Chapter 345 - Matchmaking (3) – Part 2
Chapter 345: Matchmaking (3) – Part 2
After laying down on the bed in his hotel room, Gun-Ho sent a text to Seol-Bing.
[I have a great time today. Sweet dream.]
Seol-Bing replied to him right away.
[Likewise. You have a sweet dream as well, President Goo.]
Seol-Bing added an emoticon with a sleeping face. Gun-Ho sent a text message back to her while smiling,
[Don’t call me President Goo. Instead, please call me oppa.]
Seol-Bing’s next message arrived.
[Oppa, sweet dream.]
Gun-Ho screamed in joy in his hotel room. Things seemed to be going well with Seol-Bing.
Well, Gun-Ho felt a bit sorry to Mori Aikko though.
After having a great time in Tokyo, Gun-Ho came back to Korea.
GH Gallery finally opened its doors for the first time for the art exhibition with the Chinese young avant-garde artists’ artworks. President Jeong-Sook Shin had indeed a wide social network. Tons of congratulatory flower wreaths arrived from people in the art field and even from the people in the media field. A university president sent a flower wreath as well. Many visitors to the art exhibition found it unusual to see the flower wreaths in Chinese from Professor Jien Wang of Zhejiang University and Director Seukang Li of Shanghai City’s Bureau of Cultural Affairs and Art.
Several ladies from Gangnam District, who came to look at the arts, took pictures of the Chinese wordings that were written on the congratulatory flower wreaths from China while giggling.
Hosting the art exhibition helped the rooftop book café’s business as well.
“Ten of the paintings here are already sold. Many people think these artworks of the young avant-garde artists are worth investing in.”
Gun-Ho was surprised when President Jeong-Sook Shin told him that ten paintings were sold already.
“Give me some more time.”
“The storage here that we purchased has been empty for a long time. I only see rats occupying the place.”
“We have six machines right now. Let’s see when we receive machine no. 8.”
When it was lunchtime, Gun-Ho asked Director Kang to come down to the art gallery.
“President Shin, let’s go have lunch together. I asked Director Kang to join us.”
“I’m good, sir.”
“You need to eat. Maybe we can ask Ms. Yeon-Soo Oh to come with us as well.”
“We need someone to stay here. Ms. Yeon-Soo Oh and I can take turns to have lunch.”
Director Kang came down to the art gallery. He suggested going to a Korean restaurant that specialized in Budae Jjigae*. He said he knew a good place for it. Gun-Ho was tempted. President Shin though suggested having crispy pork cutlets instead. She explained,
“Budae Jjigae is delicious, but after we have that dish, our clothes will smell like that food. We can’t receive our guests smelling like Budae Jjigae.”
That made sense.
While having lunch, Gun-Ho suggested President Shin moving her GH Media’s office to GH Building.
“You will have to operate the art gallery from now on. It would be a lot more convenient if your office is in the same building as the gallery. Otherwise, you will have to continuously drive back and forth between here in Sinsa Town and your office in Mapo Town.”
“GH Media can’t afford to pay the rent for an office in Gangnam District. We don’t generate enough revenue just yet by only publishing books. The art exhibition with Chinese young avant-garde artists’ artworks seems to be a success, but there is no guarantee that our next and the following exhibition would result in the same outcome. I will think about moving the office to the GH Building once the next art exhibition succeeds.”
“I intend to grow GH Media to a multimedia company.”
“A multimedia company, sir?”
“Seukang Li keeps asking me to acquire a Chinese soap opera production company.”
“A soap opera?”
President Jeong-Sook Shin seemed to have a lot to think about. While having lunch, Gun-Ho received a text message.
[I will stop by briefly at your art gallery tomorrow. It will be around the time when the gallery closes for the day. I won’t be able to see you though since I will just take a quick look around. From Seol-Bing.]
“Do we open the gallery until 7 pm, don’t we?”
“That’s correct, sir.”
“Around 7 pm tomorrow, the actress—Seol-Bing will visit our gallery.”
“Huh? Really? How do you know Seol-Bing, sir? Do you know someone in her agency?”
“Yes, I do. Seol-Bing is very careful with being exposed to the public. She will be wearing dark sunglasses. You don’t have to greet her.”
“Understood, sir.”
Note*
Budae Jjigae– A spicy stew with all sorts of vegetables, sausage, and spam ham.