Chapter 454 – You Bastards!
Among the six chat room members, the oldest is Choi Mi-hwa. One year older than Seo Joo-hwan, she is the only member of her team who has a job and is always overworked.
“Too much work… !”
It has already been six months since she joined Nobel Dice.
In the meantime, Choi Mi-hwa has proven her mettle as an editor in her sixth year, nurtured by her previous jobs at Red Nobel and Funny Books.
The foremost thing she possesses is her eye her for discovering writers who are sure to become destined. As a heavy type addict, she reads thousands and tens of thousands of novels with her tremendous speed and discovers talented writers with her excellent eyesight. She, and as a person with a talent for communication and venom, uses her carrot and stick to bring out her talent her as a writer.
However, there was something else about her ability that Lee Seok-chan paid attention to.
“Why is the editorial network so good?”
He paid attention to Choi Mi-hwa’s personal connections to her. Even though she is an editor for 6 years, her connections are bizarrely good. Not only her top-tier writers her, but also the writers who always hovered around her bottom her and suddenly hit the jackpot, had a lot of people related to her. She was even surprised that she maintained friendships with many of the industry’s most talented editors and publishers.
Lee Seok-chan watched Mi-hwa Choi for a while, and as soon as he was convinced of her, she started to treat her the best of her in the industry. Seo Ju-hwan did not introduce her for nothing.
“Big. Our team leader Mihwa Choi feeds Nobel Dice. Thanks to that, I got through all the distributors. The event went well. I was a little worried because I had no experience and no one I knew, but thanks to Mi-hwa, I went easily. It cost a lot less money than I thought.”
Choi Mi-hwa’s connections shone in the hands of Lee Seok-chan. He made use of her her personal connections with Choi Mi-hwa, based on her innate intuition of her and her managerial and discerning talents of her. Thanks to this, Nobel Dice, which was large and had no real value, grew at a speed that no one in the industry expected.
Of course, the reason that was possible was thanks to the financial power that allowed him to wield 200% of his personal connections her. He was a man who spent money better than anyone else in his hobby his.
“Flaw. I was thinking of threatening you if things didn’t go the way I thought.”
“… A threat?”
“Haha. It’s a joke.”
Choi Mi-hwa sometimes felt a small goose bump whenever he muttered in a subtle tone. Despite Lee Seok-chan’s young age, which makes it difficult to think of him as a representative, and his demeanor of him, there was an atmosphere that somehow made it impossible to treat him carelessly.
“Because I saved money, I should pay Mi-hwa a performance bonus.”
“… Again? Can I give it to you like that?”
“I’m the representative, so how about a fistful or a hole-in-the-wall store? Rather, from now on, don’t ask me for payment, and do whatever you want, Mi-hwa.”
“Hey CEO, even though six years may seem like a lot at first glance, it’s not that great an annual. It’s a little bit embarrassing now…….”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Instead, don’t just think about running away because it’s hard. I will treat you the best.”
“… Then take a vacation…….”
“No. Go back. What if the company has just started going back and the team leader is gone? When you’re having a hard time, look at your bank account. It will make you feel better.”
“…….”
Choi Mi-hwa wanted to cry.
Of course, as Lee Seok-chan said, looking at the money in the bank account made me happy for a while. It was because the incentives that came in according to the sales of the writer in charge were considerable.
However, Choi Mi-hwa soon realized that the money was useless. What do you do when you have money I don’t have time to write.
Her shift her is weekdays from 9am to 5:30 pm. That was her set working hours her.
“Now. Overtime, nighttime, weekdays, and holidays, we’ll give you a generous amount of overtime pay, and we’ll give you bonuses so you won’t be disappointed, so let’s all do our best.”
CEO Seok-Chan Lee pampered people by beating them with money. Most of the employees seemed to be taking weekend work and working overtime as normal, and Mi-Hwa Choi assumed the title of team leader before she knew it.
