Novelist Running Through Time - Chapter 63



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EP 3 – Demon Sword! Please control me!

Writers are not a very lyrical and gentle race.

Normally, people become a bit gloomy when they are just writing in a private room. The stereotype of a prickly and nervous artist did not arise for nothing.

The ‘literary group’, a group of such writers, also did not have good personalities.

Just as you cannot create something from nothing, an organization filled with only people with broken personalities cannot be good.

Of course, there are exceptional people like Gu Hak-jun, but if you see a normal person among the monsters, that person is the most scary. This can be proven by the fact that ‘cannibalism’ is a subject that frequently appears in Gu Hak-jun’s novels.

Large joint.

It could be said that it was very unusual for a literary writer to be easily accepted into the literary world.

When the young bastard giggles, the group that killed Yakko suddenly starts acting nice.

The reason is simple.

This is partly due to the passionate protection of Gu Hak-jun, one of the great figures of the literary world, and also because the literary figure’s topicality benefits the entire literary world…

Crucially,

The writing of literary men was easy.

What is easy?

It was easy to recognize.

What do you recognize?

It is ‘identity’.

– This person is a political faction.

Even senior figures in the literary world have eyes and insight.

It was not that difficult for them to recognize the identity of a writer.

– It may seem challenging and innovative, but its roots are deep and pure. How can such a genius grow up under a scholar like Mr. Lim?

– At first glance, it felt like I was seeing Professor Koo in his younger days… I could almost believe he was his student!

– This level of literature in a place where there is no teacher!

From the perspective of the literary mainstream, the position of literary writers was at a very ‘special’ point.

A writer who writes in a very classical style is revered by the younger generation!

The innovative, challenging, and young image of a literary writer was created purely because of his age, not because of his writing.

He was not a reformer whose writings were innovative. Rather, it was a ‘post-Jisoo’ in the true sense that compiled the literary trends of the past.

This led the elders of the literary world to

After years of suffering, being ignored for being old and outdated,

It made them feel as if someone who had achieved great heights in their martial arts, or rather, literature, rose up and surprised the world.

He appeared on the 9 o’clock news with 16 literary awards and exposed the practice of paying entrance fees? Buying 1 piece is an expedient method, but buying 16 pieces is an art.

– Thinking about it again, I think it was a good idea.

– cancer! You should have that kind of spirit when you’re young!

The past where I once had an angle with a writer was completely erased from my mind. There are still some profiteers who criticize literary people, but they have become ruthless enemies from now on, so you can just get rid of them.

– For a child who grew up without a teacher to write such correct writing, it seems that Jeonghak’s bright principles are in line with the inherent talent that humans possess.

– A young genius like white drawing paper writes something similar to us…! After all, the beginning and end of art lead to the same place!

– True art…!

Broadcasting station PDs, who are more sensitive to trends than anyone else, are contacting famous novelists to invite them to appear on entertainment shows.

This was the clearest proof that the current issue does not end with the popularity of individual writers, but leads to the popularity of the entire literary world.

As time went on, the expectations of the literary world grew.

However, as the light grows, the shadow also grows.

While the festival was taking place, someone made this statement.

– But what happens if a writer goes astray?

– what?

– No… isn’t it too early to make a fuss? It hasn’t been a day or two that these geniuses are always addicted to dramas and movies, and have gone astray by writing web novels. Isn’t it too much to like them already? The current reading boom will not last forever…

– Have you ever been a serpent?

It may seem abnormal to make such a fuss over a genius, but that is the leisureliness of the mainstream cultural world, which is overflowing with geniuses.

And to put it bluntly, you can make an idol by teaching him how to dance and sing, but you can’t make a child who can write well. No, you can make it, but if you get caught, you’ll be in big trouble.

Moreover, it is a shame that a genius pianist who won an international competition at the age of 13 gave up music, but it was a shameful thing for him to fall into kawaii bass EDM.

Therefore, the more serious people were about the revival of the Korean literary world, the more they wanted to keep literary figures firmly on the ground.

And won.

– There is good news.

In the end, Gu Hak-jun, the poisonous servant of poisonous bells, shouted victory. After a lot of stalking, the writer was put in the middle of the hundred academic classes.

As dozens of notifications in the group chat room filled up in an instant, Gu Hak-jun wrote down his simple wish with a happy expression.

– Baekhak Arts Middle School and Baekhak Arts High School are middle and high school uniform schools, so once you enter the literary arts department, you will not be able to escape easily…

– I believed it! professor!

