Chapter 33: Box Office Guarantee

[Have you guys seen this?]

(Screenshot of the end of the video)

A video was uploaded on Racoon’s channel.

It seems like he recorded himself working. (TN: Male pronouns are used for Seo as the viewers expect editors to be male)

It’s kind of amazing.

Something goes by and suddenly it becomes a barcode.

-What is this?

-????

-The barcode is so creepy.

-Ugh, what is that?

[Racoon’s editing speed is insane.]

Is this really being done by the same person as me?

This isn’t an AI?

I’m an editor too.

Damn, I feel so inadequate.

-I feel like this person could make an editing AI with big data.

-I wondered how the speed was so fast, but there are just no mistakes at all.

└Also, there’s no hesitation in putting in effects or colors, it’s like it’s predetermined, and it fits perfectly;;

-God Racoon.

[Jina’s reaction to seeing Osorin’s reaction to seeing that video.]

Osorin: Ah, I saw what Racoon uploaded.

Osorin: Something went by really fast, and it was amazing.

Osorin: I learned a little bit of editing, so I knew it was amazing, as expected of a professional~

Osorin: People who edit are really amazing, right?

(Jina’s broadcast clip of seeing that clip)

Jina: She seems to think her editor is just like any other professional….

Jina: Where on earth is there a person who can produce two or three videos a day?

Jina: I met Racoon before and tried to scout him.

Jina: I offered to triple his salary, but he refused, so I gave up….

Jina: I should have offered more and brought him.

Jina: For such a valuable talent to be with that airhead.

It’s possible she really thinks that way because Racoon was Osorin’s first editor.

Anyway, it seems certain that he’s really amazing if Jina says that.

-Jina’s sighing face is a masterpiece.

-Why is Racoon sticking with Osorin? Is he her boyfriend, by any chance?

└Gasp.

└No, my Osorin!

└Osorin has a unicorn too LOL.

└Horn: Will be broken.

-Judging by her tone, she really doesn’t seem to know how amazing he is.

[I’ll explain why Racoon’s editing is amazing.]

First of all, editing is called digital knitting, and it’s just pure labor.

Especially with long videos, it takes a considerable amount of time just to divide the parts to use and the parts to discard.

Imagine reducing a 500-page novel to 10 pages while keeping all the content and making the plot coherent.

And not just a simple summary, but also making it entertaining.

That’s what it’s like.

Moreover, the most time-consuming part of video work is writing subtitles.

You have to type each one individually and check for typos, so in my case, I spend almost 2-3 hours just on subtitles.

But typing at a speed that seems like 800 characters per minute with no typos?

This is just amazing physical ability.

Next is the effects.

There’s no hesitation at all in using all the effects, such as screen effects, transition effects, and subtitle effects.

He picks one out of dozens of effects and puts it in, and it just fits perfectly.

Usually, people try different things or compare to find the better one, but he doesn’t.

It’s like whatever he chooses is the right answer.

It’s not like there are fixed effects either, because if you look at other videos, the effects are all different.

It means he has all the effects that would fit better in his head.

I can only explain this as insane.

I wish I had that kind of sense!!!!!

-You’ve written everything we know.

└I didn’t know.

-The novel summary part is immediately understandable.

└Yeah, it’s hard to write a book report, but to write it entertainingly? I can’t.

-In the timeline box, he cuts the video or adjusts the length by adjusting the mouse frame by frame. I just felt a wall when I saw this.

└The typing speed and just his physical ability are on another level.

└He’d be really good at FPS, his aim is so good.

-It was really the first time I was amazed while watching a work video… How is there no blockage?

-Isn’t this a streaming gallery? LOL All the editors around the world have gathered LOL.

└When talking about God, borders are unnecessary.

[Dancing Racoon] channel’s single work video.

It wasn’t just an issue in the internet broadcasting community.

People who don’t use the community, and people who usually subscribed to the channel, also exclaimed after watching the video.

And among them was Kang Minseok.

“Huh…, even if it’s a short video, he does it so easily….”

For him, an actor and film director, YouTube videos uploaded on the internet were quite short.

Even so, editing is never simple.

When he first learned directing, didn’t he pour all his energy into a mere 3-second cut?

There is definitely a difference between movies and YouTube, but the person who directed Choi Bom’s <5 Years After Breaking Up with My Childhood Friend> would definitely be amazing at directing movies or dramas.

“I really want to meet this person.”

But there’s no way.

All he knows is that he’s someone close enough to actor Bom for her to make a personal request.

Kang Minseok had secretly asked Choi Bom, who is like a granddaughter to him, in the waiting room after the variety show recording.

Choi Bom was in a huge conflict because of the request from her senior, but she said she promised not to reveal his identity to anyone, and she didn’t tell him until the end.

The other way was to send an email to the email address listed on YouTube, but he didn’t even get a reply, not sure if he didn’t read it.

Just when Kang Minseok was thinking about whether he was going to miss out on this talent, someone crossed his mind.

“That’s right, should I ask this PD.”

A variety show PD who is known to everyone in the Korean broadcasting industry.

He was famous for gathering talent in any field.

A person who shows off such skills suddenly appeared.

There’s no way he, who is better than anyone at sniffing out talent, would miss this.

He immediately grabbed the phone in the living room and searched through his contacts.

