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"Peeve Weapon" can't afford to waver.
If there's no manuscript, that means there'll be a break.
The responses will be bad.
And it might cause a misunderstanding because of that incident.
I just shared the folder with you.
[Attachments]
[Peeve Weapon Episode 7 Manuscript]
Yes, Artist Sin.
Yes, I just sent you the manuscripts.
[Peeve Weapon Episode 7 Manuscript]
Yes, I got your email.
I'll check and upload the files.
I just checked Artist Sin Dae Ryuk's manuscripts!
First, send it over to the copyediting team, double-check it and upload it.
Okay.
["Peeve Weapon" Episode 7 is attached]
[Email sent]
My gosh!
I sent it over to the copyediting team.
Good work.
[Episode 7]
It's been uploaded!
[11 p.m. "Peeve Weapon" posted]
[Peeve Weapon]
[An ending indicates the beginning of another 'Hope']
[So, is this place okay to stay?]
[I don't think about things much as usual]
[Look at this Hwi Young. The flowers have bloomed in most unexpected places. We call that hope.]
[Hope...]
['Hope' is something you could protect]
PD On...
This is Artist Sin's manuscript, right?
Artist Sin must've matured just as much as he had suffered.
You, too, PD On.
- Gosh, I'm so sorry- - Good work, everyone!
Gosh, go home, everyone.
You should enjoy a break on deadline days, at least. Hurry up and go.
I'll get going then. Good work.
Good work!
- Thank you! - Good work!
Good job.
Let's go.
Good job.
I'm sorry. It was my fault for putting you in a bind.
I-I was too reckless.
I... am grateful to you.
Thanks to you, I think I've learned to be a team player.
After my one and only support Noona passed away,
I believed that it was right to live only trusting myself.
In this team,
I feel like I'm relearning things that I intentionally had forgotten.
So, if this is what I have to handle,
I'd rather choose the side where I have to be accountable.
It's interesting.
You and me.
We were so different before.
You were at the end of that end there, and I was right over there.
But we meet right here.
You were North, and I was South.
Because we were so different, I think we're able to meet so nicely like this.
Why? What? Is it too sentimental?
No.
If we got to meet because my polar opposite was you,
then I'm glad I lived like that.
Hey! You're even more sentimental!
My gosh!
We're having a sentimentalist contest today.
Gosh, but still... one task wrapped up nicely.
We'll have to grab a drink.
You can't even drink!
You're such a bluff!
[Episode 15: Be brave. Crash and burn, so they say]
- I'm home. - Hey, you're home.
Unni, the new episode of Peeve Weapon is up.
The reaction is totally hot.
Oh, really?
Guess what Dad is doing right now.
What is he doing?
Let's go upstairs.
I'm going crazy here.
D-Dad, are you crying?
Who's crying?
Were you... reading... our webtoon?
I was wondering what you were doing running around.
Pretty amazing.
Can't believe you worked on this.
All you ever did was judo.
It's tough, huh?
Of course, it's tough.
But... Dad, where I am right now... if I put all my heart* (On Ma Eum in Korean means "all my heart")
and all my strength into this work more and more...
more people become happy.
Each and every moment is a fight. But... no one ever gets hurt.
I'm so relieved by that, so no matter how tough it gets,
I can work harder and harder each and every day.
What are you doing?
Don't be silly!
- Come over here! - What's up with you now?
Get away from him!
Dad!
Based on our findings,
the circumstances surrounding the recent post is strange.
What's so strange about it?
I heard that the one who posted said something strange when he met with my staff.
Someone who knew of the incident asked him to do it and that's why he posted it.
Along with a guarantee that it wouldn't be problmatic
even if he posted a false story.
I'm back!
Aigoo, you're back.
So, did it get resolved?
Yeah.
She said all the things we're planning are looking good. She says good luck.
- What a relief! - So I was thinking...
what do you think about putting together a contest?
A contest?
Right before the executives' meeting?
There were quite a lot of issues surrounding Neon Webtoon.
We can appeal to our audience with some good things at a time like this
and I think it'd be good if we can tie it to the new company and work on developing them.
- I think that'd be great. - Right?
I'm good here.
I'm good here, too.
Okay. We're doing well.
Let's work a little harder to the end with a fighting spirit.
- Fighting! - Fighting!
Your mother is doing well at the hospital.
Thank you, PD On.
I think my job is over now.
Dae Ryuk's work has stabilized now.
I was so grateful for you, Artist Dong Hui.
