Be Melodramatic (멜로가 체질)

I want to be a scriptwriter.

To be more exact, I want to become someone who writes stories...

and makes fun dramas. Therefore, I'm always writing.

I write the purpose and theme of the drama.

Then I write the overall synopsis for 16 episodes,

the proposal that includes the character profiles,

and the full script for episodes 1 and 2.

And I use that incomplete script to enter the writing contest.

Then I call the production company that I want to work with...

and ask them if they can produce my work.

Hello, sir.

I'm Lim Jin Joo.

I guess you don't know me.

Hello, sir.

We met when you gave a lecture at the Writer's Training Institute.

Sir, why is it so hard to reach you?

I finished my script. Can you give it a read?

I already sent it to you.

Hello, Mr. Shin.

Isn't this Mr. Shin Sang Hyun's number?

Oh, you're Mr. Ahn Jae Hyun.

I'm sorry.

To be more exact, I begged them to give my script a read...

hoping that they'd want to work on it.

No, that's not what I wanted to ask.

My gosh, it's a script.

I read it when I was a judge for the recent writing contest.

How should I explain it?

It's a little surprising. - It's surprising?

Yes.

It's a little all over the place and very raw.

But it's fun if you don't think too much about it.

Is it going to win an award?

I voted for it, but the elders gave it no credit.

Really? I'm starting to get interested.

"Things Will Be Fine When You Turn 30"?

But unfortunately, the script that entered the writing contest...

got eliminated because it didn't suit the taste of the elders.

However, something dramatic and miraculous happens...

when a competent director gets interested in the script.

I found it interesting.

It made...

my heart flop.

What do you say we work together?

The director made a sincere offer.

I may be blunt with words, but I'm never blunt with work.

I love receiving packages.

I love looking at a menu in a restaurant.

But I love my work incomparably.

This is more precious than anything else,

and I'd like to do it with you.

Not bluntly, but well.

You can count on me.

He was also sincere with work.

He's my assistant director. She's our writer.

Hello.

And the crisis began to continue.

Why did you make me drink?

Listen! I have old love stories too!

You said love doesn't exist, but you keep telling love stories.

I thought it existed before. Do you think I was born saying,

"There's no such thing as love"?

I wasn't always like this.

Let's go home. It'll be way more comfortable.

Let's go drink some more!

Let's go drink some more!

Let's go!

You crazy punk. - Crazy brat.

Jerk. - Darned wench.

Son of a dog.

Do you really think you'll be able to create a new story...

for every new episode?

As you can see from the synopsis,

the overall storyline is enough to create 16 episodes.

And we also have some stuff we can use as replacements.

And if we get good reviews, we could turn this...

into a seasonal drama...

which is the biggest strength of this drama.

It's crucial to make people become curious of the next episode.

But this isn't a 20-minute-long sitcom that airs every day.

The viewers need to wait five days until the next episode.

But I don't think they'd be curious enough to watch every episode.

Doesn't that make you nervous?

The goal of our drama is similar to that but also quite different.

Rather than using a one-time bait, we want the viewers to sympathize.

And we also want our characters to have power.

Are you sure about that?

Don't you think this is too focused on women?

You're right. Women have no power. - Programming.

A script that doesn't get programmed to air...

is just a bunch of letters that almost became a drama.

The aspirant writer's script and dream...

end up in an external hard drive...

and go to sleep for a very long time.

The only thing I can do in this desperate situation...

is to wait for the elders,

who seem to have no liking for my script,

to make the final decision.

Producing a drama isn't easy.

You're not doing anything for way too long.

Yes, I'm on a diet. - That's how you go on a diet?

Yes, it's better to eat less and stay still...

than to eat a lot and work out.

Shouldn't you eat less and work out?

It's none of your business!

Are you okay? - Yes.

You're obviously not okay. How can I help?

Give me money. 10 million dollars sounds nice.

Can I make you mine if I give you 10 million dollars?

No, 10 million dollars isn't enough to make me yours.

Why? Why isn't it enough?

Because if you had that much money,

you would've given that to someone much prettier and younger.

What is it that I can do?

Give me 10 million dollars for free or just mind your own business.

Okay, I'll be off now. Hey, Jin Joo.

I love you as much as I love 10 million dollars.

Just go. - Okay.

If you want to solve a problem, you just have to put in more effort.

They say your efforts will never betray you,

but that sometimes sounds so abstract.

It's natural to work hard.

But when it becomes hard to do something so natural,

you start to wonder that it might not be so natural.

You start to doubt that it might've been said by someone...

who just had it all but thought it was natural.

And that's when you just sit still.

Maybe it's just my body trying to save stamina.

Let's not eat.

"Those who don't work don't deserve to eat."

That quotation that sounds like an unfair labour law...

sometimes feels like it's the standard labour law.

This life isn't even that worth it.

But I guess my mind is refusing to live a life...

that's worthless and obese as well.

I will not eat.

Hello? - Let's eat.

Who is this? - I'll go to your neighbourhood.

You have the wrong number.

Are there any good restaurants in your neighbourhood?

I was going to say we should eat if you looked all skinny and weary.

But I guess you never skipped a meal.

I didn't eat, you jerk.

Ta-Da.

Take it. - What is this?

Green onions.

Why are you giving me this like it's a flower bouquet?

Is there a specific way you give green onions?

You're not going to let me in?

We need to keep our strength up.

Well, it's not like...

we used a lot of our energy, but we still need our energy.

Let's eat green onions.

But why green onions? - It will energize us.

I know that you already ate. - I didn't, you jerk.

You must eat even if you're full. That's love for humanity.

Did you know tteokbokki tastes really good with green onions?

You hate tteokbokki? - Yes, I do.

Why are you telling me that now? I already cooked it at your house.

You told me to eat the green onions. I'll eat them.

Right. Right. Let's eat the green onions.

What?

This is good.

The green onions stole tteokbokki's thunder.

The green onions are delicious.

Right? You might hate tteokbokki, but you must approve the sauce.

Gochujang is the best sauce. I like that about Korea.

Eat a lot.

Why are you doing this to me? You're being nice to me.

My grandfather once said,

"If you haven't fed them, don't put them to work."

I see. You want me to eat before I work?

Yes. When I'm not working,

I feel guilty.

Let's eat a lot and work hard.

Don't feel guilty.

It might look like we're not doing anything.

But what you're seeing isn't everything.

Our organs are diligently digesting the food we just consumed.

We're doing an absolute and noble act of living.

It feels like simple labour.

Do you think our bodies can be that simple?

No.

Don't move. Stay still.

Okay.

But you know...

that we need to find a production company, right?

Let's discuss...

Hey, So Min.

Min Joon. - Yes.

What's on my schedule today? - Documentary.

I film that every day. - None.

I don't have anything else? - No, none.

I see.

That means we'll be really busy today.

Yes, as a matter of fact, I'm ready.

Okay. Hurry. We'll be late. - Okay.

This is risky.

In what ways? - She's being herself.

That's a good thing. - Her natural side...