Nobel Dice is a new company with a large scale thanks to its financial power, so there is an absolute lack of manpower. So, we make the most of our available workforce. Simply put, it is a black company that gives a lot of money. It was an environment in which it was not unusual to die from overwork at any time.
“Someone said that our company is a black company these days. Which black company pays me this much? A black company refers to a company that illegally exploits labor, and we don’t have that, right? If I had given more, I would have given more. Yes?”
“…….”
Employees, including Choi Mi-hwa, could not refute. Because it really pays off a lot. However, the workload is beyond imagination. In fact, among the young employees who value work-life balance, there were even those who quit after a month or two.
“These days, people talk about work-life balance and YOLO, but there are times when YOLO leads to goals. YOLO is a word coined by high-ranking people to make you spend money. I know.”
“…….”
I was only twenty-four, no, I said I was born early, so I guess twenty-three. Anyway, it wasn’t something a person in his mid-twenties would do. He seemed to like YOLO more than anyone because he looked like a bully with vulgar words.
If you’re lucky,
“Let’s all work a little harder. Are you still hiring employees and hiring short-term part-timers? Don’t worry, the work environment will gradually improve.”
Contrary to his arrogant appearance his, his words his are mostly truthful. In fact, the working environment quickly improved, and the internal stability of the company, which had only an assortment, gradually stabilized.
That’s how the size of Nobel Dice grew frighteningly fast. The problem with that is that the intensity of work, which had been relaxed for a while, also increased.
In the end, the employees, who did not want to die from overwork, actively encouraged their former colleagues to change jobs in order to live on their own. In addition, he hired a lot of part-timers to take care of simple manuscript proofreading. It wasn’t too difficult as the young representative spent money bizarrely.
“Let’s go to dinner today! Those who want to skip it can skip it, but we’re going to eat Korean beef, so take note!”
“Wow!”
Lee Seok-chan was a representative with good skills and good money.
Thanks to this, the employees were gradually breathing. In addition, as I had some spare time, I suddenly saw the money in my bank account. The bank account balance, which became richer day by day, soon led to a sense of loyalty to the company.
However, the problem is that Choi Mi-hwa does not seem to be included in the staff at all.
‘Why do I seem to be getting busier and busier? Why won’t work decrease?’
It’s all because of Lee Seok-chan. Lee Seok-chan, who confirmed her work ability in her in Choi Mi-hwa, did not put her at ease. Not only that, he would always accompany her whenever she went out to make good use of her connections her.
“Choi Mi-hwa, let’s go outside! You said you knew the company K’s main team leader, right?”
“Yes? I need to work on that manuscript…….”
“Uh huh, Chief Choi.”
“… CEO, if I leave now, I will have to work overtime again. If you can do it alone enough, why…….”
It is unacceptable for an employee to question the CEO. However, she is personally close to Lee Seok-chan and Seo Ju-hwan. Exhausted, she appealed for her approval of her.
“Okay? Then you can work overtime.”
“…….”
It didn’t matter.
“Where did Choi Mi-hwa, who said she wanted to create an ideal platform, go? Didn’t she say it was a life goal? She’s not saying that she cares about writers and only works on manuscripts. Her experience her now will help her in the future.”
“… I will be ready soon.”
“Hehe. Manager Choi, please understand. I’m still a student, so time doesn’t always come.”
“I heard you didn’t study at school…….”
“What?”
“No.”
Choi Mi-hwa spat out all sorts of swear words and grinded her teeth. Am but isn’t this too much work intensity?
‘If only it wasn’t for Juhwan!’
If it wasn’t for Seo Joo-hwan, this would be a job!
‘… I must have worked hard though.’
Because they give a lot of money
Choi Mi-hwa works hard today, thinking about the amount in her bank account her. It was a fate that the wage earner had no choice but to do as he was told.
A ray of light fell on Choi Mi-hwa shortly after Lee Seok-chan said he had dropped out of school.
“Yes? Are you hospitalized?”
– Yes. Now, three ribs have gone out and I am hospitalized.
“How come…….”
– Haha. Well, just by chance. Anyway, more than that, Mihwa said she wanted to go on vacation, right? Come and visit this place.
