A Genius Writer Loved by an Actress 39
It took a long time to get to the 33rd floor of the Golden Siesta officetel by taking the elevator, and without realizing it, my mind was filled with Jung Joo-hak.
Now that the clue to the narrative has been released, this time towards the actor who will digest the role.
‘What kind of actor is trying to digest ‘Jung Joo-hak’ well? Normal acting skills would not be too young… Let’s see, among the actors of the right age… There are Baek Hak-Hik and Seol Hyeong-Gyu… But I don’t know if Baek Hak-Kyu will act… Seol Hyung-Gyu doesn’t look right. Even though he is a villain, Joo-hak Jeong is an ordinary, clean mask. Only then will the duality be clearly revealed.’
As I was immersed in my thoughts, I realized that I was in front of room 3307.
‘Jung Joo-hak’ put it down for a moment and rang the bell.
Ding dong- ding dong-
-who are you?
“Yes, I am a helper who came to fix the fluorescent lamp.”
-···Wait.
A woman with her hair tied up in a comfortable attire suddenly opened the door.
‘A familiar smell, a familiar picture.’
The woman was wearing the most dull expression a man could make, and I quickly recognized her identity.
Being able to put on such an expression in such a manner
Because there is only one group in this world.
Auxiliary writer.
Yes, here in Yeouido.
I saw in an interview a while ago that there were more than 40 drama writers living in the officetel nearby. There are about 400 members of the Association of Writers, and about 200 of them are actually active writers, so about 20% of the writers are gathered here.
It was no surprise that this was the writer’s writing room.
“What are you doing? not coming in.”
“Ah yes.”
While I hesitated, the woman urged me with an annoyed expression.
Once inside, it became even clearer.
A very familiar scene, such as a storyboard full of character relationships with arrows, business copiers and copy paper, coffee machines and mugs, cup noodles and snack bags.
The assistant writers in the living room just typed like machines, not paying attention to whether I came in or not.
This unique atmosphere that tightens the neck.
Anxiety as if a savage beast would appear and stir it up.
This must have been the writer’s office.
‘Oh, I’m out of breath. Let’s just stop thinking and get the job done.’
Shaking my head, I thought I should fix the fluorescent lights quickly.
Because I didn’t want to be there.
“What about the broken fluorescent light?”
“Here it is overhead.”
“Ah yes.”
“How long does it take?”
“About 15 minutes.”
“How long?”
“It’s not a fluorescent lamp problem, it’s a ballast problem.”
“Yes, please as soon as possible.”
“All right. Then, I’ll take down the toad house for a while.”
“Please.”
First, take down the toad house to secure safety, then climb onto a sturdy table and use a screwdriver to remove the lamp, then take out the ballast you bought in advance… Ah, you should put down the fluorescent lamp cover first…
rattle.
I work hard for a long time.
One sudden visit.
Momentary stillness flows,
Tadadak. Tadadak. Tadadak.
The typing sound got louder.
‘what?’
A grumpy beast caught at the end of its automatic gaze.
And I recognized the beast’s face.
‘It is Geum Mi-ran.’
Among the Geum sisters, the best drama writers in Korea, Mi-ran Geum is the younger sister. It was a familiar face to me, a drama fanatic.
‘Hey. Was this Sister Gold’s studio?’
While thinking strangely,
Geum Mi-ran made eye contact with me, who was removing the fluorescent lamp cover.
“Who is that person?”
You could just ask me right in front of me, but Mi-ran Geum dared to turn around and ask the assistant artist.
“He came to fix the fluorescent lamp.”
“When is it over?”
Just ask me.
“It will be over in ten minutes.”
I answered before the assistant writer.
Geum Mi-ran opened her eyes and looked at me. I also did the same without turning away.
I don’t know why, but I had a snowball fight with Geum Mi-ran for a while. It felt like I was losing if I turned my gaze or blinked, so I did it until the end.
Geum Mi-ran smiled once and took her eyes off of her first.
‘Hey, I think I won.’
Then I was able to focus on the fluorescent lamp again.
“Who wrote Scene 48 Amusement Park?”
Mi-ran Geum shook the A4 paper in her hand at the assistant writers.