– I wish I could meet a writer as an undergraduate student soon…

* * *

“Well, that’s how it happened. Senior Kim.”

“I don’t think it can be explained by saying that’s how it happened…”

“I’ve already entered the school, so what’s the use of nitpicking? “Let’s leave this about my personal life.”

“Why are you talking like this…”

“why.”

“You look like an old man…”

“Are you an old man?”

“No, just an old man…”

All buildings at Baekhak Ye Middle School were sophisticated facilities designed by famous architects. And there was a sign next to it boasting that fact.

The same was true for the concession stand. A variety of products were neatly displayed, and in front of the store there was a break area for students’ mental health.

However, what the architect failed to consider was that this place is usually used as a dining area.

The rest area, which was designed to allow people to feel nature in the middle of the city, was filthy with ketchup from food stalls, cookie crumbs, lettuce pieces from instant hamburgers, etc.

In conclusion, it is not much different from the front of other school cafeterias.

There, Munin and Kim Byeol had a business meeting with pizza bread and cool pieces on the table.

The business was the movie promotional entertainment schedule that was fixed for the next week.

“There is something we need to discuss about that…”

“Hmm? What?”

The movie ‘Sign’ is already scheduled for release. Entertainment shows to promote the movie also need to be filmed now. That way, it can be aired in time for the release of the movie.

However, since ‘Sign’ was at best a short film, it was not a famous talk show. It is a Radio Star fake format entertainment show that appears and disappears in droves on general programming channels.

However, even if the viewership ratings are low, you are bound to be nervous before appearing on a variety show for the first time.

Kim Byeol was like that too.

So Kim Byul roughly predicted the questions Moon In-seop would ask. The question is probably how she should approach broadcasting.

However, the writer’s question was unexpected from her.

“I’m a little reluctant to go on entertainment shows.”

“···what?”

“To be precise, I am reluctant to engage in activities in the entertainment industry, including commercials and entertainment.”

Kim Byul was dumbfounded.

“···Is that a question you would ask a celebrity?”

“Then who do you ask other than celebrities?”

Having said that, there is nothing more to say.

Kim Byeol pressed down on her already throbbing head and went to the consultation.

“Why do you dislike it?”

“It’s not that I don’t like it… it’s that it gets in the way of my writing.”

“What does appearing on variety shows have to do with writing?”

“Too many strange people come here.”

“Hmm…”

That’s somewhat understandable.

Kim Byeol replied while taking a quick sip from her cool piece.

“What if they are strange people?”

“You asked me to sign a contract with you and become the king of the publishing industry, your parents got seriously ill and you need hospital bills, you wanted to adopt me, you asked me to deposit 30 million won into my account…”

“and?”

“And honestly… it’s a burden even for people who like me. “I’m not that great of a person, but they want to take pictures with me, get my autograph, and chase me around…”

“Does that get in the way of writing?”

“Writing is writing, but life itself has its difficulties. “I get called around, I get caught up in weird rumors, my reputation gets changed because of things I can’t control, and people around me get caught up in it…”

“okay. Until there.”

Kim Byul stopped Moon In-seop’s lament.

A long finger stood between the boy and the girl.

“Your concerns are so trivial that I can’t even listen to them.”

“···!”

Kim Byeol glared fiercely at the boy.

“Do you, by any chance, think that popular art is vulgar?”

“yes?!”

“Don’t you want to focus purely on creating, without doing any broadcasting or entering the entertainment industry?”

The boy tried to protest but stopped.

That seemed right.

“It seems like that.”

Byul Kim dismissed the complex and subtle psychology of a time traveler with simple words.

“ha. It’s a severe art disease. A pure art disease…”

“The name of the disease seems too quack-like.”

“About half of our schools are suffering from fine arts disease. Mainly kids who play classical instruments, ballet, and draw. “Especially those who write novels like you.”

At Baekhak Ye Middle School, conflict among students was severe.

The reason is in line with a core debate in the art world.

It is the gap between pure art and popular art.

“You’ve never told anyone about this problem, have you?”

“But.”

“I’m glad. “If it gets known that you said this, the school will be turned upside down several times.”

“···Why?”

“It’s a school where the classical music students look down on the practical music students, the dance department fights with the pure dance and practical dance students, and the chairman once said that idols aren’t artists and then issued a public apology.”

“I feel like I want to drop out already?”

