TAXI 3
Yunho had just finished buying a proper suit to attend the wedding of the year when an impatient knocked startled him.
Before he said anything, the man was already climbing to his backseat and ordered him to go to the “SM Entertainment building,”.
When Yunho didn’t move, the man frowned. “You don’t know the place? What kind of a taxi driver are you?” He asked.
Although insulted, Yunho decided to swallow his anger and answered the man politely. “I’m sorry, sir. But I’m on a break right now. This is not my shift”.
The way the man suddenly looked at him in anger was definitely surprising. “Just go and drive, will you?! I’m already late for my meeting!,” When he saw Yunho was about to reiterate his point, he quickly fumbled around his pocket and threw shoved some big notes toward him. “I know, I know. This is your break and blah blah. Just bring me there and I’ll pay you triple of the amount on the meter!”
What he wanted to say was for the man to fuck off because he didn’t really need the money anyway. But he figured that the man must be in a really tight schedule from the way he kept glancing on his watch. So without any further words, Yunho on his engine and started to drive.
As he drove, he overheard the phone conversation the man had with his colleague about the law suit on his company that was proposed by 3 members of the most famous band in Korea. That reminded Yunho about the news in the radio he just heard a week ago about a slave contract which bounded many of Korean top artists. And judging from the conversation he overheard, this man was one of those who was responsible for those slave contracts.
When he opened his eyes at the next blink, Yunho groaned as he realized that he was transported to the future again. Honestly, for this man, he didn’t even need to rely on his vision to see what would happen to him. However, it was not his choice to go or not to go, so he better quickly gathered what he was supposed to see and go back to his time.
His answer came from the news casted in the television in front of him. The old angry man who was seated on his back seat was now being congratulated by many similar old men with the same fake disgusting grins on their faces.
As he listened to news further, he gathered that the man had made the correct decision to finally revise the contract and provide better treatment for his company’s artists according to the demand of the lawsuit brought by the band members. It seemed that the decision had caused the company’s profit to multiple by 80% as the fans became more loyal and royal after they were assured that their idols were being taken care of. Moreover, many of the talented artists had flooded to join the management, causing their income source to manifold.
Yunho knew that there were always two possibilities happened from every decision a man will make. However, he was certain that the possibility of this future to happen was less than 10%, judging from the personality of the greedy old man.
As he transferred to another future without his consent, Yunho tried to imagine how this future would turn out to be. The idol group members lost? The disbandment of the group? The practice of even worse slavery contract to Korean artists?
To his surprise, he saw the man’s face pasted on huge posters everywhere on the street. The big writings on the poster told him that the man was wanted by police for sexual harassment charges toward his artists. With wide eyes, he came closer to the poster to confirm that it was really the man.
A young girl beside him suddenly commented in disgust. “I hope he rot in hell!” she cursed vehemently.
Yunho was… confused. He thought that the man’s only crime was his greediness for subjecting his artists into such a slave contract but…
“Uhm sorry. But can you explained to me what happened to him? I don’t really follow the news…” He asked hesitantly.
The girl beside him raised her brows in surprise but answered him nonetheless, “You don’t know? This man here…” She flicked at the man’s picture,”Kim Yong Min, was at first sacked by his company for his decision of not complying to the lawsuit. The fans of the artists he subjected to such slavery contract decided to carry a boycott that cause SM profit to plunge until near bankruptcy…”
“But his charge is about sexual assault??”
“Yes, wait please. I’m getting there. Due to the huge plunge of the profit, the company decided to employ a new CEO, who is super hot by the way,” she giggled for awhile before continuing. “Then when he conducted a thorough investigation about the company’s matter, he discovered the record of the… abuses he did to his artists… I can’t believe that he even recorded it!” The girl finished in disgust.
The young taxi driver didn’t even realize that his face showed such a disgusted expression until the girl in front of him chuckled. “Oh, you really don’t know, do you? Well, if you feel sickened enough at him, you can join the mass of the fangirls who like to visit his house and threw stuff there. Hahaha. Although he is definitely not there, hopefully one day when he comes back, he’ll die from the smell of rotten eggs and puke”.
The only thing that went through his mind as he floated back to his consciousness was whether he should tell the man what to do.
Well, he thought that the man really deserved the second ending anyway…
But since his conscience started to bother him, he tried to at least warn the man about what could happen in his future.
Tried being the operative word.
Because, well, the man refused to even listen to him.
“Sir,” He started.
But the man on the backseat refused to even acknowledged that he was talking and continued to be immersed in his phone call. When Yunho tried to call him with a louder voice, all he got was a scolding look.
“Look, can you shut up? I’m in the middle of a very important conversation here! You just need to drive me to my office. Understand?!”
