Fashion Genius Collects Stars - Chapter 81



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The human mind may be similar to a kaleidoscope that reflects the world and distorts it as it pleases.

Just as each person feels something different even though they see the same thing.

But there is a clear commonality in each of these different mental landscapes.

For example, if the world were dark and you couldn’t see anything, even the most amazing kaleidoscope wouldn’t be able to capture any sparkle.

No matter how I turn, all I see is the same darkness.

So, for a person to create something great, he or she must see and feel something wonderful.

When a person can no longer find something that stimulates him, his creativity dries up.

So now, Millif Erethicia was feeling a deep sense of regret.

“Just one step… … . I want to take just one more step… … .”

Last time, going to Seoul was, needless to say, the best choice.

Thanks to that, I met Seong Jin-hee and received a lot of stimulation.

We’ve decided on the concept for this stage and have also produced a bunch of new songs.

A ray of light appears in a situation where the road is not visible.

Millif ran like crazy, following the light.

but.

“One step… … .”

It was lacking.

Of course, I was confident that I could create a stage that would be the best of all time just by now.

But Millif wanted to do better than that. That was the problem.

The target audience for this performance is 300,000.

That’s a ridiculous number.

First of all, it was an impossible number to accommodate in stadiums where concerts are usually held. Such places can only accommodate about 100,000 people at most.

So what’s left now are places like plazas and beaches.

But Millif had a set location from the beginning.

Right in Central Park.

She was determined to have a concert in the heart of New York, where she was born and raised.

Everyone said this was nonsense.

Central Park is an iconic place in the United States.

Although concerts were held here attracting hundreds of thousands of people, they were all free concerts.

But Millif made this clear.

That tickets must be sold.

In the end, a tremendous amount of backroom negotiations took place between Millif and New York City to make that far-fetched idea a reality.

And at the end, the dramatically concluded condition was to donate 50% of the profits… … .

Then Millif made the crazy decision to raise the already expensive ticket prices by 50%.

He would take 75% of his usual income and donate the remaining 75%.

Even if it was a millimeter wave, it couldn’t have been a series of impossible numbers.

Nevertheless, she went ahead with it.

“This is my last concert in my 20s. I want to make it the most brilliant concert of my life. I can sell it for more than usual. But I will make it the best concert without thinking about profitability. Because it will be the most brilliant scene of my life. I will do that.”

She is 31 years old in Korean age. In American age, she is only 29 years old.

She wanted to make the last days of her 20s shine brightly. It was a concert created solely for that purpose.

She sincerely hoped that when people later think of ‘Milliph Eretishia’, they will remember this concert on that day.

But, one step.

I felt like I was missing just one step.

If I could add just one more thing to what I’ve thought of so far, I think I could say with pride that I’ve created the best concert ever without any regrets…

She was so stressed that she chewed her lips every day.

It was at that moment that we arrived.

A draft of Lee Yong-won’s stage costume.

“This is… … .”

Millip was dumbfounded when he saw the sketches of stage costumes in the email sent by Lee Yong-won.

And he laughed.

“As expected… … . I said it again. A genius is a genius. It’s really different.”

The stage costume sketches that Lee Yong-won sent were far beyond her imagination.

no.

Can this even be called a stage costume in the first place?

She immediately summoned Emily, the director who oversaw her stage production.

“Milliph? What’s going on?”

“Emily. Designer Lee. You know?”

“Yes. I’m in charge of this stage costume. Oh, do you have any sketches of the costumes? I think I need to check them out to match the stage direction.”

“That’s why I called.”

Millif smiled and showed Emily Lee’s sketches and design notes.

Emily accepted it indifferently at first and examined it, but then suddenly her eyes widened as if she didn’t understand and she flipped through the paper back and forth, and finally she opened her eyes wide and looked at Millief.

“Milliph! What is this?”

“Huh. Isn’t that funny?”

Millip, smiling brightly.

But Emily’s expression only crumpled seriously.

“No. This isn’t a stage costume, it’s a stage production!?”

“That’s the crazy part.”

“Milliph!”

Emily is the person in charge of Emily’s stage direction, the world’s biggest star. Naturally, she is the best expert in the industry.

And like most professionals, she was extremely sensitive to any intrusion into her work.

“Milliph! No, right? You’re going to do this? You know that our team has been working on this for over half a year now.”

“I know. I know. But… … isn’t this attractive?”

“Well… … . The idea itself isn’t bad. But there’s no guarantee that it’ll turn out well when you actually visualize it.”

“It’ll turn out well. Is that what Yongwon is doing?”

“Milliph!”

Emily is really angry.

Millif consoled her like that.

“Emily. Please. You know. What I mean by this stage.”

“So you have to trust me.”

“I know. I believe you. But… … I wonder. What kind of picture is Yongwon drawing? I think that might be a breakthrough.”

“still……!”

“Then let’s do this. First, let’s call Yongwon and rehearse just one as a test. After watching that, I’ll decide.”

