044. we are here

“Are you the new assistant that you were looking for last time?”

Jeongyeon greeted Go Yerim with her eyes shining.

“I’m Jeongyeon. It’s been a while since I’ve known Song Jae-ik here.”

“hello! I’m a fan of Ivy! I also really liked the two duet songs!”

I couldn’t imagine that singer Lee Bi would suddenly pop out of here.

Besides, seeing the two of them exchanging conversations as if they were used to it, I thought that the duet was not a simple duet.

“If you read it, it’s the webtoon, right?”

“yes. I’m also going to start working on webtoons in earnest.”

“If the webtoon comes out, I should promote it on social media too.”

“It would be nice if you could.”

“You know it should be fun instead, right?”

“Don’t worry about that. When was something I did not enjoy?”

“Even so, what I just said is Joom. By the way, I got the timing right today. Who is visiting today? If it were him, I think Jaeik would like it too.”

“A visit? Who? From what you’re saying, it doesn’t seem like you’re an actor or anything like that.”

“I’ll keep that a secret for when he comes later.”

Seeing Jeongyeon talk like that, it seemed like she wasn’t a normal person.

“But, writer, why are you here…?”

Between Um Kang-seok, who is filming as if he is used to it, and Song Jae-ik, who is talking to people. Go Ye-rim could not understand the situation at all.

He asked me to go, so I followed him. What the hell is the reason you came here?

“Ah, maybe Mr. Yerim doesn’t know. I am working on an outsourcing related to this drama webtoon.”

“There will be a related video on our You Tube channel. Maybe it will be easier to understand when you see it?”

At that, I quickly entered the You Tube channel and quickly scanned the video related to the drama.

It was a mistake. An obvious mistake. Still, it’s a place where you’re going to work and where you’ve been working, but you should have looked at the You Tube channel.

‘Oh my gosh. Even with these drawing skills, I still haven’t made my webtoon debut.’

It was really new. I looked it up on You Tube and it made sense. Aren’t there different genres? It was Song Jae-ik who digested that genre.

“Song Writer, please stand by!”

Following the staff’s shout, Song Jae-ik rolled up the sleeves of his shirt and put on drawing gloves.

“You don’t just draw webtoons, do you even appear in person?”

“Exactly, only the hand. Should I call it a handstand?”

“Yeah!”

And with the guidance of the staff, Song Jae-ik took a seat in front of the LCD tablet and took his posture.

“Please take good care of yourself today! Did you see Conti?”

“yes~”

“Look closely. How he draws and at what speed. You will find out which writers you work for.”

At those words, Go Ye-rim focused on Song Jae-ik’s hand and the screen that could be glimpsed on the camera.

Song Jae-ik draws quickly with the director’s cue sign.

The speed was also fast, but I couldn’t keep my mouth shut at the way a picture itself was drawn almost in one queue. Normally, such a painting would have taken a lot of effort and time.

“Huh, this. A person.”

And with the director’s ok sign, someone’s voice came from behind, and Go Ye-rim, who confirmed the identity, was startled and opened his mouth.

A down hat, gray hair and beard, and horn-rimmed glasses.

“Yoon, teacher Yoon Tae-hoon.”

To think that Taehoon Yoon suddenly appeared here. Isn’t it literally a living legend in the webtoon side? He was also an artist with the adjective that the webtoon he drew must be made into a video.

“Is the teacher here?”

Jung Dae-yoon checked on Yoon Tae-hoon, who came to the set belatedly, and bowed his head politely.

“I know. What you said was true. That dude is the real thing.”

I said, looking at Song Jae-ik, who walked out of the filming set with a hearty smile.

“Did I tell you? He is a strange friend.”

“hello. Teacher. My name is Song Jae-ik.”

“Nice to meet you. My name is Taehoon Yoon.”

“I always enjoy looking at your work.”

“It’s nice that a young friend likes it.”