You were so, so, so much help for Artist Sin as well as for me.
Thank you so much.
Thank you... so much, Hyung.
I was so shocked when you asked me to teach you hot to color.
I'll watch you intently going forward and see if you're doing a good job.
Speaking of, you have no idea how shocked I was
when I saw that manuscript.
How did you think of working on a color manuscript?
It's so pretty.
I remember it.
The moment in my life that wasn't in black and white.
I had forgotten that I had such a memory.
I learned a lot through the recent incident.
It's all thanks to both of you.
Thank you for everything.
Artist Sin, in your journey, the webtoon team members
and hearts of numerous readers are with you.
And that you're never alone.
You can't forget that.
Okay.
Artist Sin...
You saw that, right? You saw that. One more time!
- Whoa, Artist Sin! - Can you do that with me, too?
[1. Company Overview, 2. Current Business Trend, 3. Market Analysis...]
[1. Company Overview]
I'm back!
Hey.
Deputy Editor, you must be swamped.
Coming from somewhere?
Artist Dong Hui is headed home. So I went to say bye.
He really went through a lot all this time.
- Aigoo. Did you eat? - No.
- Did you eat, Deputy Editor? - I haven't eaten, either.
Oh, yay!
- Should we just go eat? - Would love to!
There was still a place like this around?
I know, right?
The tteokboki place that I used to go to with my friends in my childhood
also had walls where you could write on.
Should we try it, too?
- Us, too? - Yeah.
Sure!
So, it'd be too trite to just write our names out.
How about we draw each other?
- Draw? - Yes.
Sure.
- It's cute. - What?
Deputy Editor, your drawing is so expressive-
You draw so well!
Didn't I ever tell you that I wanted to me a cartoonist as a child?
Really?
No wonder you draw so well like a cartoonist.
I'm not that good.
I know I'm not that good. That's why I became an editor.
I read this in a book a while ago.
The types of people like me are called "shadow-artists."
Shadow-artists?
Well, kind of like I want to create something,
but I'm too afraid to become an artist.
So, I choose to become a shadow to them.
When I first read that,
I felt somewhat disturbed and also felt guilty.
But while working,
my thoughts about being a shadow had changed.
For one creative work of art to come out into the world,
you can't do it with only one artist's effort.
Even if his name isn't on the front page,
what's worse, even if people aren't aware of his existence,
he'd gladly become a shadow
to support the artist, which is necessary.
♫ That's the only way I'll leave the altar to be on my own ♫
♫ Telling you to say the word ♫
‎
It's not much, but it brought me much comfort to me.
I hope it becomes a good friend to you as well.
Thank you.
I think perhaps you need more courage and devotion
than deciding to become an artist.
All the luck that I have,
I'd like to give it all to you, Artist Sin Dae Ryuk.
When you're by my side, PD On,
I think I can run away from bad luck and misfortune.
['Hope' is something you could protect]
You're right.
But in the beginning,
I had my doubts as to if you were a suitable person
to be an editor since you would've always received support as an athlete.
The editor said that he saw something in you.
But I have no idea what he's talking about.
So, show me from now on.
That I'm wrong about you.
And you show it to me every time.
Very dynamically at that.
‎
Thank you...
for letting me find out that I was wrong.
Going forward,
you'll continue to do a good job, right?
- No. - Huh?
I'll work even more and more and more harder than now.
As for doing well...
I'll just do a little bit better.
- Just a little bit? - Teeny tiny bit.
Okay. Just do teeny tiny bit better.
[On Ma Eum was here / Seok Ji Hyeong came by]
["Peeve Weapon" Dramatization Contract]
[Weekly webtoon user progression after the release of "Peeve Weapon"]
[Signing of the "Peeve Weapon" Dramatization Contract Completed]
I'll have to look into it...
[Neon Webtoon Contest Announcement]
Here you go, Chief.
Oh, good work.
I put all the information you mentioned in it.
Let me know if you need anything else.
Thanks. I'll look it over.
[Plan for establishing Studio Ginger]
[Studio Ginger Organizational Structure]
Once they pass the preliminary,
and for the second round...
The important thing here is...
We can put the number of users here.
And we can adjust the schedule for the second season
and that would be a sure way to...
Oh, sounds good.
If we put that in there...
- Right, right. - We can use that.
Right on.
- Welcome! - Over here.
Why did you want to meet here?
This is the Webtoon Service Team's hangout, isn't it?
