[Today's Webtoon]
What's going on all of a sudden?
Why did you call everyone in? What's the emergency?
Hey, Seok Ji Hyung!
What happened?
What?
Artist Baek Eo Jin wants all of his manuscripts returned.
What?
He wants everything, including all the previews of the paid subscriptions, taken down.
What did you say to him when you visited him at home?
Let me go visit him right now.
Hey!
I'll go too.
What? Hey!
Hey! What are you going to...
This is driving me nuts.
What should we do with uploads that are due today?
Why ask? We have to send out a suspension notice.
Suspension notice?
Go online now and
out of Artist Baek Eo Jin's old manuscripts,
see if there's anything we can repost.
There may be some, but it's all black and white.
It doesn't matter! Just look for them!
We can't suspend airing our main artist's series for weeks.
I'll go look.
You go rest.
["Dragon's Dream" - Notice of suspension]
A notice of suspension for Artist Baek Eo Jin?
Is there something going on?
Please tell him we really want to meet him, madam.
Even if it's tomorrow...
Yes, ma'am.
Please do us a favor.
Yes, ma'am.
It's all my fault.
What is?
I told him to read the comments.
Comments were really vicious.
If he's hurt after reading comments,
I was out of line, and it's my fault. I'm really sorry.
No.
You don't know that.
Let's wait a bit.
Get in.
Hey, Hyung, it's not that.
It's not working.
Call PD Ki Yoo Mi and
- tell them we can't go. - Okay.
No, we can't go right now.
We contacted him, but...
Okay, sir!
Yes, sir!
[Episode 2: Change dramatically! As long as it's different from now!]
Good morning.
We'll try to restore it quickly.
Yes, sir.
Deputy Editor went to persuade him
and he's in front of his house, but...
When you were there last time,
did he seem off or something?
We're trying to figure things out.
Whoa.
Did everyone stay up all night?
Yes.
Wow. Looks like several hundred million won will vanish.
I'm going to the production company meeting.
Excuse me...
Who are you looking for?
I have something to tell Artist Baek's manager.
That Kyung Sik. Talk about turning on someone.
Artist Baek was so good to him.
And He worked here for five years.
Then, what happened yesterday...
He made a big mess before he left.
Are you leaving for the day?
Or...
are you leaving forever?
Dong Hee told me
that you signed a contract with Sinsang Platform?
Yes.
Did you review the contract in detail?
- I heard Sinsang Platform contracts are notorious- - I will...
take care of it, sir.
I'm just worried for you.
After making your debut, you couldn't work on new projects
and you came back as an assistant only a few years ago.
Why don't you prepare more
- and start your own series? - I told you I would take care of it!
Please stop nagging like an old geezer!
- Hey! - And...
worry about yourself before you worry about me.
You don't know there's a rumor that your work is a mess, do you?
They all say that in the comments and community forums.
They say Baek Eo Jin is totally over the hill.
Not just one hill, but two or three hills. Now, you're obsolete.
That your drawings are saggy
and everything is a mess.
Hey, Yang Kyung Sik!
What?
Saggy?
[Swoosh]
[Comments]
Aren't you going to sleep?
I'll go ahead and sleep.
Yes, I will go to sleep.
Old man's cartoon is out of my list.
Old people should rest at home, please.
It was good until the "Dragon's Crisis."
He shouldn't have come back.
He only came back to ruin and had an egg on the series' reputation.
He is old enough to smear poop on the wall.
I wish you all died.
You die, you freak.
Yesterday...
Artist Baek called me late at night.
He asked me what Ttul-ttak* means. (The sound of a denture chattering)
Ttu-ttu... Ttul-ttak?
Oh, Ttul-ttak?
Ah, that's...
what young kids call old people with old-fashioned ideas that don't fly in current times.
It's the sound of a denture chattering. Ttul-ttak-ttak...
So... anyway...
It's not a nice thing to say. Why do you ask, sir?
"Don't fly in current times?"
I see.
Thank you at this late hour, Artist Ha.
He never used the internet, so...
It's probably his first time seeing vicious comments like that.
He probably got hurt so much from it.
Even "Dragon's Dream" characters have sagging faces.
Is the chin growing?
