1983 Past Life Manga King

“It’s good to be a cartoonist. Why are you worried about that?”

“Yeah, it is. It’s a pity I don’t have a sister. And there will be a lot of empty space. Are you going to hire someone?”

“Well, looking at the situation.”

“By the way, what if…”

Kyung-hee starts rolling her eyes with a slightly strange expression.

And then she hesitates.

“What is it? Tell me.”

“Hey, Silver Oppa.”

“Why silver?”

“What if Silver Oppa escapes with me?”

“Silver…. Ah.”

Come to think of it, I hadn’t thought of that possibility.

If Jung Mi-ja makes her debut as a cartoonist, her silver might even go out of her way to help her.

I think that Mija Jung’s vacancy can be filled somehow, but her silver is a little different.

Silver plays a huge role in Pasiencia’s cartoon character. And besides that, Silver is an all-rounder enough to be involved in various tasks.

Even if you pay double the salary given to Silver, it seems impossible right now to get a talented person.

Well, this is really unexpected.

Do I need to prepare slowly?

It’s okay even if it’s hard (1)

“Ah, I’m really tired of swearing, I’m tired.”

A female editor sits down and takes a deep breath in her. Then, her co-worker, who was by her side, asked with a pitiful expression.

“Are the letters wrong again?”

“No, it looks like the typewriter you put on has fallen off.”

“Oh, again?”

“Yeah. They say it’s been mishandled by the real printing house, but even so, it’s my fault. It didn’t fit properly.”

“What? Why are we blaming the weak adhesive?”

“That’s it.”

Saying so, he took a deep breath.

A colleague who was exhorting such a woman slapped her palm as if he remembered something.

“Oh, they said it was coming today, did you hear that?”

“Is that so?” “New short story.”

“Oh, that?”

The woman’s gloomy expression quickly regains vitality.

This is the editorial department of the biweekly girl’s manga magazine Pink Girl.

It is located on the 3rd floor of the Mitsuda Shoten Building, and it is a new department that was founded only a few months ago.

In the meantime, the editorial department related to comics has been created and disappeared several times, but it was late because there was no interest in girls’ manga magazines, but it was created only now.

Fortunately, this time it was created thanks to the propaganda of several comic magazines centered on boy heroes.

However, the biggest problem after the creation of the magazine is the absence of popular writers.

Of course, the first issue started with short stories supported by several established writers, but the problem of not having popular serials quickly appeared.

During the release of the seventh magazine, sales continued to decline and at the same time, inventory only piled up.

Although they are scouting talented girls’ manga editors from the outside, that alone did not solve the problem quickly.

So, I requested applications from other magazines within the same publishing house, and received various names and manuscripts.

However, nothing stood out.

Meanwhile, the most famous editor of Boy Heroes visited this place.

It was Jiro Akagi, the editor in charge of ‘Samsara’ and ‘Pasiencia’, which are currently the hottest manga in Mitsuda Shoten.

But what he brought was a short name of 50 pages.

As other editors may not know, the name was brought by the person in charge of Samsara, so the editorial department was noisy with the story.

The storyline has not yet been shown to general editors, and it is said that it was only revealed at meetings of the team leader or higher.

However, the short manuscript was now a hot topic.

“But who is in charge? Will it be decided among the team leaders?”

“Well, I was curious about that too, so I asked my manager, but he didn’t know.”

“Don’t the team leaders know?”

“Huh. First of all, they say that the manuscript will arrive today, or tomorrow at the latest. If so, the responsibility must have been decided.”

At that time, a female employee who was listening to the story interrupted the conversation.

“Rumor said that he was related to Mr. Sunny, did you hear that?”

“Huh. I heard that too. Seeing that she is a rookie, some say that she is not from that area.”

“I don’t know if it’s a different language, but wouldn’t it be worth looking forward to if it’s from Sunny teacher’s studio?”

“Even if you’re not from Sunny’s studio, wouldn’t your skills be better than a typical rookie if you see what Akagi-san brought? In fact, there are also reports that it was pretty good at the team leaders meeting.”

“Still, you won’t know until you check it out yourself. Just because you’re good at drawing doesn’t make you famous.”

“Actually, there are many cases where we bring in a famous writer from an amateur and then they fail.”

“right. Because pros and amateurs are completely different areas.”

“Still, if it’s Sunny’s side, I’m kind of looking forward to it.”

“That too.”

While the staff were chatting like that, a voice was heard from one side.

“Come on, be quiet! Everyone, please pay attention to this!”

The editor’s hoarse voice echoes through the room.

The gazes of the female employees and a few male employees who were chatting were focused in the direction the sound was heard.

I see the big-faced editor-in-chief with a sparse beard looking around. But next to him is a young woman he’s never seen before.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“Are you new?”

“What do you mean, it sounds like the female employee who came with Akagi-san from Boy Hero before?”

“Oh, okay?”

“Yes. I remember too.”

At the male employee’s words, the female employees glance back at him and smile.

“If you’re a pretty girl, do you have a good memory?”

“right.”

“I have a good memory.”

“I will.”

“What is that laugh?”

“not really?”

“Isn’t that weird anyway? Have you ever decided to move to this place?”

“Yeah. There may not be a shortage of staff.”

“Is it a downturn? What did you do over there?”

“Oh my, please. This is not an exile where only criminals are sent.”

“What do you mean, it’s the worst performing magazine in the magazine, so maybe it is.”

“Yeah?”

“Well, I’m welcome.” “Is this a man?”