I was always curious about it.
They have really good fresh live octopus.
How nice.
Yes.
Is the prep for the executives' meeting going well?
We're doing our best for the time remaining.
You remember the promise from back then, don't you?
Continuation of employment.
Additionally, you want me to even hire back an employee who was laid off.
Why should I have to accept that condition?
I'll make us the top-notch company within three years.
If I don't achieve that, I'll let everything go and leave.
I don't like to bargain with people on the line.
The people whom I'm putting on the line are more precious than life to me.
That's why.
It means I'll put my life on the line and work hard.
That's that...
Why did you accept such a reckless condition back then?
That was a short time after I had become a CEO.
I wanted to learn from you, Team Leader Jang Man Cheol.
You seemed like a very cool leader.
And I also wanted to teach you.
A leader should become powerful, not just be cool.
I look forward to tomorrow.
I'll do my best!
Mom!
- Did you make seaweed soup*? - Yeah. (A superstition that says you'll fail your test or exam - meaning slippery seaweed means slippery slope)
Why?
Nothing.
Soup is just soup.
What's wrong with her? By the way, where did you go this morning?
Unni has been sweeping in front of our house every morning lately...
Not just in front of our house. I swept even the streets over there early this morning.
Unni's been doing this every day lately.
She says her work will go over well if she does good deeds or something like that...
Wait a minute.
By chance, is today the D-day?
Yeah!
Aigoo, the company president wouldn't even do what you do.
Sorry. We should gather all our hearts and devotion.
Rice cake? Do you have any rice cake?
I have some sticky rice cake.
Oh, good, good.
- Really? - My gosh!
I'll be back.
- Have a good meeting, Chief. - Good luck.
See you later.
Thanks, everyone.
Fighting!
I'll be back.
I'll take this back.
It was mine, to begin with.
What?
Why? Do you still need it?
Let's just believe, since we've done what we could.
That good luck is always on our side.
[Neon]
Currently, "Peeve Weapon"
is in contract with Director Shin Ji Won, a hitmaker, to dramatize
and produced the first step for IP* expansion. (Intellectual property)
It is being produced as a series for a global OTT platform, so
we anticipate huge marketing and promotional efforts.
And if we produce season two aligning the time frame with the drama,
we can even aim for the second IP expansion efforts.
At such a crucial time as this,
if a reckless plan to take over YoungToon
and our current plan is in jeopardy,
it will be a huge loss for Neon as a company.
The work could continue even if the people change.
I'm sure the PDs at YoungToon who are at the top of the field
couldn't be worse off than Neon PDs, right?
In our Neon Webtoon, our work is based on bonding relationships between the
PDs in charge and the artists.
Artist Sin Dae Ryuk was especially discovered by PD On Ma Eum.
As such, they have a much more dependent and trusting relationship.
If the PD in charge were to change,
season two of "Peeve Weapon" could be canceled entirely.
What is the current profit for "Peeve Weapon"?
It's one billion won per month.
That amount excludes additional profits made from sales of goods or IP businesses.
Then you can't ignore the projected profit from season two, either.
That's right.
I mean, webtoon dramatizations have always happened.
It seems like a small issue for you to be presenting the project in such an ambitious manner.
To be blunt,
I'm sure YoungToon has many more projects that are being dramatized.
That's right.
You have a good point there.
If so, what could be the reason that YoungToon has taken the first spot in the industry?
First, they own many projects.
Second, they have many talented artists.
To be more precise,
they have an artist named Moh Yeong Soo who is able to produce numerous titles.
However, must Neon acquire YoungToon in order to obtain that same system?
Can't Neon develop a system like that ourselve?
[Plan for establishing Studio Ginger] In Neon, we have Artist Na Gang Nam,
a great cartoonist that even YoungToon has been coveting.
Currently, Artist Na Gang Nam owns vast content besides the titles he's serializing on Neon.
If Neon provides him with a system that
could serialize his content simultaneously through an affiliate company,
it's possible to create consistently high profit
with less amount of money to purchase YoungToon.
But in order to establish a company like this,
shouldn't we have a trustworthy person go there as a CEO?
You're right.
Artist Na Gang Nam actually isn't specialized in management.
That's right.
Yes.
That's why...
I recommend the deputy editor of Neon Webtoon, Seok Ji Hyeong,
as a co-CEO of Studio Ginger.
Deputy Editor Seok Ji Hyeong?
Yes.
