TL: KSD
The fact that almost all employees of Baekhak Publishing dislike Lim Yang-wook,
implies that almost all employees know who Lim Yang-wook is.
And Baekhak Publishing is a very large company.
Its very difficult for one employee to beco famous in such a company.
Unless you happen to run into the chairmans son around a corner with toast in your mouth
Fortunately, Lim Yang-wook has never run into the chairmans son with toast in his mouth.
But he has run into quite a few other people.
-To think that was submitted as a plan is questionable.
-I think its nonsense.
-Dont think about adding anything here, just do as youre told. Is that so difficult?
Theres a ghost story that gets told in Baekhak Publishing. Long ago, in the publishing planning departnt that decides the business direction of Baekhak Publishing, there lived a devil
The mont you make eye contact, your project gets overturned, and despite the seniority order, this devil devours seniors whole with great ability, leaving no room for objection
Of course, its all an old story.
The devil was exorcised, and the ghost story gradually forgotten.
But today, the devil from the ghost story has returned.
You, you cant possibly!
Ah, its been a long ti. Sunbae.
Publishing Planning Departnt Head Woo Ki-tae was as shocked as if he had seen a ghost.
Indeed, the difficulty of resurrecting the dead and bringing back the demoted might be similar.
The very image of that bastard from Woo Ki-taes mory, just without the hair.
The devil in a suit approached Woo Ki-tae.
You! How could you be here!
Well be working together again, so I ca to say hello.
That day, the employees of Baekhak Publishing rembered.
The fear of being dominated by the devil, the humiliation of having their proposals rejected
Publishing Managent Departnt Head Lim Yang-wook.
Lim Yang-wook has returned.
EP 6-The Show Must Go On
Anyone familiar with the Village Hidden in the Leaves knows that originally, a rogue ninja is much stronger than just a ninja.
According to traditional subculture grammar, the exiled are strong.
And the returnees are also strong.
So, what about soone who was exiled and then returned? They are much stronger.
Therefore, its common sense that soone who was exiled and returns gains cheat abilities and becos 999 tis stronger. This is also ntioned in Japanese light novels.
Lim Yang-wook was sowhat similar.
When he left, he was a team leader, but upon his return, he was a departnt head.
Moreover, having a reliable (figurehead) head of the division backing him, he could be said to be a L Bu on Red Hare, or Mario with a star. (TL: Horse of L Bu)
However, Lim Yang-wooks impression upon entering the lobby of Baekhak Publishing was a bit distant from the traditional subculture clichs.
Rather than wielding cheat abilities to slaughter everyone, a bitter and nostalgic longing took precedence.
The scenery remains the sa
He rembered the day he first entered the lobby of Baekhak Publishing. It was a ti filled with hope and ambition.
Although he soon realized the companys deep-rooted disdain for inferior universities and was frustrated, the dream of making the Korean publishing industry a better place was vividly rembered.
And now, Lim Yang-wook is slowly realizing that dream.
At this rate, he wouldnt be ashad in front of his younger self.
With that lingering sentint, Lim Yang-wook glanced at Baek Seol division head beside him.
Gone was the disheveled office worker, wandering the office with a cup of coffee and yawning.
Baek Seol, neatly dressed, certainly looked the part of her position, but her eyes, wavering incessantly, undermined the atmosphere.
What should I do, what should I do, what should I do, what should I do, what should I do, what should I do?
Easily reading her inner turmoil, Lim Yang-wook smiled and offered her so guidance.
You should probably start by going to the division heads office. Director~nim.
Yes, Ye-Heh?!
Baek Seol still found it awkward to hear polite speech from Lim Yang-wook, her eyeballs spinning round and round.
But, shouldnt we still greet the companys people?
In what company does the head of a division go around greeting the departnt heads?
Then, maybe in a slightly anti-authoritarian, venture company vibe?
Baekhak Publishing is a company of stubborn old farts. Just sit nicely in the division heads office.