“I… I wrote it.”
An assistant writer wearing round horn-rimmed glasses raised his hand with a voice that swelled.
“This scene wasn’t originally there, so why did you include it?”
“I-that’s…”
“No, think about it. Scene 47 is the way to go down to the Namju and Yeoju regional factories, get things done in a hurry, and go up to the headquarters. But does it make sense that the next scene is an amusement park? It doesn’t fit. Is this an office battle? Is it an office catastrophe?”
Geum Mi-ran’s voice made me sharp.
‘right. Sister Geum was currently writing ＜Office Battle＞.’
＜Office Battle＞ might overlap with ＜Right Arm Co., Ltd.＞.
My nerves were no longer in the fluorescent lights. I pricked my ears and listened to the conversations of the writers.
The round horn-rimmed glasses began to make excuses with an expression about to cry.
“···Writer Hyeran told me to put it in because it came from Sunshine World as a PPL.”
“What?”
When the pitch rose at the voice of Geum Mi-ran, the door opened abruptly as if she couldn’t stand the visit. My older sister Geum Hye-ran came out.
The typing sounds of assistant writers became louder.
“Why are you so loud? Even if I try to pretend I don’t know, I can’t. That’s what J&C Planning brought to SoftMaker for PPL. With a pretty big investment.”
“Sister, no matter what. It’s a bit out of the blue.”
“Anyway, the male lead and female lead have to show that they like each other. So it doesn’t matter much if you go in there.”
“Why does that matter? Namjoo, Yeoju, after making a character as a workaholic, go to an amusement park now? After handling urgent business matters?”
“Ahhhh. Why are you so inflexible? You two want to be together because you like each other. The work has been solved, and I happened to see an amusement park on the way up by car, so why doesn’t it make sense for the male lead to say, ‘Would you like to stop by our amusement park for a bit?’”
“sister!”
Geum Mi-ran is annoyed.
The sly Geum Hye-ran.
“Oh, he’s starting to get annoyed again. Oh my, this drama is going to be great too. Every time Mi-ran irritates you, the ratings go up by 3%.”
“sister!”
“why?”
“This work has to be number one as well. Terrestrial, general, and cable, including everything. So, if it interferes with the quality of the work, even the first investment company is out of PPL.”
“okay okay. Skip this time, and do it next time. Next time, I’ll be sure to get your permission and put it in. Is that okay?”
The younger sister, Mi-ran Geum, was calculated and thorough, while the older sister, Hye-ran Geum, seemed free and flexible.
When things go well, they will complement each other and show good synergy, but if there is even a crack, the personality compatibility will lead to uncontrollable catastrophe.
“But what are you so worried about? I heard that all of the works that we will be working on this time are no match.”
Geum Hye-ran opened her mouth as if to soothe her sister, who was still standing with her blade erect.
“Where is that? To keep number one, you have to prepare thoroughly.”
“Worry for nothing. There you go, Sooyoung.”
Geum Hye-ran called an assistant writer to prove how useless Geum Mi-ran’s worries were.
“Yes, writer.”
“Have you researched works that overlap in time with us?”
“yes. there is.”
“Try to recite it.”
Oh, competitors.
My ears perked up even more.
“yes. Our drama is almost finalized on NBC’s Wed-Thu schedule. At the same time, KBC’s ＜Master Chef＞ and PBS’s ＜Is Love Refundable＞ are included. Next, the full length JCBC is ＜Shadow of Darkness＞, Channel V is ＜Polaroid＞, and On Studio is yet to be decided.”
Geum Hye-ran nodded and looked at Geum Mi-ran with a satisfied smile.
“Look, nothing to worry about. ＜Master Chef＞ is directed by Go Young-chang with outdated material, and ＜Can Love Is Refundable＞ sucks! You know that director Park Kang-hoon is going through a lot right now, right? Rumors are spreading that it is on the verge of bankruptcy. I heard that Park Won-mi, her daughter, Ha Joo-kyung, and her daughter, Joo-kyung, are kneading rice cakes on set, is that right? see you again The final episode doesn’t really have anything to say… So Miran-ah. Again, the first place is ours. Don’t worry too much.”
