The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 60



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60 A little far away

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“no! no! no! brother! “Where are you going?”

Suyeon lay down in the living room. If you want to go, you have to follow your own path. Umm. Sooyeon gently grabs her arm and pulls her, but she doesn’t budge. A tantrum child is stronger than you think.

“I’m not saying I’m going right away…”

“know! They said they were going during winter vacation! But what if it happens again like last time?”

Su-yeon is even in tears.

He glares at me and suddenly turns his head.

‘oh my.’

Although it was expected to some extent, the backlash was strong.

My only brother would go through all that trouble in the summer and then fly again in the winter?

I thought that I could do that even if I were in Soo-yeon’s position.

After trying a few superficial persuasions, I suddenly lay down next to Suyeon.

Eh, I don’t know.

“Then why don’t you go? “I guess I’ll just play with Suyeon in the winter.”

“······?”

Perhaps because of my obedient surrender, he slowly turns around and looks at me closely. A look of suspicion. I spoke honestly.

“Even if it’s an opportunity for me, there’s no need for it if you’re having such a hard time. It’s not that there’s nothing to do in Korea. “I’ll just stay here.”

“Really? really?”

“huh.”

Suyeon rubbed her eyes several times and then sat down. He looks down at me and asks a question.

“But… didn’t you want to go to Europe? “I watched the professor’s performance… My brother also played the piano…”

“But that’s not more important than family.”

“······.”

“Right?”

Su-yeon, who had been blinking several times, suddenly started shedding tears like chicken droppings. She was startled and started to comfort Sooyeon, but it was no use.

“Oppa, you’re not going?”

“Sigh. But you still want to go! But I hate it! So, I think this choice is too difficult for me… Ugh!”

Sooyeon cried for a long time in my arms and eventually fell asleep from exhaustion.

After a while, my parents returned from shopping for dinner. He looked at Sooyeon and me and asked about the situation.

I explained in detail to my parents what Professor Yuhan Kang had suggested.

“Then of course I have to go! Sooyeon, dad will try to convince you.”

“Seojin, how long has it been since you had an accident? “I know it’s a good opportunity, but Mom, I feel a little sad.”

Going to Europe, each family has different opinions.

But the solution lay in an unexpected place.

* * *

“Then we can all go together. If I follow you, my parents will feel at ease. Right?”

“That’s true, but…”

“Are you worried about your family’s expenses? I can pay that much more in advance. Nothing.”

“······ yes?”

“You are currently taking first place with ⌜TEST⌟. If that’s settled, you’ll get a lot more money than that amount of travel expenses, right? Of course, I don’t know if you have anywhere else to spend that money. Like creating a practice room. “Like buying expensive equipment.”

“······.”

Manager Park Hoon chuckled.

“Professor Kang Yu-han also said it was okay for family members to come along. Since you are still young, of course you were thinking that way. Then what are you worried about? “You are a composer who created the number one song in Korea. Were you worried about money?”

“Uh… Is that so?”

“Right now, go cool off with your family. “They said the schedule wasn’t too tight.”

“Yes. There are three performances by the professor. “I heard there was one performance of mine.”

“For 17 days?”

“yes.”

“It’s spacious.”

“It’s kind of like that. “He said that since the professor is old, he can’t push himself too hard.”

“But what are you worried about? He said his younger brother was cute. Buy me something delicious. Along the way, I received a lot of inspiration.”

“······ It’s great?”

“problem solving. “It’s simple, right?”

Manager Park Hoon just shrugged his shoulders.

What will happen if I tell Suyeon about this later? Do you want to like it? I hope so.

While I was in the car, I took advantage of some free time to call my mother. And she relayed what she had discussed with Manager Park Hoon.

At first, he seemed to feel a little burdened. It looks like you don’t feel comfortable spending your son’s money. She said she would rather use her mother’s emergency fund.

I kept trying to convince him not to do that, and eventually we decided to talk about it later.

This is nothing.

“I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but you seem like good parents. “Be sure to be filial.”

“Of course I should.”

After parking the car in the parking lot.

I followed Manager Park Hoon into the store.

