episode_0079

When I go on a date with Da-hye or go out with friends, I tend to go to a quiet cafe, but today, unlike usual, I come to the noisy Byeoldabang and sit down.

Nevertheless, what I am drinking is the same clean iced Americano as always.

Today, I am here to meet privately with the story writer of the webtoon that Minjae is illustrating.

Originally, I was going to suggest that we meet first, but it turned out that someone over there suggested a favor first, and we ended up meeting.

If I had asked to meet up, there wouldn’t have been one or two things to worry about, but since that’s not the case, I don’t have anything to worry about, so I’m comfortable.

Well, it’s nothing to prepare things like transportation or lodging, but isn’t it quite difficult to control the story writer’s schedule?

If you go back and forth from Seoul to Busan, you won’t be able to work for at least three days, but as a story writer who publishes one episode a week, it would be difficult to be away for three days.

But this time, are you coming back after solving it first, or are you planning to return later and work hard?

This time, I want to learn how to write as a webtoon story writer.

And I really want to hear what the author’s work life is like.

In my case, I am a freelancer, but I heard that the webtoon story writer has a title in the webtoon department of the Chorokchorok site.

You work as a writer and also work at a large IT company.

Aren’t you a winner in life?

I’m so jealous I’m dying.

“Then, ask your brother to ask for a seat too. Management won’t not do it.”

“Um…I’m an employee of a publishing company.”

Come to think of it, Dahye was also an employee at a publishing company.

I sometimes forget that I am working from home indefinitely under the pretext of taking care of myself.

I’m an employee at a publishing company…

Later, when you’re around 30 or 40, it might not be a bad idea to have a position like that.

Wouldn’t you be a little worried when you get to that age?

Preparations for retirement have already been completed, but there is still something you don’t know.

“Management…”

“That’s right. Minjae Do you have any affiliation?”

“No. Webtoon writers like me are basically freelancers. The company handles everything, such as tax management.”

“Hmm… I see…”

Although being a freelancer is comfortable, it seems inevitable that it can be surprisingly unsettling.

However, I don’t like getting one seat because it means I’m tied down.

I should just start my own business later.

I need to ask Minji to teach me some things and find something that even a fool like me can do well.

“If your brother starts his own business, I will help you, so don’t worry.”

“Thank you. I will only trust Dahye.”

“Hehe.”

“….So many sesame seeds are pouring out.”

Min-jae smiles bitterly, saying that he will see all the stars in front of him.

I took a sip of the bitter coffee that was left on the table and sighed.

“Are you jealous?”

“Ugh…. let’s not talk.”

“If you’re jealous, say something. Should I ask Minji to introduce me?”

“That’s it. I like fateful encounters.”

“Wow… I never thought that people who say things like this actually exist.”

“Minjae, I guess you’ve never been in a relationship? It’s a male.”

“No. This guy also had a girlfriend.”

Did you say he dumped you?

Anyway, it seems like this guy does all the disgrace of men.

As we were laughing and making fun of Da-hye and Min-jae, someone approached us in the noisy atmosphere.

Could it be that you are trying to warn me that it is noisy?

So I looked around, and he didn’t look like a cafe part-timer or manager.

It was not a uniform, but a beautifully dressed woman in civilian clothes.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Um…there…”

“Ah, the author is here. Please sit here.”

“Huh?”

Minjae looked at the woman and smiled brightly, saying it had been a while since she had seen him.

Then, wouldn’t it be better to have him sit next to himself?

Writer?

Could it be that the story writer I was supposed to meet today?

“This is the story writer, Younha.”

“Ah…Hello! This is Yunha Kim…!”

“Hello. Author. This is Yoo Da-hye, the exclusive editor of the original author.”

Da-hye reached out her hand first, and the story writer hesitantly reached out.

After saying hello, he looked around at me and looked from head to chest as if he was embarrassed, and spoke slowly.

“Ho… are you… the author of the original work…?”

“Ah, I was embarrassed for a moment so the introduction was late. My name is Lee Si-woo.”

“Now…writer! Thank you for accepting my sudden request!”

thud!

