Episode 72.
A cafe nearby.
The place where we promised to meet Siwoo.
“Phew… .”
Deokgu stood in front of the cafe door for a while.
Should I open the door or not?
I thought about it several times, but I couldn’t open the door easily.
Because I was so scared of what would happen after I opened this door.
But it is something that cannot be avoided forever.
“Oh, it’s bumping into something…!”
Deokgu clenched his thin fists.
Of course, I was still nervous and anxious.
Deokgu took several deep breaths.
Still, my heart was not at peace, so I put both hands on my chest and pressed them hard.
And close your eyes!
Daughter.
I opened the cafe door with all my might.
“Have you finally made up your mind?”
As I opened the door, I heard an unfamiliar voice.
When I opened my eyes and looked there, the owner of the cafe was smiling.
It seemed like I saw Deokgu loitering in front of the door.
“Oh that….”
Deokgu’s face turned red for no reason.
“Would you like to order?”
“That’s because… I have someone I’ve arranged to meet.”
“Oh, by any chance a blind date?”
The cafe owner looked as if he finally understood.
“Somehow, I wondered why you were like that.”
Then he continued speaking with a gentle smile.
“But I’m going on a blind date with such a pretty person. I don’t know who she is, but I’m really jealous.”
That’s not it… .
Deokgu just swallowed his words.
As I looked inside the cafe, I saw a familiar back figure.
Siwoo, the owner of the Seongnam Channel and Deokgu’s boss.
Siwoo was sitting with his back turned.
Because of that, I couldn’t see what he was doing very well.
But as I was looking at something, I heard a muttering sound.
“Pay for construction materials, herbs, and various utility bills. Oh, right. Just in case, you should also set aside membership fees. Then the budget will be…”
It looked like he was writing a household account book.
Deokgu approached Siwoo cautiously.
“Oh, shit. You don’t have any money again? Sigh… Seriously.”
Then Siwoo let out a deep sigh.
It was truly a sigh that seemed to have taken all the worries of the world away.
Deokgu’s footsteps suddenly stopped.
Siwoo is worried about money.
And today is Deokgu’s payday.
For some reason, I felt like today would be the last day I would receive it.
Seriously… it seemed like he was thinking of quitting YouTube.
The ominous feeling that had been occupying a corner of my heart began to turn into certainty.
That moment.
“Huh? Mr. Deokgu?”
Siwoo, who sensed Deokgu’s presence, spoke.
“What are you doing standing there?”
“Huh? Oh, that’s… .”
“Bathroom by any chance?”
“No. It’s nothing.”
Deok-gu sat across from Si-woo with the feeling of being dragged to a slaughterhouse.
“Did you order a drink? If not, what would you like?”
“Oh, no. It’s okay… I’m fine.”
Deokgu stubbornly refused.
My throat was sore and itchy.
But I felt like I would get sick if I drank anything.
Deokgu took a deep breath.
“I… I.. Mr. President.”
I summoned my courage and called Siwoo.
The worries and resolutions I have made hundreds of times along the way.
“This, this month’s salary…! Ah, you don’t have to take it! So, please don’t cut it!”
Deokgu shut his eyes tightly and shouted.
“Chae, until the channel grows… I don’t need to get paid!”
Let’s hold out together until Siwoo gets some free time.
Of course, life will become a little… more difficult.
I can’t afford to buy chicken and pizza for my younger siblings.
Still, Deokgu was able to make a decision.
I could have found a job through another channel, but I didn’t want to.
Good boss and good conditions.
I didn’t want to throw this away.
So you can survive until your channel grows.
No, you have to hold on.
Deokgu waited for Siwoo’s answer.
A tight, closed field of vision.
I could hear my heart beating loudly inside my chest.
How long did you wait like that?
“What are you talking about?”
Siwoo’s voice, which sounded like it had been taken aback, was heard.
* * *
Siwoo was really outrageous.
It was so absurd that I felt like it had evaporated.
“You’re saying you don’t want to get paid?”
What the hell is this?
Siwoo looked at Deokgu with a dumbfounded expression.
Deokgu opened his eyes slightly and spoke.
“Chae, I won’t take a salary until the channel grows….”
“So what does that mean?”
Then Deokgu made a ‘Huh?’ expression.
Did you ever feel like something was wrong?
Deokgu asked Siwoo carefully.
“You, you’re thinking of… quitting YouTube. Oh, you’re not… thinking about it?”
“Me? Why me… Ah.”
Video uploads have been rare lately.
No, it was so infrequent that there were no uploads at all.
As an editor, Deokgu could easily have thought that way.
“But what do you mean you won’t receive your salary?”
“That, that….”
Deokgu continued speaking with a hesitant expression.
“Because there are no better conditions than here….”
The president is also a very nice person… .
Deokgu concluded his speech with a voice that seemed to be crawling.
And only then.
Siwoo could understand what Deokgu was saying to some extent.
“I haven’t done any work lately. Also… they gave me a lot of incentives…”
“Are you saying that I won’t receive a salary for the time being?”
“Swing.”
“I thought you were going to continue working without receiving a salary.”
“Just until the channel grows….”
Me, right.
Siwoo let out a hollow laugh without realizing it.
“You can accept it when the boss has time….”
“Are you free?”
“You said you didn’t have enough money….”
Oh, did you hear what I just said?
Well, it’s true that I was short on money.
To be exact, there is a lot of money, but consumption is going wild.
anyway.
“But what if I can’t find the time to spare until the end? No, what if you say you can’t give it to me even if I find the time to spare?”
“That, that is….”
It seemed like he hadn’t thought that far.