His work is hopeless.
There's no hope.
Deputy Editor Seok Ji Hyung came by again.
I didn't realize my drawings were falling apart.
I just kept drawing.
I guess it's time to step aside.
But...
the part that shocks me more is that...
while I was drawing all this time...
the messages I wanted to deliver
was never delivered at all.
[How much longer is he going to draw comics?]
[It's hopeless...] [Must we listen to old people's nagging even in webtoons?]
The fact that humans and life are precious and beautiful.
That tenderness is...
actual strength.
None of that was conveyed.
Not to the readers,
and even to someone next to me all this time...
Not even to Kyung Sik.
I thought I gave my all to my drawings,
but readers didn't feel anything at all.
Pathetic.
I feel...
very pathetic.
Hyung, you had quit smoking.
I don't feel good about this.
It brings back memories too.
Don't worry too much.
I will try to resolve it somehow.
Artist Baek...
We should give him some time, right?
Yes.
Notice of suspension...
I'll upload a new one.
[Notice of suspension]
"Dragon's Dream" is suspended for now.
What?
Why?
I thought the suspension was just for one week.
I don't know.
Is the artist ill?
- He is old. - Oh, no!
He can't die before he finishes the series.
That's too bad...
So annoying.
[Notice of suspension]
Aigoo, Team Leader Jang Mang Cheol...
He might not even last a year.
PD Goo Jun Yeong!
What are you doing here at the headquarter?
Isn't it too far for you to come all the way here?
Wow...
How's it going? Is webtoon all right for you?
It's not that fun.
I heard that team may be gone next year.
- Did you hear that? - What?
Next year, they are already planning to combine
and replace with Neon employees. That's what they say.
Then what will happen to Goo Jun Yeong?
- Aren't you wasting a year? - No way.
There must be a reason why the company sent Jun Yeong to that team.
I definitely see that his drawings have changed compared to the old days.
The old man is so f***ing funny.
He really must be shocked.
I snapshot all these comments and texted them to him.
Thank me, you fools.
There's one open series position at Neon because the old man is gone.
- Really? - You sure did pull it off.
But it's not like we can't make our debut because of the old man.
That is true.
These days, young newbies coming up are scarier.
But still, one open position is still f***ing good news, right?
That's true.
It's been a while. This is fun.
[Report]
This looks like it was written by Assistant Yang Kyung Sik, right?
[Comments and replies]
Geez, this is too much, really.
I mean, how can a person be like this?
They worked together for so long.
Welcome.
You are here.
Yes, you were here already.
- Can we get one more glass? - Okay.
Thank you.
Before all this happened...
we should've done something.
PD Jung was managing him before, so there's nothing we could've done.
Drawings change over time for artists who have worked for years.
It's pretty common.
But I think we should've opened up and talked to him.
We just couldn't because he's such a masterful artist.
I couldn't, either.
I'm sorry.
Everyone knew about it.
Artist Baek Eo Jin...
He's not going to...
retire like this, is he?
Who knows.
When it comes to webtoon series,
only the creator alone...
creates a certain world.
Without any guide or anything. The artist alone...
has to create the world.
While meeting deadlines every week.
After uploading this week's and taking a breather,
the upload deadline for next week is already waiting for them right in front of them.
Weekly stories and drawings...
and coloring too.
It's repetitive work like a spinning wheel.
Artist Baek Eo Jin...
did all this alone
for over 30 years.
My gosh.
For someone who did all that...
to stop and drop everything,
what should I say to him?
What would you have said, On Ma Eum?
Never mind.
I don't even know myself. So how would a newbie know?
When I did judo...
I had a similar experience.
At that time, I just
thanked my friends who wandered with me.
Wander?
It's simply playing together.
And wait for me to come around.
Of course, Artist Baek's situation is different from mine, but
if he's a true long runner,
I wouldn't force him by whipping, just so he can run again...
That is just my opinion.
So you are saying...
patiently waiting is the answer?
But what if he's not wandering
but is giving up?
Should we toss the coin again?
Whether Artist Baek will come back or not.
Let's see.
Heads mean he will come back.
Tails mean...
Well, it's telling us to wait a little longer.
