Chapter 316 - Seukang Li’s Suggestion (1) – Part 1
Gun-Ho received a lot of mail that day, not just the mails to GH Mobile, including spam, but also the mails addressed to Dyeon Korea.
Gun-Ho went through the mails before throwing out everything except the mail from China sent by Min-Hyeok Kim, and the world-history cartoon books from GH Media for the fifth and sixth books.
“There are several pages of the pamphlet in the mail from Min-Hyeok. An art exhibition for Chinese young painters? I don’t know much about paintings, but these look like the watercolor paintings painted by elementary schoolers.”
Gun-Ho then moved to the next pamphlet.
“Oh, this is about the art exhibition for the world-renowned artist—Mr. Chao Chin’s relics. So, I guess this painter passed away already. Well, his paintings are strange, and they are too Chinese. What’s the next one? Chinese avant-garde art? This art exhibition is still going on in Shanghai.”
Since Gun-Ho didn’t know much about art, he wanted to hear some professional opinions about it. Gun-Ho made a call to President Jeong-Sook Shin in GH Media, who used to work as a curator in an art museum before.
“President Shin?”
“Yes, sir, this is Jeong-Sook Shin.”
“I’ve just received the cartoon books you sent to me. How are things going there?”
“We have published up to the sixth book of these cartoon series, and they are selling very well.”
“Director Seukang Li sent me several pamphlets through Min-Hyeok Kim from Shanghai. These are art exhibition pamphlets. I will send these to you by mail. I think you should look at them.”
“Can you tell me what sort of art exhibitions are they?”
“These are about art exhibitions for Chinese young painters and for the world-renowned artist—Mr. Chao Chin’s relics, etc.”
“I see.”
President Jeong-Sook Shin didn’t sound very excited.
“Oh, there is one more. It’s the Chinese avant-garde art exhibition.”
Gun-Ho looked at the label placed under the painting. The author’s name and the title of the painting were written.
“Desire of May?”
In the painting, there was the burning sun with a weird human face. The person’s eyes were strange, but Gun-Ho could see a desire in them.
“If we display these paintings in a gallery in the basement of GH Building, would it be successful? These are so artistic that maybe a big exhibition hall such as Seoul Arts Center, Sejong Cultural Center, or the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art should handle. Should I still try it?”
Gun-Ho made a call to Seukang Li.
“Hey, it’s me, Gun-Ho Goo. I am at the Chinese avant-garde art exhibition right now.”
“Oh, really? I sent you the pamphlet a few days ago, and you are already here.”
“Let’s meet. I want to see you, friend.”
“I have an important meeting that I have to attend right now. Let’s meet after the meeting. I haven’t even had lunch yet. We can meet at McDonald’s which is located across the street from the exhibition hall. Let’s have a hamburger.”
“Hamburger? Sounds good. I wanted to have some food other than Chinese oily food today.”
Gun-Ho was sitting at a table in McDonald’s near the exhibition hall when Seukang Li ran into the fast-food restaurant. He was wearing a jacket.
“Hey, Seukang Li! Over here! I’m here.”
“Oh, Gun-Ho Goo!”
“You seemed to be very busy today. I hope I’m not interrupting any of your work schedules.”
“No, no. Don’t worry about it. Today is a bit busier than other days, but I’m handling it fine. My current position requires a lot of work, as a matter of fact, because I have to handle the media and the press.”