100. Oh Captain, My Captain!

“yes? My teaching?”

Jaeik scratched his head in embarrassment at Hyeonjun’s words. I used to look at the pictures of the staff from time to time as I stayed behind to draw pictures after working overtime.

“Yep! Take good care of me!”

“Okay, let’s start working. As for the first episode, the preview results are not bad, so I think it would be nice to move on to the final preview after working on the sound without any modifications. Team leader Yeon hosted it and received all the continuity for episode 2, right? I just sent it.”

“yes-!”

Whether it was a drama, movie, cartoon, or animation, the importance of continuity was indescribable.

One of the animators said this. Animation continuity includes all instructions such as directing, mise-en-scène, drawing, acting, camera shooting, editing, and visual effects, and the people below make them accordingly. The core of animation is continuity, so when choosing an animation, look at the person who drew the continuity.

In that sense, Jaeik’s continuity was literally close to a detailed guideline, as it contained all the information and instructions necessary for drawing in detail.

And that too with an incredibly well-drawn storyboard.

Ahn Hyun-jun quickly fell in love with the continuity after checking the continuity that had just arrived. This was what I felt when I watched the continuity for episode 1, but if you look at Jaeik’s continuity, it boasted enough quality to be able to work on animations without any special comments.

It was just amazing how he could make such a continuity while digesting so many schedules.

“I will work on the original picture, so please check the continuity as you always did and work on the fairy tale.”

While the staff was checking the continuity, Jaeik started working, and some of the staff stared blankly at the monitor connected to the tablet Jaeik was drawing on.

‘Is that a skill that humans can use?’

Ahn Hyun-joon stuck out his tongue at the sight of Jaeik drawing a line and drawing an original painting at once without any unnecessary process. Literally, when the hand moves and the lines are drawn, even if there are lines that you cannot understand at the moment, there are no unnecessary lines when you look at the finished picture.

In other words, doesn’t it mean that you draw after completing in your head what kind of picture to draw and how to draw it in your head before you already draw it?

‘That’s not original painting, it’s just webtoon quality. But the speed is also crazy?’

Most surprising was its speed. He said he was looking at it in awe, but it’s because one original painting has already been completed.

“ruler! Everyone wake up and start working!”

As Jaeik’s original drawings were completed one by one, Kim Hyunjin encouraged the employees to work on the fairy tales.

The same goes for Hyunjun Ahn. I don’t know if I don’t have a job. Because the work was increasing and coming in real time.

“Hmm. How about adding a bit more contrast to this part? Considering the location of the sunlight, adding light and shade here will make it look a little more natural.”

And at some point, hearing Jaeik’s voice behind him, Ahn Hyun-joon put a thick contrast in the part Jaeik pointed out.

“Hyeonjun, you draw well. However, I would like to think about studying light a little. If you adjust the contrast according to where the light is shining and add the contrast for a certain effect, wouldn’t the picture look a little more alive? Like this, for example.”

As Jaeik sat down next to Hyeonjun, he adjusted the shading of the picture he had just drawn to his liking.

“ah.”

Ahn Hyeon-jun exclaimed at the feeling that touched him. I was writing that I was concerned about it, but when I compared it with the result made by Jae-Ik, the difference was clearly revealed.

“There is such a thing as the magic of lighting in both photography and film, right? It’s the same with animation. Take a look at many photos related to light. What kind of feeling does the light give and what kind of contrast it gives in areas where it is not.”

“yes! All right.”

“It would be nice to look for works by Monet or Tadao Ando.”

It was like this. Hyunjun Ahn picked up a pen to remember the feeling of something flashing in his mind. Because I knew exactly what it felt like.

—

“really? That much?”

“I guess you know. Do you know our webtoon team leaders?”

“Team Manager Ko and Team Manager Yoon?”

“They both said that from time to time, there are times when your skills will improve as if you jumped if you just learn from the boss.”

“They are almost believers.”

“right. It’s not a lie. I deserve to believe in you.”

Ahn Hyun-Jun answered while rubbing his chinking beard. Right now, isn’t he himself a believer in Song Jae-ik after that day?

Even yesterday, work ended so late that I slept in the night shift room.

“Anyway, let’s go in first.”

When Ahn Hyun-jun entered the building, people scattered one by one, and Oh Jin-won of the webtoon team, who was about to enter the building at the end, quietly sent a messenger to Go Ye-rim.

[Animation team Ahn Hyeon-joon seems okay. It seems that you completely trust and believe in your boss.

Oh Captain, My Captain!]

Something was going on somewhere that Jae Ik didn’t know.

—

“OMG!!! Show Me The Money!”

Hearing Kim Pil-joo’s angry shouts from inside the president’s office, the secretary laughed and shrank slightly.

In any case, no matter how good Kim Pil-joo is, it is inevitable that the atmosphere is influenced by the mood of the boss he serves.

