I Became A Renowned Genius At My Arts High School - Chapter 234



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Episode 234. The End of the End of the End (3)

Surprisingly, it was Kim Min-jun who first figured out this situation.

Kim Min-jun, who had been sitting in the waiting room with the door locked and continued to browse the Internet, repeatedly refreshed the search bar with Shasha and his own name, and was finally able to see what had happened.

“Is this really what it means?”

At some point, the articles in English became so jumbled that they were difficult to read.

It was such a shocking article.

-Antoine, the original creator of the Bad Boys series. This is why his work can only be real.

Antoine’s face, smiling brightly while sitting across from the head designer of the fashion brand Sasha, was printed as large as a door, and a very detailed interview followed below.

The evidence of Antoine’s planning of a series of teenage mischievous children and serializing them as short cartoons in the school newspaper, as well as his request for cooperation from the writers and production companies who drew the villain characters to resolve copyright issues after becoming an adult, were clearly organized and irrefutably evident.

-The Akdong series was something I had been preparing for for a very long time. My friends around me all knew about it.

Antoine also did a number of other enjoyable projects, prepared a portfolio based on them, and happily received a letter of acceptance from Sasha.

If someone who didn’t know saw it, it would seem like an ordinary designer’s story of finding a job, but Kim Min-jun could tell.

That this was a sharp knife aimed at his own neck.

“This is driving me crazy.”

Kim Min-jun quickly shook his head with a flushed face.

When he first entered New York, Kim Min-jun said that he first planned the Bad Boys series in Paris.

If it was proven that Antoine had been preparing the Bad Boys series long before this, it would have been obvious to anyone that he was the one who copied the original.

“No. There’s a chance that they overlap by chance. Being a bad boy or a villain isn’t that great of a subject.”

But that hope was dashed in another article.

The most distinctive feature of the Akdong Series is the expression of the pupils.

The decisive reason why Kim Min-jun found potential even in that messy sketch.

A peculiar pattern drawn inside the large pupil.

In the photo in the article, the original Antoine’s Bad Boy series and Kim Min-jun’s Bad Boy series, which were copied from it, were attached in the same size.

If you have eyes, compare them, there is no way to deny that it was intentionally copied. It was a photo that clearly contained the intention.

“haha.”

Kim Min-jun trembled.

And then he hit the refresh button again, and now something his heart couldn’t handle happened.

“After discussion, the original creator of the villain character and the production company decided to sue Kim Min-jun’s villain series… …?”

Kim Min-jun’s Bad Boys series was a work that gave variations to existing villain characters.

Pop artists often created works by taking existing images, and Kim Min-jun followed suit, but there were times when opinions were divided on whether this activity was in violation of copyright.

In the past, there was a generous acceptance that this too should be viewed as a form of art, but this time it was different.

The bad news for Antoine was that when he turned twenty, he had to get permission from each villain character writer and production company to use their materials in order to complete his series of villains.

A rookie who tried to profit by casually using famous images, and a rookie who recognized the importance of copyright from a young age and only continued creating works after receiving permission to use them.

Kim Min-jun and Antoine were being compared not only in their paintings, but also in their attitudes and personalities, and in every other way.

The decision of the production companies to compare the two point by point and ultimately put the brakes on Kim Min-jun’s work was a huge shock to Kim Min-jun.

Money over shame.

I was so scared and afraid of what kind of compensation they would want.

Suddenly.

It was at that moment that Kim Min-jun got up from the waiting room.

Click, click, click.

The clock on the wall was ticking madly toward ten o’clock.

“It will be too late when that time comes.”

Kim Min-jun muttered.

It had to be stopped before the exhibition opened.

As Soo-hyun said earlier, we shouldn’t have forced the exhibition.

But will Maria accept my opinion?

Kim Min-jun shook his head.

And then sneakily.

The waiting room door opened.

It was such an absurd and cowardly thing to do, but Kim Min-jun ran away right away.

***

“It was a whirlwind day.”

“It felt like a typhoon was coming. I thought it was the middle of summer again.”

“Anyway, it ended blandly.”

“That’s right. But it’s not that simple. We’ve been preparing for it so far.”

“Oh, that’s right. This, this was a perfect operation. That, that’s why it succeeded.”

A few hours later, Jacqueline’s J-house.

In the reception room inside, Su-hyeon, Jerome, Steve, Henry, and Humphrey were sharing their thoughts.

From November, right after I found out that Kim Min-jun and Maria were interrupting Soo-hyun’s mind map exhibition and spreading strange rumors, until today, every day has been a breathless day.

In early December, when Kim Min-jun’s exhibition posters began appearing all over New York, they cautiously launched Operation Christmas T-shirt.

On December 12th, as planned, Antoine’s mischievous series of T-shirts were released on the market, and a week later, Maria and Kim Min-jun used the media viciously.

But while Maria was doing her fake interview, Soo-hyun and her friends joined hands with Sasha, and on the 19th, Sasha announced the surprising news that she was joining the Christmas T-shirt project.

And today, Antoine’s article broke the news in a big way.

“The problem was that Maria was treating us too poorly.”

Henry shrugged.