[Studio Ginger Organizational Structure] Artist Na Gang Nam will be the CEO for the content, in charge of the creatives.
[Seok Ji Hyeong] Deputy Editor Seok Ji Hyeong
is an elite who has various experience working in
print comics, GingerToon, and Neon Webtoon.
[Seok Ji Hyeong] He especially has worked a long time with Artist Na Gang Nam as the PD in charge.
We anticipate that they have quite a trusting relationship.
Lastly, one thing I want to ask of you is this.
Just because one plows the soil, plants seeds, and waters the wasteland,
you wouldn't call him foolish.
Because he knows a big tree would grow and he'll be rewarded in the end with its fruit.
I believe you wouldn't make a mistake of
chopping down a small tree that just started to blossom.
That is all.
D-Did you do well?
The fact that you'll be the CEO and will leave us...
Should I tell the others or do you want to tell them?
Congrats.
Let's go!
‎
I wonder how happy they will be.
I'm back.
So, what's the result?
Aigoo...
We did it.
What?
It went well.
The evaluation on our future business endeavor was good.
We need to prove with our performance, but
no one will shake us up until we get some results.
Oh, my God!
I feel...
I feel so bad and grateful at the same time, you know.
Why are you saying that stuff? I'm going to cry.
I really, really thank you.
I'm just thankful.
To each and every one of you here,
we could never get this kind of result without you guys.
Thank you...
Shouldn't you say something like this as you give toast at our team dinner?
Team dinner sounds good.
Another team dinner?
- I'm not going. - Why not? This definitely calls for one.
My sole hurt too much.
Just don't take off your shoes. Your shoes.
Me?
Just drink moderately, and don't take off your shoes.
Going shoeless is just the beginning.
- Right, right, right. - So, you remember.
- Of course, I do. - How do you remember that?
Give me your attention for just a moment.
I have an important announcement.
What is it?
Well...
our Deputy Editor Seok Ji Hyeong
has been appointed as the co-CEO of the new affiliate company
that we're building with Artist Na Gang Nam.
It means he'll be honorably leaving our Neon Webtoon.
What in the world are you talking about all of a sudden?
I wanted to tell you after the executives' meeting and after all was decided.
It's a shock to you all, huh?
Tell them yourself.
Well...
ever since GingerToon days even before Neon Webtoon,
we have all worked together,
PD Kwon Yeong Bae, PD Choi Du Hui,
and PD Yu Mi.
And our Man Cheol hyung.
Wherever I may be and at any given point, I'll always cheer you on in my heart
and I'll believe that we're all together.
And our two newbie PDs.
I was extremely concerned about you, but
I have confirmed once again that you have the ability to ultimately take care of things on your own
and what amazing PDs you are.
So, I think I'll be able to
leave you in peace.
I'll cheer you on wherever I am.
I think I'll feel like we're still working together.
That's how I feel.
This is a good thing. He's leaving because it's an opportunity for all of us to grow.
And it's a company that'll continue to work with us.
This time around, we can smile...
Let's send him off with a smile.
Gosh, I'm nervous.
I mean, nothing's been decided. Why be nervous?
In any case,
- it's a good thing, right? - Sure.
Let's congratulate him first.
- Congratulations, CEO. - My gosh.
Congratulations, CEO Seok!
Gosh, thanks.
Thank you for everything.
Thanks to you, too.
Your leaving is a good thing, but...
- I'll have to become the deputy- - Toast.
Okay, congratulations.
Congratulations!
Gosh, I feel so teary-eyed.
I'm not comfortable being a deputy editor!
Don't. Don't be uncomfortable.
Then I'll do it.
♫ I'm walking the path where I can't see where it ends ♫
♫ Dragging my exhausted body today again ♫
♫ Don't cry, don't cry ♫
♫ It's okay, it's going to be okay ♫
♫ I wish someone would tell me so ♫
♫ I wish you'd hug me ♫
♫ That would be so nice ♫
Thank you...
for letting me find out that I was wrong.
♫ Say that you're on my side no matter what ♫
Going forward,
you'll continue to do a good job, right?
♫ Take a break when it's too hard on you ♫
♫ You still have a lot of time ♫
♫ I'm lost ♫
♫ I wonder if you're doing all right ♫
♫ Did I come away too far? ♫
Do you like heads or tails?
Oh, all of a sudden?
I'll go with head.
♫ I wish someone would tell me so ♫
♫ I wish you'd hug me ♫
Good luck on your interview, On Ma Eum.
