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Do-jin and Joo Kang-hee, who had greeted each other, sat down across from each other and started talking.
“It’s been a while.”
“That’s right. It’s really hard to see each other’s faces.”
“That’s because Mr. Dojin is very busy.”
“I’m sure you’ve been quite busy, Director. I heard that you personally conducted all of the collaborations this time.”
At those words, the corners of Joo Kang-hee’s mouth went up.
It was a smile that was half tired and half proud.
“You have to live a busy life. There is a reason to do so.”
Dojin simply nodded at the words that seemed to have a story.
In front of someone who speaks with that kind of expression, this is better than saying a single awkward word.
At least that was what Dojin experienced.
“But what’s going on all of a sudden? The surprise event is surprising enough, but you even made a surprise visit yourself.”
“I came here to hear directly about the satisfaction level of the surprise event. I also wanted to see your face and say thank you.”
“Shouldn’t I be the one being thankful?”
Joo Kang-hee shook his head.
“It’s true that Lael Entertainment is working hard, but other companies can do the same. If it were Dojin, he would have received this level of treatment no matter where he went.”
There was no sign of joy on Joo Kang-hee’s face.
In fact, Joo Kang-hee thought that it was natural for this collaboration to be accomplished to this extent.
Aside from the feeling of pride at receiving praise from Chairman Kim Hyang-gi, I believed that failure was impossible given these conditions and materials.
It was an image created under the strict influence of Kim Hyang-gi, who was strict with herself and a thoroughgoing meritocracy.
However, apart from what Joo Kang-hee thought was natural, Do-jin really felt that the company was doing a good job.
“There are many people who can’t do the obvious. And from my perspective, I feel like the director and Rael do things a little better than ‘obviously.’ I also like the fact that they usually take care of me so that I can play games comfortably.”
No, leaving everything else aside. How many agencies would spend money to move to a better place when you say you’d rather just live there because you don’t want to move?
Dojin felt like he now completely understood why in his past life, Rael Entertainment had been rumored to have such good conditions that even people would call it a fool.
Like that, Joo Kang-hee’s eyes lit up as she watched Do-jin speak honestly about what he had always felt.
“So you’re saying you really like our company?”
Dojin sensed it intuitively.
What story does Joo Kang-hee want to tell?
“If it were someone else, I would have thought about this and that and wondered how to dig in, but I don’t want to do that to Dojin, so I’ll be blunt. How about continuing to go with us?”
Dojin sat silently in thought for a moment.
‘I have about 6 months left on my contract? That should be enough time for my value to go up… ‘
Dojin was confident. He was confident that his value would continue to increase as time passed.
If you spend a little more time and decide to renew your contract just before it ends, you may be able to get much better terms.
There will be offers from other companies, so if we create a competitive environment between them and Lael Entertainment, things might get better there.
‘But… I don’t want to do that.’
Dojin thought about what Lael Entertainment, Joo Kang-hee, and Cheon Ji-hyun had done for him over the past six months.
Rael Enter and Joo Kang-hee have rarely bothered Do-jin so far.
It was obvious that Dojin was trying to create an environment and situation where he could completely focus on the game, except for absolutely essential tasks.
‘There’s no need to even mention Jihyun’s older sister.’
Cheon Ji-hyeon was kind and honest by nature.
As someone who has reached the age of 35, it was awkward for me to call 22-year-old Cheon Ji-hyun “sister”, but now she has become like a real sister to me.
‘Until recently, I was worried about what to do when renewing my contract… … .’
I thought it was okay to come to a conclusion now.
“Okay. Let’s sign the contract. Um, in this case, is it called a contract extension? I don’t know because I don’t have any social experience.”
When Dojin spoke plainly, Joo Kanghee’s eyes widened.
“What did you say?”
“You said you wanted to renew the contract. Why are you so surprised?”
“No, I didn’t know it would be decided that easily. I said that because I wanted to start by coordinating the conditions in advance, but what if you said okay so easily?”
Dojin thought as he watched Joo Kanghee pressing his temples as if he had a headache.
‘…Why are you angry?’
Joo Kang-hee sighed and spoke to him.
“In this case, Mr. Dojin is the A. He is not just the A in name as stated in the contract, but the real A. You have to know how to use this. You have to say that you want to hear the conditions first.”
“I’m fine with it being the same as it is now. Since the settlement ratio has improved since it was renewed anyway… … .”
“A contract is not all about the settlement ratio. Although that is the most important, it also depends on how well the agency will do sales, how hard they will promote, and what to do if the results are not good in those areas.”
No, you don’t need all this. You should hire a lawyer who is good at this kind of thing. You’re making a lot of money now. You’re likely to make more in the future. Contracts, you know-
Dojin politely listened to Joo Kang-hee’s long speech with one ear and let it go out the other.
‘I find this annoying, so I’ll just do it.’
Joo Kang-hee glared at him with sharp eyes.
“I thought it was annoying just now.”
“…no?”
“Don’t lie. It’ll show.”
… It’s a ghost. Dojin sips orange juice with an awkward face.
Joo Kang-hee said with a blank laugh, as if he couldn’t believe it.
“Do you know? I feel so wronged right now. I worked hard for a week to prepare everything from the terms to the contract, to the negotiation strategy and simulation… You should let me use what I prepared.”
“I guess I can write it down. If the director says so, then the conditions must be better, so I’ll sign the contract with that. If you leave it, I’ll show it to a lawyer or read it myself and then contact you.”
“… It’s really annoying.”
“Okay, okay. What are the conditions?”
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Joo Kang-hee pointed to the ceiling with his finger.
“The contract period is set for 3 years, and this house is the deposit.”
