episode_0040

“Okay.”

When I nodded, Chae Seo-yoon’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

“What is it?”

“What is it?”

“You weren’t here to persuade me?”

“Yes. And it failed.”

“Is it persuasive to ask just once whether you like movies or dramas?”

“Yes.”

If you had gone all the way here and asked directly, it would have been more than enough to show your sincerity.

“Ha… What is this.”

But it’s so pretty, it’s freaking pretty.

It’s definitely a subject that’s fun to capture on camera.

By the way, since Chae Seo-yoon declined the offer, should I ask Hye-jin?

Since Na○ki is firmly entrenched in CG, I don’t think it will be difficult to replace the actor.

Isn’t this how you go from being a young rookie to a world star actress in an instant?

“Then take a rest.”

As I stood up from my seat, Chae Seo-yoon’s hand grabbed my elbow and the sleeve of my clothes.

“Where are you going?”

“I have to go to work. I’m done with business.”

“Ha, okay. I’ll admit it. You’re a very good negotiator.”

What are you talking about?

“I’m sorry, but what can’t be done can’t be done. This isn’t a CF, it’s a movie. It’s an advertisement movie where the product, not the cast, is the main character.”

Do you think I’m bluffing right now?

“I know the company wants it because it’s a 420 billion won project. The number of viewers will be embarrassing, but it will be a chance to make my face known worldwide. But.”

Originally, I was a yes man who would click yes without any hesitation if a team member threw a vote to surrender, no matter how much I won the game.

“A work that starts with just a concept, without a script.

An advertising film where the main character is not me but my shoes.

Up until now, I have not had a single work that fell below the break-even point.

There’s nothing I like from the start… Wait a minute. Why are your eyes like that?”

“I’m listening seriously. I’m going to report everything to the team leader without fail.”

“… .”

Chae Seo-yoon’s eyes narrow and she crosses her arms again.

With heightened alertness, he examines my face closely from all sides.

“Wasn’t that a bluff?”

“I said no from the beginning.”

“Did you really try to report it as is without even trying to persuade me?”

“You’re an adult. You should have just asked once.”

Chae Seo-yoon stares at me intently and then sighs lightly.

“If our director brother was like that, it would be really comfortable.”

“Director Kim seems to be persistent in asking questions. But I am not one of them.”

“I understand. I knew for sure that your style was completely opposite.”

“I’m glad the misunderstanding has been resolved.”

His lips moved silently as if he wanted to say something, but then he turned his head away.

“Seo Yoon, let’s just say that I tried to persuade you for over 3 hours but failed.”

“… Like.”

The moment I turned my back,

“Just a moment.”

A slightly anxious voice called out to me.

Have you changed your mind?

“Come here. I have something for you.”

“Yes?”

Chae Seo-yoon slightly raised her fingertips to point in the direction, then took the lead.

What room are you going into? Surely it’s not a bedroom?

Chae Seo-yoon, who had gone in first, leans halfway out and asks.

“Aren’t you following?”

“Even though we are coworkers, it’s a bit… to go into the bedroom together when we’re alone at Seo Yoon’s house. ”

“Not a bedroom.”

“But going into the same room is a bit… .”

“Since the director came in too, just come in. I can’t lift this. It’s heavy.”

Is it heavy?

When I went in to see what was going on, it turned out to be a room being used as a warehouse.

Paper boxes of various sizes are neatly stacked.

In the center of the room, a large box boasting dazzling colors stands out on its own.

Is that a laptop box?

Looking at the box photo, what kind of fighter jet does it look like?

“It’s yours. Take it while you’re here.”

“What is this?”

“Can’t you tell just by looking at it?”

“I know it’s a laptop, but why is it being removed?”

“It’s a gift.”

“So why am I doing this… .”

“Last time, the video didn’t play properly and kept cutting out. How can you, a so-called CG director, carry around such junk? You use a good camera.”

