Chapter 35 - The War of Words and Reputations

[ I'm kind of curious. The heroine in <> is the daughter of the richest man. What would happen if she met Ryang Baek-chan from <>? It would be very exciting. ]

[ It's so cliché, but I love watching it. I quietly added it to my watchlist. ]

[ I also added it to my watchlist. ]

[ Is BingeBox trying to give other platform no chance? Also, isn't one hit drama from Im Giseok enough? Does he want to create another one? ]

[ Im Giseok originally wanted to write serious dramas, but some people kept making things difficult for him. Now that guy is going back to his alma mater as a 'distinguished alumni,' while Im Giseok almost got driven out of the industry. ]

In fact, Kim Soseong's life wasn't nearly as smooth as others imagined.

The failure of <> had already damaged his reputation a lot.

The only reason he could still get work was that he knew how to make connections.

He only needed to endure the time when viewers still remembered <>.

But Im Giseok kept popping up, making it hard for the audience to forget about <>.

In the past, Kim Soseong could say Im Giseok was just riding on his fame, but now, the success of <> was clear for all to see, both inside and outside the industry.

Im Giseok's influence in the industry had grown significantly.

Even if Kim Soseong wanted to accuse him, public opinion would no longer be entirely in his favor.

The posts about him online were getting more and more attention, with people accusing him of exploiting assistant writers, stealing projects, or being obsessed with self-promotion.

Unfortunately, Kim Soseong couldn't completely deny them — about 80% of the claims were true.

Kim Soseong could only spend a lot of money to push these topics down from the trending searches.

Recently, it wasn't as easy for him to get new work as before, and Kim Soseong certainly wouldn't allow his reputation to be damaged any further.

He wanted to turn a big problem into a small one and make a small problem go away, but Im Giseok just kept jumping around in all the posts.

It was Im Giseok who revealed the 1,5 million won fee.

If Kim Soseong hadn't noticed in time, Im Giseok might have exposed the behind-the-scenes details of <>.

Kim Soseong had no choice but to turn to a few other writers of <>, hoping they could come up with a plan.

But they responded in a mocking tone.

[ Deal with Im Giseok? Are you dreaming? He's now BingeBox's golden boy. He doesn't need your connections or care about your resources. What can you do to him? At worst, he'll just keep making short dramas for the rest of his life. ]

[ BingeBox is eager to lock him down! ]

Kim Soseong could tolerate their sarcasm, but then they brought up an old matter.

[ You were the one who decided to push Im Giseok out back then. ]