I was so moved that I would hit my head on the table…

The first impression I got when I first saw him was that he was a gentle, polite, and kind person, but surprisingly, he might be the hot-blooded type.

Or is this how girls greet each other these days?

Maybe I’m a man and have been a hikikomori for too long, so I can’t keep up with trends.

“It hurts….”

“Are you okay? Why is my hair suddenly…”

“It’s because my leg got caught…”

is not it.

I guess it was a mistake.

I was surprised.

*

“Was that that fun?”

“Well…of course! There will be few people who wouldn’t be moved by that!”

Was that something that impressed you?

This is the part where the female protagonist approaches the male protagonist who is smoking a cigarette in an alley and cuts off his cigarette with scissors.

“The next line is cool! ‘Don’t smoke something like this. ‘Because my breath stinks.’ Lani!”

“I liked that part. Personally, I was wondering how my brother came up with that idea.”

“Of course, the editor!”

“……”

You thought that was that good?

I added it with a slightly cringe-inducing feel.

Web novels were originally meant to be fun, right?

But what made me so moved was…

“Anyway! The author is a genius!”

“Haha…Thank you.”

He’s a genius…

It might not have been known in the past, but recently it has become one of the happy phrases of praise.

Because everyone knows that I try my best.

I can’t help but be happy because genius is mixed in there.

“By the way, how did you become the story writer for my work? From what I hear, it sounds like you just joined the company.”

“Actually, I joined the webtoon department, but I didn’t originally join the company as a writer.”

“Really?”

“But then I suddenly heard that they were looking for a story writer, so I changed jobs. Haha…”

So… this person didn’t join the company as a writer, but as another employee in the first place?

But you competed with all the writers in the company and took first place?

What… is it genius?

Thinking that a genius had called me a genius, I suddenly started to feel a bit strange.

“Then is this your first time writing properly?”

“Yes!”

“……”

“A real genius was here.”

“Looking at that handwriting, it doesn’t seem like it’s the first time…”

Dahye and Minjae look surprised in many ways.

Min-jae said that, but why does Da-hye look like she’s already seen what she wrote?

Could it be that Minjae showed it to you?

Am I the only one worried about something strange again?

“Hehe. I also like writing, so I wrote poetry and such.”

“I see…”

“Shouldn’t Dahye get someone like this and have her write a web novel?”

“Uhm… But you are already in Green Green.”

“Oh, I have no intention of writing a web novel. I love what I’m doing now!”

The story writer nods his head, saying that just being a story writer is enough for him.

Since you spend one hour a week and receive a large salary and a large bonus, it must feel like enough for someone just starting out in society.

“If you look at it this way, the people gathered here are all satisfied with their jobs.”

“Huh. Now that I think about it, it’s like that again.”

Dahye is also satisfied with her work as a managing editor.

Minjae is happy because he went from being a boring office worker to being the writer he always wanted to be.

And what about me?

I’m making a name for myself as a successful writer, but I can’t help but be satisfied.

“Ha… I was so excited to hear that they were looking for a story writer to make the author’s work into a webtoon…”

“Okay, stop. I’m slightly embarrassed.”

I calmed him down because I thought he would go crazy if I left him like this any longer.

Why is it the author who is speaking, but why is it my responsibility to be embarrassed?

***

“That’s right. Writer.”

“Yes!”

I handed her the paper bag I had placed on the floor.

She took the paper bag and began to do various things, such as tilting her head, shaking it, tapping it, etc. to find out what it was.

“Minjae… I heard from the artist who wrote the story, and the writer of the story said he likes whiskey, so I bought it.”

“Wow! This is my first time receiving alcohol as a gift! Can I ask what it is?”

“I received advice that if possible, it would be better to give a single malt as a gift. I prepared it with Glenfiddich.”

“Wow….you…you mean Glenfiddich?”

“It’s cheap, so don’t be too burdened and accept it.”

“…Thank you! I’ll go home and open it right away!”

okay.

If possible, it’s better to drink it rather than keep it.

Aren’t alcohol gifts originally meant to be given to people to drink?

It’s good to keep it, but only when it’s expensive alcohol.

What I gave as a gift was a gift set of Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Glass, worth around 100,000 won.

I hope you can go home and have a drink later.