Van Gogh Reborn! - Chapter 26
Henry Marceau opened his eyes late in the morning listening to Beethoven’s piano concerto.
He sat on the bed and put on his silk pajamas embroidered with golden thread.
Even a single gesture showed ease.
Henry Marceau headed to the washroom.
He washed his face with lukewarm water and wiped off the water, and admired his beauty in the mirror.
Thin and clear eyebrows.
The line from the forehead to the bridge of the nose was even more amazing.
The emerald eyes next to them shined more than any other jewel in the world.
After wandering countless times in search of beautiful paintings, he ended up painting on his own, but he has yet to meet a work as beautiful as himself.
His work was solely to express his beauty.
Pure beauty without any thoughts.
That was the aesthetics that Henry Marceau pursued.
He spent 30 minutes appreciating his figure.
“je l’aime”
[I love it.]
Having gained the strength to start the day by fully enjoying his beauty, he stepped outside.
Ding Dong
“Did you call El patron?”
When Henry Marceau rang the bell on the shelf in the hallway, secretary Arsene approached and asked politely.
“I’m going for a run and come back. What about Izidor?
When asked if Izidor, an exclusive skin care profession is on standby, Arsene bowed his head and affirmed.
“He’s waiting. What shall we prepare for meal?”
“Kale juice.”
Henry Marceau changed into his training suit and stepped out of the mansion.
The Marceau family’s mansion, located in the forêt de Sénart, occupied a vast site of 300,000 square meters
As he began to run along the walkway on the site of the mansion, he planned for what to do today.
“I wish I had more time to work.”
The details of Marceau’s jewelry (the lucid statue he is currently working on) were being delayed.
Preparing for the exhibition at his gallery in downtown Paris, he decided to postpone the schedule for about a week.
It has already been promoted for more than a month, so there will be many problems, but nothing is more important than the completion of the work.
Other small problems could be solved as much as possible.
There were few impossible things even for him like buying other people’s time.
It didn’t matter when it happened.
Even if it was late for the appointment, there was nothing the opponent could do other than wait.
The opponent had to be glad that Henry didn’t cancel the appointment itself because of the bad mood.
He did everything he wanted, but no one treated him badly.
On the contrary, many people tried to impress the artist Henry Marceau, who was a very wealthy man and had many followers.
The same was true for delaying the exhibition. It was obvious that everyone would just bow and accept it.
“Whoo.”
Henry Marceau, who ran for about an hour, took a lukewarm shower and headed straight to ‘Aesthetic room’ in the mansion.
While receiving a massage from Izidor, an exclusive skin care professional, secretary Arsene came in with kale juice.
“I’ll tell you about today’s schedule.”
Henry Marceau, who was getting a face massage, raised his hand and urged him.
“You have a meeting with Vice President Günter Ferdinand at 3 p.m.”
World-class automaker Ferdinand and Henry Marceau were planning a grand thing.
His big fan and friend Günter Ferdinand has scheduled to release 100 supercars designed by Henry Marceau’s perfect aesthetic sense.
“Evening is scheduled for dinner with Vice President Günter Ferdinand from 6 p.m., and rest of the day El patron is free for personal hours.”
“Exclude all schedules from tomorrow. I’ll focus on my work.”
“Yes.”
Arsene, who adjusted the scheduler, compiled the news that mentions Henry Marceau yesterday and today.
“There was an article about El patron in Le Monde. This is a speculation article about the exhibition scheduled for next week.”
“Oh, that’s what I’m saying. I’m going to postpone it for a week, so tell Michelle to arrange for a press release.”
“I’ll do that.”
Henry Marceau relaxed his body and listened to an article delivered by his secretary Arsene.
During the 90 minutes of receiving the massage, Arsene was satisfied only when his articles continued.
“You’ve been mentioned a lot in Le Monde Beauvmery.”
“Beauvemary?”
Henry Marceau raised his eyebrows with his eyes closed.
“Yes, this is Le Monde’s weekly magazine. It quoted an article from Korea this time.
He visited Korea a few days ago, but nothing special happened.
Henry Marceau asked, wondering.
“What does it say?”
“You were mentioned in an interview with Ko Hun. It’s a question about why did he think El patron bought his painting?”
“Whoo.”
Henry Marceau shook his head as if he couldn’t help it.
Henry Marceau smiled, recalling the [Sunflower] he recently met in Korea.
Henry Marceau felt as if he had met himself with a dazzling yellow color that seemed to have melted like a gold.
The noble light really suited him.
“I showed generosity.”
However, it was never a situation to give 2 million euros.
It’s a huge amount that rookies can’t even dream about.
It was an amount of money that only a renowned painter in at least national level could get paid.
It was a price paid in the sense of encouraging a curious little boy who drew a painting that suited only to him.
“So, what did he say..?”
He asked, but in his mind, he knew it will be all kinds of thanks and praises about him.
“Because El patron fell in love at first sight.”
Henry Marceau doubted his ears.
“What?”
“The painter Ko Hun said you had no choice but to buy it because you fell in love with [Sunflower].”
Henry Marceau got up and took Arsene’s tablet.
“Ha.”
Henry Marceau was amazed.
It was the same as when he was selling [Sunflower], but he never thought he would be this clever.
But since it’s a child. he was not so ideal as to respond to the immature words of a child who was only 10 years old.
“But…”
Arsene blurred the end of the sentence.
“What.?”
“It is the follow-up articles that bothers me. I think El patron should see it yourself.”
Nervously, he found the next article and narrowed his eyes.
[The love affair of Henry Marceau?]
Ko Hun, the painter of [Sunflower] recently claimed in a Korean media outlet that Henry Marceau fell in love with his painting.
According to the critics’ response, [Sunflower] which uses intense yellow colors, is comparable to the golden bright style that Henry Marceau has pursued so far.
Some commented that the use of Ko Hun’s pure colors was more attractive than Henry Marceau’s narcissistic image, speculating that Henry Marceau may have longed for this innocence that he does not have.
Henry Marceau’s lips were twitching.
“What’s going on?”
It was an article that dared to compare himself with a 10-year-old infant artist.
Usually, he would have ignored third-rate online Buzz feed nonsense, but Henry Marceau’s reason was cut off in the following comments.
Henry Marceau’s paintings are pretty, but it’s a fact that they lack depth.
There’s a reason why he gave him 2 million euros. He is jealous. 😏😏😏😏
Isn’t he more cool? He bought a better picture thinking he could never achieve that.😆😆😆😆
It’s not cool to openly admit that you have an inferiority complex.😅😅😅😅
I really wanted to see “Sunflower” in person. Will it be exhibited at his upcoming exhibition?
There’s no way he would exhibit a work that is better than his work. 😤😤😤😤😤
Hey, even though [Sunflower] is great, it’s not to the level that Henry Marceau would be jealous of a 10-year-old.😩😩😩😩
People were accepting the articles written by the third-rate press, Le Monde, which he had never heard of.
“Organize this and hand it over to Somz. I’m suing everyone regardless of whether it’s criminal or civil charges!”
At Henry Marceau’s instructions, Arsene took notes of the story to be delivered to Somz, the exclusive lawyer of the Marceau family.
Even then, Henry Marceau’s anger was not vented out.
“How dare you people.”
He admitted that Ko Hun is talented and will soon show his prominence in the art world, but this was another thing.
He thought he would feel better only when he clearly shown the difference between himself and Ko Hun.
“Where’s Ko Hun?”
“Looking at the contents of the article, it seems that he is in Amsterdam.”
“Why is he there?”
“It looks like he was working as a docent at the Van Gogh Museum.”
Henry Marceau’s face crumpled mercilessly.
He couldn’t stand it because the painter he had acknowledged was doing something cheap like that.
“What are you doing without painting.? Are you that free?”
Arsene spoke at Henry Marceau’s words.
“There was also a statement that he is preparing for an individual exhibition.”
“Individual Exhibition ? That kid?”
“That’s what it says.”
Henry Marceau, who had been agonizing for a while, smiled.
“The exhibition that has to be postponed for a week. Stop it.”
“What?”
‘We have to show them the difference in level. ‘
Henry Marceau thought of showing the public what’s the level of his art.
“Call Leblanc”.
Arsene called Maurice LeBlanc, editor-in-chief of Le Figaro, and handed it over to Henry Marceau.
-Oh, Marceau. What’s going on?
“I’m going to ask you for an article.”
– What?
“I read an interesting article today, saying that Henry Marceau is jealous and he thinks he is inferior to a ten-year-old kid.”
-Hahaha. What do they mean by that? You know about those third rate magazines.
“ Not even a single person should think like that.”