♫ Tomorrow is my birthday ♫
♫ I feel like a clumsy child ♫
- Hold this for a second. - Okay.
All right.
Here we go.
♫ Slight whispers of the wind, the sunshine rays shining through ♫
Aigoo!
Okay, okay.
I know this doesn't set our destiny or anything, but
- Yes, yes. - Wait a minute.
♫ I'm the only one who has forgotten to sleep ♫
♫ My heart sparkles like the stars afar ♫
Okay.
Abracadabra...
♫ Like the stars that reached me ♫
♫ Could I also shine like that? ♫
Ta-da.
♫ Above your sky ♫
He will come back.
Oh, the bus.
- There. - Oh, right.
- I'll go now. - Okay, okay.
Oh, okay.
- Bye now. - Get home safe.
Yes, sir.
Right, right.
Is Goo Jun Yeong working out of the office?
I heard it's that day for PD Kwon.
He probably went with Jun Yeong.
- That day? - Yeah.
PD Kwon sits on all the requests from the artists
and takes care of them in one day. It's called Complaint Bomb Day.
I see...
I requested the thumbnail change a while ago.
How come there's been no feedback for over a month?
No matter how I look at it, it's getting a low number of hits because of the bland thumbnail.
If I were Na Gang Nam or Bbomm...
If I were top artists like them,
would you have responded so late?
Why is my webtoon banner never on the main page?
- What? - I mean, artists like Bbomm or Mo Woo Ri...
every time I log into the Neon website,
they're on the main page.
Do I need to say this myself?
[Life is Over] I was very successful when I made my debut.
Just because the second series went down in flames
and if you treat me like a has-been,
I can't work with Neon, either.
I'm sorry.
Take a look.
Put mine here just for a day.
If mine is promoted the same way,
my view counts will be as high as these people. Don't you think?
Are you saying you are just going to wait?
Persuade and force him to keep making the series, or
how long is the suspension going to last?
Or come up with a solution even if it means ending the series.
Well...
It's difficult to find a dignified artist like Baek Eo Jin right away.
Dignity is not the issue.
The sales are the problem, man.
"Man"?
Our respectable Team Leader Jang Man Cheol
got fired from Gingertoon for being so laid back.
Have you still not come to your senses yet?
- You punk! - What are you doing?
Director Heo Gwan Young.
Let's take it easy.
Team Leader Jang Man Cheol still has one year left.
If you pick on him like that already, what will you do going forward?
Yes, I understand.
Geez, s***...
When I came to Neon,
I didn't want to repeat what happened at Gingertoon,
so I avoided many things.
Even though I know I shouldn't have.
I'm sorry. I...
should've taken care of it sooner.
It's not just your fault.
I turned a blind eye even though I noticed it early on.
I've been curious for a while.
Why did you follow me here?
You got many offers from other companies back then.
Hyung, you knew about that?
How can I not know, man?
If you knew, you should've treated me better.
I did treat you well.
How can I treat you better than this? - Geez...
I mean...
I just...
I just followed you because you are a fan of the "Monsters."
- What? - Well, you know...
Monsters fans don't backstab.
You never went to play baseball in the fall for 10 years
and you ranked last place when you did play.
But you never changed your team.
How should I say this? With loyalty and faith
curled up tight...
A Monsters fan.
Right?
'Monsters fans never backstab, right?
Monsters!
Go, Monsters!
Yes, it's Goo Jun Yeong.
PD Goo, are you done with everything on your schedule?
Yes, I'm done.
I want to say, "You must be tired, so go home and rest," but...
you have to stop by one more place.
Where is it?
You know Artist Bbomm, right?
She asked for us to come to her studio quickly.
I just sent you her address.
Thanks for the favor, PD Goo.
What the heck?
Aren't you delegating too much work to someone else?
It's all right. It's okay to do that as a new hire.
Huh?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
One, two, three, for you!
Our Ji Ho is doing great, right?
Doing the wave. Like this...
Like this?
He came.
Can I borrow your umbrella?
Then...
can I come closer?
Artist Bbomm?
Oh, are you the new hire that PD Kwon sent?
She's not using honorifics.
I'm glad you are tall.
- What? - Come here, please.
This keeps blinking.
