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Book Introduction
To protect the 'ordinary life' that is taken for granted by some,
They needed 'perfect luck'
New novel by the writer of ENA's thriller drama [Happy Battle]
The latest works by award-winning authors of the Kakao Page Chumis Contest and Case Thriller Contest
Three friends who grew up like family in an orphanage and have been friends for 30 years.
Among them, Ji-hoon, a successful stockbroker, returns to his hometown with billions of won in debt.
If you don't pay off your debt immediately, your life is in danger, and your only recourse is your friends back home.
The three friends, who have reunited after a year due to Ji-hoon's return, happen to win a lottery ticket, and a few days later, they win the lottery.
The jackpot alone is a whopping 4 billion won! Ji-hoon sees this as a golden opportunity to repay his debt, but his two friends also claim their share.
As their greed for the lottery and past tragedies become intertwined, suspicion and anger towards each other begin to grow in the hearts of the three friends.
Eventually, on a night of pouring rain, they are caught up in a whirlwind of unexpected events… … .
The thriller 『Happiness Battle』, which aired as a drama in 23 years, the realistic mystery 『Konggaru Investigation Team』, and the time-slip romance 『Stairway of Time』.
Author Joo Young-ha, who has garnered attention for his immersive stories in each of his published works, has returned with a fantasy thriller.
This new work, "Perfect Luck," weaves together the fierce battle between three friends over a 4 billion won lottery jackpot and the inexplicable phenomenon stemming from a tragedy 20 years ago, delivering a thrilling narrative experience to readers who have been waiting for a compelling story.
They needed 'perfect luck'
New novel by the writer of ENA's thriller drama [Happy Battle]
The latest works by award-winning authors of the Kakao Page Chumis Contest and Case Thriller Contest
Three friends who grew up like family in an orphanage and have been friends for 30 years.
Among them, Ji-hoon, a successful stockbroker, returns to his hometown with billions of won in debt.
If you don't pay off your debt immediately, your life is in danger, and your only recourse is your friends back home.
The three friends, who have reunited after a year due to Ji-hoon's return, happen to win a lottery ticket, and a few days later, they win the lottery.
The jackpot alone is a whopping 4 billion won! Ji-hoon sees this as a golden opportunity to repay his debt, but his two friends also claim their share.
As their greed for the lottery and past tragedies become intertwined, suspicion and anger towards each other begin to grow in the hearts of the three friends.
Eventually, on a night of pouring rain, they are caught up in a whirlwind of unexpected events… … .
The thriller 『Happiness Battle』, which aired as a drama in 23 years, the realistic mystery 『Konggaru Investigation Team』, and the time-slip romance 『Stairway of Time』.
Author Joo Young-ha, who has garnered attention for his immersive stories in each of his published works, has returned with a fantasy thriller.
This new work, "Perfect Luck," weaves together the fierce battle between three friends over a 4 billion won lottery jackpot and the inexplicable phenomenon stemming from a tragedy 20 years ago, delivering a thrilling narrative experience to readers who have been waiting for a compelling story.
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index
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Epilogue
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Epilogue
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“I don’t want anything else.
Seok Ji-hoon, please give me back my heart.
Or just swap bodies with that kid for just one day.
Please testify properly in court.
And that kid needs to know how close I am to dying.
“So, please, spare my fucking life, okay? If there’s a god, shouldn’t he at least grant me this much?”
Myungho's whispers were gradually turning into howls.
Jihoon's heart felt like it was being torn to shreds.
What on earth have I done?
--- p.85 From “Part 2”
Before I could even decide what to do, Mr. Oh called Ji-hoon.
Ji-hoon answered, “Yes.”
“Lee Tae-heon.” “Yes.” The voices were heard again and again.
Soon, Mr. Oh called out, “Jang Myeong-ho.”
Ji-hoon closed his eyes tightly and opened them as he was about to open his mouth to make an excuse, but before he could, he heard a voice answering, “Yes.”
Jihoon reflexively looked towards where the sound came from.
It was a sound coming from Taeheon, who was lying face down facing the wall.
Jihoon's voice was so similar to Myeongho's that even he was fooled.
Taeheon imitated Myeongho.
--- p.172 From "Part 3"
It's been a whole 30 years.
Although they were not blood related, Taeheon and I were like family to him, who had no family.
It was annoying and disgusting to look at, and I wanted to throw it away whenever I felt like throwing up, but Myeongho was an irreplaceable friend.
It would be useless now, but I was going crazy regretting everything I had done to Myeongho up until now.
Even though we hadn't been in touch recently, my heart hadn't been empty.
Although we fought often, he was the only person in the world who would put everything aside and come running to me when something big happened.
--- pp.218~219 From "Part 3"
Taeheon hesitated for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“1.33 billion per person… isn’t that a bit small?”
“It’s a shame.”
Myeongho answered honestly.
Then Taeheon cautiously suggested that the two of us split the lottery.
His logic was that since Ji-hoon was already successful and had a nice house and job in Seoul, it would be unfair to divide him into three equal parts.
Myungho snorted.
"You, do you want to get beaten up by Seok Ji-hoon? And how are you going to get a lottery ticket without even knowing Seok Ji-hoon's password?"
“Actually, I have a way.
If you agree with me, I'll tell you everything then."
Taeheon said, looking embarrassed.
The moment he realized that Taeheon was sincere, Myungho's alcohol level went away.
The Taeheon he knew was incompetent and weak, but he wasn't such a greedy person.
--- pp.263~264 From "Part 4"
“But back then, that Lee Tae-heon kid was really weird.”
Myungho continued speaking, crushing the beer can while looking somewhere in the air.
“He said this while strangling me.
'I can't send you away like this.
"I really need that money! Why can't I have a family?"
“Family? Did I mishear that?”
“No, I’m sure.
Even in the midst of all that, I thought it was strange.
That bastard Lee Tae-heon was strangling me, but then he came to his senses and started to relax his grip.
If it weren't for that, I would have really died.
So, you're saying that it wasn't something that was planned and done from the beginning."
--- pp.299~300 From "Part 4"
The front yard looked like a veritable hell.
Pil-woo's organization members and Taepyeong's subordinates swung their swords without even knowing who their opponents were.
There were those who mercilessly stabbed their opponents in the shoulder and back with a knife, and there were those who swung an iron pipe without even looking to see if they were friend or foe.
It was a scene of chaos: people rolling on the floor covered in blood, people clutching their broken legs and screaming in pain, people with twisted limbs who couldn't move, and people coughing with faces blackened by smoke.
--- pp.353~354 From "Part 4"
Ji-hoon did not regret his choice at this moment.
Since I had lost everything and my life was just an empty shell, I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to end it like this.
Even if the same situation came up a hundred or a thousand times, I would have made the same choice.
Now it's all paid off.
Debt from 20 years ago.
Seok Ji-hoon, please give me back my heart.
Or just swap bodies with that kid for just one day.
Please testify properly in court.
And that kid needs to know how close I am to dying.
“So, please, spare my fucking life, okay? If there’s a god, shouldn’t he at least grant me this much?”
Myungho's whispers were gradually turning into howls.
Jihoon's heart felt like it was being torn to shreds.
What on earth have I done?
--- p.85 From “Part 2”
Before I could even decide what to do, Mr. Oh called Ji-hoon.
Ji-hoon answered, “Yes.”
“Lee Tae-heon.” “Yes.” The voices were heard again and again.
Soon, Mr. Oh called out, “Jang Myeong-ho.”
Ji-hoon closed his eyes tightly and opened them as he was about to open his mouth to make an excuse, but before he could, he heard a voice answering, “Yes.”
Jihoon reflexively looked towards where the sound came from.
It was a sound coming from Taeheon, who was lying face down facing the wall.
Jihoon's voice was so similar to Myeongho's that even he was fooled.
Taeheon imitated Myeongho.
--- p.172 From "Part 3"
It's been a whole 30 years.
Although they were not blood related, Taeheon and I were like family to him, who had no family.
It was annoying and disgusting to look at, and I wanted to throw it away whenever I felt like throwing up, but Myeongho was an irreplaceable friend.
It would be useless now, but I was going crazy regretting everything I had done to Myeongho up until now.
Even though we hadn't been in touch recently, my heart hadn't been empty.
Although we fought often, he was the only person in the world who would put everything aside and come running to me when something big happened.
--- pp.218~219 From "Part 3"
Taeheon hesitated for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“1.33 billion per person… isn’t that a bit small?”
“It’s a shame.”
Myeongho answered honestly.
Then Taeheon cautiously suggested that the two of us split the lottery.
His logic was that since Ji-hoon was already successful and had a nice house and job in Seoul, it would be unfair to divide him into three equal parts.
Myungho snorted.
"You, do you want to get beaten up by Seok Ji-hoon? And how are you going to get a lottery ticket without even knowing Seok Ji-hoon's password?"
“Actually, I have a way.
If you agree with me, I'll tell you everything then."
Taeheon said, looking embarrassed.
The moment he realized that Taeheon was sincere, Myungho's alcohol level went away.
The Taeheon he knew was incompetent and weak, but he wasn't such a greedy person.
--- pp.263~264 From "Part 4"
“But back then, that Lee Tae-heon kid was really weird.”
Myungho continued speaking, crushing the beer can while looking somewhere in the air.
“He said this while strangling me.
'I can't send you away like this.
"I really need that money! Why can't I have a family?"
“Family? Did I mishear that?”
“No, I’m sure.
Even in the midst of all that, I thought it was strange.
That bastard Lee Tae-heon was strangling me, but then he came to his senses and started to relax his grip.
If it weren't for that, I would have really died.
So, you're saying that it wasn't something that was planned and done from the beginning."
--- pp.299~300 From "Part 4"
The front yard looked like a veritable hell.
Pil-woo's organization members and Taepyeong's subordinates swung their swords without even knowing who their opponents were.
There were those who mercilessly stabbed their opponents in the shoulder and back with a knife, and there were those who swung an iron pipe without even looking to see if they were friend or foe.
It was a scene of chaos: people rolling on the floor covered in blood, people clutching their broken legs and screaming in pain, people with twisted limbs who couldn't move, and people coughing with faces blackened by smoke.
--- pp.353~354 From "Part 4"
Ji-hoon did not regret his choice at this moment.
Since I had lost everything and my life was just an empty shell, I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to end it like this.
Even if the same situation came up a hundred or a thousand times, I would have made the same choice.
Now it's all paid off.
Debt from 20 years ago.
--- pp.361~362 From "Part 4"
Publisher's Review
"A novel full of life, like a sword dance!" _Shin I-won (author of "Green Mothers Club")
ENA drama "Happiness Battle" by writer Joo Young-ha
A powerful new fantasy thriller
Writer Joo Young-ha, who won the gold prize in the [3rd Kakao Page Chumis Contest], the grand prize in the [Dasan Books Fantasy Contest], and the first prize in the [1st Case Thriller Writer Contest], has personally written the drama script for the winning work, 『Happiness Battle』.
The ENA drama "Happiness Battle" that aired in 2023 and the previous work "Stairway of Time" that was produced as a webtoon are currently being serviced around the world and are greatly loved.
The author, who has been active in the forefront of K-content, from novels to webtoons and dramas, has found readers with a new work.
"Perfect Luck" is a thriller with fantasy elements, a work that fully demonstrates the author's unique talent for weaving stories across genres.
The story, which begins with the familiar fantasy of 'winning the lottery' that everyone has dreamed of at least once, quickly moves forward with the excessive greed of three friends who are trying to seize the luck that will change their lives, and the appearance of true villains who are drawn to them.
If you just look at it up to here, it seems like an action-packed thriller.
But at the deepest root of this novel lies an incident that occurred 20 years ago.
Dead.
The director is really dead.
That too, because he was hit on the head several times by the wooden cross that Myeongho was wielding.
While I was screaming "Fucked!", I couldn't believe that the director who ruled the orphanage with oppression and fear was so easily killed.
Page 9
When the three friends Ji-hoon, Myeong-ho, and Tae-heon were in middle school, Ji-hoon was assaulted by the director of an orphanage, and Myeong-ho, who witnessed the scene, accidentally killed the director.
This incident stained the friendship between the three friends with guilt and resentment, and their relationship, which had been stronger than that of family, was strangely distorted.
And at this time, the 'certain' wish that Myungho had strongly cherished becomes the cause of an inexplicable phenomenon that occurs 20 years later when the fight over the lottery becomes intense.
In this way, the work runs towards an unpredictable development, crossing past and present, misfortune and fortune, coincidence and necessity.
A game for the 4 billion won lottery prize
Three friends' fierce seesaw game
Perhaps it's the power of a compelling story? "Perfect Luck" received significant support, garnering 4,000 views and nearly 500 likes during its pre-publication serialization on Milliroad, Milli's Library.
“I’m so curious about the next episode. How do I continue?” “I’m so curious about what happens next.” “This is what happens to the two friends?” Readers are flocking to the site, curious about the plot and surprised by the content that follows.
The work adds to the tension by showing the characters of the three friends, whose past and present intersect and reveal increasingly multi-layered aspects, the large and small incidents that constantly explode around them, and the causes of the problems each person carries.
In particular, the scene where three friends who have come to suspect each other keep the lottery ticket in a safe and plot all sorts of schemes to find out each other's passwords is both a detective story and a stark portrayal of human nature. The author, who has an outstanding ability to visualize text, vividly describes every situation as if seeing it with one's own eyes, providing an unparalleled sense of immersion.
“Where can I find friends who are like family?
“I just have friends who are like that.”
"Perfect Luck" reveals the true face of a 30-year friendship in a horrifyingly detailed way through a fierce battle over a 4 billion won jackpot.
"Where are the friends who are like family? There are only friends who are like family." This line, uttered by a character while looking at the three friends, seems to accurately portray their relationship within the work.
So, is the author talking about the illusion of friendship in this work?
no.
Ultimately, this novel is a story about friendship.
The three friends argue fiercely, swinging their fists at each other and grabbing each other by the collar.
But surprisingly, their emotions, which erupt like an active volcano, are not expressed much to the real villains who have plunged their lives into misery.
They feel a stronger sense of fear toward the villains than disappointment or anger, which becomes a major factor in their coming together to confront the villains at the end of the novel.
Even though their relationship is ruined and they end up hating each other, there is a clear distinction between the three friends and the villain.
This clearly shows that 'friendship' is at the center of this story.
At the end, the reader realizes that what the three friends wanted from the lottery was not success or fame, but an 'ordinary life'.
For those who grew up in the midst of misfortune and bad luck, the life that many people take for granted was so desperately needed.
Through this work, which talks about 'money and friendship' and 'life and luck', readers can also find an opportunity to reflect on the friendships they have built up over time and what 'perfect luck' is in their own lives.
ENA drama "Happiness Battle" by writer Joo Young-ha
A powerful new fantasy thriller
Writer Joo Young-ha, who won the gold prize in the [3rd Kakao Page Chumis Contest], the grand prize in the [Dasan Books Fantasy Contest], and the first prize in the [1st Case Thriller Writer Contest], has personally written the drama script for the winning work, 『Happiness Battle』.
The ENA drama "Happiness Battle" that aired in 2023 and the previous work "Stairway of Time" that was produced as a webtoon are currently being serviced around the world and are greatly loved.
