Big Life
< 15 - Keep barking (8) >
15 - Keep barking (8)
A gas station in one part of Bucheon.
The cars are lined up near the main street. Five of them can't wait to go to the bathroom.
“Welcome, how much do you want? ”
The microscope, one of the five main apes, just welcomed a guest. The gloves on my hands and the gas suit were sometimes covered in oil. I even had my name tag on my chest.
I wanted to wash it a few days ago, but I didn't have time.
It's because of overlapping holidays with other employees. I also asked the warden and the secretary to give me extra clothes, but I only came back a few more days until the payment came in from the headquarters.
"Ouch, so hard...! ’
I plugged in the main organs and the scope sighed for a long time.
Working from 8am to 6pm, sleeping for 2 hours, working again from 8pm to 6am, sleeping for 2 hours, again...
This crazy shift lasted four days until yesterday. The careless new hire suffered unfair damage without finding a complaint.
‘I don't know how to make it to 6: 00 p.m. ’
The microscope was almost insane.
Yesterday I had a good chance to sleep well, but I couldn't relieve the accumulated fatigue because I had to write. From now on, the sky was yellow and the eyes were swirling.
‘Blame someone. This is all my fault. ’
Looking down at the gloved hand, with ten fingers protruding, the microscope smiled. These are the same gloves that Minho gave me in the cold office.
I faced the reality of putting oil in the gloves that I gave to write.
"Today, after four hours of sleep, you should write. Noisy lodgers are going to be out late today, too. ’
A small corner room on the second floor of the gas station building was the residence of the microscope.
I started working at this gas station because there was room and board in the first place.
From time to time, the shared room of three people interfered with sleep and writing.
I later realized that the writer's office was heaven in heaven. It was pathetic for me to think of myself as having a comfortable bed with food that was full of refrigerators.
‘If I stock one more time, it will be the opening scope...! ’
It was a phenomenon that broke a thumbnail without even knowing it.
I've already sold all the stocks that don't rise.
The total of 2 million won that I had invested to borrow from my parents was only 300,000 won.
“Mister! I think I'm out of gas! ”
The driver's customer looked at me with an angry face and shouted.
The microscope woke up from a furious notion, adjusting the amount to 100 units and extracting the main organs.
The moment I turned toward the stand to hang the main organs.
‘Writer…?! ’
Across the street, the two eyes of the landscape unwittingly opened. The back of a man was very familiar.
I wasn't sure because it was a long distance and poor vision.
However, the distinctive gait that was difficult to adopt was very similar to the rebuilding in memory.
“Mister!”
“Yes, 608,300 won. ”
The phenomenon first looked at and calculated. After sending the car out and looking across the street, the man who looked like he was rebuilding did not hide his tracks.
‘Course not. This isn't even close to the office. Writer Ha has something to do around here. ’
Because of my busy work, the microscope soon forgot about it.
When I went to the lodge for lunch at noon, I had something waiting for him.
“Mr. Lee, someone came to see me earlier and told me to give this to you. ”
“What is this? ”
“Nutrition. That's pretty expensive stuff. ”
The microscope passed the envelope from the deputy warden and looked inside. It contained a large, cylindrical multinutrient.
‘Who the hell gave me this...? ’
The microscope looked around at the nutritional supplement in its hands with a frown.
Then, suddenly, I remembered one of the morning memories and looked back at the vice warden.
“Sir, what did the person who gave this to you look like? ”
“He was just a regular guy? Mid-20s? Late?”
“Ho, is this him? ”
The microscope took out the phone and connected to the Internet. When he showed me the picture on the screen, the deputy warden took off his glasses, looked inside, and nodded.
“This is him, man. Are you a rising navin writer? What's your relationship with Mr. Lee? How did you find out? ”
“ ……! ”
The microscope was strangled and unable to answer.
Life choked my heart as if I had swallowed the whole tofu. The wet eyes were looking at only the reconstruction photos on the phone.
“Mr. Lee, eat your food. It's all cold.”
“Yes… yes, I'm eating now. ”
The landscape began to eat backwards.
The energy that I thought was exhausted came back to my senses. I chewed my way out of here as soon as I could, with rice in my mouth.
* * *
“If you come out, I'm glad I'm getting better. ”
“I agree. ”
Reconstruction knocks and receives the horse.
I came back to the writer's office looking into the situation. And while I was out, I started writing.
Minho went out to meet a friend, so there were only two reconstructions and hidden spirits in the office.
“You're making a new fantasy in Lapbooks again, aren't you? What's it about?"
“Well, there's a dungeon on one continent. Hunting dungeon monsters produces a variety of goods, bringing in warriors for wealth and honor. ”
“Is the protagonist a warrior? ”
“No, the protagonist is the son of a wretched merchant, who buys the wasteland near Dungeon for a cheap price and sells against the warriors. ”
“Sounds fun. When you're done, show it to me later. ”
“That's what I'd like to ask you. ”
As he replied, Reconstruction picked up the phone.
Time was passing noon.
‘You'd better call before you eat. ’
It was time to call Somi. The purpose was to ask for cover and illustration of a new fantasy.
However, while dialing the number, a phone call was made from Myeong-seok.
“Yes, Editor. ”
- Good morning, sir. Have you eaten?
“I'm going to eat soon. ”
If it's still early, can you join us?
“Oh, that's..."
Reconstruction blurred the words and looked at the figure behind the silver spirit.
I was already promised lunch with her. While I was about to tell him to do it next time, he continued.
