38 – Haerin Kang (38)
Haerin Kang (38)
“hehehe, we finally meet. Writer.”
Banyuri adjusted the gear to neutral, and sneakily checked the inside of the paper box placed on the driver’s seat.
There were well-packaged handmade chocolates.
It was shaped beautifully and sprinkled with cocoa powder.
I felt that it was a masterpiece even though it was made at low cost.
How long has it been since you made something like this?
She has never been in a relationship until she was 27 years old, but one day she tried something like this to give as a Valentine’s Day gift to a school senior she had a crush on.
However, because of her innate timidity, the delivery failed in the end and she and her younger brother ate it up.
‘What, chocolate?’
My younger sister teased me about finally escaping Mosul, but thanks to her help, it’s quite complete.
Unlike my younger sister Banyuri, my boyfriend made handmade chocolate because he graduated from high school.
Even though my hair isn’t good, I have dexterity.
I wouldn’t have been able to make it this neat if I was alone.
‘Who are you going to give it to?’
After wrapping it up for a while, when my younger sister asked, I said that I would give her ‘my favorite writer’, she made an expression like an empty cider and muttered.
‘Seriously, isn’t that a boyfriend?’
‘You really don’t want to date? I’m already 27 years old.’
I felt bad for a while at those words, but I was cleansed by the thought of meeting John Ahn of the writer of ‘Kang Hae-rin’.
“Not even a boyfriend? Pooh.”
The younger brother’s misunderstanding was an illusion of not being able to distinguish construction work, but he had a different mind for a while.
What if writer Kang Hae-rin was your boyfriend?
Of course, I had never seen his face, but I liked the work so much that I even had a needlessly specific delusion that appearance had nothing to do with it.
She talked to herself, barely holding back a cheesy laugh that leaked out.
“Yuri, this is a job. You have to be professional. Let’s not let selfishness enter.”
I didn’t think that it would be burdensome because it was ‘handmade’ chocolate, but what about it, didn’t the artist’s ‘girlfriend’ approve it?
“…what kind of person are you?”
Banyuri looked in the mirror and corrected her lips.
#
Writer of ‘Kang Haerin’.
It is a large-scale artist who was first discovered by Ban Yu-ri and brought considerable profits to YW Media.
＜Kang Hae-rin’s Murder Diary＞, which has been published almost flawlessly until episode 1239, was a work that she, as editor, had as much attachment to as the author.
She loved the author and also loved Hae-Rin Kang, a character in the novel.
It seems that such a charming and lovable killer has hardly existed in the history of fiction!
When 『Journal』 first reached its 100th episode, I tried to set up a table for a meal out of fan spirit, but the writer vehemently refused.
After that, until the 200th and 500th episodes.
By the time Banyuri was becoming somber, the writer fell into a slump and thought about stopping the series for a while.
At that time, Banyuri recommended a counseling center to take care of his mentality, listened to his story directly, and even sent links to healthy food, music, and fun videos.
I don’t know if that helped, but there was no year over 1,000 episodes without any major crises.
What made me happier was that from then on, I was able to directly listen to the voice of the artist and talk about it from time to time.
There were cases where popular artists participated in events such as fan meetings or autograph sessions, and YW Media actively recommended it by talking to the platform, but it was rejected every time.
It is because the writer adhered to mysticism fiercely.
However, the fact that he let Ban Yu-ri hear his voice and spoke candidly, almost gave the third-year editor Ban Yu-ri an orgasm.
‘Happy!’
‘My little writer!’
Although the work has grown, the artist is still small.
‘cute!’
I pretended not to, but to be honest, I was somewhat surprised by the upbringing of ‘Kang Hae-rin’ because of my pen name.
In a good way, of course.
Although he seemed timid, his voice was soft and resonant, and it was very pleasant to listen to.
A good voice doesn’t mean that the face is handsome, but it was fortunate for her, who was afraid of breaking the illusion.
As if playing an unplayed game, Ban Yu-ri secretly raised Kang Hae-rin’s favorability rating and was looking forward to seeing the real thing someday.
I heard his voice after 500 episodes, so wouldn’t it be possible to talk face to face when episode 1000 is reached?
Of course, other senior editors warn you to be wary of the relationship between writer and editor becoming too close.
He even said that Ban Yu-ri’s attitude of revealing his ‘fan heart’ to the artist was not right.
But she knew how to keep it right.
Anyway, if Kang Hae-rin doesn’t want to, I won’t force them to meet.
However, he had a special interest because he thought that he was the one who excavated him.
Did her prayer work?
No, the prayer came true in a strange way.