♫ Like my mom ♫
I'll take this back. It was mine, to begin with.
What?
That good luck is always on our side.
♫ Don't try too hard ♫
♫ Take a break when it's too hard on you ♫
♫ You still have a lot of time ♫
♫ No matter if you stay up through the long cold night ♫
♫ Don't be lonesome ♫
♫ I will walk with you ♫
♫ That would work ♫
♫ You will become mine ♫
♫ I will become yours ♫
♫ Let's lean on each other ♫
♫ Wherever we are, let's stop for each other ♫
How soft.
♫ Let's say that it's tough ♫
[Neon: Gu Jun Yeong, Webtoon Service]
As Ma Eum said,
our team had survived.
Having a ball, huh, Webtoon Team?
Yes, we're extremely excited.
Settle down.
You know this since you were in judo.
At times, you need official judging after the match is over.
I believe our team won by one full point.
Sure, fine.
- Let's wait and see. - We'll get going then.
Even a contractor looks down on me...
I'm sorry, but that's why we'll have to switch the PD in charge for you.
I don't think you need to do that.
What do you mean?
I'd like to suspend the series temporarily.
Oh, sir, if you were offended by-
No, I'm not.
My back pain has become unbearable now.
If I were to let it persist, I'm sure I'll endure it somehow.
But for me to complete my work properly, I think the surgery is necessary.
Until my original manager in charge, PD Jung returns,
I'll recover, and
I plan to work on not losing my feel for the work.
It must've not been an easy decision for you.
I just feel bad.
Because at such a crucial timing,
I'll have to suspend my series.
Gosh, no, sir.
Your health is the priority above anything else.
But since there are some saved manuscripts,
the inactive period for the series will be shorter than expected.
Please don't worry about any of that.
Just think about your health, sir.
Get plenty of rest and come back healthy.
You didn't forget the promise you made with us, right?
Your dragon series...
We said we'd wrap it up nicely together.
That's right.
We did say that.
You said that you'll put proper finishing touches on my cartoonist career.
That you'd take care of it no matter what.
Thank you.
The smell? It doesn't smell, though...
It does.
How about this...
Oh, okay...
- I think t-this will be good. - No!
Gosh, I can't eat it.
Put it down. I don't want to eat it.
- But still, you need to eat. - I won't eat. I can't eat anything!
Oh, it must be Mandu.
Ta-da!
I'm here!
Along with tteokboki Ms. Han Seul likes.
Tteokboki?
You can't eat tteokboki...
- Wow! - Her morning sickness is bad.
You said you couldn't eat anything I gave you.
I guess I wanted to see Mandu the most.
Now that I see Mandu, the morning sickness totally vanished.
Artist Na, I'm sad.
I heard you'll get to work with our deputy editor.
How can you take away our deputy editor like that?
Take away?
They said they'll make sure my work will see the light of day and are tying me down.
Then they should find someone to raise my baby*, too. (Referring to his work)
Raise my baby?
- Who's raising our baby? - No.
I'll raise our kid.
Eat now.
How he's going to sell it is completely the PD's job.
I have faith.
If it's an editor like PD Seok, I'm sure he'll produce my webtoon in a fantastic way.
You two are such a fantastic duo.
- What? - I mean...
Deputy Editor said that it's entirely upto the artist to go from "zero" to "one."
That there's nothing an editor could do for the artist.
But you also said that turning that "one" into a bigger number is entirely upto the editor.
It's like being a mom.
Then is Deputy Editor Seok Ji Hyeog your mom?
What now?
You said you two made "Gumiho Princess" together from the very beginning.
That's right! Y-You're... you're right, but...
why? Why is something so gross?
Whoa, that sounds weird to me, too...
I'm late, huh? I'm sorry.
I just got here, too.
It was tough coming here after meeting your deadline, right?
You had it harder, coming after your work.
How are things at Neon these days?
The atmosphere seems to have gotten better again.
The upcoming contest winning prize is hefty, too.
Don't you still think about webtoons?
[Files and recordings]
This isn't going to work for me, Director.
Didn't you clearly say that it would be possible for us to
take over the department at the cost you had promised?
They're like weeds. I'm so sick and tired of them.
The business ventures and investments that I started, trusting what you said, are a lot of money.
I can't sort this out!
- CEO, Kim- - I...
will not go down alone.
If the fact that you own our shares under a borrowed name is revealed,
what do you think will happen?
Whatever it takes, keep your promise.
I'm tired...
