episode_0042

The person in charge of the Net Prince Korea meeting was a skinny man with glasses and a strict look.

“If 30THC’s participation falls through, the production itself could fall through. Are there any safety measures in place to prevent that?”

I told you that there’s no way that could happen because it’s my company.

But I couldn’t say it like that, so I suppressed my frustration and answered.

“We will definitely take responsibility and control that part. In no case will 30THC be derailed or disrupted.”

“I wish you had inserted the management obligation for it as a special provision. And set a penalty fee.”

Team Leader Jo Woon-seok frowned slightly.

If you make that kind of gesture, it really shows with your whole body that it’s ridiculous.

“How much is the deposit…?”

“Let’s discuss such details after we’ve aligned the main lines. Isn’t it still meaningless?”

“Okay.”

Net Prince kept digging as if he was conducting a profiling analysis.

We tried to analyze at the nano level whether our PM capabilities were adequate.

Well, I understand. I understand.

We are an entertainment company, not a studio.

As for production experience, all I have is an in-house web drama, and even that was outsourced to an external studio.

To NetPrince, it would be like a professional baseball team suddenly developing sports science equipment like a next-generation pitching machine.

“This time, Na○ki CF was handled by our Finetree Entertainment from beginning to end. Nike only paid the deposit. ”

“But the truth is, this was almost all done at 30THC. To be honest, if it weren’t for 30THC, this project would have collapsed.”

There was a look of displeasure on Jo Woon-seok’s face.

I wanted to feel bad too, but then I thought about it, isn’t this just putting gold on my face?

Suddenly feeling bad, but not bad….

It’s a bit complicated.

“We also know how outstanding CG technology 30THC has. We have been watching it closely for a long time.”

How can you say it was a long time ago? It hasn’t even been a few months since it happened.

When I glanced at it, I saw that Jo Woon-seok had the same thoughts as me.

“We believe that 30THC will soon become a pioneer leading the global CG ecosystem. We are confident that the CG market will be reorganized around 30THC.”

Jo Woon-seok is getting more and more upset.

I can’t do that, so it’s funny and sad.

I’m starting to understand why people are praising a CG company that doesn’t even exist.

I just want to gain the upper hand in negotiations.

But they don’t even know that the CG company is right in front of them and they’re blatantly putting gold paint on their faces.

It’s hard to hold back laughter at this.

I, Cha Do-young, am in a situation where I have to feel uncomfortable.

The 30THC owner is in a situation where his whole body is melting with embarrassment.

The two are overlapped.

“Let’s take a short break and then continue the meeting.”

“Let’s do that.”

Break time.

We came out to the outdoor balcony.

Team Leader Jo Woon-seok glanced inside with a suspicious look and spoke to me.

“It’s a bit strange. The CEO said that they had sufficient prior communication, but it’s strangely rough.”

“People who handle money are like that.”

“How can Chief Cha be so calm?”

“Well? Thanks to the belief that 30THC will take the side of the final?”

“I’m jealous, I’m jealous. If I had a strong backpack like that, I could make my company life more fulfilling and easier.”

Director Kim Kyung-wook, the dedicated manager of Chae Seo-yoon, asked me while giggling.

“Is this how it feels to be working so hard? It feels like you won a 10 billion won lottery and you hide it and go to work?”

“Oh, then I guess I can enjoy my work life without stress?”

“No matter how shitty the situation is, wouldn’t it be something to enjoy rather than stress?”

“That’s right. Since I can resign at any time, I can enjoy experiencing the extreme. Isn’t Director Cha feeling that way right now?”

It seems to be roughly similar.

If we compare future apps to lottery tickets, the value is….

Even if they told me that they would give me the top prize in the US Powerball and Mega Millions every week until I die, I wouldn’t change it.

“What is there that I can trust?”

“Why not? If you have that kind of storyboard skill, any production company will have you directing the storyboard right away.”