It was a filming location that I visited halfway out of curiosity. He gave me a lot of advice on webtoons for this drama, and he said that there are writers who draw interesting webtoons, such as director Jung and writer Song.

“Do you have any of your work?”

“There was no webtoon, and I was only working on feature-length animations. Working on an animated music video. The webtoon is currently being prepared for launch.”

“Hoo, is it?”

I was interested. Apparently, his drawing skills were good enough, and seeing that he was preparing to launch a webtoon, it was clear that he had already signed a contract with some platform. Besides, I didn’t only draw webtoons, but it seemed like I had enough experience and didn’t seem to think about this industry easily.

“Can I see you?”

In response to that question, Jae-Ik Song uploaded the first episode of his webtoon on the tablet he usually carried and handed it over.

How can you stand the evaluation of a maestro? Besides, every single word from him would become blood and flesh to him.

That blood and flesh are eaten intact and replaced with talent.

“Sit down and watch.”

After watching all three episodes in a sitting position, Yoon Tae-hoon handed over the tablet while lightly touching his forehead between the insides of his glasses.

“Looks like I’m drawing a webtoon with the original work. Not an original story. And did you work alone? It’s not normal quality.”

“yes. I’ve been working alone until now, but I just hired a fisher today. And the original work you mentioned is also a web novel I am writing.”

“Hoo? The original is a web novel you wrote? This was more of an all-around beauty than I thought. until what time? How did you make the contract?”

“I was hired as an employee.”

In response to that answer, the evaluation of Song Jae-ik was raised by several steps.

Yoon Tae-hoon was a cartoonist, but at the same time, as the chairman of the Cartoonists Association, he was working hard for the correct policy of the webtoon ecosystem.

And there were not only writers who simply drew cartoons, but also Eoshi. In the end, wouldn’t that kind of poetry grow up to become a new writer?

Just like the old student system.

‘At least I’m not a dirty writer here.’

At this level, I thought that it would be good to give some help to young sprouts rather than simply ending here. Of course, that writer already boasted a huge presence to be called a sprout.

“Of course, in the Korean market, it matters what platform you publish on. But you shouldn’t be tied to the reaction there. Because the reaction there is not everything. Even if you go to another country across the sea right now, the reaction can be completely different. Try to draw a cartoon by exploring the universality of human beings to the extent that it can be used all over the world. It will definitely help.”

This advice was also his dream and goal. Are my cartoons carrying the universality that a human would feel? And will readers outside of Korea feel the same way?

Although he himself did not perfectly achieve his dream, his juniors gave him advice in the hope that he would go out into a wider world.

When Song Jae-ik felt the heaviness in his chest at the advice, he smiled and expressed his gratitude.

Aside from digestion, I had a sense of what Yoon Tae-hun was talking about, to some extent. It was not just a webtoon, but also a word that had to be inscribed in whatever content was created in the future.

“thank you. It seems to have been of great help.”

“Hoo. you understand that right? Anyway, helping juniors is a senior’s job. explore people Because that will be the beginning.”

Bringing common characters to life. I thought that was the way to grow my own webtoon.

“I’ll just go.”

“No, let’s have dinner while the teacher is here.”

“done. Because I have a lot to do when I go back. Join us for dinner next time.”

To be honest, I was thinking of having dinner as it hadn’t been long since I hadn’t been out for a while, but looking at the painting of a young artist made my hands itchy. I felt like I had to go back to the studio and start painting right away to relieve this itching.

It was only a webtoon up to episode 3, but the impact was definitely not a joke. More than any cartoon I’ve seen recently.

Song Jae-ik was already an artist going his own way.

—

“Two commercials left!”

After filming the drama, I went to a nearby pork belly restaurant. As if the entire store had been rented, there was no one in the store except for the people involved in the drama, so everyone was maintaining a noisy atmosphere.

“eww. I think this is the most trembling time.”

Jeongyeon, sitting right next to Jaeik, trembled as she watched the last advertisement.

“Is it the first room?”

