The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 17



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17 Just go the way you should go.

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There is a saying that we are neighbors and cousins.

Although it is a word that is not often used these days, it refers to neighbors who live next door to each other and are closer than family.

and.

The smaller the neighborhood, the stronger the bonds.

“Oh my gosh! Who are you? “Who is bullying our kids?”

“So who are you? Who is this that comes here to visit all these kids? Should I call the police?”

“Sooyeon, how dare you touch Seojin’s family? sudden!”

“When I entered the building, I could smell the fresh air. “Let’s go back when we have good words to say.”

‘uh···.’

I guess that last comment was quite powerful.

For your information, that huge-bodied man was the butcher in the commercial area of ​​our apartment building.

He must have come out in a hurry after hearing Soo-yeon’s high tone, and he is wearing a blood-stained apron and holding a knife.

Although he wasn’t pointing his sword at the opponent, it seemed enough to make him feel intimidated.

Guardian of Saebom Apartment.

As expected, it was as good as its reputation.

At that time, Sooyeon pulled my arm and said proudly.

“Oppa, did I do well? “They say that when a crisis comes, the first thing you should do is make good use of your allies.”

“Where did you learn that?”

“Three Kingdoms. I read it at my grandfather’s. For your information, this is what Zhuge Liang said.”

“······.”

I looked at Suyeon, who had become much smarter, and then looked at Villain 1.

Villain 1 was blocked by Jang Pangyo’s equipment (butcher man) and didn’t know what to do.

However, he soon realized his duty again and began to protest.

– General! It’s unfair! I just did something to help that kid!

– Yes Inooooom! Where are you playing with that shallow three-inch tongue? Do you think I will believe that? When someone says something nice, get out of there right now!

– W, here’s the name plate! I am just an official doing the government’s work. I am working on a news route that delivers news to the world! Please believe me!

– Nameplate? Unro? under! I heard that things like this are being fabricated on the streets these days! How dare you try to deceive me?

– If you are in doubt, send Jeon Seo-gu directly to the coffin! If you tell me my name and affiliation, I’ll tell you it’s correct!

– haha. It’s nice to be confident. okay. I will check it myself, so stay where you are. If it turns out that even one thing you say is false, I will change your mind!!!

Of course, the butcher didn’t say anything like this.

Roughly speaking, this means that these nuances were exchanged among adults.

After a while.

The butcher whispered to me.

“Seojin. I called KBC separately and they said it was someone from the broadcasting station. “Seeing as he’s out working now, I think it’s real.”

“is it so?”

“huh. Still, send it back first and talk to your parents first. “You got my business card.”

Villain 1, Assistant Director Yeo Jin-soo asked about my intentions even though he was sweating because it was hot.

“By the way, didn’t Seojin say that he was preparing for the entrance exam to a middle school?”

The butcher tried to interrupt him, telling him to leave, but I was curious why he said that, so I tried to answer.

“yes. that’s right.”

“Then this opportunity to appear on a TV show will definitely be of great help. Become a pianist, or… As Seojin just answered, I may play the guitar in the future. In the art world, recognition is the most important thing, right? “Because without that, nothing happens.”

I flinched for a moment.

“I just came to make that suggestion. Appeared on KBC’s signature talk show ⌜Honest Confidence⌟. It’s not a long special program and only lasts about 15 minutes, so there’s no pressure. “I originally wanted to meet Seojin’s parents first, but it ended up like this.”

“······.”

“Think about it carefully. Because this is a really great opportunity. “I’m waiting for your contact.”

Assistant director Yeo Jin-soo showed both hands to me and took a slight step back, just like when he first appeared. Then she trudged out of the apartment entrance.

The adults who were watching said something to me one by one.

“Ugh. It seems Seojin has become famous. “Everyone from the broadcasting station comes to visit us like this.”

“I know. If this continues, won’t a celebrity be born in our apartment?”

“That would be great too! So should I get an autograph in advance? Seojin, can you give me one autograph?”

“······.”

However, I didn’t listen to those words.

What assistant director Yeo Jin-soo said a little while ago.

