096. Enemy of Enemy is Friend

“The atmosphere of secondary creation is no joke. In the words of Nettopia, they say that they are making separate tabs and categorizing them. The same goes for archivists. The number of subscribers has increased significantly.”

It was less than a week ago, but the effect of allowing secondary creation was enormous. In particular, it is said that hundreds of articles are uploaded every day, especially in the US market.

“Tomorrow, when the setting book goes up, there will be more uproar. I know that there are quite a few people waiting to see it and create a second one.”

“Not to mention the games. It’s one color of praise. They say it’s even spreading like a trend.”

It’s my first game, but since it was a game I worked hard on, I expected some reaction. Of course, I was a bit surprised by this kind of response, but I took it as a sign that people were thirsty for good content and good stories.

“Maybe it will be a month or so later that it will become fashionable in earnest? Nowadays, the younger generation who are familiar with the Internet is the main trend, but the real trend has to cover more generations than that.”

Compared to games that are popular these days, it is true that text games have a high barrier to entry, and no matter how popular they are in the beginning, it was the time I thought was necessary to absorb the middle-aged and even the generation who are not familiar with the framework of the game I made.

“Awesome, great. Roughly, here’s the situation. Oh, and finally, do you plan to go on variety shows again?”

“Entertainment? Do you have any plans to go out?”

“why? The entertainment effect was good. It’s not a joke this time. Cooking, mukbang, arts and sports, and talk shows. Have you even been invited to a love entertainment show?”

“Oh, really. They come from all sorts of places. Anyway, that’s just once in a while. I’m not even a celebrity. In the future, if there is a pro that I really like, I don’t plan to go out with a fixed or something like that, even if I don’t know once or twice.”

“Foot… not a celebrity. Don’t you know that you are called a lover on the Internet?”

“Well, that is it. A TV appearance is an appearance. After all, lovers are mixed with ordinary people.”

In the first place, I wasn’t a professional who had the intention of appearing on my winter vacation. Somehow, it was a good program with the right timing and meaning, so I appeared on it.

It was a variety show by the famous Na Young-jin PD, so I wanted to appear on it at least once.

“So, are you refusing all of the entertainment appearances that came your way?”

“ok. reject all I don’t have time to appear now. It’s not just one or two things to do. Really you think this should go out! Except for that. I’ll listen to it once and see.”

Besides, didn’t I decide to focus on the company and my current job after the variety shooting was over?

Now was the time. Drama filming, finishing game worldview writing, animation work, novel writing, and even stabilizing the company.

It felt like completing one task would add two more. Of course, on top of that, I had to take care of my health and take as much rest as possible.

“Write. It’s a waste. Such a waste.”

Kang Seok wrote down a memo saying that he refused to perform on variety shows with a very regretful expression on his face. It was because I was receiving quite a lot of calls looking for Jae-Ik from here and there, probably because of my winter vacation.

“ah. And all the manpower, including the management support team, was completed. I know.”

“Are they the ones I interviewed with last time?”

“yes. This is a truly prosperous small business. There are only 36 employees in total. Except for you.”

“It’s new, really.”

“It’s not surprising. but then i have to work president. To pay the salaries of the employees.”

“I have to work hard to get paid. Fuha-”

The two giggled and exchanged old jokes. Because the situation was completely different from the first two or when the number of people increased.

Right now, the income from Youtube alone was in the billions per month, and if you add the income from the web novel to the income from Mflix, you can fill in more here, and the labor cost was not to worry about.

bang-!

“president!”

Then, the door suddenly opened and Suji Lee, the head of the management support team, rushed in.

“Uh, Suzy, what’s going on?”

Unlike the usual quiet entry, to open the door and enter in such a hurry meant that there was an urgent matter.

“president! Big deal! This one. this!”

[Indiscriminate hatred of China on the Internet should be refrained from.]

[The spread of ‘exceeding hatred’ toward the Chinese. What is the solution?]

[Be wary of extreme hatred. What are the countermeasures for the blind spot of hate on You Tube Channel?]

[Spreading ‘Hate on Koreans’ in China’s Kimchi and Hanbok Cultural Fair]

[Hate makes money? Increasingly radical Internet promotion of China hatred.]

On the screen of the tablet Suji Lee held out, news headlines were listed stating that we should be wary of excessive anti-Chinese sentiment. But if it’s a problem.

“this. Did you shoot us?”

“Oh, that’s right.”

The example of the Youtube data screen was blurred, but the problem was that it was the main screen of our channel.

Do you feel like closing your eyes and screaming? Even after blurring, the channel name was easily inferred.

