SEOK CHO (28) ASPIRING WEBTOON ARTIST
I'm not good at anything.
I never have been.
Naturally, I got bad grades in school.
GRADE 11 MIDTERM RANKING
395 - SEOK CHO
You're the lowest!
You're really something. Aren't you even embarrassed?
Hey, watch your tongue!
There were some people who didn't see it as a problem.
Personality is more important than appearance.
Don't make fun of his looks.
He has to live like this for the rest of his life!
Something else mattered to them.
I tried my best to be good at sports.
We must win, no matter what!
Oh, no! We're losing.
-What the hell? -Pull, pull!
We won!
That day, I realized you have more places to be hit when you're tall.
Needless to say, I've never had a girlfriend.
I've often seen you at this library. Will you go out with me?
Excuse me. Could you give me an answer to this?
I've often seen you at this library. Will you go out with me?
THE NEXT DAY
Can you give me your answer to the note I gave you yesterday?
Sure.
Eighteen.
What? Eighteen?
There must be some misunderstanding.
I asked you... to go out with me.
Yeah, I saw it.
That's my answer.
Anyway, that's me.
Seok! Seok!
Do me a favor.
-Get me some soy sauce and-- -Mom!
-Do I look like I'm not doing anything? -Yeah.
USELESS COMPUTER, USELESS PICTURES, USELESS SON
I'm really busy.
-I have to go. -Where?
Where are you going?
I may not have been good at anything, but the world has changed.
All I need is one great skill. That's how the world works now.
Like this cartoon I drew.
You call this a cartoon? Do you even know how the world is nowadays?
I mean, what have you drawn here?
-What's your name? -I'm Seok Cho.
Whatever. You can't just walk in here with this crap.
And why did you choose historical stuff for a webtoon?
It's about Prince Sado.
If this is wrong, what should I draw?
First, you must reflect the latest trend.
Take a look at popular webtoons, like Cheese in the Trap.
That was made into a TV show.
Even if it's historical, try going in that direction...
-Like, "Sado in the Rice Chest." -What?
This sounds good. This sounds terrific!
A historical romantic thriller, Sado in the Rice Chest!
One spring day,
a new royal servant, Seol, meets...
Prince Sado!
However, Sado has an unspeakable secret.
Prince Sado?
He has seven personalities.
Remember this. March 2nd, in the 29th year of King Yeong-jo, 2 p.m.,
the moment I fell in love with you.
Adding to that, Sado's private life has been a problem in the palace.
I expected a prince to be different.
Is that different enough?
I'm so sorry...
for not being different.
Ultimately, the king decides to lock Sado up in the rice chest,
but Sado figures out the king's intention and runs away.
So, the chase begins.
Faster!
You're telling me... to draw something like that?
That'd be way better than this!
-Hey! -Yes?
Mr. Cho!
Come take a look at this.
Wow, he has no drawing skills at all.
Why does this man have a hexagon for a face?
That's what I mean.
What's more, this is historical stuff!
Is it? Really?
Historical stuff.
I told him not to mix whites with colors.
CHO'S CHICKEN
CHEOL-WANG CHO (57) NOTE: HE'S A PIECE OF WORK
No customers!
I haven't done much today, but it's already 6 p.m.
I should go home.
What? It's closed? A chicken place that's closed at six?
I've never seen this place open. It's out of business, I guess. Let's go.
Bro, want to have a drink tonight? When do you get off work?
All the senior employees are still working.
Ah, I see. You can't go home until they go home.
That's why I'm sitting here, doing nothing.
Keep doing what you're doing. You gotta be careful when you're a new hire.
JUN CHO (32)
NEW HIRE: CAN'T GO HOME BECAUSE OF ASSISTANT MANAGER MR. KIM
MR. KIM: CAN'T GO HOME BECAUSE OF MANAGER MR. PARK
MR. PARK: CAN'T GO HOME BECAUSE OF SENIOR MANAGER MR. SEO
MR. SEO: CAN'T GO HOME BECAUSE OF DIRECTOR MR. EOM
MR. EOM: CAN'T GO HOME BECAUSE OF THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
NO ONE IS WORKING RIGHT NOW
Why are you so early?
There were no customers, so I closed the shop on time.
On time, huh?
Oh, what's the use?
What are you doing?
I was gonna order some pig feet. Good ones.
Who looks at coupon books these days? So primitive...
A smartphone can do everything!
I'll do it for you!
-Done! -Oh, you know how to do things like that?
Everyone does.
Buy some pig feet. Good ones.
There's nothing a smartphone can't do.
It's hard to make a living.
Mom, where are my everyday clothes?
They're in the veranda. I washed them!
Mom, why do they look like this?
I can't believe he is my son, too.
Didn't I tell you not to mix your whites with jeans?
Don't touch my food, you bums.
Frying chickens all day long is hard work!
-I have a job now! -I really want to eat that!
USELESS SON, $300 OPERATING LOSS/MONTH
FIRST SALARY TO BE DEPOSITED
Right, you're making money now.
-Mom, I'm the best, right? -I have no other options.
Mom, soon, I'll be a real cartoonist.
I met with a guy at a webtoon company today, and I think it's gonna happen.
-Really? -Really?
-What is it?
Sado in the Rice Chest.
That sounds better than I expected.
THE SOUND OF YOUR HEART