Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later - Chapter 70

Why the new artist sucks
Publishing Rights
It’s not like “we’ll keep using the rights until the webtoon is finished, no matter how long it takes.”
Instead, it’s a fixed-term rental system — the rights are leased for a set period of time. Because the contract has a deadline, the production schedule becomes extremely tight. If the webtoon isn’t completed within that period, the company has to pay again to renew the rights before serialization can continue.
From the company’s perspective, the strategy is: buy the rights as cheaply as possible, set a tight deadline, and push the author to the limit.

• During Season 1, the author was overworked until their “HP” hit 0.
• Negotiations for better pay fell through.

Author’s stance:
“I’ve worked my ass off to attract readers, raise recognition, and build the series this far. From a company standpoint, I’ve gained seniority, so I deserve a raise.”
Publisher’s higher-ups (who ‘know nothing about the field’):
“Hah! A parasite living off a novel adaptation asking for more pay? Ridiculous. If you don’t like it, we’ll just hire a new artist. Besides, our company already laid the groundwork, so we can pay the new artist even less. They should be grateful to work on a popular series in the first place. Oh, and the difference between what we paid the old artist and what we’ll pay the new one? That extra cash will quietly go into my own pocket.”
Middle managers / PDs:
“Sigh… because of that idiot, another author has quit. Now we’re told to bring in someone else, but there’s literally no one available. Do they think an author will just appear out of thin air if we throw some crumbs at them and run our mouths? The rights contract is already tight on time, so we don’t even have room to think. Screw it, just sit anyone down regardless of skill.”