Among them, becoming an idol is often the fastest way to become famous, the public regards it as a kind of star, and many trainees also regard it as a utilitarian profession.

"Then again, Ernie, how did you get to this company? ”

"I? I am..."

Kim Min-ju smiled a little embarrassedly, and hesitated for a long time before whispering, "I was going to do a charity event with a friend, and on the way back, I was discovered by people from Imperial Entertainment. ”

The more crowded the place, the shadow of the scout.

As long as the appearance is slightly outstanding, in a place like Seoul, it is not uncommon to walk on the street and suddenly be handed a business card by a talent scout.

When he was in school, Kim Min-joo joined the school's volunteer group with his friends.

This kind of group is not paid, and every once in a while, everyone will organize a group to go to some charities around Seoul to help.

Compared to some artists, they will choose to make an appointment with the media in advance at a specific time.

The two sides use this cooperation to win the audience, so that the artist's favorability is infinitely blown up, and ordinary people do this, and no one cares.

The biggest difference between the two sides is that ordinary people are full of sincerity, while artists are mostly with a little fame and fortune.

It's hard to imagine that companies such as coal banks or abandoned pet shelters have been operating with the help of donations from well-wishers, without official support.

"Hey, has Ernie done charity activities too?"

An You was really surprised, at this moment the two seemed to have found common ground.

"yes. ”

Kim Min-ju nodded and continued, "At that time, I was volunteering with a friend at a dog shelter in the western suburbs of Seoul, and I was later bumped into by scouts from several companies. ”

"Could it be that as long as Ernie is not practicing in the company during this time, he goes out to go there?"

Ahn Youzhen thought about the last break, and when he came back from practice, he always couldn't see Kim Min-joo's shadow.

When the other party came back, his eyes were either red or he was tired.

I thought it was secretly left in the company by the teacher to reprimand corporal punishment, but I never thought that there would be such a thing in the middle.

"Inside~ Because I don't have much ability, I can't help much in donating money to improve the environment there, so I can only volunteer with my friends to do my part. ”

When facing Song Ki-beom, he inevitably talked about the reason for deciding to become a trainee and become an artist, and Kim Min-joo's answer was very simple and unexpected to Song Ki-beom.

"I wanted to make money, but not to improve my family and my own lives, and my uncle volunteered with me for a day there, so I knew what kind of environment the dogs lived in.

I want to work hard to make my debut and use the first money I earn to improve the living environment of those dogs, even if they are abandoned by their owners, they can't die there like that. ”

I don't know how many artists in the circle are called "little angels of heart" by fans, just because they have been reported by the media how much money they donated, but there is absolutely no one who can do it to this level like Kim Min-joo.

It can be said that she is naïve, and it can also be said that this kind of thinking is very valuable.

This goal, from that time to now, Kim Min-ju has never talked about it to anyone, probably because he thinks that if he says it too many times, it will turn sour.

"Wow, Ernie... Really handsome. ”

For ordinary people, when it comes to dog shelters in Seoul, the first image that comes to mind is that the environment is very poor.

Because of the lack of official management, even the children's welfare home and the elderly welfare home are not comparable, and once you go inside, you can clearly feel that there is a foul smell everywhere.

It is purely up to volunteers to help clean it up spontaneously, but occasionally because they don't have time, the internal dogs' living environment cannot be sorted out in time.

Anyone who enters must wear a mask, and in some shelters, they are required to wear disinfected clothes and shoes.

Because the dogs are littered with feces or the cages they live in have long since been rusted, the dogs inside are abandoned, but most of them have been abused, and suffer from illness and disability.

For shelters, the cost of caring for a dog with a congenital or acquired defect can be significant.

Medical expenses, daily necessities for the dogs, and basic internal operations.

On a deeper level, he is a private business, and many of the employees of the shelter have chosen to leave because they have received a salary and it is difficult for them to maintain themselves from the perspective of life.

Only those who have actually been there will see how bad the environment of the shelter is, and Kim Min-ju vaguely remembers that when he and his friends went, he shed tears when he just went in and saw that kind of picture.

For Ahn Youzhen's heartfelt praise, Kim Min-ju also smiled stupidly.

"At the beginning, when I was helping with cleaning, an uncle suddenly rushed in, saying that he was a talent scout for a company, and asked me if I had any thoughts of becoming an artist.

I didn't think that would happen to me, but in fact, I was very embarrassed at the time. Because of the intrusion of those scouts, the dog who was resting was disturbed. ”

Kim Min-ju thought he was a very soft-tempered person, but he was still very angry when he encountered such a situation.

"Those uncles don't know where they found out about me, and in the past few days, several people appeared outside the door of the shelter one after another, but they just didn't go in to help, and then a scout from another company took the initiative to go in and changed into the same clothes as us.

At the end of the afternoon, I thanked him, and then he told me that he was the owner of a brokerage company and asked me if I had been a trainee at his company. ”

"That person, wouldn't it be..."

As if thinking of a possibility, An Youzhen covered her mouth in surprise.

I thought I would come in because I was valued like that, but compared to Kim Min-joo.

But this also verifies the fact that if it weren't for the appearance, the character is outstanding in all aspects, even ordinary brokerage companies can't do this.

So far, all the people who have been signed in are very kind and outstanding people in all aspects.

"It's President Song Ki-beom, because that kind of place is really not something that ordinary people want to go to, so I thought, ah~~ This uncle is human, and it should be very good to enter his company. ”

With Kim Min-joo's experience at that time, it was natural to see that Song Ki-bum went in to help clean up, whether this move was deliberately contrived or from the heart.

In general, it is difficult to see male volunteers helping in such a place, and a man in his thirties and forties, who is in his prime, is far more efficient than these little girls can match.

In addition, before leaving, Song Ki-beom handed the dean a paper ticket.

At that time, Kim Min-ju was watching from a distance, although he didn't know the number on it, but he could guess it by looking at the dean's watch, which was a lot of money.