Saerom was stunned upon hearing Heejung's words.
"Writer Kim Jinwoo of 'Pure-hearted Macho'?"
"Yes. Hehe."
"..."
The fact that his younger sister was an aspiring actress was something she had never imagined.
It made sense; even though he had arbitrarily cast numerous roles so far.
'He never once pushed for his younger sister, not even for a minor role.'
Honestly, if he had wanted to take personal advantage, it would have been more than possible.
"May I ask your name?"
"It's Kim Heejung..."
"Could you give me your number as well?"
"What? Ah, yes!"
Since writer Kim Jinwoo was often unreachable.
There was no reason at all not to have a family member's number.
'Sigh, to think I'm going this far...'
...I have to do it. Because "Pure-hearted Macho" was growing at a frightening pace even at this very moment. It was a phenomenal result, considering it was a script produced in less than three months. More than anything, wasn't writer Kim Jinwoo's personality more peculiar than any writer she had ever encountered?
Bow—
Saerom bowed politely and disappeared.
"Wow... she's really more like a celebrity than an actual celebrity."
"I agree with that."
Kang Jun replied and continued with another question.
"Heejung-ah, did you know that I'm the protagonist of writer Kim Jinwoo's new project?"
"No. I just found out."
"...You have a really cool older brother."
"Hmm?"
"His charisma is no joke, and he's very broad-minded."
"M-my oppa is?"
"Yeah. And the script is perfect, as if he'd been preparing it for 10 years."
She looked at Kang Jun as if he were a strange person.
"You're good at social life."
"M-me? No, it's not social life..."
"Not you. My oppa."
What kind of public image has he built that everyone's reaction is the same? Setting aside Kang Jun, seeing that someone like Manager Jung had even asked for her number.
"He's got some game."
After that, the variety show filming, centered around Kang Jun, began.
A broadcast where a famous actor-turned-acting-teacher and four ordinary people have a small talk show.
In particular, the students were all aspiring actors, so it was a gathering of beautiful people.
"If it's edited well, it'll come out really fun."
"I agree."
Saerom stood with her arms crossed, looking back and forth between Kang Jun and Heejung.
I finally arrived at the Tempest office building.
Tiring—
At that moment, a message came from Im Jaejun.
［Writer-nim, here is the contact information regarding the commercial script I mentioned earlier! 010-21....］ ［I think it would be good for us to go see the client together tomorrow!］
"Oh, so this is my first side income."
I don't know how much I'll receive, but I already have 50 million in my bank account.
"I'm also going to be Silver soon...!"
Tempest Entertainment Lobby.
I scanned the familiar environment and headed for the elevator.
Before heading to my studio, I made a call to my sister.
-Hello. Oppa?
"Heejung-ah, I came to Seoul today. I'll sleep at the company today, and probably go home tomorrow."
-You know it's already been a month, right?
"Yeah, are Mom and Dad doing well? I contacted them a few days ago."
-Of course.
"Okay, I get it."
-Um, oppa. But earlier today...
"Huh? Why."
-Hey, no, it's nothing. Never mind.
"???"
Why build up all that suspense and then stop talking? It's clear that Heejung is hiding something.
"Tell me. While I'm asking nicely."
-Mom! Oppa just called me a crazy bitch!!
"When did I, you crazy bitch!!!"
The mom cheat key is against the rules.
Click.
My sister hung up the phone without another word.
This is not what I raised her on my back for.
"Allowance cut."
The studio provided for me within the Tempest Entertainment building.
Entering my own space for the first time in a month, the feeling was different.
Scrape—
Hwang Hyoju was waiting in the studio.
"Oppa, you're here?"
"Ah, I'm the one who brought you here, but I've been so neglectful... but anyway."
"Yes?"
Hyoju was in a full setup, from makeup to her outfit.
She had never dressed like this when she was in Lee Minjoo's studio.
"Are you dressing up because this is an entertainment company?"
"No, it's for Team Leader Byun."
"Huh?"
"I'm going to seduce him."
"..."
So this friend was a no-backing-down alpha woman.Well, I respect her taste.
"Uh, uh, good luck."