After setting Baek Seols course of action, Lim Yang-wook went around Baekhak Publishing to greet the stubborn old farts.
Roaming around, he saw many familiar faces. Lim Yang-wook warmly smiled and greeted every acquaintance he encountered.
Ah, how long has it been, Assistant Manager Lee?
Ah, ah, hello! Team Leader! No, I an Departnt Head~nim!
I see youre a team leader now, too, Lee Eun-bi, huh? I thought you would beco one soday. I saw the ambition in your eyes every ti you laughed at the CEOs jokes.
Hey, Assistant Manager Park!
Team Leader Li, Li, Lim?!
Whats wrong? You look like youve seen a ghost. Oh, youve beco a Deputy Head? Congratulations. Are you in sales departnt?
Uh, uh-huh
Heh, Ill be seeing you around. Lets greet each other again later.
Lim Yang-wook exchanged brief greetings with acquaintances and departnt heads he encountered in the corridors.
There were strange murmurs like, Lim Yang-wook smiled?! and What did I just see? but he didnt bother much about them.
From his first round of reconnaissance, Lim Yang-wook learned sothing important.
This company, it hasnt changed much.
Then, the story becos very simple.
Lim Yang-wook returned to Division head Baek Seol and reported the outco of his reconnaissance.
I think for the ti being, we just need to do our own work.
?
We dont have to worry about other departnts.
Lim Yang-wook, knowing the company Baekhak Publishing better than anyone else, was able to give Baek Seol a pinpoint lecture.
The ideology dominating Baekhak Publishing is elitism.
The one thing that allows them to endure the harsh working environnt is the pride of being the pinnacle of the Korean publishing industry.
This ntality applies to the organization as well. Its about delegating all decision-making power to capable people.
Thats the Publishing Planning Departnt. Where I used to be. You know where that is, right, Director?
Ah, yes
Perhaps in the Book Distribution Departnt, which manages offline bookstores and distribution networks, but at least within the Publishing Business Departnt, the Publishing Planning Departnt holds all the power.
Thus, other departnts are essentially just tools to facilitate the projects attempted by the Publishing Planning Departnt.
In other words, you only need to worry about the Publishing Planning Departnt.
But now, its a ss there.
!
The Publishing Planning Departnt where Lim Yang-wook had been was a place of fierce etings and debates, primarily between conservatives and innovators.
However, after the entire minority of innovators were ousted due to the Publishing Managent Task Force explosion, the departnt beca a den for conservatives.
In other words, a robust leadership system under the Kim Sang-guk Yang Sung-jun line was completed.
But thats been ruined.
Yang Sung-jun was gone, and Kim Sang-guk was out of sorts. And to Lim Yang-wook, Departnt Head Woo Ki-tae seed incapable of returning the Publishing Planning Departnt to its normal state.
Therefore, in Baekhak Publishings existing power structure, the only person who could think, have a say, and exercise that power was CEO Kim Sang-guk, but his threat lts away in front of Baek Seols dignified lineage.
Whether its simply a good situation or orchestrated by CEO Baek Do-hyun, Lim Yang-wook was not so dull as to not know what to do next.
Now, we just have to change the Publishing Managent Departnt into the Publishing Managent Division.
!
Weve gained a level of independence within Baekhak Publishing that could be considered an in-house venture, or even a subsidiary. Now we just need to leech, no, utilize Baekhak Publishings manpower and capital to expand our business and build our achievents.
So, when such impressive achievents are accumulated, there will be justification for promoting Baek Seol to CEO.
He omitted that part.
I know its very confusing for you right now. But once you get used to it, its nothing. Ill guide you as quickly as possible, so for now, just get used to the company.
Ah, okay!
Um!
Uh!
The two exchanged determined glances.
Lim Yang-wook bowed to Baek Seol and then left the office.
He headed towards the Publishing Managent Departnt.
As he opened the office door, he saw the employees, waiting like baby birds, with their eyes wide open in surprise.
Lim Yang-wook smiled, showing his white teeth.