“Right. Because it’s an industry where the joys and sorrows change depending on the start. And honestly, even if you don’t obsess over ratings, it’s an industry where you can’t do that. Dozens or hundreds of people work hard to make this drama. The ratings for the first episode are not good. Starting tomorrow, the atmosphere on set will feel like walking on thin ice.”

Seeing that Jeongyeon’s cell phone was ringing diligently, it seemed that people who weren’t there were in the middle of a conversation ahead of the first room in the group chat room.

“The response is good.”

Eom Kang-seok was also excited and talked about the Internet reaction in real time.

“There are quite a few people on our fan cafe and You Tube channel who want to watch this broadcast at least once. The fire is also hot.”

“okay? I didn’t check because I was in a hurry. That’s fortunate.”

Yibi, who listened to her words, let out a small sigh when she heard that public opinion on the Internet wasn’t bad.

“quiet! Start!”

＜Director Jeong Dae-yoon, Screenplay Song So-hyun＞

The drama begins with the opening cut.

Someone was on the phone and hurriedly raised his hand and opened his mouth.

“The ratings are out!”

—

MBS main control room.

The staff in the main control room were nervous and looked at the trend of ratings. In the case of a drama, the ratings at the beginning of the drama were quite important.

“How many pros are you? Why don’t you talk?”

The engineer in the main control room kept the graph open and watched despite the boss’s question.

“Oh, so. Are these numbers correct? 7% entry!”

“What? 7%? Anything wrong?”

With the development of various media these days, the number of people who watch dramas on TV has decreased, so it is natural to say that even 10% is okay.

The so-called jackpots were showing viewership ratings in the 20% range.

However, if the first broadcast entry rate was 7%, it meant that it was attracting a lot of attention from people. It meant that if the following content was okay, the ratings could continue to rise.

“9% entered!”

“What? 9%? 10 minutes after the start of the broadcast?”

It was clearly an unusual number. Moreover, considering that MBS dramas are generally in a period of stagnation, this is even more so.

“Isn’t this the best entry this year?”

“you’re right. Before that, the highest entry was 3%.”

—

“Don’t hesitate and tell me quickly!”

“Entrance 7% Highest 14.8% Average 12%!”

“Aww! Great!”

“Amazing, Great! Let’s keep going like this from now on!”

“What is this! Gotta go higher! It’s only episode 1 today. Episode 2 tomorrow, then more tomorrow! Let’s average 20%!”

The atmosphere at the Samgyeopsal House was literally festive. It’s also worth it because even before this drama, the entire MBS drama this year didn’t exceed 10%.

“You talk too much. In particular, the result of putting a lot of effort into the first episode is good.”

“okay? It is quite rewarding.”

However, while Song Jae-ik answered, his eyes could not escape from the TV.

And on that TV, the scene of the webtoon he drew and the scene of reality crossed, giving the impression that the webtoon was alive and moving.

– Wow. Isn’t immersion a joke?

– The lines are good and the directing is good.

– Connecting with the webtoon is new.

– I will watch it until I see it once.

– Ending subtitle spring? Comic contents cooperation CH.CE (Song Jae-Ik)

– Is that you? Crazy now to the drama? Are all the pictures over there drawn by that nertuber?

– Crazy. What’s up? Especially in episode 1, when Yibi first entered the webtoon. It was to the point where I couldn’t tell the difference between the webtoon and the real thing.

– Is not it. At that moment, the quality was at the level where the real soul was exchanged.

– Come to think of it, I heard that the author is launching a webtoon soon.

– okay? Should I take a look? Even if the quality is that high, isn’t it a super hit?

– As long as the quality is good, what can I do? The story has to be good. If the quality is good, I should draw an illustration, not a webtoon.

– So… there are a lot of middle school students who don’t know anything yet. The author himself writes a web novel. It’s doing well with invitational works. Are you pointing out the story to such an author?

The interest in the webtoon in the drama was returning to Song Jae-ik.

With the webtoon that is scheduled to be launched soon.