A Japanese restaurant that does not have a hall and operates entirely from rooms.

We walked down the long hallway for a while.

The interior, which is mostly made of wood, looks quite nice.

“This seems like a pretty nice place.”

“I guess I paid some attention. “I made a reservation over there.”

“I said that only one director would show up today, right?”

“uh. We’re cautious too, but it looks like they’re also concerned about the script being leaked. So I decided to meet only with a small number of people today.”

I haven’t 100% decided to do this yet. First of all, I wanted to decide whether it was something I could do.

That’s why I first asked to receive the script…

It was suggested that if that were going to happen, we should meet and talk.

Thanks to him, I am here today.

We arrived at the room following the staff’s instructions.

After knocking and waiting for a while, the door opened.

We entered the room.

Manager Park Hoon and the director greeted each other quite warmly. From what I heard from Manager Park Hoon before coming here, he said that we had worked together on a project before.

and.

“It might be a little hard to believe, but…”

Manager Park Hoon introduced me.

The director opened his eyes wide at first. But then he calmed down and held out his hand to me.

“I felt a lot after listening to the ⌜TEST⌟ this time, so I decided to be shameless and meet.”

“It is an honor to meet you. “Director.”

I willingly took his hand.

Age in mid 50s.

A person who has been in the film industry for almost 30 years.

This person is preparing for his next work after reaching 10 million viewers with the movie ⌜Sejong⌟ three years ago.

It was film director Cheon Hee-tae.

* * *

Manager Park Hoon said in advance that there would be quite a surprise…

‘I never thought I would be this young…’

It was a very surprising thing.

I thought that anyone who composed a song worth ⌜TEST⌟ would be at least in their 30s.

The longing for the past years and the determination of one person.

A song that conveys comfort to people on that delicate emotional line.

‘This song… was composed by that kid…’

It was a story that was not easy to believe. However, judging from Manager Park Hoon’s expression, it didn’t seem like it was a lie.

‘Is this why you asked me to keep it a secret?’

I signed a contract with ⌜Wolgwang⌟ not to discuss MJ’s personal information to the outside world.

So at first, I wondered if there would really be a CEO-level producer from a large agency.

Sub-character (sub-character).

Because we do that a lot these days.

“Perhaps… can I see the script now?”

“Oh, of course.”

Han Seo-jin smiles slightly after hearing the answer.

“Director, please feel free to speak. “I think it would be much better.”

“······.”

“Really.”

“······ okay.”

Cheon Hee-tae handed over the script to Han Seo-jin. Han Seo-jin began reading the script without saying a word. Still, she asked some pretty sharp questions from time to time.

Course meals started coming out one by one.

Even while eating, the conversation did not stop. Apparently, all I sent to ⌜Moonlight⌟ was a synopsis. Han Seo-jin seemed to already have a general understanding of the atmosphere of the work.

That was amazing.

This movie was a story about separation, sadness, and loss.

A film that tells the story of the pain that seemingly happy young people experience while attending college.

Cheon Hee-tae had a separate reason for writing this work.

‘Because I wanted to capture my youth on film.’

I thought it was time to make a movie like this.

However, the most important part of this movie was the last scene.

Highlight scene of about 7 minutes and 45 seconds.

In order to maximize the emotions in this part, appropriate music was needed.

There had to be a song for one scene, not an OST for the entire movie.

That’s why I asked the composer of ⌜TEST⌟. Because I felt like I could capture those feelings well.

however.

‘Aren’t you too young to know about separation?’

So, Cheon Hee-tae was worried inside while watching Han Seo-jin reading the script.

By the time the meal was over and Han Seo-jin had finished reading the script.

“This is a really good piece of work.”

Cheon Hee-tae received praise from the child. So I laughed. ruler. Then what kind of song can he make? Can you really do it? That question came up to the top of my throat.

Han Seo-jin stared at the last page of the script and rummaged through his bag. And take out a laptop.

“I have a song I’ve been working on, but I think it needs a lot of editing.”

“You’ve already been composing music?”

“It’s only 16 words, though.”

Cheon Hee-tae quickly became curious.

“Can I hear it?”