Because I was thinking about it over and over again.

“brother?”

Suyeon’s call.

I even put off answering that question and asked the supermarket man for a favor.

“I···. Can you take care of Sooyeon for a moment? “I’ll be back soon.”

“huh?”

“Please do me a favor. Suyeon. Don’t go anywhere, just watch TV at the supermarket for a moment. Oppa, I’ll be back soon. Understand?”

Suyeon blinked once and then nodded.

I started running blindly along the path that I assumed assistant director Yeo Jin-soo had taken.

I soon became short of breath.

The small body gets tired very easily.

The young man who had grown up on a deserted island became a child again.

Assistant director Jinsoo Yeo’s words might have been overlooked if I were a child.

But the person I am now is different from the person I used to be.

‘In the art world, recognition is the most important thing.’

A word that feels unpleasant.

Me and Uncle Miller.

A statement that seems to ignore many other people.

I couldn’t stand it.

* * *

“Tsk.”

Yeo Jin-su got into the car and turned on the air conditioner. My body felt a little cool, just as I was about to melt in the heat.

Then I remembered the situation a little while ago.

Unlike people in today’s world, residents came forward to help Seojin County.

Just like family.

‘It seems like Seojin’s family are all good people.’

Yeo Jin-su, who was thinking about something, rummaged through his pockets. Then he opened the front dashboard of the car.

“ah. “There is.”

It was a mast.

Only one cigarette left.

Normally, I should have bought cigarettes at the supermarket in the apartment complex a little while ago, but I wasn’t in the mood for that.

‘They were great people.’

Yeo Jin-su pulled a lighter out of the cigar jack and lit a cigarette. Phew. The inside of the car quickly filled with smoke.

Around the time I smoked two or three puffs.

Knock, knock, knock.

I thought there was a knocking sound from the passenger side, but the door suddenly opened.

It was Han Seo-jin.

“Cough. “I have something to tell you briefly.”

“ah. sorry. sorry. wait for a sec.”

After seeing Han Seo-jin get into the passenger seat, Yeo Jin-su quickly put out his cigarette and opened all the windows.

Because of this, hot air entered the car in an instant.

Sweat trickles down again.

Yeo Jin-su felt a little uncomfortable and immediately asked Han Seo-jin a question.

“Have you already decided in the meantime? “You make quick decisions.”

“no. That’s not it…”

Han Seo-jin paused for a moment and then continued speaking.

“A little while ago, the assistant director said, ‘In the art world, recognition is the most important thing.’ He also said, ‘Without that, nothing happens.’”

“Ah, that.”

“I don’t think that’s the case. that···. “It’s so disrespectful to people.”

“······.”

‘What does he say?’

But think about that for a moment.

Yeo Jin-su had no choice but to listen to what Han Seo-jin began to say clearly.

Han Seo-jin honestly poured out her feelings as if she was angry.

“Of course, that doesn’t mean that awareness isn’t important at all. Since most artists have to show their creations in front of the public, ‘art’ itself would not be established if there was not even a minimum level of recognition.

But what is more important than recognition or popularity is the person’s skills.

Everyone, not just artists, makes effort.

And in return for their efforts, they want to produce results and show them.

It can’t be below awareness.

It would be so sad if a whole series of things were omitted and a certain ‘person’ was chosen based solely on current popularity and recognition.

If the popularity of a person without substance dies down, what happens to that ‘person’?

Will popular consumables become disposable items that are used once?

Ahaha. She just had to laugh. Why so serious.

Are you saying we can just move on like that?

It might be helpful in the future, so let’s just say it’s building awareness.

Is that correct?

The same goes for other cases.

Even on Billboard, which can be seen as the flower of popular art, the person who shines the most is the singer who ranked first on the charts.

Because a person is popular and well-known, he or she may appear to shine.

But really… Do you think you can get to that position just by popularity or recognition?

So what about the countless composers, lyricists, and sound engineers behind it?

Don’t you feel like something has changed in order?

Even if there is no recognition, people who shine can exist only because there are people with such skills.

The same goes for even the number one singer who has reached such a high position.

