Cheat day

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You should use chopsticks. Otherwise, the rice grains will clump together.

As they mixed the raw meat bibimbap with a spoon, Baek Woo-jin insisted that chopsticks should be used.

“That’s a valid point.” But is mixing it with chopsticks faster? “Will the spoon be fast?”

“Spoon?”

Right. This is also related to table manners. When eating with someone else. Especially when there’s communal food in the middle like this, you should eat your share as quickly as possible.

“Why?”

“That’s how I can focus on the bulgogi.”

Baek Woo-jin slightly parted his lips and looked on in disbelief.

“What is that?”

“This is why you seem distant.”

I clicked my tongue.

Think about it. The owner of this bulgogi is someone who eats quickly. It’s a competition.”

“We can just split it in half.”

“Because you talk like that, you still don’t weigh 100 kg.” This is a half-cooked pig.

“……Huh?”

Chinese restaurant sweet and sour pork. Cold noodle restaurant dumplings. Shabu-shabu restaurant beef. Fast food restaurant fries. And here, all the grilled bulgogi is food that you have to compete for and win through fierce strategy and superior physical strength.

Baek Woo-jin blinks.

“Here, our pigs go through an implicit agreement.”

“What?”

“Don’t eat only the communal food.” If there weren’t this rule, everyone would rush for sweet and sour pork, dumplings, French fries, and bulgogi first.

“I don’t understand, but go ahead and keep talking.”

“However, only those who have finished their own food are granted the right to eat from the communal food.” It’s a legal meal.

“Can’t you just eat moderately?”

“Have you been listening to what I’ve been saying so far?” This is a competition. It’s a fight. “We must fight fiercely and score at least one more point.”

“I don’t know about that.”

“This is very basic etiquette.” The three main principles of table manners in our country.

“What are the other two?”

“Ask whether they prefer dipping or pouring before eating sweet and sour pork.” “The one who gets the meat should be the one to cook it.”

Baek Woo-jin rolled his eyes and then opened his mouth.

“……What if we go Dutch?”

“Then we should divide the roles.” The person who didn’t grill the meat is the one refilling the side dishes.

“Unless it’s self-service?”

You have to wrap it and feed it to me.

“Sam?”

By wrapping the meat for the person grilling it, I express my gratitude for your hard work. Try the meat you grilled and see how delicious it is. That’s what I mean.

“Even if it’s just between men?”

“Even if it’s just between men.”

“Isn’t that a bit too much?”

“Hey, someone fell into the water.” We need to do CPR right now, are you not going to give breaths just because we’re both guys?

“The situation is different.”

“What’s so different about it?” What’s the difference between not being able to breathe and not being able to eat meat?

Baek Woo-jin blinked and then looked at PD Park Sang-cheol and said.

“Hyung, you’re acting weird.”

PD Park Sang-cheol let out a hollow laugh, seemingly in disbelief.

“Anyway, two spoonfuls of bibimbap and one bite of bulgogi.” That’s as far as it goes. The only time you can eat bulgogi continuously is when you’ve finished all the bibimbap.

“Got it.”

While Baek Woo-jin was fiddling with his chopsticks, I took a big bite of the finished bibimbap.

“Uh?”

The first impression of bibimbap, which contains seasonal vegetables, pumpkin, seaweed flakes, raw beef, and gochujang, was softness.

The seasoned vegetables are still crisp and retain their texture.

There was a lot of gochujang, so I hesitated for a moment, but it tastes more deep than spicy.

Above all, it enhances the umami flavor without being overly salty.

While visiting various famous restaurants, I’ve noticed that most of the well-known places have just the right seasoning, making them easy to eat and allowing you to enjoy their subtle flavors.

Most restaurants serve salty and spicy food, claiming that’s how they make a profit, but the places I frequented never served overly salty or spicy dishes.

Foods with strong seasoning are hard to enjoy.

Isn’t it because such easy-to-eat food is often found that it has been loved as a restaurant for a long time?

Thinking such thoughts, I took a spoonful of the blood soup that had come out together.

As expected, it has a comforting taste.

“Look at this.” I told you my thinking is right.

“What?”

“Most popular restaurants sell food that isn’t too salty and is easy on the stomach.”

Since we’ve tasted the main dish and soup, it’s now time to check the side dishes.

I was curious about the taste of the ssukbakji, so I picked it up first, and it’s incredibly salty.

“…….”

Why? “Is it delicious?”

Baek Woo-jin ate the pickled radish and stared at me blankly.

“Aren’t the popular restaurants not salty?”

“Since the main dish is bland, there should be something salty like this.” “Don’t you know that?”

“Really?”

“Sure.” Where is this place? It’s a pearl. A city in the south. In hot regions, you sweat a lot, so it’s important to consume salt. So, even salty side dishes like this are important.

Oh. “Seems somewhat plausible.”

I spoke off the top of my head, but fortunately, it seems they understood.

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Driving from Jinju to Seoul, the clock pointed to midnight.

The production team greeted Baek Woo-jin, took a taxi, and arrived home, but as soon as they opened the front door, they just lay down.

“This doesn’t seem right.”

It was a day filled with delicious food after a long time, making my heart and stomach happy, but I couldn’t ignore the physical fatigue.

I don’t even have the energy to get up and take off my clothes right now.

“I also have a video to upload tomorrow.”

It’s absolutely not in a state to be edited.

Until now, I’ve managed to handle everything on my own, but as the workload increases, it’s becoming more and more overwhelming.

Now I am convinced that I won’t be able to handle it.

“Let’s outsource it.”

Mugunji is studying really hard, but we need someone to upload the video right away.

I can’t handle this crazy schedule of uploading 5 videos a week as it is.

YouTube revenue is also on the rise.

Thanks to PD Park Sang-cheol’s efforts, the appearance fee has also increased, albeit slightly.

Since we decided to share the burden of the 100 million won we had set aside for the lunchbox business, we now have some financial leeway.

If you’re going to lose your health, it’s better to spend money.

Tomorrow, I will consult with a certified labor attorney to create a freelance contract, and I will ask Mukji to post a job advertisement for an editor.

“Just sleep for now.”

I just washed my face and feet and collapsed onto the bed.

When I close my eyes, the food I ate today flickers before my eyes.

Jinju cold noodles lived up to their name, and Jinju eel was so excellent that I couldn’t understand why I hadn’t known about it until now.

The Yukhoe Bibimbap restaurant, which has been around for over 100 years, made me think that next time, I must properly try the yukhoe and sundae soup.

Did I convey this feeling properly?

Before I even start to worry, my consciousness fades away.

“…….”

Boo-woo- boo-woo-

As soon as I fell asleep, my phone rang.

It’s really rude for someone to contact me at this late hour.

Even though I lifted the blanket and covered my ears, the vibrations wouldn’t stop.

Ah. Who is it?

Waving my hand to check the phone screen, it was 10:30 AM.

It’s the time I set the alarm for.

“That’s ridiculous.”

I just fell asleep.

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The day after returning from the shoot in Jinju.

I went to work on Tuesday afternoon.

It’s a relief that we agreed to start working in the afternoon from this week, but my whole body aches as if I’ve been beaten up.

It seems like I’m really tired, even though I didn’t do any strength training.

“CEO.”

When I arrived in front of the office, the aged kimchi was waiting for me.

I didn’t give the key because I thought I might go to work early, and I’m glad I did.

Hello. When did you arrive?

“I arrived 5 minutes ago.”

Very good. Next time, please try to arrive 5 minutes late.

Mugunji furrowed his eyebrows but eventually agreed.

“You look more tired than that.”

“PD-nim too.”

Two people, who are no different from patients, enter the office, and it is just like a hospital except for the absence of the doctor.

“For the time being, I’m planning to outsource the editing.”

“You must do so.”

Mukbang immediately agreed.

Since I’m studying, you might feel a bit neglected, but I understand our situation well.

I’m going to consult with a labor attorney today and make a freelance contract. PD, please write the job posting.

“I’ll do both.” “Please focus only on the video that will be uploaded today.”

“Are you okay?”

“I was in the middle of something.” “Would you be available for a meeting with Cookook tomorrow?”

It’s a rice cooker company.

We had decided to finalize the advertising contract that had been conducted only over the phone by meeting in person tomorrow.

When I mentioned the lunchbox business proposal that Mukunji had suggested, Cookook also showed great interest.

The person I was in contact with has been promoted from deputy to team leader.

Since I have a higher position, I think I can decide everything in tomorrow’s meeting.

“Of course.” I need to make a lot of money right now.

“That’s right.” However, if you lose your health, money is of no use at all.

I was left speechless by Mukkunji’s words.

“Why are you doing this?”

“Doesn’t this apply to you too?”

“I am healthy.”

“…….”

There are many parts I want to point out, like the sunken cheeks, the gaunt arms, and the dark circles around the eyes, but I can’t mention them carelessly.

“I respect you, PD-nim.”

Out of the blue, Mukji slightly furrowed his eyebrows.

“Really.” The sense of responsibility to get things done no matter what. The fact that you approach everything with a sense of style is also true.

“Is that so?”

“So you don’t have to work harder.” You’re still amazing. “I’m serious.”

Eating disorder.

It is said that among those suffering from anorexia, many also have obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Since there’s nothing to eat, the activity level inevitably decreases, but it is said that most anorexia patients become even more serious about weight loss by focusing on exercise or work.

The biggest problem is that they consider not eating food to be right and thus deny themselves.

I heard that such asceticism is similar to perfectionism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and compulsive behavior.

After finding out that Mookji has an eating disorder, I gradually started learning about anorexia and observing her.

The fact that he handles his work perfectly and is strict with himself matched everything I read in the book.

I’m not a doctor, and I’m certainly not someone who can meddle in her private life.

However, I want to let Mukji know how wonderful and great I am.

I hope that the obsession of endlessly pushing myself can be alleviated, even just a little.

“I tend to be diligent.”

“…….”

“If you’re done with what you have to say, let’s start drafting the contract.”

Maybe this is an unnecessary intrusion.