I Became A Renowned Genius At My Arts High School - Chapter 225



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Episode 225. The difference in level (1)

It was a program that was obviously made with money. There was not a single tacky aspect to the set, the cinematic directing, the sound effects, the music, or even the screens showing the data.

“Chris Hyde.”

Maria muttered.

After watching the rerun and researching diligently, I found out that the producer of this program was a fairly famous producer on Channel Nine. Among the programs mentioned as representative works, there was one that Maria enjoyed watching.

“Why is there such a person?”

Maria frowned.

Final greetings.

This program, which borrowed the format of a fake documentary, featured an actor named Jerome as its main character.

A face that looks like it’s in its early to mid 20s.

Not only was his facial features balanced, but his body shape and aura were also flawless, and his voice was amazing.

What about talent?

Jerome, who showed his presence with strong acting in each work, also showed his unique skills in scripts and directing, and created an explosive original play. It expanded to Broadway and Hollywood, and became a big production again.

It is a fruit that ordinary people find difficult to reap even after devoting their whole lives. However, Jerome achieved many things in a row with great ease in his late teens and early twenties.

A blessed life without failure. Was it because his life flowed at a different pace than other lives?

One day, Jerome discovers that he has a terminal illness.

The rest of life is at most three years long.

Jerome, who realized that even this was a process in which his limbs would gradually become paralyzed, decides to die.

He decided to take his own life while he was still able to move his arms and legs of his own free will.

-… … .

At that moment of sad decision, Jerome’s glorious days flashed before his eyes on the screen.

A face that looks more beautiful and pitiful after hearing the story.

Jerome, who used to smile brightly at every shining moment, smiled slightly as time passed, and then became expressionless when he returned to the present.

And on October 1st, Jerome puts into action the plan he had refined many times.

-I had decided to die, because all hope was lost.

The screen tilts after a sad monologue.

The screen flickered and then went black, just like Jerome’s consciousness was fading away.

Did it eventually lead to death?

As Maria watched it anxiously like any other viewer, the scene changed again.

Jerome opened his eyes wide in his bed at that very moment.

“… … ?”

Maria blinks, wondering what happened. Jerome on the screen also has a bewildered expression. At first, he doubted whether his attempt had failed.

-What, it’s September 30th again?

I am very surprised to find myself back in the world of a day ago.

-Is this a dream?

A day that repeats itself exactly like yesterday. Jerome touches his forehead at something that cannot be explained logically.

“what?”

Maria muttered too. She was starting to get confused about how much of this program was real and how much was made up.

Anyway, the screen quickly shifted to the next situation.

The point at which Jerome stands in Lisa’s square project.

– Come to think of it, I didn’t leave a plausible will. Since my death was already decided, I thought there was no point in delaying it for a few days, so I decided to increase the perfection of the last part.

Jerome decides to perform a performance in place of his will and goes on stage.

He showed numerous moments of death and tried to mix in his own death.

Jerome hoped that many would remember this performance when death finally passed him by. But.

-An annoying person showed up. I was really nervous about it. That’s understandable, because his subject was the exact opposite of mine. It was a piece that showed life and the choices we make in it.

In the next paragraph, a dramatic story unfolds.

It was at that moment that Maria jumped up from her seat.

“uh?”

No matter how I looked at it, that face was clear.

A cocky Asian rookie who sided with Jacqueline at the Big Wave Art Fair and sent her into the abyss.

“What is it? What is it!”

Han Soo-hyun was introduced as Jerome’s friend, and also as a fateful figure who shook the direction of his determined death.

-Suhyun showed people’s lives and the process of choice through tiles that spread out radially.

Jerome introduced Han Su-hyeon’s work ‘Mind Map’.

– The previous work was also very good. Seeing the trajectory of life at a glance somehow brings about a touching feeling. The response was also good. Everyone liked it. So I wanted to talk to her, and I approached Soo-hyun and knocked. In fact, it was close to a fight.

Jerome laughed playfully. And the screen naturally changed from Soo-hyun’s first mind map to a new mind map he had created for Jerome.

– Su-hyeon gladly accepted my challenge. And when I saw the new tiles that Su-hyeon had made, oh my. They were all upside down. I couldn’t tell what was drawn on them. Anyway, Su-hyeon told me to turn them over one by one. From the moment I chose death, she reversed time and summoned me back to the dark present. And she told me to choose!

The screen now focused on the tiles that covered the floor and the hands that carefully turned them over, unable to hide the trembling.

Jerome’s voice was added to it.

– Those were the moments of possibility that I was about to throw away. The moment I turned it over and checked the contents, I felt extremely distressed. However, since I had been worrying about it on my own, it wasn’t enough to change my decision. I said to myself, “It’s not enough. Soo-hyun. I can’t overcome my death like this.” And then I said this again. Please, Soo-hyun. You overcome my death.

And then thump.

A scene appeared where Jerome’s handprint was imprinted on the tile he had turned over.

“I’ll be with you on the day you eat apple pie.”

That was the performance of the day.

It was footage from the time recorded by someone in the audience with his camcorder.

“Tell me why you like this actor, and why you think it would be good to watch this movie together.”

The screen was of poor quality.

Until then, it was a clean-style video shot with high-end equipment, but suddenly, footage that looks like it was shot by an amateur was inserted.

But that part actually felt more genuine.

