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Episode 099: Dignity (1)

Global representative office.

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The moment when Jin Lee, the representative of Globian, puts down the teacup on the tea table.

“How about publishing the problem book I talked about last time as I say?”

A muffled voice reached her ears.

When he looked up, he saw an elderly man in a rain jacket with a subtle smile.

Iejin slowly opened her mouth.

“This professor. The issue has already been decided by the company, so it is difficult to change it now.”

Then, Professor Young-geun Lee opened his mouth with a dissatisfied expression.

“Look at this, Mr. Lee.”

"Yes. Prof."

“By the way, CEO Lee played with me a lot in the past, do you remember all that?”

In an instant, Ie-jin's face contorted slightly.

No matter how old his father's acquaintance and relationship with the publishing company were, there was a line he had to keep.

However, Professor Young-geun Lee, who was in front of Yi-jin, seemed to have no intention of keeping that line.

He lifted his head and looked at him, looking at him with the gaze of a handmade child.

“Yes, I remember…”

A cracked answer flowed out of Jin's mouth.

Then, Professor Young-geun Lee, who looked at him, smiled and opened his mouth.

“It was so cute to see a bright young guy following him as an uncle and uncle, but who would have thought that he was already so grown up and yelling at the professor? Time really goes by so fast.”

“·················ogue.”

Seeing Professor Young-geun Lee's distorted lips as if sneering, his heart warmed.

“Think carefully, Mr. Lee. Have you ever lost any of the books you made under my name?”

The professor asked with a relaxed expression.

Then my heart, which seemed to explode at any moment, cooled in an instant.

because.

It was because he knew very well that Professor Young-geun Lee was not wrong.

As he said.

So far, none of the study books under his name have harmed the publisher.

Even academic books that were published at the cost of risk would not suffer if they came out under his name.

So apart from his acquaintance with his father. From the publisher's point of view, Professor Lee was a hand that had to be held.

As I said, if Professor Lee turned to another competitor right now, it was Globian who would suffer the most.

Iejin shook his head helplessly.

“There was no such book.”

Then the professor opened his mouth with a bright expression.

"right? It's a bit presumptuous to say this out of my mouth, but it's true. is not it?"

At the same time, the form that looked at Jin-in secretly seemed to accept his proposal even now.

However, he could not accept his offer.

"Prof. But this time, we have already made an appointment with another writer...”

Although there was no formal contract, the oral contract is a contract, so it cannot be canceled now.

The subject of the contract is...

'Kim Jun-young'

It was because he was Jun-young, whom he chose as a new business partner.

However.

"that person? Hmm... I've heard the story too. But that person has no experience on this floor, and what is the academic background... Bachelor's degree at Seoyul University? No, I'm not even a bachelor. Okay, so now you're in second grade Naburang? What can you do with that career?”

Information about Jun-young naturally flows out of Professor Lee's mouth.

Jin's face hardened slightly.It was because they wanted to be unknown as much as possible.

However, the professor's words did not end there.

“Besides… I heard that you haven’t signed an official contract yet? It's a verbal contract. If CEO Lee and the writer negotiate well, wouldn't it be yuyamuya?"

The moment I listened to Professor Young-geun Lee.

Jin's face became noticeably pale.

‘How?’

Junyoung's age and academic background were things that you could quickly find out just by looking on the internet.

The reason that Junyoung and Globian had not yet signed an official contract was because it was something that only an insider could know.

But then.

There was something that popped into her mind.

That's right.

‘Oh, that’s it. I'm guessing that's what the CEO instructed me to do. It will take some time to change since it is already ripe.’

He was the face of company executives who were implicitly obstructing what he was pursuing.

'These people are crawling...'

It seems that those who did not like the direction of Yi-jin's business had a affair with Professor Lee.

“·················ogue.”

Let's not keep up with the unexpected words of this professor.

Professor Lee slowly opened his mouth with an expression that he was over.

“You know I’m not doing this for nothing, right? It's me, I'm just doing this because I'm worried that my nephew might have a hard time. Don’t frown too much.”

