Chapter 35 – The Effect Was Certain
Restaurant the next day.
Sitting at one of the tables, I was looking at the entrance of the restaurant with my phone in my ear.
“Yeah. Just keep coming. It’s across from the karaoke room, right?”
A few minutes later, Ha-eun opened the door and came in, holding the phone to her ear like me.
“Ha Eun-ah.”
“Brother!”
She ran to her delight and sat across from her.
“Did you come right after the lecture?”
“Yes. It’s the first time my brother called me, so I just ran!”
Somehow, he started panting from the moment he gave me the location on the phone.
I smiled at the smiling Ha-eun and handed out her menu.
“Order what you want to eat. Oppa will serve it.”
“Really?”
She chooses the menu with a serious face, as if she hadn’t been smiling before.
After placing her order, it was time to tell her reason for calling her.
“Haeun, did you bring that?”
“Yes. Wait a minute.”
Her hand rummaged through the bag and pulled out a note on the table.
As soon as I opened the notebook and looked at the contents, admiration flowed from my mouth.
“And…”
Inside were the paintings Ha-eun drew.
It is also a complex and powerful giant robot picture that seems to appear in anime such as Gundam.
“Did you draw all of this yourself?”
“Yes!”
It’s too detailed and neat to say that I drew it as a hobby.
There were not only standing poses that would appear in a setting picture, but also scenes of various compositions and wielding weapons.
There was even a picture of two robots fighting, but unlike the others that only drew lines with black pen, it was even colored.
“You draw really well. Is this the department by any chance?”
“It’s a cartoon department, but I don’t draw, and I only learn theories every day. I drew these as a hobby while watching them on the Internet.”
“That’s great…”
“Oppa, do you draw really well?
“Oh, you draw really well.”
“Really?!”
When Ha-eun took these pictures with her phone yesterday and sent them to me, she was genuinely surprised.
It was because it was like watching a professional work that can only be seen on the Internet.
Then I wondered what it would be like for her to draw the covers or illustrations for my novels.
“Can you create without copying?”
“Yes! I drew this and this and this from my imagination!”
Excited by the praise, Ha-eun’s hand flips through the notebook.
And I became more confident in my thoughts.
“Ha Eun-ah, I’m actually taking a break from school and publishing a novel on the Internet. It’s a mechanic.”
“Wow, a novel? Can you show me?”
“Yes, I’ll show you. And the reason I called today was because I wanted to ask Ha-eun to cover a novel.”
Currently, my novel has a lot of stories, and the number of views is coming out to the point of earning more than an ordinary weekday part-time job.
It is a very grateful achievement for a first serialization.
However, if there is one regrettable thing, it is that there has been no cover, let alone an illustration.
The reason is purely my taste.
I don’t know if I’m blind or if I can’t draw, but I couldn’t find an artist who could draw robot illustrations satisfactorily.
I thought about entrusting it to someone even if I wasn’t satisfied with it in order to gather readers, but I didn’t want to do it roughly because it’s a work that I have affection for.
So, when I was procrastinating and procrastinating, I met the talent in front of me.
“Really? It’s fine as long as oppa is okay! Oh, so that’s why I’m buying you food today!”
No, can you eat a painting like this for a meal?
I guess you really don’t know how great your picture is.
“That’s not it, I’m trying to officially outsource.”
“Outsourcing? Are you giving me money?”
He nodded without hesitation.
This was her own way to help her.
She doesn’t have the ability to return her parents’ changed feelings, so she’s even paying for Ha-eun’s tight living expenses.
Of course, I could also get a picture I liked, so it was a win-win.
“Ah. It’s okay, oppa. You usually play with me. I’ll draw you in return!”
Then she shook her hand, and I shook it even louder.
“No. You have to give me money because I’m officially taking over the copyright.”
Originally, commercial permission was possible only with the permission of the artist, but the opponent who did not know this nodded blankly.
“Ah, gukunaa… I really can just do it.”
“It’s not easy to draw a picture, but you have to pay for it. Then you draw it, right?”
“Yes! What should I draw?”
With my insignificant skills, I drew the composition I thought of in the empty space of my notebook.
While she explained in as much detail as possible, Ha-eun also listened to her words with her eyes shining.
“And we’re going to set up a cannon like this here. How is it?”
“Yes. I think I can.”
“Okay. I’ll also send you some images for reference when I get home. It’ll make more sense when you see it.”
“Yes, oppa. When can I draw?”
“Don’t be burdened and do what you feel comfortable with. Oh, by any chance, how much would you like to receive for a painting like this?”
“Amount? Umm…”
Ha-eun pursed her lips, and she was troubled.
Her face was that she really didn’t need money, but she was forced to think.
And after a while, she carefully spread out her five fingers.
“Oh, fifty thousand won?”
It’s been a while since I said that.
