I Became A Renowned Genius At My Arts High School - Chapter 233



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Episode 233. The End of the End of the End (2)

Early morning.

As Soo-hyun was leaving her Brooklyn home, she suddenly stopped walking.

A man crouching in the alley in front of the house. He slowly got up when he found Soo-hyeon.

It was Kim Min-jun.

“Oh, hello.”

Kim Min-jun appeared with a dejected face.

Her face was pale and her eyes were bloodshot and red, indicating that she had not slept well the night before.

“What is happening here?”

“I’ve been waiting to meet you.”

“How do you know my house?”

“… … .”

Su-hyeon, who had been looking at Kim Min-jun for a moment, checked her watch.

7:30 am.

It was a day with a lot to prepare, so I left home earlier than usual. But I ran into her like this. How long has this girl been waiting for me here? Soo-hyun frowned slightly.

“As you can see, I was in a hurry because I had something to do this morning. I don’t have much time.”

As Soo-hyeon drew the line, Kim Min-jun rushed over urgently.

“What are you busy with? Could it be something related to me?”

“… … .”

“Han Su-hyeon.”

Kim Min-jun said with a pained expression.

“Why are you doing this to me?”

“what?”

“Yeah. Let’s say there’s something about me that you don’t like. Let’s say I’m lacking and I did something wrong. But it’s too much to keep pushing like this. You have to leave a place for people to breathe. You have to give them a way to escape. And am I the only one in the world who makes mistakes in life?”

“What are you trying to say?”

“Everyone makes mistakes and does wrong things to some extent. There’s a saying that no one is free of dust. Honestly, Han Soo-hyun, are you perfect? ​​Are you absolutely good? Have you ever hurt someone or done something wrong, knowingly or unknowingly, either in your heart or through your actions?”

“under.”

Han Soo-hyun shook his head.

Judging from the atmosphere, it seemed like Kim Min-jun knew everything.

Well, it shouldn’t be hard to see how things will pan out, since yesterday Shasha revealed that she’d be working with Soohyun and her friends on their Christmas t-shirt project, and also leaked that they’d be revealing another author for the Bad Boys series that’s been a hot potato for a week now.

“Don’t muddy the waters. I’m not pointing out your faults by saying I’m perfect and you’re lacking.”

Since they were confronting each other honestly, Soo-hyun decided to remove her filter and speak her mind.

“I’m not trying to judge anyone like a judge.”

“If that’s the case, then you shouldn’t be doing this to me.”

Kim Min-jun said, sobbing.

“Have I ever bothered you? Honestly, there are countless artists who do more idiotic work than I do. It’s too much to trample on them like this, just by sending a challenge to a gallery. I came to New York with big dreams. Art isn’t a sports game where you compete for first or second place. If we cooperate a little, we can all do well together. Do you really hate the fact that I’m trying to get a little attention and establish myself?”

“Because I stole it.”

Su-hyeon shook her head and answered simply.

“what?”

“What’s wrong with trying to make your dreams come true? The problem is that you’re trying to make your dreams come true by stealing someone else’s dreams.”

“Hey, Han Soo-hyun!”

“Influence each other, develop each other, and expand the art world together. Who said that was wrong? The problem is that you stole someone else’s work and tried to take the place that should have been enjoyed by that person. Don’t you understand what I mean?”

plagiarism.

That was where Soo-hyun got angry.

In his last life, Kim Min-jun stole Soo-hyun’s portfolio to lay the foundation for entering the global market, and this time he made a name for himself by stealing the work of an unknown artist.

His unchanging nature and attitude towards life were hopelessly stubborn.

“ha.”

Kim Min-jun made a frustrated face.

“This is driving me crazy. Han Su-hyeon, if you’re going to be that picky, what you drew is the first of its kind in human history. Are the subjects, themes, and the way you draw them something new that no one has ever done before?”

“You have no idea about the meaning or weight of plagiarism?”

“Aren’t you so naive? Don’t you know how many artists have taken someone else’s work and made it their own? Picasso said that good artists copy, great artists steal. Einstein said that creativity is knowing how to hide where you got something. According to your logic, there is no artist who is upright!”

“It’s not a sport.”

Soo-hyeon calmly responded to Kim Min-jun’s excited words.

“what?”

“Art is not a sport. So why are you trying to copy someone else’s work and then claim it as yours before anyone else? Before that person could announce it, you were the first to plant your flag.”

“That, that.”

Kim Min-jun’s face turned pale and his breathing became rapid.

Picasso and Einstein had prepared many words to defend themselves, but they themselves knew how shameless their words were.

However, since he was cornered, he had no choice but to use such words as a shield. However, that did not work on Soo-hyun, and of course, he was not persuaded.

“The Bad Boys series. Ha, who in the world would come up with such an idea?”

Kim Min-jun entered the final argument.

“Antoine. He’s not the first one either. He might be 31st. But he’s the first one connected to you, so you’re probably going to take his side.”

“You, that’s nonsense.”

“How can you be sure? Did you look through everything? And what was in his sketchbook was a total mess. It would have been hard to get a response if you showed it to him. It’s because I polished it up that it became this successful. I took a rock that was rolling around on the street without anyone noticing, polished it, and carved it, and made it usable.”

“That’s arrogance.”

Soo-hyun said, checking her watch.

“Backing off at this point would probably be the least damaging option for you.”

“Back off? Are you telling me to give up the exhibition we were planning to open today?”

“Kim Minjun.”

Soo-hyeon looked at Kim Min-jun coldly.

“That’s not yours.”

