156. blank check

the next day. Ian McShane, who came to Jaeik’s hotel room, held out a white piece of paper and a pen to him.

(This is the result of a detailed review of the artist’s work. These are the terms of our contract.)

Jaeik tilted his head at the white piece of paper that was out of the blue, saying it was a condition of the contract, but soon realized the meaning and smiled.

(If you have any conditions you say, I will do my best to meet them. For everything in this series.)

(First of all, rather than discussing the series, we only think about the contract for this first volume. It won’t be too late to decide on a contract for volume 2 based on the sales volume of volume 1.)

(Yes. That’s enough.)

Ian McShane nodded. It was because I thought that there must be a reason for Jaeik to sign a contract for only one book first.

And if the contract for this first volume is carried out satisfactorily, does that not mean that the contract for the next work will be signed?

There may be other reasons.

(Hmm. I like it.)

The terms of the contract offered by Watpad were quite satisfactory. I mean literally do whatever you want.

But I didn’t mean to ask for a large down payment or anything like that.

It’s a down payment. It would be a better choice to see and revise the amount set by Watpad rather than what I’m talking about. And wasn’t this work originally written in hopes of money or something like that?

Jaeik pulled out a piece of paper and wrote down what he thought. There was no need to worry.

This contract was for one volume only, and this one contract was written for Ricky.

Jaeik, who had been writing something down on a white piece of paper for a while, presented his requirements with a satisfied expression.

At a cursory look, Ian McShane swallowed dry saliva at the tightly written requirements and pulled the paper, slowly reading the requirements from above.

As I read the requirements, Ian’s tension turned to surprise, and surprise turned to amazement.

The contract didn’t contain anything he expected.

[One. When the contract for the first volume of Ricky’s story is completed and publication is decided, make one copy as soon as possible and deliver it to Ricky Hatton at Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

2. The down payment and all royalties generated from this volume 1 must be donated to appropriate organizations for children with cancer and rare diseases under the name of Channel Challenge Everything Factory.

3. Donate the book to children’s hospitals around the world when the book is officially published.

4. The Nth creation of Ricky’s story (excluding OSMU and Transmedia) is freely open, but those who want to use the IP are allowed on the condition that they donate at least $1 or more to a nearby place in need and mark it.

…]

There are more than half a dozen similar requirements. All with a request that the money earned from this first volume of Ricky’s story be spent on children.

(Uh, this. Is this really all there is?)

Even the Nth creation is allowed on condition of donation. At least $1 might be because of the fanfic that kids write, but not everyone will donate just $1.

Unable to find a suitable response, Ian McShane looked back and forth at the paper to see if there were any additional requirements, but still nothing had changed.

Really, this condition was everything.

(The reason why I explicitly stated the donation is because I want you to let me know if there is a good donation source. You can lead the donation at Watpad, or you can donate it when I receive the down payment and royalties.)

(Really, are you thinking of donating all this money??)

I don’t know if it’s one or two pennies or hundreds or thousands of won. The down payment and the estimated royalties at Watpad were several billion.

That’s just a very conservative amount. Honestly, it’s because it’s hard to even gauge how popular this book will be.

Kang Seok and Na Young-jin, who were watching this scene from the side, did not expect it at all, so they looked at Jae-ik with a surprised expression.

(Please proceed as is. The final manuscript, cover, and illustrations of the book will be sent to you as soon as they are completed.)

(Okay. We’ll do it as quickly as possible. If this is the case, of course.)

What an amazing man he was. It was surprising that he was suddenly writing a children’s fantasy, but even if it was limited to one volume, it was never easy to donate all that money.

(Then, please discuss it once and send the contract by fax later. That’s why it’s cumbersome to go to and from New York because of a single contract.)

Jae Ik’s confidence only made Ian more nervous. Watpad had too many things attached to it to be barely a contract, but Song Jae-ik seemed to think it was just one of many, many, many big contracts.

(We will contact you as soon as possible.)

After the meeting was over, Kang Seok and Na Young-jin still couldn’t stop looking at Jae-ik with surprised expressions.

“Not too long ago, you donated about 1 billion won to a children’s hospital in Korea.”

In response to Kang-seok’s question, Jae-ik straightened his legs and shook his head. They only donated 1 billion won.

“It would be great if everything would get better just by donating.”

Of course, Jae-ik wasn’t an easy decision, but on the contrary, it wasn’t a difficult decision either. It can be said that it is a very large amount of money from someone’s point of view, but it was not an overwhelming amount compared to the money that Jae-Ik continued to earn.

“Anyway, donations are good. And apart from that, how you spend your money is also important. Isn’t it just as important to spend as many times? don’t you spend a lot of money It’s better to just spend it than pay taxes. whether it’s a donation or whatever. Anyway, it’s a big decision.”

Na Young-jin looked at Jae-ik who made this decision with a proud expression. It wouldn’t have been an easy decision by any means. How many people would be aloof in front of billions of dollars?

