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Chapter 68:Money and Talent Pour In

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 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:Money and Talent Pour In

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   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:Money and Talent Pour In

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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...

Chapter 65:Money and Talent Pour In

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          Chapter 65: The Named "Go-osu" After finishing breakfast, I returned to my room and opened my laptop. How far had I written? To check the progress, I began to read my own work with deep focus. **[Writing Muscle is activated.]** Even though I already knew the story, the scenes began to connect and imprint themselves in my mind like vivid images. However, a few spots felt distorted. I could sense the deficiencies. Ryu-seong immediately began revising and supplementing those parts. Sentences were erased, and new ones lined up. Scenes were deleted and replaced with smoother transitions. After spending a significant amount of time, I looked over the completed Episode 11 once more. As I re-read it, I caught another awkward spot. *Ah, here...!* I jumped back into revisions instantly, repeating the process twice more until, finally, a satisfying image was formed. "Not bad." Even looking at it objectively, it was quite entertaining. Yes, fun. I could feel that ...

Chapter 64:Money and Talent Pour In

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  Chapter 64: The Tarot Card of Destiny (2) He had made a memo of the phrases from the tarot card to ensure he wouldn't forget them. He had to maintain his current position. And he had to draw the card the exact moment the sun set. Those were the two most critical factors. Searching for the sunset time online, it was listed as 7:35 PM. It was currently 5:41 PM. With about two hours remaining, Ryuseong took a lap around the convenience store to buy a few more snacks. "Enjoy your meal!" "Thanks." As he replied, he held out a drink. "Part-time work is tough, isn't it? Have this while you work." "Oh? Ah... Th-thank you...!" The part-timer’s face flushed as they accepted the drink. He was going to be here for a long time. He figured it would be more comfortable to "squat" in the store after earning a few brownie points. Rummaging through his snacks, he returned to his seat. "Two hours, huh..." As expected, watching Nutube w...

Chapter 63:Money and Talent Pour In

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      Chapter 63: Tarot Card of Fate (1) **[Quest Triggered!]** **[How Long Must the Artist Starve?]** > The infrastructure for domestic sculptors is far too poor. Consequently, many artists are turning their gaze overseas. The reality is that almost no companies take into account the cost and time required to prepare materials. Create a small crack in that reality. >   * **Time Limit:** Unlimited.  * **Success Reward:** Random Card, Virtue Points.  * **Failure Penalty:** Severe indigestion. It was a long-term quest for the sake of artists. There was no time limit. Ryu Seong read the quest description repeatedly. *Artists moving overseas. The cost and time of materials.* It felt like something was needed to encompass all of those issues. Nothing came to mind just yet. *I’ll have to look into it slowly.* Putting his worries aside, he focused back on the appreciation of the art. "Let’s go inside." "Come on in, everyone." "Ah, yes. Coming!" His gran...