“her.”

“If you still don’t change your mind, come and check who the real owner is. And watch what level they are at. It’ll be revealed soon anyway.”

Su-hyeon turned her back and walked away.

“Eww!!”

Kim Min-jun, unable to control his anger, screamed.

“Han Su-hyeon! What the hell is it to you! I didn’t touch anything that was yours! Then why are you stepping out?”

Kim Min-jun screamed in anger.

It was a face that had completely forgotten the time when she and Maria had interfered with Soo-hyeon’s mind map from being exhibited outside.

“You should stop! If you don’t, you’ll regret it! If I do something wrong, you won’t be able to live comfortably either!”

After that, Kim Min-jun shouted a few more words, but they did not reach Soo-hyeon’s ears as she walked away quickly.

***

At the same time, AtoM Gallery in Manhattan.

“It’s unfortunate that there’s so much noise ahead of a big event, but couldn’t it be interpreted as a good sign?”

Maria was talking to someone. The person in charge of the fashion brand that started selling Kim Min-jun’s bad boy series costumes yesterday had belatedly realized the situation and had already called several times.

“I realized once again how messy this situation is. Haha. Yes. It’s a dog-eat-dog world. Anyway, I don’t think there’s any reason to be afraid of Shasha coming forward like this. If we reveal that there was some kind of deal between Shasha and Jacqueline, public opinion will change in an instant. Then, we’ll receive the public’s sympathy that was boiling over, and that will directly lead to sales.”

Maria recited her wish.

After hearing the news Gordon brought her at the gallery yesterday, Maria was half out of her mind.

There was a battle between my confidence that everything would be alright and my suspicion that Kim Min-jun might be hiding something.

But the conclusion was one.

I can’t back out now.

Moreover, fortunately, upon finding out, I found out that the original author brought from Shasha was an unknown newcomer.

‘Then how can we find out who did it first? Unless they recorded the moment they drew the picture.’

Even if it is true that Kim Min-jun copied his paintings, wouldn’t it be okay to just deny it?

Mary saw hope there.

Something that is difficult to prove without absolute evidence.

Even if the debate rages on, it will take years to uncover the truth.

It’s a shame that the process isn’t clean, but you just have to hold on. If things get worse after you get what you want, you can just place all the blame on Kim Min-jun and announce that the gallery has also been damaged.

“Phew.”

So Maria acted with all her might.

Tingling.

I looked around the exhibition hall with sharp eyes. There couldn’t be any flaws in the exhibition hall that was about to open.

Perfectly, more real than real.

Maria was determined to get through this exhibition safely.

A few hours later.

“Haha. Okay.”

Maria went out the back door and looked around the atmosphere in front of the gallery, smiling with satisfaction.

Although it wasn’t a sea of ​​people, there was a fairly large crowd waiting in a long line for the exhibition to open.

Click.

Maria picked up the camera and recorded the scene.

I was thinking of sending it to the magazines and newspapers that had published the favorable articles and asking them to do follow-up articles.

How did the artistic spirit bloom so resolutely amidst the conspiracy of large corporations, and how beautiful were the public who supported him?

however.

“what?”

Maria frowned as she brought her eye to the viewfinder to take another picture.

“Minjun!”

Maria cried out sharply.

Kim Min-jun was captured walking somewhere towards the end of the line.

“Huh? Where are you going?”

Maria cried out in amazement.

Kim Min-jun must have heard her calling him, but he was walking quickly.

“Minjun!”

Maria screamed.

It was now ten o’clock.

The exhibition hall door was going to open, and Kim Min-jun, the main character of the exhibition, had to stand in front of the audience and faithfully perform his role. However, Kim Min-jun was running away.

“That kid.”

Maria had to grind her teeth.

So Gordon was right after all?

Are you saying that you really plagiarized?

Ha, if you have the courage to do something like that, you should be able to overcome this crisis without even blinking. And now you’re acting like a swindler? How dare you try to screw me, Maria?

“Katie! Katie!”

Maria re-entered the exhibition hall and looked for her secretary.

“Wh, what’s going on?”

“Let go of the man and bring Minjun here right now. He ran away towards the park.”

“No way. I was just a little nervous so I went out for a walk… … .”

“Speaking of sensible words! The exhibition is opening soon, and some crazy artist is going for a walk!”

“Oh, yes yes. I’ll come find you right away!”

The secretary hurriedly left through the back door with a few staff members.

Maria pressed her pounding head and calmed her chest.

however.

Tiring ringing …

The phone was ringing so loudly that I didn’t even have time to catch my breath.

“hello?”

Maria answered the phone nervously.

The exhibition hall doors had just opened and visitors were rushing in. So, it was a call I could have ignored if I wanted to, but this time, it was not from the person in charge, but from an executive, so I had to answer it even though I was annoyed.

“Yes, it’s Maria. But sir, we just opened an exhibition at our gallery. What? What did you say?”

Maria’s face turned ashen.

“An injunction to stop sales? Why all of a sudden? Hey, there’s no way something like that could be patented! It’s probably the same for you too!”

A call came in saying that sales of clothing items that had just started to be released had suddenly been halted.

Maria tried to brag that it couldn’t be true, but her voice was getting more and more trembling.

“Uh, uh? The original character authors? Okay, just a moment. I, I’ll look into the situation.”

Maria pressed the computer’s power button with trembling hands.

Maria, who was connected to the Internet, took a deep breath and entered Kim Min-jun’s Bad Boy series into the search bar.

The moment you press the enter button.

Hell broke loose.