“Whew, vacation? That’s fine of course… Ah, but there are more than one or two things to take care of…….”
At those words, Lee Seok-chan over the phone let out a chuckle. Sometimes they ask for a vacation, but when they say they send it, they seem to be worried from the start. Unlike her usual crying voice of hers, Choi Mi-hwa was a severe workaholic.
– It’s already the end of August. Go on vacation before summer ends. I’m in the hospital anyway, so it’s impossible to work outside for a while.
“Um…….”
– Don’t want to go on vacation? If I don’t go this time, I won’t be able to for a while. Well, it would be nice if Team Leader Choi worked hard. Then there was no vacation…….
“Oh no! I’m going, vacation! I love my vacation!”
Choi Mi-hwa quickly said that the vacation that she had barely arrived might run away. It has already been six months since she ran without rest after changing her job. No matter how much she was called a workaholic, she wanted to take a break now.
More than anything.
‘I have to make an appointment with Joo-hwan!’
She doesn’t know how many weeks she hasn’t met Seo Joo-hwan. No, she did, if you insisted. In the middle of the night he came home and made her love her.
But.
‘Date! No sex, just a normal date!’
Isn’t sex everything? She was so busy with work that it was difficult to remember when she had ever had a proper date with him.
Choi Mi-hwa, who received her leave her, immediately made an appointment with Seo Ju-hwan. She had a set schedule for her chat room, but it didn’t matter. Because of her company work her in the first place, the schedule assigned to her was overwhelmingly small, so she could have held back at least once.
– Jeong Ha-yeon: I’m fine.
– Yoo Ji-kyung: I can give up for a couple of days. Our team leader Choi Mi-hwa is being separated from the company, and that’s about it… ㅠㅠ
– Han Soo-ah: Mi-hwa can’t help it! I haven’t met Hwan oppa normally, so have a good time this time!
Fortunately, the members of the chat room were generously understood by giving in to their schedules. Min Ga-hee and Eun-yul also said it was okay because it was not their turn in the first place.
Choi Mi-hwa felt grateful to them for giving in her without any objection from her. In a way, it’s such a consideration even though it’s a relationship that can be called rival. She felt very sorry for being strict with Han Soo-ah not long ago.
However, her gratitude and sorry her were very short-lived.
The morning I was excited and preparing for a date with Seo Joo-hwan.
– Han Sua: (This message has been deleted).
When Choi Mi-hwa checked, her message her had already been deleted. However, there are plenty of apps that can restore deleted messages. She somehow got the hang of it and restored her message to her.
The messages thus recovered.
– Han Soo-ah: Ji-kyung-ah, Ha-yeon sister! Are you going to go on a trip and wear a bikini? If I wear a bikini, will Hwan-i oppa like it?
It was talking about the trip of three women and Seo Joo-hwan.
“…….”
After checking the message, Choi Mi-hwa was angry for a moment, but calmly calmed down.
Seo Joo-hwan decided to go on a trip with three women.
‘Therefore?’
Is that a good reason to be angry?
Personally, of course, I am angry. My heart is filled with jealousy and anger mixed together. I want to crave this garbage Casanova all day long on my knees. If so, Seo Joo-hwan, who has a weak heart, will try to relieve her mood somehow by saying he is sorry.
… However, apart from being angry, that is not a valid reason to be angry with Seo Joo-hwan.
‘It’s not Juhwan’s fault.’
Choi Mi-hwa thought rationally. After all, he’s just going on a trip with his sweetheart. Isn’t that what he’s guilty of? She is, of course, herself also his lover His… Anyway, the girls I go with are also lovers. It’s impossible to say anything about it.
In the first place, if you put your emotions first in an abnormal relationship, you will only tire yourself out. She has to force Seo Joo-hwan to apologize to her and act like candy in her mouth her, only to temporarily relieve her mood her. Nothing was fundamentally resolved.
Choi Mi-hwa tried to find her solution through reason, not emotion.