The bulbs are out, so I can't do my work.
You're right.
Did you call someone?
I did call someone.
Me?
Don't you know how to change a light bulb?
Calling PD at this hour for your personal needs...
Isn't that power tripping?
This is?
No, it's not.
This is a request.
Actual power tripping is missing my deadlines and telling your editor
that I couldn't work because of a newbie PD.
Try turning on the switch.
It works.
You are more useful than I thought.
Thank you.
I think I can meet the deadline without problems, thanks to you.
Right.
All right then.
Bye now.
What's your name?
Why the hell do you want to know?
How old are you?
- Excuse me? - You think you're all that because you're an artist?
I'm Goo Jun Yeong.
I see. Goo Jun Yeong.
I'll see you often going forward.
You think a webtoon PD is your personal manager?
There are few artists who treat PD as their personal manager.
I heard most artists don't want to be bothered by the PDs these days. No?
Artist Bbomm is a special case.
Why?
She was at her prime when she was 20, and she's still doing well.
Her family catered to her too much
and she just got used to all that.
Artist Bbomm brings in a lot of money to our company.
When Neon Webtoon launched, they put a lot of work into signing
Na Gang Nam, Baek Eo Jin, and Bbomm. These three.
And you can say that these three bring in more than half the revenue.
She probably knows that herself
and she was accustomed to power tripping.
Gosh, changing the light bulbs is nothing.
At least she didn't ask you to plunge her toilet.
Geez! We are eating.
There are people like that.
- Really? - There is.
That's crazy!
They said this cat litter dissolves in water
but when I tried to flush it, it got stuck.
Did I put too much?
[Pop]
I lost again.
When will I beat On Ma Eum...
Did you tell your dad about becoming a PD?
No.
So...
you are really going to quit judo?
Why?
Because of that incident?
No.
Just because.
I've done enough.
I gave my heart and soul. Also, with my entire body.
I want to use that energy for something else now.
Somewhere that is kinder to me.
How's webtoon going?
I like it.
I like webtoon as much as judo.
[Gentleness beats harshness, Use one's power into a righteous cause, Success for me and others] Success for me and others...
What are you doing? Aren't you leaving?
It's been a while since I saw this.
Was this always tilted forward like this?
Yeah.
Really? Why?
Because it's hanging high.
We have to look up like this
so it's straight to the eyes when it's tilted forward.
Stupid.
I see.
I'm home.
What are you watching?
Documentary.
A documentary on Michelangelo.
- Why suddenly? Michelangelo? - Michaelangelo...
I'm going to Italy with my high school friends.
So I am going to study.
That's cool, Mom.
Michelangelo's David statue...
If you look at the status from the same eye level,
the body proportion is off.
Big head, long arms,
and abnormally large hands and feet.
Did the master make a mistake?
This was all intentionally planned by Michelangelo.
Because if you look up at the David statue from below,
in order for it to be seen with heavenly proportion...
- Because it's hanging high. - So he intentionally...
It's straight to the eyes when it's tilted forward.
Isn't that amazing?
Mom!
- Ow, ow, ow! - Mom, Mom!
- What's with you? - I love you!
I love you, Mom!
What's wrong with her?
- Yeah, what's up? - Sorry to bother you on the weekend, Deputy Editor.
Can I meet you right now?
- Right now? - Yes!
Honey?
I shouldn't...
show my ugly side anymore...
I think stepping down seems to be the right move.
Baek Eo Jin, sir?
I sincerely apologize.
Why are you apologizing?
There's no reason for you to feel apologetic.
Our entire editorial team
solely relied on you this whole time.
Even without our assistance,
you created amazing series all by yourself.
I think we took that for granted.
Then when you actually needed help,
we couldn't do anything to help.
I'm sorry, but
getting help from you
or discussing has never crossed my mind.
I saw way too many artists vanish
after relying on their editors.
If your help is a must for my work,
that itself means...
it's a reason I should retire.
Artist Baek, your drawings...
I mean, your comic drawings...
are not ruined.
Hey!
There's timing in a conversation!
I think now is that time.
What are you talking about?
Please excuse me for saying this, but
your back is hunched a lot right now.
But...
you weren't before.
