Van Gogh Reborn! - Chapter 50
After a two-month trip to Europe, Ko Hun’s popularity soared.
In addition to contributing greatly to Vincent van Gogh’s research, there was an collaboration with world-renowned Artist Henry Marceau.
As it was even known that Pierre Malo, the best frame maker, produced a frame for Ko Hun.
It was no longer possible to treat Ko Hun as a notable rookie in Europe and South Korea.
It was natural that the media was impatient to report about him.
Kim Joon, editor-in-chief of the The Korean Express, which captured Ko Hun’s star quality recently, urged reporter Lee Inho, who in turn had contacted Dean Ko Sooyeol as soon as he found out that he had returned home while closely watching Ko Hun’s moves.
“I have to do it quickly.”
Reporter Lee Inho waited impatiently with a text message asking when he could contact him.
Not only The Korean Express but also other major Korean media companies were closely watching Ko Hun.
Lee Inho thought he was ahead of others since he met him once, but he couldn’t relax.
Brrrrr
Just in time, the smartphone vibrated.
Reporter Lee Inho, who hurriedly checked the message, hardened his expression.
{Hun is busy working on the exhibition, so let’s talk about it next time.}
{I’m sorry.}
If it were someone else, Lee Inho would have persuaded them saying it will be a good promotion for the exhibition, but his opponent was none other than Ko Sooyeol, a big shot among the big shots.
In the long run, it was a loss to force a meeting and then have a friction in the relationship.
I’m looking forward to the exhibition.
Hope to meet Hun soon.
Then I will contact you next time.
Lee In-ho, who replied, sighed heavily.
He was at a loss of how to explain this to the editor-in-chief.
‘Wait. Shouldn’t I just contact the art museum?’
He thought it would be possible to talk to the curator, even if it was too much to interview Ko Hun in person.
‘The Museum side will also pay attention to promoting the exhibition, so it will not be a bad story for the curator.’
Lee Inho searched for the details of WH Art Museum.
It was an art museum established by the WH Group Foundation, a global company, and was the largest Museum in South Korea next to the National Museum of Korea.
Except for national treasures, the collection they have is the largest, and chief curator Bang Tae was an active celebrity on TV, radio, and YouTube.
Many people were already expressing intentions for a meeting between Ko Hun and curator Bang Tae through community sites and comments.
‘Haaah. It won’t be easy.’
It was an interview due to the editor’s coercion, but Lee Inho, who was convinced of Ko Hun’s success after meeting in person, did not expect him to become so famous in just two months.
“What are you doing now?”
Reporter Lee Inho began to summarize Ko Hun’s actions in Europe.
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“ Little Hun, did you choose?”
“Not yet grandpa.”
‘Let’s be calm.’
Grandpa urges me, but I can’t choose snacks that I can only buy once a day.
Potato Chips are the most enjoyable because to their crispy texture.
How diverse are the widths?
There are dozens of potato chips alone, most of which I have not yet eaten.
I can’t give up on candy either.
The candy that smells like green grapes, which grandpa likes, is at home, so I can secretly take it out and eat it.
However, I am so curious about the taste of these four-colored candies.
In my experience so far, products with such distinct colors have different tastes and scents for each color.
If I buy this, I will be able to enjoy four flavors at once.
But….…
How can I leave the chocolate behind?
Yeah…., today would be a tough day without chocolates.
It’s good to have as much as possible.
When I turned my head, I noticed snacks in the size of a box.
There are also quite a lot of things in this chocolate.
This has 14g of sugar.
They can’t deceive me with just an alluring chocolate picture.
I have realized that the higher the sugar content, the sweeter it is.
“Mon Cheri?”
The name of the snack is ‘my darling’ .
What does it mean?
Why did they name a beautifully wrapped chocolate as ‘my darling’.?
“Ummm.”
Grandpa came to me since I couldn’t find the answer.
“Hey, the sun is going down.”
“Is this good?”
Grandfather looked at it and nodded.
“Probably. Let’s buy it and go home.”
“ No. I can’t decide like that grandpa. It’s a snack that I can only eat once a day. I have to choose it carefully.”
“Are you going to eat all of that in a day?”
“That’s what I have decided.”
“Your stomach is going to explode. Eat only two.”
If grandpa had told me to eat only one, I would have given up, but since he told there were two, it’s a different story.
I hope this will satisfy my tongue.
I don’t know who made this chocolate pie, but I hope it’s a competent chef.
After paying the bill, I opened the box.
I took one out and recommended it to grandpa.
“It’s okay. Grandpa doesn’t like sweets that much.”
“We have to share anything grandpa. Didn’t you say that’s what a family is.?”
“Child. It’s okay.”
“Hurry up grandpa.”
Grandpa reluctantly received the ‘My darling’ chocolate.
I picked one up and opened the wrapper.
‘Oh, this is a success.’
As soon as I opened the wrapper, the smell of the sleeping chocolate stretched out.
The sweet scent that came deep through the nose felt like a blessing.
“Hap.”
I took a big bite.
“…… “
This is the devil.
Where does this seductiveness originate?
This rich texture and thick and soft scent corrupt my soul.
“How.”
How can there be an object like this?
I have no choice but to eat even though I know it’s dangerous.
It’s a pity that it decreases with every bite.
‘Should I eat one more?’
But If I eat both that is allowed for today now, the wait will be long to have the next bite.
“Ah.”
How can I be so weak?
I was forced to take out another one, but grandpa called me.
“Hun.”
“Yes grandpa?”
“Can I have one more?”
“…… You said you don’t like sweets.”
“I walked a lot. At your grandfather’s age, it will be troublesome if I have low blood sugar. So Hurry up and give me one.”
Six left.
Four will be left if I eat one more with grandpa.
No….
There will be only four.
“…… “
After much consideration, I gave grandpa two.
“No. Just give me one.”
“Eat two grandpa and I will eat the remaining.”
“What…? Don’t you want to save something for later?”
“No. I can’t trust grandpa with this snack.”
I can’t believe I suspected grandpa because of this devil chocolate.
What a disrespectful snack this is.
Let’s finish it off quickly.
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Bang Tae, chief curator of the WH Art Museum, has been struggling for the past two months.
The concept of the exhibition should be decided, but he was worried that his proposal would affect Ko Hun.
He wanted to create an environment where a genius who will be growing for a long time can fully spread his talents without any influence from his surroundings.
Bang Tae decided that it was right to decide after hearing Ko Hun’s thoughts fully, even if the schedule was slightly postponed.
‘How many works did he draw?’
He was looking forward to the number of works, but the most expecting work was the one that Pierre Malo framed.
Bang Tae rang the doorbell.
Who is this?
A young voice rang through the intercom.
Bang Tae greeted Ko Hun after hearing his voice.
“It’s Mr. Bang Tae.”
-Wait a minute.
The iron door opened with a loud sound.
As he climbed the stairs and crossed the garden, Ko Hun vigorously opened the front door.
“Hello.”
“Hun. How have you been?”
Ko Hun, whom he met after two months, looked very bright unlike before, so Bang Tae felt better for no reason.
” Come in Mr Bang.”
Bang Tae, who entered, bowed to Ko Sooyeol and greeted him.
“Hello, Dean.”
“Welcome Mr. Bang.”
Ko Sooyeol welcomed him.
“Let’s talk while eating before dinner.”
Bang Tae laughed, feeling burdened when Korea’s best painter suggested dinner.
“Sorry to disturb you during the dinner.”
“No. The dinner time got passed since I stopped by the studio with Hun today.”
Ko Hun nodded next to Ko Sooyeol.
“Ha hah. Then I will gladly accept the offer.”
“Okay. I’ll prepare the table, so wash your hands and come.”
“Yes.”
Bang Tae was surprised while talking about what happened in Europe while having dinner.
“50 painting?”
It was hard to believe that Ko Hun had drawn 50 paintings in about two months.
Except for the travel time, he drew one picture a day.
“There are not many paintings to display, so I said as many as possible. Even still I never thought you would draw 50 works.”
“He don’t do anything other than drawing.”
“Hahahah”
Bang Tae made an awkward smile at Ko Sooyeol’s words.
‘Geniuses sure are different.’
“Have you been to the Louvre?”
“ Yes, There were so many people at that time, so I couldn’t look around properly.”
“Ha ha. It’s really hectic. What did you see?”
“I mostly watched Denon and Richelieu. I couldn’t see Sully, so I’m definitely going back later.”
“Sully is really great. There are few places where you can see Egyptian cultural relics in one place like that.”
Bang Tae felt Ko Hun was cute when he closed his mouth with puffed cheeks and had a regretful expression.
“By the way, hmm. It’s already been talked about, but I have to make sure.”
Ko Hun, who was still regretting not being able to see Sully, raised his head at Bang Tae’s words.
“I mean the contract. Will you look at it with me, Dean?”
Ko Sooyeol nodded his head.
No matter how much they agreed to each other, they could not proceed without a written contract.
Bang Tae brought up the contract.
“This……”
It was not a standard contract.
“Yeah. If it is handled as usual, there is a fee for exhibiting the work at the Museum, but we want to create an environment as free as possible for Ko Hun’s first exhibition. People who like Hun will also want it too.
“Hmm.”
“However, regarding the ratio, we will make a separate clause because we need to earn some income too.”
“Keep talking.”
“In general, the amount of Hun’s paintings traded so far was too large, which makes it difficult to have a 50 : 50 ratio, so we would like to go with 60 : 40 for transactions below 100 million won and we are thinking of fixing our share at 40 million won for transactions that exceeds 100 million won.?”
“Hmm.”
In fact, it didn’t make sense.
It was unconventional to think that it was a condition suggested by the WH Art Museum, which had people lining up asking to hold their exhibition.
“What do you think Dean?”
Ko Sooyeol thought about what Bang Tae was aiming for.
There was no way that the museum would pay for such a contract without any conditions.
Moreover, the cost of the exhibition was borne entirely by the WH Art Museum.
“We will prepare both the docent and the promotion for Hun’s work at the highest level.”
“Since you suggested these conditions, wouldn’t there be something you want?”
Bang Tae swallowed his saliva at the gaze of Ko Sooyeol, who changed momentarily.
“Yes, that’s right.”
He didn’t want to make a clumsy move.
From the beginning, Bang Tae has been coordinating the conditions with the management for the past two months to give Ko Hun as good conditions as possible, and he only conveyed the best he had found.
“After the individual exhibition, we want to display Hun’s paintings permanently in a rental form.”