And that’s why, two years later, when he drove past a house filled with rotten eggs, pukes and all kinds of disgusting concoctions, Yunho didn’t even feel a bit of pity for the man.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Before he said anything, the man was already climbing to his backseat and ordered him to go to the “SM Entertainment building,”.
When Yunho didn’t move, the man frowned. “You don’t know the place? What kind of a taxi driver are you?” He asked.
Although insulted, Yunho decided to swallow his anger and answered the man politely. “I’m sorry, sir. But I’m on a break right now. This is not my shift”.
The way the man suddenly looked at him in anger was definitely surprising. “Just go and drive, will you?! I’m already late for my meeting!,” When he saw Yunho was about to reiterate his point, he quickly fumbled around his pocket and threw shoved some big notes toward him. “I know, I know. This is your break and blah blah. Just bring me there and I’ll pay you triple of the amount on the meter!”
What he wanted to say was for the man to fuck off because he didn’t really need the money anyway. But he figured that the man must be in a really tight schedule from the way he kept glancing on his watch. So without any further words, Yunho on his engine and started to drive.
As he drove, he overheard the phone conversation the man had with his colleague about the law suit on his company that was proposed by 3 members of the most famous band in Korea. That reminded Yunho about the news in the radio he just heard a week ago about a slave contract which bounded many of Korean top artists. And judging from the conversation he overheard, this man was one of those who was responsible for those slave contracts.
When he opened his eyes at the next blink, Yunho groaned as he realized that he was transported to the future again. Honestly, for this man, he didn’t even need to rely on his vision to see what would happen to him. However, it was not his choice to go or not to go, so he better quickly gathered what he was supposed to see and go back to his time.
His answer came from the news casted in the television in front of him. The old angry man who was seated on his back seat was now being congratulated by many similar old men with the same fake disgusting grins on their faces.
As he listened to news further, he gathered that the man had made the correct decision to finally revise the contract and provide better treatment for his company’s artists according to the demand of the lawsuit brought by the band members. It seemed that the decision had caused the company’s profit to multiple by 80% as the fans became more loyal and royal after they were assured that their idols were being taken care of. Moreover, many of the talented artists had flooded to join the management, causing their income source to manifold.
Yunho knew that there were always two possibilities happened from every decision a man will make. However, he was certain that the possibility of this future to happen was less than 10%, judging from the personality of the greedy old man.
As he transferred to another future without his consent, Yunho tried to imagine how this future would turn out to be. The idol group members lost? The disbandment of the group? The practice of even worse slavery contract to Korean artists?
To his surprise, he saw the man’s face pasted on huge posters everywhere on the street. The big writings on the poster told him that the man was wanted by police for sexual harassment charges toward his artists. With wide eyes, he came closer to the poster to confirm that it was really the man.
A young girl beside him suddenly commented in disgust. “I hope he rot in hell!” she cursed vehemently.
Yunho was… confused. He thought that the man’s only crime was his greediness for subjecting his artists into such a slave contract but…
“Uhm sorry. But can you explained to me what happened to him? I don’t really follow the news…” He asked hesitantly.
The girl beside him raised her brows in surprise but answered him nonetheless, “You don’t know? This man here…” She flicked at the man’s picture,”Kim Yong Min, was at first sacked by his company for his decision of not complying to the lawsuit. The fans of the artists he subjected to such slavery contract decided to carry a boycott that cause SM profit to plunge until near bankruptcy…”
“But his charge is about sexual assault??”
“Yes, wait please. I’m getting there. Due to the huge plunge of the profit, the company decided to employ a new CEO, who is super hot by the way,” she giggled for awhile before continuing. “Then when he conducted a thorough investigation about the company’s matter, he discovered the record of the… abuses he did to his artists… I can’t believe that he even recorded it!” The girl finished in disgust.
The young taxi driver didn’t even realize that his face showed such a disgusted expression until the girl in front of him chuckled. “Oh, you really don’t know, do you? Well, if you feel sickened enough at him, you can join the mass of the fangirls who like to visit his house and threw stuff there. Hahaha. Although he is definitely not there, hopefully one day when he comes back, he’ll die from the smell of rotten eggs and puke”.
The only thing that went through his mind as he floated back to his consciousness was whether he should tell the man what to do.
Well, he thought that the man really deserved the second ending anyway…
But since his conscience started to bother him, he tried to at least warn the man about what could happen in his future.
Tried being the operative word.
Because, well, the man refused to even listen to him.
“Sir,” He started.
But the man on the backseat refused to even acknowledged that he was talking and continued to be immersed in his phone call. When Yunho tried to call him with a louder voice, all he got was a scolding look.
“Look, can you shut up? I’m in the middle of a very important conversation here! You just need to drive me to my office. Understand?!”
And that’s why, two years later, when he drove past a house filled with rotten eggs, pukes and all kinds of disgusting concoctions, Yunho didn’t even feel a bit of pity for the man.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!