“How much is it?”
“3.5 billion. The tax issue will of course be resolved by the company.”
“wow.”
“Can’t you surprise me with a little sincerity?”
No, this is really surprising. Do-jin said it with a sense of injustice, but Joo Kang-hee didn’t seem to believe him.
It was the karma of someone who was already hated.
“If there is something that Dojin wants to do, the company will fully support it. We will even create a separate team dedicated to Dojin.”
“Is it really necessary to go that far?”
“Rather, the results are so good compared to the effort put in that there is no reason not to do it.”
Joo Kang-hee continued to list the conditions he had been trying to present.
Even to Dojin, each and every one of them sounded like good conditions.
“how is it?”
After finishing speaking, Joo Kang-hee asked.
Dojin thought about something for a moment, then opened his mouth.
“Let me add just one more thing.”
“Of course. If it’s not too much of a stretch, I’ll accommodate you.”
“Aside from me, I wish something would come to Jihyun’s older sister.”
Joo Kang-hee looked at Do-jin with surprised eyes, then snickered.
I should have thought first about what kind of person this person was.
Joo Kang-hee felt very resentful that she had been worried that she would not be able to catch Do-jin.
“First of all, Ms. Cheon Ji-hyeon has already moved into a new house prepared by the company a few days ago. It’s nearby. It will be easier to support Mr. Do-jin if she lives nearby. The company will be covering all of the monthly rent.”
What the heck, you sis? You didn’t even tell me you moved?
“The promotion will be processed at the appropriate time. I have been promoted from an employee to a manager, so if I raise it again, I may have to watch my step. The annual salary has already been adjusted.”
Is this enough? Do-jin looked at Joo Kang-hee who was asking with her eyes and answered, “Yes.”
That’s why it’s good to work with someone like Joo Kang-hee.
Details like that, taken care of before you even ask, leaving you speechless.
Dojin thought again that signing with Lael Entertainment was a really good choice.
* * *
Most of the busy work has been completed.
A time in the game when there is no need to rush or do anything right away.
I’ve gotten used to it to some extent, and if we continue to fight together, it’ll work out on its own.
So, Dojin decided to take care of the work that he had been putting off and putting off.
‘I need to do some adventurer promotion quests.’
Dojin’s level is now 97.
However, the adventurer rank was still level 10.
This happened because I hadn’t done any of the mandatory adventurer promotion quests.
I killed a lot of monsters and diligently received rewards based on the subjugation records recorded on the adventurer’s pendant, so I was able to sufficiently achieve the contribution stat.
In the world of gaming, there are walls that cannot be overcome unless you complete a ‘mandatory quest’.
“Welcome, adventurer. How may I help you?”
As soon as he entered the Adventurer’s Guild, Dojin headed to the Level 10 Adventurer’s window and said while holding out his pendant.
“I would like to receive an adventurer promotion mission.”
The counter clerk accepted the pendant with a friendly smile.
“Yes, you mean the adventurer promotion quest? However, the promotion quest can only be completed if the adventurer’s contribution level is above a certain level through defeating a certain number of monsters. I will help you check that first.”
As he spoke, he placed Dojin’s adventurer pendant on the dedicated terminal with his hand.
Then, the pendant and the terminal reacted, and the information stored in the pendant appeared visually.
‘What, what is this? Why is the level 10 adventurer contribution score like this?’
The staff was inwardly astonished at the enormous amount of accumulated contribution that could directly lead to the level of 7th-grade adventurer.
I thought there might have been an error, so I tried re-attaching the pendant to the terminal several times to check, but nothing changed.
‘Even if you’re a Regenian, is it possible to accumulate contributions at this rate…?’
I know that Regenian’s growth is fast, but even so, is it still this fast for someone who has only been registered in the Adventurer’s Guild for a short time?
The employee tried to calm his surprised heart. He couldn’t do his work sloppily just because he was surprised.
Especially in front of such an outstanding adventurer.
‘It’s because there are people like this that people can be a little safer from the threat of monsters.’
The employee, who usually had a sense of mission about what he did, returned the pendant to Dojin with an even kinder attitude.
“Adventurer, judging from your contribution, it seems you’ve hunted a lot of monsters. You’ve fully met the promotion quest requirements. If you’re an adventurer, you can be promoted to level 7.”
The employee who had spoken up to that point continued speaking with a truly apologetic look in his eyes.
“But unfortunately, according to the Adventurer’s Guild regulations, it is impossible to advance by skipping intermediate stages. You must complete the promotion quests in order, starting from the 9th level.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
The employee looked very apologetic, but Dojin knew this from the beginning.
Adventurer promotion is divided into three stages. Stage 1 is to meet the promotion conditions by filling the contribution quota, and Stage 2 is to complete a quest to kill a certain number of monsters designated by the Adventurer Guild.
The final third step is to complete the promotion quest given by the Adventurer’s Guild.
At this time, the promotion quest was random, and adventurers were needed at that time and dispatched.
‘It’s already annoying.’
Because I kept putting it off, now that I actually have to do it, I feel more and more annoyed.
However, the adventurer level had to be raised.
In the game, no matter how strong, awesome, and awesome you are, if you don’t meet these standards, you won’t be treated well.
Well, this is similar to reality.
“Adventurer, I will assign you a subjugation mission for promotion to level 9 adventurer. The monsters you must subdue are 500 ‘Long Fang Orcs.’”
Dojin’s face hardened as he listened to his employee’s words while thinking of something else.
“yes?”
Because the Longtooth Orcs were so few in number that it would take days to fill 500 of them, making them the worst trash monsters among the 9th-level adventurer promotion quests.
