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Episode 157 Kimberlite (3)

If you find a diamond in its natural state, you will not pick it up. - Author Gustave Flaubert

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Diamond.

April's birthstone and the pronoun of hard materials. Diamond, the king of gems, is a mineral that has been considered a precious gem since ancient times because it is rare and difficult to work with.

But the average person wouldn't even recognize a diamond in front of them.

This is because diamonds in their natural state exist in olivine called kimberlite, and the appearance of rough diamonds is not very different from those of relatively common minerals such as calcite and quartz.

Therefore, in order to make a diamond like a diamond, you need the eye and knowledge to recognize the diamond, and the ability to cut the rough stone and tools suitable for it.

If you meet a kimberlite without such preparation, you will not be able to find a diamond in it, and even if you do find a diamond, its value will surely disappear.

So, today, I visited the publishing house Globian with a rough diamond called 'Pi Hyeon-deuk' that I found in a kimberlite called Hermit Crab Academy.

It was because if my ability and the hard/software of Globian, one of the largest publishers in Korea, were combined, it was possible to make a precious stone called Pi Hyeon-deuk into a more valuable gem.

However?

soft-

Hmm...

soft-

Whoa...

The expression of the CEO, who turns over the manuscript without a word, is not very good. A slightly wrinkled forehead and wriggling eyebrows. Looking at her slanted lips to one side, she seems to be dissatisfied with something.

There are many times when the facial expressions you make when you are concentrating and the emotions of real people don't always match... … .

No matter how you look at it, it's clear that he's saying, 'I don't really like what I'm reading right now.'

“How are you?”

when i ask After that, the CEO puts the manuscript down and shows an awkward smile.

I guess I was

‘It deserves a Man Booker Prize or a Nobel Prize for Literature.’

It seems that what you said was the problem.

But I'm not a small person who gets pissed off about that, and now was a time when I needed a more sober judgment than anyone else.

And only then.

‘Because I will be able to decide how I will take care of Pi Hyeon-deok.’

yesterday yesterday.

‘Can I know the title of the novel you are writing?’

When I asked Hyeon-deuk Pi.

‘It’s called ‘The Wasteland’.’

The moment I heard his answer, I could barely swallow the exclamation that came out of my mouth.

‘It’s a wasteland!’

The title of the work that came out of Hyeondeuk Pi's mouth. The work that will bring him the Man Booker International Prize 15 years later. Because it was his masterpiece that played a big role in winning the Nobel Prize for Literature 10 years after that!

That's why I don't even have time to breathe.‘Teacher, can I read that work?’

She asked him if he could take a look at the manuscript.

'Yes? It doesn't matter... Because it's still just a draft... .'

He only had a dazed expression on his face at my sudden request.

'Fine. You have to endure that.’

The anticipation of seeing the Man Booker and the Nobel Prize-winning work 25 years earlier moved me.

'If the I think is correct... It's really great.'

However.

'uh?'

The manuscript for that I received from Pi Hyeon-deuk was quite different from his work that I had recently peeked through via USB.

'No, I'm sure is correct... This is too rough.’

Of course, the main frame of the story wasn't that different... … .

'People who were devoured by the virtual world as soon as they were born. And those who repeat duel and death while wandering in search of salvation that may be somewhere in there. The main character who tries to escape, but in the end cannot escape

To this extent... lacked

[…] His works are real and virtual. Dreams in a dream, wandering in a dreamy space without boundaries between the past, present and future, depicts the lonely self-portrait and psychology of modern people. This work is really great.]

Fifteen years later, his work was getting praised enough to say that it was truly overwhelming.

‘Is the aura different?’

So I was conflicted.

Will he stay at the level of trusting Pi Hyeon-deuk's ability and providing an environment where he can focus on creation?

Or will I directly intervene in Pi Hyeon-deuk's work as originally planned and polish him and his novels?

If you follow the former, you can see the works made with Pi's ability, but it would take some time and I didn't know if the result would be satisfactory.

However, if I followed the latter, I was able to obtain a complete work in terms of time and content.

Because I already had a guidebook for the work.

So, from the point of view of efficiency, it was right to choose the latter method without asking or questioning.

However, there was one problem hidden in this method.

‘If I actively take care of Pi Hyun-deuk, the trial and error he will experience while refining his work for 15 years can also disappear.’

So, unless you want Pi Hyeon-deuk to go away with a production of , you couldn't make a hasty choice.

‘Hey, I wish the novel I was writing now wasn’t .’

I was thinking about it over and over again.

There was an idea running through my mind.

‘Look, I don’t have to worry about myself, right?’

After all, I already had a group of experts in this field called ‘globian’!