Tadaima.
Assistant Manager Kim Ga-ryung, with a deep understanding of Japanese otaku light novels, sprang up from his seat and responded.
Okaeri!
Even the regular employees, who didnt understand what the two were talking about, sprang up and rushed to Lim Yang-wook.
Departnt Head Lim!
Youve returned!
Departnt Head Lim!
The employees of the Publishing Managent Departnt welcod Lim Yang-wook as if they were reuniting with lost family mbers.
All the original staff of the Publishing Managent Departnt were from Baekhak Entertainnt, and for them, it was as if they had suddenly been dropped into a different world one day.
Lim Yang-wook affectionately consoled the lost lambs, who had been struggling in his absence, as he subtly explored the Publishing Managent Departnt office.
Ho ho
About half of the Publishing Managent Departnt was new personnel, likely dispatched from various departnts of Baekhak Publishing intending to terraform and swallow the departnt whole.
But while entering is voluntary, leaving is not.
The Publishing Managent Departnt, no, the Publishing Managent Division, is at a precious mont that must be transford into an .
Lim Yang-wook began to devise a wicked strategy to gulp down the spies planted by Baekhak Publishing.
But that was one thing, and this was another.
There was a more pressing matter at hand.
Ah, but wheres Author Moon?
Hes gone missing.
?!
* * *
Saying that Moon In-seop has gone missing is an overly Baekhak Publishing-centric point of view.
Its true that Moon In-seop disappeared from his workshop and escaped the grasp of Baekhak Publishing employees, but from Moon In-seops perspective, it wasnt a disappearance.
It was an escape.
Ah, it feels so refreshing.
Although Moon In-seops path is that of literature, he is still a resident of the New Light Spring Orphanage.
He had inherited the skill of Golden Cicada Shedding from Ma Ki-hoon, who had single-handedly defeated a gang of evil villains three to one and escaped from a hopeless situation.
Especially with Ma Ki-hoon himself by his side, how much more could it be?
The two boys had easily slipped from the grasp of Baekhak Publishing and disappeared.
Baekhak Publishing employees even contacted the New Light Spring Orphanage to inquire about Moon In-seops whereabouts, but ultimately they could not track down Moon In-seop and Ma Ki-hoon.
And the two were at the New Light Spring Orphanage.
Under a large tree in the yard, they lay on a platform spread out on the ground.
The cool sumr breeze blowing under the shade of the tree cooled the heat.
The breeze is cool and just perfect.
Right? How did you co up with this idea?
Hehe
Moon In-seop had used his knowledge as a returnee for the first ti in a long while.
Only Moon In-seop knows the future.
A few years from now, a large platform will be laid out in the yard of the New Light Spring Orphanage.
The platform, installed without much thought by Director Moon Chung-jae, beca a beloved fixture among the children.
The feeling of lying sprawled under the shade of a tree in sumr is sothing those who havent experienced it wouldnt understand.
Moon In-seop had simply brought that future a little earlier.
Thanks to him, not just Moon In-seop and Ma Ki-hoon but other children were also resting sprawled out on the large platform.
A passing orphanage gym teacher ca over and tapped on Ma Ki-hoons leg protruding from the platform.
What are you kids doing?
Resting.
Are you a dried fish? Its not like drying peppers in the countryside, what is this?
The gym teacher boisterously squeezed himself among the children and lay down on the platform. The primary school kids shrieked about the sweat sll, but the gym teacher chuckled and clung to the children.
Ma Ki-hoon also watched with a playful smile, and Moon In-seop glanced over with a slight roll of his eyes, enjoying the warm scene.
Amidst the loud chirping of cicadas, a peaceful sumr day at New Light Spring Orphanage was passing by.
-!
Just then, an alert sounded on Moon In-seops phone.
It was a call from Kim Byul.
Hello?
-In-seop were friends, right?
Yes?
-Friends right?!
?
If Moon In-seop had known that Kim Byul was calling during a variety show filming, he might have thought a bit more about his response.
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