Chapter 73

Chapter 73

TL: KSD

After Writer Lim Song-is statement, the room was engulfed in silence.

Only Lim Yang-wook repeated her shocking statement to himself, pondering over it.

Drugs you say?

The word drugs carries two meanings.

First, it refers to the devils medicine that corrupts a person into something non-human.

Second, its a metaphor for something as addictive as drugs.

It was a commonly used expression to promote how addictive foods like spicy rice cakes or kimbap can be, but as real drugs became a social issue, it turned into a hush-hush term.

However, it was clear that Writer Lim Song-is statement meant the latter. Surely, they wouldnt feature real drugs in a terrestrial TV drama.

Lim Yang-wook interpreted it as such and smirked lightly.

Ha-ha, so youre adding elements with an addictive quality like drugs while adapting Guitar into a drama, Writer-nim?

No, I mean real drugs.

Ah.

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Stories have power. A truly good story conveys a strong resonance, no matter the language or form its expressed in

is something Writer Lim Song-i does not believe in.

Language is ever-changing and multifaceted, where Ah and Oh differ. How much more when converting written text into a visual medium?

Guitar is undoubtedly a good novel. A runaway girl and a runaway boy wander the world. They interpret the world differently through the innocent eyes of children.

But this cannot be directly translated onto a TV screen.

The novel Guitar is one story, but the drama Guitar is made up of 8 episodes.

Following the novels structure would only make the first and the eighth episodes different, with episodes two through seven having similar content.

This would plummet the viewer ratings and send Writer Lim Song-is career into the abyss. The PD will also be called a has-been for several years.

Thus.

Writer Lim Song-is solution was

Add suspense.

Tension.

The force that keeps the story from becoming boring.

Its not about making people feel at peace, but making them feel anxious.

Initially Ah, youve all read the novel Guitar, right? Its not a spoiler, right? Anyway, at the beginning, the girls parents are killed by the leader of a runaway fam, the fam leader, right. Keep him alive and have him continue to chase after the girl.

Chase you say?

Yes. Because the girl took drugs with her. Specifically, since she was the youngest in the runaway fam, she was in charge of holding onto the drugs, and everything gets messed up when she runs away with them. This gives the fam leader a motive to chase her, right? Both money and life are at stake.

Writer Lim Song-is suspense did not end there.

This way, you can also introduce police officers as supporting characters! Im thinking of a duo. A warm-hearted man and a strict woman. Naturally, theres a love line.

These two, while chasing the girl, boy, and fam leader, will sometimes seriously, sometimes lightly, lighten the mood. Kind of like, Kids! Come back! Were not the bad guys! That kind of vibe?

Then, naturally, it also opens up a role for the gangsters involved with the fam leader. They supply drugs to the runaway fam and even threaten to kill the fam leader if he fails to retrieve the drugs

Ah, is this too dark? Ill have to think about the gangster part.

Regardless of whether it was dark or not, everyone in the reception room could empathize with what Writer Lim Song-is daughter might be feeling.

The personnel from the broadcasting station who came with Writer Lim Song-i were already aware of the content, and while they tried not to worry, they did not object.

The staff from Baekhak Entertainments Creative and Content Division seemed to think, Does this even make sense? but refrained from starting trouble with Writer Lim Song-i.

After all, there was someone else to take the bullet for them.

Fucking assholes

Lim Yang-wook asked Writer Lim Song-i with an awkward smile.

Drugs Can such an adaptation be confirmed by the broadcasting station?

The person who confirms it is right here.

Writer Lim Song-i gestured towards someone who appeared to be a broadcasting station employee sitting despondently.

I thought of him as merely a minion of Lim Song-is, equivalent to a Minion B, but it turned out he was a much higher-up than expected.

Lim Yang-wook realized he needed to choose his words more carefully upon recognizing the level of his adversary, and Moon In-seop began to understand a bit why Kim Byul acted as such.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Fortunately, Writer Lim Song-i was the first to dispel the misunderstanding.

