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(Neon Webtoon Artist List)

Which one of them would be good?

Do you have someone in mind?

Hey, that's intense. Will that be okay?

This way, she'll learn fast.

It's much better than having a newbie
work with a rookie artist.

Okay, then let's do that.
I have a meeting to attend.

- See you later.
- Okay.

Hello.

Hey, what's that?
Did you get one for me too?

You're so thoughtful. Thanks.

No problem.

What's this? It tastes so watery.
When did you get this?

Oh, the ice must've all melted. I'm sorry.

Mr. Jang Man Chul and
the rest of his team...

will probably be dismissed
by the end of this year.

Giving you the impression...

of making you an official employee
if you worked hard...

They were deceiving you.

They just hired you to use you
for a year and then toss you.

- Ma Eum.
- Yes.

If you're not busy right now,

can you help me look for some references?

Oh, sure.

But what is a reference?

Things we can refer to for info
while working on the new webtoon.

Oh, I see.

I'm forwarding you everything
the production company sent.

Sure.

What does "forwarding" mean?

I'm forwarding their email to you.

Oh, right. Got it.

Ma Eum, can you spare me a moment?

Sure.

It's natural not to know such things
if this is your first office job.

It's our fault for
not telling you anything...

and expecting that you'd
pick things up on your own.

No, I should've asked sooner.

I'll go over everything with you today.

If there's anything you don't know,
feel free to ask me.

Anything?

Why? What do you want to know?

It's nothing. I'm just...

I'm not sure whether I'm doing a good job.

What are you talking about?
You've been doing an excellent job.

Just keep it up.
That's all you need to do, okay?

Thank you, Ms. Gi.

I really mean it, you silly goose.

(500 won)

What's that? Your emergency fund?

It's a talisman. My good luck talisman.

A talisman?

Yes.

You gave me this
on the day of my interview.

Right! But you didn't
pass the interview that day.

Regardless, I got the job
and am sitting here now.

Thanks for thinking of it that way.

I think I'm going to need luck
from here on out.

I can do it!

You can do it.

Right, Ma Eum and Jun Yeong.

Your webtoon artists have been decided.

Ma Eum, let's have a quick meeting.

Jun Yeong, Mr. Kwon will
go over everything with you.

I've already sent you everything
via our messenger.

(Pomme, Kim Ji Seon)

Things to note.

She hates it when you call her
without texting her first.

That's it.

What?

I knew it. I must leave this team.

There it is.

(Na Gang Nam)

What? Is this...

Seriously? Mr. Na Gang Nam is my artist?

- Yes. Are you excited?
- Yes!

I'm a huge fan of "Princess Kumiho"!

This means I'll get to read his work
before anyone else does.

This is crazy!

I'm not assigning you to him
so you can be the first to read his work.

Don't get too excited.

Right.

I'll be sure to give him
a level-headed, objective critique.

I'm not asking you to become
a cold-blooded critic.

Oh, right.

Then I'll assist him
to the best of my ability...

I am definitely not asking you
to blindly take his side.

- It's hard, isn't it?
- Yes.

That's what this job is like.

Well, then...

What does it mean to be an editor?

In short.

It is your job to find the answer.

Oh, me? I see, okay.

Starting next month,
you are to send me the answers you find.

One a month. Got it?

Got it.

He's a veteran,
so he's usually fine on his own.

But don't let your guard down.

Don't rely on artists too much.

Try to become a producer
whom artists can rely on.

Okay?

That's so cool, Mr. Seok.

Right, what did you say?

A producer artists
can rely on, right? Okay.

A producer whom artists can...

My gosh. This is so cool.

(Sales by Department, 2021-2022)

(2022 Performance Graph)

(Webtoon)

The webtoon team's sales numbers
have gone up compared to last month.

Yes.

After Mr. Baek Eo Jin's short break,

his drawing quality improved drastically,

so the paid views have
increased significantly as well.

He had never missed a deadline in the past,

so the unexpected time-off
caused quite the buzz,

which actually helped us
promote the platform.

I'm glad to hear that.

It'd be great if you could keep this up.

We'll do our best so that
our graph can keep going up!

Did something good happen at the meeting?

No. It's just that...

a Monsters rookie...

hit a home run in his
first at-bat yesterday.

I want to see our rookies
hit a home run too.

Ma Eum, Jun Yeong.
I have high hopes for you guys.