“Actually, 30THC keeps telling me to go, but I don’t want to work next to actresses, so I’m holding out on it. ”

“Director Kim, are you persuasive?”

I also spoke in a deliberately clever manner.

“It’s more fun to work while seeing pretty actresses every day than working in a dark room. Does it make you feel alive?”

Brief small talk throughout the meeting to lightly relax tense mental muscles.

We exchanged opinions on how to proceed with the meeting.

“I think it’s probably because of the exclusive release.”

“Exclusive disclosure?”

“Uh. Net Prince is an OTT platform, so maybe they want to release it exclusively.”

There is no production company that goes to OTT and says, ‘Can we upload it to other OTTs too?’

But this is made by the producer Na○ki.

All production costs come from Na○ki.

We just want a little bit of the intangible production environment assets that NetPrince has built.

“Aren’t these guys trying to push for the real Net Prince exclusive release?”

“No, does that make sense? The production cost is paid by Na○ki, and it’s Na○ki’s IP?”

The main character of this commercial is Na ○ki.

No matter how much I think about it, this is an absurd greed.

Unless you’re really crazy.

But the two of them seemed almost certain.

“Somehow, I was told that it was strong from the moment there was not a single person from the production side at the meeting.”

“You said you doubted my eyes after seeing my business card? You only send investment and marketing people to the meeting?”

“Isn’t it because Net Prince Korea friends are so excited because I said I’m ○○ki IP?”

“The US headquarters may not know the details.”

“Net Prince was eventually localized. But it lasted a long time.”

The time is slowly approaching.

Team leader Jo Woon-seok crushed an empty water bottle and threw it into the trash can.

“Let’s take a look. What on earth are they greedy for?”

Just before moving,

I gently grabbed Director Kim Kyung-wook.

“Huh? Chief Cha, why?”

“The laptop model manager chose it for me. Thanks to him, I’m using it well. It’s really good.”

“Laptop? What laptop?”

“Hey, why are you doing this?”

“So what laptop?”

“… .”

Didn’t Chae Seo-yoon say it clearly?

I decided that I needed to buy one because my old laptop was old, and Director Kim Kyung-wook did everything from model selection to purchasing and transporting it to the warehouse.

‘Then why don’t you do something that big yourself…?’

“Chief Cha, don’t worry and think about it after looking at that side first.”

“Ah, yes. I will go.”

Let’s focus on the meeting now.

The NetPrince staff also returned, and the meeting resumed.

After a sharper search than before, I was finally able to find out what they really wanted.

“Please help us persuade Na○ki to air this commercial drama exclusively on our Net Prince for just one month.”

In the end, Jo Woon-seok’s guess was correct.

“That’s obvious… .”

“If you help me, I will entrust the production of one exclusive content worth 40 billion won to Pintree Entertainment. It doesn’t matter if I fail to persuade Na○ki. Just try hard. ”

Isn’t this e-bait?

‘These people… .’

They are just greedy fools.

That’s why we need to have active practitioners.

***

First of all, the meeting ended quickly without any agreement.

And the three of us moved separately and continued our discussion.

“I think they think we will definitely get it.”

“Any decent company would accept it. You just need to help convince Na○ki a little. ”

“Instead, you get a job worth 40 billion won for free.”

“If you refuse this, you’re crazy. Even if I were the representative, I would take it.”

“So, will you receive it?”

“I guess I should listen to what 30THC thinks? Director Cha, what did they say when I called?”

I brought out the thoughts I had already organized.

“They say they don’t like the selection on that side.”

“You don’t like it? What?”

“The producer didn’t show his face at the meeting and only showed the investment side, he hid a surprise deal that was off topic, he suggested that we deceive each other, all of it.”

The reason I caught this was to utilize NetPrince’s domestic infrastructure.

This is because the schedules of top-tier domestic studios are full due to outsourcing production to Net Prince.

To buy time from those studios, permission from NetPrince was needed.

“If you don’t like it at 30THC, it’s over. Let’s go find some studios that haven’t pledged their schedules to Net Prince.”