“There, pay attention!”

The sharp-faced, old-fashioned deputy editor-in-chief, who came in with her, is startled and surprised by the staff who had been babbling at her shouts.

The editor, who saw this, slightly kicked her tongue and opened his mouth immediately.

“Some of you may remember this page, but Kawada-kun is an employee of the Boy Hero Editorial Department. It’s not completely transferred from Boy Hero. As some of you may know, I will be working here for a limited time until the new short story is serialized and the results come out.”

At that, the staff murmured again.

I had never heard of an employee from another department coming in just for a short film.

However, on the other hand, everyone was noticing that the short story was a work that had only been rumored for a while.

“quiet!”

The room becomes quiet again at the sharp voice of the deputy editor.

Then the editor nodded her head and spoke again.

“It’s temporary, but I hope that the staff will properly support Kawada-kun with the necessary work, even for a short period of time.”

As soon as the editor finished speaking, Michiko, who had been with me, greeted me.

“I hope to go along well!”

Everyone applauds as soon as she greets her. It is similar to the atmosphere when a newcomer comes in.

“Come on, this way.”

“Yeah.”

As Michiko follows the editor to the conference room, the deputy editor returns to his seat.

And soon the door to the conference room opens and the team leaders in it rush out.

However, the staff tilted their heads, giving the impression that the editor’s actions were being cautious.

“what? Editor, why are you here? It’s like serving your boss.”

“It’s not strange to be treated like that when you see Akagi-san hanging out together. Right now, Akagi-san is receiving the most attention from the entire company.”

“It’s a little too much though.”

“Excessively, if this work is a hit like the boy hero, then that level is nothing.”

“Surely, the editor-in-chief usually looks like that, but how difficult is he?”

“Yeah, that’s it too.”

Then one of the team leaders approaching a nearby seat opened his mouth.

“Shimada.”

“Yes?” “Hurry up, go to the teacher Uchida. If the manuscript is late again this time, I will be broken by the deputy editor again!”

“Ah yes. Okay.”

Having said that, the female employee hurriedly grabbed her bag and left the editorial department.

“You too, stop talking and get to work.”

Surprised by the team leader’s twinkling eyes, each of them is busy doing their own thing.

*

“Now, sit here.”

As the editor-in-chief pointed to her boardroom head and spoke, Michiko waved her hand and smiled awkwardly.

“No, that’s not my place to sit.”

“still.”

“Just be comfortable with me.”

“But how….”

“I’m just a low-level female employee here. When you’re at work, your boss will want you to do the same.”

“Ah yes. Okay.”

After that, the editor-in-chief sends a glance to the deputy editor-in-chief to sit down.

The editor-in-chief was also burdened, so he eventually vacated the head office and took a seat across from him.

Then, she glances at the bag that Michiko brought. Then she unzips her bag and rummages through the inside with Michiko’s look of dismay.

She soon took a luxurious briefcase from her bag and handed it to the editor-in-chief.

“This is the finished manuscript.”

“Ah yes.”

As if sorry, he receives it politely with both hands.

Michiko smiled awkwardly at that.

She seems to be constantly concerned that she is the nephew of her boss.

In fact, few people at the company know this, including the editor-in-chief here. I wasn’t particularly close with the boss, it was just because I happened to bump into him at a restaurant a while ago.

She and she remembered her face when she came with Jiro.

Anyway, the cautious editor turns over the manuscript and changes to a cautious expression. Still, as the head of the editorial department, she is not clumsy in her attitude toward manuscripts.

In fact, even after she discovered her identity when she first brought her name with Jiro, her manuscript was to the extent of having her team leaders verify it properly. And it was only after hearing the opinions of her team leaders that the final permission was granted.

Anyway, he seemed to be a stubborn person when it came to comics.

The editor-in-chief, who reads the manuscript lightly once, begins to examine it carefully from the beginning again. He is only 50 pages long, so it takes a lot of time to read it.

And the editor-in-chief, who had reviewed the manuscript, raised his head.

“It’s fine.”

“right?”

“However, I think we will have to hold another meeting and make a final decision.”

“Of course you should.”

Michiko’s thoughtful expression collapsed slightly, and then she looked up at the wall clock.

“uh? So much time has passed like this. Sorry for this.” “No.”

“Hey, it’s lunch time, so even a meal……”

“It’s okay. I decided to go to a nearby restaurant with my senior.”

“Ah yes.”

“Anyway, please contact me when a decision is made.” “Okay.”

As soon as the editor answered, Michiko got up from her chair.

“Then, I’ll just go.”

* * *

Because it was after the holidays, the faces of the family members in the studio were all tired.

“Goo-goo, I’ve been resting for too long, and the aftereffects are so severe.”

When Ki-cheol Kim bent her neck left and right and gave a tired expression, she stretched her arms upwards like Cha-mi who was next to her and said,

“I also. I feel like my body won’t keep up with me because I’ve been resting for too long.”

“This is where the newbies go. Can’t you see the seniors working so hard?”

“Why does James oppa hold the flag to the kids for nothing? And don’t drag us in.”

“right. On the subject of being a Han-ryang uncle.”

“What? one quantity? I’m always busy too. What are the story writers playing tanja tangja to meet? Yunhwan looks like that, though.”

Lee Dae-bong’s abrupt remark made an expression of disbelief.

“Why are you dragging me here?”

“You’re honestly playing while you’re playing.”

“I’m busy too.”

“You don’t look like that.”

“No, I’m always busy.”