This is an unimaginable development.

Does Pintree Entertainment have a tradition of giving electronic devices as gifts to new employees?

I took out my phone.

“What are you doing?”

“Um, unboxing photo?”

“Should I tear it off here?”

“But since you are the one who gave it to me, shouldn’t you see what’s inside? Aren’t you curious?”

“Then let’s take a look.”

Chae Seo-yoon took a step closer, linking arms.

But the box is really big.

Looking at the size, it feels like it could fit a small washing machine rather than a laptop.

I lifted out the styrofoam and took out the cold laptop wrapped in plastic.

This is crazy. What should I do with this magnesium texture?

“I like it.”

“I really like it. But it’s quite heavy.”

“Do you hate it?”

“Of course. It’s natural for a high-spec gaming laptop to be heavy.”

In the middle of Chae Seo-yoon’s expressionless face, I caught a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.

Is my expression that funny right now?

But this is the first time I’ve received a laptop like this as a gift since I was born.

Any man’s heart will race.

“Thank you. I will use it well. By the way, I have one more request, shameless as it may be… .”

“What is it?”

“Can you sign my notebook?”

Chae Seo-yoon uncrossed her arms and smiled.

A bright and clear smile.

It’s a smile that I want to capture properly on camera with makeup and costume.

It’s really pretty, it’s so damn pretty.

Your bank account balance must be as pretty as your face, right? Seeing you buying things like this one after another.

“Can you do it here?”

“Yes. Oh, and here too, here too, here too. ”

“You’re so greedy.”

“If you’re going to receive it at once, wouldn’t it be better to receive it as much as possible to get the best value for money?”

I received a lot of signatures on several places, including the box, warranty, and top case of the laptop.

Fortunately, there was ample space for a laptop in the camera backpack. As expected, expensive and good professional backpacks are different.

I loaded the boxes into the company-issued SUV and escorted her to the parking lot, where I greeted Seo-yoon.

“Thank you. I’m going back after receiving such good things.”

“Don’t worry. Thanks to you, I was able to film the Na○ki CF so well, so I prepared it because I’m grateful.”

Even the small movement of waving one hand while crossing one’s arms is like that of a heavenly actress.

I want to make a piece sometime with Chae Seo-yoon as the main character. And of course, I want to have Hye-jin appear as well.

How about a setting where they are bad sisters?

I started the car and pulled out of the parking lot.

I quickly searched the model name while waiting at a traffic light on the road.

I was dying to know how much it cost, but I held back because I was in front of the person who gave it to me as a gift.

“19 million won? That’s crazy.”

I thought I misread the numbers.

It was proudly ranked first in terms of high price in the nation’s first electronics shopping mall.

“The star actor who earns a lot of money is like Dardar.”

I’m going to give you a 19 million won high-performance laptop as a gift.

Just because they gave me a good chance to shoot a CF.

My laptop was a bit laggy when playing high-bit videos made with Mirae App, but it worked well.

***

Exactly three hours later, I called Team Leader Cho Woon-seok and reported it to him.

“I’m leaving actress Chae Seo-yoon’s house right now.”

-What happened?

I secretly imagined that maybe Chae Seo-yoon had suddenly and capriciously contacted the company to let them know that she was going to do it.

That woman, for some reason, seems like she’d act however she pleased.

It seems like the whole world, everything around me, needs to move towards me as the center for my own well-being to be resolved.

“Failed.”

-Ha. I still had high hopes for Director Cha.

“To me? What do you expect?”

-Why? Seo-yoon is very quiet and listens well in front of the head of the car.

Are the Chae Seo-yoon that I observed and the Chae Seo-yoon that Jo Woon-seok looked at beings of different dimensions?

-What should I do with this?

“It’s true that Na○ki was obsessed with Chae Seo-yoon, but the reason he decided to make a commercial film was because of CG, right? I don’t think he’d give up on commercial films just because Chae Seo-yoon fell for him.”

