Im Giseok had just posted a new, very long update.
The title caught Lee Hayoon's attention right away—"What is the Creative Direction for a Screenwriter?"
Yoo On-cheong said, "It's very well-written."
The two of them were walking along the road.
Lee Hayoon squatted down on the side without any care for his appearance and began reading Im Giseok's article.
After reading just the first paragraph, Lee Hayoon couldn't help but slap his thigh.
That famous screenwriter had criticized Im Giseok quite a lot, but to Lee Hayoon, all four of those long articles couldn't compare to the impact of this single piece by Im Giseok.
Throughout the article, Im Giseok never strayed from the word "audience."
Just because what the audience likes isn't seen as high art by some industry professionals, does that mean they shouldn't be allowed to like it?
Why not explore the themes the audience enjoys instead of making criticizing their taste the first priority?
Art isn't just about highbrow content; if it can enrich the audience's spiritual world, it has already fulfilled its social responsibility.
Im Giseok listed outstanding works from various genres, from the era of black-and-white silent films to beloved works from different countries and times—sci-fi, comedy, absurd, horror, and romance.
Some of these works were once criticized, while others became overnight successes.
Their continued existence shows they all have a reason to be loved for a long time.
Im Giseok had watched countless films and had plenty of experience as a screenwriter.
In terms of theory, he believed he was not inferior to anyone.
As he combined his experience with his understanding of different works, he found himself writing more and more.
This article was almost a complete summary of what he believed made a "good piece of work" throughout his screenwriting career.
It wasn't that he couldn't accept criticism from the senior screenwriter, but from Im Giseok's point of view, a critique should be written with passion, inspiring people and making them feel excited.
It shouldn't be a piece of writing with flawed logic, filled with opinions from someone who is no longer on the front lines of screenwriting but thinks they know it all.
In this article, Im Giseok included the reality he experienced and witnessed as a screenwriter.
[ 900,000 won per episode can buy out a screenwriter's hard work. ]
[ We entered this industry with dreams, imagining turning our flat words into vivid images. No one wants to create something so bad that it deserves to be laughed at. ]
Im Giseok was already beyond the level of being paid 900,000 won per episode.
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But when he wrote this article, he thought of his own struggles and those people who were not on the frontlines of creativity, looking down on others from above.
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Im Giseok's daily routine was not about criticizing others.
His Chirp account didn't have any long articles or columns.