“Wow, this. Aren’t you crazy?”

“Hmm. Still, there are no media outlets worth their name.”

Most of them were common Internet news companies. It is as if the country is pushing ahead with a quantity offensive.

“It’s fun. Fun.”

I remembered what Natalia had said. That said, they are playing tricks in China. That’s why I was able to keep my composure compared to Um Kang-seok and Lee Su-ji who were surprised.

Because I expected that this could happen at any time. That’s why I didn’t tell you in advance that it would be noisy for a while.

“What about this? Aren’t you supposed to do something?”

Kang Seok searched for news on his cell phone with an anxious expression.

There weren’t many articles yet, but little by little it seemed like it hadn’t been long since the article was literally published.

“No fuss. Just leave it alone.”

“no. still. What should I do if I just leave this article as it is and form negative public opinion?”

There was definitely some truth in Kang Seok’s words. Because it was the media.

“lets think. Our main import is the US. Youtube also has a higher share of overseas subscribers, right? The same goes for signing a content supply contract with Mflix.”

However, there is a part that the media is clearly mistaken now. No, it would not be an illusion if he wrote the article with Chinese money in the first place.

It is that the articles are far from the national sentiment of public opinion on the Internet.

Isn’t it written explicitly in the article? Kimchi, Hanbok Cultural Fair. Any country in the world took away their own, but who would like it?

“Look. The comments are all hello.”

The comment window that Jaeik handed over was filled with comments criticizing the article.

Isn’t this proof that it is far from public sentiment?

– They’re crazy.

– How much did you spend in China?

– Isn’t this enough for Korean and Chinese media in the first place?

– They’re all Internet junkies. It’s obvious.

– Seeing this on your tube channel, it was openly sniping. It must be 100% that I ate Chinese money.

– Is not it. Recently, Chinese sniper games, dramas, and content appeared a lot.

– no. But the fact that they shouldn’t play villains is f*cking absurd. In China, they often make movies and dramas featuring Korean villains.

“Write. Even so. Still, something is bothering me.”

“The You Tube channel is also crazy. To the Chinese people who come and fight at the word to cheer up in the news report. In the meantime, there are a lot of comments from the US about the president’s content.”

Wei Ying-

In the meantime, Jaeik saw the alarm on his cell phone and picked up the padding. It was a text that came suddenly, but it was right to go out.

“Look at it for a moment. I have an appointment, so I’ll go out for a bit.”

“Hey, where are you going? What are you going to do with this?”

“I am waiting for now. Just collect data. Just take some captures. You don’t have to touch it.”

—

“I’m here?”

Arriving at the private cafe, which is made up of rooms, Jaeik entered the room written in the text, and Na Young-jin, with an uncomfortable expression, greeted him.

“I got a text. What happen?”

“I’m really sorry. It seems that season 2 of my winter vacation will be canceled.”

“Suddenly?”

Of course, it would take some time to do Season 2, and I wasn’t sure whether or not to appear, but it was quite unpleasant to be finished like that by others.

“Is it China?”

“Recently, I heard that the head office has done a lot of joint ventures with China and received investment money. I didn’t know it would be so blatant.”

When the topic of China was mentioned, Na Young-jin’s expression was clear. Besides, recently, I’ve been hearing a lot of complaints from junior PDs, and thanks to that, I’ve been changing jobs quite a bit.

“Iknow, right. Recently in a game, in a drama. I guess the content I created was quite intrusive.”

“Whoa. really. How many companies in the game or entertainment industry have not received Chinese investment? it all comes back If you think about the situation in Taiwan in the past, the answer comes out.”

It was often said that Korea was also following Taiwan’s train line. Taiwan is also around 1999. He showed his potential by making a hit drama like Boys Over Flowers. However, as Chinese capital came in, Taiwan absorbed production manpower with money, and thanks to that, Taiwan, whose production base collapsed, became a subcontracting base for the Chinese content industry.

Right now, Tencent is the company that exerts the greatest dominance in the domestic content industry. It was to the extent that there was no company in the game, IT, or entertainment industry that was not invested by Tencent.

“I tried to contact him urgently, but it turned out to be serious. If you see the media doing that.”

“Huh, true. That’s interesting. How long will it be?”

Contrary to his words, Jaeik’s expression was not funny at all. His eyes were sharp and his tone low and cold.

“Just push with the money. Editorial writers of the five major daily newspapers receive mail from China during the holiday season. It contains round-trip air tickets and coupons for luxury hotel lodging. But I heard that major editorial writers and journalists must have experienced this at least once.”

“It’s a real piece of sh*t.”