Your first artist is Pomme, right?

So? Are you excited to work with her?

No.

No? I knew you'd say that.

Right, everyone says
she's difficult to work with.

But nothing happened, right?

- Sir.
- Yes?

May I speak with you in private?

Now?

You want to transfer to a different team?

Why? Do you not enjoy the work we do?

- No.
- I see.

You've reached such
a conclusion in just a month?

I arrived at this conclusion a while ago...

but couldn't tell you sooner.

Is that so?

I'm sad.

I was so excited to have such
a competent newbie join my team.

Okay. I'll speak with the HR team
and figure out the next steps.

I've already asked them about it.

They said I should ask you to move me...

rather than requesting a transfer myself...

because it'll be faster that way.

I see. You already looked into it.

Which team do you want to join instead?

The Service Planning Team.
If that's not possible,

any other service-related team
would be fine.

So you're okay as long as it's not my team?

All right.

If that's what you want to do,
I'll look into it. But you see,

this isn't a college.

- Pardon me?
- You can't transfer...

to a different team like
you're dropping a course...

just because you don't enjoy the work.

In any case, all right.
I'll speak with the HR team.

Until your transfer is finalized,

please don't tell anyone on the team.

And do your best to complete
the tasks you've been given.

Yes, sir.

- Jun Yeong.
- Yes.

"There's no paradise for you to escape to."

Have you heard of this line?

- No.
- Of course, you haven't.

It's from a very famous comic book series.

I was just reminded of it.

Is he trying to say I'm running away?

(Episode 3: There's No Paradise
for You to Escape to)

Hello, Mr. Na.

I'm On Ma Eum. We met the other day.

I'll be in charge of your projects
from now on.

May I drop by today to say hello?

They said even this spot is...

No, I'm busy today.

Oh...

Gosh.

I guess you're busy trying to wrap it up.

You can do it.
I'll be waiting for your draft.

Don't bother me if you know that I'm busy.

Darn it.

Doors are closing.

I heard you were
my producer starting today.

Aren't you coming to my studio?

We need a proper meet-and-greet.

Yes, of course. I should obey your orders.

You're here.

Do you mind bringing in all the packages?

Oh, right.

I guess you'll say
I'm bossing you around again.

Go inside. I got it.

(Tired, panting, darn it)

Here, drink this. Thank you for your help.

Your place is well-decorated.

I work at least 16 hours a day
every single day without a day off,

so I wanted my place to look nice.

That's why I bought that
stylish-looking water purifier.

I see.

I don't have time to go shopping,

so online shopping is my only hobby.

It helps me be in tune
with the changing seasons.

As for underwear, I can wear it at home,

so I tend to buy them more often.

Although I normally don't
wear them when I'm home.

(Pain Relief Patch)

Are you hurt or something?

I have a herniated disk,
a herniated cervical disk,

shoulder blade pain,
and sciatica nerve pain.

I also suffer from chronic migraines,
reflux esophagitis,

De Quervain's tenosynovitis,
and carpal tunnel syndrome.

The list goes on, but I'll stop here.

Then shouldn't you stop working?

Most webtoon artists suffer
from such chronic conditions.

That tells you how difficult the job is.

(One Bite Cabbage)

(One Bite Cabbage)

You were assigned to me
because I requested it.

I always ask for feedback.

- Why?
- Mr. Kwon...

always took so long to give me feedback.

I like to have meetings at my place,
but not with him.

You could meet him elsewhere.

I don't want to. It's annoying
because everyone recognizes me.

I bet you thought
I considered myself a superstar.

Seriously, everyone recognizes me
and asks to take a picture with me.

Then they'd post it
on their social media, tag me,

and write mean things about me.

"She thinks she's pretty.
She thinks she's a superstar."

Blah, blah, blah.

I heard the other artists used the
messenger to communicate with us.

Why did you call me here
for an in-person meeting?

To boss me around?

Because I was lonely.

I have no friends,
and I'm not close to other artists.

I mainly chat with my assistant online.

So when else would I get to have
a face-to-face conversation?

Is this a hassle for you?

Then I won't ask you to come here again.

No.

If this is a part of my job,
I will do my best.

- You don't need to see me out.
- It's not that.

Can you take out the boxes on your way out?

I swear.

I will quit no matter what if
I can't transfer to another team.

(3 days before the deadline
for "Princess Kumiho")

I'm so excited.