What’s more, these days, cries filled with anguish are being heard more often in the president’s office because of the urgent need to secure production costs and manpower, saying that the third drama should be produced as soon as possible.

People also come in and out without a break, that is. Of course, it doesn’t seem like there’s something positive going on every time I go in.

Tiriri-

And the phone rang in Kim Pil-joo’s screaming gown full of anguish.

“This is the office of the OMCTV president’s secretary.”

– (This is Mflix Korea. I contacted you about writer Song Jae-ik.)

“yes? Where?”

– (This is Mflix Korea. Isn’t that OMCTV?)

OMCTV’s secretary was dumbfounded at the word M-Flix for a moment, but came to her senses and continued the call.

(OMCTV is right. Did you call me for something?)

– (Oh, I’m glad. I thought the phone number I got from the artist was wrong. I contacted you about the work of artist Jae-Ik Song.)

“Song Jae-ik? Song Jae-ik? ah!”

The secretary, who repeated the name Song Jae-ik, realized that it was the name Kim Pil-joo had asked for, and immediately put his hand on the call connection button in the president’s office.

(I will connect you directly to the boss.)

– (thank you.)

“president. I got a call from Mflix. They say it’s related to writer Song Jae-ik!”

“What? Mflix? Writer Song? okay okay!”

Inside the president’s office, Kim Pil-joo’s startled voice was heard.

(I am Piljoo Kim, president of OMCTV.)

All of a sudden, Amplix, they had nothing to do with it. It’s related to writer Song Jae-ik, so I want to do something else.

Even if it’s not, the production cost of the 3rd drama makes my head hurt.

– (This is Mflix’s Natalia Dyer. I have contacted the artist Jae-Ik Song.)

When I heard that the reason for the call was writer Song Jae-ik, I raised my head to think that it was impossible.

(Ah, yes. Maybe because of something.)

– (I will send a separate document, but I think the priority is to share opinions about the matter in advance. I would like to sign a contract for co-production and global simultaneous broadcast rights for Song Jae-ik’s work.)

(A contract for co-production and broadcasting rights?)

– (Yes. Author Jae-Ik Song contacted us directly. He said that he would do a drama with OMCTV. We have no intention of missing out on his works. In that sense, we want the dramas aired by your company to be featured on Mflix as well.)

Kim Pil-joo’s head began to spin tight. Co-production and global broadcast rights. It wasn’t a bad card.

Now, OMCTV was not a company aiming to produce global content, and the goal was to grow the channel by producing killer content for its own channel.

If so, if the burden on production costs can be greatly reduced, it will be as effective as exporting content.

‘Ha, I thought you were only concerned with production. Until investment support?’

And I was able to realize Jaeik’s position once again. They are simply newcomers in Korea, but in the US, Mflix is in a position where they are contacted first.

(Welcome to us. If you can formally send us the documents, we might set up a meeting soon.)

– (Okay. Then, I will contact you after sending you a written opinion.)

After the phone call with Mflix, Kim Pil-joo screamed excitedly in a different meaning than just before.

“Aww! nice! Tell Manager Kwon to come in! Right away!”

It was said that Mflix would support the production cost. If so, wouldn’t it be possible to solve a significant part of the production cost problem that is rotting a headache?

Author Song Jae-ik must have been right with a real diamond rope. That too in many ways.

—

“Uh, is the time okay?”

“It’s been a while. I still have to go.”

In front of the Incheon International Airport gate. After depositing a suitcase the size of his body, Jaeik hurriedly stood in front of the departure hall.

The drama script and animation work were put off for a while.

“You too. I never thought I would go to America like this all of a sudden.”

“So it is. Did you know that suddenly it would happen like this? Please take good care of the company while I’m away.”

“Someone thinks that days go by years. You’re going to work on it even when you go to America anyway, right?”

“It’s only for a month, though.”

“Well, it’s going to be a good cause, so be careful. Be sure to take a vlog. A lot of You Tube videos are filmed.”

Originally, Kang-seok should have followed, but it was a very sudden business trip, and Kang-seok also had a schedule, so Jae-ik left for the United States alone.

“Ugh, anyway. Don’t worry about vlogs.”

A few days ago, I suddenly got a call from Watpad. A phone call saying that advance reservations will be made soon ahead of the release of the world book.

But less than an hour after answering the call, Watpad called again.

All 500,000 copies were sold out in less than 30 minutes after the reservation was made. Before the books were even lined up in the bookstore, I got a phone call saying that the first edition was finished and that it was already in the second printing.

And the person in charge of Watpad spoke cautiously. I think you should come to America at least once. There are a lot of fans asking for an autograph session, and I think we should hold various events, but I think the artist will have to come in person.

‘The response is beyond my expectations. I didn’t expect this much.’

The work has not even been released yet, but if this is the reaction, I wondered how far it would go if the book was released and rumors spread in earnest.