I Became A Renowned Genius At My Arts High School - Chapter 226



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Episode 226. The difference in level (2)

The work didn’t stop there.

The stone that Soo-hyun threw caused a gentle ripple. Other artists also started talking about the offers they received from Kim Min-jun.

“That kind of contact is actually quite common. When you’re in a gallery, all sorts of things happen. There are threats and nonsense, and it’s impossible to respond to them all. The more popular you become, the more this happens.”

An artist who took up Kim Min-jun’s challenge casually revealed in a magazine interview that he had recently received an offer to exchange paintings with a new artist.

“There are people who are motivated by money, and there are those who take risks and do things they are not capable of. You have to distinguish between them. I’m talking about scammers disguised as artists.”

Some artists dismissed Kim Min-jun’s provocations as the actions of a fraud.

“I think he’s the kind of person who wastes his life pretending. He may think he’s good, but I’m not sure. Is his goal really justice? In the end, he’s just trying to gain his own benefit. Ha. I don’t understand why he lives his life like that.”

Some have questioned whether Kim Min-jun’s intentions in pointing out the ecology of modern art running towards commercialism are truly pure.

As if a flood had burst, galleries and artists who had accepted Kim Min-jun’s challenge, starting with Chris’s program, expressed their positions one by one.

The ripple effect that the Art One program PD had been worried about has become a reality.

***

“Rather, we should respond more strongly.”

Maria, who was very angry, had a fierce look in her eyes and her fighting spirit was burning.

“I agree. This kind of reaction is something that can happen.”

Kim Min-jun was a little flustered, but after quickly assessing the situation, he realized that there was no way out.

It’s better now. I encouraged myself by saying that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to make some noise and try to expand the board.

“But, Minjun. Are you hiding something from me?”

Maria opened her eyes slightly and glanced at Kim Minjun.

“You’re hiding it?”

“That Han Soo-hyun guy, he’s a bit of a troublemaker. If you think about it, it was because he slandered our project that things got worse. You said that Min-jun and that guy had known each other since high school, right? Even if they weren’t close, why did you have to go out of your way to screw him over like this?”

Maria looked into Kim Minjun’s eyes with a cold face.

The day Maria checked Soo-hyun’s broadcast, she got very excited and got angry at Kim Min-jun.

He yelled at him, saying that if only he had accepted his idea of ​​bribing an artist and exchanging Kim Min-jun’s paintings for them, things wouldn’t have gotten this bad, and that he was getting a backlash because of his stubbornness.

Maria, who thought she had attracted enough attention with the challenge she sent to the gallery, decided that the next step would be to show that there was a group of people who sympathized with Kim Min-jun.

I imagined that if we create a confrontation between established writers who have vested interests and new writers who are trying to remake the board, and put Kim Min-jun at the forefront of it, it would paint a pretty plausible picture.

However, Kim Min-jun questioned whether it would not be more effective to gain comrades after the broadcast peaked.

That was a good idea, so Maria took a step back, but ended up delaying the timing, making her previous plan useless.

Maria was extremely offended by this and strongly rebuked Kim Min-jun for his arrogance, saying that he thought a newbie like him could go up against all the artists in the New York art world and win.

Of course, after the excitement subsided, he realized that he was back in the same boat and was trying to find a way to turn the crisis into an opportunity, but now he couldn’t make even one more mistake. So he was looking at Kim Min-jun more coolly than before.

however.

“I find that really upsetting, too.”

Kim Min-jun furrowed his eyebrows and made sad eyes.

“As Maria knows, artists are beings who grow by inspiring each other, right? I have always been thirsty for the emergence of peer artists who can be my comrades. But it has not been easy, especially in Korea.”

“in korea?”

Maria looked curious at Kim Min-jun’s words, which seemed to have a story.

Something smelled.

“Did Maria know about Korea before she met me?”

“Hmm. Well, I’ve heard it once or twice. Things like the Miracle on the Han River and the Seoul Olympics are pretty well-known stories.”

“That’s probably because Maria is a very smart person who has done big business. Usually, she doesn’t even know where Korea is located. Maybe Japan or China.”

Kim Min-jun unraveled the narrative by adding compliments that satisfied Maria’s vanity.

“Korea is a small country. It’s small as it is, but it’s divided into North and South. The Republic of Korea, where I came from, is a really, really small country compared to the United States, but it also has a large population. Its population density is the 4th in the world, 4th.”

“Hmm. But?”

“There are no resources, the land is small, there are a lot of people, don’t you think it won’t be easy to make a living?”

Kim Min-jun shrugged his shoulders.

“It’s hell there. Everything is competition. There are limited positions, limited resources, and there are many people who want to take those positions, so you get used to competition from a young age. You have to suppress your opponents to get higher. There’s no room for sympathy or consideration.”

Kim Min-jun became excited and his voice became faster.

He had been through a lot of tough competition, so it wasn’t hard for him to empathize.

“under.”

Kim Min-jun, slightly suppressing his rising emotions, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

“Art is no different. If Maria knew how the educational institutions established to nurture artists demand uniform pictures and how they create absurd competition within them, she would be truly amazed.”

