I Became A Renowned Genius At My Arts High School - Chapter 200



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Episode 200. Black Snow (4)

“Black Snow?”

Jang’s eyebrows twitched as he checked the design Humphrey had presented.

“Wait a minute. This is so out of the blue. Where did Black Snow suddenly come from?”

Was it because it was so unexpected? Jang, who was good at hiding his feelings, blurted out what was on his mind without realizing it.

“That, that’s what I wanted to do… … to discover the essence and design it.”

“The essence?”

Jang tilts his head with an expression that says he still doesn’t understand what I’m saying.

Humphrey closed his eyes tightly and recalled the conversation he had with Soo-hyun.

A long journey that even I couldn’t figure out why.

Humphrey recently realized through a conversation with Soo-hyun that the things he had been drawing, driven by an unknown force, were actually pointing perfectly in one direction.

“That’s how I see it. Maybe you delved into the essence of things rather than their appearance.”

Humphrey felt as if he had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer at Soo-hyeon’s confident words.

Something in my heart that was vaguely forming. That longing was for the essence. A desire to see the true essence that cannot be known through appearances alone.

Faces that were shabby but once full of life. The grandmother’s heart that was once kind and gentle, even though she is now eccentric. Lost precious things that are invisible but definitely somewhere out there.

I longed for it and explored its essence. And I repeated countless attempts to get to its essence.

However, as he lacked design education, Humphrey was clumsy and often displayed unrefined emotions.

Because of this, I often got reactions closer to shock than sympathy.

But Humphrey didn’t stop. He kept sketching despite the indifference and ridicule.

After so many attempts, I finally found an effective way to express myself, and by refining the stark image, I was finally able to draw Black Snow.

but.

“Hmm.”

Humphrey found it difficult to explain the complex and confusing process in coherent terms.

“That, that is, after finding the essence, that, I redesigned it.”

I can barely spit out a short sentence similar to the first one.

“under.”

Jang tilted his head.

Humphrey, who brought up such absurd things and confused himself.

The sketches that I strongly felt a sense of rejection were all so strong that I was afraid. What if I got an unexpected response and formed a power?

So I decided to quickly step on it and kick it out.

But this time it was different.

‘Black Snow.’

The design was much more calm and luxurious. Of course, it was still different from Jang’s idea of ​​Shasha’s identity, but it was hard to ignore it. It was quite sharp and had a majestic appearance, as if it was the work of a famous designer.

“Humphrey, you really did this?”

Jang asked, muttering.

“Is there anything problematic?”

Soo-Hyeon, who had been observing the scene calmly, asked.

“hmm.”

In a brief moment, Jang’s worries deepened.

If you had brought me something like a skull like before, I would have shook my head right away. But this was ambiguous.

It was too weak to be thrown out, and too difficult to accept. It was somewhere in the middle, difficult to swallow or spit out.

In the end, Jang decided to follow his intuition. It was a feeling based on confirmation bias.

“Honestly, it’s better than before. It’s a significant improvement. But.”

Jang shook his head, watching Humphrey’s face sparkle.

“This is still hard to see as Sasha. Humphrey, I think you don’t fully understand Sasha. Even though it’s been ten years since you came to Sasha.”

Jang, with a truly pitiful expression and slumped shoulders.

Humphrey just stared at Jang’s mouth with a face as if the world had fallen apart.

This is enough.

Jang bit his lip slightly.

For Humphrey’s fragile mentality, this alone would be enough.

A cool-headed evaluation from a senior designer who has trusted and followed us for 10 years.

The excitement that something might happen, and the results that came to mind in a hazy way, will all crumble in an instant and become nothing.

If you are in that condition, there won’t be a problem even if you somehow manage to complete that black snow. It will just be a vague result that won’t leave an impression on anyone.

Because nothing will ever be born that will interfere with your keywords.

“But the design itself isn’t bad. It just doesn’t suit Sasha. So I think it’s okay to suggest it to other brands later.”

Was it because of the affection that had built up over time?

Jang gave Humphrey some helpful advice.

If you don’t do well in this show and get kicked out of Sasha, my advice is to take this portfolio and knock on the doors of other brands.

‘Oh, so this is how things turned out?’

Soo-Hyeon nodded involuntarily after hearing that.

In the past, Humphrey’s Black Snow was launched by a brand other than Sasha. Ten years later, it has become a global trend.

If in the past, Humphrey had shown Black Snow’s design to Zhang and Zhang had said the same thing as he does now, Humphrey would have ended up leaving Shasha and moving to other brands.

Then, if you were lucky, you would have launched Black Snow in a place that accepted you.

‘The timing is right. This time, thanks to my intervention, the release of Black Snow was brought forward, but in the past, it was a design that would have been released to the world much later. It could have been released in 2010 and become popular.’

In the past, designs for Shasha were launched outside of Shasha.

What did that mean to everyone?

Su-hyeon thought about it quietly.

