Novelist Running Through Time - Chapter 147



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The Novelist Who Leapt Through Time Episode 147

It seems like just yesterday I was happy that winter was over, but the warm air is already blowing.

The precious months passed by like a breeze like this.

Although it is a bit disappointing that I invested time into making a movie rather than a novel, I have learned quite a few things along the way.

movie.

It is not one person’s art.

The director is not the creator, but the maestro who leads the orchestra, and the art of film is achieved through the concert of numerous people belonging to the orchestra.

The roles of director, actor, and writer are not everything. The roles of numerous staff, distributors, and even investors are important. There is no position that is not important in the sailing ship of film.

Therefore, if the long voyage ended in a bad ending where the film crashed into a reef and was destroyed, I could understand that the bad ending was not the failure of the director alone, but the failure of all the crew members.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

This was the reason why the atmosphere of the dinner room, which had a mourning house atmosphere, felt even heavier.

They say you can see the more you know, and the more you know, the more deeply you can feel their emotions.

Even the look of resentment.

Gossip and gossip. Gossip and gossip. I can hear some behind-the-scenes chatter, whether it’s directed at director So Tae-woong or at me, who’s sitting next to him.

The current situation, in which no one can stop those words, clearly shows the miserable reality.

However, in the midst of all this, there was someone who casually ate the meat grilled, and it was our director So Tae-woong, who chopped down the beef for fear of being Mr. So.

“Let’s eat. “What you eat is what remains.”

The moment So Tae-woong put two pieces of meat on my bowl of rice, even I couldn’t overcome my conscience and apologized.

“that… sorry… … .”

“What are you sorry for?”

“It looks like you were too greedy with the script-”

So Taewoong cut me off.

“It’s a joint script.”

That was enough of an answer, so I put the beef in my mouth without saying anything.

I can’t chew the meat because I don’t have enough strength in my jaw.

At that time, I saw Kim Byeol sitting across from me.

It is staring blankly into space with dilated pupils and its mouth wide open.

He doesn’t seem to have the slightest sense of the dignity of an actor.

My heart aches.

“Ugh… … .”

I placed a piece of beef, simmering on an iron plate, on top of Kim Byeol’s bowl of rice.

Then, with all my strength, I chewed the meat and swallowed it.

Kim Byeol also looked at the meat with needy eyes and put it in his mouth with a sullen hand.

okay. You have to eat to live… … .

It was a company dinner where I especially craved soju.

EP 9 – Sound

Movies are mainstream culture.

It can be said that it is definitely in the mainstream of the Korean cultural industry.

Therefore, mathematical and statistical analysis techniques for the film industry were highly developed, which is why experts were able to get a rough idea just by reporting on the results of the second week of release.

-You’re screwed.

-Fucked?

-I think I’m screwed… … .

The established opinion in the industry is that the movie ‘Sori’ is probably a mess.

Even the high-ranking people sitting at the desk could quickly receive this analysis.

“You feel like you’re screwed?”

“yes. The analysis is that it is unlikely to even exceed the break-even point… … .”

Kim Geun-tae, vice president of Baekhak Library, was one of those high-ranking people.

He put down the trend report without hiding his smile.

The failure of a writer? It’s not bad news.

“okay. “Just go out first.”

“yes!”

Kim Geun-tae, who was the head of the book distribution division that divided Baekhak Bookstore, together with Lim Yang-wook, formed to fight against the evildoers in the publishing business division.

As a result, Kim Geun-tae became vice president.

This is a miraculous victory considering the fact that the leadership of Baekhak Bookstore has been manipulated by the publishing business division for generations, and even the previous head of the book distribution division was blown away by Kim Sang-guk’s sword.

Even Baek Seol was a scarecrow who couldn’t even control himself, so if you look at it, Kim Geun-tae became the regent of the kingdom called Baekhak Library.

Therefore, Kim Geun-tae did what a regent serving a young and inexperienced king would do.

It is a heartless yet realistic politics that a soft-hearted king cannot do.

“How about controlling the schedules of literary writers more systematically?”

Vice President Kim Geun-tae is an astute person. It’s not that Kim Geun-tae is astute, but the vice president is astute. A person who is not astute cannot make it this far.

Therefore, Kim Geun-tae had already grasped the love triangle (literally a love triangle) between Baek Seol, Lim Yang-wook, and the writer.

