episode_0014

Entering the light and acting was called ‘future acting prediction’.

Because I saw the acting I had to do in the near future.

But now I think it’s time to let go of the ‘acting’.

Because I saw a future other than acting.

“Haam~”

I came home from kindergarten and was drawing a picture when I suddenly felt sleepy.

I tried not to sleep as much as possible because I felt it was a waste of time to nap, but my eyes kept closing.

I was dozing off with my crayon in my hand when a bright light enveloped me.

It was the first time I saw light while I was sleeping.

‘dream…?’

Standing in the middle of the sea.

It was a strange sea where no matter where you walked, the water never went above your knees.

Fish swim among the sparkling emerald water.

I saw a spray of water in the distance, so I walked toward it.

The end of the water spray was a thousand-foot cliff.

The water is falling like a waterfall into an endless darkness.

I walked as far as I could against the current and looked in the other direction.

There, too, the water splashed down just as it had here.

It was as if someone had created a huge gap in the middle of the ocean.

A human shadow appeared behind the water spray.

Look at me from a distance.

She was a girl my age.

‘It’s Sora.’

He looks at me with pitiful eyes.

I want to go see you, but the gap is too wide.

I looked around to see if there was anything, but all I could see was sea water.

At that moment, I heard someone’s voice in my head.

[They say what you see isn’t everything. Trust me and go.]

It was a friendly, trustworthy voice.

He tells us to go forward with the belief that there is a cliff ahead, but we can cross it.

I had a feeling that it would work out, so I slowly took a step forward.

The current was strong and my body swayed, but I didn’t stop.

Even if I took just one or two more steps, I wouldn’t stop falling.

The moment I took that last step into the air, I closed my eyes tightly.

dump.

An amazing scene unfolded.

The empty space began to weave transparent bridges.

It formed a beautiful arch and connected to the cliff on the other side.

My belief that I could cross it created the bridge.

As we cross the bridge, Sora runs towards me with a bright smile and hugs me.

As he stroked Sora’s head, which was in his arms, letters were carved into the air.

[Reconnecting World, TTN]

It was a TTN commercial that Sora and I were going to shoot.

*****

The light that had surrounded me disappeared and the world returned to its original state.

I was still breathing heavily, still in shock.

I’m not surprised by the advertising.

Because an unexpected scene was shown after the commercial ended.

‘Plagiarism?’

As soon as it was released, the sensational video and changed model became a hot topic.

It was all good up to this point, but soon after, a plagiarism issue arose.

Usually, it leads to a controversy over whether it is plagiarism or not, but it was so blatantly copied that no such controversy arose.

The advertisement was taken down immediately, and the situation was resolved with an apology and severance of ties from SJ Telecom.

In this way, my first commercial disappeared from the airwaves in vain, and director Park Myeong-cheol suffered a great blow to his career.

[Hey, you crazy kid! Copying this so blatantly!!]

I kept thinking about director Park Myeong-cheol grabbing someone by the collar and screaming.

If what I saw in my dream is true, I should never have filmed this commercial.

‘What should I do?’

Things got more complicated when Sora got involved.

The fact of plagiarism must be reported with a reason that is convincing to anyone.

But this is an advertisement that hasn’t even been filmed yet, so what reason do I have to give for you to believe it?

If you think about it, it’s really an absurd situation.

While I was thinking about this and that, I suddenly remembered the advertisement I saw in my dream.

‘That wonderful video was plagiarized.’

The destructive power of Sora and I appearing in director Park Myeong-cheol’s signature dreamy screen was no joke.

If not for the plagiarism issue, it would have been enough to warrant the call for a revival of the TTN commercial series.

The sketchbook in front of me caught my eye.

He also happens to be holding crayons.

I started drawing the advertisement I saw in my dream.

Why do you draw? I don’t know.

It was such a wonderful scene that I wanted to capture it in a painting.

I kept turning the pages of the sketchbook, drawing scenes that changed like a picture book.

Before I knew it, a storybook of more than 10 chapters was completed.

My mother came back from the market and praised me for drawing well.

A few days later the advertising company —

I sat in the conference room with Sora and waited for Director Park Myeong-cheol.

A woman who appeared to be an employee came in with drinks and snacks.

“The director will be here soon, so please wait a moment.”

“Thank you, pretty sister.”

Her eyes turned into hearts and she went out, repeatedly saying, “Mother.”

Sora looks at me with her eyes wide open.

“Prettier than me?”

“You should talk to adults like this and compliment them. That way, they will be more comfortable in society.”

Dozens of question marks appeared above Sora’s head.

“Hajin keeps using difficult words. We are still kids.”

“But when I say you’re pretty, I don’t use difficult words, so it’s okay, right?”

“Hehe.”

In an instant, the expression changes to that of a golden retriever.

For Sora, everything is solved if you tell her she’s pretty.