“That’s why I brought it out. “You can evaluate it honestly.”

The child was unstoppable. I casually play a sound source on my laptop.

As written in the composition request, this song is played only with a piano.

The main character overcomes sadness and pain,

Eventually adapting to this society,

A slightly hopeful yet warm melody flowed.

It is safe to say that he understood the work accurately.

‘You made this… just by reading the synopsis?’

This alone left me speechless.

So, after the short demo version of the song was finished, Cheon Hee-tae gave his honest review.

It was an exposition that clearly revealed the protagonist’s feelings.

I think it’s best to keep this feeling in mind and finish it.

But Han Seo-jin shook his head.

“But the main character is not just hopeful. So this whole part needs to be changed.”

“You’re not just being hopeful?”

“yes.”

“Did you feel that way?”

“That’s what it said in the script.”

“······.”

Cheon Hee-tae could barely suppress his heart that suddenly started beating. And he asked Han Seo-jin.

“then. “What should I feel at the finale of this movie?”

“that······”

Han Seo-jin’s concerns.

And just as he was about to answer.

Cheon Hee-tae also answered at the same time.

“It must be longing.”

“It’s longing.”

The main character longs for the past that can never be undone.

Han Seo-jin understood that accurately.

I only saw the script once.

* * *

The contract was made that day.

Director Cheon Hee-tae’s film is scheduled to be released between March and April.

Some scenes have already been filmed, and the final scene is said to be filmed early next year.

Director Cheon Hee-tae said that after the last filming was over, he wanted to listen to the music one more time and tune it.

So, the time when I have to complete the draft is between January and February next year.

Until then, I have to compose a piano piece that is about 7 minutes and 45 seconds long.

First of all, I decided to keep the melody I had created. However, to change the atmosphere, the group was changed. The tempo was also slowed down a lot. Let a little longing come out. From there, we expanded the melody step by step.

The number of days I receive lessons from Professor Yuhan Kang has increased. He was under quite a tight schedule as he had to complete the songs to be performed in Europe. He also occasionally got a chance to watch Professor Yoohan Kang practice, and it was really helpful to see the pianist before performing.

My life at Saebom Elementary School, which I thought had a long time left, ended in the blink of an eye.

Ha-eun and I expressed our regrets at McDonald’s.

⌜Let’s do our best⌟ I stood on stage in Hongdae once again with my brothers.

And Kwon Seol-ha’s older sister was enjoying her untimely prime. ⌜TEST⌟ maintained the top spot on the music charts for over a month, and has continued to be active to this day with that momentum.

One winter day, when it felt like we had completely forgotten the summer heat, my family went to Incheon Airport early in the morning.

After a while, I was able to meet a nice person at the airport.

Professor Yuhan Kang.

Suyeon, who was holding my hand, walked over and gave me a belly greeting.

“hello! My name is Suyeon Han. Thank you for giving my brother a great opportunity! And thank you so much for allowing my family to follow along!”

“haha. “Is Seojin your younger brother?”

“yes!”

“You look smart. But the opportunity came about because of my brother’s hard work, not because I gave it to him.”

“······ is that so?”

“okay. “There is no such thing as ‘just’ something in this world.”

“hmm···.”

Su-yeon seemed to understand the meaning, so she took out a lemon candy from her pocket and gave it to the professor. The professor chuckles again. Suyeon looked satisfied.

Sooyeon came back to me and looked around the airport, jumping up and down.

I reminded him of the last time I left the country and explained everything here and there.

A little noisy atmosphere.

Thanks to my family, my longing that was subconsciously faded.

A completely different feeling from the last flight.

Feeling that warmth, I finally boarded the plane.

* * *

Berlin, Germany.

“Pianist Kang Yu-han, you just arrived.”

“is it so?”

“yes. I think it took about 16 hours to get here. “He’s going straight to the hotel.”

“Korea is a long way away. All right.”

The man looked out the window.

‘Ira recommended by pianist Kang Yoo-han…’

Absolutely rare.

I remember the strong pianist who offered to show the child in person instead of filming and sending a tape for the competition.

He was quiet and lost in thought.