“so?”

As the story became longer, Maria frowned slightly.

Kim Min-jun paused as if he was hesitating, then closed his eyes tightly. Then he blurted out the lie he had made up in an instant.

“In that kind of environment, finding a comrade was a fantasy in itself. I wanted to get close to Soo-hyun, but Soo-hyun was wary of me.”

“boundary?”

“It’s funny. I was always second place.”

Kim Min-jun shook his head with an expression of incomprehension.

“The Central Arts High School I graduated from is considered to be one level lower than the Sehyun Arts High School where Soohyun graduated. Of course, that doesn’t mean that the last place student at Sehyun Arts High School is better than the first place student at Central Arts High School. In any case, we started off from different positions. Soohyun always had the upper hand.”

Kim Min-jun relaxed his posture and continued talking. He quickly noticed that Maria’s expression had become softer than before.

“The first time I met him was at the national competition. To cut to the chase, he won the grand prize, and I won the best prize. He won first place, and I won second place.”

“Wow. If it’s a national competition, then in the whole of Korea?”

“Yes. Even though it was for teenagers, it was still a great honor. The competition was a big event that took almost half a year from the preliminary round, so the participants got to know each other better during the process. There were also many opportunities to see other people’s drawings. At the time, I really liked Su-hyeon’s drawings. I also hoped that she would like mine. But that didn’t happen. Sadly, Su-hyeon was also a child who was obsessed with competition.”

“Are you tired of competition?”

Maria tilted her head. Then Kim Min-jun added his explanation with an embarrassed expression.

“I was always in second place, but I wasn’t just in second place. I was evaluated as a very unfortunate second place. There was a huge conflict of opinion among the judges at the national competition as to who should receive the grand prize. That must have been annoying to Han Su-hyeon.”

“Ahem. The discomfort of not being able to win completely, and the restraint against someone of equal skill? Well, it was something like that?”

Kim Min-jun nodded his head in annoyance at Maria’s question and then opened his mouth again.

“Anyway, that kid seemed to be very conscious of me since that competition. He probably didn’t want to get close to me because I could easily take away his first place. Even though we were in the same college and department, he didn’t even say hello. He didn’t even invite me to his individual event. Well, that kind of attitude was sad, but I fully understand Soo-hyun’s position. We grew up in a competitive society where we were constantly being asked to compete.”

“Yeah. That’s what happened.”

Now Maria leaned towards Kim Minjun.

It was a question I asked with a somewhat awkward feeling, but it caught the eye of a big fish.

So you’re saying these two have had a subtle relationship for a long time?

Minjun tried to treat Soohyun as a contemporary artist, but Soohyun refused to interact with him, wary of Minjun Kim chasing her right up to her chin?

So when you ran into him in New York, you decided to completely crush him and even fed him this shit?

“ha ha ha!”

Maria laughed out loud.

“You acted so noble, but you actually have that kind of side to you? Well, humans inevitably have an ugly nature.”

It’s like talking to yourself while looking in a mirror.

Maria laughed wickedly.

“If we do this well, we can turn the tide. This is the kind of story that New York speakers will love.”

Maria’s eyes sparkled with evil thoughts again.

Of course, I didn’t believe that what Kim Min-jun said was 100% true. But it was plausible and persuasive enough, so that was enough for me.

Maria planned to write an article exposing how a greedy, jealous newcomer tried to bury his colleague.

“Anyway, leave that job to me and let Minjun focus on his work.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I’ll first communicate with the fashion brands and get things back on track, then we can properly prepare to enter New York.”

Maria raised one corner of her mouth and comforted Kim Min-jun.

He was a person with both the talent for drawing and the looks to become a star.

And he’s even clever.

Isn’t she a person who possesses all the virtues absolutely necessary to survive in New York? So if she could just get through this difficult time, Maria planned to do everything she could to promote this newcomer. She planned to use that as an opportunity to take over the New York art world and get rid of the thorn in her side, Jacqueline.

Kim Min-jun bowed to Maria, who was making plans like that, and left the gallery.

“under.”

The humble and innocent face he had shown in front of Maria just a moment ago was nowhere to be found.

“Han Su-hyeon. You went up higher than I thought?”

Kim Min-jun muttered.

Honestly, I was a little surprised. I didn’t know that Han Soo-hyun would appear on Channel Nine’s famous producer program. But.

“There’s no reason why I can’t go up there.”

Kim Min-jun opened his chest wide.

“That’s funny.”

Like Maria, Kim Min-jun also watched the broadcast that Soo-hyun appeared in several times. In it, Soo-hyun acted as if she wasn’t even aware of him.

“While caring.”

If he was ignoring himself, there would be no reason to talk about it on air.

“But is there really no way for us to get along?”

Kim Min-jun tilted his head.

If the lie I told Maria earlier spreads to the world, I will truly be crossing a river of no return with Soo-hyun.

Kim Min-jun didn’t care and felt a little sorry about it.

“I’d like to talk about it.”

Kim Min-jun, who found some freedom after finding a corner to believe in, took advantage of the opportunity.

And without fear, I walked towards Lisa, the school that Soo-hyun went to.