“Maybe it’s good.”

“I’m crying.”

“Let’s go out too.”

The voices of the onlookers who were moved by the performance were very genuine. And the scene that followed was very moving.

“under.”

The strength in Maria’s hands went out.

Everyone who had gathered in the square to watch the showdown between Soo-hyun and Jerome came to the center and started stamping their hands on the tiles Jerome had turned over.

The scene captured on the camera hanging on the wall was very calm and objective, which further enhanced the warm emotions of the scene taking place on screen.

The movement of people filling the full shot. And the sight of Jerome watching them and eventually covering his face with both hands and shedding tears touched something instinctive.

“You’re lucky. Because of that kid named Jerome, that rookie Han Soo-hyun will also hit the ceiling.”

Maria rubbed her arms in a cool manner, but tilted her head as the question still remained unanswered.

“Then, what is it? Since a newcomer who is sure to grab attention has appeared, you thought that someone as high as Kim Min-jun wasn’t enough?”

The producer in charge of Channel Art One’s ‘Now’ suddenly contacted us on the day of the broadcast to cancel the broadcast of Kim Min-jun’s recorded segment.

Even if the PD was thirsty for gossip and sensitive to trends, it was difficult to understand why he would announce a cancellation of the show because of something like this.

“You seem like a weak-hearted person.”

Maria frowned. She was racking her brain trying to figure out how to persuade this PD to get things back on track. That was when it happened.

“uh?”

Maria’s face became serious.

Jerome’s story was once again turning into a new paragraph.

-After seeing that performance, something happened deep inside me. I promised myself that I would stop performing in the square and prepare the next story of ‘Death’.

This time it was in a talk show format.

Jerome, Su-hyeon, and the program’s producer Chris were sitting in a cafe with a nice atmosphere chatting.

-Is that the video?

Chris played the footage from the camcorder. It contained a short drama that told the story of Jerome, which was confusing whether it was a fake documentary or a movie that was shown at the beginning of the program.

-That’s right. I came up with a story about me, who chose death, returning to the day before I die, meeting Soo-hyun, and fighting fiercely against death. I wrote the script and acted in it, but the other main character in this play is Soo-hyun.

Jerome looked at Soo-hyeon with affectionate eyes.

-What do you think, Su-hyeon?

Chris asked Soohyun.

– After hearing this story from Jerome, we started to look into who you were. You had achieved amazing results in less than a year since you came to New York. You were already quite well-known in the New York art world.

-You flatter me.

Soo-hyun smiled slightly and shook her head. Then Chris became more excited and continued praising her.

-You’re a very famous person in Lisa, aren’t you? Everyone who’s interested in art knows your name.

-That’s right. And of course, Soohyun’s work has the power to move people’s hearts.

Jerome also laughed and agreed.

-But, have you ever faced any difficulties while becoming famous?

Chris’ question again.

Su-hyeon shrugged her shoulders and answered the meaningful question.

-I’m still grateful, and I think I have to work harder. There have been a few incidents, but I’m enjoying them as well.

-You call it a happening?

When Chris asked again, Soo-hyun shook her head and laughed.

-We received a lot of contacts through the gallery. We received fan letters and gifts, and we also received threats that we couldn’t tell if they were jokes or serious.

-Huh, even threats?

-The content was so suspicious that the gallery manager looked into it and found out that it was sent by a young friend as a joke.

-Oh, that was a commotion to get your attention.

-That’s right. There were also people who suggested changing the picture.

-You want to change the picture?

For a moment, the color drained from Maria’s face. Could it be that she was going to talk about Kim Min-jun right now?

Are you trying to make fun of the fact that Kim Min-jun, a rookie who has never seen or heard of his own painting that has risen to this level, suggested a trade?

So, did Channel Art One’s PD re-evaluate Kim Min-jun’s rating because of this story?

But that prediction was spectacularly wrong.

– An 8-year-old boy wrote me a letter saying he wanted to trade a box of origami he had worked hard to fold for one of my tile paintings. Another patient, who, like Jerome, didn’t have much time left, told me that he wanted to trade one of my paintings for something he had cherished.

The names that Soo-hyun brought up were those of other people. Kim Min-jun’s story seemed to be completely out of her mind.

– A person who had to give up his career as an athlete after 20 years of playing due to injury said that he wanted to start a new career and wanted to trade my painting for his sports equipment.

Soo-hyun said that there were many other people who wanted to trade their things for her paintings. Then Jerome, who was next to her, blurted out,

-Why, there was even a new writer.

-uh?

-You said you wanted to swap your drawing with my drawing.

-Oh, right. That happened too.

– But PD-nim, I don’t know about other people, but I told you never to change your drawings with that new artist. As it turned out, he was the one who suggested changing drawings not only for Soo-hyun but also everywhere else.

-Oh, really? Well, there are quite a few of those types of people in New York.

Jerome and PD laughed, and Soohyun also smiled.

“under.”

Maria trembled.

“This it? Was this it?”

Maria screamed, clenching her fists.

So, the work that he and Kim Min-jun had put their heart and soul into for several weeks was reduced to nothing with just a passing mention on this program.

Kim Min-jun’s provocation did not reach Soo-hyeon.

For Soo-hyun, Kim Min-jun’s proposal is just one of many annoying things.

And Kim Min-jun, who made the suggestion, was just one of them.