episode_0062

It’s only been about two months since I went to Seoul for an awards ceremony, but I can’t believe I’m going there again.

Seoul, which felt so far away, which I visited for two days during a school trip, seems to have become my front yard.

What makes you feel more successful than seeing a work that has only about 100 episodes reach 30 million views?

Is it because he’s a hillbilly?

“Hehe… What if you were a hillbilly.”

It’s actually an animation.

It’s natural to be excited, and it’s natural to be happy.

To my younger sister…

And I would be happy even if my girlfriend called me a hillbilly.

“Ugh… I’m jealous, I’m jealous. It doesn’t look like the management of my phone has any intention of turning it into a webtoon.”

Seongho laments and sighs while saying such nonsense.

That guy’s work is really good, so what does it mean that he has no intention of turning it into a webtoon?

That guy’s management is ruining any opportunity to make money.

This is why management selection is important.

“From next time, come to our management when signing a contract. Same goes for Promo Lotion, isn’t there a place like our mani?”

“That should be it… Should I just spit out all the income tax, pay alimony, and terminate the contract…”

It must be a little bitter when the contract ends.

Webtoon adaptations are important, but in this industry, it feels like we are walking a tightrope where contracts cannot be crossed.

How much is the penalty?

There is no need to spit out things like the income tax since there is a lot of income.

“How much did you receive in royalties for the new work?”

“15 million won.”

“You didn’t receive much, right?”

Considering the popularity of this guy’s previous works, it’s worth 15 million won…

Well, if you received that much for the second work, did you receive a lot?

“How much did you get?”

“I don’t receive royalties.”

“…. In many ways, you seem to be leaving behind strange precedents in the web novel industry.”

Even if I get it first, there is no use for it.

I don’t really want to pay advance tax because I enjoy slowly adding money to my bank account.

And even if you receive advance tax, it won’t be less than a month’s income?

Doesn’t the meaning of receiving it fade?

“Ha… Anyway, I’m dying of envy because it’s a webtoon and an animation.”

“But Seongho, even if your novel is turned into a webtoon, it will still give you a bit of a headache. Maybe a book version would be better than a webtoon?”

“I guess… I should just ask them to publish it…”

Webtoons are popular only in Korea.

If you look at webtoons serialized in Japan or other countries, they are serialized in cartoon format rather than in a straight line like Korean webtoons.

In that respect, it is inappropriate to serialize everyday life like a webtoon.

Webtoons go well with action and thriller types.

“Aren’t there a lot of webtoons like that these days?”

“Is that so?”

“What on earth are you comparing to…”

“Green Green Webtoon.”

“….”

“Is it Mallima Mart? good! A convenience store?”

“It’s a webtoon from almost 14 years ago. Can you compare it to now?”

It seems that the object of comparison is incorrect.

But I also understood it.

No matter how times have changed, webtoons with battle scenes are more suitable.

“Yes, yes. Our Sihwan is right~”

“…It’s disgusting, really.”

“Instead of doing this, should we go to the ‘webtoon’ author and ask him directly?”

“….!”

That way!

Come to think of it, there’s a webtoon writer in the room right next to us!

Being a good friend is a phrase used in situations like this.

We nodded, keeping our eyes on each other, and rushed out of the room.

For your information, this is Seongho and Minjae’s studio.

I can’t go into my studio right now because they’re making minor changes.

So Dahye is also at home.

There is no problem because I only plan on taking the time to change for about two days anyway.

Seongho took the lead, opened the door to Minjae’s room, and went inside.

Minjae, who is listening to music wearing expensive headphones, is diligently drawing with a tablet pen, not even noticing that we have come in.

“He’s even humming a song. I guess he doesn’t have any slumps.”

“Because I am an artist in the first place.”

Seongho’s job is to adapt my original story to fit the webtoon, and then receive the adaptation and draw it.

Even if I were to call it a slump, it would only be a slump in the picture, and it’s highly unlikely that a guy as confident as Minjae would fall into a slump.

“Hey. Minjae.”

The slump and blah blah have nothing to do with it right now.

The reason we came here is to find an answer to the question of whether Seongho’s web novel is suitable for becoming a webtoon.

So I tapped him on the shoulder where he was drawing hard.

however….

“Wow!!!”

Didn’t he suddenly scream loudly and fall down?

I was also shocked because the chair fell while I was sitting on it.

I barely escaped it.

My leg, which had barely healed, almost got hurt again.

“Are you okay?”

“Ha… If you’re going to come into the room, at least pretend to be popular!”

