Chapter 139-140 (2/2)
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Chapter 140: Spring, the Season of Harvest (1)
TL: emptycube / ED: Isleidir
”Two million! Two million for the first week!”
The SBE Filoal”
A few strands of wispy hair reht that his eyes were sunken with large dark circles He made people recall the zoh the rigorous schedule for the past few months, were the sa like a shoal of piranhas Nationalco these days We need to break through with the first week's score or else…”
”Our screen time would be taken by the shoal of piranhas”
The project producer said with a frown
As if he just i is key, ! If ant to pull in as , we need to pour all our efforts intopress releases every day starting last week”
The PR Tea, said with a partly hoarse voice
”We have advertisements on buses, subways, and billboards as well Our main trailer already has 4 million views”
”Good How are the co trailer There's no way the comments will be bad”
The production producer blinked his sunken eyes as he smiled
”We put our soul into it”
”Thanks to that, we've received comments like these”
”What?”
”'The trailer is everything Since I've seen it, I probably don't need to watch therooh it was infectious, laughter quickly spread throughout the rooful expressions on their faces as they laughed
”'The trailer is everything'? They don't even kno oing for, I want to tell them”
”I wonder what their reactions will be once they see the ht? I want to invite them all to the preview”
”Ah, the reporters were curious about that”
Kang Minjeong twirled her pen as she said,
”They were asking ere offering soif eren't worried that our opening score will be negatively affected by word of mouth”
”Only those who aren't confident in their orry about that”
The project producer snorted
”That's what I told theet so's red lips curled upwards
”The previeill be the fuse Once word ofup the sales for the pre day will spread it through word of ain It'll sobll from there”
”How are the press and VIP preview preparations going?”
Kang Minjeong looked at the list of guests at the CEO's question and laughed
”It'll be as splendid as a filwon's personal connections and friends of our cast Even if only half of them attend, we'll be all over entertain the added,
”Neptune will be there, and Seo Jijoon agreed to co Sunwoo said he'll talk to the leads at Royal Fa, Seo Eunkyo, and Im Joowon could coht?”
”Today's its first broadcast”
The CEO licked his lips
”We'll benefit if Lee Songha becoreat”
”I hope so but it won't be easy”
”Why? Froood? China seeood, but they have bad luck with their co clicked her tongue
”They'll probably have a rough night”
”bastards!”
PBS's drama director swore
A chill smacked the inside of the director's office The chief producer in charge of Royal Fa, and Director Woo They were all sighing with frozen faces
It was because of the ratings chart on the table
Two lines were highlighted
{IBC's 'Benz after the crappy Car' Episode 2 158 national ratings}
{UBS's 'Afterlife' Episode 16 118 national raitings}
”If you add those two together, their ratings exceed 27 What do we do?”
”I know, right? Why did you schedule things like this?”
Writer Jang said while brushi+ng her hair to the side
The pearl earrings hanging from her ear shook violently
”We needed to start at the sae if we start late? Dra viewers these days don't watch on air dates if they e watch it after the dra I'm the director here How could I not know this? If those immoral bastards didn't scheme, all three companies would have started new dramas at the same time!”
The director beat his chest The chief producer quickly opened a bottle of water and handed it to the director Having dealt with the enraged director the entire day, the chief producer said with an exhausted face,
”IBC feigned ignorance before suddenly getting the juinally 16-episode series to 20 episodes It seeainst us”
The chief producer cautiously said,
”It's not like eren't doing anything either We ended 'It's Fate' a week early for Royal Fa it early anyways because its ratings were only at 4 It wasn't 'It's Fate' but rather 'It's Dead'{1} If you're going to take credit for so, make it believable”
The chief producer cru's harsh words
Director Woo, who had been silent for a while, scratched his beard as he said,
”Let's talk about this after our first episode airs Wefor our draative already? Well, we can also increase our viewershi+p through other channels as well”
”That's easy to say”
Writer Jang said with the click of her tongue
”IBC's 'crappy Car' People are going crazy over how great the chemistry is between the male and fereat cliffhanger too Also, 'Afterlife' is a genre-specific drao watch soht, we're screwed”
The 's words Like a boat that was about to sink Just then, Director Sung fro IBC and UBS's Wednesday-Thursday drama reactions, put his tablet down
”If we're really unlucky…”
He laughed bitterly as he said,
”Then we'vedraht Cat Guardian Ghost aired
The staff and cast had gathered to watch the broadcast that time too
It was loud and full of anticipation People were glancing at the clock with expectant faces Alcohol glasses clinked endlessly Meat cooked on the grill And the cheers that erupted after they reported real-tis
I remembered how the drama's first broadcast was like a festival
Compared to that, this was the Intensive Care Unit
Perhaps it would be a funeral in an hour
”What is this all of sudden?”