Their friendship is truly strong, old, and romantic… … .

At the same time, it was contradictory.

purple. The young boss is still talking about things he doesn’t know about the world.

“Well, did the fact that I invested the company’s money in ‘Sori’ become a problem…? ? In that case, it would be better to wait a little longer… … .”

“no. president. The box office success of the movie ‘Sori’ is not important. The moment a writer at our company jumps into film instead of novels, this business has failed. This is because success belongs to director So Tae-woong and failure belongs to writers. And the failure of writers is the failure of Baekhak Library. “It was a business with no returns and only risks.”

Vice President Kim Geun-tae wasn’t saying anything particularly great.

It was just a story that a typical mass-produced K-elite who graduated from Seoul National University and received an MBA from a prestigious American university would tell.

Let’s give writers a run for their money!

“Of course, this is not a story about the company infringing on the artistry of literary writers and treating them like puppets. However, as long as a literary author has the level of recognition that represents Baekhak Bookstore, we must also make reasonable efforts to manage the literary author’s recognition. For that, he will need proper ‘management’. “Isn’t that the essence of the business model promoted by President Baekseol and Manager Lim Yang-wook?”

Meanwhile, Vice President Kim Geun-tae’s words touched on the fundamental ideology of Baekhak Bookstore and at the same time the contradictions of the love triangle between Baekseol, Lim Yangwook, and the writer.

The key issue is the ‘status of the artist.’

Art has always been dominated by the wealthy.

Depending on the patron, the artist extolled the glory of God, painted portraits of emperors, created romantic second-generation tycoon protagonists, and charmingly personified half-man, half-beast furry beasts.

Therefore, art never belongs to the artist.

Art belongs to the church, to the emperor, to corporations, and to those who contribute $600 a month to the artist’s support account.

Therefore, ‘Novelist’ should also belong to Baekhak Library.

The business model of planned publishing is based on this. Baekhak Bookstore dominated the publishing industry by planning the writing the company wanted and outsourcing it to writers.

There is even more valid evidence than this.

That is none other than the ‘publishing-management’ project promoted by Lim Yang-wook.

The publishing management business has reduced writers to entertainers whose names are attached to their agencies, rather than noble scholars.

Nowadays, we live in an era where companies not only own the writer’s writings, but also the writer’s private life, appearance, lectures, stardom, image, and copyright.

So, ironically, it was no exaggeration to say that Vice President Kim Geun-tae and Lim Yang-wook and Baekseol shared the same ideology.

Ideology is not a grand thing. Anything can become an ideology as long as you can take the same side and attack the other side on a pro or con issue.

At this time, Kim Geun-tae and Lim Yang-wook shout NO.

Therefore, the very essence of the ‘publishing management’ business conducted by Lim Yang-wook and Baekseol, who follows Lim Yang-wook, is an extension of reducing the independence of artists and subordinating them to companies.

but.

In fact, they do not infringe on the independence of writers.

Rather, when it comes to the issue of writers, it even seems like a system-violating way of thinking that says, ‘good works can only be produced when artists are released independently.’

why?

Because we are close.

That is the contradiction of the ‘triangular relationship’ seen by Vice President Kim Geun-tae.

So I delved into that part first.

To cut out Im Yang-wook and the literary men, and become Baek Seol’s first subject.

“haha… … .”

Vice President Kim Geun-tae used a soft voice to comfort Baek-seol, who was drooping her shoulders sullenly like a student who had been scolded.

No, I was trying to appease him.

“You don’t have to worry too much. “I’ll help you slowly, huh?”

“uh?”

What caught their attention was not an important text message that suddenly arrived.

He wasn’t the secretarial worker who shouted that something big had happened and that he had clearly seen it with his own eyes.

If it was too quiet, the atmosphere in the president’s office would be a bit unpleasant, so the TV was turned on.

* * *

People like stars.

But what I like more than that is ‘The Fall of a Star’.

This is because jealousy is a more powerful emotion than admiration.

Therefore, it was not surprising that the writer’s sluggishness came to the surface.

It all started in the film industry.

They could not accept the slightest dent in the reputation of So Tae-woong, the pride of Korean cinema.

It was not because he liked So Tae-woong, but rather because he could not deny his past of praising director So Tae-woong.

-So Tae-woong is the best and greatest film director in the world, and this can be proven by science!