You have used the same tools since then
the same way.
The angle of the drawing board is the same as before.
But now, you've aged and
in the process, your core muscles...
So, that's the abdomen,
waist, and back muscles became weaker.
So your posture is hunched.
Your current eye level is very different than when you were young.
Even when you are drawing the same thing,
if you are drawing from a different angle,
that can produce different drawings.
So...
even the drawings that look like they're sagging,
if you look at it from your angle, sir...
This much, more like this...
Like this?
It was identical to your past drawings that looked balanced.
Your drawings weren't unbalanced.
The angle you were drawing from was off.
Yes, so when you are drawing, sir...
if being hunched over was the issue,
you can adjust the drawing board angle
and if you can draw from the frontal view...
Then...
I can...
draw webtoons that I'm not embarrassed about?
Yes, that is right.
Honey?
You have more guests.
Hey, what brings all of you here?
Who are they?
They are his former assistants.
Of course, they are all active artists now.
We came after hearing that your assistant ran away.
Let's create your manuscripts together again.
I came because I was so curious about what happens in the "Dragon's Dream."
We will do our best and assist you.
We will help you get back to the series quickly.
What about your work?
You guys have projects in progress.
Don't worry.
You told us to save at least three weeks' worth for the weekly series.
We all saved enough, right?
Of course.
We all learned from you.
From drawing to
living the rest of our life as comic artists.
All right.
Let's draw.
Yes!
Let's get started.
- On Ma Eum. - Yes?
Do you remember I said I don't know what Team Leader saw in you?
Yes.
♫ Each person to his own, hold me ♫
I still don't know what he saw in you, but
you did great today.
- Really? - Yeah.
You did really well.
Then, are you buying me dinner tonight?
What?
Somehow, I think you can eat a lot.
Yes, I eat tons. Really.
Then can I eat something expensive?
♫ Missing those days ♫
♫ Nobody can't force me ♫
I pick the restaurant and the menu.
You got it?
Yes, sir!
Wait a minute.
Where did I park my car again?
In front of the artist's house.
Oh, yeah?
Aigoo...
I'm going to eat a lot.
♫ Whoa, whoa, whoa, think about it ♫
♫ I think you'll smile at me ♫
On Ma Eum.
Can you trust me, Dad?
Artist Baek Eo Jin is back.
That artist who drew a dragon-something for 30 years?
Yeah, isn't he amazing?
As expected.
Hey.
Suspension for the Dragon's Dream is over.
The artist wasn't terminally ill?
He's not going to die until Dragon's Dream is over.
How is it? Is it fun?
What?
Aren't you reading today's episode of "Dragon's Dream"? Is it fun?
Oh, yes.
It's really good!
Super fun!
It's fun?
- You want to read it together? - No, no!
Dragon resurrected!
And it's perfect too.
The dragon...
resurrected!
Artist Baek, you are not going anywhere, right?
Please stay healthy until you complete the series.
Please send me your address. I will send you herbal medicines.
Artist Baek,
I read "Dragon's Dream" whenever I feel depressed or suicidal.
That makes me want to live one more week because I'm curious about what happens to the story.
So, please continue the series for a long, long time.
I love you, Artist Baek.
Whoa!
Artist Baek!
There's been a tremendous change.
Thanks to this incident...
I want to challenge myself again.
My hoobaes are quarreling, wanting to teach me.
I can't apply much pressure to the pen, so expressing different strokes is
my essential issue here.
I still have...
many messages I want to send out to the world.
I can't let my age defeat me.
Yes. Of course not. You can't.
From now on, I will discuss all kinds of things with you.
So I am counting on you.
Gosh. No, sir!
I thank you in advance, sir!
I sincerely thank you, sir.
Hey, Mandu.* (Means dumplings, referring to her ears)
You really...
You did really great. So great! Really.
Really great.
- Just keep at it. - Yes, sir!
If I keep working hard like this,
can I continue working here?
Yes. Yes, of course.
You're working so hard. Of course, that should happen.
I'll give you a cash gift...
No, I will work hard.
- Hey. Fighting! - Fighting!
Fighting!
Gosh, I picked the right person.
I picked so well!
Wow...
