Chapter 38 - Old Enemies, New Struggles

Im Giseok didn't do it on purpose.

There were several sharing options in Let's Get Rizz 3, and he accidentally clicked on the social media link.

He didn't mean to cause any trouble.

And even if the Silla National Film Institute read too much into it, Im Giseok really didn't care.

Between Im Giseok and Kim Soseong, most of his teachers and classmates chose to side with Kim Soseong.

For the original Im Giseok, what broke him might not have been the failure of <>, but the obvious bias of the people around him.

In his past life, Im Giseok didn't have many friends, and he didn't need these so-called friends from the original Im Giseok's life either.

Im Giseok had never thought about trying to humiliate the Silla National Film Institute.

After all, it is a huge institution, and its status in the screenwriting industry is unmatched.

But some people are used to looking down on others from above, and if you don't bow down, it seems like you're being disrespectful.

Im Giseok thought the matter was over, but the next day, a well-known screenwriter in the industry published a column criticizing <> for disrupting the industry's balance, calling it "digital poison."

[ ...<> can't even be called a series. It's just a mess of trash patched together. The writer mixed in all sorts of face-slapping elements, one after another. But besides these face-slaps and brief moments of satisfaction, what else can the audience get? ]

[ The reason <> is presented as a short drama is that the writer is simply incapable of creating a long one. Its dialogue is plain and straightforward, with no connection to art. It just uses the most basic methods to stir up viewers' enthusiasm for watching. ]

[ Many people think Im Giseok, the writer, is talented. But in my opinion, it's the opposite. This short series is just a direct reflection of his frustrations in real life. He wants to express his feeling of being unrecognized through this drama. Many of the scenes, like 'It's cold, let the Lee family bankrupt' are purely Im Giseok's personal fantasies, hardly worthy of serious attention. ]

[ You can see it from Im Giseok's attitude toward the Silla National Film Institute… ]

Im Giseok frowned as he finished reading the column by this famous screenwriter.

The article was nearly 3,000 words long, with a third of it criticizing <> and the remaining two thousand words attacking Im Giseok's character and creative skills, all while subtly promoting the school's anniversary celebration.

Im Giseok searched online and found out that this screenwriter was actually a distinguished alumnus of the Silla National Film Institute.

This person became famous early on and hadn't written any scripts for many years.

His main job now was writing columns and sharing his views in magazines like <