-The box office failure of the movie ‘Sori’ is due to the behind-the-scenes slander by the literary and publishing industry that clung to So Tae-woong like a parasite! If they hadn’t stopped So Tae-woong, the movie wouldn’t have been such a disastrous box office failure!

– We must correct the spirit of the nation by eradicating the treacherous Moribae writers who deceived the director with nonsense and false statements!

What a terrible and terrifying thought this is.

However, filmmakers who were suffering from a long recession in the film industry applauded this claim, showing the logic that abundance cannot be found in the heart of a starving person.

In fact, the literary world’s missteps also fueled this public opinion.

The literary world is a group of survivors.

They are a tight-knit group of survivors who survived the long apocalypse of the publishing industry.

Even though the literary man is like a sticking out nail, isn’t he still part of our family?

He said his movie was a flop, but he still said a word or two as a ‘family member.’

-‘Sori’ is an outstanding literary film… … .

-It would have done much better if it had been published as a book… … .

-The public who are not well versed in literature cannot recognize this… … .

The advantage of the survivor group is that they are fast, and the disadvantage is that they only look ahead.

Therefore, this short-sighted collective action took place quickly without anyone having time to stop it.

And the paragraph became the Nth laughing matter of the season.

* * *

“This is why Korean literary circles… … .”

I savored each and every reaction from the internet as I read it.

The clear vocalization was like a radio broadcast.

It almost feels like he even went to voice acting academy for acting.

“Knowing the reader as a very bastard, a dog and a pig…” … .”

The identity of the voice that talks about dogs and pigs with beautiful vocalization is-

Surprisingly, it is Kim Byeol.

Kim Byeol told me about the miserable state of the literary world, which is peeled like an onion on the Internet.

With a truly pure heart, it was to cause me pain.

“hmm… … .”

However, as I was savoring the coffee at Baekhak Entertainment’s in-house cafe, watching the Internet firestorm show show show as if it were a radio broadcast, Kim Byeol tilted her head.

“Aren’t you angry?”

“I hear this all the time, so is there any reason to be angry?”

“Isn’t it painful?”

“Not really.”

“Hmm… … .”

Kim Byeol glared at me with very disapproving eyes.

I can feel the evil spirit that he cannot be the only one who suffers.

Kim Byeol read criticism that was not directed at the literary world, but rather aimed at me more directly.

“A writer who is a screenwriter? Bubbles made by my teeth… … .”

I picked up my cell phone and accessed the Internet.

And I started a counterattack by accessing any article about ‘sound’.

“Byul Kim… … .”

“Don’t do it!”

Before I called her name, she was nothing more than a truth.

When I called Byeol Kim’s name, she came to me and turned into a ball of fur.

I only said two words, ‘Kim Byeol’, and Kim Byeol started screaming and tearing her head out.

“Huh… .”

Kim Byeol, who was trembling in place as if she had received some kind of electric shock, fell down on the table with a pitiful cry.

Because the hair had been pulled out so much, it looked more like a ball of fur than a person.

I told him to cool his head as I placed a cold strawberry yogurt smoothie on top of it.

“Well, I could watch one movie in my life.”

A sound came out from within the fur ball.

“Everyone tells me I’m the most obsolete person… … .”

“is it so?”

“They say that as soon as they floated to Rosarium, the sound went away… What should I do now… … .”

“It came out 10 years ago and is now gone, so isn’t it the longest-running retirement?”

The furball ghost flashed red eyes and extended its claws at me.

“kill! you! kill! “You idiot screenwriter!”

“Honestly, I think the script was good.”

“Why not just film a teen romance? Why ruin a good script! “You bubble moon Inseop!”

“I wrote it together with director So Tae-woong.”

“Congratulations on coming to the world of old people. Now you suffer along with me. Have you ever heard of the lost decade?”

Kim Byeol complained of injustice and expressed her suffering for a long time after that.

As I knew her desire for success, I accepted her complaints and comforted her.

However, a while later, I received a slightly dirty text message from Kim Byeol, the contents of which were as follows.

[excuse me… Inseop… … ?]

[why.]

[I won’t forget what happened that day… … ?]

[why.]

[Our super genius screenwriter hasn’t seen it yet… … .]

Byul Kim sent me a news article.

“ah.”

It was breaking news that the movie ‘Sori’ was selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival.