Chang Mi-Sun's Work Pressure

June 6th, and it had been exactly two weeks since "Only You" was released. Finally, to everyone's reluctance, the movie was taken off the screen.

The final box office was:

2.5 billion.

The youth film box office record was broken for the second time by Sang Young. One billion higher than the previous release of "Atlantis Princess".

This incredible data shocked the whole country and the media rushed to report it.

You know, this box office figure could only be achieved by high-tech special effects blockbusters with an investment of hundreds of millions.

The movie "Only You" only cost tens of millions of dollars. A low-budget youth film that brought huge returns. Both the cinemas and the film producers made a lot of money. 

This data would have been questioned if it was any other movie. But since it was the achievement of "Only You", it seemed quite acceptable. 

The movie rating was 9.6.

Both the word-of-mouth and box office of this movie exploded. Such a grand event had not appeared in the Korean film industry for a long time. It was indeed a grand occasion.

In today's entertainment industry, if a movie had such a high box office, there was a high possibility that it would be like Han Suk's movie setting, using a large number of popular stars. With fans paying for it, there was no need to worry about the revenue. But such a movie couldn't possibly have a good reputation.

Alternatively, employing already-famous movie stars and assisted by top directors could also generate high box office results.

However, "Only You" had neither. The movie clearly used newcomers, and the director had just directed his second film, but it gained both word of mouth and box office success.

The most important thing was that both have reached top level. This was arguably unprecedented, and all of this was created by one person: Sang Young.

In fact, in the past two weeks, Sang Young and "Only You" had always been the focus of online discussion.

Atlas had been trying to avoid attracting too much attention, intentionally or unintentionally. However, after the final box office figures came out, this topic quickly topped the list again.

There were endless major posts about it.

"The final box office of Only You is 2.5 billion."

"What made Atlas successful?"

"The youth film box office record was broken twice by the same person."

"Sang Young: you deserves the title of Godfather of Youth Films."

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And Atlas's Wave account also exploded with comments..

"2.5 billion... That's awesome."

"Sang Young. When will the new movie be filmed?"

"From today on, I am Sang Young's die-hard fan."

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From a professional perspective, Atlas had become a presence that couldn't be ignored. The textbooks of major film academies had been revised to include Sang Young and his youth films.

The superb shooting techniques he used in the film had become a compulsory course for directing majors. Almost every student majoring in directing knew these two films by heart, analyzing the movie's script and shooting techniques again and again.

These two films would not only become the youth memories of a generation, but more importantly, it left an indelible mark in the history of Korean films.

Atlas caused such a huge social response, but he was not the busiest person.

***

"Mi-Sun, since your mother and I are old acquaintances. I think it's not too much for me to put in a small advertisement in your movie for 50 million, besides, I will only take up 5 minutes of your movie time."

Chang Mi-Sun said. "Mr. Gal, I really can't agree to this right now. I still have to see what Mr. Sang says first."

"You are his agent, how can you not make the decision? Please don't give me a perfunctory answer..."

After hanging up the phone, Chang Mi-Sun rubbed her eyebrows, tired.

Then the next call came in.

"Miss Chang, long time no see. How about the advertisement we discussed yesterday?"

"Sorry, I've been too busy lately and haven't had time to reply yet. I'll get back to you in two days..."

As soon as the phone was hung up, it rang again.

Ding!!!

"Hello, I'm Song Jae-Hwa from the Korra Network Platform. We just met a few days ago. Our platform wants to buy the online copyrights of Only You and Atlantis Princess..."

"Hey, Miss Chang, we're old acquaintances, so is it okay if we placed a small advertisement?"

"Our platform's prices are higher than Korra's. And we will like to buy all of Sang Young's future movies. We can even sign the agreement today."

***

Ever since the final movie box office came out, Chang Mi-Sun was busy and exhausted. Her phone was flooded with calls, and countless advertisers and online platforms contacted her.

They wanted to insert advertisements in Atlas's next movie or purchase the online rights. These people were certainly the dogs with the sharpest noses in the entertainment industry.

Since Atlas had achieved this level of success, they would make money ss long as you have a relationship with him. So those people would not miss any opportunity. They considered it a great honor to be able to appear in Atlas's movie.

What made Chang Mi-Sun most angry was that he was still the same Sang Young who lay on the sofa at home and watched TV all day long.

"Can you look at this?" Chang Mi-Sun angrily threw a document on the table in front of Atlas. "Just watch it, and decide."

Atlas took a bite of the apple and stared at the TV.

Seeing him this way, Chang Mi-Sun became even angrier. "Don't you know that the studio is very busy right now? Especially me. Can't you be kind enough to help?"

Only then did Atlas turn around and look at Chang Mi-Sun intently. He shook his head, and said. "No, I'm done."

Chang Mi-Sun was so angry that she laughed. "Are you just going to be a hands-off boss and not take care of anything?"

Atlas nodded again. "Yes, that's why you're hired, Miss Chang?"

Although what Atlas said made sense, it was Chang Mi-Sun who was feeling the pressure. She felt unbalanced. She haven't had a good sleep or a good meal in the past few days, but Atlas spent the whole day leisurely at home. But the most infuriating part was that she had to deliver documents to him in person every day.

Take it easy, don't be angry. He's the boss. Chang Mi-Sun comforted herself.

"You're making so much money, why don't you hire a few more employees?"

"That won't do. I trust you to make the decision on these important matters. I don't trust anyone else."

Chang Mi-Sun chuckled. This was a slap in the face followed by a sweet word? But at least after hearing these words, she felt a little better. "It's okay to hire a few junior employees. Our job is to spread the word, and there's no telling how many people will be eager to get in."

Atlas finished eating the apple in his hand and wiped his hands. "You just keep a close watch on it when the time comes."

After saying that, he picked up a grapefruit, and slowly put it into his mouth.

Chang Mi-Sun rolled her eyes, picked up her bag and left.