I don't have much to give you, but...
What, what, what's this? You made my heart drop.
I feel better now.
I ran out of coffee anyway.
So I was wondering if I should go out and get some.
Feels much better.
Anyway, aren't you going home?
Even when I go home,
I'd be checking out the works submitted for the contest.
Why?
Do I seem like I have no life?
No, that's not it.
I feel bad.
The contest is not a small project.
I wonder if I just put everything on your plate.
This isn't the first time.
I've done this ever since our GingerToon days.
I feel even worse now.
Is it hard?
Of course, it's hard.
I also want to have a hobby, hang out with my friends, too.
Then why didn't you assert yourself more strongly?
Go on a long vacation, too.
Vacation?
Do you know what I do on vacation?
You must read webtoons!
Yes.
Even if I travel to a nice spot, I'd seek out a nice cafe and find myself reading webtoons.
My gosh. You do the same thing I do.
Makes me wonder why I choose to work like a dog when no one even acknowledges it.
But when I see the work published, it feels like it was worth it.
I think I still like this job a lot.
We overcame our last hurdle nicely.
So take a long vacation this time.
Even if you read the webtoons, it's much nicer if you read them in a nice resort.
Then send me away.
Got it. Really, take a long vacation this time.
All right.
Oh, how is Artist Baek Eo Jin doing?
He's getting a new PD in charge again.
Artist Baek Eo Jin? A surgery?
I think he determined that it would be too much to show good work in his current condition.
That surgery must be pretty intense.
I know.
Since he took a big step and set his mind to it, we should respect his decision.
In the end, he chose to do so for the sake of his work.
His master mindset is on another level.
He's amazing. Really.
How is the contest going, PD Gi?
We just have to select works for the finals.
Those of you who haven't sent me your recommendations, please do so.
- I made my selection. - What is it?
"Treble Trouble."
As for that one, I want to take on that project even if it doesn't win.
It left such a strong impression on me.
Didn't you pick that one, PD Kwon?
He put the first dibs on that one, and said he wants to be in charge and serialize it.
You two apparently are in sync.
You guys were like this with Artist Gu Seul Ah, too.
Wow, daebak.
That daebak? That could happen.
Then please take care of the contest, PD Gi.
Does anyone have any other agenda for discussion?
No, right? Dismissed.
- On Ma Eum. - Yes?
Talk to me before you go.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
Wow, daebak!
How many years did you do judo, On Ma Eum?
I did it for 15 years.
Then let's work with me at Neon for exactly 15 years.
What you're saying is...
We're able to hire you full time.
But how?
It's all because you worked so hard, On Ma Eum.
I mean, if they don't hire an employee who works so hard and is so passionate,
it'd be a big loss for Neon.
Congratulations.
Enjoy the moment alone for a bit, then come out.
Okay.
Gosh, I love it.
How long have you been standing here?
Congratulations.
♫ Congratulations ♫
♫ Congratulations on Ma Eum's full time employment ♫
PD On, congratulations on your full time position.
Wow, congratulations!
Our team has double the celebrations.
Gosh, scared me.
I told you I didn't want to do this.
Good work, well, you know...
We have similar tastes. Let's fight fiercely going forward.
Sincere congratulations, Ma Eum.
Oh, my, my, my... Who made you cry...
Who did this? Aigoo, you deserve it.
I'll work hard!
Congrats!
Okay, okay.
Full time job! Let's go!
[You did not pass the final interview for new hires at Neon 2022]
[Neon, On Ma Eum, Webtoon Service]
No one's home.
I'm home!
Ma Eum! Congratulations!
You did it! Congratulations!
- Here, here, here! - Blow it out!
♫ Congratulations ♫
- On Ma. - On Ma!
On Ma Eum!
It's fun to plan out new project together...
Gosh, but I'm sad...
About what?
I shouldn't have followed too much of my feel on "Origin of Mankind"
but rather meet with you a lot like this.
Yeah, but it was a bit too, you know...
My heart aches whenever I think about "Origin of Mankind."
But I think you were right in ending it early, PD Choi.
I got hurt so much from the vicious comments.
I was pretty much in a coma even after in ended.
Especially that Webtoon Witch.
You all watched Webtoon Witch, right?
- Yes... - I know!
I was at a point where I couldn't even work because I got so furious.
How could she read vicious comments in a series of clips?
Is she a webtoon artist or something? How dare she does a series?
When I read that the reason for reading "Origin of Mankind"
was so they could enjoy Webtoon Witch's review...