Then he smiles and continues talking.

"lets think. Wouldn't it be less risky if that friend started learning from me at first? Plus, if you listen carefully, I'll take care of myself and introduce you to the grown-ups in this industry. is not it?"

It was a pretty plausible proposal.

In the case of someone who publishes learning books for the first time like Jun-young, with the help of someone with the same experience and connections as Professor Young-geun Lee, it will be quite easy to complete the first work.

However.

“Prof. I went to another project…”

Iejin shook her head resolutely.

Because he already knew that Professor Lee's suggestion was sweet poison.

'Once you accept it, this will keep happening...'

Clearly, this professor's words had their own merits.

But he didn't know how many years it would take him to build the company he wanted if he followed that path.

‘New wine must be put in new bottles.’

Lee Jin-eun had her heart set on shaking.

If Professor Lee's proposal was accepted, his position as his representative would almost always shake like a rock in Seorak Mountain.

Furthermore.

‘Because there is no one who would agree with this kind of thing.’

Considering Kim Jun-young's attitude, he was even more unacceptable.

If it were Kim Jun-young's personality he saw, it wouldn't happen that he bowed his head to Professor Lee.

'I'll probably tell you to do an alternative.'

To Lee Yi-jin, who wanted to create a company that was completely different from the past, Kim Jun-young was a talented person who could not give up.

So even if I lost Professor Young-geun Lee, I couldn't lose Jun-young Kim.

OK.

“Uh-huh, why are you doing this? It's like someone who is too busy making a book. I'm just doing this because I'm worried that CEO Lee will be crooked this time. Why, as an uncle, is this natural? We are ‘family’.”

Professor Lee gave strength to the word 'family'.

'You're saying the same thing...'

A tendon stood on Jin's forehead.

If he really treats himself like a nephew, then he shouldn't do this kind of insult.

However, when his father was the CEO, he could not speak because it was clear that he was a man who was like a brother.

When I was trembling without being able to do this or that.

click-

Someone entered the office and opened their mouth.

“That’s why people say that you shouldn’t do business with your family.”

That person is right there.

“I knocked, but I think you didn’t hear me.”

It was Kim Jun-young with a cynical expression.

The professor frowned slightly.

"Who are you?"

It was a tone mixed with anger.

A look of embarrassment crept on Jin's face.

The reason is that, anyway, it was like the parties to the problem book case met on a single wooden bridge.

For a moment, Jun-young and Professor Lee Young-geun, their eyes met in the air.

"nice to see you. My name is Junyoung Kim.”

Jun-young opened his mouth in a respectful position first.

OK.

“Ah… it’s him. That school instructor.”

The professor answered with a trembling expression on his face.

Hearing those words, Jun-young's face had an unknown smile on it.

"Yes, that's right. But who are you? Do you think I was the one who made an appointment with the CEO at this time?”

Joon-young asked.

“You don’t know me?”

Professor Lee looked at Yue-jin with a displeased expression.

It was as if the form with a slight chin was telling me to introduce myself well.

Lee Yeon-jin opened her mouth with a bitter expression.

"Teacher. This is Professor Young-geun Lee, the author of [The Standard of the Korean Language].”

Then, Professor Lee looked at Joon-young and nodded his head slightly.

There was no doubt on his face that Jun-young would know him.

It was a posture waiting for Jun-young's shouts to burst out immediately.

But.

“Oh, is that still available today?”

Junyoung's words were beyond the expectations of Professor Lee.

OK.

"what!"

Involuntarily, anger erupted from the professor's mouth.

“Oh, you’re still coming out. sorry for this It's such an old book, I didn't even know it was coming out these days."

Joon-young nodded and said.

A smile escaped from the mouth of the next one.

Professor Lee, who looked at him for a moment, calmed his excitement and opened his mouth.

“Hmm, I met a young friend after a long time and I was a little excited.”

Then he glances at Jinyoung.

“This representative. The person involved has already come to this, so let’s talk frankly once in a while.”