So, if I showed them the current , so I could hear their evaluations, I thought I would be able to figure out which method was necessary for Pi Hyeon-deuk.

‘If it gets good reviews, it’s the former, and if it’s the other way around, it’s the latter without asking or questioning.’

I cleared my mind and opened my mouth.

“It’s okay, so can you tell me how you feel?”

OK.

After that, the representative receives the word with a cautious expression.

“Hmm… To be honest... It seems a bit difficult this way. Isn't a novel not self-satisfying? Of course, it is worth paying attention to parts such as materials and sensations, but… .”

And the elder writer Young-geun Lee who was next to him also shakes his head.

“I think so too. Many people talk about the diversity of literature, but frankly, it is important to distinguish between well-written novels and badly written novels. But this novel... I think there are still a lot of shortcomings in that aspect.”

A cold evaluation of the two.

There were a lot of negative reviews.

But in my mouth… … .

'The expected sea.'

There was only laughter.

‘Actually, it just didn’t suit my taste to just let it go.’

trial and error.

Of course it's important. A craftsman is a way of honing his skills through tens of thousands of trial and error.

‘It is necessary to distinguish necessary trial and error from trial and error that is not.’

No matter how important trial and error is, you can't help but expect a child to make a knife by throwing a hammer and iron.

Even if the young child was a genius that would never exist again, even if he somehow managed to make a sword, it was clear that the time and effort would cost twice as much as if the teacher existed.

So, I decided to actively intervene so that an apprentice named Pi Hyeon-deuk could become a proper craftsman.

‘Because I already know how it will grow.’

Hmm, now that the care policy has been decided, what is left is… It is supported by publisher Globian.

Let's turn our gaze slightly and look at Lee Yeong-jin and Lee Young-geun.

“Haha, it’s not that bad though. I think it would be okay if I just tweaked the composition and style a bit. Isn't that right, Professor Lee?"

"uh? Well, it's good enough to see. Of course, the style and things like this need to be clarified over time.”

Unlike before, I started doing lip service for my works.

Apparently, hermit crab academy accounts for a large proportion of global sales. One-sided criticism seemed to be avoided.

However, it was not likely that the praise would immediately lead to support. Because business is like that.

Hmm... yes is that right?

I opened my mouth with a deep smile.

“Are you saying that it can be published with a little refinement?”

After that, the representative then nodded his head and accepted the word.

“Haha, okay. With a little more refinement, it seems possible.”

It looks as if this level of lip service is possible.

‘Most of them will fall for it at this point.’

But sometimes you have to be careful with that lip service.

because.

"okay? Good for you. Then publish this work.”Sometimes there will be people like me.

"Yes?"

just as expected. Hearing my words, Lee Yeon-jin looks at me with a surprised expression.

It's as if he's saying, 'No, you don't even notice?'

But.

“This work. You said you could do it with a little refinement.”

“No, but right now… .”

As much as he has said something about the possibility of publishing with his own mouth. It seemed like he couldn't openly refuse.

‘That’s also what I was aiming for.’

In fact, no matter how good the original craftsman was, he could not fully preserve the value of jewelry without good tools.

Of course, I am earning enough money, so even if it is expensive, I can buy it unconditionally as long as the performance is good.

‘Most good things are expensive, but expensive things aren’t always good.’

So, in order to fully use the already-prepared instrument called Globian, it was necessary to put in this much effort.

let the situation be like this CEO Lee Yeon-geun looks at Lee Young-geun as if asking for help.

OK.

“CEO Kim is the truth, but there are a lot of writers who write this much. Of course, it's not that it's bad, but actually, being a Jo-tak isn't that easy, is it?"

Lee Young-geun clicked his tongue and intervened.

Well, he wasn't wrong.

In the case of Hemingway, he had to go through 39 revisions before writing . Because retrenchment was a tedious battle between the writer and the manuscript.

However.

'As long as I'm there, I don't have to worry about that.'

Because I already had a guidebook for in my hand.

but.

‘The problem is that it is a secret that cannot be told.’

If so, you might want to try a slightly different method.

You should warm up before starting the original game. Because the results are much better in this game.

After organizing my thoughts, I slowly opened my mouth.

“Grand Prize of the Top Literary Award.”

Then they both look at me with puzzled expressions.

Top Literary Award.

This award commemorates the late genius novelist Jeong Sang (頂上), and is generally the most prestigious literary award for novels and short stories.

As much as there is no writer who is currently evaluated as outstanding and there is no writer who did not receive the grand prize of this award. Receiving this award itself could be seen as a guarantee of his talent as a writer.

Of course, in the case of , I couldn't challenge this literary award because it was a full-length novel.

‘Because Pi’s work is not the only .’

I looked at them and opened my mouth.

“How about this?”

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