Gosh, seriously. It was traumatic.
- PD On, are you bored? - Are you bored?
Bored?
That Webtoon Witch. Really.
- You seem uncomfortable. - Uncomfortable.
Uncomfortable? No, why-
Gosh! I'll hit you, hit you. Seriously!
I'll spank you.
Should we go out and talk more?
It was fun to have an idea meeting at a comic book cafe.
Right. When we needed inspiration, we used to read comic books.
Oh, yeah!
You said your family runs a comic book cafe.
Should we go there today?
We can get inspired as well as freshen up.
Aigoo, how did you even find out about that?
Well, but... now is... um...
Why?
Oh, your parents don't like me, huh?
No, no, no, no! My family really, really love you.
But well, right now is a bit...
Yeah, um... right now?
Five boxes.
- I'm home. - Welcome.
Hello.
Honey, come here.
I'm not dreaming, am I?
Gosh, it's not a dream. Sorry.
Oh, my! Artist Oh Yun!
Oh, my goodness!
I'm a huge fan!
Hey, what's going on?
I heard PD On's family runs a comic book cafe.
So I asked her to invite me.
I love comic book cafe, too.
Hello.
- Hi! - Hello...
I work with PD On Ma Eum. I'm PD Choi Du Hui.
Hello, working hard, huh? Nice to meet you.
Artist Oh, may I ask you for your autograph?
Yes. Of course.
Honey, the limited-edition of "Ghost Kitchen" is on the living room table.
Bring me that, paper, and pen, please.
Well, I'm... Ma Eum's dad.
Please have a seat.
Yes, have a seat.
Where is Nu Ri?
Hey, Nu Ri!
Why is Dad going up so hurriedly?
This is for real. S-So cover your mouth.
Are you PD Ma Eum's younger sister?
Yes. All right then...
- Goodbye. - Nu Ri!
Come here and say hello with me.
Artist Oh says he'll give us an autograph.
You read his webtoon every day.
- No, I don't! - What do you mean, no?
My younger daughter is a huge fan of webtoons, too.
She reads your webtoon every day, and what was it again? "Origin of Mankind."
She read that over and over and over again...
I'm touched. Really.
- How grateful, huh? - I know.
I'm the PD in charge of that webtoon.
Even the PD came by today...
But you two must be so exhausted.
Yes, you look so tired.
Not at all.
I feel like I'm getting energized not that I'm here.
No, no. She's asking for your autograph, and the people recognize you and all.
Then...
Then you'll feel all drained soon.
Yes, drained.
I love doing things like that.
So cool!
Just read your comic books.
Hey, that's right. It'd be nice to interact with his fans.
The customers who came today, it's your lucky day.
So, why don't we do an autograph session right here?
Why would we do an autograph session now?
There are quite a lot of crazy fans.
Yes, it's dangerous here.
This place is dangerous.
I guess that could be. Shall we go now?
- Oh, my. - We can just talk about work and...
- We should talk about work... - I'll take them back.
- Why rush out? - I'll be back.
Gosh, this isn't it. Oh, my!
Gosh, what to do...
I found it. Ghost...
They all left!
Aren't you crazy?
- Hey, On Nu Ri. - What?
Look what happened. It's all your fault!
You led them out, too. Why blame it on me?
So, why did you have to cause the reason I had to lead him out?
You trashed Artist Oh Yun's work so much.
What if he recognized you as Webtoon Witch? He would've freaked out.
Webtoon Witch?
Were you there all along?
Webtoon Witch, that person...
She was trashing the webtoon that Ma Eum created.
That was you, Nu Ri?
What's Webtoon Witch?
Nu Ri, did you trash talk your unni?
Gosh, what do you mean trash talk?
Critique. Use high-quality word.
Then you should've told your sister in advance.
You knew she was upset about it.
I started it first.
Even before Unni became a webtoon PD.
I'm sorry that I couldn't tell you because I missed my timing.
But I didn't mean to do this, either.
You always say it's all my fault, Mom.
What's with her?
What happened?
It's nothing...
So, what is it?
I wasn't trying to do this...
I didn't want to tell Mom and Dad like that.
Sorry.
It's okay.
Recently, I heard that my job is like being a shadow-artist.
I identified with it.
Webtoon PDs really stay by the webtoon artists quietly like their shadows.
And people often don't know our existence like shadows.
It's not like you wanted it to happen, but
I wonder how you must've felt being someone else's shadow as a young child.