"While you were gone, I edited the 'Pure-hearted Macho' materials and sent them over to the JTBS web planning team."
"Huh? What kind of stuff?"
"The synopsis, character descriptions, and relationship chart. They said the details were a bit lacking and asked for it to be sent again."
"Ah, really? Good job."
"From now on, just give me the small stuff. I'll take care of it so you don't have to worry."
"Wow, you're good at your job."
As expected, I need at least one assistant writer.
That way, I can slack off even more than now.
"But oppa, do you know that 'Pure-hearted Macho' episodes 1 and 2 just aired in Japan?"
"Oh, they said the reaction was decent."
"More than the ratings... it's spread like wildfire on social media."
"Really?"
Hearing her words, I turned on the internet and checked the articles about Japan and "Pure-hearted Macho."
It was plastered with all sorts of K-pride news, so it was hard to gauge whether to believe it or not.
"Hmm... I think we'll get a clear picture around next week."
Soon after, I opened my laptop and checked the script I had written so far.
Five parts of a script written while traveling all over Busan for the past month.
I spent a long time cooped up in the studio, focusing only on revising the script.
Since I had written while traveling from the sea to the islands, it was overflowing with typos and points that needed editing.
The next day,
I went with Im Jaejun to meet the advertiser.
"Haha, I'm really enjoying 'Pure-hearted Macho' these days."
"Yes. Thank you, sir."
"Mr. Im Jaejun recommended you so highly, you know? Hoho."
"Ah, is that so?"
I glanced to the side and saw Jaejun with a proud look on his face.
"Actually, the dialogue is important for this commercial's concept."
"Yes."
"Please give us vivid and lively dialogue, just like in 'Pure-hearted Macho'."
"Don't you worry!"
Subsequently, the advertiser handed me a short commercial synopsis.
However, for a commercial, the weight of the script was so heavy it felt severe.
In the first scene, Im Jaejun hands a drink to a junior on campus.
The woman is about to accept the drink shyly.
At that moment, another woman appears and shows her jealousy.
The jealous woman was in a "some" relationship with Jaejun, so their past flashes by like a panorama.
In that process, sweet memories and a beautiful love story had to be unraveled.
And a full-blown love triangle melodrama narrative continues.
In the end, Jaejun appears with a flourish and hands a drink to the "some" girl, and they make up.
"Hmm...? This is like a real drama, not a commercial."
"Yes. As I said..."
I couldn't hear his voice at all anymore.
'Uh... this is overwhelming.'
I had thought it would be just two or three simple commercial scenes.
But it was a four-part series-type commercial, with each part being 10 minutes long.
I think I need to back out of this right now.
Swish—
The client, subtly showing me the contract.
The contract fee written on the document was a whopping.
"80 million won... in advance?"
"Yes. If it's not enough..."
"Ah, no. I'm not even the model."
"Hoho. Then are you signing?"
I fell into serious contemplation in front of the contract.
About whether the quality of a script I wrote would be the same as a drama created by the system.
In the professional world, it's a given that if you receive money, you have to deliver the value.
I had to provide a service that was clearly differentiated from an ordinary writer.
"...I'll do it."
If I combined the money I earned from "Pure-hearted Macho" with the contract fee, I could raise my rank.
Wanting to raise my system level quickly, I signed the contract.
As a result, it was the best choice I had made recently.
As soon as I got home, I went to the kitchen and grabbed a can of beer.
It didn't seem like my parents had bought it, so it was probably Heejung's beer.
"Sweet."
I took 3,000 won out of my wallet and put it inside the refrigerator.
It's 10,000 won for four cans of beer, so let's say 500 won is for the delivery fee.
Creeeak—
I opened my room door for the first time in a long while.
"Phew..."
I took off my socks and checked the condition of my body; there wasn't a single spot that was okay.
"I hope the next project just starts in Seoul and ends in Seoul."
What if I have to do an overseas location shoot?
Shudder—
It was a scenario that made me shudder just by imagining it.
Hasn't everything I've said come true so far?
"Spit, spit, spit."
That was a close call. Let's not think bad thoughts and just focus on this project for now. The good fortune of having your second work produced by a major broadcast station doesn't come to just anyone.