Writer Kang Hae-rin suddenly announced the cessation of the series, as if there was something mentally shaken.
Ban Yu-ri desperately advised him to continue his work, and he succeeded in persuading him to end the series with a ‘hiatus’.
And the writer, who returned after a few weeks, showed the ability to serialize one episode at a time, but-
[Writer, I don’t think this episode is a bit…]
[I think Kang Hae-rin is a kabung writer]
[hmm]
…
No matter how well packaged it is, it’s a bad reaction.
Ban Yu-ri felt that too.
Even she, who is affectionate enough to say that if she lined up fans who love 『Kang Hae-rin’s Murder Diary』, she would be at the forefront, feeling awkward.
Previously, there was a foreshadowing that she was ‘in love’, but it is a sudden development that she suddenly likes ‘Lee Dong-hyun’, who kills to overcome insensitivity.
Kang Hae-rin, the ‘profession’ killer, always showed a cool and brutal judgment in the previous episodes.
So, shouldn’t he have had to show at least a scene where he doubted his own heart?
The murder process after that is also undesirable.
Kang Hae-rin, who used to play with the police, prosecutors, and the nation’s public security, suddenly enters S University’s literary department, breaks her ‘Three Strikes’ principle, and kills ‘Park Se-rin’ and ‘Baek Yoo-hyeon’ out of ‘jealousy’.
If it’s a regular romance thriller, it’s possible.
However, the ‘Three Strikes’ rule was one of the elements Kang Haerin’s fans were crazy about her.
one strike.
Two Strikes.
three strikes.
The process of Kang Hae-rin observing his prey and allowing him to get caught in his ‘trap’ was even evaluated as more frightening than the murder scene.
In some cases, a villain who was so obvious he wanted to kill him didn’t commit any more crimes in ‘Two Strikes’ as if he noticed something.
In that case, too, the readers beg.
Looking forward to the prey quickly making a big mistake and meeting Kang Hae-rin’s miserable end.
In any case, Kang Hae-rin, a beautiful girl killer who excludes emotions, kills two female classmates just because of ‘jealousy’ like a normal romance thriller.
It is understandable that readers turn over and wake up.
Even half glass was enough to bite my nails.
Still, she persevered.
The writer’s writing skills were still excellent, and I believed that the lack of form was also a negative effect of the hiatus.
I hope you’ll get back into shape soon.
But expectations were misplaced.
last 3 hits.
This time, the public sentiment of the readers became more ferocious.
[f*ck, inbred drift what?]
[Writer… The missing amount of Kang Hae-rin…]
[Harin brings it, Harin brings it, Harin brings it, Harin brings it, Harin brings it, Harin brings it, Harin brings it, Harin brings it, Harin brings it, Harin brings it, Harin brings it, Harin brings it]
[(Emoji roughly smashing a computer)]
Now, instead of Kang Hae-rin, who can be said to be the main character of the novel, her unrequited love partner, ‘Lee Dong-hyun’, kills her stepsister who is obsessed with him.
It was too much to cross the line.
Although there was no direct s*x, it was dangerous to remind the taboo subject of incest by walking a tightrope between brother and sister.
Moreover, instead of the Kang Hae-rin expected by readers, the male lead who pops out of nowhere is pretending to be the main character.
His motives are also incomprehensible.
Kang Hae-rin’s murder has been building up for over 1,000 episodes, but Lee Dong-hyun was an extramarital man unfamiliar to readers.
[Writer, kill before becoming a hero (opposite of heroine).]
[Lee Dong-hyun, is that bastard mentally ill? Suddenly, in a sudden rush, he kills his own sister, madman]
[Harin is against sale, Harin is against sale, Harin is against sale, Harin is against sale, Harin is against sale…]
[It looks like Kang Hae-rin is trying to build up to kill Lee Dong-hyun. it makes no sense otherwise Otherwise, I’m going to sh*t here.]
Around that time, the author did not resume serialization, either because he fell into a slump again, or because he was shocked by the barrage of malicious comments from his loyal readers.
In the absence of any suspension or suspension notice, the number of bad comments increased and there was no sign of recovery in the reading rate.
I couldn’t wait for half a glass anymore.
Team leader Kim, who is mostly a bystander, also voiced concern about her.
‘Ban PD, writer Kang, what’s wrong?’
‘……..’
It is also disgraceful that I have nothing to say as a PD in charge.
She called Haerin Kang.
Even if ‘he’ gets hurt, he decides to do what he needs as the editor in charge.
However, unexpected developments took place.
He wasn’t the first person to answer the phone.
