Chapter 12  

Chapter 12   – I Am Generous

Gyungsoo quickly ran up .

Jaegun, until he came up his nose, stood there . It was true that this unexpected meeting was uncomfortable and baffling .

“He…llo . ”

“How did you know?”

“Yes? Ah…”

Gyungsoo read the discomfort in Jaegun’s face and stopped for a second . However he knew that this wasn’t a matter to be hidden so he quickly explained .

“The general manager told me to get over here… I was looking for the exact place and you just appeared… . . ”

Jaegun closed his mouth and was speechless . He didn’t feel like he needed to ask how he found out .

This line of job is small . A person who worked here works over there . A person who worked over there works over here . And then here and there and over there, people start to know each other . Perhaps general manager Ma had contacts in StarBooks .

Hetae Media knew that Jaegun wouldn’t like yet they still found his address and sent a person here . Jaegun was sorting out the perfect response for this discomfort in his head .

“Writer Ha, if it’s before dinner time, you should come with me…”

“I have a meeting . ”

“Ah . Yes then talking while standing here is bad so we should go to a nearby cafe…”

“No . I will simply speak right here . What I want is a contract requirement . ”

“Con, contract requirement?”

Gyungsoo’s face revealed his fear .

This was the first time that he saw this confident and self-confirmed Jaegun . The old Jaegun wasn’t like this . As they were a writer and an editor, they had different jobs, but he was like him, a powerless man .

Jaegun put up his hands and folded his fingers one by one and continued his words .

“11% royalties from 3000 copies, extra 1%, from 4000 copies, extra 1% from 5000 copies and so on . Also a contract span of two years . Electronic books should be 7 to 3 . Of course the 7 is me . Send this to general manager Ma . ”

“Wr-writer Ha? This, this is…”

Gyungsoo turned pale and couldn’t continue his words . This wasn’t impossible . The deal that Jaegun just proposed was a deal that A type famous writers could negotiate .

“I’m busy so I’ll assume you heard me and I’ll go first . ”

“W-writer Ha . Wait a second . Excuse me . ”Tewon smiled and opened his mouth .

“Your book is getting printed a thousand copies more . ”

“Then… . it means that one book is getting about 4000 copies?”

“Yes . Estimate about 2500 dollars . It means you’re getting about 2500 dollars each month . Of course only from the paper books . ”

Jaegun’s smile was earnest . He didn’t need to hide his feeling in front of Tewon .

Now like other employees, he had a stable cash flow of money coming in . He didn’t need to worry about the gas fees or wash in cold water like fish flopping around . Life changes in a moment like this .

“If the reviews are good, then we might sell about 5000 copies per book . ”

“I wish that could happen . ”

“And because of that, Writer Ha, Do you have any intentions of lengthening the series?

Jaegun put down his cup and met Tewon’s gaze .

“You want me to write more of the series?”

“Yes . I’ve read until the 10th book and there’s a fight that starts in the 8th book . If we can lengthen the story from the 8th book to the 10th book, we can write about to 15 books . Other than that, the plot might break and ruin the series . ”

Tewon wasn’t a editor that only looked for the gain of the company .

He wanted the ratio that also didn’t ruin the project . This was why he had a lot of popularity among writers . Jaegun also felt that too .

“How is it? If we can go till 15 books, the book may increase in popularity and we might go over 5000 books and maybe up to 6000 . Your royalties will also increase by that much as well . ”

“But I thought I finished the story pretty cleanly…”

Jaegun slurred his words and moved his head sideways .

A young girl was coming through the door and entering the restaurant .

With a 160 cm height, a small body and two large eyes, she had a cute impression . Jaegun felt the entire restaurant getting brighter .

“Somii, here!”

Tewon held up his hand and shouted .

The cute girl that Jaegun saw smiled, put her shoes in the cabinet, and walked over . And then, to Jaegun, she bent her waist 90 degrees and greeted him without caring about the other customers .

“Hello, Writer Ha, I am StarBooks’ employee Jung Somii . I’m late because I was parking . ”

Like her face, she had a clean and happy voice .

Jaegun, with his eyes on her white socks below her shorts, awkwardly nodded to her . The cat inscribed on her sock looked like Rika . He felt good .