I'm sorry, but no matter how hard you work,
you won't become a full-time employee.
This team won't exist next year.
Cheers!
So nice...
You don't have to turn your head. Just drink comfortably.
Gosh, no.
Anyway, isn't PD Kwon Yeong Bae joining us today?
He typically doesn't join staff dinners.
He's a work-and-life balance fairy,
so unless he's on night duty, he gets off work on time.
Sunbaenim...
Here.
I can't drink.
You are Al-Ssu*. (Someone who can't drink)
Should've said so sooner.
Boss, give us one soda.
- A soda is okay, right? - Yes, thank you.
♫ Don't know, I can't know ♫
Oh, it's here.
Don't laugh for him.
It's funny!
I knew I had it.
If you laugh, he'll keep doing it.
Our team should have at least one person who can't drink.
This is the first for me.
Can't believe we have an Al-Ssu in our team.
I also look forward to working with you.
No, no, if you pour like that...
Aigoo.
Jun Yeong.
Do you have a problem with me?
No, it's not that.
I'll pour for you.
The master is here. With this...
That's right.
Look at that glass tilt.
She's got the right angle.
Wow, you poured well.
2:8 ratio. I poured you a golden ratio.
Wow, you know how to pour beer, Ma Eum.
- Should we toast? - Cheers!
Cheers!
Daebak!
I never saw anyone drink beer faster than PD Choi.
I was famous since my Athlete's Village days for drinking beer fast.
You know, when I'm physically drained,
after drinking a can of beer, I'd be recharged, jump up
and got up immediately.
That's amazing!
PD On, let's drink one more glass together.
- One more glass. - Okay.
Wow, a drinker was too far away.
Wow, you are too strong.
I'm glad I picked her.
Goo Jun Yeong.
- Staff dinner is boring for you, huh? - Yes.
I mean, no. It's fun.
He's honest. So honest.
Cheers.
Jun Yeong, you said you can't drink.
I'm sure he's okay with one glass.
- It's okay. - Drink more then.
I'm good.
[Bang / Whoa!] Whoa!
Is this for real?
Why... what?
I guess he is not okay.
It's okay. It's okay. Hey, don't mind him.
He will be okay after taking a nap.
He's not dead. PD Ki, sit down.
Should we make a toast?
- Cheers! - Jun Yeong!
- Please pour me a glass.
Are you okay?
- Is this real or what? - Thank you!
- No holding back. - Drink slowly.
Stop. We just got started...
It's sweet. So sweet.
I'm in big trouble today. What to do!
- This is crazy. - You can't go home.
The new hires this time...
are polar opposites.
Take it easy.
Thank you.
Let's go now.
We ate as much as we could. Let's go.
Hey, what are we going to do with him?
Come on.
Get up.
Do you know where he lives?
No, I don't know. But for now...
- He is so... - I will take him.
- What? How? Hey! - How could Ma Eum...
- How? - Right, Ma Eum...
Just take care of my bag.
She's doing it.
- She's doing it. - There are so many men here.
Let's go, let's go.
- Go, go. - Here. Give it to her.
What's she going to do?
- Hey. - I paid.
- How could she... - She's strong. Very strong.
- Wow... - I'm glad I picked her.
Watch the leg. Be careful.
Are you going to be okay alone?
Don't worry. I'll take him home safely.
Love your coworker and love your country!
It's not about loving coworkers and loving country.
Are you really going to be okay?
Thank you.
Done.
Bye now!
- Get home safely! - Wait. Fine!
Go, go!
Is this right?
Aigoo.
Unni, who's that dandy oppa?
Your boyfriend?
No, a coworker from my team.
Coworker?
Coworker...
Who is this handsome thing?
What's with these tall and long legs?
The breakfast for tomorrow is dried pollack soup.
I like it.
Gorgeous.
[Comic Books Cafe]
Where is this?
Who are you?
I am...
But who are you?
Where is this place?
Who the heck is this?
How did you get in, huh?
That's what I want to know the most.
What kind of nonsense are you spewing?
- Why are you doing this? - This punk...
Crazy. Come here, you punk!
You look perfectly fine, yet...
You punk!
I'm calling the cops. Let's talk when they get here.
Honey?
This early morning while everyone is sleeping,
how did you come home already?
I'm glad I came early. I caught a thief!
I'm not a thief.
What do you mean you're not? You just wait!
If the two of you were here, you must know.
Why am I here exactly?
That is...
So...
The fact is...
the fact...
The fact is that...
I have no idea what's going on here.
What's a fine man like him doing here?
See?
You punk!
Who are you? Are you a pervert or a freak?
Are you both?
Come on now! Who are you?
Gosh, Oppa is really going to get hurt, Dad!
Oppa?
No!
Honey!
No! Honey!
[Neon Webtoon Artist, Oh Yoon, Fan Autograph Signing Event] Thank you.
Be good in school.
Hello.
Your name?
- It's Park Sae Eun. - Sae Eun?
Yes, you are so handsome.
I look better in person, right?
Were you very shocked this morning?
Yes.
What?
How do you know that, On Ma Eum?
I'm sorry.
The man who grabbed you by your neck this morning
was my dad.
What?
That was your house?
Then, you should've explained things this morning.
I'm sorry. I have a reason I couldn't.
What reason?
PD On Ma Eum.
Later.
Thank you.
PD Choi.
I told you I'm busy because of the new series.
I told you not to book anything.
This was scheduled a long time ago and was already publicized, so...
Please bear with us just for today. I'm sorry, sir.
Oh, yes, hello.
It looks like it's pretty much wrapped up, huh?
I have to leave early for the movie rights meeting.
- Can you two wrap up here? - Yes!
And take those cardboard figures to Artist Oh Yoon's studio.
Pardon?
Artist Oh Yoon said he likes them.
Sure. We'll take them to his studio.
- Okay. - Take care.
"We"?
♫ The world runs fast, and noises are between footsteps ♫
♫ I ask myself pathetically ♫
♫ There are days where even small sighs feel heavy ♫
♫ I know, I know ♫
♫ Don't worry and simply smile ♫
♫ I will be with you tomorrow like bright sunshine ♫
Hang in there, Jin Yeong. We are almost there.
Cross the bridge, and it's that office right in front.
I know that too.
I know, but
it's just hard.
♫ My love ♫
All right.
When you walk up the stairs,
it's easier if you bend your upper body and relax your stomach.
Like this. One, two...
Like this.
Fighting!
♫ All right, all right, all right ♫
♫ Baby, I will always be with you ♫
♫ It's all right, all right, all right, all right ♫
♫ All right, all right, all right, baby, baby, baby ♫
♫ I will always be with you, my love ♫
♫ It's okay to be little slow ♫
♫ I will wait for you without a word ♫
♫ I will always be with you, my love ♫
I will carry this.
Take your time.
Oh, that's so pretty.
I used to wish I'd get to see the sunset on the Han River getting home from work.
One of my wishes came true today.
What a modest wish.
My ear shape is weird, huh?
What?
Yes.
It's common for wrestlers or judo athletes.
Because our ears get pressed on the floor daily.
Your ears have weak veins, so they get swollen quickly.
It's like a medal of honor, then.
What?
A medal of honor that shows your hard work.
Oh, right.
I have a medal of honor too.
A college degree, foreign language test score,
and many certificates.
But after I joined our team,
I feel like those medals are useless.
So I feel drained.
You may feel that at this moment, but
your medals will shine someday soon. Don't you think?
So, hang in there and...
Be strong?
Yes.
On Ma Eum, you say, "Do your best" and "Be strong"
quite a lot, I think.
Oh, you are right.
But I don't like those comments.
Comments like "Be strong" and "Do your best"...
It only drains me more when I hear them.
I'm already doing my best, putting everything I've got.
And you are telling me to be stronger?
How much more?
How can I?
Makes me feel all twisted inside.
I see.
I...
could be because I'm simple-minded.
When I hear "Be strong,"
I wanted to thank them in return.
When I used to compete,
I'd hear people shout, "Be strong! Fighting!" Every single one of them.
Then, I'd tell myself to give everything I've got and win, no matter what.
I'll win and make those people who cheer for me
be happy.
I used to think like that.
Maybe that's why.
It became a habit to say to the people around me, "Be strong!"
But after hearing your thoughts,
I also think you could take it that way.
I'll have to watch myself.
Next stop is Samchon.
Samchon station is coming up.
I have to get off over there to transfer.
I'll go ahead.
Good work today!
Let me have your attention.
Artist Yoo Jin Ah's "Run All Night"...
As of now, it reached over 100 million views! Applause!
Gosh, stop, stop.
Stop, stop.
Get back to work.
Now, all the PD Kwon's projects are in the upper ranking.
Wow, he's going to get tons of bonuses at the end of the year.
So jealous.
Our ranking has gone up a lot, thanks to "Run All Night."
Other PDs, please press harder.
Yes, sir.
And two newbie PDs.
- Yes? - Yes.
Each of you will manage one artist starting today.
Really?
Who your artist will be...
Hear it from the Deputy Editor.
Which artist am I managing?
I am not going to tell you yet.
Is it a new artist?
- Wait. - Okay.
Is work that exciting for her?
Sorry for the late response, Jun Yeong.
I've been busy since it's personnel transfer season.
I have time tomorrow night, though.
What's your request?
Are you going to apply for a transfer?
Let me think about it.
Sunbaenim, give me a call when things calm down for you.
Thank you for your concern.
Jun Yeong, I heard you plunged Artist Bbomm's toilet last time.
She was so grateful to you.
Good job, Toilet Plunger.
Did he get mad?
I heard Goo Jun Yeong is working so hard lately.
The rumors are everywhere among the colleagues.
I didn't know you were that passionate.
I heard you plunged Artist Bbomm's toilet.
Didn't she pay you extra on the side?
I heard she earns 500 million won a month.
[LOL!]
F***!
You scared me!
What now?
Are you upset because of the toilet incident?
Whoa, I complimented you because
you did something praiseworthy for the first time since you joined our team.
How can you get angry over that?
Your mentality is weaker than I thought.
So many more difficult tasks are ahead of you.
Geez!
- One Iced Americano, please. - Just a moment.
Make that two.
Sunbaenim...
I'm sorry, but...
I want to apply for a transfer right away.
Would that be possible?
I think it's a waste of time to stay on this team.
You can't because you were recently assigned to that team.
You can't transfer right away.
- Then I'll resign. - No, you can't!
Sunbaenim, I'll visit and speak to you in person.
What are you doing?
Eavesdropping my calls?
No...
I'm sorry. I wasn't eavesdropping on purpose.
Yes, well, um...
But it's not true, right?
- About what? - Resigning.
- You are not going to, are you? - I will.
If he can't accept my transfer request.
Why?
Are you asking because you don't know?
But still...
Your time and effort spent trying to get into Neon will become a waste, Jun Yeong.
Don't do that. If you endure and be strong...
Let's stop being strong.
Let's stop working so hard.
How can I work even harder?
Stop working so hard, too, On Ma Eum.
What?
There's no need to work hard and struggle to become a full-time employee.
This team will be gone next year anyway.
What?
Editor-in-Chief Jang Man Cheol and his staff
will probably be laid off at the end of the year.
Because of poor performance.
♫ Where is this? ♫
They said they will hire you as a full-time employee if you work hard.
They lied to you, On Ma Eum.
They plan to get rid of you after using you as a contractor for a year.
So, find your way, On Ma Eum.
Don't waste your precious year with false hope.
♫ Take a trip ♫
♫ 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 ♫
♫ Reach out to the light ♫
♫ Will you take me with you? ♫
[Thank you for Hwang Hee, Jang Sung Won, Lee Dong Jin, Park Tae Jun and Ya Eung for making special appearances.] ♫ Will you take me with you? ♫
♫ Following the breaking light ♫
♫ I fly ♫
[Today's Webtoon]
I will need some luck from now on.
You two have assigned artists.
Whoa, crazy!
Is this why you called me?
I called you because I wanted to see you.
What is a true editor?
The suffering of an artist...
is proportional to the joy of the reader.
Out of all teams, why do you think we assigned you to that team?
You must take really good care of him.
Artist Na Gang Nam's deadline...
Just suspend it!
By chance, did the manuscript arrive yet?
Hey, are you kidding me?
♫ Fly up, fly in the sky ♫