's enough for now. See you next time. And take good care of your wife.”
“Wife?”
“You told me to bring roasted pork belly, isn't that your wife?”
“...No. I just got hungry and asked the employee. But, this is all being filmed by the camera, right?”
“It's all being filmed. Why, edit it?”
“No, show it exactly as is without cutting or adding.”
Then I can become a villain.
**
“It's coming out.”
I leaned back comfortably on the sofa and changed channels.
[Gilmok Restaurant Sinrim-dong Noodle Shop]
- The owner doesn't have the basics.
- You can't treat family like this!
Baek-representative's voice sounded angry.
- Because it's too much trouble.
Compared to that, my voice was peaceful.
Of course, the broadcasting station guys did a good job editing.
“Oppa, what are you doing?”
At that moment, Chaewon approached the sofa.
I quickly changed the channel.
“Just resting.”
I didn't care about anything else, but since I had already been disliked by Chaewon once,
I didn't want to show this side too much.
“I'm envious. I have to study hard from today.”
“Preparing for the exam?”
“Yeah, just turn up the TV volume!”
“Thinking about it, I never turned the TV volume to the max before. I should try it today.”
I smiled and looked at Chaewon.
“Oppa, I'm a student at Hunter Academy. You know?”
“So?”
“Hmm, if you want to be scolded, try it.”
I waved my hand.
“Okay, study.”
Chaewon smiled and went into the room.
‘Cute.’
With such a fragile body, scolding anyone.
I turned off the TV and quietly stood up.
**
Late at night.
Yujin was surfing the internet as usual.
- [Real-time 1st place] True bastard male lead of this era.
“What?”
She clicked on the top real-time ranking as usual.
- Why wash the dishes? lol Just throw it away.
At the top, there was a photo of her boss Han Seonghun throwing the bowl into the trash.
“...No way.”
Yujin quickly clicked the comment window.
- Legend of throwing the bowl because too lazy to wash dishes lol lol lol lol lol
- lol lol The bowl the boss threw is worth 150,000 won.
ㄴ It's cool lol I agree
- Mom just asked me to wash dishes and throw all the bowls in the trash at home
ㄴ lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
- lol lol Better than that, I thought it was funny that the boss didn't talk back to the woman and just brought roasted pork belly lol
ㄴ That's right^
ㄴ lol lol Real male lead. Jong-eon hyung seemed surprised too
ㄴ During that, the employee was respected lol He'd chew up the hunter idol
ㄴ Yeah
Yujin scrolled down with a puzzled expression.
“...You said you would become a villain, right?”
According to Seonghun's words.
He said he would become a villain and make no one come to the store.
But the comment reactions were a bit strange.
‘As I thought.’
It was strange. It was strange that it was Seonghun, the person she knew.
He wasn't the type to become a villain just to avoid customers.
There must have been another meaning.
The meaning of the phrase “A sparrow does not know the ambitions of a swan.”
Like the sparrow not knowing the ambitions of the swan, she didn't know Seonghun's intentions either.