I get to read Mr. Na's draft
before anyone else!

My gosh. I thought the exact same thing.

When I was applying for the
webtoon producer position,

I said I applied because
I wanted to read webtoons...

before they were published.

- Really?
- So I almost didn't get the job.

You have to make sure
he meets his deadlines.

It won't be easy.

Okay.

- Let's eat some more.
- Sure.

Are you keeping an eye on Mr. Na
to make sure he meets the deadline?

Yes, I sure am!

Good.

(2 days before the deadline
for "Princess Kumiho")

Are you making sure Mr. Na is
on track to meet his deadline?

Yes, I am.

You have to make sure
Mr. Na meets his deadline.

Okay?

- Yes.
- Good.

(1 day before the deadline
for "Princess Kumiho")

(1 day before the deadline
for "Princess Kumiho")

(Han Seul)

(Han Seul)

(Han Seul)

(Recents)

(10 Missed Calls from Han Seul)

(52 Missed Calls)

Han Seul.

Han Seul!

Han Seul...

Han Seul.

Han Seul!

I'm leaving. I'm going far away.

(The day of the deadline)

He should be sending me the draft soon.

How come he hasn't sent it yet?

Mr. Na, the deadline is today.

Are you almost done?

I thought I should text you instead of
calling because you must be busy.

(Artist Na Gang Nam)

He's not checking his messages.

He hasn't sent the draft
for this week's episode yet?

- Not yet.
- You're making sure...

that he's on track to
meet his deadline, right?

Yes, of course.
The last time I spoke with him,

he said he was working hard to wrap it up.

That's what he said, but...

We have to upload the episode at 11pm.

We've run out of his
sneak peek episodes too.

If we don't get it by 10pm,

we'll have nothing to upload.
Do you understand?

Yes.

I have to go to Mr. Na's studio.

- I'm sorry.
- All right.

Oh! Han Seul.

Han Seul!

Han Seul.

- Han Seul!
- Hello, Mr. Na.

What's up, On Dumpling?

The deadline is today,
but I couldn't reach you.

I'll send it. Don't worry.

Wait.

Did something happen?

My girlfriend packed up
and left again last night.

I spent the whole afternoon
looking for her.

Do you know where she is now?

She stayed at hotels in Seoul
when she did this in the past.

I checked those hotels
but couldn't find her.

My gosh. Where is she?

Do you want to know where I am now?

- Guess where I am.
- Ji Han Seul! Where are you?

No, Mr. Na! You have to
finish the episode first.

Tell them I'm taking a week off!

No, we can't do that.

Mr. Na, you are our main webtoon artist.

If you take a week off,

we'll have a decline in visitors.

Once we lose readers, they won't come back.
You know that.

- Hey, seriously!
- Mr. Na!

You're a pro, not an amateur.

A real pro always keeps his promises.

What do you even know
about professionalism?

I do know a thing or two.

To keep my promise as a pro judo player,

I fought until the end of a match
with a torn ankle ligament.

- Hi, guys. I'm...
- No!

I'll go and find your girlfriend.

- What?
- Right now.

What? How?

Whatever it takes.

I will find your girlfriend
before this day is over.

Could you please upload your episode?

I really need to
send over the file by 10pm.

We only have a few hours left.

I need to draw more than ten scenes.

No. You have been keeping your throne...

as the best professional webtoon artist...

for the past five years.

You can do this, Mr. Na.

I can't let you miss your deadline
the first week I take over.

Please do this for me. I'm begging you.

Fine.

I'll do whatever I can with my assistants.

You'd better keep your promise.

- Pardon?
- You promised to bring her back.

You said keeping promises is the
most important to professionals.

Yes! I'll go and find her right now.

I'll do my best!

- We can do this!
- What...

(Producer On Ma Eum)

I'll head out now.

Okay. Good work today. Bye.

We still didn't get the
draft for "Princess Kumiho"?

We'll get it soon.

Ma Eum is at Mr. Na's studio.

Visiting him won't
magically give us the draft.

Didn't his girlfriend leave home again?

- Yes.
- Why does she always leave...

around his deadline? I'm so sick of this.

Tell him to break up with her already.

It's his personal life.
We can't do anything about it.

Man Chul, you should go home.

I'll make sure the episode
goes up on schedule.

Do I have your word?

Yes. I'm sure she'll do well.

