Chapter 166 – Episode 166

“A story?”

Han Ae-bom’s gaze, which was fixed on the computer, turns towards me. Just as her gaze glanced up and down at me, her heartbeat became even more intense.
My outfit today was a neat office look. Light blue dress shirt, black tie, dark blue slacks.

“Looking at Hyunwoo’s outfit, it doesn’t seem like this is a light story. “Do you have anything else to negotiate or discuss with me?”

Han Ae-bom was confident and confident.

I don’t know anything else, but I felt a near-perfect confidence that I would absolutely not need anyone’s help in this direction and that I would not be defeated by anyone.

By facing that certainty directly, she became even more determined.
Today, I had to break that confidence.

“Negotiation… It’s okay to think of it like this. Or you could say it’s an attractive offer.”

Is this how a new employee at work feels after working hard to prepare a report to get approval from his boss? I can’t just say it was good, but I felt alive.

Such tension… After I get used to the company, there might come a day when I feel terrible too. As someone who was only working part-time right now, it was still an enviable yet thrilling feeling. Haven’t they been saying since ancient times that other people’s rice cakes look bigger?

In the end, humans were animals that had no choice but to have greater aspirations for what they did not have.

“Okay, something like that.”

A natural smile is drawn on Han Ae-bom’s face. It’s rare for her to smile like that. You really like this kind of thing… As expected, even the cotyledons are different.

“Then, I’ll change my clothes too.”

“Yes.”

After giving her a nod, I glanced at Aebom’s black panties, which were extremely sexy today, and then set up to prepare for her presentation.
Han Ae-bom prepares her seat and puts the fruit she had asked Su-a Yun for in front of her.
Next, she downloaded the presentation materials she had painstakingly prepared onto her computer. Now that she thought she was about to make her announcement, she could feel her heart beating violently in her right hand, which she unconsciously placed on her chest.

“You’ve prepared in earnest, haven’t you?”

“Yes, it is. “I want you to know that she meant it with all her heart.”

“Hmm, okay. “Let me take a look.”

Han Ae-bom sat on the chair I had prepared as if it was a given. Her clasped hands move up her somewhat gathered legs. Her upper body was slightly tilted towards me, making it clear that she was ready to listen.
Even her listening attitude was beyond what was written in the textbook.

“Then let me show you the data first.”

To that extent, I thought this was real practice and approached the presentation with a more serious attitude. Because this could really be of great help to my life someday.

“Click!”

The moment the data screen appears on the computer, Han Ae-bom, who had narrowed her eyes for a moment, frowns because it is not displayed large using a beam projector.

“Now do this… No, I prepared hard. There’s a reason for everything. Let’s listen to the presentation first and then talk.”

“Thank you for your consideration.”

It was sincere.

Hanaebom’s excellence is evident in each one of these appearances. Although she knows her own greatness better than anyone else, she does not hastily ignore or judge anyone.
If it were me, the moment an unpleasant element caught my eye, it would be over. It was clear that no matter what the other person said, it would not be heard properly because the negative preconceptions were stuck in my head.

In contrast, Han Ae-bom simply flinched even after looking at the materials I had prepared.

[About the direction of Han Ae-bom’s novel]

[-Web Novel-]

[Presenter: Hyunwoo Kim]

In the beginning, I led the story based on the information I heard from Song A-young.

Definitions of pure literature, popular literature, and web novels. And I talked about the differences. Various data comes up and goes down.

Han Ae Bom’s eyes are looking at my presentation seriously from start to finish.

At first, I felt like my heart was going to burst from the tension, but as the presentation progressed, my stiff mouth softened.

“Not just in words, but in reality, there is a ridiculous difference between the figures for her author debut in pure literature and popular literature and her author debut as a web novel.”

I wasn’t the type of person who liked math that much.

Since we can show something with clear figures in an announcement, there has never been a more reliable ally.

“Based on the above data, I think it would be better for Mr. Aebom to write a web novel.”

“Hmm.”

Han Ae-bom let out a long breath. In that state, for about 5 seconds, only the thumb of her clasped hand can be seen moving back and forth. She looked at Aebom, holding her breath, unable to even swallow the saliva that had accumulated in her mouth. What is she thinking now?

Positive or negative? I was so curious.

“For now.”

First of all?

“You worked very hard to prepare your presentation materials. It looks like that. Not only was it organized logically, but the presentation itself was also quite excellent.”

The moment when you feel exhilarating joy and reward from her praise.

“Still, it’s hard to say it’s all that good.”

The emotions that were about to overflow after hearing Han Ae-bom’s words instead weighed more heavily on my heart.

I opened my mouth with difficulty, gulping and swallowing.

“What’s the point, right?”

“No matter what popular literature is, I am aware that pure literature is not easy to enter. Even more clearly as I gain experience.”

That is correct. If you could know everything just by searching the Internet, then both dogs and cows would be doctors and judges.

