41 – Wealthy but want to be respected
Three clients in front of us.
In it, the rough information of the people and the things they wanted in this art exhibition were written.
“Yes, but this feels a little different from what I thought.. In general, when I think of art, of course I only think of paintings and statues.”
“The scope of art is limitless. If a human being expresses something, it can be called art by itself.”
In fact, the contents of the request written in front of me were just things that gave me an unusual feeling in many ways.
The first thing the client wanted was a vase.
He wrote down his purpose and attached an image to buy vases that were made by an Indian artisan and looked quite crude.
If you look at it frozen, you can say that it looks ordinary but a little cute. One peculiar thing is that this person’s job is a famous oil conglomerate in the Middle East.
Unlike a job that would require something tremendous, a taste that would be considered surprisingly simple could be said to be a characteristic.
The second client was quite unusual, starting with the item he wanted to purchase.
Although it resembled a statue… it was by no means an ordinary statue.
It is not simply a representation of a person or thing.
representing something imaginary.
This person wanted something that moved 2D beings to 3D.
The so-called.. figure is exactly that.
At the art exhibition, I wondered what kind of figure it was. As this is also a kind of formative art, I thought that there was nothing that could not be called a work of art.
As a so-called special limited edition, there is only one in the world,
A story about wanting a figure of a certain red-armpit shaman character.
Moreover, what was really funny was the fact that the person who wanted this was the president of a global conglomerate that even Koreans know well.
To be honest, I couldn’t help but feel a strange sense of friendliness when I thought that someone like this was secretly enjoying games or animations.
And, the third and final client…
I felt that this person’s case was unique in a slightly different sense from the previous two.
First of all, this side did not clearly reveal who he was.
However, he is the chairman of a multinational company named Laie,
There is only a story about wanting a certain instrument that is supposed to come out at the art exhibition this time.
Of course, this is also related to the art of music, but
Unlike the previous ones, it gave a fairly fresh feeling in that it is an instrument related to auditory art, not plastic art.
While looking at the things about the request like that, we started thinking about which one to choose for a while.
“Honestly, if it’s just for fun, I think number 2 will be the most interesting.”
“If I had to tell you about my taste, I like number 1. The modest part feels quite positive.”
“I like the third person the most. Unlike others, you seem to have an eye for art. Above all, this is Mon pays la france (my country, France). As I am going back to my hometown after a long time, I would like to work under someone who knows art.”
The three of us, whose opinions differed according to our individual tastes.
The conditions were roughly similar, and the basic location was also satisfactory, so from my point of view, I thought it didn’t matter who it was.
However, on this point, it seemed that the other two were also the same, and they were unable to assert their opinions strongly, as if they were looking at each other for a while.
at that time..
“..Third.”
“..yes?”
Kwon Soon, who had been silent all this time, opened her mouth for the first time, and the three of us began to show a slightly teasing look.
“I like the third one. Let’s go third.”
“Uh… would you like to do that?”
With her clear expression of intention, we automatically started to agree with her.
As it was 1:1:1 anyway, it was only natural that the situation would be decided by Kwon Soon’s opinion according to the majority.
That’s how we finally decided to take on the third request. Subsequently, Areh immediately contacted them and expressed their acceptance of the request.
And about 3 hours later.
The reply returned through the company account.
That is, to express our gratitude for accepting our request.
And it contained information about the upcoming schedule.
“Then are we going to France now?”
“Yes, it is. First of all, you have to meet the client in person and proceed with the contract. It will most likely be an interview of some sort.”
“It’s an interview.. Where is the time and place?”
“Yes, that’s it.. The time is 8pm on Saturday in the next three days, and the location is… ?”
In the next moment, Are shows a slight embarrassment on her face.
At the same time, immediately after checking the so-called ‘interview location’ on the screen.
I also automatically made a puzzled expression.
“Jinhyeon-ssi.. here, no way.”
“No way… that’s definitely true, right?”
Quite a strange coincidence if it is a coincidence.
As we openly began to exude a strange atmosphere, the remaining two also began to examine the contents of the screen, feeling suspicious about this.
“Here… is that the place, right?”
“I think I know. I’ve been there a few times before. That…isn’t that where Arene’s sister is?”
The interview location shown on the screen.
It is,
Coincidentally, it was a cafe run by Sooyoung noona.
The cafe located in Sangdang-gu.
Of all the many places, the fact that this was the place for the interview started to make me think that it seemed like a really great coincidence.
“Even so… I think this person is quite peculiar. Isn’t this kind of interview usually conducted by calling a private office building or a company?”
“Yes.. that’s right.. it is, but..”
Are, who somehow reacted a little strangely to my words.
Apparently, this one was just as puzzled as I was, given that the place of the interview was none other than my sister’s cafe.
“Well, anyway.. I told you to come there, so I should go first. As the place is just a place, I and Aressi will go together.”
“Yes, then I will.”
“Don’t just leave and come, prepare well and go.”
*
three days later
As predicted, when we arrived at the so-called interview site, we sat down in a happy, yet slightly awkward mood.
“So… that person called this client chose this place as an interview location, right?”
“Because it is. Did you hear anything?”
“No, nothing special? But, as you can see, today, unlike usual, there are few customers at this time.”
As my sister said, there weren’t too many customers in the cafe today for a Saturday afternoon.
The only people here at this time are me, Are, and the owner, Suyeong-noona.
In Ran’s case, he went up to the second floor to sleep, so there were really only three of us here.
‘No, it’s not just a cafe. There are too few people on the street…’
There was still a little time left before the interview. Aside from that, I was still questioning the current situation.
‘No matter how much I think about it, it’s still strange. Something… the ominous feeling won’t go away.’
Of course, I couldn’t say the probability was 0, but…
on this wide earth,
Also, in the part where the client chose this place, where our only acquaintance is located, as the interview location, and not another place, I couldn’t help but think that it was too much of a coincidence to be a coincidence.
And based on this suspiciousness and my current situation, I began to consider possible developments in the future.
‘The mission we are going to take on now is a security mission. It is our job to unconditionally protect the target of protection no matter where, when, or who we deal with… and. There is a possibility that the other party is trying to find out whether we are suitable for this in the name of interview. That means… !’
That moment when you think about it.
My line of sight automatically turned to the clock hanging on the wall.
There are 15 minutes left until 8:00.
But… regardless of that fact. I immediately spoke to Are with sincerity.
“Are, please be alert right now.”
“yes? what is that…”
“I speak with the authority of the commander. Please do so immediately.”
“Ah yes.”
I speak in a clear voice to Are, who expresses his doubts.
At this, Are, still with a doubtful expression on his face, took out the suppression rod, a spare weapon that he had carefully carried in his arms at my command.
at that time..