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Listening to that, I understood the attitude of the media. Of course, not everyone would have fallen for that gift barrage, but if you were given that much gift, it would be very easy to write an article criticizing someone like yourself. It’s an easier job than closing your eyes.

“As soon as an article criticizing China is published, it is normal to immediately contact us and protest. By counter-threatening.”

I wouldn’t know if I wasn’t really interested or if someone didn’t tell me. Because it was the first time that Jaeik had heard it through Youngjin’s mouth.

“So what are you going to do? Now, articles on the Internet are coming out frequently, and comments on You Tube are a piece of crap. This may not be the end.”

“YouTube comments were originally a piece of sh*t, but what?”

“The good news is that China won’t step out directly. It’s a matter of face.”

“okay?”

“right. Because what works on the surface is a company with strong patriotism and people who love China.”

On the way from work to the cafe, I thought a lot. What choice should I make?

Obviously, not all Korean media, public opinion, or content were pro-China. Public opinion is divided according to inclination and money in the media. The content industry must be watching with anxiety.

But one thing that is most important and sure.

“I don’t think I have the tendency to stretch my legs and sleep. Besides, these days, if you stretch out your feet and sleep, it’s perfect to hear the sound of Hogu. Besides, the reason why you came here is because you touched the Chinese nerve, right?”

I didn’t think I was wrong in the first place. It’s a Korean novel, but why don’t you use it as a villain for trolls in neighboring countries? Aren’t they?

“I won’t be angry or whine about being hit by China, but I have to keep on my way. whatever I want to do.”

At those words, Na Young-jin smiled as if he was proud of Jae-ik. He himself is angry, but how much heat will Jae-ik, the subject, receive?

No matter how genius he is, he is still not even 30 years old. After all, it’s just a child.

And I was embarrassed at the same time. That child is also struggling like that, but he is thinking about what to do in the future because he is barely blocked by Chinese capital.

“So that’s what I mean. Youngjin’s older brother. Do you know of a place that doesn’t have a particularly good relationship with China, but puts a little effort into creating content?”

Swoop-

At that, Youngjin took out a business card from her pocket and wrote a phone number on the back and handed it to her.

“Are you here?”

“This is the phone number of the president of OMCTV.”

“OMCTV? Is that the OMC I know?”

“That’s right. cable broadcaster. You know OMC, right?”

Isn’t it the IPTV company with the largest market share in Korea?

“It’s an OMC-affiliated channel. A comprehensive drama and entertainment channel. Recently, it has reopened after rebranding with life and death staked on self-produced content.”

“Diversification of content supply platforms. Jaeik, your biggest weapon is the supply of very popular original content. Growing influence not only in the US but also in Korea. Even globally, it is natural that China is raising them so that they are not easily touched. Support public opinion in Korea as well. The media can never go directly against public opinion.”

Korea Drama. I honestly didn’t think about it. However, this was a league of their own, and it was not a structure that a rookie with no history could easily get into.

Of course, since Jaeik signed a content supply contract with Mflix, there was no reason to create content in Korea.

“And there is a saying that the enemy of an enemy is an ally, right? This place has a very bad relationship with China.”

“It’s just right.”

—

“Whoa. Who is Kim Hye-jin?”

“I’m sorry, let’s do it together next time.”

“Sorry, bitch. I will do it on terrestrial broadcasting.”

CEO Kim Pil-joo rubbed his forehead as if his head was pounding.

“All the other writers are also lukewarm.”

“Get out. But don’t show dislike, and call me one more time to say let’s do it together next time.”

It was a rebranding and reopening that OMC Group ambitiously prepared. Still, the name of the industry’s No. 1 IPTV company, but from the chairman’s instruction that there should be a proper channel.

The investment was as clear as that, but in general, there was no killer content. Even mid, English, and Japanese dramas that fans love were imported and aired, but the limitations of the content were clear.

In the end, in order for the channel to grow, it faced a situation where it had to produce its own content.

However, too low awareness was holding back every time. That said, it was no different from the past when I tried to produce what is commonly said.

“Whoa. The contest drama is far away. Famous writers don’t want to work with us. where S class. No, don’t you fall for an A-class writer?”

Wei Ying-

Pilju Kim’s personal cell phone, not for work, rang.

Cell phone number not stored.

“Who is it? hello?”

– hello. President Kim Pil-joo’s cell phone, right?

“yes. That’s right, but who are you?”

– My name is Jaeik Song from Challenge Everything Factory. I contacted you through the introduction of Na Young-jin PD.

“yes? challenge. what? who?”

Golden or diamond ropes fell from the sky.