"But before that..."
Swish—
I took out the synopsis I had received from the client and looked it over again.
I had to write about twenty scenes, so it was a tight schedule to write in just a few days.
Clack-clack—
#1 The junior who received the drink accepts the greeting shyly. -Sunbae, I like something other than the drink. -What do you mean? -Since a long time ago, I've... -Wait! What are you two doing?
Halt—
I stopped typing, took my hands off the laptop for a moment, and read the synopsis.
"Hmm, it's a bit bland. Is there a way to give it a different impact?"
In reality, the synopsis was too specific to add variation with just dialogue.
Then I would have to use props or the surrounding situation to bring out a drama-like feel.
Tiring—
At that moment, the client deposited the fee for this commercial.
I immediately checked my bank account balance.
Combined with the money I earned from "Pure-hearted Macho," it was already over 100 million won.
"Oh, Silver! Am I finally going there?"
I took out my smartphone and immediately deposited the money into the system.
[※ Silver Promotion: 110-110101-1011(Virtual Account, W Bank)] [※ Deposit Amount: 100,000,000 won / 100,000,000 won]
For a moment, the familiar content of the system pierced my mind.
Ding-dong—
[You have been promoted to Silver Tier.] [The range of actors to whom the system applies increases.] [The probability of writing two or more parts consecutively increases.] [You have acquired an additional benefit.
"Benefit Enhancement Point?"
Can I raise the level of the actor change ticket or a new skill? As expected, the answer to leveling up skills was to raise my tier.
"I wonder what this benefit is...!"
[Multi-Writing Lv 1: You can write multiple works at the same time. The 'sub-work' can be refreshed after a certain period of time. (Cooldown: 1 year)]
A function that I thought might appear someday.
It had said that if I raised my tier, I could write two works at the same time.
"A certain period of time... a 1-year cooldown is a bit much."
It seems that if I use an enhancement point, the cooldown might be reduced.
Moreover, seeing that it explicitly specified it as a 'sub-work.'
It's clear that there will be some difference compared to the existing work.
[Multi-Writing (Lv 1) will be used according to the user's will.]
Without a second thought, I immediately used the multi-writing function.
Ding-dong—
At that moment, the system activated once again.
[Searching for a work that suits the actor you recently encountered.]
"Right, I remember this."
It was this phrase when I first saw Semi, too.
Soon, I cheered upon seeing the title of the drama the system had given me.
[Content: Campus Romance, Parts 1-4] [Genre: Romance, University, Love Triangle] [Location: Yonji University Campus, near Sinchon Station] [Time Limit: Unlimited] [※ Gold Promotion: 110-110101-1011(Virtual Account, W Bank)] [※ Deposit Amount: 0 won / 500,000,000 won]
So the Gold promotion wasn't up to 1 billion won. I was worried what I would do if it jumped tenfold every time.
"Campus Romance...!"
A university campus in Seoul.
I placed my laptop on my knees and wrote the script.
"So this is the reason it was specifically called a sub-work."
A 4-part drama, with each part being 20 minutes long.
The protagonist was a one-top role for Im Jaejun, whom I had recently met.
"Is it right to use the points on multi-writing?"
The length is so short that it's impossible to use it as a web drama.
If I use the points, it might shorten the skill's cooldown or increase the length of the sub-work.
Clack-clack, clack-clack-clack—
I held my breath and began to write the drama.
The script I needed was just four parts, 10 minutes long each.
"Ooh, this scene is very good."
A scene where Im Jaejun hands a snack to a woman.
It wasn't a drink, but the atmosphere was similar to the content I had seen in the synopsis.
"Hmm, at this point, the system did all the work."
The female lead who witnesses the scene where Im Jaejun gives the snack.
Soon after, her turning back also flows smoothly.
"Let's use what I can from this and throw away the rest."
I transcribed the drama as is and revised it to fit the commercial.
It had changed considerably from the original synopsis, but I didn't mind and walked my own path.
Most people would have thought this way.
At best, how important could a script be in the world of commercials?
However,
a short while later, the people in the advertising industry were all in for a great shock.
Because the world of drama commercials had its timeline divided into before and after Im Jaejun's commercial.