Okay.

Man Chul, don't worry. Get home safely.

Where am I?

Guess where I am.

I'm at a hotel.

My hotel room overlooks the ocean!

- Isn't this amazing?
- Hold on. Pause that.

Look at that, Ma Eum.

You still have sharp eyes.

It looks like you can see this
hotel from a sashimi restaurant.

Gosh. I can't make out the
name of the restaurant.

Come on. Anything? Just give us something.

What? No way.

She must already be at
the sashimi restaurant.

I don't know which restaurant this is.

I can't find the sign.

- Many places sell grilled clams.
- Wait.

(Haenam)

Hey, type in Haenam, sashimi,
and grilled clams.

- Haenam, sashimi, and clams.
- Haenam and sashimi?

Hold on.

Were you waiting for me?

How does it feel to meet your
first deadline as a producer?

Pomme tends to stick to the schedule.

So it probably wasn't hard.

It wasn't.

Sir, I wanted to ask you about my transfer.

Do you want to grab a drink with me?

I talked to HR regarding your transfer.

Yes.

They told me I could
turn down your request.

So I plan to do that.

- Pardon?
- I won't let you transfer out.

Objectively speaking,
I'm not helping the team at all.

I don't know anything about webtoons.

I just finished reading
the webtoons from Neon.

So you know yourself well.

My gosh. Oh, my.

Ma Eum is having a hard time
from her first deadline.

I can tell you treasure her a lot.

She tries her best at everything
and gives her all to everything.

How could I not adore her?

How come you're not like her?

You tell me you don't
know much about webtoons,

but you're not even making an effort.

You just want to transfer out.

I know you're smart.

If you just read famous comic books
for an hour or two after work,

you'll catch up pretty fast.

You can read them when
you have time at work too.

I asked HR...

if they sent you to my team by mistake.

But they told me it wasn't a mistake.

Then I don't see why I should
send you to another team.

I should help you,
so you can learn a thing or two.

That will help the company grow.

You should give your all to
this team for the time being.

Then you'll see the next step.

Nothing is useless in this world.

You can even make a tasty dish
with leftover side dishes.

I'm not some leftover side dish.

- Pardon?
- Give it my all to this team.

Then I'll see my next step.

Are you sure?

What are you trying to say?

I heard that the Webtoon Service Team...

might get disbanded within a year.

Let's say I work hard,
but what if the team gets disbanded?

Who will be responsible for
wasting a year of my life?

Let's forget about me for a moment.

What about Ms. On...

who's giving her everything to
join the company officially?

You keep telling me to do my best
without a clear future.

I don't invest my time
in a hopeless gamble.

My goodness. Hey.

Do you think our team
is some hopeless gamble?

Fine.

Let's say you're right.

Just like you said, I'll get fired
if I don't bring up the sales...

by the end of this year.

In the worst-case scenario,
they might fire all the editors...

I brought over.

But what about you? You're not one of them.

You're the only employee who
got officially hired by Neon.

Not just an employee,

but an elite employee
the whole company knew about.

If they were to form a new webtoon team...

or acquire another webtoon team,

who do you think would lead the team?

It would be you.

The company sent you to my team
because they want you to learn...

all the tricks up our sleeves.

Don't you get it?

Gosh. I thought you were smart,
but you were only book-smart.

Or you're still a little chick
who hasn't hatched yet.

Who will be responsible for your hard work?

If you work hard,

your environment is bound to change.

You don't know that thrill yet.

First off, you need to break out
of that petty pride you have.

You're not done with the colouring yet?

I'm almost done.
I'll send over the ones I finished first.

Sang Kyun, what about the background?

I just need to do two more scenes.
I'll send them over in a minute.

Seriously. What's the point
of working so hard?

Goodness. Why...

Hey, Ma Eum. The episode isn't ready yet?

Mr. Na said he would send it over on time.

Where are you right now?

I'm on my way to find his girlfriend.

- What?
- He kept saying...

he wanted to leave to look for her.

So I'm going to find her on his behalf.

Gosh.

Is the episode not ready?

I'll call Mr. Na again.

Are you kidding me?

Why are you doing whatever you want?

You should've reported it to me first.

I'm sorry, Mr. Seok.

Hey. How are you going to
find her at this hour?

You don't even have a car.

I have a scooter.

What? A scooter?

Hey, you're going to get yourself hurt!

