Chapter 49 - Unraveling Kim Soseong's Deception

[ I looked it up, and for the shows they mentioned, only Kim Soseong's name is listed as the writer... ]

[ As someone who has been through this, I can say what they described sounds about right. It's quite common for junior writers not to get credit. But what's with locking people up to write scripts? It's impossible for a screenwriter to be completely cut off from the outside world, right? ]

[ That's outrageous, seriously outrageous... ]

[ So, he was giving Im Giseok 1 million won per episode and even giving him credit, which is actually generous. ]

[ Now I understand. It seems Kim Soseong probably didn't write a single episode of those shows, but the ratings were just average. The one he did write, <>… well, the ratings... ]

By now, most people online already believe that <> wasn't written by Im Giseok.

After the show's ratings plummeted, Kim Soseong hid behind Im Giseok, pretending nothing happened, and not many paid attention to him.

But now, people are realizing Kim Soseong is like a goldmine of drama—the more they dig, the more they find something.

One young screenwriter posted Kim Soseong's comments on revising a particular scene.

After reading it, the people online were speechless: "..."

[ Wow... Thank goodness they didn't film it the way he wanted. ]

[ I recognize this familiar style. Isn't this just like the bizarre tone starting from episode 5 of <>? ]

[ Hard to believe that someone with this level of skill is thriving in the screenwriting industry. @SillaNationalFilmInstitute, is this the standard of one of your famous alumni? ]

There was no need for a professional screenwriter to step in; even viewers who had watched a lot of shows could see something was off.

To some extent, Kim Soseong's style no longer matched the tastes of today's audience and was still stuck in the era of his most popular work, <>.

[ This reminds me of a rumor—does anyone else remember? When <> first aired, a classmate of Kim Soseong mentioned that they had brainstormed the script together. But later, when Kim Soseong sold the script, he kicked his classmate out and claimed it was his own solo creation. ]

[ Oh, oh, oh, I remember! Didn't that classmate leave the industry? ]

[ It's not unusual for such rumors to float around about screenwriters, but this guy... why does it always involve him? ]

[ If it weren't for the success of <> and Im Giseok's article, who would have known about his actions? Seems like he's gotten used to taking shortcuts. ]

Since <>, every drama Kim Soseong has been involved with has been dug into by netizens.

Even if a show had one screenwriter managing the entire script, people would still find all kinds of flaws.

So it's even worse for someone like Kim Soseong, who just takes credit for others' work.