No, to be exact, it seemed like Siwoo thought that there was no way that would happen.
Where on earth did Siwoo see himself to make that judgment?
Siwoo shook his head slightly and said.
“Mr. Deokgu.”
“yes yes?”
“A salary is Mr. Deokgu’s right. It is a reward for reasonable labor. There is no reason for Mr. Deokgu to give it up.”
“Ha, but… I didn’t do anything this month… .”
Well, that was true.
Deokgu didn’t do anything this month.
All I did was play and eat.
“It’s okay if I don’t get paid this month. I still have the incentive I got…!”
Incentives based on views.
Siwoo took care of Deokgu quite a lot.
Thanks to Deokgu, the number of video views increased a lot.
So, in a way, I could understand why Deokgu was saying that.
But well.
Siwoo had no intention of stealing his salary for that reason.
Even if Si-woo had no money and was starving, he still planned to take care of Deok-gu’s salary.
One day, Duke Wen of Teng asked Confucius.
[It is said that an upright scholar is proud of himself, does not yield to hunger, and eats rites as a side dish to solve his meals.]
[However, during times of famine and drought, many people betrayed their country and king.]
[We are facing difficulties in governing the country.]
[So, I would like to ask what is the method to weed out the dishonest people and promote the true scholars.]
To this Confucius replied:
[Constant heart comes from constant production.]
[If you have unchanging wealth, you must have an unchanging heart.]
[Only after feeding the people can one discuss governance and governing the world.]
Meanwhile, in the video, Confucius severely scolds Duke Wen of Teng.
If I don’t eat today, I’ll starve to death.
If I don’t earn money today, my family will starve.
What kind of loyalty do you expect from someone when you can’t even solve such a basic problem?
If loyalty is what feeds you.
If you can have courtesy as a side dish.
There was no other tiger so angry that he told you to do it first.
Looking at Confucius in that video.
As far as discussing the world… I don’t know.
But everything in this world was like that.
It was only after I had financial freedom that I was able to have peace of mind.
Humanity comes from the barn.
It is said that there is no one who has starved for three days and has not become a thief.
Because Siwoo has suffered from poverty and hunger more than anyone else.
Have permanent property and permanent heart.
No permanent property, no permanent mind.
Only when your stomach is full and your back is warm can you have a straight mind.
Siwoo completely agreed with these words of Confucius.
In that sense.
“I have no intention of stealing Mr. Deokgu’s salary.”
“I didn’t do anything…?”
“Didn’t you say it was a basic salary from the beginning? And you have no intention of quitting YouTube, right?”
“yes yes?”
“I know you might have misunderstood, but I have no intention of quitting. The reason I asked to meet you today was because of the new content.”
“That, that kind of….”
“So, please take care of me in the future… Oh? Now that I think about it, today was payday, right?”
Siwoo opened his eyes as if he had just remembered.
Siwoo immediately took out his smartphone and sent 3 million won to Deokgu.
Even though the automatic transfer was set up, I thought it would be good to take care of it in advance since I just remembered it.
Tiring!
3 million won was withdrawn normally and deposited into Deokgu’s account.
“When you go home, buy your siblings something delicious. When I was little, the chicken my father bought on his way home from work was so delicious. To your siblings, isn’t Mr. Deokgu your parent?”
“……”
Deokgu didn’t seem to say anything.
He just kept his head down.
I wondered for a moment why it was like that.
“Yes, Deokgu… yes.”
Deokgu brought up the subject carefully.
Siwoo tilted his head and said.
“I know your name, Mr. Deokgu, right?”
“No. Just… just call me by my name.”
Deokgu spoke in a crawling voice.
And then hot!
“Ah, no. That’s… because you’re older than me… and you’re the CEO, uh…”
Deokgu waved his hands wildly, not knowing what to do.
Her face was so red that it looked like a carrot.
Looking at it this way, I really thought that he was like a younger sibling.
Siwoo said with a sly laugh.
“Deokgu, then you can call me Oppa too. You can call me Oppa.”
“That, that…!”
Deokgu looked startled and surprised.
Suddenly, the head was lowered.
His bowed head gradually lowered itself until it was almost touching the table with its forehead.
“Oh, oh, oh… .”
Deokgu’s voice, as if he was about to crawl under it, was heard.
The slightly visible side of Deokgu’s face was completely red.
Maybe that’s why.
“Chacha no, I’ll try…!”
Deokgu couldn’t say the word “oppa” in the end.
* * *
Deokgu was truly in a state of confusion.
To be exact, you could say that all kinds of emotions were swirling around.
My heart feels warm.
While also running fiercely.
Even though I was trembling a little.
It’s a bit hot, but again, again.
therefore….
“Deokgu?”
I couldn’t bear to look at Siwoo’s face.
But that can’t happen forever.
Deokgu mustered up his courage and raised his head.
And of course.
“I’m sorry..!”
Deok-gu couldn’t look at Si-woo’s face properly.
Seriously, why am I doing this?
The thing I was worried about was resolved very well.
Deokgu really couldn’t figure it out.
It seemed necessary to change the subject.
Deokgu took a deep breath and asked.
“But… what do you mean by new content?”
“Oh, there’s that.”
Siwoo answered as if he had just brought up the topic.
“Project to become an A-class hunter within one month.”
“……?”
For a moment, Deok-gu’s mind went blank.
The trembling I had felt just a moment ago had literally disappeared as if it had evaporated.
A gaze that slowly raises the head and looks at the viewer.
“The secret to becoming a top-class hunter.”
“…..to?”
Deokgu wondered if he had heard correctly.
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