The author, who has been active in the forefront of K-content, from novels to webtoons and dramas, has found readers with a new work.
"Perfect Luck" is a thriller with fantasy elements, a work that fully demonstrates the author's unique talent for weaving stories across genres.
The story, which begins with the familiar fantasy of 'winning the lottery' that everyone has dreamed of at least once, quickly moves forward with the excessive greed of three friends who are trying to seize the luck that will change their lives, and the appearance of true villains who are drawn to them.
If you just look at it up to here, it seems like an action-packed thriller.
But at the deepest root of this novel lies an incident that occurred 20 years ago.
Dead.
The director is really dead.
That too, because he was hit on the head several times by the wooden cross that Myeongho was wielding.
While I was screaming "Fucked!", I couldn't believe that the director who ruled the orphanage with oppression and fear was so easily killed.
Page 9
When the three friends Ji-hoon, Myeong-ho, and Tae-heon were in middle school, Ji-hoon was assaulted by the director of an orphanage, and Myeong-ho, who witnessed the scene, accidentally killed the director.
This incident stained the friendship between the three friends with guilt and resentment, and their relationship, which had been stronger than that of family, was strangely distorted.
And at this time, the 'certain' wish that Myungho had strongly cherished becomes the cause of an inexplicable phenomenon that occurs 20 years later when the fight over the lottery becomes intense.
In this way, the work runs towards an unpredictable development, crossing past and present, misfortune and fortune, coincidence and necessity.
A game for the 4 billion won lottery prize
Three friends' fierce seesaw game
Perhaps it's the power of a compelling story? "Perfect Luck" received significant support, garnering 4,000 views and nearly 500 likes during its pre-publication serialization on Milliroad, Milli's Library.
“I’m so curious about the next episode. How do I continue?” “I’m so curious about what happens next.” “This is what happens to the two friends?” Readers are flocking to the site, curious about the plot and surprised by the content that follows.
The work adds to the tension by showing the characters of the three friends, whose past and present intersect and reveal increasingly multi-layered aspects, the large and small incidents that constantly explode around them, and the causes of the problems each person carries.
In particular, the scene where three friends who have come to suspect each other keep the lottery ticket in a safe and plot all sorts of schemes to find out each other's passwords is both a detective story and a stark portrayal of human nature. The author, who has an outstanding ability to visualize text, vividly describes every situation as if seeing it with one's own eyes, providing an unparalleled sense of immersion.
“Where can I find friends who are like family?
“I just have friends who are like that.”
"Perfect Luck" reveals the true face of a 30-year friendship in a horrifyingly detailed way through a fierce battle over a 4 billion won jackpot.
"Where are the friends who are like family? There are only friends who are like family." This line, uttered by a character while looking at the three friends, seems to accurately portray their relationship within the work.
So, is the author talking about the illusion of friendship in this work?
no.
Ultimately, this novel is a story about friendship.
The three friends argue fiercely, swinging their fists at each other and grabbing each other by the collar.
But surprisingly, their emotions, which erupt like an active volcano, are not expressed much to the real villains who have plunged their lives into misery.
They feel a stronger sense of fear toward the villains than disappointment or anger, which becomes a major factor in their coming together to confront the villains at the end of the novel.
Even though their relationship is ruined and they end up hating each other, there is a clear distinction between the three friends and the villain.
This clearly shows that 'friendship' is at the center of this story.
At the end, the reader realizes that what the three friends wanted from the lottery was not success or fame, but an 'ordinary life'.
For those who grew up in the midst of misfortune and bad luck, the life that many people take for granted was so desperately needed.
Through this work, which talks about 'money and friendship' and 'life and luck', readers can also find an opportunity to reflect on the friendships they have built up over time and what 'perfect luck' is in their own lives.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: August 16, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 372 pages | 142*202*30mm
- ISBN13: 9791130655840
- ISBN10: 1130655849
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