-That must be true.

“How about making it with Hyejin as the lead role?”

-He’s filming a drama right now… Well, it doesn’t matter since he can start after it ends.

“I like Hyejin just as much as Chae Seo Yoon at 30THC, so I will actively participate as a fan.”

-But I don’t think Na○ki knows who Hyejin is.

“You have to convince them. But if you swing it with CG, it seems like it’ll be easy to get over.”

What’s important is that I’ve gotten a taste of the top-tier atmosphere and how far the CG of the future app can express itself.

-Do you think Hyejin can do it well?

“I’ll do well. And even if I’m not good at it, I have to push through. Even Chae Seo-yoon said she won’t do it, so of course we have to put it in Hye-jin’s mouth first. ”

-If only the doctor on the 30THC side was certain… . After all, what’s important is CG technology.

“Actually, I didn’t tell you, but 30THC wanted Hyejin to appear in the movie from the beginning.”

-Was it like that?

“Yes, it’s a shame that Chae Seo-yoon is gone, but I’d be happy if Hye-jin came in as a replacement.”

-Okay, I got it. That’s right. I reported this to the CEO, and he said we should produce it as an OTT drama rather than a movie.

“I guess it’s because of the profit.”

If you want to make a movie, the production process, excluding CG, must be left to a major distributor.

Here, the company’s profits are greatly reduced.

If I outsource the CG painting to my CG company, the production cost will exceed the budget.

It’s because I raised the CG company’s value too much.

From a representative’s perspective, it can be judged that OTT dramas are the most beneficial to the company.

Because that opinion came up in the meeting too.

-Why? There is profit maximization, and you know, Director Cha. Our company is preparing to produce a drama.

“Of course I know.”

-The CEO has been communicating with Net Prince for quite some time, and it seems he wants to make the most of this opportunity. He was very excited, saying that it was a stroke of luck.

It looks like the representative is trying to expand the board by bringing in OTT Emperor Net Prince.

Unlike domestic distributors, Net Prince will be in a position to provide water like Na○ki, so the company’s profits may increase.

“Uh, then…?”

-Once this is confirmed, the drama division will be organized. Director Cha will probably be transferred there.

“If I finish this project well, will I be the team leader?”

It was said as a joke, but after a brief silence, Team Leader Jo Woon-seok spoke seriously.

-The team leader is not the problem. The CEO is thinking of becoming the head of the business division in the distant future.

“Yes?”

-Looking at the fact that you even mentioned stock options by mistake, I wonder if it might be possible to separate the company into a subsidiary later on…

“Is that a mistake? You didn’t do it on purpose to make it sound natural to my ears, did you? ”

-Ah, Director Cha. Let’s just ignore this.

How long has it been since you joined the company and you’ve already been promoted to team leader and future head of the business division?

I’m a little excited, but not so excited that my heart races.

Maybe it’s because I already have my own business called 30THC.

***

I was very sorry for Na○ki Chae Seo-yoon’s absence.

I was also a little uneasy about the fact that an unknown actress named Hwang Hye-jin was taking on the lead role.

“The CG company’s graphic director really likes actress Hwang Hye-jin. He’s willing to take on the CG work for her debut drama at a shockingly low price.”

The power of CG that captivated Nike executives was tremendous.

Na○ki welcomed Hwang Hyejin’s appearance with open arms.

“We just need to make it to the level of video quality that was shown in that CF.”

I was able to persuade Na○ki easily like this.

People keep raving about Nike being the king of advertising, but to me, they seem more tame than a ragdoll cat.

Rich, quiet, and kind.

This is a really good advertiser.

Now all that remains is negotiations with the world’s largest OTT platform, NetPrince.

D-Day was set after Chae Seo-yoon’s Na○ki CF was released to the world.

That way, the OTT Emperor will sit at the negotiating table with a slightly more humble attitude.