Experience and properly accumulated knowledge could not be ignored. That’s why I couldn’t easily refute Han Ae-bom’s words.

“I don’t know if it was intentional, but I felt like the shortcomings of web novels were completely missing from the materials Hyunwoo showed.”

“It was intentional.”

Aebom nodded her head at my words.

“Well done. That’s right. “There’s no need to show your shortcomings or weaknesses to the person you’re trying to persuade, right?”

“Yes.”

“But you never know, so it’s better to prepare for that too. For example, in the case of web novels, entry is easy, and furthermore, the market is growing rapidly.”

“That’s right.”

“That means anyone can use it, right? That means it is not easy to raise the overall level.”

To put it another way, it was the same as saying that both dogs and cows could do it. It’s not wrong. Even though I received help from Song A-young, even I was able to write the first episode safely.

“Furthermore, the fact that the market is growing rapidly means that the market right now is that small.”

“However, even now, it is already close to 1 trillion won…”

“That is material that can be presented as much as you like. In that sense, wouldn’t the sales of a few best-selling books around the world already exceed that amount? Just looking at this, it can be said that pure literature has the highest score.”

After that, Han Ae-bom kept talking about various things.

If you look at people’s perception of web novels or various book sales sites, the things that are at the top are all pure literature and popular literature.

It was the right thing to say and there was nothing wrong with it.

If I listened quietly, I would nod my head. Nevertheless. I had to somehow persuade Han Ae-bom.

Not because I want a reward from the quest, but because I hope Hanaebom does well.

Even just to see her see the fruits of her efforts and her happy smile at the end.

“This might be a bit far-fetched.”

“Tell me.”

“Like Haripota, which Aebom read very often. “When that book first came out, the author probably had no idea that it would shake the world so much.”

“That’s right, right? Unless we are the writers ourselves, we can’t be sure.”

“Maybe so. Besides that, things like smartphones, Bitcoin, AI… Things that shake the foundation of the world often happen overnight. Of course! I know that the odds are truly ridiculous. It’s a probability that almost converges to 0. Nevertheless, it is not completely 0%, and the results through probabilities that are not 0% still remain in the world.”

“What do you want to say?”

I said while looking at Hanae Bom.

In some ways, my voice sounds much more confident than when I was giving a presentation.

“Maybe other people wouldn’t know. If it were Mr. Aebom, he would be able to raise the probability of converging to 0 higher than anyone else. “I am sure.”

Han Ae-bom, whose eyes were wide for a moment, lets out a laugh.

“Hyeonwoo. Thank you for valuing me so highly. In fact, if you look at it objectively and not arrogantly, I may be an excellent person in many ways. However, it started in February and now it is already almost June. I’m not even able to get any results from the contests I’ve tried several times. That kind of person writes a web novel and suddenly becomes successful… If that’s not enough, do you think you can achieve something that will even change the world? This doesn’t converge to 0, it’s just 0 percent.”

“No! “No!”

[Let’s persuade Han Ae-bom to write a web novel]

[0/1]

[Reward: 1 million won, stamina +1, strength +1, warm hug skill]

If I hadn’t seen this crazy thing right in front of me, I might have been persuaded and convinced by Han Ae-bom’s words in the end. However, this quest could be seen as a probability of 0%, regardless of whether it converges to 0.

On this planet where nearly 8 billion people are currently living, if you think about this crazy quest window that probably only you are seeing… The web novel written by Han Ae-bom is not even close to being impossible, as it shakes the very foundation of the world.

“From here on, this is just my personal opinion. “It’s an illogical personal argument.”

“Try it.”

“They say there is no noble profession. In reality, depending on ‘who’ has what job, people nod their heads in admiration for that person’s greatness. I agree with that too. Because I have seen various sides of Han Ae-bom.”

I deliberately held up a photo of a sticker I wore on the back of my phone to show off. Han Ae-bom’s cheeks brighten when she sees that.

“Watching a movie, going bowling, and even taking sticker photos like this. It felt different when Aebom did it. To put it bluntly, Aebom feels that even just breathing is noble.”

“Hey, over there! That’s too harsh…”

“It’s not bad at all! I will say this with confidence. A web novel written by Han Ae-bom? It may be treated completely differently from the web novels that have been released so far. Also, it may be a stupid thing to say, but aren’t there cases where someone who used to be a dance singer suddenly switches to a balladeer and becomes very popular?”

“…”

“In a way, Mr. Aebom might be like that too. In fact, it does not fit well with pure literature or popular literature, but fits well with web novels. In that sense, wouldn’t you like to be fooled and give web novels a try? If you fail… “I will take responsibility for that time!”

I was talking to myself like a crazy person and licked my dry lips. I said everything I had to say.

Now…

I swallowed my saliva and looked at Han Ae Bom.

Suddenly, a baby girl burst into laughter. She laughed so loudly that her shoulders shook violently.