After the anniversary celebration, this feeling only grew stronger.
Although he was reluctant, Kim Soseong still followed the other screenwriters and shared Im Giseok's post on Chirp.
But as he watched the big-name screenwriters interacting with Im Giseok, and remembered how cold they had been to him when he tried to approach them, Kim Soseong felt even more dissatisfied.
But he knew that his approach was different from these people.
They were all old-fashioned screenwriters who relied solely on their skills to earn a living and didn't like converting their personal fame into popularity.
On the other hand, Kim Soseong's marketing strategy was to promote himself as the "most handsome screenwriter."
By taking this route, his fans inevitably ended up making remarks about the appearance of his peers.
Yet, without the "most handsome screenwriter" persona, given his actual ability and only one notable work, <
Kim Soseong only blamed Im Giseok for rising too quickly.
After sharing Im Giseok's post on Chirp and seeing the occasional mocking comments in the replies and his fans trying to defend him by saying "the 900,000 won-per-month story is fake," Kim Soseong started thinking about how to get through this crisis.
No matter what, these rumors were just hearsay.
As long as he could control the gossip and lie low for a while, he believed an opportunity would come eventually.
But before he could even start planning, he suddenly received a few new notifications on Chirp, and for some reason, his heart skipped a beat.
His instinct was spot on.
These notifications came from screenwriters he had worked with before—more precisely, screenwriters he had hired at low wages.
Just moments ago, several of them had simultaneously posted long messages on Chirp, complete with images, accusing Kim Soseong of his past actions.
[ ...I thought the things Im Giseok revealed were already outrageous, but I never expected there were even more shocking things. ]
[ Plagiarism, not giving credit, threatening young screenwriters to disappear from the industry, locking people up for half a month without letting them out… Is he running a blackshop in this modern era? ]
[ Even his acceptance speeches for awards were written by someone else. Wow, he used someone else's script to win an award. No wonder he always seems so calm and content—others did all the work while he took all the fame and fortune. If he isn't at peace, who else would be? ]
The young screenwriters didn't even include the word "screenwriter" in their Chirp profiles.
Compared to Kim Soseong, who had over a million followers and three full lines of works listed in his bio, their popularity and recognition were far less.
Yet, they still remembered the details of the stories they had written—the transitions between scenes and the dialogue of every character, all very clearly.
They had asked Kim Soseong more than once for proper credit, hoping he would give them a chance.
Unfortunately, that was just wishful thinking on their part.