“What did he say when he was wearing headphones?”

You can’t believe you’re so angry.

From now on, we will have to limit the payment of coupons given to Minjae by web novel platforms to pay writers.

You have to do this to realize that you are a good friend, right?

“I was really surprised. Do you know what was really dangerous just now?”

“Tch…. I’m sorry.”

Seongho is the type of person who apologizes first, even though he doesn’t know what he did wrong.

He apologized and was left scratching his head.

So I just apologized.

Private sanctions can be done separately later.

“So? What did you come for?”

“Do you read Seongho’s web novel?”

“….I can see it, though. Why.”

“What this guy writes is everyday stuff, right? As a webtoon writer, what do you think it would be like to draw an everyday web novel as a webtoon?”

“Hmm… First of all, everyday things don’t fit into webtoons. It’s okay if it’s short, but since this is a webtoon with a long story, it would be better in cartoon format.”

“Look, dude! I’m right!”

“Keuhmmm… who said it wasn’t.”

I guess I’m not an expert at laying an iron plate on my face, so I’m putting an iron plate on my face again.

No matter how much I keep saying, my mouth only hurts.

I raised the overturned chair and sat down on the sofa.

It’s a sofa that I set up so I can take a nap when I fall asleep while drawing, but it seems like Seongho and I sit on it more often.

okay.

This is the correct way to use it.

The sofa is not for lying down and sleeping, but for guests to sit on.

“So. Seongho: The answer would be to publish a book with a light novel feel, or to work on a comic and publish it as a book and sell it as an e-book.”

“Ha… then it doesn’t make much sense.”

“What was the book like?”

“Web novels and e-books are destroying the paper book market. How much would they sell if paper books were made? Other than the fans who really enjoy reading it, there will be no one who will buy it.

“Hmm… That’s right.”

The book version of the previous work was nothing more than goods.

It was carried out like a funding round, so there were no additional sales at all.

The world is not easy after all.

Even though it seems like everything will go well, there seem to be hundreds and thousands of pitfalls.

“Then there’s nothing we can do. Are you looking for the next project?”

“What is the current situation with the new work?”

“Woo, it’s being downgraded. The number of views is constant, but the number of updates for 24 hours is low.”

“Tsk… That’s the scariest thing.”

If there is an inflow but the number of views does not increase in 24 hours, it can be scary.

It is a phenomenon so scary that it can cause seizures while sleeping.

This is because there is an inflow, but the inflow stops along the way.

So the number of views in 24 hours does not increase, but rather decreases because some people drop out of the latest episode.

This puts writers under a lot of stress.

I also experienced a lot of stress like that in the past…

Right now, the sky is rising without even knowing how scary it may be, but one day it will slowly erode towards the underground again.

I don’t know when that was.

“Wouldn’t you remain number one in views for about 2 years even after completion?”

“A. That can’t be possible.”

If that were the case, I would have no wish.

But there is no way that would be possible in the web novel market.

If you are marked as complete, you will no longer receive promotions.

Frequency of exposure will also decrease.

***

“So, are you going to be emptying your studio for the next week?”

“Because no one will come here when I go to Seoul.”

Still, you should leave the dehumidifier or air purifier on.

I have so many things in my studio that it’s not a waste to pay the electricity bill for a week.

Since it’s summer, the humidity is very important.

Should I leave the air conditioner on?

“If you turn it on for 24 hours anyway, wouldn’t it cost you 5,000 won a day?”

“Huh? What do you mean by that?”

Seongho tilted his head and said something to Minjae.

I don’t think it’s particularly wrong.

“The electricity bill is that cheap? That can’t be possible.”

“Well… if you consider things like electric leakage tax, it would be more.”

It can’t be helped because it varies from house to house.

Computers, refrigerators, monitors, computers, air purifiers, etc… These electronic products also consume a lot of electricity.

“The electricity bill for my house alone was over 600,000 won this month?”

“What does this mean? The electricity bill at home is like that?”

“Isn’t it normal to turn on the air conditioner? We come out like this every summer, right?”

“Could that be general? There must be something strange in your house.”

Are there any electricity thieves?

If not, are there any electronic products that are very old?

The electricity consumption of old air conditioners is so high that it cannot be compared to current air conditioners, so the electricity bill will be very high.

If not, you probably have a coin mining machine at home.

“Air conditioner in my house? It’s been a really long time.”

“How much did you spend?”

“15 years? To be honest, I don’t know when I started using it, but it’s been around for 15 years.”

“….”

Well then.

That guy is the problem.