“Iknow, right. expenditure. How you use it is also important.”

“Well, does it have to be an expense for something big? You can use it for what you want to do.”

As Na Young-jin said, the most important thing was that even if you made a lot of money, there was no place to spend it.

buy a car? I never thought I’d be in the US for this long, so I’m just using a vehicle provided by Amplex or a musical production company, and I already have an office building in Korea.

However, since I am not a person who enjoys entertainment, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the money I spent was all about data collection, food, and content production.

Of course, I bought expensive clothes for important occasions.

‘Where do you collect all this money and spend it? It’s not like I’m going to wrap it up until I die.’

Even the money captured as assets amounted to hundreds of billions of won. Down payment, annual salary, royalties, nutub income, stock, building and American house. That amount kept growing.

Suddenly, I remembered seeing this article somewhere on the internet.

It means that if you exceed a certain amount of income, the happiness index you get from earning money does not increase.

While I couldn’t care, the money increased like this and continued to increase.

‘Or should I grow my business?’

I am thinking of growing my business a bit more.

Right now, it’s a business that only produces my own content, but if it grows a little bigger, it will be able to produce dramas and supply them to the platform like an outsourced production company.

Even if it’s not my work, if you have a good IP, you can do it.

As a real content company.

As Na Young-jin said, it was also very important how and where the money earned so far was spent.

whatever it was I’ll have to think about it.

If so, where and how would you grow it? And with what direction and what values to go with.

Read at noblemtl. com

Like an octopus-style expansion, it’s a specification to increase it in an instant.

Personal value is quality over quantity.

—

Watpad accepted all of Jaeik’s terms and conditions. No, precisely for donations, they also signed a contract with Jaeik by adding some amount to the amount.

It was a kind of sign of sincerity to work together for the next episode.

And as if to repay him, Jaeik also sent one volume of Ricky’s story, which had been finalized less than a week after the meeting, to Watpad.

Brené and Ian unanimously called and said that it was a great work. He said that he even signed a contract with an additional printing company.

At the same time, the musical script was also completed, and full rehearsals for the test performance began.

Jaeik was literally passing his time as a writer, director, and actor.

(In scene 4, the movement is very confusing. As a large-scale newcomer, you have to clearly understand your own movement. Is it a sense of order amidst chaos? It’s a battlefield.)

Following Jaeik’s cry, the actors responded loudly and nodded their heads.

(yes-!)

(And the song is very good. You must have practiced a lot. The breathing is very good.)

After singing that day, there was no actor who rebelled against Jaeik’s words. I don’t know where it is, but it’s even more so after the video of Jae-Ik’s acting in the Joseon Ghost Annals spread.

Should I say that his attitude suddenly changed to the level of looking up to him?

Rather, it is to the extent that they cannot adapt to the momentary change of attitude.

Thanks to that, he was leading the stage using the whip and carrot appropriately.

(Has the location of the test performance been decided?)

time to take a break. Jaeik asked a question to Harold, who was scribbling in the audience seat. What is a typical Broadway test performance? Because it was usually held in places far from Broadway, such as Florida or California. Even if not everyone is like that, of course.

This was because, usually for about three months, this test performance was continued and corrections and supplementary work were continued, and only when this process was over was it entered the preview performance to determine whether or not it could actually stand on Broadway.

(I’m still thinking about it. To be honest, I don’t think it will matter where I do it. The work has to be really good.)

Harold rubbed his forehead like a massage and took his eyes off the pile of papers.

To be honest, I wanted to properly enter Broadway after going through a test performance far away from Broadway as it is being evaluated as a masterpiece, but looking at the rehearsal process now, the musical was amazing. At first, I wanted to just push through.

(Well, it doesn’t matter where I’m on, it’s not the stage for me to stand on, but is it okay if I decide the venue for the first test stage on which I’ll stand?)

Harold cast a curious look and looked at Jaeik.

(Where? Is there a place you want to do?)

(Korea.)

After all, he was Korean. Even after the second part of the world was published and the movie was released, it was written in my mind that I had never heard of it in Korea.

(I will pay for all the expenses involved in the schedule, from the flight to the rental fee. I don’t think it’s bad to have a test performance in Korea before a full-scale performance and enjoy some leisure time.)

Seeing Jaeik’s expression, Harold grinned and nodded. That’s because I understood the meaning of Jake’s words.

(Okay. There’s a company that we’ve been collaborating with for a license, so let’s get in touch.)

Besides, it’s Korea. not bad. Recently, ticket power for musicals in Korea is growing day by day.

(Okay. I’ll put my company in touch too.)

—

Around the time Korea was selected as the venue for the first test stage.

On the Internet, news about Jae Ik began to spread.

[Some of Song Jae-ik’s good deeds that no one knows about. Feat. road trip.]

Ricky’s work at a Chicago hospital riding on a photo someone took and adding to the word of mouth.