The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 133



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133 Continued

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“Home?”

“okay. Mom told me that a long time ago. Seojin says he will look for a place where you can practice comfortably. “I think I found a nice house.”

Mother smiled slightly.

In fact, talk about moving has been around for quite some time.

About a year after I started playing the piano, it was mentioned at least once during every family meeting.

However, since the family’s situation was not good, the conclusion was drawn vaguely, but now it seems that the situation has definitely improved.

“The novel your father published this summer was quite a hit. Additionally, my mom’s new poetry collection is getting a good response. I thought it was time. how is it. “If you have time tomorrow, would you like to go look at the house with your mom?”

“I like it. “I’m not that busy these days.”

⌜Long day⌟ ranked first on the music charts just a week after its release.

A song that has already left the composer’s hands.

Fans sympathized with the song and gave their support.

There was nothing for the composer to do at this point.

As a middle school student.

My schedule consisted of just attending school and practicing piano.

“Then mom will pick you up after school tomorrow. Let’s also consider real estate at the same time. Understand?”

“yes. All right.”

Suyeon, who had been quietly watching the conversation between me and her mother, gradually opens her eyes.

When I asked why, I guess it was a shock in his own way.

“Well, then our family no longer lives in Saebom Apartment?”

“If I do well, it could happen like that, right?”

“I really liked it here… “My room was nice, the living room was nice, I was attached to it, and…”

“also?”

“I’ve heard that much in my life. I feel sorry. “I measured my height there every year.”

Su-yeon looks disappointed when she sees the key sticker on her door.

Mother went next to Suyeon and stroked her head.

“But wouldn’t it be better to have a home where my brother can practice comfortably? Su-yeon knows very well that your brother has only been able to practice piano properly in places other than at home.”

Suyeon nods her head slightly.

“Then, is it okay if we go see the new house together for your brother?”

Suyeon nodded and sighed slightly.

“Ugh. I know it well. It’s just that I have a lot of memories made here with my brother. That was a shame. “Actually, I became attached to it.”

“Tsk tsk. Did you do that? by the way. In the future, Sooyeon will grow even more than now, right? I think Suyeon’s room right now is too small. “Mom wants to give Sooyeon a bigger room.”

“then······.”

Our kind Suyeon quickly agreed.

Having lived here all his life, I could clearly see how attached he was to Saebom Apartment…

* * *

next day.

“wow! brother! My house has a yard! There’s a swing! There are trees too! I can run around here! “It’s awesome!”

“······.”

Although he remained attached to Saebom Apartment, my younger brother was so excited as soon as he saw his new home.

The house my mother recognized was a single-family home.

Not far from Saebom Apartment.

This house, built on a slightly hilly area, was a bit far away from other houses.

According to the real estate lady, there were no other houses within a 7-minute walk away.

In fact, it was the perfect house for me to practice to my heart’s content.

“How are you? Although the house is a bit old, it was built using all the best materials at the time. And above all, it’s spacious. “There is enough parking for up to 4 cars.”

“It’s so good, isn’t it? “Can we see inside the house now?”

“Sure. “The person who was originally there has emigrated to a foreign country, so all of their belongings are gone.”

Beep beep beep beep-

The sound of a door lock ringing at a steady beat.

Suyeon was busy whispering to me.

“Oppa, can we not carry keys around anymore? Is that it?”

“That would be the case if I lived here. But shouldn’t we look at the house first? “You’ll have to decide later.”

“Oh right! Today I just came to see the sights. I forgot. “Look at my mind.”

Yet his eyes sparkle.

The house was bigger than I thought.

It was a two-story single-family home, and the interior was made of wood, giving it a very luxurious feel.

Suyeon looked around the house and dragged me up to the second floor.

Suyeon waved to her mother from the second floor railing, which had a clear view of the first floor.

Just by looking at his actions, I could tell he was very excited.

“and! This room is very spacious! The windows are big too!”

When Suyeon enters the largest room on the second floor, she exclaims in admiration.

My mother, who had followed us, spoke to me.

“I thought you could use it as your room. “I didn’t really know it when I only saw it in pictures at the real estate store, but it’s bigger in person.”

“Isn’t this the biggest room in the house? Then your mother and father will have to use it.”

“I need to put a piano in your room, but is that possible? It looks like Su-yeon can use the room next door. “It’s perfect, right?”

“and! Is the room next to your room an embankment? “I can play with my brother all the time!”

Su-yeon runs to her room.

At times like this, he was like a child.

We slowly looked around the house.