It would have been an unfortunate outcome for Humphrey, who had no other choice but Sasha, and for Sasha’s designers, including Jang, who had desperately dreamed of Sasha’s revival.

‘Then shouldn’t it be different this time? I don’t know what the problem is, but this time we have to make a different choice. For Humphrey, for Sasha, and for me.’

Su-hyeon nodded.

First of all, I thought that there was a need to reduce the checks and balances of the stubborn senior designer.

“It’s still just a draft.”

Su-hyeon slowly opened her mouth and explained her position to Jang.

“cyanogen?”

“I think it’s too early to tell. Black Snow will be transformed into many different forms in the future. It will be a very interesting piece of work.”

“Hehehe.”

At those words, Jang burst out laughing. It was the kind of laughter one might have toward a child who didn’t know anything.

“The default is set, so how much of a difference will it make if we try something different from it?”

“Basics?”

“Yes. This is a design that doesn’t fit with Shasha’s identity in the first place. Ha, Shasha’s essence is hard to explain in words. Since you don’t understand that, you can’t express Shasha.”

“So what is your Shasha like?”

Soo-hyun asked with a blank face.

“what?”

“It sounds like you understand Shasha perfectly. Then what is in your Shasha? Well, before that, who makes that judgment? Is there a clear standard for knowing Shasha or not? Or is this also Jang, you, the standard?”

“under.”

Unlike before, Jang spoke softly with a cool smile.

“Hey, rookie writer. I’m the head designer of Shasha. My designs are Shasha.”

“Of course I know that. That’s why I’m asking. Let me change the question, Jang. Can you say that your Sasha is everything to Sasha?”

Jang, who almost lost his temper, barely suppressed his emotions and smiled faintly.

“Shasha’s history is long. I’ve only been in charge of one section of it. That’s right. So I can’t say that I know everything about Shasha. But that doesn’t mean I don’t know Shasha.”

“That may be the case in the past. But isn’t it true that no one knows about the future?”

“That sounds like a very confident statement. Even if you don’t know the past, you can know the future Shasha, right? But that’s just sophistry. The past, present, and future are all connected.”

“But Humphrey’s past and present are also sufficiently connected to Sasha. And I have high expectations for the future Sasha that Humphrey will show.”

“haha.”

Jang laughed out loud.

“Yeah. Newbies need to have this kind of taste. They need this kind of passion to be able to take on new challenges. Well, that’s good.”

Jang said with a smile on his face.

“I won’t touch you anymore, so just do your best. As long as you don’t cause any trouble to Sasha.”

“Of course. I’m a fan of Shasha now too.”

Su-hyeon smiled faintly, and Jang got up from his seat.

bang.

Then the conference room door opened and closed, and it was only after Jang had disappeared that Humphrey’s rapid breathing could be heard.

“Oh, what were you trying to do?”

Humphrey spoke to Soo-hyun with a frightened face.

“what?”

“Well, Jang is Shasha’s face. Shasha is Jang, and Jang is Shasha… ….”

“Are you saying I shouldn’t have offended Jang?”

“That… … Anyway, there must have been a reason why Jang said that… … .”

Humphrey muttered with a very sad look on his face.

“Shasha is important to you too.”

Soohyun said.

“You said that Shasha was your only dream. You ran towards Shasha alone, and when you came to Shasha as an intern, you felt like you had the world. You said that there was nothing you didn’t do to fit in with Shasha and to create new designs for Shasha. Humphrey. Think about the things you did in the past ten years, the ten years you’ve been here. You say that it was all wrong?”

Humphrey’s face looked like he was about to cry at Soo-hyun’s question.

“Who judges that? Shasha’s designers? Chief designer Jang?”

“Well, I can’t ignore them though.”

“Humphrey.”

Soo-hyun called Humphrey affectionately.

“The Shasha belongs to those who wear it. It belongs to those who love and cherish it. But you haven’t shown your Shasha to them yet.”

“……uh?”

“So what I’m saying is, let’s have confidence and work hard. Don’t be swayed by what a few people say and get confused. Let’s see how people who really like Sasha perceive your Sasha.”

“Are you talking about the upcoming show?”

“Yeah. I guess I’ll lose anyway.”

Soo-hyun said with shining eyes.

“Have you seen… … before?”

“If I don’t do it right this time, I’ll have to leave Shasha.”

“Uh… … that’s right.”

“Then, do the design you really wanted to do and show properly. But if you have to leave, there’s nothing you can do, and you might unexpectedly hit the jackpot. So, face it head on.”

“With my design… …?”

Humphrey, who had had his designs rejected for years, still had a look of insecurity on his face.

It was truly frustrating for Soo-hyun, who knew the future, but for now, there was nothing she could do but help Humphrey focus on his work while he was in top condition.

Phew. Soo-hyun let out a short sigh and said.

“I have prepared my weapon.”

Su-hyeon took out an image book of the completed showroom from her bag.