”The crappy Car pretty much splashed crap on us Why did they have to hit 15 ratings on their second episode? There wasn't anything to see!”
”Don't public broadcast dras these days? If IBC and UBS take 27… We really ht have to start froht ould easily exceed 10 on our first night”
The staff and eathered for the broadcast whispered to each other Even the leads, Yoon Taekyung, Seo Eunkyo, and even Ilasses with tense faces TheEarth's inner core
In fact, even the behind-the-scenes tea the scene had placed their calasses
The situation was just as frustrating as high our expectations and goals were
I was fiddling withsoft touched ha's head It seeo, but she was now sleeping with her round forehead and cheek leaning against my shoulder With a fork in her hand
She had been falling asleep on our way here, but it seems she reached her li to attendevents for both herfor the behind-the-scenes clips, and there was still some time before the broadcast
I decided to let her sleep a bit and covered her with , are you okay?”
I on a dried squid tentacle across from me
”Me?”
”Everyone's uneasy, yet it seeazes slowly landed on me
”That's true Mr Sunwoo's been quiet for a while now for soht now? While everyone's this anxious?”
”She couldn't sleep properly for the past few days because of her busy schedule”
People were astonished at my excuse
”Still, she has nerves of steel”
”She can sleep easy because Chief Jung isn't anxious”
”No, Mr Sunwoo, aren't you worried? If our ratings aren't good, isn't your iht? Reporters and netizens are incredibly curious about ill happen”
”Maybe…”
Im Joowon leaned his face closer
”Do you foresee our ratings being good? Is that why you're so calht die from anxiety!”
”No joke Seriously If you say that, I feel like I'll actually relax”
At so at h if I said that the drama would be a success, it actually would be
I didn't knohen, but Lee Songha had woken up and was looking at azes, I wordlessly laughed
If I was honest…
I was so nervous my mouth felt dry I felt like I would dry out
It was ree of confidence that Next K-Pop Star and Cat Guardian Ghost would be a success But the future was unclear this ti a bust by stopping Park Dojin fro picked as the lead, but that didn't ensure success for this drae was a bolt out of the blue fora baseball bat at the back ofthat I could see another future Anything
However, there were no signs of that happening
Even though I looked calm on the outside, I was inwardly more nervous than anyone here damn it If I could pay some price to see the future, I would have done it already
My cheeks tingled People were staring atat lass of beer, I casually said,
”Well, we did everything we could”
”That's exactly e're frustrated!”
Gruazes on me moved towards the clock 9:55 Royal Family's first episode would air in a few ha tapped her phone a few tie
-Euaah! Waiting for Royal Family to air! Everyone, please ith us!
There was a picture with a caption that was undoubtedly written by I, each holding a slice of pizza Behind their gathered faces was a co on PBS's channel
When I went on the entertain with Royal Fa tea nothing back
Neptune's picture was already posted in an article Not only that, but there were also pictures of Son Chaeyoung and Seo Jijoon, who made cameo appearances Even supportive comments on Alive actors' social media accounts were picked up by reporters
”It looks like everyone is waiting for it to air”
Lee Songha said while stabbing her fork in a chicken drumstick
She looked no different fro?
”Songha, aren't you worried about the ratings?”
”We did everything we could like oppa said”
She replied as she offered the chicken to s will be good”
”Our luck is good?”
When our luck couldn't be any worse?
Lee Songha looked around before whispering inti”
Then she pointed her fork atIt was so ridiculous
Lee Songha laughed along with me
Unconcerned whether people would think ere crazy, we laughed for a long tio well Really Unlike in the past when things didn't work out no ha tried, I hope that she would be rewarded with great ratings
I wished that the future I had yet to see was soht this…
”Huh? Why is crappy Car starting already?”
Someone exclai their commercials, yet IBC was already at their title screen The text 'Third Episode' appeared on a black screen then the draht away
With a scene of the
They hugged each other as they crashed into the fridge, then the table Plates and glasses were being shattered as they passionately kissed
”This is supposed to be a ro on the third episode?!”
”Tongue! I think I just saw tongue?! Isn't this worth reporting to the KCC{2}?!”
The audio director holding the reed the channel The fe A collapsed body spilling blood could be seen on the side
”Are they kidding me?!”
”God da here?!”
While angry voices erupted out, Writer Jang's drearily said,
”They want a fight”
The TV stopped at PBS's channel Royal Fas did it start with?!”
Writer Jang shouted
The production assistant, who already had his phone to his ear, raised his finger to his lips to shush us
The bar became so quiet one could hear a needle drop
Soon, the assistant opened his lips
{1} Korean pun 'Passed away' and 'Fate' here use the same word phonetically
{2} KCC - Korea Coency
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