The original owner had already taken his luggage away, so I was able to look around comfortably.

Because it was a single-family home, I was able to go up to the rooftop as I wanted, and from the rooftop of this house, I could see Saebom-dong at a glance.

My mother quietly asks me a question.

“how is it? Do you like it?”

“Very much. “There was a place like this in Saebom-dong.”

“I know. “She thought her mother had lived here for a long time too, but this was the first time she knew of a house like this.”

When I was younger than Sooyeon is now.

When my mother, father and I stayed in a single room.

I suddenly remembered the time when I moved to Saebom Apartment, which was much more spacious than that place.

I was obviously alone, but one day I ended up living with a small, wiggly child.

When he was in his mother’s womb, he was so quiet, but after coming out into the world, he didn’t cry or make a fuss.

‘It was to the point where I couldn’t sleep.’

Before you know it, that kind of kid is running around like that.

He came up to me and smiled brightly, saying, “Oppa, I think it was actually my dream to live in a house like this.”

‘I like it.’

I stroked Suyeon’s head.

We liked this house.

My mother told the real estate lady that she would sign the contract tomorrow.

My parents did not accept the money I earned this time.

Last time, he waved his hand and said that just paying off the remaining lease loan was enough.

Instead, he just repeatedly said he was sorry for not being able to treat me better.

‘You don’t have to do that…’

I decided to buy a grand piano with the money I saved.

Until now, when practicing at home, I had to practice on a digital piano, so I had no choice but to go to a practice room with a grand piano.

But from now on, I will be able to practice at home as well.

It’s not digital, and it’s not borrowed.

With my piano.

A piano that I can use on my own.

Thinking about that might have made me feel a little excited.

On this yet unfamiliar rooftop that will become our home.

I looked at my neighborhood.

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“Of all the songs you’ve written so far, this is the biggest hit. ⌜Long day⌟ The reaction is unusual. Congratulations.”

Manager Park Hoon, who returned from the United States, immediately gave me congratulations upon seeing me.

“Thanks to the manager. “I heard you had a hard time in America?”

“The hardships. I was just distracted because my schedule was tight. “Everything was handled well.”

Manager Park Hoon told me about what happened in the United States.

Most of what I heard on the phone.

But there were some unique things among them.

“⌜DreamSounds⌟?”

“It’s a pretty famous label in the U.S. Have you ever heard of it?”

As he spoke, he handed me a business card.

Grayson Grant is showing interest in MJ.

I don’t know who this person is, but ⌜DreamSounds⌟ was a company I had heard of.

“These days, when I listen to a song, I tend to check the detailed information. I saw the name ⌜DreamSounds⌟ there. “But why is this person looking for me?”

“Well, that’s fine. Maybe he’s trying to build a relationship with you, or maybe he’s just curious. “If it’s burdensome, you don’t have to contact me…”

Manager Park Hoon continued speaking a little slowly.

“You said you were curious about who you learned music from. “You also said that it is rare to find a composer who can create healing music.”

“······ yes?”

“But you actually said that you taught yourself to compose. If you find out about this, you might be surprised. First of all, I have a business card. He’s someone who can help you. “That’s all I heard.”

“······.”

A story I suddenly heard.

While many thoughts were going through my head, the manager looked at me and burst into laughter.

“But it’s still too early to be surprised.”

“What else is there?”

“okay. I wanted singer Hyunpil Jang to pass this on to you. “Open it and try it.”

“······.”

He hands me an ordinary envelope.

‘Is there something more surprising than what we just talked about?’

I swallowed my saliva and opened the envelope.

Inside were several handwritten letters and a check.

Manager Park Hoon gives an explanation right away.

“Singer Jang Hyeonpil. He’s an old guy. “It’s a bit classic.”

“What’s this?”

“Your incentive. He said it would feel better to go in kind. “I went to ⌜JHP⌟ and got it myself.”

The one-page check had the amount of 70 million won written on it.

The same amount as the amount received as composition fee.

And in the letter, singer Jang Hyun-pil’s story was written in detail.

The story of singer Hyunpil Jang’s father and mother.

A story about my mother’s death.

Lastly, there is even a story about being comforted by singing ⌜Long day⌟.

It was also written that this ‘incentive’ was not given because of the success of the song, but rather it was money given to the person personally in return for it.

“I didn’t know that singer Hyunpil Jang had a story like this…”

“Isn’t it fascinating?”

“But… is it okay for me to take this money?”

“then? He’s quite stubborn, so he might get angry if he doesn’t accept it. And you just receive the money that comes in. “Do you understand?”