“Most studios that you can work with will have tight schedules.”

“How about doing it all with CG from beginning to end? Running full-time with full CG.”

Director Kim Kyung-wook expressed his discomfort.

“Then, the production cost will almost all go to CG costs. Actors’ salaries, and other costs… .”

“If it’s not enough, you can ask Na○ki for more. What can I do if Super Eul doesn’t like it?”

Team leader Jo Woon-seok lightly clears the air and looks back at me.

“Director Cha, what do you think? Should we just film it ourselves without an outside studio, and ask them to do everything except for the actors’ acting with CG?”

“Then the CG cost can exceed 95% of the production cost. The company will have nothing left.”

“It’s better than making it poorly and disappointing Na○ki.”

If we save production costs in scenes that don’t require CG, that’s a win-win for the company.

For example, a beach scene.

If you process it with CG, it costs tens of millions of won per second, but if you shoot on location at the beach, you can save that money.

“The CEO may be a little disappointed that the profit rate is dropping, but what can we do? Net Prince is preempting and guiding the studios that know how to do it?”

“Then I will ask if the full CG work schedule is available.”

“Okay.”

Now that the organizing is done.

Now it’s time to gossip.

Jo Woon-seok and Kim Kyung-wook began to competitively bring out the gossip they had been holding back.

“It’s good that OTT production in our country is active, but it’s not good that OTT platforms are holding on to studios like subcontractors.”

“What can we do? Studios have no choice but to depend on overseas platforms that make a lot of money.”

“Domestic OTT is of no help and has no presence.”

“Did you see the phone ringing right after Director Kim said that? He must be curious.”

Jo Woon-seok took out his cell phone and showed me the screen.

[Sender: Ji Seung-cheol, Headquarters Manager]

“Yes, Chief. Na○kiyo? Where did you hear that? Hey, anyway, there are no real secrets in this world. Huh? Haha, no. Right now? Um, yes. Okay. Okay, yes, don’t expect anything. ”

It looks like a domestic OTT platform found out about it and contacted me.

Team leader Jo Woon-seok hung up the phone, put it down, and stared at me.

“There’s a domestic OTT platform called T Mind. Do you know about it?”

“No, this is my first time hearing about it.”

“That’s right. It has the lowest market share among domestic OTTs. They’re coming here now.”

“Isn’t our conclusion already over?”

“It’s over. But what if I listen to what the last person is saying? ”

That’s true.

What are you trying to tell a story about?

“And Chief Cha, you look really upset because of what Net Prince did.”

“Me?”

“Oh, I see.”

“Chief Cha, actually, I’ve been feeling a little nervous since a while ago… .”

“Isn’t it low price?”

“I know, I know. But I called the Team Mind Headquarters Manager just in case he was upset. I thought our Tea Room Manager would feel better if he saw him complaining. ”

“Do you relieve stress from work burnout by going to a job fair? ”

“Oh, that’s a good metaphor. It’s perfect.”

I don’t really like it… .

“In the end, it’s just wasting their time, so it seems a little cruel. Because the answer is already set.”

“It’s more cruel not to waste time. If you say you haven’t even had a meeting with someone who has such a product floating around the market, how much do you think those people above will be crushed?”

Kim Kyung-wook also listened from the side.

“Chief Cha, but nothing is confirmed until the signing on the floor? Do you know by any chance? Will Timind bring the real dowry and propose? ”

***

My first impression was that he was a cold and strict man, just like the person in charge of Net Prince Korea.

“To me, no, to us, there’s 40 billion now!”

“Chief? Please don’t do this. Please sit down for a moment… .”

“Just let me invest! I don’t expect anything in return! Okay, Team Leader Cho? Thinking about our relationship, please take some of this money and spend it! ”

The sight of it collapsing and flowing away evoked an inexplicable sense of sympathy.

It felt like it would cry if I just touched it.

“Team Leader Cho, please tell me I need money… .”