Befitting his long broadcasting career and experience, there were hundreds of phone numbers, and he pressed one of them and wrote a message.

A long message written for a long time.

Kang Minseok pressed the send button.

“…This hyung even sends text messages.”

The mister, who was having dinner with me, suddenly looked at his phone and said that.

I cut up the potato side dish I bought from a nearby side dish store and ate it, then asked.

“Is it the director?”

“No, it’s Kang Minseok, an actor and film director.”

“Ah, the one who was on the variety show with Bom before.”

“This hyung always writes texts like he’s writing a letter…. If I send a short reply, it feels like I’m not being sincere.”

At Bom’s request, I uploaded a video to TikTok, and it became an issue in an instant.

Because of that, Bom was re-highlighted by people again, and she appeared on a talk show variety program, grouped with Kang Minseok under the title of ‘actor’.

‘Thanks to that, there was a lot of inflow to Osorin’s broadcast.’

I told Bom that she could say everything as long as she didn’t reveal my identity.

Thanks to that, my YouTube, which had nothing uploaded, instantly gained subscribers.

While I was thinking about that, the mister’s eyebrows twitched as he read the text.

“Hmm….”

“What’s wrong?”

“Hyung is asking if I know who Dancing Racoon is.”

“Me?”

There was a little mention of me on the variety show.

Why is he looking for me?

“You uploaded your work on YouTube this time. He saw that. Judging by his tone, it seems like he’s trying to scout you.”

“No, what is a great film director going to do by scouting a mere YouTube editor….”

“Hey, does that mean I, who brought you, am just a mere variety show PD?”

“YouTube and variety shows are similar in nature.”

The boundaries of variety shows are gradually disappearing as time goes by.

The difference between variety shows broadcast on TV and variety shows made by individuals is decreasing.

In fact, there were many cases where internet culture was brought into TV variety shows, and even internet terms were often used.

Of course, there are clumsy efforts to keep TV broadcasts in check, such as refining ‘HODL’ to ‘holding on with respect’, but still.

“Should I just say I don’t know?”

“Hmm, I don’t know….”

Honestly, I don’t dislike meeting a big shot like Kang Minseok.

The fact that he’s looking for me means that my skills have been proven, so I’m rather happy.

If I were someone who dreamed of becoming a film director, I would have met him without asking or questioning.

I thought about it for a while and asked the mister.

“Is he a trustworthy person?”

“Yes.”

The mister showed that he felt a little uncomfortable with him, but he immediately answered my question.

What I asked was whether he was someone who wouldn’t tell my secret to someone he didn’t know.

The mister, who knew my intentions well, listened to the answer and made a decision.

“Then I’d like to meet him. Honestly, I enjoyed the movies he was in.”

“Okay, I’ll send a reply.”

Hearing my decision, the mister put down his chopsticks and typed at a fast pace.

Judging by the sound effects of the keyboard, I could tell that the reply he was sending him was also quite long.

I took a sip of water from the cup and thought.

It’s not just that I want to meet him because I’m a fan.

He’s an actor and a film director.

That means he has the ability to direct movies.

My editing skills are specialized for YouTube or variety shows.

Of course, I can somehow follow other genres, but there’s bound to be a difference from someone who has specialized in that field.

In fact, when I edited Bom’s video, it took a considerable amount of time, unlike YouTube videos.

‘It would be good to learn film editing techniques.’

I also have a desire to learn new things, but it was also because of the project I was in charge of.

A small program to be uploaded on the mister’s YouTube.

I’m going to make it in a format slightly similar to a web movie.

If I learn film editing techniques from the director, I can greatly improve the quality.

Ah, wait.

I had a good idea.

“Mister, wait a minute. Can you write that I have a condition in exchange for meeting him?”

“Condition?”

“Yes, ask him if he can appear once in the program I’m planning later.”

“…What on earth are you planning that you’re trying to get such a big shot to appear?”

“The views will increase if there’s a famous person.”

It’s not for nothing that big-name actors are called guaranteed box office hits.

It’s the first program I’m planning, so I should at least have minimum view insurance.

It usually costs a lot to cast someone.

Especially for such a big shot, the cost increases exponentially.

It’s a chance to do it for free.

I have to take it.

So a long reply text is sent.

And soon after, the mister’s phone rang.

It was a KakaoTalk basic emoticon with a thumbs up.

“—But the director and I both got a little busy, so we decided to meet a little later.”

-It’s new, but why on earth are you staying as my editor…?

I talked to Osorin on the phone and talked about what happened before.

She let out a dumbfounded laugh at my story.

“I told you I’d suck you dry until there’s no juice left. I’m still sticking to you because you’re still tasty.”

-I’m grateful if you say it like that, but….

Sometimes she gets so dejected like this.

She needs to feel her broadcast potential a little more.

“I said I was busy because of your broadcast, so don’t be like that.”

-My broadcast? Did something go wrong with the editing?

“No, the editing is easy. I said broadcast, not YouTube.”

Osorin’s broadcast has also grown considerably.

The average number of viewers is about 1,000, and there are quite a few people who have subscribed for a fee.

Now that it’s stabilized to some extent, it’s time to differentiate it from other broadcasts.

“Remember what I said before? It’s time to start now.”

The work that was done slowly after recruiting Bom as an illustrator.

The standing image is all complete.

“Now is the era of moving pictures.”

The first step towards virtual broadcasting has now begun.