“······.”

“Anyway, I delivered it ‘in person’, so I’ll go to the bank later and put the check in your account. “It’s a transaction between corporations, so there’s a little bit left to handle.”

I sat down and read the handwritten letter written by singer Hyunpil Jang over and over again.

I read singer Jang Hyun-pil’s lyrics several times, which slightly changed the lyrics of ⌜Long day⌟ that I wrote.

Manager Park Hoon took me home.

He added, “Healing music. It seems to be a word that runs through your music. Thank you for making a great song. “Seojin,” he said at the end and left the apartment parking lot, saying, “See you later.”

That night.

After much thought, I sent an email to the email address on the ⌜DreamSounds⌟ business card.

I used MJ’s representative email address linked to NewTube’s official account, and a reply came within an hour.

I exchanged emails with Grayson Grant a few times like that.

No great content was exchanged.

A compliment that the songs I composed, including ⌜Long day⌟, were good.

If the opportunity arises, I’d like to work together, so it’s a kind of proposal to convey the story to ⌜Wolgwang⌟.

and.

The question of who taught this music.

I didn’t answer the last question properly.

I ended my email exchange with Grant by replying to him thanking him for giving me his business card.

Time passed quickly.

Because I was concentrating on assignments at school, I was practicing piano and taking advanced German classes after school.

Two weeks have passed quickly.

The morning of moving day dawned.

Fortunately, things went well because we were able to quickly find someone who wanted to move into the Saebom apartment where we lived.

When I was young, I helped my father and mother load the truck, but this time I decided to pack and move.

He covered Sooyeon’s eyes as she looked sadly at the teddy bear being compressed inside the plastic.

My family moved to a new house.

The move was completed faster than expected.

There was nothing we had to do because they arranged the furniture and organized our luggage perfectly.

We ordered black bean noodles for lunch and went up to the rooftop when it was time for dinner.

There was a wooden bench on the roof of this house.

Father and mother began busily setting up the table.

Starting with gas burner, cutlery, water, cup, and plate.

Even the main dish of the day, pork belly.

Our family sat down on the table and started grilling meat.

The sound of grasshoppers can be heard from the mountain behind the house.

In the distance, I can see the lights of Saebom Apartment where my family lived.

The meat cooks with a sizzling sound.

My father turned the pork belly over with extreme concentration.

My mother wrapped the ssam and gave it to my father first, and then gave one to me and Suyeon.

Father and mother quietly enjoying a glass of beer.

Suyeon looked at that and poked my side.

“brother. “We can’t be left out either.”

“Is that so?”

My brother and sister poured cider into each other’s cups.

And then there was a toast.

My mother, a poet, must have been in a good mood and even gave me a toast.

The sun begins to set.

Su-yeon lay down on the bed, patting her protruding stomach.

“brother···. “I can’t move anymore…”

We burst out laughing when we saw that.

My parents cleaned up the table.

When I tried to help, my mother asked me to watch over Suyeon.

Thanks to that, I was able to lie down next to my younger brother.

The moon was about to rise in the sky.

Suddenly, an idea occurred to me and I brought the guitar that was in my room on the second floor.

Here, it didn’t matter if I played at this time.

I lay down on the rooftop and hugged my guitar.

Suyeon rolled over on her side and looked at me.

My little brother smiling brightly.

I started playing ⌜Long day⌟.

Then ⌜Live Forever⌟.

Then ⌜like a mirage⌟.

eternally.

eternally.

I continued playing.

Before I knew it, my father and mother were also on the rooftop.

He sits on the edge of the bench and looks at the moon without saying a word.

My mother gently rested her head on my father’s shoulder.

I used to play in a small wooden boat…

I came here now.

Right here and now…

I came to create healing music.

That wasn’t what I said.

Somebody.

Someone who doesn’t know me said that after only listening to my music.

I am······.

That was enough.

A soft yet warm wind blows all the way to the rooftop.

The wind became a cozy blanket for me.

I played music.

Looking at the moon floating high up there.

Spending time with loved ones.

* * *

An elderly gentleman steps into Incheon Airport.

Before I could take a few steps, a phone call came.

He immediately pressed the call button.

“okay···. “How have you been?”

An elderly gentleman who returned home a little late due to a request for a master class from a university in Germany.

He smiled kindly and continued his conversation with his student.

“That’s good. okay. “I hope to see you soon.”

Now the embargo on ⌜Schmid⌟ for the Carnegie Hall performance is slowly being lifted.

Professor Yuhan Kang returned to Korea.