Because I was in judo ever since our childhood, Mom and Dad took care of me.
That was upsetting and sad for you, right?
You'd be so cool if you received the spotlight.
Honestly, that Webtoon Witch...
Gosh, I get so pissed, but
I watched it to the end because it was so fun. How annoying.
- Really? - Yeah, really.
While assisting artists these days,
I'm reminded of times
when my family sacrificed so much when I used to do judo.
From now on, I'll give you some information
in the webtoon world and help Webtoon Witch.
And I know you started it first.
You got me started in the webtoon world, too.
When I got injured, you're the one who recommended "Gumiho Princess."
I started liking webtoon because of that one.
On one hand, it's thanks to you that I became a webtoon PD.
Thank you so much for letting me find something I love
as much as I love judo. I mean it.
I couldn't hear you well.
What did you say?
Thanks.
I mean it.
Happy now?
Got it!
- Happy now? - Yup!
It's Artist Baek's surgery tomorrow.
Yeah.
It'll take several months for him to get surgery and recover from it.
We'll have to make up for the sales with another title in the meantime.
So, after Artist Baek returns in good health,
he promised to wrap up the dragon series with us.
Let's stay energized to the end.
Okay.
Daebak incident! Daebak incident!
A huge daebak incident!
What is it?
Director Heo Kwan Yeong is being shaken up upside down by the audit team.
Who are you people?
Director Heo Kwan Yeong, we're the audit team from the headquarters.
You'll have to cooperate with us for a moment.
Please begin.
Who gave you the order to do this?
Will you be able to handle the aftermath?
Be sure to look inside that drawer.
CEO, why are you doing this all of a sudden?
I thought you were an essential person to our company.
On one hand, you could go overboard, but
I thought we needed that kind of tension
for our company ecosystem to run well.
But I received a report that I could not ignore.
A report?
I don't know what you heard from whom, but-
We could take this all the way.
But I think it'd be most beautiful to see you
leave on your own accord. Don't you think?
This is how things end...
Don't you feel total relief?
It feels empty to me.
Is it because I feel so out of it?
But still it's much better than his corruption being covered up.
Well, I g-guess so...
It worked out. It all worked out.
Who's the one who did it...
I'll go.
I said everything to the CEO.
- What? - I gave her the content of what
Director Heo asked me to do and the recording.
It's obvious that Director Heo was the mastermind behind Artist Sin Dae Ryuk's incident.
He wouldn't leave our team alone going forward, either.
Jun Yeong...
We said we'd fight all the way.
Thank you.
Honey, be good and come back to me.
[Operating Center]
Hyung, are you all right?
Yeah.
Did you hear from Artist Baek Eo Jin?
No. Not yet.
Yes, ma'am.
So, is he out of surgery?
Oh, that's great!
Yes, then we'll come by soon.
Yes. I'll call you ahead of time.
Yes.
He's okay?
Yes. He just came out of surgery.
Everything went well, fortunately.
That's good.
Let's go to the hospital together later.
- Okay. - May I...
also come with you?
Artist Sin Dae Ryuk is also very worried. So he could come with us.
Sure, let's go together.
- Get ready. - Okay.
[Intensive Unit Care]
Why is he in the ICU when he's out of surgery?
Perhaps the recovery room is in there.
Oh, I see...
Hello, ma'am.
Hello!
Is something the matter, by chance?
My husband won't wake up.
Pardon?
Timing and subtitles brought to you by ✧･ﾟ The Webtoonies *✧ Team @Viki
♫ The moment the darkness lifts ♫
♫ The sunlight fills up in the warm wind ♫
♫ Those wings that shuddered will spread out for me ♫
♫ Much higher, get up higher ♫
♫ Fly up, fly in the sky ♫
[Today's Webtoon]
[Thank you Kim Soo-jin and Woo Jung-won for making a special appearance.]
I didn't even get to thank him properly.
Do you think it would be a hit if you serialize it the way it is?
PD On, just take your hands off of it.
It will be different this time around.
I regretted a lot after letting go of your hand back then.
It felt like so many things have gotten better after working with the team members.
I think the On Ma Eum that I know would've ultimately overcome the obstacle.
I realized it at that moment.
That I was ready to jump over the last hurdle.
Based on the original graphic novel "JUHAN SHUTTAI!" created by Naoko Mazda ⓒ Naoko Mazda / SHOGAKUKAN
♫ I walk alone in a long tunnel ♫