Im well aware of your concerns. Its understandable to be worried. However, Im not recklessly pouring in provocative material.

Drugs, of course, are a provocative subject.

At least, theyre not something youd expect in a terrestrial TV drama.

But who sets these standards?

leading to a miraculous mindset that she was innocent and simply waiting for a response.

Thus, the silence continued for quite some time.

Lim Song-is gaze swept across the key figures in the reception room.

Seeing the expression of Department Head Lim Yang-wook, which seemed like he had lost his mind, confirmed this was indeed an unexpected situation.

Moon In-seop, who had brought the child challenging her, was observantly standing by as if it was someone elses affair, even wearing a somewhat proud smile.

Kim Byul, who seemed to know the child, tried to mask her expression as if nothing was wrong, but her trembling pupils and the cold sweat trickling down could not be hidden.

Eventually, Lim Song-i decided, albeit reluctantly, to sort out the situation herself.

Writer Lim Song-i leaned on the table with a broad smile, resting her chin on her clasped hands, looking at the bold girl.

Who are you?

Moon In-seop answered.

This is Gu Yu-na. Moon In-seop, Kim Byuls Gu Yu-na Min.

Oh, does she also write? Is she your friend?

Yes.

At that moment, Gu Yu-na intervened.

Surprisingly, she denied any close relationship with Moon In-seop.

No. Were not friends.

Moon In-seops world momentarily crumbled. The light faded from the boys eyes.

Soon after, Gu Yu-na defined herself not as Moon In-seops friend but as something else.

Im his disciple.

Life returned to Moon In-seops eyes. Lim Song-i, watching this, laughed as if she found it amusing.

Hahaha!

Drama writer Lim Song-i.

Her genre is mystery, suspense, thriller.

With 15 years of experience.

After enduring all kinds of nonsense, she had mastered a way of speech that easily subdued even the most troublesome actors, but she wasnt evil enough to unleash that brutal skill on a young girl.

Lim Song-i accurately recognized why Gu Yu-na had stepped forward the displeasure of seeing a beloved creation being ruined.

Whats the essence of a story?

So, she explained it at Gu Yu-nas level.

I think its about the message. As you said, the novel Guitar and the drama Guitar might seem like entirely different works at first glance. However, the message of the drama remains the same. A world seen through pure eyes, a pure self, learning to be the master of ones life

I was fascinated by that part and wanted to make it into a drama. Of course, as you mentioned, it could have been made into a completely different story instead. Just taking a few scenes to pay homage to Guitar.

But wouldnt it be disrespectful to use a recently published work as a motif for my story? So, I decided to adapt it formally after consulting with the original author. Ensuring that the author also gets a share of the benefits.

Of course, Ill receive criticism. Thats the case with all dramas that have original works. For the fans of the original, it can never be perfect.

But I believe this is ultimately beneficial for both parties. Were in the business of popular art. The drama brings in readers of the book, and the book attracts viewers of the drama. And art has its place.

In other words, just because Ive bought the rights doesnt mean I intend to use them exactly as they are. Kid, Im going to make my work. So, how well it adheres to the original isnt that important. At least, not to me.

Lim Song-i added a bit of mischief at the end.

Are you satisfied now?

In other words, I might not be in a position to satisfy you, but Ive gone out of my way to do so, so is there still something to pick on?

But Gu Yu-na answered refreshingly. After all, she hadnt been looking for faults with Lim Song-i in the first place.

Gu Yu-na simply hadnt naturally understood the context that ordinary people would.

Yes!

Seeing Gu Yu-na nod so refreshingly, Lim Song-i felt somewhat defeated.

But at the same time, she also felt intrigued.

Not by Moon In-seop, but by this young talent.

With a leisurely smile, Lim Song-i asked, imbuing her tone with the force meant to subdue the bold child.

Hey, what kind of stories do you write?

Mystery.

And thus, the veteran of 15 years in suspense, mystery, and thriller discovered a newbie.

Oh, really?!

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