I'll come back safe and sound!

I'll make sure to bring Ms. Ji back safely.

- Okay. Be careful on the road.
- Okay. I'll be back safely.

Hello?

Gosh.

(Producer Seok Ji Hyeong)

(Ji Han Seul)

(Congratulations, Mr. Goo Jun Yeong.)

(Your resume was accepted
and selected by CK Group.)

(Producer Seok Ji Hyeong)

Yes, Mr. Seok.

Hey, Jun Yeong.

So you went home, right?

No. Not yet.

You said you would find Han Seul!
What is this?

Hello. Who are you?

Hello. I'm a new employee at Neon Webtoon.

My name is Goo Jun Yeong.

- So what?
- Mr. Seok couldn't reach you.

He asked me to check on you.

Gosh. I got it. I'll hurry up
and send it over.

He said you would have to...

send over the file
30 minutes before the upload.

I got it.

Here.

I thought your wrist would hurt.

Nice.

(Haenam, Sashimi, and Grilled Clams)

(Haenam)

(Haenam, Sashimi)

(Haenam)

Hello.

This is the place.

(Haenam, Sashimi, and Grilled Clams)

- Come on. Let's go.
- I said, no.

- Hey, come on.
- Just one drink.

- Hey, what's wrong?
- Don't raise your voice.

Let go. You'd better let me go.

Let go! Let me go!

- Be quiet.
- Let go!

Let go of me! No!

Who are you?

Found you!

Darn it!

(10:48pm)

Mr. Na, do you need more time?

No, I'm done.

(Producer Seok Ji Hyeong)

(Your mail has been sent.)

- I sent it.
- Pardon?

I sent the file.

Answer the call.

Okay.

Yes, Mr. Seok.

Hey, Jun Yeong. Yes.

Yes, I got it.

Okay. Thanks. I'll see you tomorrow.

Bye.

Do you know each other?

Just be on your way, will you?

What's she doing?

You seem quite drunk. You should go home.

Come here, you little...

- Right here?
- My gosh.

I really don't need a pain relief patch.

You do. Without this,
it'll hurt a lot tomorrow.

By the way,

don't you remember me?

Do I know you?

We met at Mr. Na's place.

I introduced myself to you that day.

- The steamed dumpling?
- Yes, that's right.

My gosh! You are the steamed dumpling!

- Yes.
- My gosh.

Hold on.

Why are you here? What's Gang Nam doing?

He has to meet his deadline.

Those darn deadlines.

I'm sick of it.

Don't you think it's too much?

I can't even remember when he last
took me out on a proper date.

That stupid "Princess Kumiho".
When will it end?

- Sorry?
- I really hope it ends soon.

Hasn't everyone made
enough money off the series?

Can't he just finish it up
and take it easy for a while?

("Princess Kumiho" by Na Gang Nam)

It's up. Thank you so much.

My life span is shortened
every time a new episode is uploaded.

Thanks for all your help.

No problem.

Right, On Dumpling!

Call On Dumpling...
I mean, please call On Ma Eum.

- Pardon me?
- That brazen dumpling said...

she'd find my girlfriend and
bring her back no matter what.

I kept my word and met my deadline,

so call and ask Dumpling
if she kept her promise too.

Okay.

Come on. Hurry.

("Princess Kumiho", Episode 212)

Thank goodness. It's up!

(Thud, San Ha?)

My gosh. Mr. Na is so amazing.

He thought of these details
in such a short amount of time?

The quality is on another level.

Hey.

Is it that good?

Yes! It's my favourite webtoon.

You don't want to read it?
It's your boyfriend's creation.

That's why I don't want to read it.
I get jealous.

Jealous? Of who?

San Ha or whatever her name is.
Princess Kumiho.

I think he loves her much more than me.

Come on!

No way.

He loves you very much, Han Seul.

Even today, he almost
missed his deadline to find you.

I struggled to persuade him to stay home.

- Really?
- Yes.

So...

can I please take you home now?

I promised him...

that I'd bring you home no matter what...

if he managed to meet his deadline.

Come on.

(Goo Jun Yeong)

One moment.

Hi, Jun Yeong.

Did you find Mr. Na's girlfriend?

Yes, I'm with her now.

Yes, we'll head back now.

Yes, she's nodding in agreement now.

Okay, we'll leave shortly.

Yes, all right.

- Just this once.
- Let go.