Hearing this, Iojin opened her mouth with a bewildered expression.

"No, Professor, that's..."

But before he even uttered a word.

“Young friend. So, don't you want to work with me this time? I'll take good care of you, so if you follow me well, I'll pass on my know-how to you guys. How is it?”

Professor Young-geun Lee said to Jun-young with a soft smile.

It was a voice that tapped his shoulder as if he were treating his disciple.

However.“I’m sorry, but I’ll let you down.”

Joon-young simply rejected Professor Lee's proposal.

Then, the professor opened his mouth with an expression of incomprehension.

"why not? Have you heard of my name? Am I pulling it by hand?”

“I don’t have a hobby of being attracted to others.”

Junyoung said.

“Heh heh, this is true, this CEO and this friend... Really, people these days are inflexible. And what if I can't pay the warehouse fee? Because everyone didn’t know at first that they started so exciting and then fell and regretted it.”

Professor Lee clicked his tongue and looked at Junyoung with a dissatisfied expression.

Then, I talked to Yi Jin, saying what to do with Mu Hui Guan (沐猴而冠). Jin's face turned pale.

Jun-young, who was looking at him quietly, asked Yi-jin.

“How many copies of [The Standard of the Korean Language] are selling now?”

Lee Yeon-jin opened her mouth with a trembling expression.

“Well, although it varies slightly from time to time, about 30,000 copies are sold consistently every quarter. It’s probably a classic.”

"okay? Isn’t it coming sooner than you think?”

Jun-young, who heard Lee-jin's words, tilted her head.

The professor opened his mouth with a look of absurdity.

“Heh heh, it’s ridiculous. You seem to be laughing at the market for textbooks because your liberal arts books are selling well, but if you sell half of them for 30,000 copies, I will bow down and bow down to you.”

This time, Jindo Lee had no choice but to nod his head at the words of Professor Lee.

This is because Jun-young caused quite a stir with a liberal arts book called [How to Live That Scholar] this time, but in the field of study books, it was just a 'knockout'.

‘Well, it won’t have much of an impact.’

Unlike liberal arts books, where advertisements greatly affect sales, in the case of study books for students, the completeness of the issue paper itself, the competitiveness of the publisher, and the author's credibility were important.

So, it was not strange that Professor Young-geun Lee looked at Joon-young with a snort like now.

However.

“I will sell my problem book, [The Standard of the Korean Language] four times more.”

Joon-young just trampled on all the problems with an insignificant expression.

OK.

“Heh heh, Goman, who can’t speak because it’s ridiculous. what? 4 times? Do you think that makes sense? I don't make promises that I can't keep."

The professor smiled and opened his mouth.

Even Ji-yeon shook her head to dissuade Jun-young.

“If that doesn’t work, we’ll cancel the contract, pay a penalty, and pay all the publishing costs.”

Let Junyoung say it again.

Anger began to form on Professor Young-geun Lee's face.

“Hey, haven’t you tasted the bitter taste yet? yes what good where to try At this point, I also miss seeing your grayish face turn blue.”

said this professor.

At this point, it was not just a matter of who should be listed as the representative author in the issue paper.

Because Junyoung's words were insulting to himself, who had survived through everything from this floor to prenatal and air battles.

Jun-young opened her mouth with a smile of conversion.

"instead."

Professor Lee and Ie-jin looked at Jun-young.

“If I win, will you lower the rate of professor Lee’s book royalties? And stop saying things like “Manda’s name is on the problem book anymore.”

Junyoung said.

OK.

“Heh heh, yes, let’s make a bet. What is this? Okay, that'll be fun."

Professor Lee accepted Junyoung's proposal with a leisurely smile.

The form of looking at Jin with a full smile seemed to be convinced that Kim Jun-young's name would not come to his ears sooner or later.

But he didn't know.

There is something going on that will put an end to his thoughts.

He really did it.

It's not the publishing industry that's where the strange thing is happening right now, it's the entertainment industry.

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