There is someone who made it to the final table at the Chopin Competition. Even if they don’t win, they shine.

There are sports athletes who have competed in the Olympics. Even if they don’t win, they still shine.

There are supporting actors who appear in the movie. Even if they are not the main characters, they also sparkle.

What the assistant director just said, ‘Awareness is the most important,’ negates all of this.

They may not be popular.

But you shine because you have amazing skills.

Recognition is not the ‘most’ important thing for an artist.

There is no artist in this world who considers recognition to be the most important thing.

If such a person exists.

He won’t be an artist.

Otherwise, he is an empty person who only pursues popularity and has nothing else to do.

Or, it could be an phantom, like fog that easily disappears with the slightest wind.

and I···.

I never want to be that kind of person.

”

“······.”

When Yeo Jin-soo was speechless, Han Seo-jin put a wedge in there.

“And if a huge broadcasting station called KBC came to my house without telling me the day after I returned to Korea, then as the assistant director said, KBC is not giving me a chance…”

Han Seo-jin hit the core point.

“Rather, you came to see me to take an opportunity from me, didn’t you?”

“······.”

“Then I would decline even more. Moreover, if a place that is so inconsiderate is a broadcasting station in our country, I will not look at such a place until I die.”

“······.”

“never.”

“······.”

Seojin Han bowed her head and said, “Goodbye. I got out of the car with the words, “Please drive carefully.”

Inside the car, Yeo Jin-soo looked blankly at Han Seo-jin, who was walking away. The shape that originally looked small suddenly became a dot and then completely disappeared.

Yeo Jin-su hurriedly looked for a cigarette. Then he remembered that it was the last mast a moment ago.

He had no choice but to pick up one of the butts in the ashtray and light it.

“Whoa.”

There was nothing wrong with what Han Seo-jin said.

However, from the broadcasting station’s point of view, this was not entirely acceptable.

As far as the broadcasting station goes, this place was really all about popularity.

‘artist. And he is a shining person…’

The person who was talking to me was a 6th grade elementary school student who turned 12 this year.

In a word, a child.

‘What did I do back then?’

I think we probably played tag or tag.

Or did you ride the jungle gym?

Did you get scolded?

“Whoa.”

Yeo Jin-soo really happened by chance.

I felt like I found someone who really shined.

A pure gemstone free from adult contamination.

Something beautiful that has just begun to shine.

‘maybe···. I think I was the first person involved in broadcasting to discover it.’

And this fact.

Rather than failing to cast a child,

It was a much bigger harvest.

* * *

And that night.

“Hey you crazy bastard! We haven’t even started yet! “How could a warning come from the Korea Communications Commission!!!”

“Really?”

“Yes you bastard! What did I do to get a call from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? “Write a statement right away!”

“uh···. How many?”

“Until I get sick of it!!!”

* * *

A peaceful morning.

I left home alone in the morning.

I spoke with Secretary Kim Seon-hee on the phone around 5:30 yesterday. She politely asked the broadcasting station to warn her, and Secretary Kim Seon-hee, although annoyed, answered that she would understand.

Wouldn’t it be quiet for now?

I thought something like that and went outside without fear.

Actually, something I felt while walking around was that not many people really recognized me.

Although I appeared in the news a lot, I think the reference photo was an ID photo taken when I was in the 4th grade of elementary school.

Besides that.

There were many stories that ordinary people were more interested in than me.

“hey. Did you see that? He’s a singer and he’s a model! We left the hotel together! Skip it! “It caught me right away!”

“Wow, awesome! Didn’t you see that? I heard that celebrity did drugs again! “This is the 20th time!”

“You’re crazy!”

“You’re crazy!”

Thanks to this, I was able to ride the subway comfortably.

Of course, some people who were interested in the AC2505 news recognized me. How on earth do you find out? It’s fascinating. I just shyly greeted them.

Around that time, I saw the subway passing through a few more stations.

A cheerful announcement told me where I had to get off.

– This station is Hongik University entrance. This is Hongik University Station. The door to get off is on the right. This stop is···.