Today's Webtoon (Oneuleui Webtun / 오늘의 웹툰)

What was the M&A article about all of a sudden?

Surprise.

I had my worries just to sit back and trust your loyalty.

You could say that it's a minimum safety measure

to prevent the tables from turning.

Open it.

How is the mood inside the office?

This is even more reason to secure the physical evidence showing his motive.

Everyone is taken aback...

So, things are pretty hectic.

It was worth giving them a surprise gift then.

If we waver now, that's exactly what Heo Kwan Yeong wants.

We're not that stupid to fall for the same method twice, are we?

The most important thing is to prevent artists from leaving.

I think we should all move along with that as our priority.

Right. Aside from the artists who are currently working on series,

contact all the artists who are on breaks or whose contracts were in discussion.

No, make a list of all those artists and send it to me as well.

Okay.

The problem is that the internal opinions will cause a stir, not only the opinions outside the company.

Perhaps that is the true intention of Director Heo.

More than anything, we need to dominate the mood during the executive meeting.

And in case our negotiation with Artist Moh falls through,

we have to come up with a backup plan.

What should we tell Artist Oh?

Gosh, what do I say? Seriously...

It was nice meeting you, Mr. Gu Jun Yeong.

Any good ideas from the two of you?

What? Did you two fight?

- No. - I mean, you're not saying a word.

Make up.

No.

What's there to fight about?

Oh, hello, Artist Oh.

He's wearing such a pretty jacket today.

Pink, pink.

Like cotton candy. I like cotton candy.

Hey, Ji Hyeong.

Did you look-

Ji Hyeong!

Seok Ji Hyeong!

Oh, yes.

What's going on? Is something wrong?

Oh, no...

I was just wondering if PD Kwon was okay...

Come over here after you answer the call.

Okay.

Welcome!

I came here because I wanted to talk to you, sir.

How did you know to wait here?

You always came here when you were feeling down.

To grab a drink alone.

Between you and me,

is there still something we need to discuss?

I came because I wanted to hear something from you.

Let's divorce.

You work during the day and night.

You're never around on weekends.

You live at artists' studios.

All you see are webtoon artists, right?

You don't care about your family at all, right?

Do you even know what day today is?

Tuesday.

It's my birthday!

I'll let you go now.

The webtoon work and the job that you love so much...

work as much as you want to your heart's content!

I'm different than a salaryman like you who has

nothing to risk, working within a company.

S***...

Say what you have to and leave.

I'll apologize first.

Forget the obvious story.

What is it you want to hear me say to you?

I also want to receive an apology from you.

What?

An apology?

What?

Wasn't I meeting with you alone?

It's nice to have several people in a planning meeting.

I mean, the planning meeting isn't the issue here.

Are you sure I can release my new work at Neon?

Will the platform vanish all of a sudden as soon as I release my work

or integrate into another company or something?

Gosh, no, no!

Gosh...

Why say such a brutal thing...

That article was brutal, you know...

I don't know if you two know, but

GingerToon vanished while I was prepping my debut.

Gosh, it felt like the sky was falling.

But I managed to survive because of one PD who brought me over even though I was a nobody.

You were a rookie PD, too.

So, you know...

I'm not all that worried no matter what happens, but...

I got scared!

Why didn't you tell me, huh?

Was I the only one being genuine, PD Choi?

Artist Oh...

Artist Oh!

I couldn't bring it up.

Why did you worry me so much?

I was always earnest with you, Artist Moh.

Our relationship was entirely slanted in your favor...

I'm sure I couldn't pursue it if I only thought of it as work.

I...

liked the person Moh Yeong Soo.

I acknowledged Moh Yeong Soo as a person.

Back then, couldn't you just...

trust me...

trust me, just a little bit?

I did trust you!

I did that because I trusted you

much more than you could ever imagine!

Without an artist,

a webtoon cannot exist.

But an artist without an editor

cannot show...

his work to the world.

If you can't show your work to the world,

an artist...

cannot take care of anyone!

Not even the artist himself!

Back then...

I had chosen you...

as a bridge to the world!

That's right. The company...

That could happen.

I'm sure it was beyond your control.

But...

couldn't you...

say a word to me in advance?

Why couldn't you...

say one word to me, man?

PD Kwon.

I'm sorry.

Even though I knew your earnest heart,

I spoke rashly

and hurt you intentionally.

You were not a salaryman

who worked without any risk.

I know that.

I'll get going now.

This. This is like a list of Du Hui's favs.

Oh, not this. Give me a moment.

I found it. Found it.

These are all the things we talked about while eating and drinking with you.

There were quite a few interesting stories we could bring to life.

You had organized all these storylines?

These are all the things we were just joking about.

[Artist Oh Yun talks about a story he came up with while eating popcorn / Calls me up for a drink after watching a history documentary]

I wrote each and every story on those days without missing a beat.

PD Choi...

Amazing, Sunbaenim...

Oh, "sunbaenim" out of the blue?

In any case, I thought the fantasy stories were fascinating.

A story about high school students.

What is it about?

Oh, that one?

High school students involved in a plane crash on their way to a school trip

and they wake up after transforming into animals in a jungle.

I think I can develop the characters pretty well.

Make them cute and ridiculous.

But isn't that about it?

What if we add a twist to it?

A twist?

Make the school bully into a bunny.

Turn the weakest student, the one who got picked on,

into a lion, the predator.

I guess you can have fun throwing them off from their usual classroom positions.

Growl! Throw a wrench into the food chain.

Sounds good!

What do you think, sir?

Totally...

It's totally my style.

Hop, hop!

An unimaginable twist in the food chain.

It's good. Sounds good!

What do you think, PD Ma Eum?

- Hop, hop! - Growl!

- Oh... hop, hop! - Hop, hop!

Wow, it's really good!

I think it's great! Well, g-good!

- Right? - Yes.

Turn the school bully...

into a bunny.

Jun Yeong...

Yeah?

The situation that I had witnessed earlier...

What's going on between Director Heo and you?

I asked him about the article...

and he said it was an error. So that's that.

Just to say, "That's that..."

Isn't it too big of a deal for our team?

But it's not like I can argue and ask him further.

- He's an executive. - Even still...

it's about our team.

Do you still...

think that the team is separate from you?

Can't I?