“I’ve been holding back for three years, so you can do the same. “What if I drop out on the first day of school?”

Kim Byeol just lamented with an expression that said she was sick of everything.

“So what is the specific reason why you feel reluctant to be active in the entertainment industry? “Don’t you feel like your focus on art is being taken away by other things?”

“Yes.”

“But I think this way. Is there value in solo art? Is there value in art that excludes the public? Beauty is not the idea of ​​a flower. “Because someone observed a flower, an appreciation of its beauty arises.”

Byul Kim vented the complaints she had kept hidden as a popular artist. She was not a friend from school, but had an open mind towards colleagues with whom she had worked.

“Of course, there can be art that is beautiful in itself. But the reason we make a living is because there are people who like us.

And they want to see you as often as possible. “Then isn’t it our duty to continue communicating with the public rather than just writing in our closets?”

“That’s a very reasonable opinion.”

The literary man nodded. Although Kim Byeol did not show it outwardly, he felt a little proud that he had convinced the famous genius boy with his argument.

But there is still something that bothers me about the boy.

“But if you become more famous as an entertainer rather than a writer, won’t scammers stick to you more? Even now, the popularity is so extreme that I just run away here and there with my manuscript…”

Kim Byul shook her head with a frustrated expression.

“The reason scammers stick with you is because you have a lot of money and you’re young! It’s not because it’s popular! The two are completely separate. Even if you become unpopular, strange people will still come after you as long as you don’t run out of money, right? Even if I become unpopular, strange people will continue to stick to me as long as I look young and pretty.”

“hmm···”

“Of course, that doesn’t mean that pure art is wrong and popular art is right. The public is not good. You can tell just by looking at the comments on my photobook, right? Are you saying I think I’m going to go mental? What about the waist, what about the legs, what about the chest… hey, you bastards…”

“calm down…”

“Whoa… Still, I think that if you want to make art, you have to keep going in front of the public. I don’t know if this comes out because I act, but it’s the same in books. All I have to do is write? “Someone has to look after it.”

“Yes···”

“Then I think it would be more desirable for you to become a writer who exposes yourself to people who want to see you, rather than a reclusive artist who only publishes books. You don’t broadcast simply for money and fame; you repay the feelings of people who like you, and you create a warm connection through communication. Honestly, isn’t that art too?”

The writer listened for a while and gathered his thoughts.

“So, entertainment and commercials are not for personal money and fame, but for communication with fans and readers… So, from a larger perspective, they are also an extension of art… Is this what Senior Kim means?”

“okay!”

Kim Byeol smiled confidently and nodded, and at that moment, the thoughts changed in the writer’s head.

Activities in the entertainment industry are not for personal wealth and fame, but for communication with readers…

It is not something to be ignored as a nuisance, but a fate that popular artists must accept…

There is no beauty in art without the public…

If someone like Professor Koo Hak-jun had heard this, he would have foamed at the mouth and refuted it, eventually causing Kim Byeol to shed tears, but the writer was not that hard-headed.

“I heard your good words, Senior Kim.”

“So what do you think?”

“I will try my best in entertainment.”

“good!”

Kim Byeol smiled brightly and patted the writer’s shoulder.

And I got excited and added a few more words.

“If you’re going to give up something for art, give up school life. This isn’t as good a school as you think. Are you saying teachers are office workers and not civil servants? “Don’t you think something is wrong?”

Even after Kim Byeol spoke, she wondered if she had said too much, but fortunately, the writer nodded her head.

“I didn’t come here specifically to work hard at school. “Even if I skip school to write, I just came because I said I wanted to do it.”

“…!”

Kim Byeol. Child actor. 16 years old.

This is the age where you can be very excited if you meet a like-minded friend.

“okay…! Welcome to the professional world. Don’t be shy and try to make friends at school. “Because it’s all pointless.”

“under! “Friends, etc. are shallow human relationships that are measured by house, property, and grades, right?”

“Right? right? “I know for sure that people talk behind their backs, but I have to laugh in front of them?”

Kim Byeol seemed to be enjoying school life for the first time.

She repeatedly patted the boy’s shoulder with a smile appropriate for her age for the first time in a very long time.

“Anyway, let’s work hard on next week’s variety show! we!”

* * *

I didn’t expect you to work this hard…

“Why do I always give senior Kim an honorific title?”

“Aaaah! don’t do it! “Don’t do it!”

“When we first met, senior Kim looked at me…”