- Please!
- My gosh!

Shall we get going?
All right, great! Let's go.

- All right!
- You're so strong. My goodness!

Go faster!

- Faster! Go!
- It's dangerous.

- Gosh, it's dangerous. Hold tight.
- Look! Look here!

- Careful, it's dangerous.
- Go faster!

- Careful.
- Let's go!

Let's go!

(Recents, Producer On Ma Eum)

Here.

You must be tired.

Thanks for everything, Ma Eum.

All my stress is gone.

I had so much fun.

Great. Then promise me you'll never
pack up and leave like that again.

You can hang out with me when you're bored.

I'll give you a ride on my motorbike again.

We'll play the escape room game.
We can do anything.

- On your motorbike?
- Yes. Promise me.

- Promise.
- Good stuff.

- Bye!
- Go on in.

Mr. Na. It's me, On Ma Eum.

I kept my promise.

What if the team's performance improves?

Sorry?

You said the editorial department
would be dismissed otherwise.

Can we keep our current team
if our performance improves?

All right. Then I'll work harder.

Although you'll laugh at me again.

I'll work twice as hard
and do a better job...

to make sure that the team
won't be disbanded.

Knowing that they might
ditch you next year?

Yes.

Because we can change the future.

Worrying about what hasn't
even happened yet...

and feeling all anxious and scared...

Gosh, that isn't how I do things.

Had I been the type to only dream
of things that I could be sure of,

I would've never set out to
become an Olympic gold medallist.

I won't tell you to cheer up anymore.

Whatever you decide to do,
the choice is yours.

But...

don't be so sure of what will happen
in someone else's future.

Everyone in the editorial department,
including myself,

is doing their best.

And that won't change.

See you.

- Hello, Mr. Seok.
- Hey! You scared me!

I'm sorry about yesterday.

From now on, I'll always
keep you in the loop.

Okay.

Well... You did a good job
with your first episode.

Did you get some sleep last night,
Producer On?

On...

Producer?

Can you say that one more time?

What's with you?

Producer...

Put it on your neck. It's a cold compress.

Oh, thank you.

Are you not allowed to take a sick day yet?

You could've stayed home today.

Well, I was hired because I'm
strong and full of energy.

I can't take a day off because of this.

Who said that was the only
reason you were hired?

It was just my guess.

What's with this humble attitude?

You're usually not like this.

What?

Can I ask you something?

Sure. What is it?

After a year...

- Yes?
- Hello.

Jun Yeong.

You're here early today.

Yes. Thank you for your help last night.

It's nothing.

You had to work late because of me.
Thank you for your help.

I didn't do much anyway.

Enjoy your coffee.

(Competency Interview for CK Group at 3pm)

Does Jun Yeong have a lunch appointment?

He said he was taking the
afternoon off and left.

I guess he went to another
job interview or something.

What? What did you hear?

Isn't it obvious?
He has no interest in this company.

Maybe it's our team, not the company.

He probably thought he would
work at the head office.

Do you think he's disappointed
that he got demoted to our team?

Why is joining our team a demotion?

I'm saying Jun Yeong
might feel it that way.

He was in the Service Planning Team
during his training period.

Do you know anything, Ma Eum?

You two joined the team at the same time.

No. I don't know.

Gosh.

I had high hopes because everyone
said he was the ace rookie.

Ace, my foot.

Does a diploma from a fancy school
make you an ace?

He didn't know anything about webtoons...

or were interested in them.

Just eat your lunch.

Ma'am, give us more kkakdugi juice.

(Spend your boring day with Neon Webtoon.)

(Paint your day with the colours of Neon.)

If you work hard,

your environment is bound to change.

I'll work twice as hard
and do a better job...

to make sure that the team
won't be disbanded.

Knowing that they might
ditch you next year?

Yes.

Because we can change the future.

First off, you need to break out
of that petty pride you have.

(Comic Book Café On)

Let's close!

Hey. I'm back!

Producer On is home!

What brings you here?

Can I borrow them?

I see. These...

According to our policy, no.

But I'll make an exception
since we work together.

- What?
- It's not like...

you'll go off the grid
after borrowing these.

Right. I'll read them quickly
and return them.

Okay. Gosh. This is a masterpiece.

What made you choose this?

Because of the memo there.

Oh, that? I wrote that and put it up.

It's one of my favourite lines.

That's what Mr. Jang told me.

