boyutpedia Chapter 112: Four People (14)
Chapter 112: Four People (14)
In the meeting room of ‘Culture Drawer’, Kang Rojun’s name was suddenly mentioned. It was in reference to the person who wrote the movie script that had been passed over to ‘BG Pictures’. At this, Director Yoo Ji-heon asked back with a somewhat dumbfounded expression.“...What? Who?”
Team Leader Ryu Jung-hwa, maintaining her smile, repeated Kang Rojun’s name in a calm tone.
“The person who wrote the script is ‘Writer Rojun’-nim.”
“......Huh-”
Director Yoo Ji-heon’s confusion was clear. He paused briefly and turned to look beside him. The eyes of Manager Jang Hak-seon and the staff from ‘BG Pictures’ who had come with him also widened. It was only natural. They had just been talking about Rojun, and it never occurred to them in their wildest dreams that the one who wrote the script was Writer Rojun.
Director Yoo Ji-heon, whose face had a generally flushed tone, met eyes with Team Leader Ryu Jung-hwa across from him and spoke again in a slightly rough voice.
“...Writer Rojun? The one who wrote ‘Rental Lover’, right? The one causing all that buzz now.”
“Yes, Directo-nim. That’s right.”
“You’re telling me that guy wrote this script? Are you sure??”
"I'm sure.”
Team Leader Ryu Jung-hwa, responding with a professional attitude, explained the circumstances.
“PD Jung, who received the script from Writer Rojun-nim, passed it on to Manager Jang Hak-seon here. It was initially a request to have it reviewed, and the reason the writer’s identity was hidden, well, you’ll understand if you consider Writer Rojun-nim’s current situation.”
“R-Right.”
Kang Rojun was undoubtedly the hottest topic at the moment. If Director Yoo Ji-heon had known Rojun was the writer when he first read the script, his perspective might have been different. In fact, didn’t the staff from ‘BG Pictures’ who were here come in already wearing tinted glasses?
‘Saying you don’t care about someone’s background doesn’t mean it’s ignored. In that sense, hiding the writer’s identity was the right move.’
Whatever the case, Director Yoo Ji-heon was shocked. Regardless of Kang Rojun’s current fame.
‘It’s been a while since I came across a script I really liked, and it turns out it was written by such a young writer.’
He couldn’t help but admire Writer Rojun’s talent. A hollow laugh naturally escaped from Director Yoo Ji-heon.
“Given how packed and dense the script was... I automatically assumed it had to be written by a well-known writer. I still have a long way to go.”
As Director Yoo Ji-heon scratched his head, Manager Jang Hak-seon, whose eyes were still wide, chimed in.
“I-I also never imagined that Rojun. No, that Writer Rojun-nim wrote this script. But wait, is Writer Rojun-nim capable of writing movie scripts too??”
While there were occasional cases of drama writers writing movie scripts, it was by no means common. In fact, it was more usual for film directors to write drama scripts. That Writer Rojun, who had only just made his debut, could freely write both drama scripts and movie scripts was undoubtedly astonishing.
Team Leader Ryu Jung-hwa, sweeping her long, slightly permed hair to the side, answered next.
“We also haven’t known Writer Rojun-nim for very long, so we’re constantly surprised. However, writer-nim tends to write whatever he wants, regardless of genre. For reference, this script was written during the filming schedule of ‘Produce That 100!’”
“What??!”
Manager Jang Hak-seon visibly dropped his jaw.
“You’re saying it wasn’t pre-written, but he wrote it during the filming of ‘Produce That 100!’?? Is-Is that even possible?”
“Logically, it’s hard to understand, but, it’s true.”
Manager Jang Hak-seon, flustered, met eyes with Director Yoo Ji-heon. The two exchanged a look that roughly meant, ‘Then what about ‘Rental Lover’??’ Soon, Manager Jang Hak-seon asked directly.
“Didn’t he write ‘Rental Lover’ during ‘Produce That 100!’ too??”
“It’s hard to go into details.”
“Ah-”
“Anyway, Writer Rojun-nim completed this script in just a little over a month.”
“......A month??? What-”
Director Yoo Ji-heon, who had been quietly listening, summarized the situation.
“So, what you’re saying is- Writer Rojun worked on ‘Rental Lover’ while participating in ‘Produce That 100!’, and in the midst of all that chaos, he also managed to write this script.”