Emily saw the stubbornness in Millie’s eyes.

When she came out like this, Emily couldn’t argue anymore.

No matter what anyone says, Emily’s boss is Millief.

If Millif wants to do it, he will do it. If he tries to find fault here, he will only get fired.

Emily nodded, desperately trying to control her expression.

“Okay. Let’s try it… … and then decide.”

“Thank you, Emily.”

“I am terrible.”

Looking at Emily, who was obviously upset, Millie just laughed.

* * *

– Thank you, hyung… … . It’s really thanks to you, hyung.

“Hey, it’s thanks to you.”

– No. My brother forced me to bring out the potential that was inside me. I can see it. Thanks to my brother, I got a huge burst of inspiration. How precious are those moments for an actor?

Kim Ji-hoon, who calls me over and over again to thank me.

He eventually ended up getting the title of 10 million actor.

is a huge box office hit.

“Yeah. Okay. Thanks for saying that. Oh, I have to catch a flight now.”

– Right. You said you were going to America, right?

“Yeah. Millie wants to see me.”

– Have a safe trip. When you get back, I’ll buy you something delicious!

“Okay.”

I hung up the phone feeling good.

As it happened, the plane I was on was slowly moving towards the runway.

Yes, that’s right.

I am leaving Korea.

For the first time since I was born.

You will set foot in a strange country across the sea.

As I listened to my pounding heart, I thought about the Korean connections I would leave behind.

‘For two weeks… … . I hope everyone stays safe. And after two weeks. I hope we can start a new history… … !’

At this moment, the person who fills my heart the most is neither Kim Ji-hoon, who I just called, nor Millie, the person I went to America for.

I’m thinking about school zones right now.

Now our school zone needs to figure out the next concept.

Thanks to Kim Ji-hoon, my thoughts have become deeper.

How should I use my ideal type view?

I have had many experiences so far.

I’m not the me of the past who just used my abilities one-dimensionally as I saw fit.

I learned it through Kim Ji-hoon, who I just spoke to, and also through Sung Jin-hee.

Depending on how you use it, ideal type browsing has the power to provide strong inspiration to others and even change a person’s life.

It’s still vague, but I wanted to make the next concept of School Zone in that way.

I wanted to awaken these kids who are still acting as idols by following the concept created by the company and make them break out of their shells.

Just like Millif Erethicia.

I want to stimulate and lead them to affirm their own appearance and bring out 120% of their charm.

How can this be done?

Maybe I’ll find a clue on this trip to the US.

Because the stage costumes for Millief that I planned this time are not something that I could have made alone.

Because this is closely connected to stage direction, it was something that required the help of many people and a combination of their efforts to create.

Couldn’t we learn something right here?

It’s not just about making clothes, but also about working on projects with multiple people.

And I’m leading the way.

I had a vague feeling that maybe school zones might need something like that too.

Because I have a fraudulent ability to browse ideal types.

We’ll have to find a way to make the most of this.

Through Millip’s stage direction. And through the development of the next concept for School Zone…

So, with a heavy heart, I sat in the business class window seat and looked out the window.

“Eu …

The plane is already taking off.

The scenery of the ground disappearing into the distance, with the feeling of the ground beneath your feet disappearing.

I’m scared, but excited at the same time.

* * *

I was scared… … .

airplane.

Especially when landing… … .

‘I’ll have some wine and sleep on the flight back… ‘

With that determination in mind, I packed my bags and left the airport.

As I exited the gate, I saw Michelle, Millif’s secretary, waiting for me.

And there was one more person next to her.

“Mr. Lee! Nice to meet you. This is Emily, the stage director of Millif.”

oh!

Stage Director!

He is a very important person. The costumes I envisioned were not simply completed with clothes, but required very complex stage equipment.

So, the person who can actually complete the scene I saw while browsing through my ideal type is none other than the short woman Emily.

I bowed my head in greeting.

“Nice to meet you, Emily. Nice to meet you.”

But is this the American style?

Despite my warm greeting, she didn’t even look me in the eye, just nodded once, and pulled her cap down even lower.

Michelle looked a little embarrassed next to me.

But, well, that’s not the point.

I looked at Michelle and Emily and said.

“Then can we start talking about work right away?”

Michelle asked.

“Right?”

“Yes! Isn’t that what Emily meant when she came out too?”

“Oh, that’s not it. We’re just going to say hello briefly today… … .”

“We just said hello! We can go to our accommodations later, so let’s go somewhere quiet for now! Is there a cafe here at Kennedy Airport?”

I spoke briskly and turned to Emily.

“Ms. Emily! I really have a lot to talk about! You can look forward to it!”

Then Emily looked at me as if to say, “What kind of person is this?”

hmm.

Are Americans a little shy?

Well, it’s not important.

I followed Michelle, going over the costumes and stage directions I had imagined for Millie in my head, one by one.

My body was trembling as I quickly wanted to make what I saw come true.