I asked him to transfer me.

But he said he wouldn't do that.

I see.

Then...

are you thinking of quitting?

I'm considering it.

Then I'll get going.

Come again or every day if you like.

(Comic Book Café On)

Jun Yeong.

Yes?

(Comic Book Café On)

I don't think you're running away.

Just like I'm not running away from judo.

But still.

I hope you will stay at the company.

Why?

Because...

you're my only rookie colleague.

Well, I may be your colleague
only for a year. But still.

You're my only rookie colleague.

I hope you won't quit.

I don't know how long it will be,

but I would like to have you
as my colleague.

I'm sorry that I'm selfish.

But this is how I really feel.

Out of all the reasons I heard so far,

it's the most sensible one.

See you tomorrow at work.

See you tomorrow at work. Promise me.

Bye.

("Berserk")

("Appearance" by Huh Young Man)

(Look into yourself,
clear your environment,)

(and be generous.
Then you can separate good and evil.)

("Appearance" by Huh Young Man)

(Look into yourself,
clear your environment,)

(and be generous.
Then you can separate good and evil.)

(I already had people around me.)

("The Woman")

(We have to overcome it
just like we have been doing...)

(no matter what happens
or whatever life throws us.)

(We can't gain anything
without making a sacrifice.)

(We have to overcome it
just like we have been doing...)

(no matter what happens
or whatever life throws us.)

(Time waits for no one.)

(We can't gain anything
without making a sacrifice.)

(I already had people around me.)

("Berserk")

(There's no paradise for you to escape to.)

("Berserk")

- Hello.
- Good morning.

("Berserk")

Did you finish reading them all?

Yes.

Then you must have read it in the book.

What I told you before.

Yes.

The doors are closing.

- Sir.
- Yes.

I had never tried to escape from my battle.

I never dreamed of paradise either.

I was actually trying to
find my way to a bigger battle.

I thought I didn't have to
fight hard in this team.

I was arrogant.

I thought a lot about what you told me.

You said my environment would change
if I gave it my all, right?

Yes.

I'll try my best to change my environment.

To make this team
into a proper battlefield.

Sure.

(Organization Chart of
Neon Webtoon Service)

(Producer On Ma Eum)

(Producer Goo Jun Yeong)

"Princess Kumiho" did it again.

We've been reading the
flashback scenes for three weeks.

Gosh. Isn't this a prequel
to "Princess Kumiho" then?

They are all stuck in time.

The plot doesn't seem to move forward.

At this point,

the plot will trace back to
the birth story of Kumiho.

On top of that,
the flashback scenes are so depressing.

She's so mean.

What does she mean
"Princess Kumiho" did it again?

Why is she getting so many views?

- Gosh. Those are some harsh words.
- The sashimi restaurant owner?

It would be good even with
a gukbap restaurant owner.

Even my parents would like it.

All right. I desperately hope...

that the webtoon artist, Na Gang Nam,

will get his mojo back and
crawl out of this slump.

(I'm totally ready now.)

(Looking around)

It's another episode in flashback.

(Producer On Ma Eum)

- What is it?
- Hello, Mr. Na.

I sent you the file.
I'm even a few days ahead of my deadline.

Yes. I just checked.

What? What is it?

Is there something wrong with the file?

No. There's nothing wrong with the file.

Gosh. Then why are you calling me?

I worked all night to finish this.
I'm exhausted.

I'll be honest.

I thought the plot development
has been boring for a few weeks.

- What?
- They're mostly monologue scenes...

and flashback scenes.

Hey!

What does a rookie producer
like you know anything?

This is a long-term series.

There must be breathers from time to time!

I see. You want an eventful plot?

You think that's everything? No!

There must be breaks in between.
That's easier on the readers too.

That's how I managed to
write over 200 episodes!

Right.

You're right.

I desperately hope...

that the webtoon artist, Na Gang Nam,

will get his mojo back and
crawl out of this slump.

- How could she be so mean?
- That's my desperate wish.

Well, since I'm the Webtoon Witch,

- What is it?
- should I put him under a spell?

What are you watching? Why are you sighing?

Be creative again.

She reviews webtoons in her videos.

She criticized...

that the plot development of
"Princess Kumiho" is slow.

She's been criticizing the
webtoon when I took over.

This is bothering me.

Who?

Who's criticizing the webtoon
my daughter worked so hard for?

