Big Life

Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Chapter 58

“A contract?”

Minho asked with a confused look .

“Writer Ha, have you… made management company?”

“No, I have no skill to do such a thing . ”

“But then…?”

“It’s a contract with me . ”

Jaegun answered while putting Rika on the ground .

Looking at Rika who was walking to the window, he continued .

“I want to help you so you can make better novels . ”

“Of, of course . I do, but you’re so busy that how could I ask for help…”

“No . ”

Jaegun cut him off .

“It’s a contract . With me helping you write better, I have a condition . ”

“Condition?”

“Do you know Laugh Books?”

“No, I’ve never heard of it . ”

“It’s a very new management . There’s only one project it’s servicing as well . And the condition is that you contract with Laugh Books . ”

“Ah… yes . ”

Minho answered awkwardly .

He wondered why Jaegun would want to him to join Laugh Books .

There was risk in signing with a new management with only one project . It would be hard to give something that he put in a lot of work to a new management that is yet tested . ,

Jaegun answered first .

“Laugh Books is a management that the editor I admire the most created after he resigned in a company . I’ve gotten help from him and I still do . This is going to be a good thing for both you and Laugh Books . ”

“Ahah, yes… hm? Then, does that mean?!”

Minho was nodding as he understood . He lifted his head in surprise .

“Then is the one project… the Breathe?”

“Yes . ”

Jaegun answered embarrassingly .

Then Minho opened his mouth .

Then, 3 seconds later .

He nodded crazily and answered .

“I’ll do it . I’ll do the contract . ”

“You don’t have to decide now . The contract is…”

“No, it’s fine . I know I’ll do fine . It’s amazing that I’m just eating with Writer Ha . ”

Minho was being truthful and not just overreacting .

His trusted in the management that contracted the Breathe . It had given him unlimited faith, .

Jaegun added .

“The representative is great too . You won’t have any regrets . ”

“Of course . I know . I trust you . No, I don’t even have to say trust . I will follow you no matter what . ”

“Ring!

The doorbell rang .

“Ah, I think the food came . ”

Minho quickly ran out to the door .

It was the delivery man .

“This is the right place, right?”

“Yes, right . 9 dollars and 50 cents?”

Minho froze when he checked his wallet . He had no money .

He asked while pulling out a credit card .

“Does this work?”

“You should have said it earlier . I didn’t bring the swiper . ”

“Uh, I forgot I had no cash…”

“Well bring it when you order later or when I come back . It’s not once or twice you ordered . ”

The man said nicely and turned around .

As he was about to leave, Jaegun was holding out the money .

“Here it is . ”

“Ah, yes, thank you . Here’s the change . ”

The man went out .

Minho was so embarrassed and put his head down to Jaegun .

“I’m really sorry . I forget to get money . I’ll return it when my brother comes . ”

“No, it’s fine . Think of it as a contract money . ”

“Yes?”

“You contracted with me . I’m trying to count that money as your contract money . ”

“Hahahah…”

“Let’s eat . It’s going to cool . ”

“Yes, writer . ”

The two people started to eat .

Jaegun started to eat quickly as he was hungry . Minho was eating slowly .

“Uh, Writer Ha?”

Jaegun already finished and was cleaning his lips with a tissue .

As he looked at Minho’s bowl, it was barely half eaten .

“Say it . ”

“I’m not sure what to say but…”

Minho continued after a pause .

“I know you want to help the Laugh Book’s representative . But why me… there’s so many writers better than me . Do you think I have potential?”

Then, Jaegun finally understood .

This Minho didn’t have confidence . He was afraid that his work would harm someone instead of sell .

“There’s definitely potential . ”

Jaegun answered with focus .

“I said earlier at the writer’s meeting . I finished your previous series . You write well . You have the basics . But…”

Jaegun went to get some water .

He continued to the nervous Minho .

“My opinion is that you don’t have a great end . The story falls apart at the end . It was a shame at the weak ending . ”

“Hm… I do get criticized for that a lot . I think that, too . ”

“If you change that, I believe you will have a great career . I will help you . ”

“Yes…”

Minho answered and put his head down .

Jaegun’s words were making him feel emotional . There were few people in his entire writer’s life who had said something so nice .

“It was luck that I was at that writer’s meeting . ”

Minho muttered . He could see the writer’s meeting in front of him .

It was a meeting that he had swallowed his pride to go to . He wanted to meet writers, get opinions and advice, and become a better writer .

And then he met Jaegun there .

And now it came here . To Minho, that was one of the best things that had happened all year .

“I will try my hardest . ”

Minho answered with determination .

He had no shame in learning from a younger writer like Jaegun . He was 34, 7 years younger than Jaegun . Learning had no age, he thought .

“I understood the difference while reading your comments . I want to learn more . ”

“You’re lifting me up too much . Hm… then I want to see what the story will be after book 2 . ”

“Ah, yes . I’ll show you . Come over here . ”

Jaegun read the outline of The King Fallen on Earth very carefully . And he commented on the parts that he disliked a bit .

Minho memoed diligently .

“…I think this is good . You’re good at writing . Just don’t make a story like that . I think you should write like book 1 . ”

“Wow, since you said that, I just have so much confidence now . I’m going to have to start writing after my job . ”

“Job?”

“Ah, yes . I have a part time job at a nearby convenience store . I need to earn my living fees . ”

Minho bitterly smiled and scratched his cheek .

He had to do anything to earn a living .

Jaegun smiled faded as he recalled his life .

“I worked at a convenience store just last year too . ”

“…!”

Minho looked at Jaegun in disbelief .

“Really? No, but you have previous sellers than the Breathe?”

“All of them came out this year . I had trouble last year . I couldn’t even take a hot shower to save money . ”

“Ah, I didn’t know . ”

Jaegun turned his glance to the monitor .

He said as he looked at the outline of Minho’s story .

“You will be able to stop your job as well . Write with confidence . You’ll do well . ”

“Thank you . I will write hard . ”

Jaegun stood up and took his coat .

Rika sitting on the window edge saw him and jumped off .

“Are you leaving?”

“I should . Send me Book 2 when you’re done . ”

Jaegun went to the door .

Minho went out first and opened the door .

“Don’t come out please . ”

“It’s up there anyway . ”

Jaegun said goodbye to Minho, who went out to greet him out, and got in the car .

The car slowly marched forward .

Minho was staring the car . To that, a teenager came behind him .

“Who is that?”

“Ah, don’t surprise me . I told you not to come up behind me . ”

It was his brother living in the same office .

“Who is that? Is there a person who would come with a car to our office?”

“A writer . ”

“Writer? Who?”

“If I say it, you’re gonna die . An amazing writer . ”

His brother laughed at that .

“Oh really? What kind of a great writer? I guess Pyung Cheon Yu, the writer who wrote the Breathe, came over?”

“Hahahahaha . ”

Minho looked up at the sky and laughed loudly

His brother, who thought Minho was laughing at his joke, also started to laugh .

The sky was looking very bright .