Team Leader Ryu Jung-hwa confirmed. A short silence passed through the meeting room. The expressions of the people from ‘BG Pictures’ were something to see. In particular, Director Yoo Ji-heon, who was classified as a master-level director, looked serious. Even for someone like him who had been scrambling in the film industry for quite a long time, this was a first. He allowed himself a brief moment of imagination.
‘Writer Rojun- I heard that kid can act too. Not just the directors, but even the high-and-mighty actors in this field better keep their heads on straight. If his acting is subpar, then fine, but if he has that face, that writing talent, and even decent acting…’
At that point, Director Yoo Ji-heon let out a quiet scoff and shook his head.
“This is why people in this field always need to stay humble. You never know when a monster like this will just suddenly pop out. Not only the drama side, but the film industry had better be on edge too...”
He then addressed Team Leader Ryu Jung-hwa, who carried a mix of warmth and composure.
“I’ve understood everything about this script, and I really want to do it. Is that possible?”
At his abrupt decision, the employees of ‘BG Pictures’ rolled their wide eyes in a hurry.
“D-Director-nim!”
“That’s so decisive!!”
What silenced the employees was Manager Jang Hak-seon, whose face had turned stern.
“The director’s decision is correct, so be quiet, all of you.”
After a few minutes of realistic conversation, Team Leader Ryu Jung-hwa and the people from ‘Culture Drawer’ temporarily stepped out of the meeting room. At that moment, Manager Jang Hak-seon looked at the employees and spoke.
“‘Produce That 100!’ which turned not just Korea, but even Japan upside down. The face of that show is Rojun. The one-act drama ‘Rental Lover’ he released recorded a viewership rating of 21%. And now, this movie script written by Writer Rojun that hasn't been revealed to the world yet."
The usually serious Manager Jang Hak-seon of ‘BG Pictures’ curled his lips slightly.
“We’ve hit the jackpot. Big time.”
Afterward.
While the meeting between ‘Culture Drawer’ and ‘BG Pictures’ was intensifying, online, the voting atmosphere for ‘Produce That 100!’ was heating up.
《Enormous attention focused on ‘Produce That 100!’ voting / Photo》
《SNS, various online communities buzzing with predictions for the final winner of ‘Produce That 100!’》
Though it was a vote that had been held several times already, this one was explosively powerful. It was the final vote for ‘Produce That 100!’. Choosing the final winner with their own hands brought the public both fun and excitement.
《[Issue Pick] ‘Produce That 100!’ voting page crashes again, when will it be back to normal?》
The interest was so intense that the voting page frequently went down. Of course, the ‘Rental Lover’ side wasn’t any weaker.
-[Rental Lover] Episode 2 Official Preview｜SBC
Starting with the official preview for Episode 2 released by the ‘Rental Lover’ team, various videos easily surpassed one million views, showing massive firepower. In particular, the edited clip of Kang Rojun’s appearance scene, shot up with determination by PD Jung Soo-ryeong, was.
《21% viewership rating ‘Rental Lover', Rojun’s entrance scene hits 6 million views!》
In an instant, it exceeded 6 million views. And even now, it was increasing exponentially. Riding this momentum, both ‘Produce That 100!’ and ‘Rental Lover’ dropped new teasers.
-Whoaahhhh the final song 'Bold' of ‘Produce That 100!’ will be released tomorrow!!!
-For real?? Seriously???
-Look how fast ‘Produce That 100!’ moves ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ yeah they gotta row that boat fast
-I heard the OST for ‘Rental Lover’ drops tomorrow too??
-The one sung by Rojun?!
-Yeah yeah, that’s right
They announced that the final evaluation song 'Bold' and the OST 'Lovers' would be released tomorrow.
That afternoon, ‘Culture Drawer’ called Kang Rojun, who was on campus. Specifically, it was Team Leader Ryu Jung-hwa from the dedicated team.
“Writer-nim, the meeting with ‘BG Pictures’ is over!”
She relayed the details of today’s meeting with ‘BG Pictures’. There were a lot of complicated things said, but what stuck in Kang Rojun’s ears was.
“Director Yoo Ji-heon said he really enjoyed reading the script. He was very surprised to learn that Writer Rojun-nim was the one who wrote it.”
“Ah- really??”
That feels good. Of course, Rojun had been told beforehand about today’s meeting. He also knew about Director Yoo Ji-heon. Even though Rojun didn’t watch movies often, he roughly knew who Director Yoo Ji-heon was.