“I knew it would be like this. Sister, you forgot one.”
“What? I haven’t missed anything…”
“Right Arm Co., Ltd., directed by Oh Sang-sik.”
oh my, that’s a surprise
I almost missed the moment while turning the fluorescent lamp screw. All of a sudden, the opal came out.
Geum Mi-ran didn’t seem normal to be wary of opal, which has not been decided yet.
“That’s what the CP said not to worry about. Why do you care about the work of a new artist who hasn’t even been enlisted yet? Obviously, it’s novel at first, but then it’s going to be a nonsensical trend.”
Geum Hye-ran relaxed with a soft voice.
“I think so too… Isn’t it a bit strange? sister.”
“what?”
“…Did director Oh Sang-sik ever work with a new writer? You look at the script very carefully. I don’t think so, enough to fix it on his own.”
“I know…”
Hyeran Geum raised her eyes and diligently turned the brain search machine. Then it seemed like my brother was right.
“…I probably don’t want to…”
“So. Director Oh Sang-sik has never been like that. But are you working on two projects with this new artist? And that in a row?”
‘yes that’s right. After reading my script, director Oh Sang-sik was very excited.’
Geum Mi-ran’s reasoning power was considerable. He had the exact reason why he should be wary of opal.
As if I was a spy, I continued to listen to Sister Geum’s story with a nervous heart.
“Kam Woo-hyuk was also attached to it. There is a saying that the female lead is Min Yuri.”
‘ Then I saw it. Gam Woo-hyuk I chose ＜Right Arm Co., Ltd.＞ after leaving ＜Office Battle＞. Min Yuri said ok before she even read the script.’
“Well, even if that’s the case… there’s nothing left to organize. On studio is a small cable, does it break there? Then thank you.”
Geum Hye-ran’s voice, which had been relaxed the whole time, trembled slightly.
“NBC remains.”
“What! NBC is where we go!”
And he couldn’t hide his impatience anymore.
“We haven’t gotten an answer yet.”
“no. Rather than not getting a confirmation, they are looking to sign a contract on better terms.”
Geum Hye-ran’s eyes flickered sharply,
Finally,
“Swimming!”
“Yes, writer.”
“Let’s put that amusement park scene PPL later, and for now, let’s go straight to the headquarters. there’s no reason to stretch I don’t have time to uselessly run water pumps at the amusement park.”
Anyone can see that the PPL, which is an irrational number, was immediately taken out.
‘Wow, your crisis management skills are amazing.’
I thought I knew why Tier 1 was Tier 1. Sister Geum was flexible and bold.
“It’s done. Put up the toad house and turn on the lights.”
That’s when my job was done.
I deliberately slowed down, but it was impossible to go any slower.
The assistant writer put up the toad house and turned on the switch, and the light came on right away. Fluorescent lights are like new.
“It’s bright now. Thanks for your efforts. how much is it?”
As Mi-ran Geum asked, she looked at me as if it were the first time. I didn’t want to make eye contact this time because I didn’t want to have a snowball fight anymore.
“It’s 27,500 including parts.”
“I will send it via Kakao Pay, so please call my account number.”
“KKS 762****7114611.”
This completes the third errand.
Now, if you just do the fourth and last errand, you will get 300 points plus a total of 500 points.
I was quite satisfied and took my gear.
By the way
Ding dong- ding dong-
The bell rang.
Who is it?
Everyone’s eyes were focused on the intercom screen.
“hello. Writer, this is Jeongan.”
A bright and bright voice.
The voice of actress Yoo Jung-an, the heroine of ＜Office Battle＞, came through the intercom.
The day I first got my channel, I remember watching ＜Summer of Twenty-one Years＞ with Yoo Jung-an. After that, I tried putting Yoo Jung-an in the place of ‘Chaerin’. Of course, it wasn’t even entered.
I was standing in front of the door with a wide smile as if I was going to die because I liked Yoo Jung-an, the most promising actress recently, who is not unfamiliar to me either.
When the assistant artist rushes to open the door,
“Ah, writer. I missed you~”
Yoo Jeong-an jumped inside with the sound of a nosebleed.
