Chapter 15 - In The Quiet Of My Heart (Part 3)

Lee Hayoon: "..."

No way... If Im Giseok had the ability to bring <> back to life, how could he have written such a terrible drama like <>?

Lee Hayoon had made a point of watching <>, and he thought the whole plot was so chaotic that it felt like the show should have been rewarded with the Shitty Show of The Year.

Now, it was Lee Hayoon's turn to feel conflicted.

If they stuck with the current script, <> would definitely be a flop.

But if they used Im Giseok as the lead writer, viewers might change the channel the moment they saw his name.

Im Giseok seemed to understand what Lee Hayoon was thinking and quietly slid his newly revised two episodes over to them.

Lee Hayoon and Yoo Oncheong leaned in to take a look.

<> is a light-hearted school romance drama.

The reason the previous scripts had disappointed both of them was not just because the plot was messy and lacked focus, but also because all the romantic elements felt like they were coated with artificial sweetener, making the sweetness feel forced and unnatural.

However, in Im Giseok's writing, even though the scenes and content were similar, he managed to create a feeling of refreshing youthfulness.

What Lee Hayoon wanted to lead was a fresh and clean youth drama.

He looked silently at Yoo Oncheong.

Yoo Oncheong looked back at him.

After interacting with Emperor Boss for this long, Lee Hayoon had a pretty good idea in his mind.

If Im Giseok was indeed at this level, then the failure of <> probably wasn't much his fault.

If the show was going to flop either way, he would rather work on something he felt good about.

Lee Hayoon stood up and extended his hand to Im Giseok with a serious expression, "Mr. Lin, we're counting on you for the script."

For some reason, when he extended his hand to Im Giseok at that moment, he suddenly had a strong feeling that <> would be a success.

Maybe it was because Im Giseok seemed so calm and composed.

Or perhaps, in that moment when Im Giseok's eyes met his, Lee Hayoon was reminded of the veterans who had dominated the screenwriting industry for so long.

...

The filming cost for <> was not high.

The lead actors were all newcomers, and the crew was the same as the one from Lee Hayoon's last show.

Most of the funding also came from his previous project.

The filming location was set in a high school in the suburbs of Seoul.

The costs of filming in a downtown school would have been higher, so they chose the suburbs, which also helped save on hotel expenses for the crew.

Lee Hayoon did not have high expectations for <>.