Of course, this is limited to me.

“Sorry, sorry, the meeting is over now. Did you wait long?”

Director Park Myeong-cheol came in, sweating profusely.

I guess they came running because of us.

I pushed the drink in front of me towards Director Park’s seat.

“Drink this and catch your breath. You can talk slowly.”

Director Park blinks while looking at the drink.

“Every time I see you, I feel like you don’t act like a child, Hajin. It’s like you’re talking to our staff.”

I’m 6 years and 22 years old, Director.

“Since it’s our first time doing a commercial, I called them to talk about how to film it and show them the continuity and storyboard. I’ll explain how to capture facial expressions while looking at the continuity.”

TTN advertisements must convey their meaning through facial expressions and movements without dialogue.

That’s why the model’s emotional acting is more important than anything else.

“This is the final storyboard. Here’s the background description… .”

I was surprised when I saw the storyboard that Director Park had spread out on the table.

‘I didn’t see it in my dream!’

It wasn’t the ad with the ocean in the background.

What Director Park showed was an advertisement in a fantasy world where a boy and a girl exchange voices through an old magic device, similar to online pen pals in today’s terms.

“What’s wrong with Hajin? Is something bothering you?”

When I looked puzzled, Director Park tilted his head.

“Director, are we filming a commercial with this now?”

“Yeah. SJ Telecom said okay too.”

I rolled my head for a moment.

The plagiarism of the future was not the advertisement seen in the dream.

I showed it to them so they could make a proper advertisement, not a plagiarized one.

It simultaneously tells you what kind of accident will happen soon and how to solve it.

When my thoughts reached this point, I couldn’t stay still.

“Hey, Director.”

“Yes, Hajin.”

“That’s… .”

Now is the time to resolve the plagiarism case.

“What’s on the storyboard… I think it’s plagiarism.”

Director Park’s smiling expression instantly hardened.

Plagiarism is one of the chronic diseases in the advertising world that appears frequently.

It is a deadly poison that can ruin the career of even a big shot like director Park Myeong-cheol if he gets caught in the wrong way.

“Plagiarism? Hajin, do you know what plagiarism means?”

“I know. It’s like copying someone else’s work and presenting it as your own.”

“I see. Tell me more. Why is this plagiarism?”

I heard it clearly in my dream.

What did the person who created this storyboard plagiarize?

It was a fantasy adventure game that was popular in the United States and Japan 10 years ago.

The event cutscenes were made into animations and were praised for their visuals being artistic.

I searched to see if it was a real game and found that there were quite a few people in Korea who played it.

“I’ll tell you the game title, so be sure to check it out.”

Some people even reported it to the SJ Telecom PR team and the game developer, not to mention posting it on bulletin boards and cafes as plagiarism.

The plagiarism issue was eventually reported to executive level and disappeared from the broadcast in an instant.

I had been thinking about how to persuade Director Park for the past few days, so my words came out smoothly.

Director Park’s expression became even more serious, as if he thought what I said made sense.

“I don’t want to appear in a plagiarized advertisement. I hope the director checks it.”

I don’t know what it was, but when I spoke with a frown, Sora nodded along.

“Okay, I get it. This is definitely a problem that can’t be overlooked, so I’ll definitely check it out. But, Hajin, how did you know about this?”

“My dad likes old games, so we played them together a lot. This is a game that my dad and I like.”

I sold my dad, who didn’t even know the basics of the game.

Actually, I also only knew the name of this game, so I was at a loss.

I thought the scene of crossing the sea was from the game, but when I looked at the storyboard today, it had nothing to do with the commercial I saw.

“I see. If that’s true, Hajin, you’ve done something big. I don’t think I need to explain this anymore. I think it’s best to go back today.”

I did everything I could.

Now all we have to do is wait for the results.

*****

Director Park Myeong-cheol came to my house.

Your face has become pale in the few days I haven’t seen you.

“Hajin, you were right. Some scenes were blatantly copied.”

The copywriter I was working with came back with a storyboard that I really liked, so we reviewed it internally and decided on the final version.

I even got the advertiser’s approval, but at the last minute I brought up the plagiarism issue.

When I checked the game and questioned the copywriter, he lowered his head and confessed.

“I did something I shouldn’t have done because I couldn’t come up with any ideas. When I heard that, my blood boiled. If it weren’t for you, Hajin, I would’ve been in big trouble.”

A large, distracted man grabbed my hand and bowed his head.

It’s an expression that really shows that he’s been watching for ten years.

“So what about the ads?”

“We have to start over. I had a good discussion with the advertiser.”

Listening to Director Park’s story, I remembered the advertisement I saw in my dream.

This is an advertisement that I thought was plagiarized, but I drew a picture of it because the screen was so cool.

‘Wait, now that’s not… plagiarism.’

“Director.”

“Yes, Hajin.”

“Can I also give you some ideas?”