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                      Chapter 71: 6.4 Billion The gestures of the staff member seemed intoxicated with joy. Being welcomed so warmly felt good. The employee who had disappeared shortly returned with a middle-aged man. “You’re the author, ‘Newpe,’ right?” “Yes, that’s correct.” “Allow me to introduce myself again. I am Ho Hyun-seok, the CEO of S-Books.” “Nice to meet you.” “Please, come inside.” “Thank you.” I followed him into the CEO’s office. It was neat and professional. As I sat on the sofa in the center, the CEO personally prepared and brought over some tea. “It’s oolong tea.” “I’ll enjoy it.” I took a sip; the cool yet nutty flavor cleansed my palate. “First of all, I really enjoyed reading your current series,” he began. “Thank you.” “Do you happen to have any backlog chapters?” “Yes. I’ve written up to chapter 40.” At those words, Ho Hyun-seok smiled and nodded. “That’s excellent. Then, could you give me a brief overview of ...

                        Chapter 70: The Contract The CEO of a movie investment platform set down the report he had been reading. "Hmm. Manager Park." "Yes, CEO." "It doesn't seem like there are any noteworthy individuals among our existing investors." "That is correct, sir." "Was there no one decent among the new investors either?" "I’ve flagged a few names for review." "I'm asking out of personal curiosity." "Well... since they are new investors, I believe it’s best to observe their movements a bit longer." "I see." However, the CEO seemed to have a different opinion. "Take a look at this person right here." "Who... ah, this investor." "Yes. They invested in *War in Seoul* and *When Darkness Falls* at the exact same time. And as soon as they realized their profits, they immediately reinvested into other projects." "That’s right." "Isn't tha...

       Chapter 69: Reinvesting in Movies The next day. Rumors about the "Information Broker" began to flood the online cafes dedicated to coins and stocks. > **Subject: The Masked Man bought SQQQ yesterday?** > **Subject: This is chilling... lol** > **Subject: An article just dropped this morning saying the US-China trade war has started. Lmao.** > **Subject: How is his timing like that? Haha.** > **Subject: Whoa, NASDAQ futures are down 1.7% right now!** >  It was because as soon as Ryu-seong bought SQQQ, the US-China trade war broke out. The Second Trade War. Global stock markets reeled from the impact; they were all trending downward. As soon as the US market opened that evening, the NASDAQ index plummeted by over 3%. Conversely, SQQQ surged by 9%. > **Subject: Anyone else buy SQQQ? Lol.** > **Subject: So jealous. The Information Broker's investment capital seems insane...!** > **Subject: Argh, I want to make money too!** > **Sub...

 Chapter 68: Entering the Top Rankings (2) To make an accurate judgment, Ryuseong first needed to know which platforms were good and what kind of terms were considered favorable. **Web Novel Communities.** Searching for that term brought up several sites. He clicked on the one at the very top. After entering, he searched for his questions, and a condensed list of various posts appeared.  * **Title:** Recommended Publishers List!  * **Title:** Essential Tips for Contract Terms!  * **Title:** Places to Avoid…!  * **Title:** When Signing a Work Contract… He read through them one by one. It was incredibly helpful. There were many people giving advice that was more blunt and accurate than he had expected. "Whoa..." Roughly speaking, the current standard contract was a **7:3 split**. Beyond that, he could see which agencies or managements were stronger on **Series, CocoaPage, or Redibooks**. "This is interesting." While looking at the info, he re-examined his contact ...

   Chapter 67: Entering the Top Rankings (1 ) The crash was set to begin on October 5th. "In that case..." It looked like buying SQQQ on the 4th would do the trick. Ryu Seong reviewed his journal once more, condensing his plan. *It’s a bit complicated.* He needed to organize it as simply as possible. Seong immediately opened a memo app on his phone and drafted a schedule. **Trading Plan**  * **October 4:** Buy SQQQ  * **October 17:** Sell SQQQ, Buy TQQQ  * **October 22:** Sell TQQQ, Buy SQQQ  * **November 7:** Sell SQQQ, Buy TQQQ This was much cleaner. "Perfect." Now, all he had to do was trade according to the plan. Since he still had some time, he figured he could focus on clearing the special link quests by writing his web novel in the meantime. For now, his immediate goal was to get promoted to the "General Serialization" tier. "I’ve got a decent backlog of chapters." To be promoted to General Serialization, one had to post daily until the 15...

Chapter 66: Main OST It was time to give the acceptance speech. This was a first for me. Back in my school days, I absolutely hated giving presentations, but right now, I was actually enjoying the situation. The way all eyes were fixed on me in this moment stirred a strange excitement in my chest. "Well, first of all, thank you so much for this Excellence Award. My feelings are the same as those who stood here before me, so I’ll skip the formalities and share one specific ambition instead." Ryuseong gave a gentle smile. "Though I had to settle for the Excellence Award in this competition, I will make sure to hit number one on the music charts. Thank you." It was a short and punchy speech. Applause erupted. Ryuseong bowed slightly and stepped down from the podium. On his way back to the table, he noticed Yulia’s uncomfortable expression but chose to ignore it. [That was a wonderful speech. Now, for the final announcement: the Grand Prize! Congratulations! Lyricist Yu...