‘Kang Hae-rin’ is usually a woman’s name, but Ban Yu-ri knew that the author was a man.
Because I have already called several times.
However, a woman answered the phone.
“…Isn’t that the contact information for writer Kang Hae-rin?”
For a moment, I was worried that the author had changed the number altogether beyond stopping the serialization without permission.
Then things get more complicated.
I hoped it wasn’t like that.
[… I’m Kang Haerin?]
“……..”
The woman over the phone said.
Banyuri didn’t know what to answer.
What does this mean?
The writer Kang Hae-rin she knows is definitely a man, so did he have a s*x change?
Or is it because he changed his number, but the original number owner’s name is Haerin Kang?
Fortunately, the doubt was quickly dispelled.
The woman said as if she understood the situation.
[Oh, it’s my boyfriend’s phone. this. Where did you go now and got it instead? What are you doing? Ban PD?]
It looks like you didn’t see the name added to your contacts.
The woman immediately spoke in a friendly tone.
Ban Yu-ri conveyed his intention that it would be better to speak directly with the artist himself as it was a business matter.
It’s a private life, but it was a bit surprising and heartbreaking to know that writer Kang Hae-rin has a girlfriend with a pretty voice named ‘Kang Hae-rin’.
For a while, I thought about whether having a girlfriend was the reason for the serialization difficulties, but I gave up.
Talking about the circumstances of others you don’t even know is something you shouldn’t do as a human being.
[Hmm, it’s a difficult environment for my boyfriend to talk on the phone, would you like to see it yourself if you don’t mind? I mean, if it’s really urgent. Maybe because of the work? At this rate… I don’t think I’ll be able to serialize it for a while.]
The tone of the writer’s girlfriend was elegant.
He seemed young, but his timbre and tone were pleasant to listen to, and he was not overly lively.
Somehow, the face seems to be pretty too.
However, what caught Banyuri’s attention more than anything else was the proposal to ‘come see him in person’.
You can see the artist Kang Hae-rin?
She took a deep breath to calm her excitement.
No matter how much it is, how do you make a schedule by listening to your girlfriend and not even an appointment with yourself?
“When the writer comes, please tell me. It’s nice to see you in person, but I really want to see you, but I don’t think I’ll go without saying…”
[It’s okay.]
The woman on the other side of the phone spoke in a tone that was bizarrely confident and unquestioning.
[are you okay. Is it because you think I’m ‘just’ your girlfriend? My boyfriend and I can actually be seen as a ‘couple’. I am well aware of the serialization of the work, and I have sworn to get married soon.]
“……”
[Please come.]
the woman spoke again.
This time, I felt the power of that tone.
‘… Command?’
For a moment, Banyuri thought about that, but he shook his head and shook his head.
[I will send you the time and schedule. I’ve heard a lot about what PD Ban Yu-ri said. My boyfriend talked a lot. I want to see you in person.]
The phone cut off just like that.
“…what is it…”
Banyuri said to herself.
Anyway, the meeting was successful.
It was because 30 minutes later, I received a call from writer Kang Hae-rin asking me to meet her, saying that she had heard of ‘girlfriend’.
For some reason, I thought that his tone was a little more excited than usual, but my doubts were dispelled when I thought that he actually wanted to meet Ban Yu-ri.
She bought ingredients on the way home from work and made chocolate for the artist with her younger brother.
#
“… is this right?”
Kang Hae-rin’s ‘Mansion’ was amazing.
“I heard that the address is in the middle of a wealthy village…”
As Ban Yu-ri climbed the stairs that stretched from the gate, he remembered the mansion in the movie of a certain director who had a big hit and won an Oscar for dealing with the gap between the rich and the poor.
‘The royalties shouldn’t be this much…!?’
Of course, 『Kang Hae-rin’s Murder Diary』 is an enormous work, but even so, billions of dollars would not have earned enough to buy a mansion like this.
She seems intimidated by the overwhelming scale that makes her feel like a snob but can’t help but feel that way.
“Writer, you were originally rich!”
That was the only answer.
Clearly organizing his thoughts, Ban-Yuri crossed the lawn where the sprinkler was running.
When I rang the bell, a woman appeared.
She is too young to be called a housekeeper.
And she was such a pretty girl.
Her voluminous black and dark blue hair had a little bit of curl, and her small face and clear features gave off a strangely mixed-blood feel.
What stands out most of all is the light in the eyes.
It was only for a moment, but it seemed like a flash of red light.
“I’m Kang Haerin.”
She gestured with a seductive smile.
“Come on in. My boyfriend is out right now.”