What's her name?

But isn't it true that the
plot development has been slow?

Mr. Na said that...

we needed slow episodes for
long-term projects like his.

He said if he only focused on the events,

the story would already have been over.

That's what he said.

But still. It's not cool to draw
flashback scenes for three weeks.

If the next one is
another flashback episode,

I won't read it for a while.

I'm sure other reads feel the same.

Nothing is going on in the story.

(Views for "Princess Kumiho")

(Web Traffic for "Princess Kumiho")

(What?)

(Analysis Report of Webtoon)

Producer On.

You know why I called you, right?

The number of views...

It went down a lot, right?

And the comments are pretty bad too, right?

So you know.

But you won't do anything
to fix this situation?

If one of our signature webtoons
starts to perform poorly,

it will affect the overall number
of visitors on our website.

Don't you know that?

I think starting next week,
the story will have a lot of events.

Are you sure?

No.

But I want to respect
Mr. Na's opinions as much as I can.

- What?
- Mr. Na...

has been in this industry
a lot longer than me.

He's been uploading his story
for the past five years.

So I don't think I can be
as wise as him in this short time.

So just because he's experienced,
does it mean he's always right?

People will stop reading his webtoon
if he keeps posting...

these depressing flashback scenes.

It takes a very long time...

to bring back the readers
once they leave the platform.

You don't know that, do you?

But instead of pressuring Mr. Na,

we should give him more creative control.

But still. You can't let him get lazy!

I told you many times...

not to side with the artists
all the time, right?

Then the artists will only draw
the scenes they want to draw.

Not the scenes the readers want to see!

The pain the creator goes through...

is equivalent to the
pleasure of the readers.

From whose pocket do you think
our paychecks come from?

Answer me.

The company's?

It's the readers' pockets.

To bring more pleasures to the readers,

we must enhance the quality of
the webtoon as much as we can.

That's the duty of a producer.

So you still want to get paid
when you're not making an effort...

and you want people to
call you Producer On?

Is that it?

You assigned a difficult artist
to the rookie producer.

I'm off to a meeting.

On Ma Eum.

Think carefully.

Without the readers,

we don't have a place here.

This department and everyone here.

Go back to your desk.

Sorry for yelling in the morning.

Sorry.

- Their food wasn't good.
- The soft tofu place?

Right.

Hey. There's Ma Eum.

Are you all right?

Gosh. I'm all right.

Everything Mr. Seok said was right.

I should do well.

Actually, Mr. Na wasn't
a top webtoon artist...

in the beginning.

It was actually the opposite.

He almost quit a few times
in the beginning.

And his ranking went down because
his plot wasn't as interesting.

Mr. Seok worked together with Mr. Na...

to save this webtoon.

He worked day and night with
Mr. Na like a team for the webtoon.

But when you took over,
you gave him full control.

And he's forced to do it alone.

That probably upset him.

Like a team?

I'm going to Mr. Na's studio.

Up until now,
I thought the webtoon artist...

was an athlete in a match...

and I thought I, his producer,
was his cheerleader in the stadium.

Mr. Na, you're doing great!

You can keep this pace!

All right.

Great!

Great! You can do it.

Mr. Na, you can do it!

We're almost there!

Left, right.

I thought...

it was the artist's long
and lonely marathon.

Come on, let's go!

It had never crossed my mind...

that I should have been
running with the artist.

Actually, it turned out
webtoons required us...

to run the three-legged race as a team.

All right.

One, two.

- One, two.
- One, two.

- One, two.
- One, two.

- One, two.
- Yes!

Who is this?

What is it? Come on!

I would like to ask you
to change the episode.

As if.

You can't keep going like this.

Are you kidding me?
The episode goes online tomorrow.

You want me to fix everything?

Yes.

You're a nut job!

Please, Mr. Na. Revise Episode 213...

of "Princess Kumiho".

No.

At this moment,

this is...

judo.

(Today's Webtoon)

I believe that hard work doesn't betray us.

You're new. You don't know
anything. How dare you?

"Webtoon Camp"?

- If this doesn't work out again...
- I'll take responsibility for it.

Let's aim for ippon!

Your drawing skills are amazing.

And I love your style too.

There was no such thing
as a hidden gem in the first place.

I like you.

We'll have to see if it finishes smoothly.

I'm saying there's always
something happening with this team.

I asked you what you were doing!

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