- Director Woo Jae-hoon really wants to treat you once.
“You?”
- Yeah, he apologizes for his mess, and he wants to reassure you about the copyright contract.
Reconstruction was hesitant, and for a moment I was speechless.
I'm not the one to say that there is no bright spot.
What was the reason why the tall director became like this?
- I apologize for my abrupt comment. If it's hard today, come back tomorrow...
“No, I will. ”
Reconstruction stood up from the chair and replied.
In the meantime, I didn't want to delay it because I would have cared about many things.
- Thank you, sir. Where are you now? I'll send someone.
“I got the car out. All you have to do is take a picture and go. Just tell me where it is. ”
- It's a limited restaurant near Sunneung Station. Can you be there by 2: 00?
“Yes, we can. ”
- Okay, I'll text you the address. I'll see you in a bit, sir.
Reconstruction sought understanding from Eun-young and left the office in time.
The road was empty and could arrive 10 minutes before the appointment time.
It was a high-end specialty store with a three-story building. When I stopped the car in the parking lot, there came Myung Seok and Jae Hoon who were waiting for me.
“You're here early, sir. ”
Myeong-seok smiled first and spoke to me.
Jae-hoon quickly followed behind, bowing his large torso.
“It's an honor to see you again, sir. I've had a lot of excuses before. ”
“N-no. I was rude.”
Even after being told that, the reconstruction was ridiculous.
It was as if the wind had changed the name from "The Writer" to "Teacher."
“Then shall we go in? Mr. Editor. ”
“Yes, please come in. ”
The three of them talked while eating a high-end limited edition.
Reconstruction and understanding were all I had to hear for a while. It was because Jae-hoon, who was 180 degrees different from before, apologized for his mistake for a long time.
“I think I made a mistake in front of the editor and teacher without knowing that I usually work in rough places. Haha, please be open-minded..."
“It's all right now, Director. I understand enough.”
I couldn't bear to hear the boring apology, so I stopped talking. If I just listened to the apology like this, I would eat lunch until dinner.
“Since you and the director are busy, I think we should talk about copyright in full. To do that... …. ”
After a slight review of the reconstruction with moxibustion, he said:
“I think we should start with the screenwriter problem we discussed earlier. Hah, can you write a writer for me who can accept? ”
“Oh, I was going to tell you about that. ”
Jae-hoon scratched his back head as if it were awkward, and explained with a sigh.
“There's a scenario that works for me on the ground. There are writers who know my work style well. Here's what you need to think about. There is no appropriate scenario. It changes from time to time in the field with each cut. It's not an excuse, it's a movie. ”
Reconstruction nods quietly and listens.
Jae-hoon once examined the reconstruction and mastery, and said carefully and eagerly.
“I won't write it myself. However, there are a few writers that I care about. Can you please choose from these? ”
Reconstruction looked at the bright spot and asked me about my intention.
The face of Myeong-seok, who nodded lightly, replied that it would be better to accept it here.
Reconstruction turned to Jae-hoon and asked.
“Can I hear information about the screenwriters? ”
Jae-hoon recited the names and scenarios of his favorite writers on the spot. I didn't know the writer's name, but I knew all about reconstruction.
“How are you feeling?”
Jae-hoon finished his explanation and waited for an answer, passing the water to the burning neck. The reconstruction I had thought about with my eyes down was not long before I made a decision.
“I wish I could ask Writer Baek Dong. ”
“Oh, really? ”
“Yes, I didn't get your name, but I saw all the movies that he wrote in this scenario. If you are Writer Baek Dong, I can trust you with confidence. ”
Jae-hoon immediately smiled and liked him even more.
“Ah-ha-ha, yes. So I'm going to go the same way. Hey, doc. Thank you so much for your determination so quickly. Hahahaha! Ugh, hahaha...! I'm sorry again..."
The Copyright Agreement was concluded neatly.
The publisher has concluded discussing the details of the contract within a short period of time.
Reconstruction did not even ask about the price of the copyright. A competent editor was the area to take care of it.
The way after dinner.
Just before the breakup, the three of them greeted each other in the parking lot.
I bowed first to the senior supervisor.
“Then go inside, Director. Thank you again for your time. ”
“Ow, ow! No, no, no! The editor-in-chief and the teacher are here, so I should thank them. Ah-ha-ha...! ”
Jae-hoon bowed down and respectfully greeted me several times more deeply than the stone. The reconstruction looked at him and he tilted his head in a strange way.
"Why are you being so hard on the editor? The one who was so unmanned...... ’
Jae-hoon is a renowned director in the top ranking in Korean cinema. What a shame it took to humiliate myself so much to the publisher's editor.
I became convinced of myself, but what I did to Myeong-seok was more than that. Jae-hoon, who tightened his elongated head in front of Myeong-seok, held his hands together, looked like a follower who received God.
“Then I'll go in first! ”
After greeting with a loud voice, Jae-hoon pulls the car out of the parking lot first. He turned his gaze away from the smaller car and smiled at the reconstruction.
“Ah, sir. You haven't told the teacher about the billboard yet, and I'm going to get it up to 200 million. ”
The reconstruction opened its eyes wide.
Not long ago, Myung Seok said that the fair price of a domestic mystery original novel is 20 million won before and after without addendum.
‘Summer of 20 years old’, of course, added that it would be good to expect a lot more money as it became a best-seller.
Reconstruction is expected to be more than 100 million.
However, the answer is twice the estimated amount.
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