Big Life

Chapter 10

Chapter 10 – There Is A Reaction

“Hoooo . ”

A sigh came out of his lips .

Jaegun put his head back and looked up at the ceiling . Rika came over and hopped on Jaegun’s knees .

“Humans seem to easily change depending on the situation . ”

Jaegun murmured as he touched Rika’s neck . Hetae Media’s general managers’ call was still in his mind and it made his stomach sick .

His debut in Hetae Media didn’t have good results . But it wasn’t completely on the floor either . It was just average-ish .

Jaegun was relieved and wanted to write till 7 books as he planned . However, that small dream came to a close when he was writing his 3rd book . Jaegun could still remember the depressing night a few years ago, when that message from the management came .

“Writer Ha, Since the results aren’t good, let’s end it at 4 books . ’

A death sentence like judgment for a writer .

It was the end of the series with an early ending .

The paper copies, unlike the electronic books, cost money . Thus, the less popular books are forced to end earlier . The printers don’t care if the ending is good or not . As it is just a ‘project that became a bomb . ’

At that time, Jaegun forgot his pride and tried to hang on to the general manager .

‘I need to write until the 5th book to finish the story . Just please let me write to the 5th . ’

But the general manager’s response was ice cold .

‘You know the market enough so why are you like this? Our publishers are small . We need to produce more popular work to eat and live . If we produce till the 5th book for your series, we won’t be able to pay the next month’s employees . I understand your feelings but let’s try again next time . I have a meeting so I’ll cut off . ”

It seemed as though that phone call was back in his ears .

The hand scratching Rika’s tightened up . Rika then put her face on Jaegun’s chest and rubbed . As time went by, Jaegun calmed down .

“Thanks, Rika . I’m better now, I don’t feel anything . ”

“Meow . ”

“I’ve now met a great editor . I’ve now started to write a selling book now . The poor past is now over . The person whose sad at the past is not me .

Jaegun, regaining his strength, went to the front of the computer and sat down .

When he looked at the clock, it was 6 pm . He started just after noon so he’s been working for 6 hours .

“Wow, Rika . I’ve been working for 6 hours and wrote about half a book . ”

When he checked the document info, it was over 65,000 letters . At this rate, he could be able to finish writing a book it 7-8 hours .

“My neck hurts and I’m tired . I’ll get some coffee as a break . ”

Jaegun pressed on his hurting waist . His hands hurt after writing for 6 hours while typing at a speed of 10,000 letters per hour . He went to the sink and took out the instant stick coffee and turned on the coffee pot’s button on .

“Dang it, I didn’t do the dishes . ”

Jaegun was lazily going to do the dishes until he noticed a gray mug . It was one of Se Gunwoo’s things . Since it was a cup, he washed it, but he never used it before .

“Now I see it, the cup is actually pretty good . OK . One more . ”

Jaegun put another stick into the mug and poured some hot water to the brink . A strong aroma rose up . A smell stronger than usual came through his nose .

“Hmmm . That’s good . Not jealous of the professional coffees . ”

Jaegun, as a break, watched the internet news and slowly drank his hot coffee .

Even though it was instant coffee, it seemed better than usual . He happily drank everything on the mug .

“Huh?”

Putting down the mug cup, Jaegun looked down to his body and shook his head .

Energy was flowing through him . Just a while ago, his body was heavy like wet cotton and it hurt, but now he felt refreshed like he’d just got a rest .

“Hm? Is it the caffeine?”

Jaegun put down the mug in the sink confused . He didn’t notice the white marks left on the bottom of the gray mug .

“Ha, well now my condition is amazing . Let’s finish it by 2 am . ”

Jaegun started to hit the keyboard again .

The words on the screen filled as fast as light . The one cup of coffee from Se Gun Woo’s mug gave him the new energy .

“Editor, Are you busy?”

Starbooks publisher’s office .

Editor Gwon Tewon was just back from a trip and was checking the writer’s book schedules . Employee Jung Somii was just coming to her .

“Ah . Somii, yes, it’s fine . Go ahead . ”

Tewon moved his gaze from the monitor to Somii and answered . He was the kind of person who was never condescending to any underlings . Somii who was a new employee for about 6 months laughed meekly and continued .

“It’s about the, Martial Rankings, by Writer Ha . ”

“Yes . What about Writer Ha?”

“He finished all 10 book of the series and sent them . So I was wondering what I should do with this . ”

“WHattt?!”

Tewon unawarely stood up .

“He really sent all 10 books of the series? Seriously?”

“Yes . I’ve checked it . He finished from the 4th book to the 10th and sent 7 books of content to us . ”

“Wow . I can’t believe this . What happened? How long has it been since he sent us the 3rd book and now he finished the 10th book? How could this be?”@@novelbin@@

Tewon shook his head and sat back down .

It has only been 10 days since he has gotten the 3rd book .

The Jaegun Tewon knew was a writer who finished a book in about a month . It was surprising that that Jaegun sent the 3rd book in a week .

But now, sending 7 books in 10 days, it had to be books that he’d written earlier and saved .

“Did you read some of the books?”

“Yes . Not all of them, but I’m now on the 8th book . ”

“You read a lot . How did you feel?”

Somii put her two hands on her chest and said with a small but confident voice .

“I thought it was fine . The story is clear and the plot twist is good . I have to see about the story, but until now I don’t see any holes in it .

“Really? Did something happen to Writer Ha this year?”

“It must be a year of success for him . ”

“Yes . Anyway I get it . I’ll check it and reply back so you can just leave it . ”

“Yes . Thank you . ”

Somii returned back to her seat .

Tewon alone, he put his chin on the desk and went into his thoughts .

Jaegun’s books have been getting good reviews . After the 4th book was printed, the plan was to increase the print by a 1000 copies . Now it was going to be 4000 copies per book .

Usually after a book goes out, it takes about 1 month until the next one is released .

It was to help the writer, but it was also to help the readers adjust themselves on the time period after the books are released on the market .

But that was during the time when books were printed only in paper copy .

Now the electronic market existed . If the series was already over, wouldn’t it be better to print them all and then put them on the internet? That could be the shortcut to greater success .

‘What would the original writer be thinking of right now . ’

Tewon pulled out his phone . And then on the long list of contacts, he pulled out Ha Jaegun’s and pushed the call button . After a brief beep, Jaegun picked up the phone .

“Yes, Editor . ”

“Writer Ha . You wrote this before, right? How did you finish till the 10th book in only 10 days?”

“Haha, how was the book? It has to be good . ”

“The Publisher’s employee said that it was fun . But I didn’t get to read it yet, but it must be good . Oh and Writer Ha . ”

Tewon stopped for a second and check his afternoon schedule .

Since he got the final book of the series, it was time to make the contract for the next work .

If Jaegun somehow signed with another publisher, that was bad news . Now Jaegun, in the editor’s opinion, became a writer that could not be let gone .

“Are you good for dinner today? I only said that I wanted to meet you a couple of times, but I haven’t seen you in a while . ”