Perhaps she thought it was too much for her standards, she glanced at it and folded two of her fingers.
“Thirty thousand won…?”
She said firmly because it was an atmosphere that would make it worse if left alone.
“I’ll give you six hundred thousand won.”
“Yeah?! You don’t need that much!”
She shakes her head in amazement, but I don’t change my mind.
In the first place, professional writers often receive at least 50 for each character and background.
However, it was justified for Ha-eun to receive more because she had to draw a complex robot rather than a character.
“I’ll give you 600,000 won for now, and I’ll give you more as the number of views increases.”
“It’s really okay. 600,000 won is too much, oppa.”
“No. Well worth it.”
I meant it.
She wants to help Ha-eun, but her skills are enough to get her money.
Even if it’s just my illusion and it looks different to other people, it didn’t matter because I was satisfied.
“If you’re satisfied with the cover, I’d like to continue commissioning illustrations or new covers in the future. To do that, I’ll have to be meticulous from the start.”
“But there are too many…”
“It’s fine, so don’t mind me. Will you draw it for me?”
“…Yes.”
At that moment, the food we ordered came out.
Haeun had cheese tonkatsu, and I had buckwheat noodles.
She couldn’t hide her regret until now, but as soon as she saw her food, she brightened up again.
“I’ll eat well, brother!”
As she continued to eat while chatting, she remembered something and asked.
“Oh, but isn’t it exam period now? Can I draw something like a picture?”
“It doesn’t matter. The professors are generous and I’m satisfied with just getting a B.”
I wonder if I’ll get an A right away if I show her the pictures.
“I need to buy a new ballpoint pen to draw. Eat this and go with me, oppa!”
I tried to reply that I knew it, but I stopped.
Come to think of it, I forgot the most important thing.
“Haeun, do you have a tablet?”
“What is it?”
“It’s a tool that allows you to draw on a computer, and I like it 120009 than drawing on a notebook with a pen.”
“Ah, that’s the first time I’ve heard of it.”
“Do you have a laptop?”
“Yes. I bought it when I entered the dorm.”
“I see. I got it for now.”
After the meal, we headed to an offline tablet store, not a stationery store.
“I’m buying it for you? No! It’s so expensive. It’s over 100,000 won!”
“It’s kind of an investment, so just take it. And this is the least expensive model.”
Ha-eun, who repeatedly refused, forcibly put her tablet in her hand and sent it back.
And one night, when I was still in touch with her, she called me.
“Yes, Ha Eun-ah.”
-Brother! I drew everything!
“Already? It’s only been a week.”
-Hehe, whenever I had time, I worked hard on drawing. I’ll send it now!
I immediately checked the sent image.
… Wow.
The result was beyond expectations.
The robot I had imagined, no, even cooler than that, was striking a lively pose.
Besides, maybe she has the same taste as me, she did a good job of highlighting the points that robot fanatics would like.
Seeing the world that I had only imagined in my head with my own two eyes, I was moved to the point where I was moved for some reason.
Did you draw this in a week?
It was not only the test period, but he must have been busy doing part-time jobs on the weekends.
In addition, it would have taken a period of adaptation since it was the first time using a tablet after drawing only with a pen, but it is an amazing talent.
“Ha-eun, you’re really the best…”
– How is it? Thank god! I’m so nervous!
“It’s not even that good. It’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. I’ll send you the money right away.”
-No. If my brother is happy, that’s it.
“What are you talking about, you promised.”
I sent it right away so I couldn’t say anything else.
-… Thank you brother
“I’m grateful. Ha-eun is receiving it because she worked hard, so don’t be too burdened.”
– Her heart feels like it’s about to burst. I thought I was a person who could do something. I didn’t feel like this when I got a part-time job. Thank you brother
I was proud of his sincere voice.
“You can draw really well, so you can have confidence.”
-Really? Thank you! By the way, oppa, do you want to meet us next week? I’ll shoot you in return!
“Okay? Okay, when will we see you?”
The appointment was set for next Monday.
Because tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are weekends, Ha-eun must be busy with her part-time job, and Monday was also her part-time job payday.
It was said that the test had just ended today, which is Friday, so it was the right timing in many ways.
“Then see you then.”
– Yes, brother!
After finishing the call, I ran straight to the computer.
With a pounding heart, I registered the image I received from Ha-eun as the cover.
And two days later, Sunday night.
I let out a silent cheer in front of the computer screen.
… Nice!
The effect of the cover was clear.
The number of views increased noticeably yesterday, the day after registration, and today, the second day, the number of views per day has nearly doubled.
It was thanks to the high-quality cover that not only people who passed by because there was no cover, but also readers who were not usually interested in mechanics were introduced.
… I need to give Haeun more money. And I will continue to ask for it.
I was lying in bed, but I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep.
Still, tomorrow is the day she decides to meet her.
I was forced to sleep in order to deliver this good news myself.