Jacqueline, who has to work hard to manage the main writers, judges that there is no way she will take a risk and bring a new writer with her all the way.

The arrogance that no one will be able to handle the media as well as he does, even if something unfair happens.

Everyone’s cool-headed judgment was that the various laziness and greed that led to this ending were the result of Maria and Kim Min-jun reaping what they sowed.

“Should I consider this bankruptcy?”

Steve asked, recalling the article he had read earlier.

“The amount of compensation that needs to be paid will be enormous. It will be partly responsible for the fashion brand, and it seems that they have touched other businesses like an octopus.”

“It’s clear that Maria is at fault, so it won’t be easy for her to avoid responsibility.”

“The gallery will go up in flames, and I’ll have to sell my house. I don’t know how much I have, but at least I’ll be broke. Otherwise, I’ll be in debt for the rest of my life.”

“But I won’t be taken lightly.”

“Yeah, yeah. Well, you could, you could hold the writer responsible.”

“That’s right. Maria could easily do that. She’ll try to minimize her losses somehow, and she’ll blame everything she can on Kim Min-jun.”

“Then she’s in real trouble. Maria has connections in New York and money, but she doesn’t have that.”

“Yeah. Oh, how’s the exhibition going? It opened this morning, right?”

“There’s no way it could have gone right. This is a mess.”

Just as everyone was chatting excitedly, the door to the reception room opened and Jacqueline came in.

“Jacqueline!”

“No need to get up. Everyone, sit comfortably.”

Jacqueline smiled with a relaxed expression. She made eye contact with each person one by one and nodded at Soo-hyun last.

“Are you ready?”

“yes.”

Maria and Kim Min-jun have been persistently harassing Soo-hyun for the past few months.

Jacqueline had known of their dark intentions and collusion for a long time.

“It seems like you were able to endure the humiliation you got at the art fair. This time, you should really make them pay. And make them realize who you messed with.”

When Jacqueline heard that Su-hyeon’s work , which had garnered an explosive response, could not be exhibited outside during the Christmas season, her anger exploded.

Jacqueline tried to respond officially through all channels.

However, after hearing Soo-hyeon’s story, I decided to go ahead with the plan and promised some support.

One of them was a proper exhibition of the mind map project.

The work that won the Grand Prix among Lisa’s Square projects will be exhibited outdoors during the Christmas season.

This was a Lisa tradition that had been passed down through generations and was a meaningful event in New York.

Especially considering Soo-Hyeon’s position, which was at its peak, it was something that absolutely could not be broken.

As a sponsor who cherishes Soo-hyeon and as the director of J-House, this is an opportunity that cannot be missed.

Jacqueline stepped forward to ensure that Su-hyeon’s could be exhibited outside during the Christmas season.

The easiest way would be to use J-House, but that would risk losing its essence.

People who like to gossip will talk about the special treatment Soo-hyun received and the damages suffered by the writers because of it, rather than examining the pros and cons of things.

So Jacqueline prepared something even more spectacular.

And now I was asking Soohyun if she was ready to confirm it.

“Then let’s go.”

Jacqueline nodded, and Soo-hyun and her friends, who had slightly nervous faces, got up from their seats.

And then I slowly left J-House.

***

“cold.”

New York’s winter was even harsher than Korea’s. Sharp winds swept through the streets, and Kim Min-jun would shiver and button up his coat collar every time.

“ha.”

How much time has passed?

I shook off all the people chasing me in the exhibition hall and turned off my phone.

Kim Min-jun was afraid.

What will happen next and how can I get out of this predicament?

“Will it be difficult to recover?”

Kim Min-jun bit his chapped lips.

I thought about it hard, and it turns out there’s a way.

Although there was evidence that Antoine had drawn the Bad Boys series before him, there was no evidence that he had stolen the drawings from Antoine’s sketchbook.

If you keep denying it and saying you don’t know anything, what are you going to do?

Besides, I’m a foreigner. If I just say that I made a mistake in communication because my English is lacking, it will probably solve the problem to some extent.

“ha.”

But what about Maria?

Will she stay still?

It is clear that this incident caused enormous damage.

There was no way he could keep himself still in that situation.

“haha.”

Kim Min-jun stopped walking.

There were still posters of Kim Min-jun’s Bad Boy series on the street.

Wheeing-.

A poster that tries hard not to fall while fluttering in the wind.

It was exactly like how he was right now.

“Black.”

Kim Min-jun felt a pang in his chest and rubbed his eyes with his fist.

The greatest honor that has come right before your eyes.

If only one thing hadn’t gone wrong, the honor could have been entirely his.

It was all because of Soohyun.

It’s because of that fucking Han Soo-hyun.

The moment I had been longing for so much.

“……uh?”

Am I seeing things?

An unbelievable sight unfolded before Kim Min-jun’s eyes.

As I was walking, I arrived at New York’s main street, in front of Times Square.

The most colorful electronic billboard on the crowded street lit up, and a familiar picture appeared.

“what.”

Kim Min-jun muttered, “Congrats.” He dropped his arms.

Even if I opened my eyes wide, nothing changed.

What appeared on the electronic board was Su-hyeon’s work, .