-I got it, what should I write.?
“It’s about inviting Ko Hun to exhibit at Henry Marceau’s solo exhibition.”
-Well? Isn’t that too harsh on a child? If you put them side by side, the difference will be obvious. On the contrary, your image may deteriorate.
“What are you talking about? It’s all about sponsoring a promising junior. Do you think it’s easy to display in my gallery?”
Maurice LeBlanc, who noticed Henry Marceau’s intention, pondered for a while.
He could not refuse the request of Henry Marceau, who gave Le Figaro large advertising opportunities several times.
Moreover, as Henry Marceau said, criticism could be avoided to some extent if they said it is an invitation to illuminate a promising painter.
-Okay. I’ll prepare for it.
Henry Marceau lifted one corner of his mouth.
The next day, an article in the daily newspaper Le Figaro overturned the art world.
Henry Marceau invites Ko Hun, to exhibit a painting in his gallery
The news was that Henry Marceau, the most popular artist at the moment, wanted to hold an exhibition with the [Sunflower] fame Ko Hun.
It was also due to the fact that articles comparing Henry Marceau and Ko Hun had been posted one after another until the day before.
The art world responded greatly to the news that Henry Marceau, who is particularly strict with artists other than himself, wants to share an exhibition with a 10-year-old child.
Henry really seems to appreciate Ko Hun.
Have any other artists’ works ever displayed in the Marceau Gallery?
-No. There wasn’t.
Isn’t this an attempt to change public opinion because he is being compared? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
He responded to yesterday’s articles so quickly. It must that they were planning to exhibit together from the beginning.😏
I think it would be fun to look at the battle between the current most popular artist and new upcoming artist who is attracting attention😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
That sounds fun. Ko Hun should be lucky to have a collaboration with the most popular artist at the moment, I’m so jealous of him. Henry Marceau bought his painting for a huge amount and now, even asked him to do an exhibition together. 😚😚😚😚😚
I want to attend the exhibition.
Who is this Ko hun?
He’s grandson of Ko Sooyeol.
The finest painter from Korea…right?
Yes.
Henry Marceau, who made headlines every time he had an exhibition, and Ko Hun, who began to gain recognition in Europe with the [Sunflower] he purchased.
Expectations for the joint exhibition between the two brought a never before seen high in the art world.
“Today’s Trend”, portal site of French Yaho was full of words related to Henry Marceau and Ko Hun, and by the time of evening, an article from the daily newspaper Le Figaro was caught in the main banner.
Those who wanted to know when the joint exhibition between Henry Marceau and Ko Hun would be held waited for a follow-up article, and reporters responded quickly to such public opinion.
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People are gathered in front of the Van Gogh Museum.
As the opening time approaches, they line up quite long, but today there are more than usual.
“What day is it today?”
“Well, it looks like reporters.”
Grandpa didn’t know what was happening, so he headed to the entrance wondering, why the people who were gathering made a loud noise.
“It’s Ko Sooyeol!”
I was surprised along with my grandpa.
The camera and microphone were pointed towards our faces.
There are so many reporters, so there was nowhere to run away.
“Ko Sooyeol, what do you think about Henry Marceau’s joint exhibition?”
“When are you planning to go to France.?”
“What will be the concept? What role does Ko Hun play? What kind of work will he bet on?
“Is it going to be a sunflower again?”
I have no idea what they are talking about.
A joint exhibition with Henry Marceau. I’ve never heard of it.
“Everyone, calm down and follow some manners, we have a child here.”
When grandpa coughed and spoke politely, reporters stepped back a little.
“Hun, are you going to have an exhibition with Henry Marceau?”
“No.”
“Yesterday, it was said that Henry Marceau wanted to hold an exhibition together with you. Didn’t you know about it yet?”
A reporter showed me a tablet.
It’s a news about Henry Marceau asking me to exhibit my painting at his exhibition.
I don’t know why he’s talking about this through the newspaper without telling it himself.
Is it to make a hot topic?
I can understand he is a popular painter, but for what reason is he doing this.
If he raise anything this big, people will inevitably be interested.
“What kind of drama are you going to bet on this time?”
“What does your friendship with Henry Marceau look like?”
“Are you planning to continue to promote yourself with his help? “
All reporters assume an exhibition with Henry Marceau will be held and asking questions.
“I won’t.”
At my words, the noisy surroundings suddenly became quiet.