‘I looked it up because the movie was super fun, and it turned out it was directed by Yoo Ji-heon.’
Of course, it wasn’t like he had gone to the theater. They were movies that had aired on TV or that he had watched through OTT platforms. After that, Rojun had even searched more about Director Yoo Ji-heon. He was a fairly famous, master-class director.
‘That director said he enjoyed my script?’
An unknown catharsis was rising within Kang Rojun, and from the other side of the phone, Team Leader Ryu Jung-hwa asked a question.
“Are you okay with Director Yoo Ji-heon? He is certainly a great director, but if you say no, we won’t move forward. Your script is desirable not just to ‘BG Pictures’ but to other film companies and other directors as well.”
Rojun, whose shoulders were practically floating, didn’t see the point in beating around the bush.
“No, I’m good with Director Yoo Ji-heon.”
A day later, Tuesday, November 10.
The world was in an uproar, but Kang Rojun’s daily routine on campus was surprisingly similar to any other day. He woke up earlier than the other participants, put on his workout clothes, and stepped out of the room.
Today, wearing his cap low over his head, Rojun checked the time.
“Whew- let’s run first.”
He completed the daily mission just like that. However, it was hard to concentrate on exercise today. The reason was simple.
“Today’s the last day of voting.”
Because the final vote would close tonight. After that, the final judgment would be made. Maybe that’s why Rojun had so many distracting thoughts. He forced himself to clear away the faces of the other participants and checked the ‘AI Simulation’ app on his phone.
-[Title: Side Job Tycoon +3 / Recognition Monster +4 / Global Genius +2 / Instrument Master +1]
-[User: Kang Rojun / Age: 24 / Height: 182.8 / Desired Occupation: Idol / Coins Owned: 922]
-[Side Jobs: [1] Screenwriter, [2] Actor, [3] Lyricist]
-[Global Languages: [1] Japanese, [2] English]
-[Instruments: [1] Acoustic Guitar]
As he headed for the shower, Rojun opened the stats window. Since he had accumulated quite a few coins, he felt like using them and invested 30 coins into enhancement.
-[Appearance (100/100)│Singing Ability (50.1/100)│Rap (50.3/100)│Dance (43.1/100)│Eloquence (24/100)│Acting (22.4/100)│Lyrics Writing (100/100)│Composition (21/100)│Arrangement (0/100)]
As he scanned through the stat scores, Rojun murmured to himself.
'Hmm- I feel like the naturally rising scores after 50 points have become quite a bit slower.'
Regardless, some of his stats had passed 50 points. Kang Rojun thought he should test them out soon. After that, Rojun had his own time. He spent time in the practice room doing vocal or dance training, then moved to the lounge to study lyrics writing and composition. Today’s composition study included guitar playing as well. Though it was just practice or study, there was so much to do that time flew by.
The writing work was temporarily on pause.
The reason was that ‘Culture Drawer', now officially Rojun’s agency, needed time for the handover and organization. Since ‘Culture Drawer’ had unexpectedly taken on quite a bit, it made sense they needed time. Around lunchtime, Rojun had a long-overdue Japanese conversation session with 58Si-hoo.
Roughly an hour.
As the conversation came to an end, 58Si-hoo asked Kang Rojun a question.
“Hey Rojun, don’t you think it’s about time you tried making a song? Nothing too complicated, something simple. I-I can help you.”
“A song?”
Yeah, now that he thought about it, he had been studying composition for quite some time. While he was far behind compared to 58Si-hoo or other professionals, if the song wasn’t too complex, he felt like he could gradually piece it together.
‘Learning guitar was seriously a godsend.’
When it came to writing lyrics or composing, the difference between playing an instrument yourself and just listening was like heaven and earth. There was a definite difference in instinct and learning. After he started learning guitar, his composition stat had been rising more rapidly too.
‘Let’s try making one. If I get greedy after completing it, I can always refine it using AI Automation.’
Soon, 58Si-hoo smiled and added.
“If you can handle composition freely too, you’ll be doing vocals, lyrics writing, and composition all by yourself, right?”
“True.”
“That’s crazy. Come to think of it, that’s overpowered. No, never mind, don’t do composition.”
“Hyung, I feel like your personality’s getting weirder.”
“It’s just your imagination.”
To 58Si-hoo who was